新疆昌吉州第二中学2025届高考仿真卷英语试题含解析

新疆昌吉州第二中学2025届高考仿真卷英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive2．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when3．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that4．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof5．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know6．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere7．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one8．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．aswhiteasasheetD．inabluemood9．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a;the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a;a10．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a;aC．a;the D．a;/11．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished12．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.13．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what14．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso15．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading16．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．as B．which C．where D．that17．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open18．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent19．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing20．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Findingtimetoredisanimportantpartofdevelopingliteracyskillsforallkids.Andtherearemanyeasyandconvenientwaystomakereadingapartofeachday-evenwhenit’stoughtofindtimetositdownwithabook.Readingopportunitiesareeverywhereyougo.Whileridinginthecar,forexample,encouragekidstospotwordsandletters(onbillboards,storesigns,etc.),turningitintoagame(“Who’llbethefirsttofindaletterB?”).Whileshopping,askyourpreschoolerto“read”picturesonboxesandtellyouaboutthem.Pointoutthedifferencebetweenthewordsandthepicturesontheboxes.Encourageolderkidstotellyouwhat’sontheshoppinglist.Evendailytaskslikecookingcanprovidereadingmoments.Youcanreadrecipesaloudtoyoungerkids,andolderkidscanassistyouasyourcookbytellingyouhowmuchflourtomeasure.Giveyourchildacatalogtoreadwhileyousortthroughthemail.Askrelativestosendyourchildletters,e-mails,ortextmessages,andreadthemtogether.Helpyourchildcreatelettersormessagestosendbacktotherelatives.Thesetypesofactivitieshelpkidsseethepurposeofreadingandofprint.Evenwhenyou’retryingtogetthingsdone,youcanencouragereading.Whilecleaning,forinstance,youmightaskyourchildtoreadafavoritebooktoyouwhileyouwork.Youngerkidscantalktoyouaboutthepicturesinthefavoritebooks.Makesurekidsgetsometimetospendquietlywithbooks,evenifitmeanscuttingbackonotheractivities,likewatchingTVorplayingvideogames.Mostimportantly,beareaderyourself.Kidswhoseetheirparentsreadingarelikelytoresemblethemandbecomereaders,too!1、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceofReadingB．FindingtheReadingMomentsC．ImprovingtheKid’sReadingSkillsD．SittingdownwithaBook2、Accordingtothepassage,encouragingthechildrentowritelettersisto______.A．showthefunctionofreadingB．examinetheirwritingskillsC．improvethekids’readingabilityD．keepintouchwiththerelatives3、Toencourageolderchildrentoread,youcanaskthemto______.A．maketheshoppinglistB．measuretheflourforyouC．describethepicturesonboxesD．readafavoritebooktoyou4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resemble”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Enjoy.B．Read.C．Imitate.D．Like.22．（8分）We’veallbeenthere:You’reatadullworkmeetingorpresentation,andyourmindkeepswanderingtowhattoeatforlunch,yourweekendplans,orwhat’sgoingonwiththenewseasonofStrangerThings.Don’tfeelsobadaboutallyourdaydreaming.Mind-wanderingmaybeasignofintelligenceandcreativity,accordingtoanewstudyinthejournalNeuropsychologia.Andaslongasyourperformanceatworkdoesn’tsufferwhenyourminddrifts,daydreamingmaynotbesuchabadthingafterall,thestudyauthorssay.ResearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologywantedtostudywhathappenstopeople’sbrainpatternswhenthey’retoldtoliestillanddonothing—aprimeopportunityformind-wandering.Sotheyasked112studyparticipantstodojustthat:lieinanMRImachinewhilestaringatafixedpointforfiveminutes.Theresearchteamusedthosereadingstoidentifywhichpartsofthebrainworkedtogetherduringthistypeofawakebutrestingstate,andtheyalsocomparedthereadingstoteststheparticipantstooktomeasuretheircreativeandintellectualabilities.Inaddition,theparticipantsfilledoutaquestionnaireabouthowmuchtheirmindwanderedindailylife.Theresearchersmadeseveralinterestingconnections.Peoplewhoreportedmorefrequentdaydreamingduringthedayscoredhigheroncreativeandintellectualtests.TheirMRIsalsoshowedtheyhadmoreefficientbrainsystems-meaningdifferentregionsofthebrainweremoreinpacewitheachother—comparedtopeoplewhoreportedlessfrequentmind-wandering.Thefindingthatmind-wanderingisassociatedwithintelligencewassomewhatsurprising,saysleadauthorChristineGodwin,apsychologyPhDcandidate.That’sbecausepreviousresearchhaslinkedmind-wanderingtopoorerperformanceonmemoryandreading-comprehensiontests,lowerSATscores,negativemood,andmentalhealthdisorders.1、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdaydreaming?A．Unconcerned.B．Approving.C．Cautious.D．Doubtful.2、Whatcantheparticipantsdoduringtheexperiment?A．Telllies.B．Dosomereading.C．Lieandstare.D．Answersomequestions.3、What’sthefindingoftheexperiment?A．Daydreamingmayresultingoodmemory.B．Thefindingiscontradictorytothepreviousresearch.C．Daydreamingissomewhatassociatedwithmentalhealth.D．Themoreyouaremind-wandering,thelessintelligentyouare.4、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DaydreamingisNotSoBadB．WhyPeopleareAlwaysDaydreaming?C．DaydreamingisHarmfultoTheBrainD．AnExperimentReportonDaydreaming23．（8分）DerekRabeloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii'sfamousPipelinebig-wavebreak，butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit，thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses．That'sbecauseheiscompletelyblind．WhenDerekwasbornabout24yearsago，hegothisnamefromDerekHo，thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion．Asurfingenthusiasthimself，EmesloRabelodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle，aprofessionalsurfer．Unfortunately，Derekwasborncompletelyblind，butthisdidn'tstophisfamilyfrombelievingthathecoulddoanythinghewanted，evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer．Atage2，DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari，Brazil，becamehisbackyard．Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood，buthedidn'tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17，whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard．Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppractising，butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard，DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmeslo'sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer．SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurfschool，wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru．Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething，whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii'sboard-breakingPipelineisanother．ButthatwasexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf．Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous，buthefelthecoulddoit．Andhedid，earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning．Now24，RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince．1、WhatmakesDereckRabelospecialasaprofessionalsurfer？______A．Heisdisabled．B．Heistalented．C．Heisfortunate．D．Heishard-working．2、WhoisDerekHo？______A．DerekRabelo'suncle．B．DerekRabelo'sfather．C．Asurfschoolcoach．D．Aprofessionalsurftrainer．3、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellusaboutDerekRabelo？______A．Hisdifficultiesinsurfing．B．Hisachievementsinsurfing．C．Hisdreamtobeaprofessionalsurfer．D．Hisearlylifetobeaprofessionalsurfer．4、WhatwordscanbestdescribeDerekaccordingtothelastparagraph？______A．Skillfulandproud．B．Braveandconfident．C．Considerateandreliable．D．Carefulandstrong-willed．24．（8分）OnacoldJanuarymorningin2017,four-year-oldElistandsonthebankofDouglasRiver,huggingadeadsalmon(鲑鱼)againsthisthickredcoat.Helooksupathisfather,Andrew,whonodsencouragingly.“Goahead,”hesays.“Putitin.”Theyoungboydragshisfeetforwardandholdsthefishasfarashecanintotheshallowwater.“It’sfloating!”Eliyells,delighted.Foramoment,it’salmostasifthehandsomesalmoncouldcomebacktolife.Eli’ssalmonisjustoneof100orsodeathbodiesthatwilllandinDouglasRiverinahalf-houractivitythismorning,depositedbydozensofvolunteers.Noneofthesalmonwillrisefromthedead,butDarrellWick,presidentoftheDouglasSociety,whohaspromotedthisgathering,isintheresurrection(复活)business.Wickalsoleadsthegroup’scampaigntorecoverthisurbanwaterway’ssalmonpopulation.“TheDouglasSocietystartedlookingintothepossibilityofrecoveringthesalmonintheriverinthemid-1990s,andpartofathoughtinthatLimefocusedonriverrecoveryincitiesworldwide.Backthen,theprospects(前景)lookedfutureleftsfromtheresult.Wickandhisgrouparedevotedtogivingtheriverafullmake-over.Thismonumentalrepairjob,supportedbyapproximately$95,000offundingfromthePacificSalmonFoundationoverthepast15years,hasinvolvedrecoveringtheriver-habitatofsalmonandpreventingitfromwearingaway.Workontheriver’sfinalsectionwascompletedinJuly2017.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesalmonfromparagraph1?A．Itwasdying.B．Itwassaved.C．Itsurvived.D．Ithaddied.2、WhatdoEliandhisfatherdo?A．Catchasalmonforfun.B．Helpasalmonriseagain.C．Layasalmonintothewater,D．Prayasalmon’sforgiveness.3、Whatwasthesituationabouttheriverinthemid-1990s?A．Recoveringtheriverwastoodifficult.B．Itwasinfavorofsalmonpopulation.C．Noonepaidattentiontoitshadsituation.D．Riverrecoverywasfocusedonworldwide.4、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WorkonDouglasRiverhasended.B．Wick’scampaignagainstpollution.C．SavingaRivertosavethesalmon.D．Anunforgettablestoryofthesalmon.25．（10分）Evenforafirst-timevisitortoChina,itisimpossibletoignorethepopularityofQuick-Response(QR)codes.Thesesquare-shapedblack-and-whitesymbolsinWeChatorAlipaywhereQRcodesarescannedtoaddnewfriendsormakepayments.TheQRCodesystemoriginatedinJapan.TheengineerMasahiroHarafeltthelimitationoftheone-dimensionbarcodeinuseandthusdevelopedtheQRcodeswhichcouldcarrydatahorizontallyandvertically.QRcodescouldholdmuchmoreinformationthanbarcodeduetotheirextradimension.Inaddition,QRcodeshavelargerdatacapacity,smallerprint—outsizeandhigherresistancetodirtanddamage,whichmakethemwidelyappliedinmanyotherapplications.ThoughthetechnologyofQRcodesiscomplicated,wecaneasilycreateourownQRcodeswiththehelpofQRcodegenerators,manyofwhichareavailableonlineforfree.UserscouldenterthedatatheywishtheQRcodetodisplay,andthegeneratorturnsitintoasymbolthatcanbeprintedordisplayedinelectronicform.TheprocessofcreatingQRcodescouldbereallyfunwhenwecustomisethedesignofthecodesaccordingtoourspecificneeds.Forinstance,wecanadjustthecolor,addalogo,andcreatesocialoptionsetc.Moreover,dynamic(动态的)QRcodesarealsoavailable.TheyaremorevariousthanstandardQRcodesbecausetheyallowuserstoeditdataenteredpreviouslywhereasdatainstandardQRcodescannotbeeditedonceprinted.Plus,don’tlimityourQRcodetoonemobilescanner.Anyonecanscanyourcodewithanyreader.Alowerbarriertoentrymakessuccessmorelikelyforyouandtheuser.Meanwhile,wemustalsorecognizethevulnerabilityofQRcodes.Duetoitseasyaccess,criminalscanstealsimplybyreplacingtheQRcodeswiththeirown,routingcashintotheirownbankaccounts.Hence,weshouldallbecomemoreconscioustowardsvirtualmoneytransactionsthroughQRcodesandparticipateinadditionalsecuritymeasures.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionofQRcodes?A．Datastorage.B．Scanningreader.C．Socialnetworking.D．Mobilepayment.2、Whyisbarcodementionedinparagraph2?A．Tointroducethemaintopic.B．Toshowtheauthor’sattitude.C．TohighlightthefeaturesofQRcodes.D．Toaddsomebackgroundknowledge.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vulnerability”underlinedinpar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B．Weakness.C．Difficulty. D．Simplicity.4、WhichistrueaboutQRcodesaccordingtothetext?A．TheywerefirstusedinChina.B．Thegeneratorschargetheusersalot.C．DataeditingispossibleinprintedQRcodes.D．MorescanningdevicesareavailableinreadingQRcodes.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）RecentlyImetaguynamedLeonardGilbertonatrip.Leonardisthekindofpeopleyoucouldpassonthestreetandnever1butheis,inmyview,averyspecialpersonwho2recognition.Leolivesina3ruralarea,sowhenhiswifehadcancerseveralyearsago,Leowasfacedwithafour-and-a-half-hourdrivetowhereshecouldbetreated.That4lotsofexpenseformeals,fuel,hotelsandsoon.Butintheendthecancertookhiswife5.EvidentlyLeowasvery6byhiswife’spassing,buthewasalsoveryangry,forherealizedotherpeoplewerefacingthesamesortsof7.Ratherthangivingmoneytocharities,whathedidwasstarttothrow8.EveryotherSaturdayevening,thereisapartyinLeo’sgarage.Neighbours,friendsandrelativescomeandbringsnacksanddrinks;manybring9,thereismusicanddancing,andatsomepointduringtheeveningLeo10afamilyhehasfoundwhoarehavingdifficulties11thecostofsupportingacancerpatientundergoing12farfromhome.Thenahoney-jarispassedaroundandthemoney13,everycentofit,goes14tothatfamily.Thepeopleatthepartyhaveagoodtime.Thefamily15thatsomeone,probablysomeonetheyhavenevermetknowswhattheyaregoingthroughand16enoughtohelp.Leo’s17tohelpthefamiliesofothercancerpatientswasbornoutofhisgriefbut,fromtheperspectiveofthosewhohavereceivedthemoney,itisanactoflove.Hispersonal18hasresultedinanactofkindnessthathonoursthe19ofthewifehehaslost.Wouldn’titbeniceifwehadmorepeopleintheworldlikeLeonardGilbert?I’mgladImetLeo.Hemakestheworlda20place.1、A．know B．notice C．forget D．love2、A．requires B．needs C．deserves D．avoids3、A．convenient B．peaceful C．remote D．nearby4、A．meant B．spent C．showed D．reduced5、A．otherwise B．instead C．somehow D．anyway6、A．stricken B．shocked C．pleased D．mourned7、A．happiness B．hardships C．cancers D．expenses8、A．coins B．honey C．medicine D．parties9、A．jars B．cards C．instruments D．flowers10、A．tellsabout B．arguesabout C．commentson D．chatsabout11、A．cutting B．meeting C．increasing D．calculating12、A．charities B．depression C．treatment D．support13、A．saved B．paid C．owed D．collected14、A．partly B．exactly C．properly D．directly15、A．understands B．pretends C．ignores D．confirms16、A．earns B．cares C．struggles D．plans17、A．demand B．motivation C．expectation D．consideration18、A．donation B．opinion C．loss D．belief19、A．cancer B．memory C．wish D．recovery20、A．better B．worse C．morepeaceful D．moreterrible第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TeaisanimportantpartofChinesetradition.Thepracticeofdrinkingteahas1．longhistoryinChina,havingoriginatedthere.Nowadays,Chineseteagenerallyrepresentstealeaveswhichhavebeenprocessed2．(use)methodsinheritedfromancientChina.Accordingtopopularlegend,tea3．(discover)byChineseEmperorShenNongin2737BC4．aleaffromanearbyshrubfellintothewatertheemperorwasboiling.TheEmperorwasinterestedinthenewliquid,5．(drink)somecarefully,andfounditveryrefreshing.Andso,teawassaidtobecreatedin2737BC．TeaisdeeplywovenintothehistoryandcultureofChina.Thebeverage(饮料)isconsideredoneoftheseven6．(necessity)ofChineselife,alongwithfirewood,rice,oil,salt,soysauceandvinegar.Around771BC—476BCtheChineseteawasused7．(help)treatsomediseases.MostChineseteasarecultivatedandconsumedinChina.TeashopsandteahousesinthestreetareeasilyfoundinChina.Meanwhile,theyarealsoexportedinternationallydue8．ariseinthe9．(popular)ofChinesecuisineworldwide.TeahasbecomeoneofChinesespecificdrinksintheworld.Itis10．(common)availableinChineserestaurantsandgroceryshopsworldwide.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上，老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearTom,I’mgladtoacceptyourlastletter.Thanksforyourconcernabouttheheavyhazeaffectingnormalteachingactivitiesinourschool.Wehaveactualtakenseveralpracticalmeasurestohandle.Tobeginwith,attachgreatimportancetothehealthoftheyoung,ourgovernmenthasfixedasetofequipmentstoprovidefreshairinourschool,thatcanbasicallysolvetheproblem.Inadditionto,parentsdonatelotsofairpurifiers.However,insidethebuildingsofourschool,wedidhavefreshandrefinedair.Besidesthese,ourschoolavoidsoutdooractivitieswhenhazeattacks.IdobelieveadisturbingissuewillbesolvedprettysooninChina.Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李明，最近你校的一份英语报纸正在校园出现的“涂鸦”现象开展讨论。请你根据以下要点写一篇倡议书。主要内容包括：“涂鸦”丑陋难看。公共建筑物不是表达观点、感情的地方。禁止“涂鸦”。参考词汇：graffitin.涂鸦，(在墙上的)乱涂乱写vandalismn.对公共财物的有意破坏DearEditor,Recentlygraffitihasbecomemorenoticeableinmyschool.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiMing

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、A6、C7、D8、B9、A10、C11、C12、C13、C14、D15、D16、A17、C18、D19、D20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe’safraidshewon’tbeabletostaysafe.That’sbecausesheisn’tabletosmell.Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She’smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe’slookingforaplaceofherown.“NowthatI’msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives,”Pradhansays.Shesayswhenshewasachildshelikedtoeatandatealot.Buttherecameapointwhereshelostinterestinfood.“Oneofthefirstthingsthatpeoplenoticewhenevertheyhaveasmellproblemisthatfooddoesn’ttasterightany-more,”saysBeverlyCowart,aresearcher.That’sbecauseeatingandsmellgohandinhand.Howfoodtastesoftenreliesonwhatwesmell.“Whenyouloseyoursenseofsmell,yourwholesenseoffoodflavorschangedandreduced,”Cowartsays,“Youcanstilltastethebasictastes.Whatyou’remissingarethesmalldistinctions.”“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatthatfoodisverytastelesstome.Ineverfeelfull,”shesays.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout‘Oh,Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmoreflavor,’or‘Ithinkthishasahintofmeat,’Ican’treallyparticipateinthoseconversations,”shesays.Pradam