2025屆安徽省鳳陽縣二中高考英語押題試卷含解析

2025屆安徽省鳳陽縣二中高考英語押題試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut2．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced3．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare4．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on5．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that6．---Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?---Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．a(chǎn)ll7．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen8．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked9．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying10．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway11．I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.A．a(chǎn)dvertised B．tobeadvertised C．a(chǎn)dvertising D．havingadvertised12．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout13．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must14．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned15．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI16．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor17．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular18．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout19．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking20．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Whileweatherforecasterscanmakefairlyaccuratepredictions,there'salwaystheriskyou'llbecaughtoutwhiledrivingintherain.ButthedaysofhavingtoquicklycloseyoursunroofcouldsoonbeathingofthepastthankstoJaguarLandRovefslatesttechnology.Thefirmisdevelopingcarsthatcanadaptautomaticallybyclosingwindowsandroofsorstartingtheheateriftheydetectbadweatherisontheway.Theweatherforecastingsystemusesasetofairpressure,humidity（濕度）andlightsensors（傳感器）tohelpitsvehiclespredictchangesinconditionsandadapttothem.Carsequippedwiththesystemcouldmakeslightchangestotheairconditioningifitfindstheweatherisgettingwarmerduringajourneyorincreasethecabintemperatureifitwillgetcolder.Theforecastmayindicatethereisapossibilityofoneormoreweatherconditions,suchasrain,withinaperiodoftime,suchasfiveminutes.Thevehiclemaythenadapttothelocalweatherconditions.Inparticular,itmaycloseoneormorewindows,orclosearoofofthevehicleinresponsetoaforecastbeingasignofrain.Similarlywindowscouldbedarkenedusingelectrochromic(電致變色的)glasstoimprovevisibilityifbrightsunshineisforecast.Althoughitsunclearwhetherthistechnologywillmakeitswaytoaproductionvehicleanytimesoon,suchasystemwouldbeadvantageousonautonomousvehicles.Sincethere'snohumandriverpresent,thesystemwillallowthevehicletomakeitcomfortableforitspassengers,basedoncurrentweatherconditions.Itcanalsomakethevehiclesaferifitknowsrainorsnowiscoming.1、HowwillJaguarLandRovefslatesttechnologybenefitdrivers?A．Vehiclescanautomaticallydrivethemselves.B．Vehiclescanfindpositionsandroutesthemselves,C．Vehiclescanactasmobileweatherforecastingstations.D．Vehiclescanopenwindowsandsunroofsautomatically.2、Whatisthefeatureoftheglassofavehiclewiththenewtechnology?A．Itcanhelpadjustthetemperature.B．Itcanstillbeclearinrainydays.C．Itistoostrongtobreakintopieces.D．Itscolourcanchangewiththesunshine.3、Whatcanweknowabouttheweatherforecastingsystemfromthetext?A．Itisintelligentenoughtostopraining.B．Itmakesthedrivermorecomfortable.C．Itcan'tpredicttheweatheraccurately.D．Itmakesautonomouscarssaferinbadweather.4、Wheremightthetextbetakenfrom?A．Abookreview. B．Asciencereport.C．Asciencefiction. D．Atravelbrochure.22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatidentifyeyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronedisease(運(yùn)動神經(jīng)元癥)tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsimmediatelyandchangethemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS(漸凍癥),alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSareexpensive,notstrongundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-adjustmentandmaterial,relativelysteadysetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeaseoffthedisadvantages,wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,strong,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachisequaltoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligenceisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.(265)1、Accordingtothepassage,peoplewithALScancommunicatewithothersby__________.A．eyecontactB．bodylanguageC．handshakingD．languageexpression2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofGazeSpeak?A．cheapB．unsteadyC．a(chǎn)ccessibleD．learnable3、Howdothespeakersusetheapp?A．Theypointattheletterstheywantonthephone.B．Theypredictthewordorsentencetheytrytosay.C．Theyturntothelistenerstospeakoutthelettersforthem.D．Theylookinthefourdirectionstochoosethegridofletters.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleSufferingFromALSNeedsHelpB．SmartphoneAppHelpsALSSufferersSpeakWithEyesC．HowDoPeopleWithALSCommunicateWithOthersD．ResearchersDevelopTheNewSmartphoneApp23．（8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.24．（8分）There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos(自尊心)arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcritiquedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategiesofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing(評估)theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontextofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldleadthemtodosomethingdifficult—orunpleasant.1、TheauthorimpliesinParagraph1thatpeopleshould________.A．becautiouswhengivingadviceB．besatisfiedwithwhathehasC．offerconstructivecriticismD．carelessaboutothers2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtodefendthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveinit.B．Theyknewitwasjustanexperiment.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tlikethewaytheyweretreated.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiency25．（10分）OneofthehardestpartsofplanningatriptoHawaiiisdecidingwhichofthemajorHawaiianIslandsyoushouldvisit.Eachhasitsownpersonalityandoffersuniqueadventuresandactivities.OahuOahuhasabitofeverything,packedin597squaremiles.Youcanhikeintothickrainforests,andwhenyouneedabreak,relaxonpowderywhitesandbeachesandstayatluxuryresorts.Oahuhasbecomeagreatdestinationforfamilies.Theurbancore（核心）ofHonoluluandWaikikihashistoricsites,museumsandbustling（熙熙攘攘的）andnightlifescenes.TheislandlivesuptoitsnicknameoftheGatheringPlace.MauiMauiisagreatislandforhoneymooners.TheValleyIslehastop-classresortsandgolfcourses,adjacent（毗鄰）tosomeofthestate'sbestbeaches.Alargedormant（休眠）volcanoineastMauiatsunriseorsunsetisasereneexperience,aswellasdrivingtheRoadtoHana,famedforitsthunderingwaterfalls.KauaiKauaiistheoldestofthemainHawaiianIslands.Theislandgetsalotofrain,butthat'swhatmakesitsolively,you'llcomeacrossflowersandplantsyou'veneverseenbefore.Forsomeofthebestviewsontheisland,visitWaimeaCanyon,knownastheGrandCanyonofthePacific,andtheNaPalicoast,boastingsomeoftheworld'shighestseacliffs.BigIslandTheBigIslandistheonlyHawaiianislandstillgrowing.WitnessthepowerofPele,theHawaiiangoddessoffire,wind,lightningandvolcanoeswithavisittotheHawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark.It'soneofthefewspotsintheworldwhereyoucanseelavaflow.Infact,theBigIslandhas10oftheworld'ssub-climatezones,fromthesnow-coveredmountainofMaunaKea,greenforestsofWaipioValleytostretchesofbarrendesert.1、Whichisyoungcouples'favorite?A．Oahu. B．Maui.C．Kauai. D．BigIsland.2、HowisOahudifferentfromtheotherplaces?A．ItbelongstoHawaii. B．Itoffersthebestbeaches.C．Ithasvarietyofplants. D．Youcanexperiencecitylifeonit.3、WhatdoMauiandBigIslandhaveincommon?A．Theyarebothcoveredwithsnow. B．Youcanhavealookatavolcano.C．Weatherischangeable. D．Thereisplentyofrain.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）A16-year-oldinfostercarehasfinallyfoundahome.Hisadoptioncaseworker(社會工作者)whohasknownhimsincehewas7,willbecomehisadoptivemotherthismonth.InOctober2013,DavionOnlyspokeinfrontofachurchcongregation(會眾）inSt.Petersburg,Florida,andmadean1foradoption.Hehadrecentlylearnedthathis2mother,who’dbeeninjailsinceOnlywasborn,haddied.Hehadspentyearsbouncingbetweenfosterhomes.“MynameisDavionandI'vebeeninfostercaresinceIwasborn,"hesaid."IknowGodhasn’tgivenuponme,soI’mnotgivingupeither."The3plea(懇求）wentviral,andOnly’sfosteragency4callsfrommorethan10,000people,accordingtotheTampaBayTimes.Only5travelingtoOhiotolivewithaminister'sfamily.ButafterOnlygotintoaphysical6withoneofhisolderwould-besiblings(兄弟姐妹),theministerandhiswifechangedtheirminds.BackinFlorida,Onlypassedthroughfourdifferent7homesoverthenextyear,untilhecalledConnieGoing,hisadoptioncaseworker,tomakeaspecial8.OnlyhadknownGoingfornearlytenyears,andhadaskedeveryyearifshewouldadopthimbutshealways49."Ialwaysbelievedtherewasabetterfamilythanusoutthere,”GoingtellsYahooParenting."He9somuchinthisworld.”ButthispastJuly,whenOnlycalledandaskedagainifshemightadopthim,Goingsayssomethingfelt10."Inadoptionthereisa'claimingmoment,’whenyouknowsomeoneisyourchild.Whenhecalledmetoask,inthatmoment,Ijustknew,”shesays."Whenheaskedme,myheartfeltthis11andIjustknewhewasmyson.”SoGoing12invitedOnlytostartspendingtime13therestofherfamily—theotherfourchildrenwhoshealsoadoptedoutoffostercare.14,Goingmanagedtorentabiggerhome,gotalawyer,andstartedadoption15.OnlywillofficiallyjoinGoing’sfamilyonApril2,whentheadoption16."Today,Iamfeelingblessedandhonoredbybeingchosentobetheparenttoallmychildren,shesays."IworkeverydayonbeingthebestparentIcantothem,tobepatientandcreativesothatIcan17alltheirneeds.”AspokespersonforEckerd,Only'sfosteragency,toldtheTampaBayTimestheywere18withthenewdevelopment.”WearetrulythrilledthatDavionhasbeenunitedwithhisforeverfamily.”WhileGoingiswaitingforthenewest19toherfamilytobecomeofficialintheeyesofthelaw,shesaysOnlyisalreadyherchild."Iwanthimtoknowheis20lovedforwhoheis,thewayheis,shesays.”Thechangeshechoosestomakeinhislife,andthechoices,arehistomake.Asafamilywewillbetherethroughitall,thegoodandthebadforourlifetime.Heishome.”1、A．a(chǎn)pology B．compensation C．a(chǎn)ppeal D．call2、A．biological B．botanic C．a(chǎn)doptive D．a(chǎn)daptive3、A．delighting B．satisfying C．a(chǎn)nnoying D．heartbreaking4、A．received B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．made D．a(chǎn)nswered5、A．a(chǎn)voided B．started C．gaveup D．endedup6、A．quarrel B．experiment C．examination D．fight7、A．permanent B．full-time C．rich D．temporary8、A．question B．request C．order D．resolution9、A．determined B．hesitated C．involved D．devoted10、A．declares B．develops C．discovers D．deserves11、A．different B．thesame C．surprising D．disappointing12、A．force B．courage C．a(chǎn)che D．energy13、A．on B．with C．in D．to14、A．Particularly B．Constantly C．Previously D．Eventually15、A．performances B．procedures C．persuasion D．production16、A．goesacross B．goesabout C．goesthrough D．goesdown17、A．refuse B．ignore C．meet D．neglect18、A．pleased B．a(chǎn)ngry C．disappointed D．enthusiastic19、A．burden B．brother C．a(chǎn)ddition D．trouble20、A．unconditionally B．conditionally C．partly D．a(chǎn)mazingly第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ilovedoingrandomactsofkindness,butlately.I’vebeenprettybusyandhavegottenoutofthehabit.1．Igotacompletelyrandomactofkindnesssprungonmeandit2．(total)surprisedme!I’m18andIworkfulltime.Iwassittingatmydesk,really3．(bore)andtiredbecauseitwasabout3:00intheafternoonwhenmycoworkercalledme,4．wasweirdbecauseshewasworkingintheroomrightnext5．me."Comeoutintheparkinglot,"sheshouted.Ithoughtshe6．(knock)overunderatruckorsomethingsoIwent7．(run)outanditturnedoutthatoneofmyfriendswasstandingintheparkinglotwithtwoStarbucks8．(drink)formeandmycoworkerandacoupleofbagsofcandyincludingCadburyEggswhichare9．(I)favorite.Iwas10．surprisedandhappybecauseIhadareallybaddaythatIgaveheratleastfivehugs!Sometimessomethingassimpleastakingtimeoutofyourdayandabout10to15buckscanreallyhelpsomeone.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearMr.Yang,IamwritingtoletyouknowthatIneededyourhelpwithmyEnglishwrithing.Whichisknowntoall,grammarplaysaveryvitalpartinthewriting.ButIfeelthatIhavesomeproblemsofmygrammar.IamafraidthatIamnotabletoidentifymyspecificallyerrors.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldpointoutandcorrectyourmistakes.Whatismore,IusedtotheChinesewayofthinking,whichstopsmeorganizemywritinginaproperway.Iamwonderingthatyoucouldalsohelpmeimprovethestructuresofmywriting.Iamlookingforwardtomakinggreatprogressesunderyourinstruction.Thanksareextendedtoyouinadvance!Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，想邀請留學(xué)生朋友Daisy一起去觀看漢服文化表演秀（HanfuCultureShow）。請你用英語給她寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動時間、地點；2.活動內(nèi)容（漢服走秀、專家解說漢服式樣以及文化內(nèi)涵等）。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、D5、C6、C7、C8、D9、B10、C11、A12、A13、A14、B15、C16、A17、A18、D19、C20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、D4、B22、1、A2、B3、D4、B23、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,“Youcanstilltaste