新疆昌吉州第二中學2025屆高考仿真卷英語試題含解析

新疆昌吉州第二中學2025屆高考仿真卷英語試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分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．a(chǎn)rethere7．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one8．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．a(chǎn)swhiteasasheetD．inabluemood9．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a(chǎn);a10．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);aC．a(chǎn);the D．a(chǎn);/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．a(chǎn)s B．which C．where D．that17．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open18．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．a(chǎn)mspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent19．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing20．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what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）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(鮭魚)againsthisthickredcoat.Helooksupathisfather,Andrew,whonodsencouragingly.“Goahead,”hesays.“Putitin.”Theyoungboydragshisfeetforwardandholdsthefishasfarashecanintotheshallowwater.“It’sfloating!”Eliyells,delighted.Foramoment,it’salmostasifthehandsomesalmoncouldcomebacktolife.Eli’ssalmonisjustoneof100orsodeathbodiesthatwilllandinDouglasRiverinahalf-houractivitythismorning,depositedbydozensofvolunteers.Noneofthesalmonwillrisefromthedead,butDarrellWick,presidentoftheDouglasSociety,whohaspromotedthisgathering,isintheresurrection(復活)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(動態(tài)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”underlinedinparagraph4?A．Threat. B．Weakness.C．Difficulty. D．Simplicity.4、WhichistrueaboutQRcodesaccordingtothetext?A．TheywerefirstusedinChina.B．Thegeneratorschargetheusersalot.C．DataeditingispossibleinprintedQRcodes.D．MorescanningdevicesareavailableinreadingQRcodes.第三部分語言知識運用（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）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．a(chǎn)voids3、A．convenient B．peaceful C．remote D．nearby4、A．meant B．spent C．showed D．reduced5、A．otherwise B．instead C．somehow D．a(chǎn)nyway6、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．a(chǎn)rguesabout 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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TeaisanimportantpartofChinesetradition.Thepracticeofdrinkingteahas1．longhistoryinChina,havingoriginatedthere.Nowadays,Chineseteagenerallyrepresentstealeaveswhichhavebeenprocessed2．(use)methodsinheritedfromancientChina.Accordingtopopularlegend,tea3．(discover)byChineseEmperorShenNongin2737BC4．a(chǎn)leaffromanearbyshrubfellintothewatertheemperorwasboiling.TheEmperorwasinterestedinthenewliquid,5．(drink)somecarefully,andfounditveryrefreshing.Andso,teawassaidtobecreatedin2737BC．TeaisdeeplywovenintothehistoryandcultureofChina.Thebeverage(飲料)isconsideredoneoftheseven6．(necessity)ofChineselife,alongwithfirewood,rice,oil,salt,soysauceandvinegar.Around771BC—476BCtheChineseteawasused7．(help)treatsomediseases.MostChineseteasarecultivatedandconsumedinChina.TeashopsandteahousesinthestreetareeasilyfoundinChina.Meanwhile,theyarealsoexportedinternationallydue8．a(chǎn)riseinthe9．(popular)ofChinesecuisineworldwide.TeahasbecomeoneofChinesespecificdrinksintheworld.Itis10．(common)availableinChineserestaurantsandgroceryshopsworldwide.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作文。作文中共有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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。DearTom,I’mgladtoacceptyourlastletter.Thanksforyourconcernabouttheheavyhazeaffectingnormalteachingactivitiesinourschool.Wehaveactualtakenseveralpracticalmeasurestohandle.Tobeginwith,attachgreatimportancetothehealthoftheyoung,ourgovernmenthasfixedasetofequipmentstoprovidefreshairinourschool,thatcanbasicallysolvetheproblem.Inadditionto,parentsdonatelotsofairpurifiers.However,insidethebuildingsofourschool,wedidhavefreshandrefinedair.Besidesthese,ourschoolavoidsoutdooractivitieswhenhazeattacks.IdobelieveadisturbingissuewillbesolvedprettysooninChina.Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李明，最近你校的一份英語報紙正在校園出現(xiàn)的“涂鴉”現(xiàn)象開展討論。請你根據(jù)以下要點寫一篇倡議書。主要內(nèi)容包括：“涂鴉”丑陋難看。公共建筑物不是表達觀點、感情的地方。禁止“涂鴉”。參考詞匯：graffitin.涂鴉，(在墻上的)亂涂亂寫vandalismn.對公共財物的有意破壞DearEditor,Recentlygraffitihasbecomemorenoticeableinmyschool.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiMing

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分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、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