湖北省华师一附中2025届高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

湖北省华师一附中2025届高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom2．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith3．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must4．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．as5．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly6．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime7．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs8．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved9．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily10．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo11．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would12．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced13．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．are;eversince B．are;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime14．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas15．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped16．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented17．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot18．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade19．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven20．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake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）WhenApplecutitsexpectationbenefitforthelastquarterof2018becauseofslowsalesofiPhones,marketswereshocked.Thecompany’sshareprice,whichhadbeenslidingformonths,fellbyafurther10%onJanuary3rd,thedayafterthenewscameout.Apple’ssuppliers’shareswerealsohit.ButApple’spainishumans’gain.Thefactthatthesemagicaldevicesarenowsopopularissomethingtobecelebrated.Nearly4bnofthe5.5bnadultsontheplanetnowhaveonesmartphone.Theyconnectbillionsofpeopletotheinternet’shugeamountofinformationandservices.Phonesmakemarketsmoreefficientandinspiregrowth.Yes,theycanbeusedforwastingtimeandspreadingdisinformation.Butthegoodfaroutweighsthebad.Theymightbethemosteffectivetoolofdevelopmentinexistence.Actuallythisslowdownistheresultofmarketsaturation(饱和).Afteradecadeofrapidtaking-in,thereismuchlessopportunitytosellhandsetstofirst-timebuyersassofewofthemareleft.Andreplacementcyclesarebecominglongerasnewmodelsofferonlyinsignificantimprovements.Forallbutthecraziestfans,theslowingpaceofupgradescomesasawelcomerelief.Doesthatmeaninnovation(创新)isslowing?No.Thelatestphonescontainamazinglyclevertechnologysuchas3Dface-scannersandcamerasassistedbyartificialintelligence.Moreover,smartphonesalsoprovideafoundationforextrainnovations,likemobilepaymentsandvideostreaming,andforfutureones,suchascontrolling“smart”homeequipmentorrobotaxis.Ascomputersbecomesmaller,stillmorepersonalandclosertopeople’sbodies,manyscientistsbelievethatwearabledeviceswillbethenextbigthing.Evenso,findinganotherproductwiththerangeofthesmartphoneisatallorder.Therecentslowingofsmartphonesalesisbadnewsfortheindustry,obviously.Butfortherestofhumansitisawelcomesignthatatransformativetechnologyhasbecomealmostuniversal.1、Thewriterconsiderstheslowdownofsmartphonesalesgoodnewsbecause___________.A．itcanmakemarketmoreefficient B．itslowscrazyfans’paceofupgradesC．itmeanslessdisinformationwillspread D．itindicatesthepopularityofsmartphones2、Wecaninferfromthetextthat___________.A．wearabledeviceswilltaketheplaceofsmartphonesverysoonB．inthefuturepeoplemighttakeasmartphone-controlledrobotaxiC．Apple’ssuppliers’shareshitarecordhighafterthenewscameoutD．Apple’ssharepricesarelikelytogoonslidinginthenextdecade3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ABrandNewAgeforHumans B．Smartphone,aGoodTooloraBadTool?C．NewTechnologyinSmartphones D．BadNewsforApple,GoodNewsforHumans22．（8分）StudentphotographerMadelineMoraleshashadexperiencesmost15year-oldshavenot.Attheageof15,shedevelopedcancerandhadtogothroughchemotherapy(化疗).Buttodaywillbeauniquekindofexperience—somethingmostpeoplewillneverhave.“Itmakesmefeelexcited,alittlebitnervous,”saidMorales,whosephotoswereondisplayatagalleryshowinLosAngeles.Theseimagesreflectherjourneywhilebattlingcancer.Shetriedtolookatthingswithalotoflight,alotofwhatdrawshertopositivityandsomethingthatmeansloveorhappiness.“Ithinkphotographyhasreallyhelpedmealottostaypositiveandbemotivatedtokeepfightingthisdisease.”Moralesisoneof23studentssharingtheirexperienceswithcancerthroughphotosatthisgallery.TheyaregraduatesofthePABLOVEfoundation’sSHUTTERBUGSadvancedphotographyclass.Thefoundationaimstoimprovethelivesofchildrenlivingwiththediseasethroughitsphotographyprogram.Italsoprovidesmoneyforunderfundedcancerresearch.Incomesfromsalesoftheseprintswillgotowardcancerresearchprograms.ThePABLOVEprogramoffersclassesineightcitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.“Beingintheseclasseswithotherpeoplewhounderstandtheirexperiencehasbeenreallybeneficial,andithasreallymadethemfeelalotmorecomfortableinwhatthey’vebeenthrough,”saidAshleyBlakeney,programmanagerofPABLOVESHUTTERBUBS.Shesaidthephotographyclassesgivestudentslivingwithcancerasenseofcommunityatatimewhentheyoftenfeelisolatedintheirexperience.Withphotographymanyyoungstudentsgainanidentitythatisnotcontrolledbycancer.“There’smoretousthanjusthavingcancer.Wewantpeopletoseewhatweseeevenifit’sthroughthelens(镜头).”saysLuckmanwhowasdiagnosedwithcancerwhenhewas10yearsold.“Photographyhasgivenmeasmallchancetoactuallyassistintheworldabit.I’dlovetoexpressmystoryandallowittohopefullyreachotherkidssotheycanunderstandhowtodealwithithopefully.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueofMadelineMorals?A．Shehassufferedfromcancerfor15years.B．Shehashadafullrecoveryfromcancer.C．Shehasapositiveattitudetowardslife.D．Sheusesherphotostorecordhersuffering.2、ThePABLOVEFoundationwascreatedspeciallyfor________.A．homelesspeople B．photography-loversC．researcheroncancer D．childrenwithcancer3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?A．Thepopularityoftheprogram.B．Thegreatsignificanceofthisprogram.C．ThecontributionsofAshley.D．Thefutureplanoftheprogram.4、Theunderlinedword“isolated”canbebestreplacedby________.A．lonely B．painfulC．grateful D．positive5、AccordingtoLukman,howcanphotographyclassbenefitchildrenwithcancer?A．Bygivingthemanidentitycard.B．Byofferingachancetohelpothers.C．Bygettingtheircancercured.D．Byofferingawaytomakemoney.23．（8分）Summertimehasalwaysbeenmyabsolutefavoritetimeoftheyear.WhenIwasinschool，IjustlivedforthelongsummerholidayswhenIcouldplaywithmyfriendsandmysisteralldayatourease.Everyonehasdifferentassociationswithsummer.Forsome，theythinkofthesmelloffreshlycutgrass，forsomeit'slyingonabeachreadingabookandforothersitmightbethetasteoflemonadeoricecream.IamsohappytobespendingthissummerwithmyfamilyandchildhoodfriendshereintheHighlandsofScotlandafterayearawayinFrance.OneofmyfavoritethingstodoinsummerisgotoseetheHighlands.TheseeventshappenallacrosstheHighlandsandIslandsofScotlandoverthesummerandareagreatchanceforfriendsandfamiliestogettogetherandsupportthelocalcommunity.AHighlandGameseventisabiggatheringwithfoodstalls（货摊），fairgamesforchildrenandsportscompetitions.ManyofthesportsareveryspecifictoScottishtraditionsuchas"cabertoss".Thisisacompetitioninwhichthecompetitorsattempttoliftafull-lengthtreelogandthrowitintotheair.TheoldestHighlandGamesofScotlandarenowaniconic（象征性的）partoftheScottishsummer.Summerjustwouldnotbecompleteformewithoutmyfavoritefruit-strawberries.HereintheHighlands，strawberriesaregrownasoneofthebest-sellersoverthesummermonthsandonethingIlovetodoonawarmsummerafternoonistopicksomestrawberriestoeatwithcreamattheendoftheday.Ifyoucomehere，Ithinkyouwillfallinlovewiththem.1、Whydidtheauthortreasuresummertimeasachild?A．Itwasalonghotholidayforhim.B．Hecouldseehisbrothereveryday.C．Hewasabletofeelquiterelaxed.D．Itwasthebesttimetolivealife.2、Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．TheauthorwasbornandraisedinFrance.B．Theauthorspentoneyearoutofhiscountry.C．TheauthormovedtoScotlandwithhisfamily.D．Theauthordevotedmuchtimetoreadingbooks.3、WhatwillyouseeataHighlandGamesevent?A．Peoplegivingahandtothoseinneed.B．Kindsofdeliciousfoodandhappychildren.C．AculturaldisplayofScottishtradition.D．Someextremesportscompetitions.4、Whydoestheauthorrefertostrawberries?A．Toshowheonlytakesinterestinthisfruit.B．ToprovetheHighlandsisbestforsummer.C．Toattractreaderstobuystrawberries.D．Tosuggeststrawberriesarethebestfruit.24．（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.25．（10分）Thesunwassettingandthefarmwouldbeclosing.Idressedourthreedaughtersquicklyasmyhusbandstartedthevan.CuttingdownourownChristmastreehadbeenafamilytradition.Asourfamilygrew，sodidourexcitementforgoingouttofindtheperfecttree.Aswewalkedthroughtherowsoftrees，myyoungestdaughterKimberlyshoutedexcitedly，“Thereitis，theperfecttree!”Theothertwoagreed.MyhusbandandIlookedateachotherpuzzled.Weweresurprisedthegirlsthoughtthatstraggly(凌乱的）littletreewasperfect.Itsbranchesweremisshappen(畸形的）andthetrunkwasvisiblethroughthespotswheretherewerenopineneedles.Wetriedtopersuadeourdaughtersintochangingtheirminds,butinvain.Wehadtotiethesadlittletreetotheroofofourvanandheadedhome.Aswereachedourhouse,Heatherjumpedoutfirst.Suddenlysheshouted，“Thetreeisn’tthere!”Wethoughtshewaskidding.However，itwasn’tthere.Thegirlsweresodisappointed.“We’llgetanothertreetomorrow，”Isaid,secretlyhopingthenewtreewouldbeprettier.Butthegirlsgaveusthelookthatnoparentcanresist.Wehadnochoicebuttogobackandfindthattree.Aboutfiveminutesintoourdrive,wesawitonthesideoftheroad.Aswegotcloser，wefoundithadbeenrunoverbyatruck.Asweliftedthetree，wesawthatabigpartwasrippedoff，butwetookithomeanyway.Thatnight，aswedecoratedourtree，somethingmagicalhappened.Wedidn’trealizeitatthetimebutweweremakingaveryspecialfamilymemory.Bythetimeweweredone，Ihadtoadmit，itdidn’tlooksadafterall.“Thisisthebesttreeweeverhad.It’sperfect!，”myseconddaughterSamanthasaidexcitedly.MyhusbandandIcouldn’thaveagreedmore!Nowwealwaysrecallthatlittlebrokentree!Yearbyyear，wetellthestoryofthatveryspecialChristmasalmosttwenty-fiveyearsago.1、Whowasthefirsttofindthetreewasmissing?A．Theyoungestdaughter.B．Theseconddaughter.C．Theoldestdaughter.D．Theauthor’shusband.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingthetreewasmissing?A．Pleased.B．Depressed.C．Disappointed.D．Worried.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthefamilyfromthepassage?A．TheytookturnstellingstoriesatChristmas.B．Theyspentawholenightdecoratingthetree.C．Theyallfeltsatisfiedwiththetreeatfirstsight.D．Theyturnedthetreeintoanunforgettableone.4、Whichisthebesttitleofthistext?A．APerfectChristmasDayB．TheSadLittleTreeC．AMagicalChristmasTaleD．OurFamilyTraditionatChristmas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）ALoveNotetoMyMomWhenIwasalittlegirl,Iwouldoftenaccompanyyouasyoumodeledforfashionphotographers.ItwasyearslaterthatIfinallyunderstoodwhatrolemodeling1inyourlife.LittledidIknowyouwere2everypennyyouearnedtogoto3school.Icannotthankyouenoughfor4youtoldmeoneautumnafternoonwhenIwasnine.Afterfinishingmyhomework,Iwanderedintothediningroomwhereyouwereburied5pilesoflawbooks.Iwas6.WhywereyoudoingwhatIdo—memorizingtextbooksandstudyingfor7?Whenyousaidyouwereinlawschool,Iwasmorepuzzled.Ididn’tknowMoms8belawyerstoo.Yousmiledandsaid,“Inlife,youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.”AsyoungasIwas,thatstatementkept9inmyears.Iwatchedasyoufacedthe10ofcompletingyourstudies,startingcompanieswithDad,whilestillbeinga11andaMomoffivekids.Iwasexhaustedjustwatchingyou12.Withyourwordsofwisdominmy13mind,Isuddenlyfeltunlimitedfreedomtodream.Mywholeworld14.Isetouttolivemylifefilledwith15seeingendlesspossibilitiesforpersonalandprofessionalachievements.Yourwordsbecamemymotto.I16foundmyselfintheuniquepositionofbeingeitherthefirst(womandoctorinMarylandRotary)17oneofthefewwomen(chiefmedicalreporters)inmyfield.IgainedstrengtheverytimeIsaid,“Yes,I’lltrythat.”Encouragedbyyour18,Ihaveforgedahead(毅然前行)withmylife’sjourney,lessafraidtomakemistakes,and19meetingeachchallenge.Youdidit,andnowI’m20it.Sorry,gottorun.Somuchtodo,somanydreamstolive.1、A．found B．played C．kept D．provided2、A．saving B．making C．donating D．receiving3、A．business B．fashion C．law D．medical4、A．what B．that C．which D．where5、A．at B．to C．upon D．under6、A．amused B．worried C．puzzled D．disappointed7、A．roles B．tests C．positions D．shows8、A．must B．oughtto C．need D．could9、A．ringing B．blowing C．falling D．beating10、A．choices B．chances C．challenges D．changes11、A．professor B．doctor C．reporter D．model12、A．indanger B．inaction C．introuble D．incharge13、A．weak B．powerful C．youthful D．empty14、A．cameback B．closeddown C．wentby D．openedup15、A．hope B．hardship C．harmony D．sadness16、A．constantly B．shortly C．hardly D．nearly17、A．and B．but C．or D．for18、A．description B．statement C．praise D．introduction19、A．secretly B．curiously C．carelessly D．eagerly20、A．doing B．considering C．correcting D．reading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）WhenyouconnectyourcomputerbyclickingInternetExplorer,youareconnectingtotheWorldWideWeb.TheWebiscomposedofdifferentWebsites,which1．(create)bypeopleandorganizationsaroundtheworld.Youcan2．(easy)jumpfromonewebsitetoanother.Thousandsofcomputerenthusiastsfindcomputershowsaroundthecountryso3．(attract)thattheybuyparts,takethemhomeandassemble(组装)theirowncomputers.MikeWilliams,whoworksasacontinuingeducationteacher4．part-timesupporttechnician,findsiteasy5．(learn)enoughtobuildyourownPC．Helearns6．todobyreadingbooksandcomputermagazinesandcheckingoutsitesontheInternetabouthome-builtPCs,andsitesthatanswer7．(question)forpeopledoingitforthefirsttime.Thismorninghewenttoacomputershowlookingforhislatestproject.He8．(buy)thepartscheaperthantheonesofferedbyGatewayontheInternet.Thesedays,ascomparedtotentofifteenyearsago,thejobofassemblyismade9．(simple)byproducersofpartsthatarelargelystandardized.Evenso,assemblyendsuptakingmorethananhour.Thencomes10．timeforafinalcheck.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短文。短文中共有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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。DearAlice,Iamdelightedtohearthatyouwillcometomycityforsightseeing.Iwaswritingtoyouexpressingmywillingnesstomakearrangementforyourtour.Asfortheaccommodation,Ihavetheoptionofeitherstayinginmyhomeorinahotel,thatIcanreserveforyouinadvanceifyoulike.However,I'dliketohelpyouworkatravelschedule.Intheway,couldyoudomeafavorandpurchaseaCoachpursethoughitdoesn'tbotheryou?Withmymother'sbirthdayapproached,Iwishtopresentittoherasabirthdaygift.I'mlookingforwardtomeetingyousoon.Ihopeyouwillhaveafunhere.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）为增进中美学生友谊并加深对彼此文化的理解，你校将与美国高中举办中美学生交流活动，现面向全校学生招募活动志愿者。假如你是李华，对此活动很感兴趣，请根据下列要点写一封自荐信。要点：1.活动的主题；2.自我介绍；要求：1.词数：100左右；2.可合理增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、C5、A6、A7、B8、B9、C10、C11、A12、D13、B14、D15、C16、A17、D18、A19、D20、B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、1、D2、B3、D22、1、C2、D3、B4、A5、B23、1、C2、B3、B4、B24、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.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliket