2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫(xiě)在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫(xiě)在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫(xiě)在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof2．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly3．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep4．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout5．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave6．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely7．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold8．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof9．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor10．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．a(chǎn)goodSamaritan D．a(chǎn)sacredcow11．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining12．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．a(chǎn)ddupto D．holdonto13．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic14．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin15．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft16．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter17．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown18．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．a(chǎn)ndhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto19．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a(chǎn);a B．a(chǎn);theC．the;a D．the;the20．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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）FoodfestivalsareacommonoccurrenceintheUKandtakeplaceinallsortsofplacesandatallsortsoftimes.Whateveryourtaste,there’safoodfestivaltomatch-nomatterhowspecialized.MeatopiaThisthree-day,London-basedfestivaltakesplaceattheendofAugustandisameatlover’sparadise.Inadditiontoarangeofmeatproducts,fromburgerstosteaks,attendeescanlistentolivemusic,watchbutcheryshows,andattendinformalmeat-basedworkshops.VegfestIfyoupreferafestivalthatwillhelpyoumeetyourfiveaday,thenVegfestfestisforyou.Thisvegan-friendlyeventtakesplaceseveraltimesayear.Hereyoucanenjoyawideselectionoffreshlypreparedvegetables,learncookingtipsandheartalksonnutritiontohelpyoumakethemostofyourplant-basedsearch.TheMarmaladeFestivalHeldinCumbria,thisfestivalhasbeenrunningfor13years.Itincludesacompetitiontofindthebesthomemademarmalade.Therearethousandsofentriesfromover30differentcountriesacrosstheglobe.TheGinger(姜)andspiceFestivalTheGingerandspiceFestival,heldinMarketDrayton,celebratesitstown’shistoricconnectiontoRobertClive,whoreturnedfromIndiawithginger.Becauseofthis,theyspecializeinbakinggingerbread,butalsosellarangeofspicesfrommildtohot.TheNationalHoneyshowItstartedin1921andisthelargesteventofitskind.Thisthree-dayeventattractsover2000participantstotheirtraditionalcompetition,andofferslecturesandworkshopsonbeekeepingand,ofcourse,thatsyrupygoldenhoney.Whilepeople’stastesaredifferentfromeachother,theUKhassomethingtooffermostpeople.Fromlarge-scalefestivities,tothesmallergatherings,onethingiscertain:peoplearepassionateabouttheirfood.Andwhilesomeoftheproductsonoffermightbestrangetosomeone,whenfoodisgiventhatmuchattention,it’sunlikelytoleaveabadtasteinanyone’smouth.1、WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．PeoplecanenjoyawideselectionofmeatinVegfest.B．MeatopiafallsonAugust31everyyear.C．TheMarmaladeFestivalisjustknownbytheBritish.D．RobertClivetookgingertotheUKfromIndia.2、Whichfestivalwillbemostatractiveforpeoplehavingasweettooth?A．Meatopia B．TheGingerandspiceFestival,C．Vegfest. D．TheNationalHoneyshow.3、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Voice&views. B．Science&Technology.C．Culture D．Sports.23．（8分）ForthepasttwoyearsIhavebeentravellingandlivingabroad.Homehasbecomemoreofafeelingthanaplace.IfeelathomewhenIamwithmyfamilyinLondon,butIalsofeelathomeinItalywithfriendsIlove.Homeisnolongerapictureofahousewithafrontdoorandsomewindows.Itismorecomplicatedthanthat.Thisisoneofthereasonsthatcelebratingthenewyearhasbecomeveryimportantforme.Idonotcareabout"NewYear’sresolutions(愿望)”-livingabroadhasmademeconstantlyreconsiderwhatkindofpersonIwanttobeandhowIwilllivemylife,soIdon'tfeeltheneedtoplanforchange:Iliveforchange.NewYear’sEvehasbecomemytimetoreconnectwiththefriendsthatmakesmefeelathome.Everyyearwetrytoreunitewhereverweareandrememberthetimewhenwekneweachothersowellthatwefeltlikeafamily.Itisamomenttoreconnectandgettoknoweachotheragain.Lastyear,wetravelledtoacottageinIrelandwherewehadnointernetandnoneighbours.Inthemiddleofthecountryside,awayfromourbigandconstantlychanginglives,wewereabletobecomelikealittlefamilyagain.Thisyear,wewenttoBarcelona.Itwasaverybigchange.Weweresurroundedbycultureandlifeandjoy.Therewerebarsandparties.Itwasdifferent,butonethingstayedverymuchthesame-Ifeltathomeagainandwefeltlikeafamilyagain.AlotofpeoplefeelthatNewYear’sEvecannotliveuptoexpectations.Ideassuchasthe"NewYear'skiss"and"resolutions"createalotofpressureforpeopletohaveanighttoremember,anightthatwillchangetheirlivesandperhapsmakethenextyearoneworthliving.Ithinkthosepeoplearemissingthepoint.IfChristmasisaboutfamily,whycan'tNewYearbeaboutfriends?1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraphIprobablymean?A．Family. B．Livingabroad.C．Home. D．Stayingwithfriends.2、Whydoesn'ttheauthorcareabout"NewYear'sresolutions"?A．NewYear’sresolutionscannotbereached.B．Hislifestylemakeshimalwaysreadyforchange.C．It'smeaninglesstomakeanybigchangesinlife.D．MakingNewYear'sresolutionscreatesmuchpressure.3、WhatdoestheauthortrytoconveythroughhisexperiencesinIrelandandBarcelona?A．Lifeispeacefulandenjoyable.B．Livingabroadisahappyexperience.C．Stayingwithfriendsmakesonefeelathome.D．Travellingabroadenrichesone'slifeexperience.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewYear'sCelebration:How? B．TrueFriendship:What?C．LivingAbroad:ComfortableorComplicated? D．Change:PlanitorMakeit?24．（8分）Westartedin1993withasimpleidea:thatpeoplecouldhelpeachotherbysharingstoriesabouttheirlives.Foryearspeoplehadtoldourfounders,motivationalspeakersJackandMark,inspiringstoriesaboutthemselves.JackandMarkincludedthesestoriesintheirtalks,andtheiraudiencesrepeatedlyaskediftheyhadeverbeenpublished.”Thatstoryabouttheboyandthepuppy—isthatinabookanywhere?”aparentaskedJack.“Thatstoryabouttheboywiththeamputated(截肢)legwhobecameatennisstar,Ineedtoreadthattomystaff,”amanagertoldhim.Jackwasaskedrepeatedly,“Isthatstoryinabookanywhere?”EventuallyJackandMarkdecidedtheiraudiencesmustbeontosomething,sotheycollectedthebest101storiesthey’dbeentoldinabook.TheycalleditChickenSoupfortheSoulbecausetheywantedittoprovidecomfortjustliketheirgrandmother’scooking.TheytookthebooktoNewYork,hopingtosellittooneofthebigpublishersbuteverysingleoneturnedthemdown.TheprojectappearedtohavestalleduntiltheymetPeterVegso,theownerofasmallhealthandwellnesspolisherinFloridanamedHCI.Peterreadsomeofthestoriesandlovedthem,sohedecidedtogivethebookachance,becomingChickenSoupfortheSoul’sfoundingpublisher.Never,inJackandMark’swildestdreamshadtheyimaginedwhatthebookwouldbecome.ChickenSoupfortheSoulturnedintooneofthemostpopularandlovedbookseverpublished,selling11millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Readersaskedformorestoriessowepublisheda“secondhelping”ofChickenSoupfortheSoulandathirdafterthat,Today,we’vepublishedmorethan250books,whichhavebecomethebest-sellingtradepaperbackbookseriesofalltime.1、WhatdrovedJackandMarktopublishtheseinspiringstores?A．Therichsourceofgoodstories.B．Thegoodchancetobefamous.C．Thebenefitsfromthebook.D．Thedemandofaudience2、Howdidthetitleofthebookcomefrom?A．Thetasteofchicken.B．ThewayofcookingC．Thepurposeofthebook.D．Theexperiencesofchildren.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stalled”inParagraph3?A．Stopped.B．Failed.C．Succeeded.D．Progressed.4、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewildestdreamsoftwopeople.B．AnunexpectedsuccessofabookC．Anintroductiontoaseriesofbooks.D．Callingonpeopletobuyabestseller.25．（10分）Theairwebreatheissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetwithoutitwecouldnotsurvivemorethanafewminutes.Forthemostpart,thesameairisavailabletoeveryone,andeveryoneneedsitSomepeopleusetheairtoliveonwhiletheysitaroundandfedsorryforthemselves.OthersbreatheintheairandusetheenergyitprovidestomakeamagnificentJifeforthemselves.Opportunityisthesameway.Itiseverywhere.Opportunityissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetopportunityaloneisnotenoughtocreatesuccess.Opportunitymustbeseizedandacteduponinordertohavevalue.Somanypeoplearesoanxiousto“getin”ona“groundflooropportunity”,asiftheopportunitywilldoallthework.Thatisimpossible.Justasyouneedairtobreathe,youneedopportunitytomakeit.Ittakesmorethanjustbreathinginthefreshairofopportunity,however.Youmustmakeuseofthatopportunity.Thatisnotuptotheopportunity.Thatisuptoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhat“floor”theopportunityison.Whatmattersiswhatyoudowithit.1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Introducethetopicofthepassage.B．Compareairtoopportunity.C．Presenttherelationshipbetweenhumanandair.D．Toshowtheimportanceofair.2、Whichofthefollowingmaybeusedasthetittleofthepassage?A．AirandOpportunityB．SeizetheOpportunityC．HowtoSucceedD．BreathetheFreshAir3、Theauthorwantstoadviseusto______.A．breatheintheairB．sitaroundandfeelsorryC．beuptotheopportunityD．makeuseoftheopportunityandactonimmediately第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Recently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeanalot.MyhomeisontheBigIslandofHawaii.Aboutamonthago,whenI36mycarandwasabouttodriveoff,I37attheroadside.Apieceofpaper38myeye.Ipickeditupandreadit39.Instantly,IwasgratefulthatIhaddonethat.TheformturnedouttobeareceiptfromtheStateMotorVehicleDivision,documentingtheowners’40oftheirVehicle’sRegistrationfees.Quickly,Iputmyselfintheirshoesand141:noonewouldthrowthisaway,especially42itwascurrent.Ialsolookedovertheformforcontactoranypersonal43,perhapsalicensetagortelephonenumber.Butthatseemed244.Theformhadbeenblownbythewind,so45wouldIfindtheowners?Haditbeenlyingthereforafewminutesoraweek?SoIcheckedthedateand46thenamesoftheowners,whomust47inourtown.Ibelievedthatthebestandeasieststeptotakewastoputtheformina（n）48addressedtothecoupleandmailitbypost.Further,IimaginedthatifIhadpostedthereceipttoawrong49,howfrantic（慌亂的）I’dbe.Butitwasmuch__50_toattempttoreturnitthantoleavethemangry,upset,etc.overthe51,soIdidasIthought.Myhunch（預(yù)感）wasright.Ontheweekend,ahappycouple52myhouseandbroughtmeabiggift.Theysaidtheyhadpanicked（恐慌）and53thereceiptmadlyeverywherebeforegivingup.Withoutittheywouldhaveto54another8,000.ItfeltgreattoknowI’dhelpedsomeoneavoidamajortroublebydoing55thatatfirstglanceseemedminor.1、A．found B．started C．bought D．parked2、.A．lay down B．flewdown C．glanceddown D．jumpeddown 1817．.A．caught B．blocked C．kept D．covered3、.A．suddenly B．gladly C．formally D．carefully4、.A．a(chǎn)pplicationB．payment C．permission D．a(chǎn)chievement5、A．decided B．planned C．calculated D．thought6、A．if B．because C．when D．though7、A．opinions B．news C．data D．matters8、.A．possible B．important C．useful D．unlikely9、A．why B．how C．what D．which10、A．noted B．recalled C．called D．changed11、.A．wait B．live C．stop D．study12、.A．bag B．pocket C．envelope D．dustbin13、A．place B．country C．way D．station14、.A．sadder B．better C．worse D．faster15、A．luck B．pain C．mistake D．loss16、.A．calledat B．touredaround C．rantowards D．returned to 17、A．tookaway B．searchedfor C．lookedat D．a(chǎn)skedabout 1833．A．earn B．save C．borrow D．spend18、.A．a(chǎn)nything B．nothing C．something D．everything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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhenpolicefoundBarely，19yearsold，livinginatent，insteadofadormitoryinGordonStateUniversity，theywerepreparedtodrivehimaway．Thentheyheardhisstory．Barely1．(plan)towalktocollege2．hecouldn’taffordabusticket，butitwouldbetoo3．(tire)．Soherodesixhoursfromhishometownonhislittlebrother’sbike，4．(carry)allhispossessions—abag，atent，twobottlesofwater5．a(chǎn)boxoffood—inordertostarthissecondyear6．a(chǎn)biologymajor．Hearrivedearlytolookforajob，butnoluck．7．(touch)byhisstory，OfficerRichardandhispartnerputBarelyupatamotelwiththeirownmoney．Wordspreadandsoonpeopledonatedclothes；schoolsuppliesandmoney8．(cover)therestofhismotelstay—hewasevengivenajob．AndthentherewasCasey，whostartedaGoFundMepageforBarelyafterspendingtimewithhim．“Thiskid，thoughweakin9．(appear)，rodeabikefor6hoursinthehotweather．Ithoughtthatheisdetermined．”ShewroteonherFacebookpage．Thefundreached$184，000，allof10．wentintoaneducationtrustforBarely．第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線（)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。ItwasonawarmautumndaythatmyfatherandIwalkintomynewhighschool.Afterregisteredintheclassroom,Iwastakentomydormitorybythevolunteer.AltogetherIhadfiveroommates,twoofwhicharrivedlater.Igottoknowmynewroommateimmediately.AlthoughIwasquiteunwillingtosay“Goodbye”tomyfather,buthehadtoleavetomyhometownintheevening.IsuddenlyrealizedIhadgrownupandthatIhadtolookaftermeandliveindependently.NotuntilthenIknowmyseniorhighschoollifehadrealbegun.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，諾丁漢大學(xué)（TheUniversityofNottingham）計(jì)劃在中國(guó)招收一批優(yōu)秀高中畢業(yè)生，你準(zhǔn)備報(bào)名。請(qǐng)你向該校負(fù)責(zé)人Dr.Dan發(fā)一封100字左右的電子郵件，包括以下內(nèi)容：1.簡(jiǎn)要說(shuō)明你的意向及個(gè)人情況；2.適當(dāng)咨詢(xún)申請(qǐng)入學(xué)的準(zhǔn)備工作（如：筆試、面試的時(shí)間以及考察重點(diǎn)、學(xué)費(fèi)等）；3.具體詢(xún)問(wèn)學(xué)校的課程安排以及學(xué)生的在校學(xué)習(xí)、課外活動(dòng)、業(yè)余生活、住宿等情況。DearDr.Dan,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、D4、C5、C6、D7、D8、B9、A10、B11、D12、A13、C14、A15、D16、A17、A18、D19、A20、C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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe’safraidshewon’tbeabletostaysafe.That’sbecausesheisn’tabletosmell.Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She’smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe’slookingforaplaceofherown.“NowthatI’msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives,”P(pán)radhansays.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.Pradamthinkshersmell