2022-2023学年江苏省南通市海安市海安高级中学高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why2．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension3．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address4．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where5．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes6．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging7．Johnsonhasn’tfeltanyeffectthenewdietingrecipehashimsincehetriedtoloseweightthreemonthsago.A．for B．to C．on D．with8．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can9．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch10．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting11．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who12．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto13．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome14．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave15．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered16．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．attendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．amattending17．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing18．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute19．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though20．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded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）WhenLinawasawokenbythesoundofthunder,shewasaloneontheisland.Theairwascoolandbullfrogscroaked.Itwasthatbriefmomentwhenthesummersunhadsetbutthestarshadn'tyetappeared.Linarubbedhereyesandlookedaround."Hello?"shecalled."Celia?Marie?"Therewasnoresponse.Themoonwasrisingnow,sheddinglightontheisland.Theyhadalwayscalledit"ForgottenIsland"becausenoonebuttheyseemedtorememberitsexistence.Itwasn'tonanyofthemapstheycouldfind,andeventheforestrangersdidn'tknowaboutit.Linalovedthattheisland,hiddeninaheavily-woodedsidestreamoftheriver,wasasecretbetweenthethreefriends-her,Celia,andMarie.ButnowLinawasherealone,anditwasnight.Worsestill,itwasherownfault."Comeon,Lina,letMarierowtheboat."Celiahadsaid.MariewastwoyearsolderthanLina,butshewasahopelessrower.That'swhyLinarefusedandrowedtheboattotheisland.Theargumentthatfollowedtherefusaltooktheusualform.CeliatookMarie'sside,asshealwaysdid.Linahadexplodedandyelledatthemtojustleave.Sotheygotbackintheboatandleft.Aboltoflightningcrossedthedarkenedsky,accompaniedbyadeafeningthunderclap.Thestormwashere.Asthefirstcoldraindropsliddownherneck,Lina'smindreturnedtohercurrentproblem.Shewasstuckherebyherself.Shejusthopedshedidn'tbecomeasforgottenastheisland.Thethoughtofitsentachill（寒意）downherback.Suddenly,Linaspottedsomethinginthewater.Itwasaboat,andinsideitwereMarie,Celia,andMarie'sdad,whowassteeringthroughthefastflowingwaters.Astheboatapproached,theysawLinawavingandtheworriedexpressionsontheirfacesturnedtorelief.InherexcitementLinajumpedintotheriver.Onlyonceshewasintheicywaterdidsherememberhowfastthewaterwasmoving.Luckilyastrongarmreachedintothewaterandpulledherout.ShesmiledweaklyatMarie'sdadand,withoutaword,huggedCeliaandMarie.Theydidn'tseemtomindbecomingwet.1、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheisland？A．Itisveryneartheocean.B．Itisapopularplaceforboating.C．Itissurroundedbythickforest.D．Ithasneverbeenreachedbyothers.2、WhydidLinagetangry？A．Mariewouldnothelprowtheboat.B．Linawasleftaloneontheisland.C．Mariedidn'tknowhowtorowtheboat.D．CeliasupportedMarieinthedisagreement.3、WhatcausedLinatofeelachill?A．Hershameabouttheunnecessaryargument.B．Thefirstraindropsoftheapproachingstorm.C．Theideathatnoonewouldcometosaveher.D．Thedropintemperatureasthesunwentdown.4、WhopulledLinaoutofthewater?A．Marie'sfather.B．Linaherself.C．Marie.D．CeliA．22．（8分）Forpeople,manyotheranimals,familymatters.Considerhowmanyjobsgotorelatives.Orhowanantwillcruellyattackintruder(入侵的)antsbutrescueinjured,closelyrelatednest-mates.Therearegoodevolutionaryreasonstoaidrelatives,afterall.Now,itseems,familyfeelingsmaystirinplantsaswell.ACanadianbiologistplantedtheseedoftheideamorethanadecadeago,butmanyplantbiologistsregardeditasheretical—plantslackthenervoussystemsthatenableanimalstorecognizekin(家族),sohowcantheyknowtheirrelatives?Butwithaseriesofrecentfindings,thebeliefthatplantsreallydocarefortheirmostgeneticallyclosepeers—inaquiet,plantyway—istakingroot.Somespeciescontrolhowfartheirrootsspread,otherschangehowmanyflowerstheyproduce,andafewtilt(倾斜)orshifttheirleavestominimizeshadingofneighboringplants,favoringrelatedindividuals.“Weneedtorecognizethatplantsnotonlysensewhetherit’slightordarkorifthey’vebeentouched,butalsowhomtheyareinteractingwith,”saysSusanDudley,aplantevolutionaryecologist,whoseearlyplantkinrecognitionstudiessparkedtheinterestofmanyscientists.Beyondbroadeningviewsofplantbehavior,thenewworkmayhaveapracticalside.InSeptember2018,ateaminChinareportedthatriceplantedwithkingrowsbetter,afindingthatsuggestedfamilytiescanbeusedtoimprovecropyields.“Itseemsanytimeanyonelooksforit,theyfindakineffect,”saysAndreKessler,achemicalecologistatCornellUniversity.1、Whyareantsmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowhowcruelantsaretotheirenemies.B．Tolayfoundationfortheideaofplants’familyfeelings.C．Tointroducethetopicofhowfamilymatterstoanimals.D．Toexplainwhypeopleusuallygivemorejobstotheirrelatives.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“heretical”?A．Indescribable. B．Understandable. C．Impossible. D．Traditional.3、Whatmaybetheplants’wayofexpressingtheircareforrelatives?A．Theystopproducingflowerstoavoidcompetition.B．Theyspreadtheirrootsfarsoastoprotecttheirpeers.C．Theycarefortheirinjuredpeersbysilentlytakingroots.D．Theymovetheirleavestosharesunlightwiththeirclosepeers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Differentplantsmustn’tbeplantedtogether.B．Cornplantedwithcorncanproducemorethanthatwithrice.C．Chinahasputtheideaintowidepracticeandachievedgreatsuccess.D．Thecloserriceisplantedwiththeirrelativesthemoretheywillproduce.23．（8分）Kindergartenoutside?Yes，indeed.It’spartofagrowingworldwidetrendtowardoutdooreducation.TheschoolsarecalledForestKindergartens.NowthenumbersaresmallintheU.S.，buttheideaiswellestablishedinEurope,withschoolsinScotland,England,andSwitzerland.ByfarmostofsuchschoolsareinGermany,whichhasmorethan400Waldkindergartens.Childrenattendingsuchparticularschoolenjoyagoodamountofoutdooreducationeachday,rainorshine.Somelessonsarefocusedonnature；othersareacademictopicsdeliveredinanaturalsetting.Inallcases，studentsareactive—notsittingatdesksoronmatsonthefloorbutwalking,running,jumping,solvingproblemslikehowtogetthemudoffthebottomsoftheirshoesbeforetheirparentsfindout.Attheseforestkindergartens,studentslearnsciencebyobservinganddoingit,learnmathbyapplyingittothenaturalworldaroundthem，learnlettersandwordsbyputtingthemtogetherusingsightsandsounds.Thechildrenlearntomakecomparisonsusingnaturalthingslikeapplesandrocks.Theydevelopanappreciationforanimalsandplantsintheirnaturalenvironment—notjustbylookingatpicturesinabookoronacomputerscreen.Someofthescienceactivitiesinvolveteamwork,likeexplainingthebestwaytomoveaheavyobject,showinghowalever(杠杆)works.Inothersessions，teachersencouragestudentstodeveloptheirmotorskillsbybuildingwoodentoolssuchashammersandknives.Thesestudentsalsolearnhowtogetalongwithoneanother,individuallyandinagroup.Theyalsodevelophealthylevelsofself-confidence,justfrombeingabletodotheeverydayactivitiesthattheschooloffers.Inatimewhensomanychildrenarebeingclassifiedasobesebecauseoflongtimewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames,theseoutdoorschoolshelpchildrenlearnjustasmuch,ifnotmore，fromopeningtheireyestotheworldaroundthem.1、WhichofthefollowingcountryhasthemostForestKindergartens?A．TheU.S. B．Germany. C．TheU.K. D．Switzerland2、Whatisthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?A．Toanalysehowchildrenlearnsocially.B．Tocomparedifferentteachingapproaches.C．Toshowhowchildrenlearnacademically.D．Todescribehowactivechildrenareintheclass.3、WhichmaybeseeninForestKindergartens?A．Childrenaredoinganexperimentwithchemicals.B．Teachersarewritingsomethingontheblackboard.C．Smartphonesarewidelyusedtohelpchildrenlearn.D．Everythinginnatureislikelytobeappliedtoteaching.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoForestKindergartens?A．Negative. B．Doubtful. C．Positive. D．Uncertain.24．（8分）Whenwehearofdangerousdiseases,cancerandheartdiseaseareoftenwhatfirstcometomind.Recently,aviruscalledEbolahasreappearedinGuinea,killing62peoplesofar.Itleadstohighfever,bleedingandsoon.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected(感染),especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethoseinAfrica.EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.TherearefivedifferenttypesoftheEbolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.Thedeadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012outbreak,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats,whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingontheirblood.HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthavetouchedthebodilyfluids(体液)oftheinfectedanimals.Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.Sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theeffectsofEbolaarehuge:damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.AlreadytheGuineavirusisspreadingfastwithafewcasesspottedinConakry—thecapitalcityofGuinea,farawayfromtheoriginofthevirus.ItisfearedthatthediseasemayhavealreadyreachedneighboringLiberiaandSierraLeone,too.Unfortunately,therearenodisease-specifictreatmentsforEbola.Healthcareworkersonlysupplytheinfectedpeoplewithwatertokeepthemingoodcondition.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrompatients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheinfected.ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.1、Fromthetextweknowthat________.A．EbolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitB．EbolaisahighlyinfectiousvirusC．EbolaisanewlydiscovereddiseaseD．EbolaisrecentlycontrolledinGuinea2、WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．ThecausesofEbola.B．TheoriginofEbola.C．ThetreatmentforEbola.D．TheinfluencesofEbola.3、InEbolainfectedareas,healthcareworkers_______.A．facethedangerofcatchingvirusB．takemeasurestoprotectthenursesC．givewaterandmedicinetothepatientsD．dowhatevertheycantosavetheinfected4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom________.A．anEnglishnewspaperB．atouristguideC．asafetybrochureD．amedicalreport25．（10分）‘Turtletime!,loudlycalledoutbyoneofmynewly-foundfriends,meantthebeginningofeitheramorningorafternoonshiftatTurtleCampinNusaPenida,Indonesia.Uponarrivalattheprojecteachday,wewouldlookeagerlyforournamesonthewhiteboardtoseewhichtaskwewouldbeundertaking.Woulditbethehighlydesirable‘turtlefeeding’,theprettyfun‘tankcleaning’,theexciting‘medicineadministering’orthelessappealing‘fishcutting’?FineintheorybutnotwheneveryflyinIndonesiadecidestocrowdontothesedeadfishwhileyou’recutting!Lifeattheturtleprojectwasfunbecausetwiceadaywegottohangoutwithseaturtles.By‘hangout’,Iobviouslymeant‘work’,aswewereonshift,butitcertainlydidn’tfeellikework.Anotherfunthingwasgettingtoknowtheothervolunteers!Withvolunteersfromallovertheworld,itwasjustcommontohearFinnishbeingspoken,AustralianslangmixedwithFrenchexpressionsandSwedesmakingplanstovisitnewly-foundfriendsintheUSA．Ofcourse,notallthetimeatTurtleCampwasconsumedbyvolunteering.ScheduledactivitiesincludedatriptoCrystalBay,abeautifulparadiseforswimmingandsunbathing,anawesomebeachbonfirecompletewithabeautifulsunsetaswellasourlocalcoworkersshowingofftheirguitarplayingandsingingskills.OurtimeatTurtleCampwascappedoffbysettingfreetwoofourturtlesintotheseatobegintheirjourneyasindependentturtles!Hopefully,theloveandcareprovidedattheturtleprojectwouldensurethattheseturtleshadagreaterchanceofsurvivalinthebig,wideandscaryocean.1、WhichtaskislessfuntothevolunteersatTurtleCamp?A．Turtlefeeding. B．Tankcleaning.C．MedicineAdministering. D．FishCutting.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Thevolunteeringwasachallenge.B．Thetimeatthecampwasdifficult.C．Theworkattheprojectwasadelight.D．Communicationwastime-consuming.3、Whensettingfreethetwoturtles,thevolunteersfeltasenseof_________.A．achievement B．belongingC．loss D．independence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）Notmanypeoplecansaythey'vebeenhitbyavehicle,butIcan.Irodemybiketomydaily1practiceinagymlastsummer.Icrossedthestreetasthelight2;however,ayoungwoman3mewithherfancyracingcar.LikeJamesBondinavery4situation,Irolledacrossthehood（引擎罩）ontotheothersideofthecar.Youmaywonder5awomandrivercouldbesocareless.Thetruthisthatthewomanwasonherphonewhiledriving,soher6wasclearlydrawnawayfromdrivingandcausedtheaccident.Afterassessingmy7andbelievingthatallmyboneswereundamagedinanyway,I8andtalkedtothewomandriver.Icouldtellshewasobviouslyquite9,aswasI.Afterassuringherofmywell-being,we10ways.11mysurprisinglyshabbybicycle,Iwentonmyway.Irodeintothe12only20minuteslate.Uponmyarrival,mytenniscoachandfriendsaskedmewhyIwaslate.Nervously,I13thecaraccident.Everyoneseemedtobefarmore14thanIwas.Infact,I15joked,sayingthatnowIknowhowthesquirrelsfeelafteraniceescape.Afterthis16,Irealizetheimportanceofbikelanesandwatchingoutforpedestrians.NowasIdrive,Ialways17forpeopleonbikessothattheydonot18thesamefate（命运）thatIdid19,forallthebikersandrunnersoutthere,watchoutforcars,asonesmallmistakecould20anunforgivablemistake.1、A．footballB．tennisC．volleyballD．badminton2、A．permittedB．brokeC．appearedD．exploded3、A．passedB．greetedC．hitD．met4、A．romanticB．humorousC．awkwardD．dangerous5、A．howB．ifC．whenD．where6、A．passionB．attentionC．interestD．excitement7、A．needsB．behaviorsC．injuriesD．conclusions8、A．stoodupB．walkedawayC．laydownD．blewup9、A．rudeB．cautiousC．forgetfulD．scared10、A．partedB．clearedC．exploredD．changed11、A．TurninginB．PickingupC．PuttingasideD．Givingaway12、A．garageB．parkinglotC．gymD．bikestore13、A．avoidedB．ignoredC．preventedD．mentioned14、A．gratefulB．inspiredC．anxiousD．curious15、A．stillB．evenC．justD．yet16、A．attemptB．sacrificeC．explorationD．accident17、A．lookoutB．workoutC．comeoutD．setout18、A．acceptB．deserveC．sufferD．escape19、A．ThusB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Also20、A．repeatB．causeC．correctD．realize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）ChinahasbeenselectedtohosttheWorldSkillsCompetitioninShanghaiin2021,aneventithopestousforbuildingastrongerteamofskilledworkersnationwideandtoimproveinternational1．(exchange)intechnicalskills.Hostingtheeventwillhelpguidethewholesociety2．(respect)thespiritofskilledworkmanship.Itwillalsohelpcreate3．socialatmosphereofrespectinglaborandadmiringskill.Chinahas165millionskilledworkers,including47.9millionwhoareclassedashighlyskilled.Theywerefirstclassifiedbythegovernmentin2003.They4．(include)asoneofthemajorState-leveltalentgroupsalongwiththeoreticalscientistsin2015,5．(mark)asignificantriseintheirsocialstatus.China’s6．(early)modernskillstrainingcandatebacktotheQingDynasty.Itwasin18667．theFoochowShipbuildingInstitutioninFujianprovincewasestablished.In178,theadoptionofthereformadopening-uppolicyhighlightedashortageof8．(talent)technicians.Asaresult,thenumberofstudentsattechnicalinstitutesrosesharply.Morerecently,technicaleducation9．(receive)greatersupportfromthecentralgovernmenttohelpshapethenation’sproducingpower.Everyyear,morethan10millionpeoplehaveaccess10．technicaleducationandtraining.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。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。WevoluntarilyparticipatedinanactivityorganizedbyourschoolinSaturday、WegottogetherattheGoodwillSquareandhandedoutleafletstopassers-by,tellthemthesignificanceofenvironmentalprotection、Theleafletssoonattracttheattentionofthepublic、Someofusalsodeliveredapublicspeechtotellpeoplesomeknowledgesabouthowtoprotecttheenvironment、Theywerealsotoldwheretotakeactioninaproperlyandefficientway、ThisactivitywasofferedusachancetocontributetooursocietybutIhavelearnedmuchfromit、Ithinksomeoneshouldbeconcernedaboutourenvironmentandtakeactivepartinimprovingit、13第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Lily在她的微博上说她为了减肥吃减肥药，而且经常不吃饭，导致身体变得很虚弱，状态不佳。请你就此事给她写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.对她的现状表示担心；2.指出吃减肥药以及经常不吃饭的坏处；3.提出一些健康的减肥方法，如慢跑、定期到健身房健身等。注意：1.词数100个左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：减肥药weight-losspill;慢跑jogging;健身房gym____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、D5、C6、D7、C8、A9、A10、A11、C12、C13、A14、A15、A16、C17、D18、A19、C20、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、C2、D3、C4、A22、1、B2、C3、D4、B23、1、B2、C3、D4、C24、KathyFletcherandDavidSimpsonhaveasonnamedSanti.Hehasafriendwhosometimesgoestoschoolhungry.SoSantiinviteshimtooccasionallyeatandsleepathishouse.Thatfriendhasafriendandthatfriendhasafriend,andnowwhenyougotodinneratKathyandDavid'shouseonThursdaynighttheremightbe15to20teenagersgatheringaroundthetable,andlatertherewillbegroupsofthemcrashinginthebasementorinthesmallbedroomsupstairs.ThekidswhoshowupatKathyandDavid'shavesufferedthepainsofmodernpoverty:homelessness,hungerandabuse.Andyetbysomemiracle,hostilesoilhasproducedbeautifulflowers.Kidscomefromaroundthecity.Spicychickenandblackriceareserved.Cellphonesarebanned.ThekidswhocallKathyandDavid“Momma”and“Dad”,arepoliteanddothedishes.Birthdaysandgraduationsarecelebrated.Songsareperformed.Ateachmealtheygoaroundthetableandeverybodyhastosaysomethingnobodyelseknowsabouthim.Ateachmealthekidsshowtheirpromisetocareforoneanother.Theadultsinthiscommunitygivethekidsthechancetopresenttheirgifts.“Atmyfirstdinner,EddreadapoemthatIfirstthoughtwasfromLangstonHughes,butitturnedouttobehisown.KesarihasavoicethatsomehowappearsfromNewOrleansjazzinthe1920s.MadelineandThalyaformafriendshipasifitwerethehighestart