四川省泸州市市合江县合江天立学校高2024年高考英语一模试卷含解析

四川省泸州市市合江县合江天立学校高2024年高考英语一模试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where2．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt3．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold4．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．alittlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake5．—ThankGodIpassedtheinterviewyesterday.Iwassweatingheavily.—Metoo.I________whenIwassittingoutsidewaiting.A．lookeddownmynose B．letmyhairdownC．hadbutterfliesinmystomach D．chancedmyarm6．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.7．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what8．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished9．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what10．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．appointedC．appointing D．havingappointed11．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor12．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved13．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since14．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts15．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a;\ D．\;the16．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted17．---Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.---Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot18．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned19．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there20．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor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）EveryJanuary,morethan3,000peopletakepartinoneofthemostdifficultracesonEarth:theToughMancompetitionintheUK.Theparticipantsrun,swimandclimbaroundthe15kmcourse.Butthisisnonormalrace.Theserunnershavetocrawlthroughtunnels,runacrossafieldofnettles(荨麻)andjumpoverfire.What’smore,thecompetitiontakesplaceinJanuarywhentemperaturesarefreezing.Peopletravelfromthroughouttheworldtoparticipateinit.Thecompetitionisquitedangerousandeveryyearthereareaccidents.Injurieslikebrokenbonesandcutsarequitecommon.One-thirdoftheparticipantsdonotcompleteit.Runnershavetobeveryathleticandmostpeopletrainalltheyeartoprepareforit.Therearesimilarevents,butthisisthefirstoneintheworld.Manypeopledothecompetitionbecauseitissofamous.Everyyeartheorganizerschangetheeventsandaddnewthings.Thismeansthatthecompetitionstaysthrillingandchallenging,sopeoplegobackyearafteryear.First,theparticipantsrun1kmalongamuddyroad.Next,theycrawlunderlownetsontheground.Afterthenets,therunnersjumpoffahighplatformintoalakeandswimfor1km.Then,theyreachthefieldoffire.Here,therunnersrunacrossafieldandjumpoversmallbonfires(篝火).Next,theparticipantsmustcrawlthroughalongtunnelwhichispartlyunderwater.Finally,therunnersrun2kmthroughnettlesbeforetheyreachthefinishingline.1、637．Accordingtothetext,theparticipantsinthecompetition________.A．arerequiredtorun15kmB．maytaketheriskofbeinginjuredC．havetotakeamedicalexaminationD．aretrainedtodealwithemergencies2、639．WhatdowelearnabouttheToughMancompetition?A．Itisexcitingbutquitetough.B．Itisintendedforoverweightpeople.C．TheparticipantsaremainlyBritishnatives.D．Onlyone-thirdoftheparticipantscanmakeit.3、641．Toattractparticipants,theorganizersusually________.A．createmoreitemsB．holdthesimilaractivitiesC．holdthecompetitioninwinterD．organizethecompetitionindifferentcounties4、643．Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A．warntheparticipantsofdangerB．advertisetheToughMancompetitionC．introducetheToughMancompetitionD．informtheparticipantsofthecompetition22．（8分）RulesfortheUniversityEntranceExamination●Youmustbeattheexaminationcentertenminutesbeforetheexaminationstarts.Ifyouaremorethantenminuteslate,youmaynotentertheexaminationcenter.Theexaminationtakesplaceatthesametimeindifferentstates.●Youmusthaveproofofyournameandgradeaswellasofficialexaminationnumber.Showthesewhenyoucometotheexaminationcenter.●Dependingonwhichexaminationyouaretaking,youmaybringcertainitemsintotheexaminationcenter.Mathematicsexaminationsmayallowyoutouseelectroniccalculators(计算器).Othersubjectsmayallowyoutousedictionariesandotherreferencematerial.Pleasereadthenotessentwithyourtimetablecarefully.●Youmustbringyourownpencils.Nonewillbeprovidedforyou.Thefollowingitemsarenotallowedintheexaminationcenter:walkmansandradios,headsets,anyfoodordrink,schoolbags,electronicequipment(unlessspecificallypermittedforvarioussubjects),andmobilephones.●Onceinthecenter,youmustsitatthedeskwithyourexaminationnumberonit.Whenyousitdown,placeyourexaminationnumberatthetopcornerofyourdesk.●Youmustremainsilentduringtheexamination.Youmustnotdisturbotherpeoplewhoaretakingthetest.●Ifyouneedadrinkortoiletbreak,youshouldraiseyourhandandwaitforthesupervisor(监督者)tospeaktoyou.Youwillbegivenwaterorthesupervisorwilltakeyoutothebathroom.Youarenotallowedtotalkwithanyoneduringthebreak.●Youmustwriteyouranswersintheofficialanswersheet.Yoursupervisorwillprovideextrapaperifyouwishtomakenotes.●Youmayleavetheexaminationroomatanytimeifyoudonotplantoreturn.Ifyoufinishearlyandwanttoleave,pleasemovewellawayfromtheexaminationcenter.●Thesupervisorwillwarnyoufifteenminutes,fiveminutesandoneminutebeforetheendoftheexamination.Whenthesupervisorsaysthatthetimeisup,youmustputdownyourpencilandwaitatyourdeskuntilyourpaperiscollected.1、Whatkindofexaminationaretheserulesprobablyfor?A．Alocalexam. B．Afinalexam.C．Acollegeexam. D．Anationalexam.2、Whatareyouallowedtohavewithyouwhenyoutakemathematicsexamination?A．Relatedmaterial. B．Proofofyourself.C．Acellphone. D．Adictionary.3、Whatshouldyoudoifyoufinishthetestearlyandwanttogetabetterresult?A．Takesomenotescarefully.B．Leavetheroomimmediately.C．Remaininyourseatandcheckagain.D．Raiseyourhandtoinformyourteacher.4、Whatcanbeprovidedforyouduringtheexam?A．Pencils. B．Foodanddrink.C．Extrapaper. D．Calculators.23．（8分）Off-Peakfaresarecheaperticketsfortravelingontrainsthatarelessbusy,offeringgoodvalueformoney.Theticketsmayrequireyoutotravelatspecifictimesofday,daysoftheweekoronaspecificroute.WherethereismorethanoneOff-Peakfareforajourney,thecheaperfareiscalledSuperOff-Peak.YoucanbuyOff-Peakticketsanytimebeforeyoutravel,eitheronlineoratalocalstation.ThetravelrestrictionsforyourOff-Peakticketwilldependonthejourneyyouaremaking.Theticketsmustbeusedonthedateshownontheticket.ForOff-Peakreturntickets,relatedjourneysmustbemadeonthedateshownonyourticketaswell.Childrenagedfivetofifteengeta50%discountforallOff-Peakfares.Upto2childrenunder5yearscantravelfreewitheachfarepayingadult.Railcardholdersgetl/3offallStandardClassOff-Peakfares.Senior,anddisabledRailcardholdersalsogetl/3offallFirstClassOffPeakfares.PleasenotethatminimumfaresandtimerestrictionsmayapplytoticketsboughtwithaRailcard.Ifyouplanonatraintripwithfriendsoryourfamily,youmaygetgrouptraveldiscounts.Threeorfourcantravelforthepriceofjusttwoadults-leavingeveryonemoremoneytospendonthedayout!IfyouaretravelinginagroupoftenormoreatOff-Peaktimes,youmaybeabletoobtainafurtherdiscountthroughthetraincompanyyouaretravelingwith.Contactthetraincompanydirectlyandbeawarethatyoumayneedtobookticketsinadvance.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.nationalrail.co.uk.1、AnOff-Peakticketdiffersfromotherticketsin.A．itsgoodvalueformoneyB．itsconvenienceC．thespecifictrainsD．travelschedules2、Sarah,aRailcardholder,istravelingwithher12-year-oldsonand4-year-olddaughter.Howmuchshouldtheypayforthe6-poundOff-Peakfares?A．￡6.B．￡18.C．￡7.D．￡12.3、ApartfromtheOff-Peakfairs,youmayalsosavemoneyby.A．becomingaVIPB．travelingatrushtimeC．buyingticketsonlineD．gettinggrouptraveldiscounts4、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Anannouncement.B．Aticketbookingguide.C．Abusinessreport.D．Atravelreview.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）Manymanagersbelievethatoverworking

isanevidenceofdevotionfromtheiremployees’side.Stillfewothersregardthiscustomasathreattotheworkers’work-lifebalance,whichmaynegativelyinfluencethelevelofproductivityandefficiency.EmployeesatAmsterdamdesignstudioHeldergroenwon’tbeputtinginmuchovertime.Notintheoffice,atanyrate.That’sbecauseeverydayat6:00pm,theirdesks,tablesandotherworksurfaces,withtheircomputersattached,areliftedtotheceilingbysteelcables（绳索）normallyusedtomoveheavyprops（道具）intheatricalproductions.Ifyouleaveahalf-eatensandwichonyourdesk,you’reoutofluck.“Oncethechairsandotherworkplaceparaphernaliaareclearedaway,thespaceisfreeforeveningandweekenduseasadancefloor,yogastudio...oranythingelseyoucanthinkof–thefloorisactuallyyours,”doctorSanderVeenendaalsaid.Inaway,theofficespaceitselfisworkingovertimeforHeldergroen,bringingaboutlotsofpublicityandcarryinganenlightened（有启发的）messageofcareer-lifebalancefarandwide.”Wethinkthatdoingactivitieslikethismakesiteasierforpeopletoworkhere,”saysVeenendaal.“Youknowwhenitistimetorelaxordosomethingelsethatinspiresyou.”Thatsoundsawesome.There’sjustonecatch.Inthemorning,thedesksreappearandeverybodyhastogobacktowork.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheemployeesatHeldergroen?A．TheyareunwillingtoworklateB．TheyarediscouragedfromworkingovertimeC．TheyarepersuadedtoleavetheofficeearlierD．Theyaretoputawaytheircomputersafterwork2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”inparagraph3referto?A．Props.B．Food.C．Equipment.D．Cables.3、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheHeldergroen’sofficedesign?A．Creative.B．InconvenientC．OrdinaryD．Strange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）Iwasthefoolatschool，regardedasaspecialneedsstudent．Iwastermedassuch．Obviously，becauseIwasnotinterestedinschoolanddidnotcareformy1．Overtime，Istartedtobelieveinmystupidity．I2thefactthatIwasinspecialneedsclassesandpoureditoutasangeranddepression．Butoneactivity3thisviewofmyself：chess．Istartedtoplaychesswithmyfatherafterschool4becauseIwantedtobeathimatsomething．Myfatherwasa5man，fondofphysics，writing，religion，…，almosteveryfield．Hewascalledawalkingdictionary．So，winninginchessagainstmyfatherwouldbea6thatIhadintellectualpower．Onthesmallchessboard，Ihadachanceto7myso-calledinability．Gameaftergame，Iwantedtobeatmyfatherevenmore．Istartedtostudychessbooksandplayagainstachesscomputerto8myskills．Oneweekend，Ifinallycheckmated（将杀）myfatheronaferryride，whichmademefeel9．Twoyearslater，Ibecamethesecondboard10myschoolchessteam，withourtopboardbeingthebesthighschoolplayerinthestate．Butbeforethetournamentseason，ourtopplayer11tocome．Therecamemychancetoplayastopboardagainstthebestplayersinotherstates．IwasdeterminedtoshowwhoIhadbecome：a（n）12personabletowinwithcalculation，logicandwill．Mymost13gamecameinthefinalround．Ourteamwasfacingahighschoolwhichonlyexcellentstudentsattended．Itwas14amatchbetweenaspecialneedsstudentandasmartsoul．Myopponent（对手）wasplayingwellandkept15whileIkeptdefendingtokeepmykingsafe．Hespentlongtryingtobreakdownmydefenses，butcouldnotfindthefinalpush．I16withmoredefensivemoves，tryingtomakeitasdifficultforhimaspossible．Withlittle17left，hestartedtomakerapidmoves．18hecouldmakethefinaldecision，heranoutoftime．Honestly，ashisclockflagfell，Ijumpedupoutofmyseatandkissedtheflooroutofexcitement．Ofcourseitwasnotthemostsportsmen-like19，butIcouldnotcontrolmyemotions．Whileholdingmywinner'scup，IknewIwasnot20．Theinferioritycomplex（自卑感）hadmeltedaway，andIrealizedthatunderneathourthoughts，eachpersonisagenius．1、A．habitsB．gradesC．plansD．benefits2、A．noticedB．explainedC．acceptedD．ignored3、A．changedB．supportedC．questionedD．showed4、A．especiallyB．obviouslyC．simplyD．hopefully5、A．smartB．strictC．quietD．strong6、A．dreamB．lessonC．theoryD．sign7、A．turnoverB．turndownC．getoverD．getthrough8、A．teachB．sharpenC．chooseD．invent9、A．overjoyedB．disappointedC．puzzledD．interested10、A．forB．inC．ofD．on11、A．promisedB．managedC．happenedD．failed12、A．braveB．luckyC．activeD．intelligent13、A．terribleB．memorableC．dangerousD．popular14、A．normallyB．possiblyC．actuallyD．partly15、A．attackingB．smilingC．pausingD．escaping16、A．returnedB．quitC．wonD．exchanged17、A．patienceB．timeC．energyD．wisdom18、A．OnceB．UntilC．BeforeD．Unless19、A．spiritB．thoughtC．commentD．behavior20、A．proudB．stupidC．brightD．lazy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）Agroupofstudents1．(range)from9to13arebenefitingfromaschedulewhichisrunbytheConfuciusinstitute(孔子学院)atNewcastleUniversity,whichaimstobuild2．(close)academic,culturalandsocialtiesbetweenChinaandtheNorthEastofEngland.Staffattheinstituteworkpatientlywithschoolsandtheotherdaythepupilstookpartinweeklyafter-schoolsessionswiththeteacherQiangXingdiwhogavetheman3．(introduce)totheChineselanguageandculture.Alreadythepupils,makingprogressinlearningChinesenow,4．(award)certificatesofachievementfromtheinstitute.Adamsaid,“IhavealwayshadaninterestinChinesecultureandthiscoursehasbeen5．greatwaytoteachmeallaboutit.”ConfuciusInstitutesareworldwidenon-profitpublicinstitutions6．(design)bytheChinesegovernmenttopromote7．languageandculture8．teachingplansandculturalexchanges.TheConfuciusInstituteatthisuniversitywassetupin2013,anditisthefirstintheNorthEast.StudentVoicesaidlastweek,“ManythankstotheConfuciusInstituteatthisuniversityfor9．theyhavearrangedforthestudentsandQiangXingdiforherweeklyenthusiasm,10．haswithoutdoubtmadeasignificantimpressiononthem.”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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。TheotherdayIranintoanoldschoolmateofmy,SallyBarber,whileIwasatthecashpoint、Ihadn’tseenherforage、Iwantedtocatchupwithher,soIsuggestedgoforacupofcoffee、Unfortunately,Sally’saverybusywoman,butshedidn’thavetimeforacoffee、Let’smeetlateintheweek,Isuggested、Thatisoftenthecase,Sallylookedinherdiary,andsaidwecouldgettogetherforlunchat1pmonFridayatherfavoriterestaurant、Ithoughtitwasaverymuchsmartplace,soIhaddressinfortheoccasion、Iarrivedatarestaurantingoodtime、Ifinishedmydessertbythetimesheturnedup–shewasanhourlate!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你校和加拿大某中学是友好学校，对方校刊来信了解你校的选修课开设情况。请根据下表提供的内容，用英语写一篇短文，向对方介绍这一情况。课程门类

上课时间

学生对课程的看法

学生建议

六种：书法、英语口语、音乐欣赏、电影欣赏、摄影和游泳，学生可任选

每周二、五下午4：30～6：00

很有趣；能学到许多课外知识；有实践机会

增加选修课；减少作业量；多组织参观、了解社会的活动

参考词汇：选修optionalcourses音乐欣赏MusicAppreciation

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、C5、C6、D7、B8、D9、A10、B11、A12、C13、C14、B15、C16、A17、C18、B19、D20、D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、637．B2、639．A3、641．A4、643．C22、1、D2、B3、C4、C23、1、A2、C3、D4、B24、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.MadelineandThalyaformafriendshipasifitwerethehighestartform,”Georgesaid.“Theygiveusagift—completeintoleranceofsocialdistance.WhenIfirstmetEdd,Iheldoutmyhandtoshakehis.Helookedatitandsaid,‘Wehughere',andwe'v