安徽省皖东县中联盟2023-2024学年高考英语押题试卷含解析

安徽省皖东县中联盟2023-2024学年高考英语押题试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound2．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might3．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck4．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing5．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed6．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what7．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who8．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．assoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when9．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what10．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．adjustment B．alternativeC．advertisement D．amusement11．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict12．Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please13．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting14．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft15．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will16．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone17．Whereisyournewhomenow?Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving18．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost19．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared20．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove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）AccordingtoGuglielmoCavalloandRogerChartier,readingaloudwasacommonpracticeintheancientworld,theMiddleAges,andaslateasthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies.Readerswere“listenersattentivetoareadingvoice,”and“thetextaddressedtotheearasmuchastotheeye.”Thesignificanceofreadingaloudcontinuedwellintothenineteenthcentury.UsingCharlesDickens’snineteenthcenturyasapointofdeparture,itwouldbeusefultolookatthefamilialandsocialusesofreadingaloudandreflectonthefunctionalchangeofthepractice.Dickenshabituallyreadhisworktoadomesticaudienceorfriends.InhislateryearshealsoreadtoabroaderpubliccrowdChaptersofreadingaloudalsoaboundinDickens’sownliteraryworks.Moreimportantly,hetookintoconsiderationtheVictorianpracticewhencomposinghisprose,somuchsothathiswritingismeanttobeheard,notonlyreadonthepage.PerformingaliterarytextorallyinaVictorianfamilyiswelldocumented.Apartfrompromotingapleasantfamilyrelationship,readingaloudwasalsoameansofprotectingyoungpeoplefromthedangerofsolitary(孤独的)reading.Readingaloudwasatoolforparentalguidance.Bymeansofreadingaloud,parentscouldalsointroduceliteraturetotheirchildren,andassuchthepracticecombinedleisureandmoreseriouspurposessuchasreligiouscultivationintheyouths.Withinthefamily,itwascommonplaceforthefathertoreadaloudDickensreadtohischildren:oneofhissurvivingandoften-reprintedphotographsfeatureshimposingonachair,readingtohistwodaughters.Readingaloudinthenineteenthcenturywasasmuchaclassphenomenonasafamilyaffair,whichpointstoawidespreadbeliefthatVictorianreadershipprimarilymeantamiddle-classreadership,ThosewhofelloutsidethisgrouptendedtobeoverlookedbyVictorianpublishers。Despitethis,Dickens,withhispublishersChapmanandHall,managedtodistributeliteraryreadingmaterialstopeoplefromdifferentsocialclassesbyreducingthepriceofnovels.Thiswasalsomadepossiblewiththetechnologicalandmechanicaladvancesinprintingandthespreadofrailwaynetworksatthetime.Sincetheliteracylevelofthissectionofthepopulationwasstilllowbeforeschoolattendancewasmadecompulsoryin1870bytheEducationAct,aconsiderablenumberofpeoplefromlowerclasseswouldlistentorecitalsoftexts.Dickens’sreaders,whowerefromsuchsocialbackgrounds,mighthaveheardDickensinthismanner.SeveralbiographersofDickensalsodrawattentiontothefactthatitwastypicalforhistextstobereadaloudinVictorianEngland,andthusilliteracywasnotanobstacleforreadingDickens.Readingwasnolongerachieflyclosetedformofentertainmentpracticedbythemiddleclassathome.Aworking-classhomewasinmanywaysnotconvenientforreading:thereweretoomanydistractions,thelightingwasbad,andthehomewasalsooftenhalfaworkhouse.Asaresult,theVictoriansfromthenon-middleclassestendedtofindrelaxationoutsidethehomesuchasinparksandsquares,whichwereidealplacesforthepublictogowhileawaytheirlimitedleisuretime.Readingaloud,inparticularpublicreading,tosomeextentblurredthedistinctionsbetweenclasses.TheVictorianmiddleclassdefineditsidentitythroughdifferenceswithotherclasses.Dickens’spopularityamongreadersfromthenon-middleclassescontributedtothecreationofanewclassofreaderswhoreadthroughlistening.DifferentreadersofDickenswerenotreadingsolitarilyand“jealously,”touseWalterBenjamin’sterm.Instead,theyoftenenjoyedamorecommunalexperience,anexperiencethatisgenerallylackingintoday’sworld.Modemaudiobookscanbeconsideredacontemporaryversionofthepractice.However,whilethetwentieth-andtwentieth-first-centurytrendforindividualstolistentoaudiobookskeepssomeeharacteristicsoftraditionalreadingaloud-suchas“listenersattentivetoareadingvoice”andtheearbeingthefocus—itisafarmoresolitaryactivity.1、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph1?A．Thesignificanceofreadingaloud.B．Thehistoryofreadingaloud.C．Thedevelopmentofreadingpractice.D．Therolesofreadersinreadingpractice.2、HowdidthepracticeofreadingaloudinfluenceDickens’sworks?A．Hestartedtowriteforabroaderpubliccrowd.B．Heincludedmorereadablecontentsinhisnovels.C．Scenesofreadingaloudbecamecommoninhisworks.D．Hisworkswereintendedtobebothheardandread.3、HowmanybenefitsdidreadingaloudbringtoaVictorianfamily?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.4、WherecouldaLondonsteelworkerpossiblyhavegonetoforreading?A．TrafalgarSquare.B．His/herownhouse.C．NearbybookstoresD．Workingplace.5、WhatchangedidreadingaloudbringtoVictoriansociety?A．Differentclassesstartedtoappreciateandreadliteraryworkstogether.B．Peoplefromlowersocialclassesbecameacceptedasmiddle-class.C．Anon-classsocietyinwhicheveryonecouldreadstartedtoform,D．Thedifferencesbetweenclassesgrewlesssignificantthanbefore.6、Whatislikelytobediscussedafterthelastparagraph?A．Newreadingtrendsforindividuals.B．Theharmofmodemaudiobooks.C．Thematerialformodemreading.D．Readingaloudincontemporarysocieties.22．（8分）FortouristsholdingtheBarcelonaCard,theinformationbelowwillbeusefulifyouplantoadmiresomeartworksorarchitecturesthere.SagradaFamiliaOpeninghours:09:00-18:00(October-March);09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:

11,or11,or10withtheBarcelonaCardTheproject'svastsaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona'stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.LaPedreraOpeninghours:November-February:09:00-18:1;March-October:09:00-20:00Admission：$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.Itisauniquemodernistbuildingmadeofbricksandcolorfultiles（瓦）.Visitorscanseetheamazing800squaremetersattic（阁楼）with270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeletonofawhale.BarcelonaFCMuseumOpeninghours:6thApril-4thOctober:10:00-20:00;therestoftheyear.10:00-18:1Admission：$8.50forentrytothemuseumand$17foraguidedtour.Whenyoubuyyourticketyouhavetwooptions:aticketforthemuseumtoseethefootballstadiumoraspecialonefor$15whereyougettoseethestadiumandthescenesattheclub.PicassoMuseumOpeninghours:Checkthewebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.Admission：$9formainexhibition-extraforspecialshowings.Save50%withBarcelonaCard.ThemuseumhasarrangedPicasso’spaintingsfromhisearlydaystohisfinalworks.ArrangingthepaintingsinthiswaygivesyouafascinatinginsightintothedevelopmentofPicasso.1、Whatdoweknowthetouristattractionsmentionedinthepassage?A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.B．LaPedreraiswell-knownforitscolorfulmaterial.C．BarcelonaFCMuseummayattractfootballfans.D．PicassoMuseumoffersonlyoneexhibition.2、IfyouvisitthestadiumandtheclubwithatourguideinBarcelonaFCmuseum,youshouldpay_______A．$25.5B．$34C．$42.5D．$33、Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．TheBarcelonaCardisamustforvisitingthem.B．Theyareallfamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferentseasons.D．Touristscanhaveadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.23．（8分）Chinanowhas52sitesincludedontheUNESCOWorldHeritagelist,whichwasestablishedtosafeguarduniqueandirreplaceableculturalandnaturalsitesaroundtheworld.Let’shavealookatsomeofthem,whichmaygiveyousomecluesonyournexttravelplan.MausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorTheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorislocatedinLintongcounty,nearXi’ancity,capitalofShaanxiprovince.Atotalof8,000life-sizeterracottawarriors,chariotsandhorses,andhundredsofbronzeweaponshavebeenunearthedfromit.Manystateleadersandexpertsworldwidebelievethatthediscoveryofthemausoleumisamajorarcheologicalfindandcanbecalledtheeighthwonderoftheworld,parallelingEgypt’spyramids.Kulangsu,aHistoricInternationalSettlementGulangyuIsland,knowninthelocaldialectasKulangsu,islocatedontheentryoftheJiulongRiver,facingthecityofXiamen.Theislandwasoccupiedbyatleastadozencountries,includingGreatBritain,FranceandJapan.Asaresult,Westernculturegrewrapidlythereinthe19thcentury,especiallymusic.WithsuchaharmoniousblendofWesternmusicandEasternculture,Gulangyuisnaturallyreferredtoasthe“islandofmusic”.Itisfamousforitsoutstandingmusiciansandmusicalinstruments.QinghaiHohXilHohXil,whichmeans“beautifulgirl”inMongolian,islocatedinthenorth-easternendoftheQinghai-TibetanPlateau.HohXilNationalNatureReserveisChina’slargestandtheworld’sthirdlargestuninhabitedarea.Becauseofthehighaltitudeandfierceweather,itisimpossibleforpeopletolivethere,andtherefore,itisaparadiseforwildlifeandhometomorethan230speciesofwildanimalsincludingendangeredspeciessuchastheTibetanantelope,whichisrecognizedastheNationalClassIProtectedanimal.HuangshanMountainHuangshan,knownas“theloveliestmountainofChina”,liesinthesouthofAnhuiprovinceineasternChina.Thescenicareacovers154sqkm,andisfamousforitspeaks,rocks,pines,cloudsandsprings.Italsohasarichculturalheritage.XuXiake,afamoustraveleroftheMingDynasty(1368-1644),visitedHuangshantwice,anddescribeditinapoem,callingitthebestofallmountainsinChina.Todayitholdsthesamefascinationforvisitors,poets,paintersandphotographers.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．QinghaiHohXilisthelargestuninhabitedareaintheworld.B．Kulangsuwasoccupiedfornotlessthanadozenyears.C．MausoleumislocatedinthecapitalcityofShaanxiprovince.D．HuangshanMountainiswellknownforitsmagnificentscenery.2、WhyisQinghaiHohXilaparadiseforwildlifelivingthere?A．Becauseendangeredspeciesarewellprotectedthere.B．Becauseitislargeinsizewithbeautifulscenery.C．BecauseitislocatedonQinghai-TibetanPlateau.D．Becausetoughweatherandenvironmentmakenopeoplelivethere.3、Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?A．AtravelguidebookB．AnentertainmentmagazineC．AsciencefictionD．Ahistorytextbook24．（8分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:08702439000Date:Friday,18Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytohisfamily.Thesongsinclude“Foodgloriousfood”,“You’vegottopickapocketortwo”,“Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning”,“Iamreviewingthesituation”and“Consideryourselfathome.”Place:TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,LondonTelephone:02074945061Date:Thursday,17Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡25,butnowsave20%◆JerseyBoysMusical:IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchas“Biggirlsdon’tcry”,“Oh,whatanight”and“Can’ttakemyeyesoffyou”.Place:PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,LondonTelephone:08708509191Date:Saturday,19Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡22.5◆AllsWellThatEndsWellPlay:Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).Place:Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,LondonTelephone:02074019919Date:Sunday,20Nov,2015Ticketprice:￡40.51、IfMaryisavailableonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?A．08708509191 B．02074945061C．08702439000 D．020740199192、Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto________.A．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB．LyceumTheatreC．PrinceEdwardTheatreD．TheatreRoyal3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToshowtheimportanceofWB．Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.C．TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D．Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.25．（10分）AfterIvisitedmyeldersister’shouse,Iwasremindedjusthowdifferenttheapartmentlivingwithachildwas.Shehasanicebighousewithafewfloors,abigbackyardandlotsoftoys.HerhouseismysonTom’slittlepieceofheaven.Atherhousetherearelittletoys,bigtoys,adollhouse,aplayhouseandmore!Therearebedroomstockedwithtraintables,ride-ontoysandbigtrucks.Themaindifferenceaboutbeinganapartmentmomisthatyoucannotbecomeacollectorof“things”.Icontinuallygetridofanythingtoolarge.WhenTomwasborn,wemadearulethattherewouldneverbeanystuffedanimalsinourapartmentthatwerelargerthanhimatthattime.Wealsomadearulethatwewouldonlyeverhaveatmostfivestuffed“anything”atonetime.Sofarthishadworkedoutwellforus.TheserulesleftTomwithafewspecialsoftcreaturestoplaywith,butthatcanbeeasilyputaway.Sincewewanttokeeptheappearanceofbeingcleancitydwellers,wehavelimitedTom’splaythingstoonetoybasketinthemainlivingspaceandonebigstoragebininhisbedroom.IamconstantlythinkingaboutlivingspacewhenIbuyanythingforourlittleTom.WelovethestoragebininTom’sroom.Itisfilledwithfunplaythings.Itisaplacetokeephistoysandeverythinggetspulledinandoutdaily.Anythingthatdoesn’tfitisoftenweededouttocreatespace.Tomabsolutelylikesgoingtohisaunt’shouseandpullingouteverysingletoyavailabletohim.Ofcourse,Tomdoesnotnoticethatwhenhereturnshomeheonlygetsonebasketoftoysinsteadofmanyroomsoftoys.RightnowTomlivesfullyinhis1,100-square-footapartmentandseemsverysatisfiedwithhisbasketoftoys.1、ByParagraph1thewritermainlywantstotellusthathersister________.A．lovesbuyingtoysforherselfB．hasseveralchildrenC．livesinahousewithmanytoysD．doesn’tkeepherhousetidy2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“weekendout”inparagraph3mean?A．removedB．washedC．storedD．played3、Thelastparagraphshowsthat________.A．thewriterwantstoliveinabighouseB．Tomdoesn’tlikethetoysinhistoybasketC．Tomdoesn’tlikethetoysinhisaunt’shouseD．thewriter’srulesabouttoysworkoutverywel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）Yesterdayafternoon,Iboughtafewthingsfromthesupermarket.Idecidedtobuyachocolatebarforthe1,andgiftitwithasmilecard.Thewomanatthecheck-out2wasanoldlady,andatfirst,sheseemedvery3.Afterpaying,Iwas4togivemygifttoher,5forthewholetimeweinteracted,shedidn’tsmileatall.Nevertheless,6thecourageandgaveittoher,explainingthatitwasforher.Sheseemed7atfirstbutthenahugesmilespreadacrossherface,andshewassohappyandthankful!Shetoldmethatno8hadeverdoneanythingniceforherbefore.IfeltsohappythatIwasableto9herday!ThenIwentoutto10forthebusatthebusstop.Aladycameovertome.Shewas11aboutwhatbussheshouldtaketogettoherneighborhood12whenherbuswascoming.I13ittoher,andshetoldmethatshewas78yearsoldandshewouldnotbeabletorememberthe14.SoIwroteitonherhand.Shewasso15andwestoodandchattedforawhile.IrememberedIhad16chocolatebarinmybagsoIgaveittoheralongwithasmilecard.Shewasreally17andthensaidthateverytimeshe18tothisexactbusstop,someonecomesandhelpsher.Shesaidshethinkseachofthemislikean19eachtime.Asmybusdroveup,Isaidgoodbyetoher,20herahug,andwepartedourownways.1、A．childB．cashierC．friendD．parent2、A．roomB．stationC．counterD．shop3、A．delightedB．terrifiedC．depressedD．scared4、A．anxiousB．nervousC．obviousD．dangerous5、A．whenB．althoughC．becauseD．unless6、A．pickedupB．clearedupC．gaveupD．brokeup7、A．embarrassedB．shockedC．pleasedD．exhausted8、A．customersB．familiesC．relativesD．officials9、A．causeB．stopC．makeD．involve10、A．longB．waitC．careD．seek11、A．convincedB．addictedC．worriedD．confused12、A．orB．butC．andD．then13、A．declaredB．explainedC．expectedD．connected14、A．shapeB．typeC．timeD．number15、A．sweetB．beautifulC．generousD．tough16、A．anotherB．oneC．otherD．that17、A．happyB．lovelyC．proudD．simple18、A．arrivesB．repliesC．comesD．refers19、A．eagleB．artistC．angelD．emperor20、A．sparedB．gaveC．fledD．refused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）课文语法填空1．the‘greenhouseeffect’theearthwouldbeaboutthirty-threedegreesCelsiuscoolerthanitis.So,weneedthosegases.Theproblembegins2．weaddhugequantitiesofextracarbondioxideintotheatmosphere.Itmeansthatmoreheatenergy3．betrappedintheatmosphere4．theglobaltemperaturetogoup.SometimesIfeelthatindividualscanhavelittleeffect5．suchhugeenvironmentalproblems.However,Istillthinkpeopleshould6．improvementsinthewayweuseenergytoday.Iheardastrangesound,likearailwaytrain7．mywindow.8．quiteafewearthquakesinHawaiialready,Ididn’ttakemuchnotice.Iwasabouttogobacktosleep9．suddenlymybedroombecameasbrightasday.Iranoutofthehouseintothebackgarden10．IcouldseeMountKilaueainthedistance.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。Mymotherissixty-fiveyearold,thatdevotesherselftothewholefamilyandusthreedaughters.TodayIstillrememberclearlythattherewasthetimewhenlifewasreallyhardinaremotemountainvillage.Peopletherehadastrongprejudicethatgirlsshouldnotgotoschoolandstayathomedoinghousework.However,mymotherheldatotaloppositeviewthatherthreedaughtersshouldgeteducatednomatterwhatothersthoughtandnomatterwhathardlifewas.MymothergotlittleeducationbecausetheChineseCulturalRevolutionandshedecidednottoletthesamethingtohappentohergirls.Tohisdelight,wethreesisterswenttocollegeandgotwell-educated.Andnow,weallhaveourjobsandourownhappyfamilies.WearesuchgratefulforwhatM