四川省瀘州市市合江縣合江天立學(xué)校高2024年高考英語一模試卷含解析

四川省瀘州市市合江縣合江天立學(xué)校高2024年高考英語一模試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where2．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．a(chǎn)ppeal C．train D．a(chǎn)ttempt3．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold4．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．a(chǎn)littlebirdtoldmeC．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．a(chǎn)ppointedC．a(chǎn)ppointing D．havingappointed11．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor12．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved13．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since14．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．a(chǎn)ccounts D．receipts15．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ 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）EveryJanuary,morethan3,000peopletakepartinoneofthemostdifficultracesonEarth:theToughMancompetitionintheUK.Theparticipantsrun,swimandclimbaroundthe15kmcourse.Butthisisnonormalrace.Theserunnershavetocrawlthroughtunnels,runacrossafieldofnettles(蕁麻)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．a(chǎn)rerequiredtorun15kmB．maytaketheriskofbeinginjuredC．havetotakeamedicalexaminationD．a(chǎn)retrainedtodealwithemergencies2、639．WhatdowelearnabouttheToughMancompetition?A．Itisexcitingbutquitetough.B．Itisintendedforoverweightpeople.C．TheparticipantsaremainlyBritishnatives.D．Onlyone-thirdoftheparticipantscanmakeit.3、641．Toattractparticipants,theorganizersusually________.A．createmoreitemsB．holdthesimilaractivitiesC．holdthecompetitioninwinterD．organizethecompetitionindifferentcounties4、643．Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A．warntheparticipantsofdangerB．a(chǎn)dvertisetheToughMancompetitionC．introducetheToughMancompetitionD．informtheparticipantsofthecompetition22．（8分）RulesfortheUniversityEntranceExamination●Youmustbeattheexaminationcentertenminutesbeforetheexaminationstarts.Ifyouaremorethantenminuteslate,youmaynotentertheexaminationcenter.Theexaminationtakesplaceatthesametimeindifferentstates.●Youmusthaveproofofyournameandgradeaswellasofficialexaminationnumber.Showthesewhenyoucometotheexaminationcenter.●Dependingonwhichexaminationyouaretaking,youmaybringcertainitemsintotheexaminationcenter.Mathematicsexaminationsmayallowyoutouseelectroniccalculators(計(jì)算器).Othersubjectsmayallowyoutousedictionariesandotherreferencematerial.Pleasereadthenotessentwithyourtimetablecarefully.●Youmustbringyourownpencils.Nonewillbeprovidedforyou.Thefollowingitemsarenotallowedintheexaminationcenter:walkmansandradios,headsets,anyfoodordrink,schoolbags,electronicequipment(unlessspecificallypermittedforvarioussubjects),andmobilephones.●Onceinthecenter,youmustsitatthedeskwithyourexaminationnumberonit.Whenyousitdown,placeyourexaminationnumberatthetopcornerofyourdesk.●Youmustremainsilentduringtheexamination.Youmustnotdisturbotherpeoplewhoaretakingthetest.●Ifyouneedadrinkortoiletbreak,youshouldraiseyourhandandwaitforthesupervisor(監(jiān)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(體液)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．a(chǎn)nEnglishnewspaperB．a(chǎn)touristguideC．a(chǎn)safetybrochureD．a(chǎn)medicalreport25．（10分）Manymanagersbelievethatoverworking

isanevidenceofdevotionfromtheiremployees’side.Stillfewothersregardthiscustomasathreattotheworkers’work-lifebalance,whichmaynegativelyinfluencethelevelofproductivityandefficiency.EmployeesatAmsterdamdesignstudioHeldergroenwon’tbeputtinginmuchovertime.Notintheoffice,atanyrate.That’sbecauseeverydayat6:00pm,theirdesks,tablesandotherworksurfaces,withtheircomputersattached,areliftedtotheceilingbysteelcables（繩索）normallyusedtomoveheavyprops（道具）intheatricalproductions.Ifyouleaveahalf-eatensandwichonyourdesk,you’reoutofluck.“Oncethechairsandotherworkplaceparaphernaliaareclearedaway,thespaceisfreeforeveningandweekenduseasadancefloor,yogastudio...oranythingelseyoucanthinkof–thefloorisactuallyyours,”doctorSanderVeenendaalsaid.Inaway,theofficespaceitselfisworkingovertimeforHeldergroen,bringingaboutlotsofpublicityandcarryinganenlightened（有啟發(fā)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第三部分語言知識運(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）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（將殺）myfatheronaferryride，whichmademefeel9．Twoyearslater，Ibecamethesecondboard10myschoolchessteam，withourtopboardbeingthebesthighschoolplayerinthestate．Butbeforethetournamentseason，ourtopplayer11tocome．Therecamemychancetoplayastopboardagainstthebestplayersinotherstates．IwasdeterminedtoshowwhoIhadbecome：a（n）12personabletowinwithcalculation，logicandwill．Mymost13gamecameinthefinalround．Ourteamwasfacingahighschoolwhichonlyexcellentstudentsattended．Itwas14amatchbetweenaspecialneedsstudentandasmartsoul．Myopponent（對手）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．a(chǎn)cceptedD．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．a(chǎn)ctiveD．intelligent13、A．terribleB．memorableC．dangerousD．popular14、A．normallyB．possiblyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．partly15、A．a(chǎn)ttackingB．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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Agroupofstudents1．(range)from9to13arebenefitingfromaschedulewhichisrunbytheConfuciusinstitute(孔子學(xué)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.”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。TheotherdayIranintoanoldschoolmateofmy,SallyBarber,whileIwasatthecashpoint、Ihadn’tseenherforage、Iwantedtocatchupwithher,soIsuggestedgoforacupofcoffee、Unfortunately,Sally’saverybusywoman,butshedidn’thavetimeforacoffee、Let’smeetlateintheweek,Isuggested、Thatisoftenthecase,Sallylookedinherdiary,andsaidwecouldgettogetherforlunchat1pmonFridayatherfavoriterestaurant、Ithoughtitwasaverymuchsmartplace,soIhaddressinfortheoccasion、Iarrivedatarestaurantingoodtime、Ifinishedmydessertbythetimesheturnedup–shewasanhourlate!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你校和加拿大某中學(xué)是友好學(xué)校，對方?？瘉硇帕私饽阈５倪x修課開設(shè)情況。請根據(jù)下表提供的內(nèi)容，用英語寫一篇短文，向?qū)Ψ浇榻B這一情況。課程門類

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分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、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