廣西桂林、梧州、貴港、玉林、崇左、北海2025屆英語(yǔ)高三上期末監(jiān)測(cè)模擬試題含解析

廣西桂林、梧州、貴港、玉林、崇左、北海2025屆英語(yǔ)高三上期末監(jiān)測(cè)模擬試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫(huà)出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone2．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved3．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one4．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem5．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove6．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection7．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking8．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.9．Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith10．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof11．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency12．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto13．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed14．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．a(chǎn)ren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．a(chǎn)reyou15．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since16．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally17．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed18．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why19．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind20．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced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）RobinsonCrusoeisafamousnovelwrittenbyDanielDefoe.Thebooktellsthestoryofamanwhoisshipwrecked(遭遇海難的).Hespends28yearsonanislandnearVenezuela.ThebooktellsthestoryofeverythingthathappenstoRobinsonCrusoe.Hehopessomeonewillrescuehim,buthehasbeenthereforsolongonhisownthathealsobeginstofearbeingrescued.RobinsonCrusoewaspublishedin1719.MostexpertsbelievethestoryisbasedonthelifeofAlexanderSelkirk,whowasaScottishsailor.Onanexpedition(探險(xiǎn))in1704,Selkirkhadanargumentwithhisship’scaptain.Selkirkthoughttheshipwasnotsafeandwasabouttofallapart.Whentheshipstoppedataremoteislandtogetfreshwater?Selkirkgotoff.Hetriedtogettheothercrewmemberstoleavewithhim,butnobodywould.Theshipthensailedawaywithouthim.Selkirkspentfouryearsandfourmonthsonhisownontheisland,knownasAguasBuenas.Selkirkwasfinallyrescuedbyashipthatvisitedtheislandin1709.Theship’scaptainwasgratefultoSelkirkbecauseheprovidedfoodforthecrewwhentheyarrived.NowarchaeologiststhinktheyhavefoundtheremainsofSelkirk’scamponAguasBuenas.Theyfoundtwodeepholesthatwouldhaveheldwoodenposts.ThearchaeologistssaythisisevidencethatSelkirkbuiltashelterthere.Thepostholesarenearafreshwaterstream.Theyarelocatedquitehighup,whichwouldhavemeantthatSelkirkwasabletowatchoutfortheshipscomingclosetotheisland.Themostinterestingevidence,thearchaeologistssay,ispartofapieceofequipmentusedbysailorstonavigate(導(dǎo)航).HistoriansbelieveSelkirkwasanavigator,sotheinstrumentcouldhavebelongedtohim.RobinsonCrusoewaspublishedtenyearsafterSelkirkwasrescued.MostexpertsthinkDanielDefoeheardandreadstoriesaboutSelkirk,whichinspiredhimtowritethebook.1、WhydidSelkirkchoosetolandontheremoteisland?A．Becausehehadquarrelswiththecrewmembers.B．Becausethecaptainorderedhimtogetfreshwater.C．Becausehewantedtogoonanadventurethere.D．Becausehethoughttheshiphewasonwasindanger.2、WecaninferfromthetextthattheshipthatvisitedAguasBuenasin1709.A．lostitswaywhilesailingB．lackedfreshwateruponarrivalC．wasbeingnavigatedbySelkirkD．wasrunningoutoffooduponarrival3、HowcouldSelkirkseeshipsthatmightrescuehim,accordingtoarchaeologists?A．Byaskingthecrewmembersontheships.B．Bysendingmessagestotheships’captains.C．Bywatchingfromhisshelterhighontheisland.D．Byusingapieceofequipmentusedtonavigate.4、Theauthorwrotethetextto.A．explaintheoriginofRobinsonCrusoeB．promotesalesofRobinsonCrusoeC．criticiseAlexanderSelkirk’sdeedsD．praiseDanielDefoeforhiswritinginspiration22．（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)medicalreport23．（8分）Adolescence,theperiodofachild’slifewhentheyaremostvulnerabletooutsideinfluences,isarelativelyscarytimeforparents.Childrenofthisagebecomethetargetofmanynegativeinfluenceswhileatthesametimetheyareexperiencinghormonesthatareragingoutofcontrol.Butparentsshouldnotbefooledbytheirchildren’srejectionandrudeness.Infactchildrenexpecttheconstantsupport,guidance,andinfluencefromtheirparents.Icamefromafamilywhereangeralwaysliesjustbelowthesurface,waitingforanexcusetoerupt.MyparentsoftensaidthatmysistersandIcouldtellthemanything.Thoughtheypromisednottobeangryatwhateverwewouldsay,theycouldn’tdoit.Withouttheemotionalsupportfrommyparentsduringmymostvulnerableyears,Ioftenfoundmyselflosingmytempereasilyandevendoingriskybehaviors.Thereisnocertainstandardaboutparenting,butIknewexactlywhatIshouldnotdoafterIbecameaparent.Iknewtheimportanceofestablishingopencommunicationandtrust,whichresultedinmyproperreactionsandmychildren’strust.Ourhomewasaquietplace,ashelterformychildren’semotionalwell-being.Mychildrenfreelysharedwithmewhathappenedintheirlives,whethergoodorbad,shockingorhumorous.Astheirmother,Irarelyraisedmyvoiceandmyreactionstotheirtellingabouttheirimproperbehaviorsremainedcalm,nomatterhowIfeltinside.ParentingIdidwasfarfromeasy.Ittookpatience,persistence,andconsistency.Everyonehopesforbeautifulrelationshipswiththeirchildren,andeveryonecanhavethem.Thetheoryissimple:trustisthelockcommunicationisthekey.1、Whatdoweknowaboutadolescentsaccordingtothetext?A．TheycannoteasilycontrolthemselvesB．TheyareeasilyinfluencedbytheirparentsC．TheyareeagertocommunicatewithparentsD．Theydon’texpectparents’guidanceandsupport2、Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthorwhenshewasateenager?A．GentleB．DishonestC．HurtD．Careless3、Howdidtheauthorgaintrustwhencommunicatingwithherchildren?A．BymakingapromiseB．ByraisinghervoiceC．BydemandingmuchofthemD．Bycontrollingherreactions4、Thetextismainlyintendedtotellus__________.A．theneedofridingangerathomeB．thewaysofparentingadolescentsC．theimportanceofsupportingchildrenD．thebenefitofbuildinggoodrelationshipswithchildren24．（8分）AROBOTcompanionforolderpeopleaimstopromoteactivityanddealwithlonelinessbyurgingthemtotakepartindigitalandphysicalactivities.TheElliQrobot,madebyIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics,willbepublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondonthisweek.ElliQisasmalldesktopdevicethatconsistsofadomed(拱形的)“body”andaseparatedetachable(可拆卸的)screen.CreatedincollaborationwithSwissdesignerYvesBehar,therobotisabletoencourageadegreeofsocialengagement.SimilartohomeassistantsliketheAmazonEcho,peoplecansimplytalktoit,andtherearevisualcluesthatcouldbeparticularlyhelpfulforthosewithhearingdifficulties.AkeypurposeofElliQistoactasaneasyplatformtoaccessexistingservicessuchassocialmedia,andmessagingprograms.Forexample,thedevicecouldalerttheusersthattheirgrandchildhaspostedanewphotoonFacebook,showittothemonthescreen.ElliQcanrecommendactivitiesvoluntarily.Itmightaskifyou’reinterestedinwatchingavideo,forinstance,orsuggestawalk.Itcanalsoactasremindertotakemedication.Havingarobotconstantlyoffersuggestionscouldobviouslygetannoying,sothedeviceusesmachinelearningtotailorthesesuggestionstoindividualpreferences.Ifasuggestionismetwithapositiveresponseonce,ElliQmighttryitagain.Ifnot,itmightchangeforadifferenttack.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Arobotcompanionforolderpeoplewillstronglyadvisethemtoparticipateindigitalandphysicalactivitiestobehealthy.B．TheElliQrobotispublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondon.C．ThescreenoftheElliQrobotcanberemovedifnecessary.D．TheElliQrobotiscreatedbySwissdesignerYvesBeharandIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics.2、Theunderlinedword“alert”isclosestmmeaningto.A．declareB．a(chǎn)nnounceC．remindD．say3、ElliQcanservethefollowingpurposesEXCEPT.A．whentheuser’sfriendupdateshismoments(朋友圈),itcanshowittotheuseronthescreen.B．itcanrecommendsomeactivitieseventheuserdoesn’task.C．itwillconstantlygivesuggestionsregardlessoftheuser’sindividualpreference.D．itcanhelpthosewithhearingdifficultiesbyofferingvisualclues.4、Inwhichcolumnwearemostlikelytofindthepassage?A．News&TechnologyB．PeopleC．HealthD．InternationalAffairs25．（10分）TheInternationalPaintingContestonGoogle’shomepagein2015maylookprettystrange,butitspotlightingsaveryseriousissue:cleanwater,whichisunusualforan11-year-oldfromLongIsland.AudreyZhang,afifth-graderfromLevittown,N.Y,isthewinnerofthisyear’sDoodle4Googlecontest,risingtothetopofsome100,000entriesonthethemeof“drawonethingtomaketheworldabetterplace.”Herpiece,titled“BacktoMotherNature,”describesadetailedwater-cleaningmachine.ZhangworkedwithateamofartistsatGoogletoanimate(使……生動(dòng))herdrawing.“Tomaketheworldabetterplace,Icameupwithatransformativewaterpurifier,amachineusedtoremovedirtyorharmfulsubstances,”GooglequotedZhangassaying.“Ittakesindirtyandpollutedwaterfromrivers,lakesandevenoceans,thenmassivelytransformsthewaterintoclean,safeandpurewater.Whenhumansandanimalsdrinkthiswater,theywillliveahealthierlife.”Shecreatedawholeworldaroundthedevice—onepopulatedbyhumans,awhaleinatophatanddragons.Zhang,spieceis“sovividandsorichandsofullandsocomplete,’’GoogleDoodleteamleaderRyanGermicktoldtheWashingtonPost.“Everyleafseemedtohavelifeinit.”AlongwithhavingherartworkfeaturedonGoogle’shomepage,Zhangwinsa$30,000collegescholarship.Inaddition,herschoolwillreceivea$50,000GoogleforEducationtechnologygrant,andthecompanyisdonating$20,000inhernametoacharitydevotedtobringingcleanwatertoschoolsinBangladesh.OnSunday,thenightbeforeherworkwasrevealedonnet,ZhangtoldNewsdayshewasexcitedbythebigwin,butsaidshewouldn’tbeawakewhenherartfirstwentonlineatmidnight.“Ihaveschool-tomorrow,soIcan’tstayuplate,”shetoldthepaper.1、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thewinnerandherworkinthepaintingcontest.B．TheteamofartistsatGoogletoanimatedrawings.C．ThepaintingcontestofGoogle’shomepagein2015.D．Thewater-cleaningmachineinthepaintingcontest.2、Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat______.A．AudreyZhangiscreativeandself-disciplinedB．a(chǎn)water-cleaningdevicewasmadeinthecontestC．$50,000willbedonatedinAudreyZhang’snameD．Zhang’spiecewasprintedinallmajornewspapers3、TheunderlinedwordinParagraphlprobablymeans“_____”.A．putupwith B．1ookforwardtoC．breakawayfrom D．focusattentionon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）John’sparentsacquiredthewasherwhenhewasasmallboy.IthappenedduringWorldWarⅡ.Hisfamilynever1awashingmachineand,sincegasolinewasexpensive,theycouldnot2tripstothelaundryseveralmilesaway.Keepingclothes3becameaproblemforyoungJohn’shousehold.Afamilyfriendjoinedthearmy,andhiswife4togowithhim.John’sfamily5tostoretheirfurniturewhiletheywereaway.Tothefamily’s6,thefriendsuggestedtheyusetheirBendix.Sothisishowthey7thewasher.YoungJohnhelpedwiththewashing,andacrosstheyearshe8alovefortheold,greenBendix.But9thewarended.Whenthefriendscametotakeitback,Johngrewterribly10.Hismother11himandsaid.“Youmustremember,thatmachine12belongedtousinthefirstplace.Thatweevergottouseitatallwasagift.So,insteadofbeingmadatitbeingtaken13,let’susethis14tobegratefulthatwehaditatall.”Thelessonturnedout15.Yearslater,Johnwatchedhiseight-year-olddaughterdieaslowandpainfuldeathofleukemia(白血病).Thoughhe16formonthswithherdeath,Johncouldnotbegingettingoverfromthe17untilherememberedtheoldBendix.Hisdaughterwasa18.Whenherealizedthesimplefact,everythingchanged.Hecouldnowbeginrecoveringfromthedeathofhisdaughter.Hestartedtoseeherasamarvelousgiftthathewasfortunateenoughto19foratime.Hefelt20.Hefoundstrengthandrecovery.Heknewhecouldgetthroughthevalleyofloss.1、A．required B．repaired C．saw D．owned2、A．a(chǎn)fford B．take C．have D．ride3、A．warm B．nice C．clean D．good4、A．a(chǎn)greed B．prepared C．managed D．desired5、A．decided B．offered C．expected D．promised6、A．a(chǎn)stonishment B．disappointment C．sadness D．regret7、A．bought B．got C．borrowed D．used8、A．a(chǎn)chieved B．reduced C．produced D．developed9、A．obviously B．finally C．immediately D．peacefully10、A．upset B．frightened C．hopeless D．confused11、A．explained B．encouraged C．comforted D．taught12、A．once B．a(chǎn)lready C．never D．hardly13、A．out B．down C．up D．a(chǎn)way14、A．success B．event C．treasure D．chance15、A．invaluable B．important C．necessary D．reasonable16、A．thought B．struggled C．missed D．forgot17、A．lesson B．illness C．loss D．difficulty18、A．gift B．washer C．death D．loser19、A．spend B．live C．share D．earn20、A．grateful B．energetic C．relaxed D．happy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）ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.AwakeningofInsects(驚蟄)1．(fall)onMar6andendsonMar20thisyear.AwakeningofInsectssignalsariseintemperatureandincreasedrainfall.Asthe2．(three)solarterminthelunaryear,3．(it)namesuggeststhefactthatanimalssleepinginwinterareawakened4．springthunderandthattheearthbeginstocomebacktolife.Itisthekeytimeforspringagricultural5．(activity).Itisalsoagoodtimeforpeopletoenjoyfunoutdoors,especiallyforpeoplelivinginthecity.6．(drive)tothesuburbs,fishinginalakeorenjoyingthesingingbirdwillmakeforaperfectweekendinspring.Themostpopularfruitinthisseasonispears.EatingpearsaroundtheAwakeningofInsects7．(be)awidely-practicedcustominChina.Astheweathergets8．(warm)andtheairbecomesdrier,peopletendtofeeltheirmouthsandtonguesaredry,9．cancausecoldsorcoughs.Apearissweet,juicyandcold,moistening(濕潤(rùn))thelungstoarrestacough.10．,pearsarehighlyrecommendedduringtheAwakeningofInsects.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）下面短文中有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤。請(qǐng)?jiān)谟绣e(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)上該加的詞。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)上修改后的詞。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除起）不計(jì)分。 ThismorningIwasridingabicycleonmywaytoschoolwhilesuddenlyashowerofheavyrainbegantopourdown、Thewindisblowinghardandtheroadbecameveryslippery、JustthenIsawanelderlywomanwalkingwithdifficultinthestreet、Shewasonherwaybacktohomeaftershopping,carriedalargebasketfullofvegetables、Suddenlyshefelldowninthemud、Andshewasverywornoutthatshecouldn’tgetup、Seeingthis,Iimmediaterodeovertoherandtriedmybesttosupportherup、ThenIhelpedpickingupthevegetables,andputthemintoherbaskets、Afterthat,Itookoffmyraincoat,putonherandtookherhome、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的澳大利亞筆友James來(lái)信告訴你他要參加學(xué)校的演講比賽。請(qǐng)你給他發(fā)一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容如下：1.表示鼓勵(lì)2.提出建議；3.預(yù)祝成功。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、D5、B6、B7、C8、D9、B10、A11、B12、A13、D14、B15、B16、D17、D18、A19、D20、B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、D2、D3、C4、A22、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.Helookedatitan