湖南省长沙市周南梅溪湖中学2023学年高考英语一模试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing2．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though3．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup4．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that5．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should6．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome7．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto8．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend9．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto10．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general11．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!12．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight13．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled14．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced15．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce16．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit17．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize18．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore19．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding20．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven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）InDecember2008,CarolineKennedy—daughterofthelateU.S.PresidentJohnF.Kennedy—satdown,asafrontrunnerfortheSenateseatinNewYork,foratelevisedinterviewthathelpeddecidethefutureofhercampaign.Theresultwasadisaster.Herperformancewasn’twellreceived,inpartbecauseherspeechwasfulloffillerwords—“ums,”“ahs”and“youknows.”Onelistenercounted27“ums”and38“youknows”inthespaceoffiveminutes.Afewweeksaftertheinterview,KennedyendedherSenatecampaign.Fillerwordsmayseemnaturalineverydayspeech,buttheycanbedeadlyinformalpresentations.“Usingexcessivefillersisthemostannoyingspeechhabit,”saidSusanWard,aspeechspecialist.“Theytakeyourlistener’sattentionawayoftentothepointthathedoesn’thearanythingyousay.Yourmessageisentirelylost.”Manyspeakersareafraidofpause.Theybelievetheiraudiencewillthinktheyareinarticulate(不善于表达)iftheypausetothinkofwhattosaynext,sotheyusefillerwordstoavoidthesilence.However,apauseisactuallymoreimpressivethanafillerword.Listenersknowthatthespeakeristhinking,tryingtofindtherightword.Sometimesapausecanactuallyimproveaspeech,aswhenanactorusesadramaticpausetoholdtheattentionofhisaudience.Aspeakershouldn’tbeafraidtopauseoccasionallyduringaspeech;itshowsself-confidence.Ittakessomeworktocutoutfillerwords.Youcanbeginbytakingafewsecondstothinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaythenexttimeyouareaskedaquestion.Thispausewillhelpyoubeginpowerfully,anditwillhelpyouavoidusingafillerword.Thesamepublicspeakingtechniqueapplieswhenyouareshiftingfromoneideatoanother.Whileyoumaybetemptedtofillthesilencebetweenideaswithafillerword,remembertoallowyourselftopauseandthinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaynext.Ifyouneedhelpovercomingyour“um”problem,consideraskingafamilymemberorafriendtopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.Youalsocouldrecordanupcomingpresentationandthenwatchyourselfinaction.Youmaybeamazedathowoftenyousay“um”or“uh”!Althoughweliveinafast-pacedsocietythatseeminglydemandsinstantanswers,wemustusethepausetoouradvantage.Finally,weshouldonlyspeakwhenweareready.1、Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthearticlethewriterintendsto______.A．introduceCarolineKennedytoreadersB．illustratehowdeadlyfillerwordscanbeinthepublicspeechC．explainwhatfillerwordsareD．remindreadersthattheyshouldcountfillerwordsusedinpublicspeeches2、Thereasonwhyfillerwordsareconsideredannoyingbyspeechspecialististhat______.A．theypreventthelistenerfromfocusingonwhatthespeakerissaying.B．theyconveythespeaker’ssuperioritytothelistener.C．theymeanthespeakerisnotarticulateatall.D．theymakethespeakerappearself-confident.3、Whenusedproperly,pausesinspeechescanactually______.A．givethespeakermorecredibilityB．holdtheattentionoftheaudienceC．showthespeaker’sdeepinsightD．helptheaudiencerelax4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasawaytogetridoffillerwords?A．Tohavementaltraininginordertothinkfaster.B．Toasksomeoneelsetopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.C．Towatcharecordingofyourownspeech.D．Topracticethinkingforamomentbeforeansweringaquestion.22．（8分）Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."Bin.E'sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat£430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya£107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”1、Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?A．Itworksautomatically.B．Ithasbeenusedwidely.C．Itiseasytooperate.D．Itisveryexpensive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thewaste.B．Thecamera.C．Thebin.D．Thesensor.3、WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?A．Tochangepeople’sbehaviour,B．Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.C．Topopularizenewtechnology.D．Tomakethemmorefamous.4、Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?A．Athome.B．Inthesupermarket.C．Intheopenair.D．Intheoffice.23．（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．amedicalreport24．（8分）ResidentsinthepoorestcountiesintheU.S.facealifeexpectancyuptodecadeshorterthantheircounterpartsinthewealthiestareas,accordingtoastudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.ResearchersfromEastTennesseeStateUniversitywantedtobetterunderstandhowsocioeconomicstatuswasassociatedwithheathoutcomes.Tofindouttheydividedthecountry’s3,141countiesinto50new‘states’(with2percentofthecountiesineach)basedonhouseholdincomeasopposedtogeographicproximity(接近).Theresearchersbrokedownthedatabycountysincetheyfoundstate-leveldatamayhidesome‘impactofsocioeconomicdifferencesonboththebest-offandworst-offcounties.’Theythenexaminedhealthdatafromthewealthiestandpoorest‘states’(topandbottom2percent)toseehowresidentsdifferedonfactorslikesmoking,clinicalcareandexcessivedrinking.Researchersfoundthattherewasnearlya10-yeargapinthelifeexpectancyofmenwithanaverageof79.3yearsinthewealthycountiescomparedto69.8yearsinthepoorest.Forwomen,thedifferencewasslightlyless-83yearsinthewealthiestcountiesand76yearsinthepoorest.Thestudyauthorscautionthatwhiletheyfoundaconnectionbetweensocioeconomicstatusandhealthoutcomes,theydidnotanalyzecauseandeffect.Buttheysuggestthatthedatashowshowpolicymakersshouldnotjustfocusonstate-wideinitiatives(主动性)butmoretargetedeffortstohelpthosemostatrisk.“Withlimitedresources,methodsofpinpointingthepoorestcountiescanassistintheallocationofresourcesandprogramstothosecommunitiesthatareinthegreatestneed,’’thestudyauthorswrote.1、HowdidResearchersdividethecounties?A．Bysocialstatus. B．Byincome.C．Byhealth. D．Bylivingplaces.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Thewomendifferenceislessthanthemaninlifeexpectancy.B．Thewealthiest‘state’likehidingtheirwealth.C．Mosthealthdataisunbelievable.D．Mostpoorest‘state’smokeanddrinkalot.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theresearchersthinktheirstudyisperfect.B．Peoplestilldon’tknowthecauseoflifeexpectancy.C．Thegovernmentshouldlearnsomethingfromthestudy.D．TheAmericanresourcesallocationisnotfairatall.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WaystohavealonglifeexpectancyB．GreatincomedifferencesintheUSAC．ThehealthproblemintheUSAD．Meninrichest10yearslongerinpoorest25．（10分）Areyouinterestedinmoviemusicals?Herearesomebestmoviemusicalsyouneedtowatch.Singin'intheRain(1952)DebbieReynolds(theheroine)isultra-charminginthistime-honoredclassicmusicalaboutthecomingofthetalkingpicturesinmoviehistory.SheplaysawinningshowgirlwithagoldensingingvoicedesignedforHollywoodstars.YoucanalsoseehowGeneKelly(thehero)madeahitinthetimeless"Singin'intheRain".TheSoundofMusic(1965)Ithitthebigscreenin1965andbecameanearlyblockbuster.It'soneofthosemoviesthateverybodywatchesagainandagain.Whetheryou'resingingalongto"Do-Re-Mi"or"MyFavoriteThings",you'llstillthinkofthecuteVonTrappchildrenandthebeautifulAustriansetting.ChristopherPlummer(thehero)iswonderfulastheseriouscaptainmeltsintogentlenesswhensinging"Edelweiss".AndJulieAndrews(theheroine)showsheraddictivevoiceinsuchsongsas"IHaveConfidence".Chicago(2002)ReneeZellwegerandCatherineZeta-Jonessinganddanceascriminalsinthismusicalaboutfame,envy,andmurderouslove.Famoussongsinclude"CellBlockTango",wherefemalecriminalssingabouthowtheyendedupinjail.ItwonBestPicture,BestActressinasupportingrole,BestArtDirection-SetDecoration,BestCostumeDesign,BestFilmEditing,andBestSoundinOscar2003.LaLaLand(2016)StrugglingactressMia(EmmaStone)andambitiousjazzpianistSebastian(RyanGosling)beginaromanceastheybothfollowtheirheartinthepathoftheirdreamsinLosAngeles.ItwonBestPerformancebyanActressinaleadingrole,BestachievementinDirecting,BestAchievementinCinematography,BestachievementinMusicWrittenforMotionPictures,BestachievementinMusicWrittenforMotionPictures,andBestAchievementinProductionDesigninOscar2017.1、Whichmoviemusicalmarksachangeinthemoviehistory?A．ChicagoB．LaLaLandC．Singin'intheRainD．TheSoundofMusic2、Inwhichsongwillyoufeelgentlenessfromaseriousman?A．"Do-Re-Mi"B．"Edelweiss"C．"Singin'intheRain"D．"CellBlockTango"3、WhatdoChicagoandLaLaLandhaveincommon?A．TheybothwonBestPictureB．TheybothtalkaboutcrimesC．Theybothtalkaboutdream.D．Theybothwon6OscarAwards4、IfyouareinterestedinJazzmusic,whoserolewillbeyourfavorite?A．RyanGosling'sB．ReneeZellweger'sC．CatherineZeta-Jones'D．ChristopherPlummer's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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whyshouldyougotocollege?Oneimportantanswertothisquestionismore__16___.Asopposedtogenerationsofthepast,highschoolgraduatestodayare_17___togetthenumberofhigh-paidjobsthatwere__18__available.TheU.S.hasbeenchangedfromamanufacturing-basedeconomyintoaneconomybasedon___19_,andtheimportanceofacollegeeducationtodaycanbe_20___tothatofahighschooleducationfortyyearsago.It__21__asthegatewaytobetterchoicesandmoreopportunity.Thereare__22_reasonsastowhyitisimportanttogotocollege.Whenstudents_23__apost-secondaryeducation,theyhavetheopportunitytoreadbooksandlistentothe__24__oftopexpertsintheirfields.It__25__studentstothink,askquestions,and__26_newideas,whichallowsforadditionalgrowthand___27_andprovidescollegegraduateswithanedgeinthejobmarket__28__thosewhohavenotexperiencedahighereducation.Theimportanceofacollegeeducationisalsobecauseoftheopportunityto__29__valuableresources.Themoreconnectionswhichare__30___duringyourcollegecareer,themore_31___youwillhavewhenyoubeginyourjobsearch.Onceyouhaveendedyourjobsearchandhavestartedyourcareer,___32__,theimportanceofacollegeeducationhasnotbeenexhausted.Havingacollegedegreeoften__33_greaterpromotionopportunity.So,whyshouldyougotocollege?Thereasoningdoesnotbeginandendwiththe_34___aspect.Agoodeducationis__35__frommanydifferentviewpoints,andwhiletheimportanceofacollegeeducationisquiteevidentformanyhighschoolstudents,whatisoftennotasclearishowtheywillpayforthateducation.1、A．timeB．freedomC．respectD．opportunity2、A．likelyB．unableC．afraidD．unwilling3、A．onceB．justC．neverD．also4、A．natureB．cultureC．knowledgeD．agriculture5、A．referredB．addedC．devotedD．compared6、A．followsB．servesC．unitesD．disappears7、A．additionalB．secretC．interestingD．financial8、A．discussB．ignoreC．experienceD．imagine9、A．storiesB．requestsC．suggestionD．lecture10、A．helpsB．encouragesC．forbidsD．advises11、A．designB．exploreC．changeD．refuse12、A．developmentB．paymentC．agreementD．experiment13、A．forB．overC．inD．with14、A．admireB．satisfyC．gainD．notice15、A．removedB．collectedC．explainedD．controlled16、A．inventionsB．choicesC．worriesD．salaries17、A．besidesB．thereforeC．howeverD．otherwise18、A．savesB．includesC．ensuresD．means19、A．lifeB．characterC．communicationD．job20、A．freeB．rareC．beneficialD．absent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）MyheartisfullofgratitudeandloveformyamazinglifesoIsometimestreatstrangers1．（kind）．Istillrememberthatonespecialday2．Ihadjustfinished3．（drop）offsometeddybearsattheemergencyroomatthenearbyhospital，nursescouldgive4．（they）awaytohurtingandsickchildren．AfterthatIwas5．mywayhomeandthoughtofaniceyummysaladfordinner．AsIwasabout6．（walk）intothestore，Isawayoungmansittingonthebenchrightinfrontofthestore．Helooked7．（tire）andhungry．I8．（stop）rightinfrontofhimandsaid，"Hi，howareyoudoing？"hesaidhewastryingtosellhisflutessohecouldbuyhimselfsomedinner．Isaidwith9．bigsmile，"I'dlovetobuyyouyourdinner．"Thenhegavemeabigwarmhugwith10．（beautiful）wordsIhadeverheardbeforeweenteredthestore．Andthisbecameanotherbeautifulmomenttome．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l1处起）不计分。I’mwritingtocomplainaboutthequalityofthecomputerwhichIpurchasefromyourstoreonJanuary1,2019、Itunexpectedwentwrongafewdayslate、Themonitorturnedouttobeablackscreen、Ireadthroughaccompanyinginstructions,andtriedmybestrestartthecomputerseveraltime,butitstillfailedtowork、However,I’msurethereissomethingwrongforthecomputer、IamhopingifyoucandirectmetoastorewhereImayreturnitforanewreplacementwithinthenextthreedays、Sinceyourstorehasbeengainedagoodreputationforcustomersatisfaction,I’mconfidencethatyouwillprocessmycomplaintatyourearliestconvenience、48第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的朋友Alex在英语学习上遇到一些困难，上课听不懂，几次考试都不及格，他很苦恼，感到自卑。请你给他写封信，谈谈你的看法和建议。注意：1词数80左右：2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、C5、A6、A7、B8、D9、B10、B11、B12、C13、A14、B15、A16、D17、C18、D19、C20、A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、B2、A3、B4、A22、1、A2、C3、B4、D23、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.MadelineandThalyaformafriendshipasifitwere