广东省佛山市荣山2021-2022学年高考英语四模试卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1.Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxestheywouldn'tgetdamaged.

A.aslongasB.asif

C.incaseD.sothat

2.Mynewjobmytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeans1won'tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmy

family.

A.takesB.promisesC.involvesD.causes

3.Generallyspeaking,accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.

A.whentakenB.whentakingC.whentotakeD.whentobetaken

4.—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?

一Yes.That'sIhavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.

A.whatB.where

C.howD.when

5.Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbeintermsofinnovationcapability.

A.examinedB.evolved

C.evaluatedD.encouraged

6.Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairportforhisplane.

A.waitingB.beingwaitedC.waitedD.tobewaited

7.FrankstudiedEnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets___goodknowledgeofLondon.

A.a;theB./;/

C./;aD.the;a

8.Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom>Iwentinsidetogetit,andfoundRoythepocketsofpeople'scoats.

A.goingaroundB.goingafter

C.goingagainstD.goingthrough

9.Thebookisnowoutofprint,itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.

A.andB.for

C.soD.but

10.Itwasn'tuntilthentheirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.

A.didIrealizeB.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealizeD.whenIrealized

11.MsAliceisconsideredaladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.

A.selfishB.hopeful

C.meanD.generous

12.Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning.

A.haditstoppedB.diditstop

C.stoppeditD.itstopped

13.Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheInternet.

A.causesB.causedC.causingD.tocause

14.-Excuseme,sir,didn'tyouseetheredlight?

-Sorry,mymindsomewhereelse.

A.hasbeenwanderingB.waswandered

C.waswanderingD.hasbeenwandered

15.Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthoseforlifeisfarfromeasy.

A.whomB.whoseC.whoD.whoever

16.youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyvery

small.

A.UnlessB.When

C.BeforeD.Though

17.Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe

straightpastotherwise.

A.hadwalkedB.werewalking

C.wouldhavewalkedD.musthavewalked

18.—HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?

No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and・

A.sowouldheB.sodidhe

C.sohewouldD.sohedid

19.Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichistoanartist.

A.absoluteB.urgentC.especialD.vital

20.-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?

-JustsurftheInternetandthencallonethetelephonenumberisprovided.

A.withwhichB.inwhichC.ofwhichD.bywhich

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）Afourth-gradeteacherallowedoneofherstudentstoshaveherheadintheschoolyard,afterbullies（仗

势欺人者）teasedhimabouthisownshortbuzzcut（短寸头发型）.ToriNelsongottheideaafternoticingthatMatthew

Finney,ashyboyfromherhomeroomatWinlockMillerElementarySchoolinWashingtonstate,wasstandingoutside

hisclassroomcryingandwearingawinterhat.

Ms.Nelsoncouldseethebackofhisneckhadbeenshaved,andsinceMatthewusuallyhadverythickbrowncurly

hair,sherealizedthathe'dhadahaircutovertheweekend.Sheaskedhimwhatwaswrong,andhesaidhe'dgottena

buzzcutforthesummer.Butthismorning,afifthgraderonthebusmadefunofhim,andhedidn'twanttocometo

classandgetteasedbyotherkids.MsNelsontriedtoconvinceMatthewtocomeinside,butsinceschoolrulesprohibit

kidsfromwearinghatsindoorsherefused-explainingthathewasafraidofshowinghishaircuttotheotherchildrenin

casetheyalsomadefunofhim.

FinallyIsaid:“Ifyoutakeoffyourhatandcometoclass,Filletyougivemeabuzzcut,tooJ'MsNelsontold

YahooParentingJIfiguredit'sjusthair,andmineisalreadyshortanyway.Imightaswellgetitshorterintimeforthe

warmweather.,

Matthewexcitedlytookherupontheoffer,andMsNelsonandanotherteachergatheredallthefourthgraders

togetherduringbreaktime.Aschoolemployeebroughtinscissors,whichMatthewusedtothecheersofhisclassmates,

excitedlywatchingashisteacher'shairfellawayontothegroundintheschoolyard.

Itwasalotoffunforthekids,andithelpedMatthewfeelbetterabouthimself,'saidMsNelsonJYouhavetodo

whatittakestoreachchildren.Teachingisn'tjustaboutreadingandwriting,it'saboutself-esteemandaccepting

differences.'

1、WhatmainlyledtoMatthew'sstandingoutsidetheclassroom?

A.Hisfearofbeinglaughedat

B・Hiswillingnesstolearn

C.Hisviolatingschoolrules

D.Hisnotfinishinghishomework.

2、WhydidMs.Nelsonhaveherheadshaved?

A.ToshowsympathyforMatthew.

B.TocomfortandencourageMatthew.

C.Toprepareforthewarmweather.

D.Toshowheruniquepersonality.

3、WhatisMsNelsonlike?

A.responsibleandcaringB.knowledgeableandcreative

C.HumorousandeasygoingD.Stronganddetermined

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Therealmeaningofteaching

B.Standuptoschoolbullying

C.Teachkidstorespectdifferences

D.Ahaircutfulloflove

22・（8分）Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnighfssleep.

Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff-ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.

Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk^^containsmoremelatonin（褪黑激素），whichhasbeenproventohelp

peoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.

Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefrom

cowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.

Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthan

thosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.

Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger

Whiletheeffectofcows'milkharvestedatdifferenttimeshasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,taking

melatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.

Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,

whichhelpspeopletorelax.

Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebefore

bedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyat

night.

1、Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk.

A.startedsleepmoreeasily.

B.werelessactive.

C.weremoreanxious.

D.wokeuplater.

2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?

A.It'susedinsleepingdrugs.

B・Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.

C.Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic.

D.It'sbeentestedonmicefortenyears.

3、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.MilkDrinkingandHealth

B.Fat,SugarandHealth

C.AnExperimentonMice

D.NightMilkandSleep

4、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Byprovidingresearchresults.

C.Byexplainingstatisticaldata.

D.Bystatingarguments.

23.（8分）MyFirstDayofSchool

Fearstartedtakingover,IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.1hadtraveledalongdistancefromIndiain

ordertojoinmyparents,whohadbeenforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatI

wouldbebetteroffgoingtoschoolhere,soIenrolled（登记）inthelocalhighschoolinmynewtown.

IwasafraidhowIwoulddo.Onthefirstday,IwenttomysecondperiodclassafterIhadmissedmyfirst.With

anxiety,Ireachedforthedoor,openingitslowly.Withoutpayingattentiontomyclassmates,Iwentstraighttothe

teacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered.^Yes.^Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.He

gavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndiabecausewedidn'thaveanythinglikethat.

ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ididn'tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadfixedseats,soI

neverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverhead

projector.InIndianschools,wedidn'tusethetechnologywehad.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke.

Itwasnoon.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhavelunch.IwenttomynextclassandthebellrangasI

entered.IwentthroughtheregularprocessofaskingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.Shesaid,"It'sstillfourth

period.^^

“Butthebelljustrang,“Isaid.

Changingfromagentletonetoaharsher（刺耳的）one,shesaid,wThatisthelunchbell,youngman.”

Iapologized.Withoutanotherword1headedforthecafeteria.Ifeltluckybecausevvedidn'thavethisinIndia.

EveryconfusionseemedlikeabarrierIhadtogetthroughtoreachmygoal.Attheendoftheday,Iwasonmywayto

thebuswhichwedidn'thaveinIndiaeither.Ispottedmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn't

obad.

1、TheauthorattendedanAmericanhighschoolbecause,

A.hisfatherpreferredAmericanschools

B.hisfamilywantedhimtohaveabrightfuture

C.hismotherhadworkedinitfor3years

D.hehadbeenlongingtoleavehishomeland

2^Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfirstdayofschool?

A.Hewenttothewrongclassforthesecondperiod

B.Hemetsomeenthusiasticteachersandclassmates

C.HegottheCourseRequirementssheetfromhisclassmate

D.HeexperienceddifferencesfromtheIndianschoolsinmanyways

3、Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendoftheday?

A.WorriedB.Puzzled

C.RelievedD.Excited

24.（8分）Whenwehearofdangerousdiseases,cancerandheartdiseaseareoftenwhatfirstcome

tomind.Recently,aviruscalledEbolahasreappearedinGuinea,killing62peoplesofar.Itleadstohighfever,

bleedingandsoon.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected（感染），especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethosein

Africa.

EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.Therearefivedifferenttypesofthe

Ebolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.The

deadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012outbreak,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.

Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats,whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingontheirblood.

HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthavetouchedthebodilyfluids（体液）oftheinfectedanimals.

Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.

Sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theeffectsofEbola

arehuge:damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.AlreadytheGuineavirus

isspreadingfastwithafewcasesspottedinConakry—thecapitalcityofGuinea,farawayfromtheoriginofthevirus.

ItisfearedthatthediseasemayhavealreadyreachedneighboringLiberiaandSierraLeone,too.

Unfortunately,therearenodisease-specifictreatmentsforEbola.Healthcareworkersonlysupplytheinfected

peoplewithwatertokeepthemingoodcondition.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrom

patients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheinfected.

ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.

1、Fromthetextweknowthat.

A.Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruit

B.Ebolaisahighlyinfectiousvirus

C.Ebolaisanewlydiscovereddisease

D.EbolaisrecentlycontrolledinGuinea

2^WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.ThecausesofEbola.B.TheoriginofEbola.

C.ThetreatmentforEbola.D.TheinfluencesofEbola.

3、InEbolainfectedareas,healthcareworkers・

A.facethedangerofcatchingvirus

B.takemeasurestoprotectthenurses

C.givewaterandmedicinetothepatients

D.dowhatevertheycantosavetheinfected

4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom.

A.anEnglishnewspaperB.atouristguide

C.asafetybrochureD.amedicalreport

25.（10分）Whydon'tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?Quietcarriagesontrainsarea

niceidea:travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosofl*andkeepchattertoaminimum.However,in

reality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybaWWer（喋喋不休的人）tobreakthesilence.

Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:somepassengersendupinthequiet

carriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:noiseissometimesmade

bytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.

Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsadded

toshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.

Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade（劝阻）the

polluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetouse

pricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers-ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosell

accesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoice

andacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon'tvalueapeacefulride.

Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchange

duringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.

Schemesthatrewardthesilent-aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample-couldhelp.Theideaisthat

losingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthe

simplicitytest.

A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat"norms”一feelingsabouthoweveryoneshould

behave-alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriage

becomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferent

normswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisnloaysanoption:noise-canceling

headphonesstartataround$50.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?

A.Findingthesourceofnoise.

B.Puttingapriceonnoise.

C.Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.

D.Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.

2、By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,9,theauthormeans・

A.onecanmakehisownchoiceB.oneshouldrespectothers'privacy

C.onecancreatehisownpersonalspaceD.oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget

3、Thispassageismainlyabout・

A.people'sfavouredtransportation

B.effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevels

C.possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriages

D.commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5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）AsachildIwasalwaysgoodatdrawingandart.Iwon1gotconstantattention,andevensaw

myfaceinthe2andontelevisionbecauseofmynaturalabilityto3

Mostpeoplewho4tocomeacrosssomethingthattheyaregoodatare5totakeitandrunwithit.

Ofcourse,mylifewasno6,Fromteachers,toprincipals,tofamilymembers,7seeminglyhadatonof

advicetogivemeinregardstoart.

Allthewhile,mytruedesirewas8Ienteredpoetry,essay,andshort-storycontestsand9themall.

Itwassuchacontrastfrommyartistic10experience!ItwassobadthatIHagoodfriendofminewho

toldmeonce,“Ifyouaresogoodatdrawingwhydoyouevencareaboutwriting?12drawing!”

Thoughwellintended,eighteenyearslaterI'm13Ididn'ttakehiswordstoheart.Yearswentbywithme

stillwritingandstilloccasionallyentering14.Itwasn'tuntilmyfirstyearincollegethatIfinallygothonorable

15inapoetrycontest.AsawriterI'vetruly16,

I'msuretherearethingsinyourlifethatare17andyet,rewarding.Endurance(忍耐),especiallywhenit

comestothingsyoutrulyloveis18.Takesometimetodevotesomemore19tothe“thing“thatdidn't

come20andseewhathappens.

1、A.praiseB.awardsC.supportsD.success

2、A.streetB.schoolC.newspaperD.book

3、A.drawB,actC・learnD.show

4、A.wantB.meanC.agreeD.happen

5、A.encouragedB.invitedC.developedD.permitted

6、A.perfectB.differentC.similarD.lucky

7、A.everyoneB.whoC.thatD.noone

8、A.artB.fixingC:writingD.music

9、A.won]B・ignoredC.missedD.lost

10、A.interestB.competitionC.careerD.talent

11、A.hadB.madeC.foundD.met

12、A.GiveupB.TakeinC.SticktoD.Putaway

13、A.gladB.sorryC.sadD.sure

14、A.trainingB.contestsC.,articlesD.trouble

15、A.appearanceB.changeC.mentionD.name

16、A.forgotB.regrettedC.expectedD.grown

17、A.challengingB.beautifulC.appealingD.hopeful

18、A.meaninglessB.popularC.essentialD.painful

19、A.considerationB.energyC.moneyD.education

20、A.youngB.badC.usualD.easy

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)在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空

Thewayyouwalkmaybedeterminedbyyourdailyschedule,anditmayalsoreflectyourpersonality.The

L(choose)youmakecantellsomethingaboutyourinnerthoughts.Atleast,that's2,sciencehasproved.Lately,

researchers3.(observe)thewaythatpeoplewalkandhowitrelatestotheirpersonalities.AvailableonlineviaSage

Journals,thestudyexaminesboththewalkingstylesandpersonalitiesof15,000adultsagedfrom25to50.Accordingto

thestudy,when4,(face)withthenewchallenges,fastwalkersaremorelikelytobeactivewhilequietpeopletendto

walkmoreslowly.Meanwhile,thestudyhasalsofounds,(power)evidencethatwalkingspeedinadulthoodreflectsthe

individuaPspersonality.However,speedingupyourwalkingpacecan't6,（instant）makeyouthelifeoftheparty,

7.meansthatyouneedn'tchangeyourpersonality.Actually,thereare8,（hide）strengthsofbeingaquietpersonas

wellasanactiveone.Makethemostofyourstrengths,9,youcanbesuccessfulregardlessofwhichtypeyoufallinto

and10.fastorslowlyyouwalk.

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短文。短文中共有10处错误,

每句中最多有两处。错误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（A）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,sodoesmylife.Atabout9:0（）a.m.,Igotothebookstorewithmy

friends.Therewasalotofnewbooks,Ididn'tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswerebothusefultome.At

last,Ichosetwo.At10:00,wewenttothecinema;thefilmcallingTitanicwasverypopular.lttookusabout3hourstosee

it.Havingseenthefilm,andeveryonewasdeeplymoved.Somefriendsevenburstouttears.Fromthestory,Iunderstand

thatloveisnobleandvaluable.That'sreallywonderfulfilm.ltisveryworthseeingagain,Whatahappyday!Ihope

tomorrowIwillbeevenhappy!

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）你校学生会主办的英语月报将举行“为建设节约型社会献一计”活动，你提出一个建议：鼓励毕业的学生

把参考书及课本留给下一届学生使用.

你的理由是：1.可以节省资源，减少浪费；

2.书上的笔记很有用；

3.国外（如：澳大利亚）已有成功的做法；

4.其他.

请你用英语写一篇100词左右的短文向编辑部投稿.

注意：1.不要逐字逐句翻译；

2.文章的开头已给出，但不计人总词数.

Asweknow,whenseniorstudentsgraduatefromschoobmostoftheirreferencebooks（aswellastextbooks）

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、D

2、C

3、A

4、B

5、C

6、A

7、D

8、D

9、D

10、B

11、D

12、B

13、C

14、C

15、A

16、B

17、C

18、D

19、D

20、C

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、A

2、B

3、A

4、D

22、1、C

2、A

3、D

4、B

2、D

3、C

24、KathyFletcherandDavidSimpsonhaveasonnamedSanti.Hehasafriendwhosometimesgoestoschool

hungry.SoSantiinviteshimtooccasionallyeatandsleepathishouse.

Thatfriendhasafriendandthatfriendhasafriend,andnowwhenyougotodinneratKathyandDavid'shouse

onThursdaynighttheremightbe15to20teenagersgatheringaroundthetable,andlatertherewillbegroupsofthem

crashinginthebasementorinthesmallbedroomsupstairs.ThekidswhoshowupatKathyandDavid'shavesuffered

thepainsofmodernpoverty:homelessness,hungerandabuse.

Andyetbysomemiracle,hostilesoilhasproducedbeautifulflowers.Kidscomefromaroundthecity.Spicy

chickenandblackriceareserved.Cellphonesarebanned.ThekidswhocallKathyandDavid"Momma”and“Dad”,are

politeanddothedishes.Birthdaysandgraduationsarecelebrated.Songsareperformed.Ateachmealtheygoaround

thetableandeverybodyhastosaysomethingnobodyelseknowsabouthim.Ateachmealthekidsshowtheirpromiseto

careforoneanother.

Theadultsinthiscommunitygivethekidsthechancetopresenttheirgifts."AtmyfirstdinnerEddreadapoem

thatIfirstthoughtwasfromLangstonHughes,butitturnedouttobehisown.Kesarihasavoicethatsomehow

appearsfromNewOrleansjazzinthe1920s.MadelineandThalyaformafriendshipasifitwerethehighestart

form,“Georgesaid.

“Theygiveusagift-completeintoleranceofsocialdistance.WhenIfirstmetEdd,Iheldoutmyhandtoshakehis.

Helookedatitandsaid,'Wehughere*,andwefvebeenhuggingsince,^Kesarisaid.