2025届新疆昌吉二中高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题含解析

2025届新疆昌吉二中高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned2．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for3．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．as B．which C．where D．that4．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder5．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．aslongas D．until6．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith7．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects8．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously9．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.10．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those11．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality12．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．afterD．since13．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare14．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof15．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how16．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before17．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive18．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled19．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding20．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual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）Turkey-YakamozHotelEstablished1992YakamozisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth-WestTurkey.OfferingtraditionalTurkishhospitality,fabulousMediterraneancuisine,andcharminggardens,Yakamozdelightsallwhoenteritsgates.·Allroomshavebathroomsandbalconies;·OpenApriltolateOctober;·2019rates-twinrooms£20perperson-incl.breakfast;·Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%LonelyPlanetmagazineEmail:info@CastawaysSpecialisttailor-madeholidaystoMallorca,Spain,Madeira,Portugal,TheCanaryIslands,CyprusandFrance.*****QuoteLonelyPlanetMAGAZINETOSAVE£50perPERSONONYOUR2019HOLIDAY.*****01737812255www.castaways.co.ukONCEINALIFETIMEPERUADVENTURETheDesert,theAndesandtheAmazononaspectacular2-weekSelfDriveguidedholiday.ReachlocationsinSouthAmericaotherscanonlydreamofwithPeruSafari.～～～～～PERUSAFARITheheartofadventure～～～～～T:01744889819orM:07522776160E:info@W:RailHolidaysoftheWorld·DiscoverPeruandBrazil’sculturalhighlightsbytrain;·ExploreCaliforniabysteamandrailroad;·TravelbyrailintoEasternCanada’sremotewilderness;·TakeafabulousrailtourofAustralia&NewZealandinearly2019.Over40YearsofUnforgettableRailJourneys☆☆☆☆☆FFestingiogT001751240081、Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount?A．£88. B．£80.C．£72. D．£64.1、Railholidaysareavailablefor________.A．NorthAmerica,EuropeandAustraliaB．NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAsiaC．Australia,AsiaandEuropeD．NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAustralia2、HowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.22．（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．amedicalreport23．（8分）In1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellectually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.1、AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere________.A．morestableB．moresociableC．moreintelligentD．morehardworking2、Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inparagraph2referto?A．Thedata.B．Theanalyses.C．Thepreviousstudies.D．Thestatisticalmethods.3、WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?A．Itinvolvedawideragerange.B．Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.C．Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.D．Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.4、WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?A．ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.B．TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.C．TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.D．ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.24．（8分）Researchfindsoutwhysomepeopleareconstantlyunderattackfromthebloodsuckinginsectswhileotherswalkfree.Forthoseunfortunateenoughtofeaturehighlyonthemosquitohitlist,summernightscanbesynonymouswithmosquitobites.Yetothershardlyevergetbitten.Sohowdothebloodthirstyinsectsselecttheirvictims?Theinsects’tastesmayseemarbitrary.However,researchshowsthatwhenmosquitoesmaketheirchoicesbetweenpotentialvictims,itallcomesdowntoscent(气味).“Mosquitoesareattractedbycarbondioxideandheat,whicheveryonegivesoff.Butmosquitoesarealsoattractedbycertainscents,”saysKarl-MartinVagnJensen,theheadofresearchattheDepartmentofAgriculturalScienceatArhusUniversity.AccordingtoJensen,ithasnotyetbeenconfirmedexactlywhatthescentsinquestionare.Butresearchdoesindicatethatsomescentsaremoreattractivetomosquitoesthanothers.“Allthelabemployeesrubbedpetridishes(培养皿)againsttheirstomachs.Inthatway,theirscentswereputonthedishes,whichwerethenputinacontainerfullofmosquitoes,”hesays.“Themosquitoesrepeatedlylandedonsomeofthepetridishes,butdidn’tgoanywhereneartheothers.”Perhapstakinginspirationfrompopularfiction,therearealsothosewhoconsidergarlicasanexcellentrepellent(驱虫剂)againstthewingedbloodsuckers.Accordingtotheresearcher,thisstrategymaynotbeentirelyfruitless.“AsfarasIknow,thereisnoscientificproofthateatinggarlicworks.Buttheremaybesomethingtothetheorythatit’spossibletomaskscentwithgarlic,”hesays.Theonlyreliablemethodofprotectionagainstmosquitoesistouserepellentsthataresoldoverthecounter.Itcontainssomesmellsthatcanconfusethemosquitoes.Whenthemosquitocomescloser,itusessmell,heatandcarbondioxidetodecidewhethertobite.Butifitisconfusedbyarepellent,itwillnevergetthatfar.1、WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephraseunderlinedinParagraph2?A．Beequalto.B．Beaccessibleto.C．Beharmfulto.D．Bebeneficialto.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthescentsattractingmosquitoes?A．Mosquitoescanbeattractedbyvariousscents.B．Somekindsofscentsappealtomosquitoesinparticular.C．Thelabemployeesusepetridishestodeposittheirscents.D．Mosquitoesarearbitrarywhenitcomestodifferentscents.3、WhatisthemainideaofthelastParagraph?A．Anewstrategyisusedinresearchingrepellents.B．Garlicisconsideredtobeanexcellentrepellent.C．Usingrepellentsisaneffectivewayagainstmosquitoes.D．Theinspirationagainstmosquitoesisfrompopularfiction.4、Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Sciencefiction.B．Abiography.C．Amedicalreport.D．Aresearchpaper.25．（10分）Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增进）happiness，accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime，frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿）totakinganUberinsteadofabus.Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase，’’saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40，onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason，’’saidWhillans，isthatwe'reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcing(外包）thattask，”saidWhillans，uoryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’1、IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants.A．weredividedintotwogroupsB．weregiven$40everytwoweeksC．wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighborJskidD．wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?A．Payingmuchforaconcertticket.B．Takingaregularbustogettowork.C．Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.D．Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.3、Whenitcomestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”，.A．nopeoplewouldliketodoitB．asmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitC．morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenD．mostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife4、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A．Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.B．Thefeelingofspending’moneyongoods.C．Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D．Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.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）TheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguishfromeachotheralot.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwoseparatesystems1.Theoriginoftheeasternculturesismainlyfromtwocountries:ChinaandIndia.Bothofthetwoculturesaregestated(孕育)by2.InChina,themotherriveristheYellowRiver3theIndianoneistheHinduRiver.Thesetwocultureswere4forseveralthousandyearsandformedtheirownstyles.ThenintheTangDynastyofChina,theChineseculture5wentoverseastoJapan,6intotheJapanesesocietyand7theJapaneseculturenowadays.ThoughabitdifferentfromtheChineseone,it8tothesamesystem.Whenthetwomotherriversgavebirthtotheeasternculture,anotherfamousculturewas9ontheMesopotamianPlain(美索不达米亚平原）—theMesopotamianCivilization.ThiscivilizationlaterondevelopedintotheculturesofAncientGreeceandAncientRome.Andthesetwoarewell-knownasthe10oftheEuropeanculture.11theChineseculture,theEuropeanonealso12waters.WhenthecolonistsofEngland13inAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemover,theAtlanticOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn't14fromtheEuropeanonealot.Atthesametime,the15ofthelanguagesystemsaddstotheculturaldifferences.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographic(象形文字的)languagewhiletheWesternlanguagesare16basedontheLatinsystem,forexample,theoneI’musingtowritethispaper.Otherfactorslikehumanracedifference17aswell.However,18thefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandWest,thetwoculturesseldom19untilrecentcenturies.20,theygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostno-interference（干扰）fromtheother.1、A．inallB．aboveallC．innocaseD．onthewhole2、A．riversB．lakesC．mountainsD．plains3、A．orB．forC．whileD．when4、A．improvedB．developedC．createdD．protected5、A．graduallyB．naturallyC．suddenlyD．quietly6、A．changedB．mixedC．decidedD．forced7、A．expandedB．interruptedC．shapedD．influenced8、A．comesB．belongsC．amountsD．adds9、A．carriedoutB．givenoutC．broughtupD．pickedup10、A．baseB．signC．resultD．content11、A．WithB．LikeC．ViaD．Except12、A．crossedB．formedC．affectedD．spread13、A．wentupB．joinedupC．settleddownD．brokedown14、A．differB．sufferC．resultD．come15、A．featureB．developmentC．appearanceD．distinction16、A．simplyB．mostlyC．properlyD．partly17、A．countsB．reducesC．lastsD．changes18、A．intermofB．incaseofC．duetoD．asto19、A．communicateB．distinguishC．transformD．display20、A．HoweverB．FurthermoreC．MeanwhileD．Therefore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）Hutongisakindofancienttypicalcity5lrcclinBeijing.1．(surround)theForbiddenCity,manywerebuiltduringtheYuan,MingandQing2．(dynasty).Inordertoestablishthestrongestpowerforemperors,theroyalfamilyplannedthecityandarrangedtheresidentialareas(住宅区).TheForbiddenCity-3．centeroftheBeijingcity,wastheroyalpalace.AttheendoftheQingdynasty,after4．(close)Chinacameundertheinfluencefromabroad,manyoldhutongslost5．(they)formerneat(灵巧的)arrangement.AfterthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949,theconditionsofhutong6．(improve).Butinrecentyears,thehousesinmanyhutongshavebeenpulled7．andthenreplacedbymodembuildings.Andthehutongtodayisfadingintotheshadeforbothtourists8．localpeople.However,intheurbandistrictofBeijing,hutongsstilloccupyone9．(three)ofthetotalarea,providinghousingforhalfpopulation,somanyhutongs10．(survive)theseyears.Inthisrespect,weseeBeijingasanancientyetmodemcity.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、答案应写在答题卡上2每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；3、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。We’relivinginaworldwherewecanneverstresstheimportantofsharingtoomuch、Bysharing,wecanoftengreatreduceoursadnessanddoubleourhappiness、Whenitcametothistopic,memoriesfloodintomymind、TherewasatimewhenIcaughtinthesadnessofnotpassinganimportantexam、MyworldturnedgrayandIdidn’tfeelinterestedinsomethinguntilmybestfriendcameuptocomfortme、Encouragedandmovedbyhiskindness,Isharedmytroublewithhim,thatrelievedmesoon、LittlebylittleIregainedmyconfidence、Thefollowedmonthswitnessedmyefforts,andIfinallymadeagreatprogressinotherimportantexams、Asyoucansee,whichwassharingwithmyfriendthathelpedmeoutofthatdarktimeandbringbackmyconfidence、Sharingisbeautiful,notonlyphysicallybutalsomentally、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。你的美国笔友Chris得知你校正在积极开展“绿色校园行”活动，非常感兴趣，便写信给你，希望你介绍相关情况。请根据以下提示给他写一封回信。简单介绍开展“绿色校园行”活动的目的；介绍你校开展了“绿色校园行”活动的主要做法（如减少资源浪费，鼓励废旧物回收利用，垃圾分类等）；表达希望了解美国学校如何开展类似活动，征求建议。注意：词数不少于100；可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：绿色校园行GreenCampusCampaign垃圾分类wasteclassificationDearChris，_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiJin

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、B5、C6、D7、B8、A9、D10、C11、C12、D13、A14、B15、A16、D17、B18、B19、A20、B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、81、C1、D2、B22、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,‘Wehugher