2023學(xué)年陜西省渭南市潼關(guān)縣高考考前提分英語仿真卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項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．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof2．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold3．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however4．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding5．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that6．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．sothat7．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime8．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't9．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid10．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone11．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso12．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed13．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．a(chǎn)resayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying14．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore15．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation16．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．a(chǎn)rekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept17．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．a(chǎn)ll18．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with19．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who20．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．so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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Conformityinvolveschangingyourbehaviourto“fitin”or“goalong”withthepeoplearoundyou.Insomecases,thissocialinfluencemightinvolveagreeingwithoractinglikethemajorityofpeopleinaspecificgroup,orinvolvebehavinginaparticularwaytobeviewedas“normal”bythegroup.Actually,conformityissomethingthathappensregularlyinoursocialworld.Sometimeswe’reawareofourbehaviour,butinmanycasesithappenswithoutmuchthoughtorawarenessonourparts.Andeveninsomecaseswegoalongwiththingswedisagreewithorbehaveinwaysweknowweshouldn’t.Therearecountlessexamplesofconformityinlife.Forinstance,ateenagerdressesinacertainstylebecausehewantstofitinwiththerestoftheteenagersinhissocialgroup.Awomanreadsabookforherbookclubandreallyenjoysit.Whensheattendsherbookclubmeeting,theothermembersalldislikethebook.Ratherthangoagainstthegroupopinion,shesimplyagreeswiththeothersthatthebookisterrible.Whydoweconform?Inmanycases,lookingtotherestofthegroupforcluesforhowweshouldbehavecanactuallybehelpful.Othersmighthavegreaterknowledgeorexperiencethanwedo,sofollowingtheirleadcanactuallybeinstructive.Andinsomecases,weconformtotheexpectationsofthegrouptoavoidlookingfoolish.Thistendencycanbecomeespeciallystronginsituationswherewearen’tquitesurehowtoact.Additionally,therearesomesituationswhereweconformjustinordertoavoidpunishmentsorgainrewards.Therearemanyfactorsthatinfluenceconformity.Forexample,notknowinghowtoperformadifficulttaskmakespeoplemorelikelytoconform.Personalcharacteristicssuchasmotivationtoachieveandstrongleadershipabilitiesarelinkedwithadecreasedtendencytoconform.Andpeoplearemorelikelytoconforminsituationsthatinvolvebetweenthreeandfiveotherpeople.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutconformityfromthefirstparagraph?A．Actuallyitisrareforustoconform.B．Blindconformityshouldbecriticized.C．Sometimespeopletendtoconformunconsciously.D．Conformitymeanschangingyourbehaviourreluctantly.2、Whichofthefollowingisacaseofconformity?A．Joiningacertainorganization.B．Followingtheongoingfashion.C．Sharingsomethingpersonalwithothers.D．Givingupyourcreativeideascautiously.3、Whenarewemostlikelytoconformaccordingtothetext?A．Whenweareataloss.B．Whenwearerejected.C．Whenwefeelthreatened.D．Whenwefeeluncomfortable.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Conformitycannotbeavoidedbyanyone.B．Conformityislinkedtothesizeofthegroup.C．Conformityisanaturalresponsetochallenges.D．Conformityisn’trelatedtoindividualdifferences.22．（8分）Supermarketshelvesarefilledwithplant-basedalternativestocowmilk,includingsoy,nut,andcoconutmilk.Theseproductsarepopularwithconsumerswhocannotdrinkcows’milkforhealthreasons,aswellaswiththoseconcernedaboutanimalwelfareandenvironmentalsustainability.Whilethedairy-free（非乳制的）optionsworkwellwithcerealorincoffee,theyfailmiserablywhenitcomestomakingmilk-basedproductslikecheeseoryogurt.However,theseshortcomingsmaysoonbeathingofthepast,thankstoanewcompanyinCalifornia,whichhasfiguredouthowtocreateanimal-freemilkinalaboratory!PerumalGandhiandRyanPandyafoundedthecompanyin2014afterbecomingincreasinglyannoyedwiththelackofcows’milk-freealternatives,particularlyforcheese.ForGandhi,whostoppedconsuminganimalproductsfiveyearsearlierduetoenvironmentalandanimalwelfareconcerns,themotivationtocreateabetteralternativestemmedfromhisloveofcheesypizza.Pandyawasspurredintotakingactionafterbeingforcedtoeatsome“reallybad”dairy-freecreamcheeseonhissandwichThetwoMITbiomedicalengineeringscientistsdecidedtojoinforcestocreateamorerealisticalternativetodairy-basedproducts.Intheiruniversitylab,thepairspentninemonthsfirstisolatingcowDNAtheninsertingitintoyeast（酵母）.Thisgeneticmodificationenabledtheyeasttoproducethenecessarymilkproteins.Thefinalstepoftheprocessinvolvedmixingtheproteinswithsomeplantnutrientsandfats.Thedairy-freemilknotonlytastesliketherealthingbutisalsohealthier,hasalongershelflifeand,mostimportantoffriendly.Accordingtothecompany’swebsite,whencomparedtoconventionalmilkproduction,theirprocessuses65%lessenergy,creates84%olessgreenhousegasemissionsandrequires91%lesslandandanamazing98%lesswater.Bestofallsinceitcontainsrealmilkproteins,theproductbehaveslikethecow-producedversion,whichmeansvegetarianconsumerswillnolongerhavetodealwithsoggycheeseontheirsandwichesandpizzas.Thecompanyplanstobringtheircreationtomarketlaterthisyearandtheirfirstproductwillmostlikelybecheesesincetherearealreadynumerousgoodcows’milkalternativesavailabletoconsumers.1、Theunderlinedword“those”inparagraph1refersto________.A．a(chǎn)lternativesB．productsC．peopleD．reasons2、Thecompanysfoundersweremotivatedtomakethenewproductbecauseof________.A．theirdeepconcernfortheenvironmentB．thepoortasteofdairy-freecheesepresentlyavailableC．theover-consumptionofthedairy-basedproductsD．theirworrythatfarmanimalswerepoorlytreated3、Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A．Cowfarmingcausesconsiderableenvironmentaldamage.B．Thenewproductswilltastebetterthandairy-basedones.C．Thedairy-freeproductscannotbestoredforalongtime.D．Thedairy-freemilkwillbemoreexpensivethancow’smilk.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthierCheeseB．NewMilkSavesPlanetC．MakingMilkwithoutCowsD．FresherMilk，BetterFuture23．（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)medicalreport24．（8分）OneofAustralia’s“BigThings”，TheGiantKoala,issituatedmidwaybetweentheVictoriantownsofStawellandHorshamatasmalltowncalledDadswellsBridge.DadswellsBridgeisregardedasthegatewaytotheGrampiansRanges.TheGiantKoalaisthe“GuardianoftheGrampians”.Stopinforbreakfast,lunchordinnerorjustdropinforsometakeawayfood,ahotdrinkoranicecoldicecream.Tryourrangeofoldstyleboiledlolliesormakeaselectionfromourlollyshopwithalargerangeofchocolates&lollies.Youcanevenhaveyournextfunction/partyattheGiantKoalainthenewlylandscapedcourtyardfedwithourfamouscampovenroastedmeats.MakeuseofourBBQ,andbringyourownmeatandhaveapicnicoutinourcourtyardoramongtheanimalsinthezoo.TheGiantKoalahasalargerangeofgiftsandsouvenirsforallagessothatyoucantakeasofttoykoalaawaywithyouasareminderofyourvisit.ThenewownersofTheGiantKoala,Rob&Julie-Anne,haverecentlyaddedazoowhichishometotwoveryaffectionatekoalasandothernativeAustraliananimalsandsomefarmanimals.YoucanhaveyourphototakenwithourKoalasforasmallfee.Wehavejustcompletedachildren’s“PettingZoo”wheretheycanpatanimalssuchasrabbits,guineapigs,babyturkeys,chickens.TheGiantKoalamadeanappearanceonthePaulHoganandShaneJacobsonmovieCharlieandBootsandwasfeaturedintheTelstraBigpondadvertisementsthisyear.Aseriesofeight“BigThings”inAustraliahasjustbeenreleasedonRedheadMatchesandTheGiantKoalawasselectedtobepartofthisseriesandyoucanfindtheminSupermarketsnow.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HaveLunchatTheGiantKoalaB．Australia’s“BigThings”C．WelcometoTheGiantKoala:anUnforgettableExperienceD．BestGiftsYouCanBuyatTheGiantKoala:SoftToyKoala2、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatTheGiantKoalais________.A．a(chǎn)smalltownB．a(chǎn)sightingseeingplaceC．a(chǎn)famouscampD．a(chǎn)verylargecreature3、Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom________.A．a(chǎn)touristwebsiteB．a(chǎn)foodcolumnC．a(chǎn)nEnglishtextbookD．a(chǎn)researchstudy4、Theunderlinedword“fed”canbereplacedby“________”.A．eatenB．encouragedC．regardedD．supplied25．（10分）There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos(自尊心)arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcritiquedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategiesofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing(評估)theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontextofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldleadthemtodosomethingdifficult—orunpleasant.1、TheauthorimpliesinParagraph1thatpeopleshould________.A．becautiouswhengivingadviceB．besatisfiedwithwhathehasC．offerconstructivecriticismD．carelessaboutothers2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtodefendthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveinit.B．Theyknewitwasjustanexperiment.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tlikethewaytheyweretreated.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiency第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）“Don’ttalktostrangers...”Thatisprobablyoneofthe1piecesofadvicehandeddownfromourparents.Yeah,they2well.Sincetherearebadpeopleoutthere,itseemstobeagoodideainordertohelp3us.Andovertheyearswe’velearnedhowtokeepoureyes4.Weareusedtomakingnoeyecontactwithstrangers.5,thepricethatwepayforthis6isthatwegrowupsuspicious(表示懷疑的)ofothersandtheirmotives.Wetendtohavea(n)7ofstrangers,whichisneithernecessarynor8aswegrowolder.Mostpeopleouttherearenotsociopaths（反社會者).9,mostpeoplearequite10.Whatonceprotectedusfrombadpeopleisnowpreventingusfromestablishingrelationshipswith11people!Ingeneral,youknowthattherandomstrangerstandingnexttoyouisvery12tokidnap(綁架)you,yettheemotionoffearis13associatedwithtalkingtothem.Soyou14doit.Butyoumissoutonalotbyclosingyourselfofftonewpeoplelikethis.Instead,youshouldactively15thatpeopleingeneralarefriendly.Why?Becausetheyare.Mostpeopleactuallyarenice.Weare16creatures,andwewelcomeinteractionswithothers.Thinkaboutit:whenastrangerstartsa(n)17withyou,howdoyouusually18?Besides,youneverknowwhoyoumight19.Thepersonstandingbehindyouinalinecouldonedaybeyourbestfriend.It20.Butevenifit'snotthatextreme,youneverknowifthatpersonhasajobopportunityforyou,orisjustacoolpersonwhoyouwouldenjoyhavingabriefconversationwith.1、A．shortestB．worstC．longestD．best2、A．meantB．plannedC．spokeD．worked3、A．inspireB．instructC．changeD．protect4、A．upB．openC．downD．shut5、A．EspeciallyB．ThankfullyC．UnfortunatelyD．Uncertainly6、A．safetyB．healthC．powerD．delight7、A．a(chǎn)ngerB．painC．shameD．fear8、A．importantB．obviousC．humorousD．reasonable9、A．IncaseB．InfactC．AttimesD．Atfirst10、A．braveB．friendlyC．smartD．patient11、A．badB．famousC．goodD．common12、A．readyB．UnlikelC．eagerD．unwilling13、A．stillB．neverC．onlyD．even14、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．oftenC．sometimesD．seldom15、A．doubtB．a(chǎn)ssumeC．guessD．decide16、A．livingB．complexC．uniqueD．social17、A．meetingB．experimentC．a(chǎn)rgumentD．conversation18、A．listenB．connectC．reactD．devote19、A．hurtB．forgetC．meetD．benefit20、A．happensB．dependsC．a(chǎn)ffectsD．fails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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）A23-year-oldBritishwomanhasinventedaproductmade1．combiningfishingwasteandalgae(海藻).Itcouldbeusedtoreplaceplasticbags,2．peopleuseonceandthrowaway.LucyHughescreatedthematerial,calledMarinaTex.OnNovember13,Hughes3．(award)theinternationalwinnerofthe2019JamesDysonAwardfordesign.MarinaTexisstronger,4．(safe)andmuchmoresustainablethantheplasticpolyethylene(聚乙烯).Butunlikeplastic,MarinaTexisalsoeasier5．(break)downinfourtosixweeksinnormalconditionsanddoesnotpollutethesoil.Concernedaboutthegrowingamountsofplasticsinoceanwaters,sheisinvestigatingwaystoreducetheamountofwastefromthefishingindustry,whichproduces6．(approximate)50milliontonsofwasteworldwideeachyear.7．(examine)fishpartsleftoverfromprocessinghelpedtogivehertheideaforamaterialthatwasusefulanddidnotharmtheenvironment.Aftermonthsoftesting,Hughes8．(produce)astrong,flexiblesheetthatformsattemperaturesbelow100degreesCelsius.Hugheswillreceiveabout$41,000inprizemoneyasthefirstplace9．(win)oftheJamesDysonAward.Sheplanstousethemoneytofurtherdeveloptheproductandwaystomassproduce10．第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（Λ），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、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Yesterday,IwaswalkedmydogintheeveningwhenIsawthepoorchildwhowassellingsomekeychains、Hehadfivekeychainsandwasaskingformetobuyone、Iaskedmyself,“Ishesellingthisbuildahouse?”Myheartanswere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2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、A5、C6、D7、B8、B9、B10、C11、B12、C13、C14、D15、B16、D17、C18、B19、B20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、B3、A4、B22、1、C2、B3、A4、C23、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'vebeenhuggingsince,”Kesarisaid.BillMilliken,aveteranyouthactivis