湖北省安陸市第一中學(xué)2025屆高三一診考試英語試卷含解析

湖北省安陸市第一中學(xué)2025屆高三一診考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，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．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade2．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince3．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination4．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might5．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what6．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased7．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally8．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith9．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso10．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts11．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast12．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual13．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure14．merchantA．machineB．a(chǎn)chieveC．stomachD．technology15．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick16．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore17．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those18．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved19．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result20．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once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）Iwasintheseventhgrade,andwehadmovedtoNewJerseyinNovember.Bythen,everyonealreadyhadhadtheirownfriends,andnoonewantedtotalktoanewgirl.Tomakethingsworse,theyputmein“SectionL”.IfoundoutlaterthateveryonecalledSectionL“Loserville”.Itwassortofanopensecretthatitwasthesectionfortroublemakersandnot-so-smartkids.WhenIfoundout,Iwantedtoscream.Ihadalwaysbeenagoodstudentandhadamazingfriends,andnoweveryonethoughtIwasaloser!IdidtextmyfriendsinIllinoisalmosteverynight,especiallymybestfriend,Ana.Atfirstmyfriendswantedtohearallaboutit.ButthensomestoppedtextingbackonceIsaidsomethingabouthowmiserableIwas.OnenightwhenIwastextingwithAna,Icomplainedaboutanotherfriendwhohadjustdonethat.Ana’stextscamereallyfastforthenextfewminutesandtheysurprisedme.ShesaidthatshewastiredofhearingabouthowbadeverythingwasinNewJersey,too.ShesaidshedidnotwanttohurtmyfeelingsbutthatIneededtostopfeelingsosorryformyselfallthetime,Ihadtotrytomakethingsbetter.Thenextday,IthoughtalotaboutwhatAnahadsaid.Shewasright!IwishIcouldsaythateverythingchangedovernightafterthat,butitdidn’t.Iwasstillstuckin“Loserville”,andsomepeoplewerestillmeantome,eventhoughItriedtojuststayoutoftheirway.Butwhatdidchangewasme—Istoppedfeelingsosorryformyselfanddidsomethingaboutmakingfriends.Isigneduptomakesetsfortheschoolplay.Imetalotofnewpeoplethere,andsuddenlyIhadfriendstosayhitointhehalls!IstillmissIllinoissometimes,butlifeinNewJerseyisn’tsohardanymore.EventhoughIcouldn’tchangemysituation,Icouldchangemyattitude—andthatmadeallthedifference.1、“Loserville”isasectionfor________.A．failures B．goodstudentsC．classsecrets D．newcomers2、Thewritercomplainedallthetimeinthenewenvironmentbecause________.A．Anadidn’ttextbacktoher B．herfriendshurtherfeelingsC．shewasunfairlytreated D．shewasagoodstudent3、Whatmadeadifferenceinchangingthesituation?A．ShewentbacktoIllinois.B．SheendedfriendshipwithAna.C．Shefoughtbackwithherclassmates.D．Shebegantomakefriendswithothers.4、Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe________.A．LastingFriendship B．AnIncidenceatSchoolC．SayGoodbyeto“Loserville” D．Unhappinessin“Loserville”22．（8分）PeggyWhitson'sjobdemandsadailytwo-hourworkoutinagymwhereweighthasnomeaningandtheviewchangesat17,000milesanhour.Whitsonmakesitlookeasy.At57,sheistheoldestwomantoflyinspace,breakingtherecordlastNovemberwhenshebeganherthirdlong-termstayattheInternationalSpaceStation.AfterreturninghomeinSeptember,2017,theNASAastronautfeltmatter-of-factabouttheagemilestone(里程碑).“Itwasn’tarecordIwasseekingout,”Whitsonsaid.“Iwas42and48formyfirsttwospaceflights.IfeelluckythatIwasabletogettodoanotheroneinmy50s.Idon’tthinkpeopleshouldletagediscouragethem,evenonthosejobsthatrequiresomeamountofphysicalfitness.TheoldestmanisJohnGlenn(at77),butwe’vehadmaleastronautsintheir60sbefore,soit’sjustamatteroftimebeforewomenstartedflyinginspaceatthisage.”O(jiān)nEarth,shestaysfitbyweightlifting,biking,playingbasketballandwaterskiing.Shesharedwhatit'sliketoliveinmicro-gravity:“It’slikeyou’reinaswimmingpool,butyoudon’thavetoworryaboutbreathing.IfIpushofffromoneside,I’mgoingtofloattotheotherside.Everydirectionfeelsexactlythesame,whichisreallyhardforyourbraintograsp,butit’samazinghowfastyouadapt.It’sabigshockforthebodytocomebacktoEarth—everythingissoheavy.Wespendalotoftimegettingusedbeingbackingravityagain.Backpainwasreallythemostdramaticformethistime.Forme,cominghomeiswayharderthangoingupintospace.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablymeaninthepassage?A．a(chǎn)mazingB．naturalC．enthusiasticD．unbelievable2、HowmanydaysdidPeggyWhistonspendinspaceforherthirdstayintheInternationalSpaceStation?A．About300days.B．About708days.C．About107days.D．About57days.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．PeggyWhistonistheoldestpersontoflyinspace,breakingtherecord.B．Therehadbeenfemaleastronautsintheir60sbefore.C．PeggyWhistonlikesswimmingmosttostayfitonearth.D．PeggyWhistonhadbeeninspacein2002and2008.4、WhichofthefollowingwillPeggyWhistonprobablysay?A．Youcanstillbesuccessfulanddophysicalthingswhenyougetolder.B．Ispentquitealotoftimegettingusedtothelifeinspace.C．Themomentwereachedtheearth,wefeltsorelaxed.D．IfeelluckythatIamphysicallyallrightafterthewholejourney.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(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）DoctorSeusswasbornin1904.Bythemiddle1950s,hehadbecomeoneofthebestlovedandmostsuccessfulchildren'sbookwritersintheworld.Hisbooksareverypopularwithyoungreaders.Theyenjoytheinventedwordsandthepicturesofunusualfunnyanimalsandplants.In1954,lifemagazinepublished(刊登)areportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildren'sbookswerenotinteresting.DoctorSeussstronglyhopedtohelpchildrenanddecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.Heusedwordswiththesameendingsound,likefishandwish.Hedidnotreceivetraininginart.Yet,hedrewthepicturesformostofhisbooks.In1957,Dr.SeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthan230wordstowritethebookandevenasix-year-oldshouldbeabletoreadit.Itwasafunstoryandeasytoread.Childrenlovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.ThesuccessofTheCatintheHatmadehimwanttowritemorebooksforchildren.In1960,hewroteabookusinglessthanfiftywords.ThebookiscalledGreenEggsandHam.In1984,DoctorSeusswonaPulitzerPrize(普利策獎(jiǎng)).HewashonoredfortheeducationandenjoymenthisbooksprovidedAmericanchildrenandtheirparents.Hediedattheageof87,buthisinfluenceremains.Millionsofhisbookshavebeensoldworldwide.PeoplesayhisbookshelpedchangethewayAmericanchildrenlearnedtoread.Yet,hisbooksarelovedbypeopleofallages.DoctorSeussoncesaid，“Idonotwriteforchildren.Iwriteforpeople.”1、DoctorSeusslearnedfromthemagazinethat_________.A．someschoolchildrencouldnotreadwithinterest.B．manychildren'sbookswereinterestingC．childrenwantedtolearntoreadD．a(chǎn)writerforchildrenwaswanted2、Peoplelikehisbooksbecausethebooks________.A．a(chǎn)recheapandeasytogetB．werewrittenindifferentlanguagesC．a(chǎn)reeasyandinterestingtoreadD．werewrittenwithinventedwords3、HewrotethebookTheCatintheHatattheageof________.A．50B．53C．56D．874、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．DoctorSeusswroteGreenEggsandHamwithover230words.B．DoctorSeusswrotebooksonlyforchildrenintheUnitedStates.C．TheCatintheHatwaswrittenonlyforsix-year-oldchildren.D．HisbooksprovidededucationandenjoymentforAmericans.25．（10分）Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,‘Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’”saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘a(chǎn)fter’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer.“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”1、Theunderlinedword‘gulf’inPara.3mostprobablymeans________.A．interestB．distanceC．separationD．difference2、Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis________.A．moreconfusionamongparentsB．lessrespectforparentsfromchildrenC．newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD．morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents3、Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘a(chǎn)fter’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents________.A．havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechangeB．cansetalimittothechangeC．failtotakethechangeseriouslyD．followthetrendofthechange4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB．discussthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationshipC．suggestthewaystohandletheparent-childrelationshipD．comparetoday’sparent-childrelationshipwiththatinthepast第三部分語言知識(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）ItwasNewYeartime.Weweretravellinginavan(貨車）1toystothehomeless.Whenwe2thespot,somethingcaughtmyeye.Somethingorsomeonewasmovingintherubbish.SoonI3thatitwasthehomeofapoorfamily.Thereweretwo4，bothaboutmyageatthetime，andaladyIsupposedtobetheirmother.Theysatthere5.AsalittlegirlmyselfIwas6interestedinthelittlegirl.How7ourliveswere.Shelivedfortheday,8throughtherubbishforsomethingtofillherstomach.Iontheotherhandwaswelllookedafterandneverhadtoworryabout9Ihadagoodeducationandthusa10future.Ilookedatthelittlegirl.Theonly11shehadwastheworn-outdressthatshewaswearing.SeeingthislittlegirlImadethedecisionto12adollthathadbelongedtomeforawhile.Whenthevancametoa13，Isteppedout,calledthegirloverand14thedollinherhand.Atfirstshelookedatmewith15andwasn’tcertainwhattodo，butthenshesmiledandIsaw16inhereyes.Iwentbackintothevehicleandwestartedto17off,andthat'swhenwerealizedthelittlegirlwasrunning18Westoppedagainandopenedthedoor.Thegirlhad19withus.Shelookeddirectlyatmeandsaidtwo20words“ThankYou”.1、A．showing B．recommending C．distributing D．selling2、A．left B．changed C．chose D．a(chǎn)pproached3、A．guaranteed B．realized C．decided D．a(chǎn)ccepted4、A．boys B．children C．drivers D．a(chǎn)dults5、A．happily B．a(chǎn)ngrily C．hopefully D．helplessly6、A．still B．less C．especially D．probably7、A．similar B．different C．difficult D．ordinary8、A．searching B．getting C．running D．breaking9、A．food B．safety C．health D．transport10、A．doubtful B．distant C．promising D．foreseeable11、A．present B．decoration C．requirement D．possession12、A．giveaway B．giveback C．handout D．handin13、A．station B．stop C．street D．signal14、A．tore B．placed C．dropped D．threw15、A．a(chǎn)nger B．pain C．surprise D．disappointment16、A．hope B．loneliness C．a(chǎn)nxiety D．a(chǎn)stonishment17、A．walk B．get C．lift D．drive18、A．behind B．a(chǎn)way C．out D．in19、A．gotalong B．comealong C．caughtup D．turnedup20、A．final B．new C．key D．simple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）KiyotoSaitoistryingtochangepeople’sopinionofagriculturalworkthroughhisunusualattire(打扮).Whetherhe’sdrivingatractor1．isstandinginthefields,Kiyotoisalwayswearinganelegantsuit.Kiyoto’sfamilyhasbeenplantingriceforaround400years,butasateenagerhe2．(find)thetraditionboringandmovedtothecity.Hereturnedtohisnativetowntwoyearsago,3．(determine)togetinvolvedinthefamilybusiness.4．ideaofwearingasuitinthefieldsstartedasajoke.Oneday,hisbrotherjokedaboutfarminginanelegantsuit,butKyiototookit5．(serious).Heviewedtheideaastheperfectwaytochangepublicopinionofagriculturalwork.“Mostpeoplethinkoffarmers6．‘dirtyallday’.Iwantyoungsterstothink‘farminglooksfun’”hesaid.Atfirstnooneseemed7．(understand)him.Evenhisfamilywassurprisedbyhis8．(choose)offarmingattire.Hisgrandfatherworried9．(do)farmworkinasuitwouldbedangerous.NowKiyotoisfamousandhasbeeninvitedonvarioustelevisionshows.Healsohasablogwhereheregularly10．(post)hisfarmingexperiencesandphotosofhimselfalldressedup.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第1l處起）不計(jì)分。ZhouYanistheSeniorThreestudent、Lastweek,hegoestoseeadoctorbecauseofhisarmsandfingershurt、Thedoctortoldhimthefactthathada“mobilephonedisease”、Zhousentmessagesforhisfriendswithhismobilephoneallthetime,eveninbed、Zhoustartedtodobadlyinalltheexambecausehespentsomanytimeonhismobilephone、Hedidn’tstopusethemobilephoneuntilhisarmshurt、YangLing,whichisanexpertfromahealthcenter,saidstudentsshouldtrytousetheirmobilephonesless,especialatschool、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，受學(xué)校委托，負(fù)責(zé)接待安排7月1日來自德國某友好學(xué)校的訪問團(tuán)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示，用英文寫一封電子郵件告知相關(guān)安排，內(nèi)容包括:1.歡迎儀式，座談交流(語言學(xué)習(xí)、文化差異、校園生活等)；2.學(xué)校食堂共進(jìn)午餐；3.游覽當(dāng)?shù)孛麆俟袍E。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。Dearfriends，IamLiHua.IamverypleasedtolearnthatyouarecomingtovisitourschoolonJuly1.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely.LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、D5、B6、D7、D8、D9、D10、D11、D12、B13、C14、1—5CDBAB15、B16、C17、C18、C19、C20、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、A2、C3、D4、C22、1、B2、A3、D4、A23、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,