2025屆內(nèi)蒙古赤峰市巴林右旗大板三中高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語試題含解析

2025屆內(nèi)蒙古赤峰市巴林右旗大板三中高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether2．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened3．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup4．Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the5．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly6．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged7．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．a(chǎn)ndB．forC．soD．but8．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard9．MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood10．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation11．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned12．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．evenifC．a(chǎn)sifD．nowthat13．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．a(chǎn)recreated D．a(chǎn)recreating14．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone15．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen16．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot17．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．a(chǎn)t B．inC．on D．to18．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot19．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．a(chǎn)fterwards B．a(chǎn)lmostC．otherwise D．somewhat20．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how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）Likeitorloveit,socialmediaisamajorpartoflife.Clickingonathumbs-uporahearticon(圖標(biāo))isaneasywaytostayintouch.Whetheryou’reonFacebook,what’sApporTwitter,theway,ofkeepingintouchisnolongerfacetoface,butinsteadscreentoscreen,highlightedbythefactthatmorethan1billionpeopleareusingFacebookeveryday.Socialmediahasbecomesecondnature—butwhatimpactisthishatingonus?LaurenShermanant]herteam,whostudythebrainatTempleUniversityinPhiladeiphia,mixed20teens’photoswith10otherpicturesfrompublicInstagramaccounts.Thentheyrandomlygavehalfoftheimagesmanylikes(between23and45;mosthadmorethan30).Theygavetheotherhalfnomorethan22likes(mosthadfewerthan15).Theresearcherswantedtofindouthowtheparticipants’brainswererespondingtothedifferentimages.Whiletheteenswereinamachine,researchersaskedthemtoeitherlikeanimageorskiptothenextone.Teensweremuchmorelikelytolikeimagesthatseemedpopular—thosethathadmorethan23likes,Sherman’steamfound.Thekidstendedtoskippictureswithfewlikes.Aspartoftheexperiment,participantswerealsoshownarangeof“neutral”photosshowingthingslikefoodandfriends,and“risky”photosconcerningcigarettesandalcohol.Whenlookingatphotosshowingriskybehaviors,suchassmokingordrinking—nomatterhowmanylikestheyhad—thebrainregionlinkedtocognitive(認(rèn)知的)controltendedtobecomelessactive.Thesekindsofpicturescanlowertheviewer'sself-contro1.Thatmeanswhatyoulikeonlinehasthepowertoinfluencenotjustwhatotherslike,butevenwhattheydo.Viewingpictureslikethesecouldmaketeensletdowntheirguardwhenitcomestoexperimentingwithdrugsandalcohol,Shermanworries.1、Whatdoesthetextfocuson?A．Thebehaviorsofteens．B．Theself-controlofteensC．TheinfluenceofsocialmediaD．Thepopularityofsocialmedia2、Whichofthefollowingmightbeincludedintheexperiment?A．Seventeenimagesaregiven20likesB．Fifteenimagesaregiven25likesC．Fifteenimagesaregiven42likesD．Eightimagesaregiven40likes3、What’sSherman’sconcernaboutonlinephotos?A．MorelikesmaybegivenB．MisbehaviorsmaybeencouragedC．MoreriskypicturesmaybepostedD．Cognitivecontrolmaybecomelessactive4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TocondemnimmoralsocialbehaviorsB．TopromotemodernsocialmediaC．ToexplainthebrainsystemD．Tointroduceanewresearch22．（8分）Insummertheextremeheatoftenmakespeoplesweatyandrestless.Whilepeopleareannoyedbyit,expertssuggestsummeristhebestseasontodischarge(排放)yourbody’stoxins(毒素)andrecoveryourenergy.Onepopularoptionishot-stonemassage(按摩).Therapistsusesmoothandheatedstones,usuallyriverrocks,tomassagecertainpartsofthebody,orplacethemonkeypointsofthebody.Thewarmthofthehotstoneswillimprovebloodcirculationandalsohelprelaxmuscles,whilesweatingisalsobelievedtobegoodfordischargingthebody’stoxins.Anotherpopularoptionishot-stonebaths.Thehot-stonebathwillhelpthebodydischargetoxinsandhumidity(濕氣)thataccumulatedduringthelastwinter.Summeristhebestseasontobuildagoodbody.Ratherthanusewaterorsteamtoheatandwashthebody,peoplesimplywearacoatorsomethingcomfortable,andthenlieonheatedstonetabletsmadeofhotstones,whicharewarmedtoaround45℃.Thebodywillgraduallywarmupandbloodcirculationwillalsobeimproved.Moresweatwillcomeoutquickly.Thesweatissmoothandfresh,notsmellylikethatreleasedaftersportsactivities.Suchbathsbringanumberofhealthbenefits,suchasanti-aging,improvedbloodcirculationandstressrelief.Theslimmingeffectofdietingcanevenbepromoted.Usinghotstonesforhealingdatesbacktoancienttimes,butthemodernrenewalofhot-stonemassageisgenerallycreditedtoMaryNelson,anativeofTucson,Arizona,America,whosetrademarkis“LaStoneTherapy”.Thetherapyisgainingwidepopularitywithmanypeople,especiallythosewhohavejobsincoolair-conditionedrooms.Thehot-stonetherapycanhelpcuremanydiseases,includingbackpain.1、Whatdopeopleusetoreleasetoxinsinourbodyaccordingtothetext?A．Swimminginwhitewater.B．Livingincoldwinter.C．Lyingonthewarmbeds.D．Discharginglotsofsweat.2、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Therearenotoxinsandhumidityinthebodyinsummer.B．Sportshavegreatereffectsonthehealththanhot-stonemassage.C．Usingwaterofabout45℃towashthebodyisgoodforthehealth.D．Peopleshouldtakeadvantageofsummertoimprovetheirhealth.3、Whatcanbelearnedaboutthehot-stonetherapy?A．ItwasinventedbyMaryNelson,anAmerican.B．Itsuccessfullycuredmanypeopleofcancer.C．Itispopularwithpeoplebecauseofitsexcellenteffects.D．Itcanhelppeopleavoidsweatingtoomuchinhotsummer.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtolivecomfortablyinsummerB．AhealthyandcomfortablelifestyleC．Theamazingfunctionsofthehot-stonetherapyD．Theoriginanddevelopmentofthehot-stonetherapy23．（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）Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.Butlastsummer,JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents.“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut,”Joannsnoted.TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.“Sheusedtocuddleup(蜷伏)withmeonthesofaandtalk,”saidMark.“Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.”Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat’sontheirminds.“Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist.”saidMichaelRiera,authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.“Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears.”Rieraexplained.“Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast.”Parentswhoknowwhat’sgoingonintheirteenagers’livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.1、“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut”suggeststhattheson

_______.A．keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsB．doesn’twanttobedisturbedC．isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesD．beginstodislikehisparents2、WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat

________.A．theirdaughterisn’taslovelyasbeforeB．theydon’tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughterC．theycan’treadtheirdaughter’smindexactlyD．theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“thewallofsilence”inthelastparagraph?A．Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.B．Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.C．Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.D．Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.B．Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.C．Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.D．Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.25．（10分）WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalist,theyoftenaskme:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers?ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonline.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterall,insomepeople'smindsIwouldn'tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonline.However,strangelyenough,I’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.SinceIbeganwritingblogs,Ihavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaperscirculationbase,andyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.InhersuccessfulblogposttitledTheJobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhave,authorJennySuranestates,"Printisanexpensiveproducttolove.Andgeneralmanagers,publishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders'heads.”Shegoesontostatethatpeopledon'tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll(滾屏)throughtheirTwitterfeed,andgetnewsfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdying,thenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.Theneedforinformationhasnotdied.Ifanything,ithasincreased.Whathasdied,rather,isthewayinwhichinformationispresented.Nowmorethanever,inthisageofinformation,thereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppatewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsources,ifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim?Maybe,Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeople,grimaswell?Definitelynot.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,theauthorfeels.A．confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB．worriedaboutthefutureofprintC．tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD．embarrassedaboutonlinewriting2、WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny'sblogpost?,A．TwitterisnotverypopularB．ItishardtomanageonlinejournalismC．PrimstillhasitsadvantagesD．Peoplehavemorechoicestogetinformation3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grim”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．PromisingB．DepressingC．UnforgivingD．Encouraging4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToexplorethefutureofjournalismB．ToanalyzethecauseofprintdeclineC．ToexplainthebrightfutureofajournalistD．Tointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprint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）“Ihavealetterforyou,”myfriendKirstentoldmeonthephone.“Ithinkit’sfromyourmother.”Iwas1,sincemymotherhadbeen2forsevenyears.AfewweekslaterKirstenhandedmethe3datedAug.30,2002.AgroundthenIwaspreparingformypilotcourse’sfinalexamatthe4school.Thestudentsfinishedthetrainingon5days.Iwasthefirstto6.Mymother’sletter7afterIleft.Kirstenpickeditupfrommymail-box,tokeep8shenextsawme.9,afewdayslater,whenitwasherturntoleave,she10theletteramongthepilesofpapersshe11packedintoboxes.It12thereforadecade,duringwhichmymotherdied.In2013,whenKirsten13somedustybelongingsfromherflyingschooldays,she14theletter.It’sbeentwoyearssinceKirstengavemetheletterwhichI’vecarriedonmylongflights.ButIhaven’t15ityet.WhenItoldsomefriendsthis,they16theirheads.Theysaidtheywouldn’thavebeenabletowaitasecond.Ofcourse,I17-HowcouldInot?-abouther18intheenvelope.Surely,Ithink,shehadwrittentowishmeluck,askaboutmylifeandtellmethenewsfrom19tomakemeatcase.However,fornowit’s20tolookatherhandwritingontheenvelope,andtorememberthatuntilIopenit,IknowI’llhearfromheroncemore.1、A．delightedB．confusedC．terrifiedD．moved2、A．backB．lostC．deadD．sick3、A．envelopeB．packageC．ticketD．stamp4、A．a(chǎn)rtB．sportsC．flightD．military5、A．blessedB．hardC．particularD．different6、A．fleeB．leaveC．a(chǎn)bandonD．escape7、A．landedB．returnedC．disappearedD．delivered8、A．untilB．whenC．unlessD．a(chǎn)fter9、A．SurelyB．ThankfullyC．DoubtfullyD．Unfortunately10、A．removedB．misplacedC．hidD．unfolded11、A．slowlyB．seriouslyC．hurriedlyD．carefully12、A．a(chǎn)ppearedB．stoodC．settledD．remained13、A．sortedthroughB．setdownC．putdownD．gotthrough14、A．postedB．recalledC．foundD．a(chǎn)ddressed15、A．receivedB．openedC．touchedD．replied16、A．noddedB．liftedC．shookD．lowered17、A．complainB．inquireC．worryD．wonder18、A．wordsB．interestsC．puzzleD．secret19、A．networkB．a(chǎn)broadC．papersD．home20、A．a(chǎn)ppropriateB．enoughC．foolishD．polite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）CharlieChaplinwasborninapoorfamilyofmusichallperformersin79.1．a(chǎn)stonisheduswasthatCharlie2．(teach)tosingassoonashecouldspeakanddanceassoonashecouldwalk.Suchtrainingwascommoninactingfamiliesatthattime,3．(especial)whenthefamilyincomewasoftenuncertain.Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff.Byhisteens,CharliehadbecomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.Noonewaseverbored4．(watch)him—hissubtleactingmadeeverything5．(entertain).Astimewentby,hebeganmakingfilms.Hisfilmcharacter,thelittletramp,wasasocial6．(fail)butwaslovedforhisoptimismanddetermination7．(overcome)alldifficulties.Charliewrote,directedandproducedthefilmshe8．(star)in.In1972hewasgiven9．specialOscarforhisoutstandingwork.HelivedinEnglandandtheUSAbutspenthislastyearsinSwitzerland,10．hewasburiedin1977.Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocouldinspirepeoplewithgreatconfidence.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（∧），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。RecentlywehadaclassmeetingonthetopicofMyChineseDream、SomementionedtheinspiredChineseDreamwasputforwardbyPresidentXi、AndotherstalkedenthusiasticallyabouthisunderstandingoftheChineseDream、Weallbelievethatthisdreamwillcometrueinthefuture、Ialsotalkedaboutmyowndream、Ihadalwayswantedtobeadoctor、Notonlycandoctorssavepeople’slifebutalsotheyaredoingarespectablejob、Doctorscanalsohelppeopletoliveabetterlifewithouttheirprofessionalknowledge、Torealizemydream,Icantrytoworkhardfromnowon、ImustlearnasmuchasIcangetintoagoodmedicalcollege,whereIcanpreparemyselfadequateforthejobofadoctor、Ibelievehardworkisthatittakestoaccomplishmygoal、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你今天上午10點左右來宿舍找來自英國的交換生朋友Jack，他碰巧外出。請你依據(jù)下列要點，給他寫個留言條：1.你給他帶來了幾本關(guān)于中國傳統(tǒng)文化的書；2.把書留給了Jack的室友?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?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、A4、A5、C6、C7、D8、A9、B10、A11、A12、B13、A14、D15、D16、A17、C18、C19、D20、A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、D3、B4、D22、1、D2、D3、C4、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,aveteranyouthactivist,isoftenaskedwhichprogramsturnaroundkids'lives.“Istillhaven'tseenoneprogramchangeonekid'slife,”hesays.“Whatchangespeopleistherelationship.Somebodyiswillingtowalkthroughtheshadowofthevalleyofadolescence.”Soulsarenotsavedinbundles.Loveisthenecessaryforce.5、WhydokidscometoKathyandDavid'shouseonThursdays?A．Tohelpthehomelessatfirsthand.B．Toexperiencethefeelingofhome.C．TolearnaboutthemodernpovertyD．Toplantbeautifulflowersinpoorsoil.6、Whyisn'ttheuseofcellphonesallowedatThursdaydinners?A．Kidsneedtotellstoriesaboutthemselves.B．Kidsareexpectedtocaremoreforeachother.C．Kidshavetosharehouseworkaroundthehome.D．Kidspreparesongsforbirthdaysandgraduations.7、WhatgiftdidKesarigetataThursdaydinner？A．Thepracticeoftheartform.B．Thepleasureofenjoyingjazz.C．Thechancetolistentopoems.D．Thezerodistancebetweensouls.8、WhatdoesBillmeaninhiswords？A．Lovehasthepowertochangeakid'slife.B．Moneyisneededtostartprogramsforkids.C．Aprogramcanchangeagroupofkids'lives.D．Kidschangetheirrelationshipsinaprogram.24、In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways--–inparticularIthinkitwillhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible.”Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,“Asapeacemachine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation.”Thiswasn’tthefirstgrandpromiseoftechnology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,“Thesubmarine(潛艇)maybethecauseofbringingbattletoastoppage.”AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite(火藥)wouldbeawarobstacle:“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions(公約).”Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin1893,“Willthisgunnotmakewarmoreterrible?”heanswered,“No,itwillmakewarimpossible.”GugliemoMareconi,inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecomingofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwillmakewarridiculous.”GeneralJamesHarbord,chairm