安徽省滁州市第三中學2025屆高三3月份模擬考試英語試題含解析

安徽省滁州市第三中學2025屆高三3月份模擬考試英語試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。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．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why2．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact3．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold4．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare5．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout6．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where7．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any8．Davewasa________.Becauseofhismisconductinclass,thewholeclasshadtostayafterschool.A．wetblanketB．leadinglightC．blacksheepD．darkhorse9．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went10．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised11．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved12．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that13．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling14．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but15．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit16．AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.A．tothank B．thankingC．havingthanked D．tohavethanked17．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then18．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the19．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited20．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided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）BeforewecametoCanadain1951,whenIwasthree,myparentsandIspentayearatrefugeecamp(難民營)inAustria.WehadescapedfromwhatwasthencalledCzechoslovakia.MyparentshadalreadylosttheirlivelihoodoncetotheNazi.MummywasfreedfromtheNaziconcentrationcampBergen-Belsenandspenttheyearsafterthewartryingtofindherfamily,onlytodiscovershewastheonlysurvivor.ShemetmyfatherinasmalltownoutsidePrague.Theymarriedandhadmein1948.WhenwearrivedinMontreal,everythingweownedwascontainedinanarmytrunkandacoupleofarmyblankets.Mummyboughtanoldsewingmachineandsomeinexpensivematerialsandusingpatternsinmagazines,taughtherselftosew.Herhandswerealwaysgoing,makingsomething.ShelearnedEnglishbysingingalongtothehitsongassheworked.Forme,highschoolwasalonelytime.MymotherworriedthatI’dnevercomeoutofmyshellsoshesignedmeupforclassesattheMontrealChildren’sTheatre.That’swhereIfoundmyvoiceWithherstrongfaithinme,Mummyhadopenedadoor.Althoughshewasaneducatedwoman,Ineverheardmymothersaid“ThisiswhatIgaveupforyou.”Shewasalwaysthereformyyoungerbrotherandme.WhenIsatinthekitchenwithher,Ifeltsafe.Whenshemadesouporsewedaballetcostumeforme,itwasallagift,alaboroflove.Shewantedtomakeushappy.Foralongtime,Ihadapicturehanginginthekitchensaying“Putyourheartintoit.”Igrewupwiththatphrase.Mummytaughtthatlessonbyexample,andithasbecomemyownworkethic(職業(yè)道德).1、Whathappenedtotheauthor’smotherbeforetheywenttoCanada?A．Herfamilydidn’tsurvivefromtheNazi.B．Sheworkedinthearmyduringthewar.C．Shemarriedtheauthor’sdadinPrague.D．HerfamilystayedinarefugeecampinAustria.2、WhydidthemothersigntheauthorupforclassesatMontrealChildren’sTheatre?A．Tosatisfytheauthor’sdemand.B．Toridtheauthorofherloneliness.C．Toenabletheauthortolearntosing.D．Todeveloptheauthor’stalentforballet.3、Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?A．Traditional.B．Easy-going.C．Devoted.D．Proud.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Mum’sInspirationB．ASpecialBalletCostumeC．TheCrueltyoftheNaziD．Mum’sWorkEthic22．（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．anEnglishnewspaperB．atouristguideC．asafetybrochureD．amedicalreport23．（8分）AnewMagicBenchdesignedbyDisneyResearchletsyouinteract(互動)withlovelyanimated(動畫的)character—andnospecialglassesorearphonesarerequired.Instead,thecompleteenvironment-theseat,thesitterandthecartooncharacters-ismirroredonascreenoppositethebenchmakingitpossibleforotherstowatchthesceneunfold.Howdoestheillusionwork?Acameraandsensorcatchimagesandgatherdepthinformationaboutphysicalobjectsthebenchandtheperson.Andthencomputertranslatesthemintothe3Danimations.Meanwhilesensorsoftouchbuiltintothebenchdelivershakingthatishappeningatthesametimeandspeedtoanimatedactionsonthescreen,creatingtheillusionthattheanimatedfiguresareoccupyingreal-worldspacenexttotheuser.“Ourgoalforthisprojectwas:hearacharactercoming,seethementerthespace,andfeelthemsitnexttoyou,”saidMosheMahler,principaldigitalartistatDisneyResearch.Unlikethetraditionalmobiletechnology,oneofwhoselimitationsisthatonlyasingleusercanseeitsillusion,theMagicBenchallowsgroupsofpeopletogatherinasingleenvironmentandcollectivelyparticipateinanaugmented—reality(擴充實境)experience,allatthesametime.Inavideoshow,asmallcartoondonkeyrunsintoviewandkicksthebench,causingsharpsoundandmakingtheseatedpersonjumpinsurprise.Anothertestshowstwopeopleonthebench,reactingastheyfeelananimatedrabbitskipupbesidethemandjumpupanddown.Whenauserpasseshishandovertherabbit,ashadowmovesacrossitshead,asthoughitwereoccupyingthesamephysicalspaceasthepersonnexttoit.1、WhatdoestheMagicBenchneedtoworkproperly?A．Specialglasses. B．Earphones. C．Amirror. D．Ascreen.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“illusion”inParagraph2referto?A．Theshakingthatishappening. B．The3danimationsonthescreen.C．Thefiguresaboutphysicalobjects. D．Theinteractionwithanimatedfigures.3、What’stheMagicBenchdifferentfromthetraditionaltechnology?A．Itsfantasycanbeseenonlybyasingleuser.B．Itisdesignedtocreatemoreanimatedcharacters.C．Itallowsmanypeopletoexperiencethefantasytogether.D．Itsuserandtheanimatedcharacteroccupythesamespace.4、Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A．MagicBenchPutsYouinthePictureB．AudienceBecomeCartoonCharactersC．EntertainmentIndustryEntersaNewStageD．Disney’sCartoonFiguresComeintoReality24．（8分）We'veallheardthesaying:practicemakesprefect!Inotherwords,acquiringskillstakestimeandeffort.Buthowexactlydoesonegoaboutlearningacomplexsubjectsuchastennis,calculus,orevenhowtoplaytheviolin?Anage-oldansweris:practiceoneskillatatime.Abeginningpianistmightrehearsescales(音階)beforechords(和弦).Ayoungtennisplayerpracticestheforehandbeforethebackhand.Learningresearcherscallthis“blocking”，andbecauseitiscommonandeasytoschedule,blockingisdominantinschools,trainingprograms,andothersettings.Howeveranotherstrategypromisesimprovedresults.Enter“interleaving”，alargelyunheard-oftechniquethatiscatchingtheattentionofcognitive(認知)psychologistsandneuroscientists.Blockinginvolvespracticingoneskillatatimebeforethenext(forexample,“skillA”before“skillB”andsoon,formingthepattern“AAABBBCCC”),whileininterleavingonemixespracticeonseveralrelatedskillstogether(formingforexamplethepattern“ABCABCABC”).Overthepastfourdecades,asmallbutgrowingbodyofresearchhasfoundthatinterleavingoftenoutperformsblockingforavarietyofsubjects,includingsportsandcategorylearning.Yettherehavebeenalmostnostudiesofthetechniqueinunplanned,realworldsettings-untilrecently.Newresearchinschoolsfindsthatinterleavingproducesdramaticandlong-lastingbenefitsforanessentialskill:math.Notonlydoesthisfindinghavethepotentialtotransformhowmathistaught,itmayalsochangehowpeoplelearnmoregenerally.Researchesarenowworkingtounderstandwhyinterleavingproducessuchimpressiveresults.Oneimportantexplanationisthatitimprovesthebrain'sabilitytotellapartbetweenconcepts.Withblocking,onceyouknowwhatsolutiontouse,ormovementtodo,thehardpartisover.Withinterleaving,eachpracticeattemptisdifferentfromthelast,sorote(死記硬背)responsesdon'twork.Instead,yourbrainmustcontinuouslyfocusonsearchingfordifferentsolutions.Thatprocesscanimproveyourabilitytolearncriticalfeaturesofskillsandconcepts,whichthenbetterenablesyoutoselectandproducethecorrectresponse.Asecondexplanationisthatinterleavingstrengthensmemoryassociations.Withblocking,asinglestrategy，temporarilyheldinshort-termmemory,issufficient.That'snotthecasewithinterleaving-thecorrectsolutionchangesfromonepracticeattempttothenext.Asaresult,yourbrainiscontinuallyengagedatregainingdifferentresponsesandbringingthemintoshort-termmemory.Repeatingthatprocesscanstrengthenneuralconnectionsbetweendifferenttasksandcorrectresponses,whichimproveslearning.Bothoftheseaccountsimplythatincreasedeffortduringtraining,eithertodiscriminatecorrectresponsesortostrengthenthem,isneededwheninterleavingisused.Thiscorrespondstoapotentialdrawbackofthetechnique,namelythatthelearningprocessoftenfeelsmoregradualanddifficultinthebeginning.However,thataddedeffortcanhavebetter,longer-lastingresults.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstrategyof“interleaving”？A．Studyingrelatedskillstogetherhasmanyimpressiveresults.B．Learningrelevantskillstogethercontributestopeoplemasteringskillsquickly.C．Focusingondifferentskillsatatimesavespeopletimeandeffortsinthebeginning.D．Mixingupskillsdistractspeople'sattention,thuslesseningefficiency.2、Whydoesinterleavingproduceimpressiveresults?A．Itcanbescheduledeasily.B．Itfocusesonroteresponses.C．Itistemporarilyheldinshort-termmemory.D．Itenablesyoutolearncriticalfeaturesofskillsandconcepts.3、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Blockinginvolvespracticingoneskillatatimebeforethenext.B．Correctsolutionoftenchangesfromonepracticeattempttothenext.C．Practisingoneskillatatimeplaysanimportantroleinlearningacomplexsubject.D．Studyingrelatedskillsorconceptstogetherisaneffectivewaytotrainyourbrain.25．（10分）China'slargestsearchengineBaiduhassaiditwillmakeitslatestartificialintelligence(AI)technologyaccessibletodevelopersandbusinessesaspartofthecompany'slatestmoveintoAI,bigdataandcloudcomputing.AIsolution"Tianzhi"waslaunchedatacloud-computingsummitheldinBeijingWednesday.Itincludesservicesinthreefields:sensingtechnology,suchasimageandvoiceprocessing,machinelearning,anddeeplearning,anadvancedformofmachinelearning,saidZhangYaqin,CEOoftheNasdaq-listedcompany,atthesummit.Developerscanaccessfacialorvoicerecognition,algorithms（演算法）fordataanalysisandprojections,anddeeplearningapplications,Zhangsaid,addingthatthetechnologycouldhelpusersinnovateintheirsectors."Withmoredevicesconnectedtothecloud,enterpriseswillusecloudcomputingandAImorefrequently,"saidWuHequan,anacademicianattheChineseAcademyofEngineering,"OpenAItechnologycanplayabiggerrole."Thecompanyalsorevealedaplantoinvest10billionyuan(1.45billionU.S.dollars)incloudcomputinginthenextfiveyearsandestablishaninnovationcenter,whichwillserve10millionenterprises.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraphone?A．BaiduwillfurtherdevelopitslatestAItechnology.B．Baiduhasattracteddevelopers’andbusinesses’attention.C．UserswillbeabletoaccessBaidu’slatestAItechnology.D．AcompanywillmovetoAI,bigdataandcloudcomputing.2、“Tianzhi”includesservicesinthefollowingfieldsEXCEPT_____.A．sensingtechnologyB．voiceprocessingC．machinelearningD．deeplearning3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphfourprobablymean?A．It’simportantforAItechnologytobeopen.B．AItechnologyismoreimportantthanthecloud.C．Peoplearen’tawareoftheimportanceofAItechnology.D．EnterpriseswillhardlybenefitfromopenAItechnology.4、WhatisBaidu’snextmoveaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Revealaplantoinvestincloudcomputing.B．Invest10billionyuantoserveenterprises.C．Getinvestedfromenterprisesinthenextfiveyears.D．Investincomputingandbuildaninnovationcenter.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）Ioftenthoughtthatpolitenesswasoutoffashion.VeryrarelyhaveImetso1apersoninsuchabusyandnoisy2.Lately,Iwouldhavetochangemy3.Notlongago,whenIwenttoacoffeeplacewithtwoofmygrown-up4,I5suchahumanbeingfacetoface.Theplacewasfullof6asusualandwehadtoclimbsteep(陡峭)stairsinordertofindanemptytable.7enjoyingcoffeeandsnacks,wewentdownthe8stairs,wheretherewashardlyanyspaceforanotherpersontoeitherclimbuporcomedown.JustasIwasinthe9ofthestairs,agentleman10themainentranceofthecaféwhichwasrightinfrontofthestaircase.IwassureIwouldbe11roughlybythismangoingup.IkeptcomingdownasfastasIcould.Mydaughterswerealreadydown.Theylookedupatme12,hopingIwouldreachthembeforethestrangerstartedwalkingupthestairs.Nearlyreachingthem,Inoticedthemanstillstandingnearthedoor.I13mydaughtersandpassedthestrangerattheentrancedoorwhichhekeptholdingopen.Ilookedbackthinkinghewasstillatthedoor,14whethertogoinorfindanotherless15place.Isawhimgoingupthestairs,twostepsatatime.Itoldmydaughtersaboutitandallthreeofusfelt16thatwedidnoteven17thepolitegentlemanwhowasactuallyholdingthedooropenforus18topassthroughbeforegoingup.Suchwell-manneredpeopleare19tofindthesedays,whenpushingisvery20inouradvancedbutaggressivesociety.Weapplaudedforhisgentlemanspirit.1、A．impoliteB．politeC．helpfulD．selfless2、A．societyB．streetC．marketD．restaurant3、A．positionB．impressionC．feelingD．opinion4、A．neighborsB．friendsC．daughtersD．nieces5、A．cameacrossB．wentthroughC．gotacrossD．passedby6、A．customersB．guestsC．strangersD．children7、A．WhenB．AsC．BeforeD．After8、A．smoothB．narrowC．wideD．solid9、A．beginningB．middleC．endD．front10、A．leftB．passedC．enteredD．arrived11、A．interruptedB．stoppedC．pushedD．pulled12、A．excitedlyB．worriedlyC．delightedlyD．disappointedly13、A．approachedB．desertedC．walkedD．signaled14、A．doubtingB．whisperingC．expectingD．deciding15、A．awkwardB．quietC．crowdedD．interesting16、A．gladB．angryC．nervousD．bad17、A．greetB．appreciateC．praiseD．thank18、A．ladiesB．strangersC．friendsD．daughters19、A．easyB．hardC．likelyD．impossible20、A．normalB．usualC．commonD．ordinary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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Now,moreandmoreschoolsinChinahaverulesmakingstudentswearschooluniformstoSchool.AlotofChinesestudentscomplainabout1．(wear)theirschooluniformseveryday.But2．Americanstudentsgetannoyedabouttheiruniforms,too?Americanhighschoolsusuallyhaveadresscode,3．isaboutrequirementsforstudents’dressing.Boysatschoolmustwearcleanjacketseveryday.Girlsare4．(luck)thanboys,theyhavemoreflexible5．(choose)thanboys.Theycaneitherdresssimilarlytotheboys6．wearadress.Ingeneral,ittakesastudent.10-15minuteseverymorning7．(dress)upforclass.AsstudentsdoinChina,plentyofAmericanstudentsalsohavetheircomplaintsaboutschooluniforms.Whatifstudentsreallydislikethedresscodeandwanttogetridofit?Insteadofgettingpunished,8．(actual)therearewaystodothatAtmyschool,“dressdown”tickets9．(sell)onschooldays.Ifsomeofthestudentsarewillingtobuyaticket,theydon’tneedtowearschooluniformsthefollowingday.Ihaveastrong10．(believe)thatonedayChinesestudentscanbuythesetickets,too.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交換修改作文，請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。Whenwearehappy,wewouldlikeshareourhappinesswithothers,makingthemknowourenjoyment、Whenwearenotinagoodmood,wewantedtogetsomeonewhomcanlistentous、Bealistenerisnoteasy、Peoplealwayscomplainaboutourworries,andagoodlistenershouldlistentothembutlearntocomfortthem、Tobeagoodlistenercanhelpusmakegoodfriendwithothers、Theonewhoalwayslistentootherstendstobeeasy-going、Whenheisinthetrouble,hisfriendswillbewillingtohelphim、Solet’slearntobeagoodlistenerfromthenon、93第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）下面是你根據(jù)平時了解所得到的中國高三學生選擇高考志愿的信息。請你根據(jù)該內容用英語寫一篇簡要介紹，向編輯部反映該情況。約35%的同學認為：1.應該以個人興趣為主。2.興趣是成功之母。3.被迫學自己不感興趣的專業(yè)是痛苦的。約45%的同學認為：1.應該以社會需要為主。2.將來容易找到工作。3.興趣可以培養(yǎng)和改變。約20%的同學認為：1.如何選擇是一個難題。2.聽從父母或老師的意見。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、C5、C6、B7、C8、C9、B10、A11、B12、C13、B14、C15、C16、A17、C18、C19、A20、D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、A2、B3、C4、A22、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,Iheldoutmyhan