2023学年云南省昭通市大关县一中高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．athandB．atwillC．ontrialD．ontrack2．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore3．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw4．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss5．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/6．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas7．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen8．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen9．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped10．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．ashalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．asmuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas11．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a;the B．the;a C．a;不填 D．the;不填12．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit13．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though14．---Iusuallygotherebytrain.---Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing15．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．attractive D．fantastic16．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention17．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since18．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends19．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake20．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports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）Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasiIy,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,loutthenIrealisedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.1managedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.1、Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A．Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B．Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C．Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.D．Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.2、Whatcankidsgetfromchildrens'booksaccordingtothepassage?A．Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B．Learningmethods.C．Wordsandstructures.D．Designingskills.3、Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildrens’books?A．Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B．Lookingupthedefinationsofwordsfromadictionary.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D．Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ReadingChildren'sBooksB．TheWayofLearningLanguagesC．TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD．MyGoodReadingHabits22．（8分）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesasthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist(经济学家)JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable.In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkisoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpaceofsubstitutionofmachinesforhumansthanhasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs.Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise.Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople'sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.23．（8分）HawkingdiedearlyWednesdayathishomeinEnglandattheageof76.Throughouthiscareerasoneoftheworld’smostrecognizablecosmicthinkers,heregularlythrewhimselfintopopculture’scomedicringwithcameos（客串）onprogramssuchasTheSimpsonsandLateNightwithConanO’Brien.TheseappearancesdefinedHawking’spersonallifeasmushashisuniverse-shakingtheoreticalwork.Humor,however,wasnotjustonesideofhispersonality,butakeytoovercomingthediseasehestruggledagainstsince1963.“Keepinganactivemindhasbeenvitaltomysurvival,ashasmaintainingasenseofhumor,”Hawkingsaidina2013documentary.“IamprobablybetterknownformyappearancesonTheSimpsonsandonTheBigBangTheorythanIamformyscientificdiscoveries.”At21,Hawkingwasdiagnosedwithaconditionsimilartoamyotrophiclateralsclerosis（肌萎缩性侧索硬化症）,alsoknownasLouGehrig’sdisease.AccordingtotheALSAssociation,“HalfofallpeopleaffectedwithALSliveatmostthreeormoreyearsafterdiagnosis.Twentypercentlivefiveyearsormore;onlytenpercentwilllivemorethantenyears.”ThediseasewouldeventuallyshutdownHawking’smotorfunctions,makinghimspeechlessandunabletomovewithoutawheelchair.Doctorsinitiallysaidhewouldbedeadintwoyears.Hiscondition,however,provedtobearateslow-actingversion.ButHawkingfoughtthroughhisworsephysicalstate,risingtoapositionasacelebratedprofessorofmathematicalattheUniversityofCambridgeandalteringthepopularconceptionofphysicswithhis1988bestseller,ABriefHistoryofTime.“WhenIturned21,myexpectationswerereducedtozero,”hesaidinaTVshow.Headded,“ItwasimportantthatIcametoappreciatewhatIdidhave.It’salsoimportantnotbecomeangry,nomatterhowdifficultlifeis,becauseyoucanloseallhopeifyoucan’tlaughatyourselfandatlifeingeneral.”1、WhatwasHawkinglikeaccordingtothetext?A．Hewaskindandbrave.B．Hewasfriendlyandadventurous.C．Hewashumorousandstrong-minded.D．Hewasshyanduncommunicative.2、HowdidHawkingdealwithALS?A．Hedidfurtherresearchintothedisease.B．Hekeptapositiveattitudetowardshisdisease.C．Hedidmoreexerciseandspokealotwithothers.D．Hewenttohospitaltohaveahealthcheckregularly.3、WhatcanbelearntfromthestoryofHawking?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Losttimeisneverfoundagain.C．Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.D．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．ALSisacommondiseaseinEngland.B．DoctorsonceabandonedtreatmentforHawking.C．PlayingrolesincomedywasHawking’sfavorite.D．It’salmostawonderthatHawkingcansurvivethedisease.24．（8分）IliveontheWestCoastofBritishColumbiawithmyhusbandandthreechildren.Ourdaystartedlikeanyotherday.Myhusbandleftforworkinthenorthofthetown,whichisanhourandahalf’sdrive.Theyoungerchildrencaughttheirbustoschooltenminutesaway.Ouroldestattendshighschoolandisa40-minutedriveaway.Iworkathomeintheoffice,workingonthecomputer.ItwasNovember2006andthenewshadreportedgustywinds.WhenthewindsstartedtogetstrongIshutthecomputerdownandtriedtophonemyhusband.Ileftamessagetellinghimthewindswereblowingat80to90km/hr.AsIhungupthephone,Iheardatreecrack.Iwentoutsideandstoodinthedriveway.Anothertreeexplodedandmyheartwasracing.Whentheschoolbuscarryingtheyoungstersarrived,Irantogetthem.Nosoonerhadwemadeittothehousethananothertreeexploded.Thechildrenwereclearlyscared,soIloadedthemupintothecarandweparkedinthemiddleoftheyard,wherenotreescouldlandonus,itwasstartingtogetdark.Myoldestsondidn’tcomehomeonthebusandmyhusbandwasstrandedatwork.Icalledthehighschoolandreachedmyson.Hesaidhewasstrandedanddidn’tknowwhattodo.Icalledafriendintownforhelp.Hemanagedtogetmysonhometome.Finally,myhusbandmanagedtogethome.Wehadbeenpreparedforsuchevents,aswehadagenerator,candles,awoodstove,freshwater,batteriesandtwofreezersfulloffood.Wewerewithoutpowerforfivedays.Butwedidn’tpanic―wehadalltheemergencyequipmentweneeded.Thankfully,noneofourneighbourswereinjured,butthedamagewasextensive.Wearewitnessingclimatechange.Weneedtobeprepared.1、Whendidthemotherhearatreecrackforthethirdtime?A．Whenshewasonthephone.B．Aftershehungupthephone.C．Rightbeforesheandherkidswentintothehouse.D．Rightaftersheandherkidsgotintothehouse.2、Whydidthemotherparkthecarinthemiddleoftheyard?A．Itwasdarkinsidethehouse.B．Itwassafertherethaninthehouse.C．Shewantedtowaitforherfamilythere.D．Shewantedtoreceivehelpfromothers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“strandedatwork”probablymean?A．Busycompletinghiswork.B．Underthepressureofwork.C．Stuckattheworkplace.D．Worriedwhileworking.4、Whydidn’tthefamilyfeelanxiouswhentherewasapowerfailure?A．Everyonemadeithome.B．Theyencouragedeachother.C．Thepowerwouldverysoonberestored.D．Theyhadgotallthenecessitiesforemergency.25．（10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．amedicalreport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）Inthismodernworld,werusharoundalldaywithnotimeforstillness.Andwhenweare1tobestill,we'reinlineforsomething,orwaitingatadoctor'sappointment,oronabusortrain.Thiscomesata2:welosethattimeforconsideration,forobservingandlistening.Welosepeace.And3yet:sometimesnoactionisbetterthantoomuchactionatall.Youcanrunaroundcrazily,butgetnothingdone.Takeamomenttothinkabouthowyouspendyourdays?Areyoualways4throughyourschedule?Isthishowyouwanttospendyourlife?Ifnot,takeamomenttobestill.Don'tthinkaboutwhatyouhavetodo,orwhatyou'vedonealready.5beinthemoment.Thenafteraminuteortwoofdoingthat,consideryour6,andhowyou'dlikeittobe.Seeyourlifewithlessmovementandlessrushing.Seeitwithmorestillnessandmorepeace.It'sprettysimple:allyouhavetodoissitstillforalittlebiteachday.Onceyou'vegot7tothat,trydoinglesseachday.Findhappinessnow,inthismoment,insteadofwaitingforit.Valuethestillness.It'satreasureandit's8tous,always.1、A．forcedB．orderedC．invitedD．told2、A．costB．riskC．lossD．danger3、A．laterB．worseC．betterD．deeper4、A．breakingB．rushingC．livingD．going5、A．NearlyB．EverC．JustD．Already6、A．lifeB．beliefC．roadD．future7、A．addictedB．accustomedC．permittedD．ready8、A．availableB．convenientC．potentialD．reasonable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）Musiciseverywherenowadays.Musicplays1．importantpartindailylifeandtherearedifferenttypesofmusicintheworld,suchasBlues,Blackmusic,Rock&Roll,DancemusicofPunks,Disco,Jazz,Classicalmusic,Rap,Pop-musicandsoon.Musicis2．greatuseinmanyfields.It3．(use)insomespecialplaces4．peoplearealwaysattractedbythesweet-soundingmusicsuchasadvertising,radios,TV,filmsandthesupermarkets.So,youcanseethatithelpsthecompaniesmakesomemoney.Whydosomanypeoplelikeenjoyingmusic?Inmyopinion,5．(usual)wepreferexpressingthroughmusic,sowecansharemanyfeelingswithotherpeople.Whenwearetiredafterworkorwhenwearenervous,listeningtomusicmakesusfeelmore6．(relax)andbetter.Listeningtomusic7．(help)usfacethedifficultieswemeetin8．(we)lifeandmakesusforgetsomeproblems.In9．(add),wecanlearnmoreabouttheculturesofdifferentcountriesandthenlearnabouttheworldbetter.Musicmakesourlifeso10．(color).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。刪除：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、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。OneafternooninFebruary,myclassmatesandIwasonthewaytothecinema、Suddenlyanoldwomanfallsdownheavilyduetothegroundcoveringwiththickice、Seeingwhathadhappened、Wedialed120withoutasecondthought、Onsuchcoldweather,westayedwithheruntiltheambulancecametoscene、Andthentheyleftforthecinema、Althoughwewerelaterforthefilm,weallthoughtitwasworthwhile、Afterall,helppeopleinneedisagoodwaytoobtainjoyandhappy、Nowweallrememberthedaywhichwespentittogether、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请写一封email给你在英国的笔友。要求内容包括：1．你最喜欢的音乐……(favouritemusic)2．解释你为什么对某些音乐不太感兴趣。(manytypesofmusic,notinterestedin)3．阐明文章开头和结尾已给出。DearLucy，Thanksforyourletter.Youaskedmesomethingaboutthemusicinmylife.Letmetellyoubriefly.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Howaboutyou?Writetometotellmeaboutmusicinyourlife.Iamlookingforwardtoit.Yours，LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、A4、A5、C6、A7、A8、A9、C10、D11、A12、C13、A14、D15、C16、C17、C18、C19、B20、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、1、A2、C3、D4、A22、1、D2、C3、C4、D23、1、C2、B3、A4、D24、1、D2、B3、C4、D25、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,”hesa