2024届山东省菏泽市菏泽一中高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

2024届山东省菏泽市菏泽一中高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired2．—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?—.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.A．NokiddingB．NowonderC．NoproblemD．Noway3．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest4．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear5．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must6．—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．asuccess;whenC．success;when D．asuccess;that7．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome8．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.9．---Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.---Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith10．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?11．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited12．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment13．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.14．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken15．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as16．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why17．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had18．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though19．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why20．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld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）Everwonderedwhetherpunishmentactuallymakespeoplecooperate(合作)?Ateamofscientistscreatedanexperimenttofigureitoutandtheresultswereprettyunexpected.Tounderstandwhattheyfound,youhavetoknowwhythesescientistswerestudyingpunishment.Theyweretryingtofigureoutwhypeoplecooperatewhenit’softensoeasytoprofitatothersexpense.Whydon’tfriendsstealfromeachother?Whydoparentsbothertofeedtheirchildren?Iftheanswertothesequestionsisobvioustoyou,congratulations,youareaheadofscientists.They’restilltryingtofigureitout.Inthisexperiment,researchershad225Chinesestudentsplayagame,whereifthestudentscooperated,they’dallgetanumberofpoints.Butifonedefected(变节)andeveryoneelsecooperated,thedefectorwouldgetalotofpoints,andthecooperatorswouldloseout.Thisgamerepresentsalotofreallifesituationswhereyoustrugglewithadecision:worktogetheranddoOK,orrunoffwiththerewards,ruiningeverybodyelse’sday.Thisisactuallyaprettyordinaryeconomicexperiment.Buttheresearchersaddedtwochangestoseeiftheycouldmimic(糢拟〉therealworldbetter.Changeone:somestudentsplayedmanyroundstogether,sothey’dlearnwhotheycouldtrust.Changetwo:peoplecouldpunisheachother,sacrificingapointortwotodestroyanotherplayer’sscore.Intheend,theresearchersfoundthatplayingmultipleroundsmadepeoplecooperatemore,whichdefinitelymimicshumansociety.Butthewholepunishmentthingledtoasurprise:punishingdidn’tactuallymakepeoplecooperatemore.Infact,itmadethemcooperateless.Sothescientistsstilldon’tknowwhypeoplecooperate,thoughitlookslikeithasmoretodowithgroupsstickingtogetherthanitdoeswithpunishment.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Whyfriendsdon’tstealfromeachother.B．Whyresearchersarestudyingpunishment.C．Whypeoplealwaysprofitatothers’expense.D．Whypeoplecooperateratherthantakeadvantageofothers.2、Whathappenedtoadefectorintheexperiment?A．Helostout.B．Hebenefitedmore.C．Hegotpunished.D．Hebecametheleader.3、Whatconclusionisdrawnfromtheexperiment?A．Punishinghelpspeoplerealizetheirmistakes.B．Cooperatingisawin-winpolicytoall.C．Punishmentwon’tworkasexpected.D．Peoplewhochoosetocooperateareselfless.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Doespunishingpeopleactuallywork?B．Whyispunishmentappliedtocooperation?C．Howcanpunishmentcontributetocooperation?D．Whatisthebestwaytomakepunishmenteffective?22．（8分）Asolarplaneonaround-the-worldjourneyhasreachedthepointofnoreturnoverthePacificOceanafterdepartingHawaii,andnowit’sCaliforniaorbust.TheplanewascruisingoverthecoldnorthernPacificlateThursdayatabout6,000meterswithanearly-fullbatteryasnightdescended（降临）,accordingtothewebsitethat’srecordingthejourneyofSolarImpulse2.Aftersomeuncertaintyaboutwinds,theplanetookofffromHawaiiandwasoncoursetolandinMountainView,California,inaboutthreedays.ThecrewthathelpedittakeoffwasclearingoutofitsHawaiianhangar（飞机库）andheadedforthemainlandfortheweekendarrival.AtonepointtheplanewaspassedbyaHawaiianAirlinesjetwhosepassengerscaughtaglimpseoftheSolarImpulse2beforethepowerfulairlinerlefttheslow-movingonebehind.TheaircraftlandedinHawaiiinJulyandwasforcedtostayintheislandsaftertheplane’sbatterysystemsustainedheatdamageonitstripfromJapan.TheaircraftstarteditsjourneyinMarch2015fromAbuDhabi,thecapitaloftheUnitedArabEmirates,andmadestopsinOman,Myanmar,ChinaandJapan.It’sontheninthlegofitscircumnavigation（环行）.PilotBertrandPiccard,whoisflyingthelatestlegofthetrip,wasconfidentonThursdaythatthingswouldgoaccordingtoplan.Piccardandhisco-pilotAndreBorschbergwereinchargeofthemission.TheteamwasdelayedinAsia.WhenfirstattemptingtoflyfromNanjingtoHawaii,thecrewhadtodiverttoJapanbecauseofunfavorableweatherandadamagedwing.Amonthlater,whenweatherconditionswereright,theplanedepartedfromNagoyainJapanforHawaii.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Californiaorbust”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Successorfailure. B．ReturnorCalifornia.C．Damageorrepair. D．Destinationandsuccess.2、Whatisthenameofthesolarplane?A．HawaiianAirJet. B．AndreBorschberg.C．SolarImpulse2. D．SolarChallenger.3、WhydidthesolarplanestayinJapanforamonth?A．Becausetheplane’sbatterysystemsustainedheatdamageonitstrip.B．Becauseitwasaslow-movingsolarplane.C．Becausetheweatherwasunfavorableandawingwasdamaged.D．Becausebothofthepilotshavenoconfidenceaboutthesolarplane.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ASolarPlaneTripinAsiaB．TheRound-the-worldTripC．SolarPlaneSoars（高飞）fromHawaiitoCaliforniaD．APleasantSolarPlaneTripfromJapantoCalifornia23．（8分）Astudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillion(万亿)connectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareatdistinguishingdifferentsoundpatterns.Herresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu-ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B".Anotherorderwasmu-ba-ge.Thisisthepattern“A-B-C”.Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B"pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitivetowhereitoccurredintheorder.Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisthebuildingblockofwordsandgrammar."Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference:'Johncaughtthebear.'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJohn.'”ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones－nomatterhoweducational－doesn’tappeartobeenoughforchildren’sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho’dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.ThebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguishbetweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabies—regardlessofwhethertheyhadwatchedthevideoorlistenedtotheaudio—learnednothing.1、Whatmakesconnectionsinababy’sbrain?A．HavingahigherIQ. B．ExperiencingnewinformationC．Thebaby’earlyage D．Theconnectionwithotherbabies2、WhatdidJuditGervainandherteamfindintheexperiment?A．Babiesidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.B．Wordorderisrelevanttomeaning.C．Babiescanwellunderstanddifferentwords.D．Acertainbrainregionprocesseslanguage.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?A．Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.B．Differentordershavedifferentmeanings.C．Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammar.D．Wordshavedifferentsounds.4、WhatisthemainconclusionfromthestudyledbyPatriciaKuhl?A．Babiesshouldn’twatchalotoftelevision.B．Listeningtodifferentlanguagesdevelopsbabies’brainC．Foreignlanguageshelpbabies’braindevelopD．Socialcommunicationimprovesbabies’braindevelopment.24．（8分）Mid-Februaryof2018bringsustwokeyevents:Valentine’sDayandthestartoftheYearoftheDog.Happinessandromanceareintheair.BothathomeandabroadvariouscelebrationsareheldforthetwowesternandChinesefestivals.Herearesomeactivitiesrecommendedtoyou,whichfewpeoplewillmissthechancetoparticipateinthem.DogthemedexhibitionheldinBeijingtogreettheSpringFestivalTheChineseLunarNewYearwillstartonFeb16,makingstartoftheYearoftheDog.Tocelebrateit,anexhibitionentitled“BestWishesfromtheAuspiciousDog”willbeopened.Theplace:AttheCapitalMuseuminBeijing.Theexhibitiontime:FromFeb14,2018tillMarch189:00am~6:00pmperday.Themaintheme:Therelationshipbetweendogsandhumans,theexhibitionhascollectedculturalrelics,pictures,historicalfactstoshowthatdogshaveaccompaniedusthroughouthistory.Admission:80yuanforperadult,childrenunder15free.Favorableitems:Anyonewiththeirsweetheartwillenjoyfreeadmission.AlargecelebrationheldbyBostonChinesecommunitytocelebratetheYearoftheDogDate:FromFebruary14toFebruary16,2018.9:30am—5pm.Place:InCopleySquareHotel,Boston.Programs:Dragondance,liondance,magicshow,Beijingoperaandballet.Food:ManytraditionalChinesefoodssuchashotpots,dumplings,ricecakes.Fare:SponsoredbyalargeChineseCooperation,allthefeesarefree.Highlights:AnyonewhosebirthdayisintheYearofthedogwillreceiveamascotofthedog.Attention:Participantsneedtoregisterinadvancebyvisitingthewebsite:.The2018DingshengRoyalLanternFairtowelcomethecomingChineselunarnewyear.WiththethemeofembracingtheYearoftheDog,the2018DingshengRoyalLanternFairkicksoffinChengdecity,NorthChina’sHebeiprovince.Morethan50groupsofLanternsinvariousshapesandsizesareilluminatedduringthefestivaltopromoteChineseSpringFestivalculture.Inadditiontothecarvediceexhibition,visitorscanalsowatchfolkperformances.Openingtime:FromFebruary14,Valentine’sDaytillMarch2.Highlights:Andatingareawillbesetasideforthesinglestofindtheotherhalfoftheirs.Admission:1.100yuanforeachadult,childrenunder15free.2.Anyonewhomarriedintheyearofthedogwillenjoythehalfprice.521、Whichcelebrationwilllastlongestaccordingtothetext?A．ThedogthemedexhibitioninBeijing.B．ThelargecelebrationinBoston.C．DingshengRoyalLanternFairinChengde.D．ThecelebrationinCopleySquareHotel.1、InBostoncelebration,amascotofthedogwillbereceivedbyanyonebornin________.A．2004 B．1996C．2012 D．19942、HowmuchwillacouplemarriedintheyearofdogpayforDingshengLanternFairadmission?A．60yuan. B．100yuan.C．200yuan. D．150yuan.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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）WhenAndraRushstartedhertruckingcompany,allshehadwasanoldvan，twousedpick-uptrucksandthesimplecertaintyofa23-year-oldgirl.Butsheplannedtomakeherfortuneinaboutfouryearsto36hertruegoal:dealingwithpovertyonNativeAmericanreservationsacrossNorthAmerica."IthoughtIcouldretirebythetimeIwas27,"saysRush,"Atthatage,youdon'tknow37youdon'tknow."Rushis49nowand38workinghard.Hertinystart-upjustoutsideDetroithas39toa$400millionNorthAmericanbusiness.TodayRushisa(an)40notonlyforNativeAmericansbutalsoforwomeninthemale-controlledworldoftrucking.Rushwas4130milesoutsideDetroit.WhentheteenageRushvisitedthereservationforthefirsttime,shewas42bythepovertyandlackofhope."Ireallywantedto43"shesays.ShegraduatedfromtheUniversityofMichiganin1982.Shetookanursingjobwitha44payandthenpracticedatanairgoodscompany,45thespeedofpackagepickupsanddeliveriesmadealittlemorealittlemoreprofits."IthoughtIcoulddothat46,"Rushsays.Withinsixmonths,Rushhadtenemployees,andclients(客户)47FordandGMwerepayingherto48smallpackagesfromtheairport.Fordwasthefirsttoofferherajobtruckingpartsbetweenitsplantsandsupplier.By2001,manyofRush's1,000employeeswereNativeAmericans,workingalongsidepeopleofevery49Butshefeltshehadn'tdoneenough.50shejoinedforceswithaCanadianpartsmakertodesignandgatherautocomponents.Shelocatedtheplantsnearreservations,51opportunitieswheretheywereneededmost.By2009,herautopartsbusinesswasearning$370million52.She'scomealongwayfromthe5323-year-oldwhothought"thecashwouldjustrollin."ButRushwouldn'tchangeathing:"Ilovemyjob,"shesays."I54thefactthatyoucanstarttogetsomemotivationandkeep55yourself—andthensuddenlyyouliftyourheadandit'sbeen25years"2308、A．make B．accomplish C．receive D．arrive1、A．what B．which C．why D．who2、A．so B．somehow C．still D．anyhow3、A．grown B．become C．got D．gone4、A．ablehousewife B．ordinarywoman C．rolemodel D．truckdriver5、A．brought B．lived C．risen D．raised6、A．moved B．interested C．struck D．encouraged7、Ahaveaninfluence B．makeadifference C．setanexample D．makeadecision8、A．low B．high C．cheap D．expensive9、A．which B．that C．when D．where10、A．well B．badly C．worse D．better11、A．like B．besides C．for D．except12、A．take B．fetch C．bring D．lift13、A．education B．family C．background D．city14、A．Because B．For C．But D．So15、A．seizing B．creating C．grasping D．losing16、.A．incase B．inturn C．inreturn D．inneed17、A．inexperienced B．experienced C．expert D．skilled18、A．enjoy B．hate C．doubt D．refuse19、A．fighting B．forcing C．challenging D．amusing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）Peoplelivingindifferentcountriesmadedifferentkindsofwords.Todaythereareaboutfifteenhundred1．(language)intheworld.Eachcontainsmanythousandsofwords.Averylargedictionary,forexample,containsfour2．fivehundredthousandwords.Butwedonotneed3．these.Toreadshortstoriesyouneedtoknowonlyabouttwothousandwords.4．youleaveschool,youwilllearnonlyonethousandormore.Allthesewords5．youlearnarecalledyourvocabulary.Youshouldtrytomakeyourvocabulary6．(big).Readasmanybooksaswecan.Therearealotofbooks7．(write)ineasyEnglish.Youwillenjoythem.Whenyoumeet8．newword,lookit9．inyourdictionary.Yourdictionaryisyourmost10．(use)book.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错Itwasmy18thbirthdayyesterday、Astheageisspecialforourteenagers,somyparentsheldabirthdaypartyformeathome、Withmyparentsandsomeofmygoodfriendsattendmybirthdayparty,Ireallyhadunforgettableexperience、Wesangsongs,dancingandplayedgamestogether、Weallenjoyedourselvesverymuch、Duringtheparty,myparenttoldmethatfromthenonIwasnolongerachildandanadult、TheyalsosaidIshouldbemoreindependentandresponsibly、Hearingtheirwords,Iwasgreatlyencouraged、ItwasjustinthatmomentwhenIfeltIwasagrown-up第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）最近，“垃圾分类(rubbishclassification)”成为中国媒体的热词。假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Steven想了解你所住小区垃圾分类的情况。请你写封邮件回复。内容包括：1.垃圾分类的重要性；2.垃圾分类的现状；3.你的观点。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearSteven,I’mgladthatyou’reinterestedinwhatishappeninginChina._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、A4、A5、D6、B7、C8、D9、B10、D11、C12、C13、B14、B15、A16、D17、B18、D19、B20、D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、D2、B3、C4、A22、1、A2、C3、A4、A23、1、B2、A3、B4、D24、521、A1、D2、B25、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'vebee