广东省梅县高级中学2025届高考英语必刷试卷含解析

广东省梅县高级中学2025届高考英语必刷试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated2．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved3．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon4．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin5．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe6．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished7．—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.—________.Don'tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon'tsaynotothis8．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup9．---Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.---Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup10．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those11．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises12．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout13．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a;/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a;the14．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave15．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto16．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase17．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout18．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld19．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow20．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should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）Worldrecordscanbesetevenifyouareover100yearsold.RobertMarchandwasbornin1911innorthernFrance.Heenjoysridingabicycle,andstartedcyclingseriouslywhenhewasinhis60s.Marchandisnow105yearsold.OnWednesday,acrowdgatheredattheVelodromeNational,about30kilometersoutsideofParis.Theyweretheretoseehowfarhecouldtravelinonehour.TherecordforonehourisheldbyBritain’sBradleyWiggins,aformerTourdeFrancewinner.Wigginscovered54.5kilometersin2015.EvelynStevensoftheUnitedStatesholdsthewomen’srecord.Shewentalmost48kilometersinanhourlastyear.In2012,Marchandsetarecordforridersover100yearsoldwhenhetraveledalmost27kilometersinanhour.Sothequestionmanypeopleaskedthisweekwas:“Couldhebreakhisownrecord?”Marchandsetoffonhisrecordattemptassportsloverscheeredandphotographerswatched.Hemovedslowlybutsteadilyaroundthecyclingtrack.Marchandisrelativelysmall.Heisonly1.52meterstallandweighs52kilograms.Whenthehourended,hecompleted92timesaroundthetrack.Thatisjustover22.5kilometers.Aftertheevent,Marchandsaidhecouldhavedonebetter.Hedidnotseehistrainerstellinghimheonlyhad10minutesremaining.“Iwouldhavegonefaster.Iwouldhavepostedabettertime,”hesaid.Butthenewswasstillgood,ashedidsetanewrecordforriders105-years-oldorolder.“I’mnowwaitingforarival(对手),”hesaid.1、Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders.A．anunbelievablefactB．bringinthetopicofthetextC．anypersoncansetaworldrecordD．settingaworldrecordisnotsodifficultaspeoplethink2、WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofMarchandjustaftertheevent?A．TiredB．ProudC．RegretfulD．Depressed3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．BradleyWigginssetthecyclingrecordin2015B．RobertMarchandistherecordholderofcyclingover100yearsoldC．Thewomen’srecordofcyclingrecordwassetbyEvelynStevensin2016D．ThoughMarchanddidn’tperformaswellasbefore,hestillsetarecordofcyclingthisyear.4、Whichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingsbestexpressesthemessageofthetext?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.C．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D．Oldpeoplemaystillcherishhighaspirations.22．（8分）Askids,myfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.“Thewoods”wasourpart-timeaddress,destination,purpose,andexcuse.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathome,hismothermightsay,“Oh,he’soutinthewoods,”withatone(语气)ofairyacceptance.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegym,oreven“awayfromhisdesk”.Forusten-year-olds,“beingoutinthewoods”wasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhile.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring(探索).Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorations,thoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickindsomethingusuallycameupalongtheway.Saywestayedinthewoods,throwingrocks,shootingfrogs,pickingblackberries,digginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanIndianburialmound.Oftenwegot“lost”andhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewere.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfully,beskeptical;thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweight,andwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly-tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.Itwasinatree,too,thatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanend.Bythensomeofushasreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence(青春期).InMarch,themonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwinter,twofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.Weclimbedatree,andallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatree.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteria.1、Theauthorandhisfriendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto.A．spendtheirfreetimeB．playgolfandothersportsC．avoiddoingtheirschoolworkD．keepawayfromtheirparents2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Theactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanned.B．Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C．Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D．Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly3、Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A．calmB．doubtfulC．seriousD．optimistic4、Thereasonwhywevisitedthefourorfivetreesregularlyisthefollowingexceptthat.A．theyweretallbeechesB．theywereeasytoclimbC．theywerenothitoclimbD．theywerecomfortabletositin5、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A．HappybutshortB．Lonelybutmemorable.C．Boringandmeaningless.D．Longandunforgettable.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(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．amedicalreport24．（8分）It’sapparentlybecomeatrendinschoolsaroundtheworldtobanstudentsfromusingtheterm,“bestfriends,”accordingtopsychologistDr.BarbaraGreenberg.Themovement,whichisbelievedtohavestartedinPrinceGeorge'sschoolinSouthLondon,isn'tintendedtodiscourageclosefriendships,butratherencourageawiderfriendgroup,Greenbergsays.“Let’sfaceit.Youcan’tbansomebodyfromhavingacloserelationship,andyoucan’treallybansomebodyfromhavingabestfriendbutwhattheschoolsaretryingtodoisfostertheideaofkidshavingmorethanasinglefriend,”Greenbergsaid.Theideaistoincreasethenumberofinteractionsastudentmayhavewithdifferentmembersofhisorherpeergroup.“Iseekidscomeinallweeklongwhoarefeelingawfulbecausetheyareeithernobody’sbestfriendortheirbestfriendhasmovedon,”Greenbergsays.JayJacobs,whooperatesTimberLakeCampinNewYork,stressesthedownsideofnotfosteringmultiplerelationshipsatayoungage,forexactlythatreason.“Ithinkthatthereareproblemsinjusthavingonefriend,”Jacobssays.“Rememberasyougrowup,interestschange,andchildrengoindifferentdirections.”JacobsaddsthatteachersatTimberLake,whichchangespositionsbetweenGlenCoveinwinterandShandakeinsummer,havemadeitapointtopromoteamoreinclusiveenvironmentforyears.Jacobsremindspeoplethat,“Asyougrowup,interestschange,andchildrengoindifferentdirections,”sohavingonlyonefriendcanberisky.Heholdsthebeliefthatchildrenwillbebettersetupforsuccesslaterinlifeiftheygetusedtohavingawiderfriendgroupatayoungage.“It’saboutpromotingkindness,lookingtochildrentobekindtooneanotherandtobeawareofwhatitlookslikewhenyou’renot,”Jacobssays.1、Whydoschoolsbantheterm“bestfriends”?A．Tomakestudentsconcentrateontheirstudies.B．Toencouragestudentstomakemorefriends.C．Topreventstudentsfromfallinginloveatayoungage.D．Todiscouragestudentsfromhavingacloserelationship.2、WhyaresomekidsfeelingawfulaccordingtoGreenberg?A．Theirbestfriendshavemovedhouse.B．Theyarebannedfrommakingbestfriends.C．Theyareundergreatpressurefromstudy.D．Theirbestfriendshavestartednewfriendships.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Mistake.B．Difficulty.C．Drawback.D．Burden.4、WhatwouldbeJayJacobs’attitudetoGreenberg’sidea?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Opposed.D．Unconcerned.25．（10分）WhenaskedaboutherchildhoodinthedocumentaryAliveInside,a90-year-oldwomanwithdementia(痴呆)replies,“I’veforgottensomuch.”FilmmakerMichaelRossatoBennettthenplaysmusicfromherpastforher.“That’sLouisArmstrong,”shesays.“He’ssingingWhentheSaintsGoMarchingInandittakesmebacktomyschooldays.”Shethenrecallsexactdetailsfromherlife.Whydoesithappen?Musictendstoaccompanyeventsthatarouseemotionsorotherwisemakestrongimpressionsonus—suchasweddingsandgraduations.Thesekindsofexperiencesformstrongmemories,andthemusicandmemorieslikelybecomeintertwined(紧密相连)inourneural(神经的)networks,accordingtoJuleneJohnson,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Movements,suchasdancing,alsooftenpairwithourexperienceofmusic,whichcanhelpformmemories.Evenmanyyearslater,hearingthemusiccanbringbackmemoriesoftheselong-pastevents.AsAliveInsideshows,musichasthispowerevenformanypeoplewithdementia.Researchersnotethatthebrainareasthatprocessandremembermusicaretypicallylessdamagedbydementiathanotherareas,andtheythinkitmayexplainthephenomenon.Theyalsopayattentiontoelderlypeoplewithdementia,especiallythoseinnursinghomes.“It’spossiblethatthoselong-termmemoriesarestillthere,“Johnsonsays,“butpeoplejusthaveahardertimeaccessingthembecausethey’reinastrangeplaceandthere’renotalotofcircumstancesinwhichsomeonecouldpulloutthosememories.”Johnsonalsonotesthatmusicisnotuniversallyusefulforallpeoplewithdementiasincetherearesomepeoplewithdementiawhosebrainareathatrecognizesmusicisdamaged.Despitemusic’sapparentbenefits,fewstudieshaveexploreditsinfluenceonmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia.“It’sreallyanuntappedarea,”Johnsonsays.PetrJanataisoneresearcherinvestigatingthetopicofmusicandmemory.Hesaysthatscientistsstilldonothavetheanswersforwhyandhowmusicreawakensmemoriesinpeoplewithdementia,butthisphenomenonisrealandit’sjustamatteroftimebeforeit’sfullyborneoutbyscientificresearch.1、WhathelpstheoldwomaninAliveInsiderecallherchildhood?A．Afilmshehaswatchedbefore.B．Asongshehaslistenedtobefore.C．Thevoiceofherchildhoodfriend.D．Thedescriptionofherschooldays.2、WhatbenefitofmusicisdiscussedinParagraph2?A．Ithelpsmakelastingmemories.B．Ithelpscurepatientsofdementia.C．Ithelpsarouseemotionsinspecialevents.D．Ithelpsrememberdancemovementseasily.3、AccordingtoJohnson,whatshouldwedoforelderlypeoplewithdementia?A．Sendthemtonursinghomesforgoodcare.B．Providefamiliarenvironmentsforthem.C．Playlotsofclassicalmusictothem.D．Talktothemabouttheirpast.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudyintomusicandmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia?A．ItiscriticizedbyPetrJanata.B．Itissupportedbysolidevidence.C．Itappliestoallpeoplewithdementia.D．Itisapioneeringstudy.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）Agroupofgraduatesgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout1coffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand2withalargepotofcoffeeanda3ofcups---porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,someplain-looking,someexpensive,somebeautiful—tellingthemto4themselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid,“ifyouhave5,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeen6,leavingbehindtheplainand7ones.Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe8ofyourproblemsandstress.”“Beassuredthatthecup9addsnoqualitytothecoffee.10itisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecases11hideswhatwedrink.”“12allofyoureallywantiscoffee,notthecup,13youconsciouslywentforthebestcups….Andthenyoubegan14eachother’scups.”Nowconsiderthis:15isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups16arejusttoolstoholdandcontainlife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,norchangethe17oflifewelive.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,we18toenjoythecoffee.Valuethecoffee,notthecups!Don’tletthecups19you…enjoythecoffeeinstead.1、A．stress B．dream C．sorrow D．truth2、A．friends B．customers C．fellows D．guests3、A．carried B．returned C．arrived D．reached4、A．kind B．variety C．sort D．number5、A．devote B．expose C．help D．addicted6、A．searched B．witnessed C．noticed D．discovered7、A．takenup B．broughtin C．soldout D．cutdown8、A．expensive B．cheap C．beautiful D．usual9、A．point B．answer C．source D．result10、A．byitself B．onitsown C．foritself D．itself11、A．Atnotime B．Attimes C．Innocase D．Inmostcases12、A．ever B．even C．never D．hardly13、A．What B．That C．Which D．Whether14、A．but B．so C．and D．for15、A．suspecting B．liking C．envying D．eyeing16、A．Love B．Life C．Future D．Failure17、A．They B．We C．You D．What18、A．quantity B．style C．quality D．standard19、A．have B．hesitate C．forget D．fail20、A．force B．drive C．puzzle D．amaze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）DoyouDouyin？Gotamoment–or,perhaps,15seconds?Intheageoffragmented(碎片化的)time,Douyin,whichisamassivehitinChinarightnow,canperfectlyfillinthegapswhenpeoplehavenothing1．(good)todobetweentwoevents;itsdailyplays2．(spread)overonebillioninthepastfewyears.TheVine-likeappallowsuserstoproducecreativeshortvideosthatcombinemusicwithmouthshapesorbodymoves.Theycandance,sing,cookordo3．theirheartsdesire.4．(launch)inSeptember2016,DouyinisownedbyZhangYiming,oneofChina'stoptechleaders;hechairsByteDance.SimilartohowVineworked5．atime-limitedvideoplatform,Douyinisa6．(collect)ofbrief15-secondmusicvideos,mainlyfocusedonyoungpeople,7．it'scertainlysuitableforallages.Ontheplatform,childishandstrangebehaviorsare8．(total)acceptable.Inhigh-pressureworld,itisnosurprisethatDouyinhasbecomesosuccessful.Allyouneedtodoispickupyourphoneandopentheapptorelievesomestressandhave9．laugh.Theapppushesrelatedvideosandproductsbasedonusers’preferencesandconsequently,Douyincanbequiteaddictive.Manypeoplejustwanttoenjoyafewminutesatfirst,butendup10．(consume)severalhours’videotime.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。删除：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。DearMr.Li,I’mWangtao.I’mwrittentotellyoumyopinionaboutemployingaforeignlanguageteacher.Theyaretwofactorstotakeintoconsider.Forathing,thesenseofhumorisnecessaryforateacher,whomakeshisclassinterestingandlively.Foranother,ensureefficiencyinteachingandlearning,theforeigner’sabilitytospeakChinesemattersmuch,soonlywiththehelpofChinesecantheycommunicatewitheachothersmoothly.Variousofactivitiesoutofclass,suchasEnglishEveningandEnglishCorner,shouldbeorganizedbytheforeignlanguageteacher,whichbringsthestudentsmorechancestocommunicatewiththeteacherandimprovehisoralEnglish.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是晨光中学的学生李华,收到英国朋友Mark的电子邮件,咨询你校暑期为异国学生举办的汉语夏令营活动。请通过电子邮件向Mark介绍本次活动.其内容如下:1.活动时间:7月10日到7月30日；地点:红星中学2.活动内容:上汉语课，了解中国传统文化(举关于传统文化的1-2个例子)参加由学生会举办的校内活动(介绍至少1个活动)进行参观活动(举例说明参观地点)注意:1.词数不少于100;2.适当增加细节，使行文连贯。DearMark,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、D5、D6、D7、A8、C9、A10、C11、A12、C13、C14、C15、C16、A17、D18、D19、B20、C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、B2、C3、C4、D22、1、A2、D3、B4、C5、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,‘Wehughere',andwe'vebeenhuggingsince,”Kesarisaid.BillMilliken,aveteranyouthactivist,isoftenaskedwhichprogramsturnaroundkids'lives.“Istillhaven'tseenoneprogramchangeonekid'slife,”hesays.“Whatchangespeopleistherelationship.Somebodyiswillingtowalkthrou