山东省临沂一中2025届高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

山东省临沂一中2025届高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项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．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t2．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought3．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is4．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical5．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction6．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight7．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe8．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped9．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade10．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot11．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing12．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict13．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine14．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking15．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled16．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．17．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto18．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the19．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．amleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．amleaving;istakingoff20．—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed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）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．amedicalreport22．（8分）Itseemsthatelectronicdevicesjustkeepgettingsmaller.ScientistsintheUnitedStateshaveannouncedthecreationofthefirsttransistorwithonlytwodimensions（二维）.Atransistorisasmallelectronicdevicethattransfersorcarrieselectroniccurrent.Scientistshopethesenew2Dtransistorswillbeusedforbuildinghigh-resolution（高分辨率）displaysthatneedverylittleenergy.Twogroupsofscientistscreatedthese2Dtransistors.Theyreportthatthetransistorsareonlyafewatomsthick.Usuallytransistorsaremadewiththeelementsilicon（硅）.Computerprocessors,memorychips,TVscreensandotherelectronicdevicescontainbillionsofsilicon-basedtransistors.Buttheseverysmallelectricalpartshavecertainlimitations.DimitrisIoannouisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratGeorgeMasonUniversity.Hesaysthetraditionaltransistorhasbeenimprovedasmuchasitcanbe.Headdsthatresearchershavebeenlookingfornewmaterialswithspecialfeaturesandtheywanttransistorstobeseenthroughandsoft.“Ifthelayersareverythin,thetransistorcanbecomeflexible,soitdoesn'thavetoberigid（坚硬的）,likeitwouldbeinasiliconchip.Sopeoplecanthinkofapplicationslikewearableelectronics,televisionscreensandotherthings,”saidIoannou.Thesenewtransistorscanalsocarryhighercurrent.Theyalsocanmovethecurrentmuchfasterthantraditionaltransistors.Thisisimportantforhigh-definitionscreens.DimitrisIoannousaysthescientificsuccesscouldproveveryusefulinthefuture."Now,howgoodandhowusefulitwillbe,it'sstillinthestageofresearch,butitcertainlyisanadvance,"saidIoannou.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthenewlycreatedtransistorisTRUE?A．Theyareexpectedtobeusedinhigh-resolutiondisplays.B．Thetransistorsaremadewiththeelementsilicon.C．Theyarerigid,justliketraditionaltransistors.D．Theyhavealreadybeenputintoactualuse.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A．Thetraditionaltransistorshavebeenchangedintotwo-dimensionalones.B．Manyofthetraditionaltransistorshavebeenimprovedovertheyears.C．Thetraditionaltransistorhasbeendevelopedtoitsfullest.D．Thetraditionaltransistorhasbeendevelopedquitewell.3、WhatisDimitrisIoannou'sattitudetowardsthecreationofthenewtransistors?A．Negative.B．Neutral.C．Indifferent.D．Positive.23．（8分）Papa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactory,foreducationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,hereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.“There’ssomuchtolearn,”he’dsay.“Thoughwearebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway.’’Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedeniedaneducation.Thus,Papainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,itwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant,itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecomment,alwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment-thetimetosharetheday’snewlearning.Papa,attheheadofthetable,wouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,readytolisten.“Felice,”he’dsay.“tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.”“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis...”Silence.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaid,asifthesalvation(拯救)oftheworldwoulddependuponit.“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well...”he’dsay.“Getthemap;let’sseewhereNepalis.”AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother’seducation.Andbylookingatus,listeningtous,respectingourinput,affirming(打定)ourvalue,givingusasenseofdignity.Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.Laterduringmytrainingasafutureteacher,Istudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.TheywereimpartingwhatPapahadknownallalong-thevalueofcontinuallearning.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.Notasingledayhasbeenwasted,thoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.1、Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A．Theauthor’sfatherwasborninaworker’sfamily.B．Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlife.C．Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.D．Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.2、Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“”A．onenewthingB．thenewsC．arequestD．somecomment3、Whatisthegreatestvalueof“dinnertime”totheauthor?A．WinningPapa’sapprovalB．ShowingtalentsC．ContinuallearningD．Familyget-together4、ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthorA．appreciatedhisfather’seducationaltechnique.B．knewverywellaboutNepal.C．feltregretaboutthosewasteddays.D．enjoyedtalkingaboutnews.24．（8分）Instagramiscontainingsomanyphotosoffood---nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople'stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUK,I'dprobablydoittoo.“ThePictureHouse”istheworld'sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant—youorder,clickaphotoofthefood,shareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant(巨人）BirdsEye,whocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.Thepop-updinerwasopeninSoho,LondonforthreedaysinMay,andisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon'thavetopayfor,iftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’s“FoodforLife,”campaign,anewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood.“Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecial,”saidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar.Andthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.Lastyear,inacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendthere,notbywhattheyeat.1、Instagramprobablyis_______________.A．arestaurantfreeofchargeB．acampaignof“FoodforLife”C．anewmarketingprojectD．aprogramusedtosharephotos2、“ThePictureHouse”encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_____________.A．raisethepriceoffrozenfoodB．attractmorecustomersC．createanewsocialmediatrendD．rewardtheregularcustomers3、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A．NoNeedtoPay.B．ThePop-upDiner.C．PaybyPicture.D．FoodforLife25．（10分）InformationonTravellinginSingaporeMoneymattersThecurrencyinSingaporeistheSingaporedollar(S$).Moneychangingservicescanbefoundatmanyshoppingcentresandhotelsaroundtheisland,andtheATMs(generallyopen24/7)acceptmostofthemaincreditcardssuchasVisa,MasterCardandAmericanExpress.HotelReservationsandAccommodationUponarrivalattheairport,pleasevisitits24-hourhotelreservationscounters,whichcanhelpgetyouaroominyourpreferredhotel.Paymentforthefirstnightisrequireduponconfirmation.LostPassport/SingaporeImmigrationServicesShouldyouloseyourpassport,wesuggestyoumakeapolicereport,thenheadtotheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthoritytogetatemporaryvisa.Finally,informyourrespectiveembassysothatyoucangetthroughcustomswhenyoureachhome.TippingTippingisnotacommonpracticeinSingaporeasmosthotelsandrestaurantsincludea10%servicechargeinthefinalbill.Whiletippingisnotexpected,itisappreciated,beitinrestaurantswherethereisnoservicecharge,oranywherewhereexcellentserviceisprovided.SmokingIfyouareasmoker,youwillhavetoresisttheurgetolightupinair-conditionedareassuchasshoppingcentres,restaurants,entertainmentoutletsandcinemas.Smokingisalsoanoffenceinpublicbuses,theMRTtrains,taxisandlifts.AmaximumofS$1000canbeimposedonfirst-timeoffenders.Ageneralruleofthumbisthatifthereisanashtraysupplied,goforit.270、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemoneychangingsysteminSingapore?A．Difficult. B．Convenient.C．Traditional. D．Original.1、Whatisessentialifyouwanttobookahotelroomattheairport?A．YoumuststayinSingaporefor24hours.B．Youshouldgotoyourpreferredhotel.C．Youaresupposedtopayforthefirstnight.D．Youmustspendthefirstnightattheairport.2、HowmanystepsaresuggestedthatyoushouldfollowifyouloseyourpassportinSingapore?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.3、Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareyouexpectedtotip?A．Whenyouthinkthattheserviceisverygood.B．Whenyoureceiveagiftfromafriend.C．Whenyouleaveaverygoodrestaurant.D．Whenyouarefacedwithanydifficulty.4、SmokingisstrictlyforbiddeninthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.A．inanair-conditionedrestaurant B．inabusC．inaconferenceroom D．byanashtray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）WhenIenteredBerkeley,Ihopedtoearnascholarship.HavingbeenaStraight-Astudent,IbelievedIcould1toughsubjectsandreallylearnsomething.OnesuchcoursewasWorldLiteraturegivenbyProfessorJayne.Iwasextremelyinterestedintheideashe2inclass.WhenItookthefirstexam,Iwas3tofinda77,C-plus,onmytestpaper,45Englishwasmybestsubject.IwenttoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomyargumentsbutremained6Idecidedtotryharder,althoughIdidn’tknowwhatthat7becauseschoolhadalwaysbeeneasyforme.Ireadthebooksmorecarefully,butgotanother77.Again,I89withProfessorJayne.Again,helistenedpatientlybutwouldn’tchangehis10Onemoretestbeforethefinalexam.Onemore11toimprovemygrade.SoIredoubledmyeffortsand,forthefirsttime,12themeaningoftheword“thorough”.Butmy13didnogoodandeverything14asbefore.Thelasthurdle(障碍)wasthefinal.Nomatterwhat15Igot,itwouldn’tcancelthreeC-pluses.Imightaswellkissthe16goodbye.Istoppedworkinghard.IfeltIknewthecoursematerialaswellasIeverwould.Thenightbeforethefinal,Ieven17myselftoamovie.ThenextdayIdecidedforonceI’dhave18withatest.Aweeklater,IwassurprisedtofindIgotanA．IhurriedintoprofessorJayne’soffice.He19tobeexpectingme.“IfIgaveyoutheAsyou20,youwouldn’tcontinuetoworkashard.”Istaredathim,________thathisanalysisandstrategy(策略)werecorrect.Ihadworkedmyhead____,asIhadneverdonebefore.Iwasspeechlesswhenmycoursegradearrived:A-plus.ItwastheonlyA-plusgiven.ThenextyearIreceivedmyscholarship.I’vealwaysrememberedProfessorJayne’slesson:youalonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.1、A．takeB．discussC．coverD．get2、A．soughtB．presentedC．exchangedD．obtained3、A．shockedB．worriedC．scaredD．anxious4、A．butB．soC．forD．or5、A．unchangedB．unpleasantC．unfriendlyD．unmoved6、A．reflectedB．meantC．improvedD．affected7、A．quarreledB．reasonedC．bargainedD．chatted8、A．attitudeB．mindC．planD．view9、A．choiceB．stepC．chanceD．measure10、A．memorizedB．consideredC．acceptedD．learned11、A．ambitionB．confidenceC．effortD．method12、A．stayedB．wentC．workedD．changed13、A．gradeB．answerC．lessonD．comment14、A．scholarshipB．courseC．degreeD．subject15、A．helpedB．favoredC．treatedD．relaxed16、A．funB．luckC．problemsD．tricks17、A．happenedB．provedC．pretendedD．seemed18、A．valuedB．imaginedC．expectedD．welcomed19、A．rememberingB．guessingC．supposingD．realizing20、A．outB．overC．onD．off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）语法填空In1940,fourteenageboysandtheirdogwerewalkingthroughthewoodlandclosetoLascauxwhentheirdogsuddenlydisappeared.Theboyssearchedallaround.Theycametoacaveandlookedintothecave1．couldseenothing.Afewdayslater,theboysreturnedtothecave.Theycouldhardlybelieve2．(they)eyes.Intheweaklamplight,theboyssawredhorsesandcows,andblackbullsanddeercoveringthewallsofthecave,whichlookedso3．(frighten)thattheboysescapedinfear.Littledidtheboysknowthattheyhadmadeoneofthemostimportant4．(discover)ofthatcentury.ThefamousLascauxCaveismadeupofalargeholeand5．seriesofconnectingcaves,withanaturalwatersystem.Thepaintingsthereareanespeciallyimportantfindbecausetheyaresonumerousandsowellprotected.Afterafewyears,thecaveswereopened6．atouristattraction,and1,200peopleperdaycametothesite7．(admire)thepaintings.8．(fortunate),alargenumberofvisitorsresultedinchangesinthecaves’atmosphere,andgreenalgae(藻类植物)begantogrowaroundthewalls.Sincethen,thecaves9．(close)tothepublicinanefforttoprotectthefragilepaintingsinthispreciousundergroundsite.Today,thecaveshavecomputer-controlledair-conditioningandareinspecteddaily.Scientistshopethattheseprecautions(预防措施)canpreventany10．(far)damagetothepaintings.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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。OnDecember30，aftertwoweeks’training，wefinallybeganourworkforvolunteerguidesinamuseum、Duringthefirsttwoweeks，Ilearntalotaboutthestorybehindtheartworks、Inordertodogoodinthework，myteammatesandImadefullypreparations、Wefirstworkedoutacarefulplan、Thenwepracticeduseproperbodylanguagetoexplaintheartworksbetter、Themonth-longvolunteerworkhasnowcometoend，fromwhatIunderstandthatitisn’teasytobeagoodguide、Besides、Ialsorealizethathowimportantteamworkis、IbelievedthatIwillgetlifelongbenefitsfromtheshortandmeaningfulexperience、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你们市要举行一年一度的国际风筝节，你的英国朋友Joe对中国的文化很感兴趣，因此你想邀请他参加。请依据下列要点，给Joe写封电子邮件：1.风筝节的时间、地点；2.活动安排。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、B5、B6、C7、C8、C9、B10、B11、A12、D13、B14、D15、B16、C17、C18、B19、B20、A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、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—