四川省成都市航天中學2025屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷注意事項: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(nèi)。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(nèi)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．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where2．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway3．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall4．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding5．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left6．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can7．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned8．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem9．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem10．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall11．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those12．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave13．InApril,2009,PresidentHuinspectedthewarshipsinQingdao,____the60thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePLANavy.A．marking B．markedC．havingmarked D．beingmarked14．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously15．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before16．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．a(chǎn)grees C．promises D．declines17．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when18．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs19．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured20．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked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）Ifwelookaroundusatthethingswehavepurchasedatsomepointinourlives,wewouldnodoubtnoticethatnoteverythingweownisbeingputtogooduse:thethickwoolencoatwhichwethoughtlookedtrendydespitethefactthatweliveinatropicalcountry.thesmartphonethatgotputawaywhenweboughtourselvesthenewestmodel,oreventheguestroominourhousethatsomehowgotturnedintoastoreroom.Thoseunderutilized(未充分使用的)itemsmayseemuselesstosome,butcouldbeofvaluetoothers.WiththeoccurrenceoftheInternet,onlinecommunitieshavefiguredoutawaytogenerateprofitfromthesharingofthoseunderusedproperty,Usingwebsitesandsocialmediagroupsthatfacilitatethebuyingandsellingofsecond-handgoodsitisnoweasierthaneverforpeer-to-peersharingactivitiestotakeplace.Andthisisknownasthesharingeconomy.Thesepopularonlineplatformsareprovidingachanceforpeopletomakeaquickfortune.Togiveanexample,busyparentspreviouslymightnothavebotheredwithsettingupastallatthelocalmarkettoselltheirchildren’soldequipment,butwithonlinemarketplaces,parentsarenowabletosellonthosehardlywornbabyclothesthattheirchildrenhaveoutgrownsoastoputsomecashbackintotheirpockets.Businesseshavealsocaughtontotheprofitabilityofthesharingeconomyandareseekingtogainfrommakinguseofthoseunderutilizedresources.CompanieslikeAirbnbactasamiddlemanforpeopletocashinontheirunusedroomsandhousesandletthemoutasprofitableaccommodation.AnotherexampleisUber,whichencouragespeopletousetheirownpersonalcarsastaxistomakesomeextracashintheirfreetime.Thismovetowardsasharingeconomyisnotwithoutcriticisms.Unlikebusinesses,unregulatedindividualsdonothavetofollowcertainregulationsandthiscanleadtopoorerandinconsistentqualityofgoodsandservicesandahigherriskoffraud.Nevertheless,intheconsumeristsocietyweliveintoday,theincreasedopportunitiestosellonourunwantedandunderusedgoodscanleadtoalesserimpactonourenvironment.1、Whycanpeoplenowsellthingsmoreeasily?A．Peoplenowadaysbuymorethings.B．Businesseswanttobuythethingstheydontuse.C．Therearenowmoremarketstalls.D．Therearenowonlineplatformstodobusiness.2、Whichoftheseissomethingthatwemightunderutilize?A．Thickcoatinacoldcountry.B．Clothesourbabiesdon'torcan'twearanymore.C．Thelatestsmartphone.D．Thestoreroominourhouse.3、Itmightbeaproblemforunregulatedindividualstoselltoothersbecause_____.A．whattheysellmightbeofalowerquality.B．theyhavetofollowcertainregulations.C．theydon'thaveabusinesslicense.D．theyliketocriticizetheirbuyers.4、Whatmightbeagoodtitleforthisarticle?A．Theconsumeristsociety B．ParentswhoneedmoneyC．Theriseofthesharingeconomy D．Whywebuythingswedon'tneed22．（8分）Scientistshavelongbeeninterestedintheimpactofearly-lifeexperiencesonadultbehavior,studyingthephenomenoninmonkeysandpeople.Buthardlyanystudieshadbeendoneindogs.Guidedogspresentedausefulgrouptostudyforseveralreasons.First,atTheSeeingEye,guidedogschoolinAmerica,manypuppies（幼犬）areraisedinasinglelocationunderfairlycontrolledconditions.Second,thedogshaveaclearmeasureofsuccess:Eithertheygraduatefromtheprogramtobecomeaworkingguidedogortheyarereleased.Andthird,successasaguidedogisn’teasy;thedogmustbewillingandabletonavigateacomplexandoften-unpredictableenvironmentwhileremainingattentivetoitsowner.Togatherinformationaboutthepuppies’early-lifeexperiences,EmilyBrayandateamofresearchersatTheSeeingEye’sbreedingcentertookvideoandcloselyobserved23mothersandtheir98puppiesfortheirfirstfiveweeksoflife.“Wewantedtoknowifwecouldseparatethemomsbasedonhowtheyinteractedwiththeirpuppies,”Braysaid.“Werecordedthingslikehernursingposition,howmuchtimeshespentlookingawayfromthepuppiesandhowmuchtimeshespentincloseproximity（臨近）toherpuppiesorlickingthem.”Whentheresearcherstrackedthepuppiesacoupleofyearsdowntheline,theyfoundthatthosewithmothersthatweremoreattentivewerelesslikelytograduatefromTheSeeingEye’strainingprogramtobecomeguidedogs.Inparticular,thosedogswhosemothersnursedmoreoftenlyingdown,asopposedtosittingorstandingup,werelesslikelytosucceed.“Ifamotherislyingonherstomach,thepuppiesbasicallyhavefreeaccesstomilk,butifthemotherisstandingup,thenthepuppieshavetoworktogetit,”saidBray.“Itseemsthatyouhavetoprovideyourkidswithminorobstacles（障礙）thattheycanovercomeforthemtosucceedlaterinlifebecause,asweknow,lifeasanadultinvolvesobstacles.”1、Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?A．Thestepsintrainingguidedogs.B．HowtheSeeingEyecameintobeing.C．Whyguidedogsareideaobjectsforstudy.D．ThevariousfeaturesofdogsattheSeeingEye.2、WhatdidBrayandhisteamfocusonintheirstudy?A．Thedietsofthepuppies.B．Thebodyweightsofthepuppies.C．Thewaymomsreactedtotheirpuppies.D．Themoms’sensitivenesstosurroundings.3、Whichpuppiesweremorelikelytobecomeguidedogs?A．Thosewithattractivemothers.B．Thosewhowereraisedinaquietplace.C．Thosewhowerefedwhilelyingdown.D．Thosewhowerepoorlyattendedbytheirmothers.4、WhichofthefollowingsayingsdoesBranseemtobelievein?A．Nosweetwithoutsweat.B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.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(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．a(chǎn)nEnglishnewspaperB．a(chǎn)touristguideC．a(chǎn)safetybrochureD．a(chǎn)medicalreport24．（8分）InthislistIchoseinspirationalyoungpeoplewhohavemadeapositivedifferenceintheworld.JoanofArc(1412?1431)Agedjust16,JoanofArcmadeanunlikelyjourneytotheDauphinofFrance.Impressedwithsomethinginsidethisyoungpeasantgirl,theDauphinofFrancewasinspiredtorenewthefightwiththeEnglish,defeatingthematOrleans—asJoanhadpredicted.Shewasburntatthestake,agedjust19,butherpredictionsofFrancegainingherfreedomprovedcorrect.AnneFrank(1929?1945)WhilehidingintheNetherlandsduringtheNazioccupation,AnneFrankkeptadiaryofherexperiences.ShediedinBergen-Belsenconcentrationcampin1945.However,aftertheendofthewar,herdiarieswerepublishedbyherfather.TheDiaryofAnneFrankbecameaninternationalbest-sellerandhelpedgiveayoungperson’sviewontheholocaust(大屠殺)statistics.SamanthaSmith(1972?1985)SamanthawasanAmericanschoolgirl.In1982,shewrotealettertotheleaderoftheSovietUnion,YuriAndropov,askingwhyrelationsbetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionweresotense.Herletterwaspublished,andlaterAndropovreplied.SmithwasalsoinvitedtovisittheSovietUnion,whichshedid.Thevisitwasfollowedwithgreatinterestbytheinternationalmedia.In1983,shevisitedJapanactingasAmerica’syoungestambassador.Shedied,agedjust13,inaplanecrash.NkosiJohnson(1989?2001)NkosiwasbornwithHIVinheritedfromhisparents.In1997,hewasrefusedadmissiontoapublicschoolbecauseofHIVstatus.HebecameapowerfulspeakerfortreatingHIVvictimswithequalityandrespect.HereceivedtheChildren’sPeacePrizeafterdeath,NelsonMandelareferredtohimas“anicon(偶像)ofthestruggleforlife”.1、JoanofArcisfamousasa.A．foottraveler B．nationalheroineC．farmer’sdaughter D．socialreformer2、WhatmadeAnneFrankknownaroundtheworld?A．Herhidingexperiences. B．Herdeathinconcentrationcamp.C．Thupublicationofherdiaries. D．TheendofWorldWarⅡ.3、WhomadeagreatdifferenceintreatingAIDSpatients?A．JoanofArc. B．AnneFrank.C．SamanthaSmith. D．NkosiJohnson.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepeoplementionedinthetext?A．Theyhavegoodeducation.B．Theylosetheirlivesforpeace.C．Theyvaluepersonalinfluence.D．Theyinfluencetheworldinapositiveway.25．（10分）Thealarmsounds.Studentsswingtheirbackpackovertheirshoulder,boardtheschoolbus,maketheirwaytotheirhomeroomandthebellrings—schoolisback.ButformorehomesinAmerica,schoollooksmorelikestudentswakingup,makingtheirwaytothediningroomorhomeoffice,settinguplaptopsandlearninginthecomfortofhome.Virtual(虛擬的)schooling,describedas“apublicschoolthatoffersonlyinstructioninwhichstudentsandteachersareseparatedbytimeand/orplace,andinteractionoccursviacomputersand/ortelecommunications(電信)technologies”,hasincreasedoverthepastdecade.AccordingtotheNationalEducationPolicyCenter,enrollments(注冊人數(shù))invirtualschoolswas278,518betweenthe2015—2016schoolyearandthe2016—2017schoolyearincreasedby17,000.ForArizonaVirtualAcademy,afull-timeonlinepublicK-12school,theyuseK12Inc.curriculums.K12Inc.servesstudentsinall50statesandmorethan100countrieswithdigitallearningplatformsandtechnology,providingonlineeducation.“Wealwaysareimprovingourplatformsandthetechnologythatweusetomakesurethatwe’rekeepingupwiththechangingtrends,notonlywitheducationbutalsowithtechnology,”Dr.KellyVanSandesaid.Anotherpieceofnewtechnologythey’verolledoutisanewappwhereparentscanfindvirtualschoolsavailableintheirarea.CarrieFaulknerchosetoenrolltwoofherchildreninArizonaVirtualAcademy.Shesaysthey’vedoneschoolingonlineinChicago,inCalifornia,atrestaurantsandonhercousin’sfloorinKansas.“Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherhe(herson)isonthecouch,inhisbedoratthekitchentable,hecandoschoolingwhereverhewantsto,”Faulknersaid.“IwishtheyhaditformebackwhenIwasinschool.Thatwouldhavebeenawesome.”1、Whydoestheauthorcomparethetwokindsofschoolinginthefirstparagraph?A．Toattackrealschooling.B．Togiveanexampleofvirtualschooling.C．Tointroducethetopic“virtualschooling”.D．Todescribevividlystudents’goingtoschool.2、Howmanystudentsattendedvirtualschoolsduringthe2016—2017schoolyear?A．295,518 B．17,000. C．278,518. D．147,759.3、WhatcanweinferaboutArizonaVirtualAcademy?A．Theyprovidebothonlineandofflineeducation.B．They’reintendedforstudentsintheUnitedStates.C．Theirnewappletspeoplefindschoolsworldwide.D．Theirplatformsandtechnologyareveryadvanced.4、WhatisCarrieFaulkner’sattitudetovirtualschooling?A．Ambiguous. B．Cautious C．Supportive. D．Disapproving.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）Athiefdroppedawinninglotteryticket(彩票)atthesceneofhiscrime,buthehasbeengivenalessonin1Themanwhomherobbed(搶劫)2theticketandwonthe$25,000prize,buthemanagedtofindthethief,andhandedoverthe3TherobberyhappenedwhenProfessorSabbatucciwaschangingatyre(輪胎)onahighway.Anothermotorist,whostoppedto?,stoleasuitcasefromhiscaranddroveoff.Theprofessorfoundthe4ticketandputitinhispocketbefore5home.Nextday,theprofessorsawthelottery6onTVandrealizeditwasawinner.He7the$25,000prize.Thenbegana8withhisconscience(良心).Intheend,hedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoney9hehadbeenrobbed.Hethenputa10innewspapersandmadeanannouncementontheradio,11:“I’mtryingtofindthemanwhorobbedme.Ihave$25,000forhim—alottery12Pleasemeetme.”Theprofessorreceivedhundredsof13frompeoplewhowerehopingto14himintohandingthemthecash.Buttherewasonevoicehe15andhearrangedtomeetthemaninapark.Therobbergavebackthe16andburstintotears.Hecouldnot17whatwashappening.Whydidn’tyou18themoney?”heasked.Theprofessorreplied:“Icouldn’tbecauseit’snotmine.”Thenhewalkedoff,turningdownthethief’s19tosharetheprize.1、A．friendship B．honesty C．bravery D．a(chǎn)dventure2、A．sent B．tookout C．bought D．pickedup3、A．crime B．ticket C．]cash D．evidence4、A．repair B．rest C．watch D．help5、A．left B．dropped C．forgotten D．damaged6、A．running B．walking C．driving D．riding7、A．results B．story C．loss D．sales8、A．presented B．took C．donated D．shared9、A．battle B．business C．lecture D．quarrel10、A．since B．while C．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sif11、A．review B．request C．show D．notice12、A．joking B．saying C．wondering D．replying13、A．number B．luck C．win D．receipt14、A．notes B．emails C．letters D．calls15、A．trick B．persuade C．lead D．draw16、A．recognized B．remembered C．recorded D．recovered17、A．car B．suitcase C．money D．check18、A．imagine B．blame C．believe D．realize19、A．keep B．return C．give D．earn20、A．deal B．promise C．payment D．offer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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheinformationI1．(collect)overthelastfewyearsleadsmetobelievethatspeedreadingmaybeless2．(use)thanmostpeoplethink.Theclaimthatyoucanreadandcomprehendover30,000wordsperminuteisoverstated.Oneresearcherprovedthisinastudywhereirrelevantandillogicalsentenceswereaddedtoatext.The“speedreaders”3．weretesteddidn’tnoticetheirrelevantlines—thenon-speedreadersspottedthemimmediately.I’veinterviewedpeoplewhohaveattendedtheintroductorysessions4．(offer)bysomespeedreadingcourses.5．(them)storiesindicatethatimpropermethodsaresometimesusedtosellthecourses.Here’show:First,you’reaskedtoreadapassagefromabook6．whichmostpersonswouldbeunfamiliar.Yourreadingspeedandcomprehensionaretestedduringthisexercise.Then,afterabouthalf7．hourofinstruction,anotherreadingtestisgiven.ButthistimethereadingisonemosteducatedAmericansknowwell—suchasHuckleberryFinn.Not8．(surprising),personsattendingtheseintroductorysessionsfindthattheir“exit”speedandcomprehensionarebetterthantheir“entry”9．(perform).I’moneofthefictionreaderswhoappreciatethebeautyingoodwriting.OccasionallyI’llreadapassageorsentenceoverandoverjust10．(let)thebeautyofitsconstructionsoak(參透)in.Goodwritingmustbereadcarefullyandthoughtfullytobefullyappreciated.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之間交換修改作文，請你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。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。LastSaturday，Iwentonjourneybytrain．Thereweresuchmanypassengersthatnoteveryonecouldgetaseat．Manypeoplehadtostand，whichwasreallytired．IhadareservedseatsoIcouldsitcomfortable．Infrontofmyseatisawomanwithtwolittlekids．Withthekidsqueezingintotheirsingleseat，shehadtostandupalltheway．SoImovedabitbutsharedmyseatwithher．Thewomanfeltverygratefultomyselflessness．Seeingherbeautifulsmile，Ialsosmiled．Shareincreasedhappiness!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的英國網(wǎng)友Rose發(fā)e-mail向你詢問如何盡快地適應高中新環(huán)境，如何養(yǎng)成好的高中英語學習習慣，如何去結交新朋友。請你根據(jù)下列提示給Rose回一封e-mail。主要困惑：1.難以適應2.如何提高英語成績3.如何結交新朋友個人建議:1.激發(fā)興趣2.放輕松3.制定計劃，堅持4.認真聽課，記筆記5.課后復習6.尋找搭檔partner，共同進步7….注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫3.開頭和結尾已給出。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、A5、D6、A7、C8、C9、B10、A11、C12、A13、A14、A15、B16、C17、B18、B19、A20、B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、D2、B3、A4、C22、1、C2、C3、D4、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,