甘肅省武威市民勤縣第三中學2025屆高考沖刺英語模擬試題含解析

甘肅省武威市民勤縣第三中學2025屆高考沖刺英語模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it2．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either3．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why4．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure5．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable6．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon7．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/8．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote9．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must10．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none11．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that12．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised13．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need14．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking15．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?16．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will17．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven18．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t19．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．a(chǎn)ddictedto C．a(chǎn)ccustomedto D．exposedto20．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout?? B．cameoutC．gaveout?? D．turnedout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）FikiriKiponda’spathfromaccountanttomarine(海洋的)conservationistwassparkedbyachanceencounter.Aftersecuringhisdreamjob,Kipondadecidedhewantedmore.Hewasn’tquitesurewhathewaslookingforuntilheranacrosssometurtlehatchlings.Hedidn’tknowitwasturtle.Fortunatelyenoughhegottherightpersontoaskandhegotmotivated.ThatpersonwasNkindi,astaffmemberattheWatamuConservationprojectwholaterinvitedhimtovolunteerontheproject.Helaterlefthisaccountingjobandfullydevotedhimselfintotheworldofseaturtles.Now，herunsandspendshistimenursingcriticallyendangeredseaturtlesbacktohealth.Seaturtleshavebeenaroundfornearly110millionyearsandarenowconsideredhighlyendangered.TheirpreservationrestsonactivitiesofconservationistssuchasKipondaastheseturtlesfacenumerousthreatsandsignsoftheirextinctioninthenext50years.Localfishermentraditionallycatchthemtosupplementtheirownlowcatchratesandsellthemfortheiroil.Aschangesaremadetoaccommodatemorehotelsfortourists,thereislessavailablebeachlandforturtlenesting.Kiponda’spassionhasnowspreadtohiscommunity,changingtheirattitudetowardssealifepreservationwithhis“by-catchreleaseprogramme.”Throughthisprogram,fishermenarenowpaidforreturningturtlesaccidentallycaughtintheirfishingnets.Thehealthyonesaretaggedandreleasedintothemarineparkwhilehetakescareofsickandinjuredturtlesbacktohealth.Beforethelaunchofpioneeringspiritlikethis,turtlescaughtbyfishermenwereusedfortheirmeatandtheiroilextracted(提煉)foritsmedicinalproperties.“Releasingtheturtlebackintotheoceanisaverygoodfeeling,like,youfeellikeyou’vedonesomethingconcreteandIguesseverybodywouldlovetodothat...soIguessit’suniquework.”1、WhatwasFikiriKiponda’sdreamjobaccordingtothetext?A．Anaccountant.B．Amarineconservationist.C．AguidetotheWatamuConservationProject.D．Anadvocateforturtles.2、Whatmaybethemainthreattotheturtles?A．Therisingsealevel.B．Beingcaughtbytourists.C．Overdevelopmentinthetourism.D．Thereductionintheirnestingplace.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeFikiriKiponda?A．Energeticbutconservative.B．Enthusiasticandcaring.C．Arbitrarybutconsiderate.D．Ambitiousandknowledgeable.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Themansavingendangeredseaturtles.B．Anuniquejobofprotectingseaturtles.C．Apioneerprojectprotectingseaanimals.D．Thecurrentsituationfacedbyseaturtles.22．（8分）BestLondonwalkingtoursSandemansNewLondonToursGainanattractiveinsightintoLondon'shistory.VisittheCityofLondon,stoppingatStPaul'sCathedralandtheTowerofLondon;exploreEastLondoncoveringBrickLane,Cockneycultureandthecriminalunderworld;learnaboutJacktheRipper;orboardonafive-venuepubcrawl.OpeningTimes:Dailyat11:00and14:00CityVisitorTrailTheCityVisitorTrailtakesyouonajourneythroughtheheartofLondon.TakeinfamousattractionssuchasSt.Paul'sCathedral,Guildhall,theBankofEnglandandtheTowerofLondonortrythethemed"side-tracks",eachonemovingawayfromthemainpathtogiveamorein-depthlookatonepartofthecity.OpeningTimes:Available24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Checkwithindividualattractionsforentryrequirements.BritMovieToursJoinauniquemovieandTVsightseeingwalkingtourexperienceinLondonandgoonlocationtoseeincredibLesetsandfascinatinglandmarks.Localguidesprovidefascinatinginsightsintotheindustryandtherearemultipletoursavailable,inctudingDoctorWho,GangsterLondonandHarryPotterTourofLondonlocations.OpeningTimes:MondaytoFriday9:OOamt05:30pmRoyalTourofLondonVisitthreeroyalpalacesasyoujourneyfromBigBentoBuckinghamPalaceandTrafalgarSquare.AlongthewayyouwilldiscoverplotstodestroyParliament,Churchill'shiddenshelter,veryexpensiveclubsfortherichandfamous,andmore.Andifthat'snotenoughexcitement,Iistencloselyforincredibletalesofman-eatingpelicans(鵜鶘)andcrazylosttourists.ThiswalkingtourisrunbyStrawberryTours.OpeningTimes:Thetourstartsat10ameveryday.1、Whichtourcanyoujoinatanytime?A．SandemansNewLondonTours B．CityVisitorTrailC．BritMovieTours D．RoyalTourofLondon.2、Whatcanyoudoonamoviesightseeingtour?A．LearnsomeLondon'shistory.B．Participateinmakingfilms.C．Visitsomefilm-makinglocations.D．Actasalocalguide.3、What'sthrillingontheRoyalTourofLondon?A．Visitingplacesofinterest.B．Meetingfamouspeople.C．Exploringnewspots.D．Listeningtoamazinglegends.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）ProtectionPublicationsConsumeHealth:AGuideToIntelligentDecisionsEightsoftcovereditionofleadingcollegetextcoveringallaspectsofbasichealthstrategyforconsumers.Thisneweditionofthemostcomprehensivetextavailableinthefieldcontinuestoprovideavastamountofinformationtoenableconsumerstomakewisechoicesregardinghealthproductsandservices.ByStephenBarrett.608pages,$23.00Chiropractic(手療法):TheGreatestFalseWarningOfTheCentury?L.A．Chotkowskidescribesdiscoveriesmadeduringhishalf-centuryofmedicalpractice.Itincludesreportsofcases;theauthor’sobservationsatNewChiropracticCollege,achiropracticoffice,andachiropracticlecture;anddetailsofcriticalreportsinthemedia.Secondedition,softcover,209pages,$15.TheWholeToothThefundamentalguidetoprotectingyourdentalhealthandyourpocketbook.Itcoverspreventivecare,findingagooddentist,dentalrestoring,cosmeticdentistry,dentalquackery(治療)andfraud(假牙),anddentalinsuranceprograms,includingmanagedcare.ByMarvinJ.Schissel,andJohnE.Dodes.Softcovr,284pages,$10.QuackeryAndYouThe32softcoverbrochurewithspecialviewpointsbyWilliamJarvis,Ph.D．,suitableforwaitingrooms.$1.Toaboveprices,pleaseadd$3forthefirstbookand$1foreachadditionalbookforpostage&handing.Foreigncountriesadd$5perbook.SendorderstoQuackwatch,P.O.Box1747,AllenAvenue,NY18105.ThechecksmustbeinUSdollars.Wecannotprocesscreditcardorders.Pleaseuseourorderformfromandyoucangetmoreinformationfromit.1、ACanadianwantstobuyallthefourbooksandheshouldpay__________.A．$69inall B．$49intotalC．bycreditcard D．inCanadiandollars2、Fromthetext,welearnthat______________.A．ThemeansofcoverpackingofthebooksaredifferentB．QuackeryandYouisdesignedforthosewaitingtoseethedoctorC．ConsumerHealthincludesmuchinformationoncriticalreportsD．L.A．Chotkowskiprovidesyouwithallofyourdentalneeds3、Whatcanyoudotosearchformoreinformationaboutthebooks?A．Buythebrochure B．WritetotheauthorC．Telephonethesellers D．Visit25．（10分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”robotic.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(癡呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.A．smallerB．cheaperC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.B．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.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）Weeksago,Iwastravellingbytrain.Thetrainstoppedatastation.Thedeliverymanfromthecafeteria1todeliverthepre-bookedhotmealsanddrinks.Justbehindhimrushedina9-year-oldgirl,whoputoutherhand,2forsomefood.Thefoodsupplierwas3andpushedheroutofthecoach.Somethinginmemademe4.Istepped5andsawthegirlstillstandingthereandcrying.Iaskedherifshewas6andshenodded.SoIdecidedtobuyherfood.WhenItookhertothecoachwiththecafeteria,thepeoplestandingtherehada(n)7expressionontheirfaces.8theirreaction,Iaskedherto9whatevershewanted.AsIpointedtoeachitem,shekept10.Finally,wecollectedsomuchfood.WhenI11tothecashiertopaythebill,thelittlegirlstartedhurryingdownthe12.Thecashiershookhishead13andsaidthegirlmusthave14meintobelievinghermisery.AsIreturnedtomycoach,thecashier’s15mademedoubtwhetherthegirlhadreallyfooledme.SoIwentdownthetrain,followingthe16thelittlegirlhadtaken.Finally,Iwalkedtoarelatively-desertedcoach.HereIsawa17whichleftmedeepinthought.Thislittlegirlwassittinginacirclewithtwootherpooryoungboys.Shehadputallthe18inthecenterandwasputtingsomeintothehandofaboywhowas19blind.Thelittlegirltaughtmethatonecanbe20eveninpoverty.1、A．camearoundB．tookturnsC．turnedoutD．lookedup2、A．lookingB．beggingC．caringD．waiting3、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．excitedC．disappointedD．frightened4、A．wakeB．understandC．believeD．react5、A．insideB．upstairsC．outsideD．downward6、A．thirstyB．hurtC．wrongD．hungry7、A．satisfiedB．worriedC．puzzledD．relaxed8、A．NoticingB．EnjoyingC．IgnoringD．Showing9、A．chooseB．eatC．enjoyD．send10、A．refusingB．noddingC．complainingD．praising11、A．pointedB．referredC．listenedD．turned12、A．counterB．cafeteriaC．trainD．road13、A．indisbeliefB．intimeC．insurpriseD．inhorror14、A．persuadedB．fooledC．forcedD．changed15、A．a(chǎn)nswersB．dreamsC．decisionsD．words16、A．a(chǎn)dviceB．directionC．exampleD．trend17、A．stationB．houseC．shelterD．sight18、A．moneyB．wasteC．foodD．drinks19、A．obviouslyB．heavilyC．impossiblyD．gradually20、A．fortunateB．generousC．hopelessD．sad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）Thecavedwelling(YaodonginChinese)inXi’an,ShaanxiProvince,islaidoutinrowsoneatoptheother,lookinglikebuildingsofmultiplefloorsinthedistance.Itisasortofdistinctivecavehouse1．(dig)intothemountainsfordwellingofmanylaboringpeopleontheLoessPlateauinnorthwestChina.Acavehouseisusuallysixmetersdeepandfourmeterswide.Stoneslabs(厚板)2．(pile)uptoformasemicircleattheentrance,3．isdecoratedwithbeautifulwoodormetalwindowsina4．(vary)ofstyles.Thetypesofthecavedwellingcanbedividedintotheearthcavedwelling,brickcavedwelling5．stonedwelling.Forcenturies,theyhavebeenregarded6．thesymbolofthepeasantsinnorthernpartofShaanxiProvince.Thebeautyaboutthecavedwellingis7．theyhelpmaintainlocalgeographyandsaveonfarmlandsby8．(make)useofspacethatwouldhavebeenotherwiseleftunused.Theyarewarminwinterandcoolinsummer.Thetemperatureinsideisusually13degreesCelsiushigherthanintheopeninwinterand10degreesCelsius9．(low)insummer.Statisticsshowthat40millionpeopleliveincavedwellingsthatarescatteredoveranareaof600,000squarekilometersin10．middleandupperreachesoftheYellowRiver.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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。Thankyousomuchforinvitingmetotakepartinthewintercamporganizingbyyourschoolinthecomingwinterholiday、Quiteinterested,Iamwritingtolearnaboutfartherdetails、Aboveall,Iwonderthatitisconvenientforyoutoinformmeforthespecificscheduleinadvance、Beside,thiswillbemyfirstexperiencetoparticipateinsuchaactivity、WouldyoubekindenoughtoofferwithanysuggestionsonwhoseitemsIspeciallyneedtotakewithme?Iamreallyexcitedandlookingforwardtoit、Iwouldappreciateifyoucouldgivemeareplyatyourearliestconvenient、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國筆友Tom發(fā)來郵件抱怨父母給他定了很多家規(guī)，如晚上10點前回家，不得與父母頂嘴等。請你給他寫封回信，要點包括：1.家規(guī)的重要性；2.你對他家的家規(guī)的看法；3.你家的家規(guī)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearTom,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、A5、D6、B7、A8、B9、D10、B11、C12、A13、C14、C15、C16、D17、B18、C19、B20、A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、A2、D3、B4、A22、1、B2、C3、D23、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.