長春市第八十七中學2024屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

長春市第八十七中學2024屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請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．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome2．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever3．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged4．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who5．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget6．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when7．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for8．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily9．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance10．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing11．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t12．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival13．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking14．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．thoughD．before15．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．a(chǎn)ccompaniedC．established D．identified16．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up17．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check18．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why19．Thesurveyshowsthatspeedatleast30percentofroadtrafficanddeaths.A．contributestoB．resultsfromC．liesinD．relieson20．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)nswerforC．a(chǎn)pplyforD．standfor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）PeopleinFinlandweretheleastlikelytobelievethatpeoplelaughingintheirpresenceweremakingfunofthem.LessthantenpercentofFinnsinthestudysaidtheywouldthinkthat,comparedtoeightypercentofpeopleinThailand.Somepeopleinthestudysaidtheyfeltunsureofthemselvesinsocialsituationsbuthidtheirfeelingsofinsecurity(局促不安)Otherssaidtheyavoidedsocialsituationswheretheyhadbeenlaughedatbefore.ThestudyfoundthatpeopleinTurkmenistanandCambodiaweremorelikelytobeinthefirstgroup.Theywouldhidetheirfeelingsofinsecurityiftheywerearoundotherpeople'slaughter.ButpeopleinIraq,EgyptandJordanweremorelikelytotrytoavoidsuchsituationsiftheyfelttheyhadbeenlaughedatbefore.Shypeopleoftenavoidsituationsthatwouldforcethemintoclosecontact(聯(lián)系)withotherpeople.Theyworrythatsomethingtheysayordowillmakeotherpeoplelaughatthem.Butsomepeopleworrymuchmorethanothers.Theymayhaveanillnesscalledgelotophobia.GelosisaGreekword.Itmeanslaughter.Phobiameansfear.Thisfearoflaughtercanbetrulysadforthosewholivewithit.Itcanaffecthowtheyleadtheirlives.Inthestudy,ateamfromtheUniversityofZurichledmorethanninetyresearchersfromaroundtheworld.Theywantedtounderstandthedifferencebetweennormalshynessandtruegelotophobia.Anotherpurposeofthestudywastocomparethelevelsoffearofbeinglaughedatindifferentcultures.Theresearcherssurveyed(調(diào)查)morethantwenty-twothousandpeopleinforty-twodifferentlanguages.ThefindingsappearedinthescientificmagazineHumor.1、Whatdidthestudyfind?A．Beinglaughedatisacommonfear.B．Beinglaughedatisdifferentfromculturetoculture.C．OnlypeopleinTurkmenistanwouldhidetheirfeelingsofinsecurityiftheywerearoundotherpeople'slaughter.D．Thefearofbeinglaughedatisdifferentaroundtheworld.2、Shypeopleoftenavoidsituationsthatwouldforcethemintoclosecontactwithotherpeoplebecause________.A．theyhaveadisordercalledgelotophobiaB．ItcanaffecthowtheyleadtheirlivesC．theyworrythatsomethingtheysayordowillbelaughedatD．theyworrythatallwhattheysayordowillmakeotherpeoplelaughatthem3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto.A．laughter.B．gelotophobia.C．fear.D．Phobia.22．（8分）WhenNoahReady-Campbellwasayoungadult,heworkedforhisfather’sconstructioncompany.Backthen,hedreamedofadaywhenrobotsmighttakeoverthedirty,repetitive（重復的）partsofhisjob,suchasearthmoving.Yearslater,Ready-CampbelllefthisjobasanengineerwithGoogletomakethatdreamcometrue.Ready-CampbellformedacompanycalledBuiltRobotics,whichdevelopstechnologytoproduceself-drivingheavyequipment.Ready-Campbellsaysthecompany’sgoalistomakeconstructionsafer,fasterandlesscostly.Theconstructionindustrystrugglestofindskilledworkersandfacesagrowingnumberofunfinishedprojects.Butself-operatingmachinesarechangingthenatureofbuilding.WorkersatBerichMasonryinEnglewood,Colorado,recentlyspentseveralweekslearninghowtooperatearobotcalledSAM,ortheSemi-AutomatedMason.SAMisa$400,000machinefromthecompanyConstructionRobotics,Itcanlay3,000bricksineighthours.That’sseveraltimesmorethanahumanbricklayercandointhesameperiod.ButhumansarestillneededtoloadbricksintotheSAMandmakesureitworksright.BricklayerMichaelWalshsaystheSAMlessenstheloadonhisbody.Buthedoesn’tthinkitwilltakehisjob.BrianKennedyagrees,too.HisorganizationsupportstherightsofconstructionworkersintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Kennedysaystheunionisnotworriedthatmachineswillreplacehumanworkersanytimesoon.Theriseofconstructionrobotscomesasthebuildingindustryfacesaseveredecreaseinlaborsupply.Onerecentstudyshowedthat70percentofconstructionbusinesseshaveadifficulttimefindingskilledworkers.MikeMoyheadsaminingoperationforthebuildingmaterialssupplierLehighHanson.Hesaysit’sdifficulttofindpeoplewhoevenknowhowtooperatesomeofthenecessaryequipment.“Nobodywantstogettheirhandsdirtyanymore.Theywantanice,cleanjobinanoffice,”henoted.1、WhatdoesthefirstparagraphsayaboutNoahReady-Campbell?A．Heenjoysdoingrepetitivework.B．HeisnowanemployeeofGoogle.C．Heusedtoworkinconstructionfield.D．HejoinedGoogletorealizethatdream.2、WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheaimsofBuiltRobotics?A．Increasingconstructionspeed.B．Enlargingconstructionquantity.C．Improvingconstructiondesigns.D．Changingconstructionsteps.3、WhatcanbeinferredaboutSAMfromthetext?A．Itcantotallyreplacehumanbricklayers.B．Itiscomplexlybuiltbuteasytooperate.C．Itisunabletoworkcompletelyautomatically.D．Itischeapbutworksmuchfasterthanhumans.4、InMikeMoy’sopinion,whatpreventsmanyconstructionbusinessesfromfindingskilledworkers?A．Theirlowpay.B．Theirpotentialrisks.C．Theirheavyworkloads.D．Theirpoorworkingconditions.23．（8分）Somefamilieschoosetotakeexpensivevacations,suchastotheGrandCanyon.However,myfavoritefamilyvacationwasdifferent.Nineyearsago,myparentscreatedagrandplantobuildthehomeoftheirdreamsinaneighborhoodHoneymoonHill.Asthedreamwaslaunchedsmoothly,ourfamilyoffivesqueezedtightlyintothevehicletogothere.Theoldhomewasgraduallyturnedintotheconstructionmanagementofficeforthenewone.Asthenewhomebegantotakeshape,itsiphonedourattentionandourprimaryhomebecametheplacewherewemerelyslept.Thethreeofuschildrenworkedandbecamesoon-to-be-skilledlaborers.Iquicklylearnedthatpersonalitieswerereadilydisplayedwhenwepaintedawall.Somestucktotheirclaims,stoppingothersenteringtheirarea.Otherssystematicallypaintedtheirwall,workingfromtoptobottominanorganizedfashion.Andonedrewsmileyfacesandsignedhisnamethere.Ofcourse,thejourneydidn’tcomewithoutafewlessonslearned.Icametounderstandthatpaintwouldneverberemovedfromarag,howevermanytimesIwashedit.Welearnedotherimportantlessonswhenmydadattemptedtoshingle(蓋)aroofintheair:safetyisindeedimportant,andsometimesmoneyiswellspentinthehiringofaprofessional.AMother’sDaydinnerservedonatemporarytablecouldactuallytastefarbetterattheendofalongday’sworkthantheeverydaymealswerememberedbackattheoldhome.Mostimportantly,Ilearnedmyfamilycanforgiveeachother’sbarksinclosequarters.Thisprojectbegantomattermuchtoeachofusinourownway.Whenwefinallycompletedtheconstructionafter28months,theresortwenowcallhomewentbeyondalltheothertours,andourfamilygrewcloserbecauseofit.1、Whatmadetheauthor’sfamilyvacationdifferentfromothers’?A．Hisfeelingofit.B．Thelengthofit.C．Thewayofspendingit.D．Themoneyspentonit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“siphoned”inParagraph2mean?A．Ignored.B．Changed.C．Distracted.D．Attracted.3、Whatimpressedtheauthormostduringthevacation?A．Theunderstandingofeachfamily.B．Thedinnerhismothercooked.C．Theworkdonebyallthechildren.D．Theprocessofbuildingthehouses.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．APerfectNewHouseB．ASpecialFamilyVacationC．TheNewHouseUntiedUsAgainD．FamiliesWorkedHardtoBuildaHouse24．（8分）OurAnnualCulturalEventsANightinRioWeareproudtobringtheenergyandenthusiasmofBrazilianCarnivaltoCharlottewithANightinRio!GetatasteofCarnivalthroughdancing,livemusic,authenticfood,drinksandmarketplace.Putonyourgreenandyellow,andjoinusfortheunforgettableexperienceofBrazilianCarnival!Date:Saturday,February24,2018TICKETSAVAILABLEONLYATTHEDOORLocation:NeighborhoodTheatre,CharlotteTime:7PMRitmo&SaborWearethrilledtobringtheannualcelebrationRitmo&SaborFestival!FeaturingdanceperformancesandFREEdancelessonsanddelicious,authenticLatincuisine,thisfestivalwillbeafantasticcelebrationfortheentirefamilytoenjoy!Foodandbeerwillbeavailableforpurchase.ComeouttoenjoyagreatsummereveningofRitmo&Sabor!Date:SaturdayJuly2,2018Location:International&CulturalCenter,CharlotteTime:5-11PMFREEADMISSIONLasAméricasJoinusintheannualcelebrationLASAMéRICAS!WedisplayourhistoryandidentityofLatinAmericathroughmusicalperformances,story-tellingandpoetry.Enjoyyourselfwithlocalartists,shopyourwaythroughamarketofartsandcraftsandjoininsomeofthefinestLatinAmericancuisine.Date:August18,2018Location:MidwoodInternational&CultureCenter,CharlotteTime:2-7PMAdmissionisFREE.LatinAmericanFestivalFestivalLatinoamericanoreturnsforits28thyear,withmusicalartistsanddanceperformances,adiverseauthenticselectionofLatinAmericanfood,visualartists,andastreetfestivalenvironmentwithactivitiesforthewholefamily.Location:SymphonyParkatSouthParkMall,CharlotteDate:SaturdaySept.29(1-8pm)Admission:$10;Childrenaged8&underarefree.1、WhatdoesRitmo&Sabormainlyprovide?A．Musicandvisualart. B．Foodandbeer.C．Danceandpoetry. D．Danceandfood.2、WhatcanyoudoatLasAméricas?A．Buysomelocalcraftsassouvenirs.B．EnjoytypicalLatinAmericanbeer.C．Danceingreenandyellowclothes.D．Watchlocaldancers’performances.3、Whicheventrequiresaticketforaseven-year-oldchild?A．LasAméricas. B．Ritmo&Sabor.C．ANightinRio. D．LatinAmericanFestival.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(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)medicalreport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）Ialwaysknewmyfatherwasgoodatbasketball.Growingup.Ispentmany1withmyfatheronoutdoorbasketballcourts,2nighthidtheballfromoureyes.Despitemyfather'spatient3,basketballnevercatchesmyimagination.4,volleyballandreadingdid,andIhaverecordsofmyown5.Somearestatistics;somephotographs.MymothertookaphotowhenIwasso6afteratournamentthatIfellasleeponaplateofspaghetti.Anotherisamemoryofmydad7mefromahookandsaying.“Dinnertime.”WhenIsaid,"Already?"helaughedso8thattearsrolleddownhischeeks.Ihadbeen9foreighthours.Thisishoweverythingisdone,Ihaverealized,whilewatchingmycladnailthousandsofjumpshots.Ifyouwanttobe10inyourfield,youputinthetime.You11andsweatwhenmostotherpeopledon't.Now,asanEnglish12,Iknowmoreabouthowpeople13.Duringthesemester.Ialwaysletmystudentswriteforonehour.MostdaysIwitnessthechangefromdistractionto14asjoyoccupiestheirminds.I15specificaccomplishments—theonestowhichthey16manyhours.Itoldthestudentsurprisedbywinningthelocallibrary'sfictioncontest,"Yourhardwork17."Prideinachievement.Joyineffort.Myfather18themonthebasketballcourtandthentaughtthemtome.SoIbelievein19andhardwork.AndIbelieveinthe20pursuit（追求）ofexcellence.1、A．morningsB．eveningsC．weeksD．years2、A．untilB．whenC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter3、A．requestB．effortC．encouragementD．comfort4、A．OtherwiseB．ThereforeC．MoreoverD．However5、A．embarrassmentB．growthC．a(chǎn)chievementsD．sports6、A．excitedB．discouragedC．satisfiedD．tired7、A．shakingB．preventingC．savingD．protecting8、A．freelyB．loudlyC．hardD．long9、A．sleepingB．readingC．playingD．writing10、A．enthusiasticB．responsibleC．outstandingD．talented11、A．struggleB．sufferC．surviveD．shrink12、A．beginnerB．loverC．professorD．writer13、A．shootB．succeedC．competeD．teach14、A．concentrationB．intentionC．substitutionD．option15、A．realizeB．shareC．excuseD．praise16、A．devotedB．killedC．wastedD．gained17、A．wentoffB．wentupC．paidoffD．paidup18、A．spreadB．a(chǎn)ppliedC．createdD．learned19、A．confidenceB．practiceC．faithD．strength20、A．selflessB．a(chǎn)ttemptedC．a(chǎn)imlessD．determined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）Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexamine1．peoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons--forexample,economicreasons–2．theyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuilding3．(need)?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometown4．moderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.5．thebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominateitssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhich6．(spoil)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimply7．peoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplanner8．(move)thingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargue9．copyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethe10．(risky)choice.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）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不計分。ShortlyafterwhenImovedtoanewneighborhood,myAfricangrayparrotaccidentallyflyoutofthedoor.Panicked,Iranafterhim.Oneofthenewwordtheparrothadlearnedrecentlywascoffee,andhernicknamewasSmall.Asaresult,Iwasrunningaroundyelled“Small!Coffee!”atthetreeslikeamadwoman,hopingforhimgivearesponse.Finally,theneighborcautiouslyapproachedmewithasteamingcuponhand.Shesaid,“Maybeyoushouldrelax.Bytheway,therehasnocoffeeshophere,honey.”Fortunate,Igotmyparrotbacklaterthatday.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國朋友Henry對中國2018年12月31日跨年時南昌的情形很感興趣，請根據(jù)以下提示寫一封郵件，告知他當時的情況：1.描述南昌31日跨年時的活動2.詢問對方的跨年愿望3.詢問對方2019年是否方便，邀請他來中國跨年________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、C5、C6、B7、D8、C9、C10、D11、B12、B13、B14、D15、B16、D17、D18、B19、A20、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、D2、C3、B22、1、C2、A3、C4、D23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、1、D2、A3、C25、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,aveteran