江蘇省啟東市呂四中學(xué)2025屆高三3月份模擬考試英語試題含解析

江蘇省啟東市呂四中學(xué)2025屆高三3月份模擬考試英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)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．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading2．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who3．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat4．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond5．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from6．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．where D．that7．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．a(chǎn)bsolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital8．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．where9．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly10．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．a(chǎn);/ D．/;/11．Newenergy-sharingprojects_____indozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuelChina’ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.A．a(chǎn)retocarryout B．a(chǎn)rebeingcarriedoutC．werecarriedout D．willhavebeencarriedout12．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that13．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．a(chǎn)ppointing B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed14．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．a(chǎn)nyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow15．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．a(chǎn)saresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords16．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．theother D．others17．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup18．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup19．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing20．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Shesatatthepicnictablealone.Recess(休息)wasinfullswing.Sheremainedawkwardaroundherclassmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay,yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshadalreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Othersteasedher.Mostignoredher—exceptforone.Brianna,theclassclown,wasmakingtheotherstudentslaugh,asusual.“Brianna,doyouseeMollydownthere?Wouldyoumindwalkingdownthereandinvitinghertocomeupherewiththerestofus?”Briannasighed.Icouldtellshedidn’twanttosacrificepreciousminutesofherownrecesstodowhatIwasaskingofher,butIalsoknewherheart.Sheoftenthoughtofothersbeforeherself-ararecharacterforanyone,muchlessakid.Knowingthischoicewashardforher,IpulledoutaD-buck,ourclasscurrency.Thoughbribery(行賄)wasnottheidealwaytohandlethissituation,Ineededhercooperation.“Here,I’llpayyouforyourtime.”Sheofferedaninsinceresmile,graspedthegreenpaper,andheadeddownthehill.Astherestofthechildrenscreamedandlaughed,myeyeslockedonBriannaasshenearedthepicnictable.Mollycouldbedifficult,andIwouldn’thavebeensurprisedifshesentBriannahackalone,refusingherinvitation.Whensheencouragedherselftoastandingposition,Isighedwithrelief.Aminutelater,Ifeltalaponmyshoulder.“Here,Mrs.D．”ShehandedmetheD-buck.“Why?”Iasked.“Ishouldn’tkeepthis.”Hereyesfelltoherfeet,guiltradiatingfromherquietvoice.“Idon’twantMollytothinkIonlywenttogethersoIcouldearnaD-buck.She’smyfriend.”Amomentlater,theywerealllaughingagain,andwhoshouldIseeamongthem,laughingforthefirstlimethatweek?Molly.1、HowwasMollyintheauthor’seyes?A．Sheoftenmadefunofothers.B．Shegotonwellwithotherkids.C．Shewaseagertobeaccepted.D．Sherefusedtomakefriendswithothers.2、OnwhataspectwasBriannadifferentfromotherkids?A．Clowntalent.B．Cooperation.C．Honesty.D．Kindness.3、HowwastheauthorfeelingwhenBriannawalkedtoMolly?A．Worried.B．Regretful.C．Grateful.D．Puzzled.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttittleforthetext?A．AD-buckB．AStrangeGirlC．PowerofaSmileD．HowtoBeaGreatTeacher22．（8分）Barcelona'sfamousSegradaFamiliaisfinallysettogetabuildinglicence,137yearsafterworkonthestilluncompletedchurchbegan.ConstructionontheUNESCOWorldHeritagebasilica(長方形基督教堂),whichisBarcelona'smostvisitedtouristattraction,beganin1882basedonadesignbyarchitectFranciscoLozano.However,whenhesteppeddown,architectAntoniGauditookoverthedesignin1883.Thebuildingwon'tbefinisheduntil2026-onehundredyearsafterthearchitectwaskilledbyastreetcarinthecity.HisbodywasburiedinaroomundertheflooroftheSagradaFamilia.Togetitspaperworkrubberstamped,thechurchauthoritieshaveagreedtofinallypaythegovernmenta∈36millionfeeforabuildingpermit.Gaudiwastoldtogetthepaperworkprocessed,butthearchitectfailedtodoso—proceedingwithconstructionregardless.Themoneyfromthechurch'spermitwillbeusedtoupgradetransportlinksandbeautifythearea.GaudiandhisworkshavebecomesymbolsofBarcelona,thecapitalcityofCatalonia,northeastSpain.GaudiplayedanactiveroleindirectingtheconstructionoftheSagradaFamiliauntilhisdeathin1926.Hewouldoftenrequestthatworkbemodifiedandadjusteduntilitwasexactlywhathehadinmind.However,interpretationofthedesignsbypresentdayarchitectsisparticularlychallengingbecauseofthenatureoftheexistingdesigns.TheunfinishedbuildingiscalledamasterpieceofGothicarchitectureanditisperhapsthemostuniqueandmysteriousbuildinginthestyleeverconstructed.Thepopularityofthesitewithtouristshashelpedfundthepushtocompletethechurchandpayforthepaperwork.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheSegradaFamilia?A．Ithasbeencompletelyconstructed.B．ItwasfirstdesignedbyAntoniGaudi.C．Itwillgetabuildingpermitin2026.D．Itbegantobebuilt137yearsago.2、WhatcanweinferaboutAntoniGaudi?A．HewishedtobeburiedinthechurchB．Heisrememberedasagreatarchitect.C．Hedidn'tknowapermitwasnecessary.D．Heistoblamefortheunfinishedchurch.3、WhatmakestheSegradaFamiliasopopular?A．ItsunusualdesignstyleB．Itstwofamousarchitects.C．Itsspecialbuildingmaterials.D．Itsillegalconstructionpaperwork4、Thechurchmanagedtopayforthelicence________.A．inthesupportofthegovernmentB．byreducingconstructioncostsC．withtheaidoftouristincomeD．throughdonationsfromarchitects23．（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）Majorairplanemanufacturersarenowmovingtodevelopthefutureofflightwithelectricplanesandpersonalflyingvehicles.Boeingisoneofthosecompanies.ItrecentlyinvestedinZunumAero,acompanyworkingtobuildelectricaircraftforcommercialflights.ZunumisbasedinthenorthwesternU.S.stateofWashington.Itsaysitishopingtorevolutionizeairtravelbycuttingflighttimesandgreatlyreducingcosts.Bytheearly2020s,thecompanyplanstooperateelectricaircrafttocarry10-15passengersontripsupto1,100kilometers.Itsaysthecostofsuchflightscouldbeaslowas$25eachway.Zunumnotedonitswebsitethat,whileAmericahasmorethan13,500airports,97percentofallairtrafficgoesthroughjust140largerhubs.Bytravelingthroughsmallerairports,passengerscangreatlyreducedoor-to-doortraveltimeandavoidlongsecuritylines.JetBluewasanothermajorcompanytoinvestinZunum.TheheadofJetBlue’sinvestmentgroup,BonnieSimi,saidZunumfitstheairline’sdesireto“seeknewtechnologiestochangethegame.”Shepraisedthecompanyfordeveloping“quiet,environmentally-friendlyaircraft”forsustainabletravel.Zunum’splaneswillbepoweredbytwolargeenginesattheback.Theaircraftwillbe“hybrid-electric,”meaningtheyrelymostlyonbatterypower,butalsobumfuelwhenneeded.Thegoalistoeventuallyflyfullyelectricplanes,althoughmostexpertsbelievethiscouldtakemanyyears.Thisisbecausebatterytechnologystillhasalongwaytogotoprovidelong-lastingpower,butnotbetooheavyfortheaircraft.Othercompanieshavereleasedplanstoreleaseflyingcarsalotsoonerthanthat.Slovakia-basedengineeringcompanyAeroMobilispreparingtoshowtheworlditslatestmodelthisweek.AeroMobiiisshowingthecarattheTopMarquesautoshowinMonaco.Nolaunchdateorpriceshavebeenannounced,butthecompanysaysitwillbetakingpre-ordersthisyear.1、ElectricaircraftmayhavethefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.A．lowercostsB．ShorterflighttimeC．fewerpassengersD．shortersecuritylines2、WhatisBonnieSimi’sattitudetowardZunum’selectricaircraft?A．DoubtfulB．PositiveC．UncaringD．Disapproving3、WhywillZunum’selectricplanesstillneedfuel?A．Becausefueliseasiertoget.B．Becausebatterymaynotbestable.C．Becauseplaneswon’tstartwithoutfuel.D．Becausebatterymaynotlastlongenough.4、Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat.A．FlyingcarsmustbeorderedinadvanceB．FlyingcarswillappearonthemarketthisyearC．ThepricesofflyingcarsarestillunknownD．Flyingcarsaremorepopularthanelectricplanes25．（10分）Wanted,SomeoneforaKissWe’relookingforproducerstojoinusinthesecondofLondon100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprogrammes.Musicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessary,alongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusic.Pleaseapply(申請)inwritingtoProducerVacancies,Kiss100.FatherChristmasWe’relookingforaveryspecialpersonpreferablyover40,tofillourFatherChristmassuit.Workingdays:EverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSunday,10:30—16:00.Excellentpay.Pleasecontact(聯(lián)系)theEnterpriseShoppingCenter,StationParade,Eastbourne.AccountantsAssistantWhenyoujoininourRevenueAdministrationUnit,youwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivision,dealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeClevelwewouldliketotalktoyou.Thispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodywhohasofficeexperience.WealdenDistrictCouncilSoftwareTrainerIfyouareaged24-45andhaveexperienceinteachingandtraining,youcouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogrammewriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeourdecision,andtodesigncoursesaswellaspresentthem.Payupwardsof￡15,000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCV(簡歷)toMrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.1、Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?A．ProducerVacancies,Kiss100. B．MrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.C．TheEnterpriseShoppingCentre. D．WealdenDistrictCouncil2、WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCentreneedsapersonwho__________________.A．isagedbetween24and40 B．maydosometrainingworkC．shoulddealwithgeneralduties D．canworkforaboutamonth3、Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?A．Producer,LondonKiss. B．FatherChristmas.C．AccountantsAssistant D．SoftwareTrainer4、WhatkindofpersonwouldprobablyapplytoPalmaceLimited?A．OnewithGCSEgradeClevel. B．Onewithsomeofficeexperience.C．Onehavinggoodcomputerknowledge. D．Onetrainedinproducingmusicprogrammes.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Whenoursecondchildwasborn,thedoctorpointedoutthatherfeetwereturnedinward.“Leftuncorrected,itwouldbea1,”hetoldus.We2

todoanythingwecoulddohelpourbaby.3shewasgrowingIhadtotakeherbacktothedoctoreverytwoweekstohaveeachfootrecast.4thecastingwasfinishedanditwastimeforcorrective5.JimandIwatchedwithhopeandconcernasshe6towalk.Thosefirst,awkwardstepsmadeusso7.Bythetimesheenteredpreschool,herstepsappearedquite8

.Encouragedbyherprogress,welookedforsomethingelsetohelpstrengthenher9body.Asitturnedout,shelovedthe10

!Whenshetunedsix,wehelpedherjoininskatinglessonsandsoonshewasskating11aswan.Shekeptworkinghardateverynew12,andherefforts13.Atfifteen,shecompetedinbothpairs-skatingandtheladies’singlesatthe1988WorldJuniorChampionshipsinAustralia,winingboth14!Ithoughtbacktotheearlyyearsof15forKristi---theyearsoffearforusasherparents,andthesameyearsoffrustrationforherasachildtwo16wantedtowalk.Duringthoseyears,wedidn’texpectgoldmedalsandagoodprofessionalcareer17her.WeadmiredKristiherself,18

herstrengthandefforts,andhowfarshehadcomeontwotinyfeetthathad19beenboundinheavycasts.Inoureyes,Kristihadalwayswalkedwiththe20ofatruechampion.1、A．surpriseB．problemC．giftD．success2、A．forgotB．promisedC．stoppedD．refused3、A．SoB．IfC．BecauseD．But4、A．SuddenlyB．ImmediatelyC．EspeciallyD．Finally5、A．shoesB．booksC．bagsD．hats6、A．failedB．pretendedC．struggledD．disliked7、A．luckyB．upsetC．proudD．helpless8、A．hardB．specialC．interestedD．normal9、A．weakB．strongC．newD．big10、A．waterB．iceC．fireD．a(chǎn)ir11、A．forB．withC．onD．like12、A．projectB．sideC．textD．movement13、A．gotoffB．paidoffC．putoffD．showedoff14、A．eventsB．a(chǎn)ccidentsC．debtsD．stories15、A．opinionB．rewardC．challengeD．hope16、A．merelyB．a(chǎn)lmostC．easilyD．seldom17、A．inneedofB．inspiteofC．a(chǎn)headofD．insteadof18、A．doubtingB．respectingC．limitingD．controlling19、A．onceB．stillC．neverD．seldom20、A．interestB．shadowC．taskD．beauty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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheCollegeEntranceExam,alsoknownasGaokao,isoneofthemostinfluentialtestsscheduled1．June6thto8th.Forthis,ChinesestudentsareseparatedintoScienceandLiberalArtathighschool,apracticethatallowsthemtostay2．(compete)intheCollegeEntranceExaminationbychoosingpreferredsubjects.However,thingbegantochangewhenthepolicyofCollegeEntranceExamReform3．(publish).Andnow,anongoingreformofChina’scollegeentranceexamandenrollingsystem,4．whichstudentsusedtobeselectedfortheirperformanceonasingletest,5．(extend)tocovermoreprovincesinChinasince2018,accordingtotheMinistryofEducation.In2018,thereformwasexpandedtoeightprovincial-level6．(region),namelyHebei,Liaoning,Jiangsu,Fujian,Hubei,Hunan,GuangdongandChongqing,whereYear-1highschoolstudents7．(start)fromfall2018neededtoprepareforthechange.Itbroughtthetotalnumberofregionsimplementingthereform8．14,accordingtotheministry.Withthereform,thenewselectionandenrollmentrulesmaydifferslightlyfromregiontoregion.InnorthernChina'sHebeiProvince,studentswillonlyhavetosittheannualnationalcollegeentrancetestforthreesubjects,Chineselanguage,mathandforeignlanguage9．(include).Theirperformancesduringhighschoolacademictestswillalsoserveasmeasurableindicators.Theirresultsinthecomprehensivequalityevaluationthroughoutthehighschoolwillbeusedas10．reference.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(jì)分。TodayIvisitedanexperiencedEnglishteacher,whousedtobemom’steacher.BothmomandIwereeagertogetsomeadvicetoimproveherEnglish.HewelcomeduswarmandbegantestingmyEnglishknowledge,askingmetoreadthetextsandspellingsomewords.IdidwellasIhadinterestedinEnglishsincechildhoo.Hewaspleasedwithmyperformancebutgavemevaluablesuggest:previewandreview.ThenhegoesthroughmyEnglishpapers,onlytofindmybadhandwriting,whichneededbeingimprovingbadly.Underhisguidance,Ipracticedwritingletters,words,sentencesandawholetext.IwassurprisedatwhatbeautifullyIwrote!Whatthewonder!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是迪麗熱巴，你的美國朋友JustinBieber上個月來到北京學(xué)習(xí)。二月份你將去北京參加寒假中學(xué)生英語演講比賽(speechcontest)，你在資料搜集、語言運(yùn)用等方面遇到了困難。請根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)給JustinBieber寫一封電子郵件:注意:1.詢問JustinBieber的生活和學(xué)習(xí)情況；2.談?wù)勀愕睦щy并請JustinBieber幫忙；3.告訴JustinBieber你打算賽后去看他。詞數(shù):100左右；可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJustin,Howisitgoingthesedays?IkeepwonderinghowyoufeelaboutyourlifeinBeijing.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,DiliReba

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、B4、A5、A6、A7、D8、A9、C10、C11、B12、B13、B14、D15、D16、A17、A18、B19、B20、D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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、D3、A4、A22、1、D2、B3、A4、C23、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.MadelineandThalyaformafriendshipasifitwere