陽泉市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat2．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.3．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what4．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown5．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．received C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．a(chǎn)dmitted6．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught7．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides8．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded9．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt10．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly11．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when12．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

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D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!13．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking14．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．where D．that15．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare16．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who17．Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone18．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone19．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright20．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Mostadultsfirmlybelievethataskidsreachtheirteens,theystarttotakecrazyrisksthatgetthemintrouble.Doteenagerssimplylovetakingallrisksmuchmorethanadults?Arecentstudysuggestsotherwise.Scientistsdesignedasimpleexperimentinvolving33teenagersandthreeotheragegroups.Intheexperiment,theresearcherstriedtodistinguishbetweentwoverydifferentkindsofrisk-taking.Thefirsttheycalledawillingnesstotakeknownrisks(whentheprobabilityofwinningisclear)andthesecondtheycalledawillingnesstotakeunknownrisks(whenthepossibilityofsuccessisuncertain).Thestudyofferedparticipantstheopportunitytoplaytwokindsofgames.Theyhadthechancetowinmoney,withonegameofferingaknownriskandtheotherofferinganunknownrisk.Oneachroundofthegame,eachparticipanthadtochoosebetweentakingasure$5andknownorunknownrisksofwinningalotmore.Ifononeparticularroundtheyhadpickedthe$5forsurechoice,thentheygot$5.Butifonthatroundtheyhadchosentotakearisk,therulesofthegamewilldeterminewhetherornottheyhadwon.Iftheydidwin,theywenthomewithbetween$8and$125.And,ofcourse,iftheylost,theywenthomewithnothing.Whatthescientistsfoundwasreallyquitesurprising.Itturnedoutthattheaverageteenagerwasveryhesitantwhenriskswereknown—morecarefulthancollegestudentsorparents-agedadults,andaboutascarefulasgrandparent-agedadults.Thismeansthatwhentheriskswereknown,teenagerswerenotriskyintheirbehavioratall.Onlywhentheriskswereuncleardidteenagerschoosethemmoreoftenthanothergroups.Underthosekindsofconditions,theyweremuchmorewillingtotakeariskthananyothergroup.So,whatdoesallofthismean?Theresearchsuggeststhatadultsshouldprobablyfocusmoreenergyontryingtoeducateteenagersaboutrisksthanlimitingthem.Teenagerswhounderstandtherisksassociatedwithadecisionaremorelikelytobecarefulintheirbehavior.1、ThisexperimentwascarriedoutbyA．dividingtheteensintothreegroupsB．comparingthereactionstodifferentrisksC．givingequalamountofawardstotheparticipantsD．observingtheemotionalchangesoftheteenager2、Whenfacingknownrisks,teenagerstendedtobe________.A．a(chǎn)mbits B．cautiousC．a(chǎn)nxious D．curious3、Whichgroupinthestudyweremorelikelytotakeunknownrisks?A．Teenagers. B．Collegestudents.C．Parent-agedadults. D．Grandparent-agedadults.4、Accordingtothestudy,parentsshouldfocuson________.A．guaranteeingchildrentobecarefulB．settingagelimitsondangerousactivitiesC．respectingteenstomaketheirownchoicesD．guidingteenstolearnmoreabouttheeffectofrisks22．（8分）Solarpowerishelpingbringaboutafutureofcleanerenergy,buttherearelimitstowhererigidsolarpanels(剛性太陽能電池板)cango.Anewkindofsolarcellmadewithamineralcalledperovskite(鈣鈦礦)cangoalmostanywhere,saysphysicistOlgaMalinkiewicz.Wecanuseperovskitecellsonthesurfacesofthebuilding,ontheroofsofthebuildings,ontheroofsofthecarsandontheelectronicdevices.Wecanuseitonthesails.Wecanuseitintheballs,tentsandunlimitedapplications.Malinkiewiczsaysperovskitehasbecomeafavoriteamongsolarpanelresearchers.Becauseitcanbeprinted,everyonecanuseitoneverysurface.Malinkiewiczdevelopedawaytoprintperovskitepanelslikeaninkjetprinter.Sheco-foundedacompanytoproducethem,calledSoleilTechnologies,aftertheBalticsungoddess.ConstructioncompanySkanskaistestingthepanelsattheirWarsawheadquarters.AdamTargowskiissustainable(可持續(xù)的)developmentmanagerforSkanska.Theyworkperfectly,evenwhentheyarenotwellexposedtosunlight.Sowecanusetheminallsurfacesofthebuilding.Soleilcalculatesthataboutonesquaremeterofpanelcansupplyaday’sworthofpowerforoneworker’scomputerandlights.Andtheykeepgettingbetterasresearchcontinues,saysthecompany’sscientificdirectorKonradWojciechowski.Forothertechnologies,ittookdecadestoreallyentermarkets.Perovskitehasbeenaroundonlyforfewyearsinscientificresearch,sothereisstillalottobedone,butpotentialisbasicallyprettymuchunlimited,Ithink.Therearestilldurabilityandotherproblemstoworkout,butseveralcompaniesexpecttohaveperovskitepanelsonthemarketthisyear.1、Whatdoweknowaboutperovskitesolarcellfromthefirstparagraph?A．It’sdelicate. B．It’scomplex. C．It’sflexible. D．It’sexpensive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．SkanskaandAdamTargowski.B．MalinkiewiczandSkanska.C．SoleilTechnologies.D．Perovskitepanels.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Itneedsyearstoputperovskitepanelsintomarkets.B．Scientiststhinkperovskitepanelsarereadyformarkets.C．Perovskitehasbeenstudiedfordecades.D．Perovskitepanelswillsoonbeseeninthemarket.4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainhowtouseperovskitepanels.B．Tointroduceperovskitepanels.C．Toadvertiseanewsolarpowercell.D．Toproposescientiststofurtherstudyperovskietcells.23．（8分）Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson“BlackFriday”,oronlineon“CyberMonday”,Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular“GivingTuesday”.Startingin2012,nowtheglobaleventthatiscelebratedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgivingisthebrainchildof92ndStreetY,aculturalcenterinNewYorkCityandUnitedNationsFoundation.Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.In2015,700,000peoplefrom71countriescametogethertodonate$116.7millionincash.Anadditional$1.08millionwasspentongifts.Whiletheeasiestwaytoparticipateisbydonatingtoyourfavoritecharity,thisdaycanbecelebratedinmanyotherwaystoo.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatyourlocalshelterorfoodbank,orevenbydonatingblood.Ifallelsefails,apurchasefromthegrowingnumberoforganizationsthatgiveaportionoftheirsalestocharitywilldothetrick.Butperhapsthebestwaytocelebratethedayisbyhelpingthosenearestanddearesttoyou.Assistafamilymemberwithasimplechorelikefoldinglaundry,cookingdinner,orevenreadingtoayoungersibling.Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyougooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!1、Whichofthefollowinghastheshortesthistory?A．BlackFriday B．GivingTuesdayC．ThanksgivingDay D．CyberMonday2、What’sthemainpurposeof“GivingTuesday”?A．TomakeThanksgivingDayenjoyableB．TogetvoluntaryworkbetterknownC．ToencouragemorepeopletodocharitiesD．Topersuademorepeopletoshoponline3、Whydoestheauthoradvisesharinggooddeedsonsocialmedia?A．Tokeeparecordofone’sexperienceB．TohelppeoplemakenewfriendsC．TodonatemoneytolocalschoolsD．TomakeGivingTuesdaymorepopular4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthenextprobablycomefrom?A．Education B．CultureC．Lifestyle D．Business24．（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)medicalreport25．（10分）VisitorstoBritainaresometimessurprisedtolearnthatnewspaperstherehavesuchalargecirculation(發(fā)行).The“DailyMirror“andthe“Dailyexpress”bothsellaboutfourmillioncopieseveryday.BritishfamiliesgenerallybuyanewspapereverymorningandtwoorthreeonSundays.Besidesthenationalpapers,thereis,however,anotherbranchoftheBritishpresswhichsellsalmostasmanycopies.Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof13million.Almosteverytownandcountyareahasone.Nearlyallofthemholdtheirownfinancially(財(cái)政)andmanyofthemareveryprofitable(賺錢的).Thesepapersarewrittenalmostentirelyforreadersinterestedinlocalevents—births,weddings,deaths,council(地方會議)meetingsandsports.Editorsprefertorelyonpeoplewhoknowthedistrictwell.Agreatdealoflocalnewsisregularlysuppliedbyclubsandchurchesintheneighborhoodanditdoesnotgetouttodateasquicklyasnationalnews.Theeditorsmustneverforgetthatthesuccessofanynewspaperdependsonadvertising(廣告).Heisusuallyanxioustokeepthegoodwilloflocalbusinessmenforthisreason.Butifthenewspaperiswellwrittenandthenewsitemshavebeencarefullychosentodrawlocalreaders,thebusinessmenaregratefulfortheopportunity(機(jī)會)tokeeptheirproductsinthepubliceyes.1、VisitorstoBritainaresurprisedtolearnthat________.A．therearesomanylocalnewspapersthereB．localpapersshouldhaveacirculationoffourmillionC．the“DailyMirror“and“DailyExpress”sellasmanyas4millioncopieseverydayD．Britishnewspapersaresowidelyread2、Localnewspapershave________.A．a(chǎn)circulationaslargeasthatofnationalnewspapersB．a(chǎn)dailycirculationof13millionC．a(chǎn)slightlysmallercirculationD．a(chǎn)nevenlargercirculation3、Inthewriter’sopinion,nopapercanpossiblysucceedwithout________.A．a(chǎn)dvertisements B．interestingreportsC．a(chǎn)greatdealofnationalnews D．a(chǎn)nexcellentsalesmanager4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthelocalnewspapersareveryprofitable.B．Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof14million.C．Localreadersaremuchinterestedinlocalnews.D．EachBritishfamilybuysthreenewspapersonSundays.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）TheplanfortheannualChristmasDinnerforThoseAloneandHomelessstartedbetweentwochurchmemberswhohappenedtoshareaplaneridebacktoSpringfield.SpringfieldphysicianF.T.“Hogan”H’DoublerJr.toldGaryEllisonhewas1aboutthosewhoheknewwere2duringtheupcomingholidays.Hewantedtohelpthem.Hesaid,“Ifyoudon’thave3withyou,thefactthateverything,atChristmasis‘familythisandfamilythat’canbe4Wouldn’titbegreat5ourchurchcouldhaveabigChristmasdinner-freeof6?”Iftheywantedthebigdinnerheldinthechurch,admissionofthepreacher(牧師)wasverynecessary.Therefore,H’DoubleraskedEllisonifhecould7thepreachertoallowthedinner.H’Doublerwouldputupasizable8.“Heimaginedaniceeventwithnostrings(附加條件)attached,”saidEllison.Withthephysician9themaincourse,otherchurchmembersofferedsidedishesanddesserts.Afterafewyears,thechurchpickeduptheexpenses.“Thefirst10mayhavedrawn200people,”Ellisonsaid,“butsomeyearsitmaydrawcloseto20.”Inorderthatthechurchcan11fortherightsizecrowd,peoplewhowantto12areaskedtocallanansweringserviceandselectthetimetheywillcomeinadvance.Ellisonsaidchurchmemberswoulddotheirbesttomakeeveryonefeel13.Overtheyearshe’senjoyedseeingstrangerssocialize.H’Doubleralwayssmiledwhenhereadorheardreportsoftheevent’s14,hisdaughterSarahMueggesaid.“Hewasvery15withthewayitdeveloped,”saidEllison.“It’s16thewayH’Doublerexpectedit:nostringsattached.Justfunandgood17,”saidEllison.H’Doublerpreferredtokeepsecrethisrolein18theevent,buthe19recentlyattheageof85.EllisonaskedH’Doubler’sdaughterifitwasOKtotellpeoplethatitwasH’Doubler’s20andmoneythatstartedthetradition.Andshesaidyes.1、A．concernedB．confusedC．curiousD．doubtful2、A．a(chǎn)bnormalB．a(chǎn)broadC．a(chǎn)loneD．a(chǎn)sleep3、A．familyB．friendsC．neighborsD．children4、A．excitingB．obviousC．interestingD．painful5、A．unlessB．untilC．thoughD．if6、A．costB．timeC．chargeD．game7、A．forceB．warnC．convinceD．order8、A．serviceB．buildingC．tableD．donation9、A．showingupB．payingforC．depositD．lendingto10、A．tourB．dinnerC．contestD．show11、A．planB．possessC．remindD．refuse12、A．buyB．a(chǎn)ttendC．helpD．watch13、A．confidentB．welcomeC．ignoredD．proud14、A．problemB．challengeC．successD．chance15、A．busyB．familiarC．patientD．pleased16、A．onlyB．justC．evenD．still17、A．foodB．sceneC．storyD．report18、A．startingB．recordingC．celebratingD．ending19、A．leftB．a(chǎn)ppearedC．diedD．returned20、A．turnB．visitC．excuseD．idea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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Hi!Welcometomywebpage.Myname’sTomWoodandI’manEnglishteacher.I1．(design)thiswebpagelastweeksothatmystudentscanlearnmoreaboutme.Ithinkitisimportant2．(know)mystudentswell.Anditisfair3．mystudentsknowmewell,too.IwasborninLondon,England,butI’velivedandworkedinChinaforthepast15yearsandIreallylikelivinghere.IcanspeakPutonghuaandevenalittlebitofCantonese,4．ismywife’sdialect(方言).Ipractice5．(speak)ChineseeverydayandmyChineseisimproving.6．(fortunate),therearemanypeopleinmytownwhoarereadytohelpmewithmyChinese!Iparticularlyenjoytalkingtomyneighbors.Myfavouritesportisfootball.Iplayfootballonceaweekwithsomeoftheotherteachersattheschool.We’regoingtoorganizea7．(compete)withteamsofteachersfromotherschoolsthissummer.Myothergreatloveismymotorbike.Ilovegettingonmymotorbikeandridingouttothecountryside.Butmywifethinksit’stoo8．(noise)anddangerous.Ifanyonewantstosendmeanemail,just9．(do)asyoulike.I’dlovetohear10．you.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)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(cuò)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(cuò)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。Mysistersawalovelycupwhenwewereshoppingtheanotherday.ShebegantolikeitatOnce.Thenshebentdownandpickeditdowntolookatthepriceonthem.Asshedidthis,lotsofteassplashed(潑灑）onherT-shirt!Ihadtotryhardnottolaughathershockingface!Mysisterwasabouttogetoutoftheshopfastasshecouldwhenashopassistantcomeovertous.Itturnedouttobeingherowncup,whichshe’dleftontheshelfbythemistake.Theassistantwasclearasembarrassed(尷尬的）asmysister,butIjustthoughtitwasfunny!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國筆友Bob來信希望你介紹一下中秋節(jié)。請你寫一封回信，介紹這一中國傳統(tǒng)文化，并邀請Bob來中國旅行。要點(diǎn)包括：1.介紹中秋節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗及慶祝方式。2.邀請對方到中國旅行，切身感受中國文化。注意：1.詞數(shù)100--120詞。2.信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出。3.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearBob,I’mgladyouhavewrittentoaskabouttheChina’straditionalfestivalMid-AutumnDay.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、A5、D6、B7、C8、C9、C10、A11、C12、D13、B14、A15、A16、C17、A18、B19、B20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、B3、A4、D22、1、C2、D3、D4、B23、1、B2、C3、D4、B24、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.Kesarihasavoice