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Kathy Fletcher and David Simpson have a son named Santi. He had a friend who sometimes went to school hungry. So Santi invited him to occasionally eat and sleep at his house.
That friend had a friend and that friend had a friend, and now when you go to dinner at Kathy and David's house on Thursday night there might be 15 to 20 teenagers gathering around the table, and later there will be groups of them crashing in the basement or in the few small bedrooms upstairs. The kids who show up at Kathy and David's have suffered the pains of modern poverty: homelessness, hunger, abuse.
And yet by some miracle, hostile soil has produced beautiful flowers. Kids come from around the city. Spicy chicken and black rice are served. Cellphones are banned. The kids who call Kathy and David “Momma” and “Dad,” are polite and clear the dishes. Birthdays and graduations are celebrated. Songs are performed. Each meal we go around the table and everybody has to say something nobody else knows about them. Each meal the kids show their promise to care for one another.
The adults in this community give the kids the chance to present their gifts. “At my first dinner, Edd read a poem that I first thought was from Langston Hughes, but it turned out to be his own. Kesari has a voice that somehow appeared from New Orleans jazz from the 1920s. Madeline and Thalya practice friendship as if it were the highest art form.”
“They give us a gift — complete intolerance of social distance. When I first met Edd, I held out my hand to shake his. He looked at it and said, “We hug here,” and we've been hugging since.”
Bill Milliken, a veteran youth activist, is often asked which programs turn around kids' lives. “I still haven't seen one program change one kid's life,” he says. “What changes people is relationships. Somebody is willing to walk through the shadow of the valley of adolescence with them.” Souls are not saved in bundles. Love is the necessary force.
（1）Why do kids come to Kathy and David's house on Thursdays?
A.To help the homeless at first hand.
B.To experience the feeling of home.
C.To learn about the modern poverty.
D.To plant beautiful flowers in poor soil.
（2）Why isn't the use of cell phones allowed at Thursday dinners?
A.Kids need to tell stories about themselves.
B.Kids are expected to care more for each other.
C.Kids have to do house chores around the home.
D.Kids prepare songs for birthdays and graduations.
（3）What gift did the writer get at a Thursday dinner?
A.The practice of the art form.
B.The pleasure of enjoying jazz.
C.The chance to listen to poems.
D.The zero distance between souls.
（4）What does Bill mean in his words?
A.Love is the power to change a kid's life.
B.Money is needed to start programs for kids.
C.A program can change a group of kid's lives.
D.Kids change their relationships in a program.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）B
（3）D
（4）A
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Santi一家在每个星期四的晚上都会邀请Santi的那些无家可归、饱受饥饿以及受到虐待的同学来家里吃晚餐的事，在这个社区里，这些孩子受到了应有的尊重，收获了缺失的亲情。爱代替了仇恨，宣扬了爱的伟大力量。

（1）细节理解题。根据“The kids who show up at Kathy and David's have suffered the pains of modern poverty: homelessness, hunger, abuse”，可知，这些孩子都是一些无家可归或者遭受贫困的孩子们，他们来到Kathy和David的家里，是为了体验家的温暖。故选B。

（2）细节理解题。根据“Each meal we go around the table and everybody has to say something nobody else knows about them. Each meal the kids show their promise to care for one another. ”可知，在这个家庭聚会的时候，孩子们不能使用手机，目的是希望他们多多体会家的温暖并学会关心照顾别人。故选B。

（3）细节理解题。根据“They give us a gift — complete intolerance of social distance”，他们给了我一个礼物——完全没有偏狭的接触，心紧密相连。故选D。

（4）细节理解题。根据““I still haven't seen one program change one kid's life,””以及““What changes people is relationships. Somebody is willing to walk through the shadow of the valley of adolescence with them.” Souls are not saved in bundles. Love is the necessary force”，可知， Bill认为，一个节目并不能改变一个人的人生，只有亲密的关系才能让青春期受到心理阴影的孩子走出人生的低谷。因此，灵魂不能通过捆绑而获得救赎，只有爱才是必须的力量。故选A。