广西壮族自治区贵港市覃塘高级中学2024年高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷含解析

广西壮族自治区贵港市覃塘高级中学2024年高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure2．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout3．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though4．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon5．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling6．Duringthe2008financialcrisis，theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment．A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend7．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither8．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for9．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial10．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork11．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional12．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot13．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive14．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall15．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted16．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged17．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave18．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly19．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that20．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）TheArcticisnotasafeplacetobebyanystretchoftheimagination.Essentiallyavast,floatingblockofice,withonlyasmallareaofland,thelandscapecanbealmosttotallydifferentfromyeartoyear.Eventhemostexperiencedexplorersareluckytoreturnwithalltheirfingersandtoes,nottomentiontheirlives.IntothisextremeenvironmentsteppedNabilAlBusaidi.Infact,hedidn’tjuststep—hesteppedandskiedhiswayacross650km,pulling50kgofequipment.HealsocarriedtheflagoftheSultanateofOman,whichheheldintheairattheNorthPole,becomingthefirstArabtoachievethisimpressivefeat(壮举).OnthewaytotheNorthPole,Nabilwasdrivenbytherewardofsuccessandthepainatthethoughtoffailure.“Throughthe20-whateverdays,everyminutetherewasadifferentthingthatkeptmegoing,eitherthefearoffailure,thefearofdyingortherewardoffinishingandgettingsomewherewarm.”Theever-presentcold,averagingaround-40℃butdroppingaslowasarecorded-81℃,ishisoverriding(首要的)memoryoftheexperience.AsanOmani,Nabilhadanadditional20℃dropintemperaturetogetusedto,comparedtohisBritishteammates.Apartfromtheextremecold,polarbearswereacommonfeatureofthejourney,andNabilandtheteamhadtheirfairshareofbearencounters.“Polarbearsaredangerous,buttheyarenotthatthreateningbecausetheydon’tintendtoharmhumans.They’reusuallyeithercuriousorjustdon’tcare.Wesawfivebears,andnonewereaggressive,”saidNabil.OnefinalproblemNabilfacedwasthestressputonteamrelationsbytheseverityoftheconditions,especiallyduringthefirstthreestagesofthejourney.However,duringthefourthandfinalleg,theteamworkedsowelltogetherthattheytravelled130kminonlytwoandahalfdays.1、WhatdoesParagraph1show?A．Nabil’shard-wonsuccess. B．ThevalueofArcticexploration.C．Nabil’sgoodluck. D．ThechangeoftheArctic.2、WhichistheproblemNabilfacedonhisjourney?A．Graduallyrisingsealevel. B．Frequentpolarbearattacks.C．Constantlychangingclimate. D．Theheavypsychologicalburden.3、WhatcanweknowaboutNabil?A．HehadgoneonanArcticjourneybefore.B．HeexploredtheArcticwithprettylightpacks.C．HefinishedtheexplorationoftheArcticallalone.D．Hesufferedmorefromextremecoldthanhisteammates.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．LifeintheArctic.B．ClimateoftheArctic.C．ThefirstArabtostepintotheArctic.D．AchievementsscientistsmadeintheArctic.22．（8分）Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue，butanewstudyonsleepingbrainssuggeststhatlisteningtolanguageswhileyousleepcanactuallyhelpyoutolearnthem．Forthestudy，researchersplayedrecordingsofforeignwordsandtheirtranslationstosubjectsenjoyingslow-wavesleep，astagewhenapersonhas1ittleconsciousnessoftheirenvironment．Toensurethattheresultswerenotcompromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatsubjectsmayhavehadsomecontactwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives，researchersmadeuptotallynonexistentforeignwords．Whenthesubjectswokeup，theywerepresentedwiththemade-upwordsagainwithouttheirtranslations．Thesubjectswerethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordindicatedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger．Thisvague(模糊的)wayoftestingtheirunderstandingofthewordsisanapproachthatissupposedtotapintotheunconsciousmemory．Unbelievably，thesubjectswereabletocorrectlyclassifythewordsinthiswayatanaccuracyratethatwas10percenthigherthanrandomchance．That’snotaratehighenoughtohavethemsuddenlycommunicatinginaforeigntongue，butitisenoughtosuggestthatthebrainisstillabsorbinginformationonsomelevel，evenduringsleep．Researchershavelongknownthatsleepisimportantformemory，butpreviouslyitsroleinmemorywasthoughttorelateonlytothepreservationandorganizationofmemoriesacquiredduringwakefulness．Thisisthefirsttimethatmemoryformationhasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep．Inotherwords，ourbrainsarelisteningtotheworld，andlearningaboutit，evenwhenourconsciousselvesarenotpresent．Thenextstepforresearcherswillbetoseeifnewinformationcanbe1earnedquickerduringwakefulnessifitwasalreadypresentedduringsleep．Ifso，itcouldforeverchangehowwetrainourbrainstolearnnewthings．Sleeplearningmightbecomeawidespreadpractice．1、Whydidresearchersusesomemade-upwordsinthestudy?A．Toguaranteetheaccuracyofthetestresult．B．Toincreasethedifficultyoftestinginformation．C．Toavoidthesubjectscheatingintheexperiment．D．Totestifourbrainaregoodatlearningsomethingnew．2、Whatwerethesubjectsaskedtodointhestudy?A．Classifywhattheyheardbysize．B．Makeupawordtorepresent“large”or“small”．C．Repeatthewordstheyheardinthesleep．D．Imaginethemeaningsofthemade-upwords．3、Whatconclusiondidresearchersdrawfromthisstudy?A．Sleepisnecessaryforagoodmemory．B．Memoryformationgoesonduringsleep．C．Listeningduringsleepisgoodforourbrain．D．Learninglanguagesinsleephasbettereffects．4、Whatwillbetheresearchers’nextplan?A．Totrainpeoplehowtolearnduringsleep．B．Toprovetheexistenceofunconsciousmemory．C．Todigoutthereasonforunconsciouslearning．D．Tostudytheeffectofsleeplearningonconsciouslearning．23．（8分）Pauliereceivedaremotecontrolcar,someclothes,andacollectionofactionfiguresforhisbirthday.Butwhathereallywantedwasthisvideogamehehadbeenaskingfor.OnlyGranddad’spresentwastocome,so,withtwofingersoneachhandcrossedtightly,hehoped.“Hereyougoyoulittlewhippersnapper.”“Thanks,”saidPaulie,rippingthewrappingcleanoffthepresent.Hisfacedropped;allhegotwasadrawingpad,andanold,used,woodenpencil.“Nowthatthereisamagicpencil,”saidGranddad.Paulielookedsceptical.“Itbringsimaginationtolife,”saidGranddad,prodding（戳一下）hisnosesecretly.Laterthatnight,Pauliewassenttobed.Buthecouldn’tsleep.Hewishedhehadhisgametoplay,buthedidn’t.Sohegotup,tookouthispadand“magic”pencil,andstartedtodraw.Pauliedrewamonster.Hethendrewacastleforthemonstertoattack,andheaddedaprincess,astheyarealwaysincastles.Pauliefiguredthemonsterwantedtoeattheprincessasherdressmadeherlooklikeabirthdaycake.Thenhedrewaknight（骑士）,asknightsalwaysrescueprincesses.Thensomethingmagicalhappened.Pauliewassuckedintothispaperworld.Paulienowstoodlookingdownatthecastle.Aknightwaschargingathim.So,withhismighty（有劲儿的）arm,hehittheknightrighthardoutofthepicture.Thenheatetheprincess.Pauliesoonfoundhimselfbackinhisbedroom.Helookedatthepaper;onitwasadrawingofthemonster.Itwaslicking（舔）itsfinger,withabigsmile.Pauliesmiledback.Pauliedidn’twanthisgameanymore.Herealisedthisshortbutthickpencilandpapercouldtakehimanywhere.1、WhenPaulieopenedhisgrandpa’spresent,hefelt.A．puzzledB．excitedC．disappointedD．angry2、Pauliecouldn’tfallasleepbecausehe.A．wasstillexpectinghisbirthdaypresentB．wastooexcitedwithhisbirthdaypresentC．didn’tknowhowtoenjoyhisbirthdaypresentD．didn’tgetthegifthehadbeenexpecting3、Pauliegotupand.A．drewamagicfairyworldwiththepadandpenB．atetheprincessafterfightingagainsttheknightC．imaginedhimselftheknightprotectingtheprincessD．madefriendswiththemonsterinthecastle4、Intheend,Paulie.A．changedhisopiniononafairystoryB．fellinlovewithhisgranddad’spresentC．understoodwhyhedidn’tlikehispresentsD．wentanywherewithhispadandpen24．（8分）Closenessandindependencearebothimportantinourlife.Thoughallhumansneedbothofthem,womentendtofocusonthefirstandmenonthesecond.Itisasiftheirlifebloodranindifferentdirections.Thesedifferencescangivewomenandmendifferingviewsofthesamesituation,astheydidinthecaseofcoupleIwillcallTracyandBrian.WhenBrian’soldhighschoolfriendcalledhimatworkandannouncedhe’dbeintownonbusinessthefollowingmonth,Brianinvitedhimtostayfortheweekend.ThateveningheinformedTracythattheyweregoingtohaveahouseguest,andthatheandhisfriendwouldgoouttogetherthefirstnighttochatlikeoldtimes.Tracywasupset.Shewasgoingtobeawayonbusinesstheweekbefore,andtheFridaynightwhenBrianwouldbeoutwithhisfriendwouldbeherfirstnighthome.ButwhatupsetherthemostwasthatBrianhadmadetheseplansonhisownandinformedherofthem,ratherthandiscussingthemwithherbeforeextendingtheinvitation.Tracywouldnevermakeplans,foraweekendoranevening,withoutfirstcheckingwithBrian.Shecan’tunderstandwhyhedoesn’tshowherthesamecourtesyandconsiderationthatsheshowshim.Butwhensheprotests,Briansays,“Ican’tsaytomyfriend,‘Ihavetoaskmywifeforpermission’!”ToBrian,checkingwithhiswifemeansseekingpermission,whichimpliesthatheisnotindependent,notfreetoactonhisown.ToTracy,checkingwithherhusbandmakesherfeelgoodtoknowandshowthatsheisinvolvedwithsomeone,thatherlifeisboundupwithsomeoneelse’s.TracyandBrianbothfeltupsetbythisincidentbecauseitcuttothecoreoftheirprimaryconcerns.Tracywashurtbecauseshesensedafailureofclosenessintheirrelationship:Hedidn’tcareaboutherasmuchasshecaredabouthim.Andhewashurtbecausehefeltshewastryingtocontrolhimandlimithisfreedom.1、Whatistheprimarypurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A．Toeducatethereaderonhowtomaintaingoodfamilyrelationships.B．Totellthereaderhowtomakecloseconnectionswithotherpeople.C．Tosuggestthebestwayofcopingwithfamilyconflicts.D．Toexplainthedifferenceincommunicationstylesbetweenmenandwomen.2、Tracywasupsetbecause________.A．shedidn’tknowBrian’sfriendB．shewastoobusytomeetBrian’sfriendC．Briandidn’tcareaboutherandhurtherdeeplyD．Briandidn’tconsultherbeforeinvitinghisfriendshome3、WhatwouldTracymostprobablydoifsheplanstobuysomethingexpensive?A．ShewoulddiscusswithBrian.B．Shewouldsimplydecideonherown.C．Shewouldaskherfriendsforadvice.D．ShewouldbuyBriansomethingexpensivefirst.4、Accordingtothepassage,comparedwithmen,womentendto________.A．bemoreemotionalB．beeasiertogethurtC．emphasizemoreonsharingD．emphasizemoreonindependence25．（10分）ThismessageistoinformallthechildrenthatSanta’spostofficeinHimmelpfort,Germany,isopentoreceiveyourholidaywishes.ThatmeansyoucanmailyourletterstoSantaabout6weekssoonerthanthatlastyear.Santaknowsyou’vebeengoodandwantstomakesureheandhishelpersreceiveyourwishlistearlier.EightpostofficesareorganizedacrossGermanytoansweralltheletterschildrensend.Thisyeartheyplantoreceiveover250,000letters.Thoughthelettersflyfromover80differentcountries,Santaandhishelperscanunderstandandmakesuretoansweralltheletters.In1984,twochildrenfromBerlinsenttheirwishliststoHimmelpfortafterspendingtheirvacationthere.TheirletterswereansweredbypostalemployeesandlaterHimmelpfortincreaseditshelperstomeettheneedsofincreasedmailtraffic.Yearafteryear,Santaandhiscrewuseaneco-friendlypoweredvehicletocollectthethousandsofletterstheyreceivefromyoungboysandgirls.ThegreatnewsforthisyearisthatifyoucometothebeautifultownofHimmelpfort,youcandropoffyourletterandvisitSantainperson,fromTuesdaystoThursdaysuntilChristmasEve.Santadoesnotcurrentlyhaveane-mail,TwitteroraFacebookaccount.Hebelievesinold-fashionedcommunication.Sogetoutyourpaperandwriteyourwishlist.Justmakesureyourletterisclearsoyoucanreceiveanofficialresponse.SendyourletterstoSantaChristmasPostOfficeHimmelpfortGermany2981、ThisyearSantaandhishelpers.A．areeagertoreceivemorewishesB．keeptravelingaround80countriesC．areabletoreceivekids’lettersearlierD．answermostofthelettersforkids2、Fromthe3rdparagraph,weknowthat.A．childrenfromBerlinlikespendingholidaysinHimmelpfortB．postofficessendkidsallthepresentstheyaskforC．SantausesapoweredvehiclebecauseoftheheavymailtrafficD．childrencanvisitSantainthefleshbeforeChristmasEvethisyear3、Santadoesn’thavesocialcommunicationsonlineprobablybecausehe.A．isnotsureabouttheonlinesecurityB．truststraditionalwaysofcommunicationC．prefersofficialandformallettersD．thinkswrittenlettersareclearerthane-mails4、Thistextisintendedfor.A．touristscomingtoHimmelpfortB．teenagerspreferringwritinglettersC．parentspreparingforChristmasD．childrenplanningtowritetoSanta第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）IbecameagardenerwhenIwastwelve.Myearly1ofgardeningmaynothaveoriginatedfrommy2fornature.Itwastoannoymyparents.Atthattime,wehadabigyardinwhichabeautifulmapletreestood.Butmymotheroftenlookedwith3atthisworkofnaturalart.Thosegoldenleavesseemedliketonsofrubbishtoher.Seeingtheneighborsbusywith4,myfathereverthoughtitawasteoftime.Atthatage,Ialwaysdidsomething5towhatevermyparentsdid!Ifgardeningweresomethingtheyfound6,Iwouldplantagarden!Iplantedsomelilyseedsintheyard.Butthey7tocomeup.Icontinuedtoplantsunflowerseedsandroses.Wild8joy,Ifoundthefirstrosebloom.Onebyone,theflowersbloomedtheirheadsoff.Eventually,Iwas9bythislandofwonder.10,myparentsshowednointerestinmygarden.Myfathereven11atmebecausehefounditwas12tomovearoundmygardentothedriveway.Tomymother's13,Iputinhervasemyrealroseswhich,inhereyes,weresimplyweedsratherthan14.Regardlessoftheir15,Ikeptonplantingmygardenand16toenjoythepleasureofgardening.Plantsmakesuchgoodcompanions:theybreathe,theybloom,they17tocareandlove.IthasbeenmanyyearssinceImademyfirstgardenoutofmydesireto18myparents.TodayIbecomeknownasMrs.Greenthumbs,teachinggardeningandhostingagardeningshowwhichmakesmyparentsfeelvery19.AndnowIcouldsayitismyaffectionfor20thatmakesmearealgardener.1、A．memoryB．dreamC．intentionD．design2、A．hopeB．needC．ideaD．love3、A．doubtB．appreciationC．surpriseD．excitement4、A．workingB．playingC．gardeningD．travelling5、A．equalB．similarC．superiorD．opposite6、A．harmfulB．valuableC．upsettingD．interesting7、A．failedB．likedC．grewD．happened8、A．toB．withC．inD．by9、A．puzzledB．defeatedC．caughtD．touched10、A．InsteadB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Besides11、A．shoutedB．laughedC．glancedD．jumped12、A．unusualB．troublesomeC．impossibleD．dangerous13、A．sadnessB．displeasureC．delightD．relief14、A．beautyB．kindnessC．flowersD．plants15、A．dislikeB．encouragementC．threatD．suggestion16、A．decidedB．waitedC．continuedD．struggled17、A．devoteB．turnC．respondD．lead18、A．educateB．satisfyC．respectD．challenge19、A．proudB．comfortableC．strangeD．disappointed20、A．freedomB．lifeC．growthD．nature第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）语法填空LastyearIwonaprizeinacompetition．I1．（award）ajourneytoAD2．Worriedaboutthejourney，Iwasnervousand3．（certain）atfirst．Luckily，myfriendandguide，WangPing，wasveryunderstandingandgavemesomegreentablets4．helpedalot．Well-knownfortheirexpertise，hisparents'company，5．（call）"FutureTours"，transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule．Icanstillremember6．momentwhenIlayrelaxedinthecomfortableseatsafteracalmingdrinkasthecapsuleswung7．（gentle）sideways．Duringthejourney，theairseemedthinasif8．（it）combinationofgasseshadlittleoxygenleft．Thenewsurroundingsweredifficultformetotolerate，soWangPingsuggestedmeputtingonamaskwhichmademefeelmuchbetter．Innotime，Iwasbackonmyfeetagain．When9．（arrive）atastrange-lookinghouse，IwasshownbyWangPingintoalarge，brightcleanroom，whosewallwasmade10．trees．LaterIfoundthattheir11．（leaf）providedtheroomwithmuch-neededoxygen．AfterawhileWangPingleft．Ihadabriefmealandahotbath．Exhausted，Islidintobedandfellfastasleep．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。I'mdelighttowelcomeyoutoourWildlifeClub、You’11besurprisedthatavariousofplantsandcreaturesarelivinghere、Herearethemostvisitedtouristsites、OneofthepleasantplaceisHollandCommon、Thishasbeenpubliclandfortwohundredofyears，andthatyou’11findinterestingisthattheRiverOusehasitssourceintheCommon、There’sinformationboardabouttheplantsandanimalsandtheCommonisaccessibly24hoursaday、Thenthere’sHollIslandwhichwasnotedforitsgreatrangeoftrees、ItisopenonlyfromFridaytoSundaybecauseit'squitesmall，butiftherewerepeoplearoundeveryday，manyofthewildlifewouldkeepaway、Haveagoodtimehere!29第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李津，跟随学校带队老师前往澳大利亚的友好交流学校参加学习，你爱好广泛，性格开朗，愿意更多地参与到当地学校的学生社团活动中。你发现该校流行音乐俱乐部正在招聘新成员，要求会某种乐器，嗓音好且有团队意识。你希望加入该俱乐部。请用英文写一封申请信，要点如下：♦简要介绍一下自己的基本情况；♦加入俱乐部的目的及满足加入俱乐部的条件；♦自己的联系方式（电话：82095516）并且恳请及时得到回复。注意：词数：不少于100；可适当增加细节使行文连贯参考词汇：流行音乐俱乐部PopClub______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、C5、D6、C7、D8、B9、B10、B11、A12、B13、C14、D15、A16、D17、D18、D19、D20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、ThreeyearsagoJennySalgado,aDominicanshopassistant,movedtoHighlandtown,aneighborhoodofBaltimore.WhenshearrivedtheshopsheworksinwasoneofonlyafewSpanishbusinesses.Nowtherearemanymore.“It’sgoodnowifyouspeakSpanish,”shesmiles.Baltimorehasbeenlosingpeoplefor60years.Toaddressthis,itsformermayor,StephanieRawlings-Blake,wantedtomakeitthemostimmigrant-friendlycityintheworld.ItslibrariesprovideSpanish-languageexerciseclasses.Tohelpthosewithnopapers,thecityisintroducingmicro-loans(小额贷款）whichrequirenocreditchecks.Citypolicewouldnolongerroutinelychecktheimmigrationstatusofcitizensorenforceanyfederalimmigrationlawunlessrequiredto.Thethengovernor,MartinO'Malleymadeitpossibleforillegalimmigrantstogetdrivinglicenses.Suchwelcomingpoliciesarespreading.SuchcitiesasCleveland,DaytonandPhiladelphiaalleagerlytrytopleaseimmigrants.RickSnyder,GovernorofMichigan,hasaskedthefederalgovernmenttooffer50,000visastopeoplewhoagreetoliveinDetroit.Hisadministrationhasmadeiteasierforskilledmigrantstogetprofessionallicenses.Whenacity’spopulationfalls,bothtaxreceiptsandservicesfall.Half-desertedneighborhoodsbreed(滋生）crime,drivingyetmorepeopletoleave.Nocityhasescapedthiswithoutattractingnewresidents,saysSteveTobocmanofGlobalDetroit.Severalstudiessuggestthatwhenimmigrantsarrive,crimegoesdown,schoolsimproveandshopsopenup.InDetroit,immigrantslivingnearthetinyseparatecityofHamtramckhaveformedlocalwatchestoguardagainstthieves.Theirneighborhoodsarenotjustsafer;theyareals