山西省朔州市怀仁八中2025届英语高三上期末达标检测试题含解析

山西省朔州市怀仁八中2025届英语高三上期末达标检测试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided2．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While3．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith4．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who5．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when6．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a7．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For8．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit9．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must10．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach11．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown12．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon13．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless14．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed15．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．are B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe16．Weallagreethatitisgoodtohelpthoseinneed,butwhen______comestogivingawayourmoney,thingsbecomestrange.A．that B．this C．it D．one17．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding18．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly19．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich20．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential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）Everybodyhatesit,buteverybodydoesit.Arecentreportsaidthat40%ofAmericanshatetipping.InAmericaalone,tippingisa$16billion-a-yearindustry.Consumersactingpolitelyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetoforagivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?Thecommonopinioninthepastwasthattipsbothrewardedtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreduceduncomfortablefeelingsofinequality.Andalso,tippingmakesforcloserrelations.Itwentwithoutsayingthatthebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.ButaccordingtoanewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tipsnolongerserveanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyzesnumberstheygotfrom2,547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Theconnectionbetweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak.Onlyatinypartofthesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequalityofservice.Tippingisbetterexplained,byculturethanbythemoneypeoplespend.InAmerica,thecustomcameintobeingalongtimeago.Itisregardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InNewYorkrestaurants,failingtotipatleast15%couldwellmeandissatisfactionfromthecustomers.Hairdresserscanexpecttogetl5%-20%,andthemanwhodeliversyourfastfood$2.InEurope,tippingislesscommon.Inmanyrestaurantstheamountoftipisdecidedbyastandardservicecharge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.Onlyafewhavereallytakentotipping.AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpapers’author,countriesinwhichpeoplearemoresocialoroutgoingtendtotipmore.Tippingmayreduceanxietyaboutbeingservedbystrangers.AndMr.Lynnsays,“InAmerica,wherepeopleareexpressiveandeagertomixupwithothers,tippingisaboutsocialapproval.Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff.”1、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．differentkindsoftippingindifferentcountriesB．therelationshipbetweentippingandcustomC．theoriginandpresentmeaningoftippingD．mostAmericanpeoplehatetipping2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase“caughton”?A．becomepopular.B．beenhated.C．beenstopped.D．beenpermitted3、Amongthefollowingsituations,inyouropinion,whoislikelytotipmost?A．AFrenchmanjustquarreledwiththebarberwhodidhishairbadlyinNewYork.B．AnAmericanjusthadawonderfuldinnerinawellknownrestaurantinNewYork.C．AJapanesebusinessmanaskedforapizzadeliveryfromaPizzaHutinNewYork.D．AChinesestudentenjoyedhismealinafamousfastfoodrestaurantinNewYork.4、Wecaninferfromthispassagethat.A．tippingisnolongeragoodwaytosatisfysomecustomersthemselvesB．tippingisespeciallypopularinNewYorkC．tippinginAmericacanmakeservicebetternowD．tippinghassomethingtodowithpeople’scharacter22．（8分）AseasideLongIslandvillageonSaturdayhonoredthememoryofagirlwhosemessageinabottlewasfoundafterSuperstormSandy,discoveredbycleanupworkersadozenyearsaftershethrewitintotheocean.Aplatewasplacedonarocknearthebridge,wherethebottlewasdiscoveredinDecember.Itreads:“Beexcellenttoyourselfdude(朋友),”thesamemessageinsidethebottle.Thenote,alinefromthe1989KeanuReevesmovie“BillandTed'sExcellentAdventure,”waswrittenbySidonieFeryandthrewintotheoceaninsideabottle.Shediedin2010attheageof18inafallfromacliff(悬崖)inSwitzerland.Thebottleonlytraveledamileortwowestwardfromwhereitwaslikelydepositedtothelocationwherecleanupworkersfoundit.Itwasintermingledwithbrokenclothes,boatingequipmentandarangeofseatrash.Butbecausethenoteincludedthegirl'sNewYorkCityphonenumber,whatotherwisewouldhavebeenaworthlesspieceoftrashbecameapricelesssouvenir.WorkersinPatchogue,about60miles(100kilometers)eastofManhattan,calledthenumberandreturnedthebottletohermother,MimiFery.Ferysaidshesobbedwhensheheardworkershadfoundthebottleandwasgratefultothem.“It'sunbelievable,”shesaidSaturdayoftheceremony.“Thetownisamazing,mydaughterwasalovelyandlivelypersonandveryfun,shewoulddofunthings.Shealwaysbroughtjoytoeverybodynomatterhowshefelt.”Theplatealsoreads:“Ilearnedthateventhoughsomeoneisverysmalltheymayhaveabigheart”andbearsaphotoofasmiling,youngSidoniealongwiththedatethebottlewasfound:Dec.6,2012.1、Thepassageismainlywrittento_____.A．tellushowtowriteanoteB．informusofsomeusefultipsC．sharewithusamovingstoryD．introducethebottlemessage2、Theunderlinedword“intermingled”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A．crowdedB．mixedupC．filledupD．secured3、Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsmentionedinthepassage?a.Sidoniefellfromacliffanddied.b.Sidoniewrotealineandthrewitintotheoceaninabottle.c.Keanu’smovie“BillandTed’sExcellentAdventure”cameout.d.AplatewasplacedtohonorthememoryofSidonie.e.CleanupworkersfoundthebottleandcalledFery.A．c-b-a-e-dB．c-b-e-a-dC．c-a-b-d-eD．c-a-b-e-d4、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSidonie?A．Helpfulandoptimistic.B．Smallbutpromising.C．Lovelybutpitiful.D．Smartandbeautiful.23．（8分）Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance，northeirlackofskills．Rather，it'stheirenormouscapabilityforjoy．Afriendtoldmeastory．Oneday，whenshewenttogethis6-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice，herkidgreetedherwithasadface．Theteacherhadcriticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills．Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoo1withhisheadandshouldershangingdown．Heseemedwrappedinsadness．Butbeforereachingthecardoor，hesuddenlystopped，crouching(蹲伏)downtolookatsomethingonthesidewalk．“Mom，comehere!ThisisthestrangestbugI’veeverseen．Ithas，1ike，amillionlegs．It’samazing!”Thelittlefacewasoverflowingwithindescribableexcitement．Nowadays，however，whenwewalkintoaclassroom，especiallyinahighschool，we’llbechokedbytoweringbooksandpapers，andhidingbehindthemareagroupofmotionlesscreatures，pensinhand，mindsdry，justasthehollowmenportrayedbyT．S．Eliot．Theirpursuitofjoyhasgivenwaytotheirhungerforgrades．Laughterandhappinessareadistantmemoryforthem．Althoughjoyisanunaffordableluxuryintoday’sincreasinglyfiercecompetition，administratorsandteachersneedamindsetshiftfromcrushingstudentswithassignmentstogettingthemtotakepleasureinproductiveactivitieswhichdeveloptheirimportantqualities，likeperseveranceandobligation．Theassumptionthatpleasureistheenemyofcompetenceandresponsibilitymakesnosenseeducationally．Adultstendtotalkaboutlearningasifitweremedicine：unpleasant，butnecessaryandgoodforyou．Whynotthinkoflearningasifitwerefood—somethingsovaluabletohumansthattheywanttoexperienceitasapleasure?1、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Bydescribingaprocedure． B．Byanalyzingtheprocess．C．Bygivinganexample． D．Bycollectingdata．2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Summarizethepreviousparagraph． B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders．C．Introducethemaintopicfordiscussion． D．Clarifysomepuzzlingquestions．3、Whatdoesthetextsuggestadministratorsandteachersdo?A．Stopgivingstudentshomework．B．Involvestudentsinmeaningfulactivities．C．Supplystudentswithluxuries．D．Arousestudents’fondmemories．4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Joyisthespokespersonforlearning． B．Pleasureistheenemyofprogress．C．Educationistheparadiseforparents． D．Examsareanever-endingwar．24．（8分）OversevenmonthshavepassedsincePanamanianofficialslaunchedanexpansionoftheworldfamousPanamaCanal.Officialsagreedtotheexpansionsothatmanyoftheworld’slargestcargoships(货船)couldeasilypassthroughthecanal.Yetthe$5.25-billionprojecthasproblems.Itsaysshipsstillcontinuetorubagainstthecanal’swallsandwearoutitsdefensesdesignedtoprotectbothshippingandthewaterway.AdangeroussystemThecanallinkstwooceans-theAtlanticandthePacific-throughasystemoflocks(船闸).Thelocksarelikesteps.Theyraiseandlowershipsfromonepartofthewaterwaytoanotherontheirtripfromoceantoocean.Withtheoldlocks,whicharestillinuse,largeshipswouldbetiedtopowerfulenginesonbothsides.Theseengineshelptokeeptheshipsinthecenterofthecanal.Inthenewlocks,theshipsaretiedtotugboats(拖船).Onetugboatistiedtothefrontoftheship,withtheothertiedtotheback.Theseboatsthenguidetheshipsthroughthecanal.Atfirst,pilotsofthecargoshipsandtugboatoperatorswouldsometimestrytorubtheboatsagainstthecanalwallsasawaytokeeptheshipsstraight.Butthiscauseddamagetorubberpadding(垫料)liningthewalls.NotenoughtrainingEvenbeforetheexpandedcanalopenedinJune2016,tugboatoperatorshadexpressedconcernaboutthenewsystem.Manyaskedformoretraining.Thefearsanddangersremain,althoughtheboatsaregoingthrough.ThePanamaCanalAuthorityreportsthat,betweenJune2016andJanuary2017,therewereonly15incidentsthatresultedindamagetolocksorships.Thatrepresentsabout2percentofthe700timesshipsthathavesailedthroughtheexpandedcanal.Pilotshavearguedtheyshouldbereplacedwithasystemoffloatingbumpers(减震)likethoseusedinsomeEuropeanlocks.Officialssaytheyplantocontinueoperatingwiththecurrentsystemofdefenses,butchangescouldhappeninthefuture.1、WhatisthemainproblemwiththenewlyexpandedPanamaCanal?A．IthascosttoomuchmoneytobuildB．Theoperatorsofthetugboatsfeartoworkinit.C．Itistoocrowdedforthelargestshipstopassthrough.D．Itstillbringsdamagetothepassingshipsanditsowndefenses.2、Whatisthedifferencebetweenthenewlocksandtheoldones?A．Theoldlocksdon’tneedrubberpaddingasdefenses.B．Thenewlocksneedtugboatstiedtobothsidesoftheships.C．Thenewlocksareeasierforthelargestshipstopassthroughthecanal.D．Theoldlocksneedpowerfulenginestodragtheshipsthroughthecanal.3、WhatisthePanamaCanalAuthority’sattitudetowardstheexpandedcanal?A．Cautious.B．Critical.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.4、Whatcanwelearnaboutthecurrentsystemofdefenses?A．Noshipsshallrubagainstthecanalwallstoprotectit.B．Nothingwillbedoneatpresenttoimproveit.C．Moretrainingwillbegiventopilotsforit.D．Anewsystemwillreplaceit.25．（10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.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）Whenyourchildissupposedtobedoinghomework,aretheychattingwiththeirfriendsonFacebookorplayinggames?Manystudieshaveshownthatmultitaskingdoesn’t1,2yourchildisprobablyproudlyclaimingtheycandotenthings3!Manypeoplebelievethattheycan4twoormoretasksatthesametime,butDr.EdwardHallowellsaysthisis5.Therealityisthatmultitasking6poorjobperformance.Newhand-held7suchassmartphones,iPads,gamesandsocialnetworkingsitesmakeitveryeasytomultitaskand“attention8”leadingtodifficultyfocusingonthetask9,suchaslisteningintheclassroomordoinghomework.“10,thebrainactually11kidsformultitaskingeventhoughwhenyourchildissupposedtodoinghomeworkperformanceoneverytaskgetsworseandworse.Kidsdon'tknowthattheyaredoing12becausetheyfeelbetterwhentheymultitask,”saysDrEdwardHallowell.13theappearanceofhand-helddevicesandsocialnetworkingsites,teachershavenoticedadifferencein14performance,criticalthinkingskillsandhowinformationis15.“Multitaskingpreventspeoplefromgainingadeepunderstandingoftheinformationtheyaretryingtolearn,”saysDrEdwardHallowell.Kidshaveadifficulttimestickingwitha”difficulttounderstand"topicand16toallowthemselvestobedistracted(分散的),totuneoutandswitch17toFacebookorusingtheircellphones18workingharderatunderstandingadifficultsubjectorproblem.Inthelong19,multitaskingaffectsgrades.OnestudyshowedthatkidsthatusetheInternetwhileinclassdid20ontestsresultinginlowergrades.1、A．playB．understandC．useD．work2、A．onlyifB．eventhoughC．sothatD．nowonder3、A．atonceB．rightawayC．innotimeD．atrandom4、A．advocateB．dealC．performD．prefer5、A．impossibleB．importantC．impatientD．impolite6、A．resultsinB．resultsfromC．existsinD．existsfrom7、A．designsB．discoveriesC．equipmentD．evidence8、A．attractB．drawC．payD．share9、A．athandB．ontimeC．onscheduleD．attimes10、A．UncertainlyB．UnfortunatelyC．UniversallyD．Undoubtedly11、A．remainsB．rewardsC．regardsD．reflects12、A．betterB．wellC．badD．worse13、A．SinceB．BeforeC．WhenD．While14、A．accidentalB．accurateC．accessibleD．academic15、A．producedB．processedC．possessedD．promoted16、A．tendB．attendC．intendD．pretend17、A．outB．onC．offD．over18、A．exceptforB．ratherthanC．morethanD．apartfrom19、A．runB．walkC．journeyD．distance20、A．hardlyB．successfullyC．poorlyD．mildly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）Chinahasalwaysbeenfamousforbeinga“StateofEtiquettes(礼仪)”.Accordingto1．(history)documents,asearlyas2,600yearsago,thisnationhasalreadyestablishedathoroughset2．diningetiquettes.Afamous19thcenturyRussianwriter,AntonChekhov,onceinvitedaChineseman3．(have)adrinkinabar.Chekhovsaid,“Beforedrinkingfromhiscup,heheld4．withhishandsandpresentedtomeandthebarownerandbartenders,5．(say)“qing(please).”ThisisthecustomofChina.Theyarenotlikeustofinishitinonedrink,6．prefertodrinkbytakingasmallamountatatime.Witheverysip(一小口),he7．(eat)somefood.AfterwardshehandedmesomeChinesecoinstoshow8．(grateful).Thisisaratherinterestinglypolitenationality.ThiswasthemostvaluableopinionofaChineseperson9．wasgivenbyaforeignertwocenturiesago.Chinesetraditionaldinnerproceduresusedtobelonganddealtseriouslywith.The10．(important)theoccasion,themorecomplextheprocedureswere.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。WhenIwasintheGradeOne,IwasterriblepoorinEnglish、BesleepyinclasswasoneofthereasonswhyIrarelydidwellinschool、OnceIevenfailedinamid-termexam、WhileIgotthepapers,IrealizedthatthingswouldbebetterifIlistenedtotheteacherattentively、Myteachertoldme,"Yesterdayishistory、Todayisagift、IfyouburyyouintoEnglishnow,you'llmakeit、"Ican'tagreemuch、Fromthenon,Ibegantostudyharder、Outofmyexpectation,Imadegreatachievementsoon、Today,Englishiswhichmystrengthlies、AndI'mgratefulformyEnglishteacher、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，请你给在美国孔子学院任教的英语老师刘老师写封邮件，内容包括：1.询问他在美国的生活和工作情况；2.告诉他你的学校情况；3.希望他来信介绍美国学生的生活。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：孔子学院theConfuciusInstituteDearLiu,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、C6、A7、A8、D9、B10、C11、A12、A13、A14、D15、C16、C17、A18、A19、C20、A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、1、C2、A3、B4、D22、1、C2、B3、A4、A23、1、C2、C3、B4、A24、1、D2、C3、C4、B25、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.Nocityhasescapedthiswithoutattra