山东省德州市夏津县第一中学2025届高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含解析

山东省德州市夏津县第一中学2025届高三六校第一次联考英语试卷注意事项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．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted2．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give3．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined4．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit5．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on6．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned7．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome8．AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork9．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．accountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor10．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere11．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto12．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound13．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect14．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe15．High­speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．againstC．at D．over16．Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisunder____control,but____spreadofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.A．a;the B．the;/ C．/;the D．a;/17．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That18．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead19．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when20．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse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）DearMissHanff，Youwillbegladtoknowthatthetwoboxesofeggsandthetinsoftonguehaveallarrivedsafelyandonceagainweallwishtothankyoumostsincerelyforyourextremegenerosity.Mr.Martin，oneoftheoldermembersofourstaff,hasbeenonthesicklistforsometimeandwethereforelethimhavethelion’sshareoftheeggs,onewholeboxfulinfact,andofcoursehewasdelightedtogetthem.Thetinsoftonguelookveryinvitingandwillbeawelcomeadditiontoourlarders(食物橱)andinmycasewillbeputononesideforaspecialoccasion.IenquiredatallthelocalmusicshopsbutwasunabletogettheMessiahorBach’sSt.MatthewPassioninstiffcoversinclean,secondhandcopies,andthenIfoundtheywereavailablefromthepublisherinneweditions.Theirpricesseemedabithigh,butIthoughtIhadbettergetthemandtheyhavebeensentbyBookPostafewdaysago,soshouldarriveanydaynow.Ourinvoice，total$4.20,isenclosedwiththebooks.WearesendingyoualittlegiftforChristmas.Wedohopeyouwillnothavetopayanydutyonit.Wewillmarkit“ChristmasGift”andkeepourfingerscrossed.Anyway，wehopeyouwilllikeitandacceptitwithoursincerebestwishesforChristmasandthecomingyear.MynameiscertainlynotofWelshorigin.AsitispronouncedtorhymewiththeFrenchword“Noel”，IthinktheremaybeapossibilitythatitoriginatedinFrance.Yourssincerely,FrankDoel1、WhatcanweinferfromthetextaboutFrankandhiscolleagues?A．Theylivedabusylife. B．Theyweretreatedbadly.C．Theywereinpoorhealth. D．Theylackedlivingmaterials.2、WhatwasMissHanffexpectedtoreceive?A．Tastyfood. B．Somemoney.C．Copiesofmusic. D．Secondhandbooks.3、WhywasFrankgoingtomarkthegiftwiththewords“ChristmasGift”?A．Toavoidtax. B．Tomakeawish.C．Toshowthecontent. D．Todeclareitsvalue.4、WhomdidFrankmostprobablywriteto?A．Afriend. B．Anassistant.C．Acustomer. D．Aworkmate22．（8分）Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.23．（8分）TheTrueStoryofaYoungManWhenReginaldLindsayreceivedascholarshiptoMorehouseCollegeinAtlanta,Georgiain1967,whathewantedmostwasnotajobwithagoodsalary,butachancetobeamemberofCongressasasouthernrepresentative.AfterearninghisdegreeatHarvardLawSchoolin1970,hereturnedtotheSouthtopracticelawamongthepoor.“Iwanttohelpthemunderstandwhattheirrightsareandtohelpthemachievethem,”hesaid.ThenheranforpoliticalofficeatthelocalandstateleveluntilhewasreadytotryforCongress.Reggrewupinalow-incomeNegrosectionofBirmingham,Alabama.Broughtupbyhisgrandparentsafterhisparentsweredivorcedwhilehewasveryyoung,Reghadbeenlivingthroughaperiodoffar-reachingprogressinracerelations.Inthesummerof1968ReghimselfbecameagoodexampleofthisprogresswhenhebecamethefirstNegrostudentappointedtoaspecialnewprogram.TheprogramintroducedbrightyoungstudentstotheworkingsoftheGeorgiaStategovernmentandencouragedthemtoseekemploymentthereafterfinishingtheireducation.“I‟vebeenlucky,”hesaid.“Iseemtohavebeenintherightplaceattherighttime.”ButluckwasonlypartofReg‟sstory,forhemadethemostofopportunitiesthatcamehisway.Helearnedtoreadinkindergartenandbeganvisitingthepubliclibraryregularlytoborrowbooks.Hisgrandparentsencouragedhim,thoughneitherofthemhadmucheducation,andtheyboughthimasetofencyclopedias.“Ilovedthosebooks,”heremembered.“Iusedtocomedownstairsbeforebreakfastandreadshortarticles.Ienjoyedreadingaboutfamousmen,andthenIwouldpretendtobeoneofthem.Iguessitwaspartlyachildishgameandpartlyanescape.Itwasn‟ttoomuchfuntobeaNegrowhenIwasakid.”Whilestudyingforhisbachelor‟sdegreeatMorehouseCollege,Regworkedonseveralpoliticalcampaignshelpingcandidatesgetelectedtogovernmentoffices.Atthesametimehemaintaineda“B”averagewhilemajoringinpoliticalscience.WithjusttwomoreyearstocompleteatHarvardLawSchool,whichalsogavehimascholarship,Regmadeagoodstartonhisprofessionalcareer.Hesaid,“ThegoodlifeformeisthekindoflifewhereIcanfindsatisfactioninpublicservice.”Thenin1975hewastheMassachusettsstatecommissionerofpublicutilitiesandfrom1993to2009hewasjudgeoftheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheDistrictofMassachusetts.1、AfterearninghisdegreefromHarvardLawSchool,Reginaldplannedto.A．returntohishometowntofindajobwithagoodsalaryB．gobacktotheSouthtohelpthepoorunderstandtheirrightsC．runforlocalofficetomakeprogressonthecivilrightsmovementD．tryforCongressbyencouragingthepoortojoinaneducationprogram2、InwhatwaydidReginald‟sgrandparentsencouragehimtoread?A．Theysenthimtokindergarten.B．Theyledhimtopubliclibrary.C．Theyboughthimencyclopedias.D．Theyborrowedmanybooksforhim.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeReginald?A．Enthusiasticandcareful. B．Cooperativeandmodest.C．Ambitiousandhardworking. D．Courageousandgenerous.24．（8分）RulesfortheUniversityEntranceExamination●Youmustbeattheexaminationcentertenminutesbeforetheexaminationstarts.Ifyouaremorethantenminuteslate,youmaynotentertheexaminationcenter.Theexaminationtakesplaceatthesametimeindifferentstates.●Youmusthaveproofofyournameandgradeaswellasofficialexaminationnumber.Showthesewhenyoucometotheexaminationcenter.●Dependingonwhichexaminationyouaretaking,youmaybringcertainitemsintotheexaminationcenter.Mathematicsexaminationsmayallowyoutouseelectroniccalculators(计算器).Othersubjectsmayallowyoutousedictionariesandotherreferencematerial.Pleasereadthenotessentwithyourtimetablecarefully.●Youmustbringyourownpencils.Nonewillbeprovidedforyou.Thefollowingitemsarenotallowedintheexaminationcenter:walkmansandradios,headsets,anyfoodordrink,schoolbags,electronicequipment(unlessspecificallypermittedforvarioussubjects),andmobilephones.●Onceinthecenter,youmustsitatthedeskwithyourexaminationnumberonit.Whenyousitdown,placeyourexaminationnumberatthetopcornerofyourdesk.●Youmustremainsilentduringtheexamination.Youmustnotdisturbotherpeoplewhoaretakingthetest.●Ifyouneedadrinkortoiletbreak,youshouldraiseyourhandandwaitforthesupervisor(监督者)tospeaktoyou.Youwillbegivenwaterorthesupervisorwilltakeyoutothebathroom.Youarenotallowedtotalkwithanyoneduringthebreak.●Youmustwriteyouranswersintheofficialanswersheet.Yoursupervisorwillprovideextrapaperifyouwishtomakenotes.●Youmayleavetheexaminationroomatanytimeifyoudonotplantoreturn.Ifyoufinishearlyandwanttoleave,pleasemovewellawayfromtheexaminationcenter.●Thesupervisorwillwarnyoufifteenminutes,fiveminutesandoneminutebeforetheendoftheexamination.Whenthesupervisorsaysthatthetimeisup,youmustputdownyourpencilandwaitatyourdeskuntilyourpaperiscollected.1、Whatkindofexaminationaretheserulesprobablyfor?A．Alocalexam. B．Afinalexam.C．Acollegeexam. D．Anationalexam.2、Whatareyouallowedtohavewithyouwhenyoutakemathematicsexamination?A．Relatedmaterial. B．Proofofyourself.C．Acellphone. D．Adictionary.3、Whatshouldyoudoifyoufinishthetestearlyandwanttogetabetterresult?A．Takesomenotescarefully.B．Leavetheroomimmediately.C．Remaininyourseatandcheckagain.D．Raiseyourhandtoinformyourteacher.4、Whatcanbeprovidedforyouduringtheexam?A．Pencils. B．Foodanddrink.C．Extrapaper. D．Calculators.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Cherish(珍惜)nownolongermissedJohn,afamousmusician,tookhispricelessantiquezither(齐特琴)andplayeditinthecrowdedsubwaystation.Themusiccomingfromthezitherwasdelicately（优美地）streamingthroughoutthewhole1However,duringtheone-hourplay,onlysixorsevenpeopleweretruly2thecharmingmusic.Johnonlygot52dollarsforhisworkthatday.However,innormaldays,whenJohnisabouttoholda3,oneticketcanbesoldatmorethan100dollarsanditisextremely4tobuyaticketevenatsuchahighprice.Therefore,later,manypassers-byinthestationthatdayfeltdeeply5fornotrecognizingthefamousmusicianandmissingsuchvaluablebut6musicfeast.Ihaveavery7friendwhohadtotallychangedafter8thathiswifecamedownwithanacute(严重的)illness.Hecookedbyhimselfforthefamilyandtookawalkwithhiswifeeveryday.Nonetheless（但是）,hiswifestilldidnot9toconquertheillnessandpassedawayafterthreemonths.Afterthat,heoftensighed10miserablythatduetohispastbusylife,hehad11alotofbeautifultimewithhiswife.Butnow,itis12tomakeupforit.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Wehave13alotofpreciousthingsinourlifewithoutknowinghowto14them.Actually,Ialsomissedsomething15before.Thereasonissimple:wehadthoughtthatwecouldstillownthemtomorrow.Nevertheless,tomorrowisactually16reliable.TherewasafamousBuddhistmonk(修道士)sayingthatinmanypeople’slives,theyhaveonlydonetwothings:waitingand17Theresultisthattheywerealwaystoolatetocherish18theyhadbeforetheylostit.Wewouldoftenclaimtodosomethingwhenwe19,orwhenwehavemoneyorwhenwebecomeold,etc.However,whenwereachthe20,wecouldnolongerrealizeour____,becausewehavelostitbythen.1、A．hallB．stationC．squareD．busstop2、A．appreciatingB．listeningC．creatingD．discussing3、A．meetingB．partyC．debateD．concert4、A．easyB．convenientC．possibleD．difficult5、A．excitedB．disappointedC．regretfulD．worried6、A．specialB．cheapC．deliciousD．wonderful7、A．lazyB．socialC．busyD．optimistic8、A．guessingB．knowingC．expectingD．telling9、A．decideB．promiseC．hopeD．manage10、A．missedB．spentC．wastedD．valued11、A．necessaryB．absoluteC．impossibleD．beneficial12、A．missedB．madeC．inventedD．contributed13、A．cherishB．applyC．protectD．express14、A．importantB．preciousC．positiveD．negative15、A．tosomedegreeB．onthewayC．atalltimesD．bynomeans16、A．regrettingB．rewardingC．demandingD．expecting17、A．whichB．thatC．whatD．when18、A．getupB．setupC．growupD．makeup19、A．stationB．conditionC．agreementD．destination20、A．dangerB．mistakeC．purposeD．wish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）Mr.Smithoffersussomeadviceonhowtowriteagoodcomposition,whichi1．thefollowingsteps.Firstly,weshouldreadthetopicc2．andorganizeourideas.Thenwestarttoshapeourthoughts3．ourownwordandfinishourwritingintheg4．time.Afterthat,wehavetocheckourcompositions,payingattentionto5．（语法）andspelling.Itisveryimportanttoreadthemaloudto6．（自己）orsomeoneelseform7．toend.Lastly,wehadbetteraskourteachersorclassmatesforadviceonhowtoimproveourwriting.If8．（可能）,wemayleavethemaloneforsometimebeforereadingagain9．willhelpagreatdeal.Ihopeyouwillb10．alotfromtheadviceabove.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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Threedaysbefore,myauntwenttoattendameeting.Afterthemeeting,shewenttoarestaurantforalunch.Therefore,whenitwastimetopaythebill,shecouldn’tfindherpurse.Shethoughtitmusthavestolen.Justthen,amaninhisearlytwentycameupandpaidforher.Myauntwasverygratefully.Theytalkedabouteachotherforawhileandmyauntfinallyrealizewhohewas.Myaunthadcollectedsomemoneytohelpingaboybefore.Thatyoungmanwastheboy.Myauntdidn’trecognizeher,butthekindnesshadneverbeenforgotten.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是一名英国学生Harry,有一位中国笔友LiHua想了解一下你的家乡爱丁堡，请你根据提示回复一封电子邮件。注意：开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。爱丁堡：苏格兰的首府，政治和文化中心。人口：133万。面积：260平方公里(squarekilometers)。地理位置：苏格兰(Scotland)的东南部。交通：机场位于市中心，公共交通十分便利。天气：气候温和(mildclimate)。旅游：最受欢迎的旅游城市；古老建筑众多；每年吸引200多万名游客，是理想的度假胜地。词数：110左右。DearLiHua,Howarethingswithyou?TodayI’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutEdinburghwhichyouaskedaboutinthelaste-mail.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、A5、D6、B7、C8、B9、A10、C11、B12、D13、D14、C15、C16、C17、B18、A19、A20、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、1、D2、C3、A4、C22、1、D2、C3、C4、B23、1、B2、C3、C24、1、D2、B3、C4、C25、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;theyarealsoamongtheonlyplaceswhereitisaseasytobuyfreshvegetablesasdrugsandalcohol.Butattractingnewimmigrantstothecitieswhichmostneedthemishard,argues