2025届湖北省孝感一中、应城一中等五校高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

2025届湖北省孝感一中、应城一中等五校高考仿真模拟英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof2．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled3．Howwasyourevening?WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth4．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing5．Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone6．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though7．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what8．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown9．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown10．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where11．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced12．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential13．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof14．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!15．HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun16．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．announceD．communicate17．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking18．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that19．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush20．Theaccidenthavebeencausedbyadogrunningacrosstheroad,butwedon’tknowforsure.A．might B．shouldC．will D．must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）TheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)hasissuedarecommendationabouthowmuchjuicechildrenshouldconsume.Ingeneral,therecommendationsmightbelessthanwhatyouarecurrentlygivingyourchild.AnAAPpolicystatementissuedin2001recommendednojuiceforchildrenyoungerthan6monthsofage,4-6ouncesofjuicedailyforchildrenaged1-6,and8-12ouncesforchildren7orolder.Thoserecommendationshavenowbeenrevisedpartlyduetoconsiderableconcernaboutincreasingweightandteethproblems.ThenewAAPrecommendationisthatfruitjuiceshouldnotbeprovidedatalltochildrenunderIyearofage,instead;waterandcow’smilkarepreferredasprimaryliquidsourcesforchildrenafterweaning(断奶).Thenewrecommendationsalsolowertheamountofjuiceforolderchildren.Childrenaged1-3canhave4ouncesof100%juicedaily,childrenaged4-64to6ounces,andchildren7orolder8ounces.TheAAPsaysthereisnoroleforjuiceduringthefirstyearoflife,andthatexpensivejuiceproductsdesignedspeciallyforinfants(new-bornbabies)arenotofvalue.Theynotethatjuiceshouldnotbegivenasameansofsoothinganupsetchild.Thisdoesn’tmeanthattheAAPisagainstfruit.Infact,theyrecommendthatwholefruitbeprovidedandencouragedforchildren.Onebigadvantageofwholefruitisthatwholefruitcontainsfiber.Italsocontainssomeprotein.Childrenaged4-6shouldbeofferedfruitthathasalotoffiber,suchasapples,pears,berries,ororanges.Theycanalsohavejuicethathasfiberinit.Children7andoldershouldgetatotalof2to21/2servingsoffruitperday.1、Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplace“soothing”inparagraph6?A．Annoying. B．Calming.C．Refreshing. D．Teasing.2、WhatmayaccountfortheAAP’sissuingthenewrecommendation?A．People’shealthisputatriskfromtakingtoomuchjuice.B．Juiceproductsareprovedoflittlevalue.C．Wholefruitisgainingpopularityamongkids.D．Noneoftheabove.3、Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A．waterandcow’smilkareabetterchoiceforinfants’healththanjuice.B．juicecontainsmorenutrientsnecessaryforhealththanwholefruit.C．themoreexpensivejuiceproductsare,themorevaluetheyhave.D．theearlierchildrentakejuiceintheirfirstyear,thehealthierthey’llbecome.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Advantagesofwholefruitoverjuice.B．HarmdonetochildrenwhotakejuiceC．TheamoutofjuicechildrencantakeD．Thetimewhenchildrencantakejuice.22．（8分）Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit.Sodohumans.Whenyouseeanappleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthatthesearethingsyoucaneat.Youcanalsouseothersenseswhenyouchooseyourfood.Youmaylikeitbecauseitsmellsgoodorbecauseittastesgood.Youmaydislikesometypesoffoodbecausetheydonotlook,smellortasteverynice.Differentanimalsusedifferentsensestofindandchoosetheirfood.Afewanimalsdependononlyoneoftheirsenses,whilemostanimalsusemorethanonesense.Althoughtherearemanydifferenttypesoffood,someanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonlyonetype.Thegiantpandaeatsonlyoneparticulartypeofbamboo.Otheranimalseatonlyonetypeoffoodevenwhengiventhechoice.Alandofwhitebutterflywillstayontheleavesofacabbage,eventhoughthereareplentyofothervegetablesinthegarden.However,mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.Thebeareatsfruitsandfish.Thefoxeatssmallanimals,birdsandfruits.Thedietoftheseanimalswillbedifferentdependingontheseason.Humanshaveaveryvarieddiet.Weofteneatfoodbecausewelikeitandnotbecauseitisgoodforus.IncountriessuchasFranceandBritain,peopleeatfoodswithtoomuchsugar.Thismakesthemoverweight,whichisbadfortheirhealthEatingtoomuchredmeatandanimalproducts,suchasbutter,canalsobebadforthehealthChoosingtherightfood,therefore,hasbecomeanareaofstudyinmodernlife.1、Wecaninferfromthetextthathumansandanimals.A．dependononesenseinchoosingfoodB．arenotsatisfiedwiththeirfoodC．choosefoodinsimilarwaysD．eatentirelydifferentfood2、Whichofthefollowingeatsonlyonetypeoffood?A．ThewhitebutterflyB．Thesmallbird.C．Thebear.D．Thefox.3、Certainanimalschangetheirchoiceoffoodwhen.A．theseasonchangesB．thefoodcolorchangesC．theymovetodifferentplacesD．theyareattractedbydifferentsmells4、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A．foodischosenforagoodreasonB．FrenchandBritishfoodisgoodC．somepeoplehavefewchoicesoffoodD．somepeoplecarelittleabouthealthydiet5、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AnimalsoftenusesensestoeattheirfoodB．Mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.C．Allanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonetypeoffood.D．Thedietofbirdsandfoxwillbethesamedependingontheseason23．（8分）Whydon’tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?Quietcarriagesontrainsareaniceidea:travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,inreality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybabbler(喋喋不休的人)tobreakthesilence.Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:somepassengersendupinthequietcarriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:noiseissometimesmadebytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsaddedtoshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade(劝阻)thepolluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetousepricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers－ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosellaccesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoiceandacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon’tvalueapeacefulride.Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchangeduringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.Schemesthatrewardthesilent－aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample－couldhelp.Theideaisthatlosingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthesimplicitytest.A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat“norms”－feelingsabouthoweveryoneshouldbehave－alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriagebecomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferentnormswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:noise-cancelingheadphonesstartataround$50.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?A．Findingthesourceofnoise.B．Puttingapriceonnoise.C．Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.D．Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.2、By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,”theauthormeans________.A．onecanmakehisownchoice B．oneshouldrespectothers’privacyC．onecancreatehisownpersonalspace D．oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget3、Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．people’sfavouredtransportationB．effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevelsC．possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriagesD．commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers24．（8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.25．（10分）Let'sGoFlyaKite...—atPiedmontMiddleSchool'scelebrationofkites!Comeandlearnhowtobuildallsortsofkites,fromthesimplestdiamond-shapedkitestothemostcomplexboxkites.Slayaslongasyoulikeandbuildasmanykitesasyouwant.Onceyouhavefinishedakite,getadviceonflyingtechniquesfromkiteexpertLorenaHallsberg.ThecelebrationwillbeatPiedmontMiddleSchool,151PiedmontSchoolDrive.ThePiedmontMiddleSchoolParentTeacherOrganization(PTO)hasorganizedarefreshment(茶点）tent.AllprofitswillbenefitfuturePTOactivities.Takeabreakfromkiteflyinganddrinksomelemonade!Whileyouaredoingso,whynotjointhePTO?Membershipisfree;youjustdonateyourtime.ShowyoursupportforPiedmontMiddleSchoolbyjoiningthePTOthisSaturday!When:Saturday,April11.from9:00amto5:00pmWhere:PiedmontMiddleSchoolWhy:Forfun!Cost:Free,thankstoagenerousgiftfromBizarcoKiteCompany!Schedule9:00am—Kite-buildingboothsopen.Allmaterialsaresuppliedforkites.10:00am—Kite-buildingshowsbyLorenaHallsberginthecourtyard.Comebyandlearnhowtobuildboxkitesandkitesthatlookandflylikebutterflies.11:00am—Kite-flyingshowsontheschooltrack.Learnallthemostimportantskills.12:00pm—Kite-flyingcompetitionsontheschooltrack.1:00pm—PresentationbyDr.BrianLehrmanintheshowtent:“TheHistoryofKites”.2:00pm—BestKitecompetitionsandjudgingintheshowlent.Comeseethemostartistickitesandthemostinterestingthemekites.3:00pm—PresentationbyDr.Lehrmanintheshowtent:“KitesandScience”.3:30pm—AwardsceremonyconductedbyHeadmasterSewardonthefootballfield.Theresultsoftheday’sjudgingwillbeannounced,withawardssuchasBestofShow.MostArtisiic,HighestFlyer,andothers.WinnerswillreceivegiftsfromtheBizarcoKiteCompany!4:00-5:00pm—Let'sallgoflyakite!Everyoneflieskitesatthesametime,creatingawonderfulsightforalltoenjoy.Comelothekitecelebration,enjoyyourselfandlearnmore.1、Whichtimesaremostimportantforpeoplewhowanttolearnsomeknowledgeaboutkites?A．10:00amand11:00am.B．12:00pmand2:00pm.C．1:00pmand3:00pm.D．2:00pmand4:00pm.2、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthekitecelebration.A．iscomplexandeducationalB．getsmoneyfrommembersC．isstrictabouttheshapesofkitesD．presentsawardstothehighestflyer3、Whowillbeinterestedintheactivity?A．Studentsandparents.B．Kiteexperts.C．Officeworkers.D．Kitecompanies.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）Onedayamanwasaskedtopaintaboatbytheowneroftheboat.Hebroughtwithhimpaintand1andbegantopainttheboatbrightred,astheowneraskedhim.Whilepainting,he2therewasaholeintheboatanddecidedto3it.Whenhefinishedpainting,hereceivedhis4andleft.Thenextday,theowneroftheboatcametothepainterand5himwithanicecheck,much6thanthepaymentforpainting.Thepainterwas7.“You’vealreadypaidmeforpaintingtheboat!”hesaid.“Butthisisnotforthepaint8.It’sforhavingrepairedtheholeintheboat.”“Butitwassucha(n)9service.Certainlyit’snotworth10mesuchahighamountforsomethingsounimportant!”“Mydearfriend,youdonot11.Nowletmetellyouwhat12.WhenIaskedyoutopainttheboat,I13tomentionaboutthehole.Whentheboatdried,mykidstooktheboatand14afishingtrip.Theydidnotknowthattherewasa15intheboat.Iwasnotathomeatthattime.WhenIreturnedandnoticedtheyhadtakentheboat,Iwas16becauseIrememberedthattheboathadahole.Imaginemy17andjoywhenIsawthemreturningfromfishing.“Then,I18theboatandfoundthatyouhadrepairedthehole!Yousee,now,whatyoudid?You19mychildren!Idonothaveenoughmoneytopayyour‘small’gooddeed.”So,nomailerwho,whenorhow,just20repairallthe“leaks”youfind.1、A．chainsB．brushesC．beliefsD．pens2、A．consultedB．remindedC．roundD．confirmed3、A．repairB．wipeC．hideD．measure4、A．benefitB．baggageC．keyD．money5、A．admiredB．treatedC．presentedD．comforted6、A．higherB．lessC．quickerD．wealthier7、A．shockedB．excitedC．movedD．surprised8、A．awardB．kindnessC．jobD．skill9、A．cheapB．smallC．valuableD．additional10、A．lendingB．sellingC．borrowingD．paying11、A．screamB．bowC．forgiveD．understand12、A．happenedB．existedC．crashedD．circulated13、A．decidedB．hatedC．forgotD．remembered14、A．wentthroughB．wentonC．dreamedaboutD．turnedto15、A．holeB．signC．ruleD．danger16、A．angryB．desperateC．embarrassedD．clumsy17、A．sorrowB．situationC．patienceD．relief18、A．pulledB．spottedC．examinedD．destroyed19、A．savedB．taughtC．instructedD．treasured20、A．exactlyB．carefullyC．actuallyD．finally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）Thereareseveralreasonswhyschooluniformsaregoodidea.Firstofall,uniformshelptheschoollooksmart.Thestudentsfeelthattheybelongtoaparticulargroup.Wheneverypupilintheschoolwearstheuniform,nobody1．(have)toworryaboutfashion(时尚).Everybodywears2．samestyleofclothes.Uniformscanbeusefulinunexpectedways.AschoolinIrelandhasintroducedaninterestingnewuniform.Ontheedgeofthejacket,thereisapieceofcloth3．givesofflightinthedark.Whenthechildrenarewalkingor4．(cycle)toschoolondarkmornings,cardriverscan5．(easy)seethem.Butcanuniformshelpimproveschoolstandards?Theanswer6．thisquestionisnotclear.OnestudyinAmericafoundthatstudents’grades7．(improve)alittleaftertheschoolintroduceduniforms.Butsomestudentsdidn’twant8．(wear)theuniform.OtherAmericanstudiesshowedno9．(connect)betweenuniformsandschoolperformance.Schooluniformsare10．(tradition)inBritain,butsomeschoolsarestartingtogetridofthem.Someverygoodschoolsdon’thaveauniformpolicy.However,uniformsarestillpopular.Pupilsatabout90percentofBritishsecondaryschoolswearuniforms.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。LiMingisafriendofmine、I'mgladhechangedgreatlyinthepasttwoyears、Iclearlyrememberhewasquitefattwoyearsbefore、Hegottiredsoeasythathecouldn'ttakeexercise,thatmadehimveryupset、Later,herealizedunlesshewentonlikethat,hewouldendupachievenothing、So,hemadeuphismindstomakeachange、Hewentrunningeverymorningandplayedthebasketballeveryafternoon、Besides,hefollowedadietofmorevegetablesorlessmeat、Graduallyhebegantoloseweight、Heisnowanenergeticboyingoodhealth、Sowhenfacedwithproblems,weshouldovercomeitwithgreatdeterminationandstrongwillpower、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）你校学生会主办的英语月报将举行“为建设节约型社会献一计”活动，你提出一个建议：鼓励毕业的学生把参考书及课本留给下一届学生使用．你的理由是：1．可以节省资源，减少浪费；2．书上的笔记很有用；3．国外（如：澳大利亚）已有成功的做法；4．其他．请你用英语写一篇100词左右的短文向编辑部投稿．注意：1．不要逐字逐句翻译；2．文章的开头已给出，但不计人总词数．Asweknow，whenseniorstudentsgraduatefromschool，mostoftheirreferencebooks（aswellastextbooks）_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、D5、A6、D7、C8、C9、A10、B11、C12、A13、C14、B15、B16、B17、C18、B19、A20、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、B2、A3、A4、C22、1、C2、A3、A4、D5、B23、1、B2、C3、C24、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.Sever