2023高考英語模擬試卷

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Theweatherturnedouttobefine.Ithetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.

A.shouldhavetakenB.musthavetaken

C.couldn'thavetakenD.needn'thavetaken

2.Oh!Icanfeelsomethingupmyleg!Itmustbeaninsect.

A.toclimbB.climbing

C.climbD.climbed

3.Youreadabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes.

A.couldn'tB.wouldn'tC.needn*tD.mustn't

4.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisspecialholidayformostChinesewhenwholefamilywillgettogether.

A.the;theB.a;theC.a;aD.the;a

5.Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisundercontrol,butspreadofradiationhasraisedconcerns

aboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.

A.a;theB.the;/C./;theD.a;/

6.property,we'reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity.

A.InsearchofB.InspiteofC.InplaceofD.Intermsof

7.Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight,butnowwehavealready.

A.takenupB.putup

C.madeupD.broughtup

8.Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively.

A.competitiveB.comprehensive

C.creativeD.conservative

9.makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer

A.It;whatB.What;thatC.What;whatD.That;that

10.Thecountry'schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,carsthemostimportantofthese.

A.havebeenB.are

C.beingD.arebeing

11.Look,fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!

A.soB.suchC.howD.what

12.“MadeinChina2025"aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,

drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.

A.theonethatB.onethat

C.oneD.theone

13.Peoplewithanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.

A.fallinB.keepcompanyC.catchupD.getfedup

14.Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords.

A.ofB.inC.byD.through

15.Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentstowhathewassaying.

A.takeinB.takeoffC.takeonD.takeafter

16.,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.

A.AslongasIhavetraveledB.MuchasIhavetraveled

C.NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD.AsIhavetraveledsomuch

17.—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.

—,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.

A.AllrightB.Noproblem

C.It'sallrightD.There'snoway

18.Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewaytoourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittle

thingsthatcheerusupeachday.

A.conveyB.appealC.trainD.attempt

19.Mydaughter,allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.

A.devotedtoB.addictedtoC.accustomedtoD.exposedto

20.Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewprojectattheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecuein

honourofthefantasticmoment.

A.toapproveB.beingapproved

C.havingapprovedD.havingbeenapproved

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21.（6分）E

Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeed

scienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere'salwaysatemptation（誘惑）todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbe

helpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appears

tobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.

Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthan

hisearlierbooks.Ltisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathas

sciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyand

successfulwhileothersaren't?

Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（學科）,Consideringthis,youmightexpectthe

booktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox（非常規的）,andperhaps

unfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,

perhapsinordertokeepthereader'sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethrough

childhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexual

attraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.

Onthewhole,Brooks9storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair;

somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkon

hisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithThe

SocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks'attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.

1、Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto,

A.illustratewheresciencecanbeapplied

B.demonstratethevalueofBrooks5newbook

C.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscience

D.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks

2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?

A.Itsstrongbasis.

B.Itsconvincingpoints.

C.Itsclearwriting.

D.Itsmemorablecharacters.

3、Whatistheauthor'sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?

A.Contradictory.

B.Supportive.

C.Cautious.

D.Critical.

4、Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A.Problemswiththebook.

B.Brooks'slifeexperience.

C.Deathofthecharacters.

D.Brooks'stranslationskills.

22.（8分）Theworld'sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction9threateninga^catastrophiccollapseof

nature'secosystems"，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview.Morethan40%ofinsectspeciesaredecliningand

thirdareendangered,theanalysisfound.Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals,birdsand

reptiles.

"Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus,forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb.Theypollinate（授粉）the

largemajorityofplantspecies?keepthesoilhealthy>recyclenutrients?controlpests>andmuchmore.Lovethemor

loathethem,wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects?”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK.

Theanalysis9publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation,saysintensive（集約型）agricultureisthemaindriver

ofthedeclines,particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides.Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors.

“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped9thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanefsecosystems

andforthesurvivalofmankind.Itisveryrapid.In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless,in50yearsonlyhalfleftand

in100yearsyouwillhavenone,“saidreviewauthorFranciscoSanchez-Bayo,attheUniversityofSydney,Australia.

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Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds,reptiles9amphibiansandfishthateatinsects.Ifthisfood

sourceistakenaway,alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath,“hesaid.SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico,

wherearecentstudyrevealeda98%fallingroundinsectsover2years.

MattShardlow,attheconservationcharityBuglife,said：uItisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitiful

stateoftheworld'sinsectpopulations.Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanefsecologyisbreakingandthereisaneed

forastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends.”

1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?

A.Theyarevitaltoecosystems.B?Theyprovidefoodforpests.

C.Theypollinateallplants.D.Theyenrichthesoil.

2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?

A.Moreandmoretrees.B.Restrictionsonpesticides.

C.Upgradingagriculture.D.Friendlyenvironment.

3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?

A.Inparagraph1.B.Inparagraph2.

C.Inparagraph3.D.Inparagraph4.

4^Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Humanscansurvivethepunishmentofnature

B.Insectdecliningisbreakingnature'secosystems

C.Nature'secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumans

D.InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico

23?（8分）AprimaryschoolinJinhua,ZhejiangProvincehasannounceditnolongerrequiresparentstosign

theirchildren^homework,whichwasaimedatgettingparentstosupervise（監督）theirchildrenafterschool.China

YouthDailycomments:Puttinganendtotherequirementthatparentssignoffonthehomeworkoftheirchildreneases

theburdenonmanyparents,asotherwisetheywouldhavetodoprimaryschoolhomeworkafterahardday'swork.

Butthereareworriesthatifparentsstophavingtosignoffontheirchildren'shomework,thechildrenwillnotgetgood

grades.

However;themosteffectivewayforchildrentostudyistodeveloptheirwillingnesstolearnanddotheirown

studies.Whendoinghomework,studentspracticeandhopefullyapplywhattheyhavelearned.Itistruethatteachers

aresupposedtocheckstudents9homeworkandidentifytheirmistakes.Butsomeparentscorrecttheirchildren's

mistakesbythemselveswhensigningoffonit.

Itisthedutyofstudentstodotheirhomework,beresponsiblefortheirstudiesandcorrecttheirmistakes.Parents9

supervisingtheirhomework,checkingtheiranswersanddealingwiththeharderproblemswillonlymakechildrenless

awareoftheirmistakesandencouragethemtowaitfortheirparents9helpwhentheyfaceanyproblems.

Childrenhavetomanagetheirownlearninganddeveloptheabilitytostudybythemselves,ascompetencewillnot

beachievedifastudentsimplyrepeatsstricttasksinwhichheisassistedinschoolbyteachersandathomebyparents.

AdelayedsatisfactionexperimentconductedbyWalterMischelinthe1960sprovedthatchildrenwithbetter

self-discipline（自律）performedbetterintheirstudiesandinterpersonalrelationships.

Thereislittledoubtthatparents9supervisioncanmakechildren'shomeworkbetter.Butitdoesnotgivechildren

thechancetopracticetheirabilitytosolveproblemsindependently.

1、Whydoestheauthormentiontheprimaryschool'sannouncementinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexpresshisdoubts.B.Tointroducethetopic.

C.Topresentanargument.D.Toclarifyhiswritingpurpose.

2、Intheauthor'sopinion,stoppingsigningkids'homeworkmainlyaimsto.

A.easetheburdenonmanyparents.

B.helpchildrengetgoodgrades.

C.increasethekids'awarenessofbeingresponsiblefortheirstudies.

D.shift（轉移）theresponsibilityofsupervisingkids'homeworkontoteachers.

3、Whichofthefollowingcanbeaneffectcausedbyparents9stoppingsigningoff?

A.Children'sgradeswillabsolutelydecrease.

B.Childrenwillloseconfidencewhenfacinganyproblems.

C.Childrenwillsimplyrepeatrigidtaskssoastopracticethemselves.

D.Childrenwilltrytodealwiththeirproblemsandmistakesbythemselves.

4^Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoparents9stoppingsigningkids'homework?

A.Supportive.B.Indifferent.

C.Neutral.D.Opposed

24.（8分）InAmerica,eachofthestateslikestopromoteitselfwithaslogan（口號）.IcurrentlyliveinUtah,where

thesloganis'"LifeElevated^.It'sanodtooutdoorentertainmentinthehillcountry,includingtheskiindustry.I

previouslylivedinColorado,alandwithreddm.greatmountainsandgoldenplains.Thesloganthereis"Colorful

Colorado”.YearsagoIlivedinthe"PeachState"ofGeorgia,andIgrewupinNewMexicoasalittleboy,whoseslogan

is"LandofEnchantment（魔力）”.

WeneverseemedtogetawayfromdustinNewMexico,soIappreciatethestoryofanewcomertotheLandof

Enchantmentwholearnedaboutdustywind.Shewasvisitinganantiqueshopandtheownerwipeddowneveryitem

beforeshowingit.Thenewcomersaid,“Everythinggetsdustyhereprettyquickly,doesn'tit?”“That'snotdust,honey,

theshopownerreplied,uThafsENCHANTMENT”.Thatmadetheproblemmoreacceptableoratleastcanbelivewith.

Anescalator（自動扶梯）broke,sohepostedasigntowarncustomers.Hechosenottousethetraditional“Outof

Order”or“DoNotUse”warnings.Instead,hissignread,“ThisEscalatorIsTemporarilyaStairway”.Heturneda

minusintohumorandmadeitaplus.

Andinfacttherearcsonicthings,liketheweather,wecan'tchange.Allwecanchangeisourwaysthatwethink

andfeelaboutthem.Ibelieveoneofthebesttechniquestodothisistofindsomehumorinthesituation.Finding

somethingamusingorenjoyableofdifficulty,atroublesomeproblemcanbeoneofthemostcreativeandeffectivethings

wecando.Sometimestheonlysenseyoucanmakeofasituationisasenseofhumor.

1、Howmanyplaceshastheauthorlivedinfromthefirstparagraph?

A.2.B.3.

C.4.D.5.

2、Howwouldthenewcomerprobablyfeelafterhearingwhattheshopownersaid?

A.Angry.B.Relaxed.

C.Curious.D.Nervous.

3^Whafsthepurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toencouragepeopletofindthefunnysideintheirdailylife.

B.Toshowtheeffectsofusingsloganstoraisetheposition.

C.Toexplaintheskillsofturningadisadvantageintohumor.

D.Totellthestrangeexperienceofabargaininanantiqueshop.

4、Whatdosetheunderlinedword“it”intheParagraph2referto?

A.Dustonitems.B.Theantiqueshop.

C.Anitemforsale.D.TheLandofEnchantment.

25.（10分）TheArcticisnotasafeplacetobebyanystretchoftheimagination.Essentiallyavast,floating

blockofice,withonlyasmallareaofland,thelandscapecanbealmosttotallydifferentfromyeartoyear.Eventhe

mostexperiencedexplorersareluckytoreturnwithalltheirfingersandtoes,nottomentiontheirlives.

IntothisextremeenvironmentsteppedNabilAlBusaidi.Infact,hedidn'tjuststep—hesteppedandskiedhisway

across650km,pulling50kgofequipment.HealsocarriedtheflagoftheSultanateofOman,whichheheldintheairat

theNorthPole,becomingthefirstArabtoachievethisimpressivefeat（壯舉）.

OnthewaytotheNorthPole,Nabilwasdrivenbytherewardofsuccessandthepainatthethoughtoffailure.

“Throughthe20-whateverdays,everyminutetherewasadifferentthingthatkeptmegoing,eitherthefearoffailure,

thefearofdyingortherewardoffinishingandgettingsomewherewarm.”

Theever-presentcold9averagingaround-40℃butdroppingaslowasarecorded-81℃,ishisoverriding（首要的）

memoryoftheexperience.AsanOmani,Nabilhadanadditional20℃dropintemperaturetogetusedto,comparedto

hisBritishteammates.Apartfromtheextremecold,polarbearswereacommonfeatureofthejourney,andNabiland

theteamhadtheirfairshareofbearencounters.uPolarbearsaredangerous,buttheyarenotthatthreateningbecause

theydon'tintendtoharmhumans.They'reusuallyeithercuriousorjustdon'tcare.Wesawfivebears,andnonewere

aggressive,saidNabil.

OnefinalproblemNabilfacedwasthestressputonteamrelationsbytheseverityoftheconditions,especially

duringthefirstthreestagesofthejourney.However,duringthefourthandfinalleg,theteamworkedsowelltogether

thattheytravelled130kminonlytwoandahalfdays.

1、WhatdoesParagraph1show?

A.NabiPshard-wonsuccess.B.ThevalueofArcticexploration.

C.NabiFsgoodluck.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.

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.

26.（30分）Mymotherwasanurseandoftentookmealongtovisitthefamiliesshewascaringfor.Amongthemwas

awomanwhohada]diseaseandwasalwayslyingonthebed.

Oneafternoon,mymomtoldmethatweneededto2thewomanatherhometo3treatment,and

wewouldstopatastore4.Ithoughtwewouldstopata5store,butwepulleduptoa6,My

momheadedtothemake-up7andboughtthemostexpensivebottleof8theyoffered.Shealsoboughta

9nightdress.WhenIaskedmymomwhothesethingswerefor,shesaidtheywereforherpatient.Mymom10

explainedthatalthoughthiswomanwasolderandunableto11herbed,shewasstillalady,andshe12

dignityandbeauty.She13tomethatwhenwecareforsomeone,we14thedisabilityortheillnessand

welookintothe15ofthehumansowecanconnectwiththemwithsympathy.I16realizedthatmy

mother's17strengthswerecaringfortheveryyoungandtheveryold,thosewhocannot18for

themselvesandneedtrustworthycareproviders.Iknewin9thgradeIwouldbecomea19?

Today,Iworkasaclinicalpsychologist,andPmnot20thatIfindmypracticefilledwithpatientswhoare

veryyoungandveryold.

1、A.commonB.seriousC.rareD.active

2、A.studyB.searchC.persuadeD.visit

3、A.helpwithB.respondtoC.requireD.get

4、A.allthewayB.theotherwayC.onthewayD.intheway

5、A.fruitB.clothingC.drugD.specialty

6、A.garageB.restaurantC.factoryD.supermarket

7、A.counterB.roomC.mirrorD.box

8、A.wineB.perfumeC.juiceD.milk

9、A.comfortableB.fashionableC.usefulD.beautiful

10、A.furtherB.thusC.stillD.once

11>A.approachB.makeC.leaveD.touch

12、A.managedB.deservedC.challengedD.requested

13、A.turnedB.reportedC.wroteD.explained

14、A.lookforB.lookatC.lookupD.lookpast

15、A.courageB.futureC.soulD..development

16、A.evenB.soonC.neverD.again

17、A.greatB.financialC.physicalD.various

18、A.prepareB.arrangeC.advocateD.support

19>A.writerB.doctorC.chemistD.patient

20>A.surprisedB.pleasedC.positiveD.silent

第二節(每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

27.(15分)ThenationalcollegeentranceexaminRussia,UnifiedStateExam,willincludeChineseas

1.electiveforeignlanguagestartingfrom2019.ChinesewillbecomethefifthelectivetestitemfortheUnified

StateExam2.(follow)English,German,FrenchandSpanish.

ThenumberofChineselearnersinRussia3,(grow)quicklyinthepastdecade,accordingtoa

survey4.(carry)outbyalinguisticresearchcenterinRussia.

ApproachestolearningChinesevaryfrompersontoperson,5,moreandmorepeoplechoosinguniversity

coursesinRussia.Thethree-hour-longChinesetestwillquizstudentson(they)listening,reading,andwriting

abilitiesandafourthsectionwillexaminestudentsongrammar,vocabularyandChineseT^^haracter).Some

partsintheexamareevenalittlebitdifficultfornativeChinesespeakers.

TheUnitedNations(UN)in2010suggestedaChineseLanguageDay8.fallsonApril20each

year9.(celebrate)culturaldiversityaswellastopromoteusingallofficiallanguages10.(equal).

第四部分寫作(共兩節)第一節短文改錯(滿分10分)

28.(10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每

句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

OnSunday,MissGreentoldLisa,JackandLilyastoryaboutagirlnamesCathy,whoisjust12yearsold、Oneday,

whenshewasatthehome,hermothercarelesscutherfinger,whichimmediatelystartedbleeding、Asalittlegirl,

Cathydidn'tgetapanic、Instead,shecalmlycleanedhermotherwoundandthenstoppeditfrombleed>Shedidthat

soshehadjustlearnedhowtogivefirstaid、ThenMissGreenencouragedbothofthemtolearnmoreaboutfirstaid、

“It'sreallyimportantbecauseitcannotonlyhelpsdealwithinjuriesbutalsosavelife,“shesaid、Afterhearingit,they

decidetolearnfirstaidskillsN

第二節書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李華，是一名高二學生。你發現很多同學晚上學習到很晚，他們邊學習邊吃零食，第二天早上

卻由于起床太晚而不吃早餐，導致上午學習時昏昏欲睡。你感覺這樣對身體有害。請你根據這種現象，給《英語周報》寫

一封信，反映上述情況，并談談自己的看法。

注意：L詞數：100詞左右。已給出的開頭不計入詞數。

2.可根據實際需要，適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：零食：snack

DearEditor,

PmahighschoolstudentwhohasjustenteredGradeTwo.

Bestwishes.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、D

2、B

3、D

4、B

5、C

6、D

7、C

8、D

9^B

10、C

11、B

12、C

13、D

14、B

15、A

16、B

17、C

18、C

19、B

20、D

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21、1、D

2、C

3、D

4、A

22、1、A

2、C

3、D

4、B

23、1、B

2、C

3、D

4、A

24、1、C

2、B

3、A

4、C

25、ThreeyearsagoJennySalgado,aDominicanshopassistant,movedtoHighlandtown,aneighborhoodof

Baltimore.WhenshearrivedtheshopsheworksinwasoneofonlyafewSpanishbusinesses.Nowtherearemanymore.

“It'sgoodnowifyouspeakSpanish/9shesmiles.

Baltimorehasbeenlosingpeoplefor60years.Toaddressthis,itsformermayor,StephanieRawlings-Blake,wanted

tomakeitthemostimmigrant-friendlycityintheworld.ItslibrariesprovideSpanish-Ianguageexerciseclasses.Tohelp

thosewithnopapers,thecityisintroducingmicro-loans（可、額貸款）whichrequirenocreditchecks.Citypolicewouldno

longerroutinelychecktheimmigrationstatusofcitizensorenforceanyfederalimmigrationlawunlessrequiredto.The

thengovernor,MartinO'MaHeymadeitpossibleforillegalimmigrantstogetdrivinglicenses.Suchwelcomingpolicies

arespreading.SuchcitiesasCleveland,DaytonandPhiladelphiaalleagerlytrytopleaseimmigrants.RickSnyder,

GovernorofMichigan,hasaskedthefederalgovernmenttooffer50,000visastopeoplewhoagreetoliveinDetroit.His

administrationhasmadeiteasierforskilledmigrantstogetprofessionallicenses.

Whenacity'spopulationfalls,bothtaxreceiptsandservicesfall.Half-desertedneighborhoodsbreed（滋生）crime,

drivingyetmorepeopletoleave.

Nocityhasescapedthiswithoutattractingnewresidents,saysSteveTobocmanofGloba!Detroit.Severalstudies

suggestthatwhenimmigrantsarrive,crimegoesdown,schoolsimproveandshopsopenup.InDetroit,immigrants

livingnearthetinyseparatecityofHamtramckhaveformedlocalwatchestoguardagainstthieves.Their

neighborhoodsarenotjustsafer;theyarealso