江蘇省淮安市漣水中學(xué)新高考英語押題試卷及答案解析

江蘇省淮安市漣水中學(xué)新高考英語押題試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave2．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．a(chǎn)s3．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature4．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a5．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．the;the6．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten7．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for8．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．a(chǎn)nticipateC．forecast D．preview9．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar10．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．a(chǎn)gainst D．despite11．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take12．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!13．Billwasdoingalotofphysicalexercisetobuilduphis.A．a(chǎn)bilityB．forceC．mindD．strength14．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight15．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit16．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom17．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing18．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who19．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping20．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof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）AlibabaCloudandtheHangzhoucitygovernmentannouncedthelaunchofETCityBrain2.0,acloud—poweredandAl-drivenurbantraffic-managementsystemthataimstoincreasethecity’sefficiency.AfterovertwoyearsoftestinginAlibaba’shomebase,ETCityBrainhasbecomethenewinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)forHangzhou,withatotalcoverageof420squarekilometersinarea,includingover1,300trafficlights.Over200trafficofficersareconnectedviamobilephones,enablingthemtoreceivereal-timealertsonanytraffic-relatedemergencies.Inversion2.0,thesystemwilloptimizethecity’sfirefightingabilitiesbyprovidingkeyinformationtofirefighters,suchaswaterpressure,thenumberandpositionoffirehydrants(消防栓)inagivenarea,thelocationofgaspipesandotherdetailstheyneedtoknow.Theinformationisinstant,makingtheentirefirefightingprocessfaster,saferandmoreaccurate.CityBraingivesmeaningtodata.ByusingAIandadvancedalgorithms(計算程序),CityBrainisabletoanalyzealargeamountofdataandturnthemintousefulinformationinreal-timespeed.AsaresultofCityBrain’sabilitytopredicttrafficflow,detectaccidentsandprovideinstantfeedback,Hangzhouhasdroppedfrom5thtothe57thonthelistofChina’smostcongestedcities.Hangzhouisprobablytheonlycitythatcantellyouhowmanycarsareonthestreetatanygiventime.Inthecaseofmedicalemergencies,CityBrainisabletochangetrafficlights,soemergencyvehicleslikeambulancesandfiretruckscanheadtothescenewithoutinterruption,acceleratingtheirarrivaltimeby49%.Dr.WangJian,theheadofAlibaba’sTechnologySteeringCommitteewhoinventedtheterm“CityBrain”,saidthesystemisdesignedtoempoweracitytoactquicklyanddirectly.Itismorethanjustabouttrafficmanagement.It’sreallyabouthowtomakecitymorelivableatatimeofshrinkingnaturalresourcesaroundtheglobe.“Itisamatterofsustainability,whileusingaslittlenaturalresourcesaspossible,”Wangsaid,“Thisisjustthebeginning.”1、WhatbenefitwillETCityBrainbring?A．Lowercrimerates.B．Efficientgovernment.C．Lesstrafficcongestion.D．Improvedmedicalcare.2、WhichofthefollowingfunctionsofthecityBrainisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Predictingtrafficflow.B．Givingquickfeedback.C．Changingtrafficlights.D．Handlingtrafficaccidents.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“optimize”inparagraph3?A．Better. B．Practise.C．Operate. D．Emphasize.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．ETCityBrain2.0isamatureversion.B．Alibabatargetsenvironmentally-friendlydevelopment.C．Thegovernmentisdevotedtoimprovingthesystem.D．Thesystemcansolvetheproblemoflackofresources.22．（8分）Onacoolmorning,WilsonKasaineheadsoutalongadirtpathinsouthernKenya.Hiscalmnessmakesiteasytoforgetthathe’strackingoneofthemostdangerousanimalsintheworld.Kasaineistrackinglions—especiallyonelioncalledMarti,whoisthereal-lifeLionKingofSelenkayConservancy.Trackinglionsonfootmaysoundlikeadeathwish,butKasainehasbeendoingitformostofhislife.BornintoatraditionalMaasaifamilyhequicklygrewtounderstandthebeautyanddangerofwildlife.Livingwithbigwildanimalsforceshimtodevelopagoodsenseofwheretheyhavebeenandwheretheymaybegoing.Duringhis12-kilometerwalkstoandfromschool,helearnedhowtotellthepawprints(爪印)ofalionfromthoseofotheranimals.Growingup,Kasaineknewthatimprovinghistrackingabilitieswouldhelphimavoidsurprisemeetingswithdangerousanimals.FormanyMaasai,trackingismainlyamatterofself-protection.ButKasaineistrackinglionstomeetthemandtoprotectthem.Heleadsasmallgroupofwide-eyedtouristsovertheredsandypath,searchingforthelionthathasleftuponithisprints.Eachyear,thousandsoftouristscrowdKenya’snationalparkstotrytohavealookatthe＂bigfive＂;elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloesandlions.Theinternationaldrawoftheseanimalsmattersalotbecausethenation’seconomyistiedtotheprotectionofitswildlife.IfKenya’swildlifedisappears,sodoesitssecond-largestsourceofincome.WildlifeprotectioneffortsinKenyameantmarkingofflandexclusively(專門地)foranimals.Butitalsomeantthatthepeoplewhohadoriginallylivedintheareawereforcedtoleavetheirlandandintosmallersurroundingareas.TheyarealsofindingitincreasinglyhardtokeepatraditionalMaasailifestyle.Butpeoplearegladthatitreallymakesadifferencetowildlifeprotection.1、HowdidKasainetracklions?A．Byworkingtogetherwithtourists.B．Byrunningafterthemallthetime.C．Bygoingtoschooleveryday.D．Bystudyingtheirpawprints.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Maasaipeoplearebornanimallovers.B．TourismisabigthreattoKenya’swildlife.C．Kenyabenefitsalotfromitswildlifeprotection.D．Smallanimalsarenotincludedintheirprotectionpolicy.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂it＂inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Kenya’seconomicdevelopment.B．People’sleavingtheiroriginalhomes.C．Kenya’ssecond-largestincomesource.D．Kenyanpeople’straditionalMaasailifestyle.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WildlifeprotectioninKenyaB．MeetingadangerousanimalC．WilsonKasaine’swisechoiceD．Learningtolivewithlions23．（8分）BlackFridayistheFridayfollowingThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenregardedasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Althoughit’snotanofficialholiday,millionsofemployersgivetheiremployeesthedayoff,andmanypeopleusethatdaytogetajump-startontheirholidayshopping.AsimilardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalled“BoxingDay”.BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensation(營銷效應(yīng))inrecentyears.Since2005,ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppers,retailers(零售商)routinelyopentheirdoorsasearlyas4a.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.Someofthespecialdealsofferedbystoresareonlyavailableinlimitedquantities.Thatiswhysomeshoppersintentongettingthebestdealsoftencampoutinfrontofstoresovernightsothatthey’llbethefirstinlinewhenthedoorsopen.ButwhyBlackFriday?HistoriansbelievethenamestartedinPhiladelphiainthemid-1960s.Busdriversandpoliceused“BlackFriday”todescribetheheavytrafficthatwouldblockcitystreetsthedayafterThanksgivingasshoppersheadedtothestores.Businesses,however,didn’tlikethenegativetoneassociatedwiththe“BlackFriday”name.Intheearly1980s,amorepositiveexplanationofthenamebegantospread.Accordingtothisalternativeexplanation,BlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofitfortheyear.Inaccountingterms(會計行業(yè)),operatingatalossiscalledbeing“inthered”becauseaccountantstraditionallyusedredinktoshownegativeamounts.Positiveamountswereusuallyshowninblackink.Thus,being“intheblack”isagoodthingbecauseitmeansstoresareoperatingataprofit.Recently,forthosewhoaretoobusytoshoponBlackFridayorwhojustdon’twanttofightthecrowds,theMondayfollowingBlackFridayhasbecomeknownasCyberMonday(網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一)forthemanyonlinedeals.1、OnBlackFriday，theAmericans.A．don’thavetogotoworkasusualB．lookexactlyliketheCanadiansC．a(chǎn)reusuallybusydoingshoppingD．stayathomeandrelaxthemselves2、Theunderlinedword“l(fā)ure”(inParagraph2)probablymeans.A．protect B．a(chǎn)ttractC．persuade D．remind3、HowdotheretailersunderstandBlackFriday?A．ItistotallydifferentfromBoxingDay.B．Theyusuallylosesomemoneyontheday.C．Itneverkeepsthemverybusy.D．Itprobablybringsthemmoremoney.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto.A．statethedevelopmentofCyberMondayB．tellthedifferencebetweenredandblackC．introduceBlackFridaytothereadersD．explainthemeaningofBoxingDay24．（8分）TheArcticisnotasafeplacetobebyanystretchoftheimagination.Essentiallyavast,floatingblockofice,withonlyasmallareaofland,thelandscapecanbealmosttotallydifferentfromyeartoyear.Eventhemostexperiencedexplorersareluckytoreturnwithalltheirfingersandtoes,nottomentiontheirlives.IntothisextremeenvironmentsteppedNabilAlBusaidi.Infact,hedidn’tjuststep—hesteppedandskiedhiswayacross650km,pulling50kgofequipment.HealsocarriedtheflagoftheSultanateofOman,whichheheldintheairattheNorthPole,becomingthefirstArabtoachievethisimpressivefeat(壯舉).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）Asalegallyblindstudent,thefirstdayofschoolholdsspecialmeaningforme.Alongwithexcitementandnervesovernewteachersandnewclasses,thatdayineachAugustalsoaffirmsmysenseofbelonging—asensethatlamclaimingarightjustasotherstudentsdowhenthey.boardtheschoolbusorwalktocampus.Sinceitwaspassedoverthirty-fiveyearsago,theIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)hasrequiredstateandlocalschoolsreceivingfederalfundingtoprovidestudentswithdisabilitieswithafreeappropriatepubliceducation(FAPE).Currently,over6millionstudentsacrossthecountrywithvarioustypesofdisabilitiesbenefitfromtheIDEA'sprotections.Butparentsandschooldistrictshavecontestedexactlywhatthatactuallyrequires.Thecasearose,aftertheparentsofEndrewF.,astudentwithautism,decidedhisschoolwasnotdoingenoughtoeducatetheirson.Eachyearfrompreschooltofourthgrade,theschooldistrictrenewedEndrew'sindividualeducationgoalswithoutmakingsubstantial（大量的）changes.Thissuggestedtheplanwasfailingtohelpmakemeaningfulprogress.Eventually,Endrew'sparentsenrolledhiminaprivateschool,whereheimprovedsignificantlythroughanewplandesignedtoaddressspecificbehaviorsandgoals.Whenhisparentsattemptedtore-enrollEndrewinpublicschoolagain,thedistrictofferedaversionofitspreviousplan.TheschooldistrictarguedthatwassufficientbecauseitprovidedEndrew"some"educationalbenefit.IDEAempowers（使有能力）studentswithdisabilitiestoaimhighwithsupportfromschooladministratorsandinputfromparents.Forme,theActdidjustthat.Frompreschoolthroughtwelfthgrade,Ireceivedmyrighttoaccommodationssuchasenlargedpapers,aseatinthefrontoftheclassroom,andsupportfromvisionandmobilityspecialistsoutsidetheclassroom.Atthesametime,myparents,likeEndrew's,demandedthatmydisabilityshouldnotstopmefrombecomingindependent.Eachyear,theymetwithschoolofficialstoinsistonadjustmentstomylearningplanasnecessary.1、What'sthepurposeofParagraph1?A．Tointroducethethemeofthepassage.B．Toshowtheimportanceofthefirstschooldayfordisabledstudents.C．Toshowthedifferencebetweendisabledstudentsandhealthyones.D．Torevealtheauthor'ssympathytowardsdisabledstudents.2、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．ParentsoftendoubtthebenefitofIDEA．B．TheIDEAhasmanydifficultiesinpracticing.C．Endrew'seducationgoalsremainthesameeveryyear.D．Disabledstudentscan'tmakeprogressinpublicschools.3、BytakingtheexampleofEndrew,theauthormeansto_______.A．discusswhethertheIDEAappliestochildrenwithautismB．a(chǎn)rgueEndrewisnotsuitableforstudyinginpublicschoolsC．illustratepublicschoolsshoulddomoretohelpdisabledstudentsD．showpublicschoolslackexperienceinhelpingstudentsmakeprogress4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsIDEAaccordingtothepassage?A．Disapproving.B．Approving.C．Objective.D．Unconcerned.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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）Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperienced1forafewdays,Iwas2towaittablesonmyown.Allwent3thatfirstweek.WhenSaturdaynightcame,Iwasluckily4thetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.5,Istillfeltalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays(托盤).BeforeIknewit,the6wasfullofpeople.Imovedslowly,7everystep.Irememberhow8IwaswhenIsawthetraystand(架子)nearthetables.ItlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwas9on.Ithadnicehandles,whichmadeit10tomovearound.Iwaspleasedwitheverythingandbeganto11Iwasanaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaid,“Excuseme,dear,mywifeandIloved12youwork.Itseemsyourtraystandhasbeenvery13toyou,butwearegettingreadyto14now,andmywifeneedsher15back.”Atfirsthis16didnotgetacross.“Whatwashetalkingabout?”ThenIgotit.Ihadsetmytraysonhiswife’sorthopedicwalker(助步器).Istoodfrozenasice,butmyfacewas17.Iwantedtogetintoaholeand18.Sincethen,IhavelearnedfrommanymistakessuchastheoneIjust19.Ihavelearnedtobemore20andnottobetoosureofmyself.1、A．waitress B．a(chǎn)ssistant C．cook D．manager2、A．promised B．invited C．a(chǎn)llowed D．a(chǎn)dvised3、A．well B．quickly C．safely D．wrong4、A．left B．shown C．brought D．given5、A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Finally6、A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table7、A．changing B．minding C．taking D．saving8、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．calm C．sad D．happy9、A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited10、A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier11、A．believe B．a(chǎn)gree C．regret D．pretend12、A．letting B．making C．watching D．having13、A．unusual B．familiar C．useful D．interesting14、A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave15、A．bag B．walker C．tray D．coat16、A．message B．praise C．idea D．need17、A．cold B．fullofjoy C．pale D．onfire18、A．lie B．hide C．defend D．stay19、A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described20、A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical第二節(jié)（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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridgeisaseriesofbridgesandtunnels1．connectthewestsideofHongKongtoMacauandthecityofZhuhai,whichare2．(situate)onthewestsideofthePearlRiverDelta.Withitslength,itwillbecomeoneofthe3．(landmark)withinthearea.Thebridge4．(benefit)theeconomicdevelopmentofthewholeoftheDelta.ForHongKong,theprojectwillenablethecitytocontinue5．(it)statusasaninternationalaviationandshippingcentre.TheBridgewillalsohelprealizethestrategicbenefitsof6．(promote)thesocial-economicdevelopmentofthewesternPearlRiver.InlinkingupHongKong,MacauandZhuhai,thebridgewillformasystematicregionaltransportnetworkandprovideanoverlandlink.Thislinkwill7．(full)shortenthetravellingtime8．theeasternandwesternsidesofthesoutherntipofthePearlRiverDelta.9．(fast)economiccooperationbetweenHongKongandtheregionisexpectedwiththeincreasingflowsofpeople,goodsandevencapital.Withclosereconomictietoitsneighbouringregion,HongKongcanplay10．leadingroleindrivingtheeconomicdevelopmentinSouthChina.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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11處起）不計分。Inmychildhood,myparentsentmetolearnChinesecalligraphy,believedthatitcouldbenefitmealot、Therefore,thingswerequitecontrarytotheirexpectations、NotonlydoIgetboredwithhoursofpracticebutalsoIdoubtedthevalueofit、Nevertheless,whenIenteredintohighschool,itbecameafantasywayformetorelax、Judgingfrommyownexperience,IwanttosayalittlewordstothosewhohavethesametroublelikeIdid、Donotrefuselearnaskillwhentheyareyoung,asinthelongrunyouwillfindithelpful、85第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校將舉辦慶?！爸腥A人民共和國成立70周年”(the70thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina)聯(lián)歡活動。請給你們的外教Andy寫封電子郵件邀請她參加。內(nèi)容包括:時間和地點；活動安排；歡迎她表演節(jié)目。注意:1.詞數(shù)100詞左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、B4、D5、B6、D7、D8、B9、A10、B11、B12、A13、D14、D15、D16、C17、D18、B19、B20、C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、C2、D3、A4、B22、1、D2、C3、B4、A23、1、C2、B3、D4、C24、ThreeyearsagoJennySalgado,aDominicanshopassistant,movedtoHighlandtown,aneighborhoodofBaltimore.WhenshearrivedtheshopsheworksinwasoneofonlyafewSpanishbusinesses.Nowtherearemanymore.“It’sgoodnowifyouspeakSpanish,”shesmiles.Baltimorehasbeenlosingpeoplefor60years.Toaddressthis,itsformermayor,StephanieRawlings-Blake,wantedtomakeitthemostimmigrant-friendlycityintheworld.ItslibrariesprovideSpanish-languageexerciseclasses.Tohelpthosewithnopapers,thecityisintroducingmicro-loans(小額貸款）whichrequirenocreditchecks.Citypolicewouldnolongerroutinelychecktheimmigrationstatusofcitizensorenforceanyfederalimmigrationlawunlessrequiredto.Thethengovernor,MartinO'Malleymadeitpossibleforillegalimmigrantstogetdrivinglicenses.Suchwelcomingpoliciesarespreading.SuchcitiesasCleveland,DaytonandPhiladelphiaalleagerlytrytopleaseimmigrants.RickSnyder,GovernorofMichigan,hasaskedthefederalgovernmenttooffer50,000visastopeoplewhoagreetoliveinDetroit.Hisadministrationhasmadeiteasierforskilledmigrantstogetprofessionallicenses.Whenacity’spopulationfalls,bothtaxreceiptsandservicesfall.Half-desertedneighborhoodsbreed(滋生）crime,drivingyetmorepeopletoleave.Nocityhasescapedthiswithoutattractingnewresidents,saysSteveTobocmanofGlobalDetroit.Severalstudiessuggestthatwhenimmigrants