2025屆河北省唐山市五校高三英語第一學(xué)期期末綜合測試模擬試題含解析

2025屆河北省唐山市五校高三英語第一學(xué)期期末綜合測試模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved2．Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith3．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever4．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived5．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit6．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should7．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends8．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what9．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which10．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe11．---ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared12．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed13．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout14．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood15．Mr.Smithdidn’tunderstand_____madehissonsoupsetthatevening.A．whatwasit B．whyitwasthis C．howthatwas D．whatitwasthat16．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose17．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a18．－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction19．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff20．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof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）30November2017,SerbiantennisplayerNovakDjokovicdefeatedScottishAndyMurray6-1,7-5,7-6intheAustralianOpen2017finaltowintheGrandSlamevent(大滿貫)forthesixthtime.MurrayhaslostfiveAustralianOpenfinals,facingDjokovicinallbutoneofthem.Djokovicdominatedthefirstset,winning6-1injusthalfanhour.Heservedsevenaces(得分的發(fā)球)intotalinthematch.Murrayfoughtbackinthesecondset,whichwentuptotwelvegameslastingfor80minutes.ItwasthelongestsetandMurrayhadnineaces,twelveintotalforthematch.Djokovichad41unforcederrors,comparedtoMurray’s65.Thethirdsetlastedfor63minutesandat6-6itwenttoatiebreaker,whichDjokovicwon7--3,towintheeleventhGrandSlamtitleofhiscareer.DjokovichasnowequalledtherecordofRoyEmersonwinningsixAustralianOpens.Djokovicafterthematchsaid,”Andy,youareagreatchampionandfriend.I’msureyou’llhavemoreopportunitiestofightforthistrophy”.MurraycongratulatedDjokovic,saying“IfeellikeI’vebeenherebefore.Congratulations,Novak.SixAustralianOpensisanincrediblefeat(業(yè)績).Thelastyearhasbeenincredible.Goodjob.”HealsoleftamessageforhiswifeKimSears,“I’llbeonthenextflighthome.”Thecoupleisexpectingababy.Yesterday,JamieMurray,AndyMurray’selderbrother，wontheAustralianOpenMen’sdoubleswithBrunoSoares.AndyMurraywasthereintheaudience,recordinghisbrothersspeech,towhichJamiesaid,“Andy,youshouldbeinbed!”1、On30November2017DjokovicbeatMurrayforthe________time,andwonAustralianOpenFinal2017.A．5thB．6thC．4thD．11th2、Accordingtothenewsreport,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．ItwasapieceofcakeforDjokovictowinthe2ndset.B．DjokovicandMurrayquiteadmiredeachother.C．Djokovicbecamethe1sttowinsixAustralianOpens.D．Murraycouldn’twaittogobacktohiswifebecauseshejustgavebirthtoababy.3、Accordingtothepassage,Murrayismostprobablyconsideredtobe________.A．friendlyandconsiderateB．selflessbutdishonestC．unconfidentbutmodestD．pridefulandout-going22．（8分）It’scoldanddarkoutside,andyourbedissowarmandcomfortable.Goingforarunseemslikesuchabadidea.Butbeforeyouhideyourrunningshoes,itmightbeworthgivingthatcrazyideaago.AccordingtoTheHuffingtonPost,anoutdoorruninwinter,asopposedtooneonatreadmill(跑步機),burnsmorecaloriesbecausethebodyisworkinghardtoregulate(調(diào)節(jié))itscoretemperature.Furthermore,researchshowsthatracetimesarefasterincoldweatherthaninwarmertemperatures—andquickerrunsburnmorecalories.Similarly,coldweatheralsomakestheheartworkhardertodistributebloodthroughthebody,makingthatvitalmuscleevenstronger.Outdoorexercisealsoturnsupyourenergyandridsyouofthestressanddepressionthatbuildupeveryday.Theheatandhumidityinthesummercandragyoudownandtireyoufaster,butcoldweatherisrefreshing.Itadjustsyoutoyoursurroundings,makingyoufeelalive.Ofcourse,thethreatofsmoginsomebuilt-upareasisafurtherhurdletowinterexercise.Heartattacks,stroke,lungcancerandasthmaarealldangersofrunninginsmog.Thecombinationofairpollutionandexerciseincreasesthepotentialproblems.Ifyoudochoosetorunoutsideonsmoggydays,takeapathinaparkorresidentialareatoavoidcarexhaust(尾氣),andgoearlyinthemorning,beforerushhour.Butstayinginsideonsmoggydaysandwaitingforthenextcleardaytorunisbest.1、Howdoescoldweatherbenefitrunners,comparedwithwarmweather?A．Theycanrunmoreslowly.B．Theycantakeinmorecalories.C．Theirheartscanfunctionharder.D．Theirbodytemperaturecangetlower.2、Howdoessummeraffectrunners?A．Itbuildsuptheirenergyquickly.B．Itmakesrunnerstiredeasily.C．Itlessensrunners’stress.D．Itcausesheartattack.3、Whataretherunnerssupposedtodoonsmoggydays?A．Stopdrivingcars.B．Domoreexercise.C．Avoidoutdoorexercise.D．Runlateinthemorning.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．RefreshwithaWinterRunB．TakeOutdoorExerciseinSummerC．GotoRuninaParkD．FollowtheTipstoReduceStress23．（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.24．（8分）Allovertheworldmothersandfathersteachtheirchildrenmanners.Otherchildrenmayhavemannersthatarenotlikeyours.Thereareallkindsofmanners.Manyyearsago,childrenwhohadgoodmannerswereseenandnotheard.Theykeptquietifgrown-upsweretalking.Today,well-manneredchildrenhavemorefreedom.Sometimesgoodmannersinoneplacearebadmannersinotherplaces.SupposeyouareavisitorinthelandofMongolia.Somefriendsaskyoutoeatwiththem.Whatkindofmannersdotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoud“burp(打嗝)”afteryoufinisheating.Burpingwouldshowthatyoulikeyourfood.Insomecountries,ifyougivealoudburp,youaretoldtosay“Excuseme,please.”Inmanyplacespeopleliketoeattogether.ButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbadmannerstobeseeneatingatall.Peopleshowgoodmannersbyturningtheirbacksonotherswhiletheyeat.WhataremannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Thepeopletrynottoseeyou.Theyarebeingpolite.Youmayseeafriend.Hemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyouarepolite,youwillsitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhatheisdoing.Thenhewilltalktoyou.SupposeyouvisitafriendinArabia.Youshouldwalkbehindtheothertentsuntilyoucometohistent.Ifyoupassinfrontoftheothertents,youwillbeaskedintoeachone.Thepeoplewillaskyoutoeatwiththem.Anditisbadmannersifyousayno.Mannersaredifferentallovertheworld.Butitisgoodtoknowthatallmannersbegininthesameway.Peopleneedwaystoshowthattheywanttobefriends.1、Howdidpolitechildrenbehave?A．Bylookingintoadults’eyeswhiletalkingB．BykeepingsilentwhileadultsweretalkingC．ByslippingintothehousewithoutbeingheardD．Bynotopeningtheirmouthsuntilspokento2、Whichcustomshouldwefollowinordertolookwell-mannered?A．Saying“Excuseme”onburpinginMongoliaB．InvitinggueststodinnertogetherinPolynesiaC．TalkingwithafriendbeforehecompletesthingsinEastAfricaD．AcceptinganeatinginvitationinArabia3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Hearmuch,speaklittleB．Loveme,lovemydogC．WheninRomedoastheRomansdoD．Dowhatyououghttoandcomewhatcan25．（10分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被擠出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,讓mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.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）OnacoldNovemberafternoon，mymotherand1werewalkinghomefroma1．Weweredressed2．1wasfeelingalittle3as1wascarryingourshopping，anddecidedtothrowawaysomething．SoIstartedtowalktowardsa4whenInoticedapoormanwalkingoutoftherestaurantinfrontofus．He5overtoanothernearbydustbinandstartedlookingthroughit．Isuddenlyfeltveryguiltybecause1wasabouttothrowawayanewdrinkjustbecauseitwas6．1walkeduptohimandhandedthe7andsomesnacksovertohim．Themanlookedup8andtookwhatIgavehim．Ahugesmile9acrosshisfaceandthis10metofeelindescribablesatisfaction．IfeltIcouldn’tbehappier11myself．Butthenhesaid：“Wow，thisismyson’sluckyday!”Withthat，hethankedmehappilyandstartedoffonhisbike，I12heardhimwhistlingasongasherodeaway．Igotawarm13inside．Inowunderstand14ismeantbythesaying“givingisgetting”．Althoughitonly15，IgainedandlearnedmoreinthosetwominutesthanIdidintherestofthemonth．Everyoneintheworldneeds16，everyonecan17helpandeveryonewillbehelpedby18kindness．Theimageofthatman’shappinesscausedbymysmallgiftappearsinmymindevery19Ihavethechancetodosomethingnice．Thisisthe20ofcharity．1、A．storeB．schoolC．hospitalD．factory2、A．poorlyB．coldlyC．warmlyD．expensively3、A．gladB．interestedC．boredD．tired4、A．streetB．dustbinC．toiletD．corner5、A．walkedB．lookedC．thoughtD．took6、A．cheapB．heavyC．tastelessD．full7、A．moneyB．toysC．drinkD．clothes8、A．insilenceB．insurpriseC．ininterestD．inahurry9、A．spreadB．cameC．wentD．ran10、A．forcedB．helpedC．madeD．caused11、A．withB．toC．a(chǎn)tD．for12、A．stillB．neverC．evenD．ever13、A．opinionB．mindC．ideaD．feeling14、A．whichB．whatC．thatD．it15、A．costB．tookC．spentD．a(chǎn)sked16、A．1oveB．moneyC．helpD．drink17、A．giveB．sendC．offerD．have18、A．showingB．expressingC．1endingD．saying19、A．momentB．dayC．minuteD．time20、A．a(chǎn)imB．meaningC．strengthD．power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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Haveyoufondthatmuchofyouronlinecommunicationhasbeenreplacedbyemojis（表情符號）?Has"HappyBirthday"becomeacake1．lightedcandles?Sincetheywereinventedinthe1990sinJapan,emojis,meaning“picturecharacters",2．(occupy)theworld.AccordingtoaUK-basedmobiletechnologycompany,6billionemojis3．(use)intextmessagesaresentaroundtheworldeverydaythroughsmartphones.That’swhyforthefirsttimeOxfordDictionary’sWordoftheYearisemoji.Emojisareregardedasanewkindof4．(express).Behindthepopularityofemojisistheriseofyoungpeople5．welcomenewtechnologyandnew6．(invention).Sothereasonwhyyoungpeopleaswellasotherslovetoemojiisthattheyshowmeaning7．(beautiful).Whenyoungpeopleareaskedwhatmakesthegenerationunique,8．put“technologyuse“first.Nowemojisareinmuch9．(wide)usethanwrittenwords.As10．result,peoplebegantodoubtwhetherithasmadeupatoolargepartinouronlinecommunication.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）短文改錯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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(Λ)，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(從第11處起)不計分。Inourlife,weoftenregretwhatwedidandwhichwecouldn’tdo、Actually,itdoesn’tbenefitusatall、Asformostofus,wemissedmanychancetoearnmoremoney,togetahighpositionandtorealizeourdreams、Weoftenregretthatwedon’tseizethoseopportunities,thusfeelupset、AlthoughwedoknowregrettingthePastisnobenefit,butwestillcan’thelpdoingitToavoidtheproblembelow,weneedtopaymoreattentiontowhatyouaredoingnow,makingusbusierandhavingnotimetorecallthepast、Moreover,we’dbettersetreasonablygoalsonebyone、Onlybydoingsocanwestruggleforourfuturebetter、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華。你的英國筆友Jim在給你的郵件中提到他很想了解你的職業(yè)規(guī)劃，請你給Jim回信，內(nèi)容包括:1.你希望從事的職業(yè)；2.你選擇該職業(yè)的原因；3.你打算為之做何準(zhǔn)備。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearJim,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、B4、D5、C6、C7、A8、B9、B10、D11、D12、B13、C14、C15、D16、D17、A18、C19、C20、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、B3、A22、1、C2、B3、C4、A23、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.Severalstudiessuggestthatwhenimmigrantsarrive,crimegoesdown,schoolsimproveandshopsopenup.InDetroit,immigrantslivingnearthetinyseparatecityofHamtramckhaveformedlocalwatchestoguardagainstthieves.Theirneighborhoodsarenotjustsafer;theyarealsoamongtheonlyplaceswhereitisaseasytobuyfreshvegetablesasdrugsandalcohol.Butattractingnewimmigrantstothecitieswhichmostneedthemishard,arguesAudreySingeroftheBrookingsInstitution.Theycareaboutthesamethingsaseveryoneelse:safestreets,goodschoolsandjobs.Citieswhichhavelostpopulationfordecadesstrugglewithallof