湖北省黄冈2023学年高三下第一次测试英语试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound2．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual3．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what4．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．although D．once5．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup6．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did7．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased8．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot9．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate10．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted11．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown12．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave13．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof14．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing15．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce16．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which17．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though18．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot19．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely20．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might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）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.22．（8分）Awoman'shomeishercastle.Shecleans,cooks,decorates,repairs,works,playsandrelaxeswithinthewallsofherhome.Sometimeswomenchoosetostayathometoraisetheirchildreninsteadofworkingoutsideofthehome.Soyouthinkshemustbebored.Iwasoneofthosewomen.Afterfinallygettingpregnant,andgivingbirth,Ifoundmyhometobethebestplace.DuringtheninemonthsIcarriedmydaughter,mybodyhadbeenbrokenandback.Beingabletorelaxwasjustwhatmyweakbodyneeded.Besides,nursingwasarestbecauseIwasunhurriedandverycomfortable.Stayingathomecertainlycuredmybrokenbody.Watchingotherfamiliesgrowonechildafterthenextwasahorribledream,whenIdidn’tthinkIwouldeverbeabletohavemyownchild.ButafterhavingAlyssa,myowncutelittlebabygirl,Iwasabletoletmyheartrecoverfromthewounds.IwatchedandIvaluedeverysmallchangeofherbodyandpersonality.Nothingwasmoreexcitingthantimespentwithmychild.Ilovedtostayathome.MentallyIremainedchallengedwithnewopportunitieseveryday.Ilearnedtobeperfectandorganized.Everythingworkedlikeaclock.By9:00inthemorning,thehousewasclean—bedsmade,bathroomscleaned,housecleaned,andwindowscleaned.IenjoyedfinishingthemquicklysothatIcoulddevotemostofthedaytomydaughter.Betweennursing,shortbreaksandstaringather,Ithoughtofwaystoimprovemyhomeandmyself.Evenwithallthehousework,everydaywasfilledwithsomuchfun!1、WhydidtheauthorsayhomeisthebestplaceinParagraph2?A．Shecouldcarryherbabyforninemonths.B．Shecouldknowherbabybetter.C．Shecouldhaveagoodresttocureherweakbody.D．Shecouldmakefriendswithothers.2、Whydidtheauthorenjoystayingathome?A．Becauseshehadabelovedhusband.B．Becauseshecouldhealthewoundsphysicallyandmentally.C．Becauseherdaughterhadsomekindofraredisease.D．Becauseshelikedtodosomuchhouseworkwithherlittledaughter.3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Shelikeddoingworkconnectedwithclocks.B．Shewasbusybuthappywhenstayingathome.C．Shewantedsomeonetohelpherwiththehousework.D．Shepreferredtotakecareofherbabywhiledoingthehousework.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Myexperienceasamother.B．HowcanIdealwithmybodyandmyhousework?C．Howcanastay-at-homemotherbebored?D．Stayathome.23．（8分）Acheetah(猎豹)canrun70milesperhour.Blobfish(水滴鱼)don’thaveanybones.ThesearefactsI’velearnedfrommy5-year-oldsonafterhewatchedsomenetworks,shows.Heisgreatlyinterestedinscientificfacts,soIwassurprisedtheotherdaywhenImentionedclimatechange.Afterafewmorequestions,Idiscoveredthathe’sneverheardanyofhisfavoritescienceshowsmentionclimatechange.Itisstrange,becauseclimatechangeisoneofthemostimportantenvironmentalissuesofourtime.Mysoncantellyoueverythingyoueverwantedtoknowaboutredpandas,exceptforthefactthattheirexistenceisbeingthreatenedbythechangingclimate.IreachedouttoPBSKids,Nickelodeon,andDisneyJuniortoseeiftherewasanytruthtohisclaim.Iwastoldthatexceptanepisode(一段情节)ofDisneyJunior’sDocMcStuffinscalledTheBigStorm,noneofthethreenetworks’showshaseverdiscussedthecausesofclimatechangeonourplanet.Maybeyou’rewonderingifthereasonisthatkids’scienceshowsdon’tevertackletroublingenvironmentalissues.Whyaren’tthesenetworksintroducingkidstosuchanimportantissue?AccordingtoMaria,spokeswomanforPBSKids,it’sbecausethenetworkfeelsthatfocusingonfoundationalscienceconceptsisthemostage-appropriatewaytoserveouraudience.Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’drathermykidlearnalittleaboutthemeltingpolaricecapsthanotherthings.Andkidscanhandleclimatechange.Evenyoungchildrenareabletounderstandthebasicidea.Moreimportantly,they’reabletobegintakingactiontoslowdownglobalwarming.Myguessisthatthenetworksareafraidthatpromotingthescienceonapoliticallycontroversial(争议性的)issuewillleadthemtoloseviewersoradvertisers.Butifthat’strue,andthey’rechoosingtheirbottomlineovertheeducationofAmerica’schildren,that’sarealshame.Kidsneedtolearnabouttheissuethatthreatenstheirplanetifthey’reevergoingtofeelinspiredtosaveit.1、Whydidtheauthorfeelsurprisedatherson?A．Hehasknownmanyscientificfacts.B．Hehaswatchedalotofnetwork’sshows.C．Hedidn’tcareaboutglobalwarming.D．Heknewnothingaboutclimatechange.2、Theauthorwatchedthethreenetworks’showsinorderto.A．gettoknowherson’spreferenceB．findthereasonofherson’signoranceC．findthecausesofclimatechangeD．helphersonknowenvironmentalissues3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkhissonshoulddo?A．Learnsomethingaboutenvironmentalissues.B．Helptoslowdownglobalwarming.C．Discussimportantissueswithothers.D．Learntohandleclimatechange.4、Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthistext?A．Toadvicekidsnottowatchnetworks’shows.B．Tointroducesomepoliticallycontroversialissues.C．Toexpresshisattitudetowardssomenetworks.D．TocallonallAmericanstocareaboutkids’education.24．（8分）Sometimeswestartadaywiththepreviousdaystillinmind.Wethinkaboutthemistakeswemadeinthepreviousday,howthingswentwrong,andhowwefeltbadaboutit.Nowonderitbecomesdifficulttofocusonthecurrentday.Herearesomestepsonhowtostartyournewdayfresh:1.TaketimetoevaluateyourdayAttheendofaday,takesometimetothinkaboutit.Thepurposeofthisthinkingtimeisnottoregrethowbadyourdaywas,howthingswentwrong,orhowpeopletreatedyoubadly.Thiswon’tdoyouanygood.Instead,thepurposeofthisthinkingtimeistoextract(吸取)lessonswhichyoucanbringtothefollowingday.2.MakeacommitmenttoapplythelessonsAfteryouextractthelessons,youshouldmakeacommitmenttoapplythem.Todoso,findsomeactionablethingsyoucandotoapplythelessons.Next,remindyourselftodothem.Youmaywritethemdownifyouwantto.3.“Close”yourdayAfteryouhavespentthetimetothinkaboutthedayandextractthelessons,makeadecisionto“close”theday.Youaredonewithit;don’tthinkaboutitanymore.4.BringonlythelessonstothenextdayandnothingelseAfteryou“close”aday,youshouldnotbringanythingoutofittothenextdayexceptforthelessonsyouextract.Focusonapplyingthelessonstothepresent.Thiswayyouwillbeabletostartyourdayfreshwithouttheburdenofyesterday.1、Whatwillhappenifwethinktoomuchaboutthepast?A．Therewillbeadisaster.B．Therewillbegoodresults.C．Wewon’thaveapeacefulmind.D．Wesurelywon’tfinishtoday’stask.2、Whenshouldwedrawlessonsfromthepastmistakes?A．Attheendofaday.B．Whenwemakemistakes.C．Atthebeginningofaday.D．Whenweregretmakingthemistakes.3、Whyshouldweextractlessonsfromthepastday?A．Tosetthemdown.B．Toconsiderthemagain.C．Tomakeabetterdecision.D．Toapplythemforfutureuse.25．（10分）NeverTalktoStrangers?“Nevertalktostrangers.”Manychildrenaretaughtthissimpleruleasaprecautionagainstabduction(诱拐).InJune,2005,an11-year-oldboywaslostintheUtahwildernessforfourdays.Duringthattime,hestayedonthepath.Hesawpeoplesearchingforhimbutdeliberatelyhidfromthem,afraidsomeonemight“steal”him.Eventually,theunfortunategameofhide-and-seekendedandhewasfound.AccordingtotheCanadaSafetyCouncil,thisalarmingincidentshowshowunwiseitistoinstill(灌输)afearofstrangersinchildren.The“strangerdanger”messagecanpreventchildrenfromdevelopingthesocialskillsandjudgmentneededtodealeffectivelywithreal-lifesituations.Inadifficultsituation,astrangercouldbetheirlifelinetosafety.Tohaveachildgomissingisaparent’sworstnightmare.Thethreatofabductionbyastrangerisminimalwhencomparedwithotherpossiblereasonsforadisappearance.In2004,therewere67,266missing-childrencasesinCanada.Only31involvedabduction;inmostofthosecasestheabductorwasarelative,friend,orpersonknowntothefamily.Therewere671casesofchildrenwanderingoff,and332casesofabductionsbyaparent.Almost80percentofallcaseswererunaways.Thesestatisticscastdoubtontheideathatchildrenshouldnevertalktostrangers.Wanderingoffismorecommon—butalostchildmayhavetocalluponastrangerforhelp,andmustdeveloptheabilitytojudgewhatkindofpeopletoapproach.The“nevertalktostrangers”ruledoesnotprotectchildreninthesituationstheyaremostlikelytoface.Ontopofthis,itcanbeconfusing.Adultsdonotmodelthebehavior;theyoftentalktostrangers.Achildmaynotknowhowtotellwhoisastranger,andwhoisnot.Foryoungchildren,nothingreplacesclosesupervision(监管).Pre-schoolersdonotunderstandriskandtendtoactwithoutthinking.Childrenneedtodevelophabitsandattitudesthatwillprotectthemfromtherealthreatsanddangerstheymayface.TheCanadaSafetyCouncilencouragesparentstogivetheirchildrenage-appropriatepositivemessagesaboutsafety,bearinginmindhowyoungstersmayunderstandtheirworld.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthe11-year-oldboy?A．Hepracticedthe“nevertalktostrangers”rule.B．Hehidfromtherescuerstoavoidpossibleabduction.C．Heeventuallyshowedupwhenhishide-andseekgameended.D．Hestayedwherehewas,expectingthecomingoffamiliarpeople.2、Amongthepossiblereasonsforthemissing-childrencasesinCanada,whichoneisthemostfrequent?A．Beingabductedbyaparent. B．Runningaway.C．Beingabductedbystrangers. D．Wanderingoff.3、The“nevertalktostrangers”ruleisconfusingtochildrenbecause___________.A．afriendlyandattractivepersonmaybedangerousB．adultsdonotactupontheruleandstrangersarehardtotellC．theruledoesnotprotectchildreninthesituationofabductingD．alostchildmayhavedifficultyincommunicatingwithastranger4、Whichwouldtheauthoragreewithaboutthe“nevertalktostrangers”rule?A．Itisnotwellrecognizedbyparents.B．Itispracticalasasafetytipindailylife.C．Itiseasyenoughforchildrentofollow.D．Itisnoteffectiveinkeepingkidssafe.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）SuziegoestoherartclassTuesdayandThursdayafternoons.Shealwayslooksforwardtothosedayswhenshecandocreativethingsallafternoon.Sheloves___41___bowlsandcupsoutofclay.Lastmonthshelearnedtoput___42___intoahotoven,calledakiln,tomakeithardandstrong.Afterthepottery（陶器）has__43____downfromthekiln,sometimesshe___44___itwithalldifferentcolors.Brightcolorsareher__45____,althoughsometimesshelikestopaintin"___46___colors,"likebrownanddarkgreen.WhatSuzielikesbestaboutartisthegoodfeelingshegets___47___shehasfinished__48____onapieceofart.Andthenwhenshetakesithometoshowherparentsshefeelsso__49____ofwhatshehasmade.OnWednesdaysSuziedoessomethingelsethatshereally___50___.OnWednesdayafternoonsshewritesarticlesfortheschoolnewspaper.Whenshefirst___51___toherschool,shewroteanarticleabouthowitfeelstobeanewstudentinanewschool.Hersecondarticleinthenewspaperwasaboutateacheratherschoolwhohadjustfinishedwritingabook.Onthedaythenewspapercomes___52___,thefirstthingSuziedoesisto___53___whereherarticleisinthenewspaper.Andatthebeginningofherarticle,arethewords:BySuzanneJefferson.Onthewayhomefromschoolyesterday,Suzie___54___tothinkingabouthow__55____artandwritingarethesame.Inartclassshethinksof__56____thingstomake,andthenspendsalotoftimemakingitlookjustright.Andwhenshewritesarticlesfortheschoolnewspaper,shethinksofcreativethingsto__57____,andthenspendsalotoftimemakingit__58____justright.Andwhenshehasfinishedwritingareallygoodsentence,shefeelsalmostasifshehasmadeabeautifulpieceofart.Suzie__59____homesoshecouldwritesomethingshortbeforedinner.Shealreadyhadlotsofideasfornextmonth'snewspaper.Andshewantedtomakesurethatnoneofhercreativeideas___60___awaybeforeshewrotethemdownpermanentlyonpaper.1、A．using B．painting C．drawing D．making 2、A．bowls B．pottery C．cups D．clay 3、A．dropped B．cooled C．come D．fallen 4、A．rubs B．cleans C．brushes D．paints 5、A．bests B．friends C．favorites D．fears6、A．bright B．earth C．black D．deep 7、A．before B．when C．that D．until8、A．working B．painting C．putting D．taking 9、A．worried B．anxious C．happy D．proud 10、A．promises B．wants C．hates D．enjoys 11、A．got B．sent C．moved D．returned12、A．up B．in C．out D．about 13、A．read B．search C．overlook D．check 14、A．began B．went C．got D．started 15、A．soon B．much C．long D．far 16、A．relative B．creative C．productive D．active 17、A．tell B．talk C．speak D．say 18、A．feel B．look C．sound D．appear 19、A．rushedB．walked C．got D．went 20、A．left B．forgot C．floated D．kept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）语法填空Musicisoneofthemost1．(power)thingsinmylife.Listeningtomusiccanhelptomotivatemeintryingtime.Whenyounger,I2．(have)nogreatloveformusicasIdonow.Imainlylistenedtowhatmyparentswerelisteningto.WhetherIwasinthecar,thehouse,3．anywhereelsetherewassuretobesomeBeatles,orBuddyHollyconstantlyplayinginthebackground.NowasI’m4．(old),Ienjoyitforthereasonthatitallowsmetoremembermychildhood.Ibelievemusichasthepower5．(express)allsortsofemotion.Thesong“Alittlebitlonger”byNickJonasis6．anemotionalandinspiringsongthatwhenIhearit,Ialwayscomecloseto7．(drop)downtears,especiallywhenIwatchitbeingplayedlive.Theeffect8．musiccanhaveonouremotionsisgreat,asitcanbringpeopletofloodsoftearsorburstsof9．(laugh).Ibelievemusicaffectspeopleinmanyways.Tome,musicis10．(extreme)importantinmylife.Ithinkitbringsmeclosertomyfriendsandfamily.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短文。短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Ihavejustgotsomegoodnewstotellyou、Iwinanationalprizeformypaintinglastweek、MyfatherwassopleasingthathesuggestedIwenttoEnglandforaholidaythissummer、I'dliketostayhereforhalfamonth,visitingsomeplacesofinterestandpractisemyEnglishaswell、Wehavekeptintoucheachotherfornearlyayearnow、Ihaveoftendreamedoftalkingfacetofacewithyou、Ihopeyou'llbeontheholidayatthattime,butI'msurewewillhavealottotalkabout、Ialsowanttobuysomesouvenirformyfriendsathome、IfIhaveanybetterideas,pleasesharethemwithme、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter对中国春联（SpringFestivalcouplets）产生了浓厚兴趣，来信向你了解中国的春联文化。请你用英语写一封回信，为他介绍春联的用途、内容和寓意等。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、B5、B6、C7、B8、A9、A10、C11、C12、C13、C14、B15、B16、A17、B18、C19、A20、B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、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,schoolsimprove