广东省佛山市莘村中学2026届英语高三上期末经典试题含解析

广东省佛山市莘村中学2026届英语高三上期末经典试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．as D．where2．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what3．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly4．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited5．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith6．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt7．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway8．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor9．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich10．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto11．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful12．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional13．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare14．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely15．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive16．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof17．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout18．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput19．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so20．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend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）Ifyou’veevernoticeduneasinessinyourpuppyaroundanunwelcomehouseguest，youmightbeontosomething．Anewstudyfoundthatdogscanreallysensebadbehaviorinhumans，andarelesslikelytoaccepttreatsfromthosepeople．Forthestudy，whichwaspublishedintheJanuaryeditionofNeuroscience&biobehavioralReviews，researcherssetupasceneinwhichadogwatchedhisownertrytoopenacontainerwhiletwoactorswereonset．Inaseriesofthreetriesoneoftheactorswouldhelptheowneropenthecontainer，respondneutrally(中立地)，orrefusetohelpopenthecontainer．Theotheractorrespondedpassivelyinallthreetries．Ateachendofthetry，bothactorswouldofferthedogatreatatthesametime．Inthetrieswheretheworkingactorhadrespondedeitherhelpfullyorneutrally，thedogwasequallylikelytoacceptatreatfromeitherofthetwoactors．Inthethirdtrywherehehadrespondedrudely，thedogwasmorelikelytochoosethepassiveactor．JamesAnderson，apsychologistwhoworkedonthestudyatKyotoUniversity，toldtheNewScientistthatthedogsmostlikelyhaveasimilarabilitytonoticebadbehaviorinhumansashumanbabiesdo．“Ifsomebodyisbehavingbadly，theyprobablyendupwithsomesortofemotionalreactiontoit,”hesays．Babieshavebeenshowntobegintomakethesetypesofconnectionsaroundageone．Sowhileyoucan’taskyourdog’sopinioneverytimeyou’refacingadifficultsituation，youcanconsiderhisjudgmentofyournewfriendswhenthinkingaboutwhethertheyarekindornot．Ofcourse，we’11suggestdoingsoaccordingtothesituationandyourownconsideration，butitwouldn’thurttotakenote!1、Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyshow?A．Dogscanreadhumans’thoughts．B．DogsareunwillingtoaccepttreatsfrompeopleC．Dogscansenseunfriendlinessofhumans．D．Dogsfeeluneasyaroundstrangepeople．2、Inthethirdtry，whywasthedogmorelikelytochoosethepassiveactor?A．Thedogwantedtopleasehim．B．Histreatsappearedmoreattractive．C．Hisactionstayedthesameduringthreetries．D．Thedogconsideredtheotheractorrude．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword”they”inParagraph3referto?A．Humans．B．Dogs．C．Babies．D．Psychologies．22．（8分）IwastravellingbytheWestCoastExpresstoMangaloretwoyearsago.Berth(铺位)No.55,notfarfromme,wasoccupiedbyamiddle-agedgentleman.WhenthetrainreachedPalakkadJunctionaround9:00p.m.,alargegroupoftouristsenteredwithmuchnoise.Justthenanothermiddle-agedmanfromthegroupdeclaredthatheownedBerth55.Heevenhadapapergivenbyhistravelagenttosupporthimself.Theticketexaminerarrivedandtoldthesecondmanthatitwasnothisberth.“No,”saidthesecondman.“It’smine.”ApolicemanfromtheRailwayProtectiontriedtogetthesecondmanleave.Buthewouldn’tgivein----andhehadthesupportofhiscompanions.Fierceargumentcontinued,evenlongafterthetrainleftPalakkad.Thensomeoneevenpulledtheemergencychain(应急链)aswewereleavingTirurstation,fourstopsafterPalakkad.Nobodycouldsleepanditwasgettinglate.Suddenly,aroundmidnight,Iwatchedateenager,astudentIamsure,climbeddownfromanupperberthclosetome.“Pleasetakemyberth,”hetoldthesecondman,whoaccepteditafterabitofhesitation.Tomygreatsurprise,thestudentthenspreadanewspaperonthefloorandwassoonlostindeepandpeacefulsleep.Bynoweveryonewasquiet,asifnothinghadhappened!I’ma58-year-oldbiologyteacherwhohashandledtworecentgenerationsofstudents.Iwasconvincedonceagainthat,contraytopopularopinions,youngpeoplecanoftenbefar,farnoblerthanmanyolderones.Andthat’sthehopeofournation.1、Wheredidtheauthorspendthenightwhentheargumentshappened?A．Athome.B．Inahotel.C．Onatrain.D．Inarestaurant.2、Whowasreallywrongintheaccident?A．Therailwaystation.B．Thetravelagent.C．Themiddle-agedgentleman.D．Thesecondman.3、Facedwiththetwomen’sarguments,thepassengerswere.A．couriousB．excitedC．angryD．puzzled4、Whywaseveryonequietafterthearguments?A．Theyweretoosleepyinfact.B．Theywereafraidtospeakanything.C．Theyweretiredfromhardwork.D．Theyreachedtheirdestination.5、Readingthepassagegivesreadersasenseof.A．encouragementB．responsibilityC．disappointmentD．excitement23．（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.24．（8分）BeforeChristmasEvein1870RichardWagnerandhiswife,Cosima,hadagreednottobuyeachotherChristmaspresents.Theyweresimplytoopoor.ButWagnerwasplanningasurprisegift.FormorethantwomonthshehadbeencraftingapieceofmusictobeperformedoutsideCosima’sbedroomdooronChristmasmorning.HehadbaseditonthemeslatertobeusedinhisoperaSiegfried,plusalittlenurserysonghehadwrittenfortheirchildrentwoyearsearlier.HecompletedtheSiegfriedIdyllthreeweeksbeforeChristmasandarrangedforconductorHansRichtertochoosethemembersofthesmallorchestra.Richterconductedsecretrehearsals,firstinZurichthenatahotelinLucerne.WagnerinvitedphilosopherFriedrichNietzschetothefinalrehearsalonChristmasEveattheHotelduLacandtheyarrivedtogetherattheWagners’homeinthevillageofTrihschen.TheretheyfoundCosimadecoratingtheChristmastreeandpreparingpresentsforthechildren.Atseveno’clockonChristmasmorningthemusiciansarrivedandquietlyarrangedthemselvesonthestairsoutsideCosima’sroom.Theybegantoplay.“AsIawoketothelightofdawn,”Cosimasaidlater,“mymindpassedfromonedreamintoanother.FamiliarsoundsfromSiegfriedcametomyears.Itwasasifthehouseormoreaccuratelyourentirebeing,wasrisingupinmusicandgoinguptoheaven.Sacredmemories,birdsongandsunrise,interwovenwithmusicfromSiegfriedcalmedmyheartandIcametorealizethatIwasnotdreaming,andyetwasexperiencingthemostwonderfuloneofalldreams.NowatlastIunderstoodallofRichard’swritinginsecret.”AndyetWagnerhadkepthispromisenottobuyhiswifeaChristmaspresent.December25thwasCosima’sbirthday.1、WhydidtheWagnersagreenottobuyChristmaspresentsforeachother?A．Theybothdidn’tliketobuypresents.B．Theywereonlytoopoor.C．Theywereveryrich.D．Theydidn’thavethehabit.2、WhatwasCosimadoingwhenthefinalrehearsalwasconductedonChristmasEveattheHotelduLac?A．Cosimawassleeping.B．Cosimawasplayingwiththechildrenathome.C．CosimawasbusywiththepreparationforChristmas.D．Cosimawascookinginthekitchen.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“themselves”inParagraph4referto?A．Christmas.B．Themusicians.C．Thestairs.D．Thechildren.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．AgreatChristmas.B．Agreatlove.C．Agoodbirthday.D．Asurprisegift.25．（10分）Theoldsayingthatpracticemakesperfectseemstomakenosensewhenitcomestoschoolwork.Manyeducatorstodayarelookingforevidencetosupportthecaseforhomework,butarecomingupempty-handed.“Homeworkisallpainandnogain,”saysauthorAlfieKohn.Hepointsoutthatnostudyhaseverfoundarelationshipbetweenhomeworkandacademicachievementinelementaryschool.MaryJaneCeraistheacademicadministratorfortheKinoSchool,aprivate,non-profitkindergarten0through-12th-gradeschoolinTucson,Arizona,andshemaintainsano-homeworkpolicyacrossallgrades.Thepurposeofthepolicyistomakesurelearningremainsajoy,notathingthatdiscouragessocialtimeandcreativeactivity.Manysupportersofhomeworkarguethatlifeisfilledwiththingswedon’tliketodo,andthathomeworkteachesself-discipline,timemanagementandothernon-academiclifeskills.Kohnchallengesthispopularidea;hesaysthatifkidshavenochoicewhenitcomestohomework,they’renotreallyexercisingjudgment,andareinsteadlosingtheirsenseofautonomy.AttheKinoSchool,Cerasayschildrenoftenchoosetotaketheirfavoritepartsofschoolhome.“Alotofwhatweseekidsdoingiscontinuingtowriteinjournals,practicingmusicwiththeirfriends,andtakingexperimentshometoshowtheirparents,”shesays.SurveysofKinograduatessuggestthattheearlycontroltheyaregivenovertheireducationcontinuestoservethemwellintocollege,andthattheyfeelbetterequippedtomanagetheirtimeandapproachprofessorswithquestionsthanotherstudentsdo.Oneofthereasonswhywecontinuetoassignhomework,Kohnsays,isourobsession（着迷）withstandardizedtests.Evenifwecanagreeontheimportanceofkidsdoingbetterontests,hesays,thereisnoresearchtosuggestthathomeworkisthetickettosuccess.Whereverthehomeworkdebategoesnext,it’sworthtakingamomenttoexamineifwe’reaskingtherightquestionsaboutourchildren’seducation.1、WhichofthefollowingisKohn’sidea?A．Homeworkteachesstudentslifeskills.B．Standardizedtestsarenotimportantineducation.C．Thequalityofhomeworkislinkedtostudents’interests.D．Homeworkisnotconnectedwithacademicachievementinelementaryschool.2、Accordingtothetext,MaryJaneCera________.A．thinksthatlearningshouldhelpdevelopstudent’screativityB．arguessomehomeworkshouldbeassignedtostudentsC．findsherstudentscan’tfinishtheirhomeworkontimeD．believesintheconnectionbetweenhomeworkandacademicachievement3、Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A．Studentswhosomorehomeworkstudybetter.B．Studentswhorefusehomeworkhavebettertime–managementskills.C．Studentswhohavecontrolovertheirstudiescandobetterincollege.D．Studentswhohavebetterprofessorshavebetteracademicperformance.4、Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardshomework?A．Opposed.B．Objective.C．Indifferent.D．Supportive.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）NancyVolkoperatedasidewalkcafeinAnoka,Minnesotatosupportherfamily.DanHeins,oneofthecafe’sregularcustomers,hada1:kidneydialysis（肾透析）from6to10a.monTuesdays,Thursdays,andSaturdays,after2atthecafe.The56-year-oldownerofthesmallcafe,Nancy3thatHeins'diabetes(糖尿病)was4forhiskidneyfailureandthecut-offofhisleg.AndDanknewthatNancy,asinglemotherwiththreedaughters,workedtwootherjobsto5thecafeopenandmeetherhousingloans.Onemorningasheorderedhisbreakfast,he6hewouldbeonkidneydialysistherestofhislifeifhedidn'treceivea(n)7Nancydidn'thesitate,simplysaying“I’lldonate”.Anormal8volunteeredtogivehimanorgan?Itseemed9toDan,andNancyhadtospendafewweeks10himshewasserious.ThedaybeforeThanksgivingin2009,theresultsofthemedicaltestscamein:Shewasa11Whiletheywere12thetransplant,Dan’sotherlegwascutoffandNancy’sfinancial13grewfrombadtoworse.NancydecidedtoclosethecafelastSeptembermuch14shelovedit.Atthesametime,herhomewasgoinginto15Dan'sinsurancewould16hersurgerycosts,butshewasworriedtoomuchthatshewouldn'tbeabletoworkthepart-timejobsforsixweeks.SteveOhlsen,anothercustomerofthecafe,17adonationboxneartheregister.Inlessthanonemonth,peoplegaveNancyseveralthousanddollars—enoughtoensure18onherhomewhilesherecovered.NancyandDanhadtheir19inSeptember.Fourmonthslater,Danis20dialysis,andNancyhassentthank-younotestohersupporters.1、A．way B．service C．route D．routine2、A．breakfast B．supper C．lunch D．dinner3、A．guessed B．knew C．imagined D．concluded4、A．serious B．impossible C．responsible D．important5、A．keep B．run C．cause D．want6、A．shouted B．murmured C．smiled D．informed7、A．operation B．surgery C．transplant D．transfer8、A．friend B．relation C．shopkeeper D．student9、A．exciting B．unreal C．unusual D．moving10、A．cheating B．convincing C．informing D．involving11、A．match B．partner C．companion D．mate12、A．searchingfor B．waitingfor C．lookinginto D．takingin13、A．position B．profession C．situation D．condition14、A．although B．while C．though D．when15、A．trouble B．business C．service D．luck16、A．offer B．provide C．give D．cover17、A．made B．laid C．placed D．set18、A．payments B．expenses C．repairs D．fees19、A．personalities B．supporters C．surgeries D．lives20、A．off B．down C．up D．to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）Friendshipsareeasywhenyou’reinhighschool.Mostofthetime,youmake1．(friend)withsomeoneonlybecauseyoulikeeachother.Butwhenyougettocollege,you’ll2．(probable)findthatmaintaining(维持)friendshipsnotonly3．(require)mutual(相互的)appreciation,4．alsomoney—you’llhavetospendmoney5．(eat)outwithyourclassmates,dormmatesandco-workersinschoolassociationssoyoudon’tfeel6．(leave)out.Butaccording7．asurvey,thisfinancialpressurehasbecomeaburdenonmanyyoungpeople,8．havetostayawayfromcertainsocialeventsbecausethey’reshortofmoney.9．(solve)thatproblem,youmaywanttoprioritize(划分优先顺序)yoursociallife,onlychoosing10．eventsthatarethemostimportant.Or,maybeyou’lljusthavetofacethereality:youcan’thaveitall.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。每处错误仅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：在错的词下面一横线，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。WhenIwasinhighschool,Iwantedtogetascholarshiptoauniversity、Ilikedsinging,soItryoutforascholarshipformusic、ButIfailedtogetone、Iwasrealupset、Ifeltlikefailure、Ijustkeptfeelingsorryforme、However,afterafewday,IdecidednottoletonesinglelosstokeepmefromdoingwhatIlove、ButIcheeredupanddevotedmyselftosingagain、Ithinkthatacceptingfailureisthatweneedtodofirstbeforewesuccesseventually、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是学生会主席李华，你校国际交流生结束为期一周的“中国文化之旅”即将回国，你将在欢送晚会上致辞。请你写一篇发言稿。内容包括:1.回顾过程和发表感言；2.表达祝愿。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。Hello,everyone.Howtimeflies.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、A5、C6、C7、D8、A9、C10、C11、B12、A13、B14、B15、B16、A17、B18、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、C2、D3、B22、1、C2、B3、C4、A5、A23、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,schoolsimproveandshopsopenup.In