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HeartbeatofAmerica
1.NewYork--theStatueofLiberty(资源女神),theskyscrapers,thebeautifulshopsonFifthAvenue(第五大街)andthemanytheatersonBroadway(白老汇).ThisisAmerica'sculturalcapital.Itisalsoherbiggestcity,withapopulation(入口居民)ofnearly8million.Inthesummeritishot,hot,hotandinthewinteritcanbeverycold.Stilltherearehundredsofthingstodoandseealltheyearround.
2.Manhattan(曼哈顿)istherealcenterofthecity.Whenpeoplesay"NewYorkCity",theyusuallymeanManhattan.Mostoftheinterestingshops,buildingsandmuseums(博物馆)arehere.Inaddition,ManhattanisthesceneofNewYork'sbusynightlife.In1605thefirstEuropeanscametoManhattanfromHolland(荷兰).TheyboughttheislandfromtheNativeAmericansforafewglassnecklacesworthabout$26today.
3.WallStreet(华尔街)inManhattanisthefinancial(金融的)heartoftheUSA.Itisalsothemostimportantbankingcenterintheworld.Itisastreetof"skyscrapers".Thesearethoseincredible(难以置信的),highbuildings,whichAmericansinvented,andbuiltfasterandhigherthananyoneelse.Perhapsthetwomostspectacular(壮观)skyscrapersinNewYorkarethetwotowersoftheNewYorkWorldTradeCenter.Whenthesunsets,their110floorsshinelikepuregold.
4.Likeeverybigcity,NewYorkhasitsowntraffic(交通)system.Trafficjamscanbeterrible.
It'susuallyquickesttogobysubway(地铁).TheNewYorksubwayiseasytouseandquitecheap.ThesubwaygoestoalmosteverycornerofManhattan.Butitisnotsafetotakethesubwaylateatnightbecauseinsomeplacesyoucouldgetrobbed(抢劫).NewYorkbusesarealsoeasytouse.Youseemoreifyougobybus.Therearemorethan30,000taxisinNewYork.Theyareeasytosee,becausetheyarebrightyellowandcarrylargeTAXIsigns.Taxisdonotgooutsidethecity.However,theywillgototheairports.Inadditiontothetaxifare,peoplegivethetaxidriveratipof15percentofthefare'svalue.
5.CentralParkisabeautifulgreenoasis(绿洲)inthemiddleofNewYork'sconcrete(水泥)desert.Itissurprisinglybig,withlakesandwoods,aswellasorganizedrecreationareas.NewYorkersloveCentralPark,andtheyuseitallthetime.Inthewinter,theygoice-skating,andinthesummerroller-skating.Theyplayball,ridehorsesandhavepicnics(野餐).Theygobicyclingandboating.Thereisevenachildren'szoo,withwildbirdsandanimals.
6.AlongtheeastsideofCentralParkrunsFifthAvenue,oncecalled"Millionaire'sRow(百万富翁之街)".Inthe19thcentury,therichestmeninAmericabuilttheirmagnificenthomeshere.Itisstillthemostfashionablestreetinthecity,withfamousdepartmentstores.
7.BroadwayisthestreetwhereyouwillfindNewYork'sbest-knowntheaters.ButawayfromthebrightlightsandelegantclothesofBroadwayaremanysmallertheaters.Theirplaysarecalled"off-Broad-way"andareoftenmoreunusualthantheBroadwayshows.Aswellasmanytheaters,NewYorkhasafamousoperahouse.ThisistheMetropolitan,whereinternationalstarssingfromSeptemberuntilApril.CarnegieHallisthecity'smorepopularconcerthall.ButnightlifeinNewYorkoffersmorethanclassicalmusicandtheater.Therearehundredsofnightclubswherepeoplegotoeatanddance.
Paragraph3__________ A.ThefinancialcenteroftheUSA
B.ThenightlifeinNewYork
C.ThetrafficfacilitiesofNewYork
D.Shoppingcenterfortherich
E.NewYork--aninternationalcity
F.CentralPark--aplaceofrecreationfortheNewYorkers
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