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请根据以下内容回答1-8题HeartbeatofAmerica
1 NewYork--theStatueofLiberty,theskyscrapers,thebeautifulshopsonFifthAvenueandthemanytheatersonBroadway.ThisisAmerica'sculturalcapital.Itisalsoherbiggestcity,withapopulationofnearly8million.Inthesummeritishot,hot,hotandinthewinteritcanbeverycold.Stilltherearehundredsofthingstodoandseealltheyearround.
2 Manhattanistherealcenterofthecity.Whenpeoplesay“NewYorkCity,”theyusuallymeanManhattan.Mostoftheinterestingshops,buildingsandmuseumsarehere.Inaddition,ManhattanisthesceneofNewYork'sbusynightlife.In1605thefirstEuropeanscametoManhattanfromHolland.TheyboughttheislandfromtheNativeAmericansforafewglassnecklacesworthabout$26today.
3 WallStreetinManhattanisthefinancialheartoftheUSA.Itisalsothemostimportantbankingcenterintheworld.Itisastreetof“skyscrapers”.Thesearethoseincredible,highbuildings,whichAmericansinvented,andbuiltfasterandhigherthananyoneelse.PerhapsthetwomostspectacularskyscrapersinNewYorkarethetwotowersoftheNewYorkWorldTradeCenter.Whenthesunsets,their110floorsshinelikepuregold.
4 Likeeverybigcity,NewYorkhasitsowntrafficsystem.Trafficjamscanbeterrible.It'susuallyquickesttogobysubway.TheNewYorksubwayiseasytouseandquitecheap.ThesubwaygoestoalmosteverycornerofManhattan.Butitisnotsafetotakethesubwaylateinnightbecauseinsomeplacesyoucouldgetrobbed.NewYorkbusesarealsoeasytouse.Youseemoreifyougobybus.Therearemorethan30,000taxisinNewYork.Theyareeasytosee,becausetheyarebrightyellowandcarrylargeTAXIsigns.Taxisdonotgooutsidethecity.However,theywillgototheairports.Inadditiontothetaxifare,peoplegivethetaxidriveratipof15percentofthefare'svalue.
5 CentralParkisabeautifulgreenoasisinthemiddleofNewYork'sconcretedesert.Itissurprisinglybig,withlakesandwoods,aswellasorganizedrecreationareas.NewYorkersloveCentralPark,andtheyuseitallthetime.Inthewinter,theygoice-skating,andinthesummerroller-skating.Theyplayball,ridehorsesandhavepicnics.Theygobicyclingandboating.Thereisevenachildren'szoo,withwildbirdsandanimals.
6 AlongtheeastsideofCentralParkrunsFifthAvenue,oncecalled“Millionaire'sRow.”Inthe19thcentury,therichestmeninAmericabuilttheirmagnificenthomeshere.Itisstillthemostfashionablestreetinthecity,withfamousdepartmentstores.
7 BroadwayisthestreetwhereyouwillfindNewYork'sbestknowntheaters.ButawayfromthebrightlightsandelegantclothesofBroadwayaremanysmallertheaters.Theirplaysancalled“off-Broad-way”andareoftenmoreunusualthantheBroadwayshows.Aswellasmanytheaters,NewYorkhasafamousoperahouse.ThisistheMetropolitan,whereinternationalstarssingfromSeptemberuntilApril.CarnegieHallisthecity'smostpopularconcerthall.ButnightlifeinNewYorkoffersmorethanclassicalmusicandtheater.Therearehundredsofnightclubswherepeoplegotoeatanddance.
(1-4题共用以下备选答案)
A TheFinancialCenterofUSA
B TheNightLifeinNewYork
C TheTrafficFacilitiesofNewYork
D ShoppingCenterfortheRich
E NewYork—AnInternationalCity
F CentralPark—APlaceofRecreationfortheNewYorkers
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