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PuertoRico,theoriginalnameforthecityofSanJuan,means"richport".AndwhilethatnamelargelyprovedthenaturalAtlanticharborfoundbySpanishexplorersintheearly1500s,iteasilydescribesthewealthofnaturalassets,urbandiversity,andculturaltreasuresthatmakethecityoneofthemostvisitedintheCaribbeantoday.
Thereareafewpracticalreasonsforitspopularity:Americansdon'tneedapassporttovisit;thecurrencyisAmerican;and,manycitiesofferdirectflights.
Butthatonlyemphasizesthestress-freeappealofvacationingontheisland.
SanJuan'shistoryispalpableinthecarefullyrestoredandmaintainedhistoricquartercalledOldSanJuan.Here,thestreetsarepavedinstones;the16th-centuryfortstillwatchesovertheharbor;andshops,restaurants,hotelsandcafesspilloutofelegantcolonialbuildings--manypaintedinCaribbeanpastels(蜡笔).
AsSpain'sNewWorldtradingoutpost(前哨)fromtheearly16thcentury,SanJuanwasattackedcontinuallybytheEnglishandDutchuntil1898,whentheSpanishgavetheislandtotheUSAaftertheSpanish-AmericanWar.Tourismheregotpopularsometimeafter1950,whenmavericks(特力独行者)likeLauranceS.
Rockefellerdevelopedresortsthatattractedfamouspeopleoftheage.Whenitcomestotourism,SanJuanistrulyPuertoRico.Fromthehistoricquarter,theresortregionisstrungoutalongtheAtlanticbeaches(CondadotolslaVerde)allthewaytotheeastcoast.Todosomeexcitingexploring,rentacarorhireaguide(taxidriversoftenwelcomecommissionsasguides).Travelerscanstayinthemetroareaandmakedaytripstotheisland'smostimportantsites,includingElYunqueNationalForestandthedivesitesoffFajardoontheeastcoast.Amodem,busyandrecentlyexpandedhighwaylinksnearlytheentirenorthernAtlanticcoast.
WhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaboutPuertoRico? A.Itisrichofnaturalresources.
B.Ithasmanyculturaltreasures.
C.IthasanoriginalnamecalledSanJuan.
D.ItwasfoundbySpanishintheearly1500s.
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