阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务;(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第3~6段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。 Heartbeat of America 1. New
York—the Statue of Liberty, the skyscrapers, the beautiful shops on Fifth Avenue
and the many theaters on Broadway. This is America’s cultural capital. It is
also her biggest city, with a population of nearly 8 million. In the summer it
is hot, hot, hot and in the winter it can be very cold. Still there are hundreds
of things to do and see all the year round. 2. Manhattan is the real center
of the city. When people say “New York City,” they usually mean Manhattan. Most
of the interesting shops, buildings and museums are here. In addition, Manhattan
is the scene of New York’s busy night life. In 1605 the first Europeans came to
Manhattan from Holland. They bought the island from the Native Americans for a
few glass necklaces worth about $ 26 today. 3. Wall Street in Manhattan is
the financial heart of the USA. It is also the most important banking center in
the world. It is a street of “skyscrapers”. These are those incredible, high
buildings, which Americans invented, and built faster and higher than anyone
else. Perhaps the two most spectacular skyscrapers in New York are the two
towers of the New York World Trade Center. When the sun sets, their 110 floors
shine like pure gold. 4. Like every big city, New York has its own traffic
system. Traffic jams can be terrible. It’s usually quickest to go by subway. The
New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. The subway goes to almost every
corner of Manhattan. But it is not safe to take the subway late in night because
in some places you could get robbed. New York buses are also easy to use. You
see more if you go by bus. There are more than 30,000 taxis in New York. They
are easy to see, because they are bright yellow and carry large TAXI signs.
Taxis do not go outside the city. However, they will go to the airports. In
addition to the taxi fare, people give the taxi driver a tip of 15 percent of
the fare’s value. 5. Central Park is a beautiful green oasis in the middle of
New York’s concrete desert. It is surprisingly big, with lakes and woods, as
well as organized recreation areas. New Yorkers love Central Park, and they use
it all the time. In the winter, they go ice-skating, and in the summer
roller-skating. They play ball, ride horses and have picnics. They go bicycling
and boating. There is even a children’s zoo, with wild birds and animals. 6.
Along the east side of Central Park runs Fifth Avenue, once called
“Millionaire’s Row.” In the 19th century, the richest men in America built their
magnificent homes here. It is still the most fashionable street in the city,
with famous department stores. 7. Broadway is the street where you will find
New York’s best known theaters. But away from the bright lights and elegant
clothes of Broadway are many smaller theaters. Their plays an called
“off-Broad-way” and are often more unusual than the Broadway shows. As well as
many theaters, New York has a famous opera house. This is the Metropolitan,
where international stars sing from September until April. Carnegie Hall is the
city’s most popular concert hall. But night life in New York offers more than
classical music and theater. There are hundreds of nightclubs where people go to
eat and dance. For those play-lovers who are interested in what is unusual, the small theaters might be more attractive______.