六级考试推荐阅读练习（7）
<p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span><span word="nightlife">nightlife</span>, <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enviable">enviable</span> <span word="skyline">skyline</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span>: <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="tempers">tempers</span>, <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="your">your</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="angst">angst</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="jowl">jowl</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>.</p><p> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 烹饪艺术、菜肴、烹饪;风味、(通常指昂贵的饭店中的)饭菜，菜肴</p><p> <span word="angst">angst</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 焦虑，担心</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="here">here</span><span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="go">go</span>-<span word="go">go</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>. <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="skyrocketing">skyrocketing</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>. 尽心尽力的，坚信的，坚定的</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="compiled">compiled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vital">Vital</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>. <span word="Babies">Babies</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="can">can</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> 80.6 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 78.2 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bureaun">Bureaun</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 1. 事务处，联络处，询问处;社，分社 ;(政府机构的)局，司，署，处</p>
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