英语六级考试快读阅读练习及答案（2）
<p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span></p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="conjures">conjures</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lounging">lounging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picturesque">picturesque</span> <span word="terrain">terrain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="with">with</span>(熙来攘往)<span word="people">people</span>, <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="large">large</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sights">sights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="renowned">renowned</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="attractions">attractions</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unbeatable">unbeatable</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> 29 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="September">September</span> 11, 2001, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Overview">Overview</span></p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> City is located on the Eastern Atlantic coast of the United States. It rests at the mouth of the Hudson River. The city is often referred to as a city of islands . Greater NYC is made up of five distinct areas called boroughs(纽约行政区). These boroughs include Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. The boroughs are separated from each other by various bodies of water and are connected by subways, bridges and tunnels.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="geography">geography</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NYC">NYC</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> : <span word="Queens">Queens</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>; <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="situated">situated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>; <span word="Staten">Staten</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bronx">Bronx</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>.</p>
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