外刊阅读与练习：旧金山成为繁荣城市的原因
<p> 备考英语四六级的同学不难发现，阅读是英语四六级考试中非常重要的一部分，阅读理解题想要拿到比较理想的成绩，就要加强练习，不断提高自身的阅读能力。</p><p> 旧金山成为繁荣城市的原因</p><p> <span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Amerians">Amerians</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="outpost">outpost</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="bay">bay</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="ranchers">ranchers</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1846 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="sprang">sprang</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1848. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Wagon">Wagon</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="plodded">plodded</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="across">across</span> 2000 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prairie">prairie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Horn">Horn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="disgorged">disgorged</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> -- <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bay">bay</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="California">California</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> , <span word="good">good</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="attractions">attractions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="clang">clang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bang">bang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="hills">hills</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="seafood">seafood</span> <span word="stals">stals</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wharf">wharf</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Basin">Basin</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p>
页:
[1]