NewYorkCityconsistsoffiveboroughs：Manhattan，Brooklyn，Queens，theBronxandStatenIsland.Thepopulationisabout7.5millionlivinginManhattan.Manhattan，thecenterofthecity，isonanislandbetweentheHudsonRiverandtheEast

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New York City consists of five boroughs：Manhattan，Brooklyn，Queens，the Bronx and Staten Island.The population is about 7.5 million living in Manhattan.Manhattan，the center of the city，is on an island between the Hudson River and the East River.Most of the famous buildings such as the Empire State and the United Nations and other skyscrapers are in Manhattan.Some of its districts are Broadway，which has many theaters and cinemas；the Fifth Avenue，with stores and apartments；Greenwich Village，where many artists and writers have lived；and Central Park，with a small zoo and a skating rink.From Manhattan you have to cross to the other boroughs through a tunnel or over a bridge.The bridge from Brooklyn to Staten Island is the longest in the world.

New York is the second largest port in the world and it has two airports：Kennedy International for international flights and La Guaridia for flights inside the USA.Its temperature goes from very cold in winter (sometimes twenty degrees centigrade below zero) to very hot in summer (sometimes 40 degrees centigrade)．The people who live there come from all over the world and speak many different languages；there are 324 Germans and 390 000 Poles as well as people from Greece，Scotland，Ireland，Hungary，Italy and Romania.People call one district “Little Italy” and another “Chinatown”．

5．What do we know about Manhattan?

A． Manhattan is in the east of the city of New York.

B． There are lots of high rises in Manhattan.

C． Manhattan is not a place for artists to live in.

D． Manhattan is connected to the other parts of New York by way of highways.

6．If you want to see wonderful plays，you should go to            .

A． the Fifth Avenue  B． Central Park

C． Broadway     D． the Empire State Building

7．According to the passage，which bridge is the longest in the world?

A． The bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

B． The bridge between Staten Island and Brooklyn.

C． The bridge between Manhattan and Staten Island.

D． The bridge between Broadway and Brooklyn.

Answer 1

BCB