New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the USA. Most American live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8 million people live in New York. Why did so many people come to live in one place?

A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port （商埠）. The Dutch （荷兰） settlers (new comers ) wanted to use it for business. In 126, the Dutch paid the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York.

The United States became an independent （独立的） country in 1783, and New York was its capital for a short time. The city became so crowded that some people moved out to other areas (places). But more people from everywhere went on coming into the city every day.

66. Which of them is the biggest city in the United States?

A. New York          B. Washington        C. New Amsterdam       D. Chicago

67. More and more people form different countries in the world come into New York because __________.

A. New York has the largest population in the United States

B. New York is as beautiful as a picture

C. New York is a developing city

D. they think it is a good place for business

68. The underlined word “took” means __________.

A. 花费                B. 耕耘                C. 占领                D. 测量

69. The United States became an independent country in __________.

A. the sixteenth century               B. the seventeenth century

C. the eighteenth century                     D. the nineteenth century

70. From the passage, we can know __________.

A. much about Dutch

B. how the Dutch took New Amsterdam

C. some of the history of New York

D. how the people form different countries come to the USA

　　New York City isn't the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the United States. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8 million people live in New York City. Why did so many people come to live in one place?

　　A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port (商埠). The Dutch (荷兰) settlers (new comes) wanted to use it for business. In 126, the Dutch paid (付钱) the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to NewYork.

　　The Untied States became an independent (独立的) country in 1783, and New York was its capital for a short time. The city became so crowded that some people moved out to other areas (places). But more people from everywhere went on coming into the city every day.

(1) Which of them is the biggest city in the United States?

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(2) More and more people from different countries in the world come into New York because ________.

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A．New York has the largest population in the United States

B．New York is as beautiful as a picture

C．New York is a developing city

D．they think it is a good place for business

(3) The underlined word 'took' means ________.

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(4) The United States became an independent country in ________.

[　　]

A．the sixteenth century

B．the seventeenth century

C．the eighteenth century

D．the nineteenth century

(5) From the passage, we can know ________.

[　　]

A．much about Dutch

B．how the Dutch took New Amsterdam

C．some of the history of New York

D．how the people from different countries come to the USA

A family went to New York City on vacation．One day，the father took his son into a large building．They were surprised at everything they saw．When they came to an elevator（电梯），the son felt surprised．

He asked，“What’s this，Dad?”

The father answered．“I didn’t see anything like this before．I don’t know，either!”

While the father and the son watched the elevator，an old woman walked slowly to it and pressed（按）a button．A door opened and the woman walked into a small room．Then the door closed．After a while，the door opened again，and a beautiful young lady walked out．The father quickly turned to his son and said，“Go，get your mom here．”

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。

1．The family spent their vacation in New York City．

2．There was an elevator in the small building．

3．The father wasn't surprised at the elevator．

4．An old woman walked into the elevator．

5．The elevator made the old woman young and beautiful．

Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York City last Saturday.

 While Linda was buying a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was crowded and Linda couldn't see Davy anywhere. When Linda shouted his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn't come. Then she called the police. While she was talking on the telephone, Davy met another dog outside the station. While the police were coming,Linda walked around the station and called Davy' s name. She didn't think about looking outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, "Did you look outside? I saw a big black dog when I came in. "When Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer next to them. The police officer said to Linda, "I think my dog found your dog."

1.What was Linda doing when Davy ran away?

2.How was the station?

3.What did Linda do when she couldn't find her dog?

4.Who gave Linda the tip (???) to find Davy?

5.Who found Davy finally?