CentralParkcoversmorethanthreehundredandfortyhectares(公顷).ItwasthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheUnitedStates.In1858adesigncompetitionwasheldtofindthebestideaforplanningthehugeareainthecenter
CentralParkcoversmorethanthreehundredandfortyhectares(公顷).ItwasthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheUnitedStates.
In1858adesigncompetitionwasheldtofindthebestideaforplanningthehugeareainthecenterofNewYorkCity.ThewinnersweretwolandscapedesignersAmericanFrederickLawOlmstedandCalvertVauxfromBritain.
Itwasnoteasytocreatethispark.Itmaylooklikeanaturalenvironmentoflakesandwoodlandsbutitwasentirelybuiltbyhumanlabor.
Workersmovedmillionsofcubicmetersofstoneandearthtoclearthearea.TheybroughtinmorethanfourteenthousandcubicmetersoffertillssoilfromNewJerseytomakeitpossibletogrowtreesandotherplants.
Ittookfifteenyearstocompletetheproject.CentralParkwasahugesuccessandhelpedcreateamovementacrosstheUnitedStatesforcreatingpublicgardens.
HereareafewfactsthathelpshowjusthowbigandbusyCentralParkis.Itcontainssevenkilometersofpathsforhorsebackridingandabout93kilometersofwalkingpathsWhenyougettiredfromallthatwalkingtherearemorethan9000bencheswhereyoucansitdown.
Thereare21playgroundsforchildrenaswellasareastoplaybasketballbaseballfootballandevenchess.Thereisalsoazoo.AndeverysummervisitoscanwatchplaysbyWilliamShakespeareinanout-doortheater.Abouttwenty-fivemillionpeoplevisitCentralParkeachyeartoenjoyitsmanysightsandactivities.
Theparkisalsoimportantfornaturallife.Itcontainsmorethantwenty–sixthousandtrees.Andhundredsofkindsofbirdshavebeensightedintheparkwhichservesasastoppingareaforbirdsastheyflytootherplaces.
60.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?
A.Thedesigncompetitionthattookplacein1858.
B.HowworkersbuiltCentralPark.
C.CentralParkattractsmillionsofvisiterseveryyear.
D.ThefirstpublicparkintheUnitedStates.
61.CentralParkisagoodplacefornaturallifeso .
A.migratingbirdsstayinCentralParkandthengoonwiththeirjourney
B.hundredsofkindsofanimalscanbeseen
C.morethanninethousandbenchesareprovidedforbirdstostayforarest
D.manykindsofbirdslikeitandl