【ThisplacewasdarkerthanIexpectedandinspiteoftheraindirtier.UsedtothelifeofruralPuertoRico(波多黎各)Ihadtoadjusttothesimilarlyarrangedaggressivetwo-dimensionalityofNewYork.EverywhereIlookedmyeyes】

　　ThisplacewasdarkerthanIexpectedandinspiteoftheraindirtier.UsedtothelifeofruralPuertoRico(波多黎各)Ihadtoadjusttothesimilarlyarrangedaggressivetwo-dimensionalityofNewYork.EverywhereIlookedmyeyesmetgrayandbrownstraight-edgedbuildingswithsharpcornersanddeepshadows.Everyfewblockstherewasacement(水泥)playgroundsurroundedbychain-linkfence.

　　Agirlcameoutofthebuildingnextdoorajumpropeinherhandandshehoppedover.“AreyouHispanic?”sheasked.“NoI’mPuertoRican.”“Samething.PuertoRicanHispanic.That’swhatwearehere.”Sheskippedatightcirclestoppedabruptlyandshovedtheropeinmydirection.“Wantaturn?”

　　“Sure.”Ihoppedononelegthentheother.“Soifyou’rePuertoRicantheycallyouHispanic?”

　　“Yeah.AnybodywhospeaksSpanish.”

　　Ijumpedacircleasshehaddonebutfaster.“YoumeanifyouspeakSpanishyou’reHispanic?”

　　“Wellyeah.No...ImeanyourparentshavetobePuertoRicanorCubanorsomething.”

　　“OkayyourparentsareCubanlet’ssayandyou’rebornherebutyoudon’tspeakSpanish.AreyouHispanic?”

　　“Iguessso”shefinallysaid.“IthastodowithbeingfromaSpanishcountry.Imeanyouoryourparentslikeevenifyoudon’tspeakSpanishyou’reHispanicyouknow?”Shelookedatmeuncertainly.ButIdidn’tknow.I’dalwaysbeenPuertoRicanandithadn’toccurredtomethatinNewYorkI’dbesomeoneelse.

　　LaterIasked.“AreweHispanicsMami?”“YesbecausewespeakSpanish.”“Butagirlsaidyoudon’thavetospeakthelanguagetobeHispanic.”“Whatgirl?Wheredidyoumeetagirl?”“Outside.Shelivesinthenextbuilding.”“Whosaidyoucouldgoouttothesidewalk?Thisisn'tPuertoRico.Somethingcouldhappentoyou.”

　　IlistenedtoMami’slecturewithdepressedeyesandthenecessaryrespect.ButinsideIquaked.TwodaysinNewYorkandI’dalreadybecomesomeoneelse.Itwasn’thardtoimaginethatgreaterdangerslayahead.

　　【小题1】ThefirstparagraphsuggeststhattheauthorexperiencedNewYorkas .

　　A．mysteriousandunknowableB．regularanddepressingC．orderlyandappealingD．impressiveanddangerous【小题2】Fortheau