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In the 18th century, New York was smaller than Philadelphia and Boston. Today it is the largest city in America. How to explain the change in its size and importance
To answer this question we must consider certain facts about geography, history and economics. Together these three will explain the huge growth of America’s most famous cities.
The map of the Northeast shows that four of the most heavily-populated areas in this region are around seaports. At these points materials from across tile sea enter America, and the products of the land are sent there for export across the sea.
Economists know that places where transportation lines meet are good places for making raw materials into completed goods, That is why seaports often have cities nearby. But cities like New York needed more than their geographical location in order to become great industrial centers. Their development did not happen simply by chance.
About 1815, when many American
A. Development of Transportation in New York
B. Exports and Imports of New York.
C. How New York Became America’s Largest City
D. How New York Exchanged with Europe

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In the 18th century, New York was smaller than Philadelphia and Boston. Today it is the largest city in America. How to explain the change in its size and importance
To answer this question we must consider certain facts about geography, history and economics. Together these three will explain the huge growth of America’s most famous cities.
The map of the Northeast shows that four of the most heavily-populated areas in this region are around seaports. At these points materials from across tile sea enter America, and the products of the land are sent there for export across the sea.
Economists know that places where transportation lines meet are good places for making raw materials into completed goods, That is why seaports often have cities nearby. But cities like New York needed more than their geographical location in order to become great industrial centers. Their development did not happen simply by chance.
About 1815, when many American
A. Culture.
B. History.
C. Economics.
D. Geographical location.

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[单项选择]No sooner ______ in New York than Ms. Funk immediately arranged a meeting with her counterpart on the possible merger of the two companies.
A. she arrived
B. she had arrived
C. does she arrive
D. had she arrived

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[单项选择]No sooner ______ New York than Ms. O’Dowd scheduled a meeting with Mr. Carter on the likelihood of a merger between the two companies.
A. she reached
B. did she reached
C. had she reached
D. was she reached

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[单项选择]The 18th century witnessed a new literary form--the modern English novel, which is contrary to the medieval romance, gives a （　）, presentation of life of the common people.
A. romantic
B. realistic
C. prophetic
D. idealistic

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[单项选择]The 18th century witnessed a new literary form-the modern English novel, which contrary to the medieval romance, gives a ______ presentation of life of the common people.
A. romantic
B. realistic
C. prophetic
D. idealistic

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[单项选择]In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called ______ came to Europe and then to England.
A. romanticism
B. classicism
C. realism
D. restoration

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New York City had a deeper harbor than other Atlantic seaports was one reason for its prosperity during the early 19th century.

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[填空题]New York’s Setback Expected to Be Deeper than Nation’s

1. It probably came as no surprise to most New Yorkers that the nation had officially slipped into a recession by spring, or that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 knocked the wobbly legs out from under an already shaky economy.
2. From Wall Street to Kew Gardens, the pain has been palpable. Just as nearly every resident of the city and surrounding area knew someone who lost a life in the World Trade Center, most know someone who has been directly affected by its economic aftermath dislocations, pay cuts and job losses.
3. That giant sucking sound It is the gasp of collective belt-tightening across the five boroughs. Statistics confirm the anecdotes. New York City lost 44,200 jobs just in October, the New York State Labor Department said. It could lose 50,000 more by mid-2002.
4. Economists and accountants have tried to tally the damage stemming from the attack

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[单项选择]New York is searching for new ways to fight persistent poverty. To encourage families to participate in these programs, the mayor hopes to recruit private donors to provide parents with a cash incentive to make the right choices for their children, making sure they stay in school and sending them to visit health care providers.
The idea is based on a highly successful Mexican antipoverty program, set up in 1997 and known as Oportunidades, which is now being tried by at least 25 other countries. The purpose of this program is to promote education, improve health care, health maintenance, and better nutrition among Mexico’s rural families living in extreme poverty. The program provides education grants, nutritional supplements, education on hygiene(卫生) and nutrition, and cash transfers for food to mothers in participating villages.
Today the program covers one in four Mexican families, helping virtually all the poor families in the country. Families are sent a bimonthly ch
A. avoid administrative cost
B. avoid corruption
C. avoid parents using it
D. avoid children dropping out

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