听力教程3unit4NEWS-文本.doc

1.When Aｓtrolａnd opened　in　１９62 iｔ ｒeprｅsented ｔhe fｕtuｒe oｆ　amuｓement ｔheｍe parkｓ, boasting　state-oｆ-ｔhe-ａrt ridｅs anｄ　attrａｃtions oｐerating　witｈ an oｕter-spａce ｔhｅme.
Ｔhｅ pａrk is a fiｘture ｏn the Coｎey Islanｄ boａrdｗalk，　ｂeｓt known for the Cyclonｅ， its ｗooded ｒoｌler and thｅ Wondeｒ Wheel, a seaside landmａrk. Asｔrolaｎd’s　22　riｄeｓ aｎd three game aｒcades prｏvｉｄｅd jｏｂs for ｕp to　300 peｏplｅ.
Ａstroland has been tｈe　bigｇest　amusemeｎt centeｒ ｏｎ Cｏｎｅｙ　Ｉｓｌand，　whicｈ iｓ ａ ｆavorｉtｅ　ｈoliｄay deｓtinａtion ｆor Americaｎｓ ｉn New Ｙoｒk　siｎce thｅ 19th　ceｎｔurｙ.　
Iｔ　ｉｓ tｈe birthplａce ｏf　thｅ hot ｄog anｄ is knoｗn fｏr　its kitｓｃhy ridｅｓ, sｔｒeet　ｐerｆoｒmeｒs，　sanｄ　beaches　and　familｙ－friｅｎｄｌｙ　ａｔｍospheｒe.
Bｕt Asｔｒoｌand’s　ｆinal chapteｒ may　be sｔiｌl　to ｃoｍe.　A few　days aftｅｒ thｅ ｐａｒｋ’ｓ anｎouｎced　clｏsure, Neｗ York Citｙ Ｍａyoｒ　Ｍiｃhael Bｌoｏmbｅrｇ　said hope is　nｏt　ｙｅt　lｏst， and thａｔ ｃｉｔy ｏｆfiｃiaｌs are trying tｏ　sｔep iｎ ａｎd　get ａ one－yeａｒ reneｗal　of Asｔrolanｄ’s ｌeａse.
2. Ａｆｔeｒ　1５ years　oｆ planning ａnd　polｉticaｌ battlｅs, the　firｓt　ｓｅｃtion oｆ the Highｌinｅ　ｗas　inauｇuratｅd　in Mａｙ.　Thｅ　ｆiｒst ｔｗｏ sections　ｏf the　Ｈighｌiｎe cosｔ $152 millｉｏn. Of tｈat,＄44　ｍiｌｌiｏn was raiｓed　ｂｙ ｔhe publiｃ.
Ｉt’s a newlｙ reｎoｖａｔed and eｌeｖatｅd pｒomenａｄe tｈａt ｗas　once a　rａilｗａｙ　lｉne fｏr deliveｒing　cattｌe and otｈeｒ ｆoｏｄ　sｔocｋ
Ｉn 19８０, the traiｎ mａｄe its lａsｔ dｅlｉvery, bringｉng ｆrozen tｕrkｅys ｔo lowｅr Ｍaｎｈaｔtaｎ.
It’s aｎ　oａsis in a　sea ｏf concrete． The waｌkwaｙ inｃlｕdｅs mｏre　ｔｈａn 100 ｓｐecieｓ ｏf plants. New coｎｓtrucｔion is eveｒｙwhｅｒｅ. Apａｒｔmeｎts，　ｏｆfice　ｔowers, resｔaｕrants anｄ even a musｅum ｈaｖｅ sｐrouted alｏnｇｓide the promenade.　
Ｉn　a ｄensｅly populatｅd citｙ， ｔhe　Highlｉne　nｏw pｒoviｄes ｏpen spａｃe for　relaxａtion as it　wiｎds tｈrｏugh neigｈborhoods oｎcｅ nｏted fｏｒ sｌauｇhteｒ-hｏuseｓ．
２．Ｉt’s ｃalｌed the　“Hiｇhlinｅ”. It’s a neｗly rｅnovated aｎd　elevaｔｅd pｒoｍenadｅ that was once a raｉｌway lｉnｅ for delｉvｅring　cattlｅ aｎｄ other foｏｄ sｔｏcｋ. Ｉn 19８0, ｔhe tｒaｉｎ mａdｅ iｔ’s last ｄｅｌiｖery, bring ｆrozｅｎ　turkeｙs tｏ loｗer　Ｍanhａttan.　In a denｓely popｕｌaｔeｄ city, the Hｉｇhlinｅ ｎow　pｒoviｄｅｓ ｏpｅn spaｃｅ ｆor relaxation as　iｔ wｉnds ｔhrougｈ nｅighboｒhoods ｏnce noted ｆｏｒ slａugｈteｒ ｈouses．
Ｉt’ｓ an　oａｓis　ｉn a sea　of ｃonｃrete. Thｅ ｗalkway ｉncｌudes ｍoｒe thａｎ 100 sｐecieｓ　of　ｐlants inspired　by　tｈe wiｌｄ　laｎdscapｅ　ｌeft after the ｔrains ｓｔoppeｄ ｒuｎninｇ. Ｎew　consｔrucｔiｏｎ iｓ eｖerywhere．
Ａpartｍｅnts, offｉce ｔｏwｅｒs, rｅsｔaｕrants ａnｄ　even mｕseuｍ ｈave spｒouted aloｎgｓiｄｅ ｔhe　promenaｄe.
Thｅ fiｒst seｃｔｉｏn　of　the Ｈigｈline was iｎauｇuratｅd in Maｙ,　aｆter 15 ｙｅａrs of pｌanning ａnd politｉcａl bａttles． Ｎew Yorｋ Maｙor　Ｍichael Bｌｏomｂerｇ， aｌong witｈ bｅnefaｃtｏrs, ｃut　the ribbon.
The　firｓｔ two ｓectioｎs of tｈe　Highliｎe ｃｏｓt ＄152 mｉlliｏｎ． Ｏf thａt, $44 millioｎ was　raｉsｅd ｂy the　pｕblｉｃ. Ｆor those　who　visit, ｉｔ ｓｅｅms　it waｓ weｌl wｏrth　thｅ ｗaiｔ and the money.
３． Ａn　old Greyhound　Ｂｕs teｒmiｎal　ｓits ｕnｕsｅd in tｈe ｈeart ｏｆ downtown Ｄｏtｈaｎ, Ａlaｂamａ. It’ｓ　ｈarｄly noticｅａｂlｅ, ｎｅsｔled bｅtween two oｆfｉce builｄingｓ　and surｒｏunded by ａ chａin liｎk fenｃe.　Ｔｈere are　nｏ ｗrｉｔｔen signｓ ｔhat　hiｎt of the struｃture’ｓ ｃｏntrｏverｓｉal hisｔｏrｙ. 4 dｅｃadｅs agｏ　ｉｔ was ａ　ｓｙmbol of raｃial seｇrｅｇation． Duriｎg　the　１96０s, buｓ terｍinaｌs ｌikｅ other ｐublic faciｌities throｕｇhoｕｔ tｈe Aｍｅriｃan sｏuｔh ｗeｒe　ｄｉvｉded　iｎｔo white　areas and blaｃk areａs． The　buｉlding ｓtill has　thｅ separａｔe ｅntrance anｄ ｒeｓtｒoom faciｌities thａｔ　bｌack customers wｅre ｌｅgａlｌy　ｒequiｒｅd to use．　Today, those elemenｔs have a different sｏciaｌ valuｅ,　ａnd theｙ will　become ｏne of thｅ cｅｎterpiecｅs　of　a　new　Ａfriｃan ａｎｄ Aｍeriｃａn histｏry museuｍ.
Thｅ museuｍ　will include galleries devotｅd　to the accｏmｐliｓｈmenｔs of George Waｓhiｎgｔoｎ Caｒver aｎd ｏthｅr bｌack ｓｃientists　ａnd inｖenｔoｒs．　Theｒe ｗｉlｌ ｂe a gallｅry depiｃｔing thｅ black hｅｒoes ｏｆ military and　social campaiｇns.
Ａnｄ　the citｙ of Dothan is hｅlpｉng. Ｉt’s ｐｒovidｉng the muｓｅuｍ ｗｉth　some fｉｎanciａl suｐpoｒt， aｎd ｉt’s ａｌｒeaｄy promoting　the attｒaction　tｏ visｉtorｓ. Tｈe G－W Caｒｖer Interpｒetive Muｓeｕｍ ｓhould ｏpen its　doorｓ by Auguｓｔ aｎｄ　itｓ direｃｔoｒ Ｆraｎcine　Williams hopｅs to cａpitalｉze on Aｌaｂａmａ’s ｈistoriｃ ｒole ａt　ｔhe ceｎteｒ oｆ Ａmｅrica’s Cｉvil　Ｒｉghtｓ　movemeｎt.　When ｖisitoｒｓ comｅ to Bｉｒｍinｇham, Sｅlma aｎd Montgｏmｅry　to lｅａrｎ about　ｔhｅ sｔruggleｓ tｈａｔ　Aｆrican Aｍeriｃanｓ ｈavｅ ｅｎduｒed, sｈe ｗoulｄ lｉke　them ｔo　maｋｅ　a sｉｄｅ trip to　Dothaｎ　to ｓｅe ｗｈat African Amerｉcａns haｖe contriｂutｅd tｏ Alabama，　America and　the ｗorｌd.