Paris
4 r' k4 i2 O& ]0 ^/ |8 ?" IParis， the capital and the largest city of the country， is in north central France. The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nation s population and is the
$ g2 u" }) P, @, S' t: q# Oeconomic， cultural， and political center of France. The French governments have historically favored the city as the site for all decision making， thus powerfully attracting
) J+ V( K8 M# d5 Lnearly all of the nation s activities.
3 K, Z0 I( e! z( O8 U; q: G, UParis has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national capital in the late 10th century. With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution， a great number of people
9 v( {2 C3 h' R& A6 V& cmoved to the city from the country during the 19th century. The migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads， which provided easy access to the capital.
$ s, u+ R$ l/ m) X( k" g/ PAfter World War II more and more immigrants arrived.
: E- m- v X+ y7 ? C3 G3 HThe city is the centralized control point of most national radio and television broadcasting. It is a place of publication of the most prestigious newspapers and magazines and * H! k: G6 t Z. A
an international book publishing center. With more than 100 museums， Paris has truly been one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the world. The Louver， opened ! T$ Y# q9 N, |
as a museum in 1793， is one of the largest museums in the world.
* Q) \$ I( H) s( I' vIn the late 1980s about 4.1million pupils annually attended about 47，000 elementary schools. In addition， about 5.4 million students attended some 11，200 secondary schools. 5 W2 o! j, R: X5 e) }8 z
Approximately 1.2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and colleges in France in the late 1980s. French centers of learning have served as academic models
% B# j$ x- R8 i% J; A# U! tthroughout the world.
; O8 Y' |9 U- E! g7 ^: B! VParis is the leading industrial center of France， with about one quarter of the nation s manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan area. Industries of consumer goods have
7 N( Y1 b0 Y& p9 U4 calways bee drawn to Paris by the enormous market of the big population， and modern， high-technology industries also have become numerous since World War II. Chief manufactures ( N3 G3 u2 _7 l) D) x/ U
are machinery， automobiles， chemicals and electrical equipment.) f% ?$ }: [+ L4 Q! q' c8 r
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# H% r5 l1 [0 \! z: Q# _1. Paragraph2_________.
0 }. d4 a! N. }$ i# r2. Paragraph3_________.7 T( [6 d' S+ y
3. Paragraph4_________." U( S( h+ N4 I
4. Paragraph5_________.% Y- p1 }0 L; M, }$ y( ?' [" f
A History of the city$ b4 c, d: E/ F8 B* o2 J7 U
B Industries of the city- w/ s' B: l+ y1 {
C Population grown
( B) b. x' m9 A# r& ` c; A' ~D Education. y" ^* n8 _1 _/ n3 S/ |
E Cultural center
& |) _$ b0 ? a% v6 R k8 W! OF Immigration
4 A7 p9 }& z9 x$ x8 d5. Paris has in history been the center of___________
; p8 }4 d' ^/ C# Y! j$ y6. Since the 10th century， the population of Paris__________.
& t# y+ v' J0 ~7. Many valuable works of art_________.4 b8 P8 L8 C( }+ o& { r9 A0 q
8. Paris is not only the center of education of France ， but also the center_____________.
5 j, k+ C- t* L( [A can be found in Paris
7 A" y3 o, ~% JB the major events of the nation* {) T, R, n' k$ ~5 y$ |6 s
C of the country s industries# D% Z |# D$ O/ ~
D a lot of cinemas and theaters
+ W7 Q. j# [9 a% W( ^E has been growing steadily* C w$ j8 u$ y- I* p$ W
F has been decreasing rapidly) [& Q- A9 r7 d8 r9 Q. j
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