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Paris, 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
" P3 M4 ^ e5 Z9 `# F beconomic, cultural, and political center of France. The French governments have historically favored the city as the site for all decision making, thus powerfully attracting! J1 t) @: ?. S! U+ w" \# u6 N0 V
nearly all of the nation s activities.
+ Y! O g1 k% R0 H0 D, xParis 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
7 W0 u x. {; o- w9 k% @moved 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.5 U2 q3 K$ n7 j
After World War II more and more immigrants arrived." s! Y& b+ Z& a1 ~* x9 ~ s
The 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 r3 E u2 W6 {- u9 w5 W' z2 n
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( n: c4 J+ ]' i
as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world.
- \0 `8 `* O, Y0 ~; W" A4 yIn 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.! o! d0 p0 g! A
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& I9 N! D* }6 a7 H2 t
throughout the world.
; k# H# H. C2 t# \Paris 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 have0 B$ L% w% b, g+ k; x% s
always 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" i! L3 {8 @! m
are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment.1 p5 C$ C; Q% d! k9 T" @) g8 {' S
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' v# [" v$ _8 v0 _4 `; l1. Paragraph2_________.
5 G4 G/ f! {4 V: V1 M2. Paragraph3_________./ a& L$ U% ]7 T# w+ M- h
3. Paragraph4_________.( N/ I. q# Q+ G; n( l
4. Paragraph5_________.
0 y$ ~8 Q7 K c, ]A History of the city, f7 v; o+ _8 P0 y! {) D- }# v+ r
B Industries of the city
1 x9 A9 s3 V3 r# [; x0 c& @# fC Population grown3 l0 U& M7 j- D" _8 J% Z Y
D Education
" k/ @- K" X" QE Cultural center$ Q! Q1 x' U4 Q: A
F Immigration" m* I/ t" j& x+ R
5. Paris has in history been the center of___________$ f' y' b/ e+ K# J! r5 \& s& B/ s
6. Since the 10th century, the population of Paris__________.; w1 q" q& f$ [
7. Many valuable works of art_________.
3 q6 i5 p' ^, S h' \$ B5 e7 \8. Paris is not only the center of education of France , but also the center_____________.
5 H; K% q0 V% WA can be found in Paris
: R2 t- R% [, x, [B the major events of the nation8 H& n! `! z2 _/ m) L5 q3 D
C of the country s industries
1 g+ Q0 x9 S$ y+ @& k7 ^. w4 qD a lot of cinemas and theaters2 m$ J( k. E6 s( O4 \
E has been growing steadily$ m: d( Z$ K$ y' A' ^
F has been decreasing rapidly
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