Paris
, l6 _5 p, t% a9 m2 r5 o% mParis, 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 ! L8 O" G" Y9 g3 l9 [6 {
economic, cultural, and political center of France. The French governments have historically favored the city as the site for all decision making, thus powerfully attracting
+ B4 g4 c: W: G1 k& Unearly all of the nation s activities.
9 F7 c i6 \* T) |* P; o/ QParis 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
1 H9 u% H& L: F4 X& `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. / Y) h0 Y1 R8 A8 Q7 k8 O, c Q% |
After World War II more and more immigrants arrived.3 ^. v1 n, J1 F6 l- H0 L
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 8 ^" Z7 v. Z' u0 N( v7 T
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 " `. _ O; H" F
as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world.
# Q$ t* L2 E1 V- v- `In 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.
$ v- G1 O& [9 T6 i5 SApproximately 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
, E" `+ y4 e4 U. [- a0 q1 Gthroughout the world.
! t, N: _. c5 \& b; {: E+ ]& D8 G! m3 tParis 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
. L+ N/ i. D6 D4 k% p2 \/ falways 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 4 R0 F% x1 ]6 t/ h
are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment.& y* O" B) H9 K8 T. m2 N0 v
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/ `+ E! u& m. O% K7 N$ c" C" u1. Paragraph2_________.
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4. Paragraph5_________.
3 P+ P' b" z+ C2 U& W2 @A History of the city
# Q5 Q* { a7 H) h; G Z8 yB Industries of the city
& P4 X& n) a2 E0 w9 v- mC Population grown" L& O, b8 Q; Z+ f% I6 a
D Education! N {; [3 x0 `8 U ]8 k! \
E Cultural center
1 I: Q3 ^* @' xF Immigration( R7 P0 _) H" d8 `# K6 D
5. Paris has in history been the center of___________
; Y4 Z* ?3 N' R. j! }3 C6. Since the 10th century, the population of Paris__________.
% b! ?5 d9 |8 y7 i7. Many valuable works of art_________.
5 \9 e2 t8 y! @" B2 }# n: ` U8. Paris is not only the center of education of France , but also the center_____________.- }9 w/ Q1 V: E/ ~/ J L
A can be found in Paris, T! g8 I0 M0 o2 N- l) v
B the major events of the nation
* S$ A8 q5 z. z( ?C of the country s industries7 b0 K8 V9 {7 P5 ~+ Q! G
D a lot of cinemas and theaters
, y" z8 M" V- \5 h ?. }E has been growing steadily
) t4 V+ A) ], |3 o8 C+ |. HF has been decreasing rapidly
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