北京市宣武区 2005—2006 学年度第一学期期末质量检测高三英语

天星教育网版权所有 违权必究 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共 115 分）注意事项：1. 答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2. 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再

选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。3. 考试结束后，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．How much did the man’s sister pay for her skirt?

A. Sixteen dollars. B. Sixty-six dollars. C. Thirty-three dollars.2. What time is it now? A. Three thirty. B. Three o’clock. C .Four o’clock.3. What language is spoken in the film? A. Japanese. B. Chinese. C. English.4. What can we infer from this conversation?

A. She lent him an extra pen.B. She offered him a ball-pen.C. She said she didn’t have any extra ink.

5. Where were the two speakers at the moment?A. On the platform.B. At the information desk.C. Near the stairs.第二节（共 15 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）

听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 小题。6．What’s wrong with Lily? A. She is sick. B. She feels cold. C. She gets old.7. How is Tailor going to the hospital? A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 小题。8. What is the most attractive in the film? A. Its sound. B. Its music. C. Its picture.9. When was the film most likely to begin? A. After 6:00 p.m. B. Before 6:00 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m. sharp.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 小题。10．Why did Bob take a Chinese course?

A. Because he liked Chinese very much.B. Because he planned to go to China.C. Because he wanted to study Chinese culture.

11. Where was Jenny going ? A. To China. B. To Japan. C. To Egypt.12. Why couldn’t Jenny go on her holiday trip right away?

A. Because she didn’t have enough money.B. Because she should learn the language first.C. Because she wanted to see her friends.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 小题。13．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Doctor-Patient. B. Seller-Buyer. C. Boss-Employee.14. What size did the woman want? A. A size 28. B. A size 38. C. A size 48.15. What color sweater did the woman buy in the end? A. A gray sweater. B. A green sweater. C. A black sweater.16. What do you think of the woman? A. She was rude. B. She was clever. C. She was forgetful.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 小题。17. What is the island of Manhattan like? A. A very large island. B. A very small island. C. A long, narrow island.18. What’s the population of New York City? A. Over seven million. B. Over six million. C. Over seven billion.19. Where do a great many black Americans live? A. In Manhattan. B. In harlem. C. In Chinatown.20. What’s the height of the tallest building in New York City? A.50 meters. B.110.25 meters. C.411.75 meters.第二部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）

从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21．—How are you getting on with your classmates? —__________.I’ve got to know them all. A. Very good B. Much pleased C. Very comfortable D. Far better22. The wings of the plane, which stretched out for 80 feet, were ______ of its body. A. more than the length twice B. more than twice the length

C. twice the length more than D. twice more than the length23. He kept all his letters in a ______box.A. metal strong black B. strong metal blackC. black strong metal D. strong black metal24. We can go to the cinema as soon as we ________ supper. A. have B. have had C. will have D. had25. She _____writing the report after breakfast and handed it in at noon. A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set off26. You ought_____ the matter to the manager the day before yesterday. A. to report B. to reporting C. to have reported D. have reported27.—Johnson, there’re a lot of chairs over there. Go and fetch _______for me. — Why________? Mike is sitting there doing nothing. A. that; not he B. one; me C. it; not him D. some; I28.—Alice came back home the day before yesterday. —Really? Where_____ at all? A. has she been B. has she gone C. has she gone D. has she been29. If that was _________he told you, he was telling lies. A. what B. it C. which D. that30.—I’d like to go to the cinema with you, Dad. —Sorry, my darling, but film is ________ for adults only. A. promised B. permitted C. admitted D. intended31. Close attention is ________ present movements in the international money market. A. being paid to B. paying to C. being paid for D. paying for32.—How can you know so much about what’s going on in that country? —I’ve got a friend living there who always keeps me ________. A. informing B. to be informed C. being informed D. informed33._________,I had no difficulty in finding the famous actor’s house. A. Directing by B. I was directed by Jack C. With Jack directing me D. Jack directed me34. Peter is very angry about_____ to the party. A. not inviting B. not being invited C. being not invited D. not to be invited35. The house which he bought in 1999,________he sold two years later, is

again on the market. A. and that B. which C. and which D. when第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36—55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 36 into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, 37,with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment( 尴 尬 )at finding

mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 38 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 39 to understand.“I guess we all have to 40 sometimes,” Mother said quietly. I could 41 her pain and the tension( 紧 张 )of 42 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival.Suddenly,something inside me 43. I reached out and put my arms around her.She broke then.She put her face 44 my shoulder and sobbed( 啜泣).I held her 45 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should ,what I could 46 it was enough.In that moment, feeling mother’s 47 with feelings,I understood for the first time, he being so easy to 48. She was still my mother, 49 she was something 50,a person having the ability of bearing fear, 51 and failure.I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 52 in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 53.“It’s a job I can do ,though,”she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 54 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 55 across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.36.A.tired B.ashamed C.lazy D.shocked37.A.crying B.smilling C.thinking D.whispering38.A.eagerly B.worriedly C.little D.much39.A.quickly B.slowly C.suddenly D.proudly40.A.fail B.win C.fall sick D.give in41.A..know of B.watch C.sense D.recognize42.A.holding back B.putting away C.sitting up D.stopping from43.A.lit up B.came true C.turned D.increased44.A.to B.up C.through D..against45.A.thoughtfully B.tightly C.carefully D.politely46.A.and that B.now that C.but that D.so that47.A.hand B.face C.hair D.back48.A.content B.break C.fall D.understand49.A.therefore B.however C.yet D.though50.A.more B.much C.little D.huge51.A.wound B.defeat C.cut D.hurt52.A.kindness B.memory C.comfort D.support53.A.supplied B.offered C.paid for D.contributed54.A.different B.hard C.pleasant D.serious55.A.off B.away C.out D.through第三部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A t x A desert is a land of silence and space.The sun shines,the wind blows,and time and spnace seem endless.Nothing is soft,the sand and rocks are

hard,and many of the plants even have hard needles rather than leaves. The size and location of the world’s deserts are always changing.Over millions of years,as climates change and mountains rise,new dry and wet areas appear.but within the last hundred years,deserts have been increasing at a frightening speed.This is partly because of natural changes,but those most responsible for creating deserts are human beings. In the 19th century some people living in the English colonies( 殖 民 地 )in Australia introduced rabbits into that continent from England.Today there are millions of rabbits that eat every plant in sight.The great desert that lies in the center of Australia is growing,partly due to the rabbits. Human beings can make deserts,but they also can prevent them from getting bigger.In China,wind-breaks are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.Deserts still threaten the world.It is believed that land that is on the way to becoming desert equals the size of Australia,Russia,and the United States put together.Can we stop the spread of the world’s deserts and save the land that is so important to mankind? Yes,we can.And we must.56. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

A. not every thing is hard in deserts.B. In deserts time and space are endless.C. Trees in deserts do not have big leaves.D. You can only feel winds blow across deserts.

57. From the text we can tell the reason for the increasing of desert in Australia is partly that _________.A. there are too many cattleB. there are too many peopleC. there are too many sheep and goatsD. there are too many rabbits

58. The writer believes that ___________.A. desert is a big problem to human beings and there will be no way outB. man will find a way to control the desertC. man will kill a number of rabbits t reduce desert areasD. birth-control will help to control the increasing of desert

B Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days,but living

and dealing with parents can be even tougher. If I have learned anything in my 16 years,it is that communication is very important,both when you disagree and when you get along.With any relationship,you need to let other person know how you are feeling.If you are not able to communicate,you drift(漂浮)apart.When you are angry with your parents,or anyone else,not talking to them doesn’t solve(解决)anything. Communication begins with the concerns of another.It means that you can’t just come home form school,go up to your room and take no notice of anyone.Even if you just say“hi”,and see how their day is for five minutes,it is better than nothing.

To have a good relationship,you must keep communication strong.Let people know how you feel,even if it’s just writing a note. When dealing with parents,you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parents.If you are trying to make them see something as you see it,tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say,and ask them politely to listen to you.Shouting or walking away only makes the situation worse. This is an example:One night,Sophie went to a street party with her friends.She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks,but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home.That would be rude.After all,they had been nice enough to take her along with them.Needless to say,she was late getting home.Her parents were unhappy at first,but when Sophie explained why she was late,they let the incident go.Communication was the key factor here.If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen,Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble. Communication isn’t a one-way deal:it goes both ways.Just remember:if you get into a situation like Sophie’s,tell the other person how you feel— listening is key factors to communication.59. In the writer’s view,dealing with parents is _____ than with children. A.more difficult B.easier C.moer uninteresting D.more interesting60.The main idea of the second paragraph is _________.

A. the importance of friendshipB. to make your feeling known to othersC. the importance of communicationD. the disagreement between generations

61.When parents and children are in communication,the key to a happy relationship is that _________.

A. children should always obey their parentsB. parents play the leading partC. they should be equalD. parents make the children know their feelings

62.The example in this passage proves that ________.A. Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to herB. Sophie is very polite to her parentsC. Sohpie did well in explaining her being lateD. Communication is the way out of misunderstanding

C Without proper planning,tourism can cause problems.For example,too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the country.If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy.They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely.They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy.It is important to think about the people of a destination( 旅行目的

地)country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract

tourists.Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants. Too much tourism can be a problem.If tourism grows too quickly,people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry.This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer. On the other hand,if there is not enough tourism,people can lose jobs.Businesses can also lose money.It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels,airports,first-class roads,and other support facilities( 配 套 设施 )needed by tourist attractions.For example,a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build.If this room is not used most of the time,the owners of the hotel will lose money. Building a hotel is just a beginning.There must be many other support facilities as well,including roads to get to the hotel,electricity,sewers( 下 水道 )to handle waste,and water.All of these support facilities cost money.If they are not used because there are not enough tourists,jobs and money are lost.

63.Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.B. Building roads and hotels is important.C. Support facilities are highly necessary.D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.

64.The underlined word “inhabitants”(in Paragraph 1) probably means_________. A.citizens B.passengers C.population D.tourists65.Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT _________. A.a bad effect on other industries B.a change of tourists’ customs C.over-crowdedness of places of interest D.pressure on traffic66.It can be inferred from the text that________.

A. the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fastB. local people will benefit from tourist attractionC. other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism muchD. we can’t build too many support facilities

67.The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will______. A.waste a lot of money B.weaken their economy C.help establish(确立)their customs D.help improve their life

D So what’s the adjective( 形 容 词 )most commonly used by teenagers to describe how they feel about school?

“Bored”,according to a Gallup Poll report.In a recent online survey,Gallup asked 785 students aged 13 to 17 to look over a list of adjectives and choose the three that best describe“how you usually feel at school”.“Bored”was the clear winner,named by half the students,beating out“tired”,which was picked by 42 percent.Girls and boys were equally uninterested,and 16-and 17-year-olds were more often bored and tired and less often happy in school than the 13-to 15-year-olds. Students who say they drink alcohol(酒)are even more bored than those who don’t Sixty-three percent of student drinkers said they were bored in school and 50 percent were tired.Only 19 percent said they were happy in school, compared with 36 percent of the teetotalers. Tied for third on the list of adjectives were“happy”and “challenged”, each named by 31 percent of respondents. “Pressured” was ranked fifth,named by 28 percent of the students—so three of the five most commonly named terms reflect negative attitudes about school. Gallup also asked the same ago group,with 439 responding,about how their parents would punish them for a serious offense(过错),like drinking alcohol or stealing,and for a less serious offense,like cursing(说脏话).In both cases,most teenagers reported than they would be grounded or have their privileges( 优待)taken away. Only 8 percent said their parents would “beat me”for drinking or stealing.And 3 percent said they “would never do those things.” One 16-year-old minor offender complained,“They shout at me.” One 14-year-old boy had to do “push-ups”.68.According to the passage, which adjective was ranked second about how

the students feel about school? A.Bored. B. Pressured. C.Happy. D.Tired.69.What does the underlined word“teetotalers”(Para.3)mean? A.Drinkers. B.Smokers. C.Nondrinkers. D.Nonsmokers.70.We can learn from the survey that _________.

A. students take passive attitudes toward schoolB. students take positive attitudes toward schoolC. students feel happy while drinking alcoholD. students are bored with study and teachers

71.The children would be punished for their offense in the following way EXEPT THAT_____.A. they would have themselves beatenB. they would get their mouths washed out with soapC. they would have their privileges taken awayD. they would have themselves stopped going out

E “Life is speeding up.Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today.But in fact,an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it.

We all love new inventions.They are exciting,amazing and can change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives? Picture this:You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer.Your mobile phone rings,a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen,and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder.Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work.Now you have to stay up all right to get it done.How calm and happy do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired.Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities,who have no telephones,no cars,not even any electricity often seem to be happier?Perhaps because they lead simple lives. One family in the UK went“back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.The grandparents,with their daughter,and grandsons Benjamin,10 and Thomas,7,spent nine weeks in a 1940s house.They had no washing machine,microwave,computer or mobile phones. The grandmother,Lyn,said,“It was hard physically.But not mentally.”She believed life was less materialistic.“The more things you have,the more difficult life becomes,”she said.The bys said they fought less.Probably,they said,because there was less to fight over,such as their computer.Also Lyn changed from being a “fashionable,beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.” Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

● Don’t be available all the time.Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day.Don’t check your emails every day.

● Make sure you spend some time talking to your family.Set aside one evening a week when you don’t turn on the television.Play cards and chat instead.

● Get a low-tech hobby.Every day,do something in the old-fashioned way,such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone.

● Don’t worry too much about life—laugh more!72.The passage is mainly about _____________.

A. problems with technologyB. improvements of our life with technologyC. the important roles technology plays in our everyday lifeD. major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

73.The writer uses the quote(引语)at the beginning of the story to________.A. share a truth about lifeB. tell us what life was like long time agoC. make us wonder what causes such a thing to happenD. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the

same74.Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house?

A. Because they loved to live simple lives.B. Because they were curious about how people lived without modern

inventions.C. Because they were troubled by modern inventions.D. Because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them.

74.What do you think the underlined word“available”in the 1st suggestion offered by the writer means?

A. Busy on time. B. Free. C. Be able to. D. To be found by others.

第Ⅱ卷(共 35 分)注意事项：1.用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。 2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分 35 分）第一小题 情景作文（20 分）t x 一个澳大利亚学生代表团要来你校参观，由你们班负责接待。请你写一篇发言稿，代表全体学生表示对来宾的热烈欢迎，并简单介绍你校的情况。学校的情况如下：

1．建校时间 1953 年；现有学生 1300人，教职工 190人，28 个教室，语音实验室1 个，计算机教室 1 个，图书馆一个。

2． 学生学习科目：语文、数学、英语、物理、化学、政治、生物和体育。注意：

1． 词数不少于 60。2． 参考词汇：代表—on behalf of3．发言稿的开关和结尾已为你写好。

Dear friends,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Now let me show you around the school.第二小题 开放作文（15 分） 根据下面的提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于 50。

In your English class, the teacher shows the picture story and asks the class to discuss it. Your classmates may have different comments. Look at the picture story carefully and tell the class Your comment on the picture story. Write what you would say on the next page.

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北京市宣武区 2005—2006 学年度第一学期期末质量检测英语答案

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.C 21.D 22.B 23.D 24.B 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.A 29.A 30.D 31.A 32.D 33.C 34.B 35.C 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.A 41.C 42.A 43.C 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.B 49.C 50.A 51.D 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.B 56.C 57.D 58.B 59.A 60.C 61.C 62.D 63.D 64.A 65.B 66.B 67.D 68.D 69.C 70.A 71.B 72.A 73.A 74.B 75.D第一节 情景作文One Possible Version:Dear friends, First of all,let me on behalf of our school,warmly welcome you to our school.Here,I’m going to give you a brief introduction of our school. Our school was founded in 1953.Now there are 1,300 students in 28

classes.There are 190 teachers and staff.The school has nine science laboratories,one language laboratory,one computer laboratory and a big library.We study many subjects.Chinese,math,English,paysics,chemistry,politics,biology and P.E. are required courses. Now let me show you around the school.第二节 开放作文One Possible Version: We can see in the picture story that instead of helping the man who loses his way,the little boy and his father take advantage of the lost man to make money. I think what the father does is wrong.He should set a good example to his son.It is our duty to help people in trouble.If people can help each other,our world will be a very nice place.

听力部分录音稿Text 1W:I just bought the skirt at a sale. I paid only $ 66 for it.How do you like it?M:It’s very nice,but my sister bought the same thing for half the price.Text 2W:I can come to see you again in half an hour.Is it all right?M:Good.That means you’ll be here at three thirty.Text 3M:There will be new Japanese film at the cinema tonight.Would you like to see it,Fred?W:I’d love to,but I’m afraid I can’t understand the language.Text 4M:My pen has just run out of ink.Could you lend me one?W:I’m afraid I don’t have an extra one.Would a ball-pen do?Text 5M:Where have you been all this time? The train is about to leave.W:I’m sorry,John.I’m late,but I was waiting for you at the information desk

upstairs.Text 6W:Where are you going, Mr.Tailor?M:I’m going to the hospital to see Lily.W:Is she ill? What’s wrong with her?M:She has got a bad cold.W:I’m sorry to hear that.How are you going?M:I’m going by bus.Text 7M:What’s on today?W:The color film “The Sound of Music”.M:It is said that the tickets are very difficult to get.W:It must be a very good film.

M:Yes,it’s jut wonderful,especially its music.Are you going to see it?W:Yes,and I happen to have an extra for tomorrow night.Would you like to come too?M:Oh,yes,I would.When and where shall I meet you?W:What about at the entrance of the Xinhua Cinema at six in the evening?M:Fine.See you then.Text 8W:Hello,Bob.How was your summer? You studied Chinese this summer,didn’t you?M:Yes,jenny.I’ve finished my summer school class.W:Well,how was the course? Chinese is very difficult,isn’t it?M:It seemed that way at first.But after a while,it became easier.W:I guess you did very well,didn’t you?M:Well,I didn’t get an “A”. But I don’t think I’ll have trouble in understanding

everyday Chinese.W:You mean you are going to China?M:Right.But not this summer.How about you? You’ll go to travel,won’t you?W:I’d love to,,but I have to work to save money first.I’m going to Egypt next

summer.M:I guess we’ll have lots to talk about next summer,won’t we?W:I agree.Text 9M:Can I help you?W:I’m looking for a sweater for my husband.M:Yes,madam.What color would you like?W:Show me a gray one,please.M:What size?W:A size 28.M:Something like this perhaps? It’s a very good sweater.W:Perhaps,but haven’t you anything better?M:What about a black sweater?W:No.It’s too dark.M:Now this green sweater is brighter than the black one.W:No.Please hurry up.M:Something like this blue sweater?W:Blue,…hmmm…yes.I think I like that.How much does it cost?M:8 pounds.W:8 pounds! Good heavens! Have you anything…anything…uh…M:Cheaper than this,madam? Only this gray sweater.It costs 4 pounds.W:That’s exactly what I’m looking for.Why didn’t you show it to me before?M:But I did,madam!It was the first one you saw!Text 10 The center of New York City is the island of Manhattan. This is a long, narrow island at the mouth of the Hudson River. The Hudson River runs into the

Atlantic Ocean. Here there is a very large island called Long Island. There is also a smaller island called Staten Island. New York City is in the State of New York. Across the Hudson River to the west is the State of New Jersey. New York City is the largest city in the U.S.A. It is made up of five parts and has a population of just over seven million. Some parts of the city are well-known for the people living there. One part of Manhattan is known as Little ltaly. Next to Little Italy is Chinatown. Here many of New York’s Chinese-Americans live. In the North of Manhattan is Harlem. This is the part where a great many black Americans live. New York City is famous for its many very tall buildings with more than 50 stories. The tallest building in the city is 411.75 meters tall and has 110 stories. It is the second tallest building in the world.