CentralParkcoversmorethanthreehundredandfortyhectares（公顷）.ItwasthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheUnitedStates.In1858adesigncompetitionwasheldtofindthebestideaforplanningthehugeareainthecenter
CentralParkcoversmorethanthreehundredandfortyhectares（公顷）.ItwasthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheUnitedStates.
In1858adesigncompetitionwasheldtofindthebestideaforplanningthehugeareainthecenterofNewYorkCity.ThewinnersweretwolandscapedesignersAmericanFrederickLawOlmstedandCalvertVauxfromBritain.
Itwasnoteasytocreatethispark.Itmaylooklikeanaturalenvironmentoflakesandwoodlandsbutitwasentirelybuiltbyhumanlabor.
Workersmovedmillionsofcubicmetersofstoneandearthtoclearthearea.TheybroughtinmorethanfourteenthousandcubicmetersoffertillssoilfromNewJerseytomakeitpossibletogrowtreesandotherplants.
Ittookfifteenyearstocompletetheproject.CentralParkwasahugesuccessandhelpedcreateamovementacrosstheUnitedStatesforcreatingpublicgardens.
HereareafewfactsthathelpshowjusthowbigandbusyCentralParkis.Itcontainssevenkilometersofpathsforhorsebackridingandabout93kilometersofwalkingpathsWhenyougettiredfromallthatwalkingtherearemorethan9000bencheswhereyoucansitdown.
Thereare21playgroundsforchildrenaswellasareastoplaybasketballbaseballfootballandevenchess.Thereisalsoazoo.AndeverysummervisitoscanwatchplaysbyWilliamShakespeareinanout-doortheater.Abouttwenty-fivemillionpeoplevisitCentralParkeachyeartoenjoyitsmanysightsandactivities.
Theparkisalsoimportantfornaturallife.Itcontainsmorethantwenty–sixthousandtrees.Andhundredsofkindsofbirdshavebeensightedintheparkwhichservesasastoppingareaforbirdsastheyflytootherplaces.
60．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?
A．Thedesigncompetitionthattookplacein1858.
B．HowworkersbuiltCentralPark.
C．CentralParkattractsmillionsofvisiterseveryyear.
D．ThefirstpublicparkintheUnitedStates.
61．CentralParkisagoodplacefornaturallifeso .
A．migratingbirdsstayinCentralParkandthengoonwiththeirjourney
B．hundredsofkindsofanimalscanbeseen
C．morethanninethousandbenchesareprovidedforbirdstostayforarest
D．manykindsofbirdslikeitandl
