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Puerto Rico may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of life yet remains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the difference between the old and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with schools and houses. It is found in the cooking, too many fast food restaurants together with local cooking which has its roots in the mixture of culture of all the Caribbean and in the music, where rock music is played in beach resorts but in the hilly center, Puerto Rican music can be heard. Old volcanic mountains, long motionless, take up a large part of the center, with the highest peak, Corrode Punta, at 1338 meters in the Cordillera Central. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds.

The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA. Average life is 73.8 years and GDP per person is ＄12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. The people are largely a mixture of Amerindian, Taino- Arawak , Spanish and African. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than30% speak it fluently, Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York, but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans. The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, linked to drugs and unemployment.

1．It can be inferred from the passage that .

A．Puerto Rico belongs to the USA.

B．Puerto Rico is part of Spanish

C．Puerto Rico is an independent country

D．Puerto Rico has the highest peak in Latin America

2．The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to .

A．the country B．a result

C．a mixture of very new and very old. D．Puerto Rico

3．What’s the character of the culture of Puerto Rico?

A．Either new or old B．A mixture of different peoples

C．Too many fast food restaurants D．Either Spanish or American

4．What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?