CarolinaHurricanesheadcoachPeterLavioletteandBretHedicanholdontotheStanleyCupastheywavetofansduringaparadeheldinhonoroftheteam'sNHLChampionshipserieswinovertheEdmontonOilersindowntownRaleighNorthCarolinaJune212006.
RaleighNorthCarolinasurpassed(超过)WashingtonSeattleandBostontobenamedtheAmericancitywiththebestqualityoflifeinanewpoll(民调).
ItscoredtopmarksinthesurveybythewebsitePortfoliocomthatranked67 metropolitan(大城市的)areaswithhealthyeconomiesoncostoflivinghousingstockseducationalsystemsandtraffic.
"ThereareseveralfactorsthatpushedRaleightothetopofthelistwithitbeingtheonlymajormarketthat'sexpandingandgrowingatarapidpaceresultinginametropolitanincreaseof37percentsince2000"saidG.ScottThomasademographerwhocreatedtheanalysis.
"Raleighhasawelleducatedworkforceandanimpressivesupplyofhighleveljobsnottomentionitslowunemploymentrateanditsimpressivearray(大批量)ofbighouses"headdedinastatement.
WashingtoncamesecondinthesurveyfollowedbyMinneapolis-St.PaulBridgeport-StamfordinConnecticutandSaltLakeCity.
BakersfieldandFresnoinCaliforniacameinattheverybottomofthelistbecausetheirhighpovertyrateandlowscoresinthemajorcategories.
"Bakersfieldhasthehighestpovertyrateofanymajormarketaswellasthelightestcon?centrationofmanagementandprofessionaljobsweakestinventory(存量)ofbighousesandsmallestpercentagesinthethreeeducationalcategoriesthattrack(追踪)adultswithhighschooldiplomasbachelor'sdegreesandadvanceddegrees"Thomasexplained.
NewOrleansandMemphisalsoscoredlowinthepollwhileDenvercameinatNo.6followedbySeattleBostonAustinandSanJosewhichroundedoutthetop10.
Washington D.Chadthehighestpercentageofthepopulationwithmanagementandprofes?sionaljobs.ButOmahahadtheshortestcommuting(通勤)timestoworkwithanaverageof19.3minuteswhileNewYorkCityhadthelongestwith34.5minutes.
( )1.WhatarethefactorsthatpushedRaleightobetheAmericancitybestqualityoflife?
A.Scoresonhealthyeconomiesoncostoflivinghousingstockseduc
