From a historical and tourist point of view，Salem，or Old Salem，as it’s called today，is the interesting and unusual part of town.

　　Salem was founded in the 1700s by the Moravians.They spoke German，and their community was religiously based，with single men and single women living apart in separate dormitories.The Moravians greatly valued women’s work and brainpower.In fact，one of the nation’s oldest boarding schools for young women—the Moravians’ salem Academy founded in 1772—is still in operation.

　　Over the years，Salem lost its Moravian character.That all changed，though，when a nonprofit group began to rehabilitate the historic area.These days Old Salem is what’s called a living history museum，with exhibits，music，and tours of 18th­century houses，bars and Moravian dormitory buildings just seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper (high building) in Winston­Salem.

　　The historic community is booming again.Just as R．J.Reynolds is taking in millions of dollars making cigarettes across town，Old Salem is making about $15 million a year in tourism revenue (收入) and donations.

　　语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文。随着时代的发展，原本分属不同类型、不同风格和不同特色的城镇，会逐渐合二为一。美国有许多这样的城市，温斯顿塞勒姆就是其中的一个典型例子。1．From the passage we can know that ________.

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