Question

At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places of the world. From 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars Charlie Chaplin, Grete Garbo, Bergman and hundreds more.

The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States. But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work.

Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind o film.

When TV became popular in the 1960s, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films. After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.

1.Hollywood used to be a     .

A. cinema    B. big farm

C. parks    D. market

2.People went to Hollywood to make films because     .

A. it was a beautiful place    B. you could find many film stars

C. there was a lot of sunlight there    D. it was a famous place

3.Which statement is true?

A. The west coast was a better place to make films

B. There are no mountains near Hollywood

C. People no longer went to cinema after television became popular

D. Hollywood began to make films for television before the First World War

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】本文介绍电影城Hollywood的历史。

1.B

细节理解题。根据第一段第一句At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch.可知Hollywood过去是一个大农场。故选B。

2.C

细节理解题。根据第二段第一句The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun.可知人们去Hollywood拍电影是因为那里的阳光充足。故选C。

3.A

细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work.可知西部海岸是拍电影更好的地方。故选A。