Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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 in the world. From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars—Charlie Chaplin，Greta 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 of film.
When TV became popular，Hollywood started making films for television. Then in 1970s they discovered people still went to the 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.park
D.market
（2）In the 1910s Hollywood became a ________.
A.famous theater
B.good place to have holidays
C.film center
D.home for stars
（3）Who was not mentioned as a film star in the passage?
A.Charlie Chaplin.
B.Marilyn Monroe.
C.Ingrid Bergman.
D.Greta Garbo.
（4）People went to Hollywood to make films because ______.
A.it was a beautiful place
B.you can find many film stars
C.there was a lot of sunlight there
D.it was a famous place

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍Hollywood这个世界电影制片中心。
（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. ”Hollywood这个地方以前是一个大农场。故选B。
（2）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“ From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. ”可知Hollywood是世界电影制片中心。故选C。
（3）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Every family knew the names of its film stars—Charlie Chaplin，Greta Garbo，Bergman and hundreds more.”提到了Charlie Chaplin，Greta Garbo，Bergman 三个电影明星，故选B。
（4）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“ The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. ”过去人们到Hollywood拍电影的原因是那里一年四季大多数时间里有充足的阳光。故选C。