At the beginning of the century there was a big farm near Los Angeles in California called the Hollywood Ranch (好莱坞牧场). 1 later Hollywood was one of the most 2 places in the world. From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film 3 of the world. Every family knew the names of its film 4 , like Charlie Chaplin, Greta Gar bo, Ingrid Bergman and hundreds 5 .

　　People went to Hollywood to make films for the sun. 6 they made films in New York 7 the east coast of America. But then they 8 Los Angeles where there were a great 9 of days of sun every year. 10 they made most films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place. 11 near Hollywood you can find desert (沙漠) and mountains 12 sea. They did not 13 to travel far to make any films.

　　The first films were 14 . In the late 1920s 15 the “talkies” (有声电影):you can hear people talking and listen to the 16 .

　　After the war Hollywood was successful, but then 17 became popular. People went to the cinema 18 often. So Hollywood began making films 19 it. In the 1970s they found people 20 going to see big and expensive films. Since then films made in Hollywood have been watched all over the world.

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When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been    36 . After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school.   37 , the teachers at the school mistreated her,   38  she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to   39  on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had   40  planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song   41 . Her performance earned her   42  from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a   43  jazz singer.

During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald   44  more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm   45  a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide   46  of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.

Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States   47  African American citizens the same treatment   48  white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band   49  to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same   50  as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for   51   received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to   52  disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush   53  her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors   54  to civilians.

In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her   55  performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.

1.                A．rich            B．rough          C．tiresome D．happy

 

2.                A．Importantly      B．Unforgettably    C．Naturally  D．Unfortunately

 

3.                A．therefore       B．but            C．so   D．then

 

4.                A．survive         B．experience      C．learn D．stand

 

5.                A．strangely       B．blindly          C．originally D．probably

 

6.                A．in spite         B．instead         C．in place   D．though

 

7.                A．jealousy        B．recognition      C．reputation D．gratitude

 

8.                A．creative        B．dependent      C．undiscovered  D．distinguished

 

9.                A．released        B．sold            C．copied   D．showed

 

10.               A．compared with   B．appealed to     C．composed of   D．depended on

 

11.               A．celebration     B．admiration      C．relaxation  D．indication

 

12.               A．denied         B．supported      C．offered   D．hated

 

13.               A．which          B．what           C．that  D．like

 

14.               A．decided        B．refused        C．started    D．afforded

 

15.               A．number        B．quantity        C．amount   D．lots

 

16.               A．wealth         B．future          C．equality   D．agreement

 

17.               A．caring for       B．playing with     C．preferring to   D．taking after

 

18.               A．rewarded       B．awarded        C．paid  D．presented

 

19.               A．accessible      B．inadequate      C．available   D．official

 

20.               A．best           B．vivid           C．open D．final