Question

20．Hollywood
To many people，the word Hollywood has two meanings．（56）D．Second，Hollywood is also the US movie industry．
Hollywood was just a farmland at the beginning of this century．Early American movies were made in other places； for example，in New York and Chicago．
In 1917 a director was making a movie in Chicago．Because of cold weather，he couldn‟t finish the movie．（57）C．And there he found just the weather and scenery he needed to finish his movie．The director realized that southern California was the perfect place for making movies．The next year his company built a movie studio in Hollywood．（58）A．Before long nearly all important American movie studios were in Hollywood，Los Angeles．
The next thirty years were Hollywood‟s greatest years．Thousands of movies were made，most by a few large and powerful studios．（59）E．
Hollywood also reached its high point in these years．Many famous movie stars，like Bette Davis and Clark Gable，lived in Hollywood．
（60）B．More movies are made outside of Hollywood．Many studios have moved．The movie stars have also moved to areas like Beverly Hills and Malibu．
But visitors to Hollywood today can go to the famous Chinese Theatre and see the footprints and autographs of movie stars．They can go down the Walk of Fame，on Hollywood Boulevard，and see the golden stars in the sidewalk．

Answer 1

分析 【文章大意】这篇文章主要讲的是好莱坞电影基地的发展达到极限的过程，对于游客而言，它还是令人向往的地方．

解答 56．D 细节理解题．根据下文：Second，Hollywood is also the US movie industry．可知这里说的是第二点：好莱坞也是美国的电影行业．所以此处说的是第一点，故选D．
57．C 细节理解题．根据上文：Because of cold weather，he couldn‟t finish the movie．可知因为寒冷的天气，他不能完成这部电影．所以此处应该是他去了南方旅游来找到适合的地方．故选C．
58．A 细节理解题．根据上文：The next year his company built a movie studio in Hollywood．可知他在好莱坞建立了一个电影基地．所以此处应该是其他人也会跟着来建的，这是商业所驱．故选A．
59．E 细节理解题．根据上文：The next thirty years were Hollywood‟s greatest years．Thousands of movies were made，most by a few large and powerful studios可知这里讲述了好莱坞30年的辉煌历史，所以一些电影作品肯定是值得回味的．故选E．
60．B 细节理解题．根据下文：More movies are made outside of Hollywood．Many studios have moved．可知很多电影是在好莱坞之外制作的．而上一段说好莱坞在这些年来也达到了高潮．所以此处应该有句子来过渡．故选B．

点评 首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．