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　　Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places in the world. At the beginning of the 20th century there was a big farm called Hollywood. From the 1910's to the 1950's, 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 the 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 the 1970's they discovered people still went to the cinema to see big expensive films. Nowadays they are still making films in Hollywood and people see them all over the world.

　　1. Hollywood used to be a ______.

　　A. cinema B. big farm

　　C. park D. market

　　2. In the 1910's Hollywood became a ______.

　　A. famous theatre B. good place to have holidays

　　C. film center D. home for stars

　　3. Who was not mentioned (提到) as a film star in the passage ______.

　　A. Charlie Chaplin B. Marily Monroe

　　C. Bergman D. Greta Garbo

　　4. People went to Hollywood to make films because ______.

　　A. it was a beautiful place

　　B. they could find many film stars

　　C. there was a lot of sunlight there

　　D. it was a famous place

　　5. Which statement (说法) 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 the cinema after television became popular.

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

　　1.B[解析] 根据第一段“At the beginning of the 20th century there was a big farm called Hollywood.”可知，好莱坞最早的时候是农场。所以答案选B。

　　2.C[解析] 根据“…1910's to the 1950's, Hollywood was the film center of the world. ”可知，从1910年开始好莱坞变成了电影中心。

　　3.B[解析] 文章第二段提到的人名有“Charlie Chaplin、Greta Garbo、Bergman”，没有B选项，所以答案选B。

　　4.C[解析] 从第三段“The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. ”可知，人们去好莱坞拍戏是因为那里阳光充裕。所以答案选C。

　　5.A[解析] 根据第四段“As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work. ”可知选项A是正确答案。