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  Where in the world can you take an hour’s train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down?There’s only one place, and that’s Hollywood, in CaliforniaThe scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets(布景)in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies(公司)in the USA

  A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the starsBut they are only memoriesHollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to beCosts have gone up and confidence has gone downMovie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideasInstead, they repeat old ones

  The film industry is changing fastTeenagers still go out to the moviesThe theatre is a good place to meet friends away from homeBut older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive moviesThesesoap opera, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothesBut the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them

  Though it is soap opears that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in AmericaBut more and more of them are made outside HollywoodNew York is the most important new center, but there are many others as wellMovie-makers have realized that they don’t need Hollywood any moreModern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studioOther states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from CaliforniaThey are offering better working conditions and lower cost

  But Hollywood is fighting backThe state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry

(1)

From the passage, we know Universao Studios is ________

[  ]

A.

a very large park

B.

a busy London street

C.

a famous movie company

D.

an old Hollywood movie

(2)

The movie industry in California isn’t as successful as before because ________

[  ]

A.

young people don’t go to movie theatres any more

B.

there is strong competition from other states

C.

its movie companies are in neeed of young stars

D.

the state hasn’t put a development plan into action

(3)

Which of the following seems to be a threat(威脅)to Hollywood?

[  ]

A.

The use of modern cameras and other equipment

B.

The interest of middle-aged film stars

C.

The making of TV series like Dynasty

D.

The expensively made copies of scenes

(4)

What can we learn aboutsoap operasfrom the passage?

[  ]

A.

They are teenagers’ favourits

B.

They are much more expensive

C.

They are less attractive

D.

They are cheaper and easier to make

(5)

The passage mainly tells us ________

[  ]

A.

something about the film industy in the USA

B.

the importance of soap operas in hollywood

C.

the good old days of Hollywood

D.

the film business in California

答案:1.C;2.B;3.A;4.D;5.A;
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