2.A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name.A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person,place or thing.Many American cities have nicknames.
Los Angeles has several nicknames.One is simply the city's initials,L.A.It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means"the angels"in Spanish.
Los Angeles often has warm,sunny weather.So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine.New York is called The Big Apple.So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate.
The American motion picture (電影) and television industries are based in Los Angeles.So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World.Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood.Millions of people visit the area.No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word"Hollywood"spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.
Many movie stars live in Los Angeles.The city is sometimes called Tinseltown.This nickname comes from the shiny,bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.
Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land,using the first letters of Los and Angeles.This means a place that is fun and not serious,and maybe even   out of touch with reality.
The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County.There are many smaller cities in the county.Beverly Hills,with its rich people,is one of them.So is Pasadena,with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day.
A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice,an area on the west side of Los Angeles.A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there.

46.What's the purpose of the first paragraph?C
A.To tell us what a nickname is.
B.To prove that nicknames are popular.
C.To lead us into the topic to be presented.
D.To tell us some people's nicknames.
47.Which of the following is NOT the nickname for Los Angeles in the passage?D
A.L.A.                 B.City of Flowers and Sunshine.
C.The City of Angels.   D.The Big Apple.
48.Why is Los Angeles called The Entertainment Capital of the World?D
A.Because Los Angeles often has warm,sunny weather.
B.Because many movie stars live in Los Angeles.
C.Because there are many smaller cities in the county.
D.Because the American motion picture and television industries are there.
49.The underlined part"out of touch with reality"in Paragraph 6can probably be replaced by"C".
A.real            B.false  
C.fantastic       D.practical
50.Which of the following statements is NOT true?B
A.Pasadena is famous for its Rose Parade each New Year's Day.
B.If you want to watch unusual-looking people,you can go to the Italian city of Venice.
C.The word"Hollywood"spelled out in huge letters on a hillside is popular with people.
D.Because of the unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry,Los Angeles is called Tinseltown.

分析 文章大意:本文講的是綽號(hào)是一個(gè)人名的簡(jiǎn)稱,也可以是一個(gè)人、一個(gè)地方或者是一樣?xùn)|西的描繪性的名字.許多美國(guó)的城市有綽號(hào),其中洛杉磯有許多綽號(hào),它被叫做天使之城,也曾被稱為花和太陽(yáng)之城、世界娛樂(lè)之都等等.

解答 46.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第一段以及后面講到的洛杉磯的幾個(gè)綽號(hào)可以看出第一段的作用是引出話題,因此第一段起的作用是引出下文,總領(lǐng)全文.所以答案選C.
47.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段中New York is called The Big Apple可知是紐約被稱為"大蘋果",A、B、C三項(xiàng)都是洛杉磯的綽號(hào),因此答案選D.
48.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段中The American motion picture (電影) and television industries are based in Los Angeles.So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World可知美國(guó)的電影和電視產(chǎn)業(yè)植根于洛杉磯,因此它也被稱為"世界娛樂(lè)之都",所以答案選D.
49.C 詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)文章第六段第二句話This means a place that is fun and not serious…可知洛杉磯被稱為 La-La Land意思是這個(gè)城市非常有趣,也不嚴(yán)肅,甚至脫離了現(xiàn)實(shí),因此答案選C,fantastic意思是"奇異的;空想的;異想天開(kāi)的;古怪的;不可思議的;不切實(shí)際的".real"真實(shí)的";false"錯(cuò)誤的";practical"實(shí)際的".
50.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句話So is Pasadena,with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day可知A項(xiàng)正確;根據(jù)文章最后一段A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice,an area on the west side of Los Angeles.A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there可知在洛杉磯也可以看到按照意大利城市威尼斯設(shè)計(jì)的一個(gè)水路系統(tǒng),而不是到意大利去看,因此答案B是錯(cuò)誤的.根據(jù)文章第四段最后一句No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word"Hollywood"spelled out in huge letters on a hillside可知好萊塢很受人們歡迎,因此答案C正確.根據(jù)文章第五段Many movie stars live in Los Angeles.The city is sometimes called Tinseltown.This nickname comes from the shiny,bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry可知D項(xiàng)正確,根據(jù)題干要求,因此答案選B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本篇文章是歷史文化類閱讀理解.這是高考常考題材,要求考生在通讀全文,把握大意的基礎(chǔ)上,結(jié)合題目要求及語(yǔ)境做出正確的選擇.

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