15．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．
Los Angeles has several nicknames．One is simply the city's initials（首字母），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 movie 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．
24．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．
25．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 country．
D．Because the American movie and television industries are there．
26．The underlined part"out of touch with reality"in Paragraph 6can probably be replaced by"C"．
A．real
B．false
C．fantastic
D．practical
27．Which of the following statements is NOT true？B
A．Pasaden 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 本文講的是綽號是一個人名的簡稱，也可以是一個人、一個地方或者是一樣東西的描繪性的名字．許多美國的城市有綽號，其中洛杉磯有許多綽號，它被叫做天使之城，也曾被稱為花和太陽之城、世界娛樂之都等等．
解答 24．C 推理判斷題．根據文章第一段以及后面講到的洛杉磯的幾個綽號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，總領全文．所以答案選C．
25．D 細節理解題．根據文章第四段中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可知美國的電影和電視產業植根于洛杉磯，因此它也被稱為"世界娛樂之都"，所以答案選D．
26．C 詞義猜測題．根據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意思是這個城市非常有趣，也不嚴肅，甚至脫離了現實，因此答案選C，fantastic意思是"奇異的；空想的；異想天開的；古怪的；不可思議的；不切實際的"．real"真實的"；false"錯誤的"；practical"實際的"．
27．B 細節理解題．根據文章倒數第二段最后一句話So is Pasadena，with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day可知A項正確；根據文章最后一段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計的一個水路系統，而不是到意大利去看，因此答案B是錯誤的．根據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項正確，根據題干要求，因此答案選B．
點評 做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
