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Hollywood is a shiny, bright place. It is the movie capital of the world. And it is also one of the tourist destinations (目的地) in America. In 1911 the small, peaceful village of Hollywood in California was voted to become part of Los Angeles (洛杉矶). Today, over 100 years later, this village has grown into the home of one of the most well-known industries in the world — the American film industry.
With this growth came many well-known symbols. There is the famous Hollywood sign which stands above the hills of the town. The first sign was built in 1923. Then there is the Hollywood Hall of Fame (名人堂), where great actresses, actors and directors leave their footprints or handprints. Norma Talmadge was the first actress to do this in 1927. But the most famous of all is the Oscar Academy Awards. Every spring, a large number of actresses, actors and directors wait excitedly and nervously to find out if they have won an "Oscar". This year was the 85th Oscar Academy Awards. It was held on February 25 in Los Angeles. Ang Lee, a Chinese director, won the Award for Best Director again. It was the second time he had won the Award.
Nowadays it is the home of films, and thousands of hopeful young actresses, actors, writers and directors still come to "the Dream Factory" every year. But not all Hollywood dreams have been happy ones — as one actress, who later died tragically (悲惨地), said, "Hollywood is a place where they will pay you 500 dollars for a kiss, and 50 cents for your soul (灵魂)."
Hollywood
A brief (简要) introduction to Hollywood | ※ It's the home of the film {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. ※ It's a famous tourist destination in {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. ※ It used to be a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. |
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} of Hollywood | ※ The Hollywood sign that stands {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the hills of the town ※ The Hollywood Hall of Fame ※ The Oscar Academy {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. |
Details of the Oscar Academy Awards | ※ Actresses, actors and directors wait excitedly and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} before it starts. ※ Ang Lee has won the Oscar for Best Director {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. |
The Dream Factory | ※ It {#blank#}9{#/blank#} thousands of young actresses, actors, directors and writers every year. ※ Some Hollywood dreams have been {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ones. One actress even died tragically. |
A. When you need help with your study, go to the library. You may find magazines, newspapers and big dictionaries there. They are always helpful. |
B. For families with children, an important problem to parents is how to get the children away from the computers and make them do their homework. |
C. Even if you could buy the whole world, you couldn't buy a happy family, good friends, health, love or knowledge. |
D. Zootopia is an exciting American cartoon, People, both adults and teenagers, may like it. Judy,Nick and Flash are all cool and lovely in the film. |
E. In some science fiction novels, the earth may be covered by water and people might grow plants and vegetables in the sea in the future. |
①Money Isn't Everything {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
②Zootopia-My favorite cartoon {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
③Find the Best Study Tools {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
④The Earth in the Future {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
⑤ Parents' Headache {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
TFK Kid Reporter Dahlia Suiter spoke with the writer of Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink.
You just said that you didn't think you'd become a writer. Why?
I didn't know what I would be. There were times when I wanted to be a scientist. I loved reading about biology.
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I never thought about writing stories for adults (成年人). It was always for children because when I was a child, books were so important to me.
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Revision(修改) is my favorite part. If I can add (增加) something surprising at the same time, I'm happy about that, too.
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Writing is hard, and if you're not having fun with it, why do it? "Save ( 保存) what you write" is very important because you may need it. You may need that part you cut.
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I hope the book will open up new places to go with writing.
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Yes. Writing can be a good way to discover (发现) yourself. You learn about yourself when you write. Writing also slows your thinking down, and you can make discoveries and go places that you don't expect.
A. Do you think it's very important for kids to practice writing? B. What do you hope kids will learn from Writer to Writer? C. Why did you write "Have fun, and save what you write!" at the end of each part in Writer to Writer? D. What do you enjoy most about writing? E. Why do you write children's books? |
One day last November, Liz Douglas went shopping. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} After she paid for all the things she bought, she went back to her car and put the shopping bags on the back seat of the car. Then she started to drive home.
Ten minutes later, it began to rain heavily. Soon, Liz found it hard to see the road clearly. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Although Liz was an experienced driver, she felt afraid.
Suddenly, Liz saw a tree in front of her and tried to stop the car. But it was too late. Liz closed her eyes, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Unluckily they didn't.
However, Liz was lucky. When the car hit (碰撞) the tree, a bag of bread flew out of one of the shopping bags. The car turned over, and the bread landed between Liz' s head and the roof (顶部) of the car. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
About half an hour later, firefighters helped Liz go out of the car. They sent her to the hospital, but she went home soon because she didn't have any serious injuries (损伤). {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Liz's son went to get the things Liz bought from the car and gave the bag of bread to her. She was going to keep it as a souvenir (纪念品) because it brought her good luck.
根据材料内容,从方框中选择恰当的句子填入文中空缺处,使材料完整、通顺。
A. There was a lot of water on the road, so she drove slowly. B. Her head was fine and she only had a few cuts. C. She spent hours at the supermarket. D. It stopped her head from hitting the roof of the car. E. She hoped that the airbags in the car would inflate (充气) when the car hit the tree. |
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