Anicknameisashortenedformofaperson'sname．Anicknamecanalsobeadescriptivenameforaperson，placeorthing．ManyAmericancitieshavenicknames．LosAngeleshasseveralnicknames．Oneissimplythecity'sinitials，L．A．Itis

Question

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 （电影） 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？___
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？___
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？___
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"___"．
A．real            B．false  
C．fantastic       D．practical
50．Which of the following statements is NOT true？___
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．

Answer 1

46．C 推理判断题．根据文章第一段以及后面讲到的洛杉矶的几个绰号可以看出第一段的作用是引出话题，因此第一段起的作用是引出下文，总领全文．所以答案选C．47．D 细节理解题．根据文章第三段中New York is called ...