托福考试2017阅读模拟冲刺题（二十五）_第2页

　　6. According to the passage , the initial success of Hollywood' s motion picture industry was due largely to the

　　(A) availability of many skilled workers

　　(B) beauty of the countryside

　　(C) region's reputation for luxurious lifestyles

　　(D) region's climate and good weather

　　7. It can be inferred from the passage that in 1930 the greatest number of people in the Los Angeles area were employed in

　　(A) farming

　　(B) oil refining

　　(C) automobile manufacturing

　　(D) the motion picture industry

　　8. According to the passage , the Southern California oil fields were initially exploited due to

　　(A) the fuel requirements of Los Angeles' rail system

　　(B) an increase in the use of gasoline engines in North America

　　(C) a desire to put unproductive desert land to good use

　　(D) innovative planning on the part of the city founders

　　9. The phrase "apace with" in line 21 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) anew with

　　(B) apart from

　　(C) as fast as

　　(D) at the middle of

　　10. It can be inferred from the passage that the spatial organization of Los Angeles contributed to the relative decline there of

　　(A) public transportation

　　(B) industrial areas

　　(C) suburban neighborhoods

　　(D) oil fields

　　11. The visitors from the east coast mentioned in the passage thought that Los Angeles

　　(A) was not accurately portrayed by Hollywood images

　　(B) lacked good suburban areas in which to live

　　(C) had an excessively large population

　　(D) was not really a single city

　　参考答案：CAACB DCBCA D