Los Angeles has all the following nicknames EXCEPT

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问题 Los Angeles has all the following nicknames EXCEPT
  
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. 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 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.

选项 A、many movie stars live there.
B、Hollywood is located there.
C、it reveals the unreal nature of Hollywood.
D、it reflects the rich life of movie stars.

答案C

解析 细节题。洛杉矶被叫作Tinsel town(浮华城市,花花世界),是因为它反映了好莱坞和电影业虚幻的一面。此题的要点位于录音最后。
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