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Hollywood draws the creative and ambitious, like this young screenwriter who says that writing can be a lonely trip.

You feel you’re taking on this really impossible dream with this really impossible goal, and it feels a little bit better to be with people also doing it. There is a special house near Hollywood for them. It’s the working space shared by 100 writers.

These writers could stay at home, but there are distractions(分心) there. It’s very easy to be like it’s time to wash clothes, or I would love to learn this dish right now, or my cat needs to play — all of those things. Alongside other writers, they can focus on writing.

Olov Burman runs an animation studio in Sweden, but hopes to make movies in Hollywood. She said, “This has always been the dream for me and the company to eventually go into feature film. So, right now I’m here to create the feature film scripts, basically, that is a lot of learning involved also.” Not all the writers have their eyes on the silver screen. She’s writing a young adult novel. It’s a horror fantasy novel based in Los Angeles. It is her first novel, and she wanted to become a writer because she likes reading very much.

Old man or greener, author or screenwriter, they are pursuing their dreams in Hollywood with help from other writers.

1.What is the special house used for?

A It is used as the shared working place.

B It is shared as homes for writers.

C It is used to make movies and live.

D It can help all people to achieve their film dreams.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句It’s the working space shared by100 writers.可知这个特别的房子是100位作家共同的工作地点，故选A。

2.Why don’t the writers stay at home?

A It’s easy to be disturbed by other things.

B They have to do wash clothes at home.

C They have to cook for their family.

D They have to take their cats out to play.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第三段第二句It’s very easy to be like it’s time to wash clothes, or I would love to learn this dish right now, or my cat needs to play — all of those things. 作家们在家可能会洗衣服、学做菜和陪宠物玩等事情耽搁打扰，故选A。

3.Why did Olov Burman go to Hollywood?

A To learn to make films.

B To pursue his dream.

C To sell a film script.

D To run a animation studio.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第四段第二、三句 This has always been the dream for me and the company to eventually go into feature film. So, right now I’m here to create the feature film scripts, basically, that is a lot of learning involved also.可知将自己创造的动画变成故事片是Olov Burman的梦想，于是Olov Burman去好莱坞当编剧写剧本，它这么做是为了追求自己的梦想，故选B。

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A Working together can make you focused.

B All people can realize their dreams in Hollywood.

C The shared working place helps all writers realize their dreams.

D Creative and ambitious people pursue their dreams in Hollywood.

解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文主旨大意是好莱坞吸引有创造力和雄心的年轻人来实现自己的梦想，故选D。