CecilB.DeMillewasaveryfamousandsuccessfulmotionpicturebusinessmanamongHollywood’smoviepioneers.HewasborninAshfield,Massachusettsin1881.Bothhisparentswerewritersofplays.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewastwelveyearsold.Hismothe

　　CecilB.DeMillewasaveryfamousandsuccessfulmotionpicturebusinessmanamongHollywood’smoviepioneers.HewasborninAshfield,Massachusettsin1881.Bothhisparentswerewritersofplays.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewastwelveyearsold.Hismotherkeptthefamilytogetherbyestablishingatheatercompany.Ceciljoinedthecompanyasanactor.Hecontinuedworkinginhismother’stheatercompanyasanactorandamanageruntil1913.Thatyear,hejoinedJesseL.LaskyandSamuelGoldfishtoformtheJesseL.LaskyFeaturePlayCompany.Thethreemenstartedmakingmotionpicturesimmediately.Theylovedworkinginthemoviebusiness.Theyweredeeplyinterestedinitscreativeandfinancialpossibilities.DeMille,LaskyandGoldfishbeganworkingonamovieversionofthepopularAmericanwesternplay,“SquawMan”.DeMilleurgedthatthemoviebemadeintherealAmericanWest.HechoseFlagstaff,Arizona.DeMilleandthecompanytraveledtoFlagstaffbytrain.Whentheyarrived,DeMillethoughtthearealookedtoomodern.Theygotbackonthetrainandkeepgoinguntiltheyreachedtheendoftheline.TheywereinaquietlittletowninsouthernCalifornia.ThetownwascalledHollywood.DeMilledecidedthiswastheperfectplacetofilmthemovie.“SquawMan”wasoneofthefirstfull-lengthmoviesproducedinHollywood.Itwasreleasedin1913andwasanimmediatesuccess.DeMilleisconsideredthemanwhohelpedHollywoodbecomethecenterofthemotionpicturebusiness.Hequicklybecameacreativeforceinthenewmovieindustry.

　　6.WhatdidDeMille’smotherdotosupportthefamilyafterhisfather’sdeath?

　　A.Shewrotealotofplaysandthensoldthem.

　　B.Shesetupatheatercompanytogetherwithotherfamilymembers.

　　C.Sheworkedasanactress.

　　D.Sheaskedhersontomanagethecompany.

　　7.WhenwastheJesseL.LaskyFeaturePlayCompanyformed?

　　A.In1881.B.In1903.C.In1913.D.Notmentioned.

　　8.WhydidDeMilleandthecompanyfinallychooseHollywoodastheperfectplacetofilmthemovie?

　　A.BecauseHollywoodwastheendoftheline,andtheyhadnochoice.

　　B.BecauseHollywoodwasmodernbutquiet.

　　C.BecauseHollywoodwasveryfamousatthattime.

　　D.BecauseHollywooddidn’tlooksomodernasFlags