【正确答案】HOLLYWOOD Hollywood is a suburb of the city of Los Angeles in California. / Until 1908 it was no more than a quiet village on the northern side of the city,/ but in that year William Selig, one of the first people to make films,/ set up a film-producing workshop in Los Angeles. / By 1911, David and William Horsely had set up another one in Hollywood,/ and at about the same time oil was discovered in the neighborhood./ Thus Hollywood quickly became a big district given over to the film industry and to oil wells. / The early makers of films found Hollywood a good place for their work/ because of its clear, sunny, rain-free weather,/ which allowed pictures to be taken all the year round./ Also, it was known that every kind of scene needed for films could be found within the area of California. /