课时分层作业(十九)Ⅰ.阅读理解AThese smart actresses attended Ivy League schools，even if they were already busy with the red carpet.◆Claire DanesClaire Danes got her start on the teen drama My SoCalled Life which won her a Golden Globe Award.By the time she started attendingYale in 1998，she was already a famous movie star.It wasn'tsurprising that Danes didn't last very long in college because shewas busy as an in demand actress.Danes has won two Primetime Emmys for her character in Homeland.◆Natalie Por tmanNatalie Portman starred in Star Wars and had a good performance in Black Swan，but she's also a total bookworm.The actress isextremely serious about her studies and graduated from Harvard in2003.After filming Where the Heart Is，Portman moved right into the Harvard University to complete a degree in psychology(心理学)．Portman took a fouryear leave from acting to focus on her studies.◆Maggie GyllenhaalMaggie Gyllenhaal isn't just an actress；she's an Ivy League graduate and fulltime mommy！The daughter of filmmakers StephenGyllenhaal and Naomi Achs had Hollywood in her blood but moved awayto attend Columbia University in New York and graduated in 1999.Presently，Gyllenhaal focuses on acting.She's done work for many charities including Witness，an organization that supports people in using video to fight for human rights.◆Mindy KalingMindy Kaling is the third Ivy League graduate to go on to star in TheOffice.Kaling graduated from Dartmouth in 2001 with a theater degree.In her book IsEveryone Hanging Out Without Me？she joked that she attended such a famous college to“pursue(追求)her love of white people”．After graduating，the funny woman pursued acting and eventually landed a role in The Office.【语篇解读】语篇类型是应用文，主题语境是文化娱乐。
文章介绍了四位女演员，她们都有美国常春藤名校深造的经历。
1．Why did Claire Danes drop out of Yale?A．She was forced to leave by the university.B．She needed to star in Homeland.C．She was busy with her acting career.D．She did poorly in school.C[细节理解题。
根据有关Claire Danes介绍中的It wasn't surprising that Danes didn't la st very long in college because she was busy as an indemand actress可知，Claire Danes忙于演艺事业，无暇顾及大学学业，故而辍学。
]2．What is special about Maggie Gyllenhaal?A．She is a funny woman.B．She has made a contribution to charity.C．She asked a long leave from the university.D．She had been famous before going to university.B[细节理解题。
根据有关Maggie Gyllenhaal介绍中的She's done work for many charities including Witness可知，她为慈善机构做了很多工作，这是她的特别之处。
] 3．Who has written a book?A．Claire Danes.B．Natalie Portman.C．Maggie Gyllenhaal.D．Mindy Kaling.D[细节理解题。
根据有关Mindy Kaling 介绍中的In her book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me？she joked that...可知Kaling出过书。
]BWas there a luckier guy on campus than Sanford Greenberg？Here he was，a poor kid from Buffalo，New York，on full scholarships，taking classes from superstar professors at Columbia University.But in the summer just before his junior year，Greenberg's fortune(命运) changed.He was playing baseball，when his vision“steamed up”．He had to lie down on the grass until the clouds went away.Back at school that fall，Greenberg had more similar experiences，but he didn't tell anyone.He didn't believe it was anything serious.However，his roommates－Garfunkel and Speyer－saw that he was having trouble.On the first morning of final exams，Greenberg started writing at 9 am.By 10：30，he couldn't see a thing.Doctors operated on Greenberg's eyes，but the operation didn't work.Greenberg was going blind.He was so depressed that he refused to see anyone from college.Garfunkel came around and persuaded Greenberg to go back to Columbia and offered to be his reader.The next term，Greenberg returned to school.Garfunkel and Speyer read textbooks to him，and Greenberg ended up scoring straight A's.Still，he was afraid to get around alone and relied on his friends to help him.Then，one afternoon，Greenberg and Garfunkel went to Manhattan.When it was time for Greenberg to go back to campus，Garfunkel said he had an appointment and couldn't accompany(陪伴)him.Greenberg was shocked.They argued，and Garfunkel walked off，leaving Greenberg alone.Greenberg walked through the crowd.He took a train west to Times Square，and then changed to another train.Four miles later，he got off at the Columbia University stop.At the university's gate，someone ran into him.“Excuse me，sir.”Greenberg knew the voice.It was Garfunkel's.Greenberg's first reaction was anger，but in the next second，he realized what he had just accomplished.【语篇解读】语篇类型是记叙文，主题语境是生活。