Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.

It’s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.

No. 10: James Franco

James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he’s is so serious about school, he missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!

No. 9: Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.

No. 8: Haley Joel Osment

When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus’ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: “I see dead people.”

No. 7: Emma Watson

Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.

No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning

Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school’s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.

No. 5: Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.

No. 4: Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!

“We live in dorms,” confirmed the TV star. “I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It’s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‘Oh yes, I’m going to Harvard and I’ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.’ And they were like, ‘Girl, you’re living in dorms!’”

No. 3: Shakira

Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could “learn from the best”.

No. 2: Steven Spielberg

Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal Studios, where he learned his tricks of the trade. But eventually he did go back and earned his film degree in 2002.

No. 1: Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who’s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.

46．What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.

A. both put their education in the first place

B. they graduated from the same university

C. the two actresses wrote best-selling books

D. both of them will abandon their acting

47．From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.

A. Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director

B. both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education

C. Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard

D. Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately

48．The underlined word “ trade” in the passage is closest to ________.

A. business                   B. corporation        C. studio        D. occupation

49．How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?

A. Three.               B. Four.         C. Five.                 D. Six.

Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.

It’s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.

No. 10: James Franco

James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he is so serious about school. He missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!

No. 9: Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.

No. 8: Haley Joel Osment

When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus’ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: “I see dead people.”

No. 7: Emma Watson

Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.

No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning

Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school’s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.

No. 5: Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.

No. 4: Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!

“We live in dorms,” confirmed the TV star. “I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It’s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‘Oh yes, I’m going to Harvard and I’ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.’ And they were like, ‘Girl, you’re living in dorms!’”

No. 3: Shakira

Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could “learn from the best”.

No. 2: Steven Spielberg

Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal Studios, where he learned his tricks of the trade. But eventually he did go back and earned his film degree in 2002.

No. 1: Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who’s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.

46. What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.

A. both put their education in the first place                     

B. they graduated from the same university

C. the two actresses wrote best-selling books                 

D. both of them will abandon their acting

47. From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.

A. Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director

B. Both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education

C. Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard

D. Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately

48. The underlined word “trade” in the passage is closest to ________.

A. business           B. corporation             C. studio             D. job

49. How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?

A. Three.               B. Four.                       C. Five.                D. Six.

As you know, Mark Twain was a famous American author and James Whistler was a famous American painter. Twain liked Whistler’s works very much, and there’s a story about the day he visited Whistler in his studio. Whistler was a rather serious person, but Twain enjoyed a joke.

Twain walked round the studio looking at Whistler’s wonderful paintings.

“I like this picture of the sea, ”Twain said.

“Yes, I painted it some time ago. It’s called Angry Sea. ”

“The colours are beautiful, ” Twain said. Then he pointed at another picture. “I like the way the woman is standing in the picture. I like the way she’s looking out of the window. Yes. This picture is quite wonderful. ”

“Thank you, ”Whistler said.

“What are you painting at the moment? ” Twain asked.

“This, ”Whistler said and he showed Twain an unfinished picture. “This is going to be the best picture I have ever painted. ”

“Yes, it is. ”Twain said. “It’s so beautiful. I must touch it. ”

Twain put out his hand to touch the picture and Whistler got very angry.

“Don’t touch it, ”he cried. “The paint isn’t dry yet. ”

“I know, ”Twain said, “but it’s quite all right. I’ve got my gloves on. ”

1. The subject talked about in this text is _______.

A. Mark Twain was a famous American author

B. James Whistler was a famous American painter

C. Mark Twain’s visit to James Whistler

D. where Mark Twain visited James Whistler

2. Angry Sea___________.

A. was a name of a sea

B. was a place of interest

C. was painted by Mark Twain

D. was a wonderful painting painted by James Whistler

3. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Mark Twain visited James Whistler at James’ studio.

B. Mark Twain was rather serious.

C. James Whistler was very happy when Twain touched the painting.

D. Mark Twain touched the painting with his bare hands.

 

When she called at his studio, she__________that he had gone to Japan.

       A．is told      B．was told    C．tells   D．told

 

The audience starts to scream and young people all over Britain

turn on their TVs．Yes，it’s Top of the pops!

      Top of the pops is an amazing 45-year-old programme．Pop stars from all over the world appear on this successful TV prograrnme．After about 2340 shows，it’s still the most popular pop

music show in Britsin．So what’s the secret?

“We get lots of babds to perform live in the studio，”says producer Chris Cowey“That just doesn’t happen on other shows”

Chris starts the preparations for the programme over a week before it goes out．His first job is to decide which bands to have on the show．When the chart of the top twenty songs is produced on Sunday，Chris can start to book the bands

      Monday starts with Chris meeting his sound，lighting and camera workers．They listen to each song and plan the show．

      Tuesday is paperwork day．There are bookings to make sure of，letters to answer and lots of phone calls to make．The show is on Thursday．Bands arrive at the studio from 10 o’clock in the morning and start practising．Tonight’s presenter，Jo Whiley，practises too

      First the bands go to make up．Judy and Issy are the make-up artists．“We see the stars with no make-up on，looking terrible，”says Issy．Then the bands go to the costume department where Marianne dresses the stars

Back in the studio things are happening．The audience is practising their dance moves! It takes over two hours to record the whole programme，then Chris edits it all night long．The final version is exactly 29 minutes long

What make (s) Top of the Pops the most popular in Britain?

A．The famous singers of the bands

      B．The live performances in the studio

      C．The large nurnbers of pop fans in Britain

      D．The jobs carefully done by the workers of the TV station

When the bands receive the invitations to the perfomlance，      

      A．they mast decide what songs they will perform

      B．they have no idea what songs they will perform

      C．they don’t have to decide what songs they will perform

      D．the songs that will be performed haven’t been decided on

Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

      A．The programme time on TV is exactly controlled

      B．All the stars must make up before their performance

     C．The producer plays the main role in planning the programme

      D．There are no audience to join in the performance at the TV station

How is the music programme made at the TV station?

Which is the proper title for the passage?

      A．A Stage for Pop Stars

      B．Go Backstage of Top of the Pops

      C．Great Success Comes from Hard Work

      D．The Most Popular Is the Most Successful