2020_2021学年新教材高中英语课时分层作业9unit3warandpeace含解析外研版选择性必修第三册.doc

PAGE 课时分层作业(九) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A In Michael Morpurgos novel War Horse，the horse is not only the principal character，he is the teller of his own story. Set in England and France 100 years ago，War Horse tells the story of Joey，a handsome young horse who strikes up a close relationship with Albert，the teenage son of Joeys owner.But war breaks out and they are separated and plunged into the horrors of the war in France.Both survive and are finally reunited after a remarkable series of events seen through the eyes of the splendid war horse，Joey. The following cutting comes from near the beginning of the book after Albert，much to his fathers surprise，has succeeded in training Joey to pull the plough. It was some months later，on the way back from cutting the grass in Great Field that Albert first talked to us about the war.His whistling stopped in mid-tune.“Mother says theres likely to be a war，”he said softly.“I dont know what it is about—something about some old duke(公爵)thats been shot at somewhere.Cant think why that should matter to anyone，but she says we will be in it all the same.But it will not affect us，not down here.We will go on just the same.At fifteen I am too young to go，anyway—well，thats what she said.But I tell you，Joey，if there is a war Id want to go.I think Id make a good soldier，dont you？Look fine in a uniform，wouldnt I？And I have always wanted to march to the beat of a band.Can you imagine that，Joey？Come to that，youd make a good war horse yourself，wouldnt you？If you ride as well as you pull，and I know you will.God help the Germans if they ever have to fight the two of us.” One hot summer evening，after a long and dusty day in the fields，I was having my dinner，with Albert still rubbing me down with straw and talking on about the plenty of good straw theyd have for the winter months when I heard his fathers heavy steps coming across the yard towards us.“Mother，”he shouted.“Mother，come out，Mother.It is war，Mother.I have just heard it in the village.Postman came in