新教材2020-2021学年高中外研（2019）英语选择性必修第三册课时分层作业9 UNIT 3 WORD版含解析.doc

1、课时分层作业(九).阅读理解AIn 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 Joey

2、s 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 Alb

3、ert，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 midtune.“Mother says theres likely to be a war，”he said softly.“I do

4、nt know what it is aboutsomething 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，anywaywell，thats what she s

5、aid.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 p

6、ull，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 wh

7、en 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 this afternoon with news.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了Michael Morpurgo的小说战马并从中摘录了一段内容。1What amazed Alberts father was that Joey

8、could_Ahelp turn the soilBsurvive the horrible warCtell his own storiesDmake friends with peopleA细节理解题。根据第三段中“much to his fathers surprise，has succeeded in training Joey to pull the plough”可知，Albert已经训练Joey学会拉犁了，这让Albert的父亲很吃惊。根据常识可知，犁是用于翻土的农具。2As for the coming war，Mother said that_Atheir village w

9、ould get involved very soonBboth Albert and Joey could be tough fightersCthe old dukes death maybe meant nothing to themDAlbert was not grown up enough to join the armyD细节理解题。根据节选部分第一段第八句“At fifteen I am too young to go，anywaywell，thats what she said.”可知，Albert的妈妈认为15岁的Albert还不到参军的年龄。3Which of the f

10、ollowing best describes Albert according to Joeys account in War Horse?AImaginative but timid.BInnocent but brave.CQuiet but thoughtful.DAmbitious but cold.B推理判断题。通读节选内容可知，Albert对于战争的残酷性并不了解，言谈之间，表露出了天真的想法，同时又有着一颗勇敢的心。BIn 1905，as part of his Special Theory of Relativity，Albert Einstein published the

11、 point that a large amount of energy could be released from a small amount of matter.This was expressed by equation Emc2(energymass times the speed of light squared).But bombs were not what Einstein had in mind when he published this equation.In 1929，he publicly declared that if a war broke out he w

12、ould“refuse to do war service，direct or indirect.”His position would change in 1933，as a result of Adolf Hitlers coming into power in Germany.Einsteins greatest role in the invention of the atomic bomb was signing a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt urging that the bomb be built because some ph

13、ysicists feared that Germany might be working on an atomic bomb.Among those concerned were physicists Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner.But Szilard and Wigner had no influence with those in power.So in July 1939 they explained the problem to someone who did：Albert Einstein.After talking with Einstein，in

14、 August 1939，Szilard wrote a letter to President Roosevelt with Einsteins signature on it，which was delivered to Roosevelt in October 1939.Germany has invaded Poland the previous month；the time was ripe for action.That October research of abomb began but proceeded slowly because the invention of the

15、 atomic bomb seemed distant and unlikely.In April 1940 an Einstein letter，ghostwritten by Szilard，pressed the researchers on the need for“greater speed”As the realization of nuclear weapons grew near，Einstein looked beyond the current war to future problems that such weapons could bring.He wrote to

16、his friend about his fear about the future use of the abomb.The atomic bombings of Japan occurred three months after Germany gave in.In November 1954，five months before his death，Einstein summarized his feelings about his role in the creation of the atomic bomb：“I made one great mistake in my life.w

17、hen I signed the letter to President Roosevelt recommending that atom bombs be made；but there was some justificationthe danger that the Germans would make them.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。爱因斯坦曾表示自己不会为战争服务，但是后来却间接推动了原子弹的研发。4What can we learn about Szilard and Wigner?AThey were not as influential as Einstein.BThe

18、y were responsible for the invention of nuclear weapons.CThey had cheated their friend Albert Einstein.DThey had an intention to destroy the world.A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“But Szilard and Wigner had no influence with those in power.So in July 1939 they explained the problem to someone who did：Albert Einstein.

19、”可推知，Szilard和Wigner不如爱因斯坦那么有影响力。故选A。5Einstein realized his mistake of_Acooperating with his workmatesBinventing the atomic bomb Cpublishing his equationDsigning the letter to President RooseveltD细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I made one great mistake in my life.when I signed the letter to President Roosevelt recomm

20、ending that atom bombs be made.”可知，爱因斯坦意识到自己为那封给罗斯福总统的信签名是一个错误。故选D。6Why did Einstein suggest making atomic bombs?ABecause President Roosevelt asked to do so.BBecause it was likely that Hitler would make them.CBecause he was not in favor of President Roosevelt.DBecause it was not necessary to do so.B

21、细节理解题。根据第三段第一句以及最后一段可知，爱因斯坦之所以建议造原子弹是因为他担心德国的希特勒可能会造原子弹。故选B。7The best title for the passage would be“_”AA Story of Albert EinsteinBAlbert Einstein and the Atomic Bomb CIt Was Unfair for EinsteinDHow the Atomic Bomb Was InventedB标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述的是爱因斯坦对原子弹的研发的影响，所以B项“爱因斯坦和原子弹”适合用作本文的标题。.概要写作阅读下面短

22、文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Public speaking is the act of speaking to a large group of people in a highly organized manner.Knowing the art of public speaking is very important.The ability to speak confidently and convincingly in public not only will make you stand out while in college，but also will enable

23、you to play an active role in your workplace and community in the future.There are many occasions where you will likely be asked to give a speech，such as in a classroom presentation，at school meetings，graduation ceremonies，awards ceremonies，receptions，or wedding parties.Public speaking often involve

24、s two major stages of work：preparation and delivering.As for the preparation，you should start with an audience analysis and decide on a speech topic and purpose.The more you know and understand about your audience，the better you will choose a topic and prepare the speech.After you analyze your audie

25、nce and set a speech objective，you need to gather materials to support your idea.Examples，stories，statistics，and testimony(证明)are four major types of supporting materials.You can gather these materials from the Internet，journals，magazines，books，newspapers，or your personal experience.After you gather

26、 enough materials about the topic，you then need to organize them clearly and logically.The language of a speech tends to be different from that of writing.In a speech，shorter and simpler words and sentences are preferred to long and complex ones so that the listening audience will understand well.Be

27、sides，in order to bring emotional responses in the audience，various kinds of rhetorical devices(修辞手法)are often employed to add power to the speech language.To successfully deliver a speech，you need to do a lot of work as well.For example，you need to make effective use of your voice and body so as to

28、 convey your message clearly and vividly.Maybe you also need to prepare some visual(视觉的)aids such as PowerPoint to help your audience understand you well._参考范文Speaking well in public，which youre often required to do，benefits you greatly.Followings are some tips.Before the speech，analyze the audience

29、 and fix the theme and target with rich supporting details in an organized way.Besides，simpler expressions and rhetorical devices are preferred to make the speech comprehensible，powerful and emotionalevoking.While youre delivering，other aspects like voice variations，body language and visual aids should be considered.