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2016-2017学年度上学期高三12月联考试题 英语试题 第Ⅰ卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分0分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A. B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Joey is loyal, encouraging and self-sacrificing, always putting others’ interests ahead of his own. He is a hard worker, who also loves to run and play. In short, he’s an ideal friend and a heroic character. Here is the thing: Joey is a horse, who appears as the main character in Steven Spielberg’s new film War Horse. It is based on Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel, which also caused the same-titled Tony Awards winning play. The film follows the saga of Joey, a racehorse that’s trained for farm work under the loving care of Albert (Jeremy Irvine ) after Albert’s drunk father Ted (Peter Mullan ) overpays for the animal at auction (拍卖会). Then the World War I tears Albert and Joey apart. Joey is sold into the war effort for the British and starts his episodic adventures in Europe. Splendidly staged, the battle plots in the film are visually astounding and impressive. And with Spielberg’s unique, top-notch direction and storytelling skills, War Horse cannot escape its episodic nature, calling to mind another Spielberg film about the horrors of war and its effects upon soldiers and civilians—Saving Private Ryan. While that film shocked us with horrific scenes of bleeding, it relied on a company of easily-described characters and a focused storyline to present heroic themes. Like Saving Private Ryan, War Horse clings to a series of characters, not only Albert, but also British officers, French civilians and German soldiers, who display courage in the face of danger. Everyone who comes in contact with Joey is either already in touch with their inner angel or is quickly moved to become more humane. Although none of this covers the fact that we’ve seen this stuff elsewhere before, the lovely sentiment will steal your heart. And the emotional signature of Spielber