My father was Chief engineer of a merchant

题目内容：

My father was Chief engineer of a merchant ship, which was sunk in World War II. The book

Night of the U-boats told the story.

Memories

In September, 1940, my mother, sister and I went to Swansea, where my father’s ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him sail.

Then I remember my mother lying face down, sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo(鱼雷).

I can remember the arrival of the telegram(电报),which in those days always brought bad news. My grand- mother opened it. It read, “Safe, Love Ted.”

My most vivid memory is being woken and brought down to sit on my father’s knee, his arm in a bandage.

He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember, he had a weak heart. Mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. He said it was because of the cigarettes. Whichever, he died suddenly in his early 50s.

Ten years later I read Night of the U-boats and was able to complete the story.

Torpedo

One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.

By the time he got on deck (甲板) he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck firm. When he tried to cut it free it swung against the ship, injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jump—still with the photograph in his pocket.

Three days later, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.

In my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue? Lest（以免）we forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.

小题1:We can infer(推断) that the mother and children went to Swansea ________.

A．to meet a friend

B．to see the father off

C．to take a family photo

D．to enjoy the sailing of the ship小题2:What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?

A．he was still alive.

B．His knee was broken.

C．His ship had been sunk.

D．He had arrived in Glasgow.小题3:What can we know about the author’s father after his ship was attacked?

A．He lost his arm

B．He repaired the engines.

C．He managed to take a lifeboat.

D．He was the last to leave the ship.小题4:What is the passage mainly about?

A．A group of forgotten heroes

B．A book describing a terrifying battle.

C．A ship engineer’s wartime experience.

D．A merchant’s memories of a sea rescue.

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:C

答案解析：

本文为记叙文。父亲是二战期间一艘商船的总工程师。在1940年9月的某一天他的商船不幸被鱼雷击中下沉。幸运的是他活了下来。

小题1:推断题：找到Memories下面第一段，讲到父亲会从S起航，我们带给他family photograph目的是be kept with him和keep him safe，推断出我们是去给父亲送行，选B

小题2:细节题：根据telegram定位，找到Memories下面第三段，电报内容：safe，确定作者从电报中知道爸爸还活着，选A

小题3:细节题：after his ship was attack 定位， 找到Torpedo部分，第二段首句he was alone确定爸爸是最后一个离开船的，选D。

小题4:主旨大意题。文章首先指出父亲的身份——二战期间一艘商船的总工程师。接着描述他负责的商船在二战中被鱼雷击中下沉及其本人逃生的经过。由此判断全文主题是一位轮船工程师在战争年代的一次经历。故选C

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。