题文
阅读理解 My father was Chief Engineer of a merchant ship, which was sunk in World War Ⅱ. The bookNight of the Uboats 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 safe.
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 grandmother 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 Uboats 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 fast. 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.
A Toast
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.
1. We can infer 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
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.
3. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 6 refers to the father's________.
A. weak heart
B. taking a shore job
C. failure to return to sea
D. injury caused by a torpedo
4. 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.
5. 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. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解 My fa.....”主要考查你对 [故事类阅读 ]考点的理解。故事类阅读
故事类阅读概念：
这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
