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(魚(yú)雷).
I can remember the arrival of the telegram(電報(bào)),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.
小題1:We can infer(推斷) 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
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：本文為記敘文。父親是二戰(zhàn)期間一艘商船的總工程師。在1940年9月的某一天他的商船不幸被魚(yú)雷擊中下沉。幸運(yùn)的是他活了下來(lái)。
小題1:推斷題：找到Memories下面第一段，講到父親會(huì)從S起航，我們帶給他family photograph目的是be kept with him和keep him safe，推斷出我們是去給父親送行，選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)telegram定位，找到Memories下面第三段，電報(bào)內(nèi)容：safe，確定作者從電報(bào)中知道爸爸還活著，選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：after his ship was attack 定位， 找到Torpedo部分，第二段首句he was alone確定爸爸是最后一個(gè)離開(kāi)船的，選D。
小題4:主旨大意題。文章首先指出父親的身份——二戰(zhàn)期間一艘商船的總工程師。接著描述他負(fù)責(zé)的商船在二戰(zhàn)中被魚(yú)雷擊中下沉及其本人逃生的經(jīng)過(guò)。由此判斷全文主題是一位輪船工程師在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)年代的一次經(jīng)歷。故選C
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小題11:
A．dropped out B．leftC．graduated D．laid off
小題12:
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．even
小題13:
A．if B．unless C．until D．before
小題14:
A．teachers B．familyC．friendsD．dreams
小題15:
A．spent B．costC．tookD．wasted
小題16:
A．letter B．envelopeC．writer D．cover
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)greementB．editionC．tradeD．patent
小題18:
A．RecentB．MemorableC．Most D．Several
小題19:
A．with B．onC．by D．in
小題20:
A．deservedB．introducedC．founded D．a(chǎn)ttended

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Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was a good and tireless writer, and he wrote The Declaration of Independence. There is much we can learn from him. Here are some of the things he said and wrote:
Go and see. Jefferson believed that a free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books, and personal investigation is important as well.
Judge for yourself. Jefferson refused to accept other people’s opinions without careful thought. “Neither believe nor reject anything，” he wrote to his nephew.
Learn from everyone. Jefferson once visited the French nobleman, Lafayette, and said to him, “You must go into the people’s home as I have done ，look into their cooking pots and eat their bread. If you will only do this, you may find out why people are dissatisfied. ”
Do what you believe is right. In a free country, there will always be conflicting ideas， and this is a source of strength. It is not unquestioning agreement but conflict that keeps freedom alive. Though Jefferson was for many years the object of strong criticism, he never answered his critics. He expressed his philosophy, “There are two sides to every question. If you take one side with decision and act on it with effect, those who take the other side will of course resent(憎惡）your actions. ”
Trust the future and trust the young. Jefferson felt that the present should never be chained to customs which have lost their usefulness. “The earth belongs to the living generation. ” He didn’t fear new ideas, nor did he fear the future. “How much pain has been caused by evils which have never happened?” he remarked，“I expect the best, not the worst. ”
小題1:The author mentioned Jefferson’s visit to Lafayette to show______.
A．Jefferson was dissatisfied with Lafayette
B．Jefferson had a close relationship with his people
C．Jefferson was a great American president
D．Jefferson valued the importance of learning from others
小題2:Jefferson was determined never to answer his critics because______.
A．he believed silence was a source of strength
B．he thought it useless to defend obviously correct ideas
C．he believed in conflict rather than in unquestioning agreement
D．he knew the more he said ,the more people would resent him
小題3:What would be the best title of the passage?
A．Jefferson’s Great WorksB．Jefferson’s Philosophy
C．Jefferson’s TeachingD．Jefferson's Life Story

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