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【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Would you like to explore (开发) the oceans？Do you want to find more life than we imagine there？For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was "yes". His career was a life-long dream, and he is probably the most famous ocean scientist in recent times.
Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even as a child, he loved water. Cousteau was bright, but he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. . There, Cousteau finally felt challenged. He studied hard and did well in all his courses. In 1933, he served as a general officer in the French Navy. . He worked on a breathing machine to stay under water longer. It was finished in 1943.
In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had new duties. Even so, he continued to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the president of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship to help with his dives. . To do that, he produced many films and published（出版）a number of books. His films include "The Silent World (1956)", "World without Sun(1966)". One of his books is "The Living Sea (1963)".
. Its work was to further oceanic research and to encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life within them.
Cousteau won many honors for his work, including the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989.
A. Cousteau was interested in fishing
B. In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society
C. But he needed a way to get money for his trips
D. His parents sent him to a strict boarding school
E. He also began to explore the life under the water

Answer 1

【答案】D；E；C；B
【解析】Cousteau是著名的海洋科学家，他从小就喜欢水，长大了他成为了一个海军的军官，后来成为了船长，同时他还探索海洋，想了解水下面的生物，还建立了一个组织Cousteau Society，鼓励人们保护海洋和里面的生物。

①上文说的是Cousteau厌倦学校，总是惹事。下文开头出现了There，应代指的是这个空里出现的某个地方。而且下面说他发生了改变，因此应选D，他的父母把他送到了一个严格的寄宿学校，在那里他发生了改变。

②上句话说的是他成为了一个海军军官，下文提到他带着呼吸机去水下呆很长时间，由此可知这个空应选E，他也开始对探索水下的生命产生了兴趣。

③根据下句话To do that, he produced many films and published（出版）a number of books可知，他出版了很多电影和书，这样做是为了给他的水下探索筹集钱。因此应选C。

④这篇短文是按照时间顺序写的，下句话Its work was to further oceanic research and to encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life within them提到了Its work它的工作是……，it应该代替的是这个空上的某个单词，故应选A，在1974年，他创建了Cousteau Society。