{{B}}Cousteau Remembered{{/B}} Jacques-Ives Coustean died in Paris
on 26 June, 1997 at the age of 87. His influence is great. Scientists respected
his creative engineering; engineers praised his science. Coustean, who claimed
to be neither scientist nor engineer, contributed significantly to both
disciplines — and to many more. Throughout his adventure-filled
life, Coustean challenged definitions. Yes, he was a captain in the French Navy,
and early on, a filmmaker and natural storyteller. Later, he became a famous
ocean explorer, designer of underwater equipment, expedition leader, author,
speaker, businessman, environmentalist, teacher and leader of an influential
organization (the Cousteau Society). All who care about the sea
— and even those who don't think much about the ocean one way or another — owe
Coustean a tremendous debt. The knowledge gained as a consequence of his direct
contributions, and the strong others, have transformed the way the world thinks
about the sea. His stories, of encounters with sharks and other fish inspired
many to go see themselves. Coustean pioneered ventures in underwater living in
the 1960's: sub-sea labs where scientists submerged for days or weeks — the
underwater labs similar to skylab or the space station. His films and television
programmes won two Academy Rewards, three Emnies, and the hearts and minds of
viewers worldwide for decades. Showered with honours, Cousteau
remarked recently that he thought his most important accomplishment was to make
people aware of— and care about — the ocean. Thanks to him, we grew concerned
about our growing population and the consequences of over fishing and ocean
pollution that threaten the health of the sea, and we were inspired to do
something to improve the way things are done. We shared
the sad feeling with Cousteau when Simone, his wife and partner for many years,
died and when his son Phillippe was killed in a plane crash. We shared his joy
when Jean Michael, his eldest son, became an explorer and a spokesman for the
sea in his own right. We were happy for Coustean when he began a new family with
his second wife, Fracine. And now that his voice of the ocean is silenced, we
feel very sad.
单选题
According to the passage, Coustean's influence is great because he ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 备选项A和c在用词上有关系，因此重点注意A和C，借助A和C中出现的核心词 scientist (science) 和 engineer (engineering) 作为答案线索，注意题干中的修饰词great，这样发现答案相关句：Jacques-Ives Coustean died in Paris on 26 June，1997 at the age of 87．His influence is great.Scientists划线句说“科学家们崇拜他富有创造性的工程学研究，工程师们赞扬他的科学成就”，可见Jacques-Ives Cousteau给科学和工程学都带来了深远的影响。因此判断C是答案。
单选题
From the second paragraph, we know that
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 借助对上题的解答判断C不是答案，而A说的太绝对，可能也不是答案。借助B中的核心词adventure-filled stories 和 D中的contributions作为答案线索，这样找到答案相关句： (该句与B不一致)Yes，he was a captain in the French Navy，and early on，a filmmaker and natural story teller．Later，he became a famous ocean environmentalist,(虽然出现了“环境学家”，但“环境学家”只是他的诸多头衔中的一个，因此C错误。) teacher and leader of an influential organization(the Cousteau Society)．从该划线句中可以看出D是答案：他的贡献不只局限于科学和工程学。
单选题
Of all the careers he followed, his main concern was concentrated on
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 问题问及main concern (主要的关注内容)，利用该词作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：Showered with honours．Cousteau remarked recently that he thought his most important accomnlishment (与题干中的 main concern 呼应)(该划线句的内容揭示海洋是Coustean的研究中心) the consequences of overfiahino and ocean pollution that threaten the health of the sea,and we were inspired to do something to improve the way things are done．该句暗示海洋污染也是Cousteau的研究内容，综合上面的解析确认答案是B。
单选题
What debt do we owe Cousteau according to Paragraphs 3 and 4?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 该句问“Coustean对我们作出了什么贡献”，借助句子中出现的debt和owe作为答案线索，并注意备选项中出现的核心结构，这样发现答案相关句：All who care about the sea—and even those who don't think much about the ocean one way or another—owe Cousteau a tremendous debt…Thanks to，we grew concerned about our growing,pormlation and the consequences of overfishing and ocean pollution that threaten the health of the sea,and we were inspired to do something to improve the way thines are done．划线句说“因为有他，我们逐渐关心起不断增长的人口以及过度的捕捞和海洋污染的后果，后者威胁着海洋的健康生存，他鼓励我们采取一些措施以改变海洋的现状”，根据这句话的内容判断A是答案。
单选题
Which of the following statements about Cousteau's family life is NOT true?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 发现A和C都提到了他的妻子，所以首先看A和C，并利用wife作为答案线索，这样找到答案相关句： died and when his son Phillippe was kiUed in a plane crash．(该句揭示C和B正确)We shared his joy when Jean Michael，his eldest son，became an explorer and a spokesman for the sea in his own right．We were happy for Cousteau when he began a new family with his'second wife,Fracine．该划线句说“我们为Jacques-Ives Cousteau感到高兴，因为他和他的第2任妻子开始了新的家庭生活”，显然他的第2任妻子还活着，因此A错误。