题目内容
【题目】语法填空
Would you like to explore (勘探) the oceans? Do you want to find 【1】 life than we imagine there? For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was “yes”. His career was a lifelong dream, and he is _【2】 (probable) the most famous ocean scientist in recent times.
Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even 【3】_ a child, he loved water. Cousteau was bright, 【4】 he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. His parents sent him to a strict boarding school. There, Cousteau finally 【5】 (challenge). He studied hard and did well in all his courses. In 1933, he served as a general officer in the French Navy. He also began to explore the life under the water. He worked 【6】 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 【7】 (help) with his dives. But he _【8】 (need) a way to get money for his trips. To do that, he produced many films and published a number of books. His films include The Silent World (1956) and World Without Sun (1996). One of his books is The Living Sea (1963).
In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society, 【9】 function was to further oceanic research and encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life within them.
Cousteau won many honors for his work, 【10】 (include) the Presidential Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989.
【答案】
【1】more
【2】probably
【3】as
【4】but
【5】was challenged
【6】on
【7】to help
【8】needed
【9】whose
【10】including
【解析】
试题分析:
【1】more ... than ...“比起……更……”。
【2】他可能是近代最著名的海洋科学家。此处应用副词作状语。
【3】甚至当他还是个孩子的时候,他就爱上了水。as表示“在某一年龄段时”。
【4】根据语境可知,前后句是转折关系,应用but。
【5】在那里,他最终受到了激励。由全文的时态可知,应用一般过去时;Cousteau是被激励,故应用被动语态。
【6】work on sth.“努力改善(或完成)某事”。
【7】他还买了一艘船来帮助他潜水。此处应用动词不定式表示目的。
【8】为了航行,他需要一种赚钱的途径。由前面的“bought”可知,应用一般过去时。
【9】whose引导定语从句,且在从句中作定语,修饰“function”。
【10】including Cousteau赢得了很多荣誉,包括(including)总统自由勋章和1989年获得的法国学术会员身份。