Showered with honours£®Cousteau remarked recently that he thought his most important accomplishment was to make people aware of¡ª¡ªand care about¡ª¡ªthe ocean£®Thanks to him£®we grew concerned about our growing population 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 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¡ªMichael£¬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£®And now that his voice of the ocean is silenced£¬we feel very sad£®
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1£®According to the passage£¬Cousteau¡¯s influence is great because he
A)was both a scientist and an engineer£®
B)invented Skylab£®
C)made contributions to science and engineering£®
D)was a captain in the French Navy£®
2£®From the second paragraph£¬we know that
A)Cousteau did not like any scientific definitions£®
B)Cousteau wrote many adventure¡ªfilled stories£®
C)Cousteau¡¯s main job was protecting environment£®
D)Cousteau¡¯s contributions were not limited to science and engineering£®
3£® of all me careers he followed£¬his main concern was concentrated on
A)building the sub-water labs£®
B)ocean and ocean pollution£®
C)making films and television programmes£®
D)writing encounters with sea animals£¬such as sharks.
4£®What debt do we owe Cousteau according to Paragraphs 3 and 47
A)His work has made us realise we should improve the way things are done£®
B)His contributions have pushed science toward a higher stage of development£®
c)His invention of sub£®sea labs has made ocean exploration easier£®
D)His adventures have made people go and see the sea£®