四、完形填空。(2025·江苏盐城盐都区调研)
Would you like to explore the oceans? Do you want to find more life than we imagine there? For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was "yes". His career was 1 lifetime dream, and he was one of 2 ocean scientists in the 20th century.
Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even as a child he loved water. Cousteau was bright, 3 he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. His parents sent him to a strict school. There, Cousteau finally felt challenged. He studied 4 and did well in all his subjects. In 1933, he worked 5 a general officer in the French Navy. He also began to explore the life under the water. He worked on a breathing machine 6 under water longer. It 7 in 1943.
In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had his new task. Even so, he 8 to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the 9 of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship to help 10 his dives. But he needed a way to get money for his trips. To do that, he produced many films 11 included The Silent World (1953) and World Without Sun (1964). He also published (出版) a number of books. One of his books 12 The Living Sea (1963).
In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society. 13 work was to do further research about the oceans and to encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life in 14.
Cousteau won many honours (荣誉) for his work, 15 the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy.
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B. a
C. the
D. /
()2. A. famous
B. most famous
C. the more famous
D. the most famous
()3. A. but
B. because
C. though
D. and
()4. A. hard
B. hardly
C. much hard
D. much hardly
()5. A. like
B. as
C. on
D. by
()6. A. staying
B. stayed
C. to stay
D. to staying
()7. A. finishing
B. finishes
C. finish
D. was finished
()8. A. continues
B. continued
C. had continued
D. continuing
()9. A. leader
B. leads
C. leading
D. led
()10. A. about
B. with
C. for
D. through
()11. A. what
B. who
C. which
D. when
()12. A. was
B. are
C. am
D. were
()13. A. It's
B. Itself
C. It
D. Its
()14. A. us
B. them
C. you
D. him
()15. A. include
B. includes
C. including
D. included

1. B 【点拨】结合语境可知，这里用不定冠词表示泛指，lifetime 以辅音音素开头，所以用不定冠词 a。故选 B。
2. D 【点拨】这里用“one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”结构。故选 D。
3. A 【点拨】but 但是；because 因为；though 尽管；and 和。结合语境可知，空前后是转折关系。故选 A。
4. A 【点拨】study hard 努力学习。结合语境可知，库斯托在这所学校刻苦学习，所以成绩不错。故选 A。
5. B 【点拨】like 像；as 作为；on 在……上；by 由，被。结合语境可知，他曾是法国海军军官。work as 以……身份而工作。故选 B。
6. C 【点拨】结合语境可知，库斯托研究呼吸机是为了能在水下待更长的时间，所以用动词不定式表目的。故选 C。
7. D 【点拨】结合语境可知，是在 1943 年被完成，所以本句用一般过去时的被动语态。故选 D。
8. B 【点拨】结合语境可知，本句用一般过去时表示过去发生的事情。故选 B。
9. A 【点拨】分析句子成分可知，这里应填名词；结合全文语境可知，他成了法国海洋运动的领头人。故选 A。
10. B 【点拨】结合语境可知，库斯托买船是为了潜水。help with 是固定搭配。故选 B。
11. C 【点拨】分析句子成分可知，本句包含一个定语从句，先行词 films 指物，这里用 which 来引导定语从句。故选 C。
12. A 【点拨】“One of...”作主语，这里 be 动词用 was。故选 A。
13. D 【点拨】这里用形容词性物主代词修饰空后名词 work。故选 D。
14. B 【点拨】结合语境可知，这里用 them 指代 oceans。故选 B。
15. C 【点拨】此处用 including 表示“包括”。故选 C。