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 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—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，F(xiàn)racine．And now that his voice of the ocean is silenced，we feel very sad．
練習(xí)：
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—filled 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．
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 Cousteau when he began a new family with his second wife，F(xiàn)racine．And now that his voice of the ocean is silenced，we feel very sad．
練習(xí)：
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—filled 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．