People on Hainan Island like scuba diving. But do you know what makes if possible for people 1 under water for a long time? It’s the scuba machine. They do you know 2 invented the machine? It was Jacquse Cousteau and 3 friend.

Cousteau was a man 4 of new ideas. Ever 5 he was a child, he had been dreaming of diving deep to explore the wonderful world __6 the sea. Later with the scuba machine he invented, his 7__ came true. He took a lot of pictures and videos of many things 8__ people had never seen before. It 9 him eight years to make a TV show which he named “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.” People were 10 when they saw so many beautiful things under water.

Cousteau loved the coral reels and all the beautiful fish. However, when he returned some years later, he was 11 to see that the colourful coral reels were 12 and grey. He tried everything possible to help people know the 13 of saving the environment and 14__ them to take part in keeping our lakes, rivers, seas and oceans 15 .

1. A. to breathe B. breathing C. breathed D. breathe

2. A. that B. what C. which D. who

3. A. he B. his C. she D. her

4. A. think B. filled C. full D. short

5, A. until B. from C. since D. through

6. A. under B. above C. on D. over

7. A. dream B. idea C. thoughts D. plan

8. A. so B. who C. and D. that

9. A. spent B. paid C. took D. cost

10. A. surprising B. surprised C. frightened D. frightening

11. A. sad B. afraid C. happy D. interested

12. A. got B. better C. were D. dead

13. A. important B. time C. knowledge D. danger

14. A. stop B. let C. make D. encourage

15. A. well B. clean C. rough D. quiet

教师点评

海南岛属于热带气候，潜水是受欢迎的体育运动，要能在水下长时潜水，必须要有水下呼吸机。那么它是谁发明的?结合所学课文和保护环境的重要性，不难完成短文。

答案简析：

1. A。makes 后的it是形式宾语，动词不定式 to breathe是真正宾语。

2. D。who 引倒宾语从句。

3. B。Jacquse Cousteau 是男的 。

4. C。“充满了……”可表达成“full of”或“filled with”。

5. C。本句的后半句的完成时决定了应该用since。

6. A。海底世界表达为the world under the sea。

7. A。前一句提到他一直梦想到海底深处观看奇妙的世界。故用 dream这个词。

8. D。先行词that在定语从句中做主语。

9. C。考查It takes sb. Some time to do sth 结构。

10. B。考查形容词的主动性和被动性，此句是被动意义。

11. A。从Cousteau以后所做的事可以看出海底受到污染，珊瑚礁死了。

12. D。指珊瑚死了。

13. A。告诉人们拯救环境的重要性。

14 .D。鼓励某人做某事“ encourage sb to do sth”。

15. B。keep sb/sth + adj使……处于……状态。