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八年级上册 人教版
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Unit 1 Happy Holiday
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[2025原创]①Jacques Cousteau was a man who loved the ocean deeply
and often explored (探索) it on his holiday.
②When Jacques was a child in France, he was weak and often sick.
Doctors suggested he swim to become stronger.That would start his great love
for water. From then on, he would go to see the ocean for a vacation if he was
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free. One day, a friend gave him a pair of goggles (护目镜).These goggles
were a game-changer. He could finally see the wonderful world under the water
clearly.
③At that time, the diving clothes were big and heavy. They made it hard
for divers to move freely, and an air hose (软管) tied them to the boat. So
Jacques and his friend Emile Gagnan invented the aqualung. It was the first tool
that allowed divers to breathe underwater for a long time. With this, Jacques was
able to explore the ocean more freely.
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④He bought a boat on vacation and changed it into a place for research
and making films. He sailed around the world. He explored the cold waters of
Antarctica and saw many interesting animals like penguins and whales. In
Australia, he saw beautiful coral reefs (珊瑚礁) and even met the strange sea
dragon like a leaf.
⑤Jacques made a lot of books and films according to his travel and
exploration experiences. His TV show let people see the amazing sea animals at
home. Also, he started the Cousteau Society to teach people about the ocean and
how to protect it from pollution. Thanks to him, more and more people began to
love and care for the ocean.
阅读理解·语篇导读本文主要讲述了雅克·库斯托热爱海洋,因装备不便发明了水肺,
还让人们了解并保护海洋。
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1.What does the underlined word “That” mean in Paragraph 2?( )
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A.Jacques being weak and sick.
B.Doctors’ advice of swimming.
C.Jacques getting a pair of goggles.
D.Jacques seeing the underwater world.
【解析】词义猜测题。根据第二段的“Doctors suggested he swim to become
stronger.That would start his great love for water.”可知,That指代前文
医生建议他游泳这件事。
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2.Why did Jacques and his friend invent the aqualung?( )
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A.To make money.
B.To become famous.
C.The diving suits were expensive.
D.The old suits limited movement and breath.
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【解析】细节理解题。由第三段的“At that time, the diving clothes were
big and heavy… So Jacques and his friend Emile Gagnan invented the
aqualung.”可知,因为旧的潜水装备限制了潜水员的行动和呼吸,所以他们发明
了水肺。
知识拓展
inventor n.发明家
invention
n.发明
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3.What can we know from the text?( )
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A.The Cousteau Society did little.
B.Jacques’s TV show wasn’t popular.
C.Jacques explored only near France.
D.Without the aqualung, free exploration was hard.
【解析】细节理解题。文中提到旧的潜水装备使潜水员行动受限,而水肺让雅克
能更自由地探索海洋,由此可知没有水肺,自由探索会很困难,故选D项。
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4. 篇章结构Which is the best structure (结构) of this text?( )
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A.①②③-④⑤ B.①-②③④-⑤ C.①②-③④⑤ D.①②-③④-⑤
【解析】推理判断题。文章第一段总体介绍雅克·库斯托热爱海洋并经常探索海
洋;第二段讲述他小时候因医生建议游泳而爱上水以及朋友送他护目镜的经历。
第一、二段是介绍他早期与海洋相关的经历。第三段讲他发明水肺,第四段讲他
改造船并环游世界,第五段讲他通过书籍、电影、组织等让人们了解和保护海洋。
第三、四、五段介绍了他成年后在海洋探索方面的具体行动及影响。故选C项。
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