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山东省临沭县2017届初中生第二届学科素养展示大赛英语试题（全国县级联考）
Would you like to explore (开发) the oceans？Do you want to find more life than we imagine there？For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was "yes". His career was a life-long dream, and he is probably the most famous ocean scientist in recent times.
Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even as a child, he loved water. Cousteau was bright, but he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. . There, Cousteau finally felt challenged. He studied hard and did well in all his courses. In 1933, he served as a general officer in the French Navy. . He worked on a breathing machine to stay under water longer. It was finished in 1943.
In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had new duties. Even so, he continued to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the president of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship to help with his dives. . To do that, he produced many films and published（出版）a number of books. His films include "The Silent World (1956)", "World without Sun(1966)". One of his books is "The Living Sea (1963)".
. Its work was to further oceanic research and to encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life within them.
Cousteau won many honors for his work, including the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989.
A. Cousteau was interested in fishing
B. In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society
C. But he needed a way to get money for his trips
D. His parents sent him to a strict boarding school
E. He also began to explore the life under the water
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