A Nobel Prize(諾貝爾獎) is considered by most people one of the highest international honors a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede(瑞典人) called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund(資金) of $9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine and literature(文學), and for world peace.
The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Since then many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements.
Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money-about $40,000.
Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.
小題1:When was Alfred Nobel born?
A．In 1938.B．In 1833.C．In 1896.D．In 1906.
小題2:What kind of person would you say Alfred Nobel was?
A．He was a rich, happy and lucky man.
B．He was a poor, unhappy and unlucky man.
C．He was a rich, but unhappy and unlucky man.
D．He was a poor, but happy and lucky man.
小題3:When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money ________.
A．to his wifeB．to his children
C．for helping the poor people in SwedenD．for setting five prizes
小題4:The underlined word “diploma” in the passage most probably means_________ .
A．certificate(證書)B．letterC．ticketD．card
小題5:How many persons is a Nobel Prize given to?
A．Not always one person.B．Two persons.
C．Only one person.D．Three persons.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:A

試題分析：短文大意：本文介紹了諾貝爾和諾貝爾獎項的相關信息。諾貝爾出世在斯德哥爾摩，瑞典的首都。諾貝爾是一位偉大的科學家。他有兩個重要的發(fā)明，所以他變得很富有。雖然他很富有，諾貝爾并不是一個快樂的人。他從未結婚或有孩子。當他63歲時去世時，他留下了一個9000000美元的基金用于物理，化學，醫(yī)藥，文學和世界和平這五個獎項的獎勵上了。
小題1: 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)he died at the age of 63,以及The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel’s death可推知諾貝爾出生于1833年，所以選B。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第五句Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man。He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life可知，他雖然富有，但是不快樂，不幸運。 所以選C。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段末段The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine and literature(文學), and for world peace.可知他死后把錢用于物理，化學，醫(yī)藥，文學和世界和平這五個獎項的獎勵上了。所以選D。
小題4:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)后面的saying that he has been given the prize可知該詞詞義是證書，所以選A。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always可知，諾貝爾獎通常是授予一個人的，但不是永遠都這樣。所以選A。
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