Question

A Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖) 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(资金) 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(文学), 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.

1.When was Alfred Nobel born?

A. In 1938.                  B. In 1833.         C. In 1896.        D. In 1906.

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.

3.When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money ________.

A. to his wife                           B. to his children

C. for helping the poor people in Sweden       D. for setting five prizes

4.The underlined word “diploma” in the passage most probably means_________ .

A. certificate(证书)       B. letter           C. ticket          D. card           

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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文介绍了诺贝尔和诺贝尔奖项的相关信息。诺贝尔出世在斯德哥尔摩，瑞典的首都。诺贝尔是一位伟大的科学家。他有两个重要的发明，所以他变得很富有。虽然他很富有，诺贝尔并不是一个快乐的人。他从未结婚或有孩子。当他63岁时去世时，他留下了一个9000000美元的基金用于物理，化学，医药，文学和世界和平这五个奖项的奖励上了。

1. 细节理解题。根据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可推知诺贝尔出生于1833年，所以选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段第五句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，他虽然富有，但是不快乐，不幸运。 所以选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第一段末段The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine and literature(文学), and for world peace.可知他死后把钱用于物理，化学，医药，文学和世界和平这五个奖项的奖励上了。所以选D。

4.词义猜测题。根据后面的saying that he has been given the prize可知该词词义是证书，所以选A。

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always可知，诺贝尔奖通常是授予一个人的，但不是永远都这样。所以选A。

考点：历史文化类阅读。