Question

A Nobel Prize is considered by most people as one of the highest international honors a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede 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(基金）of $ 9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics， chemistry，medicine，literature，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.

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(   ) 1. 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 poor,but happy and lucky man.

D. He was a rich, but unhappy and unlucky man.

(   ) 2. When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money .

A. to his wife

B. to his children

C. for helping the poor people

D. for setting up five prizes

(   ) 3. The underlined word "diploma" in the passage most probably means

A.证书        B.信

C.票据        D.卡片

(   ) 4. How many person( s) is a Nobel Prize given to?

A. Not always one person.

B. Two persons.

C. Only one person.

D. Three persons.

(   ) 5. There is NOT a Nobel Prize in                    .

A. physics    B. chemistry

C. math    D. medicine

Answer 1

l.D根据第一段关于诺贝尔的经历介绍可知选D。

2. D根据第一段最后一句可知，他的钱用于 奖给在五个领域作出杰出成就的人。故选D。

3. A根据语境可知，获奖时同时颁发获奖证书， 由此可推知选A。

4. A根据最后一段前三句可知选A。

5. C根据第一段最后一句可知，设立奖项的学科中没有数学学科。故选C。