Question

16．A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours 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 of﹩9，000，000．The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics，chemistry（化学），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 certificate 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．

63．When was Alfred Nobel born？B
A．In 1938．   B．In 1833．   C．In 1896．   D．In 1906．
64．When he died，Nobel left a large amount of moneyD．
A．to his wife                             B．to his children
C．for helping the poor people in Sweden   D．for setting five prizes．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：这是一篇说明文，短文主要讲述了诺贝尔的生平及用其死后留下的财产设立的物理，化学，医学，文学，以及世界和平五个世界级的奖项．用来奖励在这几个方面作出巨大贡献的人．这些奖励经常给一个人或几个人一起分享，如果没有伟大的成就，奖励就无法给出去．

解答 63．答案：B．推理判断题．根据第三行When he died at the age of 63，…第五行The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10，1901，five years after Nobel's death．他去世时是63岁．第一个诺贝尔奖是在1901年12月10日，诺贝尔去世的五年后发放的．可知，1901-5-63=1833，可知他出生于1833年．故选B．
64．答案：D．细节理解题．根据第一段第三行The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics，chemistry（化学），medicine and literature（文学），and for world peace．描述，这笔钱用于奖励那些在物理学、化学、医学和文学方面取得巨大成就的人，以及世界和平的人．可知，他死后留下的资金用来设立了物理，化学，医学，文学，以及世界和平，五个奖．故选D．

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