Question

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 Swedish  called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm,the capital of Sweden. Alfred  Nobel was a great scientist. He made. two important inventions,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 duringhis 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 achievementsin 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 -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. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 (   ) 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 rich， but unhappy and unlucky man.

D. He was a poor,but happy and lucky 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 in Sweden

D. for setting five prizes

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

A. certificate     B. letter

C. ticket     D. card

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

A. Not always one person.

B. Two persons.

C. Only one person.

D. Three persons.

(   ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Alfred Nobel was an Egyptian.

B. The prizes give the person who made great achievements in all subjects.

C. Each prize has three parts.

D. Often a prize is given to just two persons.

Answer 1

 1. C 根据第一段 Although he was rich,Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also he was a sick man...可知答案选 C.

2. D根据第一段的最后一句flie money was to be used in giving prizes to those...可知答案为 D.

3. A diploma意为“文凭，证书”。certificate意思是“证书，文凭”其余选项都不符合题意。

4. A 根据第四段第一句 Often a prize is given to just one person,but not always.可知  

5. C 根据第三段第一'句 Each prize has three parts 可知。