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.證書        B.信

C.票據        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根據第一段關于諾貝爾的經歷介紹可知選D。

2. D根據第一段最后一句可知，他的錢用于 獎給在五個領域作出杰出成就的人。故選D。

3. A根據語境可知，獲獎時同時頒發獲獎證書， 由此可推知選A。

4. A根據最后一段前三句可知選A。

5. C根據第一段最后一句可知，設立獎項的學科中沒有數學學科。故選C。