Most of us know about the Nobel Prize

題目

Most of us know about the Nobel Prize,especially the Nobel Peace Prize,but few of us know anything about the man who set them up.His name was Alfred Nobel.He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business.His business may surprise you.He made and sold explosives(炸藥).His companies even made and sold weapons.Isn’t this something that surprises you?The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?

Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons,he hated war.He hoped that there would be no war in the world.He was one of the richest in Europe.When he died in 1896,he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will.According to his will,most of his money was placed in a fund(基金).He wanted the interest(利潤)from the fund to be used as prizes every year.We know them as the Nobel Prizes.The Nobel Prizes are international.Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work,not the country they came from.

Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind.He made money all by his own efforts,but he left the world share his wealth.His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.

小題1:Alfred Nobel did the following EXCEPT ______________

A．choosing the winners of Nobel Prize

B．making and selling weapons

C．setting up the Nobel Prize

D．making and selling explosives

小題2:Nobel wanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _____.

A．he made enough money

B．he hated war

C．he wanted to get more interest from the fund

D．he liked to live in a peaceful world

小題3:Nobel Prizes come from _____.

A．a(chǎn)ll Nobel’s money in the fund

B．a(chǎn)ll Nobel’s money in his company

C．a(chǎn)ll the interest from the fund

D．some of the interest in the fund

小題4:Nobel was a(an)_____ person in the world.

A．interestingB．unselfish C．cold-heartedD．richest

小題5:Which statement of the following is Right according to the passage?

A．Nobel set up his company to sell clothes.

B．Most of Nobel’s money was used for the world Wars.

C．Nobel Prizes are only for some people from some special countries.

D．Nobel worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share.

答案

小題1:A

小題2:B

小題3:C

小題4:B

小題5:D

文章介紹了諾貝爾獎的創(chuàng)立者Alfred Nobel的一生的事跡，他創(chuàng)立諾貝爾獎的原因，從文章的描述，我們可以看出Alfred Nobel是個無私的人。

小題1: 細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子：but few of us know anything about the man who set them up.He made and sold explosives(炸藥).His companies even made and sold weapons.可知Alfred Nobel制造買賣槍支，創(chuàng)建了諾貝爾獎，制造買賣炸藥，但是沒有說他選擇諾貝爾獎的獲得者，選A

小題2: 細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons,he hated war.可知Alfred Nobel創(chuàng)建了諾貝爾獎是因?yàn)樗憛拺?zhàn)爭，選B

小題3: 細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：He wanted the interest(利潤)from the fund to be used as prizes every year.可知諾貝爾獎來自他基金的利潤，選C

小題4: 推理題：從文章第三段的句子：He made money all by his own efforts,but he left the world share his wealth.可知Alfred Nobel是個無私的人，選B

小題5: 細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind.He made money all by his own efforts,but he left the world share his wealth.可知Alfred Nobel一生都在努力工作，攢了很多錢給全世界的人分享，選D