A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honors a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Sweden called Sweden Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and lived from 1833 to 1896.
Alfred Nobel was a chemist and inventor. 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 in large part of his life. Nobel died at the age of sixty-three. When he died, he left a fund of $9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and the promotion(促進)of the world peace.
The first Nobel Prize were given on December 10th,1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Many famous people all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements. Albert Einstein was one of them.
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 might 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 outstanding achievement. In 1972, for example, not a Nobel Prize was given. It is the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm that decides whether to give the prize or not.

  1. 1.

    Most people think that Nobel Prize is ____ a person can receive.

    1. A.
      the highest honor in the world
    2. B.
      one of the highest international honors
    3. C.
      a higher honor than others
    4. D.
      as high as any other honor
  2. 2.

    Alfred Nobel who started the Nobel Prize was _____.

    1. A.
      a rich, happy and lucky man
    2. B.
      a poor, unhappy and unlucky man
    3. C.
      a poor, happy and lucky man
    4. D.
      a rich unhappy and unlucky man
  3. 3.

    A Nobel Prize is made up of ___.

    1. A.
      a gold medal and a large amount of money
    2. B.
      a gold medal and a diploma
    3. C.
      a gold medal and a diploma and a large amount of money
    4. D.
      a diploma and a large amount of money
  4. 4.

    A Nobel Prize is given to ___ each year.

    1. A.
      just one person
    2. B.
      one person
    3. C.
      not always one person
    4. D.
      three persons
  5. 5.

    When he died, Nobel left an amount of money ____.

    1. A.
      to his wife and children
    2. B.
      to the university he used to study in
    3. C.
      to his parents and his studies
    4. D.
      to be spent on setting five prizes
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文章是對諾貝爾和諾貝爾獎項的相關信息的介紹。
1.事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honors a person can receive可知。
2.事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man可知，他雖然富有，但是不快樂。
3.事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段全段可知。
4.事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always可知，諾貝爾獎通常是授予一個人的，但不是永遠都這樣。
5.根據(jù)第二段The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and the promotion(促進)of the world peace可知他死后把錢用于物理，化學，醫(yī)藥，文學和世界和平這五個獎項的獎勵上了。
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