MostofusknowabouttheNobelPrize,especiallytheNobelPeacePrize,butfewofusknowanythingaboutthemanwhosetthemup.HisnamewasAlfredNobel.Hewasagreatscientistandinventorhimself.Besides,hehadabigbusiness.Hisbusinessmaysurpriseyou.Hemadeandsoldexplosives(炸药).Hiscompaniesevenmadeandsoldweapons.Isn&rsquotthissomethingthatsurprisesyou?ThemanwhomademoneyfromweaponsshouldsetupthePeacePrize?
ThoughAlfredNobelhadalotofmoneyfromweapons,hehatedwar.Hehopedthattherewouldbenowarintheworld.HewasoneoftherichestinEurope.Whenhediedin1896,heleftbehindhimalotofmoneyandhisfamouswill.Accordingtohiswill,mostofhismoneywasplacedinafund(基金).Hewantedtheinterest(利润)fromthefundtobeusedasprizeseveryyear.WeknowthemastheNobelPrizes.TheNobelPrizesareinternational.AlfredNobelwantedthewinnerstobechosenfortheirwork,notthecountrytheycamefrom.
AlfredNobelhadgivenhiswholelifetohisstudiesandworkandtothebenefitsofmankind.Hemademoneyallbyhisownefforts,buthelefttheworldsharehiswealth.Hisinventionsandwealthstaywiththeworldforever.
小题1:AlfredNobeldidthefollowingEXCEPT()()()
A.choosingthewinnersofNobelPrize
B.makingandsellingweapons
C.settinguptheNobelPrize
D.makingandsellingexplosives
小题2:NobelwantedtosetuptheNobelPeacePrizebecause().
A.hemadeenoughmoney
B.hehatedwar
C.hewantedtogetmoreinterestfromthefund
D.helikedtoliveinapeacefulworld
小题3:NobelPrizescomefrom().
A.allNobel&rsquosmoneyinthefund
B.allNobel&rsquosmoneyinhiscompany
C.alltheinterestfromthefund
D.someoftheinterestinthefund
小题4:Nobelwasa(an)()personintheworld.
A.interestingB.unselfishC.cold-heartedD.richest
小题5:WhichstatementofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothepassage?
A.Nobelsetuphiscompanytosellclothes.
B.MostofNobel&rsquosmoneywasusedfortheworldWars.
C.NobelPrizesareonlyforsomepeoplefromsomespecialcountries.
D.Nobelworkedhardinhislifeandsavedlotsofmoneyfortheworldtoshare.
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
文章介绍了诺贝尔奖的创立者AlfredNobel的一生的事迹,他创立诺贝尔奖的原因,从文章的描述,我们可以看出AlfredNobel是个无私的人。
小题1:细节题:从文章第一段的句子:butfewofusknowanythingaboutthemanwhosetthemup.Hemadeandsoldexplosives(炸药).Hiscompaniesevenmadeandsoldweapons.可知AlfredNobel制造买卖枪支,创建了诺贝尔奖,制造买卖炸药,但是没有说他选择诺贝尔奖的获得者,选A
小题2:细节题:从文章第二段的句子:ThoughAlfredNobelhadalotofmoneyfromweapons,hehatedwar.可知AlfredNobel创建了诺贝尔奖是因为他讨厌战争,选B
小题3:细节题:从文章第二段的句子:Hewantedtheinterest(利润)fromthefundtobeusedasprizeseveryyear.可知诺贝尔奖来自他基金的利润,选C
小题4:推理题:从文章第三段的句子:Hemademoneyallbyhisownefforts,buthelefttheworldsharehiswealth.可知AlfredNobel是个无私的人,选B
小题5:细节题:从文章第三段的句子:AlfredNobelhadgivenhiswholelifetohisstudiesandworkandtothebenefitsofmankind.Hemademoneyallbyhisownefforts,buthelefttheworldsharehiswealth.可知AlfredNobel一生都在努力工作,攒了很多钱给全世界的人分享,选D
题目:Most of us know about the Nobel Prize