2015年高考英语阅读理解练习：nobel peace prize

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1、2015年高考英语阅读理解练习：NobelPeacePrize　　MostofusknowabouttheNobelPrize,especiallytheNobelPeacePrize,butfewofusknowanythingaboutthemanwhosetthemup.HisnamewasAlfredNobel.Hewasagreatscientistandinventorhimself.Besides,hehadabigbusiness.Hisbusinessmaysurpriseyou.Hemadeandsoldexplosives.Hiscompanie

2、sevenmadeandsoldweapons.Isn’tthissomethingthatsurprisesyou?ThemanwhomademoneyfromweaponsshouldsetupthePeacePrize?　　ThoughAlfredNobelhadalotofmoneyfromweapons,hehatedwar.Hehopedthattherewouldbenowarintheworld.HewasoneoftherichestinEurope.Whenhediedin1896,heleftbehindhimalotofmoneyandhisf

3、amouswill.Accordingtohiswill,mostofhismoneywasplacedinafund.Hewantedtheinterestfromthefundtobeusedasprizeseveryyear.WeknowthemastheNobelPrizes.TheNobelPrizesareinternational.AlfredNobelwantedthewinnerstobechosenfortheirwork,notthecountrytheycamefrom.　　AlfredNobelhadgivenhiswholelifetohi

4、sstudiesandworkandtothebenefitsofmankind.Hemademoneyallbyhisownefforts,buthelefttheworldsharehiswealth.Hisinventionsandwealthstaywiththeworldforever.　　36.Alfred’sbusinesswas_____.　　A.makingandsellingexplosivesB.notmakingandsellingweapons　　C.makingexplosivesandsellingweaponsD.makingweapo

5、nsandsellingexplosives　　答案为A。细节题。将这两句话Hisbusinessmaysurpriseyou.Hemadeandsoldexplosives.合并在一起理解.就是：他的企业是制造并贩卖炸药的。　　37.NobelwantedtosetuptheNobelPeacePrizebecause_____.　　A.hemadeenoughmoneyB.hehatedwar　　C.hewantedtogetmoreinterestfromthefundD.helikedtoliveinapeacefulworld　　答案为B。此句为细节推理题。

6、从hehatedhopedthattherewouldbenowarintheworld.这里可以看出Nobel讨厌战争，因此希望以后不再有战争。　　38.NobelPrizescomefrom_____.　　A.allNobel’smoneyinthefundB.allNobel’smoneyinhiscompany　　C.alltheinterestfromthefundD.someoftheinterestinthefund　　答案为C。此句为细节推理题。NobelPrizes的来源在本文中是指：“Hewantedtheinterestfromthefundto

7、beusedasprizeseveryyear.”也就是他基金中每年的利息。　　39.Nobelwasa(an)_____personintheworld.　　A.interestingB.unselfishC.kind-heartedD.richest　　答案为B。此句为细节推理题。从短文最后一段的内容看，Nobel的无私奉献为世界人民做出了贡献。因此应该说他是一个无私的人。　　40.WhichstatementofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothepassage?　　A.Nobelsetuphiscompanyto