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1、阅读理解-细节理解一1、 Eightyearsbeforehisdeathin1896,AlfredNobelwassurprisedtoreadanobituary(讣告)inthelocalnewspaper.Thiswasastrangeobituary,forittoldAlfredNobel,themanwhowasreadingit,thathewasdead.ThenewspaperhadconfusedAlfredwithhisbrother,Ludwig,whohadrecentlydied. Nobelwasshockedto
2、readthathehadpassedaway,andhewasevenmoreannoyedbythetitleoftheobituary:TheMerchantofDeathIsDead.Alfredwasaveryrichandsuccessfularmamentsmanufacturer(武器制造商). Thisincidentgothimthinkingabouthisreputation.Whatwouldpeoplethinkofhimafterhisrealdeath?Wouldtheyreallysay“Thatwasamanwho
3、profitedfromkilling”?Itwasthisthoughtthatledhimtoleavehismoney一ahugeamountofit—forthefoundingofthefamousNobelPrizes.Hisaimwasforhismoneytobeusedtosupporttheongoingquest(追求)forexcellenceinthesciencesandliterature,andtheidealofpeace.Thousandsofmenandwomenhavebeenhonoredsincethefirs
4、tawardsweregivenoutin1901.Theawardslettheworldknowaboutthedevelopmentsthatmayhaveahugeeffectonourlives. However,theprizesarecontroversialsometimes.Thereisoftenprotest(抗议)attheawardofthepeaceprizewhennoteveryonethinksthattheaward-winnersdeservetheaward.Eventheawardforliteratureh
5、assometimesbeencriticizedbecausetheawardcommitteeoftenneglectsimportantwriters.ThehighlyinfluentialnovelistsJamesJoyceandMarcelProust,forexample,wereneverhonoredbytheSwedishAcademy. Still,forthemostpartoftheawardsdon’tcausemanycomplaints.AlfredNobelfoundedtheprizestorecognizeth
6、osewhohavehad“thegreatestbenefittomankind"andfewwoulddisagreethatmostoftheprizewinners—amongthem.AlbertEinsteinandMartinLutherKing—havemadecontributionsthatdeservedtobehonoredandremembered.1.HowdidAlfredNobelfeelwhenhereadtheobituaryinthenewspaper?A.Sadandworried.B.Shockedandupse
7、t.C.Surprisedandconfused.D.Amusedandpuzzled.2.WhatdidAlfredNobeldecidetodoafterreadingtheobituary?A.Seekexcellenceinthesciences,B.Donateallhismoneytothecharity.C.Stopproducinganykillingweapons.D.SetuptheNobelPrizeswithhismoney.3.WhydoestheauthormentionJamesJoyceandMarcelProust?A.
8、ToshowthecontroversyofsomeNobelPrizes.B.
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