A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours(荣誉)a person can receive．As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel．He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden．Alfred Nobel was a great scientist．He made two important inventions(发明), and so he became very rich(富裕的)．Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man．He never married or had children．Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life．When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund of ＄9, 000, 000．The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry(化学), medicine and literature(文学), and for world peace．
The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel's death．Since then many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements．
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 may 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 great achievement．In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given．
(1)
When was Alfred Nobel born?
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A．
In 1938．
B．
In 1833．
C．
In 1896．
D．
In 1906．
(2)
What kind of person would you say Alfred Nobel was?
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A．
He was a rich, happy and lucky man．
B．
He was a poor, unhappy and unlucky man．
C．
He was a rich, but unhappy and unlucky man．
D．
He was a poor, but happy and lucky man．
(3)
When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money ________．
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river．It was very hot．How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while．
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers．He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them．Now Allan was walking by himself．
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake(蛇)! Help!…"
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan．
"A snake bit(咬)me in the leg．Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound(伤口)on Henry' s leg．
"The snake was in the grass．I didn't see it．"
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry．
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck(吸)at it．In this way he saved(挽救)Henry's life．"Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me．"
"That's all right．We are friends and we must always help each other．"
(1)
It was _________ when-Allan and Henry went out．
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A．
hot
B．
cold
C．
raining
D．
wet
(2)
After swimming, they played in the sun _________．
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A．
the whole morning
B．
for 2 hours
C．
long
D．
for a while
(3)
On their way home, _________ got something wrong with his _________
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A．
Allan; leg
B．
Allan; head
C．
Henry; leg
D．
Henry; head
(4)
Henry and Allan are _________．
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A．
workers
B．
good friends
C．
brothers
D．
farmers
(5)
Which of the following(下面的)is true?
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A．
Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan．
B．
Allan saved Henry' s life．
C．
Allan saw the snake．
D．
They ran to the hospital at once．
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It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy．No one wishes him a happy birthday．Mother says nothing about his birthday．She just tells Charlie to play outside．At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie! ” Charlie slowly walks into his house．But the living room looks different．Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅)．Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons, presents, and all of his friends．“Happy birthday! ” everyone shouts．Charlie's face lights up．He is happy and surprised(吃惊)．No one forgets his birthday after all!
(1)
What is this story about?
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A．
Eating cake．
B．
Celebrating a special day．
C．
Forgetting a birthday．
D．
Having fun at a friend's party
(2)
Why is Charlie not happy in the morning?
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A．
He doesn't like his party．
B．
He doesn't like his presents．
C．
He wants to eat cake．
D．
He thinks people forgets his birthday．
(3)
Why does the living room look different?
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A．
There are many decorations(装饰)．
B．
The lights are on．
C．
There is a birthday cake．
D．
There are many presents．
(4)
What does the underlined(划线的)word “light up” properly mean(意思是)here?
