题目内容
The Nobel Prize are named after Alfred Nobel(1833-1896),a Swedish inventor and businessman During his lifetime, Alfred Nobel contributed to more than 350 inventions and setup 87 companies around the world. When he died, he left the largest part of this fortune, a total of 9 million, to be used to found the Nobel Prize. Now the prizes are given to the people in six areas: peace, literature(文学), physics, chemistry, medicine and economy.
Winners can be individuals(个人) or organizations, the Red Cross, for example has won three times. Prizes are sometimes shared between up to three people. Prize winners receive a medal, a certificate(证书) and 10 million Swedish crowns. Generally those who win a Nobel Prize value the honor more than the money they receive.
The youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize was just 25 years old. He was Lawrence Bragg, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 together with his father. The oldest winner is Leonid. He won the Prize in Economic Sciences in 2007 when he was 90 years old.
So far, more than ten Chinese people have won this great prize. The most recent ones are Mo Yan and Tu Youyou.
1.Alfred Nobel is a Swedish inventor and businessman.
2.Alfred left 9 million to found the Nobel Prizes.
3.The Nobel Prizes can only be given to only one person each time.
4.The Nobel Prize winners value the money they receive most.
5.The youngest winner is a Physicist who won the Prize alone.
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.B 【解析】文章大意:短文主要讲述了诺贝尔的生平及其死后留下的财产设立的和平、文学、物理、化学、医学和经济的奖项,用来奖励在这几个方面作出巨大贡献的人。获奖者可以是个人或组织,获得奖章、证书和1000万瑞典克朗。获得诺贝尔奖最年轻的人只有25岁,最年长的90岁。到目前为止,十多个中国人赢得了这个伟大的奖项,最近的是莫言和屠呦呦。 ...