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The Nobel Prizes
The prizes are awarded by the Nobel
Foundation（基金会）for outstanding achievements
or contributions in these areas: chemistry, physics, medicine or physiology,
literature and peace. Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal.
Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma（证书）saying that he has been awarded the
prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money. Often a prize is
awarded to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared, maybe by
two or more people who have worked together to reach a goal. Since the Nobel
Prizes are international prizes, scientists, inventors, writers, and diplomats（外交官）from all countries may receive a prize.
Sometimes, two people from countries with different political views may even
share a prize. An example of this is the 1973 Peace Prize, which was awarded to
Henry Kissinger of the United States and to Le Due Tho of North Vietnam for the
Vietnam（越南）peace negotiations（谈判）.It is also sometimes true that a prize
is not given. If there is no outstanding achievement in one of these areas, no
prize is given in that area. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was
given. Someone must decide whether or not to give an award. The process of
nominating（提名，推荐）and choosing Nobel Prize
winners has two parts. First, nominations, or recommendations of people who
might deserve（应得）a Nobel Prize, are made. The
nominations in physics and chemistry are made by the Royal Academy（研究员，学会）of Science in Stockholm. The nominations
in medicine or physiology are made by the Caroline Medical Institute, which is
also in Stockholm. The Swedish Academy, along with the French and Spanish
Academies, makes nominations in literature. The peace prize nominations are
made by a committee of the Norwegian government. Many nominations are made in
each area. Nominations from these groups begin the process of choosing the
Nobel Prize winners.
The second part of the process of
choosing Nobel Prize winners is to decide which of the nominees deserves the award
in each area. This decision is made by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. The
Foundation may decide not to give a prize at all in any area.
1.A Nobel Prize is given in the form of
_____________.
A. a large quantity of money B.a
diploma
C.a gold medal D.all
of the above
2.The 1973 Peace Prize was awarded to
_____________.
A.Henry Kissinger B.Le
Duo Tho
C.two persons from one country D.two
individuals from different countries
3.Sometimes a prize is not given because
there is _____________.
A.no remarkable achievement in that area
B.no suitable nomination
C.disagreement among committee members
D.financial（经济的）shortage
4.The decision of literature prize winner
is made by_____________.
A.the Swedish Academy and the French and
Spanish Academies
B.the Nobel Foundation
C.a committee for the Norwegian
government
D.the Royal Academy of Science in Stockholm
5.We can infer from this passage
that_____________.
A.the Nobel Prize is given in six areas
B.the Nobel prizewinners are very
carefully chosen
C.sometimes the Nobel Prize is not given
D.the Nobel Prize is international
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