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阅读理解 　　Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded annually to those who have made strange scientific achievements．Ten prizes are given to people who have done remarkably goofy(可笑的)things－some of them admirable, some perhaps otherwise． 　　The prizes are presented at a gala(欢庆的)ceremony in Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, and are sponsored(发起)by the scientific humor magazine ?Annals of Improbable Research．? The first Ig Nobels were awarded in 1991．Officially the prizes are granted for “performances that cannot or should not be repeated”． 　　Most winners－especially those who are being “honored” for things they should not have done－are embarrassed by the prizes, but the occasional winner cheerfully accepts and even attends the award ceremony．Though the ceremony is parody(拙劣的模仿)of the Nobel Prizes, true Nobel Laureates(获奖者)are on hand to award the winners with their honors． 　　The winners are selected by the Ig Nobel Board of Governors(董事会)．The Board is composed of scientists(including several Nobel Laureates), science writers, athletes, public officials, and other individuals．By tradition, on the final day of deliberation(商议)a passerby is invited to help make the decision．The winners are invited to travel, at their own expense, to the gala awards ceremony．In recent years, half of more of the winners have participated in the ceremonies． 　　The 2005 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on October 6．Winners as follows(part)： 　　Peace：Two scientists from the U．K．, for a brain cell in a locust while that locust was watching the movie Star Wars． 　　Chemistry：Two American scientists for conducting a careful experiment to solve the longstanding scientific question：can people swim faster in syrup(糖浆)or in water? 　　Economics：Gauri Nanda of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for inventing an clock that runs away and hides, repeatedly, thus guarantee that people go get out of bed, and thus theoretically adding many productive hours to the workday． (1) All the persons winning the Ig Nobel Prizes ________． [　　] A． have made great contribution to the world B． should be admired for their achievements C． have done some certain research in science D． have made scientific achievement just for fun (2) Most winners would feel embarrassed by the prizes because ________． [　　] A． what they have done is strange and goofy B． they can just get a small amount of money C． the Ig Nobel Prizes is just a parody of the Nobel Prizes D． genuine Nobel Laureates will attend the ceremony (3) The Ig Nobel Board of Governors ________． [　　] A． has right to select the winner B． will ask a passerby to make the decision that who will be the winners C． will pay for the expense of the winner’s travel to the ceremony D． invites half of more of the winners to the ceremony (4) Which of the following is true about the 2005 Ig Nobel Prizes? [　　] A． There were totally five people winning the prizes． B． Two American scientists were given the prize because they made sure about the question：can people swim faster in in syrup or in water? C． Two Britain wanted to how the brain cell of the locust was changing while it watched Star Wars, which brought them the prize． D． Gauri Nanda invited a clock that could add many productive hours to the workday．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．A;4．C;
解析：

(1)	第一段中提到了这种另类的诺贝尔奖是授予那些取得了奇怪的科技成就的人，这些科学家有的值得尊敬，有的则不然。
(2)	第三段开头的“Most winners－especially those who are being ‘honored’ for things they should not have done－are embarrassed by the prizes”，道出了大多数获奖者对获奖感到尴尬的原因。
(3)	董事会的职责就是选出获奖者，他们会在评选的最后一天请一个路人帮忙作决定，然后邀请所有的获奖者参加颁奖仪式，这些获奖者如果出席的话，需要自己支付所有的旅费(at their own expense)。
(4)	和平奖颁给了两个英国科学家是因为他们研究了正在看《星战》的蝗虫的脑细胞活动。短文最后列举了2005年的三个奖项的情况，还有另外七个奖项没有提及，因此获奖的人肯定不止五人，化学奖的获得者只是对那个问题进行了研究，我们并不知道研究的结果，发明了闹钟，但闹钟本身并不能增加工作日，创造有价值的时间。