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阅读理解 　　Netizens name the “father of hybrid rice” for Nobel prize 　　BEIJING, Nov．25－If netizens, rather than a selected group of experts, could choose Nobel Peace Prizes, a Chinese scientist might be a winner． 　　An Internet post last Tuesday calling for Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping to be awarded next year’s Nobel Peace Prize got 20 000 votes by this Friday．Yuan is known as the “father of hybrid rice” in China． 　　A post written by a netizen called “Tiannan Dibei” on bbs．rednet．cn called for Yuan’s nomination．It cited Nobel Peace Laureate Mother Teresa in 1979 for her contribution to global charity, and Norman Borlaug in 1970 for his invention of a high-yield wheat useful for developing countries． 　　“The Nobel Peace Prize does not limit its winners to politicians and organizations devoted to the prevention of war, ” the post said．“It’s also open to people and organizations who try to eliminate problems and narrow the wealth gap．” 　　“Elimination of poverty and hunger is creating peace, ”it said．“With his extraordinary contribution to grain growth in the country and the world, Yuan is fully qualified for the prize．” 　　The Beijing News reported that a member of the Nobel Committee said in a meeting with students of Tsinghua University in March that China is likely to make breakthroughs in the Nobel literature and peace prizes． 　　This year’s Nobel Peace Prize went to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank for their continuous efforts to grant small sum loans to the poor． 　　This Friday, more than 94 percent of more than 8500 people surveyed were in favor of Yuan getting the prize． 　　Yuan, a household name in China, is regarded as the most famous farmer in the country．He is noted for inventing a form of rice with a much higher yield than average crops． 　　With more than half of China’s paddy fields growing Yuan’s rice, his invention has fed millions of people in the world’s most populous country． 　　His “super rice” has also been introduced to more than 20 other countries． 　　本文以新闻体裁的形式报道了许多网民提议袁隆平为了世界的和平作出了巨大贡献，因此应该获得下一年的诺贝尔和平奖。 (1) From the first two paragraphs, we know that ________． [　　] A． Yuan Longping has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize B． Yuan Longping should have been the winner of Nobel Peace Prize C． Yuan Longping is very popular with many netizens D． Yuan Longping will win Nobel Peace Prize of the next year (2) The poster mentions“Mother Teresa”and “Norman Borlaug”in his post in order to ________． [　　] A． praise them for their contribution to the world B． review the winners of Nobel Peace Prize in history C． support his opinion as an evidence D． encourage us to learn from them (3) Which of the following is NOT right? [　　] A． Nobel Peace Prize is often awarded to the politicians． B． The winners of Nobel Peace Prize are from all the walks of life． C． Yuan Longping defends the world peace by eliminating poverty and hunger． D． Yuan Longping and Norman Borlaug are both scientists in agriculture． (4) What does the underlined word “qualified” probably mean? [　　] A． worthy B． limited C． certain D． eager (5) The reporter of the news expresses his ________ attitude towards the post． [　　] A． supportive B． objective C． admiring D． negative

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．A;4．A;5．A;
解析：

(1)	根据前两段可知，两万多网民提议，袁隆平应当是下一年的诺贝和平奖的得主。由此可知袁隆平深受许多网民的欢迎。
(2)	作者在帖子中提到这两个曾经赢得诺贝和平奖的人，主要是通过介绍它们的贡献，让我们了解袁隆平也为了世界和平作出了同样的贡献。
(3)	细节理解题。根据第四段可知，诺贝尔和平奖不仅仅是授给政治家或阻止战争的机构，也可授予那些解决问题，缩小贫穷差距的人。总之，不管是哪行哪业，只要为世界范围的和平作出巨大贡献的都有机会获得诺贝尔和平奖。
(4)	根据这一段的意思可知qualified应该表示“有资格的；合格的”。
(5)	根据记者在报道中所使用的修饰词汇可以看出他是支持网民的建议的。