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摘要： In a few months, there will be a new product for armchairs which will . A. be completely safe B. be safe and widely produced C. be dangerous if they catch fire D. not be so easy to catch fire B The Nobel prizes are among the most important and internationally recognized prizes in the world. The prizes are given to honor great discoveries or special achievements by individuals or institutions. The fields in which the prizes are awarded are physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology (the study of living things), literature, world peace and economics. The prizes were first given out in 1901 (except the economics prize, which began only in 1969) and since then they have been presented almost every year. The winners received a large sum of money, a medal and a certificate. They are admired and respected around the world for their hard work and the achievements they have made. The prizes were created by a Swedish chemist called Alfred Nobel. Nobel was born in 1833, in Sweden. However, he was educated in Russia and the USA. Nobel devoted much of his life to his father’s business, working with explosives. In 1864, his younger brother and several other people were killed in an explosion in a factory. After the terrible shock of his brother’s death, Nobel was determined to discover a way of making explosives safer to handle and use. He believed in the importance of his work, and he worked hard. In 1867, his hard work paid off, and he invented “dynamite , a safer form of explosive. Dynamite made Nobel very rich. When he died in 1896, he left around 9 million dollars. In his will, Nobel said that he wanted this money to be used to pay for annual prizes to be given to people who had done the most good for mankind each year. He also said that the nationality of the winners did not matter. The prizes were to be given to the people or institutions who had achieved the most regardless of which country they were from.

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A scientist warned yesterday of the fire danger in a type of foam(泡沫) materials widely used for furniture. He said that within two minutes of a chair-catching fire there would be flames 15 feet high. It would take only another minute to envelope the whole room.

Mr. Kenneth Jones, the scientific officer of the North-Eastern Forensic (法庭的) Science Laboratory told an inquest (问询会) at Wakefield, Yorkshire, “The spread of fire is frighteningly fast, and choking smokes are giving off.”

He warned that it was a waste of time to try to put out this type of flame. The best thing was to get out of the room and shut the door to prevent from dying of the choking smokes.

Mr.Jones said that in a house where a four-year-old boy died there was a three-piece bedroom set with this foam filling. He said, “Some half million tons a year are produced for 500 million armchairs. ”

But the danger has been recognized and is being dealt with. A new product has just been developed in which the fire danger is reduced and will be put into use in a few months.

An accident death was recorded on Richard Jolley, of Wakefield, who died in his bedroom of the choking smokes.

1. A scientist pointed out that certain types of armchairs _______.

A. were widely used and supplied

B. were very safe

C. would give off choking smokes

D. should not be used because they were very dangerous

2. If an armchair of this type caught fire, _______.

A. things fifteen feet away would catch fire too

B. the whole room would be on fire within three minutes

C. the whole room would be on fire within only one minute

D. the fire would last three minutes

3. Mr. Kenneth Jones was speaking _______.

A. at the North-Eastern Forensic Science Laboratory

B. at a meeting of fore-preventing officers

C. because he was asked for information

D. in his office at Wakefield, Yorkshire

4. Mr. Jones said that with a fire of this kind _______.

A. it was no use trying to put it out

B. much time might be wasted

C. it would take a very long time to put it out

D. it was necessary to put it out immediately

5. Soon there will be a new filling for armchairs which will be _______.

A. completely safe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dangerous if they catch fire

C. not so easy to catch fire　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. safe and widely produced

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