A Nobel Prize is considered by most people as one of the highest international honors a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63,he left a fund(基金)of $ 9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry,medicine,literature,and for world peace.

The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10, 1901,five years after Nobel's death. Since then many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements.

Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma,saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money ― about $40,000.

Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have 

worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.

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(   ) 1. What kind of person would you say Alfred Nobel was?

A. He was a rich,happy and lucky man.

B. He was a poor,unhappy and unlucky man.

C. He was a poor,but happy and lucky man.

D. He was a rich, but unhappy and unlucky man.

(   ) 2. When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money .

A. to his wife

B. to his children

C. for helping the poor people

D. for setting up five prizes

(   ) 3. The underlined word "diploma" in the passage most probably means

A.证书        B.信

C.票据        D.卡片

(   ) 4. How many person( s) is a Nobel Prize given to?

A. Not always one person.

B. Two persons.

C. Only one person.

D. Three persons.

(   ) 5. There is NOT a Nobel Prize in                    .

A. physics    B. chemistry

C. math    D. medicine

Famous Museums 

Name:The Palace Museum Country:China

Address:Chang'an Street, Beijing Feature:The largest ancient palace buildings with many kinds of collections in China Ticket: ¥ 60(Spring & Summer)

¥40(Autumn & Winter)    

Name:The British Museum Country:The UK

Address:New Oxford Street, London

Feature:One of the largest museums with

collections of any time and any area

in the world Ticket:Free 

Name;The National Museum of Americar

History Country;The USA

Address:14th Street, Washington, D. C. Feature:America's largest museum on history Ticket;Free

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(   ) 1. As one of the largest museums in the world,   the British Museum is in         

A. Beijing    B. London

C. New York    D. Washington,D. C.

(   ) 2. The museum in Washington, D. C. is America's largest museum on      

A. buildings    B. collections

C. history    D. art

(   ) 3. The Palace Museum,which is in the center of Beijing,is also called the Forbidden City(紫禁城)in China. It lies at      

A.  Chang'an Street

B.   New Oxford Street

C.   14th Street

D.  Dong Si Street

(   ) 4. According to the forms, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections,you
can visit      at most.

A.  one museum

B.   two museums

C.   three museums

D.  four museums

(   ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?

A.  Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.

B.  No tickets are required at the National Museum of American History.

C.  The British Museum lies at 14th Street, London.

D.  The Palace Museum and the British Museum are free to visit on weekdays.

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