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The Nobel Prize are named after Alfred Nobel(1833-1896),a Swedish inventor and businessman During his lifetime, Alfred Nobel contributed to more than 350 inventions and setup 87 companies around the world. When he died, he left the largest part of this fortune, a total of 9 million, to be used to found the Nobel Prize. Now the prizes are given to the people in six areas: peace, literature(文学)， physics, chemistry, medicine and economy.
Winners can be individuals(个人) or organizations, the Red Cross, for example has won three times. Prizes are sometimes shared between up to three people. Prize winners receive a medal, a certificate(证书) and 10 million Swedish crowns. Generally those who win a Nobel Prize value the honor more than the money they receive.
The youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize was just 25 years old. He was Lawrence Bragg, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 together with his father. The oldest winner is Leonid. He won the Prize in Economic Sciences in 2007 when he was 90 years old.
So far, more than ten Chinese people have won this great prize. The most recent ones are Mo Yan and Tu Youyou.
1.Alfred Nobel is a Swedish inventor and businessman.
2.Alfred left 9 million to found the Nobel Prizes.
3.The Nobel Prizes can only be given to only one person each time.
4.The Nobel Prize winners value the money they receive most.
5.The youngest winner is a Physicist who won the Prize alone.
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Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21,1833,but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father ,Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then , the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and keep the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.
1.Alfred Nobel, ,the great Swedish inventor, was born in Stockholm on ____________ 21,1833.
2.During the Crimean War, Immanuel Nobel invented _____________.
3.Nobel had never been to ____________ or university.
4.Nobel built up over ______________ companies in 20 different countries.
5. When Nobel was died, he was ____________ years old.
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Alfred Nobel, a Swedish - born chemist, who died in 1896, at one time believed that his invention of explosives (炸药) could bring wars to an end, But later he found he was wrong.
Nobel was born in Sweden in 1833. With only one year of formal schooling, he became a chemist and inventor by age of 16.
He was also a linguist, speaking English, Russian, German and French besides Swedish. He wrote poetry(诗歌). He began his work with producing liquid nitroglycerin (硝酸甘油) for use in mining and construction. He then discovered that liquid nitroglycerin could be dried. He called it dynamite, after the Greek word dynamis, meaning "power". Then he became rich. When he died, his estate (财产) was worth about 89 million.
Nobel never married, and he left most of his estate to those who have been known as Nobel Prizes. The money is invested (投资) and the interest (利息) is given out as yearly prizes for persons who have done something special for mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, and peace.
Prizes were first awarded in 1901. Over the years, many great people such as Albert Einstein in physics, Marie Curie in chemistry, Martin Luther King, Jr. for peace and Mo yan for literature got the awards.
1.From the passage we can guess the underlined word "linguist" is a person who_______.
A. can speak a foreign language
B. writes good poetry
C. knows several foreign language well
D. makes many inventions
2.Alfred Nobel believed_______.
A. he would become the richest person of the world
B. his invention could stop wars in the world
C. the Nobel Prizes could be world - famous
D. no one could use his invention to start wars
3.All the questions have been answered Except_______.
A. who chooses the Nobel Prize winners
B. when were Nobel Prizes first awarded
C. who could win Nobel Prizes
D. what else was Nobel interested in besides chemistry
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Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, has got many new admirers after winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. Some people think several Mo’s short stories should be included in the textbooks for middle and high school students. Some people disagree. Here is a discussion: “Should MoYan’s works be included in students’ textbooks?”
Yes!
Mo’s short stories are good for students. Students’ textbooks should include the most reason not to choose some for the students’ textbooks.
Since Mo Yan won a Nobel Prize, many Chinese people have been the pride of him. His works can influence young people positive(积极地) in literature. So his works should be used.
No!
Many of Mo’s works like Red Sorgham(红高粱) can be better understood by adults. Even though Mo Yan has won a Nobel Prize, his works may not be understood well by middle and high school students.
Any decision to change the content(内容) of textbooks should be made very carefully. It is premature(草率的) to announce the plan of including Mo’s works so quickly.
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As we all know. Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. It makes people 1. about whether Mo’s works should be included in students' textbooks or not. Some supporters think Mo Yan has been 2. of Chinese people. His works can have positive 3. on young people in literature. But some people 4. with them. They think his works may not be 5. for middle and high school students. The decision to change the content of textbooks should be made carefully, not just because Mo Yan has been famous in the world.
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The world paused to remember a cultural giant _______ April 17 after Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez died _______ the age of 87.
A. on; at B. on; in
C. at; at D. at; in
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The world paused to remember a cultural giant _______ April17 after Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez died _______ the age of87.
A. on; at B. on; in
C. at; at D. at; in
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After working hard bit by bit for a long time，Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in her seventies.
A. successfully B. widely C. especially D. rapidly
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After the Nobel Prize in literature in 20l2, all books of Mo Yan became quite________ among China and many Other countries.
A. active B. necessary C. Popular
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______，Mo Yan is a great writer and he has won the Nobel Prize.
A. After all B. As is known to all C. Not at all D. As for
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It’s reported that Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize. We ______ her.
A. are surprised at
B. are known for
C. are proud of
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