No.9

　　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 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.

　　根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

　　1. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in _______.

　　A. Sweden　B. Stockholm　C. Russia　D. Moscow

　　2. What did Immanuel Nobel invent during the Crimean War?

　　A. The engineering industry.　B. A strong position.　C. Landmine.　D. Study of explosives.

　　3. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden? Because his father _______.

　　A. went bankrup　B. was put in priso　C. was ill　D. died

　　4. How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up? He built up _______ companies in different countries.

　　A. 20　B. 40　C. 60　D. 80

　　5. What was Alfred Nobel always searching for? _______.

　　A. More time and more money　B. A meaning to life　C. How to end the war　D. The peace between nations

　　【答案与解析】

　　1. 选B。由短文的第1句Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833.告诉了我们，诺贝尔was born in Stockholm，所以答案是B。

　　2. 选C。从句子Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War. 可知，Immanuel Nobel invented Landmine，并从政府得到了很多钱。所以答案是C。

　　3. 选A。诺贝尔发明了Landmine，并赚了大钱，但是went bankrupt soon after，因为破产了，他们全家都在1859年回到了Sweden，所以答案是A。

　　4. 选D。诺贝尔是一位很优秀的化学家、优秀的语言学家、还是一个优秀的发明家，He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. 所以答案是D。

　　5. 选B。短文中有这样一句话：He was always searching for a meaning to life.所以答案是B。