阅读理解TheNobelPrizesTheprizesareawardedbytheNobelFoundation(基金会)foroutstandingachievementsorcontributionsintheseareas:chemistryphysicsmedicineorphysiologyliteratureandpeace.Eac
阅读理解
TheNobelPrizes
TheprizesareawardedbytheNobelFoundation(基金会)foroutstandingachievementsorcontributionsintheseareas:chemistryphysicsmedicineorphysiologyliteratureandpeace.Eachprizehasthreeparts.Thefirstpartisagoldmedal.SecondawinnerofaNobelPrizeisgivenadiploma(证书)sayingthathehasbeenawardedtheprize.Thethirdpartoftheprizeisalargeamountofmoney.Oftenaprizeisawardedtojustonepersonbutnotalways.Sometimesaprizeissharedmaybebytwoormorepeoplewhohaveworkedtogethertoreachagoal.SincetheNobelPrizesareinternationalprizesscientistsinventorswritersanddiplomats(外交官)fromallcountriesmayreceiveaprize.Sometimestwopeoplefromcountrieswithdifferentpoliticalviewsmayevenshareaprize.Anexampleofthisisthe1973PeacePrizewhichwasawardedtoHenryKissingeroftheUnitedStatesandtoLeDueThoofNorthVietnamfortheVietnam(越南)peacenegotiations(谈判).Itisalsosometimestruethataprizeisnotgiven.Ifthereisnooutstandingachievementinoneoftheseareasnoprizeisgiveninthatarea.In1972forexamplenoNobelPeacePrizewasgiven.Someonemustdecidewhetherornottogiveanaward.Theprocessofnominating(提名,推荐)andchoosingNobelPrizewinnershastwoparts.Firstnominationsorrecommendationsofpeoplewhomightdeserve(应得)aNobelPrizearemade.ThenominationsinphysicsandchemistryaremadebytheRoyalAcademy(研究员,学会)ofScienceinStockholm.ThenominationsinmedicineorphysiologyaremadebytheCarolineMedicalInstitutewhichisalsoinStockholm.TheSwedishAcademyalongwiththeFrenchandSpanishAcademiesmakesnominationsinliterature.ThepeaceprizenominationsaremadebyacommitteeoftheNorwegiangovernment.Manynominationsaremadeineacharea.NominationsfromthesegroupsbegintheprocessofchoosingtheNobelPrizewinners.
ThesecondpartoftheprocessofchoosingNobelPrizewinnersistodecidewhichofthenomineesdeservestheawardineacharea.ThisdecisionismadebytheNobelFoundationinStockholm.TheFoundationmaydecidenottogiveaprizeatallinanyarea.
1.ANobelPrizeisgivenintheformof_____________.
A.alargequantityofmoney B.adiploma
C.agoldmedal D.alloftheabove
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