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

Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world.But he lived a very hard life and often suffered(遭受)from being hungry.One day he was very hungry and went to a small restaurant,hoping he might meet some friends there.He looked around but found nobody he could borrow any money from.Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables.In it was a little poem(诗歌).He read the poem.Then he wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work to the owner of the restaurant.He only received a piece of beef and potato for it.Thirty years after his death,this manuscript(手稿)by Schubert was worth 40,000 francs.It was his famous Berceuse(《摇篮曲》).

1.Schubert went to the restaurant to______.

A.write a poem for his Berceuse

B.have his dinner together with his friend

C.see if he could find some friends who could lend him some money for a meal

D.write a piece of music for the owner of the restaurant

2.We know the owner of the restaurant______from this passage.

A.was also a musician

B.was very kind

C.hated Schubert very much

D.didn’t understand music very much

3.The passage didn’t tell us______.

A.how much his manuscript was worth.

B.how poor Schubert was

C.why Schubert wrote a piece of music for the little poem

D.whether Franz Schubert mastered the poem

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of“famous musician”?______.

A.刻苦的音乐家B.勤劳的指挥家 C.著名的指挥家 D.著名的音乐家

5.The best title for this passage is______.

A.Musician and Hunger B.Franz Schubert and His Berceuse

C.Franz Schubert Died D.A Great Musician

Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world.But he lived a very hard life and often suffered(遭受)from being hungry.One day he was very hungry and went to a small restaurant,hoping he might meet some friends there.He looked around but found nobody he could borrow any money from.Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables.In it was a little poem(诗歌).He read the poem.Then he wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work to the owner of the restaurant.He only received a piece of beef and potato for it.Thirty years after his death,this manuscript(手稿)by Schubert was worth 40,000 francs.It was his famous Berceuse(《摇篮曲》).

1  Schubert went to the restaurant to______.

A.write a poem for his Berceuse

B.have his dinner together with his friend

C.see if he could find some friends who could lend him some money for a meal

D.write a piece of music for the owner of the restaurant

2  We know the owner of the restaurant______from this passage.

A.was also a musician      B.was very kind

C.hated Schubert very much D.didn’t understand music very much

3   The passage didn’t tell us______.

A.how old he was when Schubert died B.how poor Schubert was

C.why Schubert wrote a piece of music for the little poem

D.whether Franz Schubert mastered the poem

4   What’s the Chinese meaning of  “famous musician”?______.

A.刻苦的音乐家            B.勤劳的指挥家C.著名的指挥家       D.著名的音乐家

5  The best title for this passage is______.

A.Musician and Hunger  B.Franz Schubert and His Berceuse

C.Franz Schubert Died  D.A Great Musician