Not all awards are as noble as the Nobel Prize，which is world-famous for giving prizes to people who made progress in literature，science，economics and-perhaps most importantly-peace．Even though most countries have a system for recognizing，honoring and rewarding people who have done something good in their countries，there are now hundreds of awards and awards ceremonies for all kinds of things．
The Oscars are probably the most famous，a time for the film industry to tell itself how good it is．The awards are not only for films-Now there are also Grammies，Brits，the Mercury Prize and the MTV and Q awards for music．In Britain，a writer who wins the Booker prize can expect to see their difficult，literary novel hit the bestseller lists and compete with The Da Vinci Code for popularity．The Turner Prize is an award for a British contemporary artist-each year it causes controversy by apparently giving lots of money to artists who do things like displaying their beds，putting animals in glass cases or-this year-building a garden shed．
Awards don't only exist for the arts．There are now awards for Sports Personality of the Year，for European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year．This seems very strange-sometimes awards can be good to give recognition to people who deserve it，or to help people who are on tight budget carry on their work without worrying about finances，but professional soccer players these days are not shy of fund!
Why have all these awards and ceremonies appeared recently？Shakespeare never won a prize，nor did Leonardo Da Vinci．
Most awards ceremonies are now sponsored by big organizations or companies．This means that not only the person who wins the award benefits from it-but also the sponsors．The MTV awards，for example，are great for publicizing not only music，but also MTV itself!
On the surface，it seems to be a"win-win"situation，with everyone being happy，but let me ask you a question-how far do you think that publicity and marketing are winning here，and how much genuine recognition of achievement is taking place？
（1）What's the writer's attitude towards the Nobel Prize？ CC
A．Critical．
B．Doubtful．
C．Positive．
D．Hopeful．
（2）Why does the writer write Paragraphs 2 and 3？ BB
A．To show the importance of giving awards to people．
B．To show there are various awards．
C．To tell us why so many awards appear．
D．To tell us how people win awards．
（3）What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean？ DD
A．Don't need to carry on their work．
B．Aren't as famous as other people．
C．Aren't as important as other people．
D．Don't lack money．
（4）Which of the following statements may the writer agree with？ DD
A．The win-win situation satisfies all people involved．
B．Most awards today go to people who don't really need them．
C．Awards should be given to people with financial problems．
D．Organizations that give awards take advantage of awards ceremonies．
【答案】C；B；D；D
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B．3．
C．4．
D．5．
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D．Indifferent．發(fā)布：2024/5/27 14:0:0組卷：71引用：1難度：0.7
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