Question

William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and Tu Youyou jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine for their work against parasitic diseases (寄生虫病), the award-giving body said on Monday.

William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan won half of the prize for their discovery of the drug avermectin.(阿维菌素).

The Chinese scientist Tu Youyou was awarded the other half of the prize for discovering artemisinin (青蒿素), a drug that has sharply lowered the number of people who die from malaria. (疟疾). Tu’s discovery is a great contribution(贡献) by traditional Chinese medicine to human health.

“These two discoveries have provided humankind with powerful new means to combat(对抗) parasitic diseases,” the Nobel Assembly said and awarded the prize of 8 million Swedish crowns($960,000).”

Medicine is the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year. Prizes for achievements in science, literature and peace were first awarded in 1901 in accordance with the will(遗愿) of the inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。

1.Three scientists share the the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine.

2.Tu Youyou discovers a new drug, avermectin.

3.Tu Youyou’s discovery comes from traditional Chinese medicine.

4.Tu Youyou won the prize of 8 million dollars for her discovery.

5.The Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901 in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：中国药学家屠呦呦与另外两名科学家同获2015年诺贝尔医学奖。文章主要介绍了屠呦呦获奖的相关情况。

1.A题干意思：三个科学家分享2015年诺贝尔医学奖。根据文中William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and Tu Youyou jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine可知是三人分享2015年诺贝尔医学奖。所以选A。

2.B题干意思：屠呦呦发现了新药品，阿维菌素。根据文中The Chinese scientist Tu Youyou was awarded the other half of the prize for discovering artemisinin可知屠呦呦发现了新药品，青蒿素。所以选B。

3.A题干意思：屠呦呦的发现来自中医药。根据文中Tu’s discovery is a great contribution(贡献) by traditional Chinese medicine to human health.可知屠呦呦的发现来自中医药。所以选A。

4.B题干意思：屠呦呦因她的发现赢得8百万美元奖。根据文中“These two discoveries have provided humankind with powerful new means to combat(对抗) parasitic diseases,” the Nobel Assembly said and awarded the prize of 8 million Swedish crowns($960,000).可知“这些发现提供更强大的新的方式来应对人类寄生虫病，”大会颁发800万瑞典克朗（960000美元）的奖金。所以选B。

5.A题干意思：诺贝尔奖是按照诺贝尔艾尔弗雷德的遗嘱在1901年第一次颁发的。根据文中Medicine is the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year. Prizes for achievements in science, literature and peace were first awarded in 1901 in accordance with the will(遗愿) of the inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel.可知诺贝尔奖是按照诺贝尔艾尔弗雷德的遗嘱在1901年第一次颁发的。所以该选A。

考点：考查新闻类短文阅读。