Question

John Nash，a Nobel Prize winner and a mathematical genius whose struggle with mental illness was documented in the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind，was killed in a car accident on May 24th, 2015.

Born in West Virginia, Nash displayed a keenness for mathematics early in life，independently proving Femret's little theorem（定理）before graduating from high school. By the time he turned 30 in 1958，he was an unquestionable academic celebrity. At Princeton, Nash published a 27-page thesis that led to applications to economics，international politics, and evolutionary biology

His signature solution-known as a "Nash Equilibrium（纳什均衡）”-found that competition among two opponents，not necessarily governed by zero-sum logic. Two opponents can, for instance，each achieve their maximum objectives through cooperating with the other, or gain nothing at all by refusing to cooperate. It is now regarded as one of the most important social science ideas in the 20th century.

In the late 1950s, Nash began a slide into mental illness. By the time Nash was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994, he hadn't published a paper in 36 years. But like a child cured of a nightmare by the switch of a light, Nash recovered from his illness seemingly by choosing not to be sick anymore. He continued to work, travel，and speak at conferences for the rest of his life.

In 2001，the release of the film A Beautiful Mind，based an Sylvia Nasar’s 1998 book of the same name，introduced Nash's unusual life story to an international audience

1.John Nash passed away because of__________

A. a mental illness    B. overwork

C. a traffic accident  D. starvation

2.According to“Nash Equilibrium"，what will happen if two opponents refuse to cooperate?

A. They will get nothing at all.

B．They will get what they really want

C. 'They will lose the support from each other

D. They will achieve their maximum objectives.

3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. John Nash's Sudden Death

B. John Nash's Extraordinary life

C. John Nash's Equilibrium

D. John Nash's Mental illness.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文为人物传记，介绍了获得诺贝尔奖的数学天才约翰·纳什的精彩人生。

1.C 考查细节理解。从文章第一段第一句“John Nash，a Nobel Prize winner…，was killed in a car accident on May 24th，2015.”可知，John Nash于2015年5月24日死于一次交通事故，故选C。

2.A 考查细节理解。从文章第三段第二句“Two opponents can，for instance，each achieve their maximum objectives through cooperating with the other，or gain nothing at all by refusing to cooperate.”可知，通过合作对立的双方都可以达到最佳状态，拒绝合作将一事无成。故选A。

3.B 考查标题判断。文章介绍了有关约翰·纳什的纳什均衡理论、精神分裂和遭遇车祸而死亡等内容，这些都是约翰·纳什的非凡人生经历，故选B。

【名师点睛】

阅读理解的解题方法有多个，就这篇文章我们就只点拨标题的解题思路。希望同学们掌握。

标题的解题策略：

文章标题可以是单词，短语，也可以是句子，它的特点是：短小精悍，多为一短语；涵盖性强，一般要求能覆盖全文，其确定的范围要恰当，既不能太大，也不能太小；精确性强，不能随意改变语言表意的程度及色彩。试题常用的设问方式：What would be the best title for the text？比如：本文中的第23题：Which of the following can be the best title for the text? 根据文章的整体内容可知：A. John Nash's Sudden Death以偏概全，A只说明了John Nash的死亡，其他内容没有涵盖；B. John Nash's Extraordinary lifeJohn B选项Nash的非法人生；C. John Nash's Equilibrium John Nash的均衡理论； 以偏概全；D. John Nash's Mental illness.John Nash的精神疾病，以偏概全。所以这里只有B涵盖了文章的整体内容，和文章是相符的。介绍了他一生的重要事件。故B正确。文章的标题一定要涵盖文章的主旨内容。

考点：考查人物传记类阅读