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閱讀理解 　　Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded annually to those who have made strange scientific achievements．Ten prizes are given to people who have done remarkably goofy(可笑的)things－some of them admirable, some perhaps otherwise． 　　The prizes are presented at a gala(歡慶的)ceremony in Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, and are sponsored(發起)by the scientific humor magazine ?Annals of Improbable Research．? The first Ig Nobels were awarded in 1991．Officially the prizes are granted for “performances that cannot or should not be repeated”． 　　Most winners－especially those who are being “honored” for things they should not have done－are embarrassed by the prizes, but the occasional winner cheerfully accepts and even attends the award ceremony．Though the ceremony is parody(拙劣的模仿)of the Nobel Prizes, true Nobel Laureates(獲獎者)are on hand to award the winners with their honors． 　　The winners are selected by the Ig Nobel Board of Governors(董事會)．The Board is composed of scientists(including several Nobel Laureates), science writers, athletes, public officials, and other individuals．By tradition, on the final day of deliberation(商議)a passerby is invited to help make the decision．The winners are invited to travel, at their own expense, to the gala awards ceremony．In recent years, half of more of the winners have participated in the ceremonies． 　　The 2005 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on October 6．Winners as follows(part)： 　　Peace：Two scientists from the U．K．, for a brain cell in a locust while that locust was watching the movie Star Wars． 　　Chemistry：Two American scientists for conducting a careful experiment to solve the longstanding scientific question：can people swim faster in syrup(糖漿)or in water? 　　Economics：Gauri Nanda of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for inventing an clock that runs away and hides, repeatedly, thus guarantee that people go get out of bed, and thus theoretically adding many productive hours to the workday． (1) All the persons winning the Ig Nobel Prizes ________． [　　] A． have made great contribution to the world B． should be admired for their achievements C． have done some certain research in science D． have made scientific achievement just for fun (2) Most winners would feel embarrassed by the prizes because ________． [　　] A． what they have done is strange and goofy B． they can just get a small amount of money C． the Ig Nobel Prizes is just a parody of the Nobel Prizes D． genuine Nobel Laureates will attend the ceremony (3) The Ig Nobel Board of Governors ________． [　　] A． has right to select the winner B． will ask a passerby to make the decision that who will be the winners C． will pay for the expense of the winner’s travel to the ceremony D． invites half of more of the winners to the ceremony (4) Which of the following is true about the 2005 Ig Nobel Prizes? [　　] A． There were totally five people winning the prizes． B． Two American scientists were given the prize because they made sure about the question：can people swim faster in in syrup or in water? C． Two Britain wanted to how the brain cell of the locust was changing while it watched Star Wars, which brought them the prize． D． Gauri Nanda invited a clock that could add many productive hours to the workday．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．A;4．C;
解析：

(1)	第一段中提到了這種另類的諾貝爾獎是授予那些取得了奇怪的科技成就的人，這些科學家有的值得尊敬，有的則不然。
(2)	第三段開頭的“Most winners－especially those who are being ‘honored’ for things they should not have done－are embarrassed by the prizes”，道出了大多數獲獎者對獲獎感到尷尬的原因。
(3)	董事會的職責就是選出獲獎者，他們會在評選的最后一天請一個路人幫忙作決定，然后邀請所有的獲獎者參加頒獎儀式，這些獲獎者如果出席的話，需要自己支付所有的旅費(at their own expense)。
(4)	和平獎頒給了兩個英國科學家是因為他們研究了正在看《星戰》的蝗蟲的腦細胞活動。短文最后列舉了2005年的三個獎項的情況，還有另外七個獎項沒有提及，因此獲獎的人肯定不止五人，化學獎的獲得者只是對那個問題進行了研究，我們并不知道研究的結果，發明了鬧鐘，但鬧鐘本身并不能增加工作日，創造有價值的時間。