1. 高中基础 (2239 期 20150317) 4-5 版 The Missing Laureate

2. 1. Can you recognize the winners of the Nobel Prize in the pictures? Marie Curie Ernest Hemingway Martin Luther King, Jr Yang Zhenning

3. 2. What kind of people do you think should be awarded the Nobel Prize? 3. How much do you know about Mohandas Gandhi? Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing non- violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. He was assassinated on his way to a prayer meeting on January 30, 1948.

4. * Choose the best answer. 1. Which of the following descriptions of Gandhi is TRUE? A. He passed away in his eighties. B. He should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. C. He was treated unfairly by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. D. He made an effort to end the conflicts between Hindus and Muslims.

5. 2. What was the possible reason that Gandhi missed the Peace Prize? A. The horizon of the committee was narrow. B. Non-European people were not appreciated. C. The British government refused to give the award. D. People cast doubt on his consistent pacifism. 3. What can be inferred from the last sentence? A. The committee showed respect for Gandhi. B. Gandhi deserved the Nobel Prize. C. Gandhi will be remembered by the committee. D. People felt regret for Gandhi’s death.

6. * Correct the following false statements. 1. If the committee had given the award to Gandhi, its relationship with Great Britain would have been affected. 2. It is no longer a tradition to use the Peace Prize to settle regional conflicts. 3. Someone else was awarded the Peace Prize in 1948 instead of Gandhi. There is no hint that the committee’s decision was affected by Great Britain. In today’s situation, the Peace Prize is used to settle regional conflicts. Nobody else was awarded the Peace Prize in 1948.

7. * Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 1. Gandhi was __________ for the Nobel Peace Prize a couple of times. 2. The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision was questioned, because they seemed not to __________ Gandhi’s struggle for India’s freedom. 3. The speculation about Gandhi’s missing the prize was __________. 4. The committee made a decision to _________ the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948. 5. Currently the Peace Prize is sometimes used as a peaceful __________ in a certain region. appreciaterejectedconsiderationsettlementnominatedreserve nominated appreciate rejected reserve settlement

8. * In 1947 the conflict between India and Pakistan and Gandhi’s prayer-meeting statement, which made people wonder whether he was about to abandon his consistent pacifism, seemed to have been … * 本句中 which 引导非限制性定语从句，可指代主句中的部分 或整个句子的内容，起补充说明的作用。只能位于主句后， 并用逗号与主句隔开。 * Translate the sentences into English. 1. 我去年买的那套公寓离你姐姐家不远。 2. 他上班又迟到了，这使经理很生气。 The apartment, which I bought last year, is not far away from your sister’s. He was late for work again, which made the manager angry.

9. * Mo Yan is the first Chinese to win the Nobel Literature Prize. Do you know anything about his life story? Collect information and write a passage about him.