【正文】 cuss? A. Alfred Nobel. B. The Nobel prizes. C. Great contributions to mankind. D. Swedish inventors. 12. Why were the prizes named for Alfred Nobel? A. He left money in his will to establish a fund for the prizes. B. He won the First Nobel prize for his invention. C. He is now living in Sweden. D. He serves as chairman of the mittee to choose the recipients of the prizes. 13. How often are the Nobel prizes awarded? A. Five times a year. B. Once a year. C. Twice a year. D. Once every two years. 14. A Nobel prize would NOT be given to ______. A. an author who wrote a novel B. a doctor who discovered a vaccine C. a poser who wrote a symphony D. a diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement 15. Why are the awards presented on December 10? A. It is a tribute to the King of Sweden. B. The Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust. C. That date was established in Alfred Nobel39。Model Test Two Part One Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are ten inplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best pletes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Only through diplomatic means ______. A. a formal agreement can be reached B. can a formal agreement be reached C. can be a formal agreement reached D. can be reached a formal agreement 2. ______ , Mozart had already written his first position. A. His age was six B. By the age of six C. He was six D. Six years old 3. Swimmers should avoid ______ ocean areas that are dangerous. A. enter B. to enter C. entering D. be entered 4. New Orleans is a city ______ older traditions can still be seen. A. those B. that C. which D. where 5. If it ______ more humid in the Desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable. A. be B. is C. was D. were 6. She was too nervous to act ______ on such an occasion. A． originally B． specially C． extraordinary D． naturally 7. I have made a(n) ______ for you to see the doctor at 8 o39。clock tomorrow. A. appointment B. interview C. opportunity D. assignment 8. Mr. Smith can be quite sad ______ , though in public he is extremely cheerful. A. by himself B. in person C. in private D. as individual 9. The man was under so much stress for such a long time that he finally ______. A. broke down B. broke up C. broke out D. broke in 10. It is a very important game, and it is advisable to ______ seats well in advance. A. book B. get C. provide D. take Part Two Reading Comprehension Directions: In this part there are three passages and one poster, each followed by questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Questions 11— 15 are based on the following passage: Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor contributed most of his vast fortune in a trust as a fund from which annual prizes could be awarded to individuals and anizations who had achieved the greatest benefit to humanity in a particular year. Originally, there were six classifications for outstanding contributions designated in Nobel39。s will. D. Alfred Nobel died on that day. Questions 16— 20 are based on the following passage: Developing countries are unusually vulnerable to cigarette advertising. Until recently, some of them sold tobacco only through government monopolies, with little or no attempt at persuasion. And because most of these countries don39。re addicted to tobacco taxes. Argentina gets 22. 5 percent of all tax revenue from tobacco。t dare use here. Tobacco spokesmen insist that cigarette advertising draws only people who already smoke. But an ad executive, who worked until recently of the Philip Morris account, speaking on condition of anonymity, disagrees. You don39。s going on. Just look at the ads. It39。t attractive to kids. 16. People in developing countries are easily influenced by cigarette advertising because ______. A. they don39。t launch antismoking campaigns because ______. A. tobacco taxes take up a large part of their revenue B. they are unusually subject to cigarette advertising C. they don39。s health D. they are innocent of the link between tobacco and disease