大学英语三(综合教程)第二单元.docVIP

大学体验英语三（综合教程） Unit 2 Nobel Prize Winners Listen and Talk　 Lead in Each year the respective Nobel committees send 1) to thousands of scientists, members of academies and university professors 2) , asking them to nominate (提名) candidates for the Nobel Prizes for the coming year. These prize nominations must3) the respective Nobel Committees of the prize-awarding institutions before February 1 of the year for which the nomination is being made. The prize-awarding4) for the Physics and Chemistry awards is the Swedish Academy of Sciences. The nominations received by each committee are then evaluated with the help of 5) . When the committees have presented their recommendations to the prize-awarding institutions, a 6) is taken for the final choice of Laureates (获奖者). The choice of that years Laureates is announced immediately after the vote in October each year. The prizes are awarded at the Prize Awarding Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10 (the Anniversary of Alfred Nobels death). At the Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, the King of Sweden hands each Laureate a7) and a 8) . The Ceremony 9) a banquet at the Stockholm City Hall for about 1,300 people, 10) 250 students. Key:1. invitations; 2. around the world; 3. reach; 4. institution; 5. specially appointed experts; 6. vote; 7. diploma; 8. medal; 9. is followed by; 10. including Passage A: Einsteins Compass 2. Answer the following questions with the information from the passage. 1) Why did Einstein look puzzled when his baby sister was first presented to him? Because his baby sister was totally different from a toy he believed his mother would give him. 2) How did the compass arouse Einsteins curiosity? It revealed to him that what the eyes could see of the world was but a very small part, most of it was hidden somewhere and was to be explored. 3) What impressed Einstein as holy when he was 12? The concept to prove theorem