問題詳情
第二大題 課文綜合測驗: 30% (每題 1 分)
(A)When you first heard of the name “Ig Nobel Prize”, did you wonder what the word “Ig”means? The name of this interesting award is actually a play on words. The word “Ig” is partof the word “ignoble,” ___(11)___ means “something that is bad or embarrasses people.” Asfor the word “Nobel,” this, of course, means Alfred Nobel, the ___(12)___ of the Nobel Prize.___(13)___ the similar name, there are also six categories in the Ig Nobel Prizes, just like theNobel Prizes. The Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year. Anyone can be awarded one of theprizes ___(14)___ he or she creates something that makes people laugh and think. Since 1991,the award ceremony has been held at Harvard University every October. Some strangetraditions have developed over the years. One of them is to throw paper airplanes onto thestages at the ceremony. ___(15)___, if an award winner speaks too long, a girl will cry out,“Please stop. I’m bored.” Not everyone ___(16)___ to get an Ig Nobel Prize. Britain’s chiefscientist, Professor Sir Robert May, actually asked the award committee not to give any moreprizes to British scientists. He was embarrassed that so many researchers in Britain werewinning these ___(17)___ prizes and worried about damage to the fame of British science.Some people, especially scientists, may criticize the Ig Nobel Prizes for ___(18)___ science. TheIg Nobel Prizes aren’t just humorous, ___(19)___. Much of the prize winning research hasserious applications. However, many prize winners are still glad to receive this prize because itproves that they have actually ___(20)___ something.
【題組】11.
(A) it
(B) that
(C) what
(D) which
參考答案
答案：D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)