这些国际奖项真的权威公正吗？
It’s always dramatic every year in October when the Nobel Prizes are announced. We get to witness the acknowledgement of some of humankind’s greatest minds in six field—literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, economics and activism for peace.
According to an economist from a university, international awards like the Nobel Prizes can encourage people in different fields to achieve more. Awards may also help establish standards of high quality. For example, if you’re having a hard decision to watch movies, one of them having an Oscar prize will probably help you to choose.
Sure, these awards can also have a debate. There was the Oscars So White movement(奥斯卡太白运动) in 2015 and 2016, when 20 white actors were nominated(提名) for two years in a row. There was also the Grammys So Male movement in January, when Alessia Cara was the only woman to win a solo Grammy(格莱美单人奖) this year. But still, these incidents brought the problems of racism and gender inequality into the public eye once more. These problems became more likely to be noticed and dealt with instead of being buried silently. Maybe people in the world need these awards to encourage hard-working person, but we also need fair decision. If there is no justice, we are going to have to say “No, thanks.”
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1.What does the underlined word “dramatic” mean in the first paragraph?
A Sad.
B Exciting.
C Fair.
D Hard.
解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句的内容可推知dramatic是“激动人心的”意思，故选B。
2.Which of the following belongs to the fields of Nobel Prizes?
A Literature, Medicine, Farming.
B Physics, Chemistry, Oscar.
C Literature, Economics, Peace.
D Economics, Peace, Grammy.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句We get to witness the acknowledgement of some of humankind’s greatest minds in six fields—literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, economics and activism for peace.可知C项中的三项包含在其中，故选C。
3.Which of the following can help you choose a movie according to the passage?
A One of your parents.
B One of your friends.
C One of your relatives.
D One of movies having an Oscar prize.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句For example, if you’re having a hard decision to watch movies, one of them having an Oscar prize will probably help you to choose.可知观影备选中的一部奥斯卡得奖影片或许能帮你做出决定，故选D。
4.What problems get into the public eye?
A Racism and gender inequality.
B Money and pollution.
C Racism.
D Inequality.
解析：选A。细节理解题。 根据第三段第四句But still, these incidents brought the problems of racism and gender inequality into the public eye once more.可知是种族歧视以及性别不平等的问题，故选A。
5.Why do people in the world need these international awards?
A Because they can sell a lot of money.
B Because they can help people get good reputation.
C Because they can make us happy.
D Because they can encourage hard-working people in different fields.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句中的Maybe people in the world need these awards to encourage hard-working person可知人们需要这些国际奖项奖来鼓励在不同领域辛勤工作的人们，故选D。