A
The Ig Nobel Prize, a spoof （滑稽模仿）of the actual Nobel Prize, exists to award the 10 strangest research projects of the year that bring you fun and make you think. The following are three of them in 2019.
Medicine Prize: Pizza
It's one of the world's most popular foods. According to the Ig Nobel Medicine Prize winner, eating more pizzas can lower the risk of cancer and heart disease — if your pizza is loaded with fruits and veggies. These provide flavonoids （类黄酮）to fight against certain diseases. So, if you're a pizza enthusiast, you now have one more reason to love it!
Economics Prize: Dirty Money
Paper money, the most frequently passed items on the planet, is known to pick up all kinds of bacteria. Which country's currency is the dirtiest? An international team compared seven countries, paper money. The Romanian Leu was the only one to carry all three types of bacteria tested. And the US Dollar was also a finalist. Perhaps this will make cashless payments more popular.
Biology Prize: Cockroach
Cockroaches (（蟑螂）)）are well known for their survival abilities, but few folks know they can sense magnetic fields. More surprisingly, an international team found that dead cockroaches have more magnetic properties （磁性）than live ones. That's because magnetic properties decrease when the temperature gets higher. So if you can stand cockroaches, they may be good magnetic sensors （传感器）.
1. What do the three prizes have in common?
A. They are beneficial to our health.
B. They are entertaining and unusual.
C. They've gained the recognition of the Nobel Prize.
D. They are stranger than any other project in previous years.
2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. People with heart disease should eat more pizzas.
B. US Dollar is relatively dirtier than Romanian Leu.
C. Dirty paper money leads to cashless payments.
D. Dead cockroaches are better magnetic sensors than live ones.
3. In which column can you find this passage in a newspaper?
A. Discovery. B. Sports.
C. Health. D. Business.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。搞笑诺贝尔奖是对真正的诺贝尔奖的恶搞，它的设立是为了奖励今年给你带来乐趣、让你思考的10个最奇怪的研究项目。本文介绍了2019年的其中三项。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据Medicine Prize: Pizza中eating more pizzas can lower the risk of cancer and heart disease — if your pizza is loaded with fruits and veggies. These provide flavonoids （类黄酮）to fight against certain diseases.“多吃披萨可以降低患癌症和心脏病的风险——如果你的披萨里含有大量的水果和蔬菜的话。这些可以提供类黄酮来对抗某些疾病。”根据Economics Prize: Dirty Money中An international team compared seven countries, paper money. The Romanian Leu was the only one to carry all three types of bacteria tested. And the US Dollar was also a finalist. Perhaps this will make cashless payments more popular.“一个国际研究小组比较了七个国家的纸币。罗马尼亚的Leu是唯一一种携带所有三种测试细菌的病毒。美元也进入了决赛。也许这将使无现金支付更受欢迎。”再根据Biology Prize: Cockroach中More surprisingly, an international team found that dead cockroaches have more magnetic properties （磁性）than live ones. That's because magnetic properties decrease when the temperature gets higher. So if you can stand cockroaches, they may be good magnetic sensors （传感器）.“更令人惊讶的是，一个国际研究小组发现死蟑螂比活蟑螂具有更多的磁性。这是因为温度越高，磁性就会降低。所以如果你能忍受蟑螂，它们可能是很好的磁性传感器。”由此可知，这三个奖项是有趣的和不寻常的。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中More surprisingly, an international team found that dead cockroaches have more magnetic properties （磁性）than live ones.“更令人惊讶 是，一个国际研究小组发现死蟑螂比活蟑螂具有更多的磁性。”由此可知，死蟑螂比活蟑螂具有更好的磁性传感器。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中The Ig Nobel Prize, a spoof （滑稽模仿）of the actual Nobel Prize, exists to award the 10 strangest research projects of the year that bring you fun and make you think.“搞笑诺贝尔奖是对真正的诺贝尔奖的恶搞，它的设立是为了奖励今年给你带来乐趣、让你思考的10个最奇怪的研究项目。”由此可知，这篇文章应该在报纸的Discovery中看到。故选A。
