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The Ig Nobel Prizes praise research that makes you laugh and then think. The winners are allowed to make a one-minute speech with time kept by an eight-year-old! Every year, in Harvard' s Sanders Theatre, people watch the winners step forward to accept their prizes. These are physically handed out by real Nobel laureates （获得者）.Let' s have a look at some of them.
The Empty Bladder （膀胱）Experiment
Four researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology found that animals above 3 kg empty their bladders in about 21 seconds. What is the purpose of this study? The researchers hope this will help solve urinary （泌尿的）problems in animals.
The Science of Eggs
A team of Australian scientists managed to get hard-boiled egg whites to become raw again. While it sounds silly, this research could have a serious influence on cancer （癌症） research.
The Fascination with Animals
Charles Foster and Thomas Thwaites from the UK shared the 2016 Ig Nobel Prize in Biology. Thomas chose to live like a goat and wrote about his experience in "GoatMan: How I Took a Holiday from Being Human". Charles, on the other hand, spent some time in the wild, trying out the lives of many animals. He felt it gave him a chance to explore the world around us with more of our senses.
Colors & Horseflies
A team from Hungary, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland won the 2016 Ig Nobel Prize in Physics. They studied why horseflies have less interest in white-haired horses. The team used handmade horses covered in glue. They found that dark colors attracted more flies because of how sunlight reflected （反射）off them. To the food searchers, it was a sign of food. This finding could explain the white coats of zebras too.
1. Who give the Ig Nobel winners their prizes?
A. Eight-year-olds. B. Harvard professors.
C. Nobel Prize winners. D. Nobel Prize organizers.
2. What did Charles Foster and Thomas Tliwaites have in common?
A. They shared the Ig Nobel Prize in Physics B. Both their experiments centered on animals.
C. They did their research in the same place. D. Both their experiments explored human senses.
3. What does the underlined part "food searchers" refer to?
A. Zebras B. Horseflies
C. Handmade horses D. White-haired horses
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B
【解析】
本文是应用文。文章介绍了四个获得搞笑诺贝尔奖的研究。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“These are physically handed out by real Nobel laureates”可知，搞笑诺贝尔奖是由真正的诺贝尔奖得主颁发的。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Fascination with Animals部分的介绍可知，Charles Foster和Thomas Thwaites的研究对象都是动物。故选B。
【3题详解】
词意猜测题。根据划线部分前一句“They found that dark colors attracted more flies because of how sunlight reflected off them”可知，研究人员发现深颜色会吸引更多马蝇的原因在于太阳光在其上的反射方式，马蝇会将这种被反射回来的光视作食物的标志，故可推知，food searchers在此处指代“马蝇”。故选B。
