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It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without.
We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial
products of all kinds. Moreover. an increase in industrialproduction is
considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an
increase presumesan abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that
nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible andeconomical source of power and chat
it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society. There are a
number of other advantages in the use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear power.
except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power
station can be run and maintained by relativelyfew technical and administrative
staff. The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific
evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a
return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents of nuclear energy
point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the
environment but also to civil liberties.
Furthermore, it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap
source of energy. There have. for example. been very costly accidents in
America, in Britain and, of course. in Russia. The possibility of increases in
the cost of uranium(铀) in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions
could price nuclear power out of the market. In the long run, environmentalists
argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an
extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Thus, if we
wish to survive. we cannot afford nuclear energy. In spice of the case against
nuclear energy outlined above. nuclear energy programmes are expanding. Such an
expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer
demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue Having
weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there are good economic and
ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power.1. The
writer's attitude toward nuclear energy is______________.
A) indifferent
B) tolerant
C) favorable
D) negative
2. According to the opponents of nuclear energy, nuclear energy
is________________.
A) primitive
B) cheap
C) exhaustible
D) unsafe
3. Some people claim that nuclear energy is essential
because____________________.
A) it provides a perfect solution to mass unemployment
B) it represents an enormous step forward in our scientific evolution
C) it can meet the growing demand of an industrially developing society
D) nuclear power stations can be run and maintained by relatively few
technical and administrative staff
4. Which of the following statements does the writer support?
A) The demand for commercial products will not necessarily keep
increasing.
B) Nuclear energy is something we cannot do without.
C) Uranium is a good source of energy for economic and ecological
reasons.
D) Greater safety provisions can bring about the expansion of nuclear
energy programmes.
5. The function of the last sentence is to___________________.
A) advance the final argument
B) reflect the writer's attitude
C) reverse previously expressed thoughts
D) show the disadvantages of nuclear power
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发表于 2016-12-4 13:30:24