四六级

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　　It is often claimed that nuclear energy is somethingwe cannot do without. We live in a consumer societywhere there is an enormous demand forcommercial products of all kinds. Moreover. anincrease in industrialproduction is considered to beone solution to the problem of massunemployment. Such an increase presumesan abundant and cheap energy supply. Manypeople believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible andeconomical source of powerand chat it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society. There are a number ofother advantages in the use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear power. except for accidents, isclean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained byrelativelyfew technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents an enormousstep in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expecta return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents of nuclear energy point outthat nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civilliberties.

　　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. inRussia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium(铀) in addition to the cost of greatersafety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market. In the long run, environmentalists argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecologyto an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Thus, if we wish tosurvive. we cannot afford nuclear energy. In spice of the case against nuclear energy outlinedabove. nuclear energy programmes are expanding. Such an expansion assumes a continualgrowth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether thisgrowth will or can continue Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there aregood 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

　　参考答案：

　　1.[D]从文章首段第1句、第2段第1句，尤其是第2段末句，可以看出，作者对核能持否定的态度，D正确。

　　2.[D]首段末句提到，核能反对者认为核电站不仅对环境，而且对公民自由都是一种直接的威胁，即核能不安全，D正确。B是支持使用核能者的观点，而非作者的观点。

　　3.[C]首段第5句提到，许多人认为核能报重要，因为它是社会工业发展所必需的，可以提供取之不尽且便宜的能源，C正确。解决大规模失业问题的一个途径是提高工业生产，而不是核能，因此A错。C、D是支持使用核能者认为的核能的优点，与题干不构成因果关系，由此可排除。

　　4.[A]第2段倒数第2、3句提到，核能开发计划的扩大以工业生产和消费需求的继续增长为前提。但是，这种增长是否能够持续，这令人怀疑，可见A正确。B是支持使用核能者的观点。第2段提到，铀的成本有可能提高，加上安全防范设施需要投入巨大成本，会使核能的价格超出市场承受能力，由此可同时排除C、D。

　　5.[B]文章最后一句表明了作者的观点，即作者认为从经济和生态环境方面来考虑。可以利用其他形式的能源，而非核能，B正确。

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