单选题
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 industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and that 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 relatively few 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 spite 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.
单选题
The writer's attitude toward nuclear energy is ______. A. indifferent B. tolerant C. favorable D. negative
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】文章最后一句提到，“it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of sources of energy other than nuclear power”，可见作者对于核能的态度是反对的，D项为正确答案。
单选题
According to the opponents of nuclear energy, which of the following is true of nuclear energy? A. Primitive. B. Cheap. C. Exhaustible. D. Unsafe.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题问：根据核能反对者的观点，下面的有关核能的说法哪一个是正确的。A项的意思是“原始的”；B项的意思是“能消耗掉的”；C项的意思是“廉价的”；D项的意思是“不安全的”。文章第9～10行提到，“opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties”，可见他们认为核能是不安全的，D项为正确答案。
单选题
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 adadministrative staff
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题问：有些人声称核能是必要的，原因是什么。C项的意思是“它能满足工业高度发展的社会的不断需求”。文章第四行提到，“Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and that it is essential for an industrially developing society”，可见C项为正确答案。
单选题
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.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题问：作者支持下面的哪一个说法。文章倒数第二句提到；“it is doubtful whether this growth (in industrial production and consumer demands) will or can continue”，可见A项为正确答案。
单选题
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