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单选题 The international network of fuel export proposed by Russia will enhance the efforts of nuclear non-proliferation. True False
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] 1-10 Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader, will try at the G8 summit to lay the foundations for an "international network" that would provide nuclear fuel to countries that do not have the technical know-how to produce their own. He is presenting the proposal as a way of strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime, while providing energy security to developing countries. Putin wants to give poorer countries the possibility of nuclear energy while reducing the risk of nuclear weapons being manufactured. Some of the elements of the nuclear fuel cycle, such as enriched uranium, can be used to make a nuclear bomb. "There could be a network of international centres which would produce nuclear fuel elements on demand for countries that do not have a full production chain," Vladimir Chizhov, the Russian ambassador to the EU, said as he announced the plan in Brussels on Tuesday (11 July). In June EU leaders endorsed a report which advocated "creating an international regime for the supply of enriched uranium to countries that have chosen the nuclear option", but EU officials pointed to difficulties with the Russian proposals. Binding safeguards in the Euratom treaty on the handling of nuclear materials would make it difficult for EU member states to become substantially involved in the deal. Diplomats from some EU member states also indicated that they would prefer to see any international system run by the International Atomic Energy Agency rather than simply backed by the G8. Without IAEA involvement, they said, the plan could simply result in a proliferation of nuclear weapons. EU member states which are opposed to nuclear technology such as Germany and Ireland, are likely to protest against promoting the possible expansion of nuclear energy. But the proposal might be used to solve the ongoing diplomatic dispute with Iran over its nuclear programme. Moscow had previously proposed the establishment of a Russia-Iran joint enrichment facility on Russian soil, which would satisfy international demands for Iran to halt its domestic enrichment activities. The EU, too, has offered to give Iran unspecified nuclear technology in return fur stopping uranium enrichment. The EU and other leading world powers agreed on Wednesday (12 July) to refer Iran back to the United Nations Security Council after Tehran failed to respond quickly enough to an offer of incentives to suspend its uranium enrichment programme. The decision followed an unproductive meeting between EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani in Brussels on 11 July. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said: "The Iranians have given absolutely no indication of their readiness to seriously discuss the substance of our proposal." After that meeting Larijani said that the Russian and EU offers were still under consideration. Some EU diplomats have questioned Russia's motives for proposing the deal, pointing to the potential financial windfall that Russia could enjoy if it received international backing for the export of its nuclear technology. Russia's trade in nuclear materials is worth an estimated ∈200 - 300 million with the EU alone. Russia has repeatedly called on the EU to revise its Euratom treaty to allow greater EU imports of Russian fuel.
单选题 This proposal was announced for the first time by Putin in the G8 summit. True False
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 EU diplomats call for the supervision of IAEA during the implementation of the Euratom Treaty. True False
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 Some EU members such as Germany are opposing the plan because Iran may take advantage of the treaty to develop its nuclear program. True False
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 Russian government reiterates its position of refusing to provide nuclear energy to Iran in compliance with international demand. True False
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 The interference of UN Security Council requiring Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program succeeded in the first place. True False
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 Iran is eager to participate in Russia's nuclear export plan. True False
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 Iran's lack of sincerity in discussing the nuclear issue has been criticized by EU foreign policy chief. True False
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 Some EU diplomats worry that Russia may use the deal to increase its military competence. True False
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 The net profit of Russia's trade with EU members is as much as ∈200-300 million. Tree False
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本文题材是关于国际社会原子能纷争而导致国家间的纠缠。做这一类有关外交方面的听力理解最重要的是理清每个国家(或每种利益群体)所代表的立场和主张,当然平时多留意相关方面的新闻报道也是必不可少的,可以有助于考生了解一些主要国家的外交取向。 本文围绕俄罗斯总统普京在八国峰会提出建议,希望为不具备生产核燃料的国家提供核燃料,作为国际社会核不扩散努力的一部分,但此举却遭到一些欧盟国家的反对,他们认为类似行动应该得到国际原子能机构的支持和监控。接着材料引导出国际核安全其中的隐患——伊朗。俄罗斯曾经提议与伊朗共同在俄罗斯境内开设铀浓缩基地,以此遏制伊朗在核问题上的小动作。国际社会尤其是欧盟国家认为伊朗没有合作的诚意,认为应该将伊朗提交给国际原子能机构裁决。他们对俄罗斯建议Eurotom计划的动机也表示怀疑,认为俄罗斯可以通过能源出口从中谋取暴利。 [典型试题解析] 完成这一类题目的关键是,了解每个国家所持有的态度以及背后的利益驱使。例如第 3小题是考查欧盟国家对国际原子能机构在此次建议中应该扮演的角色的态度,第8小题是考查欧盟外交官员对伊朗所持立场的反馈等。