2016年12月英语四级阅读200篇：核能发电的发展思维导图
In the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents (反对者 ) have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered
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Intheearlydaysofnuclearpower,theUnitedStatesmakemoneyonit.Buttodayopponents(反对者)havesocomplicateditsdevelopmentthatnonuclearplantshavebeenorderedorbuiltherein12years.
Thegreatestfearofnuclearpoweropponentshasalwaysbeenareactor"meltdown".Today,thechancesofameltdownthatwouldthreatenU.S.publichealthareverylittle.Buttoevenfurtherreducethepossibility,engineersaretestingnewreactorsthatrelynotonhumanjudgmenttoshutthemdownbutonthelawsofnature.NowGeneralElectricisalreadybuildingtwoadvancedreactorsinJapan.Butdon'texpectthemevenonU.S.shoresunlessthingschangeinWashington.
Theprocedureforlicensingnuclearpowerplantsisabaddream.Anytimeduring,orevenafter,construction,anobjectionbyanygrouporindividualcanbringeverythingtoahaltwhilethematterisinvestigatedortakentocourt.Meanwhile,thebuildermustaddnice-but-not-necessaryimprovements,someofwhichforcehimtoknockdownwallsandstartover.Ineverycasewhenaplanthasbeenopposed,theNuclearRegulationCommissionhasultimatelygrantedalicensetoconstructoroperate.Butthevictoryoftencostssomuchthattheutilityendsupabandoningtheplantanyway.
AcaseinpointistheShorehamplantonNewYork'sLongIsland.ShorehamwasavirtualtwintotheMillstoneplantinConnecticut,bothorderedinthemid-60's.Millstone,completedfor$101million,hasbeengeneratingelectricityfortwodecades.Shoreham,however,wassingledoutbyantinuclearactivistswho,bysendinginendlessprotests,drovethecostover$5billionanddelayeditsuseformanyyears.
Shorehamfinallywonitsoperationlicense.Buttheplanthasneverproducedawattpower.GovernorMarioCuomo,anopponentofaShorehamstartup,usedhispowertoforceNewYork'spublic-utilitiescommissiontoacceptthefollowingsettlement:thepowercompanycouldpassthecostofShorehamalongtoitsconsumersonlyifitagreednottooperatetheplant.I'oday,aperfectlygoodfacility,capableofservicinghundredsofthousandsofhomes,sitsrusting.
21.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthedevelopmentofnuclearpoweris______.
A.negativeB.neutral
C.positiveD.questioning
22.Whathasmadetheprocedureforlicensingnuclearpowerplantsabaddream?
A.TheinefficiencyoftheNuclearRegulationCommission.B.Theenormouscostofconstructionandoperation.
C.Thelengthoftimeittakestomakeinvestigations.
D.Theobjectionoftheopponentsofnuclearpower.
23.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that______.
A.therearenotenoughsafetymeasuresintheU.S.forrunningnewnuclearpowerplants
B.itisnottechnicaldifficultiesthatpreventthebuildingofnuclearpowerplantsintheU.S.
C.therearealreadymorenuclearpowerplantsthannecessaryintheU.S.
D.theAmericangovernmentwillnotallowJapanesenuclearreactorstobeinstalledintheU.S.
24.GovernorMarioCuomo'schiefintentioninproposingthesettlementwasto_______.
A.stoptheShorehamplantfromgoingintooperation
B.urgethepowercompanytofurtherincreaseitspowersupply
C.permittheShorehamplanttooperateundercertainconditions
D.helpthepowercompanytosolveitsfinancialproblems
25.Thephrase"singleout"isclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.delayB.endup
C.completeD.separate
答案：21.C22.D23.B24.A25.D
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