14.Japan's nuclear crisis(危機(jī))has caused global alarm and reviews of safety at atomic power plants around the world.
"Japan's nuclear crisis was mainly public panic,not radiation risk",an Australian expert,Michele Kearney,remained cheerful about the future development of international nuclear industry.
Professor Barry Brook,the director of Climate Science at Australian University,said that the crisis will lead international governments to improve measures to protect nuclear plants against extreme natural events,but is unlikely to cut down the use of nuclear power.
"It should be kept in mind that the explosions at the Japanese reactors were chemical,not nuclear,"Brook said,adding that"People don't understand that their bodies are radio-activated,the food that they eat,and the rocks the air and the sunlight,all of that are natural radiation they experienced."
Graham Andrew,an official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said,"To better prevent an accident like the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan,there must be a high regard given to matters of safety."
Denis Flory,an IAEA vice director-general and head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security,said,"What is needed is that whatever development of nuclear energy cannot be seen without a very strong safety culture,with a very strong safety authority with very strong safety standards,so these are two aspects which must go hand-in-hand and which must go together with a very strong transparency (透明) process."
Flory said he believes that since Fukushima,more and more people have considered that strong safety measures are"the only way forward"when it comes to developing nuclear energy.
Currently,the IAEA's nuclear safety standards are not a must for member states.However,if a member state is receiving IAEA technical cooperation support,it is required to adopt the agency's safety standards.
It will likely take some time to come to lasting agreements on how nuclear safety must develop,but Flory said that a minister-level conference planned for June will mark the beginning of a process of building stronger standards.
67.Which word best describes Brook's feeling about Japan's nuclear crisis?B
A.Worried. B.Calm. C.Terrified. D.Confused.
68.The underlined"regard"is closest in meaning toB.
A.respect B.concern C.standard D.education
69.What does the underlined"two aspects"refer to?C
A.A strong safety authority and safety standards.
B.A strong safety culture and a strong safety authority.
C.Development of nuclear energy and a strong safety culture.
D.Development of nuclear energy and a strong transparency process.
70.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?B
A.It is impossible to cut down the use of nuclear power.
B.The final agreements on nuclear safety standards are yet to come.
C.Member states of the IAEA have to adopt the agency's safety standards.
D.A minister-level conference is being held to discuss stronger safety standards.
分析 本文講述了日本核電站泄漏事故給世界核能的安全利用問題敲響了警鐘,并對核能利用的安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)協(xié)議的達(dá)成充滿了期望.
解答 67.B 68.B 69.C 70.B
67.B 根據(jù)"It should be kept in mind that the explosions at the Japanese reactors were chemical,not nuclear,"Brook said,adding that"People don't understand that their bodies are radio-activated,the food that they eat,and the rocks the air and the sunlight,all of that are natural radiation they experienced."可知,Brook 認(rèn)為這次事故沒有那么可怕,不是核泄漏,說明他很鎮(zhèn)定,故答案為B
68.B 根據(jù)To better prevent an accident like the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan,there must be a high regard given to matters of safety."
可知,此處的regard應(yīng)該是"關(guān)系,憂慮"的意思,故答案為B
69.C 根據(jù)What is needed is that whatever development of nuclear energy cannot be seen without a very strong safety culture,with a very strong safety authority with very strong safety standards可知,此處的two aspects應(yīng)該指的是核能利用和穩(wěn)固的安全措施的發(fā)展,故答案為C
70.B 根據(jù)but Flory said that a minister-level conference planned for June will mark the beginning of a process of building stronger standards.可知,對核能利用的安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)協(xié)議的達(dá)成很快來臨了,故答案為B
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