英语六级阅读例句练习附详解：能源问题

　　[l]此外，核能最终是否是一种廉价的能源还值得商榷。比如说，在美国、英国、当然还有俄罗斯，都发生了代价高昂的事故。铀的成本有可能提高，加上更加安全的防范设施所需的巨大成本会使核能的价格超出市场接受能力。环境保护论者宣称，从长远角度看，核能浪费了宝贵的资源，对生态的破坏甚至会达到毁灭人类的地步。因此，如果我们想继续生存下去，我们就不能使用核能。尽管有上述种种反对使用核能的理由，核能的开发计划还在扩大。[4]这种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。[1/5]权衡了两个方面的意见，我们似乎有很好的经济和生态环境方面的理由来利用其他形式的能源，而不是核能。

　　1. The writer's attitude toward nuclear energyis______________.

　　A) indifferent

　　B) tolerant

　　C) favorable

　　D) negative

　　2. According to the opponents of nuclear energy, nuclear energyis________________.

　　A) primitive

　　B) cheap

　　C) exhaustible

　　D) unsafe

　　3. Some people claim that nuclear energy is essentialbecause____________________.

　　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 andadministrative 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