英语六级阅读训练题(3)
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reactor">reactor</span> <span word="meltdown">meltdown</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meltdown">meltdown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span>, <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="reactors">reactors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="reactors">reactors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="licensing">licensing</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="during">during</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="construction">construction</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="objection">objection</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="court">court</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="builder">builder</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="nice">nice</span>-<span word="but">but</span>-<span word="not">not</span>-<span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Regulation">Regulation</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="operate">operate</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="abandoning">abandoning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shoreham">Shoreham</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorks">Yorks</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="Shoreham">Shoreham</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Millstone">Millstone</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-60<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Millstone">Millstone</span>, <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="for">for</span> $ 101 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="Shoreham">Shoreham</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="singled">singled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="antinuclear">antinuclear</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>, <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="over">over</span> $ 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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