淘金高階英語(yǔ)六級(jí)巔峰閱讀 篇章閱讀26：能源問(wèn)題

　　篇章閱讀26：能源問(wèn)題

　　It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds. Moreover. an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and chat it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society. There are a number of other advantages in the use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear power. except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties.

　　Furthermore, it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap source of energy. There have. for example. been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and, of course. in Russia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market. In the long run, environmentalists argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Thus, if we wish to survive. we cannot afford nuclear energy. In spice of the case against nuclear energy outlined above. nuclear energy programmes are expanding. Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power.

　　參考譯文

　　常有人聲稱核能是我們不可或缺的能源。我們生活在一個(gè)消費(fèi)社會(huì)中，這個(gè)社會(huì)對(duì)于各種商業(yè)產(chǎn)品的需求量極大。此外，工業(yè)生產(chǎn)的增長(zhǎng)也被視為是解決大規(guī)模失業(yè)問(wèn)題的一個(gè)途徑。這種增長(zhǎng)需要充足和廉價(jià)的能源供應(yīng)。許多人相信核能提供了一種取之不盡且便宜的能源，因此為工業(yè)發(fā)展社會(huì)所必需。使用核能還有很多其他的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。首先，除非發(fā)生事故，核能是很清潔的。它的另一個(gè)好處是經(jīng)營(yíng)和維持一個(gè)核電站需要相對(duì)較少的技術(shù)扣管理人員。核反應(yīng)技術(shù)代表著科學(xué)發(fā)展的一大進(jìn)步，無(wú)論反核能論者怎么說(shuō)，指望人們重新使用比較原始的燃料作能源都是錯(cuò)誤的。然而，核能反對(duì)者們指出，核電站不僅對(duì)環(huán)境，而且對(duì)公民自由都是一種直接的威脅。

　　此外，核能最終是否是一種廉價(jià)的能源還值得商榷。比如說(shuō)，在美國(guó)、英國(guó)、當(dāng)然還有俄羅斯，都發(fā)生了代價(jià)高昂的事故。鈾的成本有可能提高，加上更加安全的防范設(shè)施所需的巨大成本會(huì)使核能的價(jià)格超出市場(chǎng)接受能力。環(huán)境保護(hù)論者宣稱，從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)角度看，核能浪費(fèi)了寶貴的資源，對(duì)生態(tài)的破壞甚至?xí)_(dá)到毀滅人類的地步。因此，如果我們想繼續(xù)生存下去，我們就不能使用核能。盡管有上述種種反對(duì)使用核能的理由，核能的開(kāi)發(fā)計(jì)劃還在擴(kuò)大。這種擴(kuò)大以工業(yè)生產(chǎn)和消費(fèi)需求的繼續(xù)增長(zhǎng)為前提。但是，這種增長(zhǎng)是否能夠持續(xù)，這令人懷疑。權(quán)衡了兩個(gè)方面的意見(jiàn)，我們似乎有很好的經(jīng)濟(jì)和生態(tài)環(huán)境方面的理由來(lái)利用其他形式的能源，而不是核能。

　　測(cè)試題

　　1. The writers attitude toward nuclear energy is______________.

　　A) indifferent B) tolerant C) favorable D) negative

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

　　A) primitive B) cheap C) exhaustible D) unsafe

　　3. Some people claim that nuclear energy is essential because____________________.

　　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 and administrative 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 writers attitude

　　C) reverse previously expressed thoughts

　　D) show the disadvantages of nuclear power

　　選項(xiàng)翻譯與答案詳解

　　1.作者對(duì)于核能的看法是____。

　　A)漠然的 B)容忍的 C)贊成的 D)否定的

　　從文章首段第1句、第2段第1句，尤其是第2段末句，可以看出，作者對(duì)核能持否定的態(tài)度，D正確。

　　2.反對(duì)核能的人認(rèn)為核能是________________。

　　A)原始的 B)便宜的 C)會(huì)枯竭的 D)不安全的

　　首段末句提到，核能反對(duì)者認(rèn)為核電站不僅對(duì)環(huán)境，而且對(duì)公民自由都是一種直接的威脅，即核能不安全，D正確。B是支持使用核能者的觀點(diǎn)，而非作者的觀點(diǎn)。

　　3.一些人聲稱核能是很重要的，因?yàn)開(kāi)______________。

　　A)它為大規(guī)模失業(yè)問(wèn)題提供了一個(gè)完美的解決方案

　　B)它代表了科學(xué)革命邁向前方的一大步

　　C)它可以滿足工業(yè)發(fā)展社會(huì)不斷增加的需求

　　D)核電站可以由相對(duì)少量的技求人員和管理人員所控制和維護(hù)

　　首段第5句提到，許多人認(rèn)為核能報(bào)重要，因?yàn)樗巧鐣?huì)工業(yè)發(fā)展所必需的，可以提供取之不盡且便宜的能源，C正確。解決大規(guī)模失業(yè)問(wèn)題的一個(gè)途徑是提高工業(yè)生產(chǎn)，而不是核能，因此A錯(cuò)。C、D是支持使用核能者認(rèn)為的核能的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，與題干不構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，由此可排除。

　　4.作者會(huì)支持下列哪一種說(shuō)法?

　　A)對(duì)商業(yè)產(chǎn)品的需求不一定會(huì)不斷上升。

　　B)核能是我們一定需要的東西。

　　C)鈾是一種很好的能源，有著經(jīng)濟(jì)和生態(tài)價(jià)值。

　　D)更好的安全條款可以帶來(lái)更多的核能項(xiàng)目。

　　第2段倒數(shù)第2、3句提到，核能開(kāi)發(fā)計(jì)劃的擴(kuò)大以工業(yè)生產(chǎn)和消費(fèi)需求的繼續(xù)增長(zhǎng)為前提。但是，這種增長(zhǎng)是否能夠持續(xù)，這令人懷疑，可見(jiàn)A正確。B是支持使用核能者的觀點(diǎn)。第2段提到，鈾的成本有可能提高，加上安全防范設(shè)施需要投入巨大成本，會(huì)使核能的價(jià)格超出市場(chǎng)承受能力，由此可同時(shí)排除C、D。

　　5.最后一句話的作用是______________。

　　A)推進(jìn)最后的論點(diǎn) B)反應(yīng)了作者的態(tài)度

　　C)推翻了之前的想法 D)顯示出核能的弊端

　　文章最后一句表明了作者的觀點(diǎn)，即作者認(rèn)為從經(jīng)濟(jì)和生態(tài)環(huán)境方面來(lái)考慮。可以利用其他形式的能源，而非核能，B正確。

　　篇章閱讀26：能源問(wèn)題

　　It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds. Moreover. an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and chat it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society. There are a number of other advantages in the use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear power. except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties.

　　Furthermore, it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap source of energy. There have. for example. been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and, of course. in Russia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market. In the long run, environmentalists argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Thus, if we wish to survive. we cannot afford nuclear energy. In spice of the case against nuclear energy outlined above. nuclear energy programmes are expanding. Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power.

　　參考譯文

　　常有人聲稱核能是我們不可或缺的能源。我們生活在一個(gè)消費(fèi)社會(huì)中，這個(gè)社會(huì)對(duì)于各種商業(yè)產(chǎn)品的需求量極大。此外，工業(yè)生產(chǎn)的增長(zhǎng)也被視為是解決大規(guī)模失業(yè)問(wèn)題的一個(gè)途徑。這種增長(zhǎng)需要充足和廉價(jià)的能源供應(yīng)。許多人相信核能提供了一種取之不盡且便宜的能源，因此為工業(yè)發(fā)展社會(huì)所必需。使用核能還有很多其他的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。首先，除非發(fā)生事故，核能是很清潔的。它的另一個(gè)好處是經(jīng)營(yíng)和維持一個(gè)核電站需要相對(duì)較少的技術(shù)扣管理人員。核反應(yīng)技術(shù)代表著科學(xué)發(fā)展的一大進(jìn)步，無(wú)論反核能論者怎么說(shuō)，指望人們重新使用比較原始的燃料作能源都是錯(cuò)誤的。然而，核能反對(duì)者們指出，核電站不僅對(duì)環(huán)境，而且對(duì)公民自由都是一種直接的威脅。

　　此外，核能最終是否是一種廉價(jià)的能源還值得商榷。比如說(shuō)，在美國(guó)、英國(guó)、當(dāng)然還有俄羅斯，都發(fā)生了代價(jià)高昂的事故。鈾的成本有可能提高，加上更加安全的防范設(shè)施所需的巨大成本會(huì)使核能的價(jià)格超出市場(chǎng)接受能力。環(huán)境保護(hù)論者宣稱，從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)角度看，核能浪費(fèi)了寶貴的資源，對(duì)生態(tài)的破壞甚至?xí)_(dá)到毀滅人類的地步。因此，如果我們想繼續(xù)生存下去，我們就不能使用核能。盡管有上述種種反對(duì)使用核能的理由，核能的開(kāi)發(fā)計(jì)劃還在擴(kuò)大。這種擴(kuò)大以工業(yè)生產(chǎn)和消費(fèi)需求的繼續(xù)增長(zhǎng)為前提。但是，這種增長(zhǎng)是否能夠持續(xù)，這令人懷疑。權(quán)衡了兩個(gè)方面的意見(jiàn)，我們似乎有很好的經(jīng)濟(jì)和生態(tài)環(huán)境方面的理由來(lái)利用其他形式的能源，而不是核能。

　　測(cè)試題

　　1. The writers attitude toward nuclear energy is______________.

　　A) indifferent B) tolerant C) favorable D) negative

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

　　A) primitive B) cheap C) exhaustible D) unsafe

　　3. Some people claim that nuclear energy is essential because____________________.

　　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 and administrative 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 writers attitude

　　C) reverse previously expressed thoughts

　　D) show the disadvantages of nuclear power

　　選項(xiàng)翻譯與答案詳解

　　1.作者對(duì)于核能的看法是____。

　　A)漠然的 B)容忍的 C)贊成的 D)否定的

　　從文章首段第1句、第2段第1句，尤其是第2段末句，可以看出，作者對(duì)核能持否定的態(tài)度，D正確。

　　2.反對(duì)核能的人認(rèn)為核能是________________。

　　A)原始的 B)便宜的 C)會(huì)枯竭的 D)不安全的

　　首段末句提到，核能反對(duì)者認(rèn)為核電站不僅對(duì)環(huán)境，而且對(duì)公民自由都是一種直接的威脅，即核能不安全，D正確。B是支持使用核能者的觀點(diǎn)，而非作者的觀點(diǎn)。

　　3.一些人聲稱核能是很重要的，因?yàn)開(kāi)______________。

　　A)它為大規(guī)模失業(yè)問(wèn)題提供了一個(gè)完美的解決方案

　　B)它代表了科學(xué)革命邁向前方的一大步

　　C)它可以滿足工業(yè)發(fā)展社會(huì)不斷增加的需求

　　D)核電站可以由相對(duì)少量的技求人員和管理人員所控制和維護(hù)

　　首段第5句提到，許多人認(rèn)為核能報(bào)重要，因?yàn)樗巧鐣?huì)工業(yè)發(fā)展所必需的，可以提供取之不盡且便宜的能源，C正確。解決大規(guī)模失業(yè)問(wèn)題的一個(gè)途徑是提高工業(yè)生產(chǎn)，而不是核能，因此A錯(cuò)。C、D是支持使用核能者認(rèn)為的核能的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，與題干不構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，由此可排除。

　　4.作者會(huì)支持下列哪一種說(shuō)法?

　　A)對(duì)商業(yè)產(chǎn)品的需求不一定會(huì)不斷上升。

　　B)核能是我們一定需要的東西。

　　C)鈾是一種很好的能源，有著經(jīng)濟(jì)和生態(tài)價(jià)值。

　　D)更好的安全條款可以帶來(lái)更多的核能項(xiàng)目。

　　第2段倒數(shù)第2、3句提到，核能開(kāi)發(fā)計(jì)劃的擴(kuò)大以工業(yè)生產(chǎn)和消費(fèi)需求的繼續(xù)增長(zhǎng)為前提。但是，這種增長(zhǎng)是否能夠持續(xù)，這令人懷疑，可見(jiàn)A正確。B是支持使用核能者的觀點(diǎn)。第2段提到，鈾的成本有可能提高，加上安全防范設(shè)施需要投入巨大成本，會(huì)使核能的價(jià)格超出市場(chǎng)承受能力，由此可同時(shí)排除C、D。

　　5.最后一句話的作用是______________。

　　A)推進(jìn)最后的論點(diǎn) B)反應(yīng)了作者的態(tài)度

　　C)推翻了之前的想法 D)顯示出核能的弊端

　　文章最后一句表明了作者的觀點(diǎn)，即作者認(rèn)為從經(jīng)濟(jì)和生態(tài)環(huán)境方面來(lái)考慮?？梢岳闷渌问降哪茉?，而非核能，B正確。