首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Admittedly, minor accidents and slip-ups continue to shake public confidence in nuclear power. Given the unquantifiable risks th
Admittedly, minor accidents and slip-ups continue to shake public confidence in nuclear power. Given the unquantifiable risks th
admin
2010-09-25
50
问题
Admittedly, minor accidents and slip-ups continue to shake public confidence in nuclear power. Given the unquantifiable risks that nuclear power carries, it is only right that the industry be subjected to the test of public opinion and due political process. However, this argues for exceptional alerts, regulatory scrutiny and accountability — and not for bans or shut-downs. Those nuclear operators with a good safety record deserve to have their licenses renewed, so that existing plants may run to the end of their useful lives.
The Bush administration’s enthusiastic support goes a lot further than this, however. It also wants to see new plants. Proponents of new nuclear power stations make three arguments in their favor. They will enhance energy security by lessening dependence on fossil fuels; far from being environmentally harmful, they will be beneficial because they will reduce the output of greenhouse gases; and, most crucially, the economics of nuclear power has improved from the days when it was wholly dependent on bail-out (紧急财政支持) and subsidy.
Yet these arguments do not stand up to investigation. The claim that governments should support nuclear power to reduce their vulnerability (致使弱点) to the OPEC oil cartel (联合企业) is doubly absurd. Little oil is used in power generation: What nuclear power displaces is mostly natural gas and coal, which are not only more plentiful than oil but also geographically better distributed. Security is enhanced not by seeking energy self-sufficiency but through diversification of supplies. Creating lots of fissile material that might be pinched by terrorists is an odd way to look for security anyway.
What about the argument that climate change might be the great savior of nuclear power? Global warming is indeed a risk that should be taken more seriously than the Bush administration has so far done. Nuclear plants do not produce any carbon dioxide, which is the principal greenhouse gas. However, rushing in response to build dozens of new nuclear plants would be both needlessly expensive and environmentally unsound.
It would make far more sense to adopt a carbon tax, which would put clean energy sources such as solar and wind on an equal footing with nuclear, whose waste poses an undeniable (if remote) environmental threat of its own for aeons to come. Governments should also dismantle (拆除) all subsidies on fossil fuels — especially for coal, the dirtiest of all. They should adopt reforms that send proper price signals to those who use power, and so reduce emissions: Global warming certainly provides one argument in favor of nuclear power, but it is not sufficient on its own to justify a nuclear renaissance.
According to the passage, which of the following measures is the least helpful in protecting the environment ?
选项
A、Cutting off subsidies on all fossil fuels.
B、Encouraging the use of clean energy sources.
C、Promoting the resurgence of nuclear power.
D、Adopting price reform to reduce emission.
答案
C
解析
细节性归纳题。文章最后一段中作者提出了几点有助于环保的建议,并且在文章的最后作者再次重申全球气候变暖不足以成为大规模发展核电的理由。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/m1z7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
AcrosstheUnitedStates,scientistsaremountingwhatmaybecomethemostinnovativeagriculturalresearchdrivesincethe1920
Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshould
Inrespondingtosocialproblems,wehavesimilarlyconstructedhospitals,prisons,nursinghomes,and"special"schoolsforthe
AmetalwithabuiltinmemoryisoneoftheveryusefuldiscoveriesmadeduringAmerica’sspaceprogram.Nitinolwasdiscovered
Yourassignmentsthistermwillbetowritetwomajorresearchpapers.Oneofthemostimportantthingsaboutwritingaresearch
Avianinfluenza(禽流感),or"birdflu",isaninfectiousdiseaseofanimalswascausedbyvirusesthatnormallyinfect
WhetherChina’shousingreformcanbecarriedonsuccessfullywillhave【S1】______aprofoundbearingonthefutureofther
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSmokinginPublicPlacesShould(Not)BeB
Theautomobileisthegreatestconsumerofpublicandpersonalspace.InLosAngeles,theautomobiletown,BarbaraWardfoundth
Thelatestprojectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillioninhabitantsanddiscoversexactlywhatrawmaterials【S1
随机试题
动脉粥样硬化最早期的病变是
A.卵巢B.肝C.输尿管D.子宫E.胆囊属于腹膜内位器官的是
患者,男,35岁,感冒后出现与体温不成比例的心动过速。应考虑是
根据《建设工程施工合同(示范文本)》,承包人提供质量保证金的方式原则上应为()。
EDI交易双方传递的文件是特定的格式,采用()报文标准。
某村本来比较落后,村支书王某想到一个创业的“点子”,希望把该村打造成3D壁画村。起初村里的老人们非常反对,认为没有什么用。但后来随着计划的实施,游客越来越多,村里的收入大为增加,老人们的态度也逐渐转变。由此可见()。①创新推动生产力的发展②认
在正三棱锥P-ABC扣,已知底面边长a=1,高h=2,则该正三棱锥的体积为().
甲为买受方,和乙签订了某房的买卖合同,其中没有违约责任约定。签订合同之后,乙见房价回升,心生后悔,便拒绝了甲提出的去房地产交易中心办理房地产登记过户手续的要求。对此,下列说法正确的是()。
我国《宪法》规定,全国人大代表在全国人大各种会议上的发言和表决不受法律追究。此项权利被称为()。
Highstreetshopsuseavarietyofmeanstoattractshoppers,suchasstrikingwindowdisplays,hugered"Sale"signsandspecia
最新回复
(
0
)