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1、高二英语阅读专题练习(二)AGermanyShuts7NuclearPlantsasEuropePlansSafetyTestsBRUSSELS—GermanyonTuesdaybecamethefirstEuropeancountrytoshutnuclearplantsinthewakeofthecrisisinJapanastheEuropeanUnionmadeplanstotestall143nuclearpowerplantsinits27countries.ChancellorAngelaMerkel
2、ofGermanysaidsevenplantsthatwentonlinebefore1980wouldbetemporarilyclosedandthetimewouldbeusedtostudyspeedieradoptionofrenewableenergy.AlloftheplantswerebuiltbyGermancontractors承包单位,承包商.WhileMrs.Merkelasserted声称,断言thatsafetywashermainconcern,oppositionpoliticia
3、nsaccusedherofpandering迎合;奉迎tofearaboutnuclearpoweraheadofaregionalelectionthismonth.Shehas,ineffect,suspended暂停,终止adecisionlastautumntokeepolderplantsoperatingbeyondtheirpreviouslydesignatedlifespan.ThetestsacrosstheEuropeanUnionareintendedtoensurepreparednes
4、sforemergencieslikefloodsandtsunamis,aswellasterroristattacks,theEuropeanenergycommissioner,GüntherOettinger,saidaftermeetingwithrepresentativesofthenuclearindustry,electricitycompaniesandgovernments.“Thisisareassessment,ifyoulike,ofallpotentialrisksinthewakeo
5、fwhathashappenedinJapan,”Mr.Oettingersaid.TheJapanesedisasterhasledofficialsinEuropeandtheUnitedStatestothinktwiceaboutnuclearexpansion.Butfornow,developingcountries,whileacknowledging承认theneedforsafety,saytheirenergyneedsgivethemlittlechoicebuttocontinueinves
6、tinginnuclearpower.Acrucial至关重要的element,Mr.Oettingersaid,wouldbetodeterminewhethertheplantshadenoughbackuppowertocoolthereactorsifelectricitywaslost.ThelossofbackuppoweraftertheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanledtooverheatingandexplosionsattheFukushimaplant.Mr.Oett
7、inger,whobecameenergycommissionerwithMrs.Merkel’ssupport,appearedTuesdaytoshifthisattitudetowardnuclearenergy.“WemustalsoraisethequestionifweinEurope,intheforeseeablefuture,cansecureourenergyneedswithoutnuclearenergy,”hetoldtheGermanTVstationARD.Inhisnativesta
8、teofBaden-Württemberg,whereMrs.Merkel’spartyriskslosingpowerinMarch27elections,Mr.Oettingerwasknownasaproponent支持者,拥护者ofnuclearpower.Thestatehastwoplants,oneofwhichisamongthesevent