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1、2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习Unit5Thepowerofnature练习新人教版选修6Ⅰ.阅读理解(xx·海口市调测)Bornoutoftechnologydevelopedinthesearchfortheworld'smostpowerfulbomb,nuclearpowerhaseversincecastaheavyshadowoveritsbenefits.ThepicturesofwhatwasleftofHiroshimaandNagasakiin1945aftertheUnitedS
2、tatesdroppedtheatomicbomblefttheworldwithafeelingofmentalpain—200000peoplediedinasecond,andoncecrowdedcitiesweredestroyedpletely.Butitwasthecloudofradiationthatcouldn'tbeseenandnoonecoulddefendagainstthataffectedgenerations.PopularAmericanmovieslikethe1983
3、filmTheDayAfterplayedonpeople'sfearswithpicturesofanuclearwintersodestructivethatitwouldkillalmosteverylivingthing.Yet,bythatsameyear,nuclearenergyplantswerebeingbuiltfromArgentinatoSouthKoreatosatisfythedemandforcheap,dependablesourcesofenergy.Accordingto
4、theInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency,byxx,nuclearenergyproducedalmost14percentoftheworld'selectricitysupplies.Andthetotaldemandforenergyworldwidehascontinuedtorise,althoughthelatestnucleardisasteratJapan'sFukushimaplantappearstohavediscouragedenthusiasmforth
5、eenergysource.Othermajorsourcesofenergyhavetheirownbenefits—andtheirownsetofrisks.Oilislimited,likelytobeaffectedbypoliticalpressureandrisingprices,andhascausedseriousenvironmentaldisastersofitsown.Coalisblamedforseriousairpollution,andminingforcoalisanoft
6、enperilousprofession:coalminingaccidentsfromColombiatoChinahaveresultedinthousandsofdeaths.Naturalgaspollutestheairlessthanoilorcoal,butoldandleakprone(容易泄漏的)naturalgaspipelinescanexplode,killingandinjuringdozensofpeople.Waterpowerisarenewableandcleansourc
7、eofenergy,butbuildingdamsrequiresalotofland,andiftheyburst,theenvironmentaldamageiswidespread.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。作者通过列举核能、石油、煤、天然气、水能的优缺点，说明了任何一种能源都有其危险的一面。1．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．nuclearenergyisadoubleedgedswordB．thedemandfornuclearenergy
8、isdecliningC．thenucleardisasterinJapanmeanttheendofnuclearenergyD．nuclearenergyproducesonethirdoftheworld'selectricitysupplies答案：A 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，一方面原子弹的使用致使数十万人死亡，整座城市被毁，另一方面核能源给人类提供了近14%的电能。由此可知，核能是一把双刃剑。故选A
