BERLIN — With the crisis in Japan raising fears about nuclear power, Germany and Switzerland said on Monday that they would reassess the safety of their own reactors.
Doris Leuthard, the Swiss energy minister, said Switzerland would put off plans to build nuclear plants. She said no new ones would be permitted until experts had reviewed safety standards.
Germany will put off “the recently decided extension of the running time of German nuclear plants,” Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters. “This moratorium(延緩)will run for three months and it will allow for a thorough examination of the safety standards of the county’s 17 nuclear power plants.
The European Union called for a meeting on Tuesday of nuclear safety authorities to assess Europe’s preparedness.
Germany’s foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, called for a new risk analysis of the country’s nuclear plants, particularly regarding their cooling systems. He is the leader of the Free Democratic Party, which strongly supports nuclear power.
A previous government, led by the Social Democrats, passed a law in 2001 to close all the country’s nuclear plants by 2021. But Mrs. Merkel’s government changed that decision last year to extend the lives of the plants by an average of 12 years.
In Switzerland, Doris Leuthard said she had already asked to analyze the exact cause of the problems in Japan and draw up new or tougher safety standards “particularly in terms of seismic(地震的) safety and cooling.”
In Russia, the Prime Minister said his government would “draw conclusions from what’s going on in Japan.”
小題1:Where can you most likely read this passage?
A.In a newspaper.B.In a magazine.
C.In a science report. D.In a diary.
小題2:How will Germany react to Japan’s nuclear crisis?
A.Germany will close all the country’s nuclear plants.
B.Germany will hold a meeting of nuclear safety authorities.
C.Germany will change the decision made last year.
D.Germany will delay the extension of nuclear plants running time.
小題3:The author mentions all the following EXCEPT ______.
A.The moratorium in Germany will give time to examine the nuclear plants safety standards.
B.Switzerland will not build new nuclear plants unless they meet the experts’ safety standards.
C.The Social Democrats in Germany shares the same view with the Free Democratic Party.
D.Russia will try to learn something from the nuclear power crisis in Japan.
小題4:What is the best title of the passage?
A.Watch Out for the Danger of Nuclear Power
B.Europe Is against Building Nuclear Plants
C.Nuclear Plants in Europe Are Delayed
D.Opinions on Nuclear Power Are Opposite.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C
文章是關(guān)于自從日本核危機(jī)以來(lái),歐洲國(guó)家都推遲了核電站的建設(shè),同時(shí)加強(qiáng)了對(duì)現(xiàn)有核電站安全設(shè)備的檢查,要制定更高的安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)等。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)文章開頭BERLIN —我們可知這是一則新聞報(bào)道。A正確。
小題2: 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一行Germany will put off “the recently decided extension of the running time of German nuclear plants,”
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段第3行He is the leader of the Free Democratic Party, which strongly supports nuclear power.以及第6段1,2行A previous government, led by the Social Democrats, passed a law in 2001 to close all the country’s nuclear plants by 2021.可知這兩個(gè)機(jī)構(gòu)的觀點(diǎn)是截然相反的。故C正確。
小題4:主旨大意題。通讀全文可知自從日本核危機(jī)以來(lái),歐洲國(guó)家都推遲了核電站的建設(shè),同時(shí)加強(qiáng)了對(duì)現(xiàn)有核電站安全設(shè)備的檢查,要制定更高的安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)等。
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