The State Council declared Wednesday it would restart China's nuclear power prog

The State Council declared Wednesday it would restartChina's nuclear power program, ending the hiatus（中断）innuclear construction since Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster last year.

    China has been the most courageouscountry in building nuclear power, with the largest number of plants currentlyunder construction. Nuclear power is facing a tough time in developedcountries. The Japanese public is demanding the closure of all the country'snuclear power plants. China is at the forefront of nuclear power development.But it has been forced into this position.

    Rapid economic development coupledwith improvements in people's life both demand more electricity. It isimpossible to exploit fossil resources forever as the supply of coal, oil andnatural gas is limited. China has no choice but to develop nuclear power.

    China must be the safest user ofnuclear power. It should become a leading country in developing nuclear powertechnologies and increasing the world's knowledge of nuclear power. 

    It needs to do at least two things.First, it needs to promote safety in nuclear power plants, based on thetechnologies of the West. The former Soviet Union, the US and Japan all hadsevere nuclear accidents, proving there are risks. China should try to removethese risks.

    Second, China should establisheffective communication mechanisms（机制）betweenthe government, power plants and the public. It's wrong to think the governmentcan control every aspect of nuclear power plant construction.

    The opposition to nuclear powerprogram in developed countries has prevented them from building new plants, butthey already have many. These governments are reluctant to close these plantsdespite strong opposition, because they cannot find better substitutes. 

    Nuclear power only occupies 1.8percent of China's current electricity grid（输电网）, muchlower than the proportion in many developed countries. China's nuclear powerplan should introduce the advantages of the technologies of other countries andalso be creative in providing security. Its space technology is not the mostadvanced, but its launch safety measures have proven to be among the best.

    China's high-profile high-speedrailway development has drawn a lot of controversy, as will the active attitudetowards developing nuclear power. But China cannot just copy what the developedcountries have done. The development of nuclear power must be unique to China andit must be a ground-breaking success. But now, the real test lies ahead.

1.In the third paragraph the writer focuses on ______.

A. the reason why China is to develop nuclear power

B. the difficulty China has in developing nuclearpower

C. the measures China will take to develop nuclearpower

D. the benefits China will have by developing nuclearpower

2.What attitude do people in developed countries havetowards nuclear power program?

A. Supportive.           B.Opposed.     C. Indifferent.                      D.Objective.

3.. If the Chinese government is to develop nuclearpower, it needs to ______.

A. copy exactly what the developed countries have done

B. depend entirely on domestic scientists andtechnologies

C. avoid people’s involvement in nuclear power plantconstruction

D. do everything in its power to guarantee safety innuclear power plants

4.What is the future of China’s nuclear power programaccording to the text?

A. It will be unique but can hardly pass too manytests.

B. It will be full of controversy but carried outfirmly.

C. It will be on a smooth way to a ground-breakingsuccess.

D. It will receive much opposition from developedcountries.

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1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

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