case in point is the shoreham plant on new york's long island. shoreham was a virtual twin to the millstone plant in connecticut, both ordered in the mid60s'. millstone, complete for $ 101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. shoreham, however, was singled out by antinuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $ 5 billion and delayed its use for many years.
shoreham finally won its operation license. but the plant has never produced a watt power. governor mario cuomo, an opponent of a shoreharn startup, used his power to force new york's publicutilities commission to accept the following settlement: the power company could pass the cost of shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant. today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of thousands of homes, sits rusting.
11. the author's attitude towards the development of nuclear power is .看答案
a. negative
b. neutral
c. positive
d. questioning
12. what has made the procedure for licensing nuclear plants a bad dream?看答案
a. the inefficiency of the nuclear regulation commission.
b. the enormous cost of construction and operation.
c. the length of time it takes to make investigations.
d. the objection of the opponents of nuclear power.
13. it can be inferred from paragraph 2 that .看答案
a. there are not enough safety measures in the u.s. for running new nuclear power plants
b. it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the u.s.
c. there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the u.s.
d. the american government will not allow japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the u.s.
14. governor mario cuomo's chief intention in proposing the settlement was to .看答案
a. stop the shoreham plant from going into operation
b. urge the power company to further increase its power supply
c. permit the shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions
d. help the power company to solve its financial problems
15. from which sentence of the article can you see the attitude of the author and that of govenor mario cuomo respectively?看答案
a. the 2nd sentence in the frist paragraph, the 3rd sentence in the last paragraph.
b. the last sentence, the last sentence but one
c. the last sentence in para.2, last sentence but one.
d. the last sentence in para 3, the 3rd sentence in the fifth paragraph.
shoreham finally won its operation license. but the plant has never produced a watt power. governor mario cuomo, an opponent of a shoreharn startup, used his power to force new york's publicutilities commission to accept the following settlement: the power company could pass the cost of shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant. today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of thousands of homes, sits rusting.
11. the author's attitude towards the development of nuclear power is .看答案
a. negative
b. neutral
c. positive
d. questioning
12. what has made the procedure for licensing nuclear plants a bad dream?看答案
a. the inefficiency of the nuclear regulation commission.
b. the enormous cost of construction and operation.
c. the length of time it takes to make investigations.
d. the objection of the opponents of nuclear power.
13. it can be inferred from paragraph 2 that .看答案
a. there are not enough safety measures in the u.s. for running new nuclear power plants
b. it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the u.s.
c. there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the u.s.
d. the american government will not allow japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the u.s.
14. governor mario cuomo's chief intention in proposing the settlement was to .看答案
a. stop the shoreham plant from going into operation
b. urge the power company to further increase its power supply
c. permit the shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions
d. help the power company to solve its financial problems
15. from which sentence of the article can you see the attitude of the author and that of govenor mario cuomo respectively?看答案
a. the 2nd sentence in the frist paragraph, the 3rd sentence in the last paragraph.
b. the last sentence, the last sentence but one
c. the last sentence in para.2, last sentence but one.
d. the last sentence in para 3, the 3rd sentence in the fifth paragraph.