Question

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

Because geologists have long indicated that fossil fuels will not last indefinitely, the U.S government finally acknowledged that sooner or later other energy sources would be needed and, as a result, turned its attention to nuclear power. It was anticipated that nuclear power plants could supply electricity in such large amounts and so inexpensively that they would be integrated into an economy in which electricity would take over virtually all fuel-generating functions at nominal cost. Thus, the government subsidized the promotion of commercial nuclear power plants and authorized their construction by utility companies. In the 1960s and early 1970s, the public accepted the notion of electricity being generated by nuclear power plants in or near residential areas. By 1975, 54 plants were fully operational, supplying 11 percent of the nation’s electricity,

and another 167 plants were at various stages of planning and construction. Officials estimated that by 1990 hundreds of plants would be on line, and by the turn of the century as many as 1000 plants would be in working order.

Since 1975, this outlook and this estimation have changed drastically, and many utilizes have cancelled existing orders. In some cases, construction was terminated even after billions of dollars had already been invested. After being completed and licensed at a cost of almost $6 billion, the Shoreham Power Plant on Long Island was turned over to the state of New York to be dismantled without ever having generated electric power. The reason was that residents and state authorities deemed that there was no possibility of evacuating residents from the area should an accident occur.

Just 68 of those plants under way in 1975 have been completed, and another 3 are still under construction. Therefore, it appears that in the mid1990s 124 nuclear power plants in the nation will be in operation, generating about 18 percent of the nation’s electricity, a figure that will undoubtedly decline as relatively outdated plants are shut down

What was initially planned for the nation’s fuel supply in the 1950s and in the early 1960s? 

A. Expansion and renovation of existing fuel-generating plants 

B. Creation of additional storage capacities for fossil fuels 

C. Conversion of the industry and the economy to nuclear power 

D. Development of an array of alternative fuel and power sources 

Answer 1

Chọn C

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Cái gì được lên kế hoạch ban đầu cho nguồn cung năng lượng quốc gia vào năm nhưng năm 1950 và đầu những năm 1960?

  A. Sự mở rộng và cải tiến các nhà máy sản xuất năng lượng hiện có

  B. Việc tạo ra những dung lượng lưu trữ thêm cho nhiên liệu hóa thạch

  C. Sự chuyển đổi ngành công nghiệp và nền kinh tế sang năng lượng hạt nhân

  D. Sự phát triển của một chuỗi những nguồn năng lượng và nhiên liệu thay thế

Thông tin: It was anticipated that nuclear power plants could supply electricity in such large amounts and so inexpensively that they would be integrated into an economy in which electricity would take over virtually all fuel-generating functions at nominal cost.

Tạm dịch: Nó được dự đoán rằng các nhà máy năng lượng hạt nhân có thể cung cấp điện với số lượng lớn mà lại còn rẻ đến nỗi chúng sẽ được hợp nhất vào nền kinh tế mà trong đó điện từ năng lượng hạt nhân sẽ đảm nhiệm hầu hết toàn bộ chức năng tạo điện với chi phí rất nhỏ