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generating about 18 percent of the nation’s electricity, a figure that will undoubtedly decline as relatively outdated plants are shut down

In line 13, the phrase “this outlook” refers to _____. 

A. the number of operating nuclear plants 

B. the expectation for increase in the number of nuclear plants 

C. the possibility of generating electricity at nuclear installations 

D. the forecast for the capacity of the nuclear plants 

Answer 1

Chọn B

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Trong dòng 13, cụm “this outlook” đề cập đến _____________________.

  A. số lượng các nhà máy điện hạt nhân đang hoạt động

  B. sự mong đợi về việc gia tăng số lượng các nhà máy điện hạt nhân

  C. khả năng tạo ra điện tại tại các trạm năng lượng hạt nhân

  D. dự báo về công suất của các nhà máy điện hạt nhân

Thông tin: 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.

Tạm dịch: Các quan chức ước tính rằng vào năm 1990, hàng trăm nhà máy điện sẽ đi vào hoạt động, và qua thế kỷ tiếp theo thì có tới 1000 nhà máy điện sẽ vận hành tốt.

Kể từ năm 1975, viễn cảnh và ước tính này đã thay đổi một cách mạnh mẽ, và nhiều người dùng đã hủy bỏ những đơn đặt hàng hiện có.