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9．BERLIN-With the crisis in Japan raising fears about nuclear power，Germany and Switzerland said on Monday that they would reassess（重新评估） 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 Cerman nuclear plants，"Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters．"This moratorium （延缓） will run for three months and it will allow for a thorough exanunation of the safety standards of the country'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，Cuido Westerwelle，called for a new risk analysis of the counitry'snuclear 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 govemment would"draw conclusions from what's going
on in Japan．"
72．Where can you most likely read this passage？D
A．In a diary
B．In a magazine
C．In a science report
D．ln a newspaper．
73．How will Germany react to Japan's nuclear crisis？D
A．Germany will change the decision made last year．
B．Germany will close all the country's nuclear plants，
C．Germany will hold a meeting of nuclear safety authorities．
D．Germany will delay the extension of nuclear plants running time．．
74．The author mentions all the following EXCEPTB
A．Russia will try to Ieam something from the nuclear power crisis in Japan．
B．The Social Democrats in Germany shares the same view with the Free Democratic Party．
C．The moratorium in Cermany will give time to examine the nuclear plants safety standards．
D．Switzerland will not build new nuclear plants unless they meet the experts'safety standards．
75．What is the best title of the passage？A
A．Nuclear Plants in Europe Are Delayed
B．Europe Is against Building Nuclear Plants
C．Opinions on Nuclear Power Are Opposite．
D．Watch Out for the Danger of Nuclear Power．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了柏林与日本的核能危机引发各国对核电的担忧，德国等欧洲国家采取应对措施，将核电厂的运行时间推迟．

解答 72．D．推理预测题．通读全文可知，本文是一篇新闻报道，报道柏林与日本的核能危机引发各国对核电的担忧，德国等欧洲国家所采取方案以应对这种现象的事情．新闻报道一般出现在报纸上．故选D．
73．D．细节理解题．根据文章"Germany will put off"the recently decided extension of the running time of Cerman nuclear plants"可知，德国将决定延长核电站的运行时间．故选D．
74．B．细节理解题．根据文章"．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"可知，德国的自由民主党支持核电，而社会民主党反对核电，并将核电厂关闭．可见两方意见并不一致．故选B．
75．A．推理预测题．本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了柏林与日本的核能危机引发各国对核电的担忧，德国等欧洲国家采取应对措施，将核电厂的运行时间推迟，A项更能概括全文主旨大意．故选A．

点评 本文为新闻报道类阅读．新闻报道类在英语阅读理解中是一种特点十分鲜明的题材．因为文章往往呈现出"倒金字塔"的特征，此类题的英语阅读理解技巧是重点看导语．导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实，通过它点出新闻的主题，其次寻找关键词，理解题意，做出解答．