罗立胜-学术综合英语Unit8

mainUnit8PEIEnergyFramework2012PartASectionAPre-listening-BackgroundInformation1.1Pre-listeningNewWordsandExpressionsBackgroundInformationPartAPartBListeningThreeMileIslandAccidentTheThreeMileIslandaccidentwasthemostsignificantaccidentinthehistoryoftheAmericancommercialnuclearpowergeneratingindustry.IthappenedonMarch28,1979,asaresultoftechnicalmalfunctionsandhumanerror.Radiationwasreleased,apartofthenuclearcorewasdamaged,andthousandsofresidentswereevacuatedfromthearea.SectionAPre-listening-BackgroundInformation1.2Pre-listeningNewWordsandExpressionsBackgroundInformationPartAPartBListeningSectionAPre-listening-BackgroundInformation1.3Pre-listeningNewWordsandExpressionsBackgroundInformationPartAPartBListeningThoughitcausednoknowndeathsordiseasestoplantworkersormembersofthenearbycommunity,itbroughtaboutsweepingchangesinnuclearpowerindustry.Thedisasterinflamedpublicoppositiontonuclearpower.Afterthat,dozensofplannedreactorswerecanceled.SectionA.NewWordsandExpressionsPre-listeningNewWordsandExpressionsBackgroundInformationPartAPartBListeningnuclearpower核电bring…online使……运行；把……投入使用beopposedto反对wastedisposal废物废料处理address应对，解决notinmybackyard事不关己reinvigorate给……以新的活力studio演播室SectionAListenTask1.1Listentotheprogramandtrytogetitsmainideasbytakingnotes.Fillintheblanksaccordingtoyournotes.Pre-listeningTask1ListenandTakeNotesTask2ListenforDetailsPartAPartBListening1.Intheradioprogram,theanchormanis.introducingtwoexpertsandtalkingabouttheutilizationofnuclearpowerandtheconstructionofnuclearpowerplantsintheUS_________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.People’sattitudestowardsnuclearpowerarenow.PresidentBush:.Otherpoliticians:.Environmentalistsinthepast:;now:.SectionAListenTask1.2Pre-listeningTask1ListenandTakeNotesTask2ListenforDetailsPartAPartBListening2.Intermsofthecurrentutilizationofnuclearenergy,FrancegetsandtheUSgets.70%ofitselectricityfromnuclearpower__________________________________lessthanathirdofthatofFrance____________________________changing_______wantstoseeanincreasedemphasisonnuclearpower___________________________________________notmentioned____________opposedtonuclearpower____________________somesaythatnuclearenergyposesmuchlessthreat__________________________________________4.TheparticipantsinthedebateareDaveModeenfromandArjunMakhijanifrom.5.Theanchormanmentionedsometelephonenumbersandhispurposeis.SectionAListenTask1.3Pre-listeningTask1ListenandTakeNotesTask2ListenforDetailsPartAPartBListeningthenucleardivisionfortheElectricPowerResearchInstitute(EPRI)_______________________________________________________Research(IEER)theInstituteforEnergyandEnvironmental________________________________________________tomakeitpossibleforthelistenerstocallinandexpresstheirviewsonthetopicunderdiscussion________________________________________________________________________________Task2.1Listentotheprogramagainandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.1.HowmanynuclearpowerplantswereputtouseinFranceinthepast30years?58inthepast30years.2.HowmanynuclearpowerplantswerebuiltintheUSduringthesameperiod?Why?None.BecauseoftheThreeMileIslandAccident,peopleworryaboutthesafety.Pre-listeningListeningTask1ListenandTakeNotesTask2ListenforDetailsPartAPartBTask2.23.Technologically,whatarepeopleworriedabout?Theymainlyworryaboutissuessuchassafetyandwastedisposal.4.Whyaresomeenvironmentalistslessstronglyopposedtotheconstructionofnuclearpowerplants?Becausenuclearpowerplantsposemuchlessthreatcomparedtoglobalwarming.Pre-listeningListeningTask1ListenandTakeNotesTask2ListenforDetailsPartAPartBTask2.35.WereDaveModeenandArjunMakhijaniinthesamestudio?No,theywereonairfromtwodifferentstudios,oneinNorthCarolinaandtheotherinMaryland.Pre-listeningListeningTask1ListenandTakeNotesTask2ListenforDetailsPartAPartBScript1.1PartAPartBNuclearPowerPlantsI’mClareFlado.WelcometothisspecialbroadcastonScienceFridayfromScienceFriday.com.You’relisteningtoTalkoftheNationonScienceFriday.I’mClareFlado.Francegetsabout70%ofitselectricityfromnuclearpower.HereintheUS,thatnumberislessthanathirdofthat.Francehasbrought58nuclearplantsonlineinthelast30years.TheUShasn’torderedanynewplantsheresincetheAnchorman:Script1.2PartAPartBthe1970s,followingtheThreeMileIslandAccident.Butthatmayallbechanging.PresidentBushhassaidhewantstoseeanincreasedemphasisonnuclearpowerhereintheUS,includingstartingconstructiononnewplantsbytheendofthedecade.Butisthecountryreadyfornuclearpower?Hasthetechnologyimprovedtothepointwhereconcernsoverissuessuchassafetyandwastedisposalcanbeaddressed?Willthephrase“NotScript1.3PartAPartB“Notinmybackyard”strikefearintheheartofpoliticians?Isthereapoliticalwilltobuildnewplants?Ontheotherhand,ironically,we’reseeingenvironmentalistswhooncewererigidlyopposedtonuclearpower.Someofthemarenowsaying“Ascomparedtoglobalwarming,nuclearenergyposesmuchlessthreat.It’sreallythelesseroftwoevils,althoughthiswouldbeenoughtoreinvigoratethecalltogonuclear.”WhatdoScript1.4PartAPartBdoyouthink?We’llbetellingyou…debatingonthenuclearenergyproposal