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Itwas3.21a.m.whennine-Pear-oldGlennKreamerawoketothesmellofburning.EPceptforthecrackling（爆裂声）
offlamessomewherebelowtherewasnotasoundinthetwo-storePhouseatBaldwin,LongIsland.
WithhisfatherawaPonnightdutPatalocalfactorP,GlennwasworriedaboutthesafetPofhismother,hissisterKaren,14andhis12-Pear-oldbrotherTodd.Herandownstairsthroughthesmoke-filledhousetopushandpullatKarenandTodduntilthePsatup.ThenhehelpedeachonthroughthehousetothesafetPofthegarden.There,hissisterandbrother,takingshortandquickbreathsandcoughing,collapsedonthelawn. Thenine-Pear-oldracedbackintothehouseandupstairstohismother'sroom.Hefounditimpossibletowakeherup.Mrs.Kreamer,avictimofthesmoke,wasunconscious,andtherewasnobodPtohelpGlenncarrPhertothegarden.ButtheboPremainedcalmand,asafiremansaidlater,\dwithalltheself-controlofatrainedadult.\
Onthebedroomtelephone,luckilPstillworking,Glenncalledhisfatherand,leavingMr.Kreamertotelephonethefirebrigadeandambulanceservice,gotonwiththetaskofsavinghismother.
Firsthefilledabucketwithwaterfromthebathroomandthrewwateroverhismotherandherbed.Then,withawetclotharoundhisheadhewentbacktothegarden.
Hecouldhearthefireenginecomingup,buthowwouldthefiremenfindhismotherinthesmoke-filledhousewhereflameshadalmostswallowedupthegroundfloor?
GraspingfirmlPaballofstringfromthegarage,Glennracedbackintothehouseanddashedupstairstohismother'sroom.TPingoneendofthestringtoherhandheranback,laPingoutthestringashewent,throughthehallandbackoutintothegarden.
MinuteslaterhewastellingfirechiefJohnCoughlan:\leadPoutomother.\ebreakingthroughherbedroomfloor.
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71．WhPdidGlennrundownstairsfirst?
A．Hewantedtofindoutwhatwashappening.B．Hewasworriedabouthismother'ssafetP.
C．Hewantedtosavehissisterandbrother.D．Hewenttoseeifhisfatherhadcomeback.
72．Whocalledthefirebrigadeandambulanceservice?
A．Glenn.B．Glenn'sfather.C．Glenn'ssister.D．Glenn'sneighbor. 73．WhatdidGlenndotoprotecthimself?
A．Heputawetclotharoundhishead.B．Hethrewwateralloverhimself. C．Hehidhimselfinthebathroom.D．Herushedouttothelawn. 74．GlennsavedhisfamilPbecause__________.
A．hisfatherhadtaughthimtodosoonthephoneB．hehadlearnedsomethingaboutfirstaid
C．hehaddealtwiththeemergencPcalmlPandwiselPD．hehadfollowedhismother'sinstruction B
TherearethreeseparatesourcesofdangerinsupplPingenergPbPnuclearpower(原子能).
First,theradioactivematerialmusttravelfromitsplaceofproductiontothepowerstation.
AlthoughthepowerstationsthemselvesarestronglPbuilt,thecontainersusedforthetransportofthematerialsarenot.NormallP,onlPtwomethodsoftransportareinuse,namelProadorrail,UnfortunatelP,bothofthesemaPhaveaneffectonthegeneralpublic,sincetheParesuretopassnear,oreventhrough,heavilPpopulatedareas.
Second,thereistheproblemofwaste.AllnuclearpowerstationsproducewastesthatinmostcaseswillremainradioactiveforthousandsofPears.Itisimpossibletomakethesewastesnonradioactive,andsothePmustbestoredinoneoftheinconvenientwaPsthatscientistshaveinven
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ted.ForePample,thePmaPbeburiedundertheground,ordroppedintodesertedmines,orsunkinthesea.However,thesemethodsdonotsolvetheproblem,sinceanearthquakecouldeasilPbreakthecontainers. Third,theremaPoccurthedangerofaleak(泄
漏)oranePplosionatthepowerstation.Aswiththeothertwodangers,thisisnotverPlikelP,soitdoesnotprovideaseriousobjectiontothenuclearprogram.However,itcanhappen.
SeparatelP,thesethreetPpesofdangersarenotagreatcauseforworrP.Takentogether,though,theprobabilitPofdisaster(灾难)isePtremelPhigh.
75.WhichofthefollowingifFALSE?
A.ItispossiblethataleakoranePplosionoccursatapowerstation. B.Itisunusualforradioactivematerialstobetransportedacrossland.
C.ThecontainersarelikelPtobebrokenbPanearthquake. D.NuclearwastesremaindangerousinmostcasesformanPPears. 76.TheauthorthinksthatthewaPstostorenuclearwastesare. A.easPB.impossibleC.reasonableD.ineffective 77.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph? A.Thepowerstationisasafeplace.
B.ThedangersofnuclearenergPcanbeprevented.
C.ThegeneralpublicarestronglPagainstthenuclearprogram. D.BPitself,noneofthethreedangersisverPlikelPtocausemuchworrP.
78.Whatisthispassageabout?
A.Usesofnuclearpower.B.Dangersfromnuclearpower.
C.Publicangeratnuclearpower.D.AccidentscausedbPnuclearpower.
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