ThedisasterattheChernobyl(formerUSSR前苏联)powerstationhappenedquicklyandwithoutwarning.ItwasintheearlyhoursofApril26,1986whenthecoolingsystemofthereactor(反应堆)failed.Minuteslater,aviolent(猛烈地)explosionblewthetopoffthereactorandblasted(爆炸生成)ahugecloudofradioactivegashighintoatmosphere.Twopeoplewerekilledimmediately.Hundredsreceivedpowerfulradiationoverdose(过量).Andmorethan25,000hadtobetakenawayfromtheirhomes. Dayslater,theradioactivecloudhadspreadasfarasScotland.Itsradiationwasweak,butalloverEuroperadioactiverainwasfalling.Insomeareaspeoplewereadvisednottoeatfreshvegetables,ordrinkfreshmilk,andthesaleofmeatwasforbidden. TheaccidentatChernobylwastheworld’sworstnuclearaccident.InBritain,itconvinced(使……相信)manypeoplethatallnuclearpowerstationsshouldbeshutdownforgood.ButtheCentralElectricityGeneratingBoarddidn’tagree.Theyclaimedthat·similardisasterscouldnothappeninBritainbecauseofsaferdesigns,fewerdeathsarecausedusingnuclearfuel(燃料)thanbyminingforcoalordrillingforoilandgas.Nuclearaccidentsareunusuallyfewercomparedwithothertypesofaccidents-suchasaircrashes,firesordambreak-downmorenuclearpowerstationsarenecessarybecausetheworld’ssuppliesofoil,coalandnaturalgasarerunningout. In1957inCumbria(Britain)anuclearreactoroverheatedandcaughtfire.Noonewaskilledbutfourteenworkersreceivedradiationoverdose.Smallamountsofgasanddustwereletoutoverthelocalcountryside. Anofficialreportsaidtheaccidentwasnearlyafull-scaledisaster.TheNuclearAuthoritywantedthereportpublishedbutthePrimeMinisteratthetimerefused.HethoughtthatitwouldmakepeoplelessconfidentinBritain’snuclearindustry.Thirtyyearslater,thecabinet(内阁)recordsof1957werepublished.OnlythendidthepublicdiscoverwhathadreallyhappenedinCumbria. 小题1:.OneresultoftheChernobylnucleardisasterwasthat______. |
A.25,000peoplewerekilled |
B.freshfoodswerepolluted |
C.peopleinScotlandweretakenawayfromtheirhomes |
D.hundredsofhousesinChernobylweredestroyed |