Japan adopted a plan on Thursday to extend the life length of nuclear reactors （反應(yīng)堆），replace the old and even build new ones，a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster that once planned to phase out （逐步淘汰） atomic power.
In face of global fuel shortages，rising prices and pressure to reduce carbon emissions，Japan has begun to turn back toward nuclear energy.Under the new policy，Japan will maximize the use of existing reactors by restarting as many of them as possible and extending the operating life of aging ones beyond a 60-year limit.The government has also guaranteed to develop next-generation reactors.
In 2011，a powerful earthquake and the following tsunami caused multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant，known as the Fukushima disaster historically，which supercharged much anti-nuclear emotion in Japan and led the government to promise to phase out the energy.But still，restart approvals for nuclear reactors have come slowly since the Fukushima disaster，which led to stricter safety standards.Companies have applied for restarts at 27 reactors in the past decade.Extensions are allowed every 10 years for reactors after 30 years of operation.Officer Shinichi Yamanaka says it will be safer than the current permit every 20 years for 40-year-old reactors.But experts cast some doubt on that.
According to the paper laying out the new policy，nuclear power serves "an important role as a carbon-free energy source in achieving supply stability and carbon neutrality" and it guaranteed to "keep use of nuclear power into the future".Prime Minister Fumio Kishida planned to get the Cabinet to approve the policy and submit necessary bills to Parliament.
While public opinion on nuclear energy has softened since Fukushima，opponents still argue atomic power is not flexible and not even cheaper than renewables when final waste management and necessary safety measures are considered — and that it can cause immeasurable damage in an accident.Ruiko Muto，a survivor of the Fukushima disaster，called the new policy "extremely disappointing".She added： "The Fukushima disaster is not over yet and the government seems to have already forgotten what happened."
（1）What is the purpose of the new policy？ AA
A．To promote greater use of nuclear energy.
B．To foster public awareness of environment.
C．To explore the possibility of building new reactors.
D．To overcome public resistance to nuclear energy.
（2）What does the underlined word "supercharged" in Paragraph 3 mean？ DD
A．Decreased.
B．Transformed.
C．Attracted.
D．Increased.
（3）What could be the reason for Fumio Kishida's supporting the paper？ BB
A．The Cabinet is likely to approve it.
B．Nuclear power is environment-friendly.
C．It will lead to stricter safety standards.
D．Parliament will provide financial support.
（4）What can we know about the new policy？ AA
A．It is controversial.
B．It is impractical.
C．It is conventional.
D．It is efficient.
【答案】A；D；B；A
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