1. Lesson 18 － Section One Energy Crisis

2. Vocabulary  1. fossil fuel a fossil fuel is a fuel such as coal, oil, or peat that is formed from the decayed remains of plants or animals 矿物燃料  2. conserve prevent sth from being changed, lost or destroyed

3. Vocabulary  3. oil rig structure and equipment for drilling oil 石油钻塔  4. evacuate to remove sb from a place of danger to a safer place

4. Vocabulary  5. contaminate make sth/sb impure by adding dangerous or disease-carrying substances  6. radioactivity the quality that some substances have of producing powerful and harmful rays as a result of unstable atoms breaking up 放射性

5. Vocabulary  7. disposal action of getting rid of sth  8. plutonium 钚

6. Vocabulary  9. hydroelectric using water power to produce electricity  10. flexible easily changed to suit new condition

7. Vocabulary Proper Names: 1. Michael Parkhurst Talkabout 2. Professor Marvin Burnham 3. Campaign Against Nuclear Energy 4. Jennifer Hughes 5. Dr Catherine Woodstock 6. Charles Wicks 7. MP: member of parliament

8. Key to the Exercises B. Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power Stations Pros a. It is the only alternative when fossil fuel is running out. b. It can produce electricity for our daily use. c. working at a nuclear power station is far safer than working down a coal-mine or on a North Sea oil-rig d. It can create its own fuel and burn its waste

9. Cons a. Nobody can imagine what will happen if there is a nuclear accident. b. Radioactivity causes cancer and may affect future generations. c. There is no technology for absolutely safe disposal of nuclear waste. d. Terrorists could hold the nation to ransom if they captured a reactor. e. Nuclear energy is expensive, dangerous, evil, and most of all, absolutely unnecessary.