Nuclear­powered aircraft carriers are considered one of the most important marine weap

Nuclear­powered aircraft carriers are considered one of the most important marine weapons in the 20th century. So far, only two countries in the world, the USA and France, have ever produced them. But these fearful fighting machines are about to enter Asia.
The US Navy said last month that one of its nine nuclear­powered aircraft carriers will be sent to Japan to replace the diesel(柴油)­powered carrier Kitty Hawk in 2008. In an agreement on October 30, the two countries also planned to level up their military (军事的) cooperation and the USA called for Japan to take a larger role in alliance (联盟)military moves.
It will be the first time that a nuclear­powered carrier is based in Japan. Bombed by US forces in World War Ⅱ at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is the only world country to have been attacked by a nuclear weapon. Therefore, the citizens are highly sensitive to where nuclear­powered weapons are based.
“A radiation leak at Yokosuka would kill 100,000 people as far away as Tokyo, and could cause billions of dollars in damage，” said Masahiko Goto, leader of a protest group in Yokosuka. His group has collected more than 300,000 signatures of people across Japan opposed to the nuclear carrier.
The 44­year­old Kitty Hawk, the US Navy's oldest active ship, has been based in Yokosuka since 1998. It had returned to the US to be decommissioned(废弃核武器) in 2008. The new carrier will travel faster, be capable of supporting longer operations and carry with it the Navy's most modern technology.
Experts pointed that this change is not only to strengthen the US­Japan military alliance but also to keep the military power of China and North Korea within limits. However, even Japanese experts don't believe that the two countries are threats to the region.
“There is no need for Japan to have a nuclear carrier as defense，” said Tetsuo Maeda, an international relations professor at Tokyo International University. He said that the change of ship indicates an increased military capability in the region, much more than what is needed.
【小题1】With such a powerful weapon to enter its country, Japanese citizens .A．are aware of its benefits to the countryB．are anxious about its potential dangerC．are curious about the advanced technologyD．are against where the carrier will be based【小题2】The replacement of the aircraft carrier is intended to .A．set up a kind of base in JapanB．strengthen the US­Japan military allianceC．show Japan's greater military capabilityD．get rid of the dated marine weapon【小题3】From the story, we learn that .A．no other countries except the USA and France possess aircraft carriersB．Japan has long planned to increase its military capability with new weaponsC．Japan will be the first country in Asia to have a nuclear aircraft carrierD．Japan will be the third country to produce a nuclear­powered aircraft carrier【小题4】By his remark in the last paragraph, the professor means that .A．he is quite confident of their military defenseB．he is completely opposed to a new nuclear carrierC．what is needed is far more than a nuclear carrierD．it is unnecessary to guard against the two countriesB

(答案→)B 解析：本文叙述了日本将会是第一个有核航母的亚洲国家，它进航母的目的是加强美国­日本军事同盟，这引起了许多日本人的担心和反对，他们成立了一个组织，他的组织已经收集了超过300000个签名的人在日本反对核航母。日本的教授Tetsuo Maeda也是完全反对新的核航母的。【小题1】细节理解题。根据Japan is the only world country to have been attacked by a nuclear weapon. Therefore, the citizens are highly sensitive to where nuclear­powered weapons are based.和His group has collected more than 300,000 signatures of people across Japan opposed to the nuclear carrier.日本人担心核武器的危险，故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据In an agreement on October 30, the two countries also planned to level up their military (军事的) cooperation and the USA called for Japan to take a larger role in alliance (联盟)military moves.加强美国­日本军事同盟，故选B。【小题3】推理判断题。根据But these fearful fighting machines are about to enter Asia.日本将会是第一个有核航母的亚洲国家，故选C。【小题4】推理判断题。根据He said that the change of ship indicates an increased military capability in the region, much more than what is needed.他是完全反对新的核航母的，故选B。

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