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1、1 VOA新聞聽(tīng)力100篇NewsItem1Thisweek,thechairmanofAmerica’snuclearagencysaidthereislittlechancethatharmfulradiationfromJapancouldreachtheUnitedStates.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionChairmanGregoryJaczkoalsosaidAmericahasastrongprograminplacetodealwithearthquakethreat
2、s.NonewnuclearpowercentershavebeenbuiltintheUnitedStatessincenineteenseventy-nine.ThatwaswhenAmerica’sworstnuclearaccidenthappenedattheThreeMileIslandcenterinPennsylvania.Theaccidentbegantoturnpublicopinionagainstnuclearenergy.NewsItem2MostrestaurantsintheU
3、nitedStatesoffertheircustomersaglassoftapwateratnochargewiththeirmeal,butthisweekmanyrestaurantsareaskingdinerstopayadollar,ormore,foraglassofwater.Placardsontheirtablesexplainthatthissmallamounthelpsbringcleanwatertochildrenaroundtheworld.It’scalledtheUNIC
4、EFTapProject.NewsItem3Japanhasconfirmedradiationcontaminationofsomeagriculturalproductsnearanuclearpowerplantcrippledbylastweek’searthquakeandtsunamithatisstillspewingradiation.YukioEdano,thechiefCabinetsecretary,sayshighlevelsofradiationhavebeendetectedinm
5、ilkinFukushimaprefectureandspinachfromIbarakiprefecturehavebeenfoundtobecontaminated.Hetellsreportersthereisnoimmediatehealthriskandthegovernmentisconsideringregulatingshipmentsoffarmproductsfromtheaffectedarea.AttheFukushima-1nuclearpowerplanteffortscontin
6、uetotrytocooloverheatingreactorcoresandwaterintankscontainingspentfuelrods.NewsItem4SomeofAmerica’sbrighteststudentscametoWashingtonforthe2011IntelScienceTalentSearch,thenation’soldestandmostprestigioussciencecompetition.Theawardsceremonywastheculminationof
7、anintenseweekduringwhichthe40finalistswerequeriedbyjudgesandthepublic.Theymetwithscientists,politiciansandevenPresidentBarackObama,whowelcomedthemtotheWhiteHouse.Thesehighachieverswerewhittleddownfromnearly2,000contestants’nationwide,representingexcellencea
8、crossmanydisciplines.NewsItem5Thebillionaires’clubisgrowing.Forbesmagazine’sannuallistshowstherearenow1,210billionairesaroundtheworld—thatis199morethanlastyear.Althoughtheworld’stopthreeearnersareuncha