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1) A deal is a deal-except, apparently, when Entergy is involved. The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.

2) Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running. It’s a stunning move.

3) The conflict has been surfacing since 2002, when the corporation bought Vermont’s only nuclear power plant, an aging reactor in Vernon. As a condition of receiving state approval for the sale, the company agreed to seek permission from state regulators to operate past 2012. In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extension of the plant’s license be subject to Vermont legislature’s approval. Then, too, the company went along.

4) Either Entergy never really intended to live by those commitments, or it simply didn’t foresee what would happen next. A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 207 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management- especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe. Enraged by Entergy’s behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.

5) Now the company is suddenly claiming that the 2002 agreement is invalid because of the 2006 legislation, and that only the federal government has regulatory power over nuclear issues. The legal issues in the case are obscure: whereas the Supreme Court has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority over nuclear power, legal scholars say that Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend. Certainly, there are valid concerns about the patchwork regulations that could result if every state sets its own rules. But had Entergy kept its word, that debate would be beside the point.

6) The company seems to have concluded that its reputation in Vermont is already so damaged that it has nothing left to lose by going to war with the state. But there should be consequences. Permission to run a nuclear plant is a public trust. Entergy runs 11 other reactors in the United States, including Pilgrim Nuclear station in Plymouth. Pledging to run Pilgrim safely, the company has applied for federal permission to keep it open for another 20 years. But as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviews the company’s application, it should keep it mind what promises from Entergy are worth.

26. The phrase “reneging on”(para.1) is closest in meaning to_____.

[A] condemning.

[B] reaffirming.

[C] dishonoring.

[D] securing.

27. By entering into the 2002 agreement, Entergy intended to_____.

[A] obtain protection from Vermont regulators.

[B] seek favor from the federal legislature.

[C] acquire an extension of its business license .

[D] get permission to purchase a power plant.

28. According to Paragraph 4, Entergy seems to have problems with its_____.

[A] managerial practices.

[B] technical innovativeness.

[C] financial goals.

[D] business vision

29. In the author’s view, the Vermont case will test_____.

[A] Entergy’s capacity to fulfill all its promises.

[B] the mature of states’ patchwork regulations.

[C] the federal authority over nuclear issues .

[D] the limits of states’ power over nuclear issues.

30. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_____.

[A] Entergy’s business elsewhere might be affected.

[B] the authority of the NRC will be defied.

[C] Entergy will withdraw its Plymouth application.

[D] Vermont’s reputation might be damaged.

       参考答案：

26.选项[C]正确。

由题干直接定位至首段第二句。由原文中的provoked justified outrage可知，安特吉公司激发了愤怒，再结合句中提到的commitment“承诺”推测，激怒人们的行为-般是不信守承诺，因此可以判断reneging on在这里是“违背,背弃"之意，四个选项中,只有dishonoring有此含义,故[C]为答案。

27.选项[D]正确。

由题干中的agreement定位至第三段。第三段讲到,在2002年，安特吉公司购买了佛蒙特州的核电站，但有一个附加条件:该公司同意2012年之后的经营许可须向州监管机构申请。显然，安特吉公司当时同意这个附加条件是为了获得购买核电站的许可,故[D]为答案。

28.选项[A]正确。

由题干中的Paragraph4直接定位至第四段。该段第二句指出，一连串的事故使人们对佛蒙特州扬基核电站的安全和安特吉公司的管理提出了严重质疑。句中提到了Entergy's management,故[A]为答案。

29.选项[D]正确。

由题干中的test定位至第五段第二句。定位句提到各州也有对核能的某些监管权，佛蒙特州的案子会提供一个先例， 检验一下这些权力到底有多大。因此可以判断[D]是对该部分内容的正确解读，故为答案。

30.选项[A]正确。

由题干中的the last paragraph直接定位至未段。未段第二句指出安特吉公司违背诺言会带来严重的后果。然后具体分析原因：安特吉公司在美国经营着另外的11家反应堆。末句指出：但是，当核管理委员会在市查该公司的申请时应考虑到安特吉公司的承诺到底价值几分。

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