阅读理解Nuclearpower'sdangertohealthsafetyandevenlifeitselfcanbesummedupinoneword:radiation.Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutitpartlybecauseitcanno
阅读理解
Nuclearpower'sdangertohealthsafetyandevenlifeitselfcanbesummedupinoneword:radiation.
Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutitpartlybecauseitcannotbedetectedbyhumansenses.Itcan'tbeseenorheardortouchedortastedeventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Forexampleradiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan'tdetectthemsensethemwithoutaradioreceiver.Similarlywecan'tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradiowavesnuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.
Atveryhighlevelsradiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingoutright(全部地)bykillingmassesofcellsinvitalorgans.Buteventhelowestlevelofradiationcandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelofradiationthatiscompletelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportantthedamagemaynotbesignificant.Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehitandiftheyarekilledoutrightyourbodywillreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamagedandiftheyreproducethemselvesyoumaybeintrouble.Theyreproducethemselvesinadeformedway.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdoesnotshowupformanyyears.
Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryaboutnuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbedonewithoutthevictimbeingawareatthetimethatdamagehasoccurred.Apersoncanbeirradiated(照射)andfeelfinethendieofcancerfivetenortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Orachildcanbebornweakorliable(易于)toseriousillnessasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyitsgrandparents.
Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.
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Accordingtothepassagethedangerofnuclearpowerliesin________.
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nuclearmystery
B.
radiationdetection
C.
nuclearradiation