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Keys to Unit 15 Section I 欧洲文化也许更应该描述为欧洲一系列相互重叠的文化。 欧洲一直是许多后来传播到世界各地的文化创新和文化运动的发祥地。 对欧洲文化进行界定的主要问题之一是：欧洲始于何处，又止于何处？ 绝大多数国家有着共同的历史经历，但其中出现了一些重要的断层。 近几十年来，欧盟一直致力于鉴别和支持共同的欧洲价值观，但结果证明这是一个非常有争议的难题。 Section II Dialogue Necessity: 1 Natural energy resources are limited. 2 not to rely on importing fuel 3 Nuclear power production is extremely efficient and clean. Safety: 1 all kinds of automatic backup security systems 2 Nuclear reactors can automatically shut down in a real emergency. Pollution: 1 investigating suitable sites, where there’s clay or chalk, for storing the waste underground 2 developing methods of treating waste and sealing it for storage in blocks of glass or rock. 3 Nuclear waste does decay and eventually turn into non-radioactive material. Alternative sources of energy: 1 Serious consideration has been given to alternative sources of energy. 2 continuing research into methods of using alternative energy sources efficiently. 3 It doesn’t make economic sense to develop systems of this kind at present. Awareness of the risks 1 Risks are negligible 2 Nuclear power is an efficient source of energy which we’ll be able to rely on for many years. Passage Dictation: Organized competitive sports were a social innovation, confined to class and national boundaries, excluding manual workers, women and certain ethnic minorities. Essentially, these sports were a private initiative, in no way associated with the state or politics, let alone foreign policy. Competitive sports were encouraged by the new international contests, especially the modern Olympic Games inaugurated at Athens in 1896. In the second half of the 20th century, a mounting tension developed between amateur-elitist sport for wealthy, privileged males and commercial spectator sport for the mainly middle classes, as well as worker and female sport. The employment of sport for prestige abroad and unity at home is present in all nations as is the promotion of a particular sport for encourag