2023届甘肃省永昌高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．arebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded2．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually3．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe4．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright5．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting6．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read7．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which8．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat9．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned10．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon11．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can12．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined13．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that14．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime15．Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where16．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone17．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．are C．has D．have18．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while19．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could20．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）JessicaWestervelt,aSpanishteacheratBethlehemHighSchoolinNewYork,createdanactivitycalled“HouseHunters”,whichwasinspiredbythepopulartelevisionshow“HouseHuntersInternational”,forherSpanishclassaboutfouryearsago.Similartotheshow,studentsworkingroups,pretendingtoberealhouseagents,andlookforthreehousesinSpanish-speakingcountries.Sheusestheactivitytoteachvocabularyrelatedtothehome,chores,travelandvacation.Shecreatedtheexercisebecauseshewantedtoincorporateherstudents’interestsintothecurriculum.Atthetime,agroupofherstudentswerebigfansoftheshow.ThestudentslookforahouseforWestervelttobuytolivein,orrentforvacation.Shetellsthemwhatsheislookingforinahomeandgivesthemabudget.Studentsworkingroupsofthree,andeachstudentisresponsibleforfindingonehouseinaSpanish-speakingcountrythatfitstherequirements.Thegroupsusuallymakeabrochuredescribingthehousestheyfind.Eachgrouppresentstheirfindingstotheclass,whiletheotherstudentstakenotes.TheentireactivityisdoneinSpanish,sostudentsgettopracticetheirwriting,listeningandconversationskills.TheyalsogetsomeculturaleducationwhenresearchinghomesinSpanish-speakingcountries.Westerveltsaysthatstudentsplanningtotaketheclasslookforwardtoherproject.Westerveltsays,“Ithinkanytimethatyoucanfindawaytolinkintosomethingthattheyareinterestedinoutsideofschool,itmakesitmorerealisticforthemanditmakesthatactivitymuchmoreenjoyableforthem.”1、HowdidWesterveltcomeupwiththeideaoftheactivity?A．ShegotitfromaTVprogram.B．Shewasinspiredbyherstudents.C．Shelearneditfromahouseagent.D．Shewastaughtthatinhighschool.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“incorporate”inParagraph2?A．changeB．absorbC．forceD．persuade3、Whatarethestudentssupposedtodowiththehousestheyfind?A．Rentthehousesfortheirvacation.B．Liveinthehousesforawhile.C．Writeanintroductiontothehouses.D．Chooseandbuyonefortheirteacher.4、WhatdoWestervelt’swordsinthelastparagraphmean?A．Mostschoolactivitiesarenotenjoyable.B．Studentsshouldberealisticaboutstudy.C．Out-of-schoolactivitiesareveryimportant.D．Learningshouldbecombinedwithinterest.22．（8分）Howwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?Formal?Classical?Casual?Smart?Firstofall,whatisstyle?Let’shearafewwordsofwisdomfromthewise.“Styleisknowingwhoyouareandwhatyouwanttosay,”(GoreVidal);“Styleisanexpressionofindividualismmixedwithcharm,”(JohnFairchild);“Styleistheperfectionofapointofview,”(RobertEberhart);“Styleisasimplewayofsayingcomplicatedthings,”(JeanCocteau);“Styleisthedressofthoughts,”(LordChesterfield).So,nowyouknowwhatstyleis,you’llneedtobuysomeclothes.Butwhere?IntheUK,youcangetreallycheap,stylish,second-handclothesatcharityshops.They’regreatifyouwantexclusivelabelsbutdon’twanttopaytheprice.Theonlydifficultyisdiscoveringwherethereallygoodbargainsare.Butdon’tworry,LeilaGraycanhelpyouhere.She’stheproudownerofavintageHardyAmiescoat,pickedupatacharityshopfor￡20---agooddealwhenyourealizeitcostmorethan￡800new.“Youhavetogotothericherareasofacity,”shesays.“That’swhereallthelabelsare.Itcantakeabitofhuntingaround,butthatishalfthefun,andthere’salotofburiedtreasurejustwaitingtobediscovered.”So,nowyouknowwheretobuyyournew,stylishclothes,howdoyouacquireyourstyle?Expertssaythatmixingandmatchingfromcharityshopscanhelpyoufindyourownstyle----somethingthat’sreallyyou.That’swhatScottishmusicianMorusdid.“Myfashiontipisthis,”hesays,“Lookatyourselfwiththeeyeofagraphicdesigner.Ifyoucan’tbeattractive,aimfor‘interesting’or‘original’.”Momus’uniquestylecouldevenmakehimhappier,too.AspsychologistMarilynEliasexplains,thehappiestpeople“judgethemselvesbytheirownyardsticks,neveragainstwhatothersdoorhave”.ShoichiAoki,thefounderofJapanesestreetstylemagazineFRUiTS,agrees.“Ithinkrealfashioniswhatpeoplewearonthestreets,theclothesthattheywear,thewaythattheywearthem,”hesays.“Whatyouseeinfashionmagazinesandonmodelshasbeenstyledandit’smorecommercial.”HesaysthathisinspirationforFRUiTScamefrompeoplecombiningtraditionalJapaneseclothingsuchasthekimonoand“geta”(Japanesewoodenclogs)withWesternfashion.“Thisreallycaughtmyeye,”Aokiadds.Thesestylesmayseemwild,butAoki’sideaisnot:bebold,becreativeandfindsomethingthatsuitsyou.Maybeit’stimetocreateyourownlook.Therearemanyonlineguidestohelpyou.PerhapsthebestadvicecomesfromawebsitecalledwikiHow,“Ifyouseesomethingyoulike,”itsays,“feelfreetocopy,butdon’tmakeyourselfaclone…mixitupandmakeityours.”Thinkaboutit!1、Whatshouldyoufirstdotochoosetheystylethatbestsuitsyou?A．Followtheimagesofthewisepeople.B．Goforwhateverisfashionable.C．Simplifycomplicatedexpressions.D．Figureoutwhatatruestyleis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2referto?A．Gettingclothesofleadingbrands.B．Buyingclothesatratherlowprices.C．Searchingforreallygoodbargains.D．Startingacharityshopsellingclothes.3、WhatisthefocusofShoichiAokiandhismagazineFRUiTS?A．Commercializationoffashionmagazines.B．Expressionofsomethingpersonalandcreative.C．Designingfashionablewearformeninthestreet.D．PromotingJapanesetraditionalclothingworldwide.4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtofindthestylethatsuitsyouB．WheretopickupabargainC．WhattoweartodevelopyourstyleD．Whomtomodeltobepopular23．（8分）FourappsforstudentstolearnEnglishQuizletQuizletisalearningapp---acomputerprogramyouuseonyourmobiledevice.ItcanhelpusersbuildandtesttheirknowledgeofEnglishwordsandterms.Quizlethaswordsetsformillionsofsubjects.And,itisquicklybecomingausefulmobiletoolforlanguagelearners.SocrativeInSocrative,teacherscancreatetimedlearninggames.Inclass,studentscompeteindividuallyoraspartofateamagainstclassmates.OnegamestudentsloveiscalledspaceRace.Inthisgame,ifateamanswersaquestioncorrectly,theirrocketmovesforward.Thisteamwhoserocketgetstotheendfirstwins.Also,teacherscanuseSocrativeasan“exitticket,”aquestiontheycanaskstudentsaboutwhattheylearnedinthatday’sclass.Studentswritetheiranswersontheirmobiledevices.Then,theteachercanshowtheanswersonasharedvideoscreen.QRCodesAQRCodeisakindofsignthatasmartphonecanreadwithitscamera.WhenyourphonecamerareadsaQRcode,ittakesyoutoawebsite,image,videooranythingyouwanttoshare.Forexample,onewilltakeyoutotheVOALearningEnglishwebsite.EvernoteEvernoteletsusersstoreandsharenotes,imagesandrecordingsinoneplace.TeacherscanalsouseEvernotetogivehomework.1、Whichisthebestforstudentstobuildupvocabulary?A．Quizlet.B．QRCodes.C．Evernote.D．Socrative.2、WhatcanateacherdobyusingSocrative?A．Givehomework.B．Carryoutaclassroomtest.C．Lookupnewwords.D．VisitanEnglish-learningwebsite.3、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakeanadvertisement.B．Toencourageusingmobilephones.C．ToimproveEnglishlearning.D．Tointroducesomelearningapps.24．（8分）Fantasyasagenreisoftenunfairlywronged.Whilethereareplentyofauthorswhoseemtobepaidbythewordandareonlyconcernedwithexpandingvolume,therearemanyauthorsproducingfantasticworksthatareworthyofthewordliterature.Whilethereweremanyworthycompetitors,herearewhatweconsidertobethegreatworkofthegreatestfantasyseriesofalltime.1.TheDarkTowerbyStephenKingTheDarkToweractuallysharessomesimilaritieswithTheWheelofTime.Inbothseriesthefirstfourbooksarethestrongest,andyoualsogetthesensewithbothRobertJordanandStephenKingthattheydidn’tquiteknowhowtoendtheircreation,whichledtoaverycontroversialendinginTheDarkTower’scasealongwithsomequestionabledecisionsbyKinglikehisself-insertioninthestory.KinghascreatedoneofthemosticonicfantasycharactersofalltimeintheGunslingerRolandandtheworldhecreates,withallofitssimilaritiestoourreality,isaprosperousone.It’stoobadthatStephenKingdoesn’tdabble(涉猎)moreinfantasy,becauseheclearlyhasatalentforworldbuilding.Nottomentioneverythinghewritesseemstobephonebooksized,whichwouldfitrightinwiththefantasygenre.2.HarryPotterbyJ.K.RowlingWhenconsideringarankingofthegreatestfantasyseriesofalltime,thequestionofHarryPotterisatrickyone.There’sinevitablyoppositionwhensomethingisaspopularasRowling’swork,andaddtothatthefactthattheseriesisseeminglymeantforchildrenandyouhaveacasethatnaturallyinspiresalotofdebate.I’mnotsureIbelieveRowlingdidanythingparticularlynewwithHarryPotter,butaworkdoesn’tnecessarilyhavetobeinnovativeforittobegreat.NearlyeveryfantasyseriesowesadebttoTolkienforinstance,butthatdoesn’tmeanTolkienhaswrittentheonlyworkoffantasythatmatters.Rowlingdidn’treallycomeupwithanythingnew,buttheconnectionshemadewithtensofmillionsofreadersispraiseworthy.PeoplewillbereadingHarryPotterfordecadestocome,andI’mnotsureabetterintroductiontofantasycouldbefound.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthetwobooks?A．King’sworkTheWheelofTimehasacontroversialending.B．PeoplehavedebateonJ.K.Rowling’sbookbecauseofherinnovation.C．Kingisblessedwithagiftforworldbuilding.D．TolkienhasagreatinfluenceonJ.K.Rowling.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewsreport B．abookreview C．ahistorybook D．aresearchpaper25．（10分）Thereisonetypeofillnessintheworldthathasasevereeffectonmorepeoplethananythingelseandisverydeadly.Ifuntreated,thisillnesscouldaffecteverythingyoudo.Whatisthisillness?Depression.Seriousdepressionrequiresprofessionaltreatment.Self-induceddepressionissomethingeachofuscanchange.Everyone’scircumstancesaredifferent,butthecausesofself-induceddepressionarecommon:lowself-esteem,hurtfulthinkingandabadattitude.Sohowcanwechangethewaywethink,feel,andhaveacheerfulattitude?Firstwemustlookatourselves,trulyandhonestlyexaminingourmotivesforwhatwewishtoaccomplish.Ifyouaredissatisfiedbecauseyoufeelyouhaven’torcan’tdoanything,thenonestepisneeded—tosetgoals.Alwaysstartyourgoalsrelativelysmallandeasytoattain.Thinkofthemassand;onegrainmaybeinsignificant(微不足道的)butasagrouptheyformthebeach.Onceyouhavesetandattainedsmallgoalsforyourself,moveontoslightlylarger,morechallenginggoals.Ittakesnotjustsettinggoalsbutpositivethinking.Howcanweobtainthis?Thereareanumberoffactorsthatcanmakeusthinknegativelyandoneofthoseisdiet.Inmyopinion,apersonwhoeatsalotoftake-outandfastfoodisfeedingtheirbodyjunk.StartbyeatingbetterfoodswhichgivethebodymuchNEEDEDminerals.Ifyourphysicalbodyishappy,it’smucheasierforyourmentalbodyor“thinkingability”tobehappy.[Next,exercise.Halfanhouradayisrecommendedforpositivewell-being.Thenthinkaboutgoodmemoriesyouhad,orgenerallythinkofthingsthatmakeyousmile.Remember,everythingyouwearcostsmoneybuttowearasmileisfree.Asmilecanbethedifferencebetweenanaveragedayandagreatday.Ifyoufollowthesesteps,positivechangeisontheway.1、WhichofthestatementsaboutdepressionisTRUE?A．Depressionisakindofillnessthatcan’tbecuredlikesomecancer.B．Depressioncanallbecuredsuccessfullybydoctorsinaneasyway.C．Thosewhosufferfromdepressionliveinthesamecircumstances.D．Thosewhosufferfromdepressionholdnegativeattitudes.2、Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________.A．apracticalgoalcanhelppeopletoachieveasenseofsuccessB．weshouldn’tbesatisfiedwithsmallgoalsthatareinsignificantC．weshouldavoidchallenginggoalsthatmayresultinfailureD．peoplecanenjoyhappinesseveniftheysetinappropriategoals3、Whatcanweinferfromthereadingpassage?A．Thosewhocanachievesmallgoalscansurelyachievebigones.B．Depressionhassomethingtodowiththefoodpeopleeat.C．Youcanonlyexercisehalfanhourifyouwanttogetridofdepression.D．Smilemakesnosensetothefeelingindailylife.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）ChristopherGarrettwasanengineerwiththeU.S.Army’s10thMountainDivision.WhileservinginAfghanistan,Christopherwasshotand1.Hewashospitalizedandthenmedically2.Christopherwas3tobereturninghometohiswife,Brittany,andwaslookingforwardtogettingbacktonormallife.Soon,4,itbecameclearthat“normal”wasgoingtohaveanew5.Christopher’s6madethingsdifficult.Thingsthathadoncecome7tohim-likemowingthelawn(修剪草坪)—nowseemedalmostimpossible.Evenstill,Christopherwas8nottolethisinjuriesgetthebestofhim.Eventhoughheonlyhadanold-fashioned,non-motorizedpushmower,he9togooutandmowtheyard,workingthroughthe10untilthejobwasdone.Itwas11forBrittanytowatchherhusbandgothroughthispain.WhenshesawChristopherthrewhimselfdownonthegroundintearsoneday,sherantohim,thinkinghewas12anemotionalbreakdown.Whenshegotouttotheyard,however,shesawthe13ofChristopher’stearsSittingintheyardwasa(n)14ridinglawnmower.Attachedwasanote:“Ihopethis15timeforthethingsthatmattermostinyourlife.Thankyouforyour16andformyfreedom.AgratefulAmerican.”ThoughtheGarrettshaveno17wholeftthemowerintheiryard,itisclearaneighborhadseenChristopher18andwantedtohelp.Thatpersonmayneverknowjusthowmuchthe19meanttotheGarretts,butforthiscoupleitwaslife-changing.Christopherstillhasalong20aheadofhimintherecoveryprocess,butthankstothisgenerousstranger,thejourneyisnowalittleeasier.1、A．caught B．wounded C．trapped D．killed2、A．recovered B．refused C．retired D．removed3、A．fortunate B．disappointed C．happy D．unwilling4、A．though B．therefore C．meanwhile D．instead5、A．story B．direction C．result D．meaning6、A．disability B．strength C．fear D．appearance7、A．steadily B．quickly C．naturally D．easily8、A．forced B．determined C．astonished D．persuade9、A．continued B．preferred C．promised D．intended10、A．hunger B．sorrow C．pain D．anger11、A．embarrassing B．unusual C．annoying D．difficult12、A．suffering B．imagining C．overcoming D．performing13、A．source B．outcome C．purpose D．power14、A．special B．ordinary C．strange D．new15、A．takes B．saves C．occupies D．leaves16、A．honesty B．service C．kindness D．attention17、A．doubt B．question C．idea D．way18、A．searching B．complaining C．struggling D．crying19、A．note B．gift C．reward D．solution20、A．life B．experience C．wait D．road第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Ilovenaturalscience,whichcamefrommycuriosityinnature.From1．earlyage,Icaughtfrogsandinsectsinthenearbywoods.Iexploredthecoolstreams2．(run)throughthewoodsandsearchedforfishlivinginthewater.AsIgrewup,myinterestsexpandedaroundsubjectsinschool,particularly3．biology,chemistryandphysicsinhighschool.Theseinterestswereincreasedwithmoretime4．(spend)inthedesertsofArizona.Thedesertwasnottotallynewtome,sinceI5．(visit)relativesinPhoenixseveraltimesbeforeImovedthere.However,exploringthedesertonmyownwasnew.Icheckedundereveryrockandbushlookingfor6．(sign)oflife.Ifoundmanyincredibleanimals.OnceIhappenedtodiscover7．(poison)snakesunderarock.Iwasverysacred.However,I8．(eventual)grewtobecautiousofthemandnowsnakesaremyfavoritestudysubject.Iamnowanecologist.Ihavedoneresearchindeserts,forests,streamsandlakes.Findingnewspeciesstill9．(excite)me.Iamgladtohaveastrongcuriosityinthenaturalworld.Myhobbyandcuriositymakeme10．Iamnow.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ChinaandWesterncountrymayhavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutcertainanimals、Butwhenitcomestopigs,wesomehowreachanagreementthatpigsarelazy,ugly,stupidlyandshameless、Neitherofthesewordsdescribingpigsareexactlypositive、Moreover,thetruthiswhatpigshavesomegoodqualities、Andthere’sprobablynogoodtimetocleartheirnamesthannow,withthearrivaloftheYearofthePigonChineseSpringFestival,whichfellFebruary5thisyear、Accordingtoapaperpublishingin2017,pigscantellbetweenthosewhotreatthemwellorthosewhodon’t、Perhapsthesearethequalitiesofpigstokeepitinmind—theirintelligence,cutenessandpatience、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）今年暑期，你参加了在贵州省思南中学为期十天的英语夏令营活动。现在请你根据下列提示，写一篇短文介绍这次难忘的经历。营员60多名来自世界各地的高中生及大学生活动内容参观了许多名胜古迹以及一些著名风景区，购物，临走前举办了一场英语晚会收获结识了很多新朋友，更多地了解了美国文化，提高了英语的听、说能力注意:1.短文需涵盖表格中所述要点，可以进行适当的拓展；2.词数:120词左右。参考词汇:Englishsummercamp(英语夏令营);Englishspeakingandlisteningskills(英语听、说能力)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、B5、D6、C7、A8、D9、B10、D11、A12、B13、C14、B15、C16、D17、B18、B19、A20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、Google’sdatacentresandtheofficesforits60,000staffwillbepoweredentirelybyrenewableenergyfromnextyear,inwhatthecompanyhascalleda“landmarkmoment”.Theinternetgiantisalreadytheworld’sbiggestcorporatebuyerofrenewableelectricity,lastyearbuying44%ofitspowerfromwindandsolarfarms.Nowitwillbe100%,andanexecutivesaiditwouldnolongerrefusetoinvestinnuclearpowerinthefuture.OmansaidithadtakenGooglefiveyearstoreachthe100%target,setin2012,becauseofthecomplexityinvolvedwithnegotiatingpowerpurchaseagreements.Thecompany’sbiggestdemandforenergyisitsdatacentresanditadmitstheiroverallthirstforpowerisgrowing.Googlewasnowlookingtosign10-yearagreementsforlow-carbonpowerthatwasconstant,suchashydro,biomassandnuclear.“Wewanttodocontractsonrenewablepower,itcouldbebiomassifthefuelsourceissteadyandenough,itcouldbenuclear.We’relookingatallformsoflow-carbongeneration.”Buthesaidnewnuclearpowerwas“controversial”,thepossiblesafetyconsequencesweremuchmore“dramatic”thanwithrenewablesources,andthepricewas“muchmoredifficulttoguarantee”thanwhenfundingsolarpanelsandwindturbines.“Wedon’twanttorefusetosignanuclearagreementifitmeetsourgoalsoflowprice,safety,andotherfactors.Wedon’twanttorulethatout,buttodaywecan’tpositivelysaytherearenuclearprojectsouttherethatmeetthisstandard,”hesaid.Thecompany’s100%renewableenergydoesnotmeanGoogleisgettingallitsenergydirectlyfromwindandsolarpower,butthatonanannualbasistheamountitpurchasesfromrenewablesourcesmatchestheelectricityitsoperationsconsume.5、A“landmarkmoment”forGooglerefersto.A．itseffortsinsavingenergyB．itsgrowingdemandforemployeesC．itsprogressinusingrenewableenergyD．itsbecomingtheworld’sbiggestcompany6、WhatmadeGoogleslowinachievingitstarget?A．Negotiationsofagreements.B．Highconsumptionofenergy.C．Shortageofenergy.D．Tightbudgets.7、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Nuclearpowerisanidealchoice.B．Solarandwindpowerisnotsafeenough.C．It’sunwisetoinvestsolarandwindpower.D．Googleisunlikelytousenuclearenergysoon.8、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthistext?A．ToshowGoogle’sprofitgoalinglobalmarket.B．TotalkaboutGoogle’snewmovetouseenergy.C．Torecommendanewkindofrenewableenergy.D．Tourgethepublictouserenewableenergy.22、1、D2、C3、B4、A23、1、A2、B3、D24、1、D2、B25、HelicopterAerialTourExploretheGrandCannon(大峡谷)fromtheeyesoftheeagle.Awonderful12-to15-minutehelicoptertourwillsoarthroughthecanyonforanaerialexperienceofwonderfulviews.Ouraerialtourisnotavailableanywhereelseintheworld!Ticket:$120.00perperson,plus10%tax.Pleasecallusat1-888-868-9378forseasonalrates,specialsortobookbyphone.Helicopter-BoatTourHelicoptertourstartsattheGrandCanyon,WestSide.Takea4,000-foolfalltotheColoradoRiverbelow.Helicoptersfall4,000feetfromthecanyonsidetothebanksoftheColoradoRiverwhere