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2024届北京市东城区第二十二中学高考英语倒计时模拟卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving2．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput3．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when4．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout5．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access6．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a7．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．arealwayswarning D．alwayswarned8．—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon9．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit10．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which11．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth12．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed13．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill14．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken15．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced16．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused17．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise18．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.19．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved20．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation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）Japanisagingfasterthananyothernation.Bytheendofthisdecade,therewillbethreeretireesforeverychildunder15andbeforelong,oneinsixpeoplewillbeover80.Itspopulationwillsoonbefallingbynearlyamillionpeopleeveryyearandsomepeoplepredictthat,sometimeinthenextcentury,thelastJapanesepersonwilldie.Othercountriesareencouragingimmigrationtodealwiththeirdemographicwoes.ButnotJapan,whichisusingdifferentwaystoreducepressureputonhealthcareandsocialservices.TheToto-madetoilet,commoninJapanesehotels,canpushuptohelptheelderly.NowTotoisworkingwithDaiwaHouse,Japan’slargesthousebuilder,toequiptoiletsforretirees.Thesehavemedicalsensorsthatmeasurebloodsugarlevels,thebloodpressureandbodyfatoftheuser.ThedataisemailedtothelocalGPthroughabuilt-ininternetdevice(装置).Somakesureyoueatyourgreensandstayregular,orthedoctorwillbeintouch.Theover-75saccountformorethanaquarterofthedeathsincaraccidentsonJapaneseroads.ToyotaisworkingwithProfessorKawashima,whodevelopedbraintraininggamesforNintendo,tocreateintelligentcarsthatmonitorbrainactivityintheelderly.Othertechnologiescouldalsoworktokeepelderlydriverscautious.Japanhastwiceasmanypetsasithaschildren.Butrealanimalsaredifficulttolookafterastheirownersage.Paroisafurrywhitebabysealrobotwhichrespondstopettingbymovingitstailandopeningandclosingitseyes.Itshowsemotionssuchassurprise,happinessandanger,andhassoldwellinnursinghomeswhereitisreportedtostimulate(刺激)responsesamongthosewithdementia(痴呆).Japan’sInstituteofPhysicalandChemicalResearchhasdevelopedRiba,anursingcarerobotthatcanlifttheelderlyoutofbed.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“demographicwoes”referto?A．Retirementage.B．Publicfinance.C．Populationproblems.D．Employmentdifficulties.2、What’sthemainfunctionofthetoiletsforretirees?A．Givingthemfirstaid.B．Monitoringtheirhealth.C．Helpingthemsendemails.D．Sendingthemoffthetoilet.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthesealrobot?A．Itishardtolookafter.B．Itsellswellinnurseries.C．Itonlymakesapositiveresponse.D．Itiswellreceivedinnursinghomes.4、HowdoesJapanimprovethehealthcarefortheelderly?A．Byadvocatingcompaniesworktogether.B．Byswitchingtolife-longtrainingclasses.C．Bydevelopinghi-techproductsandservices.D．Bycorrectingmedicalpersonnel’sserviceattitudes.22．（8分）Tiredofdealingwiththoseslow,dumb,andunfriendlyhotelstaff?Howaboutahotelthatprovideschanceforminimalinteractionwiththe"people"runningthehotel?IntheHennNaHotelinJapan,therearen’tany!Beingcalled“WeirdHotel”bylocals,theHennNaHotelopenedin2016inthetownofSasebo,isstaffedalmostbyrobots.Therobotsarenotjustforfun.Theydoalargeamountofwork,savingtimeandmoneyaswell.Theycangreetyouwhenyouenter.Also,theyplaymusicinthelounge,informyouofthebreakfastmenu,andcontrolthelightsinyourhotelroom,etc.Thinkingthatthehotelshouldbeuniqueandappealing,theownersmadeeachrobotdifferentfromeachotherwithavarietyofshapesandsizes.Oneoftherobotsbehindthefrontdeskisdesignedtolooklikeadinosaur,“Ifyouwanttocheckin,pushone.”thedinosaursays.Thentheguestcantypetheinformationonatouchpanelscreen.Insidetheroom,there’sasmallrobotcalledTulyintheshapeofapinktulip(郁金香).Tulycananswersimplequestionslike"whattimeisit?"and"Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?"Withnoswitchesonthewall,Tulycanalsoturntheroomlightsonoroffifit'stoldto.Buthowdothingslikecheck-inandroomaccesswork?Well,thescreenatthereceptioncapturesandregistersadigitalimageoftheguest'sfaceduringcheck-inwhichisusedtogetaccess10roomsinsteadoftraditionalkeys.However.thereceptionshallalsoprovideyoucardkeysonrequestincaseyouwishtokeepitsubtle!Ifyou'rewonderingwhathappensinthecaseofanemergency,youneednotworry.Humansdostepinwhenit'sofgreatimportance.Accordingtothehotelswebsite,thereareafewhumanstaffmemberswhoareavailableon-call24X7andhelpguestsinthecaseofanemergency.1、TherobotsintheHennNaHotelcandothefollowingthingsfortheguestsEXCEPT______.A．tellthebreakfastmenu B．controlthelightsintheroomC．playmusicinthelounge D．respondtoalltherequirements2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheHernNaHotelismanagedallbyrobots.B．Adinosaur-likerobotwillguidegueststocheck.C．Nohumanstaffcanbeconnectedeveninanemergency.D．Guestscanhaveaccesstoroomsbyusingtraditionalkeys.3、Itcanbeinferredthattheownersofthehotel_________.A．entertaintheguestsallthetimeinpersonB．areimaginativeandhavecreativethinkingC．areknowledgeableandacquireadvancedtechnologyD．attachgreatimportancetothesocialimageofthehotel4、What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．ItadvocatespeopletopromotehotelequipmentB．Itcomparestherobotswithhumanstaffinahotel.C．ItintroducesanewhotelstaffedbyintelligentrobotsD．Itdescribeshowwonderfulartificialintelligenceis23．（8分）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents(元件),”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,”hesaid.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedto,”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround,”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead,”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”1、Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat__________.A．theyhadnomodelintheirmindB．theydidnothavesufficienttimeC．theyhadnoready-madecomponentsD．theycouldnotassemblethecomponents2、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4thattheroboticfly__________.A．consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystemB．canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttimeC．cancollectinformationfrommanysourcesD．hasbeenputintowideapplication3、Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.B．Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.C．Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.D．Wood’sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FatherofRoboticFlyB．InspirationfromEngineeringScienceC．RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsectD．HarvardBreaksThroughinInsectStudy24．（8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．p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youtoreadandshare.Ifyoudocaretoshare,clickthe“SHARE”buttoninthebottomleftcornerofeachpage.AndthanksfortellingothersaboutInspire21.Theinspiringstoriesthatarelabeled(标记)“TRUE”aredonesotothebestofourknowledge,butwedonothavefullproofinsomecases.However,allofthesestoriesandmessagesareprovidedbecauseoftheirupliftingcontent,whethertrueornot.Manybookswe’vereadandmovieswe’vewatchedweretotallyuntrue,butweenjoyedtheinspirationtheygaveus—especiallyiftheyhadahappyending.So,pleasereadandsharethesestoriesatyourowndiscretion(判断力).Thankyouforyourunderstanding!Also,manyoftheinspiringstoriesusedhereareusedwithpermissionfromtheauthor.However,wecannotgrant(授予)permissiontoreuseanyoftheseinspirationalstories,asthemajorityofthemarenotours.Lastly,manyinspiringstories(emailedtousorwecameacrossonline)arelistedas“AuthorUnknown”Ifyouhappentoknowtheauthor’sname,towhomcreditshouldbegiven,pleasecontactuswiththatinformationsowecankeepourinspiringstorycollectionaccurate.Thankyouagain!!1、WhatdoesInspire21do?A．Itencouragespeopletouseinspiringwords.B．Itoffersbooksandmovieswithahappyending.C．Itcollectsbothtruestoriesanduntruemessages.D．Itprovidesshortstoriesforpeopletoreadandshare.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“inspiring”?A．Uplifting.B．Unique.C．Accurate.D．Humorous.3、Whatarethereadersexpectedtodointhelastparagraph?A．Reuseinspiringstories.B．Writemoretruestories.C．Helptogivecredittounknownauthors.D．Keeptheinspiringstoriesmoreaccurate.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）DidTheEarthMoveForYou?Eleven-year-oldAngelasufferedfromadiseaseinvolvinghernervoussystem.Shewasunableto1andhermovementwasrestrictedinotherwaysaswell.Thedoctorsdidnotholdoutmuch2ofhereverrecoveringfromthisillness.They3she‟dspendtherestofherlifeinawheelchair.Theysaidthat4,ifany,wereabletocomebacktonormalaftercatchingthisdisease.Butthelittlegirlwasbraveandconfident.There,lyinginherhospitalbed,shewould5toanyonewho‟dlistenthatshewasdefinitelygoingtobewalkingagainsomeday.ShewasthensenttoaspecializedrehabilitationhospitalintheSanFranciscoBayarea.Whatevertherapies(治疗方法)couldbe6tohercasewereused.Thingsdidn‟tworkasthetherapistsexpected.Stilltheywerecharmedbyher7spirit.Theytaughtherabout8—aboutseeingherselfwalking.Ifitwoulddonothingelse,itwould9giveherhopeandsomething10todointhelongwakinghoursinherbed.Angelawouldworkashardaspossibleinphysicaltherapy,inwhirlpoolsandinexercisesessions.Andsheworkedjustashardlyingthere11doingherimaging,visualizingherselfmoving,moving,moving!Oneday,asshewastwistingwithallher12toimagineherlegsmovingagain,itseemedasthougha13thinghappened:Thebedmoved!Itbegantomovearoundtheroom!She14out,“LookwhatI‟mdoing!Look!Look!I15it!Imoved!”Ofcourse,atthisverymomenteveryoneelseinthehospitalwasscreaming,too,andrunningfor16.Peoplewerescreaming,equipmentwas17andglasswasbreaking.Yousee,itwastherecentSanFranciscoearthquake.Butdon‟ttellthattoAngela.She‟s18thatshedidit.Andnowonlyafewyearslater,she‟sbackinschool.19herowntwolegs.Nocrutches(拐杖),nowheelchair.Yousee,anyonewhocanshaketheearthbetweenSanFranciscoandOaklandcanconqueralittledisease.Youneverknowwhat‟saroundthecorneruntilyoutakea20step.1、A．hear B．speak C．walk D．see2、A．pride B．hope C．regret D．pity3、A．predicted B．forgot C．denied D．promised4、A．some B．few C．many D．all5、A．apologize B．appeal C．refer D．swear6、A．applied B．appointed C．compared D．explained7、A．competitive B．independent C．sensitive D．undefeatable8、A．concentrating B．summarizing C．picturing D．sorting9、A．inadvance B．forsomereason C．onthecontrary D．atleast10、A．positive B．attractive C．familiar D．boring11、A．gratefully B．faithfully C．hopelessly D．royally12、A．might B．interest C．fame D．need13、A．normal B．magical C．funny D．simple14、A．found B．screamed C．turned D．counted15、A．understood B．refused C．mad D．decided16、A．cover B．comfort C．freedom D．office17、A．exploding B．working C．self-repairing D．falling18、A．persuaded B．ashamed C．convinced D．worried19、A．By B．With C．On D．For20、A．cautious B．reasonable C．final D．further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）Wereyouthefirstorthelastchildinyourfamily?Orwereyouamiddleoranonlychild?Somepeoplethinkitmatterswhereyouwereborninyourfamily.Butthere1．(be)differentideasabout2．birthordermeans.Somepeoplesaythattheoldestchildren,3．aresmartandstrong-willed,areverylikelytosucceed.Thereasonforthisissimple.Parentshavealotoftimefortheirfirstchildandgivehimorheralotofattention.Anonlychildwillsucceedfor4．samereason.Whathappenstotheotherchildreninthefamily?Middlechildrendon’tgetsomuchattention,sotheydon’tfeelthatimportant.Ifafamilyhasmanychildren,themiddleonesometimesgets5．(lose)inthecrowd.Theyoungestchild,6．,oftengetsspecialtreatment.Oftenthischildgrowsuptobefunny.Butarecentstudysawthingsquite7．(different).Thestudy8．(find)thatfirstchildrenbelievedinfamilyrules.Theydidn’ttakemanychancesin9．(they)lives.Theyusuallyfollowedorders.Rulesdidn’tmeanasmuchtolaterchildreninthefamily.Theytookchancesandtheyoften10．(do)betterinlife.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Hello,everyone.Welcometoourschool.NowI’dliketointroduceourschooltoyou.Ourschoolislocatedinthenorthpartofthecity.It’sfamousasitsbeautifulscenery.Thereliealakeinourschool,thatstudentscanboat.Closetoourschoolisabeautifulparkwithfloweraround.Everyclassismadeup50livelystudents.Theyarewarm,generousbutreadytoofferhelp.Theyfeelhonouredwhenaskforhelp.Sotheyareveryfriendlyandeasytogetalongwiththem.Youwillhavethewonderfultimeandgetusedtothelifesoon.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你看到一个英语教学网站在招聘中国地区英语助教，你打算在暑假期间为这家网站做助教，请用英文给这家网站写一封求职信，内容如下：1.介绍自己的基本情况；2.说明自己的优势；3.希望得到对方的答复。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：助教assistantteacherDearSir/Madam,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、A4、C5、B6、A7、B8、A9、C10、B11、C12、D13、C14、A15、B16、C17、B18、A19、A20、B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、1、C2、B3、D4、C22、1、D2、B3、B4、C23、1、C2、B3、D4、C24、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.”Buthesaidnewnuclearpowerw