陜西省西安市新城區(qū)西安中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高三壓軸卷英語試卷含答案

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．a(chǎn)smuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．a(chǎn)stwicemuchas2．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict3．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what4．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout5．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．a(chǎn)ppetiteD．suspension6．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost7．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why8．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick9．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof10．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．a(chǎn)pproved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted11．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when12．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if13．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where14．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.15．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a16．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase17．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should18．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose19．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise20．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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．a(chǎn)bsorbC．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）Generallyspeaking,governmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim,70km(45miles)eastofSaoPaulo,havegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery(墓地)hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedead,theycan’tbecremated(火化)andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.“Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsideration”,heclaims.A2003decree(法令)byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemetery,buttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredasapreservationarea.BiritibaMirim,atownof28,000inhabitants,notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.“Ihaven’tgotajob,noramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdie.That’sridiculous,”AmaridodoPrado,anunemployedresidentsaid.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.“Ofcoursethebillislaughable,illegal,andwillneverbeapproved,”saidGilsonSoaresdeCampos,anassistantofthemayor.“Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?”Thebillstatesthat“offenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.”However,itdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbe.1、WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A．Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B．Banonparkingincertainzones.C．Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D．Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthephrase“havegonefarbeyondthat”inthefirstparagraph?A．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.B．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworld.C．ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpected.D．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.3、What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A．Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.B．Heobjectstothem.C．Heremainssilentaboutthem.D．Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thebillhascomeintoeffectbutitdoesn’tstateclearlywhatpunishementstheoffenderswillreceive.B．Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.C．Thegovernmentisgoingtochangetheunreasonaleandlaughabledecree.D．Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.23．（8分）Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809-1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!1、WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?A．HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependenceB．HeneversucceededinhisbusinessC．HewasfullofcourageandperseveranceD．HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates2、Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A．AlbertEinsteinB．VincentVanGoghC．AlbertEinsteinD．StephenKing3、WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?A．HewastooslowtolearnB．Hecouldn’tspeakorreadC．HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD．Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules4、Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?A．TheyareallAmericansB．TheyareknownfortheirwritingsC．TheywereborninthesamecenturyD．Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded24．（8分）BottledwaterisaboomingindustryinNewZealand,butit’sterriblefortheenvironment—eachbottlethrownawayaddingtothe190,000tonsofplasticNewZealandersthrowintolandfillseachyear.Butnowonecompanyhascreatedwaterstoragethattheyhopewillprovetobejustasconvenientasaplasticbottle—butcontainsnoactualplastic.SkippingRockLabsmakeOohos,flexiblemembranesfilledwithwaterthatareconstructedusingaseaweedextract—meaningthey,retotallyedibleandbiodegradable,wrappingandall.Therearen’tanyknownsideeffectsfromdigestingthemembranes,whicharetasteless—thoughOoho!saysflavorscanbeaddedtomakethemmoreappetizing.ThecompanytooktocrowdfundingsiteCrowdCubewiththeidea,andithassincegoneviral—withmorethan900investorsbaggingthemA￡751,700todevelopandlaunchtheOoho!balls($1.35million).SkippingRockLabscreatetheballsbydippingiceintobrownalgaeandcalciumchloride,withthemembranetakingshapearoundtheice—andwhilethatmaysoundcomplicated,thecompanysaysit,smorecost-effectivethanproducingaplasticbottle.Alayeratopthemembranecanbepeeledoffjustbeforedrinking,forhygienepurposes.SkippingRockLabsarehopingtheirnewproducttakesoff—andthatitstartstoputadentintotheplasticpackagingindustry.1、TheproductOohosmadebythecompanySkippingRockLabshasthefollowinggoodpointsexceptthat.A．itisnon-plastic B．itisedibleC．itisbiodegradable D．itisexpensivetomake2、Howdoesthecompanymaketheirideaworkinpractice?A．Byworkingwithothercompanies. B．Byadvertisingtheirsamples.C．Bycrowdfundingthroughawebsite. D．Byborrowingmoneyfromthebank.3、WhatdoesParagraph6mainlytellusabout?A．Whythecompanymadetheirproduct.B．Wherethecompanymadetheirproduct.C．Howthecompany’sproductwasmade.4、Whatsectionofanewspaperwillmostprobablycarrythisarticle?A．Environment. B．Opinion.C．Politics. D．Agriculture.25．（10分）ThewonderfulexperimentIamgoingtointroduceprovesthatairisjustallaroundandthatitpressesdownuponus.Airpressureisawonderfulforce.Whenyouswimunderwater,youcanfeelwaterpushdownyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthesame.However,yourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.ThislayersurroundstheEarth,extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurface.Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfortheexperiment！Whatyouneed:·Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell·Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg·Apieceofpaper·AmatchMethod:1）Checkthatthepaperwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.2）Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.3）Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.4）Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.Result:Astonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen（air）inthebottle.Theeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottle,sonomoreaircangetinside.Thisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutsideairpressureagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonit.1、Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A．Thebottlecouldbreak.B．Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C．Theeggneedstobeshelled.D．Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.2、Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan________.A．equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB．makeasealintheneckofthebottleC．finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD．producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle3、Howwastheeggputintothebottle?A．Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B．Itbecamesaltwithouttheshell.C．Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.D．Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）ThetownofPressureandthetownofPleasurewereneighborsbuttheyhad1incommon.Residentsbuiltwallsto2influencefromthe3town.InPressure,everyonestruggledtobetheverybest.Whenwomen4birth,theywouldcompetetohavethebabywiththe5cry.Therewasviolentcompetitionineveryaspectoflife.Because6wasthesymbolofsuccess,peoplewerealways7makingmoney,withnotimeforrelaxation.Someyoungpeoplecouldn’tbeartheintensityandchosetodrivetoescape.8,overinPleasure,themottowas“Aslongasyoulikeit,doit.”People9withoutpressureandcoulddoanything10liked.Childrenplayedcomputergamesdayandnight.Atschool,teachersdidn’tcare11studentscameornot.Workersmightsitaroundtheoffice12drinkingcoffeeanddoingnothing.13thelackofregulations,nobodyworriedaboutlosingtheirjobs.Itwaspleasurethatmattered.Noonehadtheslightestthoughtofmoving14,eitherforthemselvesorforthetown.Thecomputerstheyused15oldmethodsfromthetownofPressure.Someoftheyoungwereaddictedto16becauseoftheemptinessoftheirlives.Then,peopleinthetwotownsbeganaskingthemselves.“Whatislife17?”Butjustbeforelifeinthetwotownscompletelyfailed,therecameagreatperson—Mr.Reason.Hewentfromdoortodoor,18withpeopleandgivingadvice.PeopleinPressurelearnttobecontentwithwhattheyhad,whilepeopleinPleasurebegantomakeplans.They19thewallbetweenthemandbuiltaroadtoconnectthetwo.Thetowns’people20torealizethetruth---thereisnogapbetweenPressureandPleasureiftheydon’tgotoextremes.1、A．a(chǎn)nythingB．nothingC．everythingD．something2、A．keepoutB．lookoutC．workoutD．giveout3、A．a(chǎn)notherB．a(chǎn)nyC．everyD．other4、A．gaveB．tookC．offeredD．brought5、A．loudB．louderC．loudestD．loudly6、A．wealthB．healthyC．healthD．wealthy7、A．lazyB．busyC．easyD．hard8、A．AtthattimeB．MeanwhileC．AtonetimeD．Onceinawhile9、A．gotupB．broughtupC．setupD．grewup10、A．weB．youC．theyD．it11、A．whetherB．whoC．whereD．what12、A．a(chǎn)lldaylongB．a(chǎn)llnightC．a(chǎn)llalongD．a(chǎn)lltheway13、A．BecauseB．ThankstoC．OwetoD．Accordingto14、A．backwardB．downwardC．upwardD．forward15、A．wasB．a(chǎn)reC．isD．were16、A．drugsB．moneyC．workD．books17、A．inB．toC．forD．to18、A．talkedB．talkingC．talksD．totalk19、A．wentdownB．putdownC．pulleddownD．wrotedown20、A．wentB．cameC．happenedD．returned第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Anyonewhohashadalong-termdiseaseknowsthatrecoveringathomecanbelonely.Thiscanbe1．(especial)trueofchildren.Theymayfeel2．(leave)out.Now,thesechildrenmayhaveahigh-techfriendtohelpfedlessalone.Asmallrobotmayhelpchildrenwhoarerecoveringfromlong-termillnesses.Therobotlikehumanbeingstakestheirplaceatschool.Andtheirschoolfriendsmusthelpcarrytherobotbetweenclassesandplacetherobotontheirdesks.Throughtherobot,achildcanhearhisorherteachersandfriends.Heorshecanalsoattendclassesfromwherevertheyarerecovering—whetherathome3．fromahospitalbed.Dolva,oneofthescientistswho4．(be)concentratingondevelopingtherobot,explains5．therobotAVIworks.Shesaysfromhome,thechildusesatabletorphonetostarttherobot,6．(use)thesamedevice,heorshecancontroltherobot’smovements.Insidetherobotsthereisasmallcomputerlinked7．a(chǎn)4Gnetwork.Therobotis8．(equip)withspeakers,microphonesandcameras,9．makescommunicating10．(easy).Soit’stheeyesandthecarsandthevoicesatschool.HopefullyAVIwillhelpsomechildrenfeellesslonelywhiletheyareabsentfromclass.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。IhaveaclosefriendRex,whoItakeasmybetterfriendinthisschoolforforeignstudents.ImethimwhenIarrivedonafirstday,andhewashelpingwithnewstudentstofinddirections.Irememberclearlyhegavemeabroadsmile,andourfriendshipbegan.Heisveryhumor,andhehasendlessinterestingstoriestheymakemeamused.Besides,heisveryunderstanding.He，salwayscomfortingmewhenIinlowspirits.Heeveninvitesfriendslivenearbytoplaywithmetoovercomemyhomesickness.Rexteachmemuchaboutmycountry’slanguageandculture.AlthoughIamtostaythereforjustayear,Iwilltreasurethefriendshipforever.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國好友Henry最近來信詢問你的暑假安排。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)用英語回一封信，說明你的計(jì)劃，并闡述理由。要點(diǎn)：1.休息；2.讀書；3.陪伴父母；4.參加社會(huì)活動(dòng)。注意：1.從上述四個(gè)要點(diǎn)中任選三個(gè)；2.詞數(shù)100左右；3.可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫。參考詞匯：社會(huì)活動(dòng)socialactivities_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、A5、B6、B7、A8、B9、A10、B11、B12、B13、D14、A15、D16、A17、B18、C19、C20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、Google’sdatacentresandtheofficesforits60,000staffwillbepoweredentirelybyrenewableenergyfromnextyear,inwhatthecompanyhascalleda“l(fā)andmarkmoment”.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“muchmoredifficultt