2024屆浙江省公立寄宿學(xué)校高考英語二模試卷含解析

2024屆浙江省公立寄宿學(xué)校高考英語二模試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise2．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．a(chǎn)ttractions B．a(chǎn)musements C．entertainments D．presentations3．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen4．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive5．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may6．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which7．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will8．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however9．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．a(chǎn)tthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime10．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual11．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed12．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake13．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse14．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．a(chǎn)mhaving C．havehad D．had15．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that16．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising17．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．a(chǎn)sfoolishlyD．sofoolishly18．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave19．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongas D．until20．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise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）Nothingismorerefreshingonawarmsummerdaythanwatchingsomeoneelsework.Rightnow,I’msittingonmyporchandwatchingyoungBethbaling(打捆)thebigfieldontopofthehill.She’sbeenhayingthatfieldforovertenyears.Iknow:Iputheronthetractorwhenshewasjusttwelveyearsold.Shepickedagreatdayforbaling.It’snottoohot,andthere’sanicebreeze.OnMonday,whenshecutthefield,itwassohotIthoughtthecomwouldstartpoppinginthefield.Didn’tstopher,though.Shejuststuckthatbighatonherhead,wrappedawethandkerchiefaroundherneck,andsettowork,IrememberwhenIwouldhavedonethesamething.WhilePmheresuckingalemonade,Bethisdrivingthe“hay(干草)train,”atractorpullingabalerandanoldwagon.You’dthinksomeonehersizewouldneverbeabletoseeoverthetractor.Butsomehowshemanages.Whenshe’sfinished,hertracksareverystraight.Thewholetimeshe’shaying,thatdogofhersisworkingjustashard,runningalongbesideherlikehe’safraidshe’lldriveawaywithouthim.Bethsureknewwhatshewasdoingwhenshetrainedhim.Thewaythemachineworksispurepoetry.Eachrowispushedintoshape.Whenjustenoughhayisinabale,itiswrappedupandfastenedtogether.Asecondorsolater,thebalecomesflyingoutandintotheoldwagon.Thepersonwhoinventedthatmachinesurewassomekindofgenius.That’snottosayitworksperfectly.Everyonceinawhileabalemissesthemark,especiallywhenyouareturningthemachineattheendofarow.Thatmeans,ofcourse,thatyouhavetogobackandpickupthosebalesandthrowthemintothewagon.IcanrememberwhenBeth’smotherwasherage.ShelookedanawfullotlikeBethdoesnow.Makesamanproudtoseehisdaughterandgranddaughtertakingsuchgoodcareofthemselves.Well,IsupposeIshouldgetupandfillthisglassagain.Notmuchfunsittingherewithanemptyglass.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatatsometimeinthepasttheauthor.A．boughtthetractorforBethB．forcedBethtoworkatanearlyageC．workedinthefieldlikeBethD．trainedthedogtohelpBethwork2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,thesightofBethbalinghayis.A．uncommonB．beautifulC．unforgettableD．changeable3、Beforethrownintothewagon,thehaymustbe.A．tiedupB．driedupC．cutupD．linedup4、Whodoyouthinkistellingthisstory?A．Beth’smother.B．Beth’sfather.C．Beth’sgrandmother.D．Beth’sgrandfather.22．（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．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.23．（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.24．（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．Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded25．（10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.第三部分語言知識運(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）Practice，practice，andpractice!That’s1TigerWoodsbecameachampiongolfer.TigerWoods2golfwhenhewasveryyoung.3withotherchildrenofhisage，heshowedspecialinterestingolf．Findingthathissonhada4forthisgame，Tiger’sfatherdecidedto5himonhisown．Tohisfather’ssurprise，Tigerwasa(n)6golferevenattheageof6.However，beingachild,Tigercouldn’tfocusallthetime，7henevergaveup.Tigerlistenedtosoftmusictoimprovehis8Hisfatherhelpedhimlearntofocusinspiteofthe9．SometimeshisfatherstoodinfrontofTigerandsaid，“I'matreeinyourway,”Hewouldhavetohittheball10hisfather．SometimeshisfatherwoulddanceandsingwhenitwasTiger’sturntohitandTigerhadtofocusonthe11．Thetraininghelpedhim．Oncea12madealoudnoisewhileTigerwasplaying.HeSaidheneverheardthebroadcastbecausehewasso13onthegame.Tigercannot14losing.Ifheloses，hewillgooutand15evenharderinordernottomakethesamemistake.Intheyear2000，whenhewas24yearsold，he16fourmajorgolfcompetitions—theUSOpen，theUSAmateur，theBritishOpenandtheBritishAmateur.Butduringthe2008seasonitbecameclearthatTigerwas17paininhisknee．InAprilhiskneewasoperatedonandhe18thePGA(美國職業(yè)高爾夫球協(xié)會)tourseason．Afteraneight-monthperiodof19hereturnedtoplayagaininFebruary2009.Hedidn’tmakehisfans20．Hewonagain.Heissomuchbetterthantheothergolfersthatsomesayheisthegreatestgolfertoeverplaythegame．1、A．how B．when C．where D．because2、A．lookedup B．setup C．tookup D．gaveup3、A．Mixed B．Compared C．Living D．Competing4、A．trick B．plan C．skill D．gift5、A．train B．save C．stop D．raise6、A．lucky B．common C．a(chǎn)mazing D．careful7、A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．a(chǎn)s8、A．confidence B．strength C．patience D．energy9、A．disturbance B．carelessness C．determination D．failure10、A．a(chǎn)gainst B．under C．onto D．over11、A．music B．ball C．coach D．ground12、A．teammate B．teacher C．radio D．fan13、A．curious B．quick C．serious D．focused14、A．stand B．forget C．understand D．recognize15、A．cry B．practice C．think D．a(chǎn)rgue16、A．judged B．watched C．conducted D．won17、A．examining B．a(chǎn)voiding C．suffering D．reducing18、A．missed B．offered C．escaped D．joined19、A．research B．rest C．learning D．traveling20、A．worried B．troubled C．surprised D．disappointed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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Thesaying“l(fā)astmanstanding”referstoa(n)（小題1）(compete),contest,orothersituationwherethefieldofparticipantsisnarroweduntilonlyasingleindividualremains.Occasionally,thetermmaybeusedtodescribeawinningcoupleorteamrather（小題2）anindividualTheexactoriginsofthetermare（小題3）(certain).Somebelievetheterm（小題4）(original)appliedtothelastboxertoremainduringamatch.Othersclaimthetermcamefromold-fashionedspellingbees,whereparticipantseithergaveup（小題5）werejudged“out”andaskedtosit.Perhapsthemostwidelyuseofthetermisinconnectionwithatontine(聯(lián)合養(yǎng)老制),anagreementin（小題6）anumberofpersonscollectivelyownsomethingofvalue,oftenland.Interestinatontinecannot（小題7）(pass)toanotherparty,sothelastmanstanding,inthiscasethelastpersonalivegetstheentireinterest.Throughouthistory,tontineshavebeendangerousinvestments.Today,thetermisusedinanumberof（小題8）(situation).Itmayrefertothewinnerinany（小題9）(give)contest.Itmayevenrefertothelastpersontocontinuehisattempt（小題10）(achieve)agoalaftertheothershavegivenup.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。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(∧)，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。MobilepaymentisservingforpeoplewidelyinChina、Thecashlesstrendhadneverbeenmorepopular、Withthewidespreaduseofmobilepayment,WechatandAlipayaretwoofthemostconvenientandsafewaystopay、Peoplerarelyneedtocarryawalletandcashatall、TheyareusedtopayingbyscanQRcodes(二維碼)、Whenconsuming、Asresult,peoplewillneverworryabouttheconsequencewhichtheymaygetfakenotes、Besides,peoplecanoftengetdiscountsifwemakemobilepayments、Mobilepaymentiswinningoverplentyofconsumerwithitsconvenience、SofarmobilepaymenthasgreatchangedpeopledlifeinChina、3第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設(shè)你是明啟中學(xué)學(xué)生王華，你校學(xué)生會將組織暑期志愿者活動(dòng)，有三個(gè)項(xiàng)目供選擇:1、到歷史博物館擔(dān)任講解員；2、到科創(chuàng)中心擔(dān)任輔導(dǎo)員；3、到醫(yī)院擔(dān)任導(dǎo)醫(yī)。學(xué)生可根據(jù)自己的志愿和特長優(yōu)勢，網(wǎng)上申請其中一項(xiàng)。你有意向提出申請。你遞交的申請信需說明:1.所選擇的具體工作；2.為什么選擇這項(xiàng)工作；3.如何出色完成該工作。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、C4、C5、A6、B7、C8、A9、C10、B11、C12、D13、A14、B15、C16、D17、C18、D19、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、1、C2、B3、A4、D22、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“muchmoredifficulttoguarantee”thanwhenfundingsolarpanelsandwindturbines.“Wedon’twanttorefusetosignanuclearagreementifitmeetsourgoalsoflowprice,safety,andotherfactors.Wedon’twanttorulethatout,buttodaywecan’tpositivelysaytherearenuclearprojectsouttherethatmeetthisstandard,”hesaid.Thecompany’s100%renewableenergydoesnotmeanGoogleisgettingallitsenergydirectlyfromwindandsolarpower,butthatonanannualbasistheamountitpurchasesfromrenewablesourcesmatchestheelectricityitso