2023屆福建廈門灌口中學(xué)高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged2．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution3．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should4．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must5．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping6．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway7．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．a(chǎn)fter D．when8．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting9．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where10．Whydoesshealwaysdrivetowork____shecouldeasilytakethetrain?A．unless B．untilC．before D．when11．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally12．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left13．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．a(chǎn)rbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional14．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．a(chǎn)ccount D．thought15．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt16．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise17．Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the18．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print19．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut20．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Itseemsthatelectronicdevicesjustkeepgettingsmaller.ScientistsintheUnitedStateshaveannouncedthecreationofthefirsttransistorwithonlytwodimensions（二維）.Atransistorisasmallelectronicdevicethattransfersorcarrieselectroniccurrent.Scientistshopethesenew2Dtransistorswillbeusedforbuildinghigh-resolution（高分辨率）displaysthatneedverylittleenergy.Twogroupsofscientistscreatedthese2Dtransistors.Theyreportthatthetransistorsareonlyafewatomsthick.Usuallytransistorsaremadewiththeelementsilicon（硅）.Computerprocessors,memorychips,TVscreensandotherelectronicdevicescontainbillionsofsilicon-basedtransistors.Buttheseverysmallelectricalpartshavecertainlimitations.DimitrisIoannouisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratGeorgeMasonUniversity.Hesaysthetraditionaltransistorhasbeenimprovedasmuchasitcanbe.Headdsthatresearchershavebeenlookingfornewmaterialswithspecialfeaturesandtheywanttransistorstobeseenthroughandsoft.“Ifthelayersareverythin,thetransistorcanbecomeflexible,soitdoesn'thavetoberigid（堅硬的）,likeitwouldbeinasiliconchip.Sopeoplecanthinkofapplicationslikewearableelectronics,televisionscreensandotherthings,”saidIoannou.Thesenewtransistorscanalsocarryhighercurrent.Theyalsocanmovethecurrentmuchfasterthantraditionaltransistors.Thisisimportantforhigh-definitionscreens.DimitrisIoannousaysthescientificsuccesscouldproveveryusefulinthefuture."Now,howgoodandhowusefulitwillbe,it'sstillinthestageofresearch,butitcertainlyisanadvance,"saidIoannou.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthenewlycreatedtransistorisTRUE?A．Theyareexpectedtobeusedinhigh-resolutiondisplays.B．Thetransistorsaremadewiththeelementsilicon.C．Theyarerigid,justliketraditionaltransistors.D．Theyhavealreadybeenputintoactualuse.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A．Thetraditionaltransistorshavebeenchangedintotwo-dimensionalones.B．Manyofthetraditionaltransistorshavebeenimprovedovertheyears.C．Thetraditionaltransistorhasbeendevelopedtoitsfullest.D．Thetraditionaltransistorhasbeendevelopedquitewell.3、WhatisDimitrisIoannou'sattitudetowardsthecreationofthenewtransistors?A．Negative.B．Neutral.C．Indifferent.D．Positive.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）Seattle’sPikePlaceMarketstretchesforfourcityblocks.Itincludesacollectionofoldbuildings,bunchesofstallsandstreetmusiciansandaftersthatdrawbothlocalsandvisitors.Thethemedmarketwakesupeachdayat5:00a.m.Amongthefirsttoarriveareflower

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andfishmongers(小販)likeJasonScott.Mystandisknownforitstraditionofthrowingfishbeforewrappingitupforacustomer.IcamebackoutofhighschoolandI’vebeenhereeversince.I’m46now.ManyPikePlaceMarketstoresarefamily-runandhavebeenaroundforgenerations.Russian-speakingimmigrantsopenedPiroshkybakery25yearsago.NotalotofpeopleunderstandwhatPiroshkyis.Peoplethinksometimesit’salastname,sowedohavetoeducatepeoplealot.IfyougotoRussiaandyougotoamarketlikethis,youcouldhearthelatestscreamout-Piroshky,Piroshkyandthat’swhywecallitPiroshky.NexttoPiroshkyisaChinesebakerycalledMeeSum

pastry.It’sownedbythethirdgenerationoftheFongfamily.Theycalltheirsignaturepastry,thebestandbiggestcombos(套餐)intowns.LikeChinesehamburger,youcanputchickenorpuppykibbleorcrispyevenvegetableinit.Butinthis

sprawling(無序擴(kuò)展的)market,oneofthemostunusualplacesisn’tafoodorcraftstall.It’sthegumwallwherepeoplecansticktheirtinychewedup

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onaroll.Apparently,theydon’tgiveitmuchthought,tryingtobeoriginal.Thisgumwallstartedabout20yearsagowhenthetheateraskedpeoplenottobringguminsidebecausetheydidn’twantitundertheseats,sopeoplewouldputgumupontheoutside.Marketofficials

initiallytriedtoclearthestickystuffoffthewall,butnewgumalwaysreappearedsotheyfinallygaveup.Thegumwallquicklybecameatouristattraction.Andjustlikethat,thegumwallturnedintoanattraction,highlightingamoreunusualsideofSeattlethatlocalsandvisitorslove.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSeattle’sPikePlaceMarket?A．It’ssmallanddelicate. B．It’stidyandinorder.C．It’sspecialandattractive. D．It’smodernandnew.2、WhatisPiroshky?A．ARussian-speakingimmigrant. B．Akindofbakedpies.C．People’slastname. D．AChinesebakery.3、Howdoesthewriterfindthegumwall?A．Itshouldbeclearedaway.B．ItshowsthespecialsideofSeattle.C．Itismadeonpurpose.D．Itresultedfromthemarketofficials’wrongdecision.24．（8分）Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddaily-to-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.1、Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris______.A．a(chǎn)schedulewithoutgaps B．breaksanddistractionsC．thelimitedtime D．thelimitedenergy2、Accordingtoparagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can______.A．workwithoutanyrest B．focusonmanythingsatatimeC．findsomemoretimeinaday D．dosomeexerciseregularly3、Afterafewweeksoff,whatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A．Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistwithovertwentyitems.B．Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C．Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D．Hepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedule.4、Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A．provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB．showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC．explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD．telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas25．（10分）ShipwreckedPrayersAvoyagingshipwaswreckedduringastormatseaandonlytwoofthemenaboardwereabletoswimtoasmall,desert-likeisland.Notknowingwhatelsetodo,thetwosurvivorsagreedthattheyhadnoalternativebuttopraytoGod.However,tofindoutwhoseprayersweremorepowerful,theyagreedtodividetheterritorybetweenthemandstayonoppositesidesoftheisland.Thefirstthingtheyprayedforwasfood.Thenextmorning,thefirstmansawafruit-bearingtreeonhissideoftheisland,andhewasabletoeatitsfruit.Buttheotherman’sparceloflandremainedbarren.Afteraweek,thefirstmanbecamelonelyanddecidedtoprayforawife.Thenextday,anothershipwaswreckedandtheonlysurvivorwasawomanwhoswamtohissideoftheisland.Butontheothersideoftheisland,therewasnothing.Soonthereafterthefirstmanprayedforahouse,clothesandmorefood.Thenextday,likemagic,allofthesethingsweregiventohim.However,thesecondmanstillhadnothing.Finally,thefirstmanprayedforashipsothatheandhiswifecouldleavetheisland,andinthemorninghefoundashipdockedathissideoftheisland.Thefirstmanboardedtheshipwithhiswifeanddecidedtoleavethesecondmanontheisland,consideringtheothermanunworthytoreceiveGod’sblessingssincenoneofhisprayershadbeenanswered.Astheshipwasabouttoleave,thefirstmanheardavoicefromHeavenbooming,“Whyareyouleavingyourcompanionontheisland?”“MyblessingsareminealonesinceIwastheonewhoprayedforthem,”thefirstmananswered.“Hisprayerswereallunansweredandsohedoesn’tdeserveanything.”“Youaremistaken!”thevoicerebukedhim.“Hehadonlyoneprayer,whichIanswered.Ifnotforthat,youwouldnothavereceivedanyofmyblessings.”“Tellme,”thefirstmanaskedthevoice,“whatdidheprayforthatIshouldowehimanything?”“Heprayedthatallyourprayerswouldbeanswered.”Forallweknow,ourblessingsarenotthefruitsofourprayersalone,butthoseofanotherprayingforus.Sowhatyoudoforothersismoreimportantthanwhatyoudoforyourself.1、Thefirstman’swifeis_____.A．a(chǎn)swimmerwhogottotheislandbyaccidentB．a(chǎn)nangelsentbyGodtokeephimcompanyC．a(chǎn)survivorfromanotherwreckedshipD．a(chǎn)nativepersononthedesert-likeisland2、Theunderlinedword“barren”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A．isolated B．unproductive C．fertile D．dry3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesecondman?A．Hedidn’tdeserveanyblessingfromGod.B．NoneofhisprayerswasansweredbyGod.C．HeisnotbraveenoughtotellGodhisneeds.D．Hisprayerhelpedhiscompaniongetoutoftrouble.4、What’sthemoralofthestory?A．Neverjudgeapersonbyappearance.B．Don’tloseheartintrouble.C．Helpingothersishelpingourselves.D．Greedistherootofallevil.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Yesterday,IpostedastoryandafterwardsdonatedalittlemoneyafterIreadothers’sadstories.Later,asIgotintobedandcompletedmy1andself-examinationontheday,Icametotherealizationthat1was2money.Wow!Itwasjusta3toseethisinmyself.Itis4enoughthatintherealworldIhavemoneyinthebankbutdon’tgiveaway5.Idon’thavealotofmoney,6enoughtopaymybillsandhelpmydaughters.AlsoIsavesomemoneyfora7day.IknowIcouldgivemorebut8andfedsomecomfortinalittlepileofmoney.I’mquite9toseeinmyselfthatitishardtopracticethebeautiful10intherealworld.Thebeliefisthattheneedsofpeople11aremoreimportantthanhavingalittlepileofmoneytofeel12with.SohereIwasdoingthesame13thing-savingbutnotgivingawaymuchmoney!Withsomanypeoplewaitingtobehelped,itwasprettyterribleformeto14howmuchI15seeingthatlittlepileofmoneyinmyhands.Ihavealready16todaythatevenifitishardtogiveitallawayintherealworld,Iamgoingtoguaranteemore17willcomemyway.Therewillalwaysbeenoughmoneyforme.Iamnotgoingtolet18pileupanymore.IamgoingtogiveitawaywhenI19itbecauseloveis20whatmakestheworldgoround.1、A．sufferingB．strengthC．reflectionD．forecast2、A．savingB．earningC．borrowingD．wasting3、A．coincidenceB．wisdomC．pleasureD．shock4、A．rudeB．badC．beneficialD．harmful5、A．a(chǎn)notherB．a(chǎn)nythingC．lessD．more6、A．butB．forC．a(chǎn)ndD．so7、A．brightB．sunnyC．luckyD．rainy8、A．gooutB．showoffC．holdbackD．hideaway9、A．peacefulB．fairC．a(chǎn)shamedD．exciting10、A．dilemmaB．beliefC．figureD．future11、A．ondutyB．introubleC．a(chǎn)swellD．indebt12、A．safeB．riskyC．gratefulD．funny13、A．uselessB．necessaryC．intelligentD．foolish14、A．refuseB．improveC．realizeD．a(chǎn)bandon15、A．missedB．enjoyedC．hatedD．regretted16、A．evaluatedB．guessedC．decidedD．ignored17、A．donationsB．itemsC．wishesD．surveys18、A．foodB．moneyC．booksD．things19、A．getB．eatC．deliverD．obey20、A．hardlyB．merelyC．sincerelyD．truly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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ChinesestudentsarethelargestgroupofinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates，Britain，Australia，Canadaandseveralothercountries．Data1．(release)bytheChineseMinistryofEducationshowsthatthenumberofChinesestudentsstudyingabroadhasreachedmorethan500，2．Chinesestudentsmake3．themajorityofinternationalstudentsaroundtheworld．MoreChinesestudentsstudiedabroadin11thanin2015，andthisisatrend,4．maycontinueinthefollowingyears．Quiteafewnationshaverelaxedtheirvisapolicies5．（attract）moreinternationalstudents．Forinstance，Australiahascreated6．newproceduretosimplifythevisaapplicationprocess，7．(hope)thatinternationalstudentsinAustraliawillincreasealotby8．"Themajorityofforeignuniversitiesdonothavestrictadmissionrequirements．9．，studentsshouldreachhigherstandardsforgraduation．Itmeansthatstudentshavetomeetstandardsforlanguageabilityandacademicperformance，"statedLiRongyu，vicepresidentoftheUniversityofCanberra．Acrazeforstudyingabroadhasledtostrong10．(compete)amonginternationalapplicantsatmanyuniversities．ThelatestdatashowsthattheadmissionrateforIvyLeagueuniversities(常青藤大學(xué))reachedthelowestpointin11．"Thedecreasedadmissionratehassomethingtodowiththe12．(increase)applicants.”expertssay．Asaconsequence，eliteU.S.universities（精英大學(xué)）cancontinuouslyraise13．(they)admissionrequirements．第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處語言錯誤。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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、每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Iwillsharewithyouatruestoryhappenedacoupleofdaysago、Oneofmyclassmateboughtabagofsnacksfromafoodstore、Afewroommatesweretheninvitedtoenjoysnacks、Unluckily,allofthemgotpoisonedandhadstomachachewithourfacespale、Theyarequicklysenttoanearbyhospital、Doctorsexaminedthembutgavethemsomemedicine、Theywereoutofdangersoonbeforetakingthemedicine、Thisaccidentshouldmakeustorealizetheseriousnessofthefoodsafetyproblem、Istrongsuggestthatthewholesocietypaysmoreattentionforfoodsafety、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，正在英國某中學(xué)做交換生。你從網(wǎng)上看到一則廣告：布朗先生要找一個人周末幫助他照看寵物狗。請根據(jù)下面的要點提示，給他寫封信詢問有關(guān)事宜。1．寫信的目的；2．說明你的優(yōu)勢；3．詢問工作相關(guān)事項。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.Brown,MynameisLiHua._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Yours,LiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、D4、B5、C6、B7、D8、A9、A10、D11、D12、D13、A14、C15、B16、C17、A18、B19、B20、A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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、C3、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”,thepossible