2025屆四川省德陽(yáng)市四校高三沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆四川省德陽(yáng)市四校高三沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking2．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited3．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was4．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed5．Parentsneedtoencouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential_____puttingtoomuchpressureonthem.A．withoutB．besidesC．byD．for6．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．a(chǎn)reC．beingD．a(chǎn)rebeing7．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime8．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．a(chǎn)reworn9．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered10．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen11．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left12．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has13．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation14．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup15．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when16．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient17．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant18．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift19．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat20．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent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）Wewouldliketowishallourreadersawonderfulwinterbreak.OurJanuarymagazineisnowintheshopsandavailabledigitally.We’relookingforwardtosharingmoreadventuresanddiscoverieswithyouin2018,including:AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticAsthepopulationofAscensionIslandrisesuptomarkthe200thanniversaryofBritishrule,FredPearcewonderswhatthefuturemighthaveinstoreforthisstrangepartofland.Photostory:OntheroadagainAselectionofimagesfromanexhibitionopeningthismonthattheRoyalGeographicalSocietygohandinhandwithM.AurelStein’searly20thcenturyphotographsoftheSilkRoad.Dossier:GoingundergroundMarkRowediscussestherolethatcarbonstoragecanplayintheglobalefforttoreducecarbondioxideemission(排放).NetlossKitGilletreportsfromtheGulfofThailand,whosefisheries(漁場(chǎng))havebeenalmostdestroyedbythecommercializationoftheThaifishingindustry.Anddon’tforget......around-upofthelatestgeographicalandclimatesciencenews;ahotspotfocusonTurkey;adviceontakingphotographsinAntarctica;aninterviewwithLucienCastaing-Taylor,professorofvisualartsatHarvard;pluslots,lotsmore...Buyyourcopynow,clickhereandsaveupto35%orcall+44(0)1635588496.GeographicalisalsoavailableinWHSmithandmanyindependentnewsagents.1、Ifyouwanttoreadsomethingaboutglobalwarming,youcanread.A．Dossier:GoingundergroundB．Photostory:OntheroadagainC．AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticD．Netloss2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AscensionIslandhasabrightfuturewithmorepopulation.B．CommercializationcontributestothelossoffisheryinThai.C．TheJanuaryeditionof2014istocomeoutinthewinterbreak.D．Thetopicsofthismagazinefocusongeographyandinterviews.3、Thepassageiswrittento.A．a(chǎn)ttractreaderstobuythemagazineB．giveadviceontakingphotosC．shareadventuresanddiscoveriesD．introducethecontentofthemagazine22．（8分）DogdrivesboatDumafirsthitthewaterwhenshewaslittle,goingforridesonLakeMichiganwithherownerCliffBode.AtfirstshejustsatonBode’slapwhilehedrove,butonedaysheputherpawsonthewheel.“AfteracoupleoftimesintheDriver’sseat,shethoughtthatwasherplace,”Bodesays.“Evenifsomeoneelsewasdriving,shewouldjumponhis/herlapandtakeover.”Duma,whoalwayswearsalifejacketwhenshe’sonthewater,drivestheboatwithherpaws.BodecontrolsthespeedandpointsDumawheretogowithhisfreehand.DogbabysitskittensThekittensclimballoverBoots,arescuedog,asifhewereafurry,junglegym.Asortofnanny,BootsplayswiththesheltercatsattheArizonaHumaneSocietytopreparethemforbeingaroundotheranimalswhenthey’readopted.“WhenBootswalksin,hebecomesatoy,”saysLizTruitt,theshelter’scatwelfarespecialist.“Thekittenschasehistail,climbonhisback,andplayfullyattackhiscollar.”ButBootsisallbusiness—heremainscalmandletsthecatscometohimwhenthey’recomfortable.Two-noseddogSnufflesuseshisnoseasmostdogsdo-butthere’ssomethingtypicalabouthowhisnoselooks.“Hisnosehasasplit(裂口)inthemiddle,whichgiveshimanappearanceofhavinganextranose,”saysSarahGrahamoftheDogsTrustRehomingCentre,whereSnuffleslives.“Snuffleshaswhat’scalledacleft(裂開(kāi)的)nose,”saysveterinaryspecialistDaveSaylor.“Agrowthonthefrontofhisnosehaskeptthenostrilsseparate.It’sscarce.”Snuffles’specialnosecansmelljustaswellasotherdogs’noses,though.“He’sahappy,healthyanimalandwillmakeafantasticpet,”Grahamsays.1、WhatcanDumadoaccordingtothetext?A．Shecandrivetheboatindependently.B．Shecancontrolthespeedwhiledrivingtheboat.C．Shecanhelpherownerwiththeboat’sdirection.D．Shecanassistherownerinrescuingthedrowningpeople.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．BootsisatoydogB．BootssavedthekittensC．thekittensarehomelessD．thekittensoftenattackBoots3、WhatisspecialaboutSnuffles?A．Hehasnonostrils.B．Hehastwonoses.C．Hecan’tsmellwell.D．Hehasacleftnose.23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notstrongandhealthyundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-checkandlotsofrelativelyfixedsetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeasethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,stable,hand-heldandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgrids(格)theletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencecomputationalprocedureisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whowillbenefitfromthenewly-developedApp?A．ALSvictims.B．peoplewitheyedisabilities.C．smartphoneaddicts.D．technologyresearchers.2、WhatarenotthebasicelementsusedintheApp?A．Artificialintelligence.B．Asmartphone’scamera.C．User’seyemovements.D．Hand-writtenletters.3、Whatdidtheresearchersdotoimprovethecurrenteye-trackinginputsystems?A．Tochecktheeyesignalstwicetomakeitfixed.B．Tocreateastableandconvenienteye-gesturecommunicationsystem.C．Topointthesmartphoneatthespeaker.D．Tolookup,down,leftorright.24．（8分）Supermarketshopperswhobuylotsoffoodson"twoforone"dealsarefarmorelikelytobeobese(肥胖的),amajorstudysuggests.CancerResearchUKfoundthatthosewithhighestconsumptionofdiscountedfoodswereat50percentgreaterriskofobesity,comparedwiththosewithlowtake-upofsuchdeals.Thestudyofmorethan16,000householdsfoundalmostoneinthreefoodanddrinkitemsinUKsupermarketbasketswereboughtonpromotion.Andthediscountswerefarmorelikelytobeappliedtounhealthyfoods,withalmosthalfofallchocolate,crisps,popcorn,andsavourysnacksboughtonpromotion.Shopperswhosebasketscontainedbetween40and80percentofgoodsonspecialofferwere54percentmorelikelytobeobesethanthosewithamaximum20percentoffoodsonsuchdeals.Thosewithhighesttake-upofthedealsbought30percentlessfruit,andnearly25percentfewervegetablesthanthoseshunningthedeals.Thestudyfollowsagovernmentconsultationonproposalstoban"buyone,getonefree"dealsonunhealthyfoodsandsupermarket"guiltlanes"aspartofitschildhoodobesitystrategy.Oneinfivechildrenareoverweightorobesewhentheystartprimaryschool,risingtoaroundoneinthreewhentheyleave.Researchhasfoundthatobesityincreasestheriskof13differenttypesofcancerincludingbowelandbreastdisease.AlisonCox,directorofcancerpreventionatCancerResearchUK,said:"Thegovernment'sproposed9p.m.banonjunkfoodadsisastepforwardinfightingchildhoodobesity.Nowwewanttoseerestrictionsonpricepromotionsforunhealthyfoodanddrinkitems,aswellasthosestrategicallyplacedatcheckouts.Thiswillhelpfamiliestomakehealthierchoices."Thereisn'tonemagicfixfortheproblem,butgettingridoftheseencouragementstobuyunhealthyfoodiskeytochangingit."1、Whoarefarmorelikelytobeobese?A．ThosewhobuyfoodanddrinkitemsinUKsupermarkets.B．Peoplewhoprefer"buyone,getonefree"dealsonunhealthyfoods.C．Shopperswhosebasketscontainedamaximum20percentofdiscountedfoods.D．Householdswithlowtake-upofchocolate,crisps,popcorn,andsavourysnacks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"shunning"inParagraph4mean?A．Closing. B．Accepting. C．Avoiding. D．Negotiating.3、Tofightchildhoodobesity,thegovernmenthas.A．suggestedabanonunhealthyfoodadsataspecificperiodofthedayB．restrictedpricepromotionsforunhealthyfoodanddrinkitemsC．officiallypreventedjunkfoodfromsaleafter9p.m.D．helpedfamiliestomakehealthierchoices4、Whatmightbeasolutiontotheproblem?A．Changingpeople'sattitudestowardshealthydiet.B．Findingoutthereasonwhypeoplelikejunkfood.C．Removingwhatmakespeoplebuyunhealthyfood.D．Teachingconsumerstherightwayofpickingfood.25．（10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.第三部分語(yǔ)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）InmyprofessionallifeIamfortunatetohaveacquiredsomeskillsthatIfindIamabletouseeventhoughI’veretired．Lastweekwhileatchurchinthemorning，Imeta1thathadjustmovedtoourstate.Unfortunatelytheywererobbedshortlyaftertheir2．a(chǎn)ndhadthevaluablebelongingswithalltheir3papersstolen．Averykindpersonintheneighborhoodhad4themin，butthefamilyhadverylittle5，notransportation，andno6toenroll(注冊(cè))theirsoninschoolwithoutthepaperwork．Enrollingthatlittleboyinschool7tobethehighestpriorityforthefamily.Buttheschooldistrictwasplayinghardballwiththemwithno8forthem．Theyhadgonetothelibraryto9howtoreplacethispaperwork，buttheyfoundtheycouldnot10thefeestoreplacetheitemsquickly．Becauseofmybackgroundasa(n)11administratorandmycomputerskills，Iwasabletoresearchforthemonlinehowto12．theneededdocumentsatlowcostwithonlyaslightdelay．Iwasabletospeakwiththem13andpositivelyabouttheprocessandexplainthatwaitingthefew14dayswouldmakeverylittle15ingettingtheirlittleguyenrolledandattendingschoolagain．Theytoldmethey16mytakingthetimetositdownwiththemandhelpthemseethe“forestforthetrees”，fortheyhadfelt17withwhatinitiallyhadseemedtheimpossibilityoftheirsituation．Takingthetimeto18myskillsand“bepresent’’withthemhadtrulyhelpedthemregainsomeofthe19theyhadcometoourcitywithwhentheymoved—20abetter1ife．1、A．beggar B．boy C．family D．driver2、A．a(chǎn)rrival B．return C．flight D．change3、A．criminal B．important C．beneficial D．expensive4、A．forced B．hidden C．shown D．taken5、A．money B．energy C．position D．courage6、A．Plan B．a(chǎn)im C．way D．idea7、A．happened B．seemed C．intended D．preferred8、A．patience B．direction C．confidence D．sympathy9、A．practice B．research C．suggest D．realize10、A．a(chǎn)fford B．support C．manage D．desire11、A．politics B．education C．culture D．history12、A．invent B．protect C．design D．replace13、A．coldly B．shyly C．calmly D．wildly14、A．exact B．proper C．extra D．final15、A．sense B．difference C．room D．use16、A．disliked B．considered C．insisted D．a(chǎn)ppreciated17、A．surprised B．depressed C．excited D．a(chǎn)mused18、A．use B．pass C．take D．get19、A．spirit B．task C．hope D．sense20、A．puttingin B．making C．takingup D．lookingfor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）語(yǔ)法填空SammyArmstrongwasdrivingtohisofficewhenhe1．(notice)acarwasstuckonrailroadtracks.Thenheheardatrainwhistle.Sammythrewdownhissunglassesandkeysandrantowardthecar.2．elderlyman,JeanPapich，eighty-four，satinthedriver'sseat，3．(turn)thekeyandhittingthegas.Hiswife，Marion，seventy-eight,waslooking4．(nervous)athim.ThenSammywalked5．thecarandpusheditforward，buthisbootsslippedonthewarmasphalt(瀝青)．Hecouldseethetrainapproachingfast.Itmightbe6．(easy)topushthecarbackward,Sammythought.HeranaroundtothefronttothevehicleandshoutedatJean7．(put)thecarinneutral(空擋).Sammycouldfeelthegroundtremblingunderhisfeet.Heputhisbootsagainstthetrackandpushedforcefully.Finally，thecarrolledoffthetracks.WhenSammylookedup，thetrainwasjustacoupleof8．(foot)away.Sammy，shockedand9．(speech)，wentbacktoworkasthecrowdgatheredatthescene.Weekslater，MarioncalledtothankSammy.Heresponded，“Ijustdid10．Ihadtodo.”第四部分寫(xiě)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(yǔ)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)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(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)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(xiě)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1l處起）不計(jì)分。DearSir,Iamastudentfromthenearschool.HereIwanttoreporttheenvironmentalsituationforyou.Thereusedtomanygreentreesandallkindofflowersinourschoolalltheyearround.Theschoollookslikeabeautifulgardenandwehadacleanstudyingenvironment.Andeverythinghaschangedsinceyourchemicalfactorywasbuiltayearbefore.Everydayitproduceslotsofwastewaterandharmgases.Theterriblepollutionhasbeendonegreatharmtoourhealth.Weallexpectyoufactorycantakemeasurestostopthepollutionsoon.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是育才中學(xué)的學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華，受美國(guó)亞特蘭大ELCA高中(Eagle’sLandingChristianAcademy)學(xué)生會(huì)主席Peter邀請(qǐng)，計(jì)劃下個(gè)月帶領(lǐng)10位學(xué)生會(huì)成員赴該校進(jìn)行為期一周的交流，請(qǐng)你給對(duì)方寫(xiě)一封郵件咨詢相關(guān)準(zhǔn)備工作。內(nèi)容包括：1.感謝對(duì)方的邀請(qǐng)；2.詢問(wèn)相關(guān)事宜（最佳到達(dá)時(shí)間、具體日程安排、需要攜帶的物品）;3.期盼盡早得到答復(fù)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開(kāi)頭已給出。DearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、B4、D5、A6、C7、D8、B9、A10、A11、D12、A13、A14、C15、C16、B17、C18、C19、A20、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、A2、B3、A22、pointsDumawheretogowithhisfreehand.?C選項(xiàng)Shecanhelpherownerwiththeboat'sdirection.23、1、A2、D3、B24、1、B2、C3、A4、C25、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’s