2025屆湖南省長沙市長沙縣第九中學高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆湖南省長沙市長沙縣第九中學高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who2．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted3．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did4．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown5．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,6．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork7．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea8．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will9．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held10．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that11．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang12．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished13．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot14．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why15．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．as16．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what17．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof18．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome19．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit20．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never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）Withtechnologyenteringalmosteveryaspectofourlives,thedemandforcomputerprogrammerscanonlyincrease.Totraintheworkforceofthefuture,companiesaroundtheworldarewildlydevelopingcomputinglanguagestointroducechildrentotheappealingworldofprogrammingbothinandoutofschool.Theonlydrawbackisthattolearnorobservetheresultsoftheirprogrammingefforts,childrenhavetobeabletosee.Asaresult,kidswithlimitedornovision(視覺)arepreventedfromparticipatinginthisexcitingtrend.Tochangethat,researchersatMicrosoft’sCambridge,UKLabhavedevelopedanewphysicalprogramminglanguagethatcanbelearnedbyallchildren.ProjectTorinoallowsvisuallydamagedkidsaged7to11tocreatecode(編碼)thatplaysmusic,stories,orpoetrybyconnectingphysicalpods(檢測裝置)together.Oncedone,anaccompanyingappchangesthephysicalcodeintodigitalcode.Thesmartsystemcoversallthemajorconceptsandisreadytoadapttotheneedsofeachstudentandsetchallengesbasedontheindividual’sskill.Mostimportantly,itprovidesinstantfeedback,enablingeducatorstoassessstudents’progressandprovideassistanceasneeded.TheMicrosoftteamiscurrentlydevelopingthesystemfurther.Amongthechangesisaddingcolortothepreviouslyall-whitepodsbecauseithelpschildrenwithlimitedvisiontolearnbetter.Thesizeofthepodsisalsobeingincreasedsincekidsworkinginpairsweremoreengagedwhentheycouldbothphysicallyholdthepodsandtouchhands.Theprogramwillbeexpandedto100elementaryschoolchildrenintheUKthisfall,and,onceperfected,tokidsacrosstheworld.Whilethesystemwascreatedwithvisuallydamagedchildreninmind,CecilyMorrison,oneoftheresearchersworkingontheproject,hopesthatitwillappealtoeveryone.1、Whydocompaniesintroducechildrentotheprogrammingworld?A．Tosatisfychildren’scuriosity.B．Todevelopchildren’spotential.C．Tofosterthefutureprogrammers.D．Tomakechildrenmorecompetitive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”probablyreferto?A．Theexcitingtrend.B．Thedrawback.C．Limitedandpoorsight.D．Aphysicallanguage.3、Whatistheadvantageofthenewsmartsystem?A．Itcanhelpjudgechildren’sprogress.B．Itbasesthechallengesonkids’vision.C．Childrenwithpoorsightcanseethecode.D．Itgiveschildrenguidanceandinstructions.4、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4?A．Thesizeofthepods.B．Thecolorofthepods.C．TheMicrosoftteam’shardwork.D．Theimprovementtothenewsystem.22．（8分）Educationisnotabystanderssport.Numerousresearchershaveshownthatwhenstudentsparticipateinclassroomdiscussiontheyholdmorepositiveattitudestowardschool,andthatpositiveattitudespromotelearning.ItisnocoincidencethatgirlsaremorepassiveintheclassroomdiscussionandscorelowerthanboysonSATs.Wefoundthatatallgradelevelsinallcommunitiesandinallsubjectareasboyscontrolledclassroomcommunication.Theyparticipatedinmoreinteractionsthangirlsdid,andtheirparticipationbecamegreaterastheyearwenton.Ourresearchcontradictedthetraditionalassumptionthatgirlscontrolclassroomcommunicationinreadingwhileboysinmath.WefoundthatwhetherthesubjectwaslanguageartsandEnglishormathandscience,boysgotmorethantheirfairshareofteacherattention.Thatteacherstalkmoretomalestudentsissimplybecauseboysaremoreaggressiveingrabbingtheirattentionbycallingoutanswerstotheteachers’questionsfirst.Whilegirlssitpatientlywiththeirhandsraisedorkeepsilent.PsychologistLisaSerbinandK.DanielO’Leary,thenatthestateuniversityofNewYorkatstonybrookstudiedclassroominteractionatpreschoollevelandfoundthatteachersgaveboysmoreattention,praisedthemmoreoftenandwereatleasttwiceaslikelytohaveextendedconversationswiththem.Yearsofexperiencehaveshownthatthebestwaytolearnsomethingistodoityourself.Itisalsoimportanttogivestudentsspecificanddirectfeedbackaboutthequalityoftheirworkandanswers.Teachersbehavedifferentlydependingonwhetherboysorgirlsareactivetoprovideanswersduringdiscussions.Duringclassroomdiscussion,teachersinourstudyreactedtoboysanswerswithpowerful,preciseandeffectiveresponses,whiletheyoftengavegirlsmildandunclearreactionsbecauseoftheirsilence.Toooften,girlsremaininthedarkaboutthequalityoftheiranswers.Activestudentsreceivingprecisefeedbackaremorelikelytoachieveacademically.Andtheyaremorelikelytobeboys.Thiskindofcommunicationgameisplayedatwork,aswellasatschool.Asreportedinnumerousstudies,itgoeslikethis.※Menspeakmoreoftenandfrequentlyinterruptwomen.※Listenersrecallmorefrommalespeakersthanfromfemalespeakers,evenwhenbothuseasimilarspeakingstyleandcoverthesamecontent.※Womenparticipatelessactivelyinconversation.Theydomoresmilingandgazing,andtheyaremoreoftenthepassivebystandersinprofessionalandsocialconversationsamongpeers.※Womenoftentheirownstatementsintounsurecomments.Thisisaccomplishedbyusingqualifiersandbyaddingtagquestion.Theseuncertainpatternsweakenimpactandsignalalackofpowerandinfluence.Onlywhengirlsareactiveandtreatedequallyintheclassroomwilltheybemorelikelytoachieveequalityintheworkplace.1、Whatdoestheauthorsmeanwhentheysay“Educationisnotabystanderssport.”?A．Bothboysandgirlsshoulddomoresports.B．Thegirlstudentsshouldbetheaudiencetowatchtheboystudents’discussions.C．Theboystudentsshouldnotbetooactiveintheclassroomdiscussions.D．Bothboyandgirlstudentsshouldtakeanactivepartintheclassroomdiscussions.2、WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A．Girls’scoresarelowerthanboysonSATs.B．Girlscontrolclassroomdiscussioninreadingwhileboysinmaths.C．Boyscontrolclassroomdiscussioninbothreadingandmaths.D．Boysaremoreconfidentincallingoutanswerstocatchingtheteachers’attention.3、Thefactorsthatcontributetothestudents’effectivelearningarethefollowingexcept__________A．Thestudentscantakeanactivepartintheclassroomdiscussion.B．Thestudentsdoitthemselves.C．Teacherscangivestudentsspecificanddirectfeedbackthequalityoftheirworkandanswers.D．Studentstransformtheirownstatementsintouncertaincomments.23．（8分）TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．Heisworried24．（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．persuade3、Whatarethestudentssupposedtodowiththehousestheyfind?A．Rentthehousesfortheirvacation.B．Liveinthehousesforawhile.C．Writeanintroductiontothehouses.D．Chooseandbuyonefortheirteacher.4、WhatdoWestervelt’swordsinthelastparagraphmean?A．Mostschoolactivitiesarenotenjoyable.B．Studentsshouldberealisticaboutstudy.C．Out-of-schoolactivitiesareveryimportant.D．Learningshouldbecombinedwithinterest.25．（10分）Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增進）happiness，accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime，frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿）totakinganUberinsteadofabus.Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase，’’saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40，onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason，’’saidWhillans，isthatwe'reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcing(外包）thattask，”saidWhillans，uoryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’1、IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants.A．weredividedintotwogroupsB．weregiven$40everytwoweeksC．wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighborJskidD．wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?A．Payingmuchforaconcertticket.B．Takingaregularbustogettowork.C．Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.D．Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.3、Whenitcomestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”，.A．nopeoplewouldliketodoitB．asmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitC．morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenD．mostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife4、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A．Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.B．Thefeelingofspending’moneyongoods.C．Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D．Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.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）IwaswalkingaroundinaBigBazarstoredoinga1,whenIsawa

Cashiertalkingtoaboy.TheCashiersaid,“I’msorry,butyoudon’thaveenough2tobuythisdoll.”Thenthelittleboy3meandasked,“Uncle,areyousureIdon’thaveenoughmoney?”Icountedhiscashand4,“youdon’t,mydear.”Thelittleboywasstill5thedollinhishand.Finally,Iwalked6himandIaskedhimwhohewishedtogivethisdollto.“Iwantedto7mysisterforherBirthday.Ihavetogivethedolltomymommy8shecangiveittomysisterwhenshegoesthere.”Hiseyeswereso9whilesayingthis.“MySisterhas10.DaddysaysMommyisgoingtoseeGodtoo,soI11thatshecouldtakethedollwithhertogiveittomysister.”Thenhe12againatthedoll,veryquietly.Iquicklyreachedformy13andsaid.“Supposewe14again,justincaseyoudohaveenoughmoneyforthedoll?”Henodded.I15someofmymoneytohis,withouthimseeingandwestartedto16it.Therewasenoughforthedollandevensome17money.Helookedatmeandsaid,“Iaskedlastnightfor18tomakesureIhadenoughmoney.He19me!Ialsowantedtohaveenoughmoneytobuyawhiteroseformymommy,butIdidn’t20toaskGodfortoomuch.ButHegavemeenoughtobuythedollandawhiterose.Mymommyloveswhiteroses.”1、A．hidingB．washingC．cookingD．shopping2、A．moneyB．currencyC．treasureD．wealth3、A．turnedoffB．turneddownC．turnedtoD．turnedover4、A．askedB．wentC．reviewedD．replied5、A．owningB．supportingC．holdingD．saving6、A．towardB．awayC．inD．out7、A．buyB．makeC．giftD．donate8、A．suchthatB．sothatC．somanyD．sofar9、A．sadB．happyC．thrilledD．satisfied10、A．missedB．enjoyedC．sleptD．gone11、A．thoughtB．suggestedC．insistedD．predicted12、A．heardB．lookedC．recalledD．found13、A．bagB．homeC．walletD．car14、A．witnessB．checkC．knowD．forgive15、A．savedB．borrowedC．keptD．added16、A．countB．cookC．shareD．work17、A．freshB．fakeC．spareD．broken18、A．dadB．myselfC．mumD．God19、A．smiledB．heardC．noticedD．discussed20、A．likeB．dareC．bearD．have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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Supposeyoubrokeacuporabowlbyaccident,1．wouldyoudealwiththebrokenpieces?Oneday,Alice2．(wash)disheswhenshebrokeabeautifulplatecarelessly．3．(hear)thesound,herfatherranoutofthestudyatoncetoseeifhisdaughterwashurt.Tohis4．(relieve),shewasfine,sothefathercomfortedherandtoldherjusttothrowthebrokenpiecesdirectlyintothedustbin.However,Alicesaidnothing.Shepickedupthepiecesontheflooronebyone.Sheevenlookedeverywheretomakesuretherewerenopieces5．(leave)．ThenAliceaskedherfatherforsomeoldnewspapersandaplasticbag.Thefatherfelt6．(confuse).Hewonderedwhatshewasgoingtodo.AfterAlice7．(wrap)thebrokenpieceswithnewspapers,shethenputthemintotheplasticbag,togetherwithacard8．(say)“Danger!Brokenplate！”Finally,sheplacedtheplasticbagintothedustbin.Notuntilthendidthefatherrealizehow9．(consider)hisdaughterwas.Helearnedalessonfromher.Ifeveryoneintheworld10．(show)thoughtfulconcernforothers,wecouldmakeareallybigdifference!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，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅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(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。DearJohn,Thankyouforyourinvitationtodinneratyourhometomorrowevening、Unfortunately,itismuchtomyregretwhichIcannotjoininyouandyourfamily、Iwillbefulloccupiedwithanimportantexamcomethedayaftertomorrow、Ifeltterriblysorryformissingthechanceofsoahappyget-together、Ihopethatallofyouenjoyingagoodtime、IsitpossibleforyouandItohaveaprivatemeetingafterward?Ifso,pleasedon’thesitatetotellmeyourpreferabledates、Iameagerforapleasantchataboutyou、Pleaseallowmesaysorryagain、Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，自制了一些中國結（Chineseknot）。現在你準備給開網店的美國朋友Tom寫封信，請他代賣。要點包括：1.外觀（尺寸、顏色、材料）；2.象征意義；3.價格。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、A5、C6、B7、B8、D9、A10、D11、A12、C13、C14、C15、A16、B17、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、B3、A4、D22、1、D2、B3、D23、1、B2、C3、A24、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“muchmo