2023届福州第三中学高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析2

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease2．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof3．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom4．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could5．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would6．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest7．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be8．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when9．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at10．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied11．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar12．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which13．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted14．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone15．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish16．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto17．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught18．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill19．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen20．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）ParkingInformationThereisamixofpaidandfreeparkingonGranvilleIsland.Belowyouwillfindallrelevantinformationtoparkingandtrafficmanagement.FREEPARKINGSTALLS（停车位）FreeparkingthroughoutGranvilleIslandforallmotorizedvehiclesisintendedforvisitorsonly.Freeparkingstallsareavailableandvehiclesarelimitedtooccupyonestall,onceperday,andwithinthemaximumpostedtimelimit.Whenthepostedtimelimitisreachedyoumoveyourvehicle,orshouldyourequireadditionalparkingduringthesameday,yourvehiclemustbeparkedinapayparkingstall.FreeParkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.Onceyourvehicleisparked,youarenotpermittedtomovetoanotherfreestallonGranvilleIslandatanyothertimethroughouttheday.Youmaymovetoanyofthepaystalls.PAIDPARKINGSTALLSPayparkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.DailyParkingTheDailyPassisvalidfor24hoursfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOID（无效）ifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.WeeklyParkingTheWeeklyPassisvalidfor7daysfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOIDifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.MonthlyParkingMonthlyparkingislimitedandavailableonafirstcomefirstservebasisandsoldstartingonthetwenty-sixth(26)ofeverymonth.MonthlyParkingPassesareavailableattheGranvilleIslandAdministrationOfficefrom8:30am-5:00pm.Amonthlyparkingpassallowsavehicletobeparkedinanappointedparkingstallonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.Lostmonthlypassescannotbereplaced.1、VisitorstoGranvilleIslandcan.A．parktheircarsforfreeaslongastheywishB．movetheircarstodifferentfreestallsC．paytheparkingwhenthetimelimitisreachedD．usethesamefreestallformanytimes2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenotice?A．paidparkingpassisvalidonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.B．CarswiththeDailyParkingPasscanbeparkedinafreestall.C．OnecanbuytheMonthlyParkingPassonanydayofthemonth.D．OnecanapplyforanewMonthlyParkingPassifitislost.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．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.23．（8分）NepalisoneofthepoorestcountriesonglobesovolunteersgeteveryreasontovolunteerinNepal.ThepeopleofNepalarewelcoming,warmandfriendly,thelandscapesherearebeautiful,andsincethecountryfinancialsituationisnotsowellthusweoperatefromgrassrootscommunityleveltoimprovethesituation.NepalisalsoconsideredtobeoneofthesafestvolunteeringdestinationsinAsia.WenevereverhadanymisbehavingactivityinNepalwithourvolunteers.TravelingacrossNepalisalsoveryeasyandourprogramsarebasedinthecapitalcityKathmandu.Nepalisblessedwithamazinglydiverselandscapes.Fromthehighestmountainintheworld,youcanreachalmostuptosealevelinjust10kilometers.VolunteeringSolutionsoffersvolunteeringopportunityin5differentprogramchoicesinKathmandu,Nepal,namely:Language&OrientationWeek(迎新周);SummerVolunteerProgram,Kathmandu;Healthcare/MedicalProgram;TeachingEnglishProgram;OrphanageProgram.Ourprogramisopenallyeararoundsowereceivequitealotnumberofvolunteersthroughoutthewholeyearfromallovertheglobe.OurmainvolunteersarcfromAmerica,UnitedKingdom,Australia,Europeancountries.Consideringitisoneofthesafestprogramlocations,weevenallow17-years-oldtovolunteerinourprogram.LanguageandOrientationWeekofferstheopportunitytolearnabouttheNepalesecultureandhistoryalongwithlocalNepaleselanguagewhichisveryfamousamongvolunteersasitisalwaysgoodtolearnmoreaboutthecountrywhereyouwouldbestartingyourworksoon.OrientationweekalsotakesyoutodifferentbeautifultripsonweekendssuchasMonkeyTempleandBhaktapurDurbarSquare.VolunteeringSolutionsoffersoneofthemostaffordableprogramchoicesworldwidewithbestvalueformoney.Weprovideaccommodationwiththelocalhostfamilyalongwith3timesmealsasyoutendtoseehowlocalpeopleinNepalspendtheirlifeondailybasis.SobeapartofourexcitingprogramsinNepaltoday.1、WhatarevolunteersexpectedtodotohelpNepal?A．Offerfinancialsupport.B．Startfromthebasicaid.C．TeachNepalesepeoplescience.D．Setupschoolsandhospitalsthere.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Nepalisthesafestcountryintheworld.B．PeoplecanreachthehighestpeakfromNepal.C．VolunteershaveevermetmisbehavingactivitiesinNepal.D．ThenaturalfeaturesofNepal’slandarequitesimilar.3、WhatshouldvolunteersdofirstinNepal?A．GetacquaintedwithNepalesecircumstances.B．Visitthemostfamousattractions.C．Meettheleadersofcommunities.D．Collectthedataoflocalresidents.4、Whatisvolunteers’aimtoliveinlocalhostfamily?A．Tokeepthemselvessafe.B．Toreducethecostofvolunteering.C．Toofferbettervolunteeringwork.D．Toknowaboutlocalpeople’slife.24．（8分）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTide---MakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood25．（10分）Isatwithmyfriendinawell-knowncoffeeshopinaneighboringtownofVenice.Asweenjoyedourcoffee,amancalledthewaiterandplacedhisorder,“Twocupsofcoffee,oneonthewall.”Wegotinterestedandobservedthathewasservedwithonecupofcoffeebuthepaidfortwo.Assoonasheleft,thewaiterattachedapieceofpapertothewallsaying“ACupofCoffee.”Similaroccasionstookplacetwicewhilewewerethere.Itseemedthatthisgesturewasquitenormalatthisplace.However,itwassomethinguniqueandconfusingforus.Afterafewdays,whenweagainenjoyedcoffeethere,amanentered.Thewaythismanwasdresseddidnotmatchthestandardortheatmosphereofthiscoffeeshop.Povertywasevidentfromhislooks.Asheseatedhimself,helookedatthewallandsaid,“Onecupofcoffeefromthewall.”Thewaiterservedcoffeetothismanwithrespectanddignity.Themanhadhiscoffeeandleftwithoutpaying.Wewereamazedtowatchallthiswhenthewaitertookoffapieceofpaperfromthewallandthrewitinthedustbin.Nowitwasnosurpriseforus;thematterwasveryclear.Thegreatrespectfortheneedyshownbypeopleinthistownmovedustotears.Coffeeisnotanecessity.However,thepointisthatwhenwetakepleasureinanyblessing,maybewealsoneedtothinkaboutthosepeoplewhoalsoappreciatethatspecificblessingbutcannotafford.Notethewaiter,whogetsthecommunicationgoingbetweentheaffordingandtheneedywithasmileonhisface.Thinkaboutthemaninneed:heentersthecoffeeshopwithouthavingtolowerhisself-dignity;hehasafreecupofcoffeewithoutaskingorknowingaboutwhohasgiventhiscupofcoffeetohim;heonlylookedatthewall,placedanorderforhimself,enjoyedhiscoffeeandleft.Besides,weneedtoremembertheroleplayedbythewallthatreflectsthegenerosityandcareofpeopleinthistown.1、Whatmadetheauthorinterestedaswellasconfused?A．Thewaiter’smakingnormalgestures.B．Customers’buyingcoffeefortheneedy.C．Thewaiter’sattachingcoffeeordersonthewall.D．Customers’payingforcoffeeandhavingitputonthewall.2、Theauthorthoughtthemaninneedwas______.A．notproperlydressedB．obviouslypoorC．notrighttoleavewithoutpayingD．strangetoordercoffeefromthewall3、Intheauthor’sopinion,coffeeis_____.A．necessaryinourlifeB．respectshownfortheneedyC．ablessingtosomeonewhocan’taffordD．ablessingeveryoneshouldhave4、Thepassageismainlyconcernedabout______.A．learningfromthewaiterB．buyingcoffeeforothersC．caringmoreaboutthepeopleinneedD．analyzingthecharactersinthecoffeeshop第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Ialwaysknewmyfatherwasgoodatbasketball.Growingup.Ispentmany1withmyfatheronoutdoorbasketballcourts,2nighthidtheballfromoureyes.Despitemyfather'spatient3,basketballnevercatchesmyimagination.4,volleyballandreadingdid,andIhaverecordsofmyown5.Somearestatistics;somephotographs.MymothertookaphotowhenIwasso6afteratournamentthatIfellasleeponaplateofspaghetti.Anotherisamemoryofmydad7mefromahookandsaying.“Dinnertime.”WhenIsaid,"Already?"helaughedso8thattearsrolleddownhischeeks.Ihadbeen9foreighthours.Thisishoweverythingisdone,Ihaverealized,whilewatchingmycladnailthousandsofjumpshots.Ifyouwanttobe10inyourfield,youputinthetime.You11andsweatwhenmostotherpeopledon't.Now,asanEnglish12,Iknowmoreabouthowpeople13.Duringthesemester.Ialwaysletmystudentswriteforonehour.MostdaysIwitnessthechangefromdistractionto14asjoyoccupiestheirminds.I15specificaccomplishments—theonestowhichthey16manyhours.Itoldthestudentsurprisedbywinningthelocallibrary'sfictioncontest,"Yourhardwork17."Prideinachievement.Joyineffort.Myfather18themonthebasketballcourtandthentaughtthemtome.SoIbelievein19andhardwork.AndIbelieveinthe20pursuit（追求）ofexcellence.1、A．morningsB．eveningsC．weeksD．years2、A．untilB．whenC．beforeD．after3、A．requestB．effortC．encouragementD．comfort4、A．OtherwiseB．ThereforeC．MoreoverD．However5、A．embarrassmentB．growthC．achievementsD．sports6、A．excitedB．discouragedC．satisfiedD．tired7、A．shakingB．preventingC．savingD．protecting8、A．freelyB．loudlyC．hardD．long9、A．sleepingB．readingC．playingD．writing10、A．enthusiasticB．responsibleC．outstandingD．talented11、A．struggleB．sufferC．surviveD．shrink12、A．beginnerB．loverC．professorD．writer13、A．shootB．succeedC．competeD．teach14、A．concentrationB．intentionC．substitutionD．option15、A．realizeB．shareC．excuseD．praise16、A．devotedB．killedC．wastedD．gained17、A．wentoffB．wentupC．paidoffD．paidup18、A．spreadB．appliedC．createdD．learned19、A．confidenceB．practiceC．faithD．strength20、A．selflessB．attemptedC．aimlessD．determined第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）ClassicalChinesegardendesignaimstocreateanaturallandscapeonasmallscaleandemphasizetheperfectharmonybetweenmanandnature.AChinesegarden1．(be)likeascroll（卷轴）painting,2．(show)aseriesofcarefullycomposedscenes.Newviewsarerevealedasonewalksalongthepathways.Inthegardens,3．mostfrequentlymeetstheeyeiswindingpathsthatseeminglyleadtonowhere.There,apathseemstoend,butallof4．sudden,anewworldisrolledoutbeforeyou:pavilions（亭子）,rockformations,springwaters—allcombinedtoprovideapleasantsurprise!Atthe5．(enter)toaChinesegarden,thereisusuallyahugestoneorwall6．(use)toscreenyourviewsoastolaterproduceunimaginabledelightwhenyouturnaroundthewall.AChinesegardenmayhavewindowsonall7．(it)fourwalls.Anditis8．(interest)that,throughthewindows,visitorsmayseedifferentviewsatdifferentangles,andthusthecompositionofthegardenbecomesenlarged.AChinesegardeniswherecultureisbothcreatedandenjoyed.Allplantsmarktheshiftofthe9．(season).Similarly,water,asymboloftheever-changing,10．rocks,asymboloftheeternal（水恒的）,createaharmoniousbalanceofnature'syinandyang.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying"Wastenot，wantnot"．Noneofus，therefore，cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives．Anykindofwastewasthoughtless，whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents，ourowntime，ourlimitednaturalresource，ourmoney，orotherpeople'stime．Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful．Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference．It'sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble．Byfocusingonoil，water，paper，foodorclothing，weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste．Wemustkeepremindingusthatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit．Actually，severedamagedonetoourlandisfairrecentinthehistoryofourevolution．It'stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren'schildrenwillabletodevelopwell．113第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，最近，你校学生会准备举办一场主题为“国学经典”的读书交流会。你得知美国交换生Bob对此很感兴趣。现请你代表学生会给他写一封英文邮件，介绍并邀请他参加。邮件包括以下内容：1.时间：星期四下午3:00;2.地点：报告厅（lecturehall)；3.内容：阅读经典名著，交流读书体会等。注意:1.词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearBob,I’mgladthatyou'reinterestedinthereadingseminartobeheldinourschool.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、C5、A6、A7、A8、D9、A10、C11、A12、B13、A14、C15、B16、C17、D18、C19、D20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、A22、Google’sdatacentresandtheofficesforits60,000staffwillbepoweredentirelybyrenewableenergyfromnextyear,inwhatthecompanyhascalleda“landmarkmoment”.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’tposi