江苏溧阳市溧阳中学高三最后一模新高考英语试题及答案解析

江苏溧阳市（溧阳中学高三最后一模新高考英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought2．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/3．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would4．Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling5．Weallagreethatitisgoodtohelpthoseinneed,butwhen______comestogivingawayourmoney,thingsbecomestrange.A．that B．this C．it D．one6．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how7．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed8．Ifyouseethingsinanegativelight,youwillfindfaultseverywhereandproblemswheretherearereally________．A．noneB．someC．manyD．nothing9．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover10．—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．arbitrary B．artificialC．compulsory D．conventional11．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize12．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads13．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went14．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup15．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth16．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．aroseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated17．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated18．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what19．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should20．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when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）TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeedbreakers（减速带）onmajorhighwaysandroads,inordertocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving,andfinallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer."Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofspeedbreakers,"India'stransportministerNitinGadkariwrote.Theopticalillusions(视觉错觉)aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlier,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeasafetyhazardforhigh-speedvehicles.Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,000peoplearekilledbyroadaccidents.TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,amotherandherdaughter,bothartists,havepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonthsof2016.Theartistssaytheirmottois"toincreasetheattentionofdrivers",andthattheconcepthasbeensuccessfullytestedinaccident-pronezonesonahighway.However,criticsarguethatoncedriversknowthatthesespeedbreakersarevisualillusions,theymayignorethem.OthersalsopointoutthatIndia'sdecisiondoesnotconsiderthesafetyofalargenumberofpedestrians.Intheend,thenewpolicymaybejustonesteptowardsimprovingroadsafety.1、Whyare3Dpaintingsusedonmainhighwaysandroads?A．Tomakethesurroundingsmorebeautiful.B．Toattracttheattentionoftourists.C．Toreducetherateoftrafficaccidents.D．Toshowtheadvancedtechnology.2、Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosesttothemeaningof“hazard”inparagraph2?A．ReminderB．ThreatC．RegulationD．Theory3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3and4?A．TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakersiscontroversialinIndia.B．PhiladelphiaisthesecondplacetousevirtualspeedbreakersintheUS.C．TheideatestedinAhmedabadrecentlyhasbeenafailure.D．Thenewpolicyof3Dzebracrossingsmustbecarriedout.4、Whatdoweknowabout3Dzebracrossingsfromthetext?A．Theycanimmediatelylowerthedeathrate.B．TheyhavebeenwidelyusedinIndiasofar.C．Theyaredesignedtoincreasedrivers’attention.D．Theyarewelcomedbybothdriversandpedestrians.22．（8分）Recentlythesewerline(污水管道)underourhousedidn’twork.Myfirstresponsewastocallarepairman.madethecall,expectingthemanattheotherendofthelinetocomplainaboutsuchanawfuljob.Instead,hesimplyasked,“Theaddress?”AnhourlaterStevearrivedinhistruck.HelookedexactlyasIhadimaginedhemight:broadandbearlike,inwell-wornclothing.“Canyoufixit?”Iaskedwithamixtureofdoubtandhope.Stevelookedatmeasifrespondingtomylackoffaith.Withacheerfulshrugthatsuggestedmycrisiswasallinaday’sworkforhim,hesaid,“Sure.”Afterashortwhile,Stevetoldmethathehadtogetatoolandtearupthestreettothemainsewerline.Hewouldfirsthavetogetpermissionfromthetown.Iregisteredappropriatepanic.“Howlongwillallthistake?”Again,ashrug.“Ishouldhaveitdonebyevening.”Ididnotwanttowatchthediggingofmypropertyunfoldandwentintotowntovisitsomefiends.Ifeltsomewhatguiltyupondrivingoffinmycleanvehicle,leavingStevetosuchadisagreeabletask.Finally,whenIwenthome,asweetersightIneversaw;aperiodofnewlypavedstreetandallwastidyandrelativelydry.Ineedtosay,inmyowndefense,thatIamnotaweakfatheroftwochildren.I’vetraveledallovertheworld,servedintheUnitedStatesNavyandearnedaPhD．Butthebrokensewerlinewasmylimit.ThenIthoughtaboutSteve.Big,rough,andhowpeoplemightjudgehim,ifnotforhisappearancethenforhiswork.AndIwastakenbytheveryideathat,nomatterwhatcrisisoccurs,thereissomebody,somewhere,whohastheappropriatetoolsandsettlesit.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSteve?A．Hewearsneatandnewclothes.B．Heisquiteconfidentofhisskills.C．Healwayscomplainsabouthisjob.D．Hehesitatestoaccepttherepairwork.2、WhatdidStevethinkoftheauthor’scrisis?A．It’sagreatchallenge.B．It’sbeyondhisability.C．It’sapartofhisroutine.D．It’snoneofhisbusiness.3、Whydidtheauthorleavehomeduringtherepairs?A．Helikedtotakehistimeridingoutside.B．Hedrovetoturntohisfriendsforhelp.C．Hewasafraidofbeinglookeddownupon.D．Hewasunwillingtofacetheembarrassingsituation.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Actionspeakslouderthanwords.B．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C．Everyprofessionproducesitstopexperts.D．Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst.23．（8分）NeverTalktoStrangers?“Nevertalktostrangers.”Manychildrenaretaughtthissimpleruleasaprecautionagainstabduction(诱拐).InJune,2005,an11-year-oldboywaslostintheUtahwildernessforfourdays.Duringthattime,hestayedonthepath.Hesawpeoplesearchingforhimbutdeliberatelyhidfromthem,afraidsomeonemight“steal”him.Eventually,theunfortunategameofhide-and-seekendedandhewasfound.AccordingtotheCanadaSafetyCouncil,thisalarmingincidentshowshowunwiseitistoinstill(灌输)afearofstrangersinchildren.The“strangerdanger”messagecanpreventchildrenfromdevelopingthesocialskillsandjudgmentneededtodealeffectivelywithreal-lifesituations.Inadifficultsituation,astrangercouldbetheirlifelinetosafety.Tohaveachildgomissingisaparent’sworstnightmare.Thethreatofabductionbyastrangerisminimalwhencomparedwithotherpossiblereasonsforadisappearance.In2004,therewere67,266missing-childrencasesinCanada.Only31involvedabduction;inmostofthosecasestheabductorwasarelative,friend,orpersonknowntothefamily.Therewere671casesofchildrenwanderingoff,and332casesofabductionsbyaparent.Almost80percentofallcaseswererunaways.Thesestatisticscastdoubtontheideathatchildrenshouldnevertalktostrangers.Wanderingoffismorecommon—butalostchildmayhavetocalluponastrangerforhelp,andmustdeveloptheabilitytojudgewhatkindofpeopletoapproach.The“nevertalktostrangers”ruledoesnotprotectchildreninthesituationstheyaremostlikelytoface.Ontopofthis,itcanbeconfusing.Adultsdonotmodelthebehavior;theyoftentalktostrangers.Achildmaynotknowhowtotellwhoisastranger,andwhoisnot.Foryoungchildren,nothingreplacesclosesupervision(监管).Pre-schoolersdonotunderstandriskandtendtoactwithoutthinking.Childrenneedtodevelophabitsandattitudesthatwillprotectthemfromtherealthreatsanddangerstheymayface.TheCanadaSafetyCouncilencouragesparentstogivetheirchildrenage-appropriatepositivemessagesaboutsafety,bearinginmindhowyoungstersmayunderstandtheirworld.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthe11-year-oldboy?A．Hepracticedthe“nevertalktostrangers”rule.B．Hehidfromtherescuerstoavoidpossibleabduction.C．Heeventuallyshowedupwhenhishide-andseekgameended.D．Hestayedwherehewas,expectingthecomingoffamiliarpeople.2、Amongthepossiblereasonsforthemissing-childrencasesinCanada,whichoneisthemostfrequent?A．Beingabductedbyaparent. B．Runningaway.C．Beingabductedbystrangers. D．Wanderingoff.3、The“nevertalktostrangers”ruleisconfusingtochildrenbecause___________.A．afriendlyandattractivepersonmaybedangerousB．adultsdonotactupontheruleandstrangersarehardtotellC．theruledoesnotprotectchildreninthesituationofabductingD．alostchildmayhavedifficultyincommunicatingwithastranger4、Whichwouldtheauthoragreewithaboutthe“nevertalktostrangers”rule?A．Itisnotwellrecognizedbyparents.B．Itispracticalasasafetytipindailylife.C．Itiseasyenoughforchildrentofollow.D．Itisnoteffectiveinkeepingkidssafe.24．（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）ThereisanoldChineseproverbthatstates“Onegenerationplantsthetrees;anothergetstheshade,”andthisishowitshouldbewithmothersanddaughters.Therelationshipbetweenamotherandadaughterissometimesconfusing.Therelationshipcanbesimilartofriendship.However,themotheranddaughterrelationshiphasuniquecharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromafriendship.Thesecharacteristicsincludeahierarchy(等级)ofresponsibilitiesandunconditionallove,whichprecludemothersanddaughtersfrombeingbestfriends.Marina,27yearsold,said,“Ilovespendingtimewithmymom,butIwouldn’tconsiderhermybestfriend.Bestfriendsdon’tpayforyourwedding.Bestfriendsdon’tremindyouhowtheycarriedyouintheirbodyandgaveyoulife!Bestfriend:don’ttellyouhowwisetheyarebecausetheyhavebeenaliveatleast20yearslongerthanyou.”Thisdoesn’tmeanthatthemotheranddaughterrelationshipcan’tbeverycloseandsatisfying.Whilesomeadultrelationshipsarestilltroubled,manyfindthemtobeextremelyrewarding.Thisgenerationofmothersandadultdaughtershasalotincommon,whichincreasesthelikelihoodofsharedcompanionship.Mothersanddaughtershavealwayssharedthecommonexperienceofbeinghomemakers,responsibleformaintainingandpassingonfamilyvaluesandtraditions.Todaycontemporarymothersanddaughtersalsosharetheexperienceoftheworkforceandtechnology,whichmaybringthemevenclosertogether.Bestfriendsmayormaynotcontinuetobebestfriends,butforbetterorworse,themotheranddaughterrelationshipispermanent,evenifforsomeunfortunatereasontheyaren’tspeaking.Themotherandchildrelationshipiscloserthananyother.Thereisnotanequalrelationship.Daughtersshouldnotfeelresponsiblefortheirmother’semotionalwell-being.Itisn’tthattheydon’tcaredeeplyabouttheirmothers.It’sjustthattheyshouldn’tbeburdenedwiththeirmother’swell-being.Themotheranddaughterrelationshipisarelationshipthatisnotreplaceablebyanyother.Mothersneverstopbeingmothers,whichincludesfrequentlywantingtoprotecttheirdaughtersandoftenfeelingresponsiblefortheirhappiness.Mothersalways“trump(胜过)”friends.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preclude”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Differ. B．Prevent.C．Benefit. D．Change.2、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Themotheranddaughterrelationshipcanbereplacedbyabestfriend.B．Amother’slovebringsherandherdaughteraclosefriendship.C．Themotheranddaughterrelationshipgoesbeyondbestfriends’friendship.D．Marinahasatroubledrelationshipwithhermother.3、Howdoestheauthormainlyprovehisstatements?A．Bylistingdata. B．Bygivingexplanations.C．Byquotingsayings. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtoBeaGoodMotherandDaughter?B．WhoIsaMother’sBestFriend?C．MothersorFriends?D．CanaMotherBeaDaughter’sBestFriend?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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Carmen’smotherMariahadjustsurvivedaseriousheartattack.Butwithoutahearttransplant(移植)herlifewasinconstant1Boththemotheranddaughterknewthatthechanceswereverysmall:findingadonorheartthat2Maria’sbloodtypecouldtakeyears.However,Carmenwasdeterminedtosavehermother.Shekept3hospitalsalloverthecountry.Daysstretchedout.ByChristmas,Mariahadtrouble4fromoneendoftheroomtotheother.Carmenlostallhope.Shefellintoa5ofthehospital,crying.“Areyouokay?”amanasked.Carmensobbedasshetoldthestrangerherstory.Thismiddle-agedmanwasnamedFrank,whosewife,Cheryl,atenderanddevotedmotheroffourlovelychildren,hadbeeninhospitalwithabraindiseaseandwouldn’t6itthroughthenight.Suddenly,anideacametoFrank’smind.HeknewCherylhadalwayswantedto7somethingfromherself.Couldher8gotoCarmen’smother?Afterreviewingthedata,doctors9Frankthathiswife’sheartwasbysomemiracleaperfectfitforCarmen’smother.Theywereableto10thetransplant.Thatcoldnight,whenCherylwas11dead,FrankcametoknockatMaria’sdoor.Shewas12forFrank’sfamilyasshehadbeendoingeverydayrecently.ThoughMariahadnevermetFrankbefore,theybothfeltastrangebondastheyhuggedandcried.OnNewYear’sEve,CarmenattendedCheryl’s13withFrank’sfamily,whoweresingingtheirfavoritesong“Myheartwillgoon.”Onedaylater,onNewYear’sDay,Maria14withCheryl’sheart.Yes,Cheryl’slovingheartwouldgoon,foritwas15inanotherlovingmother’schest.1、A．changeB．dangerC．disorderD．pain2、A．matchedB．replacedC．controlledD．cooperated3、A．findingB．interruptingC．touringD．phoning4、A．rollingB．runningC．walkingD．jumping5、A．cornerB．bedC．manD．nurse6、A．putB．supportC．passD．make7、A．saveB．recycleC．donateD．separate8、A．heartB．brainC．husbandD．spirit9、A．informedB．warnedC．congratulatedD．reminded10、A．giveupB．carryoutC．searchafterD．putoff11、A．noticedB．predictedC．foundD．declared12、A．prayingB．beggingC．decoratingD．singing13、A．funeralB．operationC．performanceD．anniversary14、A．passedawayB．leftbehindC．wokeupD．dressedup15、A．activeB．aliveC．necessaryD．changeable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）Inhisbook,IntentionalLiving,authorJohnMaxwellsharesthatbackin1976,hereceivedagiftfromoneofhis1．(assist).Asheunwrappedthegift,hesawthatitwasabook2．(name)TheGreatestStoryEverTold.Hecouldn’twait3．(read)it.Butwhenheopenedthebook,hewas4．astonish)toseethatthepageswereblank.Insidethebookwas5．notethatsaid,“John,yourlifeisbeforeyou.Fillthesepageswithkindactsandgoodthoughtsofyourheart.Writeagreatstoryaboutyourlife.”Theintentionofwritingthestoryofhislife6．(excite)him.Then,hebegantowritehisbook.Everydayweliveoutourstorythroughourwords,actionsanddecisions.Butwemustremembertolivewithintentiontofocus7．whatmattersmostinlifeandtoregainthatfocuswhenwegetchanged.Withoutintention,wecanbecomeunfocusedinthings8．needn’taddtoalifeofsignificanceanddifferenceinourworld.Lifeisn’tperfectandit’salwayshard,9．weneedremindersinourlifefromafriend,author,blogger,pastororourinnerspirittore-focususonthethingsthatmatterandmakeuslive10．(positive).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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore.LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience.WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman.Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself.Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjusttranslateditintoChinese.Ifeltgladforabletohelpherandtalkwithher.ShesaidthatshewasastudentlikemeandwastouringChinalonely.Shetoldmeaboutsomeexperienceshehadtouringthecountry.AlthoughIwon’tseeheragain,butit’sgoodtomeetsomeonelikeherfromanothercountry.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校摄影俱乐部（photographyclub）将举办国际中学摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信。请他提供作品。信的内容包括：1．主题：环境保护；2．展览时间；3．投稿邮箱：intlphotoshow@.注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.提示：国际中学摄影展：anInternationalHighSchoolStudentsPhotographyShow_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、D5、C6、A7、C8、A9、B10、B11、C12、A13、B14、B15、C16、B17、A18、C19、C20、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、B3、A4、C22、1、B2、C3、D4、C23、1、C2、B3、B4、D24、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.”Buthesaidnewnuc