甘肃省广河县三甲集中学2025届高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

甘肃省广河县三甲集中学2025届高三下学期联考英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．accessibleC．equalD．unique2．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid3．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto4．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen5．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．at6．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.7．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem8．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base9．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup10．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay11．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．above C．over D．beyond12．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account13．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat14．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed15．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise16．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since17．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when18．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss19．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one20．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where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）AlexElmanrunsabigbusiness—somethingdifficulttoimagineaftershelosthersightinhertwenties.ButElmansaysthatlosinghersighthelpedherfocusonfindingsuccess.Elman’sfatherplantedahillsidevineyardinwesternMassachusettsin1981.It’swhereElmanfledduringthedarkestperiodofherlife.Whenshewas27yearsold,shewentblindduetocomplicationsfromjuvenilediabetes(糖尿病)17yearsago.Sherecalled,“Ihidinmyhome.Ihidintheplace.Forme,thatwasthesafestplaceintheworld.”ElmanisnowthefounderofAlexElmanWines,agrowingportfolio(系列产品)oforganicwinesfromallaroundtheworld:ChiantifromItaly,TorrontesfromArgentina.Elmandoesn’tworkalone.Herassistant,aguidedognamedHanley,issomethingofawinesnob,andquiteabeggar.HanleytravelstoallofthewineriesthatElmandoes,fromSouthAmericatoEurope.Atfirst,Elmanresistedtheideaofaguide-dog.Nowit’shardtoimagineherlife,orherbusiness,withouthim.Shesaid.“WhensomeonetellsmesomethingisorganicandIdon’treallybelieveitbecauseItastesomethingfunnyonit,I’llputitinfrontofhisfaceandifhelikesthewine,he’llgotosniffit.Ifit’snotright,he’llturnhisheadaway.Hegetsinthedirtwithme.Hescratchesaround.Hemakessurethatweseeearthwormsandbutterflies.That’showweknowthatthesoilisactuallyorganic,andthattherearenochemicals.”ElmantoldCBSNewsshebelievesthelossofhervisionwasagift.Shesaid,“ItallowedmetopayattentiontowhatIthoughtwasimportantandalsotobeabletoteachpeoplethatthebrokenhangnailisnotabigdeal,youknowwhatImean?Don’tsweatthesmallstuff.Don’tsweatthebigstuffeither.”1、Elmanhidherselfinherfather’svineyardprobablybecauseshe________.A．sufferedfromjuvenilediabetesB．wasextremelypainfulforherblindnessC．wouldliketohelpherfatherwiththeworkD．expectedtorecoverhersightsoonerorlater2、Theunderlinedphrase“thebrokenhangnail”(inParagraph5)probablyrefersto_____.A．anailwhichisofnouseB．adisadvantageyouhaveinyourlifeC．apersonwhoishardtodealwithD．ataskthatisnoteasytoaccomplish3、Thispassageismainlytotellusthat_________.A．AlexElmanleadsamiserablelifeB．HanleybringsAlexElmanmuchfunC．AlexElmangetsalongwellwithherpetD．ablindwomantastessuccessinwinebusiness22．（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）IntheU.S.stateofWashington,aroadcalledInterstate(州际公路；州际的)90cutsthroughawildmountainousareatoreachthecityofSeattle.Forthearea'smanykindsofanimals,busyhigh-waygreatlylimitstheirmovements.Animalsneedtomovetofindfood,tofindmates,tofindnewplacestoliveastheirpopulationsexpandorjustwhenconditionschange,likeafirebreaksout.CrossingI-90–astheroadiscalled–isariskybutsometimesnecessaryact.Butsoon,animalswillhaveasaferchoice.Theywillbeabletogoaboveit.Tohelptheanimals,thestateisfinishingworkonitslargest-everwildlifebridge.The11-meter-tall,20-meter-widebridgebeginsintheforest.Itformstwoarchesabovethehighway,oneforeachdirectionoftraffic.Workersareaddingfencingantiplantstohelpguidetheanimalsacrossthebridge，Two-meter-thickwallswillhelpblocknoisefromvehiclesbelow.Scientistschosetheareabecauseitiswithinanaturalmigration(迁徙)pathforsomeanimals.TheI-90bridgeispartofagrowingnumberofwildlifecrossingsacrosstheUnitedStates.Somearefences,someareoverlandbridges，andsomeareunderpasses.Theyallaimtokeepdriversandanimalsawayfromeachother.AU.S.TransportationDepartmentstudyfoundcrashesbetweenanimalsandhumansroseyearbyyear.Theaccidentsmadeupabout5percentofallcrashesnationally,andcosttheeconomy(经济)about＄8billion.Suchcostscomefromcarrepaid,emergencyroomvisitsandremovalofthedeadanimalsonroads.Collisionsbetweenanimalsanddriversarerarelydeadlytopeople.Buttheyareoftendeadlytowildlife.Thestudyalsofoundthat21endangeredorthreatenedspeciesintheU.S.areaffectedbyvehiclehits.Bridges,underpassesandfencingreduceIhearea'sanimal-drivercollisionsby80percent.Mostofthewildlifebridgesareinwesternstates.Manyotherareasalsoneedsuchpaths.Butfindingmoneyformorecrossingsis“the-number-oneproblem”.PattyGarvey—DardaoftheU.S.ForestServicehasworkedontheI-90crossingfromthestartoftheproject.Shesaysthe$6-millionbridgewillonedaypayforitselfbecausethehighwaywillnothavetobefullyorpartlyclosedeachtimealargeanimalisstruck.“IfyoushutclownInterstate90,youshutdowninterstatetrade.”sheadds.1、WhatdoweknowaboutdieI-90?A．ItgoesfromWashingtonD．CtoSeattle,B．Itisdangerousforwildanimalstocross.C．Itblocksthemovementsofwildanimals.D．Itisthelongest-everhighwayintheworld.2、Whatisbeingdonetohelptheanimals?A．Buildingawildlifebridgetokeepdriversandanimalsaway.B．Designingwallstoprotectanimalsfromtrafficaccidents.C．forming2arches,onefortrafficandtheotherforanimals.D．Choosinganaturalandsafeareaforwildanimalstolivein.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A．Trafficaccidentswentdowngraduallynationwide.B．Mostmoneywasspentinrescuingwildanimals,C．Collisionsaremoredeadlytowildlifethantopeople,D．Somespeciesnolongerexistedbecauseofvehiclehits.4、WhichofthestatementsmayPattyGarvey-Dardaagreewith?A．Thebridgecoststoomuchmoney.B．Animalswon11bestruckbydrivers.C．Theefforttobuildthebridgewillpayoff.D．Collisionswon'taffectnationaltradeatall.24．（8分）RayTokuda,a54-year-oldJapaneseAmerican,isproudofthetitlehisschoolhasgivenhim.HeisaShifu,aChinesewordliterallymeaningamaster,mentororseniorpractionerofmartialarts.Tokudahasreasontobeproud.HehasbeeninvolvedwithChinesemartialartsforalmostfourdecades.AfterlearningthematthemartialartsschoolinNewMexicoState,todayheisamongthemostexperiencedkungfuteachersoftheschool.PracticingmartialartstwotothreehoursandhelpingstudentsimprovetheirskillshavebecomeTokuda’sdailyroutine.Heexpectstopracticeandteachmartialartsfortherestofhislife.“I’mstilllearning.It’sworthmorethanalifetimetolearnChinesemartialarts,”hesaid.“OnceIstarted,Ijustcouldn’tstop.Ithinkit’salsothemagicofChineseculture.”Tokudawassenttothemartialartsschoolwhenhewas10.Hestillremembershowunwillinghewaswhenstartingout.“MyfatherhadalwayswantedtolearnChinesemartialartsbutnevergotthechance,soheputhiskidin,”hesaid.“IwassoafraidatthattimebecauseIthoughtkungfuwasallaboutfighting.”Butthingschangedafterhelearnedthatmartialartsweremorethanpunchingandkicking.“Oneofthethingsmartialartsteachmeisovercomingadversity,”Tokudasaid.“Asalittlekid,myfirstlessonwaslike,oh,look,thisisathingthatIcangetthroughbydiligence,perseverance(毅力)anddedication,andthatwaspricelessformylife.”LearningChinesemartialartsopenedagatewayforhimtobetterunderstandChineseculturebecausehecouldhearalotofancientChinesekungfu-relatedstories.“ItislikeinAmerica,wherewehearstoriesaboutknightsinshiningarmorandKingArthurandnobledeedsdone,”hesaid.“IfeelmartialartspreservesomethingofancientChinathatcan’tbefoundinbooks.Theyaresortofanoralhistory.”TokudahasalsobeeninvitedtovariouseventsinhishomestatetoshowcasetraditionalChineseculture,includingthedragondanceandliondance,whichhealsolearntatthemartialartsschool.Becauseofthis,heisnowconsideredaculturalenvoy(使者)intheeyesofthepublic.1、Tokudadidn’twanttolearnkungfubecausehehadthoughtitwas________.A．practical B．magicalC．violent D．difficult2、Fromthepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutTokuda?A．Helearntmartialartsfromhisfather.B．Heisthefounderofthekungfuschool.C．Helearntfrommartialartshowtodealwithdifficulties.D．Heisthemostexperiencedkungfuteacherofhisstate.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTokuda?A．Modestandfriendly. B．Devotedandpersevering.C．Talentedandhumorous. D．Motivatedandconsiderate.25．（10分）BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A．Groupmobilegames.B．Freeemoticons.C．Freedownloadoftheapp.D．Textandgroupchat.2、WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B．Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C．KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D．Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3、Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A．Advertisement.B．EconomyandFinance.C．Entertainment.D．ScienceandTechnology.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）MiraiNagasuhadalreadylivedatleasttwolifetimesinthesportoffigureskating(花样滑冰)whensheshowedupinColoradoSpringsinMarch2014.After1heronlynationaltitleat14in2008andfinishinga2fourthatthe2010WinterOlympicGames,Nagasu’s3turned,dramatically.Acoupleofrough4followed,thenshecamebacktofinishthirdatthe2014U.S.nationalsbeforetheSochiOlympics,onlytobe5fromtheU.S.teambyacommitteeinfavoroffourth-placefinisherAshleyWagner.Nagasuwas6.“Itwasawful,”shesaid.“Iwasverycloseto7.”ShetrainedhardeverydayinSouthernCalifornia8shewasneededasthefirstalternate.Shewasnot.Lookingforachangeofscenery,she9togotoColoradotovisitherfriendAgnesandtryto10whattodowiththerestofherlife.ItwastherethatNagasu11theOlympiccoachTomZakrajsek,whosheaskedifhewould12her.Itturnedoutthatthe13towhatNagasuwantedtodowiththerestofherlife,couldn’thavebeen14.Shekeptonskating.“Thenewenvironmentreally15.”Attheir16firstlessontogether,Zakrajsektoldher,“Youcandotripleaxel(三圈半跳跃).”“I17，”Nagasusaid,“andIwantto.”Undoubtedly,shemasteredit.Nagasu,now24,anagebywhichyoung18haveoftenleftthesport.19,shecontinued.ShewasheadedtoPyeongchang2018Olympictoperforminthewomen’sfreeskate.Hereffortsfinally20.1、A．writing B．breaking C．losing D．winning2、A．tiring B．boring C．surprising D．terrifying3、A．fortunes B．interest C．career D．temper4、A．months B．decades C．weeks D．years5、A．dropped B．escaped C．absent D．forbidden6、A．impressed B．inspired C．desperate D．fascinated7、A．fighting B．falling C．drowning D．quitting8、A．nowthat B．incase C．forfearthat D．onconditionthat9、A．decided B．refused C．regretted D．demanded10、A．letout B．figureout C．lookfor D．putforward11、A．searched B．met C．changed D．attracted12、A．marry B．blame C．save D．coach13、A．key B．approach C．answer D．entrance14、A．simpler B．harder C．worse D．higher15、A．adapted B．helped C．mattered D．benefited16、A．very B．just C．already D．ever17、A．must B．can C．should D．may18、A．alternates B．teenagers C．women D．coaches19、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Instead20、A．cametrue B．countedon C．paidoff D．pickedup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）OneeveningyearsagoinNewYork,Isatonabenchinaparkandwatchedalittleboy,around2yearsold,1．(run)freelyonthegrassashismotherwatchedfromashortdistanceaway.Theboywouldfalltothegrass,2．(get)up,andwithoutlookingback3．hismother,runasfastashecouldasifnothinghadhappened.Whenkidsfalldown,theydon’tthinkofthefallasafailure.Instead,theyconsider4．asalearningexperience.Theytryagainandagainuntiltheysucceed.WhileI5．(touch)bytheboy’sstrongmind,Iwasalsotouchedbythewayheran.Witheachattempt,helookedsoconfidentandnatural.Heonlywantedtorun6．(free)andtodoitas7．(good)ashecould.Hewasjustbeingachild—justbeinghimself—beingcompletelyinthemoment.Henevergaveup.Eachtimehe8．(fall),hegothimselfbackupagain,asifheknewthatfallingdownwassimplyapartoflife.Hewasnotlookingforothers’smiles,orworryingabout9．someonewaswatchingornot.Heonlywantedtorunandtofeeltheexperienceofrunningfullyandfreely.Ilearnedalotfromthatexperience,andhavesuccessfullybroughtthatlessonwithmeinmany10．(part)ofmylife.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。WangLeiandIareneighboursandwegotothesameschool、Wehavebeengoodfriendsincechildhoodandhaveagreatdealtosharewitheveryday、however,oneday,WangLeicopiedmyhomework,whichmademesuchangrythatIdidnotwanttobefriendwithhimanylong、OneMondaymorningIrundownstairswithoutrealizingitwasraining,buttherewasnotimetoreturnhometofetchumbrella、IthappenedwhenWangLeiwasjustaroundthecornerandofferedtoshareherumbrellawithme、Hemadeanapologytomeinagentlyvoice、Iforgavehimbutgavehimahug、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高一学生李华，你叔叔家的弟弟小明也是一名高一学生，但是他觉得不太适应高一的学习生活，想让你给他一些学习建议。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.与老师交流，征求老师意见；2.上课积极参与讨论，专心听讲，做好笔记：3.其它方面。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJim,I’mdelightedtohearfromyou.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D3、C4、B5、B6、A7、B8、A9、B10、D11、D12、C13、B14、B15、C16、A17、D18、A19、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、B2、B3、D22、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’tpositivelysaytherearenuclearprojectsouttherethatmeetthisstandard,”hesaid.Thecompany’s100%renewableenergydoesnotmeanGoogleisgettingallitsenergydirectlyfromwindandsolarpower,butthatonanannualbasistheamountitpurchasesfromrenewablesourcesmatchestheelectricityitsoperationsconsume.5、A“landmarkmoment”forGooglerefersto.A．itseffortsinsavingenergyB．itsgrowingdemandforemployeesC．itsprogressinusingrenewableenergyD．itsbecomingtheworld’sbiggestcompany6、WhatmadeGoogleslowinachievingitstarget?A．Negotiationsofagreements.B．Highconsumptionofenergy.C．Shortageofenergy.D．Tightbudgets.7、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Nuclearpowerisanidealchoice.B．Solarandwindpowerisnotsafeenough.C．It’sunwisetoinvestsolarandwindpower.D．Googleisunlikelytousenuclearenergysoon.8、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthistext?A．ToshowGoogle’sprofitgoalinglobalmarket.B．TotalkaboutGoogle’snewmovetouseenergy.C．Torecommendanewkindofrenewableenergy.D．Tourgethepublictouserenewableenergy.23、1、B2、A3、C4、C24、1、C2、C3、B25、Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbut