2025届湖南省长沙市长沙县第九中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届湖南省长沙市长沙县第九中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：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．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）Withtechnologyenteringalmosteveryaspectofourlives,thedemandforcomputerprogrammerscanonlyincrease.Totraintheworkforceofthefuture,companiesaroundtheworldarewildlydevelopingcomputinglanguagestointroducechildrentotheappealingworldofprogrammingbothinandoutofschool.Theonlydrawbackisthattolearnorobservetheresultsoftheirprogrammingefforts,childrenhavetobeabletosee.Asaresult,kidswithlimitedornovision(视觉)arepreventedfromparticipatinginthisexcitingtrend.Tochangethat,researchersatMicrosoft’sCambridge,UKLabhavedevelopedanewphysicalprogramminglanguagethatcanbelearnedbyallchildren.ProjectTorinoallowsvisuallydamagedkidsaged7to11tocreatecode(编码)thatplaysmusic,stories,orpoetrybyconnectingphysicalpods(检测装置)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(增进）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）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）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。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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearJohn,Thankyouforyourinvitationtodinneratyourhometomorrowevening、Unfortunately,itismuchtomyregretwhichIcannotjoininyouandyourfamily、Iwillbefulloccupiedwithanimportantexamcomethedayaftertomorrow、Ifeltterriblysorryformissingthechanceofsoahappyget-together、Ihopethatallofyouenjoyingagoodtime、IsitpossibleforyouandItohaveaprivatemeetingafterward?Ifso,pleasedon’thesitatetotellmeyourpreferabledates、Iameagerforapleasantchataboutyou、Pleaseallowmesaysorryagain、Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，自制了一些中国结（Chineseknot）。现在你准备给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖。要点包括：1.外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）；2.象征意义；3.价格。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分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、D22、1、D2、B3、D23、1、B2、C3、A24、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“muchmo