2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that2．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon3．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake4．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect5．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．since6．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean7．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited8．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．a(chǎn)nswerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor9．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches10．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily11．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose12．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard13．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation14．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might15．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo16．—Howwasyourjobinterview?—Verysuccessful.I________myhomeworkaboutthecompany,youknow.A．haddoneB．havedoneC．didD．wasdoing17．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen18．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．a(chǎn)n;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a19．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a(chǎn);不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a(chǎn);the20．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.”London’spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citing(引用)areportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear.Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,shesays,theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,”hesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedidn’tknowanythingaboutit.”Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.“So”,hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?”Droneswerehisfirstthought.Butit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?”hesays.“Theylive—actually,theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.”SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity’sair.1、WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromParagraph2?A．Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.B．Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.C．Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.D．Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.2、DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto_________.A．entertainLondoners. B．solveaworldproblem.C．designaproductforsale. D．protectanimalslikepigeons.3、WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?A．Becausetheyaretooexpensive. B．Becausetheyflytooquickly.C．Becausetheyareforbidden. D．Becausetheyflytoohigh.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CleanairinLondon. B．London’sdirtysecret.C．London’snewpollutionfighter. D．CausesofairpollutioninLondon.22．（8分）Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopestolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscantheentireskyto“l(fā)isten”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignaltheystandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolutionoflife.Basedontheinhabitable（thatcanbelivedin）planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyisonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationmuchmoreadvancedthanourshavedeveloped.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．5billion．B．10billion.C．15billion.D．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．imitateC．checkD．form4、Whichofthesestatementsistruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Scientistsaretryingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.23．（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．a(chǎn)bsorbC．forceD．persuade3、Whatarethestudentssupposedtodowiththehousestheyfind?A．Rentthehousesfortheirvacation.B．Liveinthehousesforawhile.C．Writeanintroductiontothehouses.D．Chooseandbuyonefortheirteacher.4、WhatdoWestervelt’swordsinthelastparagraphmean?A．Mostschoolactivitiesarenotenjoyable.B．Studentsshouldberealisticaboutstudy.C．Out-of-schoolactivitiesareveryimportant.D．Learningshouldbecombinedwithinterest.24．（8分）AskanyAmericanwhathe/sheisdoingonSunday,February7andtheanswerislikelytobeeitherhostingorattendingaSuperBowlParty.PlayedforthetitleoftheNationalFootballLeagueChampion,SuperBowlisthemostwatchedannualtelevisionprogramintheUnitedStates.That'sbecauseSuperBowlwhichiscelebratingitsGoldenAnniversarythisyear,ismorethanjusta60-minutefootballgame—itisawell-designedproductionthatfeatureshalf-timeperformances,fireworksshowsandtelevisionadsthatpeoplediscussfordays.Butmostimportantofall,itisthedaytosetasidealldietsandenjoyfoodsonewouldnormallyavoidoratleastnotconsumeatthesametime.Itshould,therefore,comeasnosurprisethatSuperBowlSundayisoneofthebiggestfoodconsumptiondaysintheU.S.—SecondonlytoThanksgiving.Thenoshingwillstartearlyintheday,longbeforematchesbeginandcontinuelongafterthe2016NFLChampionshaveretiredtocelebrate.Asaresult,itisestimatedthatonSunday,thenationwillconsume1.2millionpoundsofpotatochips,8.2millionpoundsoftortillachips,3.8millionpoundsofpopcornand3millionpoundsofnuts.Whentherealhungerpainsstarttohit,theywillseekoutcomfortfoods.Notsurprisingly,pizzatopsthelist.Chickenwingsarealsoverypopular.Itisestimatedthatalmost1.3billionwingswillbeconsumedonSuperBowlSunday.Otherfavoritesincludebacon,hotdogsandburgers.Butthefoodconsumptionisnotwithoutconsequences.Datareleasedindicatesthatantacid(解酸藥)salesincreaseby20%ontheMondayfollowingthebiggame.Additionally,oversevenmillionAmericanscallinsick.ItisnowonderthatfanshavebeenurgingthegovernmenttodeclareSuperBowlMondayaholiday.1、WhydoesSuperBowlbecomethemostpopulartelevisionprogram?A．Itisthelongestfootballgame.B．Itishostedbyfamousfilmstars.C．Itcontainsthemostwonderfulads.D．Itinvolvesinvariousperformances.2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“noshing”inParagraph4?A．playingB．eatingC．competingD．resting3、Whichcomfortfoodisconsumedthemost？A．Hotdogs.B．Pizza.C．Nuts.D．Chickenwings.4、WhatbadresultmightSuperBowlSundayleadto?A．Lotsoffoodiswasted.B．Publicdisorderiscaused.C．Somepeoplehaveanupsetstomach.D．Manypeoplelosetheirwork.25．（10分）ThesemessagesarepostedtoHomestayWebHostsbygueststhroughouttheworld.MessageboardforadvertisementsfromguestsMessageboardforadvertisementsfromguestsKanaeMasuda*IwillstudyCantonese(粵語)inCUHKfromthisSeptember.I’mlookingformyroomduringtheperiodbeforethesemesterbegins(10-14Sep.)...moreOgataMisa*Hi,I’mMisaandI’m23yearsold.I’macollegestudentinNewYork.I’mmovingtoSeattleinSeptemberandamlookingforahostfamily…moreMinhPhan*Hi,mynameisMinhPhanandI’mafemaleinternationalhighschoolstudent(arisingsophomore).IgotoaprivateschoolinMansfieldandsoIwould…moreIslamNassar*Sohere,inJapan,Iwilltellyoumoreaboutmyselfandmyinquiry.IamIslamfromEgypt,a24-year-old(male)whoisgoingtostart…moreJulie*IwanttofindahomestaynearWinterParkHighSchoolorHagertyHighSchoolformy14-year-olddaughter.Wehopethehomestayfamilycanprovidemeals…moreMasayukiMoriyama*Hello.I’m23yearsold.I’manexchangestudentandI’meagertohaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishculture.SoIamgladifyoucanteachEnglish...moreMegumiMatsule*Nicetomeetyou.I’mMegumiMatsuie.IhaveaplanaboutworkingonholidaywithmyfriendinAustraliaforSep.2,2017.Ifyouwouldn’t...more347、Whydopeopleplacethoseadvertisements?A．Tohuntforjobs. B．Toseekhostfamilies.C．Toapplytouniversities. D．Tolearnforeignlanguages.1、Whomightprefertoliveinyourhomeifyou’reanexperiencedEnglishteacher?A．MinhPhan. B．IslamNassar.C．KanaeMasuda. D．MasayukiMoriyama.2、Whereisthepassagelikelytoappear?A．Inanewspaper. B．Inashow.C．Onawebsite. D．Inamagazine.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Iamaneducatorborntomakeadifference.Ihavespentmyentirelifeatthe1.Andweknowwhykidsdropout.Butoneofthethingsthatweneverdiscussorwe2discussisthevalueandimportanceofhuman3.Acolleaguesaidtome,“Theydon’tpaymeto4thekids.Theypaymetoteacha5.”Well,Isaidtoher,“Youknow,kidsdon’tlearnfrompeopletheydon’tlike.”Somethinkthatyoucaneitherhaveitinyoutobuilda6,oryoudon’t.Ihavehadclassesthatwereso7thatIcried.Iwondered,“HowamIgoingto8thisgroup,inninemonthsfromwheretheyaretowheretheyneedtobe?Itwasdifficult,andawfully9HowdoI10theself-esteemofachildandhisacademicachievementatthesametime?”O(jiān)neyearI11abrightidea.Itoldmystudents,“Youwere12tobeinmyclassbecauseIamthebestandyouarethebest.”O(jiān)neofthestudentssaid,“Really?”Isaid,“Really.Wehavetoshowtheotherclasseshowtodoit,sowhenwewalkdownthehall,peoplewill13us,soyoucan’tmakenoise.”AndIgavethemasayingtosay:“Iam14.IwassomebodywhenIcame.I’llbeabettersomebodywhenIleave.I15theeducationthatIgethere.Ihavethingstodo,peopletoimpress,andplacestogo.”Teachingandlearningshould16joy.How17wouldourworldbeifwehadkidswhowerenotafraidtotakerisks,whowerenotafraidtothink,andwhohada18?Everychilddeservesachampion,anadultwhowillnever19onthem,whounderstandsthepowerofconnection,andinsiststhattheybecomethe20thattheycanpossiblybe.1、A．schoolbuildingB．collegeC．communitycenterD．prison2、A．frequentlyB．partlyC．finallyD．rarely3、A．relativeB．connectionC．experienceD．understanding4、A．pleaseB．satisfyC．likeD．treat5、A．lessonB．jokeC．wayD．class6、A．friendshipB．bridgeC．gapD．relationship7、A．excellentB．lowC．sadD．a(chǎn)daptable8、A．joinB．ownC．takeD．manage9、A．upsetB．boringC．frustratedD．hard10、A．raiseB．a(chǎn)riseC．showD．control11、A．cameoutB．cametoC．cameupwithD．cameabout12、A．a(chǎn)rrangedB．placedC．chosenD．thrown13、A．noticeB．lookC．findD．call14、A．nothingB．somebodyC．a(chǎn)nybodyD．something15、A．reserveB．expectC．observeD．deserve16、A．catchB．bringC．expressD．indicate17、A．powerfulB．magicalC．fearfulD．imaginative18、A．prizeB．supporterC．teacherD．champion19、A．putupB．dependC．giveupD．refuse20、A．brightB．bestC．confidentD．determined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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）短文填空Thereisacommonfearofthenumber13.It’sanumberjustlikeanyother,1．therearehorrormoviesaboutit;somebuildings2．(intention)havenoI3thfloor;andplentyofcoupleavoidgatingmarriedonthe13thofthemonth.Whatmakesthisnumbersoscary?Historianshavepointedafewpotential3．(reason)abouttheoriginofthisfear,themostpopularofwhichisthattherewere13dinersattheLastSupper.The13thloarrivewasJudas,4．betrayedJesus.Actually,therearenoproblemswiththenumber5．(it).Maybe13isnexttothenumber12,andthatmakesitlookbad.Inmanyancientcultures,126．(consider)tobeaperfectnumber.Mostancientcivilizationsbasedtheirsystemsoftellingtimearoundthenumber12,Thereare12hoursonaclock,and12monthsinayear.Twelveisalso7．largestnumberthatalsohasonesyllable(音節(jié))inEnglish.Asthenumberimmediatelyfollowingthis“perfect”one,13seemedimperfect,8．(inspire)uneasethroughouttheancientworld.Sofar,bothmythandmath9．(combine)tomakethisparticularnumberscarierthananyother.Theuneasinessaboutthenumber,10．(dale)harktoancienttimes,hasbeendevelopedovertheyears.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。每處錯誤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（∧），并在其下寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的同下劃一橫線，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(jì)分。Lastwintervacation,myparentsandIwentbacktoourhometown,whereIspendmychildhood、Walkingslowinthequietsmalltownremindedmeofthegoodoldday、Iwentfromstreettostreet,inthesearchofmychildhoodfootprints、Suddenly,IfoundmeatthegateoftheprimaryschoolonwhichIstudiedforsixyears、AsIentered,Iwassurprisedfindthattheoldclassroombuildingwasgone、Butitwasfillingwithmychildhoodmemories!Ifeltsuchsadthattearsrandownmycheeks、ItwasjustlikethefeelingIhadwhileagoodfriendleftmeforever、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高三學(xué)生李華。你的加拿大好友Peter發(fā)郵件說要來體驗(yàn)中國春節(jié)并詢問你的寒假計(jì)劃。請給他回一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.復(fù)習(xí)弱勢科目；2.到敬老院（thenursinghome）參加志愿者活動；3.邀請他與你一起過春節(jié)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)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、D3、B4、D5、D6、A7、A8、A9、B10、C11、D12、B13、C14、D15、B16、A17、A18、A19、D20、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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、B3、C4、C22、1、A2、A3、C4、C23、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“muchmoredifficulttoguarantee”thanwhenfundingsolarpanelsandwindturbines.“Wedon’twanttorefusetosignanuclearagreementifitmeetsourgoalsoflowprice,safety,andotherfactors.Wedon’twanttorulethatout,buttodaywecan’tpositivelysaytherearenuclearprojectsouttherethatmeetthisstandard,”hesaid.Thecompany’s100%renewableenergydoesnotmeanGoogleisgettingallitsenergydirectlyfromwindandsolarpower,butthatonanannualbasistheamountitpurchasesfromrenewablesourcesmatchestheelectricityitsoperationsconsume.5、A“l(fā)andmarkmoment”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.24、NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmesbyArthurConanDoylePrice:￡28.00PublicationDate:30/11/2006Publisher’sdescriptionCollectsDoyle’sfifty-sixclassicshortstories,arrangedintheorderinwhichtheyappearedinlatenineteenthandearlytwentieth-centurybookeditions,inasetcomplementedbyfournovels,editorbiographiesofDoyle,Holmes,andWatsonaswellasliteraryandculturaldetailsaboutVictoriansociety.BreakingGroundbyDanielLibeskindPrice:￡16.00PublicationDate:11/10/2006BriefintroductionThisisabookabouttheadventurelifethatcanoffereachofusifweseizeit,andaboutthepowerfulforcesoftragedy,memoryandhope.ForDanielLibeskind,life’sadventurehasbeenthrougharchitecture,whichhehasfoundhasthepowertoreshapehumanexperience.Althoughoftenrelatingtothepast,hisbuildingsareaboutthefuture.Thismemoir（自傳）ofoneman’sjourneybringstogetherhistory,personalexperience,ourphysicalenvironmentanda