2026屆安徽省明光市二中高三英語(yǔ)第一學(xué)期期末監(jiān)測(cè)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!2．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof3．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what4．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure5．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently6．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid7．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a(chǎn);the C．the；a D．the；the8．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly9．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which10．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad11．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be12．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．a(chǎn)roundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon13．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft14．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must15．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．since16．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that17．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly18．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread19．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened20．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Thereoncelivedayoungmanwhothoughthimselftobepoor.Onedayhewenttoawisemantoaskhowtobecomerich.Thewisemansaid,“Youngman,youarealreadyrichnow.”“Butwhereismywealth(財(cái)富)?”theyoungmanasked.“Itiswithyou.Youreyesareyourwealth.Youusethemtoseethisworld.Youusethemtoseeallthebeautifulthingsinthisworld.Yourhandsareyourwealth.Youcanusethemtowork.Youcanusethemtohugyourbelovedones.Yourlegsareyourwealth.Youcangotoanyplace...”thewisemansaid.“Youcallthesewealth?Buteveryonehasthem,”theyoungmansaid.“Thesearewealth.Whatyouhavenowisnotwhatsomeoneelsecanluckilyhave.Wouldyouliketogiveyoureyestome?I'dliketogiveyoualotofmoneytoexchangeforthem,”thewisemansaid.“No,I'mnotgoingtodoso!Myeyesareimportanttome!”theyoungmansaid.Everyoneisrich.Weshouldtreasure(珍惜)ourwealth,andtakecareofit.Weshouldnotoveruseitbecauseonceitisgone,itisgoneforever.Rememberitisourwealththatwedonotwanttolose.1、Whydidtheyoungmangotovisitthewiseman?A．Becausehewasill.B．Becausehewasthewiseman'sfriend.C．Becausehewantedtoknowhowtoberich.D．Becausehewantedtobewise.2、Thewisemanthoughttheyoungmanhimself___________.A．wasrichB．waspoorC．waswiseD．wassilly3、Thewisemancalled______wealth.A．theyoungman'smoneyB．theyoungman'seyesandfeetC．theyoungman’sbuildingsD．theyoungman’scars4、Theyoungmanwasn’twillingtoexchangehiseyesformoneybecause________.A．hewasrichB．hedidn’tliketheoldmanC．hethoughthiseyeswereimportanttohimD．hedidn’tlikemone22．（8分）WorldBreastfeedingWeek(世界母乳喂養(yǎng)周)isanannualcelebrationheldduringthefirstweekinAugustinmorethan120countries.ThecelebrationaimstoraiseawarenessaboutthehealthandeconomicbenefitsofbreastfeedingOnegoalofthisyear’seventistoencouragegovernmentstosupportworkplacepoliciesthathelpmothersbreastfeedtheirbabiesforaslongaspossible.Anothergoalistoconfirmthatbreastfeedingisnormalandnatural.In2016TheLancetpublishedaseriesonbreastfeeding.TheLancetclaimedthatdeathsof823,000childrenand20,000motherseachyearcouldbeavertedthroughuniversalbreastfeeding,alongwitheconomicsavingsofUS$300billion.Manydoctorsrecommendthatbabiesbebreastfedbecausethemilkandclosenesstothemotherprovidehealthbenefitsfornewborns.Expertssaybreastfeedingallowsamothertoshareherimmuneprotectionwithherbaby.Incountrieswithpoorwaterqualityespecially,breastfeedingprotectsanewbornfromdangerousinfections.Breastfeedingmightbenefitnotjustthechild.Inrecentyears,researchershavealsobeenstudyingthehealthbenefitsofbreastfeedingforthemother.Anewstudyfoundthatwomenwhobreastfedmayhaveloweredtheirriskofheartdiseaseorstrokebyanaverageof10percentwhentheybecameolder.Theresearchersfoundthatwomenwhobreastfedhada9percentlowerriskofheartdiseaseandan8percentdecreasedriskofstroke.Thesepercentagesareincomparisontowomenwhohadneverbreastfed.Thebenefitofbreastfeedingwasevengreaterforwomenwhonursedtheirbabiesfortwoyearsormore.Theirheartdiseaseriskwas18percentlowerandtheriskofstroke17percentlessthanforthosewomenwhodidnotbreastfeed.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.B．Toemphasizethatbreastfeedingisofgreatbenefit.C．TotellusthebackgroundofWorldBreastfeedingWeek.D．ToinformusofthegoalsofWorldBreastfeedingWeekthisyear.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“averted”inParagraph2mean?A．Increased.B．Prevented.C．Killed.D．Improved.3、Whatisthebenefitofbreastfeeding?A．Itcanletamotherliveralongerlife.B．Itcanmakethenewbabynevergetill.C．Itcanreducethebaby’sriskofheartdisease.D．Itcanprotectanewbabyfromdangerousinfections.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DifferentResearchesonBreastfeeding.B．AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofBreastfeeding.C．Introductionsto2017WorldBreastfeedingWeek.D．BreastfeedingBenefitsBothBabiesandMothers.23．（8分）WhenshewonthefirsteverseasonofAmericanIdol11yearsago,criticsbelievedshehadlittlechanceofstayingontop.Too“girlnextdoor”,theysaid.Notstylishenough.Notthinenough,either.ButKellyClarkson,31,hasproventhemallwrongwithherstringofworldwidehits,fromBecauseofYoutotherecentCatchMyBreath.BeingthefirstIdolwinnerintheUSwasnoteasy.Inthepastdecadesincethatvictory,Claksonhashadtodealwiththemedia’sscrutinyofherweightandpersonalstyle.“Everyone’slike,‘You’reapopstar.Youshouldbesmaller’.”ClarksontoldPeopleMagazine.“ButI’mthepopstar.I’llmaketherules.”Sincemiddleschool,Clarksonhasbeenawareofthepowerofhervoice.Shefirstjoinedtheschoolchoir(合唱隊(duì))atage13whenateacherheardhersinginginthehallwayanddemandedthatshejoin.“Singinggavemeconfidence,”ClarksontoldtheOrangeCountyRegister,anewspaperinCalifornia.“Friendsatschoolwerenervousbecausetheydidn’tknowwhattheywantedtodowiththerestoftheirlives,butIhadapeacefulfeelinginside,becauseIknew.”Despiteherenormouspublicity,Clarksonhasremainedtruetoherdown-to-earthpersonality.“Thereasonsomewinnersfadeawayisthatthey’retryingtomodelthemselvesonsomebodyelse.Ifwealreadyhavetheoriginal,whywouldweneedacopy?Youneedtobeofferingsomethingnew,somethingthat’suniquelyyou,”shetoldtheDailyMail.Aroundherribcage(胸腔)ishernewtattoo(紋身),indicatinghowstrongshehasbecomefromallthatshe’sbeenthrough.Itreads:“Whatdoesn’tkillyou.”1、HowdidcriticsthinkofKelly?A．Unique.B．Plain.C．Beautiful-looking.D．Extraordinary.2、HowdidKelleyprovecriticswrong?A．Bylosingweight.B．Bywinningsomemedals.C．Bygivingsomeworldwideconcerts.D．Bypublishingsomeveryfamoussongs.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph3mean?A．Toughinspection.B．Extremecuriosity.C．Completeexposure.D．Accuratecalculation4、HowdidKellydifferfromherfriendsatschool?A．Beingveryconfident.B．Havingadefinitelifegoal.C．Havingtattooaroundhercage.D．Havingdown-to-earthpersonality.24．（8分）Overtheyears,cheerleadinghastakentwoprimaryforms:game-timecheerleadingandcompetitivecheerleading.Game-timecheerleaders’maingoalistoentertainthecrowdandleadthemwithteamcheers,whichshouldnotbeconsideredasport.However,competitivecheerleadingismorethanaformofentertainment.Itisreallyacompetitivesport.Competitivecheerleadingincludeslotsofphysicalactivity.Themajorityoftheteamsrequireacertainleveloftumbling(翻騰)ability.It’saverycommonthingforgymnasts,soit’seasyforthemtogointocompetitivecheerleading.Usuallythesecheerleadersintegratelotsoftheirgymnasticsexperienceincludingtheirjumps,tumbling,andoverallenergy.Theyalsoperformliftsandthrows.Thisiswherethe“fliers”arethrownintheair,heldby“bases”indifferentpositionsthatrequirestrengthandworkingwithotherteammates.Competitivecheerleadingisalsoanactivitythatisgovernedbyrulesunderwhichawinnercanbedeclared.Itisawardedpointsfortechnique,creativityandsharpness.Usuallythemoredifficulttheactionis,thebetterthescoreis.That’swhycheerleadersaretryingtoexperiencegreatdifficultyintheirperformance.Besides,thereisalsoastrictruleoftime.Thewholeperformancehastobecompletedinlessthanthreeminutesandfifteenseconds,duringwhichthecheerleadersarerequiredtostaywithinacertainarea.Anyperformancebeyondthelimitoftimeisinvalid.Anotherreasonforthefactthatcompetitivecheerleadingisoneofthehardestsportsisthatithasmorereportedinjuries.Accordingtosomeresearch,competitivecheerleadingisthenumberonecauseofserioussportsinjuriestowomen.Emergencyroomvisitsforitarefivetimesthenumberthanforanyothersport,partiallybecausecheerleadersdon’tuseprotectiveequipment.Smilingcheerleadersarethrownintotheairandmovedownintothearmsoftheteammates,whichmayeasilycauseinjuries.Generally,theseinjuriesaffectallareasofthebody,includingwrists,shoulders,ankles,head,andneck.Therecanbenodoubtthatcompetitivecheerleadingisasportwithprofessionalskills.Hopefully,itwillappearintheOlympicssincecheerleadersarejustasathleticandphysicallyfitasthoseinvolvedinthemoreacceptedsports.Itshouldbenotedthatitisateamsportandeventhesmallestmistakemadebyoneteammatecanbringthescoreoftheentireteamdown.Sowithoutworkingtogethertoachievethegoal,firstplaceisoutofreach.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofcompetitivecheerleading?A．Tocompareskillsofparticipants.B．Tomaketheaudiencefeelamused.C．Toattractmorepeopletowatchevents.D．Tocheerupthecompetitorsonthecourt.2、Theunderlinedword“integrate”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A．examine B．combine C．identify D．replace3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatcompetitivecheerleading______.A．lacksnecessaryguidelinestofollowB．enjoysgreaterpopularitythanothersportsC．requiresmoredesignedactionsthangymnasticsD．hasarelativelyhighrateofdamagetothebody4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要點(diǎn))C:ConclusionA． B． C． D．25．（10分）Thetornadocamewithoutanysign—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Pinkinsulation（絕緣材料）flewintotheroomfromatrapdoortotheattic,andthewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstonavigatetogettotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor.Becausetheclosetdownthereiswedged（塞進(jìn)）underneathabrickstaircase,itseemedlikethesturdiest(堅(jiān)固的)placeinourtownhousetowaitthingsout.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Igrippedthebanister(樓梯扶手)andtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace.Inthosesecondsofstillness,Icouldheareverythingaroundmerattling.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Shardsofglassthatlookedlikebrokenicefleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.InstantlyIreachedthecloset,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgrippedJimmy’sarmasthetornadosuckedthedooropenandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandscalpwerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe’dgooutsidetocheck.“No,”Isaid.“Don’tleaveme.”O(jiān)urneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、Paragraph2—4mainlytellus______.A．thetornadowasontopofusB．thetornadocausedgreatdamageC．thecoverageofthetornadobecamearealityD．thetornadowassostrongthatitliftedtheauthoroffherfeet2、Theunderlinedwords“thisintensepressure”inParagraph3referto______.A．theauthor’snervousnessaboutthetornadoB．theforcefromthetornadoontheauthorC．thestresstheauthorfeltfromherlifeD．thepressurethebanistergavetheauthor3、Fromthepassagewecanknowthat______.A．Neithertheauthornorherhusbandwasinjured.B．theauthor’shousewascompletelydestroyed.C．theywereawareofthetornadobeforeitcame.D．itbecamedarkoutsidewhenthetornadohitthetown4、Theauthorwrotethepassageto_______.A．sharewithusherexperienceofsurvivingatornadoB．warnusofthedangercausedbytornadosC．showushowtofightagainstatornadoD．tellustornadosaredangerousandhowtoprotectusfromthem第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）BeforeIcametocollege,IwassureIknewallaboutit,sinceIhadmetsomecollegestudentsandhadseenmorethanmyshareofold“college”movieswherethe1belongedto“playboys”andtheheroinestosophisticates(圓滑世故的人）.But,now,afteronesemesterasacollegestudent,manyofmyoldideashave2completely.Iusedtoimaginebossyupper-classmen,forexample.Ithoughttheywouldbeknow-it-allrulersofthecampuswho3freshmenforfun.Ipicturedbeing4tothewrongclassrooms,beingignored.But,infact,theupper-classmenturnedouttobequite5.Theyofferedtohelpmeandinspiredmeto6mytoughcourses.Theupper-classmenweren’ttheonlyonesIworriedabout.Iwasalso7abouttheotherfreshmen.IwasafraidtheymightthinkIwastoofat,tooshy,too8,oreventoodumbtobotherwith.9,Iwaswrong.WhenIfinallygottocollege,IdiscoveredthatmoststudentsfeltexactlyasIdid.TheywereasuneasywithmeasIwaswiththem,andaswestartedtoopenup,webeganto10oneanother.Webegantobecomecuriousabouteachother’sbackgroundsandinterests;thedifferencesamongusactuallybecame11.Ichangedmymindaboutotherthingstoo.Ihad12homeworktobeabook-fillednightmare,whichwouldkeepmefrommeeting13dates.Ididhavesome14tests;Ididbreakoutinaclammysweat,and15astomachupsetandagiganticheadache,butcontrarytoexpectations,Ipassedallofmyexamswithgoodgrades.I’vealwaysbeen16.Theniftheworsthappens,I’mjustreadyforit.Ihaveplannedtolive17thisprinciplebefore.Butafterthis,Iknownotallschoolswouldbethesame.Thisone18tobemuchbetterthanIthoughtitwouldbe—agood19innotjumpingtoconclusions.Nodoubtmy20towardcollegewillshiftstillmoreasIgoon,butIknowI’llneverbeasnegativeasIwasbeforeIgottocollege.1、A．directorsB．heroesC．starsD．a(chǎn)ctors2、A．changedB．a(chǎn)dvancedC．developedD．occurred3、A．a(chǎn)ttackedB．challengedC．trickedD．reminded4、A．a(chǎn)ttractedB．persuadedC．followedD．directed5、A．considerateB．unusualC．strangeD．honest6、A．stickwithB．competewithC．comparewithD．meetwith7、A．crazyB．concernedC．guiltyD．serious8、A．nervousB．embarrassedC．uglyD．a(chǎn)nxious9、A．MeanwhileB．BesidesC．ThereforeD．Again10、A．a(chǎn)ssistB．trustC．considerD．praise11、A．worriesB．problemsC．a(chǎn)ttractionsD．a(chǎn)dvantages12、A．imaginedB．intendedC．hopedD．expected13、A．rightB．dueC．wrongD．proper14、A．a(chǎn)wfulB．guiltyC．unforgettableD．successful15、A．senseB．cureC．sufferD．find16、A．foolishB．negativeC．positiveD．confident17、A．onB．forC．inD．by18、A．turnedoverB．turnedupC．turnedoutD．turneddown19、A．lessonB．theoryC．memoryD．knowledge20、A．conceptB．dreamC．methodD．a(chǎn)ttitude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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Europe’sbusyseasonsareinsummerandwinter.CrowdingisthemainprobleminthewarmestmonthsofJune,JulyandparticularlyAugust,1．you’dbetternotgointhebusymonths.Insomecountries,suchasFranceandItaly,manyshopsandrestaurantscloseinAugustwhilelocalstaketheirownholidays,2．（mean）thatsomecitiescanfeelratherdead.DecemberisalwaysbusyinParis,PragueandanyAustrianorGermancitywith3．goldenChristmasmarket.Easterisanotherbusytime.Youcanfindbargainsbyvisitingtraditional“summer”4．（destination）suchasGreeceinwinter,5．beawarethatpublictransportmightbelessfrequent.InsomenorthernlocationssuchasScotland,Sweden,IcelandandNorway,itmightnotrunatallbecauseofheavysnowandice.Foralltheabovereasons,byfarthebestmonthstotraveltoEurope6．May,SeptemberandOctober.Apart7．transportcosts,youmayneedabout50to80eurosadaytogetbyinWesternEurope.ThismightbelessinsmallertownsandinMediterraneanEurope.EasternEuropeisthe8．（cheap）region,costingadailytotalof30to40euros,althoughUkraineandRussia9．bemoreexpensive,about40to50eurosaday.Sweden,IcelandandNorwayare10．（slight）dearerthanWesternEurope.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每次錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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。Mauritius,anislandnation,isworkingtogetridoffossilfuelsbyreplacethemwithsugarcanestalks、Anislandhasreliedonimportedgasasfuelforlongbutitpointsoutwhichitsmaincashcropisprovidingamoreeconomicalchoice、Onceasugarcanestalkhassqueezed,apileofdrystalksremain、Theseleftoversarethenburnedtogeneratepower,anditaccou