江西省撫州市臨川一中新高考沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫(xiě)在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫(xiě)在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides2．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore3．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor4．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault5．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which6．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased7．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake8．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before9．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where10．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof11．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．a(chǎn)pproach B．offerC．idea D．instruction12．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe13．Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．a(chǎn)pplyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor14．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout15．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked16．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t17．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once18．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter19．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup20．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）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.22．（8分）Aseriousproblemfortoday'ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirLives．Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquashingofthesystemwewantforoursociety．Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem．First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees．Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose．Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysofterfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts．Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual．Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement．Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears．Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor．Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly．Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions．Furthermore,someinstitutionshouldbecreatedforseniordaises,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem．Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer．Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung．Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.Tosumup,alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages．Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations．1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theproblemsfacedbytheoldinsociety．B．Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold．C．Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold．D．Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions．2、Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople?A．Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire．B．Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears．C．Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold．D．Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired．3、Theunderlinedword"viable"mostprobablymeans"_"．A．impossible B．practicalC．useful D．successful4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney．B．Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage．C．Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople．D．Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold．5、Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?A．Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsuppedforoldpeople．B．Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople．C．Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem．D．Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife．23．（8分）Newstudyshowsthatwhenteachersparticipateinatrainingprogramfocusedonprosocial(親社會(huì)的)classroombehavior,theirstudentsarebetterabletocontroltheiremotions,andthatchildrenwhocanregulateemotionsaremorelikelytobeacademicallysuccessful.Forthestudy,whichappearsinPreventionScience,researcherslookedatmorethan100teachersand1,817studentsfromkindergartentothirdgradetoseeifteacherscouldsupportstudents’emotionalandbehavioralgrowththroughtheIncredibleYearsTeacherClassroomManagement(IYTCM)program.Theprogramusesvideosandtrainingsessions,alongwithrole-playingandcoaching,tohelpteacherslearnmanagementskillssuchasusingbehavior-specificpraise,buildingpositiverelationshipswithstudents,andconsideringhowtoreducepoorbehavior.Teachersinthetraininggroupincreasedinteractionswithstudentsby64percentcomparedwith53percentforteachersinthecontrolgroupwithoutthetraining.“Emotionalregulationistheabilitytorecognizewhatbehaviorisappropriateinthepresentsituation,”saysWendyReinke,professorintheCollegeofEducationattheUniversityofMissouri.“Forexample,astudentmighthavedifficultycontrollingthefeelingofangerifheorshebecomesannoyedwithanotherstudent.Butunderthisprogram,theteacherencouragesthemtomovetoadifferentspotintheclassroom,effectivelyteachingthemthatsometimessteppingawayandtakingabreakisagoodwaytocalmdownandmanage8ha8feeling.”Afteroneschoolyearofusingtheprograminclassrooms,studentsimprovedtheirsocialabilityandabilitytoregulatetheiremotions.TheseimprovementsresultedinanincreaseinthetestsforstudentsinIncredibleYearsclassroomsvs.studentsincontrolclassrooms.Andthisclassroommanagementapproachcanhelpreducetheriskforstrugglinglearnersearlyon,whichcouldhelppreventmoreaccumulativesupportneedsinachild’sfuture.1、WhatdotheteachersdointheIYTCMprogram?A．Learnhowtoidentifypoorbehavior.B．Offertheresearchersadviceonemotionalcontrol.C．Takecareofkidsfromkindergartentothirdgrade.D．Applydifferentwaystolearninghowtomanagekids.2、WhatdoWendyReinke’swordssuggestinPara.4?A．Nowitishardforstudentstocontroltheiranger.B．Acalmmannerisaneffectivewaytohandleproblems.C．Fewcanrealizetheirbehaviorisunfitforasituation.D．Theprogramwillshowhowtohandletroublesomekids.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetrainingprogram?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Subjective. D．Indifferent.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Studyresultsoftheprogramareentirelyunexpected.B．Theprogramadvancesthestudents’academicperformance.C．Studentsincontrolclassroomscanbettercontroltheiremotions.D．Studentschangetheirbadbehaviorshortlythroughtheprogram.24．（8分）Ihavebeenwatchingmydaughtersplaysportssincetheywerefour,andhavebeenshockedathowsomeparentsinthecrowdbehave.Atsoccergames,whenmygirlswereveryyoung,parentswouldbescreamingattheirchildrentogettheirheadsintothegame,tocharge,to“get”anopposingplayer,orto“killit.”Iunderstandparentswanttoencouragetheirchildrenandtheirteam—butatsomepointitbecomestoomuch.MydaughterGraceisahighschoolandAAU(AssociationofAmericanUniversities)basketballplayerandaverygoodoneatthat.Duringarecentgame,aparentsittingnearmewasshoutingloudlytoherdaughter,standingup,expressingdispleasureaboutthewayherteamwasplayingand,duringhalftime,speakingloudlyaboutherpersonallife.Afterhavingherinmyearformorethanhalfofthegame,IwassoputoffthatIhadtomove.Admittedly,Iamthequietparentatgames.Iclapfortheschoolgirlswhentheymakewonderfulplays.Forthemostpart,however,Iremainsilent.Shoutingoutmakesthemnervous.IaskedGracetoweighinonthis,andshetellsme:“Someparentsbecomeextremelyemotionallyinvestedinsportsgames,whichcanbecomeaproblemfortheplayers.Theworstthingiswhenpeoplepointoutthat‘crazyparent,’andtheydon’tknowthat’syourparent.”Iamallforparentspectatorscheeringontheirchildrenandtherestoftheteam.ButIhopeyoucancheeryourchildrenoninapositiveway.Shoutingthingslike,“Where’syourhead?”“Goafterher!”isnot,inmyview,thewaytocheeronhighschoolstudentsoryoungerchildren.Ifyouhavenothingpositivetosay,holdyourtongue.Ifyoufindyourselfstrugglingtokeepittogether,getsomefreshairduringhalftime.1、Unabletostandthemothernearby,theauthor.A．toldhertoshutupB．foundanotherseatC．a(chǎn)skedGraceforhelpD．refusedtotalktoher2、InGrace’sopinion,crazyparentsintheaudiencewillmakeplayersfeel.A．helplessB．impatientC．scaredD．a(chǎn)shamed3、Theauthorisagainstparentspectators.A．keepingsilentallthetimeB．sayingunpleasantwordsC．cheeringontheplayersD．leavingduringhalftime4、Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?A．Parents.B．Teenageplayers.C．Soccerspectators.D．Coaches.25．（10分）WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She’dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI’dbikeduptoherdoorstep,there’dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I’dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,“Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning.”she’dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,soda(汽水)wentupmynose.ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe’dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat’swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery(墓地).Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn’tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser(募捐活動(dòng)).Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she’dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI’mdoing.WhenIdon’tsay“fine”,shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She’slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn’tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou’redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey’regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit’sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.1、Whydidsodagouptheauthor’snoseonetime?A．Hewastalkingfast. B．Hewasshocked.C．Hewasinahurry. D．Hewasabsent-minded.2、WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.StanleyaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Heenjoyedthedrink. B．Hewantedtobehelpful.C．Hetookthechancetorest. D．Hetriedtopleasehisdad.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“workitoutofhersystem”?A．recoverfromhersadness B．moveoutoftheneighborhoodC．turntoheroldfriends D．speakoutaboutherpast4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?A．Openuptoothers. B．Dependoneachother.C．Payforother’shelp D．Careaboutoneanother.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(mǎn)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）Childrenmodelthemselveslargelyontheirparents.Theydosomainlythroughidentification.Childrenidentify1aparentwhentheybelievetheyhavethequalitiesandfeelingsthatare2ofthatparent.Thethingsparentsdoandsay---andthe3theydoandsaytothem--thereforestronglyinfluenceachild's4However,parentsmustconsistentlybehavelikethetypeof5theywanttheirchildtobecome.Aparent'sactions6affecttheself-imagethatachildforms7identification.Childrenwhoseemainlypositivequalitiesintheir8willlikelylearntoseethemselvesinapositiveway.Childrenwhoobservechiefly9qualitiesintheirparentswillhavedifficulty10positivequalitiesinthemselves.Childrenmay11theirself-image,however,astheybecomeincreasingly12bypeersgroupsstandardsbeforetheyreach13.Isolated(孤立的)events,13dramatic(突然的)ones,donotnecessarilyhaveapermanent14onachild'sbehavior.Childreninteractsucheventsaccordingtotheirestablishedattitudesandprevioustraining.Childrenwhoknowtheyarelovedcan,15,acceptthedivorceoftheirparents'oraparent'searly16Butifchildrenfeelunloved,theymayinterpretsuchevents17asignofrejectionorpunishment.Inthesameway,allchildrenarenotinfluenced18bytoysandgames,readingmatter,andtelevisionprograms.19inthecaseofadramaticchangeinfamilyrelations,the20ofanactivityorexperiencedependsonhowthechildinterpretsit.1、A．to B．with C．a(chǎn)round D．for2、A．informed B．characteristic C．conceived D．indicative3、A．gesture B．expression C．way D．Extent4、A．behavior B．words C．mood D．reactions5、A．person B．humans C．creatures D．a(chǎn)dult6、A．inturn B．nevertheless C．a(chǎn)lso D．a(chǎn)saresult7、A．before B．besides C．with D．through8、A．eyes B．parents C．peers D．behaviors9、A．negative B．cheerful C．various D．complex10、A．see B．seeing C．tosee D．toseeing11、A．modify B．copy C．giveup D．continue12、A．mature B．influenced C．unique D．independent13、A．not B．besides C．even D．finally14、A．idea B．wonder C．stamp D．effect15、A．luckily B．forexample C．a(chǎn)tmost D．theoretically16、A．death B．rewards C．a(chǎn)dvice D．teaching17、A．a(chǎn)s B．being C．of D．For18、A．even B．a(chǎn)tall C．a(chǎn)like D．a(chǎn)sawhole19、A．Even B．Since C．Right D．As20、A．result B．effect C．scale D．Cause第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）FISHBIOmostlystudiesfreshwaterfishinCalifornia,butwealsohaveaninternationalprogramthatismostlyfocused1．theMekongRiverinSoutheastAsia.Forthescienceandconservationsideofmyjob,IhelpmanageprojectsinSoutheastAsia.Ifirst2．(start)studyingmarineprotectedareasintheoceanduringgraduateschool.3．IstartedworkinginLaosinSoutheastAsia,Iwasexcitedtodiscoverthatfreshwaterprotectedareasexistintheriversthere!MyworkhasinvolvedhelpingcommunitiesestablishfreshwaterprotectedareasinSoutheastAsia,andalsodevelopingmethodstotest4．welltheseprotectedareasareworking.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)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(xiě)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。每處錯(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(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。Theideaoflivingonthemoonisnolongsciencefiction、However,therewillbedrawbackstolivethereaswellasadvantage、Onthepositiveside,peoplewillbeabletoescapefromthecrowdingcities,butwillhaveclearviewsoftheearthandstars、Ontheotherhand,themoonisaunfriendlyplaceforhumans、Firstofall,peoplewillhavetowearspecialsuitsandiftheirequipmentfails,itwillprobablydie、Secondly,theywillhavetogetusedtobeweightless、Finally,they’llprobablymisstheplantsandwildlifethatexistsontheearth、Inall,themoonmightbeanidealplacewherehumanstakeoveraholidayorscientistscarryoutresearches,butnotaplaceforordinarypeopletoliveallthetime、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，高二生活快要結(jié)束，高三生活即將開(kāi)始。同學(xué)多年，友情彌足珍貴，請(qǐng)你給你最喜歡的同學(xué)或者老師寫(xiě)一封信，要點(diǎn)如下：1.寫(xiě)信目的2.你們之間難忘的事情3.再次表示感謝與表達(dá)良好的祝愿注意：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；3.開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)及結(jié)尾已為你寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入詞數(shù)。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、D5、C6、B7、B8、D9、B10、B11、B12、B13、D14、A15、B16、A17、D18、B19、A20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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、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.“Wedo