2025屆新疆昌吉回族自治州昌吉州第二中學(xué)高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含答案

2025屆新疆昌吉回族自治州昌吉州第二中學(xué)高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含答案注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．a(chǎn)chievement B．a(chǎn)ppointment C．commitment D．employment2．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．a(chǎn)gainst C．from D．over3．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout4．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee5．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which6．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown7．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．a(chǎn)llowance8．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will9．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless10．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup11．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．where D．that12．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased13．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．a(chǎn)n;the14．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory15．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved16．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly17．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup18．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be19．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated20．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway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）CelesteNg，anewwriter，hasgainedrecognitionforherfirstnovel，EverythingINeverToldYou.Ng'sparentscamefromHongKong，Chinainthe1960s.NgwasborninAmericaandgrewupinPittsburgh，Pennsylvania，andShakerHeights，Ohio，inafamilyofscientists.CelestewenttoHarvardUniversityandearnedanMFAfromtheUniversityofMichigan，whereshewontheHopwoodAward.Althoughhernovelisnotaboutrace，thecharactersareAsian.ThemaincharacterisLydia，ateenagegirl，whoisthefavoriteofthreechildrenborntoawhitemotherandaChinese-Americanfather.ThestoryisaboutLydia'sdisappearance，andtheemotionsthefamilygoesthroughasthemysteryunfolds.Thewholefamilydealswithsorrow，regret，andexposedsecretsastheysearchfortheirlostdaughter.ThoughthecharactersinthisstoryareAsian，Ngsaysshedidn'treallywanttoincludeAsiancharacters.Shewasafraidpeoplewouldthinkthestorywasaboutrealpeopleinherlife.BecauseshegrewupinAmericaanddoesn'tspeakChinese，shewasactuallysurprisedthatsheincludedAsiancharactersinthebook.Thebookhastakenoff，especiallyonAmazon，whereitwontheEditor'sPickforNo.1BestBookoftheYearin2014.Ngisstillgettingusedtotheattention，sayingsheisstillamazedwhenpeopletellhertheyhavereadherbook.Withsomanyreaders，it'ssafetosaythisisabookyoushouldread.Butifyou'relookingforasimplemystery，thisbookmightnotbeforyou.Mostreaderswarnthatyoushouldnotreadthisbookunlessyou'repreparedtocry.1、ThenovelEverythingINeverToldYou________.A．focusesonafamilywithamissingchildB．discussesthewaystogetridofregretC．exposesthesecretoftheAmericanworldD．talksaboutthelifeofteenagersinAmerica2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoCelesteNg?A．ShewantedtohelptheAsianpeople.B．ShewassurprisedshewroteaboutAsiancharacters.C．ShewasborninHongKongandgrewupinAmerica.D．Shewantedpeopletoknowthecharacterswererealpeopleinherlife.3、Howdomostreadersprobablyfindthebook?A．It'saboutrace.B．It'sasadstory.C．It'sasimplemystery.D．Ithasasurprisingending.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．CelesteNgandherfamily.B．TheawardsCelesteNgwon.C．CelesteNg'slearningexperiences.D．CelesteNgandherbest-knownnovel.22．（8分）AnexplosiononThursdaykilledoneandinjured21inabusystreetinTongren,SouthwestChina’sGuizhouProvince.Thebombwashiddeninarubbishbininthecity’scommercialhub（商業(yè)中心），wherelotsofshopsandrestaurantsareconcentrated.Theear-splittingblastwasheardaround12∶50p.m.，saidalocalnewspaper,citingwitnesses.Thepoweroftheblastshattered（使粉碎）nearbyshopwindowsandrippedthestainless（不生銹的）steelrubbishcantopieces.Onepasser-by，identified（確認(rèn)）onlyasZhang，saidshewasshockedbythenoiseandsawalotofpedestrianslyingonthegroundwhenshegottothescene.Thirteenoftheinjuredweretakentoalocalhospitalaftertheexplosion.Adoctortheresaidfivewereinseriousconditionbutalreadyoutofdangerafteremergencytreatment.TheotherswerejustslightlyThecauseoftheexplosionisstillunderinvestigation,saidanofficerwiththeTongrenpolice,butrefusedtospeculateastothecause.1、444．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．AlltheinjuredweretakentoahospitalB．8oftheinjuredwerenottakentoahospitalC．TherubbishbinwithabombwasinarestaurantD．Therubbishbinwithabombwasinashop2、446．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Onepasser-by,identifiedonlyasZhang,sawthemanthrowingabombintoabin.B．Somecustomersinrestaurantswereinjured.C．Thewriterdidn’tgettothescene.D．Allcustomersinshopsgothurt.3、448．Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedword“speculate”probablymeans________.A．tellB．guessC．discussD．talk4、450．Whatofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BombHiddeninaRubbishBinB．TheCauseoftheExplosionC．ATerribleThingD．MarketBlastKills1,Injures2123．（8分）Toerrishuman.Societyissufferingfromaninabilitytoacknowledgeasmuch.Forindividuals,errorsarepainful.Thetrick,then,istoerrwell:torecognizemistakesandlearnfromthem.Worryingly,humanitymaybegettingworseatadmittingitsmistakes.Fewenjoythefeelingofbeingcaughtoutinanerror.Butrealtroublestartswhenthedesiretoavoidapunishmentleadstoarefusaltodealwithcontraryevidence.Economistsoftenassumethatpeoplearesensible.Whenfacedwithanewfact,thesepeopleshouldupdatetheirviewoftheworldtotakebetterdecisionsinfuture.Yetyearsofeconomicresearchconfirmsthatpeoplefrequentlydisregardinformationthatconflictswiththeirviewoftheworld.Whyshouldthatbe?LastyearRolandBenabou,ofPrinceton,presentedaframeworkforthinkingabouttheproblem.Inmanyways,beliefsarelikeothereconomicgoods.Peoplespendtimeandresourcesbuildingthem,andgetvaluefromthem:somebeliefsmakeownersfeelgoodandshowtheirpublicidentity;otherbeliefsprovidevaluebyshapingbehavior—forexample,religiousasceticism(禁欲主義)canhelponeavoidunhealthyhabits.Becausebeliefs,however,arenotsimplytoolsformakinggooddecisions,butaretreasuredintheirownright,newinformationthatchallengesthemisunwelcome.Peopleoftenengagein“motivatedreasoning”tomanagesuchchallenges.MrBenabouclassifiesthisintothreecategories.“Strategicignorance”iswhenabelieveravoidsinformationofferingconflictingevidence.In“realitydenial”，troublingevidenceisrationalized(合理化)：realestateinvestorsmightmakeupfancifultheoriesforwhypricesshouldbehaveunusually,andsupportersofadisgracedpoliticianmightclaimthenegativenewstobefake.Andlastly,in“self-signalling”，thebelievercreateshisowntoolstointerpretthefactsinthewayhewants:anunhealthyperson,forexample,mightdecidethatgoingforadailyrunprovesheiswell.“Motivatedreasoning”isacognitivebias(偏見).Notalltheerrorsitleadstoarecostly:praisingtheperformanceofone'ssupportedfootballteamdespitecontradictoryevidencedoeslittleharm.Butwhenbiasesarebroadlyshared—withinfinancialworldorpoliticalparties—dangerarises.Motivatedreasoninghelpsexplainwhyviewpointspolarize(兩極分化)evenasinformationismoreeasilyavailablethaneverbefore.WorkbyMrBenabousuggeststhatgroupthinkishighestwhenpeoplewithingroupsfaceasharedfate:whenchoosingtobreakfromagroupisunlikelytospareanindividualthecostsofthegroup'serrorsorbringmuchindividualbenefit.Theincentive(動(dòng)力)toengageinmotivatedreasoningishighasaresult.Evenasthefactonaparticularissueisobvious,partiescanstillbecomeincreasinglypolarized.That,inturn,canmakeitharderstillforamemberofonepartytogetanybenefitfrombreakingfromagroup.Indeed,thegrouphasanincentivetosilenceindependentvoices.Publicstatementsofregretareriskyinarigidlypolarizedworld.Admissionsoferrorcannotonlyannoypartnersbutalsoprovideopportunitiesforopponents.Butitisrarelyintheinterestofthoseintherighttopretendthattheyareneverwrong.1、Accordingtothepassage,beliefsaresimilartoeconomicgoodsinthat________．A．bothareentertainingandvaluableB．bothcanbeshapedbyreligiousfaithC．bothcanreflectwhotheownersareD．bothpromotereligiousdevelopment2、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“self-signalling”？A．Afanspeakshighlyofhisteamalthoughithasjustlostthegame.B．Amancovershisearswhenstealingabell,believingthebellwon'tring.C．SupportersofTrumpbelievethenewsabouthisaffairswithaladyisfake.D．SuspectedAIDScarriersrefusetobetestedthoughitcanbedoneforfree.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraphs6and7?A．Polarizationcausesindividualstobreakfromthegroup.B．Richersourcesofinformationdecreasemotivatedreasoning.C．Individualswithindependentvoicesaredismissedfromthegroup.D．Individualsinagroupengageinmotivatedreasoningfortheirowninterests.4、Whichofthefollowingopinionsmighttheauthoragreewith?A．Denyingerrorsisunavoidable.B．Failuretoadmiterrorsisharmful.C．Humansaregettingbetteraterringwell.D．Wisepeopleignorecontraryworldviews.24．（8分）AnewrestaurantinIndonesiaisonamission(使命)tosupportlocalstrappedinpoverty,manyofwhomareearninglessthan$25amonth,byprovidingthemwithanalternativewaytopayfortheirfood.TheMethaneGasCanteen,runbyhusbandandwifeteamSariminandSuyatmi,islocatedinanunexpectedplaceforaneatery—JatibarangLandfill.Thelandfillisamountainofpurifyingwaste,wherepoorlocalsspendtheirdayscollectingplasticandglasstosell.Meanwhile,thecouple,whospent40yearscollectingwastebeforeopeningtherestaurant,isbusycooking.Whatmakestherestaurantunusual,asidefromitslocation,isthatnocashisrequiredtopayformeals.Poorpeoplehavetheoptiontopayfortheirfoodwithrecyclablewasteinsteadofcash.Sariminweighstheplasticcustomersbringin,calculatesitsworth,andthendeductthatvaluefromthecostofthemeal,givinganyextravaluebacktothecustomer.Theschemeispartofthecommunity’ssolutiontoreducewasteinthelandfillandrecyclenon-degradableplastics.“Ithinkwerecycle1tonneofplasticwasteaday,whichisalot.Thisway,theplasticwastedoesn’tpileup,driftdowntheriverandcauseflooding,”saidSaimin.“Itbenefitseveryone.”Therestaurantseatsabout30peopleandservesmealsthatcostbetween$0.40and$0.80each.SinceopeningthecanteenSariminandSuyatmihaveseentheirdailyincomemorethandoubleto$15aday.“I’mhappytoseeourcustomersenjoyingtheirmeals,”SarimintoldNHKWorld.“Thepoormustalsohavetherighttoenjoyhealthyeating.Iwanttogivethemthatchanceasmuchaspossible.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutJatibarangLandfill?A．ItisagoodplaceforpeopletoeatmealsB．ItisaplacewherelocalscollectplasticandglasstosellC．ItisamountainwhichattractsmanytouristsD．Itisamodemplasticrecyclingplant.2、WhatmakestheMethaneGasCanteendifferent?A．Itslocationandthewaytopayformeals.B．Thedeliciousfoodandthekind-heartedowner.C．Itslocationandthosestrangecustomers.D．Itscustomersandthewaytopayformeal.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?A．Increase B．ReplaceC．Remove D．Equal4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．SariminandSuyatmirecycleplasticwasteonlytomakemoney.B．Theplasticwastemaycauseflooding.C．Therestaurantseatsaround30peopleatpresent.D．SariminandSuyatmihaveseenanincreaseintheirincome.25．（10分）PerformancesLet’sFacetheMusicRiaJones,theworld-famousstarofEvita,Cats,andLesMiserables,returnshomefortwospecialconcerts.Provingthatthereismoretoherthanagreatgiftforsingingthegreatshowsongs,Riainvitesyouonamemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfromclassicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandtheBeastalongwithsomepopularstandardsforagreateveninginthecompanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.SongRecitalJudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist(獨(dú)唱者)inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.TheprogrammeincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera,withspecialsolopianoarrangementsbyKatherineMorris.JudyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsarebyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.TheconcertwillbeframedbythesingingofWelshandAmericanmusicbythepopularGyrlaisMaleVoiceChoir,directedbyMeirwynThomas.MayteMartinMayteMartiniseasilythebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearlytwenties,whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona’sWOMADfestivalsandintheGipsyKing’scelebratedfestivalMosaiqueGitaneatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyherregularsologuitarist,twodancersanda“clapper”.TheAdventureofMalicThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalledMalic.InthisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelonawherehecomesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets(皮影),beautifullyhandled,withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.1、WhowillperformDisneysongs?A．JudyCoe. B．RiaJones.C．MayteMartin. D．KatherineMorris.2、Inwhichperformancecanyouenjoyfamouswriters’works?A．SongRecital B．MayteMartinC．Let’sFacetheMusic D．TheAdventureofMarlic3、Whatdoweknowabout“TheAdventureofMarlic”A．ItwasmadeinChinese.B．ItwasshotinBarcelona.C．Itisbasedonatrueadventurestory.D．ItispresentedthroughatraditionalChineseartform.第三部分語言知識(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）MywifeandIseparatedinDecember.Asyoumightexpect,Ihadavery1December.Mytherapist(心理治療師)gaveme2totallyunexpected.ItwasasmallhandmadePlay-Dohheart.She3thatitwasnotformetokeep,butonlyon4untilIgotmyownheart.ThenI5returnittoher.Afterthesession,Iplacedtheheartcarefullyonthedashofmycaranddroveto6mydaughterJuli-Ann,forthiswasthefirstnightthatshewouldbestayingatmynewhome.Asshegotintothecar,shewasimmediately7totheheart,pickingitup,8itandaskingmewhatitwas.“It’sapresentfrommytherapisttohelpmethroughthisdifficulttime9itisnotformetokeep,butonlytohavetillIgetmyownheart,”I10.Juli-Annmadeno11.Iwondered,at11yearsold,couldsheunderstand?Several12later,whenmydaughterwasagainatmyhome,shehandedmeherValentine’sDaypresentforme:asmallredbox,13withagoldband.14Intotheprettylittlebox.Tomysurprise,IpulledoutasimilarPlay-Dohheartthatshehadmadeforme.Ilookedather,15,wonderingwhatitmeant.Afterwardssheslowlyhandedmeacard.Itwasa(n)16.Juli-Annhadwrittenmethemost17andlovingwordsIhadeverread.Tearsfloodedmyeyesandmyheart18open:ForMyDad/Hereisaheart/foryoutokeep/forthebigleap/you’retryingtotake/Havefunonyourjourney/Itmightbeblurry/Butwhenyougetthere/Learntocare19allmymaterialwealth,I20thisasmymostsacredtreasure.1、A．usualB．hardC．ordinaryD．cold2、A．nothingB．everythingC．somethingD．a(chǎn)nything3、A．remindedB．recommendedC．respondedD．remembered4、A．holdbackB．holddownC．holdupD．holdonto5、A．mayB．willC．canD．must6、A．takeupB．pickupC．makeupD．giveup7、A．drawnB．takenC．broughtD．shown8、A．openingB．touchingC．paintingD．examining9、A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．whileD．or10、A．explainedB．declaredC．shoutedD．sighed11、A．differenceB．senseC．commentD．a(chǎn)nswer12、A．yearsB．daysC．monthsD．weeks13、A．connectedB．tiedC．equippedD．mixed14、A．movedB．lookedC．gotD．reached15、A．surprisedB．excitedC．embarrassedD．disappointed16、A．storyB．essayC．poemD．letter17、A．touchingB．inspiringC．interestingD．a(chǎn)musing18、A．burntB．beatC．brokeD．burst19、A．ThroughB．AboveC．AcrossD．Beyond20、A．missB．rememberC．countD．keep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）Agoodfriendnotonlylikestohangwithyouandhave1．goodtime,butthinksaboutyouandwishesgoodthingsfaryouwhenyou’reapart.AgoodFriendmaynottalktoyoueverydayoreveneveryweek,2．cancomeupinamatterofminutes.Agoodfriendwillcometohelpyou,evenwhenyouhaven'ttalkedtohiminweeksTimedoesn’tlessenagoodfriend'srelationshipwithyou.Bethisafriendof3．(I),Icanforweekswithout4．(talk)toherbutthendropanythinginminutesbecause5．her.Shehasnoproblemgivingmesomeofher6．(suggest)either,Lastweek.I7．(buy)apairofjeanswhichwasn’t8．(exact)rightforme.Someofmyfriendlaughatme.Bethwouldgiveabeesopinion.ratherthanleavingmehangingwithmybigjeansSheadvisedme9．(wear)thisminiskirtinsteadbecauseitmademelookpretty.Ibelievethatgoodfriendsalso10．(be)themosthonestwithyou,insteadoflookingdownonyou,showingoffthemselvesorignoringyou.Bethisafriendlikethat.Ifeelsoluckytohavesuchafriend.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）下面短文中有10處語法錯(cuò)誤。請(qǐng)?jiān)谟绣e(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧）,并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。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11處起）不計(jì)分。Onceuponatimetherewasaboywhofondofreading、However,hewasverypoortobuyanybooks、Thatwasthereasonthathehadtoborrowbooksfromarichmanwhoownedalotofbooks、Theboyknewclearlythathehastofinishreadingthebookshehadborrowedthemandreturnthemtotheownerassoonaspossible、Arichman,whowasreadytolendanyofhisbooktotheboy,readfewofhisownbooks、Withtimegoingon,theboyreadalotsbutfinallybecameafamouswriterinhistime、Thoughtherichmanhadsomanybooks,heremainedamanwithlittleknowledgebecauseofheseldomreadhisbooks、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國朋友Harry寫信向你了解網(wǎng)絡(luò)對(duì)中國學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)方式的影響。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示，給他寫封回信。1.網(wǎng)絡(luò)的發(fā)展給中國學(xué)生帶來了很多新的學(xué)習(xí)方式；2.學(xué)習(xí)方式的變化表現(xiàn)在課程選擇方式、教學(xué)方式、作業(yè)布置等方面；3.你的感想。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加一些細(xì)節(jié)，使文章內(nèi)容通順連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearHarry,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________