重慶市七區(qū)2019屆高三第一次聯(lián)考(英語)

1、高2019級學(xué)生學(xué)業(yè)調(diào)研抽測試卷（第一次）英語本試卷分第i卷（選擇題）和第n卷（非選擇題）兩部分。第I卷1至10頁。第n卷11至12頁。共150分?？荚嚂r間120分鐘。注意事項:1考試前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡規(guī)定的位置上。2答選擇題時，必須使用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。3答非選擇題時，必須使用0.5毫米黑色簽字筆,將答案書寫在答題卡規(guī)定的位置上。4所有題目必須在答題卡上作答，在試題卷上答題無效。5考試結(jié)束后，將試題卷和答題卡一并交回。第i卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：聽力（共三節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，請先將

2、答案標在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂或轉(zhuǎn)填到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分）A、B、C三個選項中選出最10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和C.Bysubway.C.Thedaughter.C.Chatwithhernetfriends.soffice.C.Ontheplayground.請聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. Howwillthemanprobablygototheairport?A. Byair.B.Bytaxi.2. Wh

3、olockedthedoor?A. Thefather.B.Themother.3. WhatwillthegirldothisSunday?A. WatchTV.B.Meetsomefriends.4. Wherearethetwospeakers?A. Atthedoctor's.B.Attheteacher5. Whatdidthemanmean?A. Hewantedaquietplace.B. Hewantedatablenearthewindow.C. Hewantedtositnearthewindowtodiscusssomething.第二節(jié)（共12小題;每小題1.5

4、分，滿分18分）請聽下面4段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試題卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。請聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6. Whycouldn'tlilygohome?A. Becausehermotherwasathome.B. Becausesheforgottobringherkey.C. Becauseshedidn'twanttoreadthebooksinthebookcase.7. Wheredid

5、lilygoatlast?A. Thelibrary.B.Theflat.C.Thestudy.8. What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A. Teacherandstudent.B.Classmates.C.Twins.請聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9. Howlongwilltheboybeawayfromhome?A. Fortwohours.B.Fortwodays.C.Forever.10. What'sthelastthingtheboydidjustbeforehelefthome?A. Hekepthisro

6、omlookingtidy.B. Hearguedwithhismother.C. Hecleanedhisroom.11. Whatcausedtheargumentinthedialogue?A. Theboy'sleavinghome.B. Beingunfairofthemother.C. Themessoftheboy'sroom.請聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12. Whydidthewomangotochangethenewshoes?A. Becausetheyaretoobig.B. Becausetheyaretoosmall.C. Becausesh

7、edidn'tlikethecolor.13. HowlongdidLucystayintheshop?A. Foraboutamorning.B.Foraboutanafternoon.C.Foraboutaday.14. WhereisLucytalkingnow?A.Intheshop.B.Inthetoilet.C.Athome.請聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15. Whendidtheboyfindthathisfatherloveshim?A.Whentheboywasmakinghisownbreakfast.B. Whenhefoundanalbumoneday.

8、C. Whenhewasold.16. Whosenameiscalled“David”?A.Asoldier.B.Thefather.C.Theboy.17. Whatdoyouthinkoftheboyaccordingtothedialogue?A.Heloveshismotherbutnothisfather.B. Heloveshisfatherbutnothismother.5秒鐘；C. Helovesbothhisparents.第三節(jié)（共3小題；每小題1.5分，滿分4.5分）請聽下面一段獨白，用所聽到的獨白中的詞或數(shù)填空，每空限填一個詞或一個數(shù)。填入的內(nèi)容要寫在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置

9、上。在聽本段獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各小題，每小題聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。本段獨白讀兩遍。請聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。OnedayRon'smothersaw（a18）storyaboutaboy.Attheageof（19）AfterhegotthemoneyRongot600dollarsfromhisparents.RonwatchedTV（20）alldaylongagain.第二部分:英語知識運用（共兩節(jié),滿分45分）第一節(jié)單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）請從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項的標號

10、涂黑。例：Acomputercanonlydoyouhaveinstructedittodo.A. howB.afterC.whatD.when答案是C。21. Sally,wasproblemsolved?Weweretryingtothinkofwayout,butitwashardtofindone.A. the;aB.a;aC.a;theD.the;the22. GeorgeWashingtonselectedthecitythesiteoftheUScapital,butthename“DistrictofColumbia”waschosenChristopherColumbus.A

11、. inreturnforB.inthecaseofC.intheeyesofD.inhonorof23. Why,David,youlooksotired!Well,IanarticleandImustfinishittomorrow.A. waswritingB.willbewritingC.havebeenwritingD.havewritten24. Mum,manyfriendsofminearegoingtoHongenshiPark.CanIgotoo?Waittillyouareoldenough,dear.A.Willyou?B.Whynot?C.Ihopeso.D.I

12、9;mafraidnot.25. madeusverypleasedwastheChinaPavillion（中國國家館）attractedalotofvisitors.A.What;thatB.What;whetherC.That;thatD.Which;that26. suchheavylossduringthefinancialcrisis（金融危機）,thebusinessmandidn'thavethecouragetogoon.A.TosufferB.SufferingC.HavingsufferedD.Suffered27. Weareinterestedinthewea

13、therbecauseitussodirectly-whatweeat,whatwedo,andevenhowwefeel.A.affectsB.benefitsC.guidesD.effects28. Honestly,therearetoomanypeoplewhopretendtobebeggarstocheatthepassers-by.That'strue.Iseetheyoungandstrongbeggars,Iwillpaynoattention.A.UnlessB.WhetherC.AslongasD.Asfaras29. Theinformationontheint

14、ernetrunsmuchfasterthaninthenewspaper.A.thatB.oneC.itD.those30. Whatdoyouthinkofthemoviewesawjustnow?Iit-itwillgivemeterribledreams.A.shouldn'twatchB.shouldn'thavewatchedC.maynotwatchD.can'thavewatched31. WhenIfinallygotuptoleave,webothknewthatarealfriendshipbetweenus.A.haveformedB.willf

15、ormC.istoformD.wastoform32. IoftenwatchCCTV-9,Ihavelearnedalotofnewwordsandexpressions.A. fromwhichB.ofwhichC.towhichD.which33. hedrivenmorecarefully,theaccidentwouldnothavehappenedtheotherday.A. BeB.HadC.HasD.Wouldhave34. Itwasthatsawalotofclosematchesinthe16thAsianGamesinNovember,2019.A. Guangzhou

16、B.locatedinGuangzhouC.inthecityofGuangzhouD.heldinGuangzhou35. Right.Thankyouforremindingmeoftheexam.Don'tmentionit!.A. That'sallB.That'sasmalldealC.GoodideaD.Goodlucktoyou第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）請閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從3655各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項的標號涂黑。ItwasLinTao'fsirstvi

17、sittoEngland.Hewaslooking36tohisfirstjourneyonLondon'sUndergroundRailway.Against37ofhisfriendshedecidedtogoalone.He38thestationshortlyafterfiveo'clockintheafternoon3.9ThistimsaetotravelinLondonbecausetoomanypeoplegohome40workatthishour.Hehadtojoinalonglineofpeople41werewaitingfortickets.When

18、42histurncame,hehadsomedifficultyinmakinghimselfunderstoodbytheman43tickets.However,hegottheright44intheendandbyaskingpeoplethe45healsofoundtherightplatform.Itwascrowedwithpeople.Hedidnotmanagetogetonthefirsttrain,46hewasabletomovenearertheedgeoftheplatformsoastobeinabetterpositionto47thenextone.Whe

19、nthistraincamein,LinTaowassweptforwardontothetrainbytherushofpeoplefrombehind.Thedoors48andthetrainmovedoff.Hewas49toseethenamesofthestations50thetrainstopped,butheknewthatthestationhewantedwasthesixthstopalongtheline.Whenthetrainreachedthesixthstation,LinTaogotoff,51gladthathisjourneyhadbeensoeasy.

20、Buthesuddenly52thathehadcometoastationhe53!Heexplainedhisdifficultytoamanstandingontheplatform.Withasmile54hisface,themantoldLinTaothathe55atraingoingintheoppositedirection.Thetrainhadcometoasmalltown,thenameofwhichsoundedverystrange.36.A.forwardB.towardB.theadviceC.upwardC.adviceD.downwardD.advise3

21、7.A.anadvice38.A.arrivedB.gotC.hurriedD.entered39.A.shortB.wellC.goodD.bad40.A.forB.atC.fromD.before41.A.whoB.whomC.whoseD.which42.A.atfirstB.atlastC.atleastD.atmost43.A.sellB.tosellC.sellingD.sold44.A.platformB.stationC.ticketD.taxi45.A.roadB.wayC.pathD.means46.A.andB.orC.butD.so47.A.getonB.getoffC

22、.getupD.getdown48.A.openB.openedC.closeD.closed49.A.ableB.unableC.sureD.possible50.A.whichB.thatC.beforeD.where51.A.feelingB.feltC.fellD.fallen52.A.recognizedB.understoodC.realizedD.felt53.A.haveneverlistenedtoB.hadneverheardofC.hadneverlistenedD.hasneverheard54.A.inB.onC.ofD.to55.A.hadboughtB.hadsa

23、tC.haddrivenD.hadcaught第三部分:閱讀理解（共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項的標號涂黑。AOneofthespeakingrulesyouneedtoknowmightsoundstrangetomostESL（Englishasasecondlanguage）students,butitisoneofthemostimportantrules.Ifyouwanttopassexaminations,thenstudygrammar.However,ifyouwanttobeco

24、mefluentinEnglish,thenyoushouldtrytolearnEnglishwithoutstudyingthegrammar.Studyinggrammarwillonlyslowyoudownandconfuseyou.Youwillthinkabouttheruleswhencreatingsentencesinsteadofnaturallysayingasentencelikeanative.Rememberthatonlyasmallfraction（部分）ofEnglishspeakersknowmorethan20%ofallthegrammarrules.

25、ManyESLstudentsknowmoregrammarthannativespeakers.Icanconfidentlysaythiswithexperience.IamanativeEnglishspeaker,majoredinEnglishLiterature,andhavebeenteachingEnglishformorethan10years.However,manyofmystudentsknowmoredetailsaboutEnglishgrammarthanIdo.Whentheysometimesaskmeaboutgrammar,Icaneasilylookup

26、thedefinition（定義）andapplyit,butIcan'ttellthemtheansweroffthetopofmyhead.IoftenaskmynativeEnglishfriendssomegrammarquestions,andonlyafewofthemknowthecorrectanswer.However,theyarefluentinEnglishandcanread,speak,listen,andcommunicateeffectively.Doyouwanttobeabletorecitethedefinitionofacausativeverb

27、（使役動詞）,ordoyouwanttobeabletospeakEnglishfluently?56. Accordingtotheauthor,whatopiniondomostESLstudentshold?A. Grammarmattersalotonlyinspeaking.B. Grammardoesn'tmattermuchinspeaking.C. GrammarisnotimportantinEnglishlearning.D. GrammarisveryimportantinEnglishlearning.57. Whatistheauthor?A. AnESLst

28、udent.B. AnativeEnglishteacher.C. AnativeEnglishstudent.D. AteacherteachingEnglishnatives.58. Theunderlinedpart“offthetopofmyhead”_.means_A. withoutconsiderationB. onpurposeC. afterthinkingD. withdifficulty59. Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsuitsthetext?A. GrammarCounts!B. FluencyorGrammar?C. ExamsorN

29、oExams?D. NoMoreGrammar!BThereismuchmoretogrowingupinabilingual(雙語的)familythanlearningtwolanguages,andtheculturalinfluencesfrombothculturesarejustasimportant.InJulywehadacuriousincidentthatshowstheslightdifferencesbetweencultures.MysonhasalreadychangedafewofhisbabyteethandsincewelivedinItalywedecide

30、dtogowiththeItalianversion(版本)oftheToothFairy,whichisnotafairy(仙女)butalittlemouse.Solastyearwhenhelosthisfirsttoothwehadavisitfromthelittlemousewhotookthetoothawayandleftarathergoodamountofcoins-whenhelostthesecondtoothafewdayslater,however,theamountwassignificantlyless!Thatinitselfcausedquiteafewqu

31、estions,buttherealquestionsstartedwheninJulyduringavisittotheUKanothertoothleftmyson'msouthinToothFairyland!Thegrandparentsmadearealproblemoutofit-itwastheirfirstgrandson'tosoththeygottosayGoodbyeto,soitwasToothFairyandrathergenerous,too!TheQs&AsSon:Mum,howisthelittlemousegoingtosmellmyt

32、oothallthisway?(asthestorygoesthelittlemousesmellsamilktoothandcomestocollectit)Me:Nodear,itwon't!WeareinEnglandnowsotheToothFairywillcome.Son:Oh,isshestrongerthanthelittlemouse?(Iknewwherethiswasgoing)Me:Sheisverystrong,andsheismagic.Son:WhatdoestheToothFairybring?(straighttothepoint)Me:Iamnots

33、ure.We'llfindoutmaybeanicemessage.Son:Soisthelittlemousecomingtoo?Me:No,itwon'tmakeitallthewayfromItaly.Son:Butwhydon'ttheyhavelittlemiceinEngland?Me:BecauseheretheToothFairycollectsallbabyteethandshe,sothelittle'msoutosoefwaostuldalwaysgettherelate.Son:Oh!?60. Italiankidsaresupposed

34、tobelievewillcomeandcollectthemilkteeth.A. alittlemouseB. ToothFairyC. theirparentsD. thegrandparents61. TheauthorthoughtToothFairywouldberathergenerousbecause.A. Italianparentsoftengivemuchmoneyfortheirkids'lostbabyteethB. sheknewToothFairywasmoregenerousthanthelittlemouseC. sheknewthegrandpare

35、ntswouldgivehersonabiggiftD. EnglishpeopleareusuallymoregenerousthanItalians62. Hearing“Oh,isshestrongerthanthelittlemouse?”t,heauthorknewhersonwasactuallyworriedabout.A. thetoothfairy'shealthB. thelittlemouse'scomingC. theamountofcoinshecouldgetD. thestoryhisgrandparentsknow63. Bytellingthi

36、sstory,theauthorintendstosayit'simpdbtaguolfamily.inaA. makekidsknowthefolkstoriesB. helpkidschooseoneoftheculturesC. teachkidstwoIanguagesD. keepthebalaneeofbothculturesCIhavetoadmit:Idon'tfli沖XthetoileteverytimeIgotothebathroom.Infact,Ifirmlybelieve"Ifit'syelloit'sbrown,flushi

37、tdown.”I'naurealotofithastodowiththefactthatIworkathome.Alone(well,exceptforthecatsanddog).Allday.AndIdrinkalotofwater,whichmakesformanytripstothebathroom.AnotherthingIhavetoadmit:Ialsotrytouseverylittletoiletpaper.Iwashmyhandsafter,though.Everytime.(SomaybethewaterIdon'tuseflushingmakesupfo

38、rthewaterusedashmyhands?)Ironically,myhusband,whoonlyusestoiletpaperwhennecessary,alwaysflushes.ButhedoesnseemtomindthatIdon'tflusheverytime.Or,atleastnotenoughtofilefordivorce.Yet.PostedbyJulietFarmerJun14,2019at10:21PMComments(2)WhenI'mathomealoneIdonotflusheverytimeIpee(小便).Myhusbandhates

39、that,though,sowhenhe'shome,Iflushalittlemoreoften.IgrewupdoingthatbecauseIhadafamilythatlivedwithhugetanksandyouhavetodoitthatwaybecauseit'seasieronthesystem,soitdoesnme.IdoflushwhenI'moutinpublic,atpeople'shousesthatdon'thavebigtanksandwhenhavecompany!CherBearCM,Jun15,2019at4:21

40、PMNotalways.ButIhave4childrenwhoarealwayshangingfromthedoorknob(球形捏手)whileIpeeanyway.SoI'mluckyIhavetimetowashmyhandsafter.Theaveragetoiletuses8gallonsofwaterperflush!Muchlessthanwhatittakestowashmyhandsafter.(justsaying)luvbnmomnwife,Jun15,2019at4:32PM64. CherBearCMdoesn'tflushthetoiletever

41、ytimeshepees.A. becauseshecan'taffordsomuchwaterB. becauseherhusbanddoesn'tlikethatC. whensheiswithherfriendsD. whensheisalone65. luvbnmomnwifeseemstoenjoy.A. washinghandsafterusingthetoiletB. takingcareofherfourchildrenC. peeingwithherkidswatchingD. flushingthetoiletafterpeeing66. Thetextis

42、takenfrom.A.anewspaperB. awebsiteC. amagazineD. ahandbook67. Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsuitsthetext?A.Stopflushingyourtoilet!B. Doyouflushthetoileteverytime?C. Don'tforgettoflushthetoiletafterpeeing!D. Doyourealizetheimportanceofsavingwater?DThe“SepikSpirit”,constructedin1989,isbuiltspecially

43、tosuitthmeadnedsofashallowriverboatforguidinginlandwaterways.ItsshallowdraftallowspassengersintodistantcornersoftheSepikRegionandareasnototherwiseaccessibletolargerboats.Itwasrefurbished（裝修）inearly2019toensurethattheSepikSpiritmeetstheexpectationsofthemoderntravellers.Therefurbishmentincludesnewinte

44、riorandimprovednoiseresistance.TheSepikSpiritholds18passengersin9twinbedroomseachwithprivatebathroom.Onboardfacilitiesincludeadiningroom,livingroom,bar,videoandcoveredupperobservatorydeck（甲板）.Theentireboatisair-conditioned.BecausetheSepikSpiritisdesignedtooperateinthisuniqueenvironment,sheistheideal

45、sizeforexploration.This,combinedwithsmallpassengernumbers,allowsthetravellersanexcellentexperiencetolittlevisitedareas.DaytripsfromtheSepikSpiritaredoneinan18-seaterriverboat,alsodesignedfortheoperation.Theiropen-airdesigngivesthetravellersasenseofplace,afeelingfortheriveranditspeople.AreasthattheSe

46、pikSpiritandherguestsmayvisitaretheKarawariRiver,BlackwaterLakes,ChambriLakes,theMiddleSepikandtheUpperSepik.Theriverbankswheretheboatoperatesaredottedwithmanylargetraditionalvillageseachwithitsownunique“HausTambaran”orspirithousedecoratedwithancestralfigures.Mixwiththefriendlypeopleandexperienceacu

47、lturethatmeetsveryfewoutsiders.PleaseE-Mailifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutus.PleasenotethatprivatetouringandtransfersarenotavailableontheSepikSpirit.PleasenotethatSepikSpiritdepartureandtermination（終結(jié)，終點）pointssometimeschangewithoutnotice.AIRTRANSFERCOST:US$375.00oneway68. The“SepikSpirit”isariverboat.A. s

48、peciallydesignedandbuiltforthelocaltransportationB. builtandrefurbishedin1989C. providinggoodconditionsforasmallnumberoftouristsD. travelinginthedayonly69. TheSepikSpiritboatismostpossiblynamedafter.A. apersonB. ananimalC. abuildingD. ariver70. ApassengerchoosestotravelontheSepikSpiritmostpossiblybe

49、causeheisinterestedinA.boatmakingB. rivertravelingC. theuniquesceneryandcultureinthisareaD. theexcellentconditionsandserviceoftheboat71. WhichofthefollowingfactorsabouttakingtheSepikSpiritisright?A.YoucansendanE-mailforfurtherinformation.B. Youcanrenttheboatforyourselfifyouplease.C. Thescheduleofthe

50、boattripwillbestrictlyfollowed.D. ASepikSpirittripwillcostyouUS$375.00oneway.EResearchesshowwhatwealreadysuspected:ThreeoutoffourbabieswhodiedofSIDS（嬰兒猝死）involvedco-sleeping.We'llsayitagain.Thesafestcourseisnottosleepwithbabies.Weknowtheargument:Badparenting,notco-sleeping,istoblameforthedozenso

51、fbabies'deaths.Someparentssticktoco-sleepingbecauseithelpsthembondwiththeirnewborns.Theysaythosewhogiveco-sleepingabadnameeitherhadbeendrinking,useddrugsorweretootiredtonoticethattheyrolledoverontheirchildren.But,mostofthecasesdidnotinvolvedrugsoralcohol.Thereev'ers.Saub“mitbtiuntg”tohere,ho

52、watestfordrugsoralcoholinthesecasesisvoluntary,soit'sdifficulttoknowwithcertainty.OrganizationsliketheBlackHealthCoalitionandothershaveexplainedthesafewaytoco-sleep.Whileweunderstandthosearguments,wealsoknowthatmistakescanhappenandthatitonlytakesonetimeforsomethingtogoterriblywrong.Theriskoutwei

53、ghsthebenefit.Inalllikelihood,parentswillcontinuetoco-sleep,andsomewilldosowithouteverhavinganincident,butbabiesaretoovulnerable（易受傷的）forparentstotakesuchchances.Therefore,thebestplaceforbabiestosleepisintheirownbeds,ontheirbacks,withnopillows,blanketsortoys.Noparentwantsatragedy（悲?。﹖ooccur.Thebestw

54、aytomakesurethetragedydoesn'thappenistoallowbabiestosleepaloneintheirowncribs（搖籃）.72. Accordingtotheauthor,mostoftheSIDScaseshappenedbecauseof.A.drugsB. co-sleepingC. drinkingD. badparenting73. Someparentsthinksleepingwiththeirbabiescan.A.keepthebabieshealthyB. giveco-sleepingagoodnameC. prevent

55、themselvesfromdrinkingD. developagoodrelationwiththeirbabies74. Theauthorholdstheopinionthat.A.parentscansleepwithbabies,butcautiouslyB. co-sleephelpstobringbabiesclosertoparentsC. parentscan'ttakechancestosleepthweitihrbabiesD. accidentsonlyhappentothosecarelessparentsA.B.C./、/J/J/75.Whichofthe

56、followingbestdescribesthestructureofthetext?D./J浪85.第n卷（非選擇題，共35分）注意事項：1. 第n卷共2頁，請用0.5毫米黑色簽字筆將答案書寫在答題卡n上。2. 答卷前將密封線內(nèi)的項目填寫清楚。第四部分:寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分）以下標有題號的每一行均有一個錯誤，請找出，并按下列情況改正：此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（/）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（人），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該右邊橫線

57、上寫出改正后的詞。注意：請在答題卡上作答。TheAsianGamesareheldeachfouryears.The16thAsianGameswereheldinGuangzhou,China.GuangzhouwasasecondcityinChinatohavetherightforhosttheAsianGames.Itwaswell-knownBeijingheldthe11thAsianGamesin1990.GuangzhouAsianGamesopenedinNovember12,204.Ithad41event.Itwasthelargestinthe