2023學(xué)年吉林省集安市第一中學(xué)高三沖刺模擬英語試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.2．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．a(chǎn)vailable3．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when4．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes5．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track6．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend7．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest8．Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,________recipeisdon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.A．ofwhich B．whichC．whose D．ofwhom9．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer10．---DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?----IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing11．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends12．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever13．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare14．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved15．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts16．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough17．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote18．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped19．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely20．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded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）Attheageoftwenty-two,Iwasemployedbyoneofthelargestcommercialcompaniesintheworld,somyworkmainlyfocusedonadvertising,workingonproductionteamsforhundredsoftelevisioncommercials.Iwasfortunatetoexperiencesuchanamazingcareeratsuchayoungage,workingalloverthecountrywithsomeofthemostcreativepeopleintheworld.Ihaditall.Andthenonedayasuddenthoughtcamethroughmelikealightningbolt.“Thisisanindustrythatusesanorexic（厭食的）modelstoselldietfoodtoteenagegirls.”Mylifechanged.AndIquit.Atwelve-yearcareer.Rightthen.ThatnightIwenthomeandwasweakinmyknees.Ididnotwanttobepartofthemembersmakingthisproblem;Iwantedtobepartofthepeoplewhohadsolution.ButIhadnoideawhatthesolutionlookedlike.Mygrandfatherusedtosay,"Startwithwhatyouknow,andmorewillberevealed."Iknewthefilm,televisionandadvertisingindustriesandalmosteverythingaboutthem.SoIstartedgoingintojuniorhighschools.Ihelduppicturesofthemodelstoshowwhattheylookedlikeatfiveo'clockinthemorning,andthenheldupanotherpictureshowingwhattheylookedlikeafterthreehoursofprofessionalmake-up,thirty-fivelightingtechnicians,andprofessionalphotographerswhocanmakeanyonelookbeautifulandsexy...Nottomentiontheeffortsofpost-production,wheretheyairbrushnearlyalloftheimperfectionpartsrightoutofthepicture.Withdigitaltechnology,theycanevenstretchthemodelstomakethemappeartallerandthinner.Italkedtoyounggirlsandsaid,"Thisisamulti-billiondollarindustrythatspendsmillionsofdollarsayearprovingtoyouthatthereissomethingwrongwithyousothattheycansellyousomethingtofixit.SoIamheretotellyouthatyourteetharewhiteenough...Andyourbreathisfreshenough...andyourthighsarethinenough.Youareenough."Youareenough,nomatterwhatotherssayandwhathappens.1、Whydidtheauthorquitworkinginthecommercialcompany?A．Hewasfedupwithhisworkinadvertisingindustry.B．Herealizedhisworkwasmisleadingteenagegirls.C．Hefoundithardtoworkwiththeteam.D．Hedecidedtotakeupacareerineducation.2、Theauthorshowedtwosetsofpicturesofmodelstoyounggirlsto.A．showthemagicpowerofmake-upskillsB．stressthegreateffortsmodelsmadeintheirworkC．a(chǎn)dvocatedevelopingdigitaltechnologyD．exposetherealtruthbehindtheamazingbeautyofmodels3、Whatmessagedoesthewritermainlywanttopasstoteenagegirls?A．Youmightaswellchangeyourlifewhenanopportunityarises.B．Youcan'tbetoocautiouswhenfacinglifechoices.C．Itiswhoyouareratherthanwhatyoulooklikethatcounts.D．Itisworthwhiletoexperiencesomethinginterestingandcreative.22．（8分）Dr.ArielBrahmanisnotjustanordinaryteacher.HewasaheadmasteratSMULabschoolJakarta(seniorhighschool).HeisalsoanExecutiveChairmanoftheIndonesianNatiocalCommissionforUNESCO.Asateacher,he’sclosetohisstudents.HealwayssparessometimetorunwithuseveryFridaymorning(ourschoolactivity)andtocomeandvisithisstudentsinclass,justtosayhi.Hosfavouritesayingsare,“Students,putsomepicturesinthebackofyourclassroom…”and“Haveanicestudy.”Healsoencourageustobefriendly,forexample,toshakehandswithoneanothereverymorning,justtosaygoodmorningtooneanotheroratleastsmileatotherpeople.Simple,butmeaningful.Dr.ArielBrahmanissofriendly.Heshowsrespecttootherandappreciatesothers.Butmostofall,thereasonwhyIlikehimissothathealwaysencouragesthechoir(唱詩班)groupatmyschooltokeeponsinging.Hehasalwayssupportedusandputhistrustinus.It’sbecauseofhimthatthechoirremainsinexistenceafterwenearlygaveupwhenfacingotherpeople’scriticism.Dr.ArielBrahmanisanationalist,especiallyineducation.AsImentionedabove,heisamemberofUNESCOforIndonesianeducation.HeisquittinghisjobastheheadofUniversitasNegeriJakartatofulfillhisdutyatUNESCO.MygrandmotheroncetoldmethatDr.ArielBrahmanwasheldinjailbecausehesaidsomethingabouthumanrights(Idon’tknowexactlywhatitwas),butunfortunately.Socharto,whowasthepresidentofIndonesia,didn’tlikethatandputDr.ArielBrahmaninjail.Well,IthinkthatisonebraveactforDr.Arielrahmantospeakhismindfreelywithouthesitatingbecauseofwhatotherpeoplemightthink.Thewayherespectsother,thewayhespeakshismindandthewayheencouragesusmakehimaninspirationforusall.1、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDr.ArielBrahman?A．ModestandhumorousB．BraveandkindC．Generousandpositive.D．Cautiousandkind-hearted.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Thestudentsdon'trespectDr.ArielBrahman.B．Thechoirgroupusedtobeunpopularintheauthor'sschool.C．DrArielBrahmandoesn'tlikethepresidentofIndonesia.D．TheauthorrespectsDrArielBrahmanasheisstrictwithstudents.3、WhywasDrArielBrahmanputinjail?A．Hedidn'ttakechargeofUniversitasNegeriJakarta.B．Heinspiredpeopletogoagainstthegovernment.C．Hedidn'tlikethepresidentofIndonesiaatthattime.D．HeencouragedIndonesianstofightfortheirrights.23．（8分）Everyonesmilesinthesamelanguage.Butnoteveryonesmilesinthesamemedium,andthatmightbehurtingus.That'saccordingtoanewstudyfromresearchersattheUniversityofHaifaandBen-GurionUniversity,bothinIsrael,andtheUniversityofAmsterdamintheNetherlands.Inadvertentlytimedtotherecentreleaseof“TheEmojiMovie,”scientistsdecidedtostudywhetherusingsmileemojisintextmessagesbetweenworkcolleaguescausedthesamewarmfeelingsasaface-to-faceinteractionthatincludesasmile.Theresults?Forthefirsttime,sciencewasabletoconfirmthatasmileemojidoesnotconjurethosesamefeelings.Quitetheopposite,infact:usingasmileemojiinconversationactuallydecreasesperceptionofthecolleague'scompetenceandinsertsalevelofdistanceintotherelationship.It'saphenomenonstudyleaderArikCheshindubbed"virtualfirst-impressionmanagement."Heandhiscolleagues,includingco-leaderEllaGlikson,conductedseveralexperimentsanalyzingthereactionstotextmessagesthatincludedsmileemojisversusmessagesthatdon't.Theyalsomeasuredthesesameinteractionsinsocialsettingsandfoundthattheemojisactuallyimprovedperception."Ibelievethereisagreatergapinwhatthesenderishopingtoconveyandwhatthereceiverinterprets,"Cheshin,aprofessor,said."Thisintention-interpretationgapcanbedamaging."Inaddition,Cheshinandcolleaguesfoundthattheeffectsofsmileyuseonsocialperceptionsoccurregardlessoftheexpresser'sperceivedgender.Sowhat'sthetakeawayhere“Idon'tthinkthatemoticonsandemojisreplaceactualemotion,”Cheshintoldus."Theyarejustdifferent.Theemotionsarethereandwillalwaysbewhentherearehumansinvolved."Beforepickinganemojithatfitsyourmoodatthemoment,it'sbettertojustusewordsatleastwhenyou'reatwork.Or,betteryet,justshowupandtalkface-to-face.Youknow,likethegoodolddays.1、WhatisfoundinthestudybyArik?A．Workcolleaguesusesmileemojismore.B．Asmileemojileadstowarmfeelings.C．Smileemojiskeepcolleaguesatadistance.D．Smileyuseworksbetterthanface-to-faceinteraction.2、AccordingtoCheshin,theemojissendersmaynotknow______.A．howmuchvirtualimpressionitleavesB．howitchangessocialsettingsC．howithasimprovedperceptionD．howthereceiverwillunderstandit3、Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsemojisatwork?A．Cautious.B．Positive.C．Disapproving.D．Indifferent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Wordsmeanmuchmorethanyoursmileemojis.B．Yoursmileemojiswon'treplaceyouractualsmile.C．Smilingisauniversallanguageinanycommunication.D．Misunderstandingmayarisefromsmileemojis.24．（8分）Humanshaveuniquelyexpressivefaces.Welaugh,wecry,weturnredwithfeeling.Now,scientistsreportthatblue-and-yellowmacaws(金剛鸚鵡)mayjoinusinthisclubofemotions–atleast,whenitcomestoblushing.Parrotsareknownforbeingcleverandchatty.They'reevenskilledenoughtomaketheirowntoolsandoccasionallynosetheirwayintohumanmachineslikecars.Theircuriosityandcouragearewhatmakethemexcellentpets.Soit'snosurprisethattheyhavetheirownrangeofcommunicationtools.Onthewhole,birdsarenostrangerstoblushing.Manydifferentkindsofbirdshavebeenknowntoexhibitthishehavior.Parrotownersoftennoticeitintheirpets.Themotivationsbehinditarestillamysterytoscientists,though.Tozeroinonwhymacawfacesblush,somescientistsledbyAlineBertinoftheUniversityofToursstudiedfivecaptiveblue-and-yellowmacawsastheyinteractedwitheachotherandtheirhumancaretakers.Theywereamazedtoseethathumanattentionseemedtomakethemacawsblush.Theblushingdieddownwhenthecaretakersignoredtheparrots.Facialexpressionscanbesignsofahuman'semotionalstate.Likewise,birdblushingcouldconveywell-being.It'snotquiteasobviousassmiling.Still,it'sfairlyimpressive.Afterall,thesemacawsdon'thavethesamefacialmusclesthatwedo.Thebirdsaremuchsmarterandkinderthantheylook.Theyarebelievedtobeasintelligentasmonkeys.Bertinandtheotherscientistsbelievetheirworkopensthedoortofurtherresearch.Onelimitationofthestudyisthatnomacawsinnaturalenvironmenthavebeenobserved.Thatmakesithardtodrawconclusionsaboutthebirdsasaspecies.Theyarealsonotquitesurewhattheblushingmeans.Thereisstillmoretolearnaboutthesepossibleexpressionsofemotion.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"captive"inparagraph3?A．Unique.B．Talkative.C．Curious.D．Caged.2、Birdsmightblush_____________.A．whenpeopleignorethem.B．toshowtheyarehappy.C．toshowtheyarehungry.D．whensomethingupsetsthem.3、WhatisTRUEaboutscientists'reactiontomacawsblushing?A．Theyarepuzzledbyhowbirdscancommunicatewithoneanother.B．Theyaremotivatedtocontinuestudyinghowmacawsexpressemotion.C．Theyarecuriousaboutwhyotherbirdsareunabletoconveyemotion.D．Theyareinterestedtostudymonkeystoseeiftheyblushasstrongly.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Parrotsmakeexcellentpets.B．Parrotsareskilledtomaketools.C．Themacawscancommunicatewitheachother.D．Themacawscangoredinthefacewithfeeling.25．（10分）Twodeerjumpedoutinfrontof16-year-oldAmandaFloyd'scar.Shesteppedonthebrake,stoppingthecarjustintime.Butlater,shestartedtexting.Distracted(分心的)，Amandaturnedleftandright,thencrashedintoanothercar.Luckily,shewasn'tinarealcar--shewasinadrivingsimulator(模擬器)atRooseveltHighSchool,Ohio,US.“Ineverreallyrealizedthatcarsmakeaturnthatmuch,"Amanda,aJunior,said.Sheaddedthatshewouldn'ttextwhiledrivinganymore.TheOhioDepartmentofTransportation(ODOT)andStateHighwayPatrolbroughtthesimulatortotheschool.Theysaidtheywantedtohelpstudentslearnaboutthedangerofdrivingwhiledrunk,whiletexting,orwhiletalkingonthephone.AccordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,distracteddrivingclaimed3,4501ivesin2016alone.Expertsbelievetheactualfigureisprobablyhigher.Thesimulatorisbasicallyacomputerprogram.Likemanycomputergames,itwasahitwiththestudents.Theylinedupandcrowdedaroundtowatcheachothertaketurns.Thesimulatorhasasteeringwheel!(方向盤),brakeandgaspedal(油門踏板).Itismadeupofthreelargecomputerscreensonatable.Studentschooseadistraction,suchasdrivingwhiledrunkortexting.Theyalwayscrash,ofcourse.Then,theyarepulledoverbythepolicetobetaughtthebadresultsoftheirdriving:howmuchdamagethey'vecaused,whattheirfineis,ifanyonediedintheaccident,andifthey'regoingtogotoprison."Itteacheshowtodrivewithoutbeingontheroad,"saidShanteThompson,16.Shehadjustcrashedintoadeer.ODOTspokesmanJustinChesnicsaidhundredsofkidshavegonebehindthewheelsofar.Hesaidevenmorehavebenefitedfromwatchingtheirclassmates."Drivingissuchamajorresponsibility,sotakeitseriously"hesaid.“Putawayyourcellphone.Alotoftheaccidentsouttherearebecauseofdistracteddriving.Itcannotonlychangeyourlife,butitcanchangesomeoneelse'slifeforever.Theresultsareserious."1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraphOne?A．Introducethetopicofthetext.B．Illustratetheauthor'spointofview.C．Providesomeadviceforthereaders.D．Offersomebackgroundinformation.2、WhyisthedrivingsimulatorprojectintroducedtoRooseveltHighSchool?A．Itteststhestudents'abilitytostayfocused.B．Itgetsstudentstohavefunbetweenclasses.C．Itteachesstudentshowtodealwithtrafficaccidents.D．Itmakesstudentsawareofthedangersofdistracteddriving.3、Whatcanweknowaboutthedrivingsimulator?A．Itisconnectedtothelocalpolicestation.B．Itisarealcarbuthaslargecomputerscreens.C．Itattractsthestudents'interestasacomputerprogram.D．Itbenefitsthestudentswhouseitmorethanthosewhoonlywatch.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．TrafficrulesinOhio,US.B．Dangerofdistracteddriving.C．Simulateddrivingforstudents.D．Advantagesofcomputergames.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）Everybodyknowshowtolearn.Learningisanaturalthing.Itbeginsthe1weareborn.Ourfirstteachersareourfamilies.Athomewelearntotalkandto2andfeedourselves.Welearntheseandotherskillsby3.Thenwegotoschool.Ateachertellsus4tolearnandhowtolearn.Manyteachersteachus,andwepassmanytestsandexams.Thenpeoplesayweare5Arewereallyeducated?Let's6therealmeaningoflearning.Knowingfactsdoesn't7beingabletosolveproblems.Solvingproblemsrequirescreativity,notjustagood8Somepeoplewhodon’tknowmany9canalsobegoodatsolvingproblems.HenrFordisagood10.Heleftschoolattheageof15.Later,whenhiscompanycouldn’tbuildcars11enough,hesolvedtheproblem.He12oftheassemblyline.Todaytheanswerseems13Yet,justthinkofthemanyuniversitygraduateswho14solveanyproblems.Whatdoesagoodteacherdo?Doeshe15studentsfactctremember?Well,yes,wemustsometimesrememberfacts.Butagoodteacher16howtofindanswers.Hebringsustothestreamofknowledgesowecanthinkforourselves.Whenweare17,weknowwheretogo.Truelearningcombinesintakewithoutput.Wetakeinformation18ourbrains.Thenweuseit.Thinkofa19;itstoresalotofinformation,butitcan’tthink.Itonlyobeyscommands.Apersonwhoonlyremembersfactshasn’treallylearned.Learningtakes20onlywhenapersoncanusewhatheknows.1、A．month B．minute C．time D．day2、A．wear B．puton C．haveon D．dress3、A．a(chǎn)sking B．listening C．following D．drilling4、A．what B．when C．that D．who5、A．controlled B．educated C．suffered D．passed6、A．pickup B．turnaway C．setout D．thinkabout7、A．mean B．say C．suggest D．show8、A．word B．thing C．memory D．condition9、A．people B．facts C．techniques D．ways10、A．learner B．teacher C．example D．driver11、A．new B．fast C．beautiful D．cheap12、A．complained B．heard C．talked D．thought13、A．ordinary B．strange C．simple D．special14、A．never B．a(chǎn)lmost C．seldom D．ever15、A．make B．understand C．master D．give16、A．knows B．shows C．orders D．encourages17、A．thirsty B．tired C．bored D．free18、A．of B．for C．a(chǎn)bout D．into19、A．radio B．computer C．record D．machine20、A．measures B．notes C．place D．time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）Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbed1．me.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforemeatseveral2．(pile)ofthattroublesomestufftheycall“books”.Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.“3．canIgotobed?”Iasked4．(I).Ididn’tanswer,InfactIdarednot.Theclockstrucktwelve.“Oh,dear!”Icried.“TenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!”Wepupilsarethemost5．(happy)creaturesintheworld.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewas6．boy.Theclockstruckone.Iwasquitedesperatenow.IforgotallI7．(learn).Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcould.Iprayed,“Oh,God,pleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.Idopromise8．(work)hardafterwards,Amen.”Myeyes9．(be)soheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.Afewminuteslater,withmyheadonthedesk,Ifell10．(sleep).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）短文改錯(cuò)文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在此處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，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。Thefindingsofarecentsurveysuggeststhatstudentsarenothappywithmultimediaapproachesineducation.Theyfeelthattheylearnmucheffectivelywhentraditionalmethodsareused.Thestudentsinterviewingsaidtheythoughttheteacherplayedaimportantroleintheirlearning.Theyfoundlisteningtotheteacher,takingnote,andusingatextbooksuitablefortheiragegroupreallyhelpthemunderstandandrememberthecontentoftheirlessons.Theyalsofoundthatansweringquestionsthathadbeenwrittenontheboardveryhelpfully.Theyvaluedthechancetocarrypractical,hands-onwork,either.19、20．22．24、25．27．第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是中學(xué)生李華，你的美國朋友Jack在上次給你的電子郵件中抱怨最近自己眼睛近視了。請(qǐng)你給他用英語回一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容如下：1．介紹你們班同學(xué)近視的情況；2．分析造成近視的原因；3．給Jack提出一些保護(hù)視力的建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100-120；郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好。2．近視：short-sightedadj.short-sightednessn.DearJack，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________