2023屆寧德市重點(diǎn)高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．a(chǎn)llvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles2．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where3．—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the4．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven5．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup6．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited7．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who8．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion9．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched10．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water11．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);a D．the;a12．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou13．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are14．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway15．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ssessment16．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit17．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where18．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean19．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright20．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept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）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(財(cái)產(chǎn)),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses22．（8分）Thetimesarechanging.OnThursdayOctober13th,singer-songwriterBobDylanwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature,markingthefirsttimethehighly-eyed-onliteraryawardhasgonetosomeonewhoismainlyseenasamusician,andgivingrisetoheateddiscussions.The75-year-oldwontheprize“forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition”,theSwedishAcademysaid.“For54yearshehasbeenatit,reinventinghimself,”saidSaraDanius,theacademy’spermanentsecretary.“BobDylanwritespoetryforthecar.Butit’sperfectlyfinetoreadhisworksaspoetry.”AndwhilemanyDylan’sfanshavefoundgreatdelightatthenews,othersonlineandintheliterarycommunityarecrosswiththeCommittee,sayingtheawardhasskippedoverfictionwritersforthesecondyear.NewYorkTimesBookRevieweditorPamelaPaulsaiditwasgoodnewsbutpointedouthowmany“deserving”noveliststhereare.DirectorMartinScorseseputoutastatementsayinghewas“overjoyed”thatDylanwasawardedtheprize.“Dylan’spoetry,hismusicalgenius,hasmeantsomuchtomepersonallyandtogenerationsofpeoplearoundtheworld,”Scorsesesaid.“Hisworkhasinfluencedandshapedculture,andhehasneverstoppedexploringandgrowingasanartist.TheNobelCommitteehasgivenDylanaformofrecognitionthatfitshisroleinourculture—inworldculture.”DylanwonaPulitzerPrizein2008forhis“greatinfluenceonpopularmusicandAmericanculture”.He’sthefirstAmericantowintheliteraryNobelsinceToniMorrisonin1993.1、WhydoesBobDylan’swinningtheNobelPrizecausehealeddiscussions?A．Hecreatedpoeticexpressions.B．Heisknownasamusician.C．Hereinventshimself.D．Heis75yearsold.2、WhichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartinParagraph4?A．a(chǎn)rethankfultoB．a(chǎn)resatisfiedwithC．a(chǎn)reangrywithD．a(chǎn)reworriedabout3、WhatcanweknowaboutDylanaccordingtoMartinScorsese?A．DylaninfluencesMartinalot.B．Dylanishappywiththeaward.C．Dylanisapoetratherthanamusician.D．Dylanbenefitsalotfromworldculture.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．AbriefintroductiontoBobDylan.B．ThereasonforBobDylan’ssuccess.C．BobDylan’sinfluenceonAmericanculture.D．DifferentviewsonBobDylan’swinningtheNobelPrize.23．（8分）Foryears,mytimespentintheshowercouldhavegotmeamentioninGuinnessWorldRecordsastheshortesttimetakentobathe.Ihurriedupduringthisprocess.Oneday,however,whileataparty,Iheardanartistfriendtellingeverybodythathisideacamewhilehewashavingashower.“Whataboutyou?”heasked,“Don’tyougetyourcreativethoughtsfromthesameplace?”“I’minandoutinahurry,”Itoldhimproudly.“Ihavenotimetowaste!”“Whatapity,”hesaid.“That’stheplacewhereyouneedtoslowdown;plentyofgreatthoughtscomefromthere!”Itrieditout.Isloweddownthewholeprocess,startedenjoyingthewarmwater,takingalittlelongertosoapmyselfandevenspendingmoretimejustenjoyingtheprocess,andrealizedhowmuchIhadmissedinhurryingupalltheseyears.Awomantoldmehowmuchstressherfriendwassufferingfromandhowshesoughttoconvinceherthatsheneededtofindwaystorelax.Shegaveheravideotapeonstressmanagementandrelaxationtechniques,andencouragedhertowatchitrightaway.Fifteenminuteslater,herfriendhandedbackthetape.“Itwasgood,”shesaid,butIdon’tneedit.”“Butit’sa70-minutevideo,”thewomanreplied,“Youcouldn’thavewatchedthewholething.”“Yes,Idid,”herfriendsaid.“Iputitinfast-forward!”Amajorsocialproblemofthe21stcenturyisHurrySickness.Wehurrythroughwork.Weswallowfastfood.Wecomplainthatwedon’thaveenoughtime.Weracethroughthedaysandweeksuntilonedaywelookbackinamazementandcomment,“Mygod,howtheyearsflewby!”Thenwerealizetheheavypricewehavepaidfortravelingfast.SymptomsofHurrySicknessincludestressandanxiety,badrelationships,loweredworkperformanceandevendisease.Somepeopledon’tsurviveit.What’sthecure?Slowdown,forlifeissoshortandpreciousthatwemustliveitwell.1、Whatwastheadvantageoftakingashowerintheeyesoftheartistfriend?A．Timewassaved.B．Nothingwasmissed.C．Greatideasflewaway.D．Creativethoughtscame.2、Whatwasthetroublewiththewoman’sfriend?A．Shefeltstressed.B．Shefoundthetapeuseless.C．Shefoundnowaytorelax.D．Shewatchedthetapetoofast.3、Whatarethemajortroublepeoplefaceinthe21stcenturyinthewriter’seyes?A．Peoplerunfasttowork.B．Everythingisdoneinahurry.C．Peopledon’thaveenoughtime.D．Timeflieswithoutbeingnoticed.4、Howcantheproblembesettled?A．Bypacingdown.B．Bylearningtosurvive.C．Bydevelopingfriendship.D．Byperforminggoodwork.24．（8分）OxfordandCambridgehavenowdecidedtoremovethewordsCAN'TandIMPOSSIBLEfromtheirdictionary.JessicaCox,bornin1983,inArizona,istheworld’sfirstlicensedarmlesspilot.ThegirlfromTucson,ArizonagottheSportPilotcertificatelatelyandbecamethefirstpilotlicensedtoflyusingonlyherfeet.

JessicaCoxwasbornwithoutarms,butthathasonlystoppedherfromdoingonething:usingtheword"can't."CoxgraduatedfromtheUniversityofArizonain2005withabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyandaminorincommunications.Coxhasnotusedprostheticarmssincesheturned14.Usingherfeetasmostpeopleusetheirhands,sheisable,amongotherthings,todriveanunmodifiedcarwithanunrestrictedlicense,totypeonakeyboardat25wordsperminute,andtoputinandremovehercontactlenses.JessicaCoxflewinasingleengineairplaneforthefirsttimeviaWrightFlightin2005.Coxearnedherpilot’scertificateonOctober10,2008afterthreeyearsoftrainingandisqualifiedtoflyalight-sportaircrafttoaltitudeof10,000feet.“She'sagoodpilot.She'srocksolid,”saidParrishTraweek,42,theflyinginstructoratSanManuel'sRayBlairAirport.

ParrishTraweekrunsPCAircraftMaintenanceandFlightServicesandhastrainedmanypilots,someofwhomdidn'tcomeclosetoCox'sabilities.Doctorsneverlearnedwhyshewasbornwithoutarms,butshefiguredoutearlythatshedidn'twanttouseprostheticdevices.

So,thenexttimeyouarereadytotellyourself,"Ican'tpossibly..."rememberthisamazingyoungwomanandchangeyourvocabulary.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraphs?A．OxfordandCambridgefeltalittledisappointed.B．Noarmlesspeoplehadgotapilotcertificatebefore.C．JessicaCoxwasn’tallowedtousetheword“can’t”.D．Theword“can’t”woulddisappearfromtheEnglishdictionary.2、WhatdoyouthinkofJessicaCox?A．Sheisacleverandbravegirl.B．Sheispositiveanddetermined.C．Sheisindeedapoorlyeducatedgirl.D．Sheonlytakesinterestinaircraft.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prostheticmeaninParagraph3?A．a(chǎn)rtificialB．damagedC．unusualD．a(chǎn)bnormal4、Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,JessicaCox_____.A．sufferedfailurewhensearchingforjobs.B．madeastarttotaketrainingtobecomeapilotC．decidedtouseherfeetasmostpeopleusehands.D．triedherbesttotakecareofherselfinherdailylife.25．（10分）Sometimesyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon’tactonyourimpulse(沖動(dòng)),butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattotaketheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboobehaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyears,howcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintime.Topicssuchasdeath,forexample,wereonceconsideredsoupsettingthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbye,peoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathand,asaresult,aremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.Oneofthenewesttaboosisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatpeopletalkaboutconstantly.It’snottaboototalkaboutfat;it’stabootobefat.The“in”lookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-looking,slimmanagertoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigor,andsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-disciplineandself-respect.Afterall,howcanpeoplepermitthemselvestobecomefat?Inanimage-conscioussociety,thinis‘‘in”,fatis“out”.It’snotsurprisingthatmillionsofpeoplehavebecomeobsessed(著迷)withstayingslimand“inshape”.Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,theonlyreasonforpeople’sobsessionwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshowntheimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelife-styleofpeoplehaschangedsincelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallabor.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisuse,people’sbodiescaneasilybecomeweak.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate(命運(yùn)),millionsofpeoplearespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercising.Parksarefilledwithjoggersandbicyclists,andmanycompaniesareprovidingspecialexerciseequipmentfortheiremployeestouseduringtheworkday.1、Whatdoestheword“taboo’’refertointhepassage?A．Acrimecommittedonimpulse.B．Anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople.C．Astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.D．Behaviorconsideredunacceptabletothesociety.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“in”lookprobablymean?A．Thefashionablelook. B．Thehiddenlook.C．Theusuallook. D．Theinsidelook.3、Accordingtothepassage,thecommonbeliefisthat.A．fatpeoplearefullofenergyB．thinpeoplearemoresuccessfulC．fatpeopleprefertohavefatbossesD．thinpeoplearelessimage-conscious4、Peoplepaymoreattentiontodietandexercisebecauseof.A．theirneedtokilltime B．theirloveforsportsC．theirconcernforhealth D．theirbeliefinhardwork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）TheotherdayIwasofferedtwoticketstoaspecialpreviewofthelatestmovieforfree.Iwasn’tinterested,1Iknewmytwoboyswouldbe.Thatevening,wewereabit2fortime.Soinsteadofhavingdinnerathome,wehadfastfoodnearthemovietheaterOscar.Therewentthe3ofeightmovietickets.ThenImetupwithafriendandwesataround4forawhile,andanothermovieticketwentintoacupofcoffee,Afterthat,wefiguredwemightaswell5arounduntilthemovieendedtopickuptheboys.Tohelp6thetime,Iboughtsnacks.However,the7wentforanhourlongerthanexpected.Towatchthefreemovie,wealwayshaveto8anhourofads.Oh,didI9parkingandfightingmywaythroughthe10togettotherighttheater?Icouldhavesentthe11toamovietheaterinwalkingdistanceandhadenough12leftovertowatchtenmaremovies!NexttimeI’mofferedsomethingfree,I’ll13refuseit.Ishouldhaveknownbetter.14in2004,Ibuiltmyownbusiness.OneofmymarketingstrategiesisthatIoftenofferfreegifts,Isaid“probably”because“free”isjustthemostirresistible15inyourmarketinglanguage.Anditalways16.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,nexttimewhenyoudoapromotion,17thistest:onewithandonewithoutthefree18.Youwillbeamazedbyhowmanypeoplewill19hundredsofdollarstogetsomethingfor20!1、A．forB．orC．soD．hut2、A．gratefulB．preparedC．rushedD．thankful3、A．limeB．priceC．chanceD．length4、A．singingB．judgingC．bargainingD．chatting5、A．wanderB．turnC．lookD．gather6、A．saveB．wasteC．recordD．kill7、A．meetingB．movieC．walkD．coffee8、A．breakdownB．sitthroughC．cutdownD．lookthrough9、A．forgetB．continueC．mentionD．stop10、A．raceB．parkC．gateD．traffic11、A．employeesB．customersC．boysD．friends12、A．foodB．patienceC．momD．money13、A．probablyB．a(chǎn)ngrilyC．definitelyD．repeatedly14、A．EndingB．WritingC．RevoltingD．Stalling15、A．wordB．reasonC．letterD．desire16、A．failsB．cheatsC．worksD．loses17、A．tryB．studyC．faceD．a(chǎn)ttend18、A．helpB．giftC．a(chǎn)dviceD．market19、A．gainB．hankC．receiveD．pay20、A．somethingB．everythingC．nothingD．a(chǎn)nything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）Manypiecesofbeautifulpottery(陶器)werediscoveredinLuoyang,HenanProvince,1．therewereafewtombsoftheTangDynasty,whenarailwaywasintheprocessofbeingconstructedin1899.Thepiecesofpotterywereeitherinyellow,greenandwhitecolors2．inyellow,greenandbrowncolors.BecausetheywerefoundfromtombsoftheTangDynasty,theywerecalled“Tangtri-coloredglazedpottery”.TheproductionofglassypotteryinChina3．(date)backtoancienttimes.Coloredglazewasusuallynotapplied4．theheadofapotteryfigure.Afterthebasewasbaked,afewtouchesofChineseink5．(paint)torepresenttheeyes,eyebrowsandbeard.Thefacialexpressionandinnerworldofasmallstatuewereportrayed(刻畫(huà))most6．(vivid).Thereareagreat7．(various)ofTangtri-coloredglazedpotterypieces.Withuniqueshapes,theyhadtherichflavoroflife,8．(cover)almosteveryfieldofliferelatedtothedead,frommodelsofarchitecturetoplates,bowlsandfromsmallstatuesoftheheavenlykingswith9．badtempertothoseofbeautifulnobleladies.Theyshowedthe10．(color)sociallifeandthesplendidcultureoftheTangDynasty.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(xiàn)（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，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。Inmymind,Icouldneverfancyhowtensecondoflifecouldchangeaperson’sviewforhiswholeexistence.AfewyearsagoIexperiencetheworstmomentinmylife.Iwasdrivinghomethatafternoon.Unfortunately,Ididn’tmakeithomeasusuallybecauseIhadacaraccident.WhileIwasdriving,allofasudden,butthecarinfrontofmestopped.Mycarimmediatelyranintoit.Luckily,Iwasn’tserioushurt.ThataccidentchangedwayIdriveandtheytaughtmeavaluablelesson.Ialsocametotheconclusionwhichlifeneedstobetreasuring.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華。你的英國(guó)朋友Jim想了解中國(guó)人起名字的習(xí)慣，并請(qǐng)你幫他起一個(gè)中文名字。請(qǐng)給他寫(xiě)封信，內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹中國(guó)人起名字的習(xí)慣；2.給他起一個(gè)中文名字；3.說(shuō)明起此名字的理由。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于50;2.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________