2023年內(nèi)蒙古包頭市百靈廟中學(xué)高三（最后沖刺）英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號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．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped2．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should3．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．a(chǎn)s C．because D．a(chǎn)fter4．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient5．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should6．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.7．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．a(chǎn)n;the B．a(chǎn);the C．the;/ D．a(chǎn)n;/8．Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries9．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must10．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how11．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat12．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall13．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded14．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing15．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift16．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken17．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless18．Thegovernmentplaced_____onthenumbersofforeigncarsthatcouldbeimported.A．limitations B．a(chǎn)dministrationC．requirements D．restrictions19．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading20．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown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）It’sasadnesssharedbymanybusinessstart-ups:whydidmycompanyfail,whilesomanyothersseemtobeprofitingfromthe“goldenageofentrepreneurship(創(chuàng)業(yè)精神）”？Somepeoplearguethatopportunitiesandgoodfortunearethesecretstosuccess.ButInnovationWorksCEOKaifuLeebelievesthatentrepreneursneedtohavecertainqualitiestohelpthemfacethedifficultiesofstartingabusiness.AtarecentLinkedInconference,Leementionedsomeofthesequalities.“Eventhoughwe’renowinagoldenperiodforinnovationandstart-ups,noteveryoneismeanttobeanentrepre-neur.Entrepreneurssharethesamequalities—theyareconfident,communicativeandfocused.Theydon’tfearlosing,andtheyaregoodatlearning,”hesaid.Leeexplainedthatheoftenmeetsyoungpeoplewhoareirresoluteaboutsettingupabusiness.“Ifthat’sthecaseforyouthendon’tdoso,”hesaidattheconference.Thebottomline,hesaid,isthatentrepreneursshouldbedeterminedandpassionate.passionisvitaltoentrepreneurssinceittypicallyrelatestoself-motivation,accordingtoLiJun,26,founderofWuhanLushenglinPlantWallCoLtd.“Entrepreneursoftenneedtoworkaroundtheclock.It’seasierforpeopletoputupwiththedifficultscheduleifthey’repassionateaboutwhatthey’redoing,”hesaid.Entrepreneursarealsogenerallythoughtofasrisk-takers.ButYuXiuhong,generalsecretaryoftheBrightChinafoundation,warnsthatyoungentrepreneursshouldnottaketoomanyrisks.“Successfulentrepreneursrarelytakerisksblindlyorjumpatopportunitiesothersavoid.Beforelaunchingabusiness,it'sadvisabletodomarketresearch,evaluateyourselfandyouropponents,”shesaid.Alsosheadvisesthatyoungpeoplethoroughlycalculatetheirexpensesinadvance.TakeLiDongjinasanexample,35-year-oldlong-termentrepreneurdisappearedaweekagoafterhisO2Ocarwashingcompanyfaileddisastrously.Hehadgottenaninitialinvestmentof5millionyuanbutwasteditallonallowanceandpublicity.1、WhichofthefollowingisnotthequalityofanentrepreneuraccordingtoKaifuLee?A．Confidence.B．Determination.C．Leadershipskill.D．Learningability.2、WhatdidLiJunsayaboutentrepreneurs?A．Theycan’tbemotivatedwithoutenthusiasm.B．Theyshouldn'tcomplainabouttheirtight.schedule.C．Theyshouldhaveanurgetoimprovethemselves.D．Theymaysufferhealthproblemsduetoheavyworkloads.3、Whathastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedword“irresolute”inParagraph4?A．Delighted.B．Hesitant.C．Anxious.D．Sure.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．YuXiuhongregretsjumpingatopportunitiesbefore.B．LiDongjinisafailureforlackofadventurousspirit.C．LiDongjinshouldn’thavestartedacarwashingcompany.D．YuXiuhongbelievesitamusttothinktwicebeforetakingrisks.22．（8分）ZulemaMunozcollectsseaweedinasmallcoastaltown100milessouthofSantiago,Chile.Agoodweekmayseehercut1,100poundsofseaweedfromtherockswhereitgrows.Muftozisoneofthe30,000peopleforwhomChileanseaweedindustryprovidesalivelihood.ThroughoutLatinAmerica,thecultivation(種植)andcollectionofseaweedaregainingasupportbothasasourceoffoodandasameansofensuringfoodsecurityinaregionwhere34millionpeoplearefoodinsecureandpovertyaffects47percentoftheruralpopulation.CountriessuchasArgentina,Brazil,Colombia,Cuba,Ecuador,Mexico,Peru,andVenezuelahaveallexploredseaweedproductionforfood.Yetasdemandoutpacesproductionandwildstockshavedeclined，moreattentionisbeingpaidtosustainablecultivationandharvestingmethodsthatcankeeptheindustrysurviving.SeaweedhasalonghistoryinSouthAmericanstyleofcooking.ThenativecookingofChilemadefrequentuseofcochayuyo,themostabundantofthecountry750typesofseaweed.Today,cochayuyoiscommonlyfoundinplaceofmeatincharquican,atraditionaldishcookedslowlyinaclosedpan.Kelp,atypeoflargebrownseaweed,asthenewvegetableisaglobaltrendtoo,andforgoodreason.Nutritionally,seaweedispackedwithiodineandothernutrients,andappearsontrend-makingmenusinGoogle'sNewYorkcafeteria,thoughitusedtobethoughtdifficulttogetpeopletoeatit.While83percentofcultivatedseavegetablesareproducedforhumanconsumption,wearen’tjusteatingit.Seaweedisusedinfertilizersandanimalfeed,andseaweed-basedfoodadditivesarelikelyinmanyproductsinyourkitchenandbathroomrightnow.Carrageenan,madefromredseaweed,isineverythingfromshampooandtoothpastetoicecreamandsomehotdogs.Whileseaweedgrowsreadily—thereareconcernsthathumansaretakingtoomuchofthewildstuff.Itispossiblethatoverexploitationofnaturalseaweedresourcescouldleadtosignificantecological,economic,andsocialconsequencesatlocal,regional,andevenglobalscales.InLatinAmericancountrieslikeBrazilandPeru,wheretheseaweedindustryisbasedonharvestingwildseaweedratherthancultivated,theneedforenvironmentallyfriendlymodelsisurgent.1、Whatdoyouknowaboutseaweed?A．Itishardtogrow.B．Itisgoodtohealth.C．Ittastesdelicious.D．Itcostsagreatdeal.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Howpeoplecollectweed.B．Whatpeopledowithseaweed.C．Howpeoplecookwithseaweed.D．Wherepeopletradeseaweed.3、Whyisseaweedcultivatedaccordingtothepassage?A．Tomakethebestoftheseasandtoincreasetheexportofseaweed.B．Tohelpmorepeopleoutofpovertyandtoopenupitsnewmarkets.C．Tomeettheneedsofthemarketandtopreservethewildresources.D．Tocutthecostsofseaweedindustryandtobenefitruralpopulation.23．（8分）AmixtureofdeepsorrowandangerhassweptBraziliansacrossthecountry—particularlyinthecityofRiodeJaneiro—withtheburningoftheirbelovedMuseuNacional,orNationalMuseum.ByMondaymorning,whenIvisitedthesite,thefiremenwerebusytryingtoenterthehuge,early19th-centuryneoclassicalbuilding.Forallweknow,everythingmayhavebeenburnedtoashes.Fortunately,noone,noteventhefoursecurityguardswhowitnessedthebeginningofthefire,hasbeeninjured.Nobodyyetknowsthecauseofthefire,butitistheofficials'irresponsibilityandthefundingshortagesinparticular,whicharebeingblamedforthistragedy.Someofthemuseum'sresearcherstoldthepressthattheyhadbeenabletosavesomethingsfromtheexhibitionroomsbeforethefiremovedin.However,weBrazilianshavelostmuchofthematerialmemoryofourshortpast.Agoodpartofour518yearsofhistory,orthatwhichhadbeentransformedintostorableobjects,disappearedinjustafewhours.ThepeopleofRiodeJaneirowerefondoftakingtheirchildren,orgrandchildrentothemuseumtoshowofftheirknowledgeoftheodd-lookingmummiesbroughtinfromEgyptbytheEmperorDomPedroII,ahugeskeletonofahumpbackwhale,orthebrightlycolouredfeathersofaheaddressoftheKayapotribe.WhenIthinkthatIcannolongertakemyyoungestdaughtertotheMuseuNacional—thatiswhatgetsmeemotional.Itisthisfeelingthathaspenetrated(穿透)oursoulsandmayleaveBraziliansfeelingemptyforalongtimetocome.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNationalMuseumofBrazil?A．Ithasahistoryof518years.B．Allofitscollectionshavebeenlost.C．Itwasbuiltintheearly19thcentury.D．Itisnotverypopularinthecountry.2、Accordingtothetext,_______causedthebigfireofthemuseum.A．theinefficientfiremen B．theirresponsibleofficialsC．thecarelesssecurityguards D．somethingunknown3、Thetextiswritteninamoodof_______.A．delight B．sorrowC．defeat D．humour4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FirePutoutinRiodeJaneiro,BrazilB．OurFondMemoriesofthePastC．WhoIstoBlamefortheAccident?D．AMuseumIsLostandMightNeverReturn24．（8分）ThenewsofHarperLee’ssecondnovelbroketheinternet.GoSetaWatchmanwouldbepublishedinJuly.Leebecamearecluse(隱士)afterthepublicationofherfirstbook,ToKillaMockingbird,in1960.Althoughtheauthorhasbeenoutofthepubliceyeformorethan1years,thewavethatfollowedtheannouncementshowedhernovel’sbelovedplaceintheAmericanliteraryworks.In1991,TheBookoftheMonthClubandthelibraryofCongressconductedasurveythatmadereadersidentifybooksthathadmadeadifferenceintheirlives.Lee’sbookfollowedonlyTheBible.AlongsidetheworksofShakespeareandTwain,ToKillaMockingbirdremainsoneofthemostwidelytaughtbooksnationwide,reachinganestimated70%ofAmericanpublicschools.Whatmakesitsuchaperfectreadforyoungpeople?EnglishclassisaplacewhereyoungAmericanscometoknowthemselves.Inthefoldsofdustybooks,studentscanmakecontactwithhumanitybeyondthesuperficial(膚淺的)conversationsoftheschoolhallways.Literaturepromisesrelief,aplacetofigureoutone’sproblemsandgettoknowoneselfbetter.ToKillaMockingbirdparticularlydistinguishesitselfinthisregard.Itspeaksinchild’svoicewithouttreatingitsreadershipaschildren.Peoplehavecalleditan‘impossible’achievement,achildren’sbookpennedintheprose(散文)ofawell-educatedadult—it’sunlikelythatachildlikeScoutcouldexistintherealworld.Butthat’sexactlywhatmakesitsuchacharmingreadforyoungpeople.Italludesto(轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角地說到)theconsciousnessofawell-educatedadultgoingthroughdifficultrealities,butshowsitthroughthelightandplayfulvoiceofacuriouslittlegirl.1、InwhichyearmightGoSetaWatchmancomeout?A．2015B．1960C．1910D．19912、WhichbookleavesthedeepestimpressiononAmericanreaders?A．GoSetaWatchmanB．ToKillaMockingbirdC．TheBibleD．Shakespeare’sworks3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutToKillaMockingbird?A．Itsauthormaybeaplayfulchild.B．It’sastoryaboutawell-educatedadult.C．Youngpeoplecanseethemselvesfromit.D．It’simpossibleforchildrenlikeScouttoexist.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheGreatWriter:HarperLeeB．TheGreatYoungPeopleNovelC．VoicesfromChildrenD．DifferencesHarperLeemade25．（10分）Iwaitedhalfanhour,settheboard,andsatinthestudio,reviewingmyquestionsuntilthetelephonelinesflashed.“Hello?”“ThisisConnieChung.I’msosorryI’mlate.”ConnieChungwasoneoftheonlyfourwomenanchors（主播）tomakeitintotheclubofmajoreveningnetworktelevisionnews.Foralmostanhourwetalkedabouttheindustry.WhenIaskedifsheeverhadaninstructorthroughouthertrials,sheturnedaroundandofferedtoinstructme.WhenIaskedwhyshedecidedtodoit,shesimplyreplied,“Becauseyou’regood.”ThatafternoonIrushedhomeandtoldmymotherwhathadhappened.Withoutlookingup,shejustsaid“Goodforyou.”Hearingthis,Ifeltasenseofloss.Herconsistentresponsealwaysmademefeelunder-appreciated.UntilthenIhadbeensearchingforsomethingthatIwouldneverget—thatsenseofloveandacceptanceinahousefullofnegativity（消極）.IknewIneededtogetridofallthenegativityinmylifefirst,soIpackedmybagsandwalkedoutofthehouse,thinkingariskwouldallowmetoopenmyselftotheworldagainandreceiveallthepositiveenergythatIneeded.Thenradiobecamemywayofconnectingwithothers.Myabilitytobookhigh-levelguestsandcelebrities（名人）wasgraduallyrecognizedandeventuallyallthewordsofencouragementfrompastguestsandcolleagueshelpedmetore-buildmyconfidencelevels.“Icandothis,”Ikepttellingmyself,andpushedevenhardertofindmynextaim.Peoplehadfaithinme,soIdevelopedfaithinmyself.Theirpositiveattitudestowardsthemselvesandtowardsmehelpedmedevelopmyownpositiveattitude,leadingtoproductiveinteractionswithcelebritiesandaddingtomylistofinstructors.ImaynothavestartedlifesurroundedbypositivitybutIsurelyfeelthatIamsurroundedbyitnow.It’samazinghowpositivitybuildsonitself.1、Whatwastheauthorprobablydoingatthebeginningofthetext?A．Hewaspreparingforashow. B．Hewaslookingforaninstructor.C．Hewaswaitingtobeinterviewed. D．Hewasbroadcastingnewsinthestudio.2、Howdidtheauthor’smotherreactwhentoldaboutConnie’sdecision?A．Shefeltexcited. B．Shedidn’tbelieveit.C．Shewasverygrateful. D．Shedidn’ttakeitseriously.3、Whydidtheauthorleavehome?A．Tobroadenhisview. B．Toescapepunishment.C．Tokeepawayfromnegativity. D．Tosetupahomeofhisown.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheStrengthofPositivity B．MyGoalinCareerC．MyAbilityinManagement D．TheFriendshipBetweenAnchors第三部分語言知識運(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）DuringtheNov.11shoppingevent,manypeopletendtobuymorethantheyneedbecauseofsalespromotionsorjustplainurge.Butwhatnormally1theshoppingspree(瘋狂購物）isnot2butregret.That'sbecausemanypeoplejustbuythingstofillthe3intheirhearts,butaccumulatingthingsactually4theburdenintheirminds.TheconceptofDansharimayprovidea(n)5totheproblem.DanshariwasbasedonthreeChinesecharacters,duansheli,6refusal,disposal(清除）andseparation.Itpromotestheideaofgettingridof7thingsandseparatingoneselffromthedrivetoown8possessions.Therearetwobasicrulesthat9whetheryoushouldkeepsomething--therelationshipbetweenyouandtheitemunder10aswellasthetiming.Sobeforeyou11yourpaymentpasswordforsomething,askyourselftwoquestions:DoI12itnow?Doesitsuitme?Danshariencouragesyounotonlyto13yourselfthings,buttogiveuptheunreasonabledesireassociatedwithowningthem.Nowadays,peopleneedtolearnto14theirdailylives.Buyonlythenecessitiesand15items,regularly16thingsyoudon'tneedanymore,thenyou'llgetfreedominyourheart.However,itdoesn'tmeanthatyoushould17yourdesireandlivealessinterestinglife.Instead,youshould18yourselfratherthanmaterialgoods.Through19whattobuyandwhattogetridof,youcanseeadeeperreflectionofyourself.20learningtomakewisedecisionsaboutmoreimportantthings.1、A．preventsB．followsC．startsD．promotes2、A．expectationB．wealthC．satisfactionD．relief3、A．emptinessB．needsC．silenceD．space4、A．measuresB．coversC．relievesD．indicates5、A．limitB．a(chǎn)lternativeC．solutionD．introduction6、A．meaningB．a(chǎn)bolishingC．violatingD．predicting7、A．updatedB．temporaryC．usedD．unnecessary8、A．privateB．materialC．valuableD．popular9、A．proveB．permitC．decideD．a(chǎn)ffect10、A．guaranteeB．considerationC．controlD．discussion11、A．changeB．createC．provideD．enter12、A．needB．tryC．wantD．match13、A．denyB．prepareC．spareD．serve14、A．fixB．riskC．enrichD．simplify15、A．specialB．cheapC．suitableD．optional16、A．discoverB．recycleC．updateD．a(chǎn)bandon17、A．fuelB．identifyC．killD．balance18、A．reflectonB．focusonC．giveupD．cheerup19、A．choosingB．a(chǎn)voidingC．comparingD．mentioning20、A．ratherB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．still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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Arecentfilmhasearnedhugeattentiononsocialmediaplatforms,manycitizens1．(praise)theshortvideoasthe“bestcommercialvideoof2019”.Thefilmfocuseson2．question“WhoisPeppa?”andtellsatouchingstory3．highlightsChinesefamilies.Inthebeginning,aseniorman4．(name)LiYubaoinaremotemountainousareaaskedhisgrandsononthephone5．giftshewantedfortheSpringFestival,butonlyheardtheword“Peppa”duetothepoormobilesignal.Therefore,themanbeginsaninterestingjourneytodiscoverwhoPeppais.6．thehelpofneighbors,theseniormanmadeaPeppamodelwithironsandsteels,and7．(surprise)hisgrandson.Theshortvideo8．(encourage)peopleworkingoutsidetocomebackhomeoftenandaccompanyfamilymembers9．(spend)ahappyandwarmSpringFestivalholiday.Afterall,familyconnectionsarethemost10．(significance)thinginChinesepeople’shearts.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每次錯(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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，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。Mauritius,anislandnation,isworkingtogetridoffossilfuelsbyreplacethemwithsugarcanestalks、Anislandhasreliedonimportedgasasfuelforlongbutitpointsoutwhichitsmaincashcropisprovidingamoreeconomicalchoice、Onceasugarcanestalkhassqueezed,apileofdrystalksremain、Theseleftoversarethenburnedtogeneratepower,anditaccountsfor14percentsoftheisland’senergyneeds、Sugarcanes,thenation’smaincashcrop,continuesleadingthechargetowardsamoreenvironmentalfriendlyfuture、Currently,foursugarcompaniesrunhisownpowerstationtogetherwithgeneratingupto60%oftheisland’selectricity、However,thecarbondioxidegeneratedbytheburningprocessisthenusedtoaddtosoftdrinks、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.你是李華，日前報(bào)名參與社會團(tuán)體BenefiTEAM組織的7月3日暑期一日實(shí)踐活動，收到了活動計(jì)劃如下：時(shí)間:地點(diǎn):活動:9：00--11：30上?；疖囌緸閬頊每吞峁椭畔r(shí)間:地點(diǎn):活動:13:00—16:00華山醫(yī)院協(xié)助病人電子掛號（electronicregistration）考慮自己的實(shí)際，給該活動的組織者王老師寫信，如你覺得該活動計(jì)劃有可修改之處，提出你的修改意見并闡述理由;如無，提出你對有效實(shí)施該計(jì)劃的建議并闡述理由。_______________________________________