新疆阿克蘇地區(qū)烏什縣二中2024年高考英語倒計時模擬卷含解析

新疆阿克蘇地區(qū)烏什縣二中2024年高考英語倒計時模擬卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．a(chǎn)sking B．toask C．tobeasked D．a(chǎn)sked2．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t3．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected4．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can5．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat6．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what7．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten8．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing9．---Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?---Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．a(chǎn)ll10．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult11．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．a(chǎn)ndyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand12．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame13．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that14．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound15．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．a(chǎn)realwayswarning D．a(chǎn)lwayswarned16．Parentsneedtoencouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential_____puttingtoomuchpressureonthem.A．withoutB．besidesC．byD．for17．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime18．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones19．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may20．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Humans:It'stimetoabandonEarthorraceextinction.Itcouldbetheplotofasummerblockbuster(巨片),butthispredictionisn'tsciencefiction.It'saglimpseofthefuture,accordingtofamousBritishscientistStephenHawking."Iseegreatdangersforthehumanrace,"hesaidinaninterviewwithglobalforumBigThink."Therehavebeenanumberoftimesinthepastwhenitssurvivalhasbeenaquestionoftouchandgo.""Ibelievethatthelong-termfutureofthehumanracemustbeinspace",hesaid."ItwillbedifficultenoughtoavoiddisastersonplanetEarthinthenexthundredyears,letalonethenextthousand,ormillion."Hawking,whowasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomlastyear,hasrecentlyvoicedmanyconcernsaboutthefutureoflifeonEarth."Ifaliensvisitedus,theoutcomewouldbeasmuchaswhenColumbuslandedinAmerica,whichdidn'tturnoutwellfortheNativeAmericans,"hesaid."Suchadvancedalienswouldperhapsbecomenomads(游牧者),lookingtoconquer(征服)andcolonizewhateverplanetstheycanreach."ButHawkingsayshe'sstillhopefulforthefutureofhumanity.HetoldBigThink,"We'vemaderemarkableprogressinthelasthundredyears.Butifwewanttocontinuebeyondthenexthundredyears,ourfutureisinspace."Gettingtoanotherplanetwillproveachallenge,nottomentioncolonizingitforhumanity.KatherineFreesefromUniversityofMichigantoldBigThinkthat"theneareststartoEarthisProximaCentauriwhichis4.2lightyearsaway.Thatmeans,ifyouweretravelingatthespeedoflightthewholetime,itwouldtake4.2yearstogetthere—orabout50,000yearsusingcurrentrocketscience."1、HumansareadvisedtoabandonEarthmainlybecause_____.A．a(chǎn)lienswilltakeupourhomeplanetsoonB．itwasdiscussedintheforumBigThinkC．manyscientistslikeHawkingconcernitD．manydisasterswillhappenontheEarth2、Thinkingaboutthefutureofhumans,Hawkingfeelsthat_____.A．humanscan'tliveontheearthanylongerB．theearthwillnotbehabitableforhumansC．otherplanetsarereadyforhumanstoreachD．a(chǎn)liensarethebiggestfuturethreattohumans3、Whatisthewriter'skeypointinthelastparagraph?A．Itisimpossibletogettoanotherplanetinspace.B．ItisurgentforHawkingtodevelopthespacescience.C．Thenearfuturecan'tseehuman'smovetoanotherplanet.D．TheplanetProximaCentauriisfarawayfromtheearth.4、Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom_____.A．a(chǎn)conferenceinterviewB．a(chǎn)sciencefictionC．a(chǎn)historybookD．a(chǎn)forumreport22．（8分）Professionalathletespayahighpricefortheirpursuitofexcellenceandglory.Trainingtothelimittearsmusclesandwearsoutjoints.Gymnastsoftenneedhipreplacementswhenbarelyintomiddleage.Fewfootballersmakeittotheendoftheircareerswiththeirkneesintact.Butmanyalsorunadarkerrisk:doping—theuseofbannedathleticperformance-enhancingdrugsbyathleticcompetitors.TheWinterOlympicsinPyeongchang,inSouthKorea,startsthisweekinitsshadow.Yearsafterwhistle-blowersfirstrevealedwholesale(大規(guī)模的)dopinginRussia,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)atlastdecidedtobaritfromtakingpart.ButithasallowedmanyRussianstocompeteasindividuals.AndontheeveofthecompetitiontheCourtofArbitrationforSport(CAS)saidthat28othersshouldreceiveamoretolerantpenaltyfromtheIOC,furthermufflingtheanti-dopingmessage.Russia’sdopingisunusualonlyinitsscaleandinstitutionalnature.Nocountryorsportisimmune.Studies,andananonymoussurveyattheWorldAthleticsChampionshipsin2011,suggestthatathirdofathletespreparingforbiginternationalcompetitionstakebannedsubstances.Yetjust1-2%failatesteachyear.LanceArmstrong,acyclistwhowontheTourdeFranceseventimesandlateradmittedtodopingallthewhile,wastestedon250occasions.Thefewtimeshefailed,heavoidedpunishmentsbyclaiminghehadtakenanti-inflammatories(消炎藥)forsaddle-sores(騎行引起的肌肉酸痛).Dopingismoresophisticatedthanwhensomestatesusedsteroids(類固醇)tobulkupathletes.Newdrugsaredesignedtobeundetectableinabloodorurinesample.Manyathletes“blooddope,”receivingtransfusionsortakingadrugthatstimulatestheproductionofredbloodcellstoimprovetheirphysicalstrength.Sovietathleteswhowerefedsteroidssufferedahostofseriousproblemsinlaterlife.Theyweremorelikelytocommitsuicide,ortomiscarry(流產(chǎn))orhaveadisabledchild.Nooneknowswhatrisksthosetakingnew“designer”versionsarerunning.Blood-dopingcancauseheartattacks;morethanadozencyclists’deathshavealreadybeenlinkedtoit.Theagenciesthatsetouttostopdopingarehugelyoutclassed.AstheargumentoverpunishmentsonRussiaillustrate,theyaredividedandweak.Mosttestingisdonebynationalbodies,whichmaynottryveryhardtofindevidencethatwouldgettheirownstarsbanned.TheWorldAnti-DopingAgency(WADA),whichoverseesthem,ispackedwithofficialsfromnationalsportsfederationsandtheIOC．Theirinterestsarelikewiseconflicted.Itsbudgetistiny.Thesystemseemstobedesignedtolooktoughbutpunishonlytheoccasionalscapegoat(替罪羊).Honestathletesdeservebetter.1、Theword“muffling”(inparagraph2)isclosestinmeaningto“.”A．deafening B．conveying C．spreading D．weakening2、WhydidtheauthorciteaninstanceofLanceArmstrong?A．ToillustrateheisamodelofRussianathlete.B．ToshowcyclingisverypopularinFrance.C．Toindicatedopingexistseverywhere.D．TosuggestdopingisanexceptionforAmericanathletes.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTaside-effectofsteroids?A．Givingbirthtoanunhealthychild.B．Suicidaltendencies.C．Stimulatestheproductionofredbloodcells.D．Unintentionallyhavingapregnancyendearly.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．TheCASshouldputmoreseverepenaltiesonRussianathletes.B．TheWinterOlympicsinPyeongchanghavenotbeensuccessfulduetodopingscandals.C．DopingisquitecommonamongathletesinFranceandRussia.D．WADAdoesagoodjobmonitoringdopingintheOlympics.23．（8分）Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二維碼)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征識別的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone1s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2012,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.24．（8分）Americansaremorestressedthanever,accordingtoanAmericanPsychologicalAssociationsurvey,andnearlyone-thirdofthepeoplesaystressimpactstheirphysicalormentalhealth.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptoms,yourstressmightbemakingyousick.Here’showtobattleagainstthem.Ifyou’veneversufferedfromheadachesbutsuddenlyyourheadisconstantlystriking,youmightbetoostressed.Stressreleaseschemicalsthatcancausechangestonervesandbloodvessels（血管）inthebrain,whichbringsonaheadache.Stresscancausethemormakethemworse.It’salsocommonforyourmusclestotenseupwhenyou’restressed,whichcanalsocauseaheadache.WHATTODO:Ifyoudon’twanttotakemedicine,tryspreadinglavender（薰衣草）oilonyourtemples（太陽穴）whenaheadachestarts.Stresscanmakeyoumentallysick,too.Toomuchofthestresshormonecortisol（皮質(zhì)醇）canmakeithardertoconcentrate,causingmemoryproblemsaswellasanxietyordepressionsaysDr.Levine.WHATTODO:Relaxuntilyouregainyourconcentration.Practiceclosingyoureyesandbreathinginandoutslowly,concentratingonlyonyourbreath.Losingafewstrandsofhairisnormal—oldhairfollicles（囊）arereplacedbynewonesovertime—butstresscandisturbthatcycle.Significantstresspushesalargenumberofhairfolliclesintowhat’scalledarestingstageandthenafewmonthslaterthosehairsfallout,accordingtoMayoClinic.org.Stresscanalsocausethebody’sresistantsystemtoattackyourhairfollicles,resultinginhairloss.WHATTODO:Bepatient.Onceyourstresslevelreturnstonormal,yourhairshouldstartgrowingback.187、Ifyou’restressed,youmighthaveoneofthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPTthat.A．youkeepgettingheadaches B．youalwayshaveacoldC．yourhairisfallingout D．yourbrainfeelsconfused1、Whichofthefollowingissuggestedifyourbraingoesoutoffocus?A．Breathingslowlywithyoureyesclosed.B．Waitinguntilyourbrainreturnstonormal.C．Spreadinglavenderoilonyourtemples.D．Relaxingandattackingyourbrainsoftly.2、Whatwillhappenoncewegetoverourstressaccordingtothepassage?A．Ourhairstartsfallingoutandthengrowsback.B．Ourbody’sresistantsystemattacksyourhairfollicles.C．Ourhairstartsgrowingagain.D．Aseriousheadachestarts.25．（10分）InsideasecuredroominabeautifulcastlenearParis,asmallmetalcylinder(圓柱體)restsonashelfbeneathadoublesetofbelljars.Ithaslainthereformorethanacentury,itsrestonlyoccasionallydisturbedwhentheroom’sthreekeyholdersperformacoordinatedopeningceremonytolettechniciansenterandcleanthispreciouspieceofmetal.First,thecylinderisrubbedwithapieceofsoft,alcohol-soakedcloth.Thenitissteamedwithpurewater.Finally,the1kgcylinderisreturned,carefully,toitsrestingplace.Suchattentiontoalumpofmetalisunusual,buthasapurpose.ThecastlehousestheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasuresandthatpieceofshining,circularmetalisitsholiestrelic.Itisthedefiningmass(質(zhì)量)againstwhichallotherkilogramsaremeasured.Thisistheinternationalprototype,orstandard,ofthekilogram.TheIPK,inshort.Dozensofcarefullyweightedcopiesoftheoriginalhavebeenmade.Theyarestoredaroundtheworldandusedtostandardiseindividualnations’weightsandmeasuressystems.ButthedaysoftheIPK,initscurrentform,arenumbered.TheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasureshasdecidedtoreplacethissinglephysicalspecimenwithamorefundamentalmeasurement–basedonelectriccurrent–inordertodefinethemassofanobject.Thekingofkilogramsisabouttobedethroned.“Onekeyreasonfordoingthisworkistoprovideinternationalsecurity,”saysBureauspokesmanPaulRobinson.“Ifthecastleburneddowntomorrowandthekilogramwasdestroyed,wewouldhavenoreferenceleftfortheworld’smetricweightssystem.Therewouldbechaos.ThecurrentdefinitionofthekilogramistheweightofthatcylinderinParis,afterall.”AnothermajormotivationforthereplacementoftheIPKisthegrowingneedtobeabletocarryoutmoreandmoreprecisemeasurements.“Drugcompanieswillsoonbewantingtouseingredientsthatwillhavetobemeasuredintermsofafewmillionthsorevenbillionthsofagram,”saysRobinson.“Weneedtobepreparedtoweighsubstanceswiththatkindofaccuracy.”1、WhatdoweknowabouttheIPKfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．It’scaredforwithgreatdevotion.B．It’susedinreligiousceremonies.C．It’sbeautifullydesignedanddecorated.D．It’sthemostvaluablemetalintheworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dethroned”underlinedinparagraph5?A．rebuilt B．removedC．destroyed D．upgraded3、WhatisareasonforreplacingthecurrentIPK?A．Toprotectthemetalcylinderfromdamage.B．Tomaketakingmeasurementsmoreeconomical.C．Toprovideallcountrieswiththesamestandard.D．Tosatisfytheincreasingdemandforexactness.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NomorekilosB．AheavytechnologyC．ThefutureofthekiloD．Thehistoryofmeasures第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）LoveIsBlind:TheMagicofTabbyInOctober,2003Istartedmyworkatmylocalanimalshelter’sAdoptionDepartment.Overtheyears,morethan50,000animalshave1thedoorsoftheshelter.Mostofthem,Idonotremember.Butoccasionallythereare2animals,whotouchmesodeeplythatIcouldneverpossibly3them.Tabbywasonesuchanimal.TabbywasanancientCockerSpaniel,probably14yearsold.What’smore,shewasblindanddeaf.Tabby’schancesatadoptionseemed4atbest.Afterall,wedidn’thavemanyadopterscomingin5,“Canyoushowmeallofyourreallyolddogswhoarealso6?”WehadallthoughtthatTabbywouldliveouttherestofherlifeatthe7.OnedayawomannamedLorettacametotheshelter.Herson,Gary,had8Tabby’spictureandstoriesontheshelter’swebsiteathome.Theywereinterestedinmeetingher!Itwastheonly9weeverreceivedaboutTabby.Whatcouldayoungchildpossiblyseeina14-year-olddogwhowasbothblindanddeaf?Mostboyswouldwantadogwhocouldgrowwiththemand10throughgrassyfieldsonsummerdays.Tabbywould11beabletodothat.Butaftermeetingher,LorettaandGarydecidedthatshewastherightdogfortheirfamily.TheyadoptedTabby!IfTabby’sstoryhadsimplyendedwithher12adoption,itwouldstillhavebeensomethingveryspecialindeed.13,itwaswhathappenedafterheradoptionthatpeoplemightregardas“magic”.Gary14fromseizures(癲癇).SinceGaryandTabbymettheybecame15.Theydideverythingtogether.Theybecameso“intune”withoneanotherthatTabbybegantotelegraphGary’sseizures16theyoccurred,givinghisfamily17thatonewasabouttostrike.What’smore,GaryseemedtobehavingfewerandfewerseizuressinceTabby’s18.Howcoulditbe?Nobodycouldexplain19Tabbydidit.Butthoseofuswhowerefortunateenoughtoknowherandherfamilyhad20themagic,thekindthathasitsrootsinlove.1、A．brokenB．passedC．paintedD．locked2、A．strangeB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．wildD．special3、A．recallB．leaveC．forgetD．a(chǎn)bandon4、A．remoteB．greatC．fairD．potential5、A．wonderingB．statingC．seekingD．a(chǎn)sking6、A．stubbornB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．disabledD．patient7、A．hospitalB．shelterC．farmD．roadside8、A．postedB．takenC．seenD．drawn9、A．letterB．donationC．callD．enquiry10、A．getB．runC．lookD．break11、A．oftenB．possiblyC．neverD．generally12、A．successfulB．normalC．temporaryD．early13、A．HoweverB．MoreoverC．ThereforeD．Otherwise14、A．learntB．sufferedC．heardD．differed15、A．indifferentB．uncomfortableC．unfortunateD．inseparable16、A．sinceB．unlessC．beforeD．though17、A．explanationB．noticeC．suggestionD．warning18、A．a(chǎn)rrivalB．birth.C．returnD．recovery19、A．whereB．howC．whenD．whether20、A．witnessedB．createdC．a(chǎn)chievedD．performed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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Haveyouevernoticedthatyoufeelhappierandmorerelaxedafteryoueatbread,pastaorfruit?Doyoufindthatyouaremoreenergeticandawakeaftereatingyogurtorbeans?Thesethingsarenotaccidents.Foodaffect1．wefeelmorethanwethink.Scientistsresearching2．(it)effectonourmoodsarebeginningtounderstandthatwecaninfluenceourfeelingswithwhatweeat.Althoughourmoodsrelate3．havingvariousfoods,itisnotquiteassimpleaschoosingthefoodsfortherightoccasions.Ifthat4．(be)thecase,athleteswouldnoteatalotofcarbohydratesbeforearace.Anotherchemical5．(connect)withourmoodiscaffeine,which6．(find)incoffee,chocolateandmanytypesoftea,isperhaps7．worstthingyoucanhavewhenyouarefeelingstressed.Ofcourse,8．(enjoy)anicemealwithfriends,whateverweeat,canalsoimpactourspirits.Beingwithfriendsandfamilyplaysabigpartinexperiencinghappiness.Most9．(important),though,rememberthefollowingoldrule:trytoeatdifferentfood,10．nottoomuch.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）I’mgoodatsinging、I’vebeeninterestedinmusicanddreamedofbecomeasingereversincemychildhood、Myparentsbegantoteachmechildren’ssongsuntilIwasonlythree、AfterIstartedschoolIhadmorechancestoenjoyvarioussong,suchasfolksongsandpopularsongs,andpracticingsingingalot、IlikesingingEnglishsongsaswell,whichgreatly