2024-2025學(xué)年黑龍江省北安市第一中學(xué)高三5月聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題理試卷含解析

2024-2025學(xué)年黑龍江省北安市第一中學(xué)高三5月聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題理試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof2．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what3．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted4．一Whenheknowtheresultoftoday’sjobinterview?一Inacoupleofdays．A．should B．may C．shall D．must5．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which6．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when7．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan8．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime9．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends10．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a(chǎn);不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a(chǎn);the11．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．a(chǎn)mcoming12．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．a(chǎn)reC．beingD．a(chǎn)rebeing13．Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．a(chǎn)mtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish14．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;the C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the15．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding16．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan17．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where18．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven19．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto20．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup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）Iamtryingtomuster(鼓起)thecourageto____mymobilephonetoenjoyamorepeacefulandring-freelife.Canyouimaginenothavingyourmobilephone?Inourhigh-tech,in-a-hurryage,acell-freelifeisahardconcepttoswallow.OurmobilephonescannowaccesstheInternet,andmanypeoplefeeltheneedtoexpresstheireverythoughtontheirblogpages.IfIgaveupmycellphone,peoplewouldthinkIwasmad.IwishIhadthestrengthtotossawaymytechnology.Ihaveanofficephone,ahomephone，ane-mailandifpeoplewanttocontactme,theycan.IfI’mout，peoplecanleaveamessage.Dotheyreallyneedtofindme24/7？However,I’mabitlikeFrodointhemovieLordoftheRings.ThepoweroftheringistoostrongandIcan’tletitgo.Mobilephoneshavebecomenecessarytoolsinourbusylife.Formostpeople,theyholdallcontactsandmanyofusdon’twriteupaddressbooksanymore.Thelatestphonescarryourmusic,pictures,moviesandeverythingelse.Wefeellostwithoutthisdeviceandwhenwedomisplaceit,wefeelcutofffromourfellow.“Wherehaveyoubeen？”saidafriend,whosawmeaweekafterIlostmycellphone,“Itriedcallingyou,butyoudisappeared.YoudisappearedoffthefaceoftheEarth.”See,whenyoudon’thaveamobilephone,youdon’texist.I’mnotreallygoingtotossmymobilephoneaway,infact.Wehumansaresuchsocialanimalsandmobilephonesserveuswell.Soin2009,I’vedecidednottoservemymobilephone.Likeallmachines,Icanalwaysturnitoff.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tossaway”mean?A．giveawayB．getawayC．breakawayD．throwaway2、writermentionsFrodoto________.A．showitisdifficulttogetridofthemobilephoneB．showhowmuchhelikesFrodoC．suggestacell-freelifeiswhathewantsD．introduceafilmcharactertous3、doweknowaboutmobilephonesinthe4thparagraph?A．Mobilephonescandoanythingforus.B．Mobilephoneshavebecomeveryimportantinourlife.C．Wecouldnotlivewithoutmobilephones.D．Wewouldbecutoffbyourfellowwithoutmobilephones.4、canbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewriterisnotreallygoingtotosshismobilephoneaway.B．Whenyoudon’thaveamobilephone，youdon’texist.C．Thewriterdecidesnottoservehismobilephone.D．Wehumanscancontrolourselvesandmachines.22．（8分）Agoodbookisindeedthebestfriendofaperson.Thesamegoesforhigh-profileCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let’shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOs.AppleCEO—TimCook,CompetingagainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.andThomasM.HoutThisbookisbasedon10yearsofvaluableresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesprovidecompanieswiththeadvantagestosucceedinthishighlycompetitiveworld.MicrosoftCEO(Former)—BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebyJ.D．SalingerAfewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion（叛逆）,anxietyandconfusion.Ittellsthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon’treallysee.Gatessaid,“Ididn’tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI’vesaidthat'smyfavoritebook.”O(jiān)racleCEO—LarryEllison,NapoleonbyVincentCroninThisbookisconsideredbyfarthebestbiographyeverwrittenonNapoleonBonaparte.Ellisonsaid,"It'sinterestingtoreadabouthimforacoupleofreasons:toseewhatanordinarymancandowithhislifeandtoseehowhistorycandistort（歪曲）thetruthentirely."OWECEO—OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLeeThisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,“Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtorecommendthebooktootherkids.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.”1、WhatisthethemeofCompetingAgainstTime?A．Howtoincreaseproduction. B．Howtoimproveefficiency.C．Howtoenrichexperience. D．Howtosaveenergy.2、Whichbookmaybechosenbyparentstolearnaboutrebelliouskids?A．CompetingagainstTime. B．TheCatcherintheRye.C．Napoleon. D．ToKillaMockingbird.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromWinfrey’swords?A．Shelovedreadingwhenyoung.B．Shereadthebookwithotherkids.C．Thebookhasaninfluenceonhercareer.D．Thebookisaboutagirl’sthoughts.23．（8分）It’sjustbeenthreemonthsafterthefirstbike-sharingcompanyarrivedinSingapore,butreportsofabuseandvandalism（故意破壞）ofsharedbikesinthecitykeepappearingonsocialmedia.Themajorityofthesesharedbikesarestationless,whichmeanstheydon’tneedtobestoppedatadesignated（指定的）spot.Theylockthemselvesafteryourrideisover,andyou’remeanttojustleavethebikeatthesideofaroad.Butusershavebeenchainingupbicyclesoutsidetheirapartments,preventingothersfromusingthem.Somepeoplebringthemuptotheirapartmentfloors,sotheycan’tbefoundeasilybyotherusers.Somepeoplehaveremovedthebikes’numberplatesorcodes,andsomeevenhavepaintedoverthebikestoclaimthebikesforthemselves.MostoftheabusedbikesbelongtoeitherSingapore-basedoBike,orofo,abike-sharinggiantbasedinChina.ofohasencouragedSingaporeanuserstoreportissues.oBikesaidthatthenumberofbicyclesthatweredamagedmadeuplessthanonepercentofitsfleet.ThecompanysaidinFebruarythatitplannedtobringin“tensofthousands”ofbikesbymid-2017.Thecompanyhasyettobananyonefromitsservice,butsaidthatitwouldtakeappropriateaction–includingmakingreportstothepolice.oBikealsointroducedashortcomingsystem,similartothatofitscompetitor,China-basedMobike.Usersstartwith100points,whichgettakenawayforerrant（出格的）behavioursuchasforgettingtolockthebike,orparkingatnon-designatedareas.UsersarebannedfromusingoBikewhentheirscoresreachzero.oBikehasaneight-manoperationteamthatcanremovebicyclesparkedcasually.Whenapproachedforcomment,Mobikesaid,“InChina,justasinSingapore,therearealwaysatinyminorityofpeoplewhoabusethebikes,sowedesignedoursystemtopreventthistypeofabuse.”1、Whoistheownerofmostoftheabusedbikes?A．Chinesegovernment.B．Localgovernment.C．Abike-sharinggiantbasedinChina.D．Theusersofthebikes.2、WhatistheattitudeoftheoBiketowardtheabuseofbikes?A．Tolerant.B．Indifferent.C．Supportive.D．Disapproving.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“that”inthefifthparagraph?A．System.B．Bike.C．Company.D．Report.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutsharedbikes?A．Theywillbeintroducedsoon.B．Theabuseofthebikesisontheincrease.C．Theyareveryexpensive.D．Theyarewellpreservedbyusers.24．（8分）Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance，northeirlackofskills．Rather，it'stheirenormouscapabilityforjoy．Afriendtoldmeastory．Oneday，whenshewenttogethis6-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice，herkidgreetedherwithasadface．Theteacherhadcriticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills．Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoo1withhisheadandshouldershangingdown．Heseemedwrappedinsadness．Butbeforereachingthecardoor，hesuddenlystopped，crouching(蹲伏)downtolookatsomethingonthesidewalk．“Mom，comehere!ThisisthestrangestbugI’veeverseen．Ithas，1ike，amillionlegs．It’samazing!”Thelittlefacewasoverflowingwithindescribableexcitement．Nowadays，however，whenwewalkintoaclassroom，especiallyinahighschool，we’llbechokedbytoweringbooksandpapers，andhidingbehindthemareagroupofmotionlesscreatures，pensinhand，mindsdry，justasthehollowmenportrayedbyT．S．Eliot．Theirpursuitofjoyhasgivenwaytotheirhungerforgrades．Laughterandhappinessareadistantmemoryforthem．Althoughjoyisanunaffordableluxuryintoday’sincreasinglyfiercecompetition，administratorsandteachersneedamindsetshiftfromcrushingstudentswithassignmentstogettingthemtotakepleasureinproductiveactivitieswhichdeveloptheirimportantqualities，likeperseveranceandobligation．Theassumptionthatpleasureistheenemyofcompetenceandresponsibilitymakesnosenseeducationally．Adultstendtotalkaboutlearningasifitweremedicine：unpleasant，butnecessaryandgoodforyou．Whynotthinkoflearningasifitwerefood—somethingsovaluabletohumansthattheywanttoexperienceitasapleasure?1、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Bydescribingaprocedure． B．Byanalyzingtheprocess．C．Bygivinganexample． D．Bycollectingdata．2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Summarizethepreviousparagraph． B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders．C．Introducethemaintopicfordiscussion． D．Clarifysomepuzzlingquestions．3、Whatdoesthetextsuggestadministratorsandteachersdo?A．Stopgivingstudentshomework．B．Involvestudentsinmeaningfulactivities．C．Supplystudentswithluxuries．D．Arousestudents’fondmemories．4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Joyisthespokespersonforlearning． B．Pleasureistheenemyofprogress．C．Educationistheparadiseforparents． D．Examsareanever-endingwar．25．（10分）Lastweek,VodafonestartedatestoftheUK’sfirstfull1Gservice,availableforusebybusinessesinSalford.ItispartofitsplantotrialthetechnologyinsevenUKcities.Butwhatcanweexpectfromthenextgenerationofmobiletechnology?Onethingwewillseeinthepreparationforthetestislotsoftrickswiththenewtech.Earlierthisyear,operatorspaidalmost￡1.4billionforthe1Gwavelengths,andtocompensateforthatcash,theywillneedtocatchtheeyeofconsumers.InSeptember,VodafoneuseditsbitoftherangetodisplaytheUK’sfirsthologram(全息)call.TheManchesterCitycaptainStephHoughtonappearedasaholograminNewbury.Itisn’tallholograms,however:1Gwillofferfasterinternetaccess.withOfcom(英國(guó)通訊管理局)suggestingthatvideothattakesaminutetodownloadon4Gwillbeavailableinjustasecond.Thewiderapplicationistosupportconnectedequipmentonthe“internetofthings”-notjusttheinternet-enabledfridgethatcanreorderyourmilkforyou,butthenetworkthatwillenabledriverlesscarsanddeliverydrones(無(wú)人機(jī))tocommunicatewitheachother.ProfWilliamWebbhaswarnedthatthetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes.Muchofthespeedincrease,heclaims,couldhavebeenachievedbyputtingmoremoneyinthe4Gnetwork,ratherthananewtechnology.OtherdifferentvoiceshavesuggestedthatafocusonrollingoutwiderruralbroadbandaccessandaddressingcurrentnetworkcoveragewouldbemorebeneficialtotheUKasawhole.Obviously,1Gwillalsobringacosttoconsumers.Itrequiresahandsetforboth1Gand4G,andthefirst1G-enabledsmartphonesareexpectedinthecomingyear.Withtheslowpaceofnetworkrolloutsofar,itislikelythatconsumerswillendupupgradingtoanew1Gphonewellbefore1Gbecomeswidelyavailableinthenextcoupleofyears.1、WhydoesProfWilliamWebbsay“thetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes”?A．Heisinfavoroftheapplicationofthenewtechnology.B．1Gwillbringacosttoconsumersintheirdailylife.C．1Ghelpspeoplecommunicatebetterwitheachother.D．Heprefersmoremoneytobespenton4Gnetworks.2、Theunderlinedword“addressing”inthefourthparagraphhastheclosestmeaningto.A．makingaspeechto B．tryingtosolveC．managingtodecrease D．respondingto3、Thelastparagraphindicatesthat.A．it’lltakeseveralyearstomake1GaccessibletothepublicintheUKB．1GserviceshowshugedevelopmentpotentialandabroadmarketC．customersareeagertouse1Gsmartphonesinsteadof4GonesD．it’sprobablethat1GnetworkrolloutisspeedingupinBritain4、Whatdoweknowaboutthetext?A．Vodafoneissuccessfulinspreadingthe1Gservice.B．StephHoughtonappearedasahologramby4G.C．Theapplicationof1Gwillmakelifemucheasier.D．1GphonesareavailableinruralareasoftheUK.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）About30yearsago,MarieRothtaughtapaintingclass.Whensomeofher1expressedaninterestinpurchasingherworks,sheturnedpaintingintoaprofession.She’s70now,anagewhenmanyfolksarestartingtobe2onthesofainfrontoftheTV.But3areifthere’sa(n)4barn(谷倉(cāng))comingdownsomewhereinnortheasternIllinois,Mariewillbethere.Wearingleathergloves,Mariewillpickthroughthepilesofwoodand5piecesthat,asshedescribes,“whisper”toher.She’llremovethe6boardstoherhome,whereshe’ll7themandallowthemtodryoutbefore8thepiecestogetherandgluingthemintoplace.Butit’sonlywhenMarie9paintingthemintheeye-catching,beautifulcolorslovedbyeveryAmericanthatitbecomesclearwhatshe’s10.Fromthebroken-downbarns,sheconstructsfinewoodenreproductionsoftheAmerican11.“Thewoodiscontinually12byanimals,orsometimesnailedandhammeredbyhumans,”shesaid.“Recently,Ihadapieceofwoodfromthefloorofabarnthatwas13byhooves(蹄子).IusedittopaintflagsfromtheCivilWarera—themarksmademe14allthosebravesoldiers.”Mariecomesbyherloveofbarnwood15becauseherfatherisacarpenter.Shepaintedherfirstflagonashippingpallet(托盤)morethan30yearsago.Theoldpallet,she16,“17lookedlikeaflag.”Theself-taughtartistpaintsAmericanflags18sheisreallygoodatdrawingstraightlines.Creatingartis19shehastodo.Shesometimes20thatshehopesonedayshedieswithapaintbrushinherhand.1、A．studentsB．employeesC．customersD．managers2、A．bravelyB．modestlyC．gratefullyD．comfortably3、A．tasksB．processesC．chancesD．purposes4、A．smallB．oldC．ordinaryD．dangerous5、A．lookforB．waitforC．workonD．getthrough6、A．borrowedB．selectedC．limitedD．carved7、A．washB．repairC．cutD．store8、A．fittingB．foundingC．replacingD．holding9、A．continuesB．startsC．a(chǎn)voidsD．risks10、A．collectingB．showingC．writingD．creating11、A．flagB．pictureC．sceneD．toy12、A．chewedB．kickedC．smashedD．made13、A．disturbedB．spottedC．printedD．marked14、A．thinkofB．careforC．a(chǎn)ttendtoD．bringback15、A．frequentlyB．naturallyC．quicklyD．secretly16、A．imaginedB．noddedC．pretendedD．remembered17、A．justB．yetC．evenD．still18、A．becauseB．orC．thoughD．so19、A．a(chǎn)nythingB．nothingC．somethingD．everything20、A．a(chǎn)dmitsB．declaresC．criesD．jokes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）HurricaneKatrinawasoneofthedeadliesthurricanesevertohittheUnitedStatesAbout1,833peoplediedinthehurricaneandthefloodsthat1．(follow)inlateAugust2005,andmillionsofotherswereleft2．(home)alongtheGulfCoastandinNewOrleansKatrinaformedabout200milessoutheastoftheBahamasonAug23,3．Bythetimeitmade4．(it)waytosouthernFloridaonAug25,KatrinawasjustaCategoryOnehurricaneWhileitcausedsomefloodsandtwodeathsduringitsfirstlandfall,itappearedtobejustanotherhurricaneinan5．(act)hurricaneseason6．(surprising),KatrinastrengthenedintoaCategoryFivehurricaneonAug28,withwinds7．(blow)atabout280kphTheNationalGuardwascalledintohelppeopleleavedangerousareasThousandslookedforshelterintheNewOrleansConventionCenter,8．wasextremelycrowdedGovernmentofficialshavetriedtolearnfromthedisasterandcarriedoutbetterenvironmentalandcommunicationplansTheArmyCorpsofEngineershasrebuiltthelevee（堤壩）system,makingit9．(high)ThecityofNewOrleanshasimprovedpeople’saccess10．disasterinformationForexample,theyhave11．e-mailandtextmessagesystemcalledNolaReadythat13,000peoplehavesignedupfor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(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。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l1處起)不計(jì)分。MyschoollifeintheBritainissignificantlydifferent、Theschooldayisnearly5、5hoursshortthanthatinChina、Studentstherearefriendlyandfocustheirstudies、Withhishelp,Ihaveadaptedtothelifesoonandmakelotsofnewfriends、Ifeelsoluckilytobeabletoparticipateinclassdiscussion,thatI'velearnalotaboutlocalculture、Ienjoythereportfortheteachersandteachersandthecountry、BesidesIhavelearntmanyskillaboutcompletingmyprojects、Myexperienceisamazedandenjoyablebecauseofmywonderfulhostfamily,myfriendsortheteachers、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是廣州電視臺(tái)“科技博覽”節(jié)目的編輯，每周你們欄目要向觀眾介紹一項(xiàng)科技發(fā)明。本周你們欄目要用英語(yǔ)向觀眾簡(jiǎn)要介紹手機(jī)。請(qǐng)你為欄目主持人準(zhǔn)備一篇英文稿，內(nèi)容必須包括：1．手機(jī)被視為大發(fā)明的原因；2．現(xiàn)在手機(jī)的主要功能；3．你認(rèn)為未來(lái)的手機(jī)會(huì)……。要求：1.詞數(shù)150左右；2．開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。ThisisGZTV,ScienceandTechnologyView.Wearenowontheairwitha45-minuteregularprogramtobringyouabiginvention—cellphones.______________________________