江蘇省泰興市三中2025屆高考英語必刷試卷含解析

江蘇省泰興市三中2025屆高考英語必刷試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用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．請認(rèn)真核對監(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鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，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效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone2．Billwasdoingalotofphysicalexercisetobuilduphis.A．a(chǎn)bilityB．forceC．mindD．strength3．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．a(chǎn)ppointing B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed4．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime5．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto6．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．X7．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward8．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded9．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough10．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished11．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that12．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly13．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what14．Themoviecouldn’tbemoreboring.IwishI________toit.A．hadnotbeen B．havenotbeenC．didnotgo D．havenotgone15．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand16．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime17．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem18．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which19．---I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?---______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure20．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Thehumanbeingsseemtobefacingacrisis（危機(jī)）．AfterourbestGoplayersweredefeatedonebyonebytheartificialintelligence（AI）AlphaGo，welostourprideofbeingatthetopoftheintelligencechain．AndinOctober，whenSaudiArabiagavecitizenshiptoarobotnamedSophia，anotherprivilegeofbeinghumanwastakenaway．ItlookslikeeverythingthatseparateshumansandAIisatriskfightnow．Butwekeephopingthatinsteadof"everything"，there'sstillsomethingleftinusthatmakesusirreplaceable．ToHaoJingfang，winnerofthe2016HugoAwardforBestNovelette，that"something"isourconsciousness．"AlphaGoisintelligentinacertainway，butnotintelligentenoughtoasktheimportantquestions--DoIlikeplayingGo？DoIwanttoplayGotoday？WhydoIhavetoplayGowhenyoutellmeto？"sheoncesaid．Inotherwords，computerprogramsdon'thaveachoicetosay"no"．Theyprobablydon'tevenknowwhata"choice"is--alltheyeverdoiscalculate．AndtoHeHuaihong，aphilosophy（哲學(xué)）professoratPekingUniversity，imaginationandcreativityarealsowhatmakeusspecial．"Amachinecouldn'thavecomeupwiththetheoryofgravityjustbecauseitwashitbyafallingapple"，hesaid．"It'shumanimaginationthatconnectswhatseemtobecompletelyrandomandirrelevantconcepts，somethingthatamachine--whichworksbyfixedrulesonly--can'tdo，atleastfornow．"ThisiswhyBBCreporterViktorMayer-Schonbergersuggestedthatinsteadoffocusingonhowcomputershaveovershadowedusoncalculatingabilitiesthanhumans，weshouldprobably"considerourqualityatadifferentendofthespectrum（光譜）：creativity，originality（原創(chuàng)性），evenplainillogicalcraziness，insteadofhard-nosed（頑固的）logic"，hewrote．Somaybeinthefuture，asartificialintelligencebecomesevenmoreintelligent，humansandA1willlearntouseeachother'stalentsforgood．IfAIcanhandletheboringtaskslikecalculatinganddrivingforus，we'llhavemoretimetocreate，think，andbebusywith"beinghuman"．1、WhatcanwelearnaboutAlphaGo，accordingtoHaoJingfang？______A．Itwillbetaughttosaynointhefuture．B．Itwillbemoreintelligentthanhumansoneday．C．Ithasdifficultyansweringpersonalquestions．D．Itisunabletothinkindependentlyashumansdo．2、WhatdoesHeHuaihongbelieveisuniquetohumans？______A．Intelligence．B．Originality．C．Theabilitytomakerules．D．Theabilitytomakechoices．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overshadowed"inparagraph5probablymean？______A．CompetedwithB．TakencontrolofC．BeenmoresuccessfulthanD．Influenced4、WhatcouldbethefutureofAIaccordingtotheauthor？______A．Itwillbeusedtohelphumans，ratherthancompetewithus．B．Itmaydevelopcreativitybesidesbetterlogicalthinking．C．Itmightbeverydangeroustohumansindifferentfields．D．Itwillbeappliedtoprovidedrivingserviceforhumans．22．（8分）DearStudents,Iamdelightedtobeyourguest.Iwouldliketotellyouaboutmyself.Ihavebeenanewsreporterforthepastfifteenyears.IchosethisjobsoIcouldtraveltheworld,butthejobhastaughtmemanyunforgettablelessons.Theworkissometimesdifficult.Ihaveseenfamines,wars,earthquakes,povertyanddeath.ButIhavealsoseencourage,hopeandhappiness.InIndia,Ivisitedacitywherethereweremanyhomelesschildren.Somewereasyoungasfouryearsold.Theylivedinthestreetsandsurvivedbybeggingorstealing.ButthenawonderfulladycalledRosaopenedahomeforthem.Withinoneyear,shewaslookingaftertwohundredchildren.Sheclothedthem,fedthem,andtaughtthem.Shegavethemhope.Anothertime,IwasinTurkeyafteraterribleearthquake,inoneplace.Ifoundanoldladywhosehousewasinruins,hersonwasmissingandrescueworkerssaidtherewasnochancethathewasstillalive.Buttheoldladydidnotgiveuphope.Forfourdays,shemovedheavystonesoneatatimebyherself.Shedidnotstopuntilshefoundherson.Hewasalive.HereinChina,Imetayoungboywithaseriouscondition.Hehadundergonetwentyoperationsandspentnearlyhiswholelifeinhospital.Ithoughthewouldbesad,butwhenImethim,hissmilewassowarmandwelcoming.Inlife,weneedrolemodelsthatwecanadmireandlearnfrom.Whenmylifeisdifficult,Itrytorememberthecourageandgoodnessofthesethreepeople.1、Thespeakerisgivingaspeechtostudentsin__________.A．India B．Canada C．Turkey D．China2、Theunderlinedword“famine”inParagraph2means__________.A．extremelackoffood B．joy C．luck D．pleasure3、WhatcanwelearnaboutRosa?A．She’sarichladyandshelikestohelpthehomelesschildren.B．She’sagreatmotherandshelooksafterthehomelesschildren.C．She’sakind-heartedwomanandsheprovideshousesforthehomelesschildren.D．She’sagoodteacherandsheteachesthehomelesschildren.4、ForwhatdoesthespeakeradmiretheTurkishwomanandtheChineseboy?A．Theirbravery. B．Theirluck. C．Theirage. D．Theirstrongmind23．（8分）Ithasbeenseenasahi-techbike-sharingboomthatentrepreneurshopewillmakethemrichwhiletransformingChina'straffic-jammedcities.But,occasionally,dreamscanturnlesspleasant.InthesouthernChinesecityofShenzhen,morethan500bicyclesforhirehavebeenfounddumpedinhugepilesonthestreets,accordingtoreports.Picturesshowedvehiclesnearlythreemetreshigh,withsmallpartsontheground.Citystreetsaroundthecountryhaveseenanexplosionofthecolourfulbikesthatuserscanrentondemandwithasmartphoneappandthenparkwherevertheychoose.ThesharingeconomyistakingoffinChina,whereride-sharingandAirbnbareincreasinglycommonplace.FromShanghaitoSichuanprovince,bike-sharingarebeingstartedinanefforttoreducetrafficjamandairpollutionbyputtingacountryonceknownasthe“KingdomofBicycles”backontwowheels.CompaniessuchasOfoandMobike,withtheiryellowandorangebikes,havebeeninacut-throatbattleforcustomers.Butproblemshavearisenwhenclientshaveabandonedtheircycles.“Somepeoplethesedaysjusthavereallybadcharacter,’’amannamedHe，wholivesnearwherethepilesappeared,toldtheSouthernMetropolisDaily.Whenthey'redoneusing(thebike)theyjustthrowitawaysomewhere,becausethey'vealreadypaid.Residentstoldthepaperthathikeshadbeenpilingupoverthepastweek,eitherparkedrandombycarelessusersorpiledbylocalsecurityguardstryingtoclearnarrowresidentialalleysandfootpaths.ZhuangChuangyu,arepresentativeatShenzhen'smunicipalpeoplescongress,saidthecityneededtostepupregulationofthebike-sharingindustryinordertoimproveconditionsandsafetystandards,especiallysinceschoolchildrenoftenusedthebikes.In1980,almost63%ofcommuterscycledtowork,theBeijingMorningPostreportedin2015,citinggovernmentdata.Butby2000thatnumberhaddecreasedto38%andtodayitstandsatlessthan12%.Caruse,meanwhile,hasrocketed.In2010ChinaovertooktheUStobecometheworldslargestcarmarket,with13.5mvehiclessoldinjust12months.1、Theunderlinedword“Dreams”inParagraph2doesnotinclude.A．entrepreneursmakingalotofmoneyB．hike-sharingboomC．vehiclesbeingusedwellD．transformingChina’straffic-jammedcities2、Whatismentionedaboutthesharingeconomy?A．Itreferstosmartphonesandapps.B．Chinahastakenastepinit.C．Airbnbhasbeenacommonthing.D．ItiswidespreadacrossChina.3、Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A．OfoandMobikeareyellowandorangebikes.B．OfoandMobikehavereallybadcharacter.C．OfoandMobikecausetheclientstoabandontheircycles.D．OfoandMobikeareincompetitionwitheachother.4、Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A．Carelessusersandlocalguardsaretoblameforthepilingbikes.B．Manyuserslackproperbehaviorinusingthebikes.C．Regulationsshouldbestrictforschoolchildren.D．ChinaovertooktheUSbecominghackontwowheels.24．（8分）ShowBizSummer2019Location:RosewoodCenterforFamilyartsImportantInformation:●Tuitionpaidonthefirstdayofclass.Notuitionrefunds(退款).●DCTreservestherighttocancelanyclass;refundsmadeforcancellation(取消).●Pleaseaccompanystudenttothefirstdayofclass.●Registrationbeginsone-halfhourbeforeclasstime.HowToRegister:●Mail:fillouttheforminthisbrochure.●Besuretolisttheclassandgroupthatyouwant&thedates.DramaDays!—$175EnteringGrades:GroupA:1st-2ndGroupB:3rd-5thTime:July2-July6●Createthesituationsandscenes●SHOWTIME—invitefamilyandfriendstoyourFridayShowcase!●Bringasacklunchanddrinkeachday!LaughOutLoud—$175EnteringGrade:5thTime:July23-July27●Tellajoke!Learnwhyoldjokescanbethebest!●WorkwithyourclasstoputonaComedyShowforfamilyandfriends!Acting—JustActing—$225EnteringGrades:GroupA:1st-2ndGroupB:3rd-4thTime:August4-August8●Startwiththecharacters:Whoareyou?BetheStarofyourDreams.●Workwithyourclasstocreatetheplot.SummerScenes—$225EnteringGrades:5th-6thTime:August11-August15●Doyouwanttobeanactor?●Improveyourskillswithinstructionsfromprofessionalactors&directors.714、Whichofthefollowingclassessuitsthosewhowanttobeactors?A．DramaDays. B．Acting—JustActing.C．LaughOutLoud. D．SummerScenes.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatallthefourclasses_______.A．a(chǎn)reintendedonlyforGrades1st-2ndB．a(chǎn)reallheldatRosewoodCenterforFamilyArtsC．willtakeplacebetweenJulyandOctoberD．needstudentstobringasacklunchanddrinkeachday2、IfyouwanttoattendShowBizSummer2019,youshouldbeawarethat_______.A．there'llbenorefundsinanycaseB．tuitionmustbepaidatleastbeforeJuly2C．registrationbeginshalfanhourafterclasstimeD．studentshadbetterbeaccompaniedonthefirstday3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．TopersuadereaderstoattendShowBizSummer2019.B．ToattractreaderstoattendSummerScene.C．Toearnmoneyfromthetext.D．ToteachreadershowtoregisterforShowBizSummer2019.4、Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?A．Abrochure. B．Anentertainmentmagazine.C．Aguidebook. D．Anewspaper.25．（10分）Theclockalwaysseemstobetickingrathertoofastinthedoctor’sofficeandthequeueofpatientsoutsidethedoorseemstobepressingrathertoohard.Somesayit’shightimeforthemodelofshort,sharpone-to-oneappointmentstogivewaytosharedmedicalappointments(SMAs共享醫(yī)療預(yù)約).SMAsaredoctor-patientvisitsinwhichagroupofpatientsreceivepatienteducationandcounseling(咨詢),physicalexaminationandmedicalsupportinagroupsetting.TypicallySMAsaredesignedtohaveoneormoredoctorsattendtoagroupofpatientswhoshareacommonillnessormedicalcondition.Incontrasttoone-to-onevisits,SMASprovidealongerappointmenttime-frameaswellastheopportunityforpatientstohaveimprovedaccesstotheirphysiciansandmeanwhilepickupadditionalinformationandsupportfrompeers.However,doctorswhohavepioneeredthesharedappointmentapproachreportthattherearesignificantchallengesinvolved.Dr.Sumego,directorofsharedmedicalappointments,ClevelandClinic,identifiesculturechangeasthemostsignificantchallenge.Physiciansandnursesaretrainedinamodelofpersonalserviceandprivacy;theSMAapproachisafundamentalchallengetothosefixedideas.Theyneedsharedgoalsandawayoftestingtheinnovationagainstagreedstandards.Dr.Sumegosays,“Thephysiciansmaybeworriedaboutthepossiblechaosandefficienciesthataremarketed.Theyalsohavetomakethepatientsunderstandwhattheirappointmentis,andwhattheexpectationis.”“So,ifanorganizationwaslookingtostartsharedmedicalappointments,Iwouldadvisethemtostartthebuy-infromafewchampionphysicians,developthework-flowanddevelopsomeexperience.Providesomesupportbehindwhatthatbestpracticeshouldlooklike.Createsomestandardssothat,astheconceptspreads,youcanemploythatexperiencetostartthenextsharedmedicalappointmentsandthenext.”1、WhatisthepurposeoftheSMAapproach?A．Toimprovemedicalservice. B．Topromotedoctors’reputation.C．Toconductmedicalresearch. D．Tomeetpatients’expectation.2、AccordingtoDr.Sumego,whatpreventstheSMAapproachfrombeingwidelyadopted?A．Personalservice. B．Fixedideas.C．Lackofequipment. D．Sharedgoals.3、Whatcantheunderlined“buy-in”inParagraph4bereplacedby?A．practice. B．organization.C．purchase. D．support.4、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheSMAapproachinthelastparagraph?A．Itiscurrentlybeingquestioned. B．Itisimpracticalinsomeareas.C．Itwillenjoywidepopularitysoon. D．Itshouldbecarriedoutstepbystep.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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Sowhatisahotguy?Whodoyou_________tobeahotguy?Itmightbeacelebrity(名人).Itmightbesomebodyyouare________withlikeyourfriendoryourfamilymember.What__________dotheypossesstomakethemahotguy?Rememberit'snotalwaysabout__________.Somepeoplefindunconventionallyhandsomemen________.Itmaybeapersonalitytrait(品質(zhì)).Itmightbethewaythey_________,orjustacertainsenseofconfidence.Whatiswithinyourcircleofcontrol?Couldyou________uptogotoanexpensivesalontofindahaircutthatmatchesyour_________?Couldyousimplypluckinbetweenyoureyebrowstomakesureyourfaceismoredefined(輪廓分明的)?Maybeyouneedtostartgoingtothegymorgivingupdrinkingalcoholoreating___________.Whatcouldyoudotodaythatwillbringyoutowardswhatyoubelieveisahotguy?Nowstartto_________likethathotguy.Imaginethatyou'rehim.Ifyoucanimagineyourselfasahotguyyou'rethatbit_________tobeingthere.Ifnothingelse,theconfidencethatwillbringwillmakeyou__________.Theremaybesomebodythatyouworkwith,maybesomebodyinyourfamily,maybeafriendwhoyouthinkisverycool.Ifthat'sthe_______,reallywatchwhattheydo.Watchhowtheylivetheirlivesandyoucanstartto________that.Keepthemotto"I'mcoolandcalm"inyourheadandifyoukeep________that,that'sexactlywhatyou'llbecome.Thatishowtobeahotguy.1、A．remember B．consider C．remind D．inform2、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．satisfied C．familiar D．patient3、A．experiences B．feelings C．skills D．features4、A．looks B．characters C．wealth D．status5、A．rich B．strong C．friendly D．popular6、A．behave B．demand C．treat D．dress7、A．live B．save C．stay D．stand8、A．figure B．weight C．height D．face9、A．fast B．little C．healthily D．slowly10、A．a(chǎn)ct B．walk C．talk D．smile11、A．farther B．closer C．earlier D．harder12、A．funny B．respectable C．successful D．a(chǎn)ttractive13、A．case B．belief C．way D．matter14、A．a(chǎn)ccept B．copy C．receive D．understand15、A．explaining B．improving C．repeating D．writin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）TFK,areporterfromNEWSWEEKLY,isinterviewingJACOB,afamousactorandsinger.TFK:Whatmadeyougetintomusic?JACOB:Myfamilyisvery1．(music).Mydadandunclesformedamusicgroup.SowhenIwasyoung,Iwasalwayslookinguptothemandwatchingthemperforming.Attheageof9,Istartedgettingintothestudio.Everythingdevelopedfromthere.TFK:Isthereaplayer2．a(chǎn)chievementsyouadmire(羨慕)?JACOB:Rightnow,IwouldsayJustinTimberlake.Hereallydidwellinthefilmandmusic.TFK:Whatotherprojectsareyouworkingon?JACOB:Iamworkingonarecord3．(call)ThisisMe:Volume2.I4．(do)moviesallyear,becauseIwantto5．(brief)showmyfansmygrowth.I’malsoinamoviecalledTheMazeRunner,6．willcomeoutnextSeptember.TFK:Whenyouarenotactingorstudying,whatdoyouliketodo?JACOB:Ilovetoeatservicefoodonset.Iwaseatingchocolatebarswhile7．(make)thefilmBlackNativity.Iwaseatingsomuch8．theyweremakingspecialfoodpackagesforme.TFK:Bytheway,whatmessagedoyouthinkpeoplewilltakeaway9．BlackNativity?JACOB:Thetruemeaningoffaithandthedeep10．(devote)toone’sfamily.TFK:Thatwasveryinstructive(有益的).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）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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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）不記分。StartedinSeptemberof2003,smilecardsbeganappearingallaroundaworld、Theyaremarkerofabrandnewgameoftag,where"you'reit"becausesomeonehasdoneanythingniceforyou、Thenit'syourturntodosomethingniceforsomeoneelsebut,intheprocess,passthecardalong、Thiswasagameofpay-it-forward:makesomeonesmilewithoutgivingoutthename,leavebehindacardaskthemtokeepitgoing、It'seasyandfunny、Iskindnesstrulycontagious?There'sonlyonewaytofindout—jointhefun!Getyoursmilecards,readuponsomekindnessideas,andgetstarted!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是新華中學(xué)的學(xué)生會主席。近來，隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)的普及，學(xué)生的漢字書寫能力降低。為了保護(hù)優(yōu)秀傳統(tǒng)民族文化——漢字，校學(xué)生會將提出倡議。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示，寫一封倡議書，向校英文報投稿。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：1.少上網(wǎng)，多讀書，勤記筆記；2.養(yǎng)成練書法和寫日記的習(xí)慣；3.自擬一項(xiàng)其他方面的內(nèi)容。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭語已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：漢字Chinesecharacter書法calligraphyDearfriends,Inrecentyears,manyofushavespentalotoftimeontheInternetwithitspopularity.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________