福建省廈門市思明區(qū)夏門一中2025屆高三第五次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

福建省廈門市思明區(qū)夏門一中2025屆高三第五次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項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．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which2．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why3．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens4．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned5．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear6．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch7．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until8．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly9．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever10．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．a(chǎn)djustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．a(chǎn)daptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile11．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that12．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless13．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat14．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?15．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar16．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．a(chǎn)s17．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway18．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless19．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．a(chǎn)rebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt20．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime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）Timeforanadventure?Areyouabitboredwithyournine-to-fiveroutine?Havealookatourexcitingrangeofholidaysanddecidewhattypeofadventureyou’dlike.ActivityholidaysOuractivityholidaysareforeveryone,peoplewholovedangerorwhojustlikesports.Wehaveahugevarietyofwater,snowordesertholidays.We’lltakeyouSCBAdivingintheRedSeaorkayakingandwhitewaterraftinginCanada.Ifyouprefersnow,youcantryskiingorsnowboardingintheAlpsorevenigloo-building.Forthosewholikewarmerweather,wealsohavesandboarding(thedesertversionofskateboarding)orcamelsafaris(游獵).Polarexpeditions(探險)TakeanexpeditiontoAntarcticaorthenorthernArctic;exploreaLandofwhitenaturalbeautyandwonderfulwildlife.OurexpertswillexplaineverythingaboutthetwopolesasyouwatchthepenguinsinAntarcticaorwhalesandpolarintheArctic.There’snogreateradventurethantravellingtotheendsoftheearth.Aonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience.CulturaljourneysOurculturaljourneyswillhelpyoudiscoverancientcivilizations:India,Thailand,Egyptandmanymore.Visittemples,palacesandancientruins–-justremembertobringyourcamera!Gettoknowlocalwaysoflifebyexploringmarkets,tryingexoticfoodsandmeetinglocalpeople.WildlifeholidaysWeorganizesmall-grouptourstogelclosertonatureinAfrica,AsiaorSouthAmerica.GoonsafariinAfricaandwatchlionsandgiraffes.MeetthefamousturtlesofftheGalapagosIslands.LookfortigersinIndia,ortakeanelephantsafariinSriLanka.Weuselocalguidesandstayinarangeofaccommodation,fromtentstotreeshouses.1、Whichwouldyoupreferifyouareasports-lover?A．Wildlifeholidays. B．Culturaljourneys.C．Polarexpeditions. D．Activityholidays.2、Whatcanatouristdoduringaculturalholiday?A．Appreciateancientbuildings. B．Watchlovelyanimals.C．Getclosertonature. D．Haveextremesports.3、Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A．Tointroducewaysofrelaxation. B．Torecommenddifferentholidays.C．Tosharetravelingexperience. D．Togiveadviceontraveling.22．（8分）Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we’vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher’seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin’svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin-Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI’mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI’mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(莊嚴的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer’sday?1、Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor'sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum. B．Boredomofpractice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin. D．Disappointmentintheteacher’seyes.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor’sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor'sheartunabletobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.3、Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn’sworks.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Deeploveformusic. B．Mydislikeandlikeofviolin.C．Aninspiringstoryofviolin. D．Musicalsoulmate—violin.23．（8分）It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmumusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger”.Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(激素)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivatesbrainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.Becauseofthis,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger”.Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthatdietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcravings.So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fasting(禁食)isabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.B．Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.C．Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.D．Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.2、Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcravings?A．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell. B．Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings. D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Theincreaseoffooddesire. B．Thedecreaseofchemicals.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar. D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefindingsoffoodcravings. B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefunctionsofbrainareas. D．Whatdietingmaybringus.24．（8分）Squattingdownonmydisorganizedclosetfloor,Ilookedeagerlythroughmyalbumsforthepictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights.IsearchedsolongandsoeagerlythatIlostallfeelinginthelegs.Ignoringthepain,Iwentonwithmysearch,becausefindingthepicturewasworthit.Mybelovedgrandmaonmydad’sside,whopassedawayalmostfouryearsago,woulddecoratetheChristmastreeslikeitwasherjob.Eachyearshewoulddecorateanornate,12-foot-tall,shiningtreeinherlivingroom,andmostyearsshewouldhaveanadditionalpinktree,palmtree,colored-lighttree,white-lighttree,bedroomtree,etc.Theideasvariedyearafteryear,butthethemewasalwaysthesame:LetThereBeLight.Fortheoutsideofthehouse,mygrandmahiredpeopletocomeandstringthousandsoflightsthroughthetreesinheryard.Itwasn’teasy,anditwasn’tcheap,butitwasalaboroflove.Peopleinthesmalltowncameandparkedtheirkid-packedcarsonthestreet,gazingatthethousandsuponthousandsofshininglightsyearafteryear.Theybroughtusmagic,whichwasgrandma’slegacy.ThatisthefamilyactIamsupposedtofollowfortherestofmylife.It’swhatI’mdyingtorecreateandpassontomyownkids.Ifeelsomuchpressurebecausenooneiscapableofdoingit—andofdoingitcorrectly—butme.So,it’smeandonlyme,eachyearunfasteningcountlessstringsoflights,windingthemrounda10-foot,pricklytree,andsendingthelightstothehighestbranches.ThoughI’monlyeverjustscratchingthesurfaceofgrandma’smagic,Iuncoveralittlemoreeachyear.Istillhaven’tfoundthatpictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights,butIknowitexists,andIwillfindit,evenifitmeanslosingallfeelinginmylegs.1、Whydidtheauthorsufferfrompain?A．Becauseshewasmissingherbelovedgrandma.B．Becauseshehadtroublefindinggrandma’slights.C．Becauseshekeptanuncomfortablegestureforlong.D．Becauseshebrokeherlegswhilesearchingforsomething.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Grandma’sChristmastrees.B．TheatmosphereofChristmas.C．ThebeautyofChristmastrees.D．Christmasmemoriesinchildhood.3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesgrandma’syardonChristmas?A．Colourfulandmessy.B．Interestinganddizzy.C．Noisyandcrowded.D．Shinyandattractive.4、What’stheauthorsattitudetowardshergrandma’swaytospendChristmas?A．Itisthebestwaypeoplelike.B．Itisherdutytopassiton.C．Itneedstobeimproved.D．Itistoocostlytodoit.25．（10分）LearningNewVocabularyduringDeepSleepSleepingtimeissometimesconsideredunproductivetime.Thisraisesthequestionwhetherthetimespentasleepcouldbeusedmoreproductively,e.g.forlearninganewlanguage?Up-to-nowsleepresearchfocusedonthestabilizationandstrengtheningofmemoriesthathadbeenformedduringwakefulness.However,learningduringsleephasrarelybeenexamined.Thereisenoughevidenceforwake-learnedinformationundergoingarevisionbyreplayinthesleepingbrain.Thereplayduringsleepstrengthensthestillweakmemoryandleavesthenewlyacquiredinformationinthepre-existingstoreofknowledge.Ifre-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation,thenfirst-play,i.e.theinitialprocessingofnewinformation,shouldalsobepossibleduringsleep.TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeexaminedwhetherasleepingpersonisabletoformnewsemantic（語義的）associationsbetweenplayedforeignwordsandtranslationwordsduringthebraincells’activestates,theso-called“Up-states.”Itturnedouttobethatwhattheythoughtwasreasonable.Whenwereachdeepsleepstages,ourbraincellsprogressivelycoordinatetheiractivity.Duringdeepsleep,thebraincellsarecommonlyactiveforabriefperiodoftimebeforetheyjointlyenterintoastateofbriefinactivity.Theactivestateiscalled“Up-state”andtheinactivestate“Down-state”.Thetwostatesalternate（交替）abouteveryhalf-second.Newevidenceforsleep-learningchallengescurrenttheoriesofsleepandtheoriesofmemory.Theconceptofsleepthatweareseparatedfromthephysicalenvironmentisnolongerreasonable."It’sfalsethatcomplexlearningbeimpossibleduringdeepsleep,"saysSimonRuch,co-first-author."Inhowfarandwithwhatconsequencesdeepsleepcanbeappliedfortheacquisitionofnewinformationwillbeatopicofresearchinupcomingyears,"saysKatharinaHenke.TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeispartoftheInterfacultyResearchCooperation(IRC).Thirteenresearchgroupsinmedicine,biologyandpsychologyarepartoftheIRC．Theaimoftheseresearchgroupsistogainabetterunderstandingofthemechanisms（原理）involvedinsleepandconsciousness.1、Whichofthefollowingshaven’tsleepresearchersachievedsofar?A．Peoplecanlearnvocabularyduringdeepsleep.B．Memoriescanbestableandstrongduringsleep.C．Wake-learnedinformationcanappearinthesleepingbrain.D．Re-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．“Up-state”and“Down-state”appearinturnduringdeepsleep.B．“Up-states”isanothernameforthebraincells’activestates.C．Semanticassociationsareimportantforlanguagelearning.D．Thebraincells’activestatesarecentralforsleep-learning.3、Whatwillresearchersdowithinseveralyearsaccordingtothepassage?A．Makestudyinthefollowingfieldssuchasmedicineandbiology.B．Separateusfromthephysicalenvironment.C．Applydeepsleepforinformationlearning.D．Discovertheconceptofsleep.4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewwayofvocabularylearning.B．Togainabetterunderstandingofthemechanisms.C．Tochallengecurrenttheoriesofsleepandtheoriesofmemory.D．Toexplainthepossibilityofvocabularylearningduringdeepsleep.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）Communicationisanimportantpartofanyrelationship.Manyofusare1toshareourexperiencesoremotionswithourfriends.Butwhenit'sourturntolenda(n)2,wesoonbecomeboredorareshortofideaonhowto3andofferadvice.That'sbecauseofwhatresearcherscall"listenerburnout（倦?。保瓵friendmighttalktous4oftencomplainingaboutthesame5problems.Whenweofferquickadviceto6thesituation,wemaybeunconsciouslytryingto7urselvesfrombumout.However,goodlisteners8theirnaturaltendencytosolvetheother'sproblemshurriedlyandtokeeptheconversationbrief.Tobeagood9，youneedtouse"activelistening".Itstartswiththereal10tohelpothersandthinkthroughtheirfeelings.Don't11things.Youcanstartbyputtingyourphone12andsittingclosetoyourfriend.Letyourfacialexpressions13一whatheorsheissaying14youareabletofullyunderstand,acknowledgetheotherperson's15byreflectingthemback:"Thatmustbereallyhardforyou.”Use16wordsorevensoundssuchas“yes”，"right”,and"hmm"”to17theotherpersontocontinue.0fcourse,a18canbeextremelyhardiftheotherpersonistoocritical.Butdon'tgetdefensive.Effectivelistenersdon't19negativecriticism.Instead,theylistenandunderstandwhatthepersonlstryingtoconvey20responding.1、A．a(chǎn)fraid B．hesitant C．shy D．eager2、A．shoulder B．hand C．ear D．eye3、A．respond B．explain C．a(chǎn)rgue D．quit4、A．a(chǎn)imlessly B．endlessly C．deliberately D．cautiously5、A．difficult B．old C．a(chǎn)cute D．sensitive6、A．fix B．discuss C．create D．describe7、A．forgive B．protect C．discourage D．prevent8、A．follow B．display C．form D．overcome9、A．reader B．partner C．listener D．speaker10、A．demand B．habit C．desire D．a(chǎn)bility11、A．skip B．rush C．overlook D．postpone12、A．a(chǎn)way B．off C．out D．up13、A．record B．restrict C．reflect D．replace14、A．Whether B．Since C．While D．If15、A．suggestions B．purposes C．responses D．feelings16、A．big B．tough C．strong D．shone17、A．force B．remind C．encourage D．convince18、A．conversation B．suggestion C．problem D．lecture19、A．giveup B．makeup C．leaveout D．blockout20、A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．while D．once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）Therearetwomedicinesthatchangepeople’slives,oneof1．isaspirin,2．(invent)in1897.Itismadefromleavesortreebarks(樹皮)possessingaspecialchemicalandwasfirstsoldin3．formoftabletsin1900.Aspirinhassavedmanypeople’slivesbyreducingfeverandpain.It4．(recommend)forreducingpotentialheartattackstrokesandsomecancers.Therehavebeenmorediscoveriesonhowitcanhelpincreasethe5．(long)ofpeople’slivesandhelppeoplewithdiseases.Theotherdrugwhichhasproved6．(benefit)tomankindispenicillin.Itwasfirstdiscoveredin1928,butitwasnotuntilWorldII7．penicillinwaspurifiedandproducedinlargequantities.Due8．thewidespreaduseofpenicillin,many9．(life)weresavedduringthewar.Hadpenicillinnotbeenavailable,manypeoplewouldhavediedfromsicknessofevensmallwounds.Penicillinbecamethe10．(great)drugofthe20thcentury.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，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(^)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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）不計分。Myfavoriteproverbis“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed、”Itmeanthattruefriendsalwayscometoyouwhenyou’reintrouble、Lastterm,myfathermetwithatrafficaccident,buthisrightleggotinjuredseriously、Consequently,hereceivedtheoperationandIhadtolookafterhiminthehospital、Learnedaboutthis,LiLeiwasofferedtotakecareofmyfatherwithouthesitation、Healsohelpedmemakeupformylessons、Thanktohishelpandinspiration,Iwentthroughthedifficultyperiodandregainedconfidence、However,atruefriendalwayssparesnoefforthelpyouwhenyouareintrouble、Weallshouldtrytomakesogoodfriends、106第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，即將大學(xué)畢業(yè)。你準(zhǔn)備畢業(yè)后自主創(chuàng)業(yè)，開辦一家外文圖書銷售公司。現(xiàn)在請你就此事寫一封電子郵件給你的大學(xué)就業(yè)顧問Eric。內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹創(chuàng)業(yè)設(shè)想；2.分析創(chuàng)業(yè)理由；3.征求顧問意見。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.文章的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearEric,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________