2025屆江蘇省南京市田家炳中學(xué)高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆江蘇省南京市田家炳中學(xué)高三第一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(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．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat2．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone3．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it4．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats5．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup6．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A．if B．thatC．why D．how7．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone8．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．a(chǎn)greementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison9．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．a(chǎn)nyone C．who D．whomever10．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor11．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．a(chǎn)pproved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted12．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome13．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．a(chǎn)mhaving C．havehad D．had14．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare15．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can16．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may17．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend18．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake19．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen20．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken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）Overthepastcentury,analarmingnumberofanimalshavebecomeendangeredorevenextinct.Belowaresomeanimalswhosenumbershavebeenrapidlydroppinginrecentyears.PandaBearOneofthebiggestreasonscontributingtothedeclineinthepandaspeciesisthedestructionofitsnaturalhabitat.FarmersinChinahavegraduallybeenclaimingmoreandmoreoftheland.Asaresult,pandasareforcedtomoveawaytoplaceswhereitishardtofindbambooforfood.GreenTurtleThegreenseaturtlespecieshassurvivedforseveralmillionsofyears,soyoumightwonderwhyit’sonlybecomingendangerednow.Amajorcauseisthechangeinclimateandtemperature,whichbothaffectthehatchingratesofturtleeggs.Climatechangesalsocauseviolentweatherandrisingwaterlevelstofloodareaswhereturtlesusuallygotolaytheireggs.Apartfromthis,oilspillsandotherpoisonouspollution,aswellasincreasedfishingactivitiescancausesickness,orevendeathtothegreenturtles.CheetahCheetahsarefamousforbeingthefastestanimalonlandbuteventheycan’trunfromsomeofthelargerthreatsthathaveharmedthem.Likethepandabears,cheetahshavegraduallybeenlosingtheirnaturalhomesduetohumansclaiminglandanddevelopinginthoseareas.Tomakemattersevenworse,smalleranimalsmoveawaywhentheseareasareoccupied,whichmeansthatthecheetahhaslessfood!Don’tforgetthatotherlargeanimals,suchaslions,arealsofightingforanyfoodthattheycanfind,sooccasionallyyoungcheetahsendupaspreytoo.IndianElephantElephantsareextremelyintelligentanimalsandalsothelargestmammalsthatliveonland.Sadly,inAsiamanyelephantswerekilledsothatpeoplecouldremovetheirtuskstouseasdecorativeobjects.Whilethispracticehasbeenbannednow,somepeoplestillillegallycontinue.ForestsinIndiahavealsobeensteadilydestroyedandelephantsaresometimeskilledwhentheyenduponhumanterritory.1、Humans’increasingdemandforlanddoesn’taffectthenumberof________.A．IndianelephantsB．cheetahsC．pandabearsD．greenturtles2、Wecansavethelargestmammalslivingonlandby________.A．plantingmorebamboosB．helpingthemfindmatesC．stoppinghuntingthemD．preventingpoisonouspollution3、Thelivingconditionsofthefastestanimalonlandbecomeworsebecause________.A．forestshavebeendestroyedB．theyarethreatenedbyhumansandlargeranimalsC．peoplearefondofhuntingwildanimalsD．nolawbanspeoplefromremovingtheirtusks22．（8分）AnewstudysuggestsclimateconditionsintheSaharaDesert,oneofhottest,driestandmostdesertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.Attimes,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothecreationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMcGeesays,supportstheideathattheSahara'sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's(地軸)astheplanettravelsroundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmorestrongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth'saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchangehappenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahararemainstoday.Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment(沉積物)intheAtlanticOceanbottomoffthecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers(層)ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.EachlayercouldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhattimeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallfindingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimateshappenedevery20,000years.DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand“inhospitable”place.Thenewstudysuggeststhatthearea'sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbacktodryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluableinstudyingtheSahara'shistoryasitrelatestohumansettlement.1、WhatdoesthenewstudyfindabouttheSaharaDesert?A．Itisoneofthehottest,driestandmostdesertedareasinAfrica.B．Italwaysexperiencesextremeconditionsbecauseofitsposition.C．Itsclimatechangesbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000years.D．Itsenvironmentalconditionsstopplantsandanimalsfromsurviving.2、WhatisthedirectreasonforSahara'sclimatechanges?A．Rainyactivity. B．Solarradiation.C．Humanactivity. D．Globalenvironment.3、Howdidtheresearchersacquiretheevidence?A．Byanalyzingoceanlife.B．BystudyingSahara’shistory.C．Bycollectingdustonthecoast.D．Byexaminingmeansediment.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhospitable”probablymean?A．Unsuitabletolive. B．Insignificantlostudy.C．Unabletoexplore. D．Impossibletochange.23．（8分）Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(錄用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人員）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最終的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“l(fā)awoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(強迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(體系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．a(chǎn)ttachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．a(chǎn)successfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．a(chǎn)smallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded24．（8分）TherearecampusmuseumsalloverChinathatoffervariouscollectionsandmakeforeye-openingvisits.BeijingAirandSpaceMuseumatBeihangUniversityAdmission:freeOpeninghours:TuesdayandSaturday,9:00am-12:00pmHighlights:Includedamongthemorethan300historicaircraftandspaceartifactsareoneofthetwoNorthropP-61BlackWidowsintheworldandChina’sfirstlightairliner,Beijing1.FudanUniversityMuseumAdmission:freeOpeninghours:TuesdaytoFriday,9:00am-11:30amand1:30pm-4:30pmHighlights:AuniquecollectionofnativeartifactsfromtheGaoshanaboriginesinTaiwan.Someofthem,suchaspearlvests,arerarelyseeneveninTaiwan.ChinaIchthyicCultureMuseumatShanghaiOceanUniversityAdmission:10yuanOpeninghours:MondaytoFriday,9:00am-11:30amand1:30pm-4:00pmHighlights:Inthiscollectionofmorethan40,000specimensofabout3,000ocean-dwellingspecies,themosteye-catchingoneisan18.4-meter-longspermwhaleskeleton.YifuMuseumofChinaUniversityofGeosciencesAdmission:40yuan;halfpriceforstudentsOpeninghours:MondaytoFriday,8:30am-12:00pmand2:30pm-5:00pm;weekendsandholidays,9:00am-4:30pmHighlights:Ithousesacollectionofmorethan30,000mineralandrockspecimens,morethan2,000ofwhicharerareoneslikethemuseum’swell-knowndinosaurfossils.ChinaAcademyMuseumatHunanUniversityAdmission:50yuanOpeninghours:MondaytoSunday,8:00am-6:30pminsummerand8:30am-6:00pminwinterHighlights:China’sonlymuseumtofeaturethehistoryofacademiesandculturaleducationinthecountry.1、Whichmuseumwillyouchooseifyou’reinterestedinseaspecies?A．ChinaAcademyMuseumatHunanUniversity.B．YifuMuseumofChinaUniversityofGeosciences.C．BeijingAirandSpaceMuseumatBeihangUniversity.D．ChinaIchthyicCultureMuseumatShanghaiOceanUniversity.2、WhatcanyouseeinYifuMuseumofChinaUniversityofGeosciences?A．Spaceartifacts. B．Dinosaurfossils.C．Nativeartifacts. D．Spermwhaleskeletons.3、WhencanyougotoChinaAcademyMuseumatHunanUniversity?A．OnTuesday6:00pminwinter.B．OnSaturday8:00aminwinter.C．OnSunday6:30pminsummer.D．OnWednesday8:00aminsummer.25．（10分）Althoughmosthitchhikers(搭便車的人)arepeople,passers-bytendtoignorethembecausetheyarecautiousaboutgivingridestostrangers.Butwhatwilltheydoiftheycomeacrossahitchhikingrobot?Willtheytakeittoitsdestinationorwilltheyjustleavethehelplessmachinebythewayside?ThatistheanswerCanadianprofessors,DavidHarrisSmithandFraukeZeller,whostudytherelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnology,areseekingforaftertheycameupwiththeideaofbuildingahitchhikingrobot.HitchBOTisbuiltwithcheaphouseholditems.ThankstoaPCtablet,GPStrackerandcamera,hitchBOTnotonlycansenditsthoughtsandpicturestothegeneralpublic,butalsocananswergeneralquestionsandkeepdriversentertainedwithsmalltalks.Thesmartrobotisevenabletoquoteinterestingfactsabouttheareasithaspassedthrough.Notsurprisingly,manypeoplearedoubtfulabouthitchBOT’sability.Mostpeoplethinkthecuterobotwillbedamagedbysomeone.Actually,theyareallwrong.TherobothitchhikedallthewayfromHalifax,NovaScotia,toVictoria,BritishColumbia,adistanceof3,700miles.ItwasfirstpickeduponJuly27thbyanelderlycouple.ItnotonlyreacheditsdestinationonAugust21st,butalsohadsomeamazingadventuresalongtheway.Itvisitednationalparks,wentfishing,wentcamping,andevenattendedaweddingwhereitexperienceditsfirstdanceandinterruptedthebride’sspeech.Inadditiontohelpingitgettoitsdestination,itsCanadianfanshavegoneouttoensureitssafetyfromcoveringtherobotwithaplasticcape(披肩)tohelpkeepitdrytoensuringthatitstayshealthywithmotoroil.1、Whyisthehitchhikingrobotbuilt?A．Tohelppassers-byreachtheirdestinations.B．Tofindouthowpeoplemightreacttoit.C．Toseeifitwillgiveridestostrangers.D．Toentertaindriversontheirway.2、ThehitchBOTcandoallofthefollowingexcept..A．talkingwiththedriverB．dancingwithpeopleC．sendingitsthoughtsandpicturesD．a(chǎn)nsweringanyquestionraised3、HowlongdidittakethehitchBOTtoreachitsdestination?A．Nearlyamonth.B．Overonemonth.C．Twomonths.D．Oneweek.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutthehitchBOT?A．Itwasignoredbyanelderlycouple.B．Itdidn’tmeetwithanydangeralongtheway.C．Itexperiencedalongandamazingjourney.D．Itwillbeputintothemarketquickly.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）IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffacarandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirty-two.Icanvaguelyrememberthebrightnessof__36____andwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbe___37____toseeagain,buta(n)__38____candostrangethingstopeople.Idon’tmeanIwould__39___togowithoutmyeyes.IsimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatemorewhatIhad_40_____.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme-----a__41____tolive----whichIdidn’tsee,andtheymademewanttofightinoutwith_42____.The__43___lessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Iamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindof__44____thathelpsmedownsounfamiliarstaircasealone.I__45___somethingbiggerthanthat:aconfidencethatIam,despitebeing__46____,areal,positiveperson;thatthereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisconfidence.Ithadtostartwiththeeasyandsimplethings.__47____amangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewaslaughingatmeandIwas__48____.“Ican’tusethis,”Isaid.“Takewithyou,”heurgedme,“androllitaround.”Thewords__49___inmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcould_50_____whereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought_51____beforeplayingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia’sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlindI_52___asuccessfulvariationofbaseball.Wecalleditgroundball.Ihavesetaheadofmeaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtobeclearaboutmy_53____.ItwasnogoodcryingforsomethingthatIknewatthestartwas__54___outofreachbecausethatonlyinvitedbitternessoffailure.Iwouldfailsomethinganyway,__55___ontheaverageImadeprogress.1、A．sky B．cloud C．sunshine D．mist2、A．helpful B．wonderful C．hopeful D．successful3、A．disaster B．environment C．incident D．wonder4、A．manage B．try C．want D．prefer5、A．lost B．left C．used D．cared6、A．purpose B．potential C．pressure D．preparation7、A．energy B．happiness C．luck D．blindness8、A．hardest B．dullest C．simplest D．easiest9、A．self-respect B．self-control C．self-confidence D．self-defence10、A．think B．consider C．guess D．mean11、A．imperfect B．perfect C．unfair D．fair12、A．Later B．Soon C．Once D．Then13、A．worried B．encouraged C．shocked D．hurt14、A．stuck B．impressed C．occupied D．held15、A．see B．hear C．notice D．observe16、A．important B．unimportant C．possible D．impossible17、A．invented B．discovered C．instructed D．directed18、A．experience B．a(chǎn)dvantages C．knowledge D．limitation19、A．hardly B．wildly C．highly D．deeply20、A．so B．for C．but D．a(chǎn)nd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）TheInternet1．(become)partofyoungpeople’slifealready.Areportshowsthat38%ofstudentsoftenusetheInternet.Mostofthemget2．(use)informationontheInternet3．usetheInternettohelptheirstudies.Butmanystudentsdon’tuseit4．a(chǎn)goodway.Someplaygamestoomuch,somevisitwebsitesthat5．shouldn’tlookat.Sobadthingsmayhappen6．studentsspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.7．isimportantforstudentstousetheInternetproperly.Nowwehaveatextbook,8．usesmanyexamplestoteachstudentssomegoodwaystousetheInternet.Itgivesuseful9．(advise).SomestudentsalsomakefriendsontheInternet.Butifyouwanttohaveaface-to-face10．(meet)withyouronlinefriends,letyourparentsknowandmeetinaproperplace.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）短文改錯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）不計分。WhenIwasyoung,Iwanttobeagreathero.Butwithtimegoesby,thingshavechanged.NowI’vedecidedtobecomeadoctorwhichcanhelpsavepeople’slives.Thisjobishelpfullyandworthdoing.Andhowtomakeitcometrue?Iknowitisreallybigchallenge.Iwillworkhardandgoalloutforit.FromnowonIwillspendonmoretimelearningmylessons,sothatIcangotoyouridealuniversity.OnthesametimeIamgoingtoreadmanybooksonmedicines.IbelieveIwillachievemydream.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是高三學(xué)生李華，你校為幫助高三學(xué)生緩解緊張學(xué)習(xí)所帶來的心理壓力，將于下星期舉辦以如何緩解心理壓力為主題的“心理健康周活動”，請給同年級的美國學(xué)生John寫信介紹此活動，要點如下：1.描述活動的主題與形式；2.闡述你對此活動的看法；注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.心理健康周PsychologicalHealthWeekDearJohn,Howareyoudoing?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________