徐州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

徐州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．a(chǎn)mhaving C．havehad D．had2．Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries3．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could4．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen5．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed6．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．a(chǎn)n；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填7．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid8．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few9．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy10．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need11．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted12．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking13．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout14．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon15．Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion16．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting17．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush18．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand19．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．a(chǎn)mwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting20．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．priority D．opportunity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）Everfeellikeyou’vebeenhitontheheadafterabadnight’ssleep?Accordingtoscientists,thethoughtisn’tasunbelievableasitseems.Astudyfoundgoingwithoutsleepforjustonenightcauseschangesinthebrainsimilartothosethathappenafterablowtothehead.Theresearcherssaidthehealthyyoungmenexaminedinthestudyshowedasuddenriseinthesamechemicalswhichindicate(表明)braindamage.ProfessorChristianBenedict,ofUppsalaUniversity,Sweden,explainedthatthechemicalsNSEandS-100Barebiomarkers(生物指標(biāo))forbraindamage,suchasconcussion(腦震蕩).Hesaid,“Whatwefoundwastheirlevelsinthebloodroseinthegroupthatwentwithoutsleepforanight.Thiswasnottothedegreethatwouldhappenafteraheadinjury,forexample,butitwasstillworthpayingattentionto.Duringsleep,thebraincleansitselfofpoisonoussubstances.”Hesaidthefindingssupporttheprevious(以前的)researchshowinghowthebrainmakesuseofsleeptocleanitself.ProfessorBenedictalsosaidhisstudycouldsupportpreviousstudieswhichlinkedalackofsleepwithincreasedriskofAlzheimer’sandParkinson’sdiseases.Theriseofthechemicalsinthebloodaftersleeplossmaysuggestnotgettingenoughsleepleadstoalossofbraintissue,heexplained.ProfessorBenedict,whosestudyispublishedinthejournalSleep,added,“Inconclusion,thefindingsofourtrialindicateagoodnight’ssleepmaybeveryimportantforkeepingbrainhealth.”AthirdoftheUKpopulationsufferfromsleep-relatedproblems,whiletheaveragepersonnowsleepsforonlysevenhoursanight,comparedwithalmostnineafewdecadesago.Manyscientistsbelieveirregularsleepingpatternsleadtoillnessesrangingfromachesandpainstoheartdisease,whilelessthaneighthours’sleepanightcanlowertheIQthenextday.1、Ifyoudon’tsleepforanight,whatwillhappen?A．TherewillbeariseinthechemicalsNSEandS-100BB．ThechemicalsNSEandS-100BwilldroptoalowerlevelC．SomeofthechemicalsNSEandS-100BwillchangeintoothermattersD．ThechemicalsNSEandS-100Bwillbelessabletogetridofpoisonousmatters2、Whatisthepreviousstudymainlyaboutaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewaytoavoidbraindamageB．ThewaystoimprovethequalityofsleepC．Thewaysthathaveeffectonpeople’ssleepD．Thewaythebrainusessleeptocleanitself3、Wecanweinferfromthelastparagraphthat.A．man’sintelligenceisaffectedbysleepinawayB．peoplewhoneedmoresleephaveahigherIQC．onefourthoftheUKpopulationhavesleep-relatedproblemsD．modernpeopleneedlesssleepthanthoseafewdecadesago4、What’sisthethemeofthepassage?A．Eighthours’sleepisimportantB．HowhumanbrainsworkduringsleepC．SleeplossisclosetoablowtotheheadD．Regularsleepingpatternsimprovehealth22．（8分）IfyouliveinWashington,D．C．,orRedwood,Calif.,youmayhaveglimpsedasmall,boxyrobotrollingalongalocalsidewalk,mindingit’sownbusiness,butattractingtheattentionofmanyacuriousonlooker.TheautonomousmachineswerepartofapilotprogramlastyearbyStarshipTechnologiesfocusedondeliveringmealsfromlocalrestaurantsindozensofcitiesaroundtheworld.“Today,morethanever,peopleleadabusyanddiverselife,”LexBayer,Starship’sCEO,saidinastatementonline.“Thehassleofneedingtorearrangeyourlifeforadeliverywillbecomeathingofthepast.Youdon’thavetoswitchyourworkingfromhomeday,reschedulemeetings,visitalocker,drivetoapostofficeorcontactadeliverymanallbecauseofamisseddelivery.”Thepackagedeliveryserviceisnotavailabletoeveryonejustyet.Thecompanysaidit’srollingouttheserviceinMiltonKeynes,England.Thewheeledrobotshaveatopspeedof4mphandcandetectobstaclesfromasfaras30feetaway.“Therobotcanoperatethroughjustaboutanything,”NickHandrick,headofoperationsforStarship’sD．C．office,toldTheWashingtonPost'sMauraJudkislastyear.“Ifyouhadsomethingintheway—astick—it’sabletoclimbtheedgesofaroad.”Bygivingcustomerscontrolofwhendeliveriesoccur,StarshipTechnologiesisofferingitsserviceasawaytobattlepackagetheft.Initsannouncement,thecompanycitedstatisticsfromaWakefieldResearchPollforComcastlastyearthatfoundthat3in10Americanswholiveinhousesortownhouseshavehadpackagesstolen.Tosignupfortheservice,whichcostsalittlemorethan$10permonth,customersneedtodownloadthecompany'sapp.Customersthencreatea“StarshipDeliveryAddress,”auniqueaddressinsideaStarshipfacility,insteadofaresidence,wheretheycanhavepackagessentfromplacessuchasAmazon,com.OnceapackageisdeliveredtotheStarshipaddress,customersreceiveatextthatallowsthemtoscheduleahomedeliveryviarobot.1、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hassle”inparagraph2?A．failure B．expectation C．safety D．trouble2、Whatproblemisthedeliveryrobotfacing?A．Thereisalimittoitsservicearea.B．Ittakeslongertodeliverpackages.C．Itcoversashortdistanceeachtime.D．Itcan’tsensethebarriers20feetaway.3、Howdoesthepackagebyarobotavoidbeingstolen?A．Thecompanyshortensthedeliveryhour.B．Thepackageisdeliveredtothehousedirectly.C．Itsdeliverytimeisinthecontrolofcustomers.D．Thecustomersareinformedofitsdeliverytimeinadvance.4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutStarshipDeliveryAddressinthelastparagraph?A．Itisarealhomeaddressofthecustomers.B．Itcanarrangedeliveryrobotsforthecustomers.C．Itisacheapersolutiontothedeliveryofpackages.D．Itsendsthepackagesmainlytosomeshoppingplatforms.23．（8分）OhmyGod,therobotsaretakingover!We’redoomed!Doomed!NowthatI’vegottenthatoutofmysystem,it’sbecomeclearthatwhilewemayormaynotbedoomed,therobotsaretakingover.Thelatestexampleisthegovernment’snewguidelinesforself-drivingcars.Tesla,GoogleandUberarealreadytestingdriverlesscarsincitiesacrossAmerica.UberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickisamongthosepredictingthatby2021,self-drivingcarswillplayabigpartinurbansettings.Nearly40,000peoplediedlastyearinthisnationinautomobile-relatedaccidents,andwebelievesdriverlesscarscansavetensofthousandsoflivesannually.Makessense.Robotdriversarelesslikelytogetdrunk,drivewithoutalicense,textwhiledrivingorfeelagitatedatthesceneofapileup.Ontheotherhand,Iwonderhowthesehighlysensitivecarswillreact,withwalkersconstantlydashingintothestreet.Willtheyjamonthebrakesevery10seconds?Butthere’sabiggerpicture.Notonlyarerobotsreplacinghumansbehindthewheel,butbehindtheworkdesk,inwarehouses,seniorhomes,younameit.Robotsaren’tjusttakingoverintheworkplace.Thequestionis,wherecan’tarobotfunctionbetterthanahuman?Howaboutwritingsongs?Arobotcangothrougheverycombinationofnotesinrecordtimeandcomeupwithapleasingmelody.Thelyricsmightbeadifferentstory.IsaGrammy-winningsongco-writtenbyHankHumanandR-3071inourfuture?Finally,it’sonlyamatteroftimeuntilwehaverobotpoliticiansandpresidentialcandidates.Whynot?Theycanbeprogrammedtobeexpertsinworldanddomesticaffairsandcomeupwiththebestsolutionswithoutcorruptionandbadhumors.Actually,it’stoobadsuchtechnologyisn’tavailablein2016.Prettysuretherobotwouldwininalandslide.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“agitated”mean?A．TiredB．CautiousC．CarefulD．Anxious2、Whatdoubtdoesthewriterhaveaboutself-drivingcars?A．Howpassengersbehaveinit.B．HowrobotdriversgetthelicenseC．HowtheyavoidcrashingintoothercarD．Howtheyrespondtowalkersonabusystreet3、Thelastquestionsaskedinthesixthparagraphreflectsthewriter’s.A．confidenceinrobots,winningGrammyAwardsB．eagernesstolistentosongswrittenbyrobotsC．doubtaboutrobots’abilitytowritesongsD．curiosityaboutthefutureGrammysongs4、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．RobotswillcontroltheworldineveryfieldB．RobotsarecomingbutnotsoonenoughC．RobotsarebeingusedinourdailylifeD．Robotscandrivecarsandwritemusic24．（8分）Twoheadsarebetterthanone.Itmeansthattwopeopleworkingtogetherhaveabetterchanceofsolvingaproblemthanonepersonalone.Butnoteveryonelikesworkinginagroup.Therecanbeanumberofreasonswhypeopledislikegroupwork.Somemayfeelnervousoruneasyingroupsituations.Othersmighthavehadabadexperiencewithindividualswhodidnotworkwellasateam.Anothercommentisthatteachersorinstructorsfailtoproviderolesforgroupmembers.Thismaycreateasituationwhereeveryoneornoonewantstolead.Whatevertheissue,theresultisthesame:thegroupdoesnotrealizeitsgoal.Cooperative(合作的)learningisaneducationalmethodthatcanhelptosolvethisproblem.Therearemanymethodsofcooperativelearning.Todaywewilltalkaboutone:givingeachpersoninasmallgroupaspecificdutytoreachasharedgoal.Forexample,iflearnersaredividedintogroupsoffourpeopleeach,theirrolesmightbe:leader,writer,checkerandspeaker.Thisstructurehelpsensurethateveryonetakespartequallyingroupworkandallowseachmembertoplayameaningfulpartincompletingthesharedgoal.Beforedividinglearnersintogroups,itisagoodideafortheteacherorclub’sinstructortofirsthaveknowledgeaboutthelanguageskilllevelsofparticipants.Thegoalistomakeeachgroupamixtureofhigher-andlower-levellanguagelearners.Puttingtoomanypeoplewithsimilarskilllevelstogethercouldmaketheworktoodifficultoreasy.Rolecardscanbeahelpfultoolinthismethodofcooperativelearning.Theirpurposeistoremindlearnersofeachperson’srole.Beforethecooperativeactivity,theroleoftheteacheroractivityinstructoristoexplaintwothingstothegroup:themainjobfortheactivityandhowthecooperativeroleswork.ThepersoninchargemayappointtheserolesorlettheEnglishlearnerschoosethem.Then,duringtheactivity,theinstructor’sjobistowatchthegroupsandprovidemoreguidancewhenneeded.Aftertheactivity,theinstructormaywishtoprovidefeedbacktogroupsontheirworkandtheiruseofcooperation.Withthiscooperativelearningmethod,youcansaythatfourheadsarebetterthanjustone.1、What’stheoutcomeifpeopledonotenjoygroupwork?A．Theaimofthegroupcannotbeachieved.B．Specificroleswillbegiventogroupmembers.C．Groupmemberswillfeelateaseingroups.D．Groupmemberswillfailtoworkindividually.2、Whydoestheteacherneedtoknowaboutthosewhotakepartintheactivity?A．Tofindoutlanguagelearnerswithsimilarlevels.B．Toclarifyhigher-andlower-levellanguagelearners.C．Tocombinelearnerswithdifferentlanguagelevels.D．Toincreasethedifficultyinfinishingthework.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheroleofinstructors?A．Tooffergroupmemberstimelyhelpateachstep.B．Tolistentotheresponsefromgroupmembers.C．TohelptheEnglishlearnerschoosetheirfavouriteroles.D．Tomakeclearaboutthetaskandworkingprinciplesoftheroles.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TwoHeadsAreBetterthanOne.B．CooperationIsaMustinLearning.C．GroupWorkMakesaGreatDifferencetoLearners’Achievement.D．CooperativeLearningContributestotheSuccessofGroupWork.25．（10分）Owningasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouare…buttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholic（工作狂）,itseems.Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,thesmartphoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ResearchersfoundthatBritonsworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudyshowstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hours,butafurther2hoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemails,ormakingworkcalls.Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfesstheyareoncallalmost24hoursaday.Nearlytwo-thirdssaytheyoftencheckworkemailsjustbeforetheygotobedandassoonastheywakeup,whileoverathirdhaverepliedtooneinthemiddleofthenight.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6a.mand7a.m,withmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailintheperiod,andaquartercheckingthembetween11p.m.andmidnight.GhadiHobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said:“TheabilitytoaccessmillionsofAppshasmadesmartphoneinvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedisadvantages.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeoplecannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecome,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity.”1、WithasmartphonetheaverageUKworkingdayis.A．11to12hoursB．9to10hoursC．8hoursD．2hours2、ItcouldbeinferredfromthetextthattheBritishpeople.A．prefertocheckemailsinthemorningB．a(chǎn)recrazyaboutdifferentsmartphoneC．workextrahourswithsmartphonesD．shortentheirnormalworkinghours3、WhatdoesGhadiHobeikafeelaboutsmartphones?A．Theyareunimportantformostofpeople.B．Theyhavedisadvantagesforsomecompanies.C．Theyareusefultoimproveaworkability.D．Theymakeitimpossibleforpeopletorest.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A．Everycoinhastwosides.B．Allthatglittersisnotgold.C．Itneverrainsbutpours.D．It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Itwasawarm,sunnySaturdayafternoon.Ihad1totakemytwoolderkidstothelocalplaygroundwhilemywife2theyoungestforanap.Assoonaswegotthere,mydaughter3fortheswingsandaskedforapush.AsIwashelpingmydaughtertogohigherandhigher,Inoticedanotherlittlegirltrying4togetherownswinggoing.Igavemydaughteronebig5andthenwalked6toheraskingifsheneededanyhelp.Shesaid“yes!”Isoonhadherfeet7towardsthecloudswhileshelaughedhappily.8wereturnedhome,Iwas9wornout,butmy10werestillflyinghigherthanthoseswings.Twoyearslater,Iwentto11mykidsasusualafteralong-dayhardworkfromthelocalgradeschool.Istoodwearilywatchingformychildren12suddenlyIfelttwotinyarms13aroundmystomach.Ilookeddownandtherewasthelittlegirlfromtheplayground14towardsme.Shegavemeonemorebighugbeforeheadingoffto15herschoolbus.AsIwatchedherback,Ididn’tfeelquitesotired16andmyspiritswereonceagainsoaringintheheaven.Inthislifeeverysinglebitoflovewe17findsitswaybacktousagain.Itmaytravelfromhearttoheartoritmayblossominthesoul18itwasplanted.Itmaytakesecondsoritmaytakeyears.Thelawofloveisneverbroken19Whatwesow,weharvest.Theloveweshare,thekindnesswegive,andthejoywe20willalwayscomebacktoblessus.1、A．tried B．volunteered C．preferred D．wanted2、A．putdown B．laydown C．setdown D．felldown3、A．ran B．walked C．headed D．turned4、A．inneed B．inwonder C．invain D．inpeace5、A．ball B．hug C．push D．smile6、A．over B．forward C．a(chǎn)way D．down7、A．lifting B．flying C．taking D．running8、A．Uptillnow B．Atatime C．Bythetime D．Sofar9、A．mentally B．totally C．physically D．especially10、A．hearts B．spirits C．minds D．brains11、A．lookfor B．watchout C．pickup D．a(chǎn)ttendto12、A．while B．a(chǎn)s C．before D．when13、A．pat B．wrap C．look D．walk14、A．showingup B．pointingout C．smilingup D．runningout15、A．find B．keep C．take D．catch16、A．a(chǎn)nymore B．muchmore C．nomore D．oncemore17、A．seek B．have C．share D．hold18、A．when B．where C．which D．what19、A．yet B．however C．though D．still20、A．enjoy B．possess C．own D．create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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Whatweeateverydayhasagreateffect1．ourhealth.Therefore,weshouldmakeeveryefforttochangeourbadeatinghabits.2．weallknow,bakedorfriedfoodsmaybetasty,buteatingtoomuchofthemwillprobablyresultinsomeillnesses.Moreover,somefoodthatcostsusagreatdealofmoneyandisnothealthy3．(be)junkfood.4．(compare)withpeopleintheWest,Chinesepeopleused5．(eat)moregrainandvegetables,but6．(little)meat,whichisagoodeatinghabit.However,thingsarequite7．difference)now.Withtherapideconomic8．(grow)ofourcountry,wearenowalsoeatingalotoffood9．ishighinsugarandfat.Wearerunningtheriskofeatingoutwithoutconsideringthebalanceofourdiet.Thefoodwechooseaffectsourhealth,sowemustkeep10．inmindthatthefoodwechooseshouldgiveusthenutrients(營養(yǎng))weneed.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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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）假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Mike對學(xué)習(xí)漢語很感興趣，給你寫了一封郵件，向你請教如何學(xué)好漢語。請根據(jù)以下提示寫一篇100詞左右的回信。1.可以去唐人街(Chinatown)，與那里的中國人練習(xí)漢語口語(spokenChinese)；2.和中國人交朋友3.聽中文廣播(radioprogram)、看中文電影等注意1.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連2.不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)人名、學(xué)校名__________________________________________________________________________________________________________