2025屆北京市十二中高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆北京市十二中高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith2．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would3．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．a(chǎn)s D．where4．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．a(chǎn)monlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking5．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea6．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway7．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．a(chǎn)fter C．unless D．when8．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．a(chǎn)fter;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．a(chǎn)s;inpraiseof9．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing10．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing11．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That12．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence13．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked14．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．a(chǎn)nswerforD．a(chǎn)ccountfor15．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto16．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that17．Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．a(chǎn)rtificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually18．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit19．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored20．Ifyousleeplessthansevenhours,youarethreetimesmoretocatchacold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely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）EveryyearinAmerica,highschoolstudentswhowanttogotocollegetakeanationalexaminationcalledtheScholasticAptitudeTest,orSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhichcollegeswilladmitthemorwhetheranywillbeadmittedatall.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmeasuresone'smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Traditionally,theEnglishpartinvolvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestion,tobeansweredinanessay,handwrittenonthespot.That'saninterestingwaytotestwritingability,butcontentaside,haveyoueverseenyoungpeople'shandwritinglately?Oranyone'sforthatmatter,inthisageofcomputerkeyboards?Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbankchecks.Theyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenword.Yettoday'skidsareaskedtowrite,thoughtfullyandclearly,forseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothetextscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawl(潦草的字跡)ofyoungpeoplewho'vebeentypingoncomputerssincetheageofthree!Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone'sscoreontheSAT,butalso,lateroninlife,impresspotentialemployers.Anddon'tforget,weallhavetoturntohandwritingfromtimetotime,ascomputersgodownwhenpowergoesout.Thenhowtoimprovethehandwriting?Well,withafewsimplestepsyoucanimproveyourhandwriting.Positionthepen.Youshouldholdthepenbetweentheforefingerandthethumb,thenrestitnearthefirstknuckle(指節(jié))ofthemiddlefinger.Therestofyourfingersshouldbecurled(卷曲)underyourhandandyourhandshouldremainrelaxed.Evaluateyourwriting.Makechangestoyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.Takeyourtime.Speedisboundtomakeyourwritingmessylooking.Practise.Practiseitalot;it'snotenoughtodoitonceandhopeforthebest.Ithastobesomethingyouworkattomakegreatimprovements.1、Theunderlinedword＂scribble＂inParagraph2probablymeans＂______________＂.A．writequicklyandroughlyB．typesimplyandcorrectlyC．paintclearlyandneatlyD．describeproperlyandwell2、AccordingtoParagraph3,studentswithgoodhandwritingskill______________.A．canpasstheSATB．candevelopgoodcharactersC．canimpresstheirclassmatesD．cangetmorejobopportunities3、Whichofthefollowingshouldyouavoidwhenimprovingyourhandwriting?A．Practisingwritingalot.B．Writingasfastasyoucan.C．Relaxingyourhandwhenholdingthepen.D．Changingyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.4、Thetextistopresentthefactthat______________.A．writingseemstobeveryimportantintheSATB．thosewhowillgotocollegehavetotaketheSATC．studentsshouldpractisehandwritingmoreoftenD．kidsdon'tknowhowtowriteinthecomputerage22．（8分）DoctorSeusswasbornin1904.Bythemiddle1950s,hehadbecomeoneofthebestlovedandmostsuccessfulchildren'sbookwritersintheworld.Hisbooksareverypopularwithyoungreaders.Theyenjoytheinventedwordsandthepicturesofunusualfunnyanimalsandplants.In1954,lifemagazinepublished(刊登)areportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildren'sbookswerenotinteresting.DoctorSeussstronglyhopedtohelpchildrenanddecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.Heusedwordswiththesameendingsound,likefishandwish.Hedidnotreceivetraininginart.Yet,hedrewthepicturesformostofhisbooks.In1957,Dr.SeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthan230wordstowritethebookandevenasix-year-oldshouldbeabletoreadit.Itwasafunstoryandeasytoread.Childrenlovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.ThesuccessofTheCatintheHatmadehimwanttowritemorebooksforchildren.In1960,hewroteabookusinglessthanfiftywords.ThebookiscalledGreenEggsandHam.In1984,DoctorSeusswonaPulitzerPrize(普利策獎(jiǎng)).HewashonoredfortheeducationandenjoymenthisbooksprovidedAmericanchildrenandtheirparents.Hediedattheageof87,buthisinfluenceremains.Millionsofhisbookshavebeensoldworldwide.PeoplesayhisbookshelpedchangethewayAmericanchildrenlearnedtoread.Yet,hisbooksarelovedbypeopleofallages.DoctorSeussoncesaid，“Idonotwriteforchildren.Iwriteforpeople.”1、DoctorSeusslearnedfromthemagazinethat_________.A．someschoolchildrencouldnotreadwithinterest.B．manychildren'sbookswereinterestingC．childrenwantedtolearntoreadD．a(chǎn)writerforchildrenwaswanted2、Peoplelikehisbooksbecausethebooks________.A．a(chǎn)recheapandeasytogetB．werewrittenindifferentlanguagesC．a(chǎn)reeasyandinterestingtoreadD．werewrittenwithinventedwords3、HewrotethebookTheCatintheHatattheageof________.A．50B．53C．56D．874、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．DoctorSeusswroteGreenEggsandHamwithover230words.B．DoctorSeusswrotebooksonlyforchildrenintheUnitedStates.C．TheCatintheHatwaswrittenonlyforsix-year-oldchildren.D．HisbooksprovidededucationandenjoymentforAmericans.23．（8分）Despitehiskneeandfingerinjuries,KobeBryantignoreshispainsastheNBAseasonnears.HeisleadingtheLosAngelesLakersintheirattempttowinathirdNBAchampionshipinarow,astheydidatthebeginningofthecentury.TheLosAnglesLakerssuperstarhastheperfectrecordsincehisstartin1996.HehasfiveNBAchampionships,12NBAAll-StarsandagoldmedalattheBeijingOlympics.Butalongwiththeawards,therehaslongbeentalkaboutBryant.Peoplesayheisaselfishplayerwithonlyafewfriends.HewonthreeNBAchampionshiptitleswithShaquilleO’Neal,butratherthanbecomingfriends,theycouldn’tgetalongwellwitheachother.LakersCoachPhilJacksonstillremembersatalkheandBryanthad.“Italkedtohimalittlebitaboutleadershipandhisabilitytobealeader,andhesaidhewasreadytobeacaptain”JacksontoldESPN.“ButIsaidnoonewasreadytofollowhim.Bryant’spathofself-discoverytookhimLightyears.O’NeallefttheLakersin2004.Bryantwentontoleadtheteamtovictorylastyearandagainthissummer.Lastweek,NBArookies(新秀）votedBryanttheirfavoriteplayer.MarkMedina,sportsreporterwiththeLosAnglesTimeshasseenBryantgrow.“Kobehasbeenimprovinghisrelationshipwithteammatesandacceptsthatsometimeslessismore,”hewrote.“Hehaslearnedthathehastogivetogetbackinreturn.Andsohehasbecomeagiverratherthanademandingleader.Thathasbeengreatforhimandgreattowatch,”JacksontoldMedina.Bryanthasshownthroughtalentandhardworkthatotherscanfollowhislead.1、WhatcanweknowaboutKobeandO’Neal?A．Theywereinconflict.B．Theyweregoodfriends.C．Theyenviedeachother.D．Theyoftenhelpedothers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromJackson’swords?A．Hedidn’tlikeKobeorO’Neal.B．Kobehadnotalentforleadership.C．Kobe’sleadershipshouldbeimproved.D．Kobe’steammatespreferredO’Nealtohim.3、Kobedevelopedhisrelationshipwithhisteammatesby.A．invitingO'NealtocomebackB．learningtobecomeagiverC．winningthetrustofthecoachD．turningademandingleader4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Agrown-upNBAstarB．Ahard-workingNBAstarC．ThehighpraisefromKobe’scoachD．TherelationshipbetweentwoNBAstars24．（8分）Sleepdeprivation(缺失)isanimportanthiddenfactorinloweringtheachievementofschoolpupils,accordingtoresearcherscarryingoutinternationaleducationtests.Itisaparticularprobleminrichercountrieswithsleepexpertslinkingittotheuseofmobilephonesandcomputersinbedroomlateatnight.Sleepdeprivationissuchaseriousproblemthatlessonshavetobedraggeddowntoalowerleveltosuitsleep-deprivedlearners,thestudyfound.Theinternationalcomparison,carriedoutbyBostonCollege,foundtheUnitedStatestohavethehighestnumberofsleep-deprivedstudents,with73%of9-and10-year-oldsand80%of13-and14-year-oldsidentifiedbytheirteachersasbeingnegativelyaffected.Inliteracy(讀寫能力)teststherewere76%of9-and10-year-oldslackingsleep.Thiswasmuchhigherthantheinternationalaverageof47%ofprimarypupilsneedingmoresleepand57%amongthesecondaryagegroup.Othercountrieswiththemostsleep-deprivedyoungsterswereNewZealand,SaudiArabia,Australia,England,IrelandandFrance.High-performingFinlandisalsoamongthemostlackinginsleep.CountrieswiththebestrecordsforgettingenoughsleepincludeAzerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Portugal,theCzechRepublic,JapanandMalta.Theanalysiswaspartofthehugedate-gatheringprocessforglobaleducationrankings,theTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy(TIMSS)andProgressinInternationalReadingLiteracyStudy(PIRLS)“Ithinkweunderestimatetheimpactofsleep.Ourdatashowthatacrosscountriesinternationally,onaverage,childrenwhohavemoresleepachievehigherinmaths,scienceandreading.Thatisexactlywhatourdatashow,”saysChadMinnichoftheTIMSSandPIRLSInternationalStudyCenter.“It’sthesamelinkforchildrenwhoarelackingbasicnutrition,”saysMrMinnich,basedattheLynchSchoolofEducation,BostonCollege.“Ifyouareunabletoconcentrate,toattendmentally,youareunabletoachieveatyourbestlevel,becauseyourmindandbodyareinneedofsomethingmorebasic.Sleepisafundamentalneedforallchildren.Ifteachersreportsuchlargeproportionsofchildrensufferingfromlackofsleep,it’shavingasignificantimpact.Butworsethanthat,teachersarehavingtoadjusttheirinstructionbasedonthosechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleep.Thechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleeparedrivingdowninstruction.”Thatmeansthateventhechildrenwhoaregettingenoughsleeparestillsufferingfromthissleep-relatedlowering.1、WhatdidtheresearchersofBostonCollegetrytofindA．Whychildrendon’tgetenoughsleepB．HowmanyhourschildrensleepeverynightC．TherelationshipbetweensleepandtestresultsD．Therelationshipbetweensleepandhealth2、Manychildrensufferfromsleepdeprivationbecause_________.A．theysitinfrontoftheTVfortoolongB．theycanhardlysleepsoundlyanddeeplyC．theirhomeworkoccupiestoomuchoftheirtimeD．moderntechnologicaldevicesconsumealotoftheirtime3、Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthemostsleep-deprivedstudentsA．Japan B．MaltaC．Finland D．Portugal4、WhyarechildrenwhogetenoughsleepalsovictimsA．Becausetheyaredisturbedbysleep-deprivedstudentsB．Becauseteachingisdrivendownbysleep-deprivedstudentsC．Becausetheyhavetospendtimehelpingsleep-deprivedstudentsD．Becausetheteacherswastetimediscipliningsleep-deprivedstudents25．（10分）Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蠟塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswish1:0talk．Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew．Someofthemarecontent．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenew,playsorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel．Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists．1、Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto.A．exchangeideas B．provetheirvalueC．a(chǎn)chievesuccessmlife D．overcometheirfearofsilence2、By"thebuzzingofafly"（Para．1）,theauthormeans"_____".A．thenoiseofaninsect B．a(chǎn)lowwhisperingsoundC．meaninglesstalks D．thevoiceofachatterbox3、Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors___．A．a(chǎn)boutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB．a(chǎn)boutwhatevertheywanttoC．inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD．inthehopeofgettingonwell4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather．B．Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations．C．Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises．D．Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking．第三部分語言知識(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）Steve,a12-year-oldboy,hasbeenfailingsincefirstgrade.Hegenerallywent1...untilhejoinedMissWhite’sclass.“Youalldidprettywell,”shetoldthe2asshewentoverthetestresults,“3oneboy,anditbreaksmyhearttotellyouthis,but...”Shehesitated,lookingatSteve.“The4boyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass.”Steve5hiseyesandcarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.Afterthat,Steverefusedtodohis6.Misswhitewasvery7andtriedtoencouragehimtostudy.“Giveyourselfa(n)8!Don’tgiveuponyourlife!”MissWhitetoldhim,yetitdidn’t9.Thenoneday,shesaid,“Steve!Please!Icareaboutyou!”10,Stevegotit.Someonecaredabouthim.Hespentthewholeafternoonthinkingaboutwhatheshoulddo.Arrivingathishouseafterschool,feelingdetermined,heheadedtohisbedroomto11.Mondaymorning,MissWhitegavea12ontheweekendhomework.Steve13throughthetest,andwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.MissWhitelookeditoverintotal14.Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjust15hisfirsttest.Fromthatmoment,nothingwasthesameforSteve.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldhelearn,buthewas16it.Afterhighschool,StevejoinedtheNave.Duringhisnavalcareer,he17manyyoungpeoplewhomightnothavebelievedinthemselvestobuildupconfidence.MissWhitesavedoneboywho18changingmanylives.Yousee,it’ssimple,really.A(n)19cantakeplacewithintheheartofoneboy,allbecauseofoneteacher,who20.1、A．unchallenged B．unaccompanied C．unnoticed D．unpunished2、A．class B．staff C．colleagues D．parents3、A．besides B．except C．insteadof D．regardlessof4、A．laziest B．richest C．happiest D．smartest5、A．opened B．closed C．raised D．dropped6、A．research B．homework C．housework D．report7、A．impressed B．surprised C．a(chǎn)nxious D．embarrassed8、A．chance B．excuse C．praise D．reward9、A．stop B．work C．matter D．happen10、A．Luckily B．Gradually C．Naturally D．Suddenly11、A．study B．sleep C．cry D．play12、A．question B．lesson C．quiz D．result13、A．hurried B．lived C．broke D．saw14、A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．a(chǎn)nger15、A．a(chǎn)ttended B．designed C．passed D．failed16、A．readyfor B．responsiblefor C．tiredof D．goodat17、A．forced B．discouraged C．met D．inspired18、A．putup B．gaveup C．endedup D．tookup19、A．problem B．change C．recovery D．improvement20、A．cares B．believes C．understands D．remembers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）語法填空Ihavealwaysenjoyedlisteningtomusic.Ithelpsmeclamdownafterabusyday,andIamalsooneofthose1．canlistenandstudyatthesametime.Iamfondof2．（classic）,butIalsolikemanyothertypesofmusic.Amongallthe3．（talent）musicians,IlikeBeethovenbest,becauseheisoneofthegreatest4．（composer）intheworld.Thoughhewent5．（complete）deafduringthelastyearsofhislife,hedidn’tgiveupcomposing.WhenIwasachild,Iusedtolistentomusicontheradio.6．theinventionofpersonalcomputersandcellphones,Iprefer7．（listen）onthecellphone,asnewfunctions8．（add）toitinthepastfewyears.Thetechnologyisdevelopedtomeetcustomerdemand.Somepeople9．（affect）byanxietystarttofeelrelaxedwhenlisteningtomusiconthecellphone.Andothersworryaboutnotbeingabletouseitwell.However,Iam10．dependent（依賴）onthecellphonethatIfailtolivewithoutit.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）下面短文中有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(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)漏詞符號(hào)（∧），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）不計(jì)分。Acenturybefore,abirdcalledthepassengerpigeonlivedinNorthAmerica、Thereweresomanypassengerpigeonswhenpeopleoftensawthousands,evenmillionsofbirdsflyingoverhead、Therefore,thereisnotasingleonelefttoday、Whathappened?Howdidallpassengerpigeonsdisappearfromtheearthentire?Thepassengerpigeonsbecomeextinctfortworeason、First,theforeststhatitlivedwascutdowntomakewaywithfarmsandcities、Second,manypigeonswereshotandeatenbecausetheyweregoodtoeat、Atthattime,therewerenohuntinglawsprotectendangeredspeciesastheyarenow、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的加拿大筆友Peter七月份要帶父母來成都市旅游，發(fā)郵件向你咨詢相關(guān)信息。請(qǐng)按下列要點(diǎn)給他回信。1.介紹成都及景點(diǎn)如都江堰；2.體驗(yàn)成都人文文化；3.推薦交通工具。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。2.可適當(dāng)