2025屆四川省攀枝花市七中高三最后一模英語試題含解析

2025屆四川省攀枝花市七中高三最后一模英語試題考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、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(hào)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(qǐng)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．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect2．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight3．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused4．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh5．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared6．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual7．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions8．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which9．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding10．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare11．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen12．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got13．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan14．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing15．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended16．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when17．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done18．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot19．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised20．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed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）ABigBowlofLoveByCristinaFerrare(Hardcover)◎$30.00ListPrice◎$15.62OnlinePriceCheckoutwhat’scookinginournewMother’sDaycollection—startingwithABigBowlofLove,ahomeycollectionofmorethan150recipesforeverydaymealsandcelebrationsfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorCristinaFerrare.TheLandofPaintedCavesByJeanM.Auel◎$30.00ListPrice◎$15.78OnlinePriceWe’vegotthefictionMomreallywantstoread!Browse(瀏覽)hereforamixofbestsellersnowinpaperbackandremarkablenewnovels,includingthebestselling6thinstallment(部分)inJeanAuel’sEarth’sChildrenseries,TheLandofPaintedCaves.AGardener’sNotebookByDougOster◎$14.95ListPrice◎$11.42OnlinePriceThisassortment(分類)ofbookscelebratestheextraordinarypleasuresofhomeandhearth.Formomswithagreenthumb,we’vegotabeautifulGardenerNotebookdesignedtobecomeafamilyheirloom(傳家寶),itspagesfilledwiththestoryofmom’slifeinthegarden,andmuchmore.Urbanmomswillloveourselectionoftitlesonhomedecoration.IRememberNothingByNoraEphron◎$22.95ListPrice◎$13.49OnlinePriceThisMother’sDay,giveyourmomabookshe’llreallytreasure.Inourcollectionofhumorandinspirationyou’llfindeverythingfromIrememberNothing-thegreatNoraEphron’slatestonagingwithgraceofcourse,butmoreimportantlywithhumor-toTheMoneyClass,SuzeOrman’smasterclassonhowtolivetheAmericanDreaminfinanciallytoughtimes.299、IfyouwanttobuythreecopiesofABigBowlofLoveonline,youcansave.A．$46.86 B．$15.78C．$43.14 D．$15.621、Ifamotherwantstolearnhowtoplantflowers,shecanchoose.A．ABigBowlofLove B．TheLandofPaintedCavesC．AGardener’sNotebook D．IRememberNothing2、AfterreadingIrememberNothing,youmayfeel.A．encouraged B．difficultC．terrible D．classic22．（8分）Amother,CarrieCort,51,fromSussex,andhernine-year-oldsonhavebeennamedtheUK’smostenvironmentallyfriendlyfamilyafterwinninganawardfortheirenvironmentalachievements.Noweveryaspectofherlifeisenvironmentallyfriendly,fromhersonAdam’sbirthdaypartiestoherclothing,andsherecycleseverythingfromemptypenstomilkbottletops.“Changingourfamilylifestyletogreenhassavedusaround￡11,000everyyear,whichhasgivenusmorefinancialstability,”Carriesays.“LivinggreenhasmadeushealthierandIfeelyoungernow.Itisfunseeingwhatyoucanmakewithunwantedorbrokenthings.Growingyourownfoodisgreatexercise,goodforwildlife,andthefoodismuchmorenutritiousandtastier.”“Myconcernforthewaywehumansaretreatingtheplanetwasreallyrousedin2008whenAdamwasborn.Whenhearrived,Isuddenlyhadthishuge,greaterawarenessofthekindofplanetwe’rebringingourchildrenintothoughIlearntsomethingaboutitinuniversity.”Shebegangoingtotalks,readingbooks,watchingdocumentariesandattendinggreenmeetingsinordertoeducateherselfinthedetailsofgreenliving.CarriesetupthelocalcampaigngroupSussexGreenLivingsixyearsafterherson’sbirth.Later,shegaveupherhigh-poweredjob,assheranavideocompanywithherbrother,todoherjobfull-time.Today,sheorganizestalksandworkshops.Sherunsarepaircafé,wherepeoplecanbringeverythingtobefixed.Herrecyclingprogramhelpspeoplereusewastes.Toothpastetubes,forexample,whichCarriesendstothePhilippines,areturnedintopursesbyanorganization.“Mygoalistoinspiremorepeopletoleadgreener,moreenvironmentallyfriendlylives,toenableustoliveingreaterharmonywithnature,nowandforfutureorganizations.IachievethisusingvariousSussexGreenLivingcommunicationprogramsandworkingwithotherorganizationswhohavethesamegoalsandvalues.”1、HowdidCarriefeelaboutherenvironmentallyfriendlylifestyle?A．unwanted. B．unhealthy. C．expensive. D．economical.2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutCarrie?A．Shemadegoodpreparationsforlivinggreen.B．Sherecycledwhatpeopleignoredforfun.C．Shedoesdailyexercisebygrowingfood.D．Shemajoredinplanetprotectioninuniversity.3、WhendidCarriebegintoformherenvironmentallyfriendlylifestyle?A．Afterwinninganaward.B．Aftergivingbirthtoherson.C．Afterbeingstuckinpoverty.D．Afterattendinggreenmeetings4、WhatdoesCarrierelyontomakeherachievements?A．Herrepaircaféandworkshops.B．Herownprogramsandothers’work.C．Herwell-paidjobandherbrother’ssupport.D．Herindependenceofrealizinghergreendream.23．（8分）Haveyoueverpressedthepedestrianbuttonatacrosswalkandwonderedifitreallyworked?They’recalled“placebo(安慰劑）buttons”一buttonsthatmechanicallysoundandcanbepushed，butprovidenofunctionality.InNewYorkCity,onlyabout100ofthe1,000crosswalkbuttonsactuallyfunction.Crosswalksignalsweregenerallyinstalledbeforetrafficjamhadreachedtoday’slevels.Butwhiletheirfunctionwastakenoverbymoreadvancedsystems—suchasautomatedlightsortrafficsensors—thephysicalbuttonswereoftenkept,ratherthanbeingreplacedatfurtherexpense.Othercities，suchasBoston，DallasandSeattle，havegonethroughasimilarprocess,leavingthemwiththeirownplacebopedestrianbuttons.InLondon,whichhas6,000trafficsignals,pressingthepedestrianbuttonresultsinareliable“Wait”light.Butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatthe“greenman”—or“pedestrianstage”intrafficsignaldesignprofession—willappearanysooner.“Wedohavesomecrossingswherethegreenlightcomesonautomatically,butwestillaskpeopletopressthebuttonbecausethatenablesaccessiblefeatures,’’saidGlynnBarton,directorofnetworkmanagementatTransportforLondon.Thesefeatures,suchasblindtracksandhearabletrafficsignals,helppeoplewithvisualdisordercrosstheroadandonlyfunctionwhenthebuttonispressed.Asforthelights,agrowingnumberofthemarenowcombinedandbecomeapartofanelectronicsystemthatdetectstrafficandadjuststimefrequencyaccordingly(givingprioritytobusesifthey’rerunninglate,forexample),whichmeansthatpressingthebuttonhasnoeffect.AccordingtoLanger,aHarvardpsychologist,placebobuttonsgiveustheillusion(錯(cuò)覺)ofcontrol—andsomethingtodoinsituationswherethealternativewouldbedoingnothing.Inthecaseofpedestriancrossings,theymayevenmakeussaferbyforcingustopayattentiontooursurroundings.“Theyserveapsychologicalpurposeattheveryleast,”sheadded.1、Whyarethephysicalbuttonsstillkeptinsomecities?A．Becauseitmaycostmoneytoreplacethem.B．Becausetheyremainasmemoriesofacity.C．Becausedohaverealfunctionsintraffic.D．Becausetheycanresultinreliablelights.2、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlineword“features”inParagraph4?A．Functions. B．Uses.C．Equipment. D．Facilities.3、Ifyoupresseda“placebobutton”inLondon,whatwouldhappen?A．Alltrafficwouldbeaffected. B．Somekindofsoundmightappear.C．Pedestrianscamefirsttocrosstheroad. D．“Greenman”wereboundtoshowupearlier.4、Whatcanweknowabout“placebobuttons”fromLanger’swords?A．Theycanreallycontroltraffic. B．Theyservelittlefunctions.C．Theymayworkmentally. D．Theycanhelptheblind.24．（8分）JeremyBarasremembersthefirsttimeheeversawapop-uprestaurant.The26-year-oldentrepreneurwasonvacationinEnglandfouryearsagoandhadtolookupattheLondonEyeFerrieswheeltoseeit.Hangingabovehimwasacapsule(航天艙)fullofdinerswhowereservedanewcourseeachtimearevolutionwasmade.“Ithoughtthatwasthecoolestthingever”,hesays.Baras,whofoundedPopUpRin2012topromotetheideaofpop-uprestaurantsintheUSA,hasbeenstudyingthemeversince.Pop-ups,whichhavebeenaroundsinceatleasttheearly2000s,areopenanywherefromafewhourstoseveralmonths,buttheirdefiningfeatureisthattheyaretemporary.Theymaybeonlyatinypartofthe$709billionU.S.restaurantindustry,butpop-upshavegottenaboostinrecentyearsasalower-cost,lower-riskwayforentrepreneurstotestthewaters.Somerestaurantownersseethemasawaytorenewinterestinexistinglocations.Andsomestrugglingcities,likeOakland,California,haveturnedtothemtohelprevitalizelocaleconomiesimpactedbytherecession(衰退).Theconcepthasbeenespeciallypopularwithup-and-comingchefswhowanttotest-driveasamenuconceptwithoutinvestingafortuneinapermanentspace.“Yourcooksandchefsarereallytalented,butthey’restuckinthebackofsomebodyelse’skitchencookingsomebodyelse’smenu,”saysZachKupperman,chiefbusinessmanofficerandco-founderofDinnerLab.ChefsinDinnerLabcookinthemiddleofspace,giveabriefintroductionaboutthemenuandthemselves—andthenbravelylistentodinerfeedbackafterward.Pop-ups’temporarynaturealsoallowsrestaurateurstochargeadeposittomakesurethedinerswillshowup.Ofcourse,trendsinthefoodindustrycomeandgoquickly,andthereisnoguaranteethatdinerswon’ttireoftheconcept.Someentrepreneurshaveresortedtoevenweirderlocations—inaformerlimestonemine,say,oratthetopofacrane—tokeepcustomersinterested.“It’snotquitepartofthemainstreameconomyyet.”saysBaras.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“arevolutionwasmade”inParagraphOnepossiblymean?A．Chefsdesignedcreativedishes.B．Dinerstastedfoodinanewandcreativeway.C．Thecapsulecontainingdinersmadeacircle.D．Greatchangesweremadeinthefoodindustry.2、Perspectivechefsaredrawntopop-upsduetothefactthat________.A．pop-upsarebecomingincreasinglypopularwithdinersworldwideB．theyhavethedesiretoexploreasaferwaytomakealivingC．theirinvestmentinpop-upswillbringthemalong-lastingfortuneD．pop-upsprovideachangeabletestfieldfortalentedchefs’creativity3、Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassengeris________.A．toappealtopeopletodineoutinpop-uprestaurantsB．togiveabriefintroductionofpop-uprestaurantsC．towarnbusinessownersoftheappearanceofpop-uprestaurantsD．toforeseethefutureofpop-uprestaurants’development25．（10分）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,"Well,it'sso-and-so'sfault."or"IknowI'mlate,butit'snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown."Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner'skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon'trelyontheperson.Youshouldacceptthattheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon'trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon'thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon"whosefaultitis."Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstoponforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage,winners_________________A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_________________.A．a(chǎn)void B．a(chǎn)cceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould_________________A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．a(chǎn)skamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas_________________A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner'sProblem. B．AWinner'ssecret.C．AWinner'sOpportunity. D．AWinner'sAchievement.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）Learningexperienceshappentousthroughoutourlives,andnottoolongago,IhadonethatIwouldlike

to1.Thisstorybeganwitha2threeyearsago.It'sastoryofpizzaandbeing3ofbuying

icecreamwithaUS$20bill.IwasgoingtoMarblehead,Massachusetts,withmyracingteamonthehighwayandwewereall4Luckily,wesawarestarea5.Ihadabrand-newUS$20bill,andIhad6hadthatkindofcashbefore.Spendingitonfood7tomelikethrowingitaway.Weallrushedintothepizzaline.8Igotacheesepizzaanddrink.

Halfwaythroughthe9,IrealizedIhadnotactually10anymoneytothecashier.Ifeltterrible.Ijustcouldn'tgobacktothecashierand11mystolenpizza.Iwouldfeel

embarrassed.IwassoupsetthatIrefusedtogivemyselfthe12ofanicecreaminfearthatsomeonewouldsay,"Hey,Jeff,whydon'tyou13thechangefromthepizzainsteadofthatnice,newUS$20bill?"Iwasnotsoproudofmy14now.Forthenexttwoyears,wheneverIwas15ofthe"Pizzaincident,"I16myeyesandsaidtomyself,"Notgonnathinkaboutit,notgonnathinkaboutit…"Ithinkthis17thesaying,"Acoward(懦夫)diesathousanddeaths,aherodies18."Iwasacowardandhavefelt19aboutthatincidentatleastathousandtimes.IfIhadbeena"hero"andgone20upto

payforthepizza,thenIwouldhavefeltalittleembarrassedaboutitonlyonce,ormaybetwice.1、A．introduceB．performC．shareD．explain2、A．gameB．tripC．partyD．race3、A．a(chǎn)fraidofB．fondofC．carelessinD．eagerfor4、A．lateB．hungryC．lostD．slow5、A．insideB．behindC．belowD．a(chǎn)head6、A．evenB．onceC．neverD．ever7、A．provedB．showedC．turnedD．seemed8、A．GraduallyB．FinallyC．UsuallyD．Lately9、A．mealB．journeyC．talkD．job10、A．returnedB．offeredC．handedD．supplied11、A．giveawayB．givebackC．a(chǎn)skforD．payfor12、A．pleasureB．chanceC．ideaD．effort13、A．findB．receiveC．useD．return14、A．cashB．pizzaC．icecreamD．change15、A．blamedB．warnedC．toldD．reminded16、A．fixedB．closedC．raisedD．wiped17、A．bringsB．concernsC．impressesD．reflects18、A．moreB．lessC．oneD．none19、A．terribleB．puzzledC．nervousD．curious20、A．a(chǎn)wayB．backC．nearD．out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Whenpeople1．(face)withhealthornutritionquestions,itis2．(increasing)commontogoonlineanddiagnosethemselves.ButtheInternetisfullofconflictinghealthwarningswithnoregulationstogetridofthewrongadvice,someof3．isextremelydangerous!Also,searchengine’srankresultsfrompopularityratherthanaccuracy,4．solidfactscanbetrickytofind.Itisworth5．(check)ifthewriterofanonlinepieceisproperlyqualifiedasanexpert.Anyonecancall6．(they)a“dietexpert”“nutritionist”andevena“doctor”givenitcouldrefertoqualificationslikeaPhD．Butremember,onlyofficially7．(recognize)practicingdoctorsaswellasdietitianshavedegreesingivingmedical8．(suggest).Soifyouareunsureandstillwondering9．thechocolatedietreallydoesworkornot,thenitpaystomake10．a(chǎn)ppointmentwithyourdietitianordoctor.Thetruthisoutthere,andyoujustneedtolookintherightplace.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(qǐng)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。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)漏字符號(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)的詞下畫一橫線，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—詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Yesterdayafternoonmyfriends,XiaoMing,andIwentskatingonthelake.Assoonaswegothere,webegantoskatehappily.Suddenly,Inoticedsomethingusual.ThemomentIwarnedXiaoMingtotakecareof,theicebrokebutheslippedintothewater.Ihadnochoicebutcryforhelp.Afterhearingmycry,ayoungmanrushedover,jumpedintothelakeandtriedmybesttoswimtowardsXiaoMing,thatwasstragglinginthecoldwater.Atlast,XiaoMingwassavedbuttheyoungmanleftwithoutsayanything.Wewerealldeeplymovedbywhathehavedone.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）據(jù)報(bào)道，2014年江蘇青奧會(huì)將選拔萬名以上志愿者為之服務(wù)。請(qǐng)你以“DosandDon’tsforthe2014YouthOlympicVolunteers”為題，用英語寫一篇短文，討論志愿者應(yīng)該做什么，不應(yīng)該做什么。短文應(yīng)包括下表中的內(nèi)容：DosDon’ts1、待人禮貌友好1、避免不恰當(dāng)?shù)难孕?、有責(zé)任感2、不忘履行自己的職責(zé)3、介紹中國(guó)和江蘇歷史和傳統(tǒng)文化3、不損害城市形象如果我成為志愿者，我會(huì)全心全意為運(yùn)動(dòng)員服務(wù)，使其挑戰(zhàn)極限成為可能，祝愿此次青奧會(huì)成功，彰顯其往日的榮光。注意：1對(duì)所給要點(diǎn)，不要簡(jiǎn)單翻譯，要有適當(dāng)?shù)陌l(fā)揮。2詞數(shù)120左右。短文已寫好的部分不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DosandDon’tsforthe2014YouthOlympicVolunteersItisreportedthatmorethan10,000peoplewillbechosenasvolunteersforthe2014YouthOlympicGamesinNanjing，JiangsuProvince.Whatshouldthevolunteersdoandwhatshouldtheynotdo?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________