2025屆江西省高安第二中學(xué)高三下第一次測(cè)試英語試題含解析

2025屆江西省高安第二中學(xué)高三下第一次測(cè)試英語試題考生請(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．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome2．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked3．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can4．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend5．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went6．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．a(chǎn)mthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout7．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn8．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what9．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent10．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water11．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed12．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．a(chǎn)dmission B．pensionC．a(chǎn)llowance D．commission13．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none14．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how15．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．a(chǎn)greewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff16．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing17．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof18．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing19．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone20．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how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）Let'sGoFlyaKite...—atPiedmontMiddleSchool'scelebrationofkites!Comeandlearnhowtobuildallsortsofkites,fromthesimplestdiamond-shapedkitestothemostcomplexboxkites.Stayaslongasyoulikeandbuildasmanykitesasyouwant.Onceyouhavefinishedakite,getadviceonflyingtechniquesfromkiteexpertLorenaHallsberg.ThecelebrationwillbeatPiedmontMiddleSchool,151PiedmontSchoolDrive.ThePiedmontMiddleSchoolParentTeacherOrganization(PTO)hasorganizedarefreshment(茶點(diǎn))tent.AllprofitswillbenefitfuturePTOactivities.Takeabreakfromkiteflyinganddrinksomelemonade!Whileyouaredoingso,whynotjointhePTO?Membershipisfree;youjustdonateyourtime.ShowyoursupportforPiedmontMiddleSchoolbyjoiningthePTOthisSaturday!When:Saturday,April11,from9:00amto5:00pmWhere:PiedmontMiddleSchoolWhy:Forfun!Cost:Free,thankstoagenerousgiftfromBizarcoKiteCompany!Schedule9:00am:Kite-buildingboothsopen.Allmaterialsaresuppliedforkites.10:00am:Kite-buildingshowsbyLorenaHallsberginthecourtyard.Comebyandlearnhowtobuildboxkitesandkitesthatlookandflylikebutterflies.11:00am:Kite-flyingshowsontheschooltrack.Learnallthemostimportantskills.12:00pm:Kite-flyingcompetitionsontheschooltrack.1:00pm:PresentationbyDr.BrianLehrmanintheshowtent:"TheHistoryofKites".2:00pm:BestKitecompetitionsandjudgingintheshowtent.Comeseethemostartistickitesandthemostinterestingthemekites.3:00pm:PresentationbyDr.Lehrmanintheshowtent:"KitesandScience".3:30pm:AwardsceremonyconductedbyHeadmasterSewardonthefootballfield.Theresultsoftheday'sjudgingwillbeannounced,withawardssuchasBestofShow,MostArtistic,HighestFlyer,andothers.WinnerswillreceivegiftsfromtheBizarcoKiteCompany!4:00-5:00pm:Let'sallgoflyakite!Everyoneflieskitesatthesametime,creatingawonderfulsightforalltoenjoy.Cometothekitecelebration,enjoyyourselfandlearnmore.1、ThemainpurposeofParagraph2istoaskpeopleto____.A．buildakite B．supportthePTOC．takeabreak D．jointhefun2、Whichtimesaremostimportantforpeoplewhowanttojoininkitecompetitions?A．10:00amand11:00am. B．12:00pmand2:00pm.C．1:00pmand3:00pm. D．2:00pmand4:00pm.3、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthekitecelebration___.A．isenjoyableandeducationalB．isstrictabouttheshapesofkitesC．getsmoneyfromPTOofPiedmontMiddleSchoolD．givespeopleachancetoseekitesfromaroundtheworld4、Thepassageisintendedfor____.A．schoolstaff B．kiteexpertsC．studentsandparents D．kitecompanies22．（8分）DundonaldCareClubhasajam-packed,excitingandfun-filledprogramofactivitiesandoutingsforyourchildtoparticipatein.InformationOpen:MondaytoFriday8:00am－6:00pm,fromMonday14toMonday2October(inclusive)Costs:￡18perday(8:00am―6:00pm)￡10perhalfday(8:00am—1:00pmor1:00pm~~6:00pm)￡80fulllweekPleasenotethatbookingsMUSTbemade2weeksinadvanceandpaidinFULL.DundonaldCareClub(availableatDundonaldonly)DateTypeofbookingActivityamActivitypmMonday14OctoberFulldayEglingtonPark,IrvineTuesday15OctoberFulldayWestFMStudioTourWednesday16OctoberHalfdayorFulldayAthleticsandBadmintonDundonaldCastleThursday17OctoberFulldayRoukenGlenCountryParkFriday18OctoberHalfdayorFulldayHalloweenCraftsColdbaking—somesweettreatsMonday2OctoberFulldaySpookystorytelling,HalloweendecorationsthenHalloweenpartyincludingcookingforapplesPleasechecktheprogramonwhetherafullorhalfdaybookingisavailable.Weathernotpermitting,asuitablealternativeactivitymaybeprovided.1、IfyougototheDundonaldCareClubonMondayandFriday,youatleastpay________.A．￡36 B．￡28 C．￡98 D．￡902、Whatwillvisitorsdoat8:00am—1:00pm,16October?A．MakeHalloweencrafts. B．Dosomesportsactivities.C．Preparesomesweettreats. D．HaveaWestFMStudioTour.3、Whatinformationcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Therearenoactivitiesatweekends.B．Outingsarethecenteroftheprogram.C．Theactivitywillbecancelledinbadweather.D．Thebookingisavailablefrom14to2October.23．（8分）ResearchersinChinaandtheUnitedStateshavedevelopedanewcataract(白內(nèi)障)treatmentwithcellsthathasrestoredvisioninbabiesinatrialandmayeventuallybeusedinadults.Thetreatment-bydoctorsandstaffmembersattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoSchoolofMedicineandSichuanandSunYat-senuniversitiesinChina-waspublishedinMarch9editionofthescientificjournalNature.Acataractisacloudingofthenormallyclearlens(晶體)ofaneye.Typicalcataractoperationinvolvestheremovalofthecloudylensandtheinsertionofanartificialone.Thenewoperationhasbeentestedinanimalsandduringasmall,humantrial.Itresultedinfewercomplications(并發(fā)癥)thanthecurrentharmfuloperation,andinregrownlenseswithsuperiorvisualfunctioninall12ofthebabycataractpatientswhoreceivedtheprocedure.Acongenitalcataract-lenscloudingthatoccursatbirthorshortlyafter-isimportantcauseofblindnessinchildren.Inthenewresearch,KandZhang,headofophthalmicgeneticsatUSSanDiego’sShileyEyeInstitute,andhiscolleaguesreliedontheregrownpotentialofendogenous(同源的)stemcells.AccordingtoZhang,endogenousstemcellsaredifferentfromotherstemcellsthataretypicallygrowninalaboratory,transplantedintoapatient,andcanhaverisksofimmune（免疫的）rejection,infectionorcancers.ZhangtoldCBSNews,“Weinventedanewoperationtomakeaverysmallopeningatthesideofacataractouslensbag,removethecataractinside,allowtheopeningtoheal,andpromotepotentiallensstemcellstoregrowanentirelynewlenswithvision.”Thehumantrialinvolved12babiesundertheageof2whoweretreatedwiththenewmethod,while25babiesreceivedthestandardoperationcare.Thelattergroupexperiencedahigherincidenceofpost-operationdanger,early-onseteyehighbloodpressureandincreasedlensclouding.Thescientistsreportedfewercomplicationsandfasterhealingamongthe12babieswhohasthenewprocedure.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anewcataracttreatmentwithstemcells.B．Theconceptofthecataract.C．Badeffectsofpost-operationinthecataract.D．Thereasonswhythecataractcomesintobeing.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethenewcataracttreatmentaccordingtothepassage?A．Convenient.B．Comfortable.C．Safe.D．Cheap.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewcataracttreatment?A．Itmaybeusedwidely.B．Ithasmorerisks.C．Ithasbeenputintopracticewidely.D．Itcanonlyrestorevisioninbabies.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“congenital”inthefourthparagraphmean?A．Strange.B．Born.C．Serious.D．Dangerous.24．（8分）Havingthreecancerpatientsinthesamehouseholdcanturnawholefamilyupsidedown.MichelleBruce,herhusband,Jeremy,andtheirson,Holden,allhadcancer.ThefamilymovedtoMichelle’shometownofFranklin,Nebraskasixyearsago,soherparentscouldhelp.DoctorsfoundHolden’sbraintumor(腫瘤),whenhewas12yearsold.Hisfamilywaslivinginasmalltownatthetime,buttherewererelateddoctorsinthestate.HoldenhadtwooperationsinOmahaclinic,bothofwhichweretough.WhenHolden’scancercamebackagainin2012,nothingcouldbedone.Butthefamilydidn’tgiveup.TheyreachedouttoBostonChildren’sHospital,whichhasbetterequipmentanddoctorswithmoreexperienceoperatingonkids.AfterlookingatHolden’srecords,thedoctorsentbackherdiagnosis:Shewasconfidentthatshecouldremovethetumor.Thefamilywasbeyondrelieved,untiltheylearnedinsurancewouldn’tcoveranyoftheoperation’scosts.Theoperationwouldcost$39,000—morethantheparentscouldafford.Thefamilygotdesperate.Inatownofjust1,000people,however,wordtraveledfast.Withindays,alocalwomanMichellehadnevermetinpersoncalledtosayshewasplanninganeventtoraisemoneyforHolden.Michellewastouched.Theeventwasuplifting.Finally,thetownraised$45,000–enoughtocovernotjustHolden’shospitalbills,butforMichelleandJeremy’striptoBostonwiththeirson.“Ijustdidn’tknowwhattosay,”saidMichelle.“Nobodycouldreallybelieveit.”Holden’soperationwentmuchmoresmoothlythanthefirsttwo.Heiscancer-freeandnowisattendingCentralCommunityCollege-Hastingsonafull-ridescholarship.1、WheredidMichelle’sparentslive?A．Florida.B．Boston.C．Omaha.D．Franklin.2、WhydidHolden’sfamilygotoBostonChildren’shospital?A．Becauseitwasneartheirhome.B．Becauseithadbetterequipmentanddoctors.C．Becausethemedicalexpensetherewascheaper.D．Becausetheywerefamiliarwiththedoctorsthere.3、Whatwasthefeelingofthefamilywhentheylearnedtheoperation’scost?A．Theywereindespair.B．Theywereverydelighted.C．Theywereverysurprised.D．Theyremainedcalm.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．World’sBestCancerDoctorsB．BraveBoyWhoConqueredHisCancerC．1,000PeopleSavedATeen’sLifeD．Country’sWelfareSystemShined25．（10分）Thepillswetaketotreatanxietymayaffectthebehavioroffish,newresearchinthejournalSciencesuggests.Swedishresearchersfoundacommondruginriversdownstreamofwastewatertreatmentplants.Itisadrugfortreatinganxiety,calledoxazepam.Itisaccumulatinginfishandmakesthembolder.Wastewatertreatmentplantsarenotdesignedtogetridofdrugs.Asaresult,thedrugsendupinwildlife,reachingharmfullevels.“It’ssomethingwedon’tthinkaboutveryoften,buttherearealotofsimilaritiesbetweenfishandhumans.Sosomeofourresponsestodrugscanbeseeninfishaswell,”saidKarenKidd.SheisabiologistattheUniversityofNewBrunswick,Canada.Themood-alteringdrugsgetintowaterwayswhenpeopletakingtheprescriptionsthrowunusedpillsintothewastestream.Theresearchersletperch（鱸魚）swiminlabtankswithconcentrationssimilartothosefounddownstreamfromwastewatertreatmentplants.“Theperchpreferredtoswimaloneratherthaninlargegroups.Theyweremorelikelytoexploretheirenvironment,”saidMicaelJonssonofUme?UniversityinSweden,whohelpedleadtheresearch.Jonssonsaid,“Thisadventurousbehaviorrequiredmoreenergy.Andtheyatemoreplankton（浮游生物）,ortinyalgae-eatinganimals,toguaranteeenoughenergyfortheiractivities.Thiscouldreducethepopulationofplankton.”Theresultcouldbemorealgae(水藻).Ontheotherhand,thenewbehaviorcouldleadtotheoppositeeffect.Ifperchmakethemselvesclosertotheirnaturalenemies,theyarelikelytobeeatenbythem.Noneofthescientistsissuggestingthatpeopleshouldgiveupthesedrugs.Theyjustwanttoreducetheeffectsofthemedicinesontheenvironment.Theyrecommendwastewatertreatmentplantsshouldberedesignedtogetridofthesemedicines.ButKiddsaidthatwouldbetooexpensiveforsomecommunities.BryanBrooks,directoroftheEnvironmentalHealthScienceProgramatBaylorUniversity,saiddrugscouldalsobedesignedtobreakdownmorequicklyintheenvironment.Andthegovernmentcouldcontinuetorunrecyclingprogramswherepeopledropofftheirunuseddrugsatgovernmentlocations.Brookssaidhe’sparticularlyconcernedaboutdrugeffectsonaquatic（水生的）environments,liketheTrinityRiversouthofDallasandtheSouthPlatteRivernearDenver,wherethemajorityoftheflowcomesfromtreatedwastewater.Inthedevelopingworld,hesaid,theproblemmaybeevenworse,becauseofcarelesswastewatertreatmentandindustrialregulations.1、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesoxazepam’seffectonfish?A．Itcausesfishtobemoredaring.B．Itmakesfishmuchstronger.C．Ithaslittleinfluenceonfish.D．Ithelpstreatafishdisease.2、Whatwillhappenifperchbecomeadventurous?A．Theywilleatmorealgae.B．Therewillbelessplankton.C．Theywillneedmoreoxazepam.D．Theirnaturalenemieswillbestronger.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MorewastewatertreatmentplantsareneededB．FishinwastewaterbecomemoreadventurousC．DrugsfortreatingmentaldiseasesendupinwildlifeD．Anxietydrugsfoundinriverschangethebehavioroffish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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A．B．C和D)中，選出可以填入的空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。Ithappenseveryday，everywhereIgo．Atthesupermarketandthepostoffice，peoplekeeptellingmetoenjoymykidswhiletheyare________Ispendmydaystakingcareofthemandanswering________questionsabouteverythingfromwhywehavetwoeyesbutonenoseto1therearetoiletsintheheaven．They2mefromeatingafullmealorgettingafull3sleep．Yet，theotherday，whenItookmykidstoachildren’smuseum，Ibeganto4whatpeopleweretryingtotellme．Itwasthe5timewehadgonetherewithoutdiaper(紙尿片)bag，babybottleorstroller(小推車)．As1watchedmysonspaintthere，Iwassuddenly6byawaveof7Mybabiesweren’tbabiesanymore．NowI’mpayingmoreattentiontothe________thatwon’thappenwhenmykidsare________I'menjoyingtheminutewhenChristlookeduptheskyandcried8“Wow!Themoon!”Inafew9，itwilltakearareShrekcardorsomethingelsetogethimthatexcited．I’m10themomentwhenNicholasputdownhisforkatdinnerandasked，“Mommy，howareyoudoing?’’Abouttenyearsfromnow，he11notcareaboutme．Whenthey’reinprimaryschool，theywon’twanttoholdmy________anymore．Injuniorhighschool，theywon’thugmeandsay，“Iloveyou，too．”Inhighschool，theywon’tevenwanttobe12togetherwithme．Pre13they’11bothbegone．AndI’11________throughthesupermarketandthepostofficealone，warningyoung14toenjoytheirkidswhiletheyarelittle．Hopethey’11listen．1、A．well B．humorous C．funny D．1ittle2、A．endless B．boring C．strange D．special3、A．how B．whether C．why D．when4、A．make B．turn C．take D．keep5、A．day’s B．time’s C．night’s D．bed’s6、A．realize B．a(chǎn)dmit C．remind D．a(chǎn)dmire7、A．very B．real C．first D．best8、A．hit B．thrown C．stuck D．moved9、A．happiness B．sadness C．1uck D．failure10、A．a(chǎn)ccident B．event C．scene D．moment11、A．younger B．older C．worse D．better12、A．excitedly B．disappointedly C．1ovely D．shyly13、A．days B．weeks C．months D．years14、A．measuring B．pleasing C．treasuring D．surprising15、A．might B．should C．must D．need16、A．hair B．hands C．bag D．basket17、A．seen B．talked C．carried D．treated18、A．quickly B．slowly C．soon D．more19、A．come B．go C．wander D．pass20、A．fathers B．mothers C．people D．1adies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）Oneday,Iwascomfortablywaitingformyflightwithagoodbooktoreadwhen1．elderlyladywaswheeledtoourwaitingarea.Inoticedthetroubleshewashaving2．(try)toopenapacketofnutswithhershakinghands.Nooneelsewaswillingtomeethergaze(目光),soI3．(offer)tohelp.Theladywasverygrateful.Wesatandchatted.Thetimecametoboardtheplane.Shecouldwalkbutneededsome4．(assist),soIvolunteeredtohelpherandcarryherbag.AsIhelpedherget5．(settle),Inoticedher“seatmate”,abusinessman,lookedabithorrifiedathavingtomaketheflightwithher.Heofferedtochange6．(seat)withme—andIagreed.Wehadalongchat.Aswewereenteringanothercountryweneededtofilloutforms.Iofferedtofill7．(her)outbecauseofhershakinghands.WelandedandIneededtochangeplanes,butIhelpedherfirst.Thewheelchairsheorderedwasnowheretobeseensoweslowlywalkedtothegate8．herdaughterwaswaiting.Asaresult,Ihadtoruntocatchmyconnectionbut,asIthoughtabouttheexperience,Isawher9．myairportangel,achanceformetohopethatinthefuturewhenI’minmyeightiesandtraveling,someonewilltakethetime10．(connect)withme.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(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（___）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。MysonIandIwenttothecaféthismorning、Iorderacupofnicecoffeeandacake、AndIboughttomysonacupofhotmilk、Mysonsoonstartedaconversationtoamansittingnexttous、Iwasverysurprising、Becausehewasnotrealveryoutgoingwithpeoplehedidn’tknow、Afterthemanleft,Iaskedmysonwhenhetalkedwiththatman、Mysonsaid,“Helookedlonely,andIwantedmakehimfeelalittlebetter、”Afterhearwhathesaid,Iwasveryproudforheratthatmoment、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）生活中除了金錢、房子、車子等財(cái)富，也有如知識(shí)、健康、經(jīng)歷等隱性財(cái)富。作為高中生，你所理解的財(cái)富是什么？請(qǐng)以“MyTreasures”為題用英語寫一篇短文，內(nèi)容包括以下要點(diǎn)：我眼中的財(cái)富至少兩點(diǎn)，比如友誼、理想……擁有它們的意義1.擁有它們對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)、生活的作用2.失去它們對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)、生活的影響獲取它們的途徑（請(qǐng)考生根據(jù)自己的經(jīng)歷或感想，提出至少兩種做法）注意：1.詞數(shù)150左右。開頭已經(jīng)寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。2.作文中不得提及考生所在學(xué)校和本人姓名。MyTreasuresInourlife,wehavetreasureslikemoney,housesandcars,etc.However,wehavealotmorehiddentreasures,suchasknowledge,healthandexperiences.Asaseniorstudent,Ithinkthemostimportanttreasuresinourlifeare_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________