江西省臨川市2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷含解析

江西省臨川市2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved2．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown3．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．a(chǎn)sking B．toask C．tobeasked D．a(chǎn)sked4．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake5．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse6．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on7．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve8．Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．a(chǎn)pplyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor9．I’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied10．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions11．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose12．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though13．Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that14．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．a(chǎn)retaught D．havebeentaught15．Itisthroughyearsofresearch________scientistshavediscoveredtherelationshipbetweensocialmediaaddictionanddepression.A．since B．before C．that D．when16．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．a(chǎn)s17．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．since18．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.19．—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?—.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.A．NokiddingB．NowonderC．NoproblemD．Noway20．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering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）Dininginacompletelydarkroom,unawarewhat’sonyourplatewhilesittingnexttoacompletestrangermaynotsoundlikeanidealrestaurantexperiencebutit’scertainlyanintriguingwaytospendarainynightinLondon.DansleNoir,closetoLondon’sfinancialdistrict,isarestaurantfullofblindwaitersandwaitresseswhobecomeyoureyesaroundtherestaurant,whoseoriginalParisbranchopenedin2004.Inthebarwiththelight,youchoosewhetheryouwantthefish,meatorvegetable,butthedishesthemselvesremainasecret,asdotheingredientsofthe“surprise”cocktails.Bags,coatsanddevices(設(shè)備)thatlightup,includingwatchesandmobilephones,arekeptinthebar.Placingyourhandontheshoulderofyourguide,youareledtoatableinablackdiningroomthatsetsupto60people.Anditisdark.Thewaiterstellyouwhenthefoodisbeingplaceddowninfrontofyou,thenthefunbegins,tryingtogetfoodintoyourmouth,thenidentifyingjustwhatitisthat’sonyourplate,andfinallywhetheryouhavemissedanyofit.It’salsoagreatchancetobreaksocialconventionandeatusingyourfingers.Thosesamefingersarealsotheonlywayyoucantellhowmuchwineyou’repouringintoyourglass.Thehappyatmosphereinthediningroomalsomadethenightmemorable.Youcan’treallyavoidtalkingtothepersonnexttoyouatthelongtablesandguessingwhatthedishesarecertainlyprovidesadequatefuelfortheconversations.Allwillberevealedattheendofthemealwhenyouareledbackoutintothelitbar.Notonlydoyoufinallygettoseewhatyou’vejustbeeneatingbutalsowhoyou’vebeentalkingtoforthelast90minutes.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intriguing.”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Terrible. B．Interesting.C．Expensive. D．New.2、Accordingtothetext,“DansleNoir”__________.A．isfarfromLondon’sfinancialdistrictB．hasitsfirstbranchopenedinBritainC．isverypopularamongblindcustomersD．hasadiningroomwhichcanseatupto60people3、Weknowfromthetextthatthecustomersin“DansleNoir”_________.A．a(chǎn)reforbiddentoeatwiththeirfingersB．cantalktothestrangersattableC．willlookatthemenuinadarkbarD．cantaketheirmobilephonesintothediningroom4、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tohelpblindpeoplefindajobinrestaurants.B．Toshowhowtoopenarestaurantwithanewidea.C．Toshowhowtoenjoythetimeinadarkrestaurant.D．Tointroduceandattractcustomersto“DansleNoir”.22．（8分）Listencarefullytothefootstepsinthefamilyhome,especiallyifithaswoodenfloors,andyoucanprobablyworkoutwhoitisthatiswalkingabout.Thefeaturesmostcommonlyusedtoidentifypeoplearefaces,voices,fingerprintsandretinalscans.Buttheir“behaviouralbiometrics”,suchasthewaytheywalk,arealsogiveaways.Researchershave,forseveralyears,usedvideocamerasandcomputerstoanalysepeople’sgaits,andarenowquitegoodatit.Buttranslatingsuchknowledgeintoapracticalidentificationsystemcanbetricky----especiallyifthatsystemissupposedtobehidden.Camerasareoftenvisible,arehardtosetup,requi5regoodlightingandmayhavetheirviewblockedbyotherpeople.SoateamledbyKrikorOzanyanoftheUniversityofManchester,inEnglandandPatriciaScullyoftheNationalUniversityofIreland,inGalwayhavebeenlookingforabetterwaytorecognizegait.Theiranswer:pressure-sensitivemats.Inthemselves,suchmatsarenothingnew.Theyhavebeenpartofsecuritysystemsfordonkeys’years.ButDr.OzanyanAndDr.Scullyuseacomplexversionthatcanrecordtheamountofpressureappliedindifferentplacesassomeonewalksacrossit.Thesemeasurementsformapatternuniquetothewalker.Dr.OzanyanandDr.Scullythereforeturned,asisnowcommonforanythingtodowithpatternrecognition,toanArtificialIntelligencesystemthatusesmachinelearningtorecognizesuchpatterns.Itseemstowork.Inastudypublishedearlierthisyearthetworesearcherstestedtheirsystemonadatabaseoffootstepstroddenby127differentpeople.Theyfoundthatitserrorrateinidentifyingwhowaswhowasamere0.7%.AndDr.Scullysaysthatevenwithoutadatabaseoffootstepstoworkwiththesystemcandeterminesomeone’ssex---womenandmen,withwideandnarrowpelvises(骨盆)respectively,walkindifferentways,----andguess,withreasonableaccuracy,asubject’sage.Amat-basedgait-recognitionsystemhastheadvantagethatitwouldworkinanylightingconditions----evenpitch-darkness.Andthoughitmightfailtoidentifysomeoneif,say,shewaswearingstilettosandhadbeenenteredintothedatabasewhilewearingtrainers,itwouldbeveryhardtofoolitbyimitatingthegaitofanindividualwhowasallowedadmissiontoaparticularplace.ThelatestphaseofDr.Ozanyan’sandDr.Scully’sprojectisaredesignofthemat.Theoldmatscontainedindividualpressuresensors.Thenewonescontainopticalfibres(光纖).Light-emittingdiodes(二極管)distributedalongtwoneighbouringedgesofamattransmitlightintothefibres.Sensorsontheoppositeedges(andthustheoppositeendsoftheopticalfibres)measurehowmuchofthatlightisreceived.Anypressureappliedtopartofthematcausesadistortion(變形)inthefibresandaconsequentchangeintheamountoflighttransmitted.Boththelocationandamountofchangecanbeplottedandanalyzedbythemachine-learningsystem.Dr.Ozanyansaysthattheteamhavebuiltademonstrationfibre-opticmat,twometerslongandametrewide,usingmaterialsthatcost￡100($130).Theyarenowtalkingtocompaniesaboutcommercializingit.Oneapplicationmightbeinhealthcare,particularlyfortheelderly.Afibre-opticmatinstalledinanursinghomeoranoldperson’sownresidencecouldmonitorchangesinanindividual’sgaitthatwarncertainillnesses.Thatwouldprovideearlywarningofsomeonebeingatgreaterriskoffallingover,say,oroftheircognitionbecomingdamaged.Gaitanalysismightalsobeusedassasecuritymeasureintheworkplace,monitoringaccesstorestrictedareas,suchaspartsofmilitarybases,serverfarmsorlaboratoriesdealingwithharmfulmaterials.Inthesecases,employeeswouldneedtoagreetotheirgaitsbeingscanned,justastheywouldagreetothescanningoftheirfacesorretinasforopticalsecuritysystems.Perhapsthemostfascinatinguseofgait-recognitionmats,though,wouldbeinpublicplaces,suchasairports.Forthattowork,thefootstepsofthosetoberecognizedwouldneedtohavebeenstoredinadatabase,whichwouldbehardertoarrangethanthecollectionofmugshotsandfingerprintsthatexistingairportsecuritysystemsrelyon.Somepeople,however,mightvolunteerforit.Manyaircreworpre-registeredfrequentflyerswouldwelcomeanythingthatspeededuponeofthemosttiresomepartsofmoderntravel.1、Camera-basedgaitrecognitionfailstocomeintowideuse,because_____.a.it’snoteasytofindthecamerasb.fingerprintrecognitionisstillpopularc.sometimesthecamerascanbecoveredd.it’sawasteofmoneytofixtheequipmente.goodlightingconditionscan’tbeguaranteedf.it’sdifficulttosetupthesystem.A．a(chǎn)cf B．bdeC．cdf D．cef2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph6-8?A．Thenewmatsfunctiongreatlywithindividualpressuresensorsbuiltin.B．Thenewmatswillbelikelytoworkbetterwithenoughpressure.C．Theelderlyarecuredoftheirdiseaseswiththemonitorofthefibre-optic.D．Restrictedareasareaccessibletothosewiththeirgaitsscannedbeforehand.3、Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph5?A．Themat-basedgait-recognitionsystem B．ThegaitstoredinthedatabaseC．Theadvantageofworkinginanylightcondition. D．Theadmissiontoaparticularplace.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Listentoyourfootsteps B．ApplaudpatternrecognitionC．Lovethewayyouwalk D．Betterthematsyoustepon23．（8分）Oneeveninglastsummer,whenIaskedmy17-year-oldson,Ray,forhelpwithdinner,hisresponsesurprisedme,“What’sacolander（漏勺）?”heasked.Icouldonlyblamemyself.Nobody’shandswentinthesauceexceptmyown.Butthatnight,asIexplainedwithatouchofpanicthatacolanderisthethingwithholesinit,IwonderedwhatelseIhadn’tpreparedRayfor.IfeltconfidentthatI’draisedaself-reliantboy,aswealltrytodo.Butcouldheboilwater?Sewonabutton?Washhisclotheswithoutturningthempink?No,noandno.Suddenlyithitme:He’dbeleavingthehouseinayeartoattendcollege.NowaywasIgoingtosetaspoiledprinceintotheworld.Asparents,whilewefocusonourchild’sconfidenceandcharacter,weperhapsdon’talwaysconsiderthatwearealsoraisingsomeone’sfutureroommate,boyfriend,husband,orfather.IwantedtoknowthatI’draisedaboywhowouldneveraskthewomaninhislife,“What’sfordinner?”SoIcameupwithaplan:IwouldofferRayaprivatehomeeconomicscourse.Iwasdelightedtofindthathedidn’tsayno.Fortwohours,threedaysaweek,Raywasallmine.Oneday,ashistomatosaucereducedonthestove,hewashedandseasonedachickenfortoasting.Thenherolledoutthepiecrust（餡餅皮）andfilleditwithapples,allwhilelisteningtomyexplanationontheimportanceofpreheatinganoven.Threeofmyfourgrandparentsweretailors,soRaywasgeneticallyprogrammedtoquicklymasterthebasics,likemendingasplitseamorrefasteningabutton.OnedaywecoveredAdvancedLaundry,inwhichItaughthimnevertomixaredsweatshirtwithwhiteshirtsorputsweatersinthedryer.Iknewthathewouldratherhavebeenshootinghoopsinthedrivewaythanlearningtomendsockswithhismother--hetriedtobegoffsewinglessons,eventhoughIinsistedthatoneday,someonewouldfindthesightofhimfixinghisownshirtveryattractive--butitcouldn’tbedeniedthathewaslearning,andmorethanjusthousekeeping.“Iappreciatemorewhatyoudoasamom,”hetoldmeoneday.Raynowunderstandsthefinerpointsofcooking,andmoreimportant,herealizesthere’snothingmasculine（男子氣的）aboutbeinghelpless.Notonlycanhemakehisowndinner,hecanmakeitforhisfamily,too.That’swhatIcallaman.1、Hearingherson’squestion,theauthorfelt_______.A．shockedB．a(chǎn)ngryC．disappointedD．calm2、WecanlearnfromthetextthatRay________.A．madegreatprogressincookingB．preferredsewingtocookingC．wasunwillingtotakethecourseatfirstD．a(chǎn)lwaysthoughtitattractivetodohousework3、Theunderlinedpart“morethanjusthousekeeping”showsthatRay_______.A．fellinlovewithhouseworkB．didotherworkinthehouseC．a(chǎn)cknowledgestheauthor’seffortsD．begantobemoreindependent4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AreWomenProgrammedforHousework?B．ShouldBoysBeInvolvedinHousework?C．I’mProudI’veRaisedaCuriousSonD．APresentforMyFutureDaughter-in-law24．（8分）Admission&OpeningTimesMuseumOpeningTimesThemuseumisopendaily:10am—5pmCollectionsCentreopensdaily:11am—5pmLastadmissiontothemuseumandCollectionsCentreis4:30pm.Closed:December24,2017—January1,2018inclusiveMuseumAdmissionAdult￡14Child(5-16yrs)￡9Under5’sFREEConcession(優(yōu)惠)(60yrs+,unemployed,student)￡12Familyticket(2adults,3children)￡39Groupsof12ormore(pre-bookingessential)￡9YourentryfeewillbetreatedasadonationtoourcharityonwhichwemayalsobeabletoclaimGiftAid.InreturnyouwillreceiveFREEadmissiontothemuseumforayearwithourAnnualPass(thisexcludes5SpecialShowDaysperyear).Ticketsfortoday’sdateareonlyavailabletobuyatthemuseum.MuseumToursAnoptionaltourofthemuseumisincludedinyourentryfee.Thetoursareavailablebetween11:15amand2:15pmeveryday.Theydonothavetobepre-bookedbuthavetimelimits.CollectionsCentreAccesstotheCollectionsCentreisincludedinyourentryfee,soyouwilljustneedtoshowyourmuseumadmissionticketatthedoortogainentry.TheCollectionsCentreisopenfrom11amto5pmwithlastentryat4:30pm.ShowDaysOnmostshowdaysthenormalmuseumentrypricesareapplied.Thereare,however,fiveSpecialShowDaysperyearwhentheadmissionpricevaries,includingentrybothintotheshowandthemuseum.Onthesedays,GiftAidticketsandpromotionalvouchers(促銷券)arenotvalid.AdvancediscountedShowDayticketsareavailableonlineorviaourTicketHotlinFormoreinformationabouttheBritishMotorMuseum,pleaseclickhere.1、Ifyouarriveatthemuseumat4:35pm,________.A．youmayvisititforfreeB．youwillfinditclosedC．youwillstillhaveenoughtimetoenjoyitD．youwon’tbeallowedtoenterthemuseum2、Howmuchdoesa65-yearoldladyneedtopayfortheadmission?A．￡9.B．￡12.C．￡14.D．￡39.3、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．DiscountedShowDayticketscanbebookedbyphone.B．ThemuseumopenslaterthantheCollectionsCentre.C．Anoptionaltourofthemuseumneedspre-booking.D．ExtrafeeneedstobepaidforavisittotheCollectionsCentre.25．（10分）Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."Bin.E'sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat￡430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya￡107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”1、Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?A．Itworksautomatically.B．Ithasbeenusedwidely.C．Itiseasytooperate.D．Itisveryexpensive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thewaste.B．Thecamera.C．Thebin.D．Thesensor.3、WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?A．Tochangepeople’sbehaviour,B．Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.C．Topopularizenewtechnology.D．Tomakethemmorefamous.4、Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?A．Athome.B．Inthesupermarket.C．Intheopenair.D．Intheoffice.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）Haveyouevernotwantedtodosomethingsobadly?Well,that’showI1aboutjoiningMadcaps,amothersanddaughters’clubassistingphilanthropies(慈善事業(yè)).2,myfeelingchangedfinally.NowIbelieveifyouadoptan3attitude,youmightjust4enjoyingit.Sixmonthsago,mymomtoldmetheclubaskedustoworkas5atSaintVincentdePaulHomelessshelter.ThatmeantIhadto6inthedirtyhomelessshelterforatleast20hours.Thefirsttimewewentthere,aladyledustothekitchenwherewe7myfivefellowMadcapsclassmates—theyalsoworethesameexpression.SinceI’musuallysocially8,Ihadnevertalkedwithanyofthemearlier.Worsestill,mymomwasaskedtohelpoutsidethekitchen,leavingmetotally9toservefoodwiththem.Soonlargenumbersofhomelessfamilies10inlikerushingriver.Alittlegirl,around5yearsold,walkeduptome.I11heracoldsandwich.Shetookitandjoinedherfamilyquickly.Asshewalkedaway,I12shewaswearingacoat,clearlytoobigforher,hanging13onherthinbody,andcouldn’thelpthinkinghowmuchIhad14withher.Itsuddenlystruckmethathow15Iam.AfterthatmomentIhada16ofheart.NowIloveMadcapsanddon’tmissonemeeting.Ihave17awkwardnesswhencommunicatingandhavemanyfriends.AndthisyearIamsureIwilldomorethanthe1820hoursofphilanthropies.SothatishowIhavemadea19bydoingonethingIdon’twanttodo.Ifyouhaveanopen20aboutthingsyoucanaccomplishmoreandbecomeawell-rounded(全面的)person.1、A．felt B．worried C．heard D．brought2、A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Therefore D．However3、A．a(chǎn)ggressive B．ordinary C．optimistic D．honest4、A．endup B．giveup C．keepon D．insiston5、A．members B．clerks C．friends D．volunteers6、A．wander B．serve C．teach D．walk7、A．lookedfor B．caredabout C．raninto D．passedby8、A．excited B．fragile C．scared D．a(chǎn)wkward9、A．a(chǎn)lone B．doubtful C．a(chǎn)fraid D．patient10、A．joined B．broke C．dropped D．poured11、A．handed B．returned C．a(chǎn)warded D．bought12、A．thought B．guessed C．discovered D．concluded13、A．neatly B．loosely C．constantly D．carelessly14、A．covered B．connected C．compared D．competed15、A．eager B．strong C．proud D．lucky16、A．relief B．change C．surprise D．loss17、A．overcome B．realized C．remembered D．developed18、A．a(chǎn)llowed B．finished C．included D．required19、A．sacrifice B．promise C．difference D．mistake20、A．mind B．plan C．study D．question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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Sayinggoodbyetoasportyouloveishard.ButKobeBryanttookanevenharder,1．(pain)route:Hisgoodbyelastedfornearlythreeyears.Formany,Bryantisalegend.Hestartedoutasabasketballprodigy(神童)2．skippedcollegeandtookhistalentsdirectlytoNBA．Itwashisquickactionandaggressivepersonality3．earnedhimthenicknameBlackMamba.4．competinginthefinalsorpracticingjumpshotsaftermidnightinanemptygym,Kobehasanunconditionalloveforthegame.Fansrememberhim5．theplayerwhohelpedtheLakerswinfiveNBAchampionshipsinhistwo-decadelongcareer.Bryant’sfinalgame6．(hold)onApril13attheStaplesCenterinhishomecityofLosAngeles.ForBryant,theoccasionwas