安徽省銅陵一中、浮山中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷含解析

安徽省銅陵一中、浮山中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷考生請注意：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。考試結(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．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether2．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place3．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．a(chǎn)smuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．a(chǎn)stwicemuchas4．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);the C．/;the D．a(chǎn);a5．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish6．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout7．---Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff8．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．received C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．a(chǎn)dmitted9．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious10．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．changed11．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing12．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad13．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes14．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone15．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish16．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where17．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks18．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied19．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．has D．have20．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking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）Formanypeoplewholiveincities,parksareanimportantlandscape.Theyprovideaplaceforpeopletorelaxandplaysports,aswellasashelterfromtheoftensevereenvironmentofacity.Whatpeopleoftenoverlookisthatparksalsoprovideconsiderableenvironmentalbenefits.Onebenefitofparksisthatplantsabsorbcarbondioxideandgiveoffoxygen.Accordingtoonestudy,anacreoftreescanabsorbthesameamountofcarbondioxidethatatypicalcaremitsin11,000milesofdriving.Parksalsomakecitiescooler.ScientistshavelongnotedwhatiscalledtheUrbanHeatIslandEffect:buildingmaterialssuchasmetalandconcrete(混凝土)absorbmuchmoreofthesun’sheatandreleaseitmuchmorequicklythantreesandgrass.Becausecitylandscapescontainsomuchofthesebuildingmaterials,citiesareusuallywarmerthansurroundingruralareas.ParksandothergreenspaceshelptolessentheUrbanHeatIslandEffect.Unfortunately,manycitiescannoteasilycreatemoreparks.However,citiescouldbenefitfrommanyofthepositiveeffectsofparksbyencouragingcitizenstocreateanothertypeofgreenspace:rooftopgardens.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotthinkofstartingagardenontheirroof,humanbeingshavebeenplantinggardensonrooftopsforthousandsofyears.Somerooftopgardensaresimplecontainergardensthatanyonecancreatewiththeinvestment(投資)ofafewhundreddollarsandafewhoursofwork.Rooftopgardensprovidemanyofthesamebenefitsasotherurbanparksandgardenspaces,butwithouttakingupthemuch-neededland.Inthesummer,rooftopgardenspreventbuildingsfromabsorbingheatfromthesun,whichcansignificantlyreducecoolingbills.Inthewinter,gardenshelpcontroltheheatthatmaterialslikebrickandconcretereleasesoquickly,leadingtosavingsonheatingbills.Rooftopvegetablesandherbgardenscanalsoprovidefreshfoodforcitysettlers,makingtheirdietshealthier.Rooftopgardensarenotonlysomethingeveryonecanenjoybutalsoasmartenvironmentalinvestment.1、Theunderlinedword“emits”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_________.A．takesupB．givesoutC．carriesawayD．breathesin2、WhichofthefollowingcontributestotheUrbanHeatIslandEffect?A．Morerooftopgardens.B．Moretreesandgrass.C．Moreparkinglots.D．Morebuildingmaterials.3、Whenitcomestorooftopgardens,whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Theymakepeoplemuchhappier.B．Theyprovidemorebenefitsfromurbanparks.C．Theyhelptosavemoneyandkeepahealthydiet.D．Theyhavebecomeverypopularinrecentyears.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsrooftopgardens?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Critical.D．Objective.22．（8分）OnOctober19,1959,thefirstSpecialEnglishprogramwasbroadcastontheVoiceofAmerica.Itwasanexperiment.ThegoalwastocommunicatebyradioinclearandsimpleEnglishwithpeoplewhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.Expertssaidthegoalwasadmirable,butthemethodwouldnotwork.Theywereprovedwrong.TheSpecialEnglishprogramsquicklybecamesomeofthemostpopularonVOA．Andtheystillare.Fortyyearslater,SpecialEnglishcontinuestocommunicatewithpeoplewhoarenotfluentinEnglish.Butduringtheyearsitsrolehasexpanded.ItalsohelpspeoplelearnAmericanEnglish.Anditprovideslisteners,eventhosewhoarenativeEnglishspeakers,withinformationtheycannotfindelsewhere.Today,SpecialEnglishbroadcastsaroundtheworldsevendaysaweek,fivetimesaday.Eachhalf-hourbroadcastbeginswithtenminutesofthelatestnewsfollowedby20minutesoffeatureprogramming.Thereisadifferentshortfeatureeveryweekdayaboutscience,development,agricultureandenvironment,andontheweekend,aboutnewseventsandAmericanidioms.ThreeelementsmakeSpecialEnglishunique.Ithasalimitedvocabularyof1500words.Mostaresimplewordsthatdescribeobjects,actionsoremotions.Somearemoredifficult.Theyareusedforreportingworldeventsanddescribingdiscoveriesinmedicineandscience.SpecialEnglishiswritteninshort,simplesentencesthatcontainonlyoneidea.Noidiomsareused.AndSpecialEnglishisspokenataslowerpace,abouttwo-thirdsthespeedofStandardEnglish.ThishelpspeoplelearningEnglishheareachwordclearly.ItalsohelpspeoplewhoareEnglishspeakersunderstandcomplexsubjects.Throughtheyears,SpecialEnglishhasbecomeaverypopulartoolforteachingEnglish,eventhoughitwasnotdesignedasteachingprogram.ItsucceedsinhelpingpeoplelearnEnglishinanon-traditionalway.Individualsrecordtheprogramsandplaythemoverandovertopracticetheirlisteningskills.Incountriesaroundtheworld,EnglishteachersassignSpecialEnglishtotheirstudents.Theypraiseitforimprovingtheirstudents’abilitytounderstandAmericanEnglishandforthecontentoftheprograms.UniversitiesandprivatecompaniesinmanycountriesproducepackagesofSpecialEnglishmaterialsforstudentuse.1、Atthebeginning,SpecialEnglishprogramwas.A．doubtedbysomeprofessionalsB．rejectedbynativepeopleC．wellreceivedD．intendedforteachingEnglish2、WhatkindofEnglishisspokenonSpecialEnglish?A．BritishEnglishB．NotcertainC．BothBritishandAmericanEnglishD．AmericanEnglish3、WhichofthefollowingaretheelementsthatmakeSpecialEnglishunique?a.limitedvocabularyb.shortsimplesentencesc.goodcommunicationmethodd.slowspeede.interestingfeatureprogrammingA．a(chǎn),c,dB．a(chǎn),b,dC．b,d,eD．a(chǎn),b,c4、Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.A．listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanbeastudent’shomeworkB．listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanimprovethecontentoftheprogramC．somestudentrecordtheSpecialEnglishmaterialforsaleD．learningEnglishfromVOAisatraditionalwayforEnglishlearner23．（8分）You’reouttodinner.Thefoodisdeliciousandtheserviceisfine.Youdecidetoleaveabigfattip.Why?Theanswermaynotbeassimpleasyouthink.Tipping,psychologistshavefound,isnotjustaboutservice.Instead,studieshaveshownthattippingcanbeaffectedbypsychologicalreactionstoaseriesofdifferentfactorsfromthewaiter’schoiceofwords,tohowtheycarrythemselveswhiletakingorders,tothebill’stotal.Evenhowmuchwaitersremindcustomersofthemselvescandeterminehowmuchchangetheypocketbytheendofthenight.“Studiesbeforehaveshownthatmimicry(模仿)bringsintopositivefeelingsforthemimicker,”wroteRickvanBaaren,asocialpsychologyprofessor.“Thesestudiesshowthatpeoplewhoarebeingmimickedbecomemoregeneroustowardthepersonwhomimicsthem.”SoRickvanBaarendivided59waitersintotwogroups.Herequestedthathalfservewithaphrasesuchas.“Comingup!”Thoseintheotherhallwereinstructedtorepeattheordersandpreferencesbacktothecustomers.RickvanBaarenthencomparedtheirtake-homepay.’Theresultswereclear—itpaystomimicyourcustomer.Thecopycat(模仿者)waitersearnedalmostdoubletheamountoftipstotheothergroup.LeonardGreenandJoelMyerson,psychologistsatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,foundthegenerosityofatippermaybelimitedbyhisbill.Afterresearchonthe1,000tipsleftforwaiters,cabdrivers,hairstylists,theyfoundtippercentagesinthesethreeareasdroppedascustomers’billswentup.Infact,tippercentagesappeartoplateau(穩(wěn)定期)whenbillstopped$100andabillfor$200madetheworkergainnobiggerpercentagetipthanabillfor$100.“That’salsoapointoftipping,”Greensays.“Youhavetogivealittleextratothecabdriverforbeingtheretopickyouupandsomethingtothewaiterforbeingtheretoserveyou.Iftheyweren’tthere,you’dnevergetanyservice.Sopartoftheideaofatipisforjustbeingthere.”1、Howmanyfactorsaffectthecustomers’tipping?A．6.B．5.C．4.D．3.2、Whatdothestudiesshow?A．Mimicrybringsintoverybadfeelingsforthemimicker.B．Thewaiterwhomimicspeopleusuallygetslesstipthattheygive.C．Themimicwaiterscangetmoremoneythanthosewhodon’tmimicothers.D．Tippingcanbeaffectedbyphysicalreactionstomanydifferentwaiters.3、Whatistheopinionoftheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A．Hegiveshisgeneroustiptowaitersveryoften.B．HeagreeswithMrGreenandRickvanBarenabouttipping.C．HeobjectstoMrGreen’sideaabouttipping.D．HethinkspartofMrGreen’sexplanationisreasonable.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowMuchtoTipB．WhatIsTipC．WheretoLeaveaBigFatTipD．TippingIsVeryImportant24．（8分）Sleeprepairsthebodyandthemindandhelpspreventdiseasebystrengtheningtheimmunesystem.However,manyadultsdonotgeteighthoursofsleepeachnight.Theaverageadulttodaygetsonly6.4hoursofsleep.Onlyinrecentyearshavehealthprofessionalsbeguntorealizetheseriousnessofsleepdeprivationintheworkingpopulation.Asignificantnumberofpeopleworkatnight,worklonghours,orsufferfromsleeplessnessorjetlag.Studiesshowthatthebrainisnegativelyaffectedbysleepdeprivationbecausecertainpatternsofelectricalandchemicalactivitythatoccurduringsleepareinterruptedandthebraincannotfunctionnormally.Inonestudy,thirteenhealthyadultsubjects(實驗對象)whousuallyhadnormalsleeppatternswerekeptawakeandcarefullymonitoredinalabduringaperiodof35hours.Duringtheexperiment,thesubjectswereaskedtoperformseveraltasks,suchasmathematicsandwordproblems,whileundergoingscansoftheirbrainactivity.Theresearchersfoundthatthetemporallobe(顳葉)ofthebrain,theregioninvolvedinlanguageprocessing,wasactiveduringspeechtasksinrestedsubjectsbutnotinsubjectswholackedenoughsleep.Afterseveralhourswithoutsleep,therewasnoactivitywithinthisregion.Severalstudiesshowthatgettingfewerthansixhoursofsleepcandamageshort-termmemoryandreactiontime—thuscausingaseriousriskofaccident.Inonestudyofdrivers,researchersreportedthatsleepdeprivationhadthesameeffectsasbeingdrunk.Theyfoundthatpeoplewhodroveafterbeingawakefor17hoursperformedworsethanthosewithabloodalcohollevelof0.5percent,thelegallimitfordrunkdrivinginmostwesternEuropeancountries.Theresearchersconcludedthatcountrieswithdrunkdrivinglawsshouldconsidersimilarrestrictionsagainstsleep-depriveddriving.1、Theunderlinedword"deprivation"inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.A．weaknessB．lossC．discomfortD．pain2、ThepassagementionsallofthefollowingascausesofsleepdeprivationEXCEPT______.A．jetlagB．longworkhoursC．boringworkD．workingatnight3、ThepurposeofthestudydescribedinParagraph2wastodetermine_________.A．howmanyhourspeoplecansurvivewithoutsleepB．howpeoplereactwhentheirsleepisinterruptedC．thechangesinbrainactivitythatoccursduringsleepD．theeffectsofsleepdeprivationonbrainactivity4、WhydoestheauthormentionbloodalcohollevelinParagraph3?A．Toshowhowsleepdeprivationreducesthebloodalcohollevel.B．Toshowthatsleepdeprivationhasthesamedangerouseffectsasbeingdrunk.C．Tosuggestthatsleep-depriveddriversarealsolikelytodrink.D．Toargueagainstraisingthelegallimitfordrunkdriving.25．（10分）ArobotcalledBina48hassuccessfullytakenacourseinthephilosophyofloveatNotreDamedeNamurUniversity(NDNU),inCalifornia.AccordingtocourseinstructorWilliamBarry,associateprofessoratNDNU,Bina48istheworld’sfirstsociallyadvancedrobottocompleteacollegecourse,afeathedescribedas“remarkable.”Therobottookpartinclassdiscussions,gaveapresentationwithastudentpartnerandparticipatedinadebatewithstudentsfromanotherinstitution.Beforebecomingastudent,Bina48appearedasaguestspeakerinBarry’sclassesforseveralyears.OnedaywhenaddressingBarry’sclass,Bina48expressedadesiretogotocollege,adesirethatBarryandhisstudentsenthusiasticallysupported.RatherthanenrollBina48inhisRobotEthics:PhilosophyofEmergingTechnologiescourse,BarrysuggestedthatBina48shouldtakehiscoursePhilosophyofLoveinstead.LoveisaconceptBina48doesn’tunderstand,saidBarry.ThereforethechallengewouldbeforBarryandhisstudentstoteachBina48whatloveis.“Someinterestingthingshappenedintheclass,”saidBarry.HesaidthathisstudentsthoughtitwouldbestraightforwardtoteachBina48aboutlove,which,afterall,is“fairlysimple—it’safeeling,”saidBarry.Buttherealitywasdifferent.Bina48endeduplearning“31differentversionsoflove,”saidBarry,highlightingsomeofthechallengeshumansmayfacewhenworkingwithartificialintelligenceinfuture.Bina48participatedinclassdiscussionsviaSkypeandalsotookpartinaclassdebateaboutloveandconflictwithstudentsfromWestPoint.Bina48’scontributiontothedebatewasfilmedandpostedonYouTube.ItwasjudgedthatBina48andNDNUclassmateswerethewinnersofthisdebate.Inthenextdecade,BarryhopesBina48mightbecomecomplexenoughtoteachaclass,thoughhesaysheforeseesrobotsbeingusedtobettertheteachingandlearningexperience,ratherthanreplacinginstructorscompletely.1、WhatwasBina48’sperformancelikeinclass?A．Unattractive.B．Insignificant.C．Far-reaching.D．Extraordinary.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addressing”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Givingaspeechto.B．Consultingwith.C．Dealingwith.D．Sendingaletterto.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ItwasinterestingforBina48tolearnaboutlove.B．ItwasquitetoughforBina48tolearnaboutlove.C．Humanscanlaunchachallengetoartificialintelligence.D．Artificialintelligencemaysomehowbesuperiortoman.4、WhatdoesBarrythinkofthefuturedevelopmentofBina48?A．Itwillsurelybeabletoserveasateacher.B．Itwillcompletelytaketheplaceofinstructors.C．Itwillbeabletopromotelearningandteaching.D．Itwillbesmartenoughtocontrolhumanbeings.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）In1988,Ibegantoworkasaflightattendant.1mywingswasmychildhooddreamthatIhadsetformyselfaftermyfirstplanerideattheageoffive.Likesomanyothersbeforeme,Ifellinlovewiththeromanceofairplanesand2others.Ihaveflownhundredsofflightssincegraduation,butone3amongthem.WewereflyingfromLosAngelestoWashington,D．C．,whenIfoundayoungmother4withherbaby.Everythingwasa5,andthemothertoldmethatshehadnomorediapers(尿布)orother6ontheaircraft.Throughhertears,she7methattheyhadmissedtheirflightthe8nightinLosAngeles.Sinceshehadn’t9tomisstheflight,shewas10touseupmostofher11andwhatevermoneyshehadto12herselfandherbaby.Asshestoodinfrontofme,crying,Icouldseethehopelessnessonherface.I13rangtheflightattendantcallbuttonandaskedfor14fromtheotherflightattendants.Theybroughtclothtowelsfromfirst15toassistincleaningupbothmomandthebaby.Igaveherasweaterandapairofpants.AsshethankedmeforallIhaddoneshesaid16,“You’renottheflightattendant,butyou’reaskyangel.”Touchingmyflightattendantwings,she17,“Andthoseareyourangelwing.”ThoughIamnolongeraflightattendant,my“angelwings”are18ondisplayinmyoffice.AndeachtimeIseethem,Iam19ofthatyoungwoman,hersonandthe20thatshegavemeonthatspecialday.1、A．ProducingB．DesigningC．ImaginingD．Earning2、A．callingB．guidingC．helpingD．rescuing3、A．goesawayB．standsoutC．comesupD．setsoff4、A．strugglingB．playingC．communicatingD．competing5、A．messB．mistakeC．trickD．joke6、A．friendsB．fortuneC．clothingD．babies7、A．suggestedB．informedC．persuadedD．confirmed8、A．previousB．dangerousC．extraD．remaining9、A．rememberedB．regrettedC．managedD．expected10、A．warnedB．forcedC．a(chǎn)bleD．likely11、A．wealthB．suppliesC．foodD．souvenirs12、A．raiseB．teachC．supportD．defeat13、A．suddenlyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．immediatelyD．generally14、A．a(chǎn)ssistanceB．a(chǎn)dviceC．permissionD．understanding15、A．a(chǎn)irportB．a(chǎn)idC．numberD．class16、A．elegantlyB．quicklyC．eagerlyD．patiently17、A．repeatedB．explainedC．recalledD．continued18、A．seldomB．stillC．evenD．just19、A．a(chǎn)ccusedB．a(chǎn)pprovedC．remindedD．complained20、A．sceneB．excuseC．storyD．present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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhentheSpanishexplorerCortezreachedMexicointhesixteenthcentury,hefoundpeoplethereusingadrink1．wascalledchocolate.Ittastedquitestrongbecauseithadpepperinit.2．(make)ittastebetter,theSpanishaddedsugar.WhenchocolatefirstcametoEuropeintheseventeenthcentury,people3．(start)todrinkitwithmilk,insteadofwater.Nowadays,tonsofchocolate4．(deliver)tofactories,wheretheyareturnedintomanypopularsweetsandcakes.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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）不計分。Dearclassmates,Asthecollegeentranceexamsarereallyaroundacornernow,manystudentsfeelmuchstressing、Whatshouldwedoittoavoidthis?Firstly,doingphysicalexercisewasthebestwaytoreducestressandhelppeoplerelax、Therefore,itishelpfulthatweeachdoessomeregularphysicalexercise、Secondly,makingaproperstudyplanisgreatimportancetoo,sinceitishelpfulforustodoourworkmoreefficient、Lastbutnotleast,weshouldpayspecialattentioninourdietaswell、Anyway,abalanceddietcankeepthemsmartandenergetic、Onlyifwecandothesethingswillwemakeourtimesofstudyenjoyable,efficientandfruitful、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）最近，你校英文報在舉辦主題為“Exerciseanhoureveryday，healthylifeforalifetime.”的征文活動。假定你是李華，請根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容用英語寫一篇短文。1.你對征文主題的理解；2.你喜歡的運動項目及活動情況；3.該運動給你生活和學(xué)習(xí)帶來的益處。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.開頭語已寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。Nowadays，havingsportsisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________