2023學(xué)年德州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考沖刺英語(yǔ)模擬試題（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread2．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood3．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless4．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious5．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should6．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved7．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until8．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．a(chǎn)resayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying9．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose10．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday11．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．a(chǎn)n;the B．a(chǎn)n;a C．the;a D．the;the12．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror13．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．a(chǎn)llowance14．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．a(chǎn)ccompaniedC．established D．identified15．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition16．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle17．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless18．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof19．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated20．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）EntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,ElonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAI,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI),whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination.”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”O(jiān)penAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforElon.”MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmanco-foundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesitearX,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardofthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes.OnAug.11,2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAIbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsElonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“ThosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumorsthatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAIdevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal.”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesElonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildthepowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheElonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Negative.C．Supportive.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Advanced.B．Unpopular.C．Poisonous.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromElonGoodbye’comments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.22．（8分）Lastweek,twocompanies,KittyHawkandUber,announcedtheirplanstobringflyingcarstorealityverysoon.KittyHawkpresident,SebastianThrun,announcedKittyHawk’sflyingcarplanslastMonday.Accordingtoitswebsite,thecariselectric-poweredandwillbeabletotravelatspeedsupto40kilometersanhour.Itsayssuchamachine“doesnotrequireregistrationorapilot’slicenseandmaybeflowninuncrowdedareasforrecreationalpurposes.”Asofnow,thecarcanonlybeflownoverfreshwater.KittyHawkismakingalistofpeopleinterestedinbuyingtheflyingcar.Theymustpayadepositof$100.Thosewhogettheirnamesonthelistearlywillreceive$2,000offthefinalcostofthecar.However,KittyHawkhasnotyetannouncedtheprice.Itsfirstflyingcarsareexpectedtogoonsalebytheendofthisyear.UnliketheKittyHawkcompany,Uberdoesnotplantobuilditsflyingcars.UberexpectstolaunchflyingtaxisinDallas-Ft.Worth,Texas,USby2020.LiketheKittyHawkcar,Uberflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.Ubersaysitsflyingtaxiscouldtravelupto241kilometersanhour.ThecompanysaysthatcouldreducethetraveltimebetweenSanFranciscoandSanJose,Californiafrom2hoursontheroadto15minutesintheair.RiderscouldusetheUberapptobookaflyingtaxitotakethemtotheirdestinations.Thecompanyhasnotyetsaidhowcostlyairtaxitravelwouldbecomparedtoroadtaxitravel.Soonerthanyouthink,flyingcarsmayappearinthesky.Muchconvenienceastheywillbring,justimaginehavingtoavoidotherflyingcars.Also,whatifyourbatterydieswhenyouareintheair?And,howwillyouknowwheretoland?1、WhatmayKittyHawk’sflyingcarbeusedforatpresent?A．Acceleratingthespeed.B．Havingfun.C．Advertisingthecompany.D．Fetchingwater.2、WhatdoweknowaboutKittyHawk’sflyingcarfromthethirdparagraph?A．Itcoststwothousanddollarseach.B．Itcantraveloverwater.C．Itoffers$100toitspotentialbuyers.D．Ithasn’tgonetomarket.3、InwhatwayisUber’sflyingtaxisimilartoKittyHawk’sflyingcar?A．Theytravelatthesamespeed.B．Theyareelectric-powered.C．TheyaresupportedbytheUberapp.D．Theyrequireaflyinglicense.4、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthetext?A．Tocallforpublicdonations.B．Tointroducesomeadvantages.C．Topromoteinterestinscience.D．Totalkaboutpossibleproblems.23．（8分）OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT-Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(搖籃曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.1、WhatmayhappentothestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbai?A．Feellonelyandevensuicidal.B．Performwellinstudies.C．Knowtheirclassmatesbetter.D．Participateinsocialactivities.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．unpopularB．meaningfulC．a(chǎn)bnormalD．exciting3、WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A．Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B．StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C．StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D．Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder.B．Somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder.C．ThereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince.D．MorestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet.24．（8分）Animallovershavelongsuspectedthatplayingwithpupswasgoodforthesoul,andnowsciencehasconfirmedit–forstudentsinparticular.TheresultsofanewstudydonebyresearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaconcludedthatthecollegestudentswhospenttimeatdrop-indogtherapysessionsexperiencedanincreaseinfeelingsofwellnessandareductioninoverallstress.Thestudy,asreportedbyScienceDaily,indicatesthatplayingwithpupsisnotonlypopularwiththestudents,it’salsobeneficialtotheirhealth.Thisfindingwasseenacrossgender（性別）.Thestudy,whichpublishedonMarch12inthejournalStressandHealth,involved246studentswhoweresurveyedbeforeandaftertheydroppedbydogtherapysessions.Theyoungparticipantsweregivenfreeaccesstopet,hugwithandtalktosevento12therapydogs.Additionally,theyfilledoutquestionnairesrightbeforeandrightafterhangingwiththedogs,aswellas10hourslater.Accordingtoresearchers,theseyoungadultsreportedanotableincreaseinhappiness,asignificantreductioninstressandafloodofenergyrightaftertheirsessionswiththepups.Althoughthereportedfeelingsofhappinessandsatisfactionweren’tlong-lasting,researcherssayothereffectshaveclear,positiveadvantages.“Thesesessionsclearlyprovidebenefitsforstudentsintheshort-term,sowethinkuniversitiesshouldtrytoschedulethemduringparticularlystressfultimes,suchasaroundexamperiods,”AssistantProfessorofPsychologyatUBCandthestudy’sseniorauthor,FrancesChentoldScienceDaily.“Evenhavingtherapydogsaroundwhilestudentsareworkingontheirout-of-classassignmentscouldbehelpful.”1、（小題1）Whatdoesthenewstudysayaboutthepups?A．Theyareonlygoodforcollegestudents.B．Theyareonlybeneficialtothestudents’physicalhealth.C．Theycanincreasehappinessandsatisfaction.D．Theycancreatepositivefeelingsthatlastverylong.2、（小題2）Whatdoestheauthorofstudyadviseuniversitiestodo?A．Allowtheirstudentstohavetherapydogstoavoidacutestress.B．Allowtheirstudentstohavetherapydogsaroundduringeachexam.C．Allowtheirstudentstohavetherapydogsaroundduringtheirclass.D．Allowtheirstudentstohavetherapydogstoachievegoodgrades.3、（小題3）WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Collegestudentsliketoplaywithpups.B．Dogtherapysessionsarepopularamongcollegestudents.C．Peopleespeciallycollegestudentsareundergreatpressure.D．Playingwithpupsbenefitsmalesandfemalesmentally.4、（小題4）Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Pups,bestfriendsofhumans.B．Pups,therapiesforstudents.C．AnimalloversandpupsD．Petskeepingandthesoul25．（10分）Plantsareboring.Theyjustsittherephotosynthesizing（光合作用）whileanimalshaveallthefun.Right?Notsomuch.Anewstudyhasfoundthatthereisalonghistoryofinteractionsbetweenantsandplants.Theantandplantco-evolution（協(xié)同進(jìn)化）startedwithantsfeedingonplantsandplantsevolvingant-friendlyfeatures.Plantsmakeanumberofdifferentstructuresthatarespecificforantuse.Someplantshaveevolvedfeaturesthatpersuadeantsintodefendingthemfromattackfromotherinsectsandevenmаmmаl?.Тhе?е?nсludеhollowthornsthatаnt?willlive?n??dе,orехtranесtаr(瓊漿)оnlеаvе?orstemsfortheantstoeat.Someantswilljustcheatandtakethenectarandrun,butsomewillstickaroundandattackanythingthattriestohurttheplant.Otherplantsgetantstohelpthemmovetheirseedsaround,byprovidingthemwithrichfoodpacketsattachedtotheseeds.Theantwillpickuptheseedandcarryitaway,eatthefoodpacket,andleavetheseed-ofteninanutrient-richareawhereit'llgrowbetter,andsinceit'sfartherawayfromitsparent,theywon'thavetocompeteforresources.Butscientistsweren'tsurehowtheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplantsgotstarted.Ifevolutionisanarmsracebetweenspeciesdevelopingwaystomakeuseoftheirneighbors,thenscientistswantedtoknowwhetherplantsorantsfiredthefirstshot.Itwasachicken-and-eggquestion,whetherthingsstartedwithantsdevelopingbehaviorstotakeadvantageofplants,orplantsevolvingstructurestotakeadvantageofants.Thehistoryofantsandplantsevolvingtogethergoesbacktothetimeofthedinosaurs,andit'snoteasytotellfromfossilswhofiredthefirstshot.However,itisaquestionoflittlesignificance.Scientistssaytheirstudymatersbecauseitprovidesalookathowthesewidespreadandcomplexinteractionsevolved.1、Someplantsattachfoodpacketstotheirseedsinorderto.A．rewardtheants B．makeafoolofantsC．providenutritionfortheseeds D．gettheseedsmovedaround2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A．Howplantsandantsinteract. B．Whatantsdotoprotectplants.C．Howplantsandantssurviveattacks. D．Whyplantsandantsneedco-evolution.3、Whichistrueabouttheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplants?A．Antsdependedmoreuponplants. B．Itcausedaraceforbetterevolution.C．Howitgotstartedwasuncertain. D．Itwasoflittlevalueforfuturestudies.4、What'stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroduceascienceresearchmethod.B．ToinformreadersofalatestresearchfindingC．Toarousereaders'interestinscienceresearch.D．Tocriticizepeople'straditionalviewsaboutplants.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）第四節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出適合填入對(duì)應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。“Areyoutoostupidtodoanythingright?”Thesewords—saidbyawomantoalittleboywhowasobviouslyherson—werespoken1hehadwalkedawayfromher.Theboyreturned,hiseyesdowncast.Nota2moment,perhaps,3smallmomentslastaverylongtime.Andafewwords—thoughtheymean4atthetimetothepeoplewhosaythem—canhavegreat5IrecentlyheardastoryfromamannamedMalcolmDalkoff.Forthelast24yearshehasbeenaprofessional6Hereiswhathetoldme:AsaboyinRockIsland,Dalkoffwasterribly7.Hehadfew8andnoself-confidence.Oneday,hisEnglishteacher,RuthBrach,gavetheclassanassignment.ThestudentshadbeenreadingToKillaMockingbirD.Nowtheyweretowritetheirownchapterthatwould9thelastchapterofthenovel.Dalkoffwrotehischapterandturnedit10.Todayhecannotrecallanything11aboutthechapterhewrote,orwhat12MrsBrachgavehim.WhathedoesrememberisthefourwordsMrsBrachwroteinmargin（空白）ofthepaper:“Thisis13writing.”Fourwords.They14hislife.“15Ireadthosewords,IhadnoideaofwhoIwasor16Iwasgoingtobe.”hesaid.“Afterreadinghernote,Iwenthomeandwroteashortstory,somethingIhadalwaysbeen17ofdoingbutneverbelievedIcoulddo.”O(jiān)vertherestofthatyearinschool,hewrotemanyshortstoriesandalwaysbroughtthemtoschoolforMrsBrachtoevaluate.Shewas18,toughandhonest.“ShewasjustwhatI19,”Dalkoffsaid.Hisconfidence20.Dalkoffbelievedthatnoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifthatwomanhadnotwrittenthosefourwordsinthemarginofthepaper.1、A．where B．why C．because D．when2、A．wonderful B．difficult C．funny D．big3、A．yet B．a(chǎn)lthough C．for D．therefore4、A．much B．little C．more D．most5、A．meaning B．power C．force D．sense6、A．writer B．player C．poet D．singer7、A．sorry B．proud C．sick D．shy8、A．books B．ideals C．friends D．chances9、A．follow B．match C．decide D．improve10、A．on B．in C．out D．down11、A．more B．a(chǎn)gain C．different D．special12、A．honors B．remarks C．prizes D．grade13、A．poor B．serious C．good D．silly14、A．changed B．damaged C．a(chǎn)ffected D．improved15、A．Unless B．Until C．When D．While16、A．what B．how C．where D．which17、A．tired B．fond C．proud D．dreaming18、A．strict B．kind C．encouraging D．praising19、A．feared B．needed C．expected D．loved20、A．grew B．lifted C．a(chǎn)ppeared D．returned第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）ColinPowell,aUSstatesman,oncesaid:“Adreamdoesn’tbecomerealitythroughmagic;it1．(take)hardwork.”AndinChineseculture,nothingsaysmoreabouthardwork2．thephrase“JuGongJinCui(鞠躬盡瘁)”.ThephrasecamefromtheThreeKingdomsperiod(AD220—280),duringwhichthecountrywasdivided3．threekingdoms—Wei,Shu,andWu,eachof4．leaderswantedtotakepoweranduniteChinaasone.LiuBei,theleaderofShu,suddenly5．(die)inanimportantbattle.6．(fortunate),hisyoungsonLiuShanhadZhugeLiang7．(depend)on.Hepromisedhewoulddevote8．(he)toastrongerShu.ThephrasecamefromanarticleofZhugeLiang.Fromthenon,ithasbeenusedtodescribeapersonwith9．greatmindandspirit,whoworkshiswholelifetomakethedreaminto10．(real).第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯(cuò)假定英語(yǔ)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(xiě)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)漏詞符號(hào)（^），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。LastweekIwenttovisitmyformerneighbor,Mr、Yang、HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears、Abouthalfayearago,newscamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakearoomforamainstreet、Sotheyhadtomoveapart、Mr、Yangnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifullypark、Hisapartmentismuchbigthanbefore、Theonlyproblemisthatittookquitealongtimetogettothedowntownarea、Therefore,Mr、Yangdoesn’tseemtoworryaboutthelongdistances、Hesaysthatanewsubwaylinewillbebuiltinafewyearsandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是高一學(xué)生李華，你的外國(guó)朋友Tom的中文取得很大的進(jìn)步，且對(duì)中國(guó)文學(xué)有著深厚的興趣，他想買(mǎi)一本書(shū)，請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)一封e-mail，向他推薦一本書(shū)，并寫(xiě)出推薦的理由。內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦的書(shū)名；2.推薦這本書(shū)的三個(gè)主要原因；3.重申這本書(shū)的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearTom,__________________________________________________________________________