2023屆安徽省亳州市十八中高三第二次診斷性檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷含解析2

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，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．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou2．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted3．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating4．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash5．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why6．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．a(chǎn)ll7．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that8．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase9．Kunmingiscalled“SpringCity”,butit_____snowinwinter.A．shall B．can C．must D．might10．Ithinkyou’vegottothepointachangeisneeded,otherwiseyou’llfail.A．when B．which C．where D．there11．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink12．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．a(chǎn)ddupto D．holdonto13．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads14．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though15．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．a(chǎn)few16．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof17．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that18．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat19．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto20．There’sanotherwaytosurvivethiscompetition--awaynooneeverseemstotellyouabout,_____youhavetolearnforyourself.A．one B．it C．that D．a(chǎn)nother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）BythetimeRobertPorterAllenwasbornin1905,thewhoopingcrane(鳴鶴)wasalreadyintrouble.ThebeautifulbirdwasoncecommonlyfoundacrossNorthAmerica.By1941,thewhoopingcranepopulationhaddwindledtothedoubledigits.ThetallestspeciesinNorthAmericawerecriticallyendangered.Inthe1940s,theremainingcranesmigrate(遷徙)everyyearfromtheGulfCoastofTexastosomewhereinthenorthofCanadatobreed(繁殖).Theconservationcommunitydidn’tknowwherethebirdswent.Thewetlandswheretheyusedtospendwintersweregrowingrarerandrarerastheytiny,non-migratinggroupofwhoopingcraneswasaliveinLouisianain1941,butthegrouphaddisappearedbythetimeAllenstartedhisresearch.In1942,AllenundertookthewhoopingcraneprojectOverthenextthreeyears,hedidalmostconstantfieldworkthattookhimfromTexasupthecranes'migrationroutetoNebraska,andonintoSaskatchewaninsearchofthenestinggroundofthebirds.Studyingthebirdinitsbreedinghabitatandseeinghowmanybirdswerebornwouldallowconservationiststounderstandhowtohelpthebirdsontheirjourney.Butfindingthewhoopingcrane'snestingsitemeantdifficultandfruitlessairsearchesovernorthernCanada.In1952,Allenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.Thereportwasawarningcalltotheconservationcommunity:only33migratory"whoopers"remained,andtheirnestingsitestillhadn’tbeenfound.Twoyearslater,thewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundsinCanada'sWoodBuffaloNationalParkwerefinallyfound,andAllenheadednorthtostudythemfirsthand,an"incrediblydifficultjourney,"inSprunt’swords,Allen’sworklaidthegroundworkforconservationiststosavethebirds.Theireffortspaidoffasthenumbersreached57by1970and214by2005.Today,thewhoopingcraneisstilllistedasendangered,butthereareroughly600birdsalive.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ItisastoryaboutAllen’ssearchingforalostbird.B．Itisastoryaboutthecranes,LongmigrationflightC．Itisastoryaboutthecranesurvivingthewinters.D．Itisastoryaboutconservingthewhoopingcrane2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dwindled”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Increased B．Reduced C．Stayed D．Limited3、AccordingtothePassage,whichofthefollowingismainlyresponsibleforwhathappenedtotheremainingwhoopingcranes？A．Habitatloss B．Illegalhunting. C．Naturaldisaster. D．Deadlydiseases.4、Whichofthefollowingeventstookplacein1954?A．Thenon-migratinggroupofwhoopingcranesdisappearedB．RobertPotterAllenundertookthewhoopingcraneproject.C．ThewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundswerediscoveredD．RobertPorterAllenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.22．（8分）ParkingInformationThereisamixofpaidandfreeparkingonGranvilleIsland.Belowyouwillfindallrelevantinformationtoparkingandtrafficmanagement.FREEPARKINGSTALLS（停車位）FreeparkingthroughoutGranvilleIslandforallmotorizedvehiclesisintendedforvisitorsonly.Freeparkingstallsareavailableandvehiclesarelimitedtooccupyonestall,onceperday,andwithinthemaximumpostedtimelimit.Whenthepostedtimelimitisreachedyoumoveyourvehicle,orshouldyourequireadditionalparkingduringthesameday,yourvehiclemustbeparkedinapayparkingstall.FreeParkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.Onceyourvehicleisparked,youarenotpermittedtomovetoanotherfreestallonGranvilleIslandatanyothertimethroughouttheday.Youmaymovetoanyofthepaystalls.PAIDPARKINGSTALLSPayparkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.DailyParkingTheDailyPassisvalidfor24hoursfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOID（無(wú)效）ifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.WeeklyParkingTheWeeklyPassisvalidfor7daysfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOIDifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.MonthlyParkingMonthlyparkingislimitedandavailableonafirstcomefirstservebasisandsoldstartingonthetwenty-sixth(26)ofeverymonth.MonthlyParkingPassesareavailableattheGranvilleIslandAdministrationOfficefrom8:30am-5:00pm.Amonthlyparkingpassallowsavehicletobeparkedinanappointedparkingstallonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.Lostmonthlypassescannotbereplaced.1、VisitorstoGranvilleIslandcan.A．parktheircarsforfreeaslongastheywishB．movetheircarstodifferentfreestallsC．paytheparkingwhenthetimelimitisreachedD．usethesamefreestallformanytimes2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenotice?A．paidparkingpassisvalidonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.B．CarswiththeDailyParkingPasscanbeparkedinafreestall.C．OnecanbuytheMonthlyParkingPassonanydayofthemonth.D．OnecanapplyforanewMonthlyParkingPassifitislost.23．（8分）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists（人類學(xué)家）.Descriptionslike“Paleolithic(舊石器時(shí)代)Man”,“Neolithic(新石器時(shí)代)Man”,etc.,neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwenty-firstcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel“LeglessMan”.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:“Inthetwenty-firstcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailways,ski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.”Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatwelosttherightofusingoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworldorevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,theunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlyslidesoverthewindow.Whenyoumentionthemostimpressiveplace-namesintheworld,thetypical21stcenturytraveleralwayssays“I’vebeenthere.”—meaning“Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.”Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,youskipallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistsnamemannowadays“LeglessMan”because_________.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopletravelwithoutusinglegsC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopleusetheirlegslessandless2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．Themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_________.A．a(chǎn)ppreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.24．（8分）EntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,EldonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAl,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI)，whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination,”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”O(jiān)penAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforEldon.MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmancofoundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesiteArXiv,org,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes,OnAug.11，2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAlbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsEtonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“Thosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumors(謠言)thatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAldevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal,”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesEldonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildpowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheEldonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Supportive.C．Negative.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Poisonous.B．Unpopular.C．Advanced.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromEtonGoodbye’scomments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.25．（10分）PeopleYou’veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisblood1,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗體)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳燈絲),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients’roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn’tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives－thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．AlexanderGrahamBell.B．LewisLatimer.C．ThomasEdison.D．NilsBohlin.2、What’sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.B．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.C．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilymembers.D．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.3、Whatwasdrivers’initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theyrefusedtouseit.B．Theyweresatisfiedwithit.C．Theyweresurprisedatit.D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.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）ALoveNotetoMyMomWhenIwasalittlegirl,Iwouldoftenaccompanyyouasyoumodeledforfashionphotographers.ItwasyearslaterthatIfinallyunderstoodwhatrolemodeling1inyourlife.LittledidIknowyouwere2everypennyyouearnedtogoto3school.Icannotthankyouenoughfor4youtoldmeoneautumnafternoonwhenIwasnine.Afterfinishingmyhomework,Iwanderedintothediningroomwhereyouwereburied5pilesoflawbooks.Iwas6.WhywereyoudoingwhatIdo—memorizingtextbooksandstudyingfor7?Whenyousaidyouwereinlawschool,Iwasmorepuzzled.Ididn’tknowMoms8belawyerstoo.Yousmiledandsaid,“Inlife,youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.”AsyoungasIwas,thatstatementkept9inmyears.Iwatchedasyoufacedthe10ofcompletingyourstudies,startingcompanieswithDad,whilestillbeinga11andaMomoffivekids.Iwasexhaustedjustwatchingyou12.Withyourwordsofwisdominmy13mind,Isuddenlyfeltunlimitedfreedomtodream.Mywholeworld14.Isetouttolivemylifefilledwith15seeingendlesspossibilitiesforpersonalandprofessionalachievements.Yourwordsbecamemymotto.I16foundmyselfintheuniquepositionofbeingeitherthefirst(womandoctorinMarylandRotary)17oneofthefewwomen(chiefmedicalreporters)inmyfield.IgainedstrengtheverytimeIsaid,“Yes,I’lltrythat.”Encouragedbyyour18,Ihaveforgedahead(毅然前行)withmylife’sjourney,lessafraidtomakemistakes,and19meetingeachchallenge.Youdidit,andnowI’m20it.Sorry,gottorun.Somuchtodo,somanydreamstolive.1、A．found B．played C．kept D．provided2、A．saving B．making C．donating D．receiving3、A．business B．fashion C．law D．medical4、A．what B．that C．which D．where5、A．a(chǎn)t B．to C．upon D．under6、A．a(chǎn)mused B．worried C．puzzled D．disappointed7、A．roles B．tests C．positions D．shows8、A．must B．oughtto C．need D．could9、A．ringing B．blowing C．falling D．beating10、A．choices B．chances C．challenges D．changes11、A．professor B．doctor C．reporter D．model12、A．indanger B．inaction C．introuble D．incharge13、A．weak B．powerful C．youthful D．empty14、A．cameback B．closeddown C．wentby D．openedup15、A．hope B．hardship C．harmony D．sadness16、A．constantly B．shortly C．hardly D．nearly17、A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．for18、A．description B．statement C．praise D．introduction19、A．secretly B．curiously C．carelessly D．eagerly20、A．doing B．considering C．correcting D．reading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）KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneofthe1．(effect)waystoimproveourEnglishwritingability.2．(compare)withotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakeslesstime.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ifwepersistinthispractice,graduallywe3．(learn)howtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmany4．(difficult).Inthefirstplace,itoftenhappens5．wehavetroublefindingandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.Anditis6．(extreme)hardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly.AsfarasI’mconcerned,my7．(recommend)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionary8．easyreach.Wheneversomethingbeats9．,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenconsultourdictionary.WecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.In10．word,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishforthedevelopmentofourwritingskills.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）短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）下面短文中有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤。請(qǐng)?jiān)谟绣e(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在下面加上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。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。Avisitorvisitsanislandwheretwotribeslive、Onetribealwaystellsthetruthandanotheralwayslies、Thetruthtellersliveonthewesternsideoftheisland,andthosewhichlieliveontheeasternside、Thevisitorwantsdeterminewhetherthenativebesideheisatruthtellerornotbyaskonlyonequestion、Heasksthenative,“Gooraskthenativeinthedistancewhichsideoftheislandhelivesto、”Whenthemessengerreturned,hesays,"Hesaidhelivesonthewesternsideoftheisland、"Isthemessengeratruthtellerornotone?Howcanthevisitorbesurely?第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)朋友Ben來(lái)信詢問(wèn)中國(guó)學(xué)生做家務(wù)情況，并征求你對(duì)做家務(wù)的看法。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)所給要點(diǎn)，用英文給他回一封信。提到目前，中國(guó)部分中學(xué)生不做家務(wù)，其原因有：1.有些父母認(rèn)為學(xué)生首要任務(wù)是學(xué)習(xí)，而且學(xué)習(xí)負(fù)擔(dān)重，所以不讓學(xué)生做家務(wù)；2.有些中學(xué)生認(rèn)為做家務(wù)是大人的事，不該由自己做，他們也不知道怎樣做家務(wù)；并談?wù)勛约簩?duì)此現(xiàn)象的看法。注意：1.詞數(shù)：120左右；2.可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使文連貫。DearBen,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________