房山區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷含解析

房山區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured2．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast3．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover4．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission5．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout6．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing7．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．a(chǎn)cknowledgedB．a(chǎn)ppreciatedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishedD．a(chǎn)ccompanied8．—Whatshallwedotonightthen?—,whateveryouwant.A．Helpyourself B．It’sadealC．Noproblem D．It’suptoyou9．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this10．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday11．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen12．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will13．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark14．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough15．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．a(chǎn)ddition B．a(chǎn)rrival C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．a(chǎn)udience16．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those17．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．a(chǎn)ccurately B．precisely C．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．rightly18．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich19．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup20．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Nearly19percentofteachersofcolor(有色人種教師)lefttheirjobsafterthe2014-2015schoolyear.Someleftforpersonalreasonsliketakingcareoftheirfamilies.But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation,suchaspoorworkingconditions,studentdisciplineproblemsandlargeclasssizes.Thus,takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.Teachersofcolor,whoaremorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstochoosetoworkinraciallydiverse(多種多樣的)schools,offerparticularbenefitstotheirstudents.Graduationratesincreaseamongminoritystudentswhentheyaretaughtbyraciallysimilareducators,researchshows.Theycanalsoserveaspositiverolemodels,andtheirpresencereducesthechanceofracialdiscriminationatschool.TheShankerInstitutereportsuggeststhattherateofminorityteacherhiringisnotthewholeproblem.Theproblemiswhathappensaftertheseteachersentertheclassroom.Theseteachersoftenworkinhigh-povertyruralschools.Theyaremorelikelytohaveless-desirableworkingconditions.Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforce,allkidsthrive.Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround.Firstly,schoolsshoulddevelopmentorshipprogramsthatsupportminorityteachersoncetheyareintheclassroom.Secondly,moremoneyshouldbespentinimprovingworkingconditionsintheseschools.Ofcourse,schoolheadmastersshouldalsobeevaluatedontheirabilitytoretainteachersofcolor.1、Amongteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobs,halfofthemquitbecause.A．theyhadtotakecareoftheirchildrenB．theyhadtomovetootherplacesC．theyeventuallyfoundbetter-paidjobsD．theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory2、Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Thesolutionstoincreasinggraduationratesamongminoritystudents.B．Thebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools.C．Thereasonsforteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobsinmanyschools.D．Thewaystodecreasethepossibilityofracialdiscriminationatschool.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingthepassage?A．Hefeltangryaboutthegovernment.B．Hewassatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.C．Hefeltiturgenttosolvetheproblem.D．Hedidn’tcareaboutdiverseteachingworkforce.22．（8分）DearKoko,I’velearnedaboutyoufrommyamazingteacher.Ithinkit’sfunthatyoucancommunicatewithushumansbyusingthesignlanguage.I’vespentalotoftimewatchingyouindifferentvideosandloveyoufromthebottomofmyheart.It’sheartbreakingtolearnaboutallofthecruelthingsdonetogorillas(大猩猩).InAfrica,forexample,thekillersusegunstokillyourfellowsformeat.Theydon’tunderstandtheinfluencetheiractionsarehavingongorillas.Anotherthingisthelossofgorillas’naturalhome,whichiscausedbytheimprovedinfrastructuresuchasbuildingroadsandairports.Whenwecutdowntrees,youbecomehomeless.Wetakeawayyourshelterandsourcesoffood,leavingyouwithverylittlechanceofsurvival.Someofmyclassmatesarewritingtotherelevantdepartmentsabouttheseseriousproblems.Hopefullytheseletterswillmakeadifferenceduringyourlifetime.Overthepastthreemonths,myclasshasbeenresearchingongorillas,andI’velearnedsomanythings.Forexample,I’velearnedthatyouhavealotoffeelingssimilartomineandyouarealwayssocarefulwitheverythingyoudo.Ithinkthatyouarereallyworthsaving.We’vecomeupwithmanyideastohelpyouandyourfellows.OneofthebestideasistocommunicatewiththePresidentoftheWorldBankandhavehimgivemorefinancialsupporttotheorganizationsforgorillas.Anotherideaistomakepubliclawsonthekillers.Ialsothinkweneedtokeepeducatingpeopleaboutgorillas.Ilovewritingtoyouandhopeyoucanunderstandhowimportantyou’vebecometoourclass.Woulditbetoomuchtoaskforareturnletter?Mike1、Accordingtothepassage,Kokoisprobably______.A．a(chǎn)killerofgorillas B．a(chǎn)memberofthegorillafamilyC．a(chǎn)nexpertongorillas D．a(chǎn)governorinchargeofgorillas2、Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthesecondparagraph?A．Theproblemsgorillasfaceatpresent.B．Thedangergorillascauseforhumans.C．Theuniquecharacteristicgorillashave.D．Thenaturalenvironmentgorillaslivein.3、Theauthorsuggeststhat______.A．gorillasshouldbeprotectedinnaturereservesB．killersforgorillasshouldbelegallyresponsibleC．organizationsshouldbesetuptoprotectgorillasD．peopleshouldmakedonationstogorillaprotection23．（8分）Whenyou’reworkingyourwaythroughoneoflife’sstorms,itishumannaturetofocusongettingbacktonormal,to“bounceback”asquicklyaspossibletoaplacewherethingsarecalm,familiarandcomfortable.However,actuallyitisunrealistictothinkwecanevertrulyreturnemotionallyandintelligentlytowherewewerebeforethestormbecauseeveryexperiencechangesusinsomeway.Forexample,whenweexperienceamajorhealthscare,possiblyinvolvingsomehospitaltime,wecannevergobacktobeingthepersonwewerebeforetheeventevenifwefullyrecoverbecausewehaveexperiencedfirsthandthefragility(脆弱)oflife,nottomentioncomingfacetofacewithdeath.So,nowthatwecanneverreturn,whatshouldwedo?Considerthis…h(huán)owisitthattwopeoplecanbefacedwiththesamehardshipandwhileonebecomeshopelessandfeelsangerandupset,theotherisabletoovercometheircircumstancesandgrowstrongerthaneverasaresultoftheexperience?Atoneextreme,wemaychoosetoaccepttheroleofunluckyvictim,orbecometrappedinthe“Whyisitalwaysme!”negativeandfrustrating(令人沮喪的)situations.Eitherwayistheresultofafixedmindset(思維模式)thatisresistanttogrowthandchange.Ifthisisyourapproachtolife,youwillbefarlesslikelytobeactiveineffectivelymanagingchangeandrecoveringfrombadsituations.Butthereisanotherchoice.Ifyouarehonestenough,youmayconsiderwhatwasonce“normal”foryouwasjustthemaincauseofyourstorm.Youcanchoosetohugchangeanduncertaintyandlearntogrowforwardthroughallofyourexperiences.Ofcourse,thismeansdoingtheworktodeveloptheskillsandhabitsthatwillenableyoutohandlelife’soccasionalstorms.Inconclusion,itisuptoeachofustochoosethemeaningweapplytooursituationsatalltimes.Differentchoiceswillleadtodifferentlives.Ofcourseyoucangrowforwardifyouaredeterminedtochooseliveapositiveliferegardlessofwhateverhardshipsyouarefacing.1、Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththeexampleinthesecondparagraph?A．Wewillunderstandlifemuchbetterafteranescapefromdeath.B．Itusuallytakesalongtimetorecoverfromahealthproblem.C．It’sunlikelytoreturntowherewewereaftercertainevents.D．Wecanrecoverfromanemotionalproblemmuchmoreeasily.2、Whenfacedwithhardships,somepeoplechoosetobeavictimbecauseof________.A．theirterribleexperiencesB．theirnegativethoughtsC．theirpoorhealthD．theirbadluck3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadviseustomanagebademotions.B．Topersuadeustogetbacktonormal.C．Toofferususefulskillstoworkwith.D．Toencourageustoovercomehardships.4、Ifyou’redeterminedtogrowforwardyouhaveto________.A．experiencelife’sfragilityB．welcomeuncertaintyandchangeC．developnewskillsandhabitsD．overcomethefearofdeath24．（8分）BangkokDestinationGuideTravelinBangkokisoftendescribedasawhirlwind—it’shot,chaotic,crowded,andfullofexoticenergy.Thispopulartourismdestinationisacityofextremeswithmajestictemples,floatingmarkets,romanticrooftoprestaurants,andawiderangeofaccommodationstosuiteverybudget.Readthroughourbriefguidetolearnaboutthisexcitingcityandbeginplanningyourjourney.Peak(高峰)SeasonPopulationLanguage(s)CurrencyJanuaryClimateJulyClimateNovembertoFebruary8,280,925ThaiThaiBahtAveragehigh33.2℃Averagehigh33.2℃Must-SeeAttractionsBangkokissometimesreferredtoasthe“VeniceoftheEast”becauseofitsnetworkofcanals,sotakeaboattourtoseesightsliketheKhmerwats(僧院)andtheriversidehouses.Whileexploringthecity,you’lldefinitelywanttosamplesomeofthestreetfoodoptions—oftenfresherandmoreuniquethaninthesurroundingrestaurants!TogetadoseofThaiculture,visittheWatArun,theGrandPalace,WatParkeaw,andWatPho.TransportationTherearetwoairportthatserveBankok,SuvamabhmiAirportandDonMuangAirport,andbotharelocatedabout30kilometersfromcitycentre.MosttravelerswhoflyintoSuvarnabhumitaketheairportraillinktogetdowntown.ThemostimportanttrainstationistheHuaLamphongStation,andrailwaylinesextendinalldirections.It’snotagoodideatotravelaroundBankokbycarsincetrafficisverycongested.RecommendedRestaurantsFoodisabigdealinThailand.andthereareplentyofcheapeats,high-endrestaurants,andstreetfooddelightstokeepyourtastebudssatisfiedeverymeal.RestaurantCuisineLocationPriceNoticesLungYaiIsaanDinDaengBudgetOffthebeatenpathandnevertouristyIssayaSiameseClubThai4SoiSriAksorn,ChuaphloengRd.PriceyOrderamixofchefrecommendationstotrysomethingnewBankaraRamenJapanese32/1SukhumvitSoi39BudgetTrythesignatureramenwithchashu157、WhichmonthisinthepeakseasontotravelinThailand?A．March. B．July.C．October. D．December.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“its”referto?A．Venice’s. B．Bangkok’s.C．Khmer’s. D．Thai.2、WhydoestheauthorthinktravellingaroundBangkokbycarisabadidea?A．It’seasytogettothecitycenter.B．It’seasytoreachherailwaystation.C．It’seasytomeettrafficjam.D．It’seasytogoalldirections.3、WherewillyougoifyouwanttotryexpensiveThaifood?A．InDinDaeng.B．InIssayaSiameseClub.C．InLungYai.D．InBankaraRamenRestaurant.25．（10分）I’dliketosharealittlestorywithyouaboutsomethingthathappenedwhenIwasfour.Irememberitclearly.Ourlovingfamilydogwasnearingtheendofhislife.Myfatherpickedhimupandputhiminalittlebedwehadmadeforhim.Ourdog,mycompanion,whomwehadcaredfor,bitmyfatherwhenheattemptedtohelphim.Howcouldhe?Why?Icouldn’tunderstandit.Ididn’tlikehimanymore.Ihadn’tthoughtaboutthatstoryforalongtimebutsomethingthathappenedlastweekbroughtitbacktome.Iwenttospeakwithafriend.WhenIknockedonthedoor,Imetinaninstantanangrylookandafewharsh(尖刻的)words.Whenthedoorwasslammed(砰地關(guān)上)inmyface,Istoodthereshocked,andinarush,Iwasremindedofmydogbitmyfather20yearsagoorso.Whatbroughtthatstorybackwasthatsamefeelingofbetrayal.Bothstoriestaughtmesomethingthenextday.Yousee,whenIgotupinthemorningandwastoldmydoghaddied,itbecamecleartomethathemusthavebeeningreatpain.Forhimtohavebittenafamilymember,hecouldnothavebeenhimself.MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearnedthatmyfriend’swifehadjustlefthim.Weareallbeingsofourenvironments,ouropinionsandfeelings.Andallofthosethingscancauseyoutosayanddothingsthatcan’tbeunderstoodbythosewhoarenotinthesamesituationwithyou.Ifyoumeetsomeoneeitherbehavingoutofcharacteroractinginawaythatdoesn’tseemtofitthesituation,putoutyourhandandbepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso.Youmayturnaroundastorythathasasadendingsimplybyyouractions.1、Theincidentthathappenedwhentheauthorwasfour______.A．hurttheauthor’sfeelingdeeplyB．haspuzzledtheauthoreversinceC．leftadeepimpressionontheauthorD．madetheauthordislikedogs2、Whatmadetheauthorthinkaboutthestoryofabout20yearsago?A．Hisfriend’sattitude.B．Thephotoofthedog.C．Hisfather’swound.D．Hisfriend’ssuffering.3、Theauthor'sfriendsaidharshwordstotheauthorbecause______.A．hewasbad-temperedB．hewassufferingthepainoflosinghiswifeC．hewasbotheredbyanunexpectedvisitD．theyoncequarreledandhecouldn’tforgivetheauthor4、Whatconclusiondidtheauthorgetfromthetwostories?A．Misunderstandingshouldberemovedintime.B．Sometimesonewillbehurtwithoutanyreason.C．Manypeoplethinkmoreofthemselvesandlessofothers.D．Manyfactorswillaffectone’sbehavior.5、What’stheauthor’sadvicetous?A．Helpthoseinneed.B．Lookbeforeyouleap.C．Learntounderstandothers.D．Toleranceisakindofvirtue.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后面各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Beingaphysicianwhofliesmuchoften,alotofmytimeisspentonplaneslisteningforthatfearful“Isthereadoctoronboard?”announcement.I’vebeen1onlyonce---forawomanwhohadmerelyfainted(昏厥).Butthe2mademequitecuriousabouthow3thiskindofthinghappens.IwonderedwhatIwoulddoif4witharealmid-airmedicalemergency---withoutaccess5ahospitalstaffandtheusualemergencyequipment.So6theNewEnglandJournalofMedicinelastweek7astudyaboutin-flightmedicalevents,Ireaditwith8.Thestudyestimatedthattherearea(n)9ofthirtyin-flightmedicalemergenciesonU.S.flightseveryday.Mostofthemarenot10;faintinganddizzinessarethemostfrequentcomplaints.1113%ofthem---roughlyfouraday---areseriousenoughto12apilottochangecourse.Themostcommonoftheseriousemergencies13hearttrouble,strokes,anddifficultbreathing.Let’sfaceit:planeridesare14.Forstarters,cabinpressuresathighaltitudesaresetatroughly15theywouldbeifyoulivedat5,000to8,000feetabovesealevel.Mostpeoplecantoleratethesepressurespretty16,butpassengerswithheartdisease17experiencechestpainsasaresultofthereducedamountofoxygenflowingthroughtheirblood.18commonin-flightproblemisdeepvenousthrombosis(靜脈血栓)---theso-calledeconomyclasssyndrome.19happens,don’tpanic.Thingsaregettingbetteronthein-flight-emergencyfront.Thankstomorerecentlaws,flightswithat20oneattendantarestartingtoinstall(安裝)emergencymedicalequipmenttotreatheartattacks.1、A．a(chǎn)ddressedB．calledC．informedD．surveyed2、A．a(chǎn)ffairB．conditionC．incidentD．disaster3、A．soonB．longC．oftenD．many4、A．providedB．treatedC．identifiedD．faced5、A．toB．forC．byD．through6、A．beforeB．sinceC．whileD．when7、A．collectedB．publishedC．discoveredD．conducted8、A．patienceB．joyC．interestD．sorrow9、A．a(chǎn)verageB．a(chǎn)mountC．sumD．number10、A．significantB．seriousC．commonD．heavy11、A．ForB．OrC．SoD．But12、A．inspireB．requireC．engageD．command13、A．containB．showC．implyD．include14、A．enjoyableB．stimulatingC．stressfulD．boring15、A．whoB.whichC．whatD．that16、A．hardB．unwillinglyC．happilyD．easily17、A．mayB．oughttoC．usedtoD．need18、A．AnyB．AnotherC．OtherD．One19、A．WhereverB．WhicheverC．WheneverD．Whatever20、A．leastB．worstC．mostD．Best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）LocatedatthefootofthesouthwestsideofMountHuang,HongcunVillageisoneofthe1．(represent)ancientvillagesinthesouthernpartofAnhuiProvince,China.ItwasfirstlybuiltintheShaoxingperiodoftheSouthernSongDynasty(aboutAD．1131-1162),2．(give)itahistoryofabout900years.3．itspeacefulenvironmentandbeautifulsurroundingspresent4．(tour)apieceofpleasingpictureofatypicalcountrylifeinSouthernChina,thevillageiscalled"thevillageintraditionalChinesepainting"Atpresent,thewatersystem,streetsfolkhousesandeveninteriorarrangementsofthevillage5．(preserve)astheprimitiveconditionsoftheancientvillage.Everydayhundredsofvisitorsareattractedtothevillageby6．(it)beautifulviewsandmorethan140well-preservedancienthouses,amongwhichseveralmagnificentancestralhallsandthecelebrities’formerresidencesarethe7．(attract)ones.Becauseofthisextraordinaryfeatureofthevillage,Hongcunwasaddedto8．listoftheWorldCulturalHeritageSitebyUNESCOinlate2000,anditisalsothelocation9．thefamousChinesefilm"CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon",10．(direct)byAngLeeandstarringChowYunFat.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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(jì)分。DearPeter,Howtimesflies!IthadbeenalmostayearsinceyouleftChinatoSweden、Duringyourhomestayatmyhome,wehadsuchwonderfultimethatitseemedasifeverythinghadbeenhappenedyesterday、Ihavebeenlongtohearallaboutyouandmissingyousomuch、Fortunate,Iwasselectedasoneofthestudentrepresentativetopayavisittoyourschool、ThevisitwilllastonJuly7thto20th、Andasasupersoccerfan,I’dreallylovetovisitourlocalsoccerclub、Ican’twaitforthedaytocomewhereIcanseeyou、Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）某英文網(wǎng)站發(fā)布了一個題為“ThingsWeShouldDoinHighSchool”的帖子。請你根據(jù)所給的提示寫一個英語回帖。1.獲取知識；2.培養(yǎng)良好習(xí)慣及獨(dú)立能力；3.多交朋友。注意：1.詞數(shù)100個左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)以使行文連貫。ThingsWeShouldDoinHighSchool_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________