2025屆江蘇省蘇中三市高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆江蘇省蘇中三市高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)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(hào)碼填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)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(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫(huà)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．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized2．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby3．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting4．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when5．—Whathasmadehiminsuchhighspiritsrecently?—_____byhisteacherforsucceedingpassingtheexam.A．BeingpraisedB．PraisedC．HavingpraisedD．Topraise6．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very7．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom8．—Doyouoftencomeheretohaveawalk?—No,only_________,becausewearemuchtoobusy.A．occasionallyB．eventuallyC．merelyD．frequently9．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where10．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon11．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．a(chǎn)mphoningD．havephoned12．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular13．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．a(chǎn)ccomplish B．a(chǎn)ccomplishedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishing D．beingaccomplished14．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless15．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse16．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying17．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday18．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer19．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released20．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ssociation D．harmony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）Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Traveling,justlikereading,isarefreshingjourneyfromthebusyworld.Books,brainfood,cankeepyoucompanyonyourtravel.1.OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.ThemaincharacterinthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.ThebookcanbeagoodpartnerwithyoutoexploretheUnitedStates.2.LifeisElsewhere,1975,byMilanKunderaJean-JacquesRousseauoncesaid,“Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains.”Thebooktellsayoungartist’sromanticbutmiserablelife,abouthowhereads,dreamsandhasarelationship.Experiencetheartist’spassionatelifeinthebookduringatriptoCentralEurope.Thebookinvitesyoutodeeplyreflectonyourcurrentlife.3.TheStoriesoftheSahara,1967,bySanmaoThebooknarratestheauthor’ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsadesolateanddullplace.Thefancynaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor’sromanticandintensiveemotionswillinspireyoutoexplorethemysteriousland.Readingthebookislikeparticipatinginadialoguewiththeauthor,whoissincereandhumorous.4.Lotus,2006,byAnnbabyThisnovelsetinTibet,tellsthreepeople’sstories,eachwiththeiruniquecharacteristics.Itrevealsmodernpeople’semotionsandinnerlife,theirconfusionaboutlove,andexplorationofBuddhism.ThebookisagoodpartnertobringyoutothescaredlandTibet.1、Whichbookisabouttheexplorationoflifevaluethroughajourney?A．OntheRoad. B．LifeisElsewhere.C．Lotus. D．TheStoriesoftheSahara.2、WhosebookissuitabletoaccompanyyourtriptoGermany?A．MilanKundera’s. B．Sanmao’s.C．Annbaby’s. D．JackKerouac’s.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．TheStoriesoftheSahararecordsthedialoguesbetweentheauthorandherreaders.B．LifeisElsewherepromotesreaders’considerationoftheirpresentlives.C．LotusisareligiousbookwhichexploresBuddhistcultureinTibet.D．OntheRoadisintendedtoadviseaclassicroutefordrivingacrosstheUS.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadvertisefourtravelguidebooks.B．Tointroducefournovelsabouttraveling.C．Torecommendfourbookslinkedtodestinations.D．Toarousereaders’interestinreadingbooks.22．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattackedotherplants.Exceptforitsflower,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestemshangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofpotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupandvanishevenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood. B．Tointroducethetopicofthispassage.C．Totelltheusageofthedodderplants. D．Todescribetheshapeofdodderplants.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vanish”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．invade B．growC．escape D．disappear3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesn’tproduceitsownfood. B．Doddergivesoffsmelltoattractplants.C．Doddercanaffectfarmer’sincome. D．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Tointroduceplantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Tointroducethespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Tointroducerecentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.23．（8分）Peoplewhohaveredhairandpeoplewhoarelosingtheirhaircouldfinallygettheirownemoji(表情符號(hào)).TheEmojipediawebsitehasshownnewemojisfollowingdemandsthattheyshouldbemorediverse.Ifitsideasareapproved,thenewemojiscouldbeaddedin2018,alongsidenewcharactersthathavegrey,curlyorAfrohair.“Newstylesfocusonappearancesthataren’tcurrentlysupportedintheinformalskintoneandhaircolorpairings(組合)usedonmanycellphones,”showedonepageonthewebsite.ThepagegaveJessicaChastainandEdSheeranasexamplesofpeoplewithredhair.SineadO’ConnorandSamuelLKacksonweregivenasexamplesofpeoplewithnohairorashavenhead.Theemojiscouldbereleasedin2018ifchosenbytheUnicodeConsortiumwhichmetinJanuary,2017followinganumberofcomplaintsaboutlackofdiversity.“Non-naturallyoccurringfeatures,suchasbluehairandtattoos,arenotincludedinthisproject,”thewebsiteadded.Attheendof2016,ApplepublisheditsiOS10.2softwareupdatewhichincluded72newemojissuchasfirefighters,astronauts,rockstarsandsoon.Butpeoplewhohaveredhairwerenotablyabsent,causingaglobalprotest.AwebsiteinScotlanddemandinggingeremojisgot20,000signatures.Themainissueisthatthereisoneorganization,knownasUnicodeConsortium,whocontrolsemojisoniPhone.InMarch,anewlistofemojiswaspublishedbyEmojipediawhichmightbereleasedlaterthisyear.However,theemojisneedtobeapprovedbytheUnicodeTechnicalCommitteebeforepeoplecanusethem.In2015,gingeremojiswerepublishedontheGooglePlayStoreforAndroid.Butupuntilnow,theUnicodeConsortiumhasnotbeenwillingtogiveintogingercampaigners.1、Whichofthefollowingemojiscouldbeincludedin2018?A．Characterswithblackhair.B．Characterswithwhiteskin.C．Characterswithshavenheads.D．Characterswithsmilingfaces.2、TattoosarerejectedbytheUnicodeConsortiumbecause________.A．thereisnodemandforthemB．peopledislikesuchemojisC．theyareoutoffashionD．theyarenotnaturalidentity3、WhatistheUnicodeConsortium’sattitudetogingeremojis?A．Favorable.B．Ambiguous.C．Disapproving.D．Uncaring.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NewEmojistoBEAddedin2018B．ComplaintsaboutthePresentEmojisC．DemandsforNewandInformalEmojisD．GlobalProtestsagainsttheLackofDiversity24．（8分）“AnUberself-drivingcarhitandkilledawomancrossingthestreetinArizona，U．S．，”policesaidonMonday，markingthefirstdeathcausedbyanautonomousvehicleandapotentialblowtothetechnologyexpectedtotransformtransportation．TherideservicescompanysaiditwasdelayingNorthAmericantestsofitsself-drivingvehicles，whicharecurrentlygoingoninArizona，PittsburghandToronto．So-calledrobotcars，whenfullydevelopedbycompaniesincludingUber，areexpectedtothoroughlycutdownonmotorvehicledeathsandcreatebillion-dollarbusinesses．ButMonday’saccidenthighlighted(凸顯)thepossiblechallengesaheadforthepromisingtechnologyasthecarsfacereal-worldsituationsinvolvingrealpeople．“Thiscatastrophicaccidenthighlightswhyweneedtobeexceptionallycautiouswhentestingandapplyingautonomousvehicletechnologiestopublicroads，”saidEdwardMarkey，amemberofthetransportationcommittee，inastatement．“ElaineHerzberg，49，waswalkingherbicycleoutsidethecrosswalkonafour-laneroadinthePhoenixsuburbofTempeatabout10p．m．MSTSundaywhenshewasstruckbytheUbervehicletravelingatabout65kilometersperhour，”policesaid．Thecarwasinautonomousmodewithanoperatorbehindthewheel．U．S．federalsafetyofficialsweresendingteamstoinvestigatethecrash．Canada’stransportationministryinOntario，whereUberconductstesting，alsosaiditwasreviewingtheaccident．“UberandWaymoonFridayurgedCongresstopassalawtospeedtheintroductionofself-drivingcarsintotheunitedstates．However，somecongressional(國(guó)會(huì)的)representativeshaveblockedthelegislationoversafetyconcerns，andMonday’sdeathcouldhamperpassageofthebill，”congressionalassistantssaidMonday．1、Accordingtothepassage，whichistheeffectoftheaccidentofthewoman’sbeingkilled?A．Peoplewillbecautiouswhilecrossingaroad．B．Thewoman’sfamilywillobtainabilliondollars．C．Theprocessoftransformingtransportationwillbeaffected．D．Self-drivingvehicleswillcutdownonmotorvehiclesdeaths．2、Theunderlinedword“hamper”inParagraph6mostprobablymean_________．A．makeB．preventC．startD．a(chǎn)ccelerate3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toarousethepublicconcernsoveraself-drivingsafety．B．Toremindcarproducerstobemorecarefulwhentestingvehiclestechnology．C．ToadvisetheCongresstopassalawtospeedself-drivingcarstestintheU．S．D．TourgetheU．S．federalsafetyregulatorstotakemeasurestolookintotheaccident．25．（10分）WhizzfizzingFestivalAsoneoftheHomeCountiestothenorthandwestofLondon,BuchinghamshireisknownfortherollingChilternHills,itsprettyvillages,andthemuch-lovedchildren’sauthorRoaldDahl.ThewriterwhopennedCharlieandtheChocolateFactory,TheWitches,MatildaandTheBigFriendlyGiantistheinspirationfortheWhizzfizzingFestival,whichwilltransformthemarket-townofAylesburyintoallkindsofmusic,colorandfunonSaturday,1July.FormerlyknownasTheRoaldDahlFestival,thisyear’seventwillinvolveabroadrangeofchildren’sfilmsandbringtolifesomeoftheirbest-lovedcharacters—fromAliceinWonderlandandGruffalotoTheBigFriendlyGiantandHarryPotter.ThingstoSeeandDoThefestivalsstartat1a.m.withacolorfulchildren’sparade.Morethan650localschoolchildrenandteachers,manyinfancydress,willmarchthroughthetowncarryinggiantcarnivalpuppets(木偶),withthousandsofaudiencesliningthestreettowatch.Theparadewillbefollowedbyarangeofchild-friendlyactivitiesandworkshopsheldinvenuesacrossthetown.Don’tbelatefortheMadHattersTeaPartyintheBucksCountyMuseum,catchasplendidscreeningofaRoaldDahlfilmintheOldCourtHouse,watchleadingchildren’sauthors,includingJulianClary,andreadintheMarketSquare.CBeebies’children’schefKatyAshworthwillonceagaincookupastormwithherinteractiveConcoctionKitchen,locatedoutsideHaleLeysShoppingCentre.Littlechefswillhavelotsofopportunitiestogetinvolvedinpreparing,cooking—andbestofall,tasting—Katy’swonderfuldishes.Withhands-onartsandcraftsworkshops,storytellingsessions,livemusic,afancydresscompetition,streettheatreandmore,thereissomethingforeveryone.Formoreinformation,visit:.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl.1、WhoisWhizzfizzingFestivalintendedfor?A．Children.B．Filmstars.C．Publishers.D．Children’sauthors.2、WhichfilmwasmadefromRoaldDahl’swork?A．TheGruffalo.B．HarryPorter.C．AliceinWonderland.D．TheBigFriendlyGiant.3、Wherecanafoodie(吃貨)prefertogo?A．MarketSquare.B．OldCourtHouse.C．BucksCountyMuseum.D．HaleLeysShoppingCenter.4、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhizzfizzingFestival?A．Varied.B．Global.C．Boring.D．Ordinary.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）Wewerestandingatthetopofatower.Myfatherhad1metothisspotinasmalltownnotfarfromourhome.1wondered2.“Lookdown,Elsa,"Fathersaid.Igatheredallmy3andlookeddown.Isawthesquareinthecenterofthevillage.AndIsawthecrisscrossoftwisting,turningstreetsleadingtothe4．“See,mydear."Fathersaidgently."Thereismorethanonewaytoasquare.Lifeislikethat.Ifyoucan'tgettotheplacewhereyouwanttogo50neroad,tryanother."NowIunderstoodwhylwasthere.EarlierthatdayIhad6mymothertodosomethingabouttheawfulschoollunches.Butshe7becauseshecouldnotbelievetheluncheswereas8asIsaid.WhenIturnedtoFather,hewouldnothelp.Instead,hebroughtmetothishightowertogivemea9—thevalueoftheopen,searchingmind.Bythetime,wereachedhome.Ihada10．Atschoolthenextday,111pouredmylunchsoupintoabottleandbroughtithome.ThenItalkedthecookintoservingittoMotheratdinner.Everythingwentonsmoothly.Sheswallowedone12andspatitout．QuicklyIt01dherwhatIhaddone，andMotherstated13thatshewouldtakeupthematteroflunchesatschoolthenextday!IntheyearsthatfollowedIoftenrememberedwhatFathertaughtme.Ibegantoworkasafashiondesignertwoyearsago.1wasbusygettingreadytoshowmywinterfashions.Butjust13daysbeforepresentationthesewinggirlsallstoppedworking.1wasas14asmymodels.”Wellnevermakeit.”oneofthemcried.Acceptthefailure?15usewisdomtofindanothermadtomygoa17Thenagreatideaflashedthroughmymind———whynot16theclothesunfinished?And-exactly13dayslater,ourshowingturnedouttobeso17thatitwasagreatsuccess.Ourdifferentshowingcaughtthe18ofthepublic,andordersfortheclothes19in.Father'swisewordshad20meonceagain,”Thereisalwaysmorethanonewaytothesquare．1、A．sentB．broughtC．directedD．welcomed2、A．whoB．howC．whatD．why3、A．thoughtsB．strengthC．courageD．spirits4、A．squareB．towerC．townD．village5、A．inB．onC．byD．a(chǎn)cross6、A．persuadedB．beggedC．encouragedD．ordered7、A．failedB．a(chǎn)greedC．promisedD．refused8、A．badB．expensiveC．deliciousD．hot9、A．1essonB．chanceC．shockD．ride10、A．goalB．resultC．planD．choice11、A．skillfuUyB．a(chǎn)ctivelyC．carelesslyD．secretly12、A．cupfulB．spoonfulC．handfulD．bagful13、A．thoughtfullyB．simplyC．firmlyD．repeatedly14、A．positiveB．cheerfulC．calmD．hopeless15、A．OrB．AndC．ButD．So16、A．showB．buyC．changeD．sell17、A．famousB．poorC．unusualD．ordinary18、A．noticeB．a(chǎn)ttentionC．desireD．impression19、A．turnedB．handedC．steppedD．poured20、A．suggestedB．guidedC．correctedD．defeated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）IamAdamRouse.Ifirst1．(buy)cannabisfromamaninthestreetandcontinuedtobuycannabisfrom2．(he)forsixmonthsandasaresult,Igotaddicted3．it.Oneday,themanofferedmesomecrackcocaine,amore4．（power）addictive.WhenIwentbacktothemanformorecrackcocaine,heaskedmeforalotofmoney.IwasinterriblepainwhenIcouldn’taffordtobuyanydrugs.5．(get)money,Ibrokeinto6．houseandstolesomethingtosellformoney.ThemoredrugsItook,themoreaddictedIbecame.SoIhadtostealsomethingeverydaytopayforthedrugs.Oneday,I7．（catch）stealingandsenttothepolicestation.Thenextday,adoctorcametoseemeandtoldmethatIcoulddie8．Icouldn’tstoptakingdrugs.Itookhisadviceandstopped9．(immediate).NowIworkinacenterfordrugaddicts,10．(help)otherstostoptakingdrugs.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）下面文中共有十處語(yǔ)言錯(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)漏子符號(hào)（/\），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下面劃一條橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤僅限1詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。DearLiMei,Withthemid-termexamcome,youmustgetpreparedforthem、Ithinkthatyouneedisarightstudymethod、Asweallknow,therearethreestageinstudypreview,studyinclassandreview,amongwhichreviewwasthemostimportant、Youshouldfirstmakeareviewplan,thenstickonit、Ifollowmyreviewplanstrictlyandhavemadeaprogressinmystudy、Itturnsouttobegoodenough、Ofcourse,therearemorethanonewaytoreview、Solongasyoureviewregular,I’msureyoucanfindmorewaystostudywell、Ifyouhaveanyquestionaboutsubjects,askmeI’llbegladtohelpyou、WemaymeetinourschoollibraryeveryFridayafternoon、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，在你校學(xué)習(xí)的英國(guó)交換生Kevin計(jì)劃寒假回國(guó)看望父母和朋友。他email你希望給他推薦幾件有中國(guó)特色的禮物帶回國(guó)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)提示給他寫(xiě)一封電子郵件。主要內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦的禮物(中國(guó)結(jié)、剪紙、絲巾等)；2.推薦的理由；3.希望和祝愿。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.參考詞匯：中國(guó)結(jié)—Chineseknot絲巾—silkscarfDearKevin,Gladtoreceiveyouremail._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________