2025屆東北三省三校高三下學期聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

2025屆東北三省三校高三下學期聯(lián)考英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y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．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting2．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought3．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that4．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome5．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless6．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused7．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise8．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one9．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse10．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed11．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving12．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony13．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto14．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill15．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although16．When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade17．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom18．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend19．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime20．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which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）ThebusscreamedtoastopinNazareth,Israel.FiveAustralianbackpackersboardedandstruckupaconversationwithme.Theyaskedtypicaltravelers’questions—wherewasIgoingandwhywasItravelingalone?Myplanwastotravelwithafriendofafriend,Iexplained,butwhenIcalledherthatmorning,shedidn’tpickupandIhadnootherwaytoreachher.Mystomachwasinknots,butIdecidedtoheadoutanyway,thinkingImightrunintoherifItraveledtoTiberius,wherewehadplannedtogotogether.“Whydon’tyoutravelwithus?”oneofthebackpackersoffered.Theywereexperiencedadventurerswhowouldworkforafewmonths,save,thentravelforaslongastheycould.TheircurrentplanwastoexploretheMiddleEastandEuropeinthreemonthswhileworkinginLondon.Itseemedriskytotravelwithstrangers,butmyinstinctsaidyes.Forthenexttwoweeks,IexploredIsraelwiththebackpackersandlearnedtotrustmyinstinctsinalltypesofnewandinterestingsituations.Whentheyhookaride,Itookthebus,butwhentheywantedtostealintotheKingDavidHotel’sswimmingpool,Iledtheway.TheworldopeneduptomebecauseIchosetotravelalone.Ijoinedcompletestrangers,whobecomeclosefriends.Yearslater,onecouplefromthebackpackinggroupevenflewfromSydneytoPhoenixtobeinmywedding.Thetripwassuchaspecialexperiencethatitgavemeconfidenceinallareasofmylife.Sincethen,I’vebackpackedaloneacrossSouthAfrica,sky-divedfrom12,000feetinNewZealandandevenmovedacrosstheU.S.withnojoblinedup.OnmythirddaywanderinginIsraelwithmynewfriends,IbumpedintothewomanIwassupposedtomeet.ThoughIwashappyshewasallright,Iwasgratefulshehadn’tpickedupthephone.1、By“Mystomachwasinknots”(inparagraph1),theauthormostlikelymeansthatshewas______.A．sickofridingonabumpybus B．nervousofmeetingstrangersC．upsetaboutthesuddenchange D．sorryabouttheimpracticalplan2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebackpackerstheauthormet?A．Courageousbutdisrespectful. B．Joblessandpoorlyeducated.C．Warmheartedandtrustworthy. D．Homelessbutlighthearted.3、Theauthor’ssixthsensetoldherthat______.A．shewouldgetalongwiththebackpackers B．itmightcausetroubletohaveaswimC．sheoughttostayawayfromthebackpackers D．itcouldaddexcitementtogetafreeride4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Mostofthebackpackersbecametheauthor’slifelongfriends.B．Theauthorgatheredthecouragetobeafulltimebackpacktraveler.C．Thewomanmissedthephonecallwiththepurposeoftravelingalone.D．Theauthorconsidereditthebestdecisionofherlifetotravelonherown.22．（8分）Thepopularwisdomforyearshasbeenthatdrinkinginmoderation(適度)—that’sone“standard”drinkadayforwomenandtwoformen-islinkedtoalowerriskofcardiovascular(心血管的)disease.Butrecentstudiesarecastingsomedoubtonthatlong-heldlearning.Sciencenowsaysitdependsonyourageanddrinkinghabits.A2017studyofnearly2millionBritishwithnocardiovascularriskfoundthattherewasstillamodestbenefitinmoderatedrinking,especiallyforwomenover55whodrankfivedrinksaweek.Whythatage?Alcoholcaninfluencethesubstanceinthebloodinpositiveways,expertssay,andthat’sabouttheagewhenheartproblemsbegintooccur.Also,a2018studyfoundthatdrinkingmorethan100gramsofalcoholperweek—equaltoroughlysevenstandarddrinksintheUnitedStatesorfivetosixglassesofwineintheUK—increasesyourriskofdeathfromallcausesandinturnlowersyourlifeexpectancy.Linkswerefoundwithdifferentformsofcardiovasculardisease,withpeoplewhodrankmorethan100gramsperweekhavingahigherriskofstroke,heartfailure.Another2018studyfoundthatconsistentlydrinkingamoderateamountofalcohol,withinrecommendedguidelines,hadaprotectiveeffectontheheartovertime.Unstabledrinkinghabitswereassociatedwithahigherriskofheartdisease,whichtheauthorsreflectedmightindicatebroaderlifestylechanges,suchaspoorhealthorstress.Formerdrinkerswerealsoatgreaterrisk.Overall,however,thelatestthinkingisthatanyheartbenefitmaybeoutweighedbyotherhealthrisks,suchashighbloodpressure,certaincancersandliverdamage.Womenwhodrinkareatahigherriskforbreastcancer;alcoholcontributesabout6%oftheoverallrisk,possiblybecauseitraisescertaindangeroushormonesintheblood.Drinkingcanalsoincreasethechanceyoumightdevelopliver,mouthandoralcancers.Onepotentialreason:Alcoholweakensourimmunesystems,makingusmorelikelytoinflame(發(fā)炎)—adrivingforcebehindcancer.1、Whydoesmoderatedrinkingbenefitwomenover55?A．Ithelpsthemlivelongerthanmen.B．Itreducesthechanceofsomeheartproblems.C．Itdestroystheharmfulchemicalsintheirblood.D．Ithelpsthemrecoverfromcardiovasculardisease.2、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A．Drinkingmorethan10gramsofalcoholperweekissurelyharmful.B．Solidlinkswerefoundbetweenthediseaseandtheamountofalcohol.C．Thelifespanvariesaccordingtoamountofconsumedalcohol.D．SevenstandarddrinksaretherecommendedamountofdrinkingintheUK.3、Whowillbeatalowerriskaccordingtothe2018study?A．Consistentdrinkerswithlifestylechanges.B．Unstabledrinkerswithlifestylechanges.C．Consistentdrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.D．Unstabledrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Moderatedrinkinghabitsbenefittheheart.B．Moderatedrinkingweakensourimmunesystems.C．Moderatedrinkingcanpreventcancer.D．Moderatedrinkingdoesmoreharmthangoodtohealth.23．（8分）Littleblacktaxis,oftenrun-downandfallingapartfromdecadesofuse,haveforalongtimebeenamainfeatureofCairo’schaoticurbanlandscape.Buttheirdaysmaybenumbered,thankstoanewtaxireplacementprogrammeaimedatknockingoutolder,potentiallyunsafevehicles.Thegovernment-sponsoredaction,launchedearlierthisyear,allowsdriversoftaxis20yearsorolder,mostlyFiatsandPeugeots,totradetheircarsforshinynewall-whiteonesatgenerousratesoffinancing.Driverscanchoosebetweenfivedifferentlocallymanufacturedcarmodels.Accordingtoofficials,morethan11,000brandnewtaxis,sportingtrademarkcheckedstripesonthesides,havealreadyhitthestreetsofthecapital,andthey’vebeenwelcomedenthusiasticallybypassengers.Manypeoplesaythatnotonlyarethenewtaxismorecomfortable,buttheyalsomakethestreetsofCairofarmorepresentable.Furthermore,taxifareshaveonlyincreasedbyasmallamount.Thepoorconditionofmostblackandwhitetaxisisalmostlegendary.Passengersoftenhavetodealwithwindowsanddoorsthatdonotopenandclose,andheavy,thickpetrolgases.Airconditioningisunheardof.Thenewall-whitetaxis,meanwhile,arecleaner,morefuel-efficientandprovideairconditioningonrequest.Furthermore,allthenewtaxiscomeequippedwithfunctioningfaremeters,whichavoidsargumentsandsometimesfightswithpassengers!Thegovernmenthopestoreplaceallofthecapital’s40,000elderlyblackcabssoon,butnoteveryoneinCairowillbehappytoseethemgo.HotelmanagerIbrahimAl-Toukhysaysthattheoldblackcabswereweakandrun-down,andmaybeevenalittledangerous,buttheywerepartofthecity,andpartofCairo’scharacter.1、Whichofthefollowingscanreplacetheunderlinedword“chaotic”inparagraph1?A．disorderly B．fantastic C．busy D．silent2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewtaxis?A．Theyaremuchmorepresentable.B．Theirpassengershavetopaydramaticallymore.C．Theyaremuchmoreenergy-saving.D．Onlyfewofthemprovideairconditioning.3、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．TheroadtrafficconditionofCairo.B．AtaxirenewalprogrammelaunchedinCairo.C．TheproblemswitholdblackCairotaxis.D．VariousviewsonthenewtaxireplacementinCairo.24．（8分）Haveyoueverhadapanicattackinmid-flight?Thosethathavewilltellyouit’snotfun.Andthereareplentyofreasonsthatmakepeoplepanic.Someofthemfocusonthestateofthepilot.Aretheytired?Stressed?Payingenoughattention?Wouldthesepeoplefeelanybetterifwecouldgetridofpilotsaltogether?Thetechnologyalreadyseemstobethere—dronesarenotanewinvention.Armiesusedronesinwarzones,wheretheyarecontrolledremotely.Evenhelicopterscanbepilotless,anddeliversaidsuppliestodangerouslocations.Aircraftaccidentsareraretoday,butwhentheyhappentheyaregettingharderandhardertosolve.That’swhyinvestigationsoftenfocuson“humanfactors”,identifyingpsychologicalandphysiologicalissuesasaprobablecause.AttheConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegasinJanuary,ChinesecompanyEhangdisplayedthefirst-everpassengerdrone.Tofly,thepassengerneedstosetupaflightplan,click“takeoff”and“l(fā)and”onatablet,andthecomputerdoestherest.ThereareothersimilareffortstodeveloppersonalairtransportsystemsintheUSandtheUK.Butbeitaplanethat’scontrolledremotelyorbyanartificialintelligencesystem,whetherit’sjustapassengerpressingabuttonoragroundcrewpullingthewirelessstrings,onefundamentalquestionhasn’tbeenansweredyet:Wouldwefeelateaseflyingitwecan’tseetwosmartlydressedpilotsinside,calmlyprovidinguswithweatherupdatesduringastorm?Itappearsthatpeoplearemorecomfortablewithapilotdirectlyatthecontrols,andontheplane.Peopleareoftheopinionthatbeinginthevehiclewhilecontrollingitiseasierthancontrollingitremotely.Thereisalsooneworry:theriskoftheunmannedplanegettinghacked(黑客攻擊).Itwouldbenecessarytohavenotonlypreventivebutalsorecoverymeasure—tostopanattackfromhappeningand“rescue”theaircraftduringahack.Today,itmightbedifficultforpeopletoacceptunmannedplanesbecausewhenaplanestops,itfallsoutofthesky.Andofcourse,manypeoplearealreadynervousaboutflying,whilenotmanyofusarenervousaboutridinginacaroronatrain.1、Whichdoesthepassagesuggestisamongtheadvantagesofpilotlessplanes?A．Passengers’safetywillbeensured.B．We’llhaveexactlypunctualflights.C．Pilots’conditionscanbeexcluded.D．Theycanofferacomfortableflight.2、Thepresentproblemwithpilotlessplanesseemstobe________.A．producingappropriateplanesB．cuttingthecostofoperationC．improvingcurrenttechnologyD．gettingpassengersonboard3、Itisobviousthatthepassageintendsto________.A．throwdoubtuponunmannedplanesB．analyzethevalueofpilotlessplanesC．showusawonderofnewtechnologyD．teachushowtoflyunmannedplanes25．（10分）ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.However,Hipphasrackedup(累計)$100,000(about0.67millionyuan)instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.Tosomedegree,multigenerationalhouseholdshavealwaysbeenapartofAmericanlife.However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2016wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Until2016,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandmentors（導師）.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,said“Althoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,thatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest,hesaid.“Theymaylikelivingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.”Headded,“Whileithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthings,theyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmore.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues,it’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、What’sthepurposeofCaitlinHipp’sstory?A．Toprovetheauthor’sview.B．Tointroducehersituation.C．Topresentthetopic.D．Tomakereadersrethinkabouttheproblem.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart(Paragraph1)probablyreferto?A．livewithparentsB．liveindependentlyC．stayathomeD．leavehome3、AccordingtoHoffman,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Itisn’tnecessaryformillennialstoleavethenest.B．Theycanspendlessmoneyontheirdailylife.C．Moralvaluesarechanginggradually.D．Youngadultsarelivinginadifferentlifestyle.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whyisthenumberofthemillennialgrowingsteadily?B．Whyhasthepercentageofadultslivingwiththeirparentsbeenontherise?C．Whyareparentswillingtohelpfundforyoungadults?D．Whydomoreadultstreattheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguides?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）ManyyearsagoatChristmastimeIparkedmycarinthetowncentreonmywaytothepostofficetopostmyChristmascards.ItwasthelastpostingdayforChristmascardsiftheyweretobe1beforeChristmas.2IcameoutofthecarparkIsawaboywhowas3andholdinghisrighthandside.I4somebiggerboyshadperhapsbulliedhimandhewasin5.IhadtogotohisaidandseeifIcould6.Hetoldmethathissisterwhowasa7hadboughthimaChristmaspresent.Itwasamobilephone.Heonlyhaditdayswhenhe8itandcrackedthescreen!That’s9hewasholdinghisrighthandsideofhisbody—hismobilephonewasintheupperrighthandpocketofhiscoat.Thelittleguywasextremely10,tearsrollingdownhisfaceashetoldallthistome.Myheart11forhim.Itwasclearhe12hispresentandknewthatthiswasalotofmoneyforhis13tospendonhim,fornursesdidn’tmakemuchmoney.He’dbeentoaphoneshopandthey’dtoldhimitwouldbe￡80togetanew14.Ihadtohelp,thoughIwas15tomakeendsmeetmyself.Isearchedmypurseandgavetheboytheonly￡20Icouldfindandmadesome16astowhyIcouldonlygivehimsolittle.Ididn’twanthimtoknowitwasallIhaduntilpayday.Icouldnot17payforhisphonetoberepairedbutIhopethe18hereceivedfromastrangerwas19thatstayedwithhimwhenhebecameaman.TheChristmascardsnotgettingpostedsomehowdidn’tseem20;greaterissueshadbeenaddressedwithakindnessstamp.1、A．decorated B．received C．accepted D．bought2、A．Since B．Until C．As D．Unless3、A．sobbing B．fighting C．bleeding D．starving4、A．saw B．heard C．remembered D．thought5、A．pain B．surprise C．relief D．debt6、A．park B．pay C．leave D．help7、A．teacher B．nurse C．doctor D．1awyer8、A．lost B．sold C．dropped D．repaired9、A．when B．where C．how D．why10、A．sad B．tired C．grateful D．embarrassed11、A．beat B．jumped C．worried D．ached12、A．destroyed B．missed C．valued D．disliked13、A．mother B．sister C．brother D．friend14、A．screen B．computer C．phone D．present15、A．preparing B．begging C．struggling D．deciding16、A．change B．excuse C．apology D．noise17、A．fully B．usually C．hardly D．warmly18、A．money B．gift C．wish D．kindness19、A．somebody B．somewhere C．something D．sometime20、A．beautiful B．important C．possible D．expensive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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Myunclewillneverforgetwhathappenedtohimyesterday.Towardstheevening,hewas1．(邀請)toaninn.Heenjoyedhisdinnerwithhisfriends,2．(喝)alotofwineAsar3．,hegotdrunk.Heinsistedondrivinghomeafterthemeal,althoughhisfriendstriedto4．(說服)himnotto.Afewminuteslater,hewaswindinghisw5．onthestreet.Andthenhiscarran6．atalltree.Fortunately,hewasstillalive,thoughs7．injured.Thepolicecametothescene,andhewastakentohospital.Naturally,hehadto8．inhospitalforseveraldays.W9．still,hisdrivinglicensewascancelled.Howheregretted10．hehaddonewithoutlisteningtohisfriends.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。Myauntwasasmokerforlongtime.Icouldn'tstandsmellthecigarettesinherbreathIlovedherverymuch,butIhatebeingaroundher.ThatIdidwastellingmyparentsaboutmyfeelings.Theyunderstoodme,buttoldmethattheywouldsayanythingtoheraboutit.MyparenttoldherIlovedhersomuchthatIwasworriedaboutherhealth.Myauntgraduallykickedheraddictionofsmokingbychewinggum,andeventualquitaltogether!Itmadeeveryonemuchmorehappierwhenweweretogether.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華,在某英文網站上看到一家國際文化機構招聘中學生暑期志愿者。請根據以下提示,用英語寫一封自薦信。要點包括：表達興趣；(2)闡述自己的優(yōu)勢；(3)希望得到回復。注意：(1)詞數100左右（開頭和結尾已給出,不計入總詞數)；?(2)可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。DearSir/Madam,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、C5、A6、A7、B8、D9、D10、B11、D12、D13、A14、C15、A16、C17、C18、C19、B20、A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、1、C2、C3、A4、D22、1、B2、A3、C4、D23、1、A2、C3、B24、有駕駛員的飛機，“If…Someofthemfocusonthestateofthepilot.”