廣東省深圳市翻身實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校2025年高三3月學(xué)生學(xué)業(yè)能力調(diào)研英語試題試卷含解析

廣東省深圳市翻身實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校2025年高三3月學(xué)生學(xué)業(yè)能力調(diào)研英語試題試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．a(chǎn)ctonC．hangonD．centeron2．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．a(chǎn)fter3．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior4．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled5．AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4-1has________aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A．giveoff B．workoutC．setoff D．putout6．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen7．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．a(chǎn)ffordC．sacrifice D．dismiss8．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might9．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which10．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome11．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout12．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned13．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion14．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof15．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated16．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying17．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what18．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway19．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t20．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested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）AfterspendingthefirstfiveyearsofhislifeinSanDiego,AdamDriver'sfamilypacketupandmovedtoasmalltowninIndiana,whereAdamenjoyedarelativelyroutineadolescence.ThenthehorrificeventsofSeptember11thmadeAdam'slifebecomeanythingbutroutine.Justafewmonthsfollowingtheevents,DriverdecidedtojointheUnitedStatesMarineCorps.Heconsidered9/11asbeingoneofthereasonsforjoiningthearmy,withhisdesiretoleaveIndianaprovidingtherest.Heoncesaid,"I'mgratefulforhavinggrownupinIndiana,butIneededtogooutandtheMarineCorpswasanice,stableoption."Afterservingfortwoandahalfyears,andjusttwomonthsbeforehewassenttoIraq,Driverinjuredhissternuminabikingaccident.Afterhewashealed,heinjureditagainduringmilitarytraining,whichresultedinanhonorablemedicaldischarge.Afterleavingthemilitary,Driverdecidedtotryhishandatacting.AtfirsthestudiedclosetohomeattheUniversityofIndianapolis,butafterjustayear,hetransferredtoJulliardinNewYorkCity.HelivedinatinyapartmentinHoboken,NewJerseyapartmentwhilestudyingdramaataprestigiousperformingartsconservatory（音樂學(xué)院）.Followinghisgraduationin2009,Driverimmediatelybeganappearinginplays,including2010'sMrs.Warren'sProfession.Adam'sfirstmajortelevisionexperiencewasaguestspotonLaw&Order,andwassoonfollowedbyasmallroleintheaward-winningfilmYouDon'tKnowJack,whichwasDriver'sfirstexperienceworkingwithHomeBoxOffice.Thenafterlandinghisstar-makingroleonGirls,Driverwascastinahandfuloffeaturefilms,including2011'sJ.Edgarand2012'sGayby,NotWavingbutDrowningandFrancesHa.He'llappearnextyearintheCoenbrother'sInsideLlewynDavisandStevenSpielberg'sLincoln.1、AccordingtothepassageoneimportantreasonwhyAdamDriverjoinedthearmywasthat.A．hisfatherwasanarmyofficerB．hewantedtobecomerichC．hethoughtIndianawasagoodplacetoliveinD．hedidn'twanttoliveinIndiana2、AdamDriverhadtoleavethearmybecause.A．hefoundthelifethereboringB．hisofficerdislikedhimC．hisperformanceinthearmywasterribleD．hischestwasinjured3、WhendidAdamDriverbegintostudydrama?A．Afterleavingthearmy. B．AftermovingtoIndiana.C．Whenhewasinthearmy. D．Afterhisgraduation.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"discharge"probablymeaninthepassage?A．Discomfort B．DismissalC．Retirement D．Discouragement22．（8分）Amyotrophiclateralsclerosis,morecommonlyknownasALS,affectsthenervecellsinthebrainandspinalcord(脊髓)thatmakethemusclesofboththeupperandlowerbodywork.Thosenervecellslosetheirabilitytocontrolmusclemovement,whichleadstoparalysis(癱瘓)anddeath.ItsmostfamoussuffererwasfamedphysicistStephenHawking,whodiedonMarch14,2018attheageof76.Hawking,diagnosedwiththeconditionin1963,livedwithitformorethan50years—aremarkablylongtimeforanALSsufferer.Thediseaselefthimparalyzedandcompletelydependentonothersandtechnologyforeverything:bathing,dressing,eating,mobilityandspeech.Hewasabletomoveonlyafewfingersononehand.“Itrytoleadasnormalalifeaspossible,andnotthinkaboutmycondition,orregretthethingsitpreventsmefromdoing,whicharenotthatmany,”hewroteonhiswebsite.“Ihavebeenluckythatmyconditionhasprogressedmoreslowlythanisoftenthecase.Butitshowsthatoneneednotlosehope.”Hawking’slife,includinghisbattlewithALS,wasmadeintoa2014biopic,TheTheoryofEverything,starringEddieRedmayne.TheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionsaysthat20,000to30,000peoplehaveALSintheUnitedStates,withabout5,000newcasesdiagnosedeveryyear.Peopleusuallyfindoutthattheyhaveitbetween55and75yearsofage.Onaverage,patientslivetwotofiveyearsaftersymptomsdevelop.Forreasonsnotyetunderstood,militaryveteransaretwiceaslikelytobediagnosedwithALSasthegeneralpublic,accordingtotheALSAssociation.ScientistshavebeenstudyingmanyfactorsthatcouldbelinkedwithALS,suchasheredity(遺傳)andenvironmentalexposures.1、Accordingtothetext,ALS.A．islinkedwithclimatechangesB．leadstodeathinoneortwoyearsC．a(chǎn)ffectsthenervecellsalloverthebodyD．makespeoplelosecontrolofmusclemovement2、FromthetextwecaninferthatHawking.A．diedofanunknowndiseaseB．livedwithALSfor55yearsC．feltdesperateinhislastyearsD．wasparalyzedduetopoortreatment3、WhatisthesituationofALSintheUS?A．Over30,000peoplesufferfromALS.B．ALSisusuallyfoundamongtheelderlypeople.C．PatientsoftenenjoyalonglifespandespiteALS.D．Moreandmorenewcasesarereportedeveryyear.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ThesymptomsandpossiblecuresofALS.B．AbiographicalfilmaboutStephenHawking.C．AgeneralintroductionofthediseaseofALS.D．Lifeofthefamousphysicist,StephenHawking.23．（8分）Itisreportedthatbagsaregettingbiggerallthetime，andthattherearemorebagsperpersononthestreettodaythanatanyothertimeinhistory．Ifthisistrue，possibleexplanationscouldincludethewideuseofsmallelectricandelectronicdevices，areading-materialexplosion，apopularinteresttowardtightorpocketlessclothing，orcheapbagmakinglaboroverseas.But，muchasnaturefindsways—suchasdisease—tocontroloverpopulation，citylifehasthrownupimpediments(障礙)tobags．Toentermanypublicbuildings，suchastheatresandrailwaystations，youmustgothroughasearchorgobagless．Thecityhascountlessbagrules．Itishardtokeepthemallstraight，andyou'reneversure，whenleavinghomefortheday，whetheritmightbeabadideatobringonealong．Lastweek，theNewYorkPublicLibrarygotinthegame．Students，researchers，writers，historians，andanyoneelsewhohasgotusedovertheyearstotreatingthevastRoseMainReadingRoomasanofficeorareadingroomcameupagainstanewrule．Youarenolongerallowedtobringabaglargerthaneleveninchesbyfourteeninchesintothelibrary．Ifyouwalkinwithone，youmustleaveitatthecoatcheck．Youmaykeepitscontentswithyou，however，andthelibraryprovidesbigclearplasticbagsforthem．Youreturnthemwhenyoucomebackforyourownbag．Whatthelibraryistryingtoprevent，inthiscase，ispeopletakingthingsout，ratherthanbringingthingsin．Alibrariansaidonthesecondday，”It’sabigchangeforpeoplewhousedtocomeandbringinhalftheirflats．Thepeoplewhousethelibraryresponsiblywillcontinuetodoso．Thepeoplewhostealwillcontinuetogetawaywithit，iftheyreallywantto．”1、Howmanyreasonsdoestheauthorlisttoexplainthechangesrelatedtobags?A．2B．3C．4D．52、Whatdothebagrulesinmanypublicbuildingsrequirepeopletodo?A．Havetheirbagsexamined.B．Payforbringinginbags.C．Leavetheplacesbagless.D．Usebigclearplasticbags.3、WhatisthepurposeofthenewruleattheNewYorkPublicLibrary?A．Tochangepeople’swayofreading.B．Topreventpeoplestealingthings.C．Tohelppeoplebetterusethelibrary.D．Tostoppeoplefrombringingindangerousthings.4、Howistheeffectofthenewruleaccordingtothelibrarian?A．Excellent．B．Satisfactory．C．Harmful．D．Limited．24．（8分）Whichcomesfirst,happinessormoney?Arericherpeoplehappier?Andifso,howdopeoplegetmuchricher?Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.Thestudylookedintothousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetteraboutlifeasyoungadultstendedtohavehigherincomesbythetimetheyturned29.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemostdepressed.Theresearchers,fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick,saythatverygloomyteens,nomatterhowtallorsmarttheywere,earned10%lessthantheirpeers,whilethehappieronesearnedupto30%more.Happierteenagershaveaneasiertimegettingthroughschool,collegeandajobinterview,chieflybecausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmayalsobetruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends,whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelpornetworking.AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthandollarsintermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthegeneforhappinessinwomen,Alas(thesamegenedoesn'tappeartohavethesameeffectonmen).AndinOctoberresearchersintheUKandintheUSannouncedthatpeoplewhoeatsevenportionsoffruitandvegetablesadayreportbeingthehappiest.Thebigquestionis:ifitreallyistruethathappierkidsendupbeingwealthierkids,isitnecessaryforparentstogettheirkidstodothehomework?Thefactisthatnohomeworkwillmakekidshappybutsurelyhurttheirgrades.Studiesdoshow,afterall,thatmoreeducationleadstobetter-paidjobs,whichmaygiveusadeepthought."Thesefindingsshowthattheteenagers’happinessisimportanttotheirfuturesuccess,"oneofthereport'sauthorswrites."Butwhatisthemostimportantisthatweshouldfindawaytohelpchildrengainmoresatisfactionfromdoingschoolwork."1、Whatconclusioncantheresearchersdrawfromtherecentstudy?A．Happyteenagersgrowuptobewealthier.B．Moneycanmakepeoplebecomehappier.C．Wealthhasnothingtodowithhappinessatall.D．Schoolworkcanhelpteensachievesuccess.2、Themainreasonwhyhappierpeoplehavemorechancestosucceedisthat_____.A．theyareeasytocommunicatewithothersB．theyaregoodatdoingtheirschoolworkC．theyarehopefulandoptimisticabouttheirlifeD．theyeatmuchmorefruitandvegetablesaday3、Theunderlinedword“gloomy”inParagraph3probablymeans“______”.A．upset B．gloriousC．happy D．wealthy4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Thewaytoeducatekids. B．Thesourceofhappiness.C．Howtoachieveyourgoal. D．Thesecretofbeingwealthier.25．（10分）TheMarcheswereahappyfamily,Poverty,hardwork,andeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMeg,Jo,Beth,Amy,andMarmee,astheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBeth,whokeptthehouse,waslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.“Yourhusbandisveryill,”itsaid,“comeatonce.”Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.Theywaitedandprayed.LittleBethgotscarletfever(猩紅熱)whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhood.MegbecameMrs.Brooke,andafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealth,andherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches’.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedthere.ButathomethebitterestblowwasyettofallBethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedied.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLaurie,thegrandsonofawealthyneighbor,hadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildren,enjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.1、ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarch,Mrs.Marchandtheir.A．fivedaughtersB．fourdaughtersC．sonandfourdaughtersD．sonandfivedaughters2、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMarchFamilyB．TheMarchParentsC．TheMarchGirlsD．TheMarchRelatives3、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad.A．moregirlsthanboysB．wealthyneighborsC．bothhappinessandsadnessD．a(chǎn)lotofrichrelatives第三部分語言知識(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）Zigfried,alittlemouse,blewhisbreathonthefrostywindowofthefarmhouseandrubbedittoseetheoutside.Stillnobodycame.Maybetoday,hethought1ItwasonlyafewdaysbeforeChristmasandhewaswatchingforamiracle(奇跡).Thisfarmhousehadbeen2toolong.Itneededafamily.Zigfried’s3madeanoise.Herealizedthathehadn’teatenanythingsinceyesterday.Hejumpedfromthewindowsill(窗沿),grabbeda4fromhishome,andwentnextdoortoFarmerMike’s.FarmerMike’shousehadbeenagreatplaceforthelittlemouse5thefarmermarriedawifewhohadacat.Zigfried6whenhethoughtofit.Helookedaroundcautiouslyashe7intotheroomwheregrainwasstoredandwasquite8ashefilledhisbagwithwheat.Hewasturningtoleavewhensuddenlyhe9,andwithoutthinkinghestartedtorunandluckily10thecat’spaws(爪子).ThenextafternoonZigfriedheardsomegoodnews:a11familywouldbemovingintothefarmhousesoon.Zigfried’sgrannywouldarriveonChristmasEveto12withhim.Hehopedthatthefamilywouldcomebeforehisgrannycame.Beforelong,acarcame13theroadleadingtothehouse,withbuttersandwiches,cheeseandchocolate.Zigfried’sChristmasmiracledidarrive!Thehousecame14thenextfewdays.Zigfried15everysinglehourofthem.16,thedaybeforeChristmaswhenhewasdrinkinghotchocolatewitha17smileatthedoorofhishome,heheardthe18ofthechildrenofthefamilyaboutwhattheymightgetforChristmas.What?Acat?The19frozeonhisface；hismouthfellwideopen.Afteralongwhile,heatlastfoundhisvoice:“Hey!WhoseChristmasmiracleisthis?”1、A．carefully B．excitedly C．hopefully D．proudly2、A．shabby B．noisy C．messy D．empty3、A．mouth B．nose C．stomach D．throat4、A．bag B．stick C．bowl D．coat5、A．a(chǎn)lthough B．until C．whereas D．unless6、A．leapt B．sniffed C．trembled D．withdrew7、A．broke B．marched C．paced D．stole8、A．curious B．nervous C．pitiful D．sensible9、A．took B．released C．felt D．drew10、A．strongly B．irregularly C．slowly D．wildly11、A．escaped B．seized C．rubbed D．scratched12、A．close B．happy C．new D．young13、A．celebrate B．communicate C．compete D．compromise14、A．a(chǎn)cross B．from C．off D．up15、A．a(chǎn)live B．loose C．open D．still16、A．counted B．enjoyed C．missed D．wasted17、A．However B．Instead C．Moreover D．Therefore18、A．bitter B．forced C．polite D．satisfied19、A．introduction B．discussion C．comment D．debate20、A．blood B．smile C．tear D．sweat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）Inmanyfilms,wheneverEarthfacesadisaster,the1．（solve）isalwaysfleeingtheplanet2．spaceshipButnowtheChinesesci-fimovie,TheWanderingEarth3．（offer）adifferentand4．（encourage）ideaInthefilm,EarthisbeingdestroyedbythedyingsunInresponse,humansaroundtheworldworktogether5．(build)agiantenginesystem,6．willpushEarthawayfromthesunThis"ambition"didn'tcomefromnowhereUptonow“homeland”7．(have)asoftspotintheheartsandmindsofChinesepeopleThisspecialculturalbackground8．(probable)makesTheWanderingEarthdifferentfromotherfilmsThefilmwasreleasedonFeb5,thefirstdayofChineseNewYearItwas9．timewhenmanypeoplehadjustmadethehardjourneybackto10．(they)hometownsSothereisonlyonepossiblewaytotellthestory：Earthgoeswhereverhumansgo,becauseit'sourhome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）請(qǐng)按照要求用英文回復(fù)這個(gè)帖子：Withthecollegeentranceexaminationapproaching,quiteafewstudentsaresufferingmentalproblems,suchasworryingaboutmakingprogressintheirstudies.Itdoesgreatharmtotheirstudiesandhealth.Whatcanwedotohelpthem?內(nèi)容要點(diǎn):1.同意并表示擔(dān)憂；2.考前心理焦慮的表現(xiàn)；3.提出合理的建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫;3.開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Ican'tagreemorewithwhatyousaid.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________