2019山东淄博中考英语真题解析

1、淄博市2019年初中学业水平考试英语试题本试卷分第1卷和第II卷两部分，共10页，满分90分，考试时间100分钟。第I卷（选择题共42分）（2019山东淄博）一、完形填空（共10小题，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。（2019山东淄博）Forthousandsofyears,peoplefarmedtheland.Theygrewfruitsandvegetables.Theyhuntedandfishedformeat.They1cloth,dyes（染料）andpaperfromplants.Theyusedstoneandmet

2、alforweaponsandtools.Peopleprogressedtomakingmachinespowered2waterandsteam（蒸汽）,andevenlater,bycoal,oil,andpetrol.Largecitieswerebuilt.Factories3ofmachinescreatedjobsinthecitiesforthousandsofpeople.TheIndustrialRevolution（工业革命）changedthelivesofmanypeoplebecause,forthefirsttime,morepeoplelivedincities

3、thanon4.Companiesbuiltpowerplants（工厂）tomake5torunthemachines,factoriesandcities.Peopledidnotrealizetheseactivitieswere6theEarth.Theydidn'trealizehowoil,gas,coalandmineralswerebeingusedup.8citiesgrewbiggerandspreadacrosstheland,plantsandanimalsbegantodisappear.Theirnaturehomesweredestroyed（破坏）asp

4、eoplemovedintonewplaces.Astimepassed,peoplebeganto9theneedtoprotecttheEarthanditsnaturalresources（资源）.Theysawthatplantsandanimalsneededprotection,sotheywouldnppear'tdisaforever.Peoplejoinedtogethertotell10aroundtheworldtoconserve审约）ournaturalresourcesandcarefortheEarth.Andso,EarthDaywasborn.Each

5、yearmoreandmorepeopletakepartinEarthDay.Whatcanyoudotohelp?1.A.separatedB.washedC.madeD.mixed2.A.asB.forC.withD.by3.A.fullB.proudC.sickD.short4.A.mountainsB.riversC.grasslandsD.farms5.A.metalB.waterC.electricityD.oil6.A.helpingB.harmingC.wastingD.losing7.A.clearlyB.hardlyC.quicklyD.slowly8.A.BeforeB

6、.IfC.AsD.Though9.A.forgetB.seeC.rememberD.get10.A.themB.otherC.anotherD.others体裁：说明文话题话题话题20.人与自然21环境保护10节日与假日词数：262【主旨大意】本文为一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了从古代的农田耕作到现在的进城工作，工业革命改变了人们的生活，但也给地球带来了破坏。人们开始意识到保护我们赖以生存的地球的重要性，于是有了地球日”，旨在呼吁每个人都参与到保护地球的行动中来。【答案】1-5CDADC6-10BCCBD1. C【解析】考查动词辨析。separated分离，分开；wash冲洗；made制作，制成；

7、mixed混合。句意：他们用植物制作成布匹、染料和纸张。由句意可知选Co2. D【解析】考查介词辨析。由设空所在句中的"andevenlater,bycoal,oil,andpetrol可知，此处应填by,表方式、方法。3. A【解析】考查形容词辨析。所给项均可与设空后介词of构成短语。fullof充满了；proudof为而自豪；sickof厌烦，厌倦；shortof缺少，短缺。句意：工厂里.机器，给成千上万人创造在城里的工作。由句意可知A项正确。4. D【解析】考查名词辨析。mountains山脉；rivers河流；grassland草地；farms农场。由第一段aForthous

8、andsofyears,peoplefarmedtheland.及第二段“Factories3ofmachinescreatedjobsinthecitiesforthousandsofpeople.”可知，更多的人在城里工作，而不在农场上了。故选D。5. C【解析】考查名词辨析。metal金属；water水；electricity电；oil油。由句意可知，设空处为工厂的产物，为机器提供能量。而A、B、D均为自然界本来就有的东西，故选Co6. B【解析】考查动词辨析。helping帮助；harming伤害；wasting浪费；losing失去。由下文“Theirnaturehomeswered

9、estroyed破坏）aspeoplemovedintonewplaces.可知人类的这些活动正在伤害地球，故选Bo7. C【解析】考查副词辨析。clearly清楚的；hardly几乎不；quickly迅速地；slowly慢地。由上下文可知，此处指人们大肆发展工业，消耗自然界的能源如油、气、煤等为机器提供动力，因此耗费得快，很快就会用尽了，故选Co8. C【解析】考查连词。Before在.之前；If如果，假如；As随着；由于；Though尽管。句意：.城市变得越来越大，沿着陆地蔓延开来，植物和动物就开始消失了。由句意可知，主句与从句动作是同时进行的，故应用时间状语连词as（随着）来引导，故选C

10、o9. B【解析】考查动词辨析。forget忘记；see看见，看到；remember记得；get得到。句意：随着时间的流逝，人们开始.保护地球和其自然资源的必要性。由句意可知，B项符合句意。10. D【解析】考查代词。them它（他/她）们，用作代词，指代上文提及的复数名词；other其余的，常用作形容词作定语；another又一个，代词，常指不确定数量的又一个；others其余的人/物，用作代词。由句意人们联合在一起，告诉世界上的其它人要节约资源，关爱地球。”可知，设空处指的是除了主语之外的他人，且是复数概念，应填others,故选D。（2019山东淄博）II.阅读理解A图片模糊不清B（20

11、19山东淄博）（2019山东淄博）Canyouimaginewalkingin,sittingnexttoastrangerandaskingforthelatestnewsorputtingarecentnoveldownnexttosomeone'scoffeeiaopiaskringforthebeforegivingyours?Butmorethan300yearsago,thiskindofbehaviourwasencouragedinthousandsofcoffeehousesalloverLondon.In1712,theStarbuckssite（位置）todayw

12、asoccupied（占据）byButton'coffeehouses.Inside,poets,writersandmembersofthepublicgatheredaroundlongwoodentablesdrinking,thinking,writinganddiscussingliteratureintothenight.Onthewall,nearwheretheStarbuckscommunitynoticeboardnowstands,wasthewhitemarble（大理石）headofalionwithwide-openmouth.Thepublicwasinv

13、itedtofeeditwithlettersandstories.Thebestofthelion'digest（文摘）werepublishedinaweeklyeditionofJosephAddison'（Guardiannewspaper,named'theroaringofthelionToday,fewpeopleknowButton's.It'sjustoneofLondon'sforgottencoffeehouses.London'srstcoffeehousewasopenedbyaGreeknamedPasqueR

14、oseein1652.WhileaservantforaBritishmerchantinTurkey,Rosedevelopedatastefortheexotic（异国情调的）Turkishdrinkanddecidedtoimport（进口）ittoLondon.Peoplefromallwalksoflifecametohisbusinesstomeet,greet,drink,think,write,andjoke.14. Wherewasthewhitemarblelionhead?A. InthebackyardoftheStarbucks.B. OntheButton'

15、slongwoodentables.C. InJosephAddison'sGiuaewsipaperD. OnthewallofButton'scoffeehouses.15. Howoftenwas“theroaringofthelionpublished?A.Everyday.B.Everyweek.C.Everymonth.D.Everyyear.16. WhatkindofcoffeedidPasqueRoseimporttoLondon?A.Turkishcoffee.B.BlackcoffeeC.WhitecoffeeD.Sweetcoffee17. Whatca

16、nweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?A. Peoplecouldhardlyfoundacoffeehousein1712inLondon.B. Starbucks,Button'sandRoseewerefamouscoffeehouseofLondonin1700s.C. Button'wasusuallynoisyandcrowdedatnight300hundredyearsago.D.OnlybusinessmenenjoyedtheexoticcoffeeatPasqueRose.e体裁：说明文话题：12饮料话题：22科普知识词数：262【主旨大意

17、】本文为说明文。文章向我们介绍了三百多年前伦敦赫赫有名的Button'咖啡馆现在已被星巴克咖啡馆取代，而历史上首次将咖啡引入伦敦的却是一名叫做PasqueRosee的希腊人，是他创办了第一间位于伦敦的咖啡馆。【答案】14-17DBAC14. D【解析】细节理解题。由第二段“In1712,theStarbuckssite位置）todaywasoccupied（占据）byButton'scoffeehousesOnthewall,nearwheretheStarbuckscommunitynoticeboardnowstands,wasthewhitemarble（大理石）head

18、ofalionwithwide-openmouth.可知，白色大理石狮子头曾位于Button'知啡店的墙上，故选D。15. B【解析】细节理解题。由第二段"Thebestofthelion'（文摘gesherepublishedinaweeklyeditionofJosephAddison'sGuardiannewspaper,named'theroaringofthelion'“theroaringofthelion文摘是一份周刊，故选B。16. A【解析】细节理解题。由最后一段"WhileaservantforaBritishme

19、rchantinTurkey,Roseedevelopedatastefortheexotic（异国情调的）Turkishdrinkanddecidedtoimport（进口）ittoLondon.可知PasqueRose引入伦敦的咖啡是土耳其风味的咖啡，故选A。17. C【解析】推理判断题。由第二段“In1712,theStarbuckssite位置）todaywasoccupied（占据）byButton'scoffeehouse（国知“1712年伦敦已经有了Button;咖啡馆，故A项错误；由文章描述可知，Button'咖啡馆现在已经被星巴克咖啡馆替代，但根据文章内容无法

20、判断在18世纪伦敦是否有星巴克咖啡馆，故无法推断出B项所述内容的正确性；由第二段“Butmorethan300yearsago,intothenight.可知，300多年前Button'咖啡馆人声鼎沸，各行各业的人们聚集在这里直到晚上，故C项正确；由文章最后一句可知各行各业的人们来享受PasqueRose.咖啡馆的咖啡，而D项表示仅仅只有生意人来PasqueRose.喝咖啡，故D项错误。综上所述，选Co（2019山东淄博）阅读短文C,根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。C（2019山东淄博）（2019山东淄博）Ididnotgrowupi

21、nafamilywithbooks.18Myprocessofbeingareaderseemedamazing.Igotlostinonebookthatopenedupmyworldandchangedmylife.Myprimaryschoolteacheralwaysgaveherpupilstimetoreadforpleasureinschool.Shebelieveditwouldimprovereadinggreatly.19Itwasabiography（传t己）ofactressGretaGarbo.Ipickeditupandbegantoreadfromcovertoc

22、over.ThewordsIreadattracted（吸弓I）meandIwasexcited.IrealizedthattherewereotherwomenlikeGretawhohadmadegreateffortsandchangedtheirlives.Irecognized（认识）myselfinher.Fromthenon,myteacherhadahardtimekeepingmesupplied（提供）withbooks.Shedugupallthebiographiesofwomenthatshecouldfind.20Ithasbeenalongroad.1amnowa

23、physicsprofessorinauniversity.21Recently,someonegavemeJusticeSoniaSotomayor'sautobiography.Onceagain,Iamencouragedandamimaginingnewpossibilitiesformylife.A. Mostofmytimeisspentreadingscientificliterature.B. TheirstorieswerelikeroadmapsthatallowedmetoseewhereIcouldgoonwithmylife.C. Inmyhome,there

24、wasneithertimenorenergytoread.D. Readingplaysanimportantroleinmylife.E. Oneday,sheputabookonmydesk.体裁：记叙文话题话题话题1.兴趣与爱好7.情感24.故事词数：249【主旨大意】本文为一篇记叙文。作者以第一人称我”的口吻讲述了自己是如何爱上阅读，阅读又是如何改变了自己的人生，并鼓舞着自己前进的故事。【答案】18-21CEBD18. C【解析】由设空前一句句意我并不是出生在一个满是书籍的家庭。”，观察所给句子可知，C项（在我家里，既没有时间也没有精力来阅读。）与上句句意联系紧密，且关键词home与

25、family匹配，故选C。19. E【解析】设空前两句是对小学老师进行描述，而设空下一句出现了一本讲述人物传记的书，结合所给句子，可发现E项（有一天，她放了一本书在我的桌上。）既与上文联系紧密，也提及了下文所谈到的书，故选E。20. B【解析】由设空下一段第一句"Ihasbeenalongroad."关键词road可知应填B项（她们的故事就像路标指引着我，让我看到我可以去哪儿继续我的生活。）。21. D【解析】结合上下文及所给选项可知，此处应填D项（阅读在我的生活中扮演者重要角色），且选项中的关键词“mylife与最后一句照应。（2019山东淄博）阅读D部分的材料，将22-

26、26小题中五位同学的烦恼与专家所给的建议A-E进行匹配。D（2019山东淄博）22. Oneofmyfriendssometimestakesasideanotherfriendtotalktoheraboutsomethingshedoesn'twantmetohear.Itmakesmefeelsad.WhatshouldIdo?23. Someofmyfriendareinafight.Ilikethemallequally（同样的）,buttheysayIhavetochoosesides.Help!24. Ilookuptomysisters.Theybothintellig

27、ent（聪明的）.IfeelthatI'llneverbeasgoodasthem.25. Iamtheshortestpersoninmyclass,andmyclassmatescallme“TinyMouse."Ho】Imakethemstop?26. Ialwaysusethecomputerandcan'tstop.IfeelthatIartenandgeetinganysmcomputeriswarping（扭曲）mybrain.A.It'swonderfulthatyouadmirethem,buttrynottocompareyourselft

28、othem.Insteadoftryingtobelikethem,justtrytobethebestyoupossible.Youwillfindthatyouwillbemuchhappierwhenyoutrytobetruetoyourself,ratherthanwhenyoutrytobelikesomeoneelse.A.Theonlywaytobreakahabitistoforceyourselftodosomethingdifferent.Aworldofexcitingandinterestingactivitiesisjustwaitingforyou.Writeal

29、istofthingsyouvealwayswantedtodo,learn,make,ortry.Whenyoufeellikeplayingit,dosomethingelse.C. Discussthiswithher.Trynottosupposethatshetalksaboutyouunlessyouactuallyhearwhatshesays.Butletherknowthatyouareunhappywhenshetellssecretsaroundyou.Ifyoufeeluncomfortabletalkingtoherinperson,youcouldwritehera

30、noteinstead.D. Weoftenhearfromkidswhoarelaughedatabouttheirheight.Theyprobablydon'ttohurtyourfeelings.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestobeinganysize.Youmightplayalongandcomeupwithafunnyreply.However,ifyoufeelhurt,trytalkingtoaparentorteacher.E. Explaintoyourfriendsthatyoulikeallofthem.Youcanpl

31、aywitheachpersonorgroupseparately.Iftheydon'likethis,thenyoumaywanttofocusonotherfriendshipsuntilthesefriendsworkthingsout.Anotherideaistooffertohelpyourfriendssolvetheirproblems.体裁：议论文话题：话题：2.家人和亲友朋友4.学校生活词数：414话题：6.爱好【主旨大意】本文为议论文。文章主要列举了五位学生的烦恼，然后给出专家相关建议进行匹配。【答案】22-26CEADB22. C【解析】细节理解题。本段意为我

32、的一个朋友有时与另一朋友说一些不愿让我听到的事情，这让我很伤心，我该怎么做呢？”。结合选项可知，C项关键词"unhappy'："secrets”及句意与本段话相匹配。23. E【解析】细节理解题。本段意为我的一些朋友们打架了。我与他们的关系一样好，但他们说我得边站。求助！”。结合选项可知，E项关键词"yourfriends及句意与本段话相匹配。24. A【解析】细节理解题。本段意为我敬佩我的姐姐们。她们都很聪明，我感觉我不如她们好。”结合选项可知，A项关键词"admire、""compareyourselftothem及句意与

33、本段话相匹配。25. D【解析】细节理解题。本段意为我是班上最矮的学生。同学们嘲笑我为小老鼠我该怎么让他们停止呢？“结合选项可知，D项关键词"arelaughedatabouttheirheight及句意与本段话相匹配。26. B【解析】细节理解题。本段意为我对电脑上瘾了。我感觉我没有变聪明，相反，电脑扭曲了我的脑子。”结合选项可知，B项关键词"breakahabit、""feellikeplayingit及句意与本段话相匹配。第II卷（非选择题，共48分）（2019山东淄博）三、选词填空（共10小题，满分10分）根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文

34、意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。wantbestslowlyuntilwhenhappinessfacinginstillnowhighnot（2019山东淄博）MyDearAzhaan,Iwantyoutoknowthatyouremindmeofmyselfinsomanyways.Youarelikeabetterandimprovedversion（版本）ofme.IlookatyouandIseemyself27youreyes.IwishIhadthatconfidence;（信心）andevensomeofyourbossiness（霸气）atthatage.Yet,I&

35、#39;malsotroubledonseeingthisconfidence28disappearing,becauseyouare29manydifferentthings.Iwantyoutoknowthatyourconfidenceisoneofthe30thingsaboutyou.Allofusadmireyourconfidence.However,youare31confidentenoughthesedays,becauseyouarebeginningtodislikeyourownbody.Youarenotfat.Iagreethatyoucouldbealittle

36、healthier.Youcouldeatalittlelessjunkfood.However,Idon'tknowwhenyou'llbegintoenjoyfruits,butIbelievethatyouwill.Ithinkoneofthemomentsof32formewaswhenyouwereborn,andthedoctorsaid“Congratulations,youhaveanotherbabyboy,“notbecauseyouwereaboybutbecauseyouwerehealthy.You'retooyoungtounderstand

37、this33noonerealizestheimportanceofanormallife34itisawayfromthem.WhatI35foryouishappiness:theunderstandingthatyouarenotperfectandthatitisokaybecausenoneofusis!Stayconfidentandkeepyourhead36,mylittleboywhoisgrowinguptoosoon!Love,Ammi体裁：应用文话题话题话题2家人和亲友7情感18写信词数：267【主旨大意】本文为应用文。文章是一封母亲写给儿子的信件，以母亲的口吻来赞扬儿

38、子，建议儿子少吃垃圾食品，多吃水果来保持健康，并鼓励儿子要保持自信。【答案】27.in28.slowly29.facing30.best31.not32.happiness33.now34.until35.want36.high27. in考查介词搭配。由句意可知，此处意为我看着你，我能在你眼中看到我。"inone'seyes意为在某人眼中28. slowly【解析】结合上下文及句中的"troubled可知此处意为蓿心'在.消失"。所填词应为副词修饰动词disappearing,结合方框所给词可知填slowly。29. facing【解析】句意：我

39、很困扰看到你的信心在慢慢消失，因为你.一些不同的东西。结合方框所给词及句意可知此处应填facing。30. best【解析】句意：我想让你知道，你的信心是你.之一。由句意可知，所填词应为褒义形容词，又结合设空前的定冠词及方框所给词可知应填best。31. not【解析】由转折连词however可知，上文我们都羡慕你的信心”，下文应意为然而，这段日子你不太自信。”，故填否定助动词not。32. happiness【解析】由下文的描述可知，此处指幸福/快乐时光”，且所填词需为名词形式，故结合方框所给词可知应填happinesso33. now【解析】句意：你太年轻而无法理解这些.。因句子结构完整，

40、故所填词需为副词作状语，结合方框所给词可知此处应填表示时间的副词now。34. until【解析】分析句意及句子结构可知，此处为“not.until.句式，意为直到正常生活没有了，人们才意识到它的重要性35. want【解析】分析句子结构可知，本句主语为WhatI35foryou",从句作主语缺少谓语动词，结合方框所给词可知填want。36. high【解析】由本句句首的Stayconfident"再结合方框所给词，可知此处应填high作宾补。keepyourheadhigh意为让你的头高高昂起”。（2019山东淄博）四、语法填空（共10小题，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空

41、白处填入适当内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（2019山东淄博）ErnestHemingway,thesonofadoctorandamusicteacher,wasbornin1899inOakPark,Illinois.Hemingway'39fathech）himearlyonhowtohuntandfish,twoactivitiesHemingwaylovedthroughouthislife.Insteadof38（go）tocollege,HemingwaybecameareporterforthekansasCityStar.Later,inEurope,

42、heworkedasadriver39theItalianarmyuntilhewaswoundedandshippedhome,whereheagainwrotefornewspapers.Twoyears40,hemovedtoParis,wherehehopedtoimprovehiswriting.Therehebecamefriendswithother41（America）writers,includingGertrudeSteinandF.ScottFitzgerald.Hemingwaydeveloped42styleofwritingthatwassimpleanddirec

43、t.Hechosewordssparingly（俭省地）,avoidedusingadjectives,andtrustedthereadertounderstandthe43（mean）ofhiswriting.Asheputit,“Ialwaystry44（write）ontheprinciple（原贝U）oftheiceberg（冰山）.Thereisseveneighthsofitunderwaterforeverypartthatshows."Thisstylecontinuestoinfluencewriterstoday.Inhiscareer（生涯）,whichlas

44、tedsome40years,HemingwayearnedthePulitzerPrizeandtheNobelPrize.Hewasoneofthefinestwritersofthe45（twenty）century.ForawhileErnestHemingwaylivedinKeyWest,Florida,wherehehadnearly50cats.Oneofthemwasacatwithsixtoes（脚趾）,whichaship'scaptainhadgivenhim.TodayhisKeyWesthomeisamuseum,andmanycatsstillliveth

45、ere.Someofthemare46（child）ofHemingway'six-toedcat.Hemingwaywasmarriedfourtimesandhadthreesons.Hediedin1961.体裁：记叙文话题话题话题1个人情况23著名人物24作家词数：296【主旨大意】本文为一篇记叙文。文章按照时间顺序，讲述了著名作家海明威”一生的经历。37. taught【解析】考查动词时态。由上下文提供的语境可知，指的是海明威小时候爸爸教他狩猎和捕鱼，且上下文均为一般过去时，故填所给词的一般过去时形式。38. going【解析】考查非谓语动词。insteadof为介词短语，其

46、后接动词时，需接动词ing形式，故填goingo39. for【解析】考查动介搭配。句意：在受伤被运送回国之前，海明威作为一名司机为意大利军队工作。由句意可知，所填词应表示工作的对象，应用介词for,workfor意为为工作”。40. later【解析】考查副词。由上下文可知，此处意为两年后，他搬家去了巴黎，希望在那儿能提升他的写作。”，故填时间副词later。41. American【解析】考查形容词。由句干可知，所给词需作前置定语修饰名词writers,故需将其转换为形容词形式，故填American。42. a【解析】考查冠词。句意：海明威发展了一种简单又直接的写作风格。由句意可知，此处应

47、填不定冠词a来修饰可数名词style,意为种风格43. meaning【解析】考查名词。句意：他选词俭省，避免使用形容词，相信他的读者们能理解他的作品里的意义。由句意可知，所填词意为意义，意思”，故填mean对应的名词形式meaning,themeaningofsth.意为的意思/义”。44. towrite【解析】考查非谓语动词。动词try后既可接不定式，意为尽力做某事”；也可接动名词，意为尝试做某事而根据句意：我总是尽量基于冰山原则来写作可知，应填不定式结构，故填towrite。45. twentieth【解析】考查序数词。由句意可知，填空处指的是"2纪"，名词世纪前应

48、用序数词来修饰，故填twentieth。46. children【解析】考查名词复数。由设空前的主语谓语均为复数可知，应填所给词的复数形式，故填children。（2019山东淄博）五、阅读表达（共5小题，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（2019山东淄博）Aroundtheworld,peopleliveinhomesofmanyshapesandsizes.Insomecountryside,peoplelivetogetherwiththeirfamilyinahugehousewithgardensorbackyards.Ontheotherhand,thebuildi

49、ngsincitiesareusuallyveryclosetogether.Ahomecanbeanykindofbuilding-largeorsmall.Somepeopleevenhavehomesonboats,intentsorincaravansthatcanbemovedaround.Caravansaremobilehomes.Theyaretowed（拖，拉）byeitheracarorahugetruck.Someofthemareholidayhomes.Wecanseemanyfamiliesstayingtogetherinthesecaravans.Inthepa

50、st,richandimportantpeoplebuiltstrongcastlestokeeptheirfamiliessafe.Thecastles（城堡）werebuiltonhilltopswithhighwallsandsomeevenhadmoats.Moatsweredeepandwideditches（壕沟）filledwithwater.Theymadeitdifficultforenemiestoattack.Today,wehavedifferentwaysofprotectingourhomes.Somehomesareinstalled（安装）withvideocamerasandanalarmsystem.Thesewillhelptoalert（向报警）homeownersifsomeonetriestobreakin.Homesareimportanttoallthepeople.Everyoneneedsahomewheretheyfeelshelteredandsafe.47. Howarethebuildingsincities?48. Whatisusedtotowtheca