2020-2021学年上海交大附中高二（下）期末英语试卷

2020-2021学年上海交大附中高二（下）期末英语试卷

LListeningComprehension（25*）SectionA（101）Directions:InSectionA,youwillhearten

shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Altheendofeachconversation,aquestionwill

beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit9readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaper；anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.（1分）A.Thewomandidn'tknowthemanwasgoingaway.

B.Hedidn'tknowthatthewomanwasleaving.

C.Hedidn'ttellthewomanaboutthepartybeforehand.

D.Thewomandidn'ttellthemanaboutthesurpriseparty.

2.（1分）A.Janehasprettyeyes.

B.Janehasn'tcollectedposters.

CJanelookslikesomeoneintheposters.

D.Thepostersareattractive.

3.（1分）A.Leavehiswifeanotherdish.

B.Don'twashthedishes.

C.Washhiswife'sdishes.

D.Helphiswifewashdishes.

4.（1分）A.Hehadababy.

B.Hiswifewassick.

C.Hewenttoseeadoctor.

D.Hewasseeinghissister.

5.（1分）A.Thetaperecorderdoesn'tneedbatteries.

B.Thebatteriesinthetaperecorderneedtobechanged.

C.Theywouldgetanewtaperecorder.

D.Thetapeplayerismadeofplastic.

6.（1分）A.Shedoesn'tunderstandthequestion.

B.Shewillnotbegraduating.

C.Shelikestotravel.

D.Shedoesnotplantotravel.

7.（1分）A.Theyshouldturnthefanofffirst.

B.Hehastogotohismusicclass.

C.Hewonderswhatkindoffanthewomanis.

D.He'dliketolistentoclassicalmusic.

8.（1分）A.Heenjoyedtheexhibitiontoo.

B.Hehasreadabouttheexhibition.

C.Heknowsmanylocalartists.

D.Heneedstofinishhisreadingfirst.

9.（1分）A.HewaswrongaboutCarol'sweddingdate.

B.Carol'sweddinghasbeenpostponedtillJuly.

C.Hecan'trememberwhenCarolgotmamed.

D.CarolhasonlybeenmarriedsinceJune.

10.（1分）A.Themanisagraduatestudent.

B.Themanisrelocating.

C.Themanislivingatthecollege.

D.Themanisaprofessor.

SectionB（15*）Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandalonger

conversation,andyouwillheaskedsomequestionsonthepassagesandtheconversation.

Thepassageandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecide

whichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

11.（4.5分）（1）A.Totakeashower.

B.Tomeetfriends.

C.Forcomfortablesleep.

D.Forenjoyablemeals.

（2）A.Ringinghiswaytoselltelephones.

B.Encouragingstrangerstoshopwithcreditcards.

C.Workinghiswayfbrpotentialbuyers.

D.Persuadingstrangersintoacreditcarddebt.

(3)A.Ahomelessbeggar'slife.

B.Acurrentjournalist'slife.

C.Aformerurbanprofessional'sliving.

D.Adiplomat'seconomiccondition.

12.(4.5分)(1)A.Over100million.

B.Over4.5billion.

C.Ithasalmosttripledonthepastdecade.

D.Ithasalmostquadrupledsince1995.

(2)A.Thesourceoftuition.

B.Thearrivalofmorestudents.

C.Subjectsstudentsmajorin.

D.Theriseofstudents*wealth.

(3)A.GrowthoftheChineseeconomy.

B.Exchangeofculture,ideasandskillsbetweenChinaandtheU.S.

C.DramaticgrowthofChinesestudentsintheU.S.

D.Chinesestudents'favoritesubjects：business,educationandfilm.

13.(6分)(1)A.Mathsandreadingskills.

B.Writingskills

C.Criticalthinking.

D.Physicaldevelopment.

(2)A.Forintellectualbenefit.

B.Forboostinconfidence.

C.Forbetterhealth.

D.Forqualityeducation.

(3)A.It'seasiertogotocollegeonfootball.

B.Agoodchess—playerhelpstoplayfootballbetter.

C.Agoodfootballerhelpstoplaychessbetter.

D.ICseasiertogotocollegeonchess.

(4)A.Chessplayingisawasteoftime.

B.Chessplayingwillensureascholarship.

C.Childrenshouldkeepplayingchessevenwithoutascholarship.

D.Childrenshouldkeepplayingchessiftheycanwinascholarship.

ILVocabulary(10r)Directions:Pillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox,

Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

14.(10分)

A.abstractB.complicatedC.driftD.extendedE.rarelyF.peaking

GservingH.shyI.soundJ.straightK.unlikely

No,YouWereNotHappierWayBackThen

Wesometimesgetstuckthinkingthateverythingwassomuchbetter,andeasier,inthe

past.It'soneofthetricksourmindsplayonus,especiallywhenwearefeelingvulnerableor

overwhelmed.

However,(1)isitthecasethatthingswere"objectively"betterinthe

past.Psychologistsrefertothisflawedthoughtpatternasrosyretrospection.lthappensbecause

whenwethinkaboutthepass,wearemorelikelytothinkaboutpeople,events,places,and

thingsinthe(2).And,whenwedoso,wearemorelikelytofocusonpositive

generalitiesthantheunpleasantdetails.

Here'sanexample：Ifyouthinkbacktoaholidayyouhadwithyourfamilysay,fiveyears

ago,you'relikelytoremembertheenjoyableconversationsyouhad,thegoodfoodyouate,

andthegreatfamilyphotosyouwereabletotake.You'reprobablynotgoingtorememberhow

uncomfortablethecouchwasthatyousleptonforfivenights(3),howyouhadacold

fortheentiretrip,howyourtravelplanswere(4)bybadweather,and,nottomention,

howstressfulitwasbeingwithyour(5)familyforawholeweek.Inotherwords,the

negativedetailsaboutpastevents(6)outofourmemoryover26timewhilethe

positiveaspectsofourpastexperiencesremain.It'sgoodthatthishappens,asitkeepsusina

positiveframeofmindinthepresent.Infact,peoplewhotendtoremembernegative

experiencesmorethanpositiveonesarelikelytoexhibitmooddisorderssuchasdepression.In

otherwords,rosyretrospectionisacognitivebias,but,likemanycognitivebiases,itisone

(7)animportantpurpose.ltcan,however,leadtomistakesin(8)decision

-making.Soit'salwaysagoodideatoapproachournostalgic(怀旧的)feelingswitha

healthydegreeofcaution.

Psychologicalresearchgenerallysuggeststhatourbestdaysareaheadofus,not

behind.Theresearchersfoundthatoptimismwaslowestinpeople'stwenties,thenrose

graduallythroughpeople'sthirtiesandforties,(9)inpeople'sfifties,andgradually

decliningafterthat.

Inotherwords,there'sgoodevidencetosuggestthatyourhappiestdaysarestillto

come.And,evenifthey'renot,it'sstillimportanttoassumethattheyare.Don't(10)

awayfromlookinguponthepastwithacertaindegreeoffondness.But,forthesamereason,

don'tusethepastasanexcusetobeunhappyinthepresent.

III.ReadingComprehension(45')SectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowing

passagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththe

wordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

15.(15分)Hewaswanderinginaricefieldofdreams.Theplantsweretallerthanaman.Their

panicles(散穗花序)hungfullasbrooms,andeach(1)wasasbigasapeanut.After

walkingawhilehelaydownintheleaf-(2)withafriend,quitehidden.Arestwas

agoodidea,becausethewonder-plantswentonandon.Infact,they(3)theworld.

ThenYuanLongpingwokeup,laughing.Thericeplantshehad(4)fordecades

atAnjiangandthenChangshainHunanprovince,sowingandnurturingthem,visitingdailyon

hismotorbiketo(5)them,werenotquitethereyet.Buttheystilldeservedtheirname

ofsuperrice.Theleaveswerestraighterandthanordinary.Theyhadallthevigourofthewild

strainthatheandhisteamhadfound,aftermuch(6).BesidearailwaylineinHainan

in1970andhadcross-bred,overcarefulyears,withthe(7)variety.Sometoldhim

hewaswastinghistime,sincericewasaself-pollinator.Hebelievedthatcross-breeding

was(8)and,besides,thatitalwaysmadetheoffspringstronger.

Thefigures(9)forthemselves.Withhisnewhybridricetheannualyieldwas20

-30%higher.Thismeantthatatleast60millionmorepeoplecouldbefedeveryyear.China's

ricecrophadrisenfrom57mtonesin1950to195min2017；fromfooddeficiency,tofood

(10)Higherrice-yieldsallowedfarmerstoturnmorelandtootheruses-fruit,

vegetables,fishponds-(11)peoplenotonlyatemore,butatewell.Oncehisricegrew

well,hesentseedstotheInternationalRiceResearchInstituteinthePhilippines.Thenhe

travelled(12),allacrossAsiaandtoAfricaandAmerica,aswellasinvitingforeign

studentstotheHunan,HybridRiceResearchCentreinChangshatoinstructthem.Afifthofall

ricegrowngloballynowcomesfromhybridsthatwerehis.

ForthishewontheMedaloftheRepublic,China'shighest,andtheWorldFoodPrize.An

asteroidwasnamedafterhim.TherewastalkoftheNobel,too.Allthatseemedjustsmoketo

him.Thoughhewasrich,fromhis(13)inaseedcompanythatusedhisname,he

lookedlikeapeasant,withhisfaceleatheredbysunandhisbighandsroughfrom"playingin

themud"allday.

OutsidethefuneralhomeinChangshaonthedayafterhisdeath,crowdscametolaya

(14)ofyellowandwhitechrysanthemums(菊花).Severalofthemournerssaidthat

(15)theysatdowntoameal,ormerelysmelledthefragranceofrice,theywould

remember“GrandfatherYuan".Amongtheflowerswerethetraditionalbowlsofboiledrice,

super-foodforhisjourney.

(1)A.grainB.leafC.riceD.seed

(2)A.sceneB.screenC.shadeD.shelter

(3)A.conqueredB.coveredC.settledD.spread

(4)A.establishedB.maintainedC.supervisedD.tended

(5)A.inhabitB.inquireC.inspect□,investigate

(6)A.searchingB.researchingC.locatingD.experimenting

(7)A.controlledB.cultivatedC.developedD.domesticated

(8)A.commonB.naturalC.ordinaryD.universal

(9)A.accountedB.spokeC.explainedD.answered

(10)1A.efficiencyB.emergencyC.securityD.shortage

(11)A.exceptthatB.inthatC.nowthatD.sothat

(12)•A.frequentlyB.regularlyC.separatelyD.widely

(13)•A.contributionsB.positionsC.sharesD.titles

(14)•A.bunchB.mountainC.ground□,foundation

(15)A.ifB.sinceC.wheneverD.either

SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageifollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyou

havejustread.

16.(8分)Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthat

acolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforlaziness,youmight

evenbemoreangry.Suchbehaviorisregardedas"alltoohuman",withtheunderlying

assumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance

(不满，不平).ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityin

Atlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,

aswell.

Theresearchersstudiedthebehavioroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylook

cute.Theyaregood-natured,cooperativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Above

all,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof

"goodsandservices'*thanmales.

SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan'sandDr.deWaaFs

study.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensfor

food.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockfbrslicesof

cucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,so

thateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviorbecame

markedlydifferent.

Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferableto

cucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecond

wasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrape

withouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalLtheothereithertossedherowntokenat

theresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,the

merepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)was

enoughtocausehatredinafemalecapuchin.

Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocial

emotionsinthewild,theyareacooperative,group-livingspecies.Suchcooperationislikely

tobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteous

indignation(愤慨)，itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserreward

completelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,

whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetherit

stemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,an

unansweredquestion.

(1)Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby.

A.makingacomparison

B.justifyinganassumption

C.makingaconclusion

D.explainingaphenomenon

(2)Thestatement"itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,Paragraph1)impliesthat.

A.beingangryatunfairnessisalsomonkeys'nature

B.monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivals

C.monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachother

D.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions

(3)Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthe

monkeys.

A.prefergrapestocucumbers

B.willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheated

C.canbetaughttoexchangethings

D.areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers

(4)Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.

B.Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.

C.Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.

D.Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.

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18.(8分)FreedomschallengeintheDigitalAgeisaserioustopic.Wearefacingtodayastrange

newworldandweareallwonderingwhatwearegoingtodowithit.

Some2,500yearsagoGreecediscoveredfreedom.Beforethattherewasno

freedom.Thereweregreatcivilizations,splendidempires,butnofreedomanywhere.Egyptand

Babylonweretyrannies,oneverypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessmasses.

InGreece,inAthensalittlecityinalittlecountry,therewerenohelplessmasses.And

Athenianswillinglyobeyedthewrittenlawswhichtheythemselvespassed,andtheunwritten,

whichmustbeobeyediffreemenlivetogether.Theymustshoweachotherkindnessandpity

andthemanyqualitieswithoutwhichlifewouldbeverypainfulunlessonechosetolivealone

inthedesert.TheAtheniansneverthoughtthatamanwasfreeifhecoulddowhathewanted.A

manwasfreeifhewasself-controlled.Tomakeyourselfobeywhatyouapprovedwas

freedom.Theyweresavedfromlookingattheirlivesastheirownprivateaffair.Eachonefelt

responsibleforthewelfareofAthens,notbecauseitwasforcedonhimfromtheoutside,but

becausethecitywashisprideandhissafety.Theessentialbeliefofthefirstfreegovernmentin

theworldwaslibertyforallmenwhocouldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtakeresponsibility

forthestate.

Butdiscoveringfreedomisnotlikediscoveringcomputers.ltcannotbediscoveredonce

forall.Ifpeopledonotprizeit,andworkforit,itwillgo.Constantwatchisitsprice.Athens

changed.ltwasachangethattookplacewithoutbeingnoticedthoughitwasoftheextreme

importanceaspiritualchangewhichaffectedthewholestate.lthadbeentheAthenianspride

andjoytogivetotheircity.Thattheycouldgetmaterialbenefitsfromherneverenteredtheir

minds.Therehadtobeacompletechangeofattitudebeforetheycouldtookatthecityasan

employerwhopaidhercitizensfordoingherwork.Nowinsteadofmengivingtothestate,the

statewastogivetothem.Whatthepeoplewantedwasagovernmentwhichwouldprovidea

comfortablelifeforthem；andwiththisastheprimaryobject,ideasoffreedomandself-

relianceandresponsibilitywereneglectedtothepointofdisappearing：Athenswasmoreand

morelookedonasacooperativebusinesspossessedofgreatwealthinwhichallcitizenshada

righttoshare.

Athensreachedthepointwhenthefreedomshereallywantedwasfreedomfrom

responsibility.Therecouldbeonlyoneresull.Ifmeninsistedonbeingfreefromtheburdenof

self-dependenceandresponsibilityforthecommongood,theywouldceasetobe

free.Responsibilityisthepriceeverymanmustpayforfreedom.ltistobehadonnoother

terms.Athens,theAthensofAncientGreece,refusedresponsibility；shereachedtheendof

freedomandwasnevertohaveitagain.

But"theexcellentbecomesthepermanent,“Aristotlesaid.Athenslostfreedomforever,

"butfreedomwasnotlostforeverfortheworld."AgreatAmerican,JamesMadison,referredto

thecapacityofmankindforself-government.Nodoubthehadnotanideathathewas

speakingGreek.Athenswasnotinthefarthestbackgroundofhismind,butoncemanhasa

greatandgoodidea,itisnevercompletelylost.TheDigitalAgecannotdestroyil.Somehowin

thisorthatman'sthoughtsuchanidealivesthoughunconsideredbytheworldofaction.One

canneverbesurethatitisnotonthepointofbreakingoutintoaction,onlysurethatitwilldo

sosometimes.

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tyrannies"inPara2referto?

A.Countrieswheretheirpeopleneedhelp.

B.Powerfulstateswithhighercivilization.

C.Splendidempireswherepeopleenjoyfreedom.

□.Governmentruledwithabsolutepower.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Therecouldbeonlyoneresult.”inPara5mean?_

A.Athenswouldcontinuetobe.

B.Athenswouldceasetohavefreedom.

C.Freedomwouldcomefromresponsibility.

D.FreedomwouldstopAthensfromself-dependence.

(3)WhydoestheauthorrefertoAristotleandMadison?

A.Heishopefulaboutfreedom.

B.Heiscautiousaboutself-government.

C.HeisdoubtfulaboutGreekcivilization.

D.HeiscriticalofGreece*slossoffreedom.

(4)Whatistheauthor'sunderstandingoffreedom?

A.Freedomcanbemorepopularinthedigitalage.

B.Freedommaycometoanendinthedigitalage.

C.Freedomshouldhavepriorityoverresponsibility

D.Freedomshouldbeguaranteedbyresponsibility.

SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentences

morethanyouneed.

19.(8分)A.Heinspiredourimaginationandhopedwecoulduseittomaketheworldabetter

place.

B.Ifalltheseentertainmentproductscanbetracedtooneperson,itwouldbeStanLee,who

diedlastNovemberattheageof95.

C.LeealsoappearedinanumberofMarvelmovies,wateringhislawn,deliveringthemail,

andsoon.

D.Inordertokeepmultiplestoriesgoingatthesametime,Leewovethemtogetherintoa

seamless(无缝的)fictionalworld.

E.UnderLee,Marveltransformedthecomicbookworldbyhumanizingitscharacters.

F.ThroughthehonestyofguyslikeSpider-Man,welearnaboutdifferentaspectsofhuman

nature.

ThinkofSpider-Man,IronManandAnt-Man.ThinkofBlackPanther,theMighty

ThorandtheX-Men.ThinkoftheIncredibleHulk,theFantasticFourandalltheother

superheroesthathavestimulatedthepopularimagination.(1)Fromasmallofficein

Manhattaninthe1960s,hehelpedcreatealineupoffictionalheroesthathavecrossedfrom

pagetoscreeninaseriesofTVandmovieadaptationsandchangedthefaceofpopularculture.

Formany,hewasthefaceofMarvel,ifnotcomicbooksingeneral,witnessingthe

company'srisetobecomeaninternationalmediagiant.Asawriter,editor,publisherand

Hollywoodexecutive,heplayedacriticalroleinwhatcomicfanscalloneofthemedium's

goldenages.

(2)Leegavetheheroesflawsandinsecurities,aswellasanawarenessof

trends,socialcausesandasenseofhumor,tryingto"makethemrealflesh-and-blood

characterswithpersonality,"hetoldTheWashingtonPostin1992."That'swhatanystory

shouldhave,butcomicsdidn'thaveituntilthatpoint.Theywereallcardboardfigures."

(3)IronMan,forexample,couldjoinforceswiththeFantasticFour,and

CaptainAmericacouldfindhimselfaweddingguestalongsideDoctorStrange.Leecreateda

fictionaluniverseforreaderstoexploreonethatmadereadersbuymultipleseriestogetthe

wholestory.

nIusedtothinkwhatIdidwasnotveryimportant,"LeetoldtheChicagoTribunein

2014.''Peoplearebuildingbridgesandparticipatinginmedicalresearch,andhereIwas

workingonstoriesaboutfictionalpeoplewhodocrazythingsandwearcostumes.ButI

supposeIhavecometorealizethatentertainmentisnoteasilydismissed/*

“StanLeewasasextraordinaryasthecharactershecreated,"saidDisneychairmanand

CEOBobIger.Indeed,Leeworkedtirelesslyhiswholelifecreatinggreatcharactersforthe

worldtoenjoy.(4)Hislegacywilloutliveusall.

IV.Grammar(20')第I卷(70)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblanks

lomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,

fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks,useone

wordthatbestfitseachother.

20.(10分)YoungChinesearerebellingagainstsocietythroughasimpleactofresistance：lying

down.Examplesofthetangping,or"lyingfat,"wayoflifeincludenotgettingmarried,not

havingchildren,notbuyingahouseoracarandrefusingtoworkextrahoursor(1)

(hold)ajobatall.

Tangping(2)(emerge)overthelastfewmonthsastherallyingcallofChinese

millennialswhohavehadenoughoftheratrace.Somecomparethemto(3)1950s

BeatGenerationintheUnitedStates.(4)calltheirbehavioraformofnonviolent

resistanceor"ideologicalemancipation"fromconsumerism.Supportersportrayit(5)

arejectionofstruggleandendlessstriving.Criticssayitisdefeatist.

Ultimately,observerssay,tangpingisareflectionofChina'sdisenchanted(不抱幻想

的)middleclass,facedwithstagnant(停滞的)wagesinincreasinglyexpensiveand

competitivecities.

ThetermdevelopedafteranAprilpostontheTiebaforum(6)theauthor,

unemployedforthelasttwoyears,describedalow-effort,low-coslifestylethatconsistedof

workingjustafewmonthsoutoftheyear.

"Lyingflatismysophisticmovement，”hewrote,referringtotheGreek

philosopher.Diogenes,whowasknownforlivinginabarrel.Hepostedapictureofhimself

lyinginbedinthemiddleofthedaywiththecurtains(7)(dra