江苏省南通市如皋市2023-2024学年高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

江苏省南通市如皋市2023-2024学年高三第二次联考英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that2．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison3．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That4．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial5．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will6．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how7．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway8．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen9．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding10．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken11．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence12．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended13．Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit14．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake15．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though16．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．asthough17．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof18．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports19．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which20．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．are C．has D．have第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Poetryistheartisticexpressionofthehumanthoughtsandfeelingsinrhythmicalandemotionallanguage.Comparedwithprose(散文),itlaysmorestressonrhythm,imagery(意象),emotion,andimagination.Asitslanguageisrhythmical,itssoundishighlymusical.Wemaysay,“Norhythm,nopoetry”,nomattertherhythmofpoetryistraditionalasinmetrical(格律的)styleor“natural”asinfreeverse.Sothepoetmustwritecarefullyandreflectivelyinordertofindwordsthatnotonlyfulfillsthedemandsofmeterandrhyme,butalsoexpressesthemeaninginamannerthatcomplementstheimageryandtoneoftherestofthepoem.Thiscarefuluseoflanguageisthemostsignificantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry.Theordinaryprosewriterneatlybuildsanargumentusingwordsthewayamason(石匠)buildsahouseusingbricks;thepoetisanartisanwhocreatesafieldstonehearth(大卵石壁炉炉床)—eachstoneoreachwordisturnedover,examined,andoftenlaidasideuntilitcanbeplacedwhereitsshape,weight,andcolorwillcontributetothestrengthandbeautyofthewhole.Prose,accordingtoSamuelTaylorColeridge,is“wordsintheirbestorder”,andpoetryis“thebestwordsintheirbestorder”.Thereader’schiefdelightinreadingpoetrycomesfromhisresponsetoitsmusicaleffect,whichcomesfrommanymetricalpatternsrepresentedinconventionaliambic(抑扬格)feetorfromrepetitionsandparallelphrasingshowninfreeverseandfromotherelementsofpoetry.1、What’sthepurposeofsaying“Norhythm,nopoetry”inparagraph1?A．Toshowtheimportanceofrhythminpoetry.B．Toshowrhythmisthemostimportantelement.C．Toshowthereisnolimitontheuseofrhythm.D．Toshowrhythmismoreimportantthanpoetry.2、Whatisthemostimportantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry?A．Thedegreeofemotion. B．Thecarefulchoiceofwords.C．Thedelicateuseofthemetricstyle. D．Thedemandsofmeterandrhyme.3、Whereisthereader’smainjoyinreadingpoetry?A．Theexperienceofthepoet’semotion.B．Theappreciationofthemetricalpattern.C．Thereader’sreactiontothemusicaleffect.D．Thecomprehensionofthethoughtsandfeelings.4、Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A．Bydefinition. B．Byexamples.C．Byquotation. D．Bycomparison.22．（8分）Itbeganasagame:Highschoolandcollegestudentsstudyingcomputertechnologyfiguredouttheycouldusepersonalcomputerstobreakintotelephonecompanycomputersandmakefree,long-distancetelephonecalls.Theseyoungcomputertalentssoongainedthename"hackers".Policearrestedafewhackers,butmanywentontoevenmorecomplexhacking.Oneofthemwasarrestedformakingillegaltelephonecallsandlaterheusedaphonetochangeapoliceofficer'screditrecordstogetbackattheofficerforarrestinghim.Healsousedacomputertochangehiscollegerecordstogivehimselfbettergrades.Ashackersgainedexperience,theybeganinvadingcomputersatbanks,airlinesandotherbusinesses.Inonecaseahackerinstructedanairline'scomputertogivehimfreeairplanetickets.TheU.S.governmentisworriedthathackersmaybreakintoitsnetworksofdefensecomputers.Thegovernment'ssecretsareeasilyattackedbecausethousandsofgovernmentcomputersareconnectedbytelephonelinesthathackerscangetinto.InNovember1988,acollegestudententeredaU.S.DefenseDepartmentcomputernetworkcalledArpanet.ThehackerinjectedacomputerprogramthatmadecopiesofitselfthroughoutArpanet.Somehackersusevirusestodestroyallthedatainacomputer.Butinthiscase,governmentofficialsshutdownthenetworkbeforetheprogramreachedeverycomputerinthesystem.Shuttingdownthesystemangeredmanyresearcherswhowereusingthecomputers.Thehackerturnedhimselfintothepoliceandhewaschargedwithacrime.TheincidentputthespotlightoncomputerhackingintheUnitedStates.Manycompanieshavehiredexpertstoprotecttheircomputersfromhackers,andmanycomputerexpertsnowadvisecompaniesonhowtoprotecttheircomputers.TheU.S.governmentbelievesforeigngovernmentshavehiredhackerstotrytobreakintotop-secretdefensecomputers.Expertsdisagreeoverwhetheracomputernetworkcaneverbesafefromhacking.Butinthefuture,someofthemostoutstandingmindsintheU.S.willbeworkingtofrustratetheattemptsofcomputerhackers.1、Whatdidthefirsthackersdo?A．Theybrokeintogovernmentcomputers. B．Theydestroyedairplaneticketsystems.C．Theyplayedcomputergames. D．Theymadefreephonecalls.2、WhycanU.S.governmentcomputersbeeasilyhackedinto?A．Theyhavenodefensesystems. B．Theyareconnectedbytelephonelines.C．Theyarepartlyaccessibletothepublic. D．Theylackcomplexprocessingprograms.3、WhathappenedtothegovernmentcomputersinNovember1988?A．Theylostalloftheimportantdata.B．Theywereshutdownbyresearchers.C．Theywereinvadedbyacollegestudent.D．Theygottotallyruinedbyacomputerprogram.4、Whatdidcompaniesdecidetodotoprotecttheircomputersystems?A．Employcomputertalents. B．Buildsecretdefensesystems.C．Askthegovernmentforhelp. D．Collectandanalyzethedataofhackers.23．（8分）2017TFKPoetryContestCallingallpoets!TIMEForKidshasachallengeforyou:Writeafunny,rhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTIMEForKidsPoetryContest.Asfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirown,TIMEForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.ContestRules1.Howtoenter:Thiscontestbegins12:01amonMarch6,2014andends11:59pmonJuly24,2014.Toenter,mailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas,32ndFloor,NewYork,NewYork10020:(a)anoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhyme

scheme(韵律);(b)

Entrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.Byentering,Entrantpromisesthattheentry(1)isoriginal,(2)hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumand(3)hasnotwonanaward.2.Judging:AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:creativityandoriginality(50％),useoflanguageandrhyme(25％)andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest(25％).Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.3.Prizes:Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists(半决赛选手)fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetry,

TheArmpit

ofDoom:FunnyPoemsforKids,approximatelyvalue:$275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom:

FunnyPoemsforKids,andboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedat

.4.Eligibility(参赛资格):Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.5.Winner’slist:Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visit

(afterAugust1,2017,availableforaperiodof10days).1、Thepurposeofthecontestisto__________.A．encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoetsB．helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywritingC．encouragechildren’sinterestinpoetrywritingD．encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems2、Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudging?A．BeingcreativeandoriginalB．UsingapropernumberofwordsC．UsingproperlanguageandrhymeD．Beingappropriatetothecontesttheme3、Accordingtothecontestrules,____________.A．poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mailB．allchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontestC．thenumberofpoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD．theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugust,201724．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof32monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout2.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout12,300taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,32.2feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor913feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?25．（10分）GwendolynBrookswasthefirstAfricanAmericantowinaPulitzerPrizeforPoetry.GwendolynBrookswrotehundredsofpoemsduringherlifetime.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmerica.Herpoemsdescribedconditionsamongthepoor,racialinequalityanddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.Butherskillwasmorethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeople.Shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetry.ShecombinedtraditionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperience.Inherearlypoetry,GwendolynBrookswroteabouttheSouthSideofChicago.TheSouthSideofChicagoiswheremanybackpeoplelive.Inherpoems,theSouthSideiscalledBronzeville.ItwasAStreetinBronzevillethatgainedtheattentionofliteraryexpertsin1945.Criticspraisedherpoeticskillandherpowerfuldescriptionsoftheblackexperienceduringthetime.TheBronzevillepoemswereherfirstpublishedcollection.In1950,GwendolynBrooksbecamethefirstAfricanAmericantowinthePulitzerPrizeforPoetry.ShewontheprizeforhersecondbookofpoemscalledAnnieAllen.AnnieAllenisacollectionofpoetryaboutthelifeofaBronzevillegirlasadaughter,awifeandmother.Sheexperiencesloneliness,loss,deathandbeingpoor.Ms.Brookssaidthatwinningtheprizechangedherlife.Hernextworkwasanovelwrittenin1953calledMaudMartha,MaudMarthareceivedlittlenoticewhenitwasfirstpublished.Butnowitisconsideredanimportantworkbysomecritics.Itsmainideasaboutthedifficultlifeofmanywomenarepopularamongfemalewriterstoday.Insomeofherpoems,GwendolynBrooksdescribedhowwhatpeopleseeinlifeisaffectedbywhotheyare.Oneexampleisthispoem,CornersontheCuringSky.Bytheendofthe1960s,Gwendolynbrooks'spoetryexpandedfromtheeverydayexperiencesofpeopleinBronzeville.Shewroteaboutawiderworldanddealtwithimportantpoliticalissues.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．ThelifeofGwendolynBrooks.B．ThepoemsofGwendolynBrooksC．Theunderstandingaboutblackculture.D．Thestrugglesofblackwomen.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutGwendolynBrooksfromthesecondparagraph?A．Shemainlywroteaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.B．ShewasgoodatusingthelanguageofpoetryC．Herwritingskillswerealittleworsethanherability.D．HerpoemsweremainlyabouttheAfricanexperience3、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby___________.A．providingexamplesB．usingstatisticsC．comparingopinionsD．describingherexperiences4、Inthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablytalkabout______.A．thedifficultiesGwendolynBrookswouldmeetB．thepoemsrelatedtopoliticalissuesC．theawardsGwendolynBrooksgainedD．theracialinequalitytheblackhadtoface第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Hehad1abeautifulsportscarinadealer'sshowroomformanymonths.Knowinghisfathercouldwell2it,hetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.3GraduationDaycamenear,theyoungmanexpectedthathisfatherhadboughtthegift.4,onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisownstudyandtoldhimhow5hewastohavesuchafineson.Hehandedhissonabeautifulwrappedgiftbox.Curious,andsomewhat_________,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovelybook.6,heraisedhisvoiceathisfather,andsaid,"7allyourmoneyyougivemeabook?"andrushedoutofthehouse8thebookinhisstudy.Manyyearspassed.Theyoungmandidnotcontacthisfather9onedayhereceivedatelegram_________himhisfatherhadpassedawayandwilledallofhis10tohisson.Whenhearrivedathisfather's,suddensadnessandregret11hisheart.Hebeganto_________hisfather'simportantpapersandsawthestillgift-wrappedbook,justashehadleftityearsago.Withtears,heopenedthebookandbeganto12thepages.Hisfatherhadcarefully_________averse(诗),“Andifyou,beingevil,knowhowtogivegoodgiftstoyourchildren,howmuchmoreshallyourHeavenlyFatherwhichisinHeaven,givetothosewhoaskhim?”Suddenly,acarkey_________fromthebackofthebook.Ithadatagwiththedealer'sname,the13dealerwhohadthesportscarhehad14.Onthetagwasthe15ofhisgraduation,andthewords:PAIDINFULL.1、A．exceptedB．enjoyedC．admiredD．owned2、A．offerB．keepC．supportD．afford3、A．AsB．WhileC．SinceD．Although4、A．HoweverB．FinallyC．QuietlyD．Actually5、A．encouragedB．comfortableC．proudD．moved6、A．excitedB．nervousC．interestedD．disappointed7、A．AngrilyB．EagerlyC．CalmlyD.Anxiously8、A．AtB．WithC．ByD．From9、A．toastingB．puttingC．forgettingD．leaving10、A．afterB．untilC．sinceD．because11、A．askingB．announcingC．tellingD．discovering12、A．treasuresB．possessionsC．wealthD．eagerness13、A．filledB．caughtC．attackedD．beat14、A．pickupB．remindofC．searchthroughD．referto15、A．cleanB．turnC．readD．count16、A．madeB．writtenC．underlinedD．designed17、A．lostB．appearedC．showedD．dropped18、A．oldB．newC．sameD．special19、A．rememberedB．desiredC．foundD．met20、A．wordB．pictureC．placeD．date第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Apopulationoftheworld'smostinvasivemosquitospecieswasalmostcompletelywipedoutby1．experimentontwoislandsinthesouthemChineseprovinceofGuangdong,accordingtoastudy,which2．(publish)WednesdayTheexperimentsuccessfullyreducedthefemaleAsianTigerMosquitopopulation-themainsourceofbitesanddiseasetransmission-byupto94%,3．(reduce)thenumberofreportedhumanbitesby97%.OneoftheChinesestudy's4．(researcher),XiZhiyong,aprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,hasbeenalongtimepioneerinthisfieldofstudy,5．isrunningamosquitofactoryinsouthernChina.He6．(previous)attemptedtousesterilized(绝育的)malemosquitoestomatewithunalteredfemalesInthenewstudy,7．(publish)bytheInternationalJournalofScience,Xiandhiscolleaguesattemptedtocutmosquitonumberseven8．(far)bylimitingbothmalesandfemales'abilitytoreproduce.Theresultsweresosuccessfulthattheynearly9．(wipe)outtheentirefemalemosquitopopulationonthetwoislands.Mosquitoesposegravethreatstohumanhealthbeyondjustirritatingbites.However,thereiscurrentlynoeffectivevaccineortreatment10．mostmosquito-transmitteddiseases,leavingcontrollingtheinsects'populationsoneofthemosteffectivecontrolmethods,accordingtotheInternationalJournalofScience.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Onedayarichmantookhissononatriptothecountryinordertoshowhissonifthepoorlived,sohecouldbethankfultohiswealth、Theyspentacoupleofdaysandnightsonthefarmofthatwouldbeconsideredaverypoorfamily、Ontheirreturnback,thefatheraskedhissontoexplainwhathehadlearnt、Theboy,whohadremainedsilentanddeepinthoughtonthejourneyhome,replyinginawaythatshockedhisfather、Theboysaidhewantedtobecomefarmer、Heenviedthefarmerswhohadthebeautifulnightstartogivethemlightwhileherfamilyhadonlyexpensivelanterns、Hiswishwastohaveafarmwherehecouldgoswimminginanendlessriverinsteadofthegardenpoolintheirhome、Finallytheboyfinishedbysaying,“BeforethetripIthoughtwewererichbuttodayIhavelearntwhoistruerich、”Withthis,theboygotupandwalkedaway,leavinghisfathersatontheircomfortablesofa,totallyspeechless、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom给你发了一封e-mail,告知你他将来北京度假并学习中文，希望你帮忙推荐一所学校。请根据下表所提供的广告信息，给Tom回信。LET'STALKINCHINESECourse：ChineseforbeginnersTime：February19一March19Place：No.8LectureHallTuition（学费）：2,800RMBFormoreinformation：www.littlestar,eduLittleStarLanguageSchool注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________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