宁夏青铜峡市吴忠中学高三二诊模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

宁夏青铜峡市吴忠中学高三二诊模拟考试新高考英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very2．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough3．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical4．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome5．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch6．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem7．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which8．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot9．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime10．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond11．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that12．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general13．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime14．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired15．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory16．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．appetiteD．suspension17．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror18．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun19．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind20．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven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）Themosttypicaldefinitionofsuccessis“theaccomplishmentofanaimorpurpose”orwhatmostofushaveheard:“theattainmentofpopularityorprofit.”ButisSuccessreallydefinedbypurposesorprofit?Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,myfamilyadvisedmetoaimtobuildasuccessfulcareer.Myoptionswerenarroweddowntobecomingadoctororchoosingafieldinengineering.SoIgraduatedwithachemicalengineeringdegree.Iwasadvisedtoaimforgraduatestudies,andinlessthantwoyears,IhadahighlyspecializeddegreeinplasticsengineeringfromoneofthemostreputableuniversitiesintheU.S.ThenIfoundacorporatejob,performedwellintheorganization,climbeduptheladder,andmadeabiggerpaychequewitheverynewtitle.Myproudparentstoldmystorytotherestofthefamilyandfriendsasa“success”story.Nomatterwhereweliveintheworld,weallhaveourownversionsofsuccess.Ourfamiliestakeprideintellingtheworldhowsuccessfulweareinourprofession,andoftentheonlymeasureofthatsuccessbecomesthefinancialwealthweaccumulate.Inaworldwhereeverythingisreflectedbynumbers—thelikesonFacebook,thenumberofviewsonYouTube,etc.—everyaspectofourlifeisbeingtakenoverbynumbers.Weareconditionedtobelievethatthestrongeryourfinancialstanding,thehigheryourankonthesuccesschart.Butrememberthewords,“aim”or“purpose,”inthedefinitionofsuccess.AltruisticfiguressuchasMotherTeresa,MahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKingJr.alsolivedsuccessfullivesbuthadselflessconcernoverthewell-beingofothers.Whiletherestoftheworldfocusedonaccumulatingwealth,theyfocusedongiving,doing,andcreatingforeveryoneelse.Wealthaloneneverwillbethemeasureofsuccess.Thinkbeyondprofits.NopromotionorpayraiseIeverreceivedinmyprofessionalcareerwasbecauseofmydeepdesiretoobtainabettertitleorhigherpay;instead,itwasbasedontheexcellenceIcreatedintheexperienceourcustomershadwiththeorganization.1、Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor?A．Hehasliveduptohisfamily’sexpectations.B．Heaskshisparentsforadviceoneverything.C．Hedoesn’tlikehisjobthoughheiswellpaid.D．Hewantedtobeadoctorbutbecameachemicalengineer.2、What’sthecommonawarenessofsuccessaroundtheworld?A．Socialconnections.B．Contributionstosociety.C．Theaccumulationoffinancialwealth.D．Theaccomplishmentofpersonaldreams.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Altruistic”inParagraph3mean?A．Ofabundantwealth.B．Offewachievements.C．Devotedtoothers’welfare.D．Focusedonpersonalwell-being.4、Whatinspirationcanbedrawnfromtheauthor’sworkingexperience?A．Changejobsfrequentlyforhigherpay.B．Aimatprovidingqualityserviceatwork.C．Takeeverychancetogetpromotion.D．Focusonmakingprofitsfromthecustomers.5、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplorethetruemeaningofsuccess.B．Toexpresshisinnervoicestohisparents.C．Toacknowledgethehelphehasreceivedinhislife.D．Tosharehispersonalexperienceforothers’reference.22．（8分）Latelyapopulareight-floorbookstoreinHefei,Anhuiprovince,hasrisentofamebecauseitbecomestheworld’sfirstsharedbookstore,inamovemeanttoencouragemorereadingamongChinesecitizens.Itcomestopeople’sattentionnasmorethan200,000visitorsfloodedthestoreonitsfirstdayasasharedbookstoreonJuly16thisyear,arecordhighsinceitwasreopenedtothepublicin2013.Some4,000bookswerebroughthomeonthefirstday,Treported.Customersareallowedtoborrow.uptotwobooksvaluedunder150yuanpervisitafterregisteringwithanappandpayingthe99yuandepositfee(押金).Allbooksonsaleinthebookstoreareavailableforsharing.Returnedbooksthataredamagedaresoldatadiscount.Thebookstorealsoprovidesabonusforbookworms.Peoplewhofinishreading12booksinthreemonthsreceiveeightpercentoftheirdepositback,andmemberscanberewardedoneyuanforeverybookread.“Wewanttobringdownthecostofreadingsopeoplecouldreadmorebooks,”XuXinwei,whohelpsrunthebookstore,toldThepaper.cn.Someparentsbuyalotofbooksfortheirchildren,buttheyusuallyendupcollectingdustastheirchildrengrowup.Similarly,somepopularnovelsforyoungpeoplealsofalloutoffashion,accordingtoXu.“Booksaremoreeffectivelycirculatedwhenthey’reshared.”1、Thebookstorebecomesasharedone.A．tomakemoremoneyB．tomakemoreroomfornewbooksC．toinspiremorepeopletoreadD．torecommendnewbooks2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“risentofame”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Becomewell-known.B．Settleddown.C．Brokenup.D．Takenover.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThebookstorewasoncethebestinAnhuiprovince.B．Thebooksthataresoldherecan’tbeborrowed.C．Morethan4,000booksweretakenhomeonJuly16in2013.D．Thecostofreadingcanbereducedbysharingthebooks.4、Whatdoes,thebookstoredotoattractmorereaders?A．Thebookstoreencouragesparentstobuymorebooksfortheirchildren.B．Thereadersareallowedtoborrowthebooksunconditionally.C．Thereaderswhoarememberscanreceiveoneyuanforeverybookread.D．Thebookstoreisconsideringofferingabonusforanyonewholikesreading.23．（8分）Whenaskedtopointoutoneortwothingsthataremostimportanttothemselves,manyputfriendsaheadofhomes,jobs,clothesandcars.Atruefriendshipcarriesalonghistoryofexperiencethatdetermineswhoweareandkeepsusconnected.Itisatreasureweshouldprotect.Unfortunately,thebetterfriendsyouare,themoreprobablyyou’llhavedisagreements.Andtheresultcanbewhatyoudon’twant—anendtotherelationship.Thegoodnewsisthatmosttroubledfriendshipscanbemended.First,don’tletyourpridegetinyourway.Mostofuscanforgiveeachotherwhendifferencesarebroughtoutintheopen.Second,apologizewhenyou’rewrong—evenifyou’vebeenwronged.Overthecourseofafriendship,eventhebestpeoplemakemistakes.Sometimes,itmaybebestifthewrongedpersontakestheleadandapologizes.Whenyouapologize,giveyourfriendachancetoadmit(承认)thathehasbeenwrong.Third,seethingsfromyourfriend’spointofview.Andfinally,acceptthatfriendshipschangeasourneedsandlifestylechange.Makingfriendscansometimesseemeasy.Thehardpartiskeepingtheconnectionsstrongduringthenaturalupsanddownsthathaveaneffectonallrelationships.Mysuggestion:considerfriendshipasanhonorandagift,andworththeefforttotreasureandnurture(培养).1、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．EasyWaystoMakeFriendsB．UpsandDownsinFriendshipC．HowtoMendaTroubledFriendshipD．HowtoTaketheLeadinMakingFriends2、The＂wrongedperson＂underlinedinthepassagereferstoaperson____________.A．whohasbeenmistakenforanotherB．whohasbeenblamedunfairlyC．whohastreatedfriendsbadlyD．whohasadmittedhismistakes3、Accordingtothepassage,afriendshipcanbelongonlyif____________.A．wehavemuchincommonB．weknowourfriends’mistakesC．wetreatourdisagreementswiselyD．wehaveknownoneanotherherdesires4、Whatshouldwedoifwefollowtheauthor’ssecondsuggestion?A．Makeanapologyfirst.B．Avoidmakingmistakes.C．Sticktoourownpointsofview.D．Changeourlifestyles.24．（8分）In2013aloneatleast20,000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2,200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming,becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates,whichcouldleadtoextinctionfortheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheirenvironment.Indeed,someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.Ifyouarereadingthis,youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking(走私)notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies,suchastigers,tortoises,seaturtles—andtheworld’smosttraffickedmammal—pangolins(穿山甲).Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintoughscales(鳞)，whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins,fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica,andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive,highdemandinEastAsia,wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines,isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40,000and81,250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.InFebruary,theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking,whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife,includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan;buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife;raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuelingtheillegaltrade.GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay(March3)byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowisthetimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies,bigandsmall,fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.1、Howmanyendangeredcreaturesarementionedinthepassage?A．4.B．5.C．6.D．7.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Eightspeciesofpangolinsliveonthesamecontinent.B．Pangolinsarenotprotectedinmostoftheirnaturalhabitats.C．Thescalesofpangolinscanbeusedasaningredientforcooking.D．HighdemandcontributestotheillegaltradeofpangolinsinEastAsia.3、WhatcanweknowabouttheplanreleasedbytheUS?A．SocialmediawillbeusedtospreadWorldWildlifeDay.B．Whethertheplanwillbeworkedoutremainstobeseen.C．ThedemandleadingtotheillegaltradeinEastAsiaistobebroughtdown.D．TheUSwillworktogetherwithothercountriestoprotectwildlife.4、Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthepassage?A．ToinformussomethingaboutWorldWildlifeDay.B．Toraiseawarenessofprotectingendangeredwildlife.C．ToexplainwhypangolinsareillegallytradedinEastAsia.D．ToshowhowtheUnitedStatesistofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife.25．（10分）Mid-afternoononaparticularlybusyTuesday,ItookleaveofmydeskatworkandwalkedintoalocalStarbucks,onlytofindaspacewhereneithermyclients(客户)normychildrenwouldaskmetodosomething.Inside,IranintoKate,aco-workerofmine.Thetopicofparenthoodcameup.Icomplainedabouthowpackedmyschedulewas.FromtheminuteIwokeuptotheminuteIfellasleep,Iwasconstantlyindemandandalwayshadsomeoneknockingatthedoor.ButabitofsadnessseemedtocomeoverKate’sface.“Well,mydaughter’sinSanFranciscoandshedoesn’tseemtoneedmeatallthesedays.”Katesaid.ItwasinthatmomentthatIrealizedalthoughImightoftenfeelinhighdemand,therewillcomeadaywhenI’llactuallymissthatsamestressInowcomplainabout.Andasourconversationcontinued,itturnedtoourchildren’syoungeryears,withKatesmilingproudly,thinkingofthelittleboyandgirlsheraisedwhoarenowamanandawoman.ButInoticedhersmilewasmarkedwithregret.Sheexplainedthatsheoftenwonderedaboutwhatshecouldhavedonedifferentlywhenherchildrenwereintheirearlieryears.ThisgotmethinkingIsregretanunfortunatefootnote(注脚)toparenthood?Withthatinmind,Iaskedsixolderparentsonequestion:Whatisyourbiggestregretfromyourearlydaysasaparent?Itturnedoutthatallofthemthoughttheycouldhavedoneitbetter.But,eachofthemalsohasastrong,healthyrelationshipwiththeirkids.Whateverregretstheirparentsmighthavehadabouttheirupbringing,onethingisclear—itdidn’taffecttheminameaningfulway.Thebottomlineis,weallfeellikewecouldbedoingthisparentingthingbetter,Andquiteclearly,yearslater,we’restillgoingtolookbackandwishwetriedthingsdifferently.Butthepastcan’tbechanged,andneithershouldit.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Katehadthesameproblemastheauthor’s.B．Thetwopeoplehadarrangedtomeetinthecoffeeshop.C．Katewenttothecoffeeshopsonoonecouldfindherthere.D．Theauthorwenttothecoffeeshoptoescapefromthepressuresaroundhim.2、WhydidKatefeelsadandregretful?A．Becausesheandherdaughterhadafight.B．Becauseshehadn’tpaidenoughattentiontoherkids.C．Becauseshewasdisappointedwithherkids’performance.D．Becauseshethoughtthatshecouldhavedonebetterinraisingherkids.3、Whatdidtheauthorfindwhenhespoketosixolderparents?A．Someoftheparentshaveabadrelationshipwiththeirkids.B．Hewasmovedbytheloveoftheseparentsfortheirchildren.C．Theseparentsimprovedtheirbehavioraftertheirkidsgrewup.D．Noneoftheparentswerecompletelysatisfiedwiththewaytheyraisedtheirkids.4、Whatshouldparentsdoaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Givemorelovetotheirkids.B．Letyourchildrengrowupwithfreedom.C．Cherishthepresenttimeanddoone’sbesttobeaparent.D．Neverstoplearninghowtobeagoodparentfromothers.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）WhenIwasachild,mymomlikedtomakefoodfordinnereverynowandthen.AndIrememberonenight1whenshemadedinnerafteralong,2dayatwork.Onthateveningsolongago,mymomplacedaplateofeggs,sausage,andextremelyburnedtoastinfrontofmydad.Irememberwaitingtoseeifanyone3!Yetallmydaddidwasto4histoast,smileatmymom,andaskmehowmydaywasatschool.Idon’trememberwhatI5himthatnight,butIdoremember6himsmear(涂上)butteronthattoastandeat7bite!8Igotupfromthetablethatevening,Irememberhearingmymom9tomydadforburningthetoast.10I’llneverforgetwhathesaid:“Baby,I11burnttoast.”Laterthatnight,IwenttokissDaddy12andIaskedhimifhereallylikedhistoastburned.Hewrappedmeinhisarmsandsaid,“Son,yourmom13aharddayatworktodayandshe’sreally14Andbesides,alittleburnttoastnever15anyone!”Youknow,lifeisfullofimperfectthings…andimperfectpeople.I’mnotthebesthousekeeperorcook.WhatI’velearnedovertheyearsisthatlearningtoaccepteachother’s16andchoosingtocelebrateeachother’sdifferencesisoneofthemostimportantkeystocreatingahealthyand17relationship.Andthisismyprayerforyoutoday:you’lllearntotakethegood,thebad,andtheuglypartsofyourlifeand18thematthefeetofGod,because19,he’stheonlyonewhowillbeabletogiveyouarelationshipwhereburnttoastisn’tadeal-breaker(煞风景)！Wecouldextend(推广)thistoanyrelationshipinfact20understandingisthebaseofanyrelationship,beitahusband-wifeorparent-childorfriendship!1、A．intime B．inturn C．infact D．inparticular2、A．comfortable B．hard C．boring D．happy3、A．noticed B．punished C．praised D．opposed4、A．enterfor B．answerfor C．reachfor D．makefor5、A．told B．asked C．explained D．promised6、A．helping B．hearing C．making D．watching7、A．one B．every C．another D．neither8、A．Until B．Since C．When D．Aslongas9、A．apologize B．congratulate C．apply D．introduce10、A．Or B．For C．However D．And11、A．hate B．respect C．love D．make12、A．morning B．goodnight C．evening D．night13、A．bringin B．putin C．getin D．takein14、A．lovely B．excellent C．hard-working D．tired15、A．hurt B．found C．expected D．stricken16、A．advantages B．values C．faults D．gifts17、A．lasting B．appreciative C．outstanding D．turning18、A．wrap B．play C．lay D．tie19、A．onthetop B．intheend C．insurprise D．inthelongterm20、A．if B．though C．when D．as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）Agoodteacherismanythingstomanypeople.Inmyownexperience,thepeopleIrespectmostaretheteachers（小题1）demandedthemostdisciplinefromtheirstudents.ImissoneteacherinparticularthatIhadinhighschool.Ithinkshewasagoodteacherbecauseshewasaverystrictperson.1remembervery（小题2）(clear)asignoverherclassroomdoor.Itwas（小题3）simplesignthatsaid,“Laboratory-inthisroomthefirstfivelettersofthewordwasemphasized,notthelastseven.”Inotherwords,Iguess,labor（小题4）herwasmoreimportantthanoratorywhichmeans（小题5）(make)speeches.Shepreparedherworkverycarefullyanddemandedustodothesame.Wegotlotsofhomeworkfromher.（小题6）shehadbrokenherarm,andeverybodyintheclassthoughtthatmaybethehomework（小题7）(reduce),butitcontinuedjustthesame.Shecheckedourworkstampinghernameatthebottomofthepaperstoshowthatshehadread（小题8）.Ithinksometimesteacherswhodemandmostareliked（小题9）.But（小题10）timegoesbythisdisciplinereallyseemstobenefitthestudents.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以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。ThesunwasjustslowlycomeupoverthemountainstodayasItookmydogsforitsmorningwalk.IsmiledasIwatchedthecloudsgraduallyturntowhiteandgold.TheairwascoolandIworeabigsmileinmyface.Eventhoughthereweren’tleafonthetrees,butIcouldstillhearbirdssingingsongsofspring.Evenmydogsseemedtonoticethedifferentintheair.Theywereplayinginsteadofjustdotheirmorningbusinessinthegrass.Theparticulargoldensunseemedtomakeitabeautifulday.AsIheadedback,Irealizesomething.Thebeautyofdaydidn’tcomefromthewarmthofthesun.Itcamefromthewarmthwithinmyownheartandsoul.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）《英语周报》报刊社现面向高中生征文，以谈论如何学好英语为主题。你准备写一篇题为“HowIOvercomeDifficultiesinLearningEnglish”为题的作文，以介绍自己在英语学习中遇到的困难和解决的方法。具体要点为：1.存在的困难：受家乡话的影响,发音不够准确；记忆力差，很难扩大词汇量；阅读速度慢，不能在规定的时间内把试题做完等；2.采取的措施：克服畏惧心理，大胆开口，多听多练；勤做练习，做好笔记；向老师、同学请教，寻求帮助；3.总结。参考词汇：overcome克服;localdialect家乡话;vocabulary词汇注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯；3.文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。HowIOvercomeDifficultiesinLearningEnglishIhadmanydifficultieswhenIstartedtolearnEnglish.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________