陕西西安地区2024-2025学年高三第二学期月考试卷（二）英语试题含解析

陕西西安地区2024-2025学年高三第二学期月考试卷（二）英语试题考生须知：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．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a,/C．/,a D．the,/2．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference3．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven4．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could5．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon6．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked7．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after8．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving9．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish10．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken11．语音知识(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。12．Youthisaperiodofourlifeweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.A．where B．thatC．what D．when13．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided14．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe15．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut16．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful17．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why18．Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A．so B．such C．how D．what19．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although20．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking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）TheWorldMonumentsFund(WMF)isagroupthatidentifies(确认)andhelpstosaveimportantstructuresandlandareasaroundtheworld.Recently,theWMFlisted93endangeredplacesin47countries.Hereareafewoftheplacesonthelist.TheRicePaddies(稻田)inthePhilippinesThesepaddieswerestartedinthe1600sandhavebeenusedforabout400years.Theyweredugfromasteep,rockymountainsidebypeoplewholivedintheareabeforemodemmachineswereinvented.TheWMFwantstopreservethepaddiesbecausetheyareexamplesofadvancedengineeringandbuildingbyfarmerswhohadthesimplesttools.Thepaddiesalsoshowthecleverwaysthatsomepeopleusedwhentheywerefarminghundredsofyearsago.TheDesertCastlesofUzbekistanDesertcastlesandfortsrisefromthesandyplainsofUzbekistan,anationincentralAsia.Someofthemudstructuresare2-600yearsold.Overtheyears,hundredsoffortswerebuilttohelpprotectfarmersfrominvaders.Nowthestructuresarccrumbling(坍塌)duetocenturiesofexposuretothewind.Italy’sGhostTownInthe1950s,partsofthetownofCracoweredamagedbyearthquake.Then,in1963,ahugelandslideforced1,800residentstoleavethetownforanearbyvalley.Itwasthefirsttimein1,200yearsthatnoonehadlivedthere.Theearthquakesstoppedinthe1970s,butitsresidentsneverreturned.TheemptybutbeautifultownhasbecomeafavoriteofHollywoodmovie-makers,withwhomitisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.AMarketinBahrainThis200-year-oldcoveredbuildingisanimportantpanoflifeforpeopleinBahrain,acityintheMiddleEast.Severalsmallermarkersareplacedunderoneroof.Someoftheoriginalbuildingstillstands,thoughmuchofithasbeenchanged.Today,somepeoplearethinkingabouttearingdowntheoldbuildingandputtingupanewshoppingcenterinitsplace.1、RicepaddieshavebeenplacedonthelistbytheWMFbecausethey.A．aretheoldestpaddiesintheworldB．aretheonlyremaininghand-dugpaddiesC．showtheachievementsoffannerswithoutusingmodemmachinesD．arctheoriginalsourceoffanners’simpletools2、Whichoftheplacesmentionedinthetexthasthelongesthistory?A．ThericepaddiesinthePhilippines.B．ThedesertcastlesofUzbekistan.C．Italy’sghosttown.D．ThemarketinBahrain.3、MoreandmorepeoplearegettingtoknowCracobecauseof.A．itsghostmysteryB．itsuniquesceneryC．itsterribleclimateD．itsfunctionasamovielocation4、Fromthetext,onecanlearnthat.A．naturaldisastershappenedfrequentlyinCracointhepastB．theresidentsleftCracobecauseoftheterribleearthquakesC．thereare47membercountriesintheWMFD．thedesertcastlesaremainlyusedtoensurethesecurityofUzbekistannow22．（8分）Majorairplanemanufacturersarenowmovingtodevelopthefutureofflightwithelectricplanesandpersonalflyingvehicles.Boeingisoneofthosecompanies.ItrecentlyinvestedinZunumAero,acompanyworkingtobuildelectricaircraftforcommercialflights.ZunumisbasedinthenorthwesternU.S.stateofWashington.Itsaysitishopingtorevolutionizeairtravelbycuttingflighttimesandgreatlyreducingcosts.Bytheearly2020s,thecompanyplanstooperateelectricaircrafttocarry10-15passengersontripsupto1,100kilometers.Itsaysthecostofsuchflightscouldbeaslowas$25eachway.Zunumnotedonitswebsitethat,whileAmericahasmorethan13,500airports,97percentofallairtrafficgoesthroughjust140largerhubs.Bytravelingthroughsmallerairports,passengerscangreatlyreducedoor-to-doortraveltimeandavoidlongsecuritylines.JetBluewasanothermajorcompanytoinvestinZunum.TheheadofJetBlue’sinvestmentgroup,BonnieSimi,saidZunumfitstheairline’sdesireto“seeknewtechnologiestochangethegame.”Shepraisedthecompanyfordeveloping“quiet,environmentally-friendlyaircraft”forsustainabletravel.Zunum’splaneswillbepoweredbytwolargeenginesattheback.Theaircraftwillbe“hybrid-electric,”meaningtheyrelymostlyonbatterypower,butalsobumfuelwhenneeded.Thegoalistoeventuallyflyfullyelectricplanes,althoughmostexpertsbelievethiscouldtakemanyyears.Thisisbecausebatterytechnologystillhasalongwaytogotoprovidelong-lastingpower,butnotbetooheavyfortheaircraft.Othercompanieshavereleasedplanstoreleaseflyingcarsalotsoonerthanthat.Slovakia-basedengineeringcompanyAeroMobilispreparingtoshowtheworlditslatestmodelthisweek.AeroMobiiisshowingthecarattheTopMarquesautoshowinMonaco.Nolaunchdateorpriceshavebeenannounced,butthecompanysaysitwillbetakingpre-ordersthisyear.1、ElectricaircraftmayhavethefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.A．lowercostsB．ShorterflighttimeC．fewerpassengersD．shortersecuritylines2、WhatisBonnieSimi’sattitudetowardZunum’selectricaircraft?A．DoubtfulB．PositiveC．UncaringD．Disapproving3、WhywillZunum’selectricplanesstillneedfuel?A．Becausefueliseasiertoget.B．Becausebatterymaynotbestable.C．Becauseplaneswon’tstartwithoutfuel.D．Becausebatterymaynotlastlongenough.4、Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat.A．FlyingcarsmustbeorderedinadvanceB．FlyingcarswillappearonthemarketthisyearC．ThepricesofflyingcarsarestillunknownD．Flyingcarsaremorepopularthanelectricplanes23．（8分）Learninghowtofacesilenceinconversationisanimportantskill,especiallywhenworkingacrosscultures.Ininternationalnegotiations,experiencednegotiator(谈判者)staysilentandimpassiveonpurposebecausethatwillmakeothersfeeluncomfortableandpossiblymakecompromiseswithouthavingtodoanything.Americansespeciallycan’tstandsilence,sotheyoftenarethefirsttobreakthesilenceandsometimesmightbeatadisadvantageinnegotiations.So,what’sthebestresponse?Setyourjawandwaititout.Don’tofferacompromisejustbecausetheyarenotspeaking.Ifyouhavetosaysomething,askadirectquestion,suchas“What’syourinitialreactiontothatoffer?”Onceasilenceisgettinginto45secondsyoucouldsay,“Let’scomebacktothatinaminuteandgoonwiththenextpartofournegotiation.”Inpresentations,silencecanbefarmoreeffectivethandramaticpassion(热情).Beforestarting,lookattheaudienceandbesilentforamomentbecausethatsays,“I’mincontrol.IknowwhatI’mdoing.I’mconfident.”AclassicexamplewaswhenAppleco-founderSteveJobslaunchedthefirstiPhone.Heintroducedwithmanypausessothatyoudidn’tmisshiskeypoints.Becausesilencemakesusnervous,ournaturalreactionisthatwe’dbetterpayattention,there’ssomethinggoingonhere.Equally,whengivingaspeechtostaffortrainees,pausescount-especiallyiftherearenegatives.Ifyoukeeptalkingyou’respoonfeeding.Givepeopleamomentofsilencetogetbeyondtheemotionalresponseandtostartthinkingconsciouslyandprocessing.Silencecanbeaninward-focusedthoughtfulactivityoranoutwardstillnesswhereyougiveyourselfthetimetowatchandthinkandlistentotheworldaroundyou.HavingobservedtheuseofsilenceinFinlandandalsoamongtheBlackfeetNation,aNorthAmericanIndiantribeinnorthernMontanaintheUS,wecanseebenefitsfarbeyondwheelinganddealing.Silencecanbeaverypowerfulpointforunderstandingourselves,understandingothers,fordevelopingbettercommonunderstandingandmoreproductiveoutcomesandthatappliestobusiness,politics,education,law,medicine,everyareaofhumanlife.1、WhatismostlikelytobeAmericansidea?A．Speakinglessgivestheupperhand. B．Theshortertalkinggapsare,thebetter.C．Asilentmanisthebestonetolistento. D．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.2、WhatisthepurposeoftheexampleofSteveJobs?A．ToshowthewisdomofSteveJobs.B．Toexplainsilencecanbemoreeffective.C．Tointroducehowtomakeapresentation.D．Toprovesilencecaneaseone’snervousness.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“spoonfeeding”inParagraph6?A．Supportingsomepersonwithanyselflesshelp.B．Feedingsomebodypatientlywithasmallspoon.C．Givingotherssomenewideastothinkovercarefully.D．Usingawaythatdiscouragesindependentthought.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Silenceisthebestdefense.B．Silenceinnegotiationsisofgreathelp.C．Learningtheskillsaboutsilenceisimportant.D．Silencehasdifferentmeaningsindifficultculture.24．（8分）Hamburgers,Frenchfries，potatochips,popcorn,andpizza.Thereisnodenying(否认)thatthesefoodsaretasty.Butoften,it’stheaddedsaltthatmakesyoudesirethem.Thus,USkidsareeatingtoomuchsaltyfood.Tablesaltisabout40%sodium(钠).Ourbodiesneedsomesodiumtoworkproperly.Buttoomuchofitisnothealthy.Thesaltbottleistoblameforjust11%ofthesodiumkidsconsume.Theresthasbeenaddedtofoodbeforeitevenreachesthetable.Thefollowingshowshowmuchsodiumispackedintoatypicalturkey-and-cheesesandwich.Aturkeysandwichcanpackabigsodiumpunch.Addateaspoonofmustard(芥末)andthetotalrisesto1,522milligrams(mg).Kidsaged9to13shouldgetnomorethan2,200mgeachday.Thiscanraisebloodpressure,whichinturncanleadtoheartproblems.Today,1in9childrenhasraisedbloodpressure.There’sgoodnewsthough.Consuminglesssaltcanlowerbloodpressure.That,ofcourse,iseasiersaidthandone.Themoreyoueatsaltyfoods,themoreyoudevelopatasteforthem.Thekeytochangingyourdietistostartsmall.Smallchangesinsodiuminfoodsarenotusuallynoticed.Eventually,theeffortwillresetakid’stastebuds(味蕾).BridgetMurphyisadietitian.Shesayskidscantryaddingspicestotheirfoodinsteadofsalt.Eatingfruitsandvegetablesandcuttingbackonpackagedfoodswillalsohelp.Needalittleinspiration?Murphyoffersthistip:Focusontheimmediateeffectsofadietthatishighinsodium.Highbloodpressurecanmakeitdifficulttobeactive.“Doyouwanttothinkclearlyandperformwellinschool?”sheasks.“Doyouwanttorunfaster?”ZerleenQuader,oftheCDC,suggestsreadingnutritionlabels.“It’ssurprisinghowmuchthesodiumcontentforthesamefoodcanvarybybrand,”shesays.1、Whydokidstendtoeattoomuchsalt?A．Saltcontainsmuchsodium.B．Thesaltbottlesaretoobig.C．Saltmakesfoodsdelicious.D．Saltisnecessaryfortheirbodies.2、Wheredoesmostofthesaltkidseatprobablycomefrom?A．Family-cookedfoods.B．Fruitsandvegetables.C．Bottlesinthekitchen.D．Store-boughtfoods.3、Howdoesaddedsaltdoharmtoone’shealth?A．Itmakesonetooactive.B．Itraisesbloodpressure.C．Itchangessodiuminsalt.D．Itmakesgainingweighteasy.4、Whichisasuggestedwaytoreducetheintakeofsalt?A．Replacingsaltwithspices.B．Eatingwithoutselection.C．Eatinglesshome-madefood.D．Takingmuchexerciseeveryday.25．（10分）IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutside.Shewasworkingwithanotherstudent,andIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.Ihadbeentutoredenoughtoread,understand,andevenwritesomemusicalcompositions,butIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.Windsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfree,soIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.Iwalkedin,satdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusic.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePashatoteachme.Withasmile,Pashasatbesidemeonthepianobench,openedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned(皱眉)andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical(呆板的)pianist.Afteraboutapageortwo,Pashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.Therewasalongpause.“Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?”IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.“Likeastory.Here,letmetryandyoulisten,”Pashaadvised.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreath,lettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Then,shebegantoplay.“See,itbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?”Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.“Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedge.”AhappypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.“Oh,butsheslips!”Themusicchanged.“Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quickly,theprincess’horseseesherplight(困境)andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Luckily,theymakeittothebank.”Pashasaid.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoon,findingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.1、Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianist,theauthormeant________.A．shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB．shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC．herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD．ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime2、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A．Creative. B．Honest. C．Humorous. D．Brave.3、Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe________.A．imaginedherselfasaprincessB．knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC．hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD．combinedthemusicwithastory4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AFriendForeverB．NeverGiveupC．APianoLessonD．MyFavoritePieceofMusic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）AcoupleinordinaryclotheswalkedintotheHarvard’souteroffice.“Wewanttoseethepresident,”themansaidsoftly.“Hewillbebusyallday,”thesecretaryspoke1,concludingthatthecouplehadno2withHarvardfromwhattheywore.“We’ll3,”theladyreplied.Fourhours,thesecretary4them,hopingthatthecouplewouldfinallybecome5andgoaway.Theydidn’t.Andthesecretarygrew6andfinallydecidedtodisturbthepresident.Someoneofhis7obviouslyhadnotimetospendwithnobodies,buthe8peopleinsuchclothesfillinginhisouteroffice.Thepresident,frozen-faced,walked9towardthecouple.Theladytoldhim,“Wehadasonthat10Harvardforoneyear.HelovedHarvardandwasveryhappyhere.Buthewasaccidentally11.AndmyhusbandandIwouldliketo12amemorial(纪念物)tohimsomewhereoncampus.”Thepresidentwasn’t13;hewasshocked,“Madam,”hesaid14.“Wecan’tputupastatueforeverypersonwhostudiedinHarvardanddied.”“Oh,no.”thelady15quickly,“Infact,wethoughtwewouldgiveabuildingtoHarvard.”Thepresident16atthecoupleandthenshouted,“Abuilding！Doyouknowhowmuchabuildingcosts?ThecostoftheHarvard’sbuildingsisover7.5milliondollars.”Foramomenttheladywas17.Thepresidentwaspleased.Hecould18themnow.Theladyturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietly.“Isthatallitcoststo19auniversity?”Herhusbandnodded.Mr.andMrs.LelandStanfordwalkedaway,travelingtoPaloAlto,California,wheretheyestablishedtheuniversity20afterthem—amemorialtoason.1、A．impatiently B．excitedly C．enthusiastically D．awkwardly2、A．concern B．problem C．interest D．business3、A．wait B．accuse C．explain D．oppose4、A．persuaded B．drove C．ignored D．served5、A．satisfied B．shamefully C．nervously D．discouraged6、A．embarrassed B．grateful C．annoyed D．panic7、A．importance B．action C．character D．age8、A．invited B．observed C．thanked D．hated9、A．cheerfully B．hopefully C．proudly D．eagerly10、A．affected B．attended C．appliedto D．abandoned11、A．killed B．dismissed C．disabled D．forgotten12、A．keep B．buy C．build D．leave13、A．disappointed B．sensitive C．touched D．deserved14、A．curiously B．delightedly C．sadly D．coldly15、A．explained B．apologized C．changed D．argued16、A．smiled B．glanced C．pointed D．laughed17、A．desperate B．amazed C．ambitious D．silent18、A．help B．attract C．getridof D．putup19、A．buy B．start C．access D．develop20、A．named B．looking C．followed D．taking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）Monkeysdonotlikeitwhenothersgetmorefood1．theydo,accordingtoanewstudyResearchersfromYaleandHarvarduniversitiesfoundCapuchinmonkeyspunishmonkeys2．getmorefood"Thissortof,'IfIcan'thaveit,noonecan'responseisbecause3．psychologicalspite(怨恨),anditwas4．(previous)thoughtuniquetohumans,"saidKristinLeimgruberofHarvardUniversitySheisaco-authoroftheresearchstudyTheresearcherswatchedassomeCapuchinmonkeys5．(give)morefoodthanothersTheyfoundthatmonkeysgettingthe6．(small)sharepulledaropetofoldupatableholdingtheothermonkey'sbiggershareAnotherleadresearcher,LaurieSantas,7．(explain)overemail,"Ithinkwhatwecanconcludeabouthumansisthatsomeofourmoreembarrassingtendencieshaverelativelydeep8．(root)"Santossaidthespitefulresponsewasnotpresentwithanothermemberoftheapespecies—chimpanzees(黑猩猩)Anearlierstudy,shesaid,showedchimpanzeeswouldfoldupthetableofotherchimpanzees9．(steal)foodfromthemButtheywouldnotpunishchimpanzeeswhojusthappened10．(have)morefood,SantossaidInotherwords,itwasfineifanotherchimpanzeehadmorefoodaslongastheydidnotstealit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；在错的词下划一满线，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。DearSir，ThankyouforinvitemetothesummerEnglishcourseinyourschool、Asforyourchoicebetweenthetwocourses,preferthefour-weekcoursebecauseofthiswillallowmemoretimetodosoratravelingandmakeafewmwfriends、OfallthesubjectI’mteamingatschool,IlikeEnglishbest、IhadbeenlearningEnglishforelevenyearsbutmyspokenEnglishremainspoorly,SoIrealhopetotakethischancetoimproveit、Ifpossible,I’dliketoslaywithafamilyforacoupleofdaysinorderthatIcanknewsomecustomsinEngland-whatI’mparticularlyinterestedin,IbelieveIwillhavewonderfultimethissummer、YouRtruly,Grace100第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim在邮件中提到他对北京的胡同很感兴趣，请你给他回复邮件，介绍一个你喜欢或你熟悉的胡同。内容包括：1．该胡同的名称；2．该胡同的特点；3．发出来京邀请。注意：1．词数不少于50；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。DearJim,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________