四川南充市高2025届高三年级下学期期末考试英语试题含解析

四川南充市高2025届高三年级下学期期末考试英语试题请考生注意：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．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence2．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall3．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit4．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped5．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before6．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t7．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed8．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the9．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that10．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound11．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup12．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports13．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind14．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably15．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch16．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t17．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising18．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where19．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．appetiteD．suspension20．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup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）Ifyou'rethinkingaboutreachingforanotherbiscuittogetyouthroughtheworkingday,thinkagain.Eatingunhealthysnacksatyourdeskmakesyoupileonalmosthalfastoneayear,asurveyhasrevealed.Thewaistlinesofwomensufferthemost,withtheaveragefemaleputtingon61b3oz—theequivalentofawholedresssize—whilemenseetheirweightincreaseby51b20z.Thereportintooureatinghabitsfoundthat,onaverage,weeatatleasttwosnacksaday,with30percentofustuckingintothreeormore.Womenadmiteatingmorethanmen,withafurther13percentofladiesscoffingfourormoresnacksaday.Theresearch,byTheVillageBakery,foundbiscuitsarethemostcommonvice,with42percentregularlyopeningapack,closelyfollowedbychocolate(38percent),crisps(32percent)andcakes(13percent).Andofficeworkersareworsethanmost.Cakesandbiscuitsbroughtintoworkbycolleaguesareoneofthemaintemptationsofficestaffgiveinto.Inaddition,33percentadmitreachingfornibblestocopewithstressand22percentsaytheyneedasugarrushtoperkthemupintheafternoon.SimonStaddon,ofTheVillageBakery,said:"Wewereawaretime-poorofficeworkerscanfinditdifficulttoeasilyaccessanutritionallunch.Butwewerereallyshockedbytheextenttowhich'quickfix'lunchesareaffectingweightgainandgeneralwell-being.Popularmid-afternoonpick-me-upssuchasbiscuits,chocolateandcakesarehighincalories,fatandfullofsugar,allofwhichaffectyourbloodsugarlevelsandultimatelyleadtoweightgain."Thesurveyof2,000Britishmenandwomensuggestsweareoftenashamedofourunhealthyeating.Twenty-fourpercentofBritonsadmitlyingabouthowmanysnackstheyeatwith33percentofwomenlying,comparedto20percentofmen.Unfortunately,it'sasifwearenotlikelytodoanythingpositivetocounteractthesweettreats.1、Accordingtothepassage,womenusuallyputweightonfirst______.A．ontheface B．onthelegsC．onthefeet D．inthemiddle2、What'sthemainreasonofeatingsnacksintheoffice?A．Colleagueseatthemtosavemoney.B．Staffusethemtocopewiththeirlunches.C．Colleaguesoftenbringthemtooffice.D．Bossesinvitestafftoeatthem.3、Whydoofficeworkerseata"quickfix"lunch?A．Becauseithasmuchofnutrition.B．Becauseithaslittleeffectonweightgain.C．Becauseithaslittleeffectongeneralwell-being.D．Becausetheyhaveashorttimetohavetheirlunches.4、ItcanbeinferredthatBritishwomenare______.A．lesslikelytolieonsnacksthanmenB．morelikelytolieonsnacksthanmenC．moreashamedofeatingsnacksthanmenD．lessashamedofeatingsnacksthanmen22．（8分）Someonesentmeanemailurgingmetoacquirealotmoreresources,suggestingcoulddosomuchmoregoodifIhadan8or9figurenetincomeof6likeI’vebeendoingforyears.Heclaimedtohaveacquiredagreatdealofwealthhimselfandfoundithighlybeneficialtofuelinghispathwithaheart.AsIconsiderhissuggestion,Ifindmyselfnothavingmuchclarity(清晰的思维)astowhatI'ddowithImillionor10millionmoremoneyflowingthroughmylife.Iputsomuchattentiononcreativity,fulfillment,exploration,relationships,etc.thatIfinditdifficulttointelligentlyimaginehowmorefinancialresourcescouldprovideextrafuelforthat,exceptinsmallwaysorinwaysthataren’tparticularlymeaningfultome.LatelyI'vebeenconsideringwhatitwouldbeliketodeliberatelyreducemyincomeforawhileandseeifIcouldliveonmuchless，justfortheexperience.WhatifIcappedmynetpersonalincomeat$10,000peryear,forinstance?Thatisn’tsuchabigdealtome,though,sinceIalreadywentthroughaperiodoflowincomelikethatduringthe1990s,andIlearnedthatIcouldstilldowhatIloveregardlessofincome.I'veneverworkedinabusinessenvironment-theonlyjobI'veeverhadwasworkingfor$6/hourinavideogamestorewhileIwasincollege.SoI’veneverseenhowlargeroperationsallocateresources.That'sprobablywhyIhaven’tpushedmyselftoacquiremore.AsImentionedinmybook.MoneyandYourPathWithaHeart，mymainfinancialgoalinlifewastomakemoneyirrelevantinmylife.I’mnotinterestedinbuildinganempire.WhatinterestsmeisexploringpersonalgrowthandsharingwhatIlearnalongtheway.InsomewaysIfeelthatacquiringandacquiringandallocatingmoreresourcescouldbecomeabigdistraction.I’malreadydoingwhatIwanttobedoing,sowhyrickdistractingmyselftoacquiremoreresources,especiallywhenIlacktheideaabouthowIshouldtreatsuchresources?Ilikehavingfreedomandflexibility，andIdon'treallyseehowmoreresourceswouldmeaningfullyimprovethat.1、Whydidthemanemailtheauthor?A．Toasktheauthortofuelhispath.B．Tolendsomemoneytotheauthor.C．Tosharehisopinionaboutwealth.D．Tourgetheauthortoearnmoremoney.2、Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheauthor'spersonality?A．Optimisticanddevoted.B．Independentandcooperative.C．Unfortunatebutpositive.D．Wealthybuthardhearted.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capped”inParagraph3probablymean?A．LimitedB．SpentC．IncreasedD．Distributed4、ThefollowingaretrueEXCEPTA________.A．theauthormightbeaprofessionalwriterB．theauthorisgoodatdesigningvideogamesC．theauthorisinterestedinexploringhispersonalgrowthD．theauthormightbeapersonwholikessharinghisknowledge23．（8分）ConfidenceComesFromTreatingOthersAsEqualsThere'sbeenrecentdiscussionoverChineseattitudestowardforeigners，causedbyanotherquarrelbetweenaforeignerandataxidriver．AccordingtothestudiesdescribedintheOxfordHandbookofChinesePsychology，Chinesehavelowerself﹣confidencecomparedtoWesterners．YetdoestheresultstillapplytotheChinesepeopletoday？Yesandno．Forthemoment，differentattitudestowardforeignerscanstillbefoundinChina'ssociety，withsomedisplayinglowself﹣confidencelike"Foreignersareawesome（令人敬畏的），andWesterncountriesareawesome．Weshouldrespectthemandbeaspoliteaspossible，andshouldn'tletthemlookdownonus，"andafewunfriendlyopinionssuchas"Someforeignersarerudeanddisrespectful，andtheirlevelofcivility（礼貌）isfarbehindChina."Chineseusedtobelackinginself﹣confidence．Itmightstartfromthemodernhistory，afterthefailureintheOpiumwars，andthefollowinghumiliation（耻辱）ofbeingbullied（被欺负）andbroughttotheirkneesbyWesternguns．Andthedarkhistoryisstilltosomeextentaffectingourmentality（心态）today．Forsometime，theWesternworldrepresentsthebestofeverythinginsomeChineseeyes．Butourstateofmindisgraduallychanging．Whenasked"Whatmakesyoufeelproudofyourcountry？"inschoolclassesinChina，answersvaryfromtheWorldExpototheOlympicGames，fromathletestoastronauts，fromthemushroomingskyscraperstobusymetropolises，whichhaveallfilleduswithgrowingself﹣confidence．Whileansweringthequestion"SinceChinaissogoodtodayandChinesepeoplearemoreconfident，whyareanincreasingnumberofChineseemigratingabroad？"ZhangWeiwei，aprofessoratFudanUniversity，repliedthatatleast70percentofChinesemigrants（移民）becomemorepatriotic（爱国的）afterleavingtheirhomecountry，nomatterwhethertheyhavebecomeanaturalizedcitizenofanothernationornot．Suchresultandexperiencesaremuchmoreconvincingandhavebettereffectthandozensof"patrioticeducation"classes．Thereisnoreasonforusnottobeself﹣confident．Weliveintheworld'ssecond﹣largesteconomy．Chinesenetfinancialassetspercapita（人均纯金融资产）andthepurchasingpowerofpeoplehaveseenasharprise，withmoreandmorepeoplestartingtopurchaseworksofart，insteadofonlynecessities．Theseallindicatearisingstandardoflifeandself﹣confidence．Nevertheless，thepointofthechangingattitudestowardourselvesorothercountriesisnotrealizingothernationsarebetterorworsethanChina，buttreatingthemlikehowwetreatourfellowChinese．Thatiswhatconfidencemeans，notbeingcondescending（屈尊），notworshiping，butlookingeachotherintheeyewithtrustandrespect．1、Accordingtothetext，whataretheChineseattitudestowardforeignerstoday？A．Theyhavevariousattitudestowardforeigners．B．Theythinktheforeignersarealwaysrude．C．Theyalwaysspeakhighlyoftheforeigners．D．Theybelieveforeignersarejustcommonpeople．2、Chineseusedtolackself﹣confidencebecause．A．Theythoughttheforeignersweremysterious．B．Theyusedtothinkthemselveslesspowerful．C．Theyweredeeplyinfluencedbythedarkhistory．D．Theyoncebelievedforeignerswereawesome．3、AccordingtoZhangWeiwei，mostChinesemigrants．A．desiretobeacitizenofanothernationB．developastrongerlovefortheirhomecountryC．areunwillingtoreturntotheirmotherlandD．serveasbadexamplesinpatrioticeducation4、What'sthemainideaofthepassage？A．Chineseshouldbeproudofthegreatachievementoftheircountry．B．Chinesehaveenoughconfidencetomakegreaterprogress．C．Chinesehavealowerself﹣confidencefacedwithforeigners．D．Chineseshouldbeconfidentandtaketheforeignersasequals．24．（8分）Ifirstbeganexperiencinganxietyanddepressionattheageof14,afterbeingbullied(欺凌)atschoolforyears.Whileatfirstanxietyanddepressionwouldcomeandgo,iteventuallybecameaconstantpartofmylife.IwassoeagertofindthesolutiontoovercomingmyanxietyanddepressionthatItriedeverythingfromwhenIwasincollegetograduateschool:mood-changingmedication,specialteas,yoga,anythingIreadaboutinbooks,andadvicegivebydoctors.Despitethis,IstillfeltIhadn’tevencomeclosetomanagingtheproblem.Butoneafternoon,myeyesfelluponanarticleinamagazineIwasreadingthattalkedabouthowdogswereabletohelppeoplewithanxietyanddepression.Theverynextday,Idecidedtogetadog—acorgi.WhenIbroughtmylittlecorgi,Buddy,home,Ididn’trealizehowmuchhewouldchangemylife.Itdidn’thappenrightaway,however.Oncethe“puppyexcitement”wentaway,myanxietyanddepressioncamebackasusual.Onemorning,Iwokeupwiththosefamiliarfeelingagain.Ididn’twanttogetoutofbed.Iturnedtopullthecoversbackovermyheadandgiveup.That’swhenIsawBuddy.Buddystartedjumpingalloverme,lickingmyface,lettingmeknowthatitwastimetogooutside.Itwasasifheweresaying,“There’snotimetobesad;theworldisamazing!”Andforthefirsttimeinmylife,mylifewaschanging.Ireallywasanewperson.Thiswasmynewbeginning.It’sbeenmorethanayearsincethatday,andI’veneverspentanothermorningunabletogetoutofbed.I’venotcriedmyselftosleeporspentmydaysstuckwithfearandregret.Sure,IstillhavedayswhenIfeelsadoranxious.ButwithBuddy,mybestfriend,bymyside,I’vefinallylearnedhowtomanagethesefeelingsandemotions.1、Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthor.A．hasbeenaschoolbullyforyearsB．sufferedfromdepressionsincecollegeC．triedmanywaystofightdepressionbutnothingworkedD．feltlessdepressedaftertakingmedicationanddoingyoga2、Howdidtheauthorknowhavingadogmighthelpwithherdepression?A．Shereaditinanarticlebychance.B．Adoctorrecommendedittoher.C．Shehearditfromsomeotherdepressionsufferers.D．Shefoundoutherselfafterspendingsometimewithacorgi.3、Howdoestheauthorfeelinthelastparagraph?A．Hopeful.B．Anxious.C．Confused.D．Doubtful.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PuppyExcitementB．ProblemManagementC．GettingRidofStressD．DefeatingDepressionwithBuddy25．（10分）RayTokuda,a54-year-oldJapaneseAmerican,isproudofthetitlehisschoolhasgivenhim.HeisaShifu,aChinesewordliterallymeaningamaster,mentororseniorpractionerofmartialarts.Tokudahasreasontobeproud.HehasbeeninvolvedwithChinesemartialartsforalmostfourdecades.AfterlearningthematthemartialartsschoolinNewMexicoState,todayheisamongthemostexperiencedkungfuteachersoftheschool.PracticingmartialartstwotothreehoursandhelpingstudentsimprovetheirskillshavebecomeTokuda’sdailyroutine.Heexpectstopracticeandteachmartialartsfortherestofhislife.“I’mstilllearning.It’sworthmorethanalifetimetolearnChinesemartialarts,”hesaid.“OnceIstarted,Ijustcouldn’tstop.Ithinkit’salsothemagicofChineseculture.”Tokudawassenttothemartialartsschoolwhenhewas10.Hestillremembershowunwillinghewaswhenstartingout.“MyfatherhadalwayswantedtolearnChinesemartialartsbutnevergotthechance,soheputhiskidin,”hesaid.“IwassoafraidatthattimebecauseIthoughtkungfuwasallaboutfighting.”Butthingschangedafterhelearnedthatmartialartsweremorethanpunchingandkicking.“Oneofthethingsmartialartsteachmeisovercomingadversity,”Tokudasaid.“Asalittlekid,myfirstlessonwaslike,oh,look,thisisathingthatIcangetthroughbydiligence,perseverance(毅力)anddedication,andthatwaspricelessformylife.”LearningChinesemartialartsopenedagatewayforhimtobetterunderstandChineseculturebecausehecouldhearalotofancientChinesekungfu-relatedstories.“ItislikeinAmerica,wherewehearstoriesaboutknightsinshiningarmorandKingArthurandnobledeedsdone,”hesaid.“IfeelmartialartspreservesomethingofancientChinathatcan’tbefoundinbooks.Theyaresortofanoralhistory.”TokudahasalsobeeninvitedtovariouseventsinhishomestatetoshowcasetraditionalChineseculture,includingthedragondanceandliondance,whichhealsolearntatthemartialartsschool.Becauseofthis,heisnowconsideredaculturalenvoy(使者)intheeyesofthepublic.1、Tokudadidn’twanttolearnkungfubecausehehadthoughtitwas________.A．practical B．magicalC．violent D．difficult2、Fromthepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutTokuda?A．Helearntmartialartsfromhisfather.B．Heisthefounderofthekungfuschool.C．Helearntfrommartialartshowtodealwithdifficulties.D．Heisthemostexperiencedkungfuteacherofhisstate.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTokuda?A．Modestandfriendly. B．Devotedandpersevering.C．Talentedandhumorous. D．Motivatedandconsiderate.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（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。StefanandErikaSvanstromonafour-monthhoneymoonwerehitbyseveralnaturaldisasters,includingtheAustralianfloods,ChristchurchearthquakeandJapanesetsunami.The1coupleleftSwedenonDecember6andwere2caughtinMunich,Germany,duetooneofEurope’sworstsnowstorms.Later,theyflewontoAustraliawhichthen3withoneofthemostterriblehurricanesinthenation’shistory.Fromthere,thecouple,4,wereforcedto5for24hoursonthefloorofashoppingcentrewith2500others.“Treeswerebeing6andbigbrancheswerescatteredacrossthestreets,”StefantoldSweden’sExpressennewspaper.“We7escaped”ThecouplethenflewtoChristchurch,NewZealand.8theirarriving,amassiveearthquake9magnitude6.3hitthecityonFebruary22.Erikasaid“Wecouldnotvisitthecitysinceitwascompletelyin10,soinsteadwetravelledaroundbeforegoingtoJapan.”ButdaysaftertheSvanstromsarrived,Tokyowas11byJapan’slargestearthquake12recordsbegan.“Thetremblingwashorribleandwesawroofdebris(碎片)flyoffthebuildings,”Mr.Svantromsaid.“13seemedthebuildingswereswaying14”ThefamilyreturnedtoSwedenonMarch29aftera(n)15calmervisittotheirlastdestinationChina.ButMr.Svanstrom,whoalsosurvivedtheverytsunami16hitSoutheastAsiain14,said“Iknowmarriageshavetoexperiencesome17,butIthinkwehave18mostofthem.”,19thatthemarriagehadbecomestrong.“We’vecertainlyexperienced20ourfairshareofcatastrophes,butthemostimportantthingisthatwe’retogetherandhappy.”saidthecouple.1、A．new-marriedB．newly-marryC．newly-marriedD．new-marry2、A．finallyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．immediately3、A．metB．facedC．hitD．come4、A．invainB．inpanicC．insorrowD．indepression5、A．hideB．stayC．remainD．shelter6、A．takenoverB．turnedoverC．gotoverD．knockedover7、A．nearlyB．narrowlyC．almostD．easily8、A．AtB．WithC．OnD．For9、A．measuringB．ismeasuredC．measuresD．measured10、A．messB．orderC．chaosD．control11、A．effectedB．destroyedC．shakenD．suffered12、A．whenB．whileC．asD．since13、A．ItB．ThereC．ThatD．What14、A．inandoutB．hereandthereC．backwardsandforwardsD．backandforth15、A．prettyB．fairlyC．muchD．even16、A．whichB．asC．thatD．what17、A．trialsB．tricksC．tripsD．triangles18、A．lookedthroughB．putthroughC．comethroughD．gotthrough19、A．addedB．addingC．addedtoD．addingto20、A．ratherthanB．otherthanC．morethanD．lessthan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）Fromthe2ndcenturyAD,theSilkRoadstartedfromChina,1．(go)allthewaywesttoCentralAsia,WestAsia,andfinallytoEuropePeople2．(ride)camelsandhorsestradinggoodsonthisroadHorsesandcamelshavenowbeenreplacedbymoderntransportationsuch3．highspeedrailwaysandnewhighways,4．hasspedupthedevelopmentofthenewSilkRoadThese5．(advance)meansoftransportationhavealsobroughtnewchoicesforthedevelopmentofthe6．(tour)throughoutEurasiaTheWesternEurope-WesternChina(WE-WC)Highway,whichstretches8,4457．(kilometer)fromLianyungangtoStPetersburginRussia,was8．(complete)joinedonSeptember27,2018,aftera10-yearconstructionAreyoureadyfor9．long-distanceroadtripfromtheeasttothewestonthishighway10．thereisachanceforyou?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。每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仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Sometimespeoplearemeantootherswhoaresmarterordifferentfromthem、Itmakesthemfeelpowerfullyorincontrol、Butiftheytaketimetogettoknowthatperson,theymaybecomefriends!Trynottoshowangerstowardskidswhoarebeingmeantoyou、Standinguptallandwalkawaycanworkreallywell、Notgettingareactionfromthemtakesawaythefunforthem、Theymaystopunlesstheyseewhattheyaredoingdon’tbotheryou、Ifkidscontinuetobemean,trytotalkaboutthem、Beingcalmandfirmbutnice、Itishardtobemeantosomeoneisbeingnice、However,ifyoueverfeelthreatenedorinthedanger,tellanadultrightaway、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高中学生李华，你的美国朋友Jim即将升入中国的一所高中学习，想让你给他一些学习建议。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.与老师交流，征求老师意见；2.上课积极参与讨论，专心听讲，做好笔记；3.课后积极完成作业，巩固知识。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________