2025届江苏省苏州新草桥中学高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2025届江苏省苏州新草桥中学高三下学期联考英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．arebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded2．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will3．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence4．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom5．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what6．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture7．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord8．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt9．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied10．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept11．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless12．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.13．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that14．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit15．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution16．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening17．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious18．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before19．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto20．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen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）About6yearsago,Iwasonaplanenexttoawoman.Iwastiredandwantedtotakeanap.ButbeforeIcouldgointo“ignorepattern”,shetappedmeontheshouldertointroduceherself.“Hi:mynameisHelga!”WegottotalkingandeventuallyitcameupthatIhadstartedanorganizationinhighschoolcalledR.A．K.E.(RandomActsofKindness,Etc.).AsIdescribedwhatwedid,Helgagotveryseriousandtoldmethatsheadmiredmeforthat.Shetoldmeastoryaboutthelasttimeshehadflown.ShewasonthewaytoArizonabecauseshehadgottensuddennewsthatherdad’shealthwasonthedecline.Laterherfather’sphysiciancalledtoinformherthatherdadhadrathersuddenlypassedaway.Forthe3-hourplaneride,shesatinsilencearoundstrangers.WhenshearrivedattheairportinArizona,shewalkedtothenearestwall,satdown,andcried.AndhereisthepartI’llneverforgetaboutHelga’sstory.For2hoursshesatandweptwhilethousandswalkedtoandfrointheairport.Helgalookedalmeandsaid,“Houston,notasinglepersonstoppedandaskedifIwasokaythatday.”ItwasthatdaythatIrealizedhowmuchweneedeachother.ItwasthatdayIrealizedthatkindnessisn’tnormal.Kindnessisn’tnormal.Thathasstuckwithmealltheseyearsespeciallynow.Iworkinschoolsnationwidespeakingaboutsympathy,kindness,empathy(同理心)andlove.I’mremindedallthetimethat,formanyofus,kindnessisnotusuallyourdefaultsetting.Wespendsomuchtimeworryingaboutourproblems,ourlives,ourinsecurities,gettingtoourflightsowewalkbyorignorepeopleinneedofhelp.So,I’vemadeitmymissiontodomypartinsharingstorieswithstudents,teachers,andparentsaboutourneedforcharacterandsympathy.I’malwaysbeonthelookoutforthelittleopportunitiesthatsurroundmeeverydaytodosomethingnice.1、WhatimpressedtheauthormostaboutHelga’sstory?A．Helga’sanxietyoverherfather’ssuddenillness.B．HelgahadnoonetotalktoonherflightloArizona.C．Helgawasignoredbypeoplearoundherwhenshecried.D．Helgacouldn’tgetoverhersadnessoverherFather’sdeath.2、Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedpart“defaultsetting”inparagraph5?A．Usualwayofdoingthings. B．Unexpectedwaytodothings.C．Ignorancetopeoplearound. D．Biggestsurprisetoothers.3、Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A．Hestartedmanyclubsinhighschool. B．Heusedtobeaschoolteacher.C．Heteacheskidshowtobehavewell. D．Heisapromoterofagoodcause.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ComfortingPeopleinNeed B．MakingKindnessNormalC．IgnoringUnnecessaryTroubles D．PractisingKindnessonthePlane22．（8分）Accordingtoscientists’research,themonthinwhichbabiesareborncouldaffecttheminsomeways.Babiesborninspringgetsickeasily.ChildrenbornunderAquarius(Jan.21st----Feb.19th)maybelesscleverthanthoseborninotherseasons.Theymayalsohaveshorterlivesthanthoseborninautumn.Scientistsbelievemanyofthedifferencescanbeexplainedbythemother'sexposuretosunlightinpregnancy(怀孕).SunlighthelpsleadtotheproductionofVitamin(维生素)Dinthebody.Thelack(缺乏)ofvitaminDinthefirstmonthsoflifemayhaveabadeffectonhealth.VitaminDiscalledthe"sunshinevitamin".Ithasagoodeffectonhealth.AstudyshowedthatpeoplebornfromApriltoJunehadslightlyshorterlivesthanthoseborninOctober,NovemberorDecember.SimilarstudiesintheUSAshowedthatpeopleborninautumnlivedabout160dayslongerthanthoseborninspring.ProfessorRussellFostersaidtheconclusionsweresurprisingandinteresting.Headded,"Thesearesmalleffectsbuttheyarevery,veryclear.Iamnotgivingvoicetostarsignsandtheyarejustforfun.Butitistruethatweareaffectedbyourseasonofbirth."1、Babiesbornin______getsickeasily.A．summerB．springC．autumnD．winter2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exposure”meaninChinese?A．偏爱B．抗拒C．过敏D．暴露3、WhatcanweknowaboutvitaminDaccordingtothepassage?A．ItcomesfromsunlightB．Itdoesn’thelppeoplelivelongerC．Sunlightpreventsits’productionD．Ithasagoodeffectonhealth23．（8分）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTide---MakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood24．（8分）Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theapplicationI’musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoulearnthewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheapplicationbelievesthatyou’vereallymemorizedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon,theapplicationsendsyouemails,remindingyouto“wateryourplants”.Theapplicationusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplememorizethingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel(汽车旅馆)room.Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagainlater,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofapplicationyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!1、WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?A．Creatememorableexperiences. B．Makeprogresswithhardwork.C．LearningwordsinsteadofwatchingTV. D．Combinestudywithentertainment.2、Whatareyoudoingwhenyou“wateryourplants”?A．Loggingontotheapplication. B．BeingaMemriseuser.C．Practisingthevocabulary. D．Movingwordstoyourgarden.3、HowdoesMemrisework?A．Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether. B．Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.C．Byofferinghumantranslationservices. D．Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?A．Doubtful. B．Positive.C．Uninterested. D．Negative.25．（10分）LiveatLeedsFestival,UnitedKingdomAweekendofIndiemusictakingoverLeedsforonedayinMay,Metronomy,SunaraKarmaandTomGrennanwillheadline,butthere’safocusonthecity’snewerbands,withthefestivalaimingtobringnewartistsintothespotlight.Eventstakeplaceacrossthecity,withwristbandsgivingyouaccesstoalltheplaces.Andtogotothisfestival,youneedtobeover14yearsold.Time:4May,2019MidnightSunFilmFestival,FinlandAlmostahundredmilesnorthoftheArcticCircle,SodankylaiswhereFinnishfilm-directorbrothersAkiandMikaKaurismakirockupeverysummerfortheirMidnightSunFilmFestival,afive-day-and-nightcelebrationofnewcinema.Amixofsilentfilms,contemporaryFinnishones,recentfestivalhitsandbox-officeclassicsarescreenedaroundtheclock.Time:12-16June,2019FujiRockFestival,JapanThefirsteverFujiRockFestivalwasheldatthebottomofMountFujibackin1997andhasbroughtinmusicandrockfansfromallovertheworld.ThefestivalisnowheldintheNaebaSkiResortandiscelebratingits20thanniversarythisyear.Theartistswhoperformaren’tallrockers.Yourwristbandhastobecheckedattheentrance.Weofferfacilitiesforchildren,buttheycan’tbeleftunaccompanied.Time:26-28July,2019TheWhiteNightsFestival,St.Petersburg,RussiaTheWhiteNightsFestivalisheldatthecity’sfamousMariinskyTheatreandshowssomeoftheworld’sbestoperaandballet.It’sthebesttimetovisitSt.Petersburgbecauseit’sheldduringthemagicalsummerperiodwhenthere’salmost24hoursofsunlightaday.Time:23May-2June,20191、Whichfestivallaststhelongesttime?A．LiveatLeedsFestival.B．MidnightSunFilmFestival.C．FujiRockFestival.D．TheWhiteNightsFestival.2、Wherewillyouenjoya24-hourmovieactivity?A．InLeeds,UnitedKingdom.B．InSodankyla,Finland.C．IntheNaebaSkiResort,Japan.D．InSt.Petersburg,Russia.3、WhatdoLiveatLeedsFestivalandFujiRockFestivalhaveincommon?A．Theyareofthesamemusicstyle.B．Theyfocusonnewartists.C．Theyrequireentrancewristbands.D．Theyhaveagelimits.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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和D）中选可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Igotaboardandsatdowninmyseat．Itwasgoingtobealongflight．Aroundmeweresome1"Whereareyouheaded?"Iasked．"LakesAirBase．We'llbethereforspecialtraining,andthentothefront．"Afteraboutanhour,anannouncementwasmadethatboxluncheswere2forfivedollars．Thejourneywouldbeseveralhours,andIdecidedtobuyone．AsI3formywallet,Iheardasoldieraskhisfellowsifhewouldbuylunch．"No,thatseemsalotofmoneyforjustaboxlunch．"Ilookedaroundattheothersoldiers.________werebuyinglunch．Iwalkedtothebackoftheplaneand________theflightattendantafifty-dollarbill．"Takealunchtoallthosesoldiers．"Isaid．Sheseizedmyarmstightly．Hereyeswetwithtears,she4me,"Mysonisasoldierinthefront．．．it'salmostlikeyouaredoingitforhim．"Pickinguptenboxes,sheheadedtothesoldiers．Aftereating,onmywaytotherestroomIwas5byaman．"Isaw6youdidandIwanttobepartofit．"Withthis,hehandedmetwenty-fivedollars．SoonafterIreturnedtomyseat,IsawtheFlightCaptaincoming,lookingattheseatnumbers7hewalked．Whenhegottomyrowhestopped,smiled,heldouthis________,andsaid,"Iwantto________yourhand．"Istoodandtookhishand．Withaloudvoicehesaid,"Iwasasoldier．________,someoneboughtmealunch．Itwassuchanactof________thatIneverforgot．"Iwasalittlebit________whenapplauserangoutfromallofthepassengers．Thesesoldiersweregivingtheirallforourcountry．Icouldonlygivethemacoupleofmeals．Later,whenIwalkedtothefrontoftheplanetostretchmylegs,aman8anothertwenty-fivedollarsinmyhand．Whenwe________,Igatheredmybelongingsandstartedtoleave．Amanstoppedme,putsomethinginmypocket,andwalkedaway9aword．Anothertwenty-fivedollars!Seeingthesoldiers10attheterminal,Iwalkedovertothemandhandedthemseventy-fivedollars．AsIwalked11tomycar,Iprayedfortheirsafe12.1、A．strangers B．soldiers C．attendants D．passengers2、A．available B．reasonable C．convenient D．special3、A．prepared B．sent C．reached D．paid4、A．None B．Some C．Many D．All5、A．lent B．showed C．handed D．charged6、A．advised B．greeted C．inspired D．thanked7、A．praised B．stopped C．attracted D．discovered8、A．how B．which C．what D．that9、A．as B．though C．till D．unless10、A．tongue B．arm C．head D．hand11、A．feel B．seize C．Shake D．check12、A．Once B．Later C．Recently D．Frequently13、A．performance B．kindness C．bravery D．wisdom14、A．embarrassed B．relieved C．overjoyed D．satisfied15、A．threw B．found C．took D．left16、A．separated B．landed C．paused D．chatted17、A．in B．for C．through D．without18、A．training B．shouting C．gathering D．marching19、A．casually B．Anxiously C．disappointedly D．lightheartedly20、A．arrival B．return C．flight D．Escape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）Throughoutmodernhistory,perhapstherehasneverbeenascientistasiconic(偶像的)asStephenHawking.Whetherhe1．(educate)theworldwithhisknowledgeoftheuniverse,ormakingfunofhimselfinTVshows,itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwillbelikenowHawkingisnolongerin.OnMarch14,2018,theBritishphysicistpassedawayinCambridge.Sincethen,manypeoplehaveexpressedtheircondolences(哀悼)onsocialmedia,includingBritishcomputerscientistTimBerners-Lee,2．inventedtheWorldWideWeb.“Wehavelostagreatmindandawonderfulspirit,”Berners-Leewrote.Hawkingwasaniconformanyreasons,buthewillbebestremembered3．hisworkinthefieldofscience.BuildingonGermanscientistAlbertEinstein’swork,Hawkingexplainedhisbeliefthatspace4．(start)withtheBigBang,andwillendwithblackholes.“Thiscompletesetoflawscangiveusthe5．(answer)toquestionslike‘Howdidtheuniversebegin?’”Hawkingwroteinhis2010workTheGrandDesign.“Whereisitgoingandwillithaveanend?Ifso,howwillitend?”Besideshisworkinscience,healsomanagedtoovercomemanydifficultiesinhispersonallife.While6．(study)atCambridgeUniversity,hewasdiagnosedwithmotorneuron(运动神经元)diseaseattheageof21.His7．(ill)lefthimparalyzedandhewastoldheonlyhadashorttimetolive.However,hewentontobecomeoneofthe8．(great)mindstheworldhaseverknown.“Ifeltitwasunfair.Whyshouldthishappentome?”heoncerecalled.“Atthetime,IthoughtmylifewasoverandthatIwouldneverrealizethepotentialIfeltIhad.Butnow,50yearslater,Icanbesatisfiedwithmylife.”Hawkingleftbehindagreatlegacy(遗产).HissignaturebookABriefHistoryofTime:FromtheBigBangtoBlackHoles,9．(publish)in1988,becameoneoftheworld’sbest-sellingsciencepublications.Andin2014,UKactorEddieRedmayneplayedHawkinginthemovieTheTheoryofEverything,whichtellsthetaleofthephysicist’slife.Hemaynolongerbewithus,10．Hawkingwillcontinuetoinspiretheworldforgenerationstocome.Asheoncesaidhimself,“Lookupatthestarsandnotdownatyourfeet!”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、删除和修改。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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSaturday,ourclasspaidthevisittotheWelfareCentreforchildreninourcity、Onourarrival,wedonatedsomegifttothekids,whichmadethemverypleased、Thenwedidwhatwecouldhelpthem、Somesweptandtidiedtheirrooms、Someplaygameswiththem、Andotherstoldinterestingstoriestothem、Thedaypassedquicklyafterweknewit、Honestlyspeaking,thoughtired,theyweremuchhappierthaneverthatday、Thereasonisthatwhenwehelpwithothers,wealsogetsomethingmoreimportantly、Therefore,showyourloveandcare,oroursocietywillbemorebeautyandmoreharmonious、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，正在一家美国博物馆实习，负责向参观者介绍美式英语的发展历史。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文，作为讲解时的参考。形成1607年，首批英国移民者来到北美，将英语带到北美大陆。发展1.18与19世纪，伴随着移民潮，美式英语受到了德语、西班牙语等语言的影响；2.1806年，美国著名的词典编纂家诺亚·韦伯斯特（NoahWebster）正式提出“美式英语”这一说法，被看作是美式英语形成的重要标志；3.1828年，诺亚·韦伯斯特编纂的AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage出版，系统而全面地规定了美式英语单词的拼写、意义和用法；4.随着美国的发展，美式英语的影响力不断增大。注意：1.词数150左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：移居immigration；词典编纂家lexicographer___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________