2025届云南省建水县四校高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2025届云南省建水县四校高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷注意事项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．Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．applicationB．regulationC．adaptationD．cooperation2．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve3．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned4．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path5．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived6．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though7．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon8．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．as D．where9．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch10．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass11．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released12．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．announceD．communicate13．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the14．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout15．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing16．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot17．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened18．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can19．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went20．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade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）Imaginewakinguponedayandfindingthatyourbeautifullocalbeachisnomore—gone,itsfinewhitesandsweptawaybyanabnormalstorm.Yougoaboutyourdailybusinessfor12longyearsandthensuddenlythebeachisback,allitsgloryrestoredbyanotherstorm.ThisiswhathappenedontheislandofAchill,offthecoastofIreland,wherepeoplearecelebratingthereturnofthebeautifulAshleamBaybeachthatwastakenfromthemin2005.Thatinitselfisunusualenough,butthestorygetsevenbetter!Yousee,anotherbeachinAchilldidadisappearingactonce,buttookmuchlongertoreturn.ThebeachatDoonagh,locatedonlysixmilesawayfromAshleamBay,wasrestoredearlierin2016afterwavescreatedbyspringstormshadsweptawayallthesandin1984,leavingjustrockpoolsbehind.ThereislocallegendthatstretchesbackhundredsofyearsthatsaysthisbeachatAshlcamBayreturnsforashorteverysevenyearsthendisappearsagain.Butthistimearoundittookabitlongerthanthat.Itwaslastseenin2005anditstayedforafewmonthsatthattimebeforeitwaswashedawayagain.Asyoucanimagine,everyoneontheislandofAchillisthrilledtohavetheirsandybeachback,andeventhoughnooneknowshowlongit’sgoingtobearoundfor,theyaremakingthemostofthetimethey’vegotbeforeitdisappearsagain.Somemaybequicktobelieveclimatechangescausethephenomenon,butthat’snotthereasonthesetwobeachesinAchillkeepdisappearing,DrKevinLynch,ageographeratNUTGalway,saysthattheseoccurrencesaretheresultofhydrodynamics(流体力学)andsediment(沉积物)supply,ratherthanclimatechanges.Regardlessofwhat’scausingthem,disappearingandreappearingbeachesarejustpartofwhatmakesnaturesofascinating.1、Whatispeople’sreactiontothereturnoftheAshleamBaybeach?A．Fulloffear.B．Quitedelighted.C．Verydisappointed.D．Extremelyconfused.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthebeachatDoonagh?A．ItisnotlocatedinIreland.B．Itdisappeared12yearsago.C．Itoncedisappearedformorethan30years.D．Itisjustmadeupofrocksandpools.3、Accordingtothelocallegend,whenshouldtheAshleamBaybeachhavecomeback?A．In1982.B．In2012.C．In2016.D．In2018.4、WhatdoesDrKevinLynchthinkofthephenomenon?A．Someabnormalstormsleadtoocean’senlargement,B．Itishardtouncoverthemysteryofbeach’sdisappearing.C．Climatechangescanresultinbeachesdisappearingcompletely.D．Hydrodynamicsandsedimentsupplycausetwobeachestodisappear.22．（8分）Wehumansspendaboutone-thirdoflifeasleep.Sleephelpsusstayhealthy,anditalsohelpsourbrainremember.Ourbrainsneedgoodsleeptorememberwhatwedoandlearnduringtheothertwothirdsofourlifewhenweareawake.Besideskeepingushealthy,somenewresearchshowsthatagoodnight’ssleephelpsmakeusmoreintelligent.ResearcherattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhavefoundthatsleephelpsimprovebrainperformancebyshrinkingsynapsesinthebrain.Asynapseistheareawherecellspassmessagestoothercells.Cirelliisaleadingscientistattheschool’sCenterforSleepandConsciousness.Shefoundthatsleepiswhenthehumanbrainmixesinformationithaslearnedwhileawakeintoitsgeneralcollectionofknowledge.However,thebrainforgetsunimportantdetails.Thisforgettingisimportant.Itmakesspacefornewlearningandnewmemories.CirellisaidthattheCenter’sresearchbeganwiththishypothesis:Wesleepsothatourbraincanrepairandrefreshitself.Shesaidtheideaseemssimpleandreasonable.However,testinganddiscoveringhowitworkshasbeenextremelydifficult.CirelliandCenterdirectorGiulioTononihavebeentryingtoprovetheconnectionbetweensleepandthebrain’ssynapsessince2003.Cirellisaidtheresearchersknewthat“strongersynapsesarealsobigger.”So,theybegantheirstudyby“measuringthesizeofthesynapses”inthebrain.Theyalsoknewthatduringsleep,thebrainchecksonallitssynapsesandresetsitselfforthenextday.Theteamwantedtoseeifthesynapsesofthebrainarebiggerafterbeingawakealldayandsmallerafteragoodnight’ssleep.Synapsesareonlyabout20-40nanometerswide.So,theteamlookedforchangesinthesealreadytinyspacesbetweennervecells.Theteamhadlowailuntilimprovementsinlaboratorytechnologymadeitpossibletoseethesetinychanges.Cirellisaystheyfoundthatsynapsesizeandstrengthareupsetbybeingawakeandrestoredbysleeping.Shesaysoursynapsesshrinkasourbrainscleanthemselvesduringsleep.Wewakeuprefreshedandreadytofillthosesynapseswithnewinformation.1、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Sleepcanonlykeepushealthy.B．Sleepcanhelpourbrainfunctionbetter.C．Sleepcanmixalltheinformation.D．Sleepcantakeuptwo-thirdsofourlife.2、WhatdoesitrefertoinParagraph4?A．Themeasuringthesizeofthesynapses.B．Thespacefornewlearningandnewmemories.C．Thewayourbraincanrepairandrefreshitself.D．Theconnectionbetweensleepandthebrain’ssynapses.23．（8分）TheLifecycleofaT-shirtWeallprobablyhavealotofT-shirts,butdoyoueverstopandthinkabouttheinfluenceofaT-shirtontheplanet?You’dprobablybesurprisedtolearnwhat'sinvolvedinthelifecycleofjustoneT-shirt.Thereare5majorstages:material,production,shipping,useanddisposal.Thematerialstageinvolvesfarming,irrigating,fertilizing,harvestingandginning.Whilecottonisanaturalfiberandnotasharmfultotheenvironmentasmanmadefibers,itstilltakesatollinthematerialandproductionstages.Commercialcottonfarmingusesalargeamountofwater,andtheuseofpesticides(杀虫剂）iswidespreadacrosstheglobe,especiallyincottonfarming.Studieshaveshownthatfarmersspendaround$4.1billiononpesticidesannually,ofwhich25%wasspentoncottoncropsintheUS.Oncethecottonisgrownandharvested,sobeginstheproductionstage:spinning,knitting,bleaching,dyeing,cutting,sewing,etc.——theseprocessesalsouseagreatdealofwaterandenergy.Commercialdyesandbleachesareharmfulpollutantsandcaneventuallypollutegroundwater.AftertheT-shirtisproduced,itentersthetransportationstage.Thisofteninvolvesoverseasshipping.Takealookinyourcloset.Chancesarethatmostofyourcottongarments(衣服）aremadeinChinaorIndia.Garmentscanbeshippedviaplane,shiportruck…，allofwhichspillCO2intotheatmosphere.CalculationsshowthatC02emissionsfromlighttrucksaloneamountto1.15poundspermile.OncetheT-shirtreachestheretailmarket,itispurchased.Thisstagemayseemliketheleastenvironmentallydamagingpart.Butconsiderthenumberoftimesyou’vewashedanddriedyourfavoriteT-shirt.Washingmachinesarecertainlybecomingmoreefficient.However,theaverageAmericanhouseholddoes400loadsoflaundryperyear,usingabout40gallonsofwaterperload.Suchexcessivewateruseiscombinedwiththelargeamountofenergyusedbydryers.Thefinalstageoflifeisdisposal.Thisreleasesharmfulemissions,orinvolvesalandfillwherecottontakesyearstobreakdown.CurrentUSrecordsshowthatanestimated15%ofclothesandshoesarerecycled,whichmeansthatconsumerssendashocking85%ofthesematerialstolandfills.Weallneednewclotheseveryonceinawhile,butlet’salltrytokeepinmindwhatgoesintotheproductionofclothing...Ithasarealimpactontheplanet.Therearealotofthingsyoucandotohelpreduceyourimpact.Reuseandrecycleclothes.Ifthey’retoowornouttowear,cutthemupandusethemascleaningrags.Donatethemtocharityoranotherorganizationthatrecyclestextiles.Whenpossible,makeanefforttobuyorganiccotton.Turndownthethermostatonyourwasher,andlinedryyourclotheswhentheweatherwillallowit.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．Theproductionprocessmayaffectwatersafety.B．TheclothingcostisrelativelylowinChinaandIndia.C．Cottonclothesareburiedbecausetheyarehardtobreakdown.D．Theusestageistheleastenvironmentallyharmfulofthefivestages.2、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatintheUS.A．pesticidesincottonfarmingcostover4billiondollarseveryyearB．C02emissionsoflandtransportamountto1.15poundspermileC．about15%oftheclothesandshoesaremadeofmaterialsthatarerecycledD．about16,000gallonsofwaterisusedannuallybyanaveragefamilyonlaundry3、Theunderlinedphrase“takesatoll”probablymeans“”.A．wasteswaterB．hasabadeffectC．usesenergyD．takesalotoftime4、Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?A．Toencouragepeopletodonateclothestocharity.B．Tointroducethefivestagesinthelifecycleofclothing.C．Topersuadepeopletopurchasemoreorganiccotton.D．Topromoteeco-friendlyactionsrelatedtoclothes.24．（8分）Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissions(排放)vehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(发电机).Generatorsarefueledbysomething--usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermalplantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those"zero-emissions"carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnot.It'sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan'tseeit,it'snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermal,orhydroorwindorsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon'tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars'batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit'sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1、Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?A．PeopleseetheCaliforniaGreenseverywhere.B．Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlycomesfromburningcoal,oil,etc.C．PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells.D．PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehicles.2、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Electriccarsarenotcleanatall.B．Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C．Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D．Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.3、Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun________.A．notlessthan25milesB．asfaras50milesC．asfaras25milesD．notmorethan25miles4、Accordingtothetext,electriccars________.A．aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB．burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC．areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD．arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill5、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB．electriccarsarenowthedominantvehiclecomparedwithgasoline-poweredcousinsC．zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleanbecausewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething25．（10分）Seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeMcNeilonselectedhisfoodinValueMartverycarefully.Afterleavingthecashier,heestimated(估计)thathehadsaved80centsandthoughtthathehadgotgoodvalueforhismoneyagain.Attheexit,thechillywindremindedhimofhisgloves.“Nowwherearethey?”Hesearchedhereandthere,butnowherecouldhefindthem.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Theworriedmanmadeasecondsearchinallhispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Hewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore.Georgeboughttheglovesata25%discount,forjust$30,tenyearsago.Theyweregenuinelambskin(小羊皮),soft,warmanddurable.Untilthen,hehadworncheaperman-madematerialthatlastednomorethanthreeyears.Hisimpulsivedecisiontobuytheexpensiveglovesturnedouttobeagoodone,whichevenpromotedhissocialstatusonthebus,aspassengersstaredathimenviouslyforsixmonthsoutoftheyear.Heenjoyedbeingenvied.Badluck,Georgethought,tolosehisexpensiveglovesonNewYear’sEve.Hereenteredthestoreandfollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore.Butseveralminutesofanxioussearchturnedouttobeinvain.“Societyhaschanged.Peoplehavechanged…”hemurmuredtohimself.“Yearsago,ifpeoplepickedupsomethinglost,theywouldgiveitback.”Backhome,Georgewasataloss.Indeepwinter,hecouldnotdoanythingwithoutapairofgloves.Ifheboughtcheapones,hewouldhavetoreplacethemverysoon.Ifheboughtnewleatherones,theywouldcostfortydollars.Aftertheholiday,poorGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherpairofleathergloves.Beforeboardingthesubway,hesteppedintoValueMartagaintoseeifbyanychancehisgloveshadbeenreturnedtothelostandfoundoffice.“Whatcolorarethey?”thewomanintheofficeasked.“Black,”heanswered.Shelookedintoherdraweranddrewoutapairofmen’sleathergloves.“Arethey?”“Yes!Thosearemine!”1、WhichofthefollowingisthemostprobablereasonforGeorge’sshopping?A．TokilltimeinValueMartasusual.B．ToprepareforthecomingNewYear.C．Toprovehowwisehewaswithmoney.D．Toseewhethertherewereglovesonsale.2、WhatdoweknowaboutoldGeorgeMcNeilon?A．Purebutimpolite.B．Cleverbutsimple.C．Economicalbutvain.D．Warmheartedbutpoor.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Indailylife,accidentswillhappen.B．Nevereverjumptoconclusions.C．Apennysavedisapennyearned.D．Alossmayturnouttobeagain.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）Fallingoffaboxcarandlandingonmyhead,IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsold.NowIamthirty-two.Ican1rememberthebrightnessofsunshine.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagain,2atragedycandostrangethingstopeople.It3tomethatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdonowifIhadn’tbeenblind.Myparentsandmyteachersawsomething4me,andtheymademewantto5againstblindness.Thehardest6Ihadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.IfIhadn’tbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhave7downandbecomeachairrockerfortherestofmylife.WhenIsay8inmyselfIamnottalkingabout9thekindofself-confidencethat10medownanunfamiliarstaircase（楼梯）alone.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:anassurancethatIamarealpositiveperson11imperfections.Ittookmeyearstoobtainthis12.Ithadtostartwiththe13.Onceamangavemeanindoor14.“Ican’tusethis.”Isaid.“Takeitwithyou,”he15me,“androllitaround.”The16stuckinmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought17.AttheSchoolfortheBlindI18anewkindofbaseballcalledgroundball.AllmylifeIhavesetaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtolearnmy19.IwouldfailsometimesanywaybutontheaverageImade20.1、A．randomly B．abruptly C．roughly D．completely2、A．so B．but C．thus D．and3、A．occurred B．referred C．brought D．turned4、A．of B．for C．to D．in5、A．get B．fight C．find D．drop6、A．method B．experience C．lesson D．manner7、A．broken B．put C．settled D．lay8、A．courage B．ambition C．belief D．power9、A．firmly B．simply C．fairly D．slightly10、A．stops B．helps C．finds D．gives11、A．despite B．besides C．without D．unlike12、A．description B．existence C．intelligence D．recognition13、A．intelligence B．incident C．trouble D．determination14、A．chair B．baseball C．game D．design15、A．urged B．blamed C．greeted D．teased16、A．goals B．words C．baseballs D．ideas17、A．valuable B．reasonable C．impossible D．unbearable18、A．discovered B．equipped C．formed D．invented19、A．limitations B．advantages C．puzzles D．personalities20、A．sense B．progress C．mistakes D．friends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）Animalwelfareisagrowingconcernintoday’s1．(social).Manypeoplethinkthatitiscrueltoremoveanimalsfromtheir2．(nature)habitatandkeepthemincagesforthepublictolookat.Ananimal3．(keep)inazoowillleadadifferentlifefromananimalthat4．(live)inthewild.What’smore,someanimalsbecameunhappyinthezoos5．thereisn’tenoughspace.Ontheotherhand,atriptothezoocanbe6．educationalexperience.Whenstudentslearnaboutendangeredspeciesandareabletoseetheminazoo,theyaremorelikelytosupportprojectsdesigned7．(save)theseanimals.Duetosomeillegalactions,therearemanyspecieswhichwoulddieoutiftheyweren’tkeptinzoos.Everyzoohasa8．(slight)differentapproachtoanimalcareandwelfare,butoverallIthinkzoosaregoodplaces.9．(see)animalsintheirnaturalhabitatisn’talwayspossibleandIthinkzoosofferagoodalternative.Atrip10．thezooisbotheducationalandfun—I’llsurelycontinuetovisitzoos.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仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Waterisveryimportanttous,withoutthattherewouldbenolife、Wecouldn’tliveifwedidn’thavewater、Therefore,somepeopledon’tturnthetapoffatonceafterusingit、Somepeopledon’trealizetheywashthemintheshowertoolong、Someeventhrowawaybottlesfullinwater、Asmiddleschoolstudents,weshouldmakegreateffortstosavewater、Ononehand,everysingleperson’ssavewaterissignificance、Onotherhand,wecanusesomewaterwejustusedtowateringplants、Weshouldn’tleavethetaprunningforwhilewebrushourtooth、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你班上周星期一第一节课召开了以“垃圾分类（wastesorting）”为主题的班会，请你用英语向学校校园网写一篇通讯稿，内容包括：1.班会的时间、地点；2.班会的过程3.班会后的认识和感受。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________