2025届江西省上饶市广丰县新实中学高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

2025届江西省上饶市广丰县新实中学高三下第一次测试英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource2．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could3．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof4．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated5．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup6．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy7．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat8．Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A．tooccur B．occurring C．tohaveoccurred D．havingoccurred9．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied10．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang11．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned12．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where13．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there14．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown15．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might16．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith17．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing18．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly19．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford20．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen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）Dogsmayactuallyunderstandwhattheirownersaretryingtosay,accordingtoanewstudy.Moreover,whendogslistentosomeonetalking,theymayusebrainregionsthatareequaltothosethathumansusetounderstandwhatotherssay,theresearchersfound.Inotherwords,thenewstudyshowsthatthebrainmechanisms(结构）involvedintheprocessofunderstandinghumanspeecharesimilarindogsandhumans.Thismeansthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeecharenotuniquetohumans.Toconveyinformationthroughspeech,peopleusebothwordsandintonation(语调）,whichisthewayaperson'svoicerisesandfallstoexpressanemotionormeaning,suchaspraiseordisapproval.Similarly,tounderstandwhatsomeoneistryingtosay,peoplehavetopayattentiontoboththeirwordsandtheirintonation.Inthestudy,theresearcherswantedtoseewhetherdogsalsopayattentiontobothwordsandintonationwhentryingtounderstandwhatahumanistryingtosaytothem.Toconductthestudy,theresearcherslookedat13dogs.Theresearchersmeasuredthedogs’brainactivitywithabrainscannerwhilethedogslistenedtorecordingsoftheirtrainersspeakingdifferentcombinationsofwordsandintonations.Theresearchersfoundthatthedogspaidattentiontoboththewordsandintonationwhentryingtounderstandhumanspeech,justashumansdowhentheytrytounderstandhumanspeech.Thisfindingmeansthatdogsmayunderstandboththewordsandtheintonationthathumansusewhentheytalktodogs.Thebrainscansalsosuggestedthatthedogsusedtheleftpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryinglounderstandwordshutusedtherightpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandintonation.Similarly,humansusetheleftpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandthemeaningsofwordsandtherightpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandintonation.1、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．YourDogUnderstandsWhatYou’reSayingB．ABigChallengetoHumanBeingsC．OurBestFriends—DogsD．TheDogsintheFuture2、Whatdopeopleusetoconveyinformationthroughspeech?A．Emotionormeaning.B．Voicerisingandfalling.C．Wordsandintonation.D．Praiseordisapproval.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dogsarethecleverestanimals.B．Itisgenerallybelievedthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeechareuniquetohumans.C．Withthebrainmechanismslikehuman's,dogscanspeakashumandointhenearfuture.D．Dogsarealsogoodallearninglanguages.22．（8分）Babies’mainfoodisricecereal.Butitisoftenpoisoned.Studieshavefoundthatmanybrandscontainmeasurableamountsofinorganicarsenic(无机砷),themostpoisonouskind.It'snotjustnice:anAugust2018studytested50foodsmadeforbabies.includingorganicandnonorganicbrandssuchasGerber,EarthsBest,andotherpopularlabels,andfoundevidenceofatleastonedangerousheavymetalineveryproduct.Fifteenofthe50containedenoughcontaminants(污染物)toposepotentialhealthriskstoachildeatingoneservingorlessaday.Heavymetalscandamagecognitive(认知的)developmentinchildren,whoareespeciallyatriskbecauseoftheirsmallersize.InorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasbeenfoundtolowertheIQscoresofchildrenbyfivetosixills.Andasheavymetalsaccumulateinthebodyovertime.theycanraisetheriskofcancer,diabetesandotherphysicalconditions.Ofcourse,findingyou’reyourfavoritebrandiscontaminatedisnotareasontopanic.Lowlevelsofexposureforshortperiodsareunlikelytocauseseriouseffects,butparentsshouldfocusonreducingtheoveralllevelsofthesepoisonoussubstancesintheirchildren'stotaldiettolimitharm.HeavymetalsoccurnaturallyonEarthandarepresentinsoilandwater.Butpesticides(杀虫剂),miningandpollutionincreasetheirconcentrations,andfarmingandfoodmanufacturingprocessescancontributeevenmore.Foodmakersareclearlyofkeepingbabyfoodpoison-free:roughlyathirdofthetestedproductsdidnotcontainworrisomemetallevels.Somecompaniesarealreadytryingtolookintothesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsandtrytoreducethem.Morecompaniesshouldfollow.Butthebestchanceofrealchangewillcomewithlaws.CurrentlytherearenoU.Srulesonacceptablelevelsofheavymetalsinbabyfoods.Thegovernmentandthefoodindustryshouldunitetodealwiththeseriousthreattoourchildren.1、WhatdidtheAugust2018studyfind?A．Fifteenofthe50foodbrandscontainedcontaminantsB．Allorganicfoodbrandscontainedsomeinorganicarsenic.C．Earth’sBestprovedtobeapoison-freebabyfoodbrand.D．Alltestedproductswerecontaminatedwithheavymetals.2、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,inorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasabadeffectonchildren's_____A．intelligenceB．behaviorC．sightD．emotion3、Inthefourthparagraph,thewriterindicatesthat_____A．foodstorageisamajorsourceofmetalcontaminationinthefoodproductsB．manyfoodmakershaven'ttakenenoughsafetystepstoreducemetallevelsC．foodmakersshouldfigureoutthesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsD．foodcompaniesmustbebannedfromproducingfoodscontainingheavymetals4、Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisthevitalsteptomakearealdifferencetotheworryingsituation?A．Steppingupbabyfoodtests.B．ListingharmfulheavymetalsC．MakingoutrelevantregulationsD．Punishingfoodlawbreakers.23．（8分）EarlyexcitementaboutthenextgenerationoftheiPhoneisbuildingmonthsaheadofanexpectedautumndebut(问世).AnalystsexpectAppletoreleasethreeiPhonesthisyear,buttheonegettingthemostattentionisarumoredsuper-premiummodeltocelebratetheiPhone'stenthanniversary.And,forthatphone,AppleisexpectedtochangethetypeofscreentheiPhoneuses.Here'saquicklookatwhatyouneedtoknowaboutwhatitmeansifAppleswitchesfromitscurrentliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)screenstoatypeoforganiclight-emittingdiode(OLED)screencalledAMOLED．TheessentialdifferencebetweenanLCDscreenandanAMOLEDoneisthepresenceofabacklight.Thankstothatdifference,AMOLEDscreenscanbeverythin,whichmeansyoucanmakethinnerproducts.Theyalsoprovidemorevividcolors,whichisareasonthattelevisionmakershavebeenpushingOLEDinitsvariousformsfortheirbigscreens.AMOLEDscreens,inparticular,boast(夸口)evengreatercontrolovereachindividualpixel（像素）—whichmeansbettercontrastfortheviewer.Thesescreenscanalsoimprovebatterylife.Becausethere'snobacklight,AMOLEDscreenscanbemoreenergy-efficientwhentheuserisviewingdarkersubjects,allowingthephonetoshutoffpixelsandstopdrawingpower.Sowhyhasn'tAppleswitchedtoAMOLEDyet?Afterall,ApplecompetitorssuchasSamsungandLGalreadyhavethesescreensontheirsmartphones.AMOLEDscreensarenotcheaptoproduce.It'salsonotthateasytomakethecomplexAMOLEDscreens,whichcouldexplainwhymostApplefansexpectthatonlythehighest-endphonewillhavethenewscreen.Andthenthere'sthecost.TheswitchtoAMOLEDhasalsobeencitedasareasonthatthepriceofthehigh-endiPhonemayjumpabovethe$1,000mark.Beauty,eveninamass-producedworld,doesnotcomecheap.Still,theexpensemaybeworthit,especiallyaspeopleshootmorephotosandvideos.1、Accordingtothepassage,whenwilltheiPhone’stenthanniversarymostprobablybeheld?A．InJune.B．InMarch.C．InNovember.D．InJanuary.2、AccordingtomostApplefans,AMOLEDscreenswillonlybeusedon________thisyear.A．thecheapestiPhonesB．themostmassiveiPhonesC．thehighestiPhonesD．themostexpensiveiPhones3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceindicate?A．Itisveryexpensivetobecomebeautiful.B．Everythinghasaprice.C．Themoreyoupay,themorebeautifulyouwillbecome.D．Practicemore,andyouwillbecomebetter.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpectediPhone?A．Negative.B．Critical.C．Positive.D．Uninterested.24．（8分）Consumerswhovaluetheirprivacy(隐私)canlimitwhattheypostonFacebookandadjustsettingsonsitessuchasInstagram.ButInternetserviceproviders(ISPs)havethebestadvantagepointonwhatconsumersdoonline,andthere’smuchlessyoucandoaboutit.Afterall,yourISPistheconduit(中转机构)foreverythingyouread,view,orshopforwhileyou’reaccessingthewebathome.NewrulesgoverningthewayISPscanuseconsumers’datawereadoptedin2016andscheduledtogointoeffectthisDecember.ButtheywererejectedbyCongressthisspringThatleavesthefutureofbroadband(宽带)privacypracticesunsettled.Consumerssaytheywantmore,notless,regulationofbroadbandprivacy.Inanationallyrepresentativesurveyof1,008AmericansconductedinearlyMayfortheConsumerReportsNationalResearchCenter,80PercentofrespondentstoldusthatISPsshouldneedtogetpermissionbeforesharingconsumers’data.Sixoutof10didn’tthinkISPsshouldbeallowedtosellorsharethisinformationatall.Eighty-fivepercentofrespondentssaidthedatarightfullybelongstothem.Undertherecentlydefeatedrules，broadbandproviderswouldhavefacedanewloginrequirement,forcingthemtogetpermissionbeforeusingdatasuchaswebbrowsinghistories.OpponentsoftherulessaiditwasunfairtoholdISPstostricterstandardsthanInternetcompaniessuchasAmazon,Google,andFacebook,whichareregulatedmoreloosely.Goingforward,statelawscouldpickupsomeoftheconflict.BytheendofMay,morethanadozenstateshadproposedsomelawsmentioningtheissue.PrivacyprotectionbillswerealsobeingdiscussedinWashington,D．C．Butprivacyexpertsdon’texpectmuchfromthebills.Afterall,thisisthesameCongressthatvotedtorollbacktheexistingprivacyprotections.1、Whatdothenewrulesfocuson?A．KeepingtheInternetsteady.B．Settlingbroadbandpractices.C．ForbiddingISPstouseconsumers’data.D．ProtectingInternetconsumers’privacy.2、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．RegulationsonISPsusingconsumers’data.B．AsurveyofprivacyconductedbyCongress.C．Consumers,opinionsaboutbroadbandprivacy.D．Theargumentaboutwhoownsconsumers’data.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Opponentsoftherules”inParagraph3referto?A．Broadbandproviders.B．Internetcompanies.C．Internetconsumers.D．Surveyrepresentatives.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thefutureofbroadbandprivacywillbeclear.B．InternetcompaniesrejectedtherulestogetherwithISPs.C．Privacyexpertshaveanegativeattitudetotheprivacyprotectionbills.D．ConsumerswillgoonarguingwithCongressabouttheInternetprivacy.25．（10分）Afewmonthsago,IdecidedthatIwasgoingtotreatmyselftoa4-daygetawayfromLosAngelesandvisitChicago.Igotafreeairplaneticket,buthadtopaythehotelincash,whichIreallycouldn’tafford.Ifoundatravelwebsitewhereadiscounted3-nightstaywaspurchasedfromarecentlyopenedhotel.Aboutthreeweeksbeforethetrip,IhadtoregretfullycancelandonlythendidIrealizetheroom,whiletransferabletoanotherperson,couldn’tbechangedtoalaterdateandwasn’trefundable.ForthenexttwoweeksItriedsellingitonCraig’slistwithnosuccess.Fivedaysbeforethe“bigweekend”,IgaveuptryingtogetanymoneybackanddecidedI’dcontactsomeacquaintanceswholiveinChicagoandoffersomeoneafree“staycation”.Aftertryingahandfulofpeople,allofwhomalreadyhadtheirownplans,Iwasdeterminedtohavetheroomnotgotowaste.That’swhenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethatIwaslookingattheroomsinthewrongway.Insteadofviewingthemforvacationpurposes,surelytheremustbeawaytoputthemtogooduse,andthatwaswhentheideathatsomesortofsheltermightbeabletouseithitme.Ieventuallyfoundonewhosefocusisaidingvictimsofdomesticviolence.Thisparticularonewaswillingtolistentomyout-of-left-fieldstoryandmadeiteasiertotransfertherooms.Theshelterwasworkingwithadesperatewomanandherdaughter,whowerefortunatelyabletomakeuseoftheroom.Iwaslatertoldbytheshelter“theyhadablast”.1、Wecanlearnfromparagraph1thattheauthor______.A．hadatightbudgetforhisholidayB．boughthisflightticketusingcashC．plannedtogoonbusinessinChicagoD．ordereda4-daygetawayfromawebsite2、Whatwastheauthor’sfirstchoicewhenherealizedthesituation?A．Makingthetriphimself.B．Doingafavortoafriend.C．Complainingtotheauthority.D．Gettinghismoneyback.3、Whatdidtheauthorfinallydowithhisroomreservation?A．Hesoldittosomeoneonvacation.B．Hedonatedittoneedystrangers.C．Heputitofftoalaterholidaytime.D．Heuseditfordomesticviolence.4、Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.A．theauthorwasunhappywiththeresultB．theprogramwasshockedbytheeventC．thewomenweregratefulfortheroomD．theshelterwasaskingformorerooms5、Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?A．Richandconsiderate.B．Fortunateandhumorous.C．Kind-heartedanddetermined.D．Modestandoptimistic.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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ItwasverylatewhenIgotoutofthecinema.Bythetimethe1ended,itwas1a.m.Iwalkedtomycarwhichwas2acrossthestreet.WhenIarrived,Inoticedsomething3──thedoorswereunlocked.Itookaquick4roundthecarandtomygreat5,everythingwasundamaged,exceptthatmy6wasgone.Afterafurthersearch,Ihadto7thefactthatitwasgone,butIconsideredmyselfincredibly8thatnothingvaluablewastaken.ThenextdayIgota9voicemailfromaman.Hesaidhehadwalkedhisdoginthemorningandcameacrossmy10briefcasewithmynameonit.Icalledhimback11Hepromisedto12it.AtfirstIaskedhimtosendit,butthenI13Thoughwewereinthesamecity,Ididn’twanttotroublehim.Ifinallydecidedtogotocollectitthoughitprobablywouldn’tbe14enoughtogotoa15housetopicksomethingup.Imetthemanandwasgreatly16tohim.Wordscouldnotexpressmy17ofthisstranger’skindness.Ithinkthatthere’ssomuch18intheworldandtherearesomanypeoplewho19theirinnergoodnessthroughactsofkindness.Itfeelsgoodtogivekindnessanditalsofeelsniceto20otherswanttogive.1、A．party B．movie C．meeting D．interview2、A．driven B．repaired C．bought D．parked3、A．strange B．interesting C．exciting D．tiring4、A．charge B．attempt C．look D．chance5、A．surprise B．sorrow C．puzzle D．relief6、A．money B．briefcase C．watch D．cellphone7、A．receive B．declare C．accept D．oppose8、A．anxious B．confident C．fortunate D．satisfactory9、A．familiar B．surprising C．worried D．loud10、A．modern B．old C．new D．lost11、A．immediately B．usually C．wrongly D．hurriedly12、A．borrow B．clean C．occupy D．mail13、A．reconsidered B．discussed C．criticized D．remembered14、A．honest B．proud C．wise D．active15、A．neighbor’s B．stranger's C．friend’s D．teacher’s16、A．grateful B．helpful C．regretful D．wonderful17、A．satisfaction B．approval C．sympathy D．appreciation18、A．hatred B．contribution C．goodness D．doubt19、A．search B．show C．find D．remove20、A．force B．challenge C．help D．realize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）WolfWarriorII(《战狼Ⅱ》)issuchahitthatithasputChinainthe1．(globe)spotlight(公众关注).It'salsothefirstfilm2．(taste)successbothintermsofboxofficeearningsandpromotingChinesevalues.Thefilmfocuseson3．rescueoperationinAfrica,ledbyLengFeng,playedbyWuJing,thewriter4．directorofthefilm.Itisbasedonthetrueeventsofthe2011evacuation(撤离)ofChinesepeoplefromLibya.Itdescribes5．theChinesegovernmentmanagestoprotectoverseasChinese6．(city).Just7．themessageattheendofthefilmreads:"Whenyouencounter(遇到)dangerinaforeignland,donotgiveup!Pleaseremember,atyourback8．(stand)astrongmotherland."China's9．(rise)militarypoweranditspositiveroleintheworldhavebroughtoutabiggersenseof10．(proud)amongyoungpeopleinChina.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。Ihaveaoldersister、HernameisMonica、Heisveryprettyandsmart,withlongblackhairandbigeye、Sheisalwaysreadytohelpmeandlookafterme、Butshewasusedtobeeasytogetangry,especiallythatshewaswithfamilymembersonly、OnceItalkedtoherthisproblem、Feelingterriblesorry,sheagreedwithmebutpromisedtomakeachange、Shealsothankedmeformakingherawareofherproblem、Shehadmadehugeprogressonthisissuesofar、NowIlikeherevenmoreandIamgladIhavesoagreatsister、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是市一中的学生李华，最近你所在的城市将举行一场大型国际贸易博览会，为此需要大量懂英语的志愿者，你对此很感兴趣，请按照以下要点用英语给博览会组织方写一封信报名参加。1.身份及目的2.自身优势（兴趣、相关经历）3.信心与希望。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：国际贸易博览会InternationalTradeFairDearSirtoMadam,Iamgladtohavereadyouradvertisement._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、A4、C5、D6、D7、D8、C9、A10、A11、B12、B13、D14、B15、D16、C17、A18、B19、D20、C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、1、A2、C3、B22、1、D2、A3、B4、C23、Iceclimbingisadynamicwintersportthatcombinesexcitement,techniqueanddetermination.Backin2014,thesportwaspresentedtothepublicduringtheSochiWinterOlympicGamesinRussia.Thenextgoalforiceclimbingisshowcasingthesportin2018PyeongchangOlympicWinterGamesbeforeit'sincludedin2022BeijingWinterOlympicGames.Ifyouarealreadyhookedonthissport,herearesomeoftheworld'sbestplaceswithepiciceformationsthatyoushouldn'tmiss.Ouray,Colorado,USKnownasthe"SwitzerlandoftheUS",Ourayoffersclimberseasyaccesstomorethan200namedclimbs,withfreeentrancetothepark.Theiceparkalsooffersguideandinstructionalservicesforbeginners.OurayusuallyhoststhebiggesticefestivalinNorthAmericaeveryJanuary.Shuangqiaogou,Sichuan,ChinaChinahasalotoficewalls,whicharelocatedindifferentmountainsinthenorthernandwesternpartsofthecountry.