2025年湖南省常德市淮阳中学高三下-半期考试英语试题试卷含解析

2025年湖南省常德市淮阳中学高三下-半期考试英语试题试卷考生请注意：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．CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．any2．Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct3．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof4．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the5．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone6．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce7．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft8．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both9．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif10．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished11．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop12．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would13．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped14．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what15．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing16．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking17．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．asD．which18．——Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?——Good!__________,justyouandme.A．FollowmeB．MytreatC．MypleasureD．Allowme19．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly20．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon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）Untilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺骗）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.22．（8分）Ifyoubelieveinthermometers（温度计）,youshouldbelieveinglobalwarming.Andifyoubelieveineatingfrieswithyourburger,youshouldworrymoreaboutcarbonemissions.Itwon'thappenovernight,butastheplanet'sclimatechanges,thegrowthcyclesofmaincropswillallbeheavilyaffected.Herearethreeofthecropsthatmightnotbeattheheat.Thepotatoactuallyneedsagreatdealofbeautyresttodevelopproperly.“Theyneedacoolnighttimetemperatureinordertostartgrowingthetuber,thepartthatweeat,”Nelsonsays.Temperatureandaltitudearetwoprimaryconcernsincoffeegrowth,andfarmersarestuckbetweenarockandahardplace.“Weknowthatcoffeegrowsinacertaintemperaturerange,”Nelsonsays.“They'vebeenmovingupthemountains,butatsomepaintyourunoutofmountainstomoveup.”Higher-gradestrainsofArabicacoffeeinCentralAmericanregionsareatparticularriskduetotheneedforlowergrowingtemperature,especiallysincediseasesandpestsarealsobecomingmoreofafactorastemperaturesrise.Evenifyou'relookingatthedirecteffectsoftemperaturealone,riceisintrouble.“Asnighttimetemperaturesgoup,thericeisgoingtohaveaproblemfloweringandwon'tmakeasmanyseeds,”Nelsonsays.Inadditiontothisdirectheatconsequence,risingsealevelswillfloodmanyricefieldsanddestroywatersalinitylevels,whiledroughtswilllowerproduction,raiseprices,andfurthershamewesternerswhoaretooclumsywithchopstickstobeabletocleartheirplatesonceanewgrainisadopted.1、Whatistheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“emissions”inParagraph1?A．Mixture.B．Pollution.C．Goingdown.D．Lettingoff.2、Whatdoesthepotatoes'developmentneedaccordingtoNelson?A．Enoughwaterandsalt.B．Cooltemperatureatnight.C．Muchsunshineandfreshair.D．Suddenriseofthetemperature.3、Thericeisdifficulttoflower,probablybecause______.A．sealevelsgoupsuddenlyB．thetemperaturerisesatnightC．manyseedscan'tbeproducedD．bothtemperatureandaltituderise4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowDoesGlobalWarmingAffectWesternersB．HowDoesTheCoolTemperatureAffectRideC．WhatIsTheRealReasonForCrops'GrowthD．ThreeCropsThatWon'tSurviveMinorClimateChanges23．（8分）Jason,ourson,wasbornwithcerebralpalsy.MywifeMargaretandIoftencomfortedhimashefacedmanychallengesinhisearlyyears.Itwasheartbreakingtoseehimregularlychosenlastforbreakfast,buthewasahappychildandwelllikedbyhispeersthroughoutelementaryschool.Hismostdifficulttimecamewhenhebeganhighschool.Oneafternoon,Jasonreturnedhomeintears.Hethrewhisbagonthefloorandshouted:“I’mnevergoingtoschoolagain!”Hewascoveredwithfoodthatotherkidshadthrownathimontheschoolbusonthewayhome.Jasonlatertolduswhathadhappened.Afewdaysearlier,Jasonhadsignedupfortheschoolrunningteam.Thatday,afewolderstudentsmadefunofhisperformanceonthetrackandmadehimthetargetoftheirone-sidedfoodfight.Icalledtheprincipalaboutthehumiliationonthebus,anditneverhappenedagain.Jasonstayedontheteam,eventhoughtheharassment（骚扰）continued.OnedayinOctober,wehadsnowandfreezingrain.Astheotherkidsexercisedinthegym,theynoticedonelongrunner-Jason-joggingaroundthesnow-coveredtrack.Afewweekslater,Jasonhadsomethingtotellus."Mom,Dad,sitdown,"hesaid.Iwasreadyfortheworst.Hetoldusthateachmonth,studentschosean“athleteofthemonth''.Thecoachwouldlistthetopathletes,andstudentsvotedforthewinner.Jason'snamehadneverbeenlisted.Butthatday,oneofthenomineessaid:"Sir,IwouldliketonominateJasonforathleteofthemonth."Thecoachlookedsurprised."Heworksharderthananyofus,Sir,"thestudentcontinued.“Wewillhavetohavesomeonesecondthenomination,"thecoachreplied.AtearformedinJason’seyeashetolduswhathappenednext."Mom…Dad…everyoneintheclassputtheirhandsup."HismotherandI,alsointears,lookedonasheproudlydisplayedhiscertificate.WheneverIdespair,Ithinkofthisstory.Iremindmyselfthatchallengesarenotovercomebyforce,butbypatience,determination,andfaith.1、Jason'sfirstdaysathighschooldidn'tgowellbecause.A．hemissedhisfriendsfromprimaryschoolB．hewasturneddownbytheschool'srunningteamC．hewassufferingfromtheaftereffectsofcerebralpalsyD．hewastreatedbadlybysomeolderstudents2、Whichofthefollowingcouldreplacetheunderlinedword“humiliation”inParagraph3?A．defenseB．shadowC．abuseD．panic3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthearticlethat.A．thecoachdidn’tbelieveJasonwasworthyofthenominationB．Jason’seffectswerewidelyrecognizedbyhisfellowstudentsC．Itdidn’ttakelongforJasontobethebestrunnerintheschoolD．the“athleteofthemonth"awardwasusuallygiventothebestperformer24．（8分）Amsterdamisaspecialcity.Therearemanyplacesyoushouldnotmissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.AmsterdamcanalringThecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalringswhichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walktroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.AnotherwaytoexploretheVeniceoftheNorthistotakearideorabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.TheNationalMaritimeMuseumTheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.AmsterdamBrownCafeWhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feellikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.CivicGuardsGalleryThisgalleryisfiledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite(精致的)documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.1、Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?A．5.B．4.C．3.D．2.2、Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?A．AmsterdamBrownCafe.B．Amsterdamcanalring.C．CivicGuardsGallery.D．TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Afiction.B．Atextbook.C．Atravelguide.D．Asciencemagazine.25．（10分）Itbeganasagame:Highschoolandcollegestudentsstudyingcomputertechnologyfiguredouttheycouldusepersonalcomputerstobreakintotelephonecompanycomputersandmakefree,long-distancetelephonecalls.Theseyoungcomputertalentssoongainedthename"hackers".Policearrestedafewhackers,butmanywentontoevenmorecomplexhacking.Oneofthemwasarrestedformakingillegaltelephonecallsandlaterheusedaphonetochangeapoliceofficer'screditrecordstogetbackattheofficerforarrestinghim.Healsousedacomputertochangehiscollegerecordstogivehimselfbettergrades.Ashackersgainedexperience,theybeganinvadingcomputersatbanks,airlinesandotherbusinesses.Inonecaseahackerinstructedanairline'scomputertogivehimfreeairplanetickets.TheU.S.governmentisworriedthathackersmaybreakintoitsnetworksofdefensecomputers.Thegovernment'ssecretsareeasilyattackedbecausethousandsofgovernmentcomputersareconnectedbytelephonelinesthathackerscangetinto.InNovember1988,acollegestudententeredaU.S.DefenseDepartmentcomputernetworkcalledArpanet.ThehackerinjectedacomputerprogramthatmadecopiesofitselfthroughoutArpanet.Somehackersusevirusestodestroyallthedatainacomputer.Butinthiscase,governmentofficialsshutdownthenetworkbeforetheprogramreachedeverycomputerinthesystem.Shuttingdownthesystemangeredmanyresearcherswhowereusingthecomputers.Thehackerturnedhimselfintothepoliceandhewaschargedwithacrime.TheincidentputthespotlightoncomputerhackingintheUnitedStates.Manycompanieshavehiredexpertstoprotecttheircomputersfromhackers,andmanycomputerexpertsnowadvisecompaniesonhowtoprotecttheircomputers.TheU.S.governmentbelievesforeigngovernmentshavehiredhackerstotrytobreakintotop-secretdefensecomputers.Expertsdisagreeoverwhetheracomputernetworkcaneverbesafefromhacking.Butinthefuture,someofthemostoutstandingmindsintheU.S.willbeworkingtofrustratetheattemptsofcomputerhackers.1、Whatdidthefirsthackersdo?A．Theybrokeintogovernmentcomputers. B．Theydestroyedairplaneticketsystems.C．Theyplayedcomputergames. D．Theymadefreephonecalls.2、WhycanU.S.governmentcomputersbeeasilyhackedinto?A．Theyhavenodefensesystems. B．Theyareconnectedbytelephonelines.C．Theyarepartlyaccessibletothepublic. D．Theylackcomplexprocessingprograms.3、WhathappenedtothegovernmentcomputersinNovember1988?A．Theylostalloftheimportantdata.B．Theywereshutdownbyresearchers.C．Theywereinvadedbyacollegestudent.D．Theygottotallyruinedbyacomputerprogram.4、Whatdidcompaniesdecidetodotoprotecttheircomputersystems?A．Employcomputertalents. B．Buildsecretdefensesystems.C．Askthegovernmentforhelp. D．Collectandanalyzethedataofhackers.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）Twenty-firstcenturyhumanityhasmappedoceansandmountains,visitedthemoon,andsurveyedtheplanets.Butforalltheprogress,people1don’tknowoneanotherverywell.ThatbringsaboutTheodoreZeldin’s“2ofconversation”—events3individualssitinpairswithpersonstheydon’tknowforthreehoursof4talkdesignedtohelppeopleknowbetterabouteachother.Mr.ZeldinheadsOxfordMuse,al0-year-oldfoundationbasedonthe5thatwhatpeopleneedisnotmoreinformation,butmoreinspirationandencouragement.The“feast”inLondonlooks6atpoliticsorevents,butathowpeoplehavefeltaboutwork,relationsamongthesexes,hopes7fears,enemiesandauthority,theshapeoftheirlives.The“menuof8”includestopicslike“Howhaveyourconcernschanged9theyears?”Or,“Whathaveyoudoneagainstthepast?”Asparticipantsgathered,Zeldinopenedwithaspeech:thatdespite10communicationslikeQQandMSNinaglobalizedage,issuesofhumanheart11Manypeoplearelonely,oroccupiedindealingwiththeirdailybusinessesthatdiscourageknowingthe12ofoneanother.“Wearetrappedin13conversationsandthewholepointnowistothink,whichissometimespainful,”hesays.“But14interactioniswhatseparatesusfromotherspecies,15maybedogsthatdohaveinteractionswithhumans.”Themainrulesofthe“feast”:Don’t16withsomeoneyouknoworaskquestionsyouwouldnotanswer.Theonlyawkwardmomentcamewhenthemulti-racialcrowdofpeopleofdifferentages,insunhats,tiesand17,lookedtosee18theywouldtalkwithforhours.1915minuteslater,everyonewasseatedandtalking,continuingfullforceuntilorganizersinterruptedthem180minuteslater.Somesaidtheyfeltfreetotalkon20topics.Thirty-somethingPeter,fromEastLondon,saidthat“itmighttakeweeksormonthstogettothelevelofinteractionwesuddenlyopenedup.”1、A．still B．already C．even D．yet2、A．topic B．subject C．idea D．feast3、A．what B．when C．that D．where4、A．free B．organized C．guided D．random5、A．theory B．idea C．opinion D．fact6、A．not B．notonly C．never D．ever7、A．but B．and C．or D．with8、A．talk B．speech C．conversation D．communication9、A．during B．over C．for D．within10、A．convenient B．accessible C．immediate D．instant11、A．leave B．appear C．disappear D．remain12、A．depth B．well C．truth D．good13、A．small B．daily C．deep D．shallow14、A．thinking B．talking C．communicating D．lecturing15、A．with B．besides C．except D．from16、A．talk B．pair C．involve D．sit17、A．dresses B．skirts C．T-shirts D．coats18、A．which B．whom C．who D．that19、A．So B．And C．But D．Then20、A．hot B．popular C．sensitive D．private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）（题文）Astudyshowsthatnewtechnologyisreducingchildren’sability（小题1）(use)apencilorpenThestudyisfromtheNationalHealthServiceintheUKResearcherssaidthatnowadays,childrenspendsomuchtimeswipingiPadsormobilephonescreens（小题2）theycannotholdapencilproperlyChildrenarenotusing（小题3）(pencil),sotheynowlackthemuscle（小题4）(strong)intheirhandstobeabletowrite（小题5）(proper)ResearcherDrSallyPaynesaid:“Childrenarenotcomingintoschoolwiththestronghandandtheabilitythey（小题6）(have)10yearsagoChildren（小题7）(come)intoschoolarebeinggivenapencilbutareincreasinglynotabletoholditbecausetheydon’thavethefundamental(基本的)movementskills”Theresearcherssaidtechnologyischangingthephysicalwaythatchildrenwrite,drawormakethingsDrPayneexplainedwhyShesaid:“It’s（小题8）(easy)togiveachildaniPadthanencouragethemtodomuscle-buildingplaysuchasbuildingblocks,cuttingandsticking,orpullingtoysandropesOneexpertsaid（小题9）achildisn’tstrongenoughtoholdapencil,perhapstheirwholebodyisweakShesaiditwasbetterforchildren’sphysicaldevelopmenttoclimbtrees（小题10）towatchYouTubevideos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（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下画一横线，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．DearTommy，I'mgladtohearthatyouareveryinterestedforGuoxue（国学）．Letmetogiveyouasimpleintroduction．Generallyspeaking，GuoxuereferstotheexcellenttraditionalChineseculture，whichincludephilosophy，literature，history，music，paintingandsoon．GuoxuehasbeenplayinganincreasingimportantpartinChina，especiallyforusstudents．Notonlyittellushowtostudy，butitalsoteachesuswhattolive．MoreandmoreGuoxuecoursearegiveninschoolsofdifferentlevelsalloverChina．IfyouwanttogetthebetterunderstandingofGuoxue，youarewelcometoChinatolearnit，feelitandenjoythem．I'msureyou'llbenefitfromliveintwodifferentcultures．I'mlookingforwardtoseeingyousooninChina．Yours，WangKai33第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）高中生活已经开始了！假定你是李华，请你写一封信给你的美国朋友David，信中需表达以下要点：1．介绍开学的所见所感（校园环境、同学关系、学习问题……）；2.今后的目标和努力方向……。注意：1.词数不少于100字。2.行文应连贯，内容应完整，可适当发挥。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________