考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷570

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷570

一、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共25题，每题7.0

分，共25分。）

Thisweekandnext,governments,internationalagenciesandnongovernmental

organizationsaregatheringinMexicoCityattheWorldWaterForumtodiscussthe

legacyofglobalMulhollandisminwater-andtochartanewcourse.Theycouldhardly

havechosenabetterlocation.WaterisbeingpumpedcutoftheaquiferonwhichMexico

Citystandsattwicetherateofreplenishment.Theresult:thecityissubsidingattherate

ofabouthalfametereverydecade.Youcanseetheconsequencesinthecracked

cathedrals,thetiltingPalaceofArtsandthebrokenwaterandseweragepipes.Every

regionoftheworldhasitsownvariantofthewatercrisisstory.Theminingof

groundwatersforirrigationhasloweredthewatertabicinpartsofIndiaandPakistanby

30metersinthepastthreedecades.Aswatergoesdown,thecostofpumpinggoesup,

underminingthelivelihoodsofpoorfarmers.InChina,urbanizationandrapidgrowthhas

liftedmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty.Ithasalsoleftawatercrisisofepicproportions.

TheHai-Huai-Yellowriverbasintellsitsownstory.Morethan80percentofriver

lengthsarechronicallypolluted.Thebasinishometomorethan400millionpeopleand

aboutonehalfoftheruralpoor.ItproducesmorethanhalfofChina'swheatandcorn.

Anditisrunningoutofwater.Currentuseexceedsriverflowbyathird,leadingto

anothercaseofgroundwateroverexploitation.Whatisdrivingtheglobalwatercrisis?

Physicalavailabilityispartoftheproblem.Unlikeoilorcoal,waterisaninfinitely

renewableresource,buti（isavailableinafinitequantiiy.Withwateruseincreasingat

twicetherateofpopulationgrowth,theamountavailableperpersonisshrinking一

especiallyinsomeofthepoorestcountries.Challengingasphysicalscarcitymaybein

somecountries,therealproblemsinwatergodeeper.The20th-centurymodelforwater

managementwasbasedonasimpleidea:thatwaterisaninfinitelyavailablefree

resourcetobeexploited,dammedordivertedwithoutreferencetoscarcityor

sustainability.Acrosstheworld,water-basedecologicalsystems—rivers,lakesand

watersheds-havebeentakenbeyondthefrontiersofecologicalsustainabilitybypolicy

makerswhohaveturnedablindeyetotheconsequencesofover-exploitation.Weneeda

newmodelofwatermanagementforthe21stcentury.Whatdoesthatmean?Forstarters,

wehavetostopusingwaterlikethere'snotomorrow-andthatmeansusingitmore

efficientlyatlevelsthatdonotdestroyourenvironment.ThebuzzwordattheMexico

Waterforumis"integratedwaterresourcemanagement.1'Whatitmeansisthat

governmentsneedtomanagetheprivatedemandofdifferentusersandmanagethis

preciousresourceinthepublicinterest.Thereisanother,equallyprofoundchallenge.We

havetostrengthentherightsandthevoiceofthepoor-anditmeansputtingsocial

justiceatthecenterofwatermanagement.

1、Accordingtothetext,theconsequencesofwatercrisisincludethefollowingfacts

exceptthat.

A^watercrisismaymeanintensifyingcompetitionsforwater

BNthewater-basedsystemwillbepollutedtoaworselevel

C、thecitymaygraduallysubmergeduetoouroverexploitationofundergroundwaler

D、itwilldeterioratetheneedypeople'slivelihood

标准答案：B

知识点解析：属事实细节题。根据选项A中的关键词“competitions”迅速定位到第

五段第四句，该句谈到了人口增长的同时水资源锐减，人均水资源也在减少，而水

资源的缺乏一定会导致不同人群之间对水资源更为激烈的竞争，故选项A符合文

意。根据选项C中的关犍词“submerge”迅速定位到第二段第三句，该句讲的就是在

墨西哥城，由于对地下水的过度开发，导致土地下沉，故选项C符合文意。根据

选项D中的关键词“needy”迅速定位到第三段第三句，该句谈到水位下降，导致抽

水成本的上升，从而加剧贫困人口的窘境，故选项D符合文意。原文第四段举了

黄淮水域的例子，可以看出污染也是造成水危机的原因之一，而并不是说因为水危

机污染会更严重，故选预B符合题意。

2、WhichofthefbllowirgiswrongintheChina'swatercrisiscase?

A>UrbanizationisamainfactorincontributingtoChina'swatercrisis.

B、MultipleriversinChinahavelongbeensubjecttoseverepollution.

C^DuetoHai-Huang-Yellowriver,millionsofpeoplehasshakenoffpoverty.

D、Someoftheriversisalreadyunabletoprovideenoughwatersupply.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：属事实细节题。根据题干中的关键词“China'swatercrisis”迅速定位到

文章的第四段。根据选顷A中的关键词“Urbanization”迅速定位到第四段第一句，

选项A符合文意。根据选项B中的关键词“pollution”迅速定位到第四段第四句，选

项B符合文意。该段第七句说“这儿的水资源已经濒临枯竭”，故选项D符合文

意.根据选项C中的关健词“poverty”迅速定位到第四段第一句，该句谈到“城市化

以及快速的经济发展让数百万人脱贫”，而并不是光靠着海黄淮三条水域，故选项

C为正确答案。

3、Accordingtotheauthor,themainreasonthatdriveswatercrisisliesin.

A、water'sfinitequantity

B、socialurbanization

C、rapidpopulationgrowth

D、ill-functionedwatermanagement

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：属信息推断题。根据题干我们可以迅速定位到文章的第四段、第五段

和第六段。在第四段、第五段，作者都提到了导致水危机的一些原因，如水资源的

有限性、城市化以及人口的快速增长，但是题干问的是导致水资源危机的主要原

因，所以我们必须找出其更深层次的原因。而这一原因在文章的第六段提及到了，

就是我们现行水资源管理制度的不合理，故选项D正确。

4、Onwhichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorleastprobablyagree?

A^Mexicoisconfrontingseverwatercrisisnowadays.

B、Tomaintainwater'squantity,weshouldn'texploitgroundwater.

C、Thepoorisacrucialfactorinwatermanagement.

D、Thegovernmentshouldfashionthepublicintoawater-conscioussentiment.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：属信息推断题。从原文第二段第一句话我们能够看出墨西哥正在面临

严重的水资源紧缺的问题，故选项A符合文意。选项C在文章的最后一段中有所

提及，作者认为给予贫穷人口更多的权利和话语权在解决水资源危机的问题上有着

重要作用，故选项C符合文意。选项D虽然在文中没有直接提及，但是纵观全

文，作者一直在提倡人们关注水资源、爱惜水资源，而政府也应该鼓励百姓形成爱

护水资源的意识，符合作者的初衷，故选项D符合文意。选项B过于绝对，虽然

很多国家存在着过度开采地下水的情况，但是我们也不能全盘否定，绝对不开采地

下水，故本题正确答案为B。

5、Whichofthefollowingisthemainreasonoftheauthor'sadvocacyofstrengthening

therightsandvoiceofthepoor?

A、Thepoorisandwillbethemainvictiminwatercrisis.

B、Mostofthedevelopingcountriesfacewatercrisiswhilethedevelopedonesdonot.

C、Watermanagementisasystemwhichguidesthepoorhowtoefficientlyutilize

water.

D^Watercrisiswillleadtomorecompetitionbetweentherichandthepoor.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：属信息推断题。原文中所列举的饱受水资源危机困扰的国家都是发展

中国家，但是也不能说发达国家完全没有这样的问题，故选项B错误。文中并没

表述水资源管理机制就是教导穷人如何高效地利用水资源，故选项C错误。选项

D陈述了与题干相关的事实，但并没有点明要给予穷人更多的权利和话语权的原

因「作者在文中多次表达了水资源危机的最终、最主要的受害者就是贫穷人口.因

为其不具有较强的经济能力，多数以务农为职业，故水对于他们来说意味着一切，

所以选项A符合题意，为正确答案。

[A]"Ijustdon'tknowhowtomotivatethemtodoabetterjob.We'reinabudgetcrunch

andIhaveabsolutelynofinancialrewardsatmydisposal.Infact,we'llprobablyhaveto

laysomepeopleoffinthenearfuture.It'shardformetomakethejobinterestingand

challengingbecauseitisn't一it'sboring,routinepaperwork,andthereisn'tmuchyoucan

doaboutit."[B]"Finally,Ican'tsaytothemthattheirpromotionswillhingeonthe

excellenceoftheirpaperwork.Firstofall,theyknowit'snottrue.Iftheirperformanceis

adequate,mostaremorelikelytogetpromotedjustbystayingontheforceacertain

numberofyearsthanfbrsomespecificoutstandingact.Second,theyweretrainedtodo

thejobtheydooutinthestreets,nottofilloutforms.Allthroughtheircareeritisthe

arrestsandinterventionsthatgetnoticed.'*[C]"I'vegotarealproblemwithmyofficers.

Theycomeontheforceasyoung,inexperiencedmen,andwesendthemoutonthe

street,eitherincarsoronabeat,Theyseemtolikethecontacttheyhavewiththepublic,

theactioninvolvedincrimeprevention,andtheapprehensionofcriminals.Theyalsolike

helpingpeopleoutatfires,accidents,andotheremergencies."[D]"Somepeoplehave

suggestedanumberofthingslikeusingconvictionrecordsasaperformancecriterion.

However,weknowthat'snotfair-toomanyotherthingsareinvolved.Badpaperwork

increasesthechancethatyouloseincourt,butgoodpaperworkdoesn'tnecessarilymean

you'llwin.Wetriedsettingupteamcompetitionsbasedontheexcellenceofthereports,

buttheguyscaughtontothatprettyquickly.Noonewasgettinganytypeofrewardfor

winningthecompetition,andtheyfiguredwhyshouldiheylaborwhentherewasno

payoff."[E]"Theproblemoccurswhentheygetbackcothestation.Theyhatetodothe

paperwork,andbecausetheydislikeit,thejobisfrequentlyputoffordoneinadequately.

Thislackofattentionhurtsuslateronwhenwegettocourt.Weneedclear,factual

reports.Theymustbehighlydetailedandunambiguous.Assoonasonepartofareportis

showntobeinadequateorincorrect,therestofthereportissuspect.Poorreporting

probablycausesustolosemorecasesthananyotherfactor."[F]"SoIjustdon'tknow

Whattodo.I'vebeengropinginthedarkinanumberofyears.AndIhopethatthis

seminarwillshedsomelightonthisproblemofmineandhelpmeoutinmyfuturev/ork.

"[G]"Alargemetropolitancitygovernmentwasputtingonanumberofseminarsfor

administrators,managersand/orexecutivesofvariousdepartmentsthroughoutthecity.

Atoneofthesesessionsthetopictobediscussedwasmotivation-howwecanget

publicservantsmotivatedtodoagoodjob.Thedifficultyofapolicecaptainbecamethe

centralfocusofthediscussion.MOrder:

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6、

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、

标准答享.F

知识点点析：暂无解析

8、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

Thenewaircraftrepresentsa$250mbetbyBombardierthatMexicocouldprovidenot

justroutinelabourbutmanufacturingthatdependedonhigh-techmaterials.Itplacedthe

bet,accordingtoMichaelMcAdoo,headofglobalstrategy,becauseitwasseeingold

Europeanrivalsgobustandnewonesemerginginlow-costcountriessuchasChinaand

India.WorkersinWichitaandMontrealcomplained.ButMrMcAdoosaystheycameto

realisethatifoutsourcingsomemanufacturingtoMexicoensuredBombardier'sfuture,it

wouldsafeguardtheirownjobsforyearstocome.Asharedconcernwithemploymentis

oneofthereasonsthatpoliticiansarestartingtopaymoreattentiontoNAFTA(North

AmericanFreeTradeAgreement),whichinrecentyearshasbeenfailingtoliveuptoits

earlypromise.Rebootingtheagreementtopstheagendaatthemeetingoftheleadersof

thethreecountriesscheduledtotakeplaceinMexicothisFebruary."There'sajoint

willingnessamongallthreecountriestorelaunchtheideaofNorthAmerica,notjustin

termsofmanufacturing,butininnovationanddesign,"saysSergioAlcocer,under­

secretaryforNorthAmericainMexico'sforeignministry.InMay2013BarackObama一

whoin2007,onthecampaigntrail,calledNAFTAa"mistake"一trumpetedcross-border

tradeonavisittoMexico,notingthattheUnitedStatesexportsmoretoMexicothanto

theBRICcountries—Brazil,Russia,IndiaandChina-combined.Onavisitin

Septemberhisvice-president,JoeBiden,dweltonNAFTA'suntappedpotential.The

tradeagreementwasbeginningtolookoutofdate.Thereneededtobefreermovementof

"goods,peopleandinformation"acrosstheborders,despitesecuritywomes.More

sharedinfrastructureinvestmentwasnecessary.Heacknowledgedthatpoliticianshad

heldupsuchimprovements:"Makeusdoit,"heurgedbusinesspeopleandthepublic.In

theUnitedStates,thepotentialofcloserintegrationhasbeenoutweighed—atleastinthe

eyesofpoliticians-bythefearofjoblosses,aswellasillegaldrugs,crimeand

immigrationfromMexico.Canada,however,longagostartedseeingMexicoasarivalin

itsrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates,ratherthanapartner.Mexico,inwhichalmosthalf

ofthepopulationlivesinpoverty,muchthesamelevelas20yearsago,hasmixed

feelings.

11、Theunderlinedword"safeguard"(Para1,Line6)mostprobablymeans.

A、prevent

protect

C^hinder

D、convince

标准答案：B

知识点解析•：词义题的答案一般来自上下文，需要在上文或者下文中寻找相同词性

的近义词，与safeguard位置上最接近的一个动词是上文ensuredBombardier^

future中的“ensure确保，保证，使安全”，故可以确定safeguard与其意思接近。而

四个选项中，[A]prcvcn广阻止”与©hinder"阻碍”互为同义词，可以先排除。剩余

两个选项中，与ensure或safeguard接近的是[B]protecl,故为答案。

12、AccordingtoParagraph2,whichoneistrueaboutNAFTA?

PoliticiansalwayspaymuchattentiontoNAFTA.

B>NAFTAhasreacheditsoriginalanticipationinrecentyears.

C、OneaimthatpoliticiansstressNAFTAistoboostemployment.

D、AllcountriesexceptMexicowishtoreboottheideaofNorthAmerica.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：选项［A］对应原文第二段第一句politiciansarestartingtopaymore

attentiontoNAF一TA,其中选项中的always&原文的arestartingto明显不符，故

该项错误。选项［B］对应原文的...NAFTA,whichinrecentyearshasbeenfailingto

liveuptoitsearlypromise.其中“failingtoliveupto没有做到”与该项的“hasreached

已经达到“相悖，故错误。选项［C］对应Asharedconcernwithemploymentisoneof

thereasonsthatpoliticiansarestartingtopaymoreattentiontoNAFTA(政客开始注重

NAFFA,原因之一是因为他们共同关注就业问题)。这与［C］项"政客重视NAFTA

的目的之一在于促进就业”的表述一致，故该项为答案。［D］选项对应第二段最后一

句，其中allcountriesexceptMexico是原文未提到的，故该项错误。

13、AccordingtoParagraph3,whichoneisNOTtrue?

A^AmericaexportsmoretoMexicothantoChina.

B、Theremaybesecurityconcernsacrosstheborders.

C、AmericangovernmentnowvaluesmuchonthetradewithMexico.

D、Statesmenhavegreatlyimprovedconstructionsacrosstheborders.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：选项［A］对应第三段第二行：［heUnitedStatesexportsmoretoMexico

thantotheBRICcountriesBrazil,Russia,IndiaandChinacombined.根据这句话我

们知道该项是正确的，非题干所问的NOTiruc对应的答案。选项［B］对应There

neededtobefreermovementof'goods,peopleandinfbrmation^acrosstheborders,

despitesecurityworries一句。其中despitesecurityworries意为“尽管存在安全问

题“，说明该项表述也是正确的，故不是答案。选项［C］对应该段首句：InMay2013

BarackObama—whoin2007,onthecampaigntrail,calledNAFTAa“mislake”一

trumpetedcross-bordertradeonavisittoMexico.(2013年5月，巴拉克•奥巴马在访

问墨西哥时倡导跨国贸易。而在2(X)7年竞选游说过程中，他称北美自由贸易协定

是一个“错误”。)通过这句话我们知道该项说“美国政府如今更重视与墨西哥的贸

易'是正确的。选项［D］对应最后•句：Heacknowledgedthatpoliticianshadheldup

suchimprovements.其中“heldup阻碍”与该项的“greatlyimproved大大促进“完全相

反，故该项是错误的。

14、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A、CanadaseesMexicoandUnitedStatesasitscompetitors

B、NAFTAbringsonlybenefitstoallthreeNorthAmericancountries

C>Americanpoliticianshaveanticipatedconcernsaftercloserintegration

D、MexicansfeeloptimisticabouttheirfuturewhentheyintegratewiththeU.S

标准答案：C

知识点解析：选项［A］对应第四段第三行：Canada,however,longagostarted

seeingMexicoasari——valinitsrelationshipwiththeUniledStates,ratherthana

partner.可见加拿大是把墨西哥看作了对手，而不是该项说的把墨西哥和美国当作

竞争对手。该项中MexicoandUnitedStates一处与原文不符，故错误。选项［B］对

应第一句，尽管第四段未提到NAFTA一词，但我们知道该段提到的美国、加拿大

和墨西哥都是北美国家，而该项说NAFTA为北美三个国家带来的只有好处，这与

该句提至U的thefearofjoblosses,illegaldrugs,crimeandimmigrationfromMexico

完全相悖，故该项错误:选项［C］同作对应第一句，意思为：美国政治家预测到了

北美国家紧密结合后可能出现的问题，这与原文提到的fearofjoblosses等内容相

符合，故该项正确。选项［D］对应最后一句：Mexico,inwhichalmosthalfofthe

populationlivesinpoverty,muchthesamelevelas20yearsago,hasmixed

feelings.其中“mixedfeelings复杂的情感”与该项的feeloptimistic不符合,故该项

错误。

15、Thetextmainlydiscussesabout.

A、rebootingofNAE1Aanditsconcerns

employmentinNorthAmericancountries

C^contributionsofNorthAmericancountries

D、relationshipamongNorthAmericancountries

标准答案：A

知识点解析•：文章第一段通过讨论墨西哥的劳动力引出北美国家就业问题，引出第

二段首句的NAFTA,第二句的rebootingtheagreement等关键信息，文章后面三段

讨论的都是关于重新启动NAFTA以及可能面对的问题。其中第二段的shared

concern,第三段的mistake,securitywor-ries,第四段的byfearof等信息都体现了

问题的存在，故|A］选项最能体现文章大意。

Backinthe1990s,awell-knowncomputerscientisthadanunusualwayofintroducing

himselftowomen.Accordingtoindustrylore,thebrilliantbutsociallyawkward

technologistwouldsidleuptowomenalhotelbarsandsay:"DoyouknowwhoIam?

I'mfamousontheInternet."Thetacticwasnottypicallysuccessful.Thecomputer

scientisteitherhadaslysenseofhumororbadlymiscalculatedthevalueofInternet

fame.BeingfamousexclusivelyontheInternethasalwaysbeenworthconsiderablyless

thanrealworldcelebrity.Itdoesn'tgetyoupastanyvelvetropes,ontoOprah'sguestsofa

orenticethepaparazziintofollowingyou.ButnotorietyontheNetisbeingpursuedwith

increasingvigorthesedays.Sincefameequalsattention,andattentiondrawsvisitors—

whichcanbeconvertedintodollarsthroughonlineadvertising—fameontheInternetcan

directlygeneratemoney.Itmayormaynottranslateintoromanticsuccessatahotelbar,

butbeingfamousontheInternetisbeginningtograntplentyofotherbenefits.Onlya

fewyearsago,fameontheInternetwasmorecloselyassociatedwithinfamythan

achievement.Internetcelebritiesrocketedacrossthefirmamentlikeshootingstars,

propelledbytheirverypublicembarrassments.In1999,aTurkishmannamedMahir

turnedhimselfintoanonlinecelebritywithaWebsitethatgreetedvisitors,"Ikissyou!"

andassertedhisownstupidnessinbadlybrokenEnglish.Amonthlater,adot-comwas

treatinghimliketheirnewmascotandflyinghimaroundtheworld.Butnowit's

suddenlymorerespectable.Onlinepersonalitiessetupsites,buildaudiencesandslowly

accumulatenotoriety.Webcelebritiescanarchitecttheirownascentandstickaroundfor

awhile.Internetfamestillremainsdifferentthanrealfameinmanyways.Toachieve

realfame,youmustpleasethemasses.Internetfameismostefficientlyattainedby

appealingtoasophisticatednicheaudience,thengrowingthefanbasefromthere.Real

celebritiesgetconfrontedbyadmirersonthestreetandinrestaurants.Internetcelebrities

aremorelikelytobeinterruptedathome,bymegabytesofunsolicitede-mailfrom

peoplewhothinktheyhaveapersonalrelationshipwiththem.Internetfamecanalsobe

cultivatedalmostentirelybyyourself,withaPC,lotsoffreetimeandsomeingenuity.

Therearenointermediaries,andyougettochooseexactlyhowmuchofyourselfyou

reveal.Themassesvoteonyourworthinesswiththeirattention.

16、Whywasthewell-knowncomputerscientist'sintroductiontacticnotvery

successful?

A、Becausehewasbrilliant.

B、Becausehesidleduptothewomaninbars.

C、Becauseheoverestimatedhisfame.

D^Becausehewasacomputerscientist.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：属细节题。根据问题定位第二段第一句：计算机专家不是富于幽默感

就是错误估计了网络声誉的价值。C”因为他高估了自己的声誉”符合此意，是正确

答案。

17、WecanlearnfromthetextthatbeingaguestonOprah'scouch.

A、isbadlymiscalculated

B、isworsethanbeingontheInternet

C、ismoreworthythanbeingfamousontheInternet

D、isvaluedconsiderablylessthanbeingfollowedbythepaparazzi

标准答案：C^

知识点解析：属推断题。根据题目中的关键词Oprah'scouch定位第二段第三句，

这句话是上一句话的例证，上一句话的意思是：仅限于因特网上的知名度的价值总

是比现实世界的名声小得多。选项C表达的就是这个意思，因此选C。

18、Mahirbecamefamousbecause.

A^hewasadoptedbyadot-comcompany

B、hekissedallhisvisilvrs

C、hehadtheonlyEnglishwebsiteinTurkey

D、ofhispoorEnglish

标准答案：D」

知识点解析：属细节题。根据题干定位到原文第四段。第一句指出：网上出名靠的

是声名狼藉而不是个人成就。然后举了Mahir的例子，提到了他蹩脚的英语。所以

D为正确答案。A项是他成名后的事情。B项与原文不符，kissyou只是一句口

号，并非真的去做。C项中的only在原文中未提。

19、Toachieverealfameonlineyoumust.

A、appealtothemasses

B、benotoriousinaveryshorttime

C^beefficientinbuildingupawebsite

D、pleaseasmallbutgrowingselectaudience

标准答案：D

知识点解析：属细节题。原文第五段最后一句指出：网上出名最有效的办法就是先

吸引少量观众，然后在此基础上发展自己的“粉丝所以答案为D。A项“吸引大

众”是想出名都要做的事情(本段倒数第二句)，而题干问的是网上出名的办法。B项

中的benotorious和C项中的buildingupawebsite虽然符合原文,但inaveryshort

time以及beefficient在原文中没有明确提到。

20>Whatdoestheauthorthinkofrealfame?

A、Itshouldbepursued.

ItisbetterthanInternetfameineveryway.

C、Itcanonlybeachievedbyappealingtoasophisticatedniche.

D、Itcan'tbecultivatedbyyourself.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：属推断题。这道题主要考查对末段的理解。这一段把现实世界里的名

人和网上的名人进行了对•比，其中提到网络上的名声还可以几乎完全由自己建立，

那么现实世界里的名声与之相反，D符合这个意思，因此正确答案是D。

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