2023學(xué)年山東省聊城市華陽中學(xué)高考英語五模試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．a(chǎn)s2．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will3．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show4．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,5．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid6．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout7．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．a(chǎn)re;eversince B．a(chǎn)re;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime8．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．so9．語音知識(共5小題；每小題l分，滿分5分)從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。10．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg11．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．a(chǎn)nd B．butC．or D．so12．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit13．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone14．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn15．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．so16．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should17．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why18．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat19．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall20．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Corals(珊瑚)areoftendescribedasunderseaforests,buttheyaredecliningfarmorequicklythantheAmazon.Thecoralreefs(礁)arelikelytobeamongthefirstecosystemstobewipedoutbyclimatechange.Atemperatureriseofjust1to2℃canleadtothedeathofthealgae(海藻)uponwhichcoralsdepend,drainingthemofcolorandmakingthestructuremorefragile.Thesebleaching(脫色)eventscanbetemporaryifwaterscool,butthemorefrequenttheyareandthelongertheylast,thegreatertheriskofdamageis.Butthat’sexactlywhatishappening.Bleachingwasfirstobservedin1983.Itwasseenonagloballevelin1998,then2010,andthenfrom2015to2017.Mostavailablescientificevidencetellsusthatunlesswedosomethingtolimitwarmingto1.5℃,wewilllose99%oftheworld’scoralreefsincomingdecades.Butthereareotherthreatsbeyondwarming.OffthePhilippineislandofPalawan,itsoldreefshavebeenbadlydamagedbydirtywaterfromthetouristholidaycenter,pollutionfromboatsandoverfishing.Theareaoughttobeashelterbecauseit’soneoftheoceanregionsmostbearabletoclimatechange.“Evenhere,wearelosingourcorals,”saidDavidObura,chairoftheGlobalSpecialistGroupintheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature.“Weneedtoreducestressfromoverfishing,coastaldevelopment,pollutionandtourism.”“I’magenerationofscientistswatchingthemdisappear.It’sverydepressing,”O(jiān)burasaid.“Above1.5℃,inabout50years,theywillbeatreasureofhistoricmoviesandpictures,butverylittletoseeinreallife.Childrenborntodaymaybethelastgenerationtoseecoralreefsinalltheirglory.”1、Howdoestherisingtemperatureaffectcorals?A．Bydamagingthealgae.B．Bydarkeningtheircolor.C．BycuttingtheirfoodresourcesD．Bychangingtheirstructurestemporarily.2、Whathappenedafter2015accordingtothetext?A．Bleachingfirstbecameaglobalissue.B．Theocean’stemperaturewentupsteadily.C．Welost99%oftheworld’scoralreefs.D．World-widecoralbleachinglastedlonger.3、WhatfactorthatthreatenscoralsisstressedinParagraph3?A．Illegalfishing. B．Climatechange.C．Oceanpollution. D．Globalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Philippine’scoralreefsareunderthreat.B．Experts’greatconcernonglobalwarming.C．RecordourunderseaforestsbeforeitistoolateD．Thenextgenerationmayneverseethebeautyofcoralreefs22．（8分）Themosttypicaldefinitionofsuccessis“theaccomplishmentofanaimorpurpose”orwhatmostofushaveheard:“theattainmentofpopularityorprofit.”ButisSuccessreallydefinedbypurposesorprofit?Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,myfamilyadvisedmetoaimtobuildasuccessfulcareer.Myoptionswerenarroweddowntobecomingadoctororchoosingafieldinengineering.SoIgraduatedwithachemicalengineeringdegree.Iwasadvisedtoaimforgraduatestudies,andinlessthantwoyears,IhadahighlyspecializeddegreeinplasticsengineeringfromoneofthemostreputableuniversitiesintheU.S.ThenIfoundacorporatejob,performedwellintheorganization,climbeduptheladder,andmadeabiggerpaychequewitheverynewtitle.Myproudparentstoldmystorytotherestofthefamilyandfriendsasa“success”story.Nomatterwhereweliveintheworld,weallhaveourownversionsofsuccess.Ourfamiliestakeprideintellingtheworldhowsuccessfulweareinourprofession,andoftentheonlymeasureofthatsuccessbecomesthefinancialwealthweaccumulate.Inaworldwhereeverythingisreflectedbynumbers—thelikesonFacebook,thenumberofviewsonYouTube,etc.—everyaspectofourlifeisbeingtakenoverbynumbers.Weareconditionedtobelievethatthestrongeryourfinancialstanding,thehigheryourankonthesuccesschart.Butrememberthewords,“aim”or“purpose,”inthedefinitionofsuccess.AltruisticfiguressuchasMotherTeresa,MahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKingJr.alsolivedsuccessfullivesbuthadselflessconcernoverthewell-beingofothers.Whiletherestoftheworldfocusedonaccumulatingwealth,theyfocusedongiving,doing,andcreatingforeveryoneelse.Wealthaloneneverwillbethemeasureofsuccess.Thinkbeyondprofits.NopromotionorpayraiseIeverreceivedinmyprofessionalcareerwasbecauseofmydeepdesiretoobtainabettertitleorhigherpay;instead,itwasbasedontheexcellenceIcreatedintheexperienceourcustomershadwiththeorganization.1、Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor?A．Hehasliveduptohisfamily’sexpectations.B．Heaskshisparentsforadviceoneverything.C．Hedoesn’tlikehisjobthoughheiswellpaid.D．Hewantedtobeadoctorbutbecameachemicalengineer.2、What’sthecommonawarenessofsuccessaroundtheworld?A．Socialconnections.B．Contributionstosociety.C．Theaccumulationoffinancialwealth.D．Theaccomplishmentofpersonaldreams.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Altruistic”inParagraph3mean?A．Ofabundantwealth.B．Offewachievements.C．Devotedtoothers’welfare.D．Focusedonpersonalwell-being.4、Whatinspirationcanbedrawnfromtheauthor’sworkingexperience?A．Changejobsfrequentlyforhigherpay.B．Aimatprovidingqualityserviceatwork.C．Takeeverychancetogetpromotion.D．Focusonmakingprofitsfromthecustomers.5、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplorethetruemeaningofsuccess.B．Toexpresshisinnervoicestohisparents.C．Toacknowledgethehelphehasreceivedinhislife.D．Tosharehispersonalexperienceforothers’reference.23．（8分）JohnGeorge,60,remembersthathelivedawonderfullifeintheDetroitneighborhoodwherehegrewup.“Weknewallourneighbors.”GeorgetoldDetroit'sMetroTimes.“OnChristmasEve,we'dallgotomidnightMass,andthere'dbe300peopleinourhouseatoneo’clocktoaboutfiveinthemorning.Thefolkswerejustreallygood,hardworkingpeople.”Bythe'80s,however,theoldneighborhoodchanged.Dueinparttoeconomicdownturnsanddrugabuse,well-kepthomeshadbeenabandonedandkindlyneighborshadfledtothesuburbs(郊區(qū)).ButnotGeorge.“Livinginanycity,it’slikebeinginarelationship,”hetoldReader’sDigest.“Somedaysarebetterthanothers.Butitwasmyhome.AndwhenIsawitbecomingworse,Ihadtwochoices:Icouldleave,orIcouldstayandfight.Ichosethelatter.”Whentheabandonedhomebehindhisturnedintoaworn-outplace,thefatheroftwograbbedsomeboardsandnailsandbeganboardingupthehouse.Aftertwoneighborsstoppedtoaskwhathewasdoing,theydecidedtohelp,withgreatresults.That'showitallgotstarted.Inthe30yearssincethatfirsthomerescue,anarmyofapproximately182,000volunteers,alongwithprivatedonors,hashelpedGeorgepulldownaround300abandonedhomes,mainlyindiepoorerNorthwestareaofDetroit.They'vealsosecured400-somehomesbyboardingthemup.They'vepaintedandrepairednearly900homesandbuiltover100fromscratch.AccordingtoForbes,morethan1,000Detroitershavebeenhousedasaresultoftheirwork.Andthere'sHalloween.InDetroit,October30wasknownasDevil'sNight,aperiodwhenallhellbreaklooseintheformofcrimeandvandalism(破壞公物).Inresponse,Georgecreatedacitizens'patrol(巡邏)thatwouldtaketothestreets,keepinganeyeonillegalbehavior.HenameditAngels'NightWhatbeganwith12neighborsonpatrolin1990hasgrowntomorethan60,000citywide.George'sinspiredideashavenotgoneunnoticedbythecityheloves.Othersarebuyingintoit.There'satrendofyoungerhomeownerscomingin.1、WhatwasGeorge’shomecityDetroitlikebeforethe’80s?A．Neighborswereniceandgotalongverywell.B．Peopleinthesuburbsledawonderfullife.C．Economydeclinedbecauseofdrugabuse.D．Manyhomeswereabandonedandpeoplelied.2、WhatdidGeorgedecidetodoafterhisneighborhoodchanged?A．Movetothesuburbs. B．Leavehishometown.C．Joinhisneighborstohelp. D．Stayandfighttosavehiscity.3、WhathappenedasaresultofGeorgeandothervolunteers'hardwork?A．MorepeoplemovedintoDetroit.B．AlmostallDetroiterswerehoused.C．Over100homeswerenewlybuilt.D．Therewasnoillegalbehavioranymore.4、Whatdoesthestorymainlyintendtotollus?A．Greatmindsthinkalike.B．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D．Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.24．（8分）Attentionfromstrangersisnothingnewtome.Questionsaboutmyheightisthecenterofalmosteverypublicinteraction.Myfriendssaymyheight!sjustaphysicalqualityandnotapersonalityaspect.However,whenIreflectonmylife,Irealizethat,myheighthasshapedmycharacterinmanywaysandhashelpedtomakemewhoIam.Ilearnedhowtobekind.WhenIwasyounger,someparentsinmyneighborhoodregardedmekindofdangerousbecauseIwassomuchlargerthanotherchildrenmyage.Ihadtobeextrawelcomingandgentlesimplytoplaywithotherchildren.Ofcourse.nowmycoacheswishIweren’tquitesokindonthebasketballcourt.Ilearnedthequalityofnotbeingtooproudaboutmyself.At7feettall,everyoneexpectsmetobeanamazingbasketballplayer.TheycomeexpectingtoseeDirkNowitzki,andinsteadtheymightseeaperformancemorelikeWillFerrell(successfullystarredaprofessionalbasketballplayer).Ihavelearnedtobemodestandtoworkevenharderthanmyfellowstomeettheir(andmy)expectations.Idevelopedasenseoflightheartedness.Whenpeopleplayfullymakefunofmyheight,1laughatmyselftoo.Onmyfirstdayofhighschool,agirldroppedherbooksinabusyhallway.Igotdowntoherlevelandgatheredsomeofhernotebooks.Aswebothstoodup,hereyeswidenedasIkeptrisingoverher.Astonished,shedroppedherbooksagain.Embarrassed,webothlaughedandpickedupthebooksasecondtime.Alloftheselessonshavedefinedme.Lookingback,Irealizethatthroughyearsofsuchexperiences,Ihavebecomeaconfident,expressiveperson.Beinga7-footerisbothablessingandacurse,butintheend,acceptingwhoyouareisthefirststeptohappiness.1、Whydoestheauthoroftendrawattentionfromstrangers?A．Heisinterestedinpublicinteraction.B．Hehasauniquepersonality.C．Heisphysicallystrong.D．Heisextremelytall.2、Whenhewasyoung,theauthorintendedtobemorefriendlyjustto.A．gainextrafavorB．playwithotherchildrenC．provehiskindnessD．pleasehiscoach3、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.A．DirkNowitzkiwasanawfulbasketballplayerB．theauthorseldomdisappointedhisbasketballfansC．theauthorexpectedtomakesomethingbetterofhimselfD．WillFerrellwasbetteratplayingbasketballthanDirkNowitzki4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Theheighthasshapedtheauthor’spersonalityandlife.B．Theheighthasbroughttheauthoralotoftrouble.C．SomefunnyexperiencestheauthoreverhadD．Beingtallbenefitstheauthorinmanyways25．（10分）WhereIsSpringBreakWhereisSpringBreakgoingtobe?Theoptionsareendless.Doyouwanttogetyourbloodpumpingfromthrillingtravels?Looknofurther!Thesetoursanddestinationswillkeepyouonyourtoesallweeklong.Panama:Thisunderrateddestinationisalittle-knownsecretofthemosttravelers!Throughthistouryou’llgettohike,snorkel(浮潛)andexploreallthebestsightsthisbeautifulcountryhastooffer!Eightdaystoursfor$250/day.Canada:Thisdiversecountryisfullofoptions.ExploretheEastofCanadaandvisitcitiessuchasMontreal,QuebecorToronto.Ifyou’refeelingadventurous,exploretheWesternpartofthecountrywithaCanadianRockiesTour.Duringthistwelvedaystouryouwillhikeaglaciertobeautifulsceneryandwanderthroughpostcard-worthyvillages.TourstoCanadafor$200/day.Iceland:CheckoffoneofthesevenwondersoftheworldwithatouroftheNorthernLightsandGoldenCircle.Spendsevendaysfullofadventurelikehikingglaciers,snowshoeingthroughThingvellirNationalPark,relaxingintheGeysirHotSpringsandofcourseexperiencingthegloryoftheNorthernLights!Sevendaystoursfor$300/day.SouthAfrica:DiscoverthediversecultureandwildlifethatmakesupSouthAfrica.Yourtourplanincludesajourneyalongthecoastknownas“RainbowNation.”Hereyouwillenjoybeautifulscenery,ahuntingtravelthroughAddoElephantNationalParkandthewildlifeinTsitsikarnmaNationalPark.Ninedaystoursfor$230/day.1、Whatisthesimilarcharacteristicofthetravelsmentionedinthetext?A．Exciting.B．Risky.C．Educational.D．Environmental.2、Whichdestinationcoststouriststhemostmoney?A．Panama.B．Canada.C．Iceland.D．SouthAfrica.3、Accordingtothetext,Panamaisadestinationwhich.A．isnotasfamousastheotherthreeB．youcangotoforenjoyingsurfingC．offersanoptiontohikeintheparkD．takesthemosttimeofthefourtours第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）ThingsofValueOurareawasjustafewmilesfromthelargestwildfireinColorado’shistory.Wewereon“evacuationalert(疏散警報)”.Ifwegotthe1toevacuate,wewouldhavetoleaveimmediately.We2suitcaseswithsomeclothesandsetthembythedoor.Wedidn’t3thesethingswerevaluable,buttimewas.Wemovedthecomputers,withwhichIwrotefornewspapersandmadea4Wetookfamilypicturesoffthe5andpackedtheminboxes.Theseweretrulyvaluableandcouldnotbereplaced.Thenwetookahardlookatallthat6Therewasalampthatbelongedtomygreatgrandmother.Itwasa7tomyfamily.Andtherewasthepianomywife8toplaywhenshewasalittlegirl.Notofgreat9initself,butanotherfamilyconnection.Itwasimpracticaltomoveeverythingfromourhomeandstorethemforanindefinite(無限的)time.Someimportantitemswouldhavetostaybehind.Thethoughtof10somethingpasseddownfromourfamiliessaddenedmedeeply,11I’dneverbeenmuchattachedtothings.It’saboutwhatthey12—familyandlove.Theyeachhada(n)13totell,andsomeofthemspokeinthe14ofourparentsandgrandparents.Thefire15reachedourhome.Wewerelucky.AndthoughIfeltgratefulthatallwas16,IalsorealizedjusthowfortunateIhadbeen17Isawjusthowrichmylifehadbeen.Someone18said,“Therearepeoplesopoorthattheonlythingtheyhaveismoney.”AndnowI19Iwasindeedrich.Iwasrichinfamily,richinmemories,richineverythingthatreally20tome.IamwealthierthanIeverbelievedpossible.Ittookafiretoteachme,Iwonderifthereisanyotherkindofwealthworthseeking.1、A．a(chǎn)nswerB．taskC．chanceD．call2、A．packedB．boughtC．searchedD．sold3、A．worryB．thinkC．careD．doubt4、A．markB．signC．livingD．plan5、A．a(chǎn)lbumsB．ceilingsC．windowsD．walls6、A．leftB．remainedC．burntD．unmoved7、A．connectionB．presentC．symbolD．treasure8、A．forgotB．a(chǎn)greedC．learnedD．refused9、A．qualityB．tasteC．senseD．value10、A．knockingoutB．leavingbehindC．givingawayD．pickingout11、A．eventhoughB．unlessC．butD．or12、A．containedB．includedC．representedD．gathered13、A．ideaB．lieC．rightD．story14、A．soundsB．speedsC．voicesD．feelings15、A．onceB．neverC．seldomD．finally16、A．sparedB．returnedC．stoppedD．found17、A．a(chǎn)tlastB．inreturnC．inanotherwayD．a(chǎn)tmost18、A．curiouslyB．a(chǎn)ccidentallyC．coldlyD．wisely19、A．knewB．promisedC．a(chǎn)nnouncedD．thanked20、A．a(chǎn)ffectsB．mattersC．helpsD．desires第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Asastudent,Igetsomanyassignmentseveryday.I1．stayuplateinordertofinishallmyhomework.Iusedtocomplainaboutallthispressure2．schoolwithmyclassmates.Wedidnotappreciateourteachersfortheirhardwork.Weonlyknewthatwegotalotofhomework.Afterafewmonths,wedidnotcomplainabouthomeworkanymore3．weknewthatourteachersworked4．(hard)thanwedid.Wehadnoright5．(complain).Sometimes,wesaid,“Ididn’tgotobeduntil2:00o’clocklastnight.NowIjustwanttosleep.”O(jiān)urteacherwouldanswerus,“Igotobedat1:00a.m.everyday.”Sinceweknewhowhardteacherswork,westartedtoappreciatethem.Togiveourthanks,wewroteabigcardtotheteacherswhenitwasteachers’day.Whentheygotourcard,they6．(touch)becausetheirstudentsfinallyknewtheteachers’effort.Aftergivingthecard,Irealized7．powerfulthesentence“thankyou”is.Whenwegiveourthankstosomebody,theworldisfulloflove.Isay“thankyou”tomyfriend,classmates,teachers,andevenstrangers.Iliketoseethesmilesontheirfaces,so8．(say)“thankyou”everydayisthewayImaketheworldabetterplace.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同學(xué)寫的以下作文。文中共10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。AlSmith,GovernorofNewYorkState,wasbornverypoorly、Hehadlesseducationinschool,butheworkedveryhardandwongreatsuccesses、Oneday,hepaidavisitforthestateprisonatSingSing、TheheadoftheprisonaskedMr、Smithsaysomethingtotheprisoners、Hehasneverspokentothiskindofaudiencebefore,sohedidnotknowwheretobegin、Finallyhesaid,“Myfellowcitizens…”andthenherememberedthatwhenamangoestotheprison,heisnolongeracitizen、Hebeganagain,“Myfellowprisoners…”Thatwasn’tsoundright、Atlasthesaid,“Well,however,I’mgladtoseemanyofyouheretoday、”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英語外教John對中國傳統(tǒng)文化很感興趣。端午節(jié)將至，請你寫一封邀請信，邀請John一起過端午節(jié)，并向他簡要介紹端午節(jié)，內(nèi)容包括：1.起源：為了紀(jì)念古代詩人屈原；2.時間：每年陰歷五月初五；3.主要活動：吃粽子、劃龍舟等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJohn,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________