2023屆安徽省東至二中高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat2．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon3．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide4．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond5．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown6．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed7．AbookIreadlastyear,______nameIcan’tremember,changedmyideaabouttime.A．which B．thatC．whose D．what8．ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared9．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown10．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe11．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone12．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing13．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what14．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing15．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised16．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered17．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the18．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone19．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until20．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）IamastonishedatthewayGodknowswhentosendaspecialgiftofencouragementatjusttherighttime!Itmightbeinadream,alostletter,amemory,orsomethingfoundthatwe’dforgottenabout.MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.AndsummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltownwheretheylived.Peoplekneweveryone,theirchildren,theirpets,theirancestors.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting...shewouldmakesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties,plantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Shelovedknittingsweatersaswellasmakingbeautifulquiltsforhergrandchildren.Irememberthesmallthimble(頂針)shewouldplaceonherfingerwhiledoingherneedlework.Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearthforhernewresidenceinHeaven,Ibidfarewelltomylovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange!Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticeditmostlyonmybirthdays,becausetherewasnocardfromGrandma.She’dneverforgottenmybirthday!OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedmademefeelasifshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow;itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（縫）thatIcarefullyopened,and,tomydelight,outcameatinysilverthimble!HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewingitintothatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtofluff（抖松）,toplaceonmybedspread（床罩）thatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI’dcollectedovertheyears.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywho,somehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleintomypillow.Iheatedthekettleandmadesometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andthenenjoyedmyteaandGrandma’sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas!1、Intheauthor’smemory,whatwouldhergrandmotherdo?A．Shewouldmakesandwichesandhamburgersforherfamily.B．Shewouldwearathimbleforneedleworkeveryday.C．Shewouldmakebeautifulquiltsformoney.D．Shewouldlookaftertheflowersinthegarden.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A．Themodernworld’sfast-changinglife.B．Thefactthatthegrandmotherhadpassedaway.C．Theauthor’smissinghergrandmother.D．Thelovetheauthorgotfromhergrandmother.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthethimble?A．Surprisedandjoyful.B．Delightedbutregretful.C．Guiltyandsad.D．Joyfulbutlonely.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Grandma’sThimble.B．Grandma’sLifeStory.C．TheJoyofFindingSomethingLost.D．TheImportanceofPuttingThingsAway.22．（8分）Doyouhaveexcellentcommunicationskillsandthinkyoucancloseasale?Areyoueagerforvarietyandtobuildaworkathomebusiness?Ifyouranswerisyes,comeandjoinus!Position:General/Inbound(呼入)SalesPlace:NewYorkCompany:LiveOpsWearenowlookingforpeoplelikeyoutoanswercomingphonecallsfrompeoplewhoareexcitedafterwatchingacommercialadorhearinganadontheradio,andcalltoinquireaboutaproductorservice.Thisisalegitimate(正當(dāng)?shù)?workfromhomeopportunityprovidingcustomerserviceandgeneratingsalesforsomeofthelargestcommercialcompaniesoutthere.PeakCallHours:Callsareavailable7daysaweek.24hoursaday.PeakcallvolumeoccursonSaturdayandSundaybetween6:00amand3:00pm.RequiredCertification:Afteryouapplyandyouragentaccounthasbeencreated,youwillneedtocompletetheLiveOpsCallCenterCertification.Theseareself-pacede-learningcoursesthattakeapproximately10hoursandmustbecompletedwithinoneweekfromaccountcreation.Throughfreevirtualclassesyoucanaccessalltheinformationyouneedtosucceed,includingproductinformationandtipsonhowtogeneratesalesandincreaseyourearningpotential.SuccessfulIndependentAgentsWillHavetheFollowingSkills:You’llbeexcited,enthusiastic,andenergetic.You’llhavetheabilitytomeettheclient’ssalesgoals.You’llhavetheabilitytomulti-task.Youarerequiredtopresentasuccessfulsalespresentation.Youarerequiredtohandleobjectionsandnegotiateasale.You’llhavetouseclient-specificsoftwareandapplicationsinordertoservecustomers.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.1、What’sthepurposeofthead?A．Tointroducetheircompany.B．Tolookforanagentforsales.C．Toappealtocustomerstobuytheirproducts.D．Tolookforafull-timereceptionistwhocanworkintheircompany.2、Whichofthefollowingisthebusiesttimeinthejob?A．10:00amonMonday.B．5:00amonSaturday.C．9:00amonSaturday.D．5:00amonSunday.3、Whatareyourequiredtodoaftercreatingyouragentaccount?A．Toattende-learningcourses.B．Topaytocomplete10-hourcourses.C．Togetaccustomedtoworkingprocess.D．Topresentasuccessfulsalespresentation.23．（8分）GoldenGateBridgeLocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublictrafficin1937.Itcost$25.7millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,theGoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.BrooklynBridgeTheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.ItisoneoftheoldestsuspensionbridgesintheUnitedStates,havingbeenopenedintheyear1883.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,843meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.GeorgeWashingtonBridgeAlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridgeandtheColumbusBridge,theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwolevelsuspensionbridgethatcostabout$52milliontobuild.MackinacBridgeThisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB．Steinman,whodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1958.Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.NavajoBridgeLocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyearslater,costing$390,000.Inthe1990s,asecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1994.Thefirstbridgeisnowusedonlybypedestrians.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?A．Itconsistsoftwobridges.B．Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.C．Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.D．Ittakesabout4yearstocompletetheconstruction.2、Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?A．GoldenGateBridge.B．BrooklynBridge.C．GeorgeWashingtonBridge.D．NavajoBridge.3、WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?A．Havetopaysomemoney.B．Usethesecondbridge.C．Covernearly250meters.D．SeethestatueofDr.DavidB．Steinman.24．（8分）Noteveryparentlooksforwardtothedaywhentheirchildgoesofftoschool.Infactsomeparentsarenotsendingtheirchildrentoschoolatall.Insteadtheyarechoosingtoteachtheirchildrenathome.Thisiscalledhomeschooling.Parents,caregivers,orprivatetutorseducatechildrenindividuallyathomeinsteadofsendingthemofftobeformallyeducatedinpublicorprivateschools.IntheU.S.onlyaboutthreepercentofchildrenarehomeschooled.Therearemanyreasonswhysomeparentschoosetohomeschool.Onereasonisthatsomeparentsdonotfeeltheirchildrenaresafeinschoolbecauseofbullying（恃強(qiáng)凌弱）.Itissaidthatbullyingisverycommonintheschool.Otherparentswanttheirchildren'seducationtobebasedontheirreligionormoralbeliefs.Yetotherparentsthinktheeducationinschoolisnotgoodenough.Homeschoolingisalsoseenasachoiceforfamiliesthatliveinruralareas,andfamiliesthatmovefrequently.Therearemanydifferentwaystohomeschool,andhomeschoolingallowsparentstodesignlessonsbasedontheirchildren'sneeds.Familiescanpurchasetextbookstouseorcreatetheirownmaterials.Someparentsfollowaphilosophycalledunschooling,whichallowsachildtodeterminewhenandhowtheywanttolearnbasedontheirnaturalability.Someworrythathomeschoolingmeansstudentswon'thaveopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.Tosolvethisproblem,somefamilieshavecreatedactivities,whereagroupofhomeschooledstudentswilllearnandplaytogetherandparticipateinactivitiesthatwouldnormallyhappeninschoollikefieldtrips.Besides,beinghomeschooleddoesn'tmeanastudentcannotgotocollege.Mostcollegesaccepthomeschooledstudents.Andthehomeschooledstudentscangetthesamedegrees,too.1、HowmanyAmericanstudentsgotopublicorprivateschools?A．About3%.B．About97%.C．About50%.D．About70%.2、Whichisthereasonthatsomeparentschoosehomeschooling?A．Schoolbullyingexistsinsomeschools.B．Someparentscannotaffordtheeducationfeesinschool.C．Somechildrenwanttheireducationtobebasedontheirreligion.D．Someparentsthinktheschoolistoofaraway.3、Whatwilltheparentsdotohelptheirchildrencommunicate?A．Theparentscanbuysometextbooks.B．Theparentswillallowchildrentochoosewhattolearn.C．Theparentswillorganizethechildrentoplaytogether.D．Theparentswillteachthechildrenbythemselves.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．Homeschooledstudentscannotgetenoughchancestogotocollege.B．Americancollegesarefondofthehomeschooledstudents.C．HomeschooledstudentsfinditeasytogotosomeAmericancolleges.D．Homeschooledstudentshavethesamerightsasstudentswhoareformallyeducatedinschools.25．（10分）FacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergtookoutfull﹣pageadsinBritishandAmericannewspaperson21March2018toapologizefora"breachoftrust"intheCambridgeAnalyticalscandal，admittingthequizappbuiltbyauniversityresearcherthatleakedFacebookdataofmillionsofpeoplein2014wasa"breachoftrust"．SincethescandalofBigDatabroke，thepublichasbecomemoreawareandconcernedaboutthattheironlinebehaviormaybeusedforpurposestowhichtheyhavenotagreed．Itcontributestotheurgentneedforbetterprotectionofpersonalinformation．InChina，appsenablinguserstostealprivateinformationfromWi﹣Fiprovidersaregeneratingseriousprivacyconcerns．AnappcanbreakhomeWi﹣Fi，cryptographicWi﹣FiatcommerciallocationsandeventheWi﹣FibeingusedinChina'sforeignministrybuilding，accordingtoaCCTVreport．Withthehelpoftheapp，theCCTVreporterenteredtheministry'snetwork．Almost100，000ChineseusersrankedWi﹣FiMasterKeyapp4.5outof5attheApplestoreforconvenience．ButtheappsecretlystoresWi﹣Fiinformationandserveslikeamobilespybetweenusers，ashowreported．ItletsusersaccesseverythingthatlinkswiththeWi﹣Fisuchasaprovider，sWechatcontactinformationandphonenumbers．AttheChinaDevelopmentForum，LiYanhong，CEOofdomesticInternetservicesgiantBaiduInc．，saidthatmanyChineseusersarewillingtotradeprivacyforconvenience．Li′sremarksarousedheateddebatesonsocialnetworks，asthereistoomuchconvenienceandtoolittleprivacy．It'sanageofBigData．It′sanagewhenprivacyisunderthreat．Theusersareinaninferiorpositioncomparedwiththecompanies，butthelawshouldnotallowanunlimitedtradeofprivacyforconvenience．Asimpleclickon"Iagree，'shouldnotbeconsideredanexcusefortheserviceproviderstocollect，use，andstoreusers'data，whichmustbebetterprotectedbythelaw．1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"breachoftrust"inparagraph1probablymean？A．RiskoftrustB．Reportoftrust．C．Researchoftrust．D．Betrayaloftrust．2、WhydomanyChineseuserssupporttheWi﹣FiMasterKeyapp？A．Itisconvenienttouse．B．Itcanbeusedtoprotectprivacy，C．Itcanstealeverythingfromothers．D．Itisgeneratingseriousprivacyconcerns．3、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsprivacyprotection？A．Neutral．B．Critical．C．Indifferent．D．Approving．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．TheFutureofBigDataB．TheDarkSideofBigDataC．TheConvenienceofBigDataD．TheProsandConsofBigData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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Ineverlookedupwhenmyfriendsweretalkingandjokingabouttheretarded(智障的)boyafewtablesaway.Itdidn’tevencrossmymindthathemightfeel1whenpeoplewhisperedabouthim.SoI2letthemtalk.ThencamethedaywhenIlearnedmylittlebrotherMartin’stestingforautism(自閉癥)cameoutpositive(陽性).I3,crying.Overtime,Iwasableto4hisillnessalittlemore.WehadtomovebecauseofMartin’streatment.SoMartinandIboth5atanewschool.Oneday,Iwasstandinginthebuslinewaitingwhena“short”bus(fortheretarded)cameand6upsomekids.Thechildrenintheotherlinestartedmaking7aboutthe“retarded”onthatbusandIfelta8feelinginmyheart.Isaidquietlythatthoseremarksweren’tverynice,9noonelistened.Myfamilymovedagain.InthenewschoolIgota10tospeakupprettysoon.Thatday,inabandclass,myteacher11ourplayingtomakesomecomments,“Guys,we’replayinglikethekidsontheshortbus!Comeon!”Theentireroomwaslaughingloudly.Then,Iraisedmyhand.Iwasn’tsurewhatIwasgoingtosaybutIwantedtobe12Andthiscameout:“Idon’tthinkweshouldmakefunoftheshortbus,becausetherearepeopleonthatbuswhohavealotincommonwithusandhave13thesamefeelingsaswedo.”Icouldfeelmy14gettinglouder.“SoIwould15itifyoudidn’tmakefunofthem.”Theroomwasveryquietandeveryonestaredatme.Myteacher16forhiswords.Attheendoftheclass,everyonewasgivingmestrangelooks.ButIdidn’t17becauseIknewthreethings:Ihadspokenthe18,Ihadtaughteveryonesomething,andwhileeveryoneintheclassroomwasbeingafollower,Ihad19totakeadifferentpathsinceIwantedtobecomea20andarolemodel.1、A．worried B．hurt C．disappointed D．confused2、A．still B．a(chǎn)gain C．just D．seldom3、A．wipedout B．brokeout C．brokedown D．calmeddown4、A．treat B．know C．bear D．a(chǎn)ccept5、A．changed B．started C．suffered D．behaved]6、A．set B．took C．brought D．picked7、A．jokes B．complaints C．enquiries D．discoveries8、A．violent B．strange C．similar D．clear9、A．because B．if C．but D．so10、A．chance B．position C．topic D．point11、A．encouraged B．bothered C．enjoyed D．stopped12、A．heard B．praised C．spotted D．taught13、A．exactly B．slightly C．hardly D．fairly14、A．pace B．voice C．pulse D．breath15、A．excuse B．a(chǎn)ppreciate C．stand D．permit16、A．a(chǎn)pologized B．fought C．a(chǎn)llowed D．a(chǎn)rgued17、A．understand B．notice C．return D．care18、A．wisdom B．reason C．matter D．truth19、A．helped B．decided C．a(chǎn)greed D．hoped20、A．reporter B．thinker C．leader D．trainer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）InChina,thepandaisasymbolofpeace,harmonyandfriendship.Thatmakesittheperfetchoicetobeanewrepresentativetoexpandgreenenergyin1．country.Overthenextfiveyears,PandaGreenEnergy2．(set)up3．(vary)powerplantsacrossthecountry.Theseplantslooklikelovablecartoonpandasinshape.ThefirstpandaplantwasrecentlysetupinDatong,China,andlookslikeahappypandawitheyes4．lookindifferentdirections.Theblackpartsofthepanda5．(make)withmonocrystallinesiliconesolarcells(單晶體硅太陽能電池)withthegrayandwhitepartscomposed6．thinfilmsolarcells.Over25years,theplantswillbeabletooffer3.2billionkilowatthoursofgreenpower,reducingcarbonemissionsby2.74milliontons.“Bydesigningthesolarpowerstationintothepatternofapanda,weaimtostimulateteenagers’interestand7．(enthusiastic)forsolarenergyapplication,”ChinaMerchantsNewEnergyGroupCEO,AlanLi,saidatthe2016G20EnergyMinisterialMeeting.”8．(deal)withclimatechange,weshouldnotonlyappealtothegovernmentsand9．(company),butalsogetthenextgenerationinvolvedin,thus10．(make)jointeffortsforagreenfuture.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）短文改錯(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)假如英語課上老師要求同學(xué)們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，要求你在錯誤的地方增加、刪除、或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1、每次錯誤以及修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者從第十一處起不計分例如：Itwasverynicetogetyourinvitationtospend∧weekendwithyou、LuckilyIwastheamcompletelyfreethen,soI’lltosay“yes”、I’llarriveinBristolataround8p、m、inFridayeveningonAFrenchmanwasoncevisitingLondon．Hewishedtotakeawalktoseeacity．ButhewasafraidhemightgetlostbecauseheknewnowordsofEnglish．Sobeforehelefthishotel,hestoppedinthefirstcornerandcarefullycopiedinhisnotebookthenamesofthestreetthathewasstaying．Thenhewalkedon．Atlast,hegetslost．Afterseveralhourshefoundapoliceman．TheFrenchmantriedhisbesttoexplainthepolicemanthathedidn’tknowthenameofhishotel,andheknewthenameofthestreet．Hethenshowedthepolicemanthathecopiedinhisnotebook．Itwasread:“One-waystreet”．第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是中國高中生李華，今年暑假期間將去英國CliftonHighSchool學(xué)習(xí)兩周，并將寄宿在英國學(xué)生Brown家中。請給Brown寫一封郵件，向他介紹自己，并詢問在英國以下三個方面的情況：1.住宿2.飲食3.交通。注意1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計人總詞數(shù)。DearBrown,GreetingsfromChina!_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________