2023屆湖南省百所重點高中高三下學期第六次檢測英語試卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved2．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact3．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where4．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit5．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable6．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit7．ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget8．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone9．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate10．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently11．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot12．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes13．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced14．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen15．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For16．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such17．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot18．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting19．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn20．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular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）Areyouhuntingforajob?TheChinaDailynewspapergroupislookingforEnglish-languageseniorbusinesseditors,seniorcopyeditors,copyeditorsandgraphicdesignerstostrengthenitsinternationalteam.Weofferacompetitivesalarypackage,freeaccommodationwithutilities(水電費)paidfor,90percentmedicalreimbursement,aseven-daypaidleave,eleven-daypublicholidaysandareturntickettothecountryofresidence.SeniorBusinessEditorYoumust:※assistthebusinesseditorinsettinggoalsandworkingonachievingthem;※beanexcellentteampersonwhocancreateideasandthinkcreativelyandbeabletorewritetotallyifneededandmentorjuniorstaff;※ideallyhavebeenworkingorhaveworkedinapositionofresponsibilityandunderstandwhatleadershipentails;※havehadatleastfiveyears’editingexperienceworkingoneditingtheBusinessDeskandbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.SeniorCopyEditorYoumust:※workonshiftsintheBusinessDeskandusuallyhavethelastwordbeforethepageissenttoprint;※editorrewritecopyandgiveconciseheadlinesandcaptions;※havehadatleasttwoyears’editingexperienceworkingoneditingdesksandbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.CopyEditorYoumust:※begoodateditingorrewritingcopyandwritingconciseheadlinesandcaptions;※beabletoworkonshiftsfordifferentpages,andusuallyhavethelastwordbeforethepageissenttoprint;※havetwoyearsofeditingexperienceworkingoncopydesks,andbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.GraphicDesignerYoumust:※haveexcellentskillsininformationgraphics;※begoodatillustrationsandfreehanddrawings;※beexperiencedinnewspaperormagazinelayouts;※haveagoodsenseoftypography;※havegoodnewsjudgment;※bewell-versedwithMacintoshsoftware,includingInDesign,IllustratorandPhotoshop;※befluentinEnglish.Forenquiriesortoapply,writetojob@.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Theemployeeshavetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation.B．Theworkerstherecanenjoyaseven-dayleavewithoutpay.C．Theemployeeshavetherighttoenjoyeleven-daypublicholidays.D．Theseniorbusinesseditor’sonlyjobistohelpthebusinesseditortosetgoals.2、Howmanypositionsneededitingexperience?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、Whichcanbethetitleoftheadvertisement?A．ChinaDaily:NewEmployeesWantedB．ChinaDaily:NewspaperC．ChinaDaily:AnInternationalTeamD．ChinaDaily:TheBestWorkingCondition4、WhatisNOTrequiredaboutGraphicDesigner?A．Bewell-versedwithPhotoshop.B．Haveexcellentskillsininformationgraphics.C．Havingagoodsenseoftypography.D．Writingconciseheadlinesandcaptions.22．（8分）Itmaysurprisebookworms,butapparentlymasterpiecessuchasJaneEyrearelackinginsomething—soundeffects.Anelectronic-bookfirmisaddingbackgroundnoisesandmusictotheworksofCharlotteBronte,SirArthurConanDoyleandWilliamShakespeareinthehopeofattractingyoungerreaders.Inoneexample,adescriptionofrainlashingagainstawindowinaSherlockHolmesstorywillbe“enhanced”withmatchingnoises.Thefirstmultimediae-books—withsoundstoaccompanynovels—willbeavailablethisFridayintheUK.TheBooktrackreleasesareavailabletoiPadusers,withothertabletcomputerversionstofollow.TheconceptisalreadyinuseintheU.S.,wheretheclassicscomewithaddedsoundeffects.ReadersforexamplecanhearthechinacupschinkinginMr.Darcy’sgardenastheyreadPrideAndPrejudice.AstorybyBookerPrizewinnerSalmanRushdiewillbereleasedlaterintheyearwithaspeciallycraftedorchestralscore.Rushdie’sstoryInTheSouthwillbereleasedwithasoundtrackprovidedbytheNewZealandSymphonyOrchestra.ThePowerOfSixbyPittacusLore,anovelforyoungadults,isoneofthefirsttobetestedwithasoundtrackwhichbuildsinsuspenseinkeepingwiththeplot.Itworksbytimingthespeedofeachreaderandthesoftwaremeasuresthe“turning”ofapageandmovesthemusicorsoundsalongaccordingly.IthasbeencreatedbyBooktrackwhichsynchronizes(使同步)musictoeachnovel.ItisfundedbyPeterThiel,aco-founderofPayPal.Mr.Thielsaid,“It’salwaysexcitingtowitnessthecreationofanewformofmedia.Thetechnologypromisestocaptivatereadersinadifferentway.”However,theyhavebeengreetedwithhorrorbytraditionalists,whosaythetechnologytakesawaythepleasureofhavingone’simaginationstimulatedbyastory.Theyalsoraisetheprospect(預期)ofhavingtoaskanoverlyeagerreadertoturntheirbookdown.DavidNicholls,whosebestsellerOneDaywasrecentlyturnedintoafilmstarringAnneHathaway,said,“Thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.Itwouldbeadistraction.”1、What’sthepurposeoftheelectronic-bookfirmaddingsoundeffectstomasterpieces?A．Toaddsomecreativefactorstothee-books.B．Toarouseinterestofthereaders.C．Tosatisfythereaders’greatneed.D．Topromotethetechnologyprogress.2、Wherewastheideathatsoundsareaddedtoaccompanynovelsfirstputforward?A．Britain.B．Australia.C．NewZealand.D．America.3、Thefollowingshouldbedonetomakeasoundtrackwork,EXCEPT________.A．measuringhowlongeachreaderspendsinreadingB．increasingthevolumeofthemusicorsoundsC．makingoutthereadingspeedD．changingthemusicorsoundswithpagesturned4、What’sMr.Thiel’attitudetothefutureofthenewformofmedia?A．Doubtful.B．Indifferent.C．Hopeful.D．Negative.23．（8分）WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming(發(fā)送垃圾郵件)acrime.Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passesontotheconsumer.Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate(立法)againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,andperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“correspondence”inParagraph1probablymean?A．messages B．ideasC．connections D．programs2、Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A．Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B．Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C．Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D．Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.3、Accordingtotheauthor,whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A．Thebusiness B．TheadvertiserC．Theemployee D．Theconsumer4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinform B．ToeducateC．Topersuade D．Toinstruct24．（8分）IvisitedCopenhagenforthefirsttimelastEaster.Asastudent，I’malwaysstrappedforcash，soIassumedIcouldonlyaffordtobreathetheair—butluckilyeverythingaboutCopenhagenisbreathtaking.IwasstayinginanAirbnb,andrentedabikesoIcouldcovermoreground.OneofthefirstplacesIvisitedwastheRundetaarn,or“roundtower”builtinthe17thcenturyasanastronomicalobservatory.Ithasanequestrianstaircase(awidesetofstairsbigenoughforhorsestouse)thatwentonandon.AsIwasgoingup,Istoppedtovisitthetower’slibraryhall.Atthetop,there’saglassplatformthatgivesaview80-footstraightdown,aswellasabellloft.Luckily,theviewsoverCopenhagenfromthetopwerewellworththeclimb.Aftercomingdown,IhikeduptotheKastelletFortresstoseethefamousLittleMermaidstatue.Takingaphotowithherwasalmostimpossiblewithallthetouristscrowdingaround—butsittingthereandhearingthelappingwavesofthedeepblueBalticSea,waitingforthesuntoset,wasanunforgettableandcalmingexperience.Thenextday,IvisitedtheGlyptotekartmuseum,exploringthegrandexhibits.IlookedintothemarbleeyesofmanyRomangods,andwalkeddowndimlylitstaircasestoseemummiesfromEgypt.BeforeIunwillinglyboardedthetrainbacktotheairport,ItoldmyselfthatImustvisitagain—toexperiencethethrillsofTivoliGardens,trymoreofthestreetfoodandeverythingelsefromthisamazingcity.1、Whydidtheauthorrentabike?A．Becauseshelovedtorideabike.B．Becauseshedidn’taffordtorentacar.C．Becauseshefoundnowheretorentothervehicles.D．Becauseshewantedtoseeasmanyattractionsaspossible.2、WhatdidtheauthorfinddifficultattheKastelletFortress?A．Findingasittingplace.B．Waitingforthesuntoset.C．Listeningtothesoundofwaves.D．Havingaphototakenwithastatue.3、Whichofthefollowingdidn’ttheauthorvisit?A．Rundetaarn.B．TivoliGardens.C．Glyptotekartmuseum.D．LittleMermaidStatue.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torememberaholiday.B．Tointroduceanewattraction.C．Tosharehertravelexperience.D．ToshowherloveofCopenhagen.25．（10分）Cyclingorevenwalkingincityareascanbealittledangerous,thankstothefactthatoneissharingtheroadwithvehiclesthatareincreasinglygettinglargerandheavier.Arecentstudyprovesthatofthe1.27millionpeoplethatdieinroadtrafficcrasheseachyear,abouthalfarewalkers,motorcyclistsandcyclists.Nowtheremaybeasolutionthatcouldprovideatleastsomehelptoprotectthishelplessgroup…anairbag!Ifyouareworriedthatthissafetymeasurewillinvolveyoutakingaroundaheavypackageorworsestill,wrappingyourselfinsideanuglyplasticbag,thebagisfittednotonthehuman,butontheoutsideofthevehicle.And,whilethereareseveralversionsoftheideaintheworks,theonemostrecentlyunveiled(揭露)byDutchcarcompanyTNO,seemstobethemostadvancedandreadytogointoproduction.Intheworkssince2011,theairbagcoversonlythelowerpartofthewindshield.Thiswillprovidethemuchneededbuffer(緩沖)betweentheperson’sheadandthepaneofglasshe/shewouldotherwisemeet.ThechainofeventsleadingtoanairbagcausearequitesimpleAcamerafittedbeneaththerear-viewmirrormonitorsthevehicle’sclosenesstoawalkerorcyclist.Anycontactwitheitheroneofthemsetsoffthesensorsinthecar’sbumperandquicklyblowsuptheairbag.Inadditiontothatthesensorsalsosetoffthecar’sautomaticbrake,reducingthechancesifanevenworseinjury.Intestsconductedusingamodel,thesuccessofnotgettinginjuredafterbeinghitbyacartravellingatabout40km/hwasabout50-50!Whilenotperfect,itwillstillresultinreducingthenumberofdeathsbyahugeamount.WithTNOreadytolicenseitstechnologytocarmakersandmanymorecompaniestryingtodevelopsimilarconcepts,wewouldnotbesurprisedifouterairbagsbecomeastandardfeatureineverycarprettysoon.1、（小題1）Whydoestheairbagcoverthelowerpartofthewindshield?A．Toprotectthewindshieldfrombeingdestroyed.B．Tomakethevehiclelookbeautiful.C．Toreducetheweightofwalkers.D．Topreventpeople’sheadcrashingontheglass.2、（小題2）Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout.A．howtheairbagworksB．wheretheairbagisfixedC．whytheairbagissafeD．whattheairbagismadeupof3、（小題3）ThewriterthinkstheairbagofTNO.A．perfectB．practicalC．expensiveD．useless4、（小題4）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Airbagsareanewstandardfeatureincars.B．Airbagsaremuchsaferfordriversnow.C．Airbagsarepracticalforwalkersandcyclists.D．Airbagsareasolutiontohighercaraccidentrates.第三部分語言知識運用（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）完形填空（本題共10小題，閱讀下面短文，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。Willtheskyeverfall?Theanswerisno.Butifit________,there’snoneedtobeafraid!ChickenLittleisanAmericancartoonfilm.It’sverypopulararoundtheworld.Itsstoryteachesus:don’tworrytoomuchinyour________.OnedayChickenLittleisintheforestwhenanacorn（橡果）fallsonhishead!Thismakeshim________.Hethinksapieceoftheskyisfalling!Hecan’twaittotell________aboutit.Theyrunfortheirlives!Whenpeople________thetruth,noonelikesChickenLittle.Theylaughathim.Hegetsabadnameinthetown.It’stimeforhimtochangeothers’________.ChickenLittlebeginstoplaybaseball.Heisnotbiggerthanaball,________heplaysitverywell!Hehelpshisteam________.Nowtheythinkhe’sgreat.Justthen,aspaceshipreallydoesfallfromthe________!Thealiens（外星人）havebadplans.Onceagainhemusttellpeopleaboutit.Willhegethelpfromhisfriendsinthetown?Canheshowhimselfa/an________person?Youwillgettheanswerfromthecartoonfilm.1、A．takes B．happens C．leaves D．works2、A．life B．family C．sports D．study3、A．happy B．excited C．surprised D．afraid4、A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．noone5、A．forget B．write C．know D．ask6、A．minds B．plans C．programs D．jobs7、A．and B．so C．but D．or8、A．lose B．beat C．miss D．win9、A．land B．water C．grass D．sky10、A．difficult B．different C．outgoing D．beautiful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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheGreatWallwaslistedasaWorldHeritagebyUNESCOin1987.Justlikeadragon,itwindsupanddownacrossdeserts,grasslandsandmountains,1．(run)approximately21,196kilometersfromeasttowest.The2．(construct)oftheGreatWallwasnotthateasy,3．drewheavilyonthelocalresourcesforbuildingmaterials.Thewallswere4．(original)builtintheSpring＆AutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriod.EmperorQinShiHuangsucceededinhisefforttohavethemjoinedtogether.Sincethen,theGreatWall5．(serve)asamonumentoftheChinesenationthroughouthistory.With6．historyofabout2,700years,somepartsoftheGreatWallarenow7．ruinsorhavedisappeared.However,theGreatWallofChinaisstilloneofthemostappealing8．(attraction)allaroundtheworldowingtoitshistoricalsignificance.Thebest-knownpartoftheGreatWallofChina,Badaling,9．(locate)43milesnorthwestofBeijing,attractsthousandsofnationalandforeigntouristseveryday.Today,theGreatWall10．(recognize)asoneofthemostimpressivearchitecturalachievementsinhistory.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,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有2處、涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:此行缺一個詞在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（/\），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，在該詞下面寫出改正后的詞。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。Lastweekend,therewasartfestivalinourschool、Ourheadmasterplantomakeitafeatureofourschool、Iwassoexcited,foritwasthefirsttimeformetojoininit、Earlyinthemorning,Isawsuchmanypeoplecometoourschool,madeitsolively、Thestudentsgaveawarmwelcometotheguest、Iwalkedaroundorappreciatedthepaintings、AlloftheworkswerefromthestudentsandIwasveryimpressedbyit、Therewerealsosomehandcrafts,thatweresocreative、Thoughtheywerebusywiththeirstudymostofthetime,somestudentsstillmanagedtodeveloptheirhobbies、Ishouldlearntothemanddevelopahobbyaswellas、128第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，剛從英國旅游回來，你非常感謝好友Rick的款待。得知他對中國即將到來的端午節(jié)（theDragonBoatFestival）感興趣，請給他寫封信，內容包括：1.感謝Rick的款待；2.介紹端午節(jié)（節(jié)日目的，慶祝活動等）；3.歡迎他來中國。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、C5、A6、C7、A8、C9、C10、B11、B12、C13、B14、D15、A16、C17、C18、D19、D20、A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、1、C2、C3、A4、D22、1、B2、D3、B4、C23、Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,”saidsocialworkerKenYip,“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybring,andhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolice,butmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrime.Nameornoname?Theanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewanttogetinvolved.Weallhaveaname.Itisamatterofresponsibilitytouseitwhenwemakeastatement,aclaimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonourourownname,anditisonlyby