山西省朔州一中2025屆高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

山西省朔州一中2025屆高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．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．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase2．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink3．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat4．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve5．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined6．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will7．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what8．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown9．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why10．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked11．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why12．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress13．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that14．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected15．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing16．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill17．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing18．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which19．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．so20．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?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）Twenty-oneyearsago,myhusbandgavemeSam,aneight-week-oldschnauzer（雪納瑞犬）,tohelpeasethelossofourdaughter.SamandIdevelopedaveryspecialbondoverthenextyears.Atonepoint,myhusbandandIdecidedtomovetoanewhomeinNewJersey.Ourneighbor,whosecathadrecentlyhadkittens,askedifwewouldlikeone.WewerealittleapprehensiveaboutSam’sjealousyandhowhewouldhandlehisturf（地盤）beinginvaded,butwedecidedtoriskit.Wepickedalittle,gray,playfulballofFur.Sheracedaroundchasingimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumpedfromtabletochairintheblinkofaneye,sowenamedherLightning.Atfirst,SamandLightningwereverycautiouswitheachotherandkepttheirdistance.Butslowly,LightningstartedfollowingSam—upthestairs,downthestairs,intothekitchen.Later,whentheyslept,itwasalwaystogether;whentheyate,itwasalwaysnexttoeachother.WhenItookeitheroneout,theotherwasalwayswaitingbythedoorwhenwereturned.Thatwasthewayitwasforyears.Then,withoutanywarning,Samwasdiagnosedashavingaweakheart.Ihadnootherchoicebuttohavehimputdown.ThepainwasnothingcomparedwithwhatIexperiencedwhenIhadtowalkintoourhousealone.Thistime,therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowaytoexplainwhyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.Inthefollowingdays,Lightningseemedheart-broken.Icouldseethedisappointmentinhereyeswheneveranyoneopenedthefrontdoor,orthehopewheneversheheardadogbark.OnedayasIwalkedintoourlivingroom,IhappenedtoseeLightningwaslyingnexttothesculpturedreplica（復制品）ofSamthatwehadboughtafewyearsago,onearmwrappedaroundthestatue’sneck,contentedlysleepingwithherbestfriend.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apprehensive”inparagraph2mean?A．Shocked. B．Curious.C．Worried. D．Eager.2、HowdidSamgetalongwithLightningatfirst?A．LightningfollowedSameverywhereitwent.B．Theyfoughtwitheachotherfiercely.C．Theykeptacertaindistancefromeachother.D．SamwasunfriendlytoLightning.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．LightningknewSamhaddied.B．SammeansalottoLightning.C．WetookLightninghometoaccompanySam.D．SamcamebacktostaywithLightningagain.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheFriendshipbetweenSamandLightningB．TheComingofSamandLightningC．TheDeathofSamtoLightningD．TheImportanceofSamtoUs22．（8分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(襯墊)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.2、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanB．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorC．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached3、Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A．wasted B．lackedC．a(chǎn)voided D．a(chǎn)bandoned4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTwoSaddestWords. B．TheEmotionalWell-being.C．TheMostUsefulRule. D．ThePeaceofMind.23．（8分）Toeatonlyavegan（素食的）dietmightsounddifficult,especiallywithmanypopulardishescontainingmeatorotheranimalproducts.Yetin2017,veganismwasdescribedas“thefastest-growinglifestylemovement”intheUK,accordingtoBBCnews.AstudybyaUKmarketresearchorganization,suggeststhatover542,000Britswentveganduringthepreviousdecade,anincreaseof360%.Andthemainforcebehindthisincreasewasthoseaged15-34yearsold—42%ofrecentvegansfallunderthatagerange.SowhyexactlyhasveganismbecomesopopularamongyoungBrits?Onereasoncouldbethatmanyyoungpeoplewanttoprotecttheenvironment,aslessmeatconsumptionisknowntobebeneficialtotheenvironment.Globalmeatmanufacturingisbelievedtocause18%oftheworld’sgreenhousegasemissions（排放）,evenmorethanthatofalltheworld’scars,trainsandplanescombined.Anotherreasonisthatmanyoftoday’syoungpeoplebelievethatit’swrongtokillanimalstobeusedasfood.JessMurray,22,astudentatUniversityCollegeLondon,saidthathechosetobecomeveganafterrealizingthateatinganimalsisachoicethatpeoplemake,ratherthansomethingthatweneedtodotosurvive.“Becomingveganwasanethical(道德的)decision,”hetoldtheGuardian.Socialmediaisalsobelievedtohavegivenrisetotheincreaseinveganism.PlatformssuchasFacebookallowyoungveganstoconnectwitheachothermucheasier,whileotherssuchasInstagramhaveledtothecreationof“vegancelebrities(名人)”,whosharelipsonveganlifestyles.Despitetherisingofveganism,LauraWyness,anexpertindietandnutrition,saidthatmeatisveryimportantforpeople’shealth.“Astrictvegandietmakesitdifficulttogetsomemineralsandvitaminsthatyourbodyneeds,”WynesstoldBBCnews.However,thepopularityofveganismdoesn’tseemtobefading.“Itfeelsmorelikethisissomethingthatissticking.”saidanexpertoftheVeganSociety,aUKcharitythatpromotesveganism.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutveganism,“thefastest-growinglifestylemovement”inUK?A．Ithascreatedmanypopulardishes.B．Itisbackedupmainlybyoldpeople.C．Ithasledtofurthermarketresearch.D．Ithasgrownsteeplyinthepast10years.2、ThefollowingmayaccountfortheincreaseinveganismEXCEPT.A．Youngpeoplepreferanenvironment-friendlylife.B．Youngpeoplewanttobecomeethicalcelebrities.C．Mealmanufacturingcontributesalottotheworld’sgreenhousegas.D．Socialmediaallowtheveganmessagetospreadquicklyaround.3、Theunderlinedword“sticking”intheIasiparagraphisequaltoinmeaning.A．importantB．specialC．lastingD．impressive4、Whichofthefollowingwillserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．YoungBritsGoingVeganB．VeganismComesFirstC．HowtoStartaVeganLifestyleD．VeganismandtheEnvironment24．（8分）BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB．MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC．PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD．Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries2、WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A．TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B．Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C．Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D．AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket.3、WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B．Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C．Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D．Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B．ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C．Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D．TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.25．（10分）Postmenarealltoousedtokeepinganeyeoutforthethreatofdogs.ButinaseasidetowninNorthWales，theyhavebeenforcedtotakecoverfromanunexpectedthreatseagulls.Theyhavecomplainedthatthebirdshavebecomesoterrifyingthatdeliveriestosomestreetshavebeensuspended.YesterdayresidentsofAbergeleagreedtheseagullswerefearlessbutsaidtheywereangryatlosingtheirdailypost.Roberts,whoworksasasafetyadviser，liveswheretheattackshavetakenplace.“Lastweek，wenoticedwehadn’tgotanymailforwhatwethoughtwasaweek，butit’shardtotellbecauseyoudon’talwaysknowifyou’redueanymail，”shesaid.“WeputsomethingonFacebookaskingifanyoneelsehadnothadtheirpost...OneofmyFacebookfriendssaidapostmanhadrefusedtodeliverbecauseoftheseagulls.”RoyalMailsaidthatdeliverieshadbeeninterruptedbecauseofthepostmanexperiencingattacksbyseagullsashedeliveredmailonhisroundthereoverthepastfewweeks,addingthatthepostmangotpeople’smailthroughwheneveritwassafe.“Weknowthatthesekindsofattacksdohappenatthistimeofyearacrossthecountryastheyarenesting，’’shesaid.RoyalMailapologizedtothecustomersaffectedandpromisedtocontinuetomonitorthesituationeveryday，butinthemeantimesomearehavingtotraveltoneighbouringRhyltocollectmailfromthedeliveryofficethere.Butherecommendspreventinggullsnestingonroofsinadvancebyputtingupnets,andifallelsefails,walkingwithanumbrellaupduringworst-affectedareas.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspended”mostprobablymean?A．Increased.B．Paused.C．Printed.D．Decreased.2、TheresidentsofAbergelearenothappybecause________.A．theseagullsaresoterrifyingB．thedogsaresothreateningC．theydon'treceivetheirpostontimeD．theseagullsarestealingtheirpost3、WhydidDebbieRobertsputsomethingonFacebook?A．Toknowifanyoneelsehadthesameexperience.B．Toofferadvicetodealwiththeseagulls.C．Toavoidbeingattackedbyseagulls.D．Toanswerquestionsaboutsafety.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Seagullsliketostealresidents’post.B．Postmen’ssafetyisthreatenedbyseagulls.C．ResidentsofAbergeleareafraidofseagulls.D．Dailypostisdelayedbecauseofseagulls’attack.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）Anoldmanhadbeenworkingformanyyearsforatown.Hisjobwastoclearawaynaturalwastefromthepoolwaterinthehills,whichmadeupthelovelyriverflowingthroughthetownnearby.Quietlyand1,theoldmanguardedthehills,2theleavesandbranches,andcleanedupthedirtthatwouldhave3andpollutedthefreshflowofwater.Thetownsoonbecameapopularattractionfortourists.Elegantswans(天鵝)floatedalongtheclearriverandtheviewwassobeautiful4words.Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetown5met.Astheyreviewedthebudget,oneman’s6caughtsightofthesalary7beingpaidtotheseldomseenkeeperoftheriver.Heasked,“Whoistheoldman?Whydow8toemployhim?Nooneintownever9him.Forallweknow,thestrangekeeperofthehillsisn’tdoinghisjob.Hispositionisn’t10anylonger.”Thentheyvotedto11theman.Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged….Byearlyautumn,thetreesbeganto12theirleaves.Smallbranchesbrokeoffandfellintothepoolsofthehills,13theflowoftheshiningwater.Oneafternoon,someonenoticedaslightyellowish-brown14intheriver.Afewdayslater,thewaterwasmuch15Withinanotherweek,anoilysomethingcoveredsomesectionsofthewateralongthebanks,andaterrible16wassoonsensed.Swansleftandsodidthe17Theonlythingthatwasnowvisitingthevillagewasdiseaseandsickness.Quickly,the18towncommitteecalledaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirhugeerrorin19,theyrehiredtheoldkeeperoftheriveragain,andwithinafewweeks,theriverbegantoclearup.SwansandtouristscamebackagainandnewlifereturnedtothesmalltownintheAlps.Neverignoretheseemingsmallnessofatask,joborlife.Theymayallmakea201、A．regularly B．suddenly C．naturally D．a(chǎn)ctually2、A．cut B．burned C．removed D．selected3、A．carried B．poured C．changed D．blocked4、A．beyond B．with C．in D．a(chǎn)fter5、A．office B．a(chǎn)ssociation C．department D．committee6、A．eye B．care C．hand D．mind7、A．list B．form C．figure D．a(chǎn)ccount8、A．promise B．continue C．stop D．tend9、A．visits B．hires C．tells D．sees10、A．powerful B．important C．necessary D．suitable11、A．find B．fire C．support D．forgot12、A．lose B．miss C．fall D．grow13、A．pulling B．speeding C．slowing D．pushing14、A．fish B．color C．flower D．leaf15、A．deeper B．cooler C．warmer D．darker16、A．sound B．smell C．wave D．taste17、A．managers B．passengers C．villagers D．tourists18、A．embarrassed B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．discouraged D．diappointed19、A．a(chǎn)rrangement B．a(chǎn)ssignment C．judgement D．a(chǎn)musement20、A．suggestion B．difference C．progress D．decision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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhenwementionthemostfamousChinesepaintingoftheNorthernSongDynasty,theimagecomingintopeople’smind1．(be)QingmingShangleTuorAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.Thispaintingisimportant2．severalreasons.First,uptillthattime,almostallChinesepaintingswerelandscapes,3．(contain)nooronlyafewimagesofpeople.Second,thisisthefirstscroll（卷軸）painting4．(describe)bothChineseurbanandsuburbanlifeduringtheperiodinthecapital,Bianjing(nowKaifenginHenanProvince).Third,thepaintingis5．(high)detailedandfeaturesshopsofallkindsanddifferenteconomic6．(activity)inandoutofthecity.PeopleareabletoseetheChinesetechnologiesofthetime,whichhelpsthem7．greatdealinunderstanding8．theChineselived.TheBeijingPalaceMuseumkeepsthe9．(origin)Songpaintingandoneofitsfamouscopies-theQingversion10．(hold)intheNationalPalaceMuseuminnTaipei.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）ThisafternoonwehadourPElesson.Theteacherhadtaughtushowtopractisehighjump.Thebellrangandwewenttotheplaygroundonline.Afterwarming-upexercises,theteachertoldmethewayofjumpingandthengaveusanexample.Followedtheteacheroneafteranother,myclassmatedidverywell.SoonitwasmyturnandIfeltalittlenervously.Ifailedatmyfirstattempt,butIwasnotabitdiscouraging.Ikeptonthinkingabouttheteacherswordsandpractising.Imanagedjumpoverthepoleintheend.FromthisclassIhaverealizedonecansucceedwhetherhehasperseverance,justastheoldsayinggo,“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.”第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Peter上次來訪后驚嘆你們家鄉(xiāng)的巨大變化，回去后寫信詢問你們是如何在實踐中將“綠水青山就是金山銀山”這一理念轉(zhuǎn)化為生動的現(xiàn)實的。內(nèi)容要點如下：1.簡要介紹之前存在的問題；2.具體整改措施；3.帶來的好處。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：綠水青山就是金山銀山Lucidwatersandlushmountainsareinvaluableassets.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________