上海市交通大學附屬中學2025屆高考英語二模試卷含解析

上海市交通大學附屬中學2025屆高考英語二模試卷注意事項：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?？荚嚱Y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．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch2．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen3．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior4．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas5．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones6．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced7．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof8．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome9．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway10．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading11．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting12．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when13．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout14．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts15．---ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared16．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit17．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding18．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will19．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who20．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once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）ThemovieTheWizardofOzhasthousandsoffansaroundtheworld.Butbackin1939whenthefilmopened,audienceswerenotparticularlyfondofit.Itwasonlyamodestboxofficesuccess.ItwasnominatedforBestPictureatthatyear'sAcademyAwards,butsowerenineothergreatfilms.ItlostouttoGonewiththeWind.TheWizardofOzreallygainedanaudiencewhenitwasbroadcastregularlyonTV.Thatbeganinthe1950s.Thefilm'splotfollowsyoungDorothywhoisknockedunconsciousduringatornado.ShedreamsaboutfollowingaYellowBrickRoadthroughtheLandofOztotheEmeraldCity.ShewantstomeettheWizardofOzwholivesthere.He'stheonlyonewhocanhelphertoreturnhometoKansas.AlongthewayshemakesfriendswiththeScarecrow,theTinManandtheCowardlyLion.TheyhelpherandherdogTotoovercometheWickedWitchoftheWest!AccordingtotheLibraryofCongress,TheWizardofOzisthemostwatchedmovieofalltime.Whatisitaboutthefilmthatappealstopeople?Itincludesthemesthatpeoplecanrelateto.ThroughmostofthemovieDorothyistryingtogethometoKansas.Whenshefinallygetstogo,shespeaksthewords,"there'snoplacelikehome."Peopleidentifywiththatthought.Homeisthewelcomingplacewheretheyfeelsecure.Atthebeginningofthefilm,Dorothysingsofaplace"overtherainbow."There,thedreamsthatyoudaretodreamreallydocometrue.Sowhilehomeisagreatplace,dreamingaboutsomethingdifferentisallrighttoo.TheWizardofOzalsodealswithcourage.Dorothylearnsthattruecourageisn'tbeingunafraid.It'sfacingdangerwhenyouareafraid.Herfriendsfaceplentyofdangertorescueher.AsoneofthetrueclassicsofAmericanliterature,TheWizardofOzhasstirredtheimaginationofyoungandoldalikeforoverfourgenerations.Celebratethe80thyearofthisfabulousfilmbywatchingitagain.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowaboutTheWizardofOz?A．ItwasforbiddentobebroadcastonTV.B．Itwaswell-receivedimmediatelyitopened.C．Itbegantoenjoyitspopularityinthe1950s.D．ItgotBestPictureatAcademyAwardsin1939.2、Whatthemeofthemovieattractspeople?A．Nopains,nogains. B．Knowledgeispower.C．Accidentswillhappen. D．Eastorwest,homeisbest.3、ThemovieTheWizardofOzisabout.A．homeandmodesty B．dreamandcourageC．creativityanddanger D．friendshipandviolence4、Whatdoestheauthoradvisetocelebratethismovie'sanniversary?A．Watchingitagain. B．Readingthebook. C．Satisfyingtheaudience. D．Daringtodream.22．（8分）Livinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperience.Thefollowingare6culturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSAtohelppromotingmutualunderstanding.MoneyAsiswellknown,theChineseareconservativewhentheyareplanningtospendmoney,butfarfewerAmericanfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts(對等的人)..PrivacyChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericando.Theytalkabouttopicsuchasages,incomeormarital(婚姻的)status,whichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.FamilyInChina,eldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhileyoungarecaredfor.InAmerica,thegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependence,particularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChinese,olderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.Friendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeelitdeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequired.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriends,sothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriends,playingfriends,schoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericans,whointurnattachmoregreatimportancetogoodcharacterandfaith,whichtheythinkareofgreatvalueintheirlife.________BasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSAvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSA,it’sbecauseyouaregreat.WhileinChina,ifyouachievesomething,it’sbecausetheteam,orfamily,orcompanyisgreat.Everythingyoudogetsowedtothegreaterwhole,whileinAmericanindividualachievementsarecelebrated.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Americanslaymorestressonfaithandgoodpersonality.B．Americansthinkmuchoftheindividualandthecommunity.C．AmericansaremeanwithmoneytospendwhileChinesearenot.D．Americansdefinefriendshipalmostthesame.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethelastdifference?A．AchievementsB．IndividualC．TeamVSIndividualD．Teamwork3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TopromotefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheUSA．B．TohelpChineselivewellintheUSA．C．TohaveacompleteunderstandingoftheUSA．D．TointroducetheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSA23．（8分）Coca-Cola,whichreportedlyproducedmorethan3milliontonsofplasticpackagingin2017,announcedThursdayitwantsto“helpfixtheworld’splasticwasteproblemonecommunity(社區(qū))atatime.”Thesodagiantisdoingsobyproviding$5.4millionforrecyclingprogramsincitieslikeAtlanta,Boston,DenverandHouston.Inthesecities,partners,likeTheGreenBlueInstituteandTheRecyclingPartnership,whichreceivethemoney,willworktogethertoimproverecyclingrates.“WefocusonareaswherewehavetheabilitytomakethebiggestinfluenceoncommunitiesthroughthefundingandexpertskillsofCoca-Colaemployees,”CarlosPagoagoa,Coca-Cola’sgroupdirectorofcommunitypartnerships,saidinastatement.“Ineachcity,localpartnerswillworktogethertoidentifybarrierstorecyclingonalocallevelandtestarangeofsolutions,”headded.“Wehopethelearningsfromthese‘modelmarkets’canoffersolutionstoothercitiesfacingsimilarchallenges.”Aspartoftheeffort,TheRecyclingPartnershipandthecityofAtlanta,wherethecolacompany’sheadquartersarebased,willsendstreetteamsouttoopenrecyclingcartsandleavecitizenscardsinformingthemwhattheycanandcan’trecycle,andletthemknowhowtheireffortswork.“TwoofthemosturgentproblemswithrecyclingintheU.S.todayarelackofaccess,followedbypollutioninrecycling,”KeefeHarrison,CEOofTheRecyclingPartnership,saidinastatement.“WeknowfromthesuccessofAtlantain2017thatthecitizenswanttorecycle,andthatcommunicatingwiththeminthestreetworks.”Lastyear,Coca-Colaannounceditstasktocollectandreuseabottleorcanforeachoneitsells,andincreasetheamountofitsproductsoutofrecycledmaterialsto50%by2030.Thebrandalsoaimstomakeallitspackagingfullyrecyclableby2025.1、WhatdoesCoca-Colacompanyintendtodointheprogram?A．Producelesspackaging.B．Helpdealwithplasticwaste.C．Pickupwasteincommunities.D．Buildaplanttorecycleplasticwaste.2、What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?A．HowCoca-Colaconductsitsprogram.B．Whatorganizationsparticipateintheprogram.C．HowCoca-Colachoosescitiesfortheprogram.D．WhatthelocalpeopledoinCoca-Cola’sprogram.3、Whatdostreetteamsdotohelp?A．Sortoutvariouswasteinthecity.B．Lookintothecauseofpollution.C．Instructlocalpeoplewhattorecycle.D．Handcardstothelocalsinperson.4、WhatdoesKeefeHarrisonthinkoftheprogram?A．Promising. B．Difficult. C．Pioneering. D．Costly.24．（8分）Thecomputermouseisfamiliartoeveryonebecauseitisamostusefuldeviceusedbypeopletocommunicatewithadesktopcomputer.Itgavewaytothetouchpad（觸摸板）forlaptopsbutsomepeoplestilluseitfortheirlaptops.Themanwhoinventedthecomputermouse,DouglasEngelbartdiedathomeonJuly2,2013.Engelbart’sdaughterChristinanotifiedhisdeathtothestate’sComputerHistoryMuseuminanemail.ShesaidthatherfatherhadkidneyfailureanddiedpeacefullyonTuesdaynightinhissleep.Engelbartdevelopedthemouseinthe1960s—awoodenshellcoveringtwomealwheels,obtainingapatentforitlongbeforethemouse’swidespreaduse.EngelbartwasbornonJanuary30,1925inPortland,Oregon,toaradiorepairmanfatherandahousewifemother.HewasworkinginagovernmentaerospacelaboratoryinCaliforniawhenhehadthevisionofthecomputermouse.Whenhestartedworking,thecomputerwasattheinfantstageandwasabigmachinethatrequiredhugeamountsoftimetoprocessdata.ButEngelbarthadalreadyimaginedthefutureofthecomputerandrelatedtechnology.Hewasaheadofmanyscientistsworkingonthesametechnology.AftertheVietnamWarhestartedworkingontheinteractivecomputeratanexperimentalresearchgroupatStanfordResearchInstitute,whichhadthefinancialbackingoftheAirForce,NASAandtheAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency,anarmoftheDefenseDepartment.In1968ataconference,hedemonstratedaworkingmodelofamouse,computerandkeyboardthatwasusedtosharedataonnetwork.Hedemonstratedtextediting,videoconferencingandhypertext.HisideaofcomputernetworkwasthebaseandfirststeptowardsARPANET.Henevermademoneywiththeinventionofthemouseashispatentwastill1987andthemousecameintowideuseafterthe1980swhenSteveJobsofAppleboughtonebuttonmouse.AppleneverpaidanymoneytoEngelbart.1、Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology________.A．thecomputermouseisstillanecessarypartofalaptopB．somepeoplestopusingthemouseontheirdesktopcomputerC．thetouchpadhastakentheplaceofthemouseinawayD．laptopswillbecomepopularwithmostoftheusers2、WhenDouglasEngelbartlefttheworld________.A．hesufferedalotfromkidneyfailureB．hehappenedtobelivingwithhisdaughterC．hefailedtosendanemailtoamuseumD．hehadaquietexpressionontheface3、WhenEngelbartgotapatentforthemouse________.A．hehadmademanyotherinventionsB．themousewasn’tusedwidelyC．awoodenmousewasverypopularD．hetookchargeofanaerospacelaboratory4、Fromthesixthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A．EngelbartwentofftotheVietnamWarB．EngelbartgainedalotofsupportC．EngelbartworkedfortheAirForceD．Engelbartearnedalotofmoney25．（10分）Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk（莖，桿）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（營養(yǎng)）andgrowthaswell.StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyB．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyearsC．theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsD．thereisawallalongthesidewalk2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat______.A．themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB．theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC．theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrockD．theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?A．BraveandstubbornB．ConfidentandpersistentC．OptimisticandmodestD．Mysteriousanddevoted4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．HumanbeingsareabletoremoveobstaclesB．TheuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurviveC．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflowerD．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident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）MyparentspassedawaytenyearsagoandImissthemterribly.ButIknowtheyarewithmeeverydayinwhattheytaughtmeandinthe1theygaveme.Everymorningmyfather’smessagetomewas:Rememberthat2youwalkoutofthisdoor,youcarryresponsibility,thegoodnameofthisfamily,thehopesanddreamsofyourmomanddad.Mymotheroftenurgedmeto3thehighstandardsshesetforme.WhenIwasinhighschool,Iplayedinarockbandwithfriendsinmyclass.Weweredevotedandpracticedconstantly.Wemovedpasttheguys-in-a-garagestageand4tobeprettygood,doinggetting-paidgigs(演奏會)mostweekends,whichmademe5.Atthattime,thoughpartofmewas6upinthatband,anotherpartofmewastheoldestsonintheClarkfamily,7ofmyoriginandadedicatedstudentbusyapplyingtocolleges.Withouteventellingmyparents,IappliedtoHarvard.Ididn’tthinkIhadmuchchanceofgettingin,8Iwantedtotry.SoIwasridingaroundbeingMrCoolRockMusicianhalfofthetime,andtheotherhalfIwasfocusedonfamilyand9goals.Iwasrunningonparallel10.WhenthegroupwonacitywideBattleoftheBands,thingsheatedup.Mybandmateshadstarsintheireyes-wemightbeabletomakeitbig.However,Ibegantofeel11.IrealizedIwasonquitedifferenttracks:I12wasbecomingtwopeople,13identitiesbackandforthdependingonwhoIwaswith.Ihadtomakeanoption.AsIconsideredmy14,myparents’wordswererightthere,helpingmetoseethatmydreamsweren’taboutsigningarecorddeal,lettingmyhairgrow,andlivinginatourbus.SoI15out.Mybandmasterswere16.TheythoughtIwascrazytowithdraw17thepeakofrealsuccess.Buthoweversuccessfulthatbandgot,Iknewitwasn’tinlinewithmy18,withmyfeelingofwhatIwas19todo,withwhoIwas-itsimplywasn’tme.Inthatinstantandinmanyothersthroughoutmylife,myparent’sadvicehashelpedmerecenterand20.IcouldrememberwhoIwas-thehopesanddreamsIcarried.1、A．property B．advice C．guide D．aid2、A．when B．before C．while D．since3、A．comeupwith B．standupto C．liveupto D．keeppacewith4、A．got B．failed C．hoped D．attempted5、A．lost B．disappointed C．confused D．thrilled6、A．wrapped B．centered C．spent D．offered7、A．scared B．proud C．guilty D．ashamed8、A．if B．unless C．until D．yet9、A．economic B．political C．academic D．literary10、A．tracks B．ways C．processes D．directions11、A．confident B．optimistic C．cheerful D．uncomfortable12、A．exactly B．actually C．eventually D．fortunately13、A．switching B．acting C．discovering D．seeking14、A．conditions B．choices C．competence D．health15、A．gave B．looked C．called D．dropped16、A．disturbed B．cool C．shocked D．tolerant17、A．in B．to C．by D．at18、A．goals B．interests C．personality D．consideration19、A．meant B．demanded C．forced D．aimed20、A．recall B．refocus C．rebuild D．reunite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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Englishisalanguage1．(speak)allaroundtheworld.Therearemorethan40countries2．mostofthepeoplespeakEnglish.What'smore,thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglish3．morethan750million.Everywhereintheworldchildrengotoschool4．(learn)English.MostpeoplelearnEnglishforfiveorsixyearsathighschool.InChina,moststudentslearnEnglishatschool5．aforeignlanguage.Inonlyfiftyyears,English6．(develop)intothelanguagemost7．(wide)usedintheworld.Englishistheworkinglanguageofmostinternationalorganizations,internationaltradeandtourism.BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithout8．(be)abletospeakChinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongsthroughtheInternet.Withsomanypeople9．(communicate)inEnglisheveryday,itwillbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohave10．goodknowledgeofEnglish.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）AlibabafounderJackMa,hiscompanyhasbeenvaluedatmorethan$221billionofwhichMaowned6%,isputinthetoppositionamongChina’swealthiest、Buthestaysoutsidethelistoftheworld’s10richpeople、Foughtagainstahardlife,youngMastillmanagedtolearnEnglishwellenoughtogainadegreeandbecameateacher、AfterwardshestartedatranslationagencyinwhichtookhimtotheUS,whereheintroducedtotheInternet、HisfatewasboundtochangebeforehewasaccidentallyappointedtotakeanAmericanvisitorJerryYang,aco-founderofYahoo,inatouroftheGreatWall、Themeetingobviousprovedtobeaturningpointforallofthem,promotingthebirthofAlibabaandlatercooperationwithJerryYang、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華,你的英國筆友Mary最近在學漢語。她給你發(fā)來一封電子郵件,告訴你她對學習漢語興趣濃厚,并且提高很快,在前不久學校舉行的漢語演講比賽中她獲得了一等獎。請你用英語給她寫封回信祝賀她。內容包括:1.收到來信時的心情;2.祝賀筆友取得的成績;3.鼓勵她繼續(xù)努力。注意:1.詞數100左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫;3.開頭和結尾已經給出(不計入總詞數)。DearMary,Congratulations!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________