福建省惠安一中等三校2025屆高考仿真卷英語試題含解析

福建省惠安一中等三校2025屆高考仿真卷英語試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful2．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．a(chǎn)ccelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile3．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover4．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf5．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith6．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．a(chǎn)s D．a(chǎn)fter7．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why8．Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith9．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto10．Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how11．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded12．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．a(chǎn)teherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg13．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo14．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade15．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted16．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup17．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat18．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot19．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy20．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Scientistsfearrisingenergybillsmayleadtoanincreaseinobesity（肥胖）afterdiscoveringalinkbetweenpoorly-heatedhomesandhigherbody-fat．ResearchersfromtheUniversityofStirling’sBehaviouralScienceCentresetouttoexploreclaimsthatwarmindoortemperatureshavecontributedtorisingobesitylevelsinwinter．Instead,theteamfoundthatpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesaremorelikelytohavelowbodymassindex（體重指數(shù)）levelswhilethosewhokeeptheirheatingturneddownorofftendtobeheavier．DrMichaelDaly,behavioralscientistandseniorlecturer,said:"Wesetouttoinvestigatethescientificclaimsthatcoolerindoortemperatureshelpusmaintainahealthyweightbypushingourbodiestouseupmoreenergy.Infact,theresearchsuggestspeoplemayeatlessandburnmoreenergywheninawarmerindoorenvironment．The13-yearstudy,publishedinthejournalObesity,involvedmorethan100,000adultsacrossEngland．Researchersfoundreducedweightlevelsamongpeoplelivinginhomesheatedtoabove23°C（73F）,whichinvolvedabout15,000ofthehouseholdsstudied．DrDalysaid:"Asnationalgasbillscontinuetorisefasterthantherateofinflation,thisresearchsuggeststheobesitycouldworsenwhereheatingisturneddownbelowcomfortablelevelsoroffforlongperiodstocutcosts．"Thisisnotjustaboutpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesbeinginthefinancialpositiontoaffordmoreexpensivelow-caloriefoods,exerciseclassesandsportingactivities,andthereforefindingiteasiertomaintainalowBMIlevel．Thestudytookage,sex,socialclassandotherfactorsintoaccount．"Thecomfortabletemperatureof20°C-23°Ciswherewefeelcomfortableinourclothesandareneitherhotnorcold．Attemperaturesabovethis,weusemoreenergyandweeatlessbecauseourappetiteisaffected．"1、Thefindingsoftheresearchcanbedescribedas．A．horrible B．surprisingC．funny D．encouraging2、Accordingtothepassage,withrisinggasbills,peoplemayturndownorofftheirheatingto______.A．stayinshape B．maintainalowBMIlevelC．savemoney D．a(chǎn)voideatingmore3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Obesitylinkstopoorly-heatedhomesB．Well-heatedhome'scontributetoobesityC．Obesity---AweightyprobleminEnglandD．Risingenergybillshelpmaintainahealthyweight22．（8分）TheMuseum:TheCharlesDickensMuseuminLondonistheworld'smostimportantcollectionofmaterialrelatingtothegreatVictoriannovelistandsocialcommentator．TheonlysurvivingLondonhomeofDickens（from1837until1839）wasopenedasamuseumin1925andisstillwelcomingvisitorsfromallovertheworld．Onfourfloors,visitorscanseepaintings,rareeditions,manuscripts,originalfurnitureandmanyitemsrelatingtothelifeofir7neofthemostpopularandbelovedpersonalitiesoftheVictorianage．OpeningHours

TheMuseumisopenfromMondaystoSaturdays10:00-17:00;Sundays11:00-17:00．

Lastadmissionis30minutesbeforeclosingtime．

Specialopeningtimescanbearrangedforgroups,whomaywishtobookaprivateview．AdmissionCharges:Adults:￡5．00;Students:￡4:00;Seniors:￡4．00;Children:￡3．00;Families:￡14．00（2adults&uptofivechildren）GroupRates:Foragroupof10ormore,aspecialgrouprateof￡4．00eachapplies．Childrenwillstillbeadmittedfor￡3．00each,Access:WeareconstantlyworkingtoimproveaccesstotheMuseumanditscollection．Ourcurrentprojectsinvolvethefittingofawheelchairrampforbetteraccess,acustomercarekitandanaudiotourforvisitorswithimpaired(受損的）vision．OurHandlingSessionsarealsosuitableforthevisuallyimpaired．TheMuseumhasdevelopedanonlinevirtualtourthroughtheMuseum．ClickheretovisitalltheroomsintheMuseumonline．HiretheMuseum:TheMuseumcanbehiredforprivatefunctions,performancessoirees（社交晚會(huì)）andmanyothersocialoccasions．FindUs:TheMuseummaybereachedbyusingthefollowingbuses:7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243．Andbytheseundergroundservices:PiccadillyLine;CentralLine．Foramap,pleaseclickhere．TheBritishMuseumandtheFoundlingMuseumarewithinwalkingdistance．1、Thepassageisprobablyfroma__________.A．book B．websiteC．newspaper D．a(chǎn)nnouncement2、Comparedtogoingthereseparately,ifafamilywithtwoadultsandfivechildrengototheMuseumtogethertheywillsave________.A．￡25．00 B．￡14．00C．￡9:00 D．￡11．003、IntheCharlesDickensMuseum,peoplecannotfind___________.A．paintings B．rareeditionsC．manuscripts D．cars4、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheMuseumisnotveryfarfromtheBritishMuseum．B．InanycasepeoplecannotvisittheMuseumafter17:00．C．VisitorswithpoorvisioncannotenjoytheMuseum．D．AnyonecannothiretheMuseumforotherusers．5、Thepassageiswrittento___________.A．persuadereaderstovisitLondon．B．informreadersaboutthehistoryoftheCharlesDickensMuseum．C．offerreaderssomeinformationabouttheCharlesDickensMuseum．D．tellreadershowtomakeuseoftheCharlesDickensMuseum．23．（8分）WhilevisitingtheNorthpoleinwintermaynotbeatthetopofyourbucketlist，theever-changingICEHOTEL，whichopeneditsdoorstovisitorsonDecember14thisyear，maychangeyourmind.200kmnorthoftheArcticCircleintheSwedishvillageofJukkasjārvi，thehotel，whichiscarvedentirelyfromice，isrebuiltannually.The35rooms，builttoaccommodatevisitorsonallkindsofbudgets，varyfromexpensivesuitestobasicroomsthatarefurnishedwithjustanicybedandareindeerskin.Amongthehighlightsthisyearisthe“SpruceWoods”suite.SculptedbyChristopherPascoeandJennieO’KeefeofCanada，itdescribesacampingscenecompletewithaclassicmicrobus，aforest，andevenanartificialcampfire.Thereisalsotheartfully-carved“LivingOcean”suitetoremindvisitorsoftheimportanceofsavingouroceans.Theroomisfullofcarvedsealifethatincludescoralandashark“swimming”rightovertheicebed.“Thesuiteisinspiredbyglobalwarmingandtheoverfishingthataffectsouroceans.”saysartistJonathanPaulGreen.“IalsothinktheideaofusingfrozenwaterfromariverinnorthernSwedentocreateanoceanwithshells，fish，andcoralsisexciting.”Thenearby“Haven”suiteisa“magicalgateofice”guardedbytwolargeanimals.“Weareinspiredbythemeetingbetweenpeopleandwanttocreateanexperiencethatinvitescuriosityandcreativity，”saysartistJonasJohansson.“Itfeelslikeadreamtogettoworkwithicethatallowsourloveforlight，shine，andreflectiontowanderfreelyfromthoughttocreation.”Regardlessofwhethervisitorsselectthecarvedsuitesorthebasicicerooms，thetemperatureisalwayssettoabone-chilling－5℃!Thatiswhyguestsareadvisedtosnuggle(蜷縮)upinsidesleepingbagsandwearglovesandwinterhatsallnight.Notsurprisingly，mostendupspendingjustasinglenightatthisuniquehotelbeforemovingontotheconventionalandwarmerhotelsnearby.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bucketlist”meaninthetext?A．Ashoppinglistofbuckets. B．Alistoftravellingdestinations.C．Alistofexpensivehotels. D．Alistofexcitingideas.2、Whatcanweknowabouttheicehotel?A．Itisrebuilteveryyear. B．Itsroomsareexpensive.C．Itorganizescampingactivities. D．Itliesinacoastalcity.3、Wheredoestheinspirationof“LivingOcean”suitecomefrom?A．Artandliterature.B．Oceanlifeandvoyage.C．Climatechangesandhumaninfluence.D．Themeetingofpeople.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAdventuretotheNorthPoleB．AnExperienceClosetoNatureC．ATasteofCold:ANightinaVillageD．AWinterDestination:Sweden’sIceHotel24．（8分）Nearly19percentofteachersofcolor(有色人種教師)lefttheirjobsafterthe2014-2015schoolyear.Someleftforpersonalreasonsliketakingcareoftheirfamilies.But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation,suchaspoorworkingconditions,studentdisciplineproblemsandlargeclasssizes.Thus,takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.Teachersofcolor,whoaremorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstochoosetoworkinraciallydiverse(多種多樣的)schools,offerparticularbenefitstotheirstudents.Graduationratesincreaseamongminoritystudentswhentheyaretaughtbyraciallysimilareducators,researchshows.Theycanalsoserveaspositiverolemodels,andtheirpresencereducesthechanceofracialdiscriminationatschool.TheShankerInstitutereportsuggeststhattherateofminorityteacherhiringisnotthewholeproblem.Theproblemiswhathappensaftertheseteachersentertheclassroom.Theseteachersoftenworkinhigh-povertyruralschools.Theyaremorelikelytohaveless-desirableworkingconditions.Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforce,allkidsthrive.Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround.Firstly,schoolsshoulddevelopmentorshipprogramsthatsupportminorityteachersoncetheyareintheclassroom.Secondly,moremoneyshouldbespentinimprovingworkingconditionsintheseschools.Ofcourse,schoolheadmastersshouldalsobeevaluatedontheirabilitytoretainteachersofcolor.1、Amongteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobs,halfofthemquitbecause.A．theyhadtotakecareoftheirchildrenB．theyhadtomovetootherplacesC．theyeventuallyfoundbetter-paidjobsD．theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory2、Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Thesolutionstoincreasinggraduationratesamongminoritystudents.B．Thebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools.C．Thereasonsforteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobsinmanyschools.D．Thewaystodecreasethepossibilityofracialdiscriminationatschool.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingthepassage?A．Hefeltangryaboutthegovernment.B．Hewassatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.C．Hefeltiturgenttosolvetheproblem.D．Hedidn’tcareaboutdiverseteachingworkforce.25．（10分）JoannewasstuckinatrafficjamincentralBirminghamat5:30,andat6:30shewasexpectedtobechairingameetingofthetennisclub.Atlast,thetrafficwasmoving.Sheswungquicklyracingtoherhouse.Assheopenedthedoor,shenearlytrippedoverSheba.“Hey,Sheba,”shesaid,“I’vegotnotimeforyounow,butI’lltakeyououtassoonasIgetbackfromtennisclub.”ThenshenoticedShebaseemedtobecoughingorchoking.Obviously,shecouldhardlybreathe.Immediately,Joannerealizedshewouldhavetotakehertothevet(獸醫(yī)).Whenshegotthere,thevetwasjustabouttoclosefortheday.SeeingthestateofSheba,Dr.Sternebroughtherquicklyintohisoffice.“Listen,doctor,I’mreallyinarushtogettoameeting-canIleaveherwithyou,andgoandgetchanged?I’llbebackintenminutestopickherup,andthenI’lltakeherontothemeetingwithme.IsthatOK?”“Sure,”saidthedoctor.Joannemadethequicktripbacktoherhouseinacoupleofminutes.Asshewasoncemoreenteringthehallway,thephonebythedoorbegantoring.“ThisisDr.Sterne,”saidananxiousvoice.“Iwantyoutogetoutofthathouseimmediately,”saidthedoctor’svoice.“I’mcomingroundfightaway,andthepolicewillbethereanytimenow.Waitoutside!”Atthatmoment,apolicecarscreechedtoastopoutsidethehouse.Twopolicemengotoutandranintothehouse.Joannewasbynowcompletelyconfusedandveryfrightened.Thenthedoctorarrived.“Where’sSheba?IssheOK?”shoutedJoanne.“She’sfree,Joanne.Itookoutthethingwhichwaschokingher,andshe’sOKnow.”Justthen,thetwopolicemenreappearedfromthehouse,half-carryingawhite-facedman,whocouldhardlywalk.Therewasbloodalloverhim.“MyGod,”saidJoanne,“howdidhegetinthere?Andhowdidyouknowhewasthere?”“Ithinkhemustbeaburglar,”saidthedoctor.“IknewhewastherebecausewhenIfinallyremovedwhatwasstuckinSheba’sthroat;itturnedouttobethreehumanfingers.”1、WhatwasJoannesupposedtodoat6:30?A．Towalkherdog. B．Toseeherdoctor.C．Toattendaclubmeeting. D．Toplaytenniswithherfriends.2、Joannewantedtogetbacktoherhomeagain____________.A．todressupforthemeetingB．tophonethepolicestationC．tocatchthebadlyhurtburglarD．towaitforherdogtobecured3、Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat____________.A．ShebafoughtagainsttheburglarB．thepolicefoundtheburglarhadbrokeninC．JoannehadplannedtotakeherdogtothemeetingD．thedoctorperformedadifficultoperationonthedog4、Inthispassage,thewriterintendstotellusthatthedogis____________.A．clever B．friendlyC．frightening D．devoted第三部分語言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Iamapersonwhodoesn’tlikewaiting.Idon’tliketowaitinline,beingputonholdwhenmakingaphonecall,orarrivingatanapartmenttofindthatmycompanionwillbe1Andofcourse,Idon’tlikewaitingrooms.2,Irealizethatmyagony(痛苦)willnotbegoodforme,asan3crowdedworldcanonlymeanonething–morewaiting.4this,Ihavetakenanactionanddecidetoturnmyfrustrationtoproductiveends.Inshort,IamlookingforwhatIcall“waiting-in-line”5Thesearevolumesthatcontainmaterials6forbeingreadinshortenedwords,sothereisnoextendedstorylinetolosetrackof.Another7isthattheybe8enoughtoslipneatlyintomybackpocket.TheotherdayIwenttothesupermarket.9thattherainwouldkeepmostpeopleaway,Iwas10toseethattheplacewasfilledwith11Everycheckoutwasopen–andjammed!ButIcan12mypocketbookandgotowork.ThemoretheworlddemandsthatI13,themoreIlearnfrommywaitinglibrary.Lookatthefollowings:OneHundredThingsEveryAmericanShouldKnow;ThePoetryofRobertFrost;LivingThoughtsofLeadingThinkers;StillMoreToasts.Ihavelearnedinterestingandenrichingthingsandmuch14fromthesebooks.Onarecentvisittothegeneralstore,Iplacedmyorderatthe15alongwithsixorsevenpeople.Theoldfemaleemployeeseemedtohaveherhandsfullassherushed16“Youngman,justbe17,”shesaidtome.Noproblem.Iquietlyopenedmydictionaryprose(散文)andpoeticalquotations.Perhapstheothercustomers18measabookish,lonelysoul.But19didtheyrealizethatIwasenjoyingthe20ofShakespeare,Thoreau,HomerandBenJohnson.1、A．dismissed B．delayed C．disappeared D．delighted2、A．Furthermore B．However C．Despite D．Besides3、A．a(chǎn)ctually B．importantly C．increasingly D．a(chǎn)ccurately4、A．Insteadof B．Apartfrom C．Ratherthan D．Owingto5、A．rooms B．goods C．reasons D．books6、A．searched B．a(chǎn)fforded C．designed D．charged7、A．convenience B．requirement C．a(chǎn)greement D．distinction8、A．small B．pretty C．a(chǎn)ctive D．vivid9、A．Believed B．Determined C．Puzzled D．Convinced10、A．surprised B．worried C．excited D．satisfied11、A．shoppers B．readers C．employees D．volunteers12、A．putout B．setdown C．sendfor D．takeout13、A．suffer B．wait C．watch D．read14、A．a(chǎn)dvantage B．benefit C．knowledge D．patient15、A．counter B．pocket C．market D．service16、A．a(chǎn)bout B．a(chǎn)way C．over D．a(chǎn)cross17、A．polite B．patient C．careful D．helpful18、A．thought B．looked C．regarded D．treated19、A．certainly B．obviously C．secretly D．hardly20、A．relation B．moment C．company D．novel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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ShannonNorrishasspentmostofhersummerweekendsforthepast13yearsatahouseonIrishLakeinnorthernIndiana.Afewyearsago,despitenotwantingtoheadoutonthewater,she1．(take)herlittlenephewforarideontheJetSki(摩托艇).Itwasa2．(wind)dayandfewpeoplewereonthelake.Assherodebyafatherwithhisfamilyonapontoon(浮碼頭)sheheardthem3．(scream).“Ithoughttheyweretryingtoalertmeofsomeoneinthewateraheadofme,”Norrissays.“Ikeptgoing,butdecidedtolookbackonemoretimeandrealizedamanwasinthewaterandindanger.”Norrisgotclosetothemanandinstructedhim4．(grab)thebackoftheJetSki,tellinghimthatshewouldreturnhimtohisboat.5．tookseveraltriesbecausehewasexhaustedfromfightingtostayabovethewater.Shewas6．(eventual)abletosavethemanandgethimbacktohissobbing,butthankfulfamily.Amotheroftwo,Norrisknowstheimportanceofwatersafetyandthisincidentshowed7．quicklythingscangowronginthewater.“Neverjumpoffyourboat8．a(chǎn)lifejacket,evenforonesecond.Thewindhadtakenthisman’sboatsofast9．hewasunabletogetback.”HadNorrisnotcomebyontheJetSki,theman10．(lose)hislife.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。TodayIwasintheshoppingcenterwithmyneighbor,whowastheretocollectseveralitemforafriend.Oneofthefriend’sparentswerestruckbyaseriousdisease.Whilestayingthere,Ibecameawareayoungmomwithherdaughter.Shewaspayingtheattentiontoherastheyshopped.Istoppedhertooffermyappreciationtohimforthefactwhichshewassodevotedtoherlittlegirl.IwentontosaythatIfeelsadtoseemomstextingortalkingontheircellphonesandcompletelyignoretheirchildren.Ipraisedherandtoldthelittlegirlthatshehadthegoodmominthewholeworld.Themomsmiled,obviousfeelinghappyatmywords.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Eric最近對(duì)中國成語很感興趣，給你寫信想要了解更多有關(guān)中國成語的信息，請(qǐng)你給他寫一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：1.學(xué)習(xí)成語的益處；2.如何學(xué)好成語；3.表示祝愿。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。3.參考詞匯：中國成語－ChineseidiomsDearEric,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________