2025屆新疆兵團(tuán)二師華山中學(xué)高三最后一卷英語試卷含解析

2025屆新疆兵團(tuán)二師華山中學(xué)高三最后一卷英語試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood2．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup3．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent4．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．a(chǎn)reC．beingD．a(chǎn)rebeing5．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．a(chǎn)s C．that D．so6．語音知識(共5小題；每小題l分，滿分5分)從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)。并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。7．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what8．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown9．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．a(chǎn)shamedC．sorry D．shameful10．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold11．Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which12．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t13．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto14．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless15．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path16．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that17．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit18．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.19．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup20．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear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）Clyde,asmall-clawedotter,wasmovedfromAucklandZootoWellingtonZootwomonthsago.ThezookeepershopedheandtheotherotterBonniemightstartafamilytogether.Butonlytwodaysafterhearrived,Clydewentmissing.Hehaddughiswayunderoneofthewallsandwasnowheretobeseen.Thezookeeperssetupcagesinsidethezoo,withplatesofClyde’sfavoritefishinthem,hopingtocatchhim.TwodayswentbyandstilltherewasnosignofClyde.AtlastacouplesawClydeattheirhouseawholekilometerawayinNewtown.Clydewashidinginanout-of-reachholeoutsidetheirlaundry.Thezookeepersarrivedandsetupsomemoretrapstotrytocatchhim.ButClydeisaprettysmartotter.Twicehemanagedtogetthefishoutofatrapwithoutbeingcaught.Fivedaysafterhe’descaped^Clydesdaysontheruncametoanendwhenhewasfinallycaughtinoneofthetraps.ItwasnogoodputtingClydebackinhisoldhome---he’donlydighiswayoutagain.SoheandBonniewereputintothezoohospital.Therewasnochanceoftheirescapingfromthere.Meanwhile,thezookeeperswereworkinghardtomakeClyde’soldhomesafer.Theyputanironbarrierundergroundtostophimdigginghiswayout.ThenBonnieandClydewenthomeagain.Butamonthafterhisfirstescape,Clydewasoutagain.OncemorethezookeeperscamehurryingtocatchClyde.Theyfoundhimbyfollowingthebubbleshemadeintherivernearby.NobodyknewhowClydehadescaped.Butthistimehewasonlyoutforanhour.Sobackhewenttothehospitalagain.PoorClyde.Itseemedthathewasn’thappyatWellingtonZoo,eventhoughheandBonnieweregettingonwelltogether.Thekeepersdidn’tlikeseeinghimunhappy,sotheyplannedtolookforahomeforhimsomewhereelse.1、WherewasClydefoundafterhisfirstescape?A．BackinAucklandZoo. B．Inarivernearby.C．Atahouseakilometeraway. D．Inthezoohospital.2、HowdidzookeeperscatchClydeafterhissecondescape?A．Theysetupcagesinthezoo. B．TheyattractedClydewithfish.C．Theydugaholeoutsidehishome. D．Theyfollowedthebubblesinthewater.3、WhatdoweknowaboutClyde?A．Heoftengetsill. B．Heisgoodatdigging.C．Helikeshidinginahole. D．HeescapedtomeetBonnie.4、Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?A．Anewsreport. B．Anadvertisement.C．Abookreview. D．Aresearchpaper.22．（8分）Laughterispartoftheuniversalhumanvocabulary.Allmembersofthehumanspeciesunderstandit.UnlikeEnglishorFrenchorSwahili,wedon’thavetolearntospeakit.Werebornwiththecapacitytolaugh.Verylittleisknownaboutthespecificbrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughter.Contrarytofolkwisdom,mostlaughterisnotabouthumor;itisaboutrelationships.Tofindoutwhenandwhypeoplelaugh,Iwentwithseveralassistantstolocalmallsandrecordedwhathappenedjustbeforepeoplelaughed.Overa10-yearperiod,westudiedover2,000casesofnaturallyoccurringlaughter.Wefoundthatmostlaughterdoesnotnecessarilyfollowjokes.Peoplemaylaughafteravarietyofstatements,suchas,“HerecomesMary,”“Howdidyoudoonthetest?”or“Doyouhavearubberband?”Thesecertainlyaren’tjokes.Webelievelaughterevolvedfromthepanting(喘氣的)behaviorofourancientancestors.Today,ifwetickle(使發(fā)癢)chimps,theydon’tlaugh.But,instead,theyproduceapantingsound.That’sthesoundofapelaughter,andit’stherootofhumanlaughter.Apeslaughinthekindsofsituationsthatleadtohumanlaughter,likegamesthatinvolvechasing.Otheranimalsproducesoundsduringplay,buttheyaresodifferentfromlaughter.Rats,forexample,producehighsoundsduringplayandwhentickled,buttheseareverydifferentinsoundfromhumanlaughter.Laughterisoftenpositive,butitcanbenegativetoo.There’sadifferencebetween“l(fā)aughingwith”and“l(fā)aughingat”.Peoplewholaughatothersmaybetryingtodrivethemoutofthegroup.Noonehasactuallycountedhowmuchpeopleofdifferentageslaugh,butyoungchildrenprobablylaughthemost.Atages5and6weprobablylaughmorethanatanyothertimes.Adultslaughlessthanchildren,probablybecausetheyplayless.Worknowunderwaywilltellusmoreaboutthebrainmechanismsbehindlaughter,howithasevolved,andwhywe’resosusceptibletotickling.1、Whatwasthepurposeofthedecade’sresearch?A．Toprovethatpeoplelaughbecauseofhumour.B．Tofindouttherealreasonforpeopleslaughter.C．Toresearchpeoplesdifferentreactiononjokes.D．Torecordconversationsamongshoppersinmalls.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Peoplewhoplaymoretendtolaughmore.B．Apesproducehighsoundswhentickled.C．Scientistsknowthebrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughterwell.D．Thesituationsinwhichapeslaughareverydifferentfromthoseinwhichhumanslaugh.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“susceptible”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Sensitive. B．Flexible.C．Addictive. D．Reliable.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImpactofLaughterB．TheMeaningofLaughterC．ABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh?D．Laughter:TheMostBeautifulWords23．（8分）Therewasatimewhencheatingwasrareinschools,buttodayeveryoneisfocusedonmakingthetoptenpercentoftheirclassandseemstohaveforgottenschool’spurpose.Schoolexistssothatpeoplewillbeeducated.Nobodycancheattheirwayintobeingsuccessful.Alotofstudentstodaydon’tevenviewcheatingaswrong,andmostofthosewhocheathavebeendoingitforsolongthatitdoesn’tevenfazethem.Thisreallybotherstheteachersbecausethestudentswhousuallycheatprobablywillneverstoptothinkhowbadittrulyis.Whenyoucheat,youlearnnothing,whichiswhycheatingissoserious.Oursocietyseemstobelievethatthemorematerialwealthyouhave,themoresuccessfulyouare.Asaresult,itseemsmanypeoplehavebecomesuccessfulbycheatingtheirwaytothetop.Ifstudentsthinkcheatingisnormal,whoknowswhattheywillfindacceptableasadults?Mostpeoplethinkthatcheatingononelittletestdoesn’tmeanthatyouwillcheatagain.Unfortunately,thisisnottruebecauseifyoucangetawaywithitonce,youarelikelytodoitagain.Ifcheatingcontinuesincollege,studentswillgetnothingoutofwhattheyarebeingtestedon.Ifacollegestudentcheatsonalltheworktheydofortheirmajor,whenandiftheygetajob,thatpersonwillbeatotalmessatwork.Iamnotsayingthatanyonewhohasevercheatedisaliar,becausethatwouldmeanjustabouteverystudentatyouraverageschoolwouldbeone,includingme.WhatIamsayingisthatcheatingshouldbemorefrowneduponandstudentsshouldreceiveharsherpunishments.Itrulybelievethatiftherewereconsequencesforcheating,studentswouldactuallyfocusonlearning.Thenweallwouldbebettereducated.1、Moreandmorestudentstendtocheatinexamsbecausetheywantto.A．gainhighmarksB．succeedinsocietyC．findagoodjobD．finishtheirworkquickly2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“faze”meaninthesecondparagraph?A．Encourage.B．Embarrass.C．Excite.D．Frighten.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Anyonewhohasevercheatedinschoolisaliar.B．Studentswhonevercheatincollegewillfindagoodjob.C．Gettingawaywithpunishmentwillleadtocheatingagain.D．Mostpeoplehavesuccessfullycheatedtheirwaytothetop.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Students’CheatinginSchoolsB．ConsequencesofCheatingC．PunishmentsforStudents’CheatingD．Students’Cheating:AcceptableorNot?24．（8分）Whenyou’rehavingahardtimewithyourhomeworkorwhenyou’repreparingforyourtermpaper,thesestudent-focusedwebsitescanhelpyouwithjustaboutanythingyouneed.Thekeytogettingthemostoutoftheseonlineresourcesistoknowhowtheycanbestbeusedtoyouradvantage.FacebookAlthoughFacebookcanbeoneofyourbiggesttime-wastersanddistractionswhenyouaresupposedtobegettingworkdone,itcanalsobeoneofyourmostvaluableresources.MostofyourclassmateswillprobablyhaveaFacebookaccount,soanyoneyouneedtoconnectwithaboutaclassyoumissedoraboutaproblemisusuallyjustafewclicksaway.SparkNotesWithafreelibraryofhistorytimeline,philosophystudyguidesandlibrarysummaries,SparkNoteshascoveredjustaboutanyreading-relatedjamyoufindyourselfin.Justrunasearchforthebook,play,orshortsummaryofthematerialyouaresupposedtoread.ADoyoufinisheverytermwithmanyexpensivetextbooksyouwillneveropenagain?Insteadoflettingthemoneyspentgotowaste,getbacksomeofyourcashbysellingyourbooksonAmazon.RateMyPChoosingnewclassescansometimesbeliketryingtopickoutyourclothesinthedark,atotalguessinggame.Whichteachergivesoutthehardestproblemsets?Howmuchhomeworkwillthathistoryprofessorgiveyoueveryweek?AtRateMyP,studentsalloverthecountryratetheirprofessorsonquality,helpfulness,andhowhardtheirclassesare.WikipediaWhileWikipediaisn’taimedspecificallyatstudents,itisdifficulttothinkofanotherwebsitethatdoesmoretoreducethepainofpaperwritingandresearching.Wikipediagivesyouaquickwaytofindsourcesandgetthedetailsofalmostanytopicyouneedtoresearch—allwithoutwalkingtothelibrary.1、Thepassagewasmainlywrittento.A．explainsomewebsitesforparentsB．comparesomeeducationalwebsitesC．introducedifferentpartsofawebsiteD．offersomewebsitesthatmayhelpstudents2、Whileyouaretakinggreatpainstowritearesearchreport,canmostprobablybeahelp.A．FacebookB．SparicNotesC．AD．Wikipedia3、RateMyPisaplace.A．whereyoucanmakefriendsalloverthecountryB．whereyoucancommunicatewithyourprofessorsC．thatgivesyouinformationaboutprofessorsinadvanceD．thatgivestipsonhowtogetalongwithyourprofessors4、Whichofthefollowingwillyoumostprobablyreferto,ifyouneedbriefideasordiscussioninreading?A．Wikipedia.B．Facebook.C．SparkNotes.D．A.25．（10分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能見度)ofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(證實(shí))thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?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）Myeight-year-oldson’ssoccerteaminWashingtonDCwasputtogetherseveralyearsago.Theteamhaswon1onegameinthelastthreeseasons.Yet,despitetheendless2,soccerismyson’sfavoriteactivity.Heplayssocceratevery3,evenatbreaktimeandattheaftercare(病后護(hù)理),andalthoughhedoesn’tplayaswellasthebestplayersinhisschool,thishasn’t4himintheleast.Thishasbeenrepeatedoften,butI5itfirst-hand:soccerisaboutfriendshipasmuchasitisaboutlearningtocontroltheballandmakesuccessful6.Watchingthechildren,Iseethatwinningisadistant7goalforthem.Whattheyenjoyiseachother’spresenceandthefactthatthey’reinthisgame8.Actually,Iwentthroughaphaseofgivingmysonsuggestionssuchas:Whyaren’tyoumore9onceyouhavetheball?He10mysuddentorrent(滔滔不絕)ofguidance.“Mom,Iplaymidfieldordefense,notforward.And11,soccerisn’taboutbeingaggressive.It’sabout12.”Afterhearingthat,Ipausedand13.HowstrangeitisthatI,whoneverplayedanysportforasingledayofmylife,wantedmysontobea(n)14footballer!Isn’titextraordinarythatkidsdon’tnecessarily15theirattemptstohaveimpressiveresults?Theylovetheactivityforitself.Becominganadultmeansagradual16ofthatspirit.Tostandoutor17,peopledevelopaspiritofcompetition.HowoftenhaveIbecome18－professionallyandpersonally－whenthingshaven’tgonethewayIwanted?I’ve19there’smuchtolearnfromsoccer-lovingeight-year-olds:doyourbest,bepassionate,enjoyyourself,andthen,regardlessofthe20,moveon.1、A．likely B．only C．really D．nearly2、A．losses B．noises C．chaos D．cautious3、A．invitation B．time C．opportunity D．level4、A．confused B．prejudiced C．threatened D．discouraged5、A．predicted B．grasped C．practiced D．modified6、A．presentations B．wishes C．passes D．summaries7、A．secondary B．a(chǎn)mbiguous C．specific D．changeable8、A．otherwise B．therefore C．together D．a(chǎn)lready9、A．considerate B．a(chǎn)ggressive C．confident D．a(chǎn)ccustomed10、A．stopped B．studied C．delayed D．released11、A．onthecase B．inthatcase C．innocase D．inanycase12、A．correction B．a(chǎn)daptation C．observation D．cooperation13、A．reflected B．hesitated C．remembered D．imagined14、A．interesting B．a(chǎn)ttacking C．unwilling D．touching15、A．damage B．notice C．expect D．forget16、A．recovery B．power C．burden D．death17、A．interact B．innovate C．subscribe D．survive18、A．a(chǎn)ddicted B．disappointed C．experienced D．complicated19、A．realized B．ensured C．recalled D．insisted20、A．formulas B．problems C．results D．incomes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）LouisCha,betterknownbyhispennameJinYong,wasaChinesewuxianovelistandessayist,1．co-foundedtheHongKongdailynewspaperMingBaoin1959and2．(serve)asthefirsteditor-in-chief.HewasHongKong’smostfamouswriter.Hiswuxianovelshave3．widespreadfollowinginChinesecommunitiesworldwide.His15works4．(write)between1955and1972earnedhimareputationasoneofthegreatestandmostpopularwuxiawritersever.Bythetimeofhis5．(die)hewasthebest-sellingChineseauthor,andover100millioncopiesofhisworkshavebeensoldworldwide.Hisworkshavetheunusualability6．(go)beyondgeographicalandideologicalbarriersseparatingChinesecommunitiesoftheworld,achieving7．(great)successthananyothercontemporarywriter.Mostofhisworks8．(translate)intomanylanguagessofar,includingEnglish,French,etc.Eventheasteroid(小行星)10930Jinyong(1998CR2)isnamed9．him.Wecannotthankhimmorefor10．hehasdoneinnovelliterature.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中間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：把缺詞處加—個漏詞符號（∧），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。TheSilkRoadservedasapassageforthetransportationofsilkinancienttimes、Lotsofrelicontheroadcanstillseennow、Fromthem,touristscanseetheoutlineoftheancientmetropolitan(大都市的)areasalongafantasticroad、Duringthetrip,touristscanimaginethemtobeancientmerchantsbyridingcamelsindeserts、TheSilkRoadinChinaisalongroute,whereisfromXi’anintheeastontoGansuandXinjianginthewest、IfitisyourfirsttriptoChina,wesincerelysuggestyoucouldspendatleasttendaysvisitBeijing,Xi’an,Dunhuang,UrumqiandKashi、YoucangettoknowingaboutthehistoryofChinaandexperiencethecolorlesssceneryalongtheSilkRoad、117第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你講參加主題為“GlobalWaterShortage”的英語演講比賽。請寫一份演講稿，主要內(nèi)容如下：1.全球水資源短缺情況嚴(yán)峻；2.水資源短缺的原因（環(huán)境污染、人口增長等）；3.應(yīng)對措施（科學(xué)的儲存未來用水、開發(fā)現(xiàn)有水資源使用新方式、節(jié)約用水等）。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.可以適當(dāng)添加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾以為你寫好。參考用詞：資源resourcesGoodmorning,everyone,IamLiHua.It’smygreathonortospeakhere.___________________________________________________________________________________________________