湖北省八市2025年高三下學(xué)期一模考試英語試題含答案

湖北省八市2025年高三下學(xué)期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題含答案注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)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(jié)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．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem2．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute3．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what4．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged5．I’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied6．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．a(chǎn)mbiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential7．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a(chǎn);aD．the;the8．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs9．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout10．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall11．TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea---andIran---shouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldwork__________toallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.A．unconditionally B．unwillingly C．unfortunately D．uncomfortably12．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto13．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas14．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed15．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads16．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so17．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit18．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven19．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding20．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．a(chǎn)djustment B．a(chǎn)lternativeC．a(chǎn)dvertisement D．a(chǎn)musement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）Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling（叛逆）．Iwishitwereso．Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents．Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownhvofeet．Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion．Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents．Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareclutching(緊握）atoneanother'shandsforreassurance．Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease．Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Thensetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic．Butsomehowtheyallendupwithlisteningtothesamerecordtogether．Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatmanypeoplearedoingit．Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（繭）intoalargercocoon．Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandgohisorherownway．Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket．Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe．Andmanyoftoday'sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren．Allthisaddstoagreatbarrier(障礙）fortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath．Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover．Thepathisworthfollowing,Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty．Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords．Youmayhavesomethoughts'thatyoudon'tcaretosharewithyourclassmatesatonce,well,gotoit．Findyourself．Popularitywillcome-withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare．Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts．1、Inthispassage,theauthorwantstotell________.A．teenagershowtolearntodecidethingsforthemselvesB．readershowtobepopularwithpeoplearoundC．parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD．peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachother2、Accordingtotheauthor,manyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirown,butinfact,mostofthem_________.A．havemuchdifficultyunderstandingeachotherB．lackconfidenceC．darenotcopewith（處理）problemssingle-handedD．a(chǎn)remuchafraidofgettinglost3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts．B．Whatmanyparentsaredoingishelpingtheirchildrenfindtheirownpaths．C．Itisbadforateenagertodisagreewithhisorherclassmates．D．Mostteenagersclaimthattheywanttodowhattheyliketo,buttheyareactuallydoingthesame．4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadvertisements?A．Convincing． B．Influential.C．Instructive． D．Authoritative（權(quán)威的）．5、Duringtheteenageyears,oneshouldlearnto_________A．differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossibleB．getintotherightreasonandbecomepopularC．findone'srealselfD．rebelagainstparentsandthepopularitywave22．（8分）Squirrelsaren’tnaturalcitydwellers(居民).In1986thesightofoneinatreenearNewYork’scityhallsosurprisedpassers-bythatanewspaperpublishedareportaboutthe“unusualvisitor”.Aroundthattime,thetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica’surbanareasto“createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniahistorianEtienneBenson,whostudiedourrelationshiptosquirrelsoverthecourseoffiveyears.First,theywereintroducedtoPhiladelphia,thentoNewHaven,Boston,andNewYorkCity.Parkvisitorswereencouragedtofeedthem,andsecurityguardsensuredtheirsafety.Inthe1910saleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica(anorganizationteachingboyspracticalskills)saidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathy,saysBenson.Bytheearly20thcentury,though,Americabegantoregretthefriendlinessithadshownsquirrels.Citieshadoncebeenfilledwithanimals—fromhorsespullinggoodstodairycows.Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside.Petsandwildanimalssuchasbirdsandsquirrelswereallthatremainedoftheurbananimalkingdom.Beforelong,people’senthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoff,andtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances.Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.Today,itisraretofindkidswiththeirparentsofferingfoodtosquirrelsunderatree.And,unfortunately,withmoreandmorebuildingsbeingconstructedinthecity,fewerinhabitable(適宜棲息的)areasareleftforthelittletree-dwellinganimals.Whatwouldbelostifthelastofthesecitydwellerswereforcedtoleave?“Ithinkthere’ssomethingconstructivetohaveotherlivingcreaturesinthecitythatarenothumansandnotpetsbutsharethelandwithus,”saysBenson.“It’sagoodthingtoliveinalandscapewhereyouseeothercreaturesgoingaroundmakinglunch.It’sgoodforthesoul.”1、What’sthepurposeofintroducingsquirrelstoPhiladelphia?A．Toentertainparkvisitors. B．Tokeepthenaturalbalance.C．Toencouragekidstoprotectanimals. D．Tomaketheurbanlifemorepeaceful.2、WhatwastheBoyScoutsleader’sattitudetowardsfeedingsquirrels?A．Disagreeable. B．Doubtful.C．Supportive. D．Uncaring.3、Whatmighthavehappenedtosquirrelsincitiesaroundthe1960s?A．Theymighthaveinhabitedmorehomes.B．Theymighthavebeguntogooutoffavor.C．Theymighthavebeenintroducedtomorecities.D．Theymighthavebeenmovedtothecountryside.4、WhatdoesBensonsuggestinthelastparagraph?A．Squirrelslivingincitiesareannoying.B．Feedingsquirrelsshouldbediscouraged.C．Squirrelsshouldbeallowedtoliveincities.D．Itispossibleforpeopletokeepsquirrelsaspets.23．（8分）ThenotetapedtothehoststandatthePrimeRibsaysitall.“Wefoughtthebattlethelongest,butwegivein!”itreads.“It’snowacompletelyinformalworld;theywearwhatevertheywish.Theywantawarm,easy,friendlyatmosphere,evenin“finedining.’Sowedecidedtogowiththeflow.”Yes,afteralmosthalfacentury,ThePrimeRibhasswitchedtobusinesscasual.Itisamongmostoftoday’sfinestdiningestablishments---includingCharleston,TheBlackOlive,andTheCapitalGrille---thathavedecidedtolightenup.Theyhavegivenupcaringtoomuchaboutwhattheirguestsaredressedinasbefore,adoptingacome-as-you-areattitude.Attheserestaurants,you’relikelytoseecasualclothessuchaskhakis(trousersmadeofkhakicloth)andHawaiianshirts.“We’reabusinessfirst,”saysDavidDerewicz,generalmanageroftheimpressivediningestablishment.“Andwewerelosingbusinesswithourjacketrequirements.”Hekeptalistofover20peoplewhotoldhim,“Ifyoudropthejacketpolicy,we’llcomeback.”O(jiān)ncethedresscodeshiftwasseriouslybeingconsidered,Derewiczmadedozensofphonecallstolong-timeguests.Mostsaidtheydidn’tmindthechangeaslongastherestaurantitself…withitswhitetablecloths,darkleatherchairs,grandpiano,andtuxedoedwaitstaff---stayedthesame.“Sincethechangewasintroducedlastsummer,we’venotlostaguest,”saysDerewicz.OnasecretnightatThePrimeRib,thescenewasprettymuchthesameasit’severbeen…lotsofmeninjacketsandties,someinshirtsandslacks,butnowtheoccasionalkhakisandpoloshirtsthrownin.Itturnsoutthatpeopleareprettycapableofpolicingthemselves,evenwithoutaformaldresscode.WhilesometraditionalistsmayarguethatThePrimeRib9sreputationhasbeendamagedabit,Derewiczfeelsthattherestauranthasmovedaheadandfinallystrengthenedtheirband.1、ThePrimeRib’snotemainlytellspeopleabout.A．itslonghistoryB．itspleasantatmosphereC．itschangeindresscodeD．itsbattlewithotherrestaurants2、Theunderlinedwords“l(fā)ightenup”inparagraph4probablymean“”.A．followalongtraditionB．takeamatterlessseriouslyC．makesomethingcontinueasbeforeD．helpeachothertoachievesomething3、AccordingtoDerewicz,followingtheformaldresscodemeans.A．furtherdevelopmentB．a(chǎn)betterreputationC．lowefficiencyD．failingprofits4、WhatdoweknowaboutThePrimeRibnow?A．Itispraisedbysometraditionalists.B．Thepolicecometoprotectitsguests.C．Mostofitsguestsstillwearformalclothes.D．Mostpeoplegothereinkhakisandpoloshirts.24．（8分）Itwasacoldwinter.Thewindblewallnightandthesnowwasblinding.Whenmorningcame,mythreechildrenandIgotupandmadeourwaytothewindows.Aswelookedoutthewindow,wesawthatthehenhousewasgone.Ourthreehenshadbeenblownaway.Ilookedattheemptinessoutside.ThenIsawallthreechickenssataroundtheedgeofawhitebucket.Howwasthisviolentwindnotblowingthemintothefieldbeyond?Iquicklypulledonlongsnowpantsandheavywintercoat,wrappedascarfandstuckmyfeetintoverylargeboots.Ishoutedatthewindasitblew.Iwasalone,saveformychildren.Theystaredoutthewindowintothevastwhiteseaofsnow,theireyespeeledforanysignofmovement.OutsideIheardthesoundofmybootsasIwalkedagainstthewind.Thesnowcirclingaroundme,Isteadilymademywaytothesoftcluck-cluck-clucksoundmyhensalwaysmade.WhenIreachedthem,Isawthattheirlittlefeetwereholdingontotheedgeofthebucket,headsbentforwardandawayfromthewind.Igentlyliftedeachhenandputitcarefullyintothewarminside.ThenIbeganthefreezingwalkbacktothesmallsheddirectlybehindourhouse.OnebyoneIlaidmychickensonthecoldfloor,andtheybegantoclucksoftly.AsIshutthesheddoors,myeyeswentdirectlytothewindowwheremychildrenwerewatching.Theyjumpedupanddowncheering,andsodidI!Iwasn’tsomedragonslayer(屠龍者)fromafairytale.Iwassimplyamom,butthelookonmychildren’sfacestoldmethattheythoughtIwasaheromom.1、Seeingallthreechickenssittingaroundthebucket,theauthorfelt______.A．incredibleB．worriedC．shyD．confident2、Howdoestheauthorreachthehens

?A．Bysearchingforthewhitebucket.B．Bywearingprotectiveclothes.C．Byfollowingthesoundofthehens.D．Byshoutingatthehenhouse.3、Fromthestory,weknowthat_________.A．theauthor’schildrenlikeddragonslayersB．thechildrenwatchedtheirmotherallthewayC．theauthorstruggledtobeaheroD．theauthorenjoyedherselfinthesnow4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Weatherinextreme.B．Hensintrouble.C．Kindnessinneed.D．Herointhesnow.25．（10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．a(chǎn)woodenmousewasverypopularD．hetookchargeofanaerospacelaboratory4、Fromthesixthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A．EngelbartwentofftotheVietnamWarB．EngelbartgainedalotofsupportC．EngelbartworkedfortheAirForceD．Engelbartearnedalotofmoney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）SteveMorriswasnotatypicalchild．Butwhenhewasnine，his1tobetypicalwasverystrong．OfallthepeopleSteveremembered，onewoman，hisprimary-schoolteacher，MrsBeneduci，2inhismind．MrsBeneduciwasawiseperson．Sherealizedthatmerewordstoakid3notcarrymuchweight．Soinstead，withthesecretaidofalittlemouse，shefounda4toshowStevehisrealtalent．OnedayMrsBeneducibeganher5withthequestion:whowasAbrahamLincoln?Amywasrequiredtoanswerit．Shesaidina6voice，“Uh．．．he，uh，hadabeard．”Thestudentsburstinto7．“Steve?”saidtheteacher．Stevestoodupand8confidently，“Hewasthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates．”9withSteve’sperformance，theteacherthenaddedthatAbrahamLincolnhadbeenPresidentduringtheCivilWar…Thenshestopped，10shewaslisteningtosomething．Itsoundedlikeamouse．Thelittlegirlsscreamed．Somestoodontheirchairs．MrsBeneducitriedto11thestudentsdown，andaskedStevetofindthepoorlittlecreature．Stevesatstraightupinhischairandaskedeverybodytobe12．Inthesuddenstillnessheraisedhishead，hesitatedforamoment，and13tothewastebasket．“He’srightoverthere!”saidSteve14．“Icanhearhim!”Andsohewas:afrightenedlittlemousethatwas15beneaththewastepaper，hopingtogo16．Naturegavehimaremarkablepairof17tomakeupforhisblindness．Intheheartofsmall，sightlessSteveapridewasborn，andthatprideiswithhimstill．18theincident，MrsBeneduciwouldcontinueto19histalent，andshealwaysremindedSteveofthelittlemouse．Alittlemousegaveasmallboy20．SteveMorrisisnowasingerwhoispopularallovertheworld．1、A．limit B．desire C．direction D．courage2、A．standsout B．turnsup C．getsthrough D．givesaway3、A．will B．shall C．might D．must4、A．control B．chance C．power D．choice5、A．rest B．holiday C．study D．class6、A．low B．proud C．long D．wide7、A．tears B．laughter C．cheers D．a(chǎn)pplause8、A．decided B．predicted C．a(chǎn)nswered D．required9、A．Satisfied B．Confused C．Thrilled D．Surprised10、A．evenwhen B．sothat C．justbecause D．a(chǎn)sthough11、A．calm B．lie C．keep D．settle12、A．relaxed B．a(chǎn)nxious C．quiet D．a(chǎn)ctive13、A．pointed B．walked C．fell D．rushed14、A．slowly B．proudly C．carefully D．luckily15、A．running B．escaping C．fighting D．struggling16、A．undiscovered B．unexplained C．untreated D．unhurt17、A．a(chǎn)rms B．hands C．legs D．ears18、A．Before B．In C．After D．For19、A．test B．encourage C．inspect D．feel20、A．excitement B．patience C．warmth D．confidence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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyesfixeduponme.Ihadnochoicebut2．(prepare)forit,though.Firstofall,Iwastowritethespeech,3．wasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory—fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.TherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodintheclassroomwithmylegs5．(tremble)andmymindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,6．(deliver)myspeechwithdifficulty.After7．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudiencesatisfied—Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmy8．(confident)buildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway9．successisourfear.Overcomeitandwe10．(achieve)ourgoals.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）Dearfriends,Aswecansee,theenvironmentaroundusisgettingworseotherthanbetter、Ourlifeandhealthhaveaffectedgreatly、Theearthisourhome,butwehaveadutytotakecareofit,notonlyforourselvesbutforfuturegenerations、Fortunate,moreandmorepeoplehavebecomeawareofthisproblem、Manyeffectivelymeasureshavebeentakenbythegovernmenttodealwiththem、Asastudent,Ithinkweshoulddowhatwecanimprovetheenvironment、First,gotoschoolonfeetorbybikeasoftenaspossible、Second,turnonthelightsandotherelectricalappliancesbeforeleavingtheroom、Third,neverthrowrubbishhereandthere、It’stimethatwedosomethingtoprotectourenvironment、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）第二屆“一帶一路”國際合作高峰論壇（theBeltandRoadForumforinternationalCooperation）將于2019年在中國舉辦。組委會(huì)向全球征集志愿者。假設(shè)你是李華，請按下面的要求給組委會(huì)寫一封自薦信。內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括：1.個(gè)人情況：年齡、性別、學(xué)歷；2.個(gè)人條件：性格、興趣愛好、語言能力等；3.個(gè)人優(yōu)勢:如熟悉中國傳統(tǒng)文化，了解“一帶一路”政策等;4.其他…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.開頭語和結(jié)束語已為你寫好。DearSirorMadam,Thankyouforreadingmyletter._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________