2025屆湖南省常德市臨澧一中高三英語(yǔ)第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)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(yīng)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(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，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(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas2．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a3．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof4．Weallsighedwith________reliefwhen________planefinallylandedsafely.A．a(chǎn);/ B．/;theC．a(chǎn);a D．a(chǎn);the5．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who6．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．a(chǎn)s C．eventhough D．incase7．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever8．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．a(chǎn)llofwhich B．eachofwhich C．a(chǎn)llofthem D．eachofthem9．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone10．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones11．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting12．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t13．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich14．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter15．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched16．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．a(chǎn)n;the B．a(chǎn);the C．the;/ D．a(chǎn)n;/17．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith18．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld19．Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup20．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto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）Lifecanbesowonderful,fullofadventureandjoy.Itcanalsobefullofchallenges,setbacksandheartbreaks.Whateverourcircumstances,wegenerallystillhavedreams,hopesanddesires—thatlittlesomethingmorewewantforourselvesandourlovedones.Yetknowingwecanhavemorecanalsocreateaproblem,becausewhenwegotochangethewaywedothings,upcometheoldpatternsandpitfallsthatstoppedusfromseekingwhatwewantedinthefirstplace.Thistensionbetweenwhatwefeelwecanhaveand"whatwereseeminglyabletohaveisthenigglingsuffering,theanxietywefeel.Thisiswhereweusuallythinkit'seasiertojustgiveup.Butwe'renevermeanttoletgoofthepartofusthatknowswecanhavemore.Theintelligencebehindthatknowingisus—therealus.It'sthepartthatbelievesinlifeanditspossibilities.Ifyoudropthat,youbegintofeelalittle"dead"insidebecauseyou'redropping"you".So,ifwehavethiscapabilitybutsomehowlifeseemstokeepusstuck,howdowebreakthesepatterns?Decideonanewcourseandmakeonedecisionatatime.Thisisgoodadviceforanewadventureorjustgettingthroughtoday'schallenges.While,deepdown,weknowwecandoit,ourmind—orthemindsofthoseclosetous—usuallysayswecan't.Thatisn'tareasontostop,it'sjustthemind,thatlittlemanorwomanonyourshoulder,tryingtotalkyououtofsomethingagain.Ithasdoneitmanytimesbefore.It'sallaboutstartingsimpleanddoingitnow.Decideandactbeforeover-thinking.Whenyoudothisyoumayfeelalittle,orlarge,releasefromthejailofyourmindandyou'llbeonyourway.1、Accordingtothepassage,lifeisalways.A．fullofjoyB．fullofchallengesC．sowonderfulD．changing2、Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatweshould___________.A．slowdownandliveasimplelifeB．becarefulwhenwechoosetochangeC．sticktoourdreamsunderanycircumstancesD．becontentwithwhatwealreadyhave3、Whatisthekeytobreakingtheoldpatterns?A．Tofocusoneverydetail.B．Todecideandtakeimmediateaction.C．Tolistentothoseclosetous.D．Tothinktwicebeforeweact.4、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?A．Escapefromyourpunishment.B．Realizationofyourdreams.C．Freedomfromyourtension.D．Reductionofyourexpectations.5、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．It'seasierthanwethinktogetwhatwewant.B．It'simportanttolearntoacceptsufferingsinlife.C．It'simpracticaltochangeourwayofthinking.D．It'sharderthanweexpecttofollowanewcourse.22．（8分）ChineseaudiencesseemednottohavebeensatisfiedwiththethirdseasonofthehighlyanticipatedfooddocumentaryABiteofChina.Eventhoughtheserieshasmaintainedhighviewershipratingssinceitscomebacklastweek,muchhigherthanotherprogramsairedatthesametime,therankingonDouban,asocialnetworkingwebsitefeaturingfilms,literatureandevents,slippedto4.2outof10,asofTuesday,comparedwith9.3and8.4,respectively,forthefirsttwoseasons.Pickyviewerscomplainthatsomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate,whileotherspinpointmisleadingcontent.Atthesametime,foodblogger@barbaraquestionedwhetheritisappropriatetogiveaclose-upshotofthepoisonousplantNandina（南天竺）inafoodprogram.ABiteofChina,whichdebutedin2012,becamehugelypopularnationwideforitsqualityintroductionofsomerarely-knownandmouth-wateringdomesticcuisine.Inthenewshow,however,watchersarenotsatisfiedwith“irrelevant”foodreferences,suchaslipsticksmadeofChinesetraditionalmedicineandmartialartsmaster.Thefirstepisodeintroducedahand-madeironfryingpanfromeastChina’sShandongprovince,whichpromptedthousandsofChineseInternetuserstobuyonefromChina’sleadinge-commercewebsiteTmallinthenextfewdays.Salesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”surged6,000timescomparedwithayearago,accordingtoBeijingYouthDaily.Inresponsetooverwhelmingcriticismandquestions,ABiteofChinaproductioncrewrespondedonWeibothattheyseekinnovationdespitetherisksfollowingthefirsttwophenomenalseasons.“Itisunavoidabletomakecomparisonswiththefirsttwo,andsomeaudiencesmaynotacceptthechanges,”thecrewsaid.“Weexplorethecultureandcivilizationbehindfood,andgivefoodahistorictouch.That’swhywefeatureculinary（烹飪的）tools,feastandrituals,aswellasahealthydiettoshowChinesewisdomandphilosophy,whichhasnotbeenshowninanyfoodprogramsbefore.”1、WhydoesthepassagementionNandina?A．Becausesomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate.B．Becauseitmaybeimpropertogiveaclose-upshotofapoisonousplant.C．Becauseitismisleadingcontent.D．Becauseitisnotattractiveatalltomostpickyviewers.2、Whichofthefollowingelementsleadstoviewers’dissatisfactionwiththenewshow?A．somemouth-wateringdomesticcuisinesB．food-unrelateditemsC．somerarely-knowncuisinesD．theincreasingsalesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”3、Accordingtoitsproductioncrew,whatisuniqueto‘ABiteofChinaIII’?A．Itmakescomparisonswiththefirsttwoepisodes.B．Ittellsthestoryofsomemartialartsrelatedtofood.C．Itreceivesoverwhelmingcriticismandquestionsfromaudience.D．Itfocusesoncookingtools,ritualsandhealthyeating.4、Whatisthebestthetitleforthepassage?A．'ABiteofChinaIII'DrawsCriticismfromAudiencesB．'ABiteofChinaIII'MaintainsHighViewershipRatingsC．'ABiteofChinaIII'ChangesfortheWorseD．'ABiteofChinaIII'ExplainsitsPurposes23．（8分）Atleast35percentofBeijinghouseholdswillbecoveredbyfamilydoctorserviceattheendofthisyear.Alllocalhouseholdswillenjoytheserviceasof2020,accordingtotheMunicipalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommission.ItisgoodthatChinesecommunitiescanexpectmoregeneralpractitioners(從業(yè)者)，whodonotspecializeinanyparticularareaofmedicinebutwhoareabletotreatthegeneralhealthproblemsforpeopleofallages.Bytheendoflastyearover8millionresidentsinBeijinghadreportedlysignedupforfamilydoctorservices,accountingformorethan40percentofthecity’spermanentpopulation.Since2009Chinahaslaunchedscoresofprogramsnationwidetoensurecitizenshavefaireraccesstoelementarypublichealthservices，amongwhichtheintroductionoffamilydoctorshasbeenoneofthemostsuccessful.Someregionshaveissuedguidelinesonthepromotionofthefamilydoctorservice.Andfourmonthsago,PremierLiKeqiangsaidinthisyear’sGovernmentWorkReportthattheserviceshouldcoveratleast85percentoftheChinesecitiesthisyear.Theexpandingcoverage,however,maynotguaranteemoreresidentswillbeofferedqualitymedicalservices.Familydoctorsinsomeplacesrarelyvisitthefamiliestheyareassignedto,andsomeofthemhavebeenstrugglingtosolvepatientsproblemseitherbecauseoftheirunfitnessorbecausetheyhavetoomanyhouseholdstoattendto.Insomecases,afamilydoctormightbeassignedtoseehundredsofresidentsaday.Thathighlightstheneedtobetterthearrangementofmedicalresourcesandtoofferproperencouragementtofamilydoctors,whoshouldgetpatientstomakeappointmentsratherthanemploytemporaryarrangements.1、HowmanypermanentpeoplewerelivinginBeijingbytheendoflastyear?A．About20million.B．About8million.C．About85million.D．About32million.2、Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetopublichealthservices?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.3、Fromthefifthparagraphwecaninferthat.A．somefamilydoctorsseldomvisittheassignedfamiliesB．someresidentscan’tgetqualitymedicalservicesC．somefamilydoctorshavenoabilityD．thenewprogramstillfacessomeproblems4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamilyDoctor’sQualityServiceMatters.B．MedicalResourcesinChina.C．Beijing’sPermanentPopulationin2017.D．TheIntroductionofFamilyDoctors.24．（8分）ThreeboyswereenjoyingthemselvesintheirhometownofBovina,Mississippi.However,theirliveswereturnedupsidedownwhentheydiscoveredthejawboneofaMastodon(齒乳象).BrothersShawnandCaidSellersandcousinMichaelMahalitcfoundtheprehistoricboneinapieceofearththatwasrecentlyplowed(犁、耕).“Ithoughtitwasalog,”Caidsaid.“ItriedtopickitupanditwasreallyheavyandIsawteethonit.”Theboneweighedabout50pounds.Theyeventuallygotthebonetotheirhomeandfitteditintheirtub(浴盆),butittooktheircollectivestrength,mightandagolfcart,tocarrythelargeMastodonbone.“Theydidn’texpecttofindthat,”Michael’smomsaid.“Nowthattheyhave,Ibelievethattheywillbemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsandwhatthey’rediggingupwhentheyarediggingandplaying.”“We’vegottenalotofpetrified(石化的)woodandCivilWarrelicsfromtheareaandthat’swhatIthoughtitwas,”thebrothers’mothersaid.“Thisisourfirstsetofteethwe’vefound.Sowethoughtitwastheirimagination.Wewerequitesurprisedtoseethatitwasnottheirimagination.”Theywereexploringnearthebrothers’home.Loandbehold(真想不到),theysawwhattheythoughtresembledafossil.Itwasthecuratorofpaleontology(古生物負(fù)責(zé)人)oftheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience,GeorgePhillips,whofirstidentifiedtheboneasa“verymatureindividual.”TheMastodonwasamammalwholivedduringtheprehistorictimes.Theyhadlongtusksandtrunks,likeelephants.Theywereclearlydifferentfromtheirmodern-daycounterparts,aswellaswoollymammoths(猛犸).1、HowdidtheyfindthejawboneofaMastodon?A．Withgreatefforts. B．Bychance.C．Instructedbyanexpert. D．Throughimagination.2、Atfirstthebrothers’motherthoughtthejawbonewas________.A．frompeoplewhodiedintheCivilWar B．thebonefromaverymatureindividualC．likealogorsomething D．theprehistoricbone3、ThediscoveryofthejawboneofaMastodonisimportantmainlybecauseit________.A．helpspeopletoknowmoreabouttheCivilWarB．teacheskidstobemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsC．promotestheresearchonmoreprehistoriccreaturesD．a(chǎn)ttractstheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．PrehistoricBonesRecentlyFoundinMississippiB．NotPetrifiedWoodNorCivilWarRelicsC．FirstIdentifyingBoneasa“VeryMatureIndividual”D．UnexpectedlyDiscoveringMastodonJawbone25．（10分）IfyouaretravellingfromoneofLondon’sinternationalairportstocentralLondon,don’ttaketaxiunlessyouareveryrich!Theminimum(最小的)farefromHeathrow,theairportnearesttocentralLondon,isabout$25.Ifyouaretravellinginagroupoffourpeopleandeachofyouhasalotofluggage,youmayfeelthatitwouldbeworthpayingforataxi.IfyousimplywanttocrossLondonfromonerailwaystationtoanotherorfromastationtoyourhotel,thenataximaybeagoodidea.Althoughtaxismayseemquiteexpensive,theymakelifealoteasierifyouhavealotofluggage,orifyouarenotconfidentaboutfindingyourwayaroundtheUndergroundsystem.Herearesomeusefulfactsaboutusingtaxis:★L(fēng)icensed(有許可證的)taxisarelarge,andusuallyblack,vehicleswithasmallwhiteplate(牌照)onthebackshowingalicensenumberandthewordsHackneyCarriages.★Thebestplacetofindataxiisatarailwaystation.Followthesignsfortaxiandyouwillfindwhatiscalledataxirank(aplaceintheroadwhereataxicanstop).Anothergoodplacetofindataxiisnearalargehotel.★Ifyouarenotatastation,youwillhavetostandinthestreetandwaitforonetogopast.Lookforataxiwhichhasanorangelightlitupoverthedriver’swindow—thismeansthatitisnotbeingusedbyanyoneelse.★Whenthetaxiisquiteclose,raiseyourarmandwavethedriverdown.Thetaxishouldstopforyou.★Whenyoupay,itisusualtogivethedriveratipofatleast10%.1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetaxiinLondon?A．Itishardtocatchataxiattheairport.B．ItisagoodchoicetocrossLondon.C．Itsserviceisfarfromsatisfactory.D．Itsfareisnotveryhigh.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelicensedtaxis?A．Theyaresmall.B．Theyareallorange.C．Theyhaveredplates.D．Theirplatesareontheback.3、Wherecanyoufindataxieasilyaccordingtotheauthor?A．Abusstop.B．Asmallhotel.C．Alargeshoppingcentre.D．Ataxirankneararailwaystation.4、Whatshouldyoutakenoteofifyouwanttostopataxi?A．Whetheritslightison.B．Whetherthedriveriswaving.C．Whetheritisawhitelicensedtaxi.D．Whetherthetaxistopsattherightplace.5、Ifyourtaxifareis$30,howmuchshouldyougivethetiptothedriveratleast?A．$2. B．$3.C．$4. D．$5.第三部分語(yǔ)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）I'moneofthefortunateoneswithoutmuchfloodimpactonmyhome.Today,Iwentovertoafriend'shousetohelpwiththe1there.Theflashfloodbrokeabasementwindow,2thebasementuptoeightfeetAcrewofherfriendshadbeenpullingupthecarpetandmoving3allmorningwhenIarrived.Sheaskedmetohelpmove4itemsoutofabackroomwherethecarpetwas5pulledoutTherewasathree-footsquareof6infrontofadoor,andonitsatatallcactus(仙人掌)inablue7Ourfriendhadaskedustobe8withthatplant.ithadbeenhermother's.Thewomanhelpingmehadbeenthereallmorning,and9shewasgettingtiredandIwas10，atonepointsheaskedmetojusttellherwhattodo.Ithought,ifwecouldgettheflooronthatlittle11underthecactuscleanedup,itwouldmakeourfriendfeel12So,togetherwe13thecactusenoughtogetthemudoutfromunderit,andI14thefloor.ThenIaskedmyhelpertogetsomewaterand15getthatlittlesquareoffloor16.ItwassmalljobthatIthoughtwouldhe17forher,sinceshe'dworkedsomuchalready.Whenourfriendcamebackinto18us,shewasreallyaffectedbywhatwehad19andIthinkourtakingsomuchcarewithhermom'splantdidwhatIhoped.Sheshouted,andsmiled,andputherhandtoherheart.Ithinknwasa20forher,justtoseeonelittlespacesoclearofmud1、A．repair B．decoration C．cleanup D．painting2、A．filled B．separated C．enlarged D．lifted3、A．clothingBpictures B．desks C．furniture4、A．used B．mended C．damaged D．recycled5、A．still B．a(chǎn)lready C．even D．ever6、A．floor B．grass C．blanket D．step7、A．cup B．pool C．pot D．cupboard8、A．concerned B．a(chǎn)shamed C．guilty D．careful9、A．a(chǎn)lthough B．since C．unless D．until10、A．fresh B．tall C．intelligent D．handsome11、A．plant B．carpet C．section D．wood12、A．sadder B．better C．dirtier D．calmer13、A．planted B．watered C．straightened D．moved14、A．cleared B．dug C．fulfilled D．covered15、A．hardly B．nervously C．really D．occasionally16、A．colorful B．clean C．crowded D．exact17、A．easy B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．important D．possible18、A．callon B．carefor C．checkon D．turnt19、A．expected B．offered C．sent D．a(chǎn)ccomplished20、A．experience B．relief C．belief D．duty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）OnFebruary14,itisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinner,buyherflowersandchocolates!ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDay,adaynamed1．ValentinewhowasapriestinthethirdcenturyRome.Whenthekingdecidedthatsinglemencouldbecome2．(good)soldiersthanthosewithwives,hedidn’tallow3．(marry).ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyounglovers4．secret.Whenhisactions5．(discover),thekingsentencedhimto6．(die).Whileinprison,itissaidthatValentine7．(fall)inlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguard.Beforehedied,hewroteheraletter,8．hesigned“FromyourValentine”,anexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.Nowadays,Valentine’sDayisalsopopularamongChineseyoungpeople.SomestudentsareplanningtomakeValentine’scardsforparents,teachersandfriends.Otherswanttoholdparties9．smallgiftswill10．(exchange).TheideaistohavefunandencouragepeopletoshareinthespiritofSt.Valentine.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(yǔ)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(yǔ)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)的詞下畫一橫線，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。Travellingabroad,youshouldfollowthecustomsofthecountryyouwerevisiting、Whenyouareinvited,thatisgoodmannerstorefuseoraccepttheinvitationeitherbywritingandbytelephoning、Ifyougotoaparty,itispolitetoarriveonthetime、Itisgoodmannerstoshakehandswithourhost、Youcantakeapresentifyoulike,possibleabottleofwine,aboxofchocolatesoranyflowers、However,itisnotbadmannerstotakenothing、Itisnotpolitestaytoolateaftertheotherguestshavegone、Also,ithassuggestedtowriteortelephoneadayortwolatetothankyourhost、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國(guó)筆友Thomas對(duì)中國(guó)的共享單車(bicyclesharing)很感興趣，寫信向你了解情況，請(qǐng)用英文寫一封100詞左右的回信，內(nèi)容須包括以下三個(gè)方面:1.共享單車蓬勃發(fā)展，成為社會(huì)熱點(diǎn);2.共享單車帶來(lái)多便利，但也存在一些問(wèn)題;3.自己對(duì)解決問(wèn)題的建議。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________