內(nèi)蒙古包頭市百靈廟中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期月考二英語試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever2．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)sifD．eversince3．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather4．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy5．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how6．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot7．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot8．Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk9．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone10．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which11．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give12．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!13．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen14．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach15．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．a(chǎn)ctonC．hangonD．centeron16．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive17．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．a(chǎn)fford C．buy D．spend18．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can19．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．a(chǎn)ccustomedto B．buriedinC．a(chǎn)ddictedto D．exposedto20．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what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）Ifyouareinadilemmaaboutbeingself-taughtorgettingformaleducation,youhavecometotherightwebpage.Inthisarticle,wenotetheadvantagesofeachofthesetohelpyoudecidewhichonewouldbethebestforyou.Perhapsthebiggestadvantageofbeingself-taughtisthatyouareabletosavealotofmoney.Witheachpassingyear,thecostofgettingadegreeisontherise.Asaresult,manystudentsthesedaystendtograduatefromcollegewithasignificantamountofdebt.Thismakesitnecessaryforthemtogetajobassoonaspossible,otherwiseanumberofseriousissuesmayarise.Besides,itispossibletolearnfasteronyourown,byfocusingononlythoseareasthatyouareinterestedin.Finally,learningonyourowncanbeagreatconfidencebuilder.Youhavetostruggletogainknowledgebutonceyouclearthebasicsonyourown,youwillfindyourselfbeingmuchmoreconfidentaboutyourabilities.Oneofthebiggestadvantagesofformaleducationisthatyougetadegreewhichisamarkofrecognitionthatyouhaveachievedalevelofknowledgeinthatparticularfield.Manycompaniestendtoprefercandidateswhohaveacollegedegree.What’smore,thoughformaleducationlackstheconvenienceandflexibilityofself-education,itoffersyoumuchmoreintermsoftheactualstructureofthelearningprocess.Last,beingformallyeducatedmeansthatyouwillenteracollegeorothersimilareducationalinstitutions.Thereyouwillgetthebenefitofbeingtaughtandguidedbylearnedteachersandothersubjectexperts.Thiswillbeabigbenefitasyouwillbeabletotakeadvantageoftheirexperienceandgainin-depthknowledgeaboutthesubject.Thus,bothformaleducationandself-educationhavetheirownsetsofadvantages.Thechoicebetweenthetwocomesdowntoindividualpreferencesaswellaspersonalsituations.1、Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofself-education?A．AfasterpaceoflearningB．BeingguidedbysubjectexpertsC．AwiderrangeofwaystogainknowledgeD．Havingmorechancesofgettingpart-timejobs.2、Togetthebenefitofbeingtaughtbylearnedexperts,youshould________.A．chooseself-educationB．enteraneducationalinstitutionC．workforlearnedteachersD．makeuseofwebpagesabouteducation3、Whatisthemostimportantfactorinchoosingthewayofeducation?A．Thereputationofeducationalinstitutions.B．Theknowledgeofteachersandexperts.C．Theopinionsofrelativesandfriends.D．One’spreferenceandsituations.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext?A．Topromoteawebpageabouteducation.B．Toprovethatself-educationisthebestchoice.C．Tohelpreaderschoosebetweentwoformofeducation.D．Toprovethatit’sdifficulttodecideonthepropereducation.22．（8分）Iwasatmyparent’sdinnertable.Beforemewasawornjournalofthinanddiscoloredpages.Itwasmygrandfather’sjournalandnowbelongedtomyfather.Mygrandfatherhadpassedawayinthemonthsleadinguptomybirth.Inevergottovisittheplaceshehadfrequentedandthepeoplewhohadbeenapartofhislife’sjourney.Iwasnowabouttoenterhisworld,throughthewordshehadleftbehind.Withinminutes,Iwascaptivatedbythepowerofthewrittenwords.Inthemagicalscript(筆跡)beforeme,Iwastransportedtoanotheragewhenfoodwasaneverydayart,planned,preparedandenjoyedinthecompanyofothers，andatimewhenpeoplehadthehearttopausetheirownlivestoembrace(擁抱)eachother’sstruggles.Allthiswasconveyedtomeinthebeautyofthewordsthatflowedtogethertoconnectwiththewriter’smindandunderstandtheworldtheylivedin.Thatkindofwritingseemstobelostonustoday.Wehavegottenusedlowritinginbite-sizedpiecesforapubliclookingforentertainment,andhungryforinformation.Nowonder,therearenearly200millionbloggersontheInternetandanewblogiscreatedsomewhereintheworldeveryhalfasecond.Insteadofaddingtoourcollectivewisdom,mostofthesewritingsreflectthesuperficiality(膚淺)andimpatienceofourdayandage.Thisnotonlyrobsusoftheskillofwritingimpressiveessays,italsopreventsusfromexploringwhatisindeedimportant.Writinghumbles(使謙卑)usinawaythatisvitalforourcharactergrowth,byremindingusaboutthelimitsoftheselfandourappropriateplaceinthevastflowoflife.Writingfreesusbyhelpingusexploretheunknownsothatwereallyopenuptomagicoftheworldaroundus.Isawallofthisinthewritingofmygrandfather.AndI’veseenitagainandagaininthewritingsofthegreatestthinkersofhumanity.Theirwritingreflectdeepthoughtonissuesofhumanimportance.1、Theunderlinedword“captivated”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby“________”.A．puzzledB．frightenedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．defeated2、Intheauthor’sgrandfather’sage,people________.A．livedahardlifeB．caredabouteachotherC．werefondofwritingD．treatedfoodasanart3、Theauthorbeginsthetextwithhergrandfather’sjournalinorderto________.A．showherrespecttohergrandfatherB．presenttheimportanceofgoodwritingC．expressherinterestinreadingaswellaswritingD．raisetheproblemswithtoday’swriting4、Inthelastparagraph,theauthoristryingto_________.A．discusswhatgoodwritingislikeB．expressherstrongdesiretolearnwritingskillsC．stresstheeffectsofhergrandfather’sjournalonherD．showheradmirationforhergrandfather’swriting23．（8分）Asfreeastheymakeus,mobilephonesstillneedtostayclosetoapowersource.Soonthatmaychangewith"green"power.ThreeChileanstudentsgottheideaforaplant-powereddevice(裝置)tochargetheircellphones,whilesittingintheirschool'soutdoorcourtyardduringabreakfromexams,withdeadmobilephones.Then,oneofthemhadan"aha"moment.“ItoccurredtoCamilatosayaboutplants,"saidinventorEvelynAravena."Whydon'tyouhaveasocket,iftherearesomanyplants?'Afterthat,wethought,whydon'ttheyhaveachargingoutlet?Becausetherearesomanyplantsandlivingthingsthathavethepotentialtoproduceenergy,whynot?'"Theirinvention—asmallbiologicalcircuitcalledE-Kaia-usestheenergyplantstoproduceduringphotosynthesis(光合作用).Aplantusesonlyasmallpartofthatenergyandtherestgoesintothesoil,andthat'swheretheE-Kaiacollectsit.Thedeviceplugsintothegroundandthenintoyourphone."It'sthemostamazingprojectI'veeverseeninmylife,plainandsimple.Theybroughtthisoriginalmodel,anditworked—andthat'swhenitallchanged,atleastfrommypersonalpointofviewandIbegantosupportthem."saidMauricioCifuentes.Thedevicesolvedtwoproblemsfortheengineeringstudents—theyneededanideaforaclassproject,andanoutlettoplugintheirphones."Lookingforaplacetochargethenotebook,whichhadnopower,andthemobilephones,weweren'tabletofindanythingbecausealltheotherstudentswereinthesamestateofmadnesstryingtofindaplacetochargetheirdevices,"saidAravena.Butplantsareeverywhere,andthebiocircuitmakesthebestoftheirexcess(過多的)power.TheE-Kaiadoesn'tcarrymuchchargebutit'spowerfulenoughtocompletelyrechargeamobilephoneinlessthantwohours.Thestudentinventorshaveappliedforpatentsontheirtechnology,andexpecttheE-KaiatogoonsaleinDecember2016.1、Howcouldthestudentsgetthe"green"poweridea?A．Bycarryingoutanexperiment.B．Justfromanoccasionalthought.C．Withthesupportoftheirprofessors.D．Enlightened(啟發(fā))bytheinformationinasciencebook.2、Howdoesthedevicework?A．Byusingtheenergyduringphotosynthesis.B．Byusingasmallbiologicalcircuit.C．Byusingtheelectricitystoredinthedevice.D．Byusingadeviceburiedintheground.3、WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMauricioCifuentessaid?A．Heintendedtobuythepatent.B．Thedevicewasmadeinaroughway.C．Heshowedgreatinterestinthedevice.D．Heattemptedtoproducethedeviceinlargenumbers.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ANewDevicetoChangetheWorldB．GreenPower-ANewandPotentialSourceC．ChileanStudentsFindAGreenWaytoChargePhonesD．ANewDeviceInventedbyChileanStudentsWillBeonSale24．（8分）Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神經(jīng)元)inourbrains.Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.1、Mirrorneuronscanexplain.A．whywecrywhenwearehurtB．whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacoldC．whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmileD．whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate2、Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．setoff B．cutoffC．builtup D．brokenup3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.A．relatetohumanbehaviorandinteractionB．controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelingsC．resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisordersD．determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Waystofindmirrorneurons. B．Problemsofmirrorneurons.C．Existenceofmirrorneurons. D．Functionsofmirrorneurons.25．（10分）KendrickLamarhasn’thadmuchluckwhenitcomestowinningaGrammy.Butthat’sOK：TheUSrapper(說唱歌手)hasjustwonaPulitzerPrizeforhismusic.In2014,in2016,andagainthisyear.Lamarwasnominated(提名)foranalbumoftheyearGrammy.Eachtime,hewasbeatenout,firstbyTaylorSwift,nextbyDaftPunk,andmostrecentlybyBrunoMars.ButthePulitzerPrizecommitteewasinspiredenoughbyLamar's2017album,Damn,toawardthe30-year-olditsPulitzerPrizeinmusiconApril16.It'sanamazingalbumthatdocumentsthereallifeofmodemAfrican-AmericansinSouthLosAngeleswithwildlyaccomplishedbeatsandrhythms.Lamar'swinisconsideredtobehistorical.'ThePulitzershavelongdisplayedtheirpreferencetowardhighartratherthanthepopcultureofthemasses.Soit'snotjustthatnorapperhaseverwonaPulitzer:nopopmusicmakerhaseverwononeintheaward's75-yearhistory.ButLamarisnotjustasinger一he'scleveratusinglanguage.Likethebestwriters,hismusicdescribessmallmomentsthatillustrate(闡明)largerpoints.HissongsareAbouthisexperienceasablackmanwhogrewupinCalifornia,struggled,gotintotrouble,andfoundhiswayoutbyworkinghardandmakingsenseofthehistoryandrealityofracialproblemsintheUS.“He’sanartistwhochallengesidea,”saidRyanCoogler,directoroftheblockbuster(大片)hitBlackPanther,forwhichLamarcreatedmusic."Onebigthemeinourfilmof,'WhatdoesitmeantobeAfrican?’Kendrickinhismusicisveryexactlyanddirectlychallengingthatquestion."Goodartistsentertainus,greatartistsmakeusthink,andexceptionalartistshelpusempathize(感同身受).Therearealotofgood,great,evenexceptionalartistsinrock,pop,country,andhip-hop.ButonlyLamarhasaPulitzerPrize.1、WhatisLamar’salbumDamnabout?A．African-Americans’historyandculture.B．HardshipsoftheAfrican-Americanartists.C．ThewaystheUSgovernmentdealwithracialproblems.D．ThelivesofmodernblackpeopleinSouthLosAngeles.2、WhyisLamar'sPulitzerPrizewinsignificant?A．Heisthefirstfilm-makertowintheprize.B．Itisconsideredamilestoneforpopmusic.C．Heisthefirstblackpersontowintheprize.D．HehasmissedGrammyseveraltimesbefore.3、WhatcanwelearnfromRyanCoogler'swords?A．Lamardrewinspirationfromhisownexperience.B．Lamarhasthecouragetotakeonbigchallengesinlife.C．BlackPantheriswellknownbecauseofLamar'smusic.D．Lamar'smusicmatchesthethemeofBlackPantherwell.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Iaskmygrandpawhatitfeelsliketogrowold.He1thisquestionwhilewesitinhisofficeoverlookingtheyard,whereanemptybirdfeederswings2fromatreebranch.Theyardhasgoneintoastateof3inrecentyears.Grandpanolongerpossessestheenergytomaintainits4splendidglory.Aftertakingasipofhisblacktea,heasksmeaquestion.“Haveyoueverbeeninahot5whenthewaterrancold?”ItellhimIhave.“That’swhat6feelslike,”hesays.“Atfirstthewateristoowarm,butyou7theheatandbeginenjoyingit.Whenyou’reyoung,youthinkit’sgoingtobethisway8.Butonedayyourealizethe9beginstodrop.Yougraduallyfeelthewarmthleavingyourbody.Thewaterisstillpleasant,butyouknowit’llsoonbecomecoldandthere’snothingyoucando,”he10.“Iknewafewpeoplewhodecidedto11theshower.IwasabletostayinbecauseI12myselfrecallingtheshowersofmyyouth.It’stoolatenow,andnomatterhowhardItry,I’llnevergetthehotwater13again.”Thisishowmygrandpafeltaboutgrowingold,buthehaslivedagoodlifetohave14thebirthofhischildren,grandchildrenandgreat-grandchildren.Afterdinner,Ifetchabagofbirdseed,takeitouttothe15andpourtheseedintothefeeder.Igoinside,16totellGrandpaaboutwhatI’vedone,onlytofindheissleeping.Ithinkaboutwakinghimup17decidenottodisturbhissleep,asleepwhichwillsoon18forever.Ihopeheis19thedreamsofhisyouth,rememberingthe20ofdaysgoneby,thedaysbeforethewaterrancold.1、A．readsB．considersC．a(chǎn)dmitsD．a(chǎn)sks2、A．wildlyB．lifelesslyC．helplesslyD．slowly3、A．declineB．peaceC．boomD．repair4、A．everB．latelyC．onceD．only5、A．stoveB．showerC．temperD．day6、A．growingB．sleepingC．a(chǎn)gingD．living7、A．getusedtoB．getaddictedtoC．gettiredofD．getridof8、A．insteadB．foreverC．sometimeD．then9、A．pressureB．qualityC．temperatureD．level10、A．concludesB．compromisesC．complainsD．continues11、A．takeB．enjoyC．leaveD．refuse12、A．contentedB．confusedC．taughtD．cheated13、A．onB．offC．upD．down14、A．orderedB．givenC．demandedD．witnessed15、A．windowB．yardC．roomD．office16、A．disappointedB．puzzledC．depressedD．excited17、A．butB．soC．orD．a(chǎn)nd18、A．endB．changeC．lastD．disappear19、A．valuingB．a(chǎn)chievingC．experiencingD．dreaming20、A．strengthB．warmthC．energyD．soul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）Apopulationoftheworld'smostinvasivemosquitospecieswasalmostcompletelywipedoutby1．experimentontwoislandsinthesouthemChineseprovinceofGuangdong,accordingtoastudy,which2．(publish)WednesdayTheexperimentsuccessfullyreducedthefemaleAsianTigerMosquitopopulation-themainsourceofbitesanddiseasetransmission-byupto94%,3．(reduce)thenumberofreportedhumanbitesby97%OneoftheChinesestudy's4．(researcher),XiZhiyong,aprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,hasbeenalongtimepioneerinthisfieldofstudy,5．isrunningamosquitofactoryinsouthernChinaHe6．(previous)attemptedtousesterilized(絕育的)malemosquitoestomatewithunalteredfemalesInthenewstudy,7．(publish)bytheInternationalJournalofScience,Xiandhiscolleaguesattemptedtocutmosquitonumberseven8．(far)bylimitingbothmalesandfemales'abilitytoreproduceTheresultsweresosuccessfulthattheynearly9．(wipe)outtheentirefemalemosquitopopulationonthetwoislandsMosquitoesposegravethreatstohumanhealthbeyondjustirritatingbitesHowever,thereiscurrentlynoeffectivevaccineortreatment10．mostmosquito-transmitteddiseases,leavingcontrollingtheinsects'populationsoneofthemosteffectivecontrolmethods,accordingtotheInternationalJournalofScience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（^），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I’llneverforgettheexperienceasavolunteerforaninternationalmarathonrace.Asoneofthethreevolunteersselectingfromourschool,Ifeltexcited.InoursparetimeIpracticedagreatdealof,especiallyinmyspokenEnglishtoensurethebestservice.Thencomestheday.EarlyinthemorningIarrivedtherethematchwouldbeginandfoundmanyvolunteersalreadytheredopreparations.Duringthematch,I,withtheothers,werebusyhelpingtherunnersallthetime.Wewerehighlypraisedforwhichwedid,withoutwhich,theracecouldhavebeenasuccess.Itwasmyfirsttimetobeavolunteerforsuchimportantasportevent,whichmademeproud.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，想邀請外教Peter一起參加你校學(xué)生會舉辦的主題為EnglishMusicWeek的活動。請你給他寫一封電子郵件,內(nèi)容包括:1.活動時(shí)間、地點(diǎn);2.活動內(nèi)容。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右(開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù));2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。DearPeter,Imgladtotellyouthat___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________