湖北省黃岡市蔡河中學(xué)2024年高三3月份模擬考試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

湖北省黃岡市蔡河中學(xué)2024年高三3月份模擬考試英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，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．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid2．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t3．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．a(chǎn)fterwards B．a(chǎn)lmostC．otherwise D．somewhat4．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed5．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．a(chǎn)catch-22B．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)sacredcowD．a(chǎn)MickeyMousecourse6．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup7．Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them8．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom9．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying10．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy11．—Doyouoftencomeheretohaveawalk?—No,only_________,becausewearemuchtoobusy.A．occasionallyB．eventuallyC．merelyD．frequently12．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake13．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．a(chǎn)dvocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded14．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before15．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends16．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup17．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen18．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because19．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give20．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe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）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents(元件),”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,”hesaid.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedto,”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround,”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead,”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”1、Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat__________.A．theyhadnomodelintheirmindB．theydidnothavesufficienttimeC．theyhadnoready-madecomponentsD．theycouldnotassemblethecomponents2、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4thattheroboticfly__________.A．consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystemB．canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttimeC．cancollectinformationfrommanysourcesD．hasbeenputintowideapplication3、Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.B．Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.C．Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.D．Wood’sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FatherofRoboticFlyB．InspirationfromEngineeringScienceC．RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsectD．HarvardBreaksThroughinInsectStudy22．（8分）It’snotunusualtoseeanunreasonablechildlyingonthegrounddrumminghisheels.Besidehimisadesperatemotheryellingatthetopofherlungs.Raisingawell-behavedkidisreallyahead-scratchingthing.Ifyoutookalltheparentingstylesaroundtheworldandrankedthembytheirgentleness,theInuit(因紐特人)approachwouldcertainlyranknearthetop.Allthemomsmentiononegoldenrole:Don’tshoutoryellatsmallchildren.Inuit’sno-yellingpolicyistheircentralcomponenttoraisingcool-headedkids.Thecultureviewsscolding,orevenspeakingtochildreninallangryvoice,asinappropriate,althoughlittlekidsarepushingparents'buttons.Playful“storytelling”isanothertricktosculptingkids’behavior.Butthisstorytellingdiffershugelyfromthosefairytalesfullofmorallessons.Parents“retell”whathappenedwhenaboythrewatantrum(發(fā)脾氣)bywayofwhatShakespearewouldunderstandalltoowell:puttingona“drama”.Afterthechildhascalmeddown,theparentswillreviewwhathappenedwhenthechildmisbehaved,usuallystartingwithaquestion:“Canyoushowushowtothrowatantrum?”Thenthechildhastothinkwhatheshoulddo.Ifhetakesthebaitandperformstheaction,themomwillaskafollow-upquestionwithaplayfultone.Forexample:“Doesthatseemright?”or“Areyouababy?”Sheisgettingacrosstheideathat“bigboys”won’tthrowatantrum.Kids’brainsarestilldevelopingthecircuitryneededforself-contro1.Whatyoudoinresponsetoyourchildren’semotionsshapestheirbrains.Sonexttime,seeingyourboymisbehave,tryusingtheInuit’sstorytellingapproach.Anddon’tforgettokeepcoo1.Afterall,boyswillbeboys.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“pushingparents’buttons”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Talkingwithparents. B．Playingwithparents’buttons.C．Exposingparents’faults. D．Makingparentsannoyed.2、WhatdoweknowaboutInuit’s“storytelling”?A．Itaimsatplayingatrickonkids. B．Itraiseskids’awarenessofmorality.C．Itcomesafterachildmisbehaves. D．ItanalyzesShakespeare’sdramas.3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetochildren’smisbehavior?A．Cautious. B．Tolerant.C．Uncaring. D．Skeptical.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Inuit’sapproachtoparenting.B．Valuesofreadingliteraryworks.C．Causesofchildren’smisbehavior.D．Parents’responsesto“storytelling”.23．（8分）PetraandWadiRum,JordanWhenitcomestotheworld'swonderfuldesertscenery,Jordan'sPetraandWadiRumhasit.AlsoknownastheValleyoftheMoon,thisplaceisoneofthebestduetoitsamazingdesertcanyons（峽谷）androckwalls.ParticipantsloveexploringitsBurdahandUmFruth,walkingtotheimpressiveancientcity.Kilimanjaro,TanzaniaTheRongaiRouteisthebestrouteiftheparticipantsofthewalkingtourwantaquietclimb.TheKiliTrailpermitstravelerstowitnesstheregion'swilderness,virginforests,andrareanimals.Thisroute,accordingtomany,istheeasiestwaytoreachthetopwherethebreath-taking360-degreesightsofnaturalwondersawait.Quebec,CanadaThisspecialenvironmentmadeupofboththenaturalandculturaltreasures,wherefreshwaterbecomesonewiththetides（潮汕）ofthesea,makesQuebeconeoftheinterestingwalkingtourdestinationsintheworld.HereisatrackthatheadstotheSaguenayFjordNationalParkwhichisincludedintheUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.AddingtothebeautyofQuebecareitssparklingwaterfalls,invitinglakes,andrareanimals.GreatSmokyMountain,USThisregion（地區(qū)）hasbeennamedastheancestralhomeoftheCherokeeIndians,whererichnaturalwonderscombinedwithinterestinghistoryarethemajorhappenings.Therichnaturalreserveisevidentandenjoyedbywalkingtourparticipants.WhatalsomakesthisdestinationapopularchoiceisitsreputationasthebiggestwildernessontheeasternpartoftheUnitedStates.1、WhatisPetraandWadiRumbestknownfor?A．Itsculture.B．Itsquietness.C．Itsrareanimals.D．Itsdesertscenery.2、Whichtourcombinesthesceneryoflandandwater?A．PetraandWadiRum.B．Kilimanjaro.C．Quebec.D．GreatSmokyMountain.3、WhatisuniquetoGreatSmokyMountain?A．Specialhistory.B．Nationalpark.C．Virginforests.D．Oceanview.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MagicalNatureReservesB．BestWalkingToursC．ColorfulCulturalTreasuresD．AmazingWildernessAreas24．（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?25．（10分）Exactlyfiveyearsago,onNewYear’sEve,Iwasinvitedtoachildren’sballbyamanhighupinthebusinessworld,whohadhisconnections,hiscircleofacquaintances,andhisclosefriends.Soitseemedasthoughthechildren’sballwasmerelyanexcusefortheparentstocometogetheranddiscussmattersofinteresttothemselves,quiteinnocentlyandcasually.Iwasanoutsider,and,asIhadnospecialmatterstoair,Iwasabletospendtheeveningindependentlyoftheothers.Therewasanothergentlemanpresentwholikemehadjuststumbledupon(偶然發(fā)現(xiàn))thisaffairofdomestichappiness.Hewasthefirsttoattractmyattention.Hisappearancewasnotthatofamanofnoblebirth.Hewastall,ratherthin,veryserious,andwelldressed.Obviouslyhehadnoheartforthefamilycelebration.Theinstanthewentoffintoacornerbyhimselfthesmiledisappearedfromhisface,andhisthickdarkbrowsknittedintoafrown(皺眉).Heknewnooneexceptthehostandshowedeverysignofbeingboredtodeath,thoughbravelykeepingtheroleofthoroughenjoymenttotheend.LaterIlearnedthathewasaprovincial,hadcometothecapitalonsomeimportantbusiness,hadbroughtaletterofrecommendationtoourhost,andourhosthadtakenhimunderhisprotection,notatallwithlove.Itwasmerelyoutofpolitenessthathehadinvitedhimtothechildren’sball.Theydidnotplaycardswithhim.Theydidnotofferhimcigars.Nooneenteredintoconversationwithhim.Possiblytheyrecognizedthebirdbyitsfeathersfromadistance.Thus,mygentleman,notknowingwhattodowithhishands,wascompelled(迫使)tospendtheeveningstroking(撫摸)hiswhiskers(胡須).Hiswhiskerswerereallyfine,buthestrokedthemsoeagerlythatonegotthefeelingthatthewhiskershadcomeintotheworldfirstandafterwardsthemaninordertostrokethem.1、Accordingtotheauthor,therealpurposeofthechildrenballwasthat______.A．theparentswantedtomaketheirchildrenhappyB．theparentshadachancetomeetandsocializeC．thehosthopedtomaketheguestshappyD．thehostwantedtogiveawelcometoanimportantguest2、Thegentlemanwasunhappybecause______.A．hewasoneofthepoorrelativesofthehostB．hewasfromthecountrysideC．hewastryingtodosomebusinesswiththehostD．hewasnotreallywelcomeintheball3、Thegentlemantouchedhiswhiskerseagerlyjustbecause______.A．helikedhiswhiskersverymuchB．hehadthehabitofdoingsoC．hewasembarrassedintheballD．hefeltuneasywearingwhiskers4、Whentheauthorwastellingthestory,hewas______.A．humorousB．seriousC．jokingD．doubtful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）完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1—15小題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑?！癟heimportantthingisnottostopquestioning.Curiosityhasitsownreasonforexisting.”—AlbertEinsteinIt’snosecretthatcuriositymakeslearningmoreeffectiveand1Curiousstudentsnotonlyaskquestions,butalso2seekouttheanswers.Without3,SirIsaacNewtonwouldhaveneverputforwardthelawsofphysics,AlexanderFlemingprobablywouldn’thave4penicillin(青霉素)，andMarieCurie’spioneeringresearchonradioactivitymaynotexist.Curiosityisjustas5asintelligenceindetermininghowwellstudentsdoinschool.Curiosity6thebrainforlearning.Asweallknown,we’remorelikelyto7whatwe’velearnedwhenthesubjectmatterinterestsus.Actually,curiosityalsohelpsuslearninformationwedon’tconsider8orimportant.Soifateacherisableto9students’curiosity,they’llbebetterpreparedtolearnthingsthattheywouldnormallyconsiderboringordifficult.Forinstance,ifastudentstruggleswith10,personalizingmathproblemtomatchtheirspecificinterestcouldhelpthem11rememberhowtogoaboutsolvingsimilarmathproblemsinthefuture.However,scientiststhinkthattherearestillafewthingsthatremain12aboutcuriosity’sroleinlearning.Foronething,scientistshaveyettodetermineitslong-termeffects.Forinstance,ifastudent’scuriosityisarousedatthe13ofaschoolday,willithelpthembetterabsorbinformationalldaylong?Anotherthingthe14arekeentoinvestigateiswhysomepeoplearemore15curiousthanothers,andwhichfactorsmostinfluencehowcuriousweare.1、A．enjoyableB．impossibleC．difficultD．a(chǎn)voidable2、A．lazilyB．a(chǎn)ctivelyC．dependentlyD．negatively3、A．energyB．curiosityC．technologyD．secret4、A．inventedB．discoveredC．heardD．learned5、A．importantB．easyC．sensitiveD．heavy6、A．blamesB．searchesC．begsD．prepares7、A．rememberB．dislikeC．forgiveD．a(chǎn)bandon8、A．interestingB．boringC．friendlyD．a(chǎn)wful9、A．a(chǎn)rouseB．removeC．recordD．miss10、A．physicsB．chemistryC．mathD．biology11、A．betterB．lessC．louderD．harder12、A．distinctB．unclearC．certainD．confident13、A．beginningB．endC．a(chǎn)geD．time14、A．teachersB．studentsC．researchersD．police15、A．immediatelyB．indifferentlyC．naturallyD．seriously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）Sometimesthetargetsweset1．(us)arejusttoohigh.Wethinkthatwewillbebetterpeopleinthefuture.Justasweareeasilytakenoverbytheplanningfallacy(謬見(jiàn)),2．(believe)thatwecancompletealargeprojectforworkinanafternoon,wethinkinthefuturewewillbebetter-organizedandmoreself-disciplined.Oneofthemost3．(fame)examplesoftheplanningfallacyisthatoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.In1860planswereinplacetocompleteitwithinthreeyears.In1879therewasanewdealtopublishinwithinadecade,4．a(chǎn)fterfiveyearstheyonlygotsofar5．theword“ant”.Itwasfinallycompletedin1928,by6．timeitwasconsideredoutofdateandrevisionsbeganatonce.Thesamethinghappenswhenitcomesto7．(change)ourlifestyles.Wereadaboutanewideaandthatoptimismfiresupalloveragain.AttheUniversityofTorontoJanetPolivyhasbeenstudyingwhatshecalls“falsehopesyndrome”.Shefoundthatpeoplesetthemselvesunrealistictargetswhichtheyundoubtedlyfailedtoreach,leavingthemfeelingeven8．(bad)aboutthemselves.Someofthestudentsshestudied9．(try)andfailedfor10yearstomakethesamechangeintheirlives,buteachyearthey10．(convince)thatthistimeitwouldwork.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)（A）,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。IcanstillclearrememberIwasonceaskedtomakethespeechbeforethewholeclass、YoucanimaginehowshyIwaswhenIthoughtofthatwithsomanyeyefixedtome、Ihadnochoicebutprepareforit,though、Themosthardestpartwasmyoralpresentationfrommymemory、TherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodontheplatformwithmylegstrembledandmymindblank、Somylistenerswerewaitingpatiently、Gradually,1foundmeback,givingmyspeechatlast、ThenIheardallthelistenersapplaudingloudly、Eversincethen,myfearofspeakingbeforetheaudiencehaddisappeared、Actually,nowI’vebecomeagreatspeaker!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李明,你的英國(guó)好朋友Tom來(lái)信說(shuō),每次遇到重要考試,他都會(huì)出現(xiàn)一些焦慮癥狀,想讓你給他提一些建議。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給他寫一封回信,信的內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括以下要點(diǎn):1.考前制定好復(fù)習(xí)計(jì)劃;2.考試期間正常作息;3.睡前洗熱水澡、喝熱牛奶等有助于睡眠。注意:1.根據(jù)以上內(nèi)容寫一篇短文,不要逐字翻譯,可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。2.詞數(shù)100左右。參考詞匯anxiety

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