福建省泉州市永春一中2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末考試試題含解析

福建省泉州市永春一中2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末考試試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten2．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff3．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase4．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/5．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may6．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．a(chǎn)pproachable B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．convenient7．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should8．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising9．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect10．---I’llpayavisittoHongKong.Wouldyoumindkeepinganeyeonmyhouse?---Notatall.______.A．I’drathernot B．I’dbehappyC．I’venotime D．I’dliketo11．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken12．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome13．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay14．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．a(chǎn)ll B．whatC．a(chǎn)llthat D．that15．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.16．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom17．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．none D．a(chǎn)ny18．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant19．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit20．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed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）Vinegarmakessalad，friesanddumplingstastebetter，andyoucanevenuseittocleanyourwindows．Andnow，accordingtoscientists，itmayeventheplanet'spopulationsurviveclimatechange．ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience（CSRS）inJapanfoundthatgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts．Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture，worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld'ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower．ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis，aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather．Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought﹣likeconditions，itproducedachemicalcalledacetate（醋酸鹽）﹣themaincomponentofvinegar．Afterdiscoveringthis，thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplants，beforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely．Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days，theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived，whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied．It'shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfarmersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive．"Intheexperiment，wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld﹣rice，wheatandmaize﹣andthebasicplantofbreedingspecies，rapeseed（油菜籽），"JongMyongKim，co﹣authorofthestudy，toldPopularSciencemagazine．Kimalsotoldthemagazinehe'salreadybeenintouchwithpeopleallovertheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost﹣effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromflowergrowingcompaniestoamateurgardeners．Althoughatthispointkeepingthirstyplantsaliveisn'taseasyasjustpouringvinegaroverthem，Kimsaidheandhisteamareworkingonmakingtheprocessassimpleaspossible．"Nowwearetryingtocooperatewithsomefarmers，andalsosomecompanies，tomakeamethodtoapplythissystem，"hesaid．Andforthoseofuswhoalwaysforgettoaskourneighborstowaterourplantswhenwegoaway，hopefullythismeanstheendofreturninghomefromatriptofindourfavoriteflowershavedied．1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout？A．Theworld'sfoodsupplywillbeincreased．B．Plantsbettersurvivedroughts．C．TheArabidopsisisresistanttodroughts．D．Vinegarcouldbeusedtofightdroughts．2、Itwasdiscoveredthatacetatecan．A．beusedbyfarmerstoreplacesoilB．onlybeproducedbytheArabidopsisC．helpplantssurvivedryconditionsD．beusedtoimprovepoorsoil3、Whatarethetargetplantsoftheexperiment？A．a(chǎn)llbreedingspecies．B．wheatandArabidopisis．C．riceandmaize．D．rapeseedandArabidopisis．4、JongMyongKim'sexperimentoftryingoutthemethod．A．canmakepeople'stripspleasantB．turnedoutaworldwidesuccessC．isassimpleaspouringvinegarovertheplantsD．a(chǎn)ppealstomanyflowergrowingcompanies22．（8分）Youmayhaveexperiencedtheannoyanceofbeingfinedbecauseofparkingillegallyorfindingyourcartowedaway(拖走)afterleavingitparkedsomewhereforacoupleofminutes.Butnowahigh-techcarstickerthat’sdesignedtobestucktoacar’swindscreencouldhelpmotoristsavoidsuchasituation.TheTowStopstickersendsatextmessagetoadriverwhentouchedbyatrafficpoliceman,toallowmotoriststosendareplyandgivethemtimetomovetheircarsimmediately.Frankfurt-basedITconsultant,DanielKalliontzis,cameupwiththeideaandisraisingmoneytoputhis￡43stickerintoproduction.Carownerscanputthestickerinsidetheircar’swindscreen,havingsetitupwithkeyinformation,suchastheirphonenumber.Theslimdesignwillincludeasensor(傳感器)that,whentouchedbyatrafficpoliceman,willsendatextmessagewarningadriverofapossiblefine.Thedrivercouldthentypeareplyforthepolicemanusingasmartphone,whichwillappearonthesticker’sscreen.Thesmartstickersystemwillrelyonthegoodwilloftrafficpolicemenandinaway,aGermanlaw.Thelawstates:anofficerhastochoosethemostefficientandinexpensivewayforthecarownertoremovethevehicle.Itcouldbecheaperforthegovernmenttocallthedriverthantotowhiscar.MailOnlineaskedtheDepartmentofTransportwhetherthestickercouldbeusedintheUKinasimilarway.Aspokesmansaid,“InEnglandthereisnolegaldutytowarnthemotoristbeforeissuingtheticket.However,apolicemandoeshavethediscretionnottoissueaticketifhedoesn’tthinkthesituationisthatbadorhejustwantstoissueawarning.”Sofar,Mr.Kalliontzishasraisedjustover￡2,362ofhis￡39,381goal.Ifhemanagestoraisethemoney,thestickerswillbeshippedinJune2015.Butitappearsthatcarownersusingthesmartsystemcouldgetsomeunnecessarywarningmessages,becauseanyonecouldtouchthesmartsticker.1、Theauthorwrotethethirdparagraphto_______________.A．explainhowasmartcarstickerworksB．a(chǎn)dvisedriverstobuyacarstickerC．showtheimportanceofasensorD．telldrivershowtoparkacar2、WemayinferfromthetextthatinBritain_______________.A．carownersdon’thavetoworryaboutaparkingticketB．smartcarstickerswouldn’tworkaswellasinGermanyC．trafficpolicemenprefertocalladriverratherthantowhiscarD．theDepartmentofTransportthinkshighlyofsmartcarstickers3、Theunderlinedword“discretion”inParagraph5canbestbereplacedby“___________”.A．troubleB．pressureC．freedomD．opportunity4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DanielKalliontzis-agreatinventor.B．Environment-friendlycarstickers.C．ParkingsystemsinEurope.D．Endoftheparkingticket?23．（8分）Throughouttheyear,anumberofYouthExchangesactivitiesareheldbyanorganization—TheInternationalVoluntaryService.Theseactivitiesgivesmallgroupsof45youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks.Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby45youngpeoplefrom34othernationalitiesandwillbeawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.ExampleYouthExchanges：YouthExchange1Location：IrelandOthernationalities:Spain，Italy，HungaryTheme:Focusesonthetopicofcommunityreconstructionandcommunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourcommunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheecovillageasanexampleofacommunityandtakepartinteambuildingactivities.YouthExchange2Location：FranceOthernationalities:Bulgaria，ItalyTheme：Organicgardening&continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark，wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgamesaboutcontinuousdevelopment.YouthExchange3Location：MacedoniaOthernationalities:Serbia，Turkey，IrelandTheme：Foster(培養(yǎng))socialinclusion（融入）andmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooractivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.YouthExchange4Location：ItalyOthernationalities：Bulgaria，GreeceTheme：Asocial-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuousdevelopment，regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days，thegroupwilltakepartinactivitiestoraiseawareness(意識)abouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.1、WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?A．Rebuildingcommunities.B．Gardeningwork.C．Civilrights.D．Developingsocialinclusion.2、Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment，youcantakepartin________.A．YouthExchange1B．YouthExchange2C．YouthExchange3D．YouthExchange43、WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?A．France.B．Spain.C．Italy.D．Ireland.24．（8分）NasrMajidstartedhuntingthisfallatBlackwaterNationalWildlifeRefuge(保護(hù)區(qū))ontheEasternShoreofMarylandinUSA,He’soneoftherelativelyfewnewhunterswhoofficialshopewillhelpstopanearlyfour-decadedeclinenationallyinwhathasbecomeahobbyforfewerthan5percentofAmericans.Naturalresourcesandwildlife,officialsinMarylandareencouraginghuntingofdeer,turkeysandsomeotherwildanimals,whichisbelievedtobegoodfortheenvironment.Withouthunting,theysay,sikadeerwilloverpopulatethewildliferefugeandthey’llovereatthebushesandotherplantsthatprovideimportanthabitatforbirds.OnthewesternshoreoftheChesapeakeBay,huntingisalsoimportanttopreventthespreadofdiseasessuchasLyme.Inmanyfamilies,thehuntingtraditionhasbeenhandeddownforgenerations^Butaslongtimesportsmenageandchildrenloseinterest,thenumberofhuntersintheUnitedStatesfellby2million,from2011to2018,toabout11million.“Everythingischanging.Kidsaregrowingupinfrontofvideogamesandcomputersinsteadofgoinghunting.”saidChrisMarkin,ahuntingspecialistforthestatenaturalresourcesdepartment.“Adultsusuallyfocusonworkingandprovidingfortheirfamilies.Thosepressuresarepreventingmanyotherpotentialhuntersfromgoingout,andfromraisingthenextgenerationofhunters.”Toavoidsuchadecline,anewapproachisneeded.Governmentagenciesandnonprofitgroupsarenowlaunchingmentoring(指導(dǎo))programstotrainmorehunters,whichnotonlyhelpspreserveanindustryandaculturebutalsomeansmoreprotectionforwildlifeandtheirhabitatsthroughdeerpopulationcontrolandinvestment.Luckily,therearethosestilleagertolearn,likeMajid.Hewasjustlookingforanoutdoorhobbyhecouldsharewithhischildrenwhenhecameacrossthementors-hipprogram.Now,hefeelscapableofhuntingonhisown,butalsohassomeonehecantextwithquestionsthatpopup.Hisnewpastimehasalreadypaidoffforhim—onhissecondhuntwithhismentor,inthelastminutesofdaylight,hebaggedhisfirstdeer.1、WhatcanbeinferredfromChrisMarkin’swords?A．Nooneisinterestedinhuntinganymore.B．Huntingaddstomanyadults’lifepressures.C．Parentsfailtospendenoughtimewithkids.D．Thehuntingtraditionisfacingchallenges.2、Inthispassage,NasrMajidisconsideredasasymbolof________..A．bravery B．hopeC．enthusiasm D．devotion3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“newpastime”referto?A．Learningtohunt. B．Raisingquestions.C．Lookingforhunters. D．Sharinganewhobby.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Teachhuntersnewskills. B．Preserveagreattradition.C．Makehuntingmorepopular. D．Reducethepressureoflife.25．（10分）AgamingcompanyinNewZealandisluringemployees.fromaroundtheworldbyofferingunlimitedpaidannualleave,ashareinthecompany’sprofitsandnosetworkhours.DeanHallbecamefamousininternationalgamingcirclesforbeingtheleaddesigneronpopularvideogameDayZ.Aftersearchingtheworldforalocationforhisnewgamingstudio,Rocketwerkz,NewZealanderHallsettledonthesmalluniversitytownofDunedinonthesouthisland’seastcoast,wherelandischeapandcreativestart-upshavebecomeanimportantpanofthecity’sidentity.Rocketwerkz’sflexibleworkcultureisnowdrawingtalentfromaroundtheglobe,withHallreceiving300messagesofinquirysincealocalnewspaperwroteabouthisstudiolastweek.Lastyear,whenthecompanywasstillinitsinfancy(嬰兒期),babycatswouldalsomakearegularappearanceintheofficeasaformoffightingstress,andFridayafternoonsaregenerallyreservedforsportsandgamestoendtheweekonaplayfulnote.“ThefirsttimeIheardabouttheideaofunlimitedpaidleaveinplaceslikeSiliconValleyitwasabouttheproblemsitcaused.Aculturehadappearedwhereemployeestooknoleave,”saidHall.“Sotoaddressthat,ourstaffareissuedthestandardNewZealandannualleaveoffourweeks,buttheycanalsotakeunlimitedleaveinadditiontothat.”EmilyLampitt,fromBritain,isa3Djuniorartistwhohasbeenwiththecompanyforayearandahalf.ShesaystheflexibleworkculturewasahugefactorinherdecisiontomovetoNewZealand.“Theflexibilityherehasmademefeelmuchmorerelaxed”shesays.I“ThatinternalstressIusedtofeelinatraditionalworkenvironmenthasgone,sowhenIamatworknowitisbecauseIwanttobe,becauseIampassionate(有激情的),notbecauseIamafraidofmybossorwatchingtheclock.”1、Theunderlinedword“l(fā)uring”inParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto.A．cheating B．disturbingC．inspiring D．a(chǎn)ttracting2、WhyarebabycatsmentionedinParagraph4?A．Toshowthecompanyfocusesonpressurerelief.B．Toexplainhowthecompanymotivatesitsstaff.C．Tostressthesignificanceofharmonyinworkplaces.D．Tointroduceanewwaytopromotecreativity3、Accordingtothepassage,unlimitedpaidleaveinSiliconValley.A．setagoodexampletoRochetwerkz.B．didn’tworkoutasexpected.C．helpeddevelopthelocalculture.D．solvedtheproblemofunemployment.4、Whatisthewritingpurposeoftheabovetext?A．Toencouragecompaniestobemoreflexible.B．Todescribewhatacreativecompanyshouldbelike.C．Togiveareportontheflexiblemanagementofacompany.D．Todiscusshowtomakeatraditionalcompanymorecompetitive.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）Whenrespondingtoanyadult,youmustanswerbysaying“Yesma’am”or“No,sir.”Justnoddingyourheadisnotacceptable.BecauseIgrewupinruralNorthCarolina,thisrulecomes1tome,anditseemstheobviouschoicetocomefirst.Ifyouwantchildrentorespectyou,youhavetoletthemknow2Simplytellingthemyouwantthemtoaddressyoubysaying“sir”letsthemknow3youexpectthemtotreatyou.Ialsotellmystudentsit’saveryusefultoolwhen4withadults,andfurthermoreitalso5handyforanyadultinteractingwithanotheradult.Caseinpoint:Iwas6thephonerecentlywiththephonecompanydiscussingtheinaccuracies(差錯)ofmy7TheladyIspoketowasnot8andseemedannoyed.9,inthemidstoftheconversation,Ithrewina“yes,ma’am,”andherentire10changed.Shebecamefarmorehelpfuland11todealwith,andshe12cuttingmybillinhalf.SomeofmystudentsinHarlemweretobe13forachancetoattendahigh-ratedjuniorhighschool.Theschoolonlyhadthirtyopeningsforthefollowingyear,andtwelveofmystudentswere14themanykidsacrossthecitywhoappliedforthespots.Ipracticedwhattheinterviewwouldbe15withmystudents,andonemainthingIstressedwas,“16yousay‘yesma’am’or‘nosir’nomatterwhat!”Weeksaftertheinterviews,Iwasdelightedtohearthatalltwelveofmystudentshadbeen17WhenItalkedwiththeadmissionsdirectorattheschool,themain18hemadeoverandoverwashow19mystudentswereintheirinterviews.Itseemedlikejustsuchasimplethingtodo,butitgets201、A．frequently B．eagerly C．constantly D．naturally2、A．you B．it C．themselves D．why3、A．theway B．thewish C．themethod D．thereason4、A．disagreeing B．debating C．dealing D．discussing5、A．comesin B．getson C．goesout D．bringsin6、A．on B．in C．by D．with7、A．record B．phonecall C．message D．bill8、A．useful B．hopeful C．optimistic D．helpful9、A．Instead B．Then C．Moreover D．Otherwise10、A．method B．thinking C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．feeling11、A．interesting B．easy C．close D．different12、A．tookup B．cameup C．pickedup D．endedup13、A．introduced B．demanded C．intended D．interviewed14、A．a(chǎn)mong B．a(chǎn)bove C．over D．with15、A．popular B．familiar C．like D．successful16、A．Makesure B．Bynomeans C．Makeapromise D．Becautious17、A．received B．a(chǎn)llowed C．a(chǎn)ppreciated D．a(chǎn)ccepted18、A．contribution B．comment C．impression D．reason19、A．considerate B．confident C．polite D．clever20、A．results B．responsibility C．relief D．reforms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）Younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression,whichmaysoundlikeanunusualpieceofadvice,1．itistrue.Sohowdoyoumakeagoodfirstimpression?Themostimportanttoolisyourface.Smiling,beingresponsive,andlookinglikeyouarehappyalmostalwaysleaveapositiveimpressiononpeople.Furthermore,beinginapositivemood2．(help)youtogetabetterunderstandingofnewthings.Thismeansthatyoucanpossiblybe3．(friendly)topeopleyoudonotknowandbemorecreativeandabletosolveproblemsmorequickly.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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。ThemostimportantfestivalinTibetistheTibetanNewYear,inJanuary1stoftheTibetancalendar.ItisforsaygoodbyetothepastyearanwelcomingtheNewYear.Frommid-December,peoplestarttoprepareordofestivalshopping.AlotofactivityareheldinthestreetsoftheLhasaduringtheNewYearFestival.Thereisaninterestedcompetitiononthisday.Ayoungmanfromeachfamilytriedtogetthefirstbucketofwaterfromtheriver.Itisbelievedbegoldwater.AccordingtotheTibetantradition,theywillbringgoodluck,happinessandwealthtothosewhichgetit.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，來自美國的交換生Bruce結(jié)束了在你們學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)生活，已經(jīng)返回美國。作為班長，你想寫信感謝她一個學(xué)期以來帶給大家的美好回憶。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：1.懷念與她相處的快樂時光2.感謝她對大家英語學(xué)習(xí)的幫助3.感謝她為班級捐贈的精美英文書籍4.歡迎她有機(jī)會再來中國注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總數(shù)；3.書信應(yīng)包括以上所有要點(diǎn)，可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫。DearBruce,HowaboutyourlifebackinAmerica?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________