2025屆貴州省正安縣第八中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考試題含解析

2025屆貴州省正安縣第八中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。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．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that2．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith3．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens4．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling5．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes6．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt7．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless8．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure9．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail10．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who11．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though12．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．a(chǎn)rewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting13．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．a(chǎn)mreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed14．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．a(chǎn)pproach B．offerC．idea D．instruction15．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased16．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep17．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should18．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．whether19．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation20．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen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）Mytrackandfieldcoach,MrJones,haddecidedtogettheteamtotakepartinthe4x100mrace.Itwouldbethefirsttimethatwewererunninginsucharace.Weneededtoworkasateamtoimproveonourspeed.Themostcriticalmomentwasthepassingofthebaton(接力棒)attherighttimetothenextrunner.MrJoneshadchosenmetostarttherace.ThenextrunnerwouldbeSusan.Inthebeginning,wheneverwepractisedpassingthebaton,somethingwouldgoterriblywrong.Iwouldeitherbegoingtooslowlyorshewouldbetakingofftoolate.Weneededtoperfectit.Atthesametime,IhadtomakesurethatIwouldnotgobeyondtheyellowline.Finallyitwasthedayoftherace.Wewereconfidentthatthegoldmedalwouldbeours.Eachofushadimprovedinourrunningspeed.Ourpassingofthebatonhadbeenperfectedduringthepractices.MyreactionswereexactandaccurateasIstartedrunning.EverythingfeltthewayitshouldasIsprintedtowardsSusan.Iheldthebatoninmysweatypalms,promisingmyselfnottoletgo.MylonglegsmovedmeasfastasIcouldgoroundthecomer.AsIcameclosertomyfinalsteps,myheartwasbeatingfasterthanusual.Thecheeringbythespectators(觀眾)gotintomeandIbecamenervous.“Whatifwelose?”Ithoughttomyself.ItwasthenthatIsawSusaninthefardistance.IheldoutthebatonandcontinuedrunningquicklytowardsSusan.Susanyelled“Slowdown,slowdown!”However,itwastoolate.Theofficialhelduptheredflag.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadgonebeyondtheyellowline.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．Goingtooslowly.B．Takingofftoolate.C．Passingthebaton.D．Goingbeyondtheyellowline.2、Whywasauthorconfidentofwinningtherace?A．Theyworkedasateamandweresupportedbythespectators.B．Theyhadperfectedtherunningspeedandthepassingofthebaton.C．Theyhadlearnedhowtoavoidbreakingtherulesintherace.D．Theygainedanadvantageofastablestateofmindintherace.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A．Herantoofastthroughouttherace.B．Helosthisfocusintherace.C．Hisstartskillneededimproving.D．Hewasnotwell-trainedinrunning.4、Howwouldtheauthorfeelaftertherace?A．Proud.B．Grateful.C．Puzzled.D．Disappointed.22．（8分）It’snoteasyfeelinglikeyou’realwaysunderthespotlightbeingjudgedforeachlittlemistakeyoumake.Yourmindisinanendlesscircleplayingwhatyousaidanddidoverandoveragain.Youwishyouhadatimecapsuletogobackandmakethingsfightifyoufindmistakes.Youfearwhatotherswillthinkaboutyouandthattheywillrejectanddislikeyou.Youseektobesociallyperfect.Academically，youworklongendlesshoursjusttomakethoseexcellentmarks.Althoughmostwouldsay“it'sgoodtohavehighstandards，”theyhavenoideaabouttheinternalhellyouputyourselfthroughtoachieveperfection.Ifyoucomeuplessthanyourdesiredgoalyoufeelasthoughyouhavefailed，butyou’refarfromfailing，youjustdon’tseeitthatway.Soinsteadyouaretellingyourselfthatyou’restupid，andnotsmart.Thepressureyouplaceonyourselfweighsyoudownandyouwearthe“notgoodenough”labeleachandeveryday.Younotonlyhavehighstandardsforyourselfbutyoualsohavethemforothers.Ifpeopledon’tperformuptoyourexpectations，thenyouthinkthemincompetent.Thiscausesalotoffrustrationbecauseyoucan’ttrustanyonetogetthingsright.Soinsteadofbeingateamplayeryouflysolo(單飛)andtrytodotwoorthreejobsatonce.Yourunrealisticexpectationscauseyoutocriticizeandjudgeothersandthatleadstoproblemsinotherareasofyourlife.Theattempttobeperfectiscalledperfectionismandit'stheunachievableAmericandreamthat’sdamagingouremotionalandmentalhealth.Westriveforperfectionwithourbody，inourperformance，andinourrelationships.Inasocietythatoverstatesmistakes，isitanywonderthatsomanyyoungpeopleattempttheimpossibletaskofbeingperfect?Weallhaveflaws，fears，andmakemistakes，andthat’sperfectlyOK.It’sourimperfectionsthatmakelifeinterestingandtheyhelpusgrowintoastrongermoreadaptableperson.Wedon’thavetostrivetoachievetheimpossible.Wearedesignedtobeperfectlyimperfect.1、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleofthetext?A．FarfromfailingB．PerfectlyImperfectC．PerfectionismPhenomenonD．UnachievableAmericanDream2、Whichofthefollowingisaperfectionistmostlikelytoagree?A．Nobodyisperfect.B．Begenerouswithpraise.C．Thereisnobest，onlybetter.D．Acontentedmindisaneverlastingfeast.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?A．Moreandmorepeoplearetoleratingmistakes.B．Thesocietyispartlytoblameforperfectionism.C．Manyyoungpeoplefinditimpossibletobeperfect.D．It’sunusualforasocietytoseekperfectionismnowadays.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofimperfection?A．It’spartofourlife.B．It’sunbearable.C．Itdeservestobeovercome.D．Itdoesharmtoourmentalhealth.23．（8分）IliveontheWestCoastofBritishColumbiawithmyhusbandandthreechildren.Ourdaystartedlikeanyotherday.Myhusbandleftforworkinthenorthofthetown,whichisanhourandahalf’sdrive.Theyoungerchildrencaughttheirbustoschooltenminutesaway.Ouroldestattendshighschoolandisa40-minutedriveaway.Iworkathomeintheoffice,workingonthecomputer.ItwasNovember2006andthenewshadreportedgustywinds.WhenthewindsstartedtogetstrongIshutthecomputerdownandtriedtophonemyhusband.Ileftamessagetellinghimthewindswereblowingat80to90km/hr.AsIhungupthephone,Iheardatreecrack.Iwentoutsideandstoodinthedriveway.Anothertreeexplodedandmyheartwasracing.Whentheschoolbuscarryingtheyoungstersarrived,Irantogetthem.Nosoonerhadwemadeittothehousethananothertreeexploded.Thechildrenwereclearlyscared,soIloadedthemupintothecarandweparkedinthemiddleoftheyard,wherenotreescouldlandonus,itwasstartingtogetdark.Myoldestsondidn’tcomehomeonthebusandmyhusbandwasstrandedatwork.Icalledthehighschoolandreachedmyson.Hesaidhewasstrandedanddidn’tknowwhattodo.Icalledafriendintownforhelp.Hemanagedtogetmysonhometome.Finally,myhusbandmanagedtogethome.Wehadbeenpreparedforsuchevents,aswehadagenerator,candles,awoodstove,freshwater,batteriesandtwofreezersfulloffood.Wewerewithoutpowerforfivedays.Butwedidn’tpanic―wehadalltheemergencyequipmentweneeded.Thankfully,noneofourneighbourswereinjured,butthedamagewasextensive.Wearewitnessingclimatechange.Weneedtobeprepared.1、Whendidthemotherhearatreecrackforthethirdtime?A．Whenshewasonthephone.B．Aftershehungupthephone.C．Rightbeforesheandherkidswentintothehouse.D．Rightaftersheandherkidsgotintothehouse.2、Whydidthemotherparkthecarinthemiddleoftheyard?A．Itwasdarkinsidethehouse.B．Itwassafertherethaninthehouse.C．Shewantedtowaitforherfamilythere.D．Shewantedtoreceivehelpfromothers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“strandedatwork”probablymean?A．Busycompletinghiswork.B．Underthepressureofwork.C．Stuckattheworkplace.D．Worriedwhileworking.4、Whydidn’tthefamilyfeelanxiouswhentherewasapowerfailure?A．Everyonemadeithome.B．Theyencouragedeachother.C．Thepowerwouldverysoonberestored.D．Theyhadgotallthenecessitiesforemergency.24．（8分）Thehemlock(鐵杉)treesalongtheWappingerCreek,NewYork,lookhealthy.However,scientistGaryLovettsaysthewhiteballswhichprovideprotectionforthebugsarecreatedbyatinyinsect.It’shardtobelievethetinybugcouldkillatree.However,treescanendupwithmillionsandmillionsofthepests.Whentherearethatmany,itendsupkillingthetree.ThebugfromEastAsiaisslowlykillingtreesacrosstheUSA．Thetrouble－makingbugisjustoneofmanyinvasive(入侵的)peststhathaveslippedintotheUnitedStates.Theycanhurtotherlivingthingsintheirnewhome.Manyinvasivepestsarriveonwoodenpalletspiledinsideshippingcontainers.Theysupportandseparategoods,andkeepthemfromslidingaround.Invasivepestsoftentunnelintothepallets.Howcanwestoppestsfromridingonpallets?Lovettsaysnewrulesareneeded.Thecompaniesthatmakepalletsdon’twantmorerules.Congresshasaddedanamendment(修正案)inthe2018FarmBilltotryandpreventthisproblem.However,Lovettisnothopefulitwillmakemuchofadifference.Palletsarecheckedbyinspectors.Manyaresprayedwithbug－killingpesticide.“Ibelieveinthesystem，”saidBrentMcClendon,presidentofTheNationalWoodenPalletandContainerAssociation.Healsosaidshippingcontainersarecheckedverycarefully.Still,eachyear13millioncontainersareshippedtotheU.S.Eachisfullofwoodenpallets.Lovettsays:“Inspectorscan’tpossiblycheckeverything.Allittakesareafewbadpallets;weshouldgetridofwoodenpallets.”Hebelievespalletsshouldbemadeofplasticoreco－compositewood.Eco－compositewoodisamixofwoodfiberandplastic.Insectscannothideintoit.Oneproblemisthatthesechoicescostmore.Theymaybeworththeextramoney,though.InvasivepestscosttheU.S.$5billionayear.Treesdon’tjustdieinforests.Theyalsodieincitiesandouryards.Then,theyneedtobereplaced.Thatcostsmoney,too.1、AllthestatementsareTRUEexceptthat________.A．pesticidehasbeenappliedtobug－killingB．invasivepestsarenativetoWappingerCreekC．invasivepestshideinpalletsusedinshippingD．thecompaniesmakingpalletsdon’twantmorerules2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Bugscanbeeasilyspottedbyeyes.B．Bugsruintheshippinggoodsslowly.C．Bugswon’tbotherthetreeifjustinfewnumbers.D．Bugscovertreeswithwhitesoftballsforprotection.3、WhydoesGaryLovettwanttogetridofwoodenpallets?A．Becauseinsectsmostlydieinthem.B．Becauseplasticpalletsareeco－friendly.C．Becausetheyarenotworthextramoney.D．Becausetheyarethemajorpestcarriers.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．InvasivepestsareharmingplantsintheUSA．B．Effectivemeasureshavestoppedthepestinvasion.C．Congresscontributesalottodealingwithinvasivepests.D．EcosystemintheUSAispoorlydamagedbyinvasivewoods.25．（10分）Nearly19percentofteachersofcolor(有色人種教師)lefttheirjobsafterthe2014-2015schoolyear.Someleftforpersonalreasonsliketakingcareoftheirfamilies.But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation,suchaspoorworkingconditions,studentdisciplineproblemsandlargeclasssizes.Thus,takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.Teachersofcolor,whoaremorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstochoosetoworkinraciallydiverse(多種多樣的)schools,offerparticularbenefitstotheirstudents.Graduationratesincreaseamongminoritystudentswhentheyaretaughtbyraciallysimilareducators,researchshows.Theycanalsoserveaspositiverolemodels,andtheirpresencereducesthechanceofracialdiscriminationatschool.TheShankerInstitutereportsuggeststhattherateofminorityteacherhiringisnotthewholeproblem.Theproblemiswhathappensaftertheseteachersentertheclassroom.Theseteachersoftenworkinhigh-povertyruralschools.Theyaremorelikelytohaveless-desirableworkingconditions.Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforce,allkidsthrive.Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround.Firstly,schoolsshoulddevelopmentorshipprogramsthatsupportminorityteachersoncetheyareintheclassroom.Secondly,moremoneyshouldbespentinimprovingworkingconditionsintheseschools.Ofcourse,schoolheadmastersshouldalsobeevaluatedontheirabilitytoretainteachersofcolor.1、Amongteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobs,halfofthemquitbecause.A．theyhadtotakecareoftheirchildrenB．theyhadtomovetootherplacesC．theyeventuallyfoundbetter-paidjobsD．theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory2、Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Thesolutionstoincreasinggraduationratesamongminoritystudents.B．Thebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools.C．Thereasonsforteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobsinmanyschools.D．Thewaystodecreasethepossibilityofracialdiscriminationatschool.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingthepassage?A．Hefeltangryaboutthegovernment.B．Hewassatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.C．Hefeltiturgenttosolvetheproblem.D．Hedidn’tcareaboutdiverseteachingworkforce.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）完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C、D中,選出可以填人空白處的最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Theeasywayoutisn'talwaystheeasiest.IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatDoug,myhusbandofonemonth,toaspecialmeal.I1tomakehomemadebread.Knowingthebreadwouldtaketime,I2itassoonasDougleftforwork.AsIwasnot3incooking,Ithoughtifadozenwasgood,twodozenwouldbebetter,soI4everything.AsDouglovedoranges,Ialsoopenedacanoforangeand5itallintothebowl.Soontherewasastickydough（面團(tuán)）coveredwith6yellowishmarks.RealizingIwas7，Iputthedoughintherubbishbinoutsideso1wouldn'thaveto8Douglaughingatmywork.Iwentonpreparingtherestofth9,andwhenDouggothome,wesatdowntoCornishchickenwithrice.Hetriedtoenjoythemealbutseemed10.Twicehegotupandwentoutside,sayinghehearda11．Thethirdtimeheleft,Iwenttothewindowtoseewhathewasdoing.IsawDougstandingaboutthreefeetfromthe12,holdingthelidupwithastickandlooking13.WhenIcameoutofthehouse,hedroppedthestickandexplainedthattherewassomething14inourrubbishbin.Pickingupthestickagain,heheldthelidupenoughformetosee.Ifelt15ButIsteppedcloserandlookedharder.Without16itwasmywork.Thehot17hadcausedthedoughtodoubleinsizeandthefermentingyeast（酵母})madethesurface18andsighasthoughitwerebreathing.IcouldseewhyDougwasshaken.Ihadtoadmitwhatthe“19"wasandwhyitwasthere.Idon'tknowwhowasmore20bythewholething---Dougorme.1、A．choseB．managedC．hadD．remembered2、A．lookedforB．gotreadyforC．startedonD．worriedabout，3、A．weakB．interestedC．successfulD．experienced4、A．usedB．collectedC．doubledD．tried5、A．pouredB．wateredC．dippedD．threw6、A．pleasantB．uglyC．bigD．light7、A．defeatedB．injuredC．droppedD．lost.8、A．feelB．keepC．faceD．stop9、A．breadB．orangeC．riceD．meal10、A．disappointedB．disturbed.C．frightened.D．a(chǎn)shamed11、A．voiceB．cryC．shoutD．noise12、A．windowB．houseC．rubbishbinD．door13、A．a(chǎn)roundB．upwardC．insideD．out14、A．a(chǎn)liveB．importantC．newD．different15、A．happyB．coldC．a(chǎn)ngryD．inspired16、A．hesitationB．doubtC．delayD．exception17、A．potB．floorC．earthD．sun18、A．burnB．walkC．shakeD．work19、A．a(chǎn)rtB．workC．troublemakerD．livingthing20、A．embarrassedB．nervousC．regretfulD．Awkward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）ThecityofSanFranciscoisawonderfulvacationdestinationthatoffersmany1．(difference)thingstoseeanddo.Thoseexperiencingalivelycitywithawealthofshoppinganddiningopportunities2．(be)veryhappy.Thoselookingforacitythat3．(offer)museums,artgalleries,andveryinterestinghistoricalsiteswillalsobehappyiftheychooseSanFrancisco.Manypeopledon’trealizeit,butpeople4．lookforaninterestingplacetogetout5．enjoynaturewillalsoappreciateSanFrancisco.Whentouring6．citybywalking,youaren’tgoingtocoverasmuchground.Therearefarmore7．(benefit)totouringthecityonfootthough.Thistypeoftourallowsyou8．(see)morebuildingsthatothersdrivingbycarscan’tsee.Youmayevengettoenterdifferentfacilitiesthatthosetouringthecityfromthestreetsdonot.Atourofthecityonfootalso9．(usual)focusesonamorelocalizedneighbourhoodlevel,whichcanbevery10．(excite)inanumberofdifferentways.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(qǐng)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(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)的詞下劃一橫線，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。TodayImetmyfirstfriend,Gonzalo.Hehadalreadybeenhereforafewdaysbutofferedmesomehelp.Idon’tthinkIwouldmanagedeverythingsoquicklywithouthim.Heshowedmewheretoeatdeliciousandcheapmealsandhelpeduswithmysearchformymissedbike.Wealsoexploredthecampus.Ittakesus10minutestocrossitonbike.Thebuildingsandsportsfacilitieswereamazedus.Manyteenagerwerehavingsports.Wehappilyjoinedthemtoplay.IwassotiredwhenIfellintosleepdirectIwenttobed.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華,你的美國朋友Joe將要來中國作交換生，他發(fā)來電子郵件說他擔(dān)心與新同學(xué)的相處。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示給他發(fā)一封電子郵件。1.安慰對(duì)方；2.就如何與新同學(xué)相處給出合理建議；(兩到三條建議)3.希望他盡早適應(yīng)新學(xué)校的生活。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；3.可設(shè)當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJoe,Howiseverythinggoing?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________