2023届内蒙古包头市示范名校高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen2．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging3．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved4．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI5．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone6．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how7．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished8．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone9．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover10．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what11．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn12．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that13．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted14．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when15．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve16．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted17．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched18．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn19．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then20．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Relievingpovertyhasbeenoneofourgovernment’stopconcernsforthepastdecades.Poverty(贫困)inremoteareasinChinaisvirtuallyagreatobstaclefortheChinesetogetcommonprogress;thus,itisurgentforustohelpthepeopletheretoshakeoffpovertythesoonerthebetter.Forthisaim,thegovernmenthasalreadysenttechniciansandexpertstopoverty-strickenareastohelpboostlocalagriculturalproductionandteachthelocalsnewtechniques.TheMinistryofLaborhasalsotrainedmanyrurallaborersthroughdifferentprograms.Butallthesearenotenough.Severalotherwayshavebeenproposedasfollows.Firstofall,thegovernmentshouldencourageasmallpartofthepeopleintheremoteareastogetwealthyaheadofothersbyequippingthemwithrelevantfundsandagriculturaltechnology.These“better-offs”cannotonlysetagoodexamplebutgiveconfidencetothepoorerintheireffortstogetridofpoverty.Whenallthepeoplegetrich,thegeneralleveloflivingstandardcanbegreatlyimproved.Withtheirlivingstandardimproved,theycanattachgreaterimportancetoenvironmentalprotectionandarewillingtoinputconsiderableamountofmoneytoeducatetheirchildren.Onlyinthiswayisasustainabledevelopmentguaranteed.Secondly,wemustcalluponpeopleinallwalksoflifethroughoutthecountry,especiallythosewealthycitizensincoastalareastohelpthosestrugglingbelowpovertylineinpoorremoteregionsout.WemustrealizethatonlyafterallChinesepeopleliveacomfortablelifecanwebepeacefullyenjoyingmaterialprosperityinlife.Helpscancomeinvariousformsdonatingmoneytothepoorfamilyandbookstoschooldrop-outs,collegegraduatesvolunteeringtoworkinthemostneededregions,bringingknowledgetothem,etc.Thelastbutnottheleast,thegovernmentshouldraisetherateoftaxontherich.Thiscanshortenthegapbetweenthepoorandtherichaswellasbenefitthecountry’srevenues(财政收入)whosebetterpartisinturnallocatedtothepoorremoteareas.Admittedly,itisnevereasytocastofftheshadowofpovertyintheremoteareascompletelyintheshortrun.Buteveryoneofusshouldgoallouttohelpthoseinpoverty,weareconfidentthatourcountrywillbemorepowerfulandprosperousintheprocessofrelievingpoverty.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“shakeoff”inparagraph1mean?A．getridofB．setoffC．dieoffD．putoff2、Howmanywaysareintroducedtorelievethepovertyaccordingtothetext?A．threeB．fourC．fiveD．six3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BlockstotheProgressandDevelopmentofChinaB．ApproachestoRaisingtheRateofTaxontheRichC．ReasonstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChinaD．SuggestionstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChina4、Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?A．bycomparisonB．bylistingC．bydefinitionD．bycontrast22．（8分）MobilephoneusersinChinaexpectedapleasantsurprisethismonth.StartingfromOctober1,anewpolicyadoptedbythethreegiantcellphoneoperators—ChinaMobile,ChinaTelecomandChinaUnicom—hasallowedunuseddatafromindividualdatapackagestobecarriedovertothenextmonthforuse.Atthebeginning,usersofthethreetelecommunicationcompanieswelcomedthispolicy,sincetheywouldhavemorefreedatatouseinthenextmonth.However,evenbeforeChineseuserscouldenjoythefreeextrapackage,theusersfoundthatsincetheadoptionofthepolicy,theoriginaldatalimitsseemtobefarmoreeasilyswallowedup,whichmeanstherewouldn’tbeanyunuseddataleftforthenextmonth.OneuserofChinaUnicomclaimedthatittookhimonlyninedaystouseupthedatapackageofamonth.Telecomshavebecomeanecessityinmodernlifelikewaterorpower,andraisingorloweringcostssignificantlyaffectspeople’slivesandfinances.Butdisagreementsbetweenconsumersandserviceproviderscoverdiscussion.Itistooearlytojudgehowlongthedisagreementbetweentelecommunicationcompaniesandconsumersoverdatapackageswilllast,since,accordingtomediareports,themeasurementofdatausageisdifficulttotrack.Companiesareusing“userprivacy”toavoidgivingoutanyinformation.Butreadingthroughthecompaniespostedonlinebycellphoneusers,wecansensethepublic’sdistrustofStated-ownedenterprises(SOEs).Asurveydonebythepeople’sTribuneResearchCenterin2012foundthatthepublic’snegativeimpressionofSOEscamefromthebeliefthattheyonlyrelyongovernmentsupportandtheiremployeesusuallydoeasyjobsbutgethigherpay,yettheirsenseofserviceisfarbehindprivateandforeignenterprises.ThecurrentargumentoverthedatapackageofthreeState-ownedtelecommunicationgiantsreflectstheextentofpublicanger.Amongthecountry’santi-corruptioncampaign(反腐败运动)andreforms,itshowsthepublic’senthusiasmfordeepeningreformsandmakingSOEsbenefitdomesticconsumers.1、Theattitudeoftheuserstowardsthenewpolicyofthethreetelecommunicationcompaniesatthebeginningcanbebestdescribedas________.A．indifferent B．opposed C．positive D．disappointed2、Whatistheresultofthenewpolicyadoptedbythethreetelecommunicationcompanies?A．Chinesephoneusersareallowedtosendtheirunuseddatatotheirfriends.B．Chinesephoneusersarepresentedwithmuchcheaperindividualdatapackages.C．Chinesephoneusershavenoneedtobuyindividualdatapackages.D．Chinesephoneusersconsumethedatamuchsoonerthanexpected.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepublic’simpressionofSOEs?A．SOEsaresupportedbythegovernmenttoalargeextent.B．SOEshavebenefiteddomesticconsumerseffectively.C．SOEs’employeesdon’tdeservethehighpay.D．SOEs’serviceisworsethanprivateandforeignenterprises.4、Thelastparagraphmostprobablyimpliesthat________.A．thepublicarenotsatisfiedwiththereformsatpresentB．thepublicdonotcareaboutthecountry’sreformsC．thepublicthinkhighlyofanti-corruptioncampaignD．thepublicareconfidentaboutthereformofSOEs23．（8分）Mostofusdon’treachforthatgnarled(多节的)carrotswhenselectingourproduceatthelocalsupermarket.That’sexactlywhyAmericanswasteupto40%ofeatablefoodeveryyear.Thisunbelievablenumberhassparkedthe“uglyfood”movement,andinspiredmanycompaniestosellmisshapenfruitandvegetablestoconsumers,ratherthanthrowtheminthetrash.OneSanFranciscoorganizationistakingauniqueapproachtothisidea.TheSalvageSupperclubhostsfancydinnersinsidedumpertruck(卸车)wheretheyservedishesentirelypreparedwithfoodthatwouldhaveotherwisegonetowaste.JoshTreuhaft,founderoftheseuglyfooddinners,originallycameupwiththeidea10bringawarenesstoAmerica’sfoodwasteproblem.“Thereisundevelopedpotentialintheirfoodthatforsomereason,nottotheirownfault,isgoingtowaste,”hetoldSeeker’sLauraLing.Treuhaftisn’taloneinhisefforttoreduceAmerica’sfoodwaste.AChange,orglastyearwilledforWholeFoodstobecomepartoftheuglyfoodmovement.TheysoldmisshapenfruitandvegetablesinNorthernCaliforniastores.Sellingimperfectproduceisstillrelativelyrarerightnow,whichcanbepartiallyduetoasupplyissueratherthanalackofwillingparticipants.Raley’s,aSacramento-basedgrocerychain,startedanuglyfoodpilotprogramcalled“RealGood”,butdiscontinueditafter90dayssayingtheyhad“somechallengessourcingtheproduct”.Agrowermighthavelargeamountsofuglyproduceoneyearduetoterribleweather,butmuchlessthenextyeariftheweatherhasbeenmoreideal.Harvestsconstantlyvaryandretailersaremorelikelytobuyuglyproduceinlargenumberratherthanjustafewpoundsatatime.ThisiswhyorganizationslikeImperfectProduceandSalvageSupperclubareplayinganimportantroleinthepreventionoffoodwaste.SalvageSupperclubtakesitastepfurtherbynotonlybuyingtheuglyproduce,butturningitintoagooddiningexperienceaswell.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．PeopleusuallypreferRood-lookingproduce.B．Gnarledcarrotsmostlyappearinthesupermarket.C．Manycompaniesfindnewbusinessopportunities.D．Americanseatlessfruitandvegetablesthanexpected.2、WhydoestheSalvageSupperclubhavedinnersinsidethedumpertruck?A．Toprovehisfancyidea.B．Toremindpeoplenottowaste.C．Toshowwastecanbeeaten.D．Toadvisepeoplelodineindumpertruck.3、What’sJoshTreuhaft’sadvicetoreduceAmerica’sfoodwaste?A．Peopleshouldreducetheuglyfood.B．Peopleshouldmakefulluseofuglyfood.C．Peopleshouldbemoreawareoffoodshortage.D．Peopleshoulddeveloptheirpotentialinproducingfood.4、WhydidRaley’sstopits“RealGood”after90days?A．Retailers’pursuinglargerprofit.B．Badharvestsduetobadweather.C．Lackofsteadysourcesofproduce.D．People’sunwillingnesstobuyimperfectproduce.24．（8分）Inthefallof1988,IvisitedmanyBuddhisttemples,butafterawhiletheyallbegantofadefrommymemories.However,therewasonetemplethatleftagreatimpressioninmyheart.ItiscalledtheTempleoftheGoldenBuddha.Afterwalkingarounditandtakingsomephotos,Iwalkedovertoaglasscase,nexttowhichwasatypewrittenpagedescribingthehistoryofthismagnificentpieceofart.Backin1957agroupofmonksfromamonastery(修道院)hadtorelocateaclayBuddhafromtheirtempletoanewlocation.Themonasterywastoberelocatedtomakeroomforthedevelopmentofahighway.Whenthecrane(吊车)begantoliftit,theweightofwassolargethatitbegantocrack.What’smore,rainbegantofall,Theheadmonkdecidedtolowerthestatuebacktothegroundandcoveritwithalargeoilclothtoprotectitfromtherain.LaterthateveningtheheadmonkwenttocheckontheBuddha.Heshinedhisflash-lightundertheoilclothtoseeiftheBuddhawasstayingdry.Asthelightreachedthecrack,henoticedalittlebeamshiningbackandthoughtitstrange.Ashetookacloserlookatthisbeamoflight,hewonderediftheremightbesomethingunderneaththeclay.Hewenttofetchachiselandhammerfromthemonasteryandbegantochipawayattheclay.Asheknockedoffpiecesofclay,thelittlebeamgrewbrighterandbigger.Manyhoursoflaborwentbybeforethemonkstoodfacetofacewiththeextraordinarysolid-goldBuddha.Historiansbelievethatseveralhundredyearsbeforetheheadmonk’sdiscovery,thearmywasabouttoinvadethecountry.Themonks,realizingthattheircountrywouldsoonbeattacked,coveredtheirpreciousgoldenBuddhawithanoutercoveringofclayinordertokeeptheirtreasurefrombeingrobbedbytheenemy.Unfortunately,itappearsthattheenemykilledallthemonks,andthewell-keptsecretofthegoldenBuddharemaineduncovereduntilthedayin1957.AsIflewhomeIbegantothinktomyself,“WeareallliketheclayBuddhacoveredwithashellofhardnesscreatedoutoffear,andyetunderneatheachofusisa‘goldenBuddha’,agoldenChrist,ora‘goldenspirit,’whichisourrealself.Somewherealongtheway,betweentheagesoftwoandnine,webegintocoverupour’goldenspirit,’ournaturalself.Muchlikethemonkwiththehammerandthechisel,ourtasknowistodiscoverourtruespiritonceagain.”1、WhatmadethemonkscovertheBuddhawithalargeoilcloth?A．Hidingitfrombeingstolen.B．Protectingitfromtherain.C．Protectingitfrombeingdamaged.D．Avoidingbeingseen.2、WhywastheauthorgreatlyimpressedbythegoldenBuddha?A．Becausehelikesitverymuch.B．Becauseitdiffersfromothers.C．Becauseofitshistory.D．Becauseoftheprotectionofthemonk.3、Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．VisitingBuddhistTemplesB．TheGoldenBuddhaC．ProtectingTheirCountryD．RelocatingtheBuddha4、Whatadviceisgiventousaccordingtothepassage?A．Coveringupourselves.B．Findingthetruth.C．Discoveringourtruespirit.D．Buildingupourbelief.25．（10分）ThemorningsheleftforCampKanawa,Mariaawokewithanacheinherstomach.Shehadgoneonplentyofparties.She’devenspentawholeweekendatAuntJolieandUncleEd’s.Sowhathappenedtoher?Nobreakfasttoday,shethought,imaginingtheacheturningintothrowingupandahorribleroadtripafterafullmeal.Asusual,MariafelthungryassoonastheroomsmelledofFrenchtoast.Ontheotherhand,maybeagoodbreakfastwasexactlywhatsheneeded.“There’smybigcamper!’’saidhermom.Then,shewalkedtothestove,placedtwopiecesofFrenchtoastonaplateandpowderedsugarsnowingdown.“Justlikeyoulikeit.’’Atthemeanwhile,Mariawasalreadyinposition,armedwithknife,fork,napkinandfullglassofmilk.‘‘Getstartedwhileit’shot.Yourfather’scomingdowninaminute.Itoldhimtoshave.Don’twantthebear—Imean,thebushyblackbeard.，?“Okay，okay，”Maria’sdadsaidwithasmile.“Cleanasawhistle.Justlikeyouordered.”“Really?”Maria’smomshrugged(耸肩）•“Ithinkit’sfashionable，”Mariasaid，dippingabiteinsomesyrup(糖楽）.“Well，youroldmanisfashionable，，’herdadsaid,movinghisheadthewayhedidwhenhewantedtolooklikeacoolsurfermanbutlookedmorelikeanEgyptianrobot.“Infact，Iwasthemostpopularkidatmycamp.，’“Fortherecord，itwasasciencecamp，，’Maria’smotherremindedher,lookingherstraightintheeyes.“Inallseriousness,Maria,popularityisnotimportantandfindingthepeoplewholikeyouforyou—that’swhatmatters.”“Yourmomspeaksthetruth,Sugar,”saidMaria’sdad，wipinghisthickbeardwithanapkin.“Justbeyourself.You’11definitelyenjoyit.1、WhatprobablyledtoMaria’shesitationtoeatbreakfast?A．Thelackofadequatenutrition.B．Theconcernaboutfeelingsick.C．TheinvitingsmellofFrenchtoast.D．Theworryaboutgettingoverweight.2、WhatisMaria’sattitudetowardsherfather’sbeard?A．Favorable.B．Disapproving.C．Concerned.D．Uncaring.3、WhydidMaria*smotherremindherthatherfatherwenttoasciencecamp?A．ToadviseMarianottofocusonpopularity.B．TosharehersimilarexperiencewithMaria.C．ToemphasizetheimportanceofsciencetoMaria.D．TopersuadeMarianottodiscusssubjectsexceptscience.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Father’sbeardB．AwonderfulbreakfastC．FamilytalkaboutacampD．Maria’sdreamtobeabigcamper第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）OnedayIwaswalkingtothemailboxwithmydad,whenIsawsomethingdropfromatree.Icouldn't1whatitwas,soIkeptmyeyesonthespotaswecamenear.Itwasababybird,whichhadfallenfromitsnest.Ithadlong,awkwardwingsandfeet,and2thatfoughttostayopen.Itwas3,soIsatnexttoitwatchingwhilemydadgotthemail.I4itsnestandmother,5whatwouldhappentoit.Mydadsaidwehadto6it;therewasnothingwecoulddo.Hesaidifthebirdmothersmelledanytraces（踪迹）of7,shewouldn'tgonearthe8again.Aswebegantowalkaway,awoman9."Diditfalloutofanest?"sheasked."Yeah."Ianswered."It10alot.Notmuchwecando,"shesaid."Trynottothinkaboutitwhenyougotosleeptonight."Iwalked11themailboxthenextday.Thebabybirdlay12inthegrass.Irealizethat"Trynottothinkaboutit"isthe13ofmanypeopletowardsthingswhich14toprovidethemwithperfectexcuses15notbothering.Thewomanwasn'tbeing16;shewasactuallyquitenice.Butwheneveryonesays"there's17Icando—justtrynottothinkaboutit,"wherewillwefinally18?Whenbillionsofpeople19trynottothinkaboutitwhentheygotobedatnight,theremightbemillionsoffallenbirdslyingdeadand20inthegrassthenextmorning.1、A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell2、A．eyes B．arms C．feathers D．claws3、A．bored B．stupid C．lovely D．clever4、A．turnedback B．staredat C．pointedto D．lookedfor5、A．suggesting B．deciding C．wondering D．finding6、A．help B．leave C．catch D．kill7、A．children B．humans C．animals D．insects8、A．tree B．grass C．baby D．person9、A．returned B．interrupted C．approached D．left10、A．happens B．cries C．suffers D．changes11、A．from B．beyond C．past D．into12、A．asleep B．dead C．still D．alive13、A．attitude B．feeling C．consideration D．understanding14、A．fail B．prove C．refuse D．seem15、A．from B．of C．about D．for16、A．cruel B．kind C．silly D．friendly17、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything18、A．startout B．comefrom C．settledown D．endup19、A．possibly B．simply C．particularly D．luckily20、A．forgotten B．buried C．eaten D．remembered第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Everybody,welcometo1．(we)company.IamLuisa,Directorofthedepartment.Letmesaysomethingtoyouall.Thestartingofworkcanbeexcitingonthehand,andcanalsobe2．(worry)ontheother.Nomatterwhatyourfuturejobis,youwillhavetoworkwithothers.Leaningtogetonwellwithothersmustcomefirst,3．(include)allstaffinthecompanyandour4．(custom).Andsecondly,rightaftermyintroduction,spendsometimereadingtheintroductionofourcompanyandgettoknowthepeopleinyourofficeandfindout5．thecompanyislike.Thisafternoonyoucanwalkaroundourworkshopsandknow6．(much)abouttheproducts.Nooneisallowed7．(leave)thecompanybefore5:30pm.Bytheway,lunchtime8．(come)at11:50andit’sfree9．charge.Remember:Learningissoimportant10．itcanchangeyourfuturelife.ThisiswhatI’dliketosaytoyouatthemoment.Ifyoustillhaveanyquestion,pleasecometomyoffice.Thankyou.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。IparticipatedtheSecondarySchoolPrograminHarvardlastsummer、Ispendhalfofthedayonmyclassandhomework，andthenI'dbefreetodothatIwanted、Sincemycoursewasan8-creditcourse，itwasalotfastthanothersummerschoolcourse、Ihadtolearnhowtokeepupwiththepaceofmyclassandfigureouthowtostudyefficient、Forme，takenoteswasofgreathelp、Duringmystudy，IalsogottoknowmanyprofessorswhowasavailableforextrahelpwheneverIneededit、TheresourcesandopportunitiescombinedwiththeenvironmentheremademewanttoattendtoHarvardevenmore、NowbackinChina，Ioftenmisstheexperienceofstudyingabroad、2第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，为迎接即将到来的世界读书日(theWorldBookDay)，你邀请你的朋友李江一起参加周六上午八点在市图书馆举办的读书活动，发邮件给他告知相关信息，内容包括：1：时间地点2：活动的目的和意义3：你打算参加的具体活动注意：1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________