广西陆川县中学2024年高考考前提分英语仿真卷含解析

广西陆川县中学2024年高考考前提分英语仿真卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere2．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something3．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired4．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot5．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen6．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas7．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs8．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen9．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto10．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat11．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading12．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor13．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that14．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome15．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．accomplish B．accomplishedC．accomplishing D．beingaccomplished16．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever17．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo18．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something19．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when20．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn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）Stuttering(口吃)isacommunicationdisorder(疾病)generallycharacterizedbyunconsciousrepetitionsorpausesintheflowofspeech.Theserepetitionsandpausescanbakemanyforms,suchasrepetitionsofpartsofwords(“li-li-likethis”).Sometimes,therearemomentswhenasoundoraperiodofsilenceislengthened(“llllikethis”or“l-ikethis”).Stutteringcanbeclassifiedintoanumberorcommunicationdisorders:neurogenic(神经性的)stutteringandpsychogenicstutteringareassociatedwithsuddenonset(发作)and,astheirnamesimply,withaspecificknowncause—eitheraprobleminthemakeupofthebrainoragreatpsychologicalchallenge.Thesedisordersarecomparativelyrareanddifferintermsofcauses,symptomsandtreatmentfromdevelopmentalstuttering.Developmentalstutteringtypicallystartsbetweentheagesoftwoandahalfandfour.Theonsetofthedisorder,whichcanbegradualorrelativelysudden,generallyoccursduringtheperiodofrapiddevelopmentinachild’slanguageskills,motorskills,character,andsocialinteraction.Thecauseofdevelopmentalstutteringarenotwellunderstoodandvarioustheorieshavebeenofferedthroughoutthehistoryofspeech-languagepathology(thestudyofthecausesandeffectsofillnesses).Therootsofstutteringhavebeenbelievedtorelatetoanumberofcauses:emotionalproblems,neurologicalproblems,improperreactionsfromcaregiversandfamilymembers,languageplanning,andspeechmotordifficultiesamongothers.Thesetheorieshaveshownthepromiseofexplainingsomecharacteristicsofstutteringbutnosingletheoryhasthoroughlydescribedtheexperiencesofpeoplewhostutter.Youngchildrenwhohavestutteredforonlyashorttimehaveahighrateofnaturalrecovery,thoughitisimpossibletodeterminewhichchildrenaremostlikelytorecoverandwhicharelikelytocontinuestuttering.Mostexpertsrecommendearlyevaluationandtreatmentaimedatpreventingthedevelopmentofachronic(慢性的)communicationdisorder.Speech-languagepathologistsdisagreeaboutwhichapproachisbestforolderchildrenandadults.Treatmentoptionsincludetrainingtochangespeechpatterns,turningtodoctorstominimizenegativereactions,drugs,andelectronictoolsthatimprovefluency.Self-helpandsupportgroupsalsoplayanimportantroleinrecoveryformanypeoplewhostutter.Manypeoplewhohavetakenstutteringtreatmentprogramsareabletomakepositivechangesintheirspeechskillsandcommunicationabilitiessotheycancommunicatefreely.1、Ifasmallchildbeginstostutter,hisorherparentsshould________.A．givetheirfamilymoretime B．consultadoctorimmediatelyC．waitforthechildtorecovernaturally D．encouragethechildtospeakfluently2、Whatcanwesayabouttheapproachestotreatmentofstuttering?A．Theyprovetobeuselessforchildren.B．Theyareattheexperimentalstage.C．Theyproducepositiveeffects.D．Theyworkagainsteachother.3、Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.A．describerecentresearchonstutteringB．showustheclassificationofstutteringC．explainthedifferentformsofstutteringD．offersomebasicknowledgeofstuttering22．（8分）Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathrate.Onlyafew,includingEgyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,havelastedmorethan2,000years.Whatisnew,however,isthespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe'scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversity,eliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetime.Overthelast300years,Europehaslostadozen,andAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducation,themediaandthecivilservice,nationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogress,whichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswift,straightforwardandpractical.Languagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledge.Monolingualismbecameanideal.Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialmarkets,thespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreatto“small”languages.AlanguagenotontheInternetisalanguagethat“nolongerexists''inthemodernworld.Itisoutofthegame.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofall,itispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguage,ourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryof"thefirstlanguage".Aseachlanguagedies,achapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.Thedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossofthesecond.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople'scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.Alanguageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.Italsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakit,theirwaysofusingknowledge.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.1、Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A．ColonialconquestsofEuropeB．TheboomofhumanpopulationC．AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD．Theriseofnation-states2、Theunderlinedword“stifles”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"".A．boosts B．fuelsC．imposes D．kills3、Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat.A．PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginatedB．LanguagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalizationC．MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismD．Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically4、Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.B．Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.C．Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.D．Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.23．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattacksotherplants.Exceptforitsflowers,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestems（茎）hangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofapotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupanddisappear-evenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood.B．Todescribetieshapeofdodderplants.C．Toexplainwherethedodderplantscomefrom.D．Toarguethatdodderplantscanbeused.2、Whatwillhappenifadodderplantstartsgrowingwheretherearenootherplantsaround?A．Itwilldiesoonerorlater.B．Itwillgrowdeeproots.C．Itwillattractotherplants.D．Itwillcovertheentireareaofsoil.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.B．Doddercanaffectfarmers’income.C．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.D．Dodderonlygrowsinthewarmareas.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Anewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Plantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Thespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Recentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.24．（8分）KongQiu,betterknownasConfucius,wasbornin551B．C．,intheLustateofChina.Histeachings,preservedin"Lunyu",focusedoncreatingmodelsforgoodbehaviorandsettingeducationalstandards.Hediedin479B．C．ConfucianismlaterbecametheofficialphilosophyoftheChineseempire,andwasextremelyinfluentialduringtheHan,TangandSongdynasties.LittleisknownofConfucius'childhood."RecordsoftheHistorian",writtenbySsu-maChi’en,offersthemostdetailedaccountofConfucius'life.However,somemodemhistonansquestionitsaccuracy,regardingitasmyth,notfact.ThebooksaysthatConfuciuswasbornintoaroyalfamilywhileotherssaythatConfuciuswasbomintopoverty.Onefactisclear,though:ConfuciuslivedduringatimeofgreattroubleinChina.Over2,500yearsago,China'sChouEmpirebegantofallapart.WarringChinesestatescausedittobreakdown.TraditionalChinesevaluesthenbegantodecline.ConfuciussawthisasanopportunitytostrengthentheoldChinesevaluesandcustoms.Hisideaswerebasedontheprincipleof"ren"or"lovingothers"whilepracticingself-control.HebelievedthatrencouldbeputintoactionusingtheGoldenRule.TheGoldenRuleis"donotdotootherswhatyoudonotwishforyourself."Confucius'politicalbeliefswerelikewisebasedontheconceptofself-control.Hebelievedthataleadershouldstayhumbleandtreathisfollowerswithcare.Indoingso,hewouldleadbypositiveexample.AccordingtoConfucius,leaderscouldmotivatetheirsubjectstofollowthelawbyteachingthemvirtue.Hisphilosophyofeducationfocusedonthe"SixArts".ToConfucius,themainobjectiveofbeinganeducatorwastoteachpeopletobehonestandkind.Hetriedtoencouragepeopletobemorepolitetoeachother.BythesecondcenturyB．C．,duringChina'sfirstHanDynasty,hisideasbecamethefoundationforthestategovernment.Today,heiswidelyconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialteachersinChinesehistory.1、ConfuciuswouldbeMOSTlikelytoagreethatthepurposeofeducationisA．tohaverichknowledge. B．toliveagoodmorallife.C．togainwealthandpower. D．tolearnsixcoresubjects.2、EachofthefollowingaffectedConfucius'ideasEXCEPT.A．theHanDynasty. B．theChouDynasty.C．traditionalChinesevalues. D．thewartimeexperience.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Confuciusledabitterlifeinhischildhood.B．TraditionalvaluesweregonebecauseoftheendofChou.C．Confucius'ideasinfluencedtheleadershipofthecountry.D．Confuciusdevotedlypromotedideascontrarytotraditionalones.4、Self-controliscentraltoConfucius'philosophybecause_________.A．itisthebasisofthestategovernment.B．itisthefoundationoftheGoldenRule.C．itisnecessarytobeaproductivephilosopher.D．ithelpspeoplebehumbleandsetanexample.25．（10分）ForPeiShiyou,thisyear'sLunarNewyear'sEvewasamongthefewhehaspentwithhisextendedfamily.“It’soneofthebenefitsofstartingabusinessinmyhometown,”saidPei,whowasbornandraisedinHefei,Anhuiprovince,andwillsoonturn60.HiswishfortheYearoftheDogistoseesmartglass---theproducthisteamhasbeendevelopingsince2016---gointoproduction.Startingabusinesswithacreativeresearchteamandreceivinggovernmentsupporthavegivenhimastrongsenseofpride,afeelinghesaysheoftenlackedduringhis25yearsworkingintheUnitedStates,hesaid.HewasamongChinasfirststudentstotraveltotheUSforpostgraduatestudAfterthat,helandedhisfirstjobatAmocoCorpandlatermovedtoCaliforniaeventuallybecomingheadofproductresearchanddevelopmentatKLA-Tencor,aglobalcapitalequipmentcompanyinSiliconValley.YetPeisaidhestillfeltunfulfilledandunsatisfied.“ItseemedtherewasaninvisibleceilingformewhenIpursuedmycareerintheUS.Ifeltlikeitwasunlikelyformetoachieveanyhighersenseofachievementorrecognition.”HereturnedtoChinain2017,andnineyearslaterestablishedasmart-glasscompanyinHefeiwithtwootherUS-trainedengineers.Thecompany’sproductissuitableforlow-temperature,flexiblesmart-filmmanufacturingandisabletoself-adjustitsleveloftransparencybasedontemperaturechangesandsunlightconditions,accordingtoPei,whosaidithasthepotentialtoreducetheneedforairconditioningandmakecurtainsabandoned.Between2007and2016,PeilivedandworkedinseveralChinesecities.“WhatattractsmetoHefeiisthatitiseasytogathertechtalentshereduetothecity’srapiddevelopmentinrecentyears,andalsobecauseithasseveraluniversities,”hesaid.SupportfromthelocalgovernmenthasbeenoneofthebestattractionsthatconvincedPeitolocatehiscompanyintheeasternChinesecity.InJanuarylastyear,Hefeiwasapprovedasthesiteofanational-levelsciencecenter,thesecondofitskindafteranearlieronewasbuiltinShanghai.Thecenter,nowunderconstruction,willfocusonareasincludinginformationtechnology,energyandhealth.1、WhydidPeiShiyoustartabusinessinChina?A．BecauseofhisunsuccessfulbusinessinAmerica.B．Becausehiscareerwasblockedbysomethinginvisible.C．Becausehisfamilydesperatelywantshimtochaseroots.D．Becauseofasenseofaccomplishmentfromhiscreativeteamandofficialsupport.2、What’soneofthefunctionsofthesmartglass?A．Tobefilmedasahightechmodel.B．Toadjusttransparencyaccordingtothesurroundingtemperature.C．Toreplacetheuseofairconditioners.D．Tobeusedasakindofnewcurtain.3、AccordingtoPei,whichisareasonwhyPeichosehishometowntosetuphiscompany?A．HehaslivedandworkedinseveralChinesecities.B．Hishometownsgreatprogresscanattractgeniusintechnology.C．Hecanupdatehistechnologyinthenearbyuniversities.D．HehasthesupportfromthelocalgovernmentoftheUS.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GlassbusinessmanhappytobehomeB．GlassentrepreneurandhisgreatinfluenceC．smart-glasscomingintoourlifeD．Thedevelopmentofanamazingtechnology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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My12-year-olddaughter，Lauren，camehomefromschoolyesterday．She1wavedhergradebooktome．Shehadbeen2A-1inmostsubjectssuchasmathematics，languageartsandscience—agreat3!ThenshesadlypointedoutthatherperfectscorewasdamagedbyaB-1in4andaC-1inPlaysicalEducation．Iaskedherwhatthescores5．Shesaidthatthe6showedtheachievementandthenumbershowedtheeffort．ThatmomentI7thatthegradesweremisleading．Ireachedoutmyhandsandgaveherabig8andtoldherinmymindshehadaperfectscore．Itdidn’t9thathergradeinFrenchwasa“B”—“l”10thatshehadtriedherbest．Thatissomethingtomakeanyparentproud．Everybodyis11．Everybodyhasdifferentpotential．Notallofuswillbecomescientistsorsports12．Butwithout100％effortno13canbeachieved．IfIseeasalespersonfailatsales，the14thingIwanttoexamineistheeffortbeingputin．Ifthereisaproblemwith15，thesalespersonhasnofuture．ButifIseeasalespersonisn’t16withl00％effort，heorsheisworthmyeffortinhelping．Maybeabitoftrainingorsome17fromamoresuccessfulpersonwill18．Iknowthat100％effort，focusintherightdirection，willalwaysbringa19whetherthatisan“A”ora“C”．Aslongasyoumake100％effort，youare20．1、A．seriouslyB．patientlyC．cautiouslyD．proudly2、A．handedB．awardedC．sentD．promised3、A．favorB．reliefC．1essonD．achievement4、A．PoliticsB．EnglishC．FrenchD．Science5、A．neededB．attractedC．affectedD．meant6、A．scoreB．1etterC．figureD．word7、A．realizedB．checkedC．recognizedD．remembered8、A．hugB．shakeC．kissD．smile9、A．botherB．workC．matterD．suffer10、A．saidB．showedC．warnedD．included11、A．energeticB．independentC．differentD．curious12、A．trainersB．salesmenC．fansD．stars13、A．safetyB．principleC．experienceD．potential14、A．1astB．firstC．bestD．1atest15、A．ambitionB．confidenceC．effortD．attitude16、A．cheerfulB．carefulC．successfulD．hopeful17、A．adviceB．moneyC．expectationD．protection18、A．helpB．decideC．appearD．match19、A．competitionB．resultC．taskD．choice20、A．greatB．diligentC．famousD．Reliable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）Haveyouever1．(stay)uplate?Ifso,youknowthatnotgettingenoughsleepcanmakeyoutired.Notsleepingenoughcanalsomake2．hardtothinkclearlythenextday.Sleepscientistshavelongknownthat3．(get)agoodnight’ssleepisofgreatimportance.Ithelpskidstobeabletodotheirbestduringtheday.Arecentstudyshowsthatsleep4．(help)improveproblem-solvingskillsand5．(create)thinking.Forthestudy,twogroupsofstudentsanswered6．mathproblem.Thegroupthatsleptforeighthourssolvedtheproblemcorrectly7．often)thanthegroupthatdidnotgetenoughsleep.Whileyousleepatnight,yourbrainisbusydoingits“homework”.Itsortsout(整理)theinformation8．yougetintheday.Gettingenoughsleepeachnightcanimproveyourthinkingability.Thatwill9．(sure)helpyoudoyourbestatschool.Expertssaythat,10．return,canleadtobettergrades.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）DearDavid,Ihaverecentlyfeltguilty,staysleeplessatnight、Youmaywonderhow、Totellyouthetruth,itisjustbecauseofthefactthatIseldomcheatinexamsandIjustcan’tstopme、Inmanyexams,Iusedcellphonestosurfthenetforanswer、Besides,Isometimesreferredthemtomynotebookssocopiedsomething、Asyouknow,cheatingdomuchharmtoourlearningandself-confidence、It’stimethatItakeactiontostopit、Iwouldappreciateityoucouldoffermesomeadvice、Lookingforwardtoyourreply!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华,正在你校学习汉语的美国交换生Albert对中国古诗词很感兴趣。请用英语给他写封邮件,邀请他一同观看央视频道《经典咏流传》中的一期节目。内容包括：1.时间、地点和观看人员；2.内容：欣赏以歌曲形式咏唱的经典古诗词；3.提醒：提前简要了解一些中国经典古诗词,观后一起谈感受。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇：《经典咏流传》EverlastingClassicsHiAlbert,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________