2026届四川省德阳市罗江中学高三英语第一学期期末达标检测试题含解析

2026届四川省德阳市罗江中学高三英语第一学期期末达标检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that2．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless3．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．accountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor4．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what5．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon6．Allthestudentsarerequiredtochecktheyhavemadesomespellingerrorsintheircompositions.A．whetherB．whatC．thatD．which7．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will8．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data9．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter10．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake11．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout12．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views13．Thestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfrom______ofmostChineseuniversitieswherevisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.A．that B．one C．theone D．those14．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where15．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't16．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure17．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem18．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where19．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas20．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．attractive D．fantastic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）It'srarethatyouseethewords"shyness"and"leader"inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnet-workersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew"innies".Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-taking,shypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgathering,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalking,butratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（内在地）motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin?Thenwhathappened?EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresence：they"own"themomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatetoapositiveimage.Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacknowledgemistakes,imperfections,knowledgegapsandlimitations.Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger."Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.A．shypeoplearesensitivetorewardsB．shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontentC．outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchancesD．outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening2、TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.A．shypeoplearelikelytobemodestB．hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublicC．somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschoolD．shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion3、WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.A．successresultsfromdevotion B．shynesscontributestopopularityC．outsiderewardleadstoinsistence D．uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty4、Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.A．givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresultsB．explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutionsC．quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluationsD．makingcontrastsandgivingexamples22．（8分）Startingfrom1710,apublicland,theNewHopeareahasastoriedhistory.Itbeganasatradingpost.Bythe1940s,NewHope’snameintheartsbecamelegendary,formanywritersofplays,directorsandactorstravelledthroughitsbusystreets.Thistraditioncontinuestoday.HollywoodandNewYork-basedproducersstealawaytothecommunity’svariedstreetsonweekendsandholidays.Inresponsetothisculturalenvironment,businessmanandwriterD．F.Whipple,decidedtosetuptheNewHopefilmfestivalandbecameactiveonJanuary1,2009.Whippleformedagroupofartistswhosharedhislovefordiscoveringandencouragingindependentfilmmakers,manyofwhomwillmakeworldandU.S.first-showsatourfestival.Thefestival’sdirectorswelcomeyoutooursiteandwehopeyou’lljoinusattheexhibition.Tickets:AdvanceticketsgoonsaleonJune15andticketswillbegotatthevenues(场地)foranyshows.VisitthefreeonlineOfficalGuidefordetailsonvenues,schedulesandprices.Togetticketsinadvance,pleasefollowtheseeasysteps:*PickFilm-CheckoutourfreeonlineOfficalGuideforthefull2018timetablethroughthisline:OfficalGuide.*VisitBrownPaperT---Thefestival’sofficalticketvendor(自动售票)forthesecondyearrunning.Ticketsareavailablebyshownames.Advanceticketsalesendatmidnightbeforeeachshow.Ifyoumissit,youcanstilltrytogetticketsatthedoor.Ticketspricesatthedoorare$12forvisitors,$10forstudentsandseniors(65+)and$6formatinees(午后场).Tofindshows,checkoutthescheduleinourOfficalGuide.QuestionsorcommentsmaybedirectedtotheFestivalbyemailinginquiries@.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheNewHopeareaisTRUE?A．Itwaseverabusinessareacenter.B．Ithasahistoryoflessthan100years.C．Itwasfirstusedasthebaseofarts.D．Itisfamousforitsnaturalscenery.2、D．F.WhipplechosetosetupafilmfestivalintheNewHopeareafor.A．itsbusystreetsB．itsmodernsocietyC．itsancientbuildingD．itsculturalenvironment3、Wherecanyougettheticketsinadvance?A．FromtheonlineOfficalGuide.B．FromBrownPaperT.C．Atthevenuesaftermidnight.D．Throughinquiries@.4、Howmuchwilltheypayifastudentwenttoseeafilmwithhisparentsbeforemidnight?A．$36.B．$18.C．$34.D．$28.5、Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom?A．Amagazine.B．Anewspaper.C．Awebsite.D．Atraveljournal.23．（8分）Hackingisn’tjustforcomputersandsmartphones.Accordingtoastudy,scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant’sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasethenumberoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.Scientistsusedtobaccoplantsinthestudybecauseitiseasytochangetheplants’genes.Hackedplantsarelargerthannormalplants.Photosynthesisisthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,waterandcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Scientistssaythisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergy.Butbyhackingaplant’sgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbetween14and20percent.Scientistshackedtheplant’sprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemstartswhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisinshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff.Buttheprocessisslow.Thenewstudyspeduptheprocessbychangingtheplant’sgenes,theprotectivesystemturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,leafgrowthontheplantsscientistsusedinthestudyincreased.Leafgrowthontwoplantsincreasedby20percent,whileleafgrowthonathirdplantincreasedby14percent.Scientistsconductedthestudyontobaccoplants.Buttheythinkthegeneticchangeswouldproducethesameresultsincornandrice.AgricultureprofessorTalaAwandasaidthestudymakessense,butcautionedtheyield（产量）mightnotbequitesohighforconventionalfoodcrops.Still,sheaddedinanemail,“thisstudyremainsabreakthrough,”1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Wecanfindhackingonlyindigitaldevices.B．Aplant’sgenescanbechangedbyhacking.C．Hackinghasbeenusedinimprovingfoodproduction.D．Hackingcanbeusedtochangewhateveryouwant.2、Whydidscientistschoosetobaccoplantstostudy?A．Becausetheyareveryeasytoget.B．Becausetheirgenesareeasytochange.C．Becausetheyarelargerthanotherplants.D．Becausetheycanabsorbsunlightquickly.3、Whatdoweknowaboutphotosynthesis?A．Ithelpsplantstoproduceenergy.B．Itisregardedasaproductivesystemforplants.C．Itcanincreaseleafgrowthonplantsby14percent.D．Itismadeupofsunlight，waterandcarbondioxide.4、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatchangingtheplants’genesproved________.A．useless B．deadlyC．effective D．unrealistic5、WhatisTalaAwanda’sattitudetowardthestudy?A．Doubtful. B．Neutral.C．Objective. D．Critical.24．（8分）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists(人类学家).Descriptionslike"Palaeolithic(旧石器时代的)Man"."Neolithic(新石器时代的)Man",etc.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel"LeglessMan".Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:"inthetwentiethcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn'tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday."Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprived(剥夺)oftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird's-eyeviewoftheworld.

Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,anunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardrivers,especially,aremixedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays"I'vebeenthere."Youmentiontheremotest,andsomeoneisboundtosay"I'vebeenthere"-meaning,"Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse."Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpendallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesconstantlyinthepresent.

Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Heknowsthatsound,satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistslabelmannowadays"LeglessMan"because_____.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopleusetheirlegslessandlessC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopletravelwithoutusinglegs2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_______.A．appreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.25．（10分）HowDidtheAncientChineseKeepFoodWarminWinter?Facilitieslikeelectricricecookers,microwaves,andelectrickettles,makeiteasyforpeopletokeepfoodwarmandenjoyacomfortablewinter.SohowdidChinesepeopleinancienttimeskeepfoodwarminwinterwithoutthese?Infact,ancientChinesepeopleusedtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationasearlyastheShangandZhouDynasties.☆“WenDing”,ancientricecookerOneofthemajorfunctionsofanelectricricecookeristokeepfoodwarm.The“WenDing”,anancientcookingcontainer,servedthesamepurpose,butinsteadofusingelectricenergy,theancientcookingcontainerpreservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.The“WenDing”unearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge.Thecraftsmanshipofmakingthe“WenDing”wasdevelopedintheBronzeAge.ThebronzeDingfromtheShangandZhouDynastiestookondifferentshapesandstructures.☆“RanLu”,ancientsmallhotpotThe“RanLu”isasmallsizecookingvessel(器皿)madeofbronze,whichcanbedividedintothreeparts.Acharcoalstoveformsthemainstructure,withabottomtraytoholdcharcoalashes,andamovablecupatthetop.Someexpertshaveconcludedthatthevessel’sstructuresuggestsitmayhavebeenusedasasmallhotpotandthatthesevesselsbecamepopularintheWarringStatesPeriod(475—221B．C．).☆BronzeYou,ancientkettleTheBronzeYouwasoneofthemostcommonwinecontainersduringtheShangandZhouDynasties.TheBronzeYoucanalsobeusedtowarmwine.Forexample,theBronzeYouwithbeastmaskdesign,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningwherecharcoalcouldbeplaced.Justaspeopletodaycan’tdowithoutanelectrickettle,theBronzeYouallowedpeopletoenjoyahotdrink.☆BronzeYan,ancientsteamerAlthoughthe“WenDing”waseffectiveatkeepingfoodwarm,theancientChinesepeoplelaterfoundthatitsburningprocessproducedpollution.Asaresult,theBronzeYanmadewithatwo-tierstructureandusedtosteamriceandothergrains.AftertheEasternHanDynasty(25A．D．-220A．D．),furtherimprovementstotheBronzeYanledtothemodern-daysteamer.1、Whendidthe“RanLu”becomepopular?A．IntheZhouDynasty.B．IntheEasternHanDynasty.C．IntheWarringStatesPeriod.D．IntheStoneAge.2、TheBronzeYou,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningto________.A．placecharcoalB．storewineC．pourwaterD．holdcharcoalashes3、WhatistheuniqueadvantageoftheBronzeYan?A．Itiswarm.B．Itisconvenient.C．Itisuseful.D．Itisenvironment-friendly.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）WhenIwasateenager,weweretheonlyfamilyinourNewYorktownthatdidn’townacar.Andhavingnocarwas1becauseallmyfriends’parentsdid.Wewerepoor.Suddenlyamomentarrived2mylifeforever.ForweeksanewBuickRoadMaster3inthewindowofthebiggeststoreonMainStreet.Now,onthespecialnight,Istayedintheshadowsattheedgeofthecrowdwaitingforthewinning4tobedrawn.Ithadneverevenenteredmymindthatwewould5.Buttheloudspeakercalledmyfather'sname!6Iwormedmywayuptotheplatform,themayorhadpresenteddadwiththe7,andhehaddrivenoffamid8.Iran9.MothermetmeandtoldmethatmyfatherhadaskedJim,hisboss,ifhewantedtobuyaticket.Jimsaidyesandmydad10twoticketsinhisownnamewithhisownmoney,11348forJimandthewinningnumberwas348insteadof12one349.“Yourfatherisstrugglingwitha/an13problem.ButIthinkifyouhavecharacter,youhavethebetterpartof14andIknowyourfatherwilldowhatisright,”mothersaid15.Atlastwe16dad’ssteponthefrontporch，Iheldmy17.Hewentstraighttothe18inthediningroomanddialedJim’sphonerangforalongtime...19overtheyears,Iknownowwewerenever20thanwewereatthemomentwhendadmadethetelephonecall.1、A．relaxingB．shamingC．worryingD．pleasing2、A．savingB．improvingC．riskingD．changing3、A．hadstoodB．hadbeenonsaleC．hadperformedD．hadbeenunderrepair4、A．teamB．guyC．ticketD．boss5、A．jumpB．failC．strikeD．win6、A．AssoonasB．BecauseC．BythetimeD．Although7、A．dollarsB．keysC．medalsD．tickets8、A．shoutsB．prayersC．noisesD．cheers9、A．homeB．downtownC．tomyfriendsD．totheplatform10、A．savedB．boughtC．bookedD．printed11、A．callingB．writingC．markingD．bringing12、A．theotherB．anotherC．theluckyD．other13、A．embarrassingB．mentalC．puzzlingD．moral14、A．wealthB．povertyC．healthD．belief15、A．withangerB．excitedlyC．calmlyD．withanxiety16、A．sawB．heardC．followedD．found17、A．armsB．mouthC．eyesD．breath18、A．phoneB．cupC．ticketD．window19、A．LookingoutB．LookingupC．LookingbackD．Lookingin20、A．poorerB．richerC．morefoolishD．moreclever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）ARelayEventBringsDiverseCulturesTogetherWhenHermanKambugureceivedthegoodnewshewasexpecting,hedidsomethingunusual.Heranfor32kmin1．(celebrate).Kambugu,whoworksfortheStandardCharteredBank(StanChart)inUganda,wasamongtheover86,000employeesaroundtheworldwhohadattempted2．(take)partinarelayacrossBeltandRoadcountriesasawaytoseehowtheBeltandRoadInitiative(一带一路)isdeveloping.KambuguandsevenmoreofhiscoworkersinStanChart’sofficesaroundtheworldvisited44destinationsalongtheBeltandRoadroutes,3．helpedthemunderstandtheinitiativebetter.Kambugu4．(witness)howtheBeltandRoadInitiativeischanginglifefor5．betterinEastAfricasofar,“TheMombasa-NairobiRailwayhasnotonlyshortenedtransportationtime,butalsocreatedover20,000jobsforlocalpeopleinKenya，”hesaid.SerenaLeungfromtheHongKongofficesaid6．shehadseenduringherjourneyimpressed7．(she).Insomeplaces,peoplegreetedtheminMandarin.Theyspokeit8．(fluently)thansomepeoplefromHongKong，shesaidjokingly.“Byrunningtogether,werunfurther，”addedThereseNeo，acustomermanagerfromtheSingaporeoffice.Asshesawit,thecountries9．(participate)intheBeltandRoadInitiativewerelikethe10．(runner).Whentheyjoinforces,theyhaveabettersharedfuture.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。每处错误仅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。ThebiggestchallengeIhaveovercomeissteppingoutofmycomfortzone、Intheyearof2013whichIwas15,Ijoinedanexchangestudentprogram、IsenttoGermanyaloneandlivedwiththehostfamily、Atfirstitwasahugefailureforme、Thanksformyhostmom,shehelpedmealot、Shetoldmesometipstomakefriends,suchasjoiningasportsclubandinvitedmyclassmatestowatchamovie、Surprising,allofthetipsshegavemeworkout!ShealsosuggestedthatIcanintroducemyculturetomyclassmates、Tomyastonish,theywerebothinterestedinChineseculture、Gradually,mydiscomfortzonebecameapartofmycomfortzone、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）中医，作为中国传统文化的重要组成部分，近年来引起全世界的广泛关注。假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Tony对中医文化很感兴趣，发来邮件向你询问有关中医的事情，比如:中医的历史、地位，以及中医的优势(疗效、副作用、价格)等，请你给他回一封邮件，回答他的问题并欢迎来体验。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯；3.参考词汇：中医TraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________