四川省瀘縣五中2024屆高三3月份第一次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規定位置．3．請認真核對監考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準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選項的方框涂滿、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．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．areworn2．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches3．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although4．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects5．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean6．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped7．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough8．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which9．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that10．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter11．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime12．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout13．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t14．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited15．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove16．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that17．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout18．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should19．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe20．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Startingfrom1710，apublicland，theNewHopeareahasafamoushistory.Itbeganasatradingpost.Bythe1940s，NewHope'snameintheartshadbecomelegendaryformanywritersofplays，directorsandactorswhotraveledthroughitsbusystreetsonweekendsandholidays.Inresponsetothisculturalenvironment，businessmanandwriterD．F.WhippledecidedtosetuptheNewHopefilmfestivalin2009.Whipplegatheredagroupofartistswhosharedhislovefordiscoveringandencouragingindependentfilmmakers，manyofwhomwillshowtheirfilmsatitsexhibitions.Thefestival'sdirectorswelcomeyoutooursiteandwehopeyou’lljoinusattheexhibitions.Tickets;AdvanceticketsgoonsaleonJune15andticketswillbegotatthevenues（場地，地點）foranyshow.VisitthefreeonlineOfficialGuidefordetailsonvenues，schedulesandprices.Togetticketsinadvance，pleasefollowtheseeasysteps：Pickfilms---CheckoutourfreeonlineOfficialGuideforthefull2017time-tablethroughthislink：OfficialGuide.VisitBrownPaperTickets.com--Thefestival'sofficialticketvendor（自動售票機）forthewholeyearisrunning.Ticketsareavailablebyshowname.Advanceticketsalesendatmidnightbeforeeachshow.Ifyoumissit，youcanstilltrytogetticketsat，thedoor.Ticketpricesatthedoorare$12forvisitors，$10forstudentsandseniors（65+）and$6formatinees（午后場）.Tofindshows，checkoutthescheduleinourOfficialGuide.QuestionsorcommentsmaybedirectedtotheFestivalbyemailinginquires@.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheNewHopearea？A．Itwaseverabusinesscenter.B．Itisfamousforisnaturalscenery.C．Itwasfirstusedasthebaseofarts.D．Ithasahistoryoflessthan4years.2、D．F.WhipplechosetosetupafilmfestivalintheNewHopeareabecauseof______________.A．itsbusystreets B．itsmodernsocietyC．itsancientbuilding D．itsculturalenvironment3、Wherecanyougettheticketsinadvance？A．Atthevenuesaftermidnight. B．FromtheonlineOfficialGuide.C．FromBrownPaperT. D．Throughinquires@.4、Howmuchwilltheypayifastudentwenttoseeafilmwithhisparentsbeforemidnight？A．$36 B．$18C．$34 D．$285、Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom？A．amagazine B．anewspaperC．atraveljournal D．awebsite22．（8分）OnSept.19theWestchaseElementaryPTA（Parent-TeacherAssociation）willholditsWizardWalk.TheWizardWalkisalocallyorganized,healthyalternativetotraditionalproductsalesthatwillraisemoneytosupportallPTAprogramsandeventsfortheyear.Remainingmoneywillbeappliedtoanon-goingcapitalcampaigntobuildanewplayground.TheWizardWalkwilltakeplaceonWednesday,Sept.28,from8a.m.tonoonattheWestchaseRecreationCenterField.Volunteerswillbeneededthroughouttheevent.LookformoreWizardWalkinformationandvolunteersign-uplinksinyourstudent’sfolder,orcontact（聯系）LauraKohleratpresident＠westchasepta.org.ThePTAisalsoholdingayear-longSpiritStickfundraiser（資金籌集活動）.SpiritSticksaresmallandstudentscandisplaythemonakeyringontheirbackpacks,whichrepresentavarietyofinterestsandaccomplishments.TherewillbemanywaystoearnaSpiritStick（goodgrades,greatbehavior,exceptionalattendance,etc.）andopportunitiestopurchasethelimitededitionsticksforjust$1everyFridayinthecourtyard.Formoreinformation,contactNikkiPivnichnyatfundraising@westchasepta.org.Inadditiontonewfundraisingprograms,thePTAispartneringwithourGuidanceCounselor,Mrs.KierstenRivenburg,onanewcampaigncalledKindnessCounts.Lookfornewrecognitionsandrewardsaswecontinuetopromotekindnessfromourchildren,staffandparentsthroughouttheyear.Formoreinformation,contactLauraSmithatkindnesscounts@westchasepta.org.Nowinitseighthyear,theAfter-SchoolEnrichmentProgram（ASE）isbringingbacksomefavoriteprogramsandofferingsomenewones.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytoexploreanddevelopavarietyofnewinterests.Classscheduleswillbeavailablesoon.RegistrationstartsonSept.7.FallsessionbeginsSept.21-22.Formoreinformation,contactJenniferNewmanatase@westchasepta.org.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheWizardWalk?A．Todonatetoanon-goingtrainingprogram.B．Toexchangetraditionalproducts.C．Tosupportthebuildingofanewschoolbuilding.D．Tocollectmoneyforcertainprogramsandevents.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutSpiritSticks?A．Theycanbeusedaskeyrings.B．Theyaremadebystudentsthemselves.C．Thelimitededitionstickscanbebought.D．Onlystudentswithgoodgradescangetthem.3、Ifstudentswanttodevelopanewhobby,theycangetintouchwith________.A．LauraKohler B．NikkiPivnichnyC．LauraSmith D．JenniferNewman23．（8分）Noteveryparentlooksforwardtothedaywhentheirchildgoesofftoschool.Infactsomeparentsarenotsendingtheirchildrentoschoolatall.Insteadtheyarechoosingtoteachtheirchildrenathome.Thisiscalledhomeschooling.Parents,caregivers,orprivatetutorseducatechildrenindividuallyathomeinsteadofsendingthemofftobeformallyeducatedinpublicorprivateschools.IntheU.S.onlyaboutthreepercentofchildrenarehomeschooled.Therearemanyreasonswhysomeparentschoosetohomeschool.Onereasonisthatsomeparentsdonotfeeltheirchildrenaresafeinschoolbecauseofbullying（恃強凌弱）.Itissaidthatbullyingisverycommonintheschool.Otherparentswanttheirchildren'seducationtobebasedontheirreligionormoralbeliefs.Yetotherparentsthinktheeducationinschoolisnotgoodenough.Homeschoolingisalsoseenasachoiceforfamiliesthatliveinruralareas,andfamiliesthatmovefrequently.Therearemanydifferentwaystohomeschool,andhomeschoolingallowsparentstodesignlessonsbasedontheirchildren'sneeds.Familiescanpurchasetextbookstouseorcreatetheirownmaterials.Someparentsfollowaphilosophycalledunschooling,whichallowsachildtodeterminewhenandhowtheywanttolearnbasedontheirnaturalability.Someworrythathomeschoolingmeansstudentswon'thaveopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.Tosolvethisproblem,somefamilieshavecreatedactivities,whereagroupofhomeschooledstudentswilllearnandplaytogetherandparticipateinactivitiesthatwouldnormallyhappeninschoollikefieldtrips.Besides,beinghomeschooleddoesn'tmeanastudentcannotgotocollege.Mostcollegesaccepthomeschooledstudents.Andthehomeschooledstudentscangetthesamedegrees,too.1、HowmanyAmericanstudentsgotopublicorprivateschools?A．About3%.B．About97%.C．About50%.D．About70%.2、Whichisthereasonthatsomeparentschoosehomeschooling?A．Schoolbullyingexistsinsomeschools.B．Someparentscannotaffordtheeducationfeesinschool.C．Somechildrenwanttheireducationtobebasedontheirreligion.D．Someparentsthinktheschoolistoofaraway.3、Whatwilltheparentsdotohelptheirchildrencommunicate?A．Theparentscanbuysometextbooks.B．Theparentswillallowchildrentochoosewhattolearn.C．Theparentswillorganizethechildrentoplaytogether.D．Theparentswillteachthechildrenbythemselves.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．Homeschooledstudentscannotgetenoughchancestogotocollege.B．Americancollegesarefondofthehomeschooledstudents.C．HomeschooledstudentsfinditeasytogotosomeAmericancolleges.D．Homeschooledstudentshavethesamerightsasstudentswhoareformallyeducatedinschools.24．（8分）OneofthedeepestteachingsofConfuciusmayhavevaluedpersonalexemplificationaboveclearlyexpressedrulesofbehavior.Hismoralteachingsemphasizedself-cultivation(培養),imitation:ofmoralexemplars,andtheattainmentofskilledjudgmentratherthanknowledgeofrules.Histeachingsrarelyrelyonreasonedargument,andmoralidealsandmethodsareconveyedindirectly.Histeachingsrequireexaminationandcontexttobeunderstood.Agoodexampleisfoundinthisfamousanecdote:廄焚。子退朝，曰:“傷人乎？”不問馬。Whenthestableswereburntdown,onreturningfromcourtConfuciussaid,“Wasanyonehurt?”Hedidnotaskaboutthehorses.X.11(tr.Waley),10-13(tr.Legge),orX-17(tr.Lau)Bynotaskingaboutthehorses,Confuciusdemonstratesthatthesage(圣人)valueshumanbeingsoverproperty,butnotdirectly;readersareledtoreflectonwhethertheirresponsewouldfollowConfucius’sandtopursueself-improvementifitwouldnothave.Confucius,asanexemplarofhumanexcellence,servesnotasanall-powerfuldeity(神人)orauniversallytruesetofabstractprinciples,butratherthebestmodelforothers.Forthesereasons,accordingtomanycommentators,Confucius'steachingsmaybeconsideredaChineseexampleofhumanism.Oneofhisteachingswasavariant(變體)oftheGoldenRule,sometimescalledthe“SilverRule”owingtoitsnegativeform:己所不欲，勿施於人?！癢hatyoudonotwishforyourself,donotdotoothers.”子貢問曰:“有一言而可以終身行之者乎?”子曰:‘‘其恕乎！己所不欲、勿施於人?！盳iGong[adisciple]asked:“Isthereanyonewordthatcouldguideapersonthroughoutlife?”TheMasterreplied:“Howabout‘reciprocity’!Neverimposeonotherswhatyouwouldnotchooseforyourself.”AnalectsXV.24,tr.DavidHintonOftenoverlookedinConfucianmoralsarethevirtuestotheself:sincerityandthecultivationofknowledge.Virtuousactiontowardsothersbeginswithvirtuousandsincerethought,whichbeginswithknowledge.Avirtuousnaturewithoutknowledgeislikelytobeinfluencedbycorruption,andvirtuousactionwithoutsincerityisnottruerighteousness(正義).Cultivatingknowledgeandsincerityisalsoimportantforone’sownsake;thesuperiorpersonloveslearningforthesakeoflearningandrighteousnessforthesakeofrighteousness.1、ThehorseexampleinthefirstparagraphistoshowthatConfucius____________.A．paidmuchattentiontomoralteachingsB．meantotherstounderstandhisteachingsbyself-reflectionC．directlydemonstratedhisemphasisonhumanbeingsD．neverinhumanlyforcedotherstodowhathedidn’tliketodo2、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Theimportanceofthevirtuestotheself.B．Howtodefinethevirtuestotheself.C．Therelationshipbetweensincerityandknowledge.D．Whythevirtuesoftheselfareoftenoverlooked.3、WhichofthefollowingprinciplesofConfuciusismentionedinthispassage?A．Exampleisbetterthanteaching.B．Hewhopracticesvirtueswillhaveneighborsandfriends.C．Keepwhatyousayandcarryoutwhatyoudo.D．Bynature,menarenearlyalike;bypractice,theygettobewildapart.25．（10分）InthehillsoutsideMissoula,Montana,wildlifebiologistsarelookingathowclimatechangeaffectssomethingverysmall:thesnowshoehare.Lifeforsnowshoeharesisprettystressful一almosteverythingintheforestwantstoeatthem.AlexKumar,agraduatestudentattheUniversityofMontana,liststheanimalsthatarehungryforhares.“Lynx,foxes,coyotes,[….even]redsquirrels.”KumarandfieldtechnicianTuckerSeitzspendmonthssearchingthesewoodsforhares,oftenlisteningforsignalsfromharesthey'vealreadyputradiocollarson.Theycatchotherhareswithwiretrapsaboutthesizeofabreadbox,withsomeappleasbait(誘餌).Mostoftheharestheytracklivelessthanayear—ahazard(風險）ofbeingwhatKumarcalls“thecheeseburgeroftheecosystem”.Butsnowshoehareshaveaspecialskill:camouflage.They'rebrownduringthesummer,butturnwhiteforthesnowywintermonths.“There’stimeswhenyou’retrackingthemandyouknowthey’rereally,reallydose,andyoujustcan’tfindthem,”hesays.Haresswitchcolorinthespringandfallinresponsetolight,whenthedaysgetlongerorshorter.Butifthesnowcomeslate,yougetawhitehareonbrownground.“Andtheyreallythinkthatthey’recamouflaged,”Kumarsays.“Theyactlikewecan’tseethem.”Kumarcallsthis“mismatching,”andit'sbecomingmoreofaconcernwithclimatechange.“Iftheharesareconsistentlymolting(脫毛)atthesametime,yearafteryear,andthesnowfallcomeslaterandmeltsearlier,there’sgoingtobemoreandmoretimeswhenharesaremismatched,”hesays.ScottMillsofNorthCarolinaStateUniversityleadstheresearch.Hesaysthey'refindingthatmismatchedharesdieathigherrates.That’saconcernforthethreatenedCanadalynx,whichmainlyeatsthesehares.“It’saveryclearconnectiontoasingleclimatechangestressor,”Millssays.Haresmightbeabletoadaptovertime.SomesnowshoeharesinWashingtonStatedon'tturnwhiteatall.Millsistryingtofigureoutwhetherharesandotherwildlifecanadaptasfastastheclimateischanging.“Buthowfastistoofast?”heasks.1、Theword“camouflage”（Paragraph6)isclosestinmeaningto.A．escapingB．hidingC．fightingD．scaring2、Accordingtothepassage,snowshoeharescannowbeeasilydiscoveredbytheirenemiesbecausethey.A．changetheirfurcolortowhitetoolateB．haven’tadaptedtoclimatechangeC．cannolongeradapttothechangeoflightinspringandfallD．finditmoreandmoredifficulttomoltatthesametimeeachyear3、WhichbestdescribesMills'toneinthepassage?A．Approving.B．Enthusiastic.C．Concerned.D．Doubtful.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）It’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy．Firstofall,mistakesareaclear36thatyouaretryingnewthings．It’salwaysIfyounevertryanythingnew,howcanyou39?Thesimpleansweris“Youcan’t”．Withfewexceptions,everysingledetailofdevelopmentisthe40ofsomeonetryingsomethingnew．Whenyouaremakingmistakes,youare41．Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforehe42thelightbulb．Whenaskedhowitfeltto43thatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadn’tfailed10,000times,butratherhadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’t44．Finally,whenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuch45tosuccess．Why?Whenallisdone,youwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceed．46youmakeamistakeyoueliminate(排除)oneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser．Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoahead47consideringtheconsequencesofamistake．Quitethecontrary,whenyoutrysomethingnew,youbewillingtosetsomereasonablelimits,sothatintheeventthatitdoesn’t49thewayyouwantitto,youwillbeinapositiontotryagain．Weallhave50resourcesintimeandmoney,sodon’tblowthemallonone51toaproblem．Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttime,andallocate(分配)theseresourcesproperlysoyoucanlearn,52corrections,andtryitagain．Onlyby53andusingyourmistakesinthisway,canyoumakesignificant54inAsanoldsayinggoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough．”Sogo55andmakemistakes．Andlearn．Andgrow．Andsucceed．1、A．word B．sign C．mark D．signature2、A．interesting B．funny C．bad D．good3、A．working B．failing C．growing D．playing4、A．improve B．study C．insist D．think5、A．progress B．result C．strength D．experiment6、A．learning B．correcting C．doing D．promising7、A．broke B．perfected C．designed D．bought8、A．succeed B．invent C．fail D．struggle9、A．work B．help C．go D．perform10、A．further B．closer C．familiar D．interested11、A．Onlyif B．Eventhough C．Everytime D．Asif12、A．with B．without C．into D．through13、A．wantto B．leadto C．tendto D．haveto14、A．workout B．putout C．runout D．sortout15、A．enough B．much C．limited D．little16、A．way B．approach C．means D．suggestion17、A．make B．follow C．take D．offer18、A．trying B．avoiding C．accepting D．receiving19、A．use B．contribution C．money D．advances20、A．back B．forth C．off D．out第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OnerecentFridaynight,Icalledmy27-year-oldson,Ryan,whowasmakinghiswaytoacompanyinManhattan.Hesaidhewouldcallmebackshortly.Strangelyhedidnot.Thefollowingmorning,Icalledbutgotnoresponse.SoworriedwasIthatIcalledhimagainandagain.Later,hetextedmefromhisiPad,tellingmeaboutthelossofhiscell-phonedue1．hiscarelessness.Hewasveryupsetandanxiousbecausethereweremanymemorablephotosandtextsstoredinit.Iaskedhimwhereitwas2．hehadlefthiscellphone.Hesaidhecouldn’trememberitandthatifhehadlostthephone,hehadtobuyanewonetotaketheplaceoftheformerone.3．(lose)hiscellphonebythen,hehadtoaskaco-workertocallthecellphone,andbycoincidenceacabdriveranswered.Thedriversaid4．(actual)hehadfounditandhewouldgladlyreturnthephoneandhegavehiscellphonenumbertotheco-worker.Icalledthedriver,whosaidhecouldmeetmysoninthecitythatnighteven5．hewasquitebusy.Afterseveralback-and-forthcommunicationsaboutwhereandwhentheyshouldmeet,it6．(propose)bythedriverthattheyshouldmeeteachotherinManhattan.Havinggothisphonebackeventually,mysonfelthappyandrelieved.ThenIgotatextfromthedriver,whichsaid“Igavethephonetoyourson.”Iexpressedmysincere7．(appreciate)tohimandwrote,“Godblessyou.”Iaskedhimforhisaddress.Iaminthebakingbusinessandwantedtogivehimagift.“Thankyousomuch,”hewrote.“IamreallygratefultoGodfor8．(give)theopportunitytodosomethinggoodforyourfamily.”Iresponded,“Again,thankyouforbeingsuchagoodperson.Iwishmorepeopleinthisworldweremorelikeyou.9．Ibeacabdriverinthefuture,Iwoulddothesamethingasyoudid.”Thiswasjustacellphone,butIfeltemotionalaboutit.10．(moment)liketheserestoreyourbeliefinhumanity(人性).第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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）不計分。LastSunday,myfamilywentforwalkinanearbypark、Wewantedtobreathethefreshairandhavingfunthere、However,whengoingout，wefinditwascloudyandsmoggy、Onlyafewpeoplewerewalkingquickonthestreetswearingtheirmasks、Iwaswonderingwhythematterwaswhenmylittlebrotherbegantocoughloudly、SuddenlyIrealizedthatitwasairpollution、Sowehadtogotohomethatday、Smokefromcars,buses,andfactoriesmaketheairdirty，thatisharmfultoourhealth、Ithinktheyallshoulddosomethingtokeeptheairclean、94第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）重陽節(theDoubleNinthfestival)，歷史悠久，是中國重要的傳統節日之一。在中國受到國人的重視。假如你是李華，你的澳大利亞筆友David最近發來郵件，說他對重陽節很感興趣，很想了解該節日一些情況。請根據以下要點回復郵件。1.慶祝時間：農歷(Lunar)九月初九；2.慶祝意義：敬老愛老；3.慶祝活動：齊登高，賞秋色；配茱萸(corn