甘肅省蘭州市蘭化一中2025屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent2．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget3．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．a(chǎn)ny4．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost5．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed6．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent7．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever8．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless9．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill10．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall11．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．a(chǎn)ppointing B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed12．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay13．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．a(chǎn)pproachable B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．convenient14．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick15．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin16．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.17．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held18．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso19．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．a(chǎn)fford C．buy D．spend20．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof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）Ithoughtweallknewwhyindependentschoolstudentsdobetterthanthoseinthestatesector(公立學(xué)校).Theyhavemoremoney,morefundingandbetterresourcesandtheydon’thavethemorechallengingstudentswegetinthestatesector.ThatwasbeforeIbecameateacher-researcherinatwo-yearprojectledbymycollege,aimingtofindthebestwaytosupporthigh-abilitystudents.WithfundingfromtheLondonSchoolsExcellenceFund,weteamedupwithsomeofthecountry’stopprivateschools,likeEtonandStPaul’s,aswellasanumberofstateschools,tofindouthowtobringtheknowledge-richlearningthatcharacterizesindependentschoolsintothestatesector.Beforetheproject,Ihadn’thadmuchcontactwithpeoplewhohadbeeneducatedthere.ButthefirstthingIfoundwhenIvisitedwasthatteachersarethesame.Intheindependentsector,theyhavechallengestoo—justdifferentones.Aftertwoyears,ourresearchprojecthasproducedahugesetoffindings.Oneofthemostusefulfindingswastheimportanceofindependentlearninghabitsoutsidetheclassroom.IrealizedthatalthoughIwasalwaystellingstudentsthattheyneededtodofourtofivehoursofprivatestudyaweek,theydidn’thaveaclearideaofwhatthiscouldlooklikebeyondmakingnotes.SoIsetthemdifferentactivitiesincludingreadingarticles,doingactivitiesandcompletingexaminationquestions.Istartedtoputmuchmoreemphasisonactivitiesoutsidetheclassroom,likeresearchingtopicsbeyondthesyllabus(教學(xué)大綱)ordiscussingthingsinthenews.AndIpraisedanyonewhoaskedquestionsinclass,sowecreatedaculturewherestudentswereproudtoaskaquestionratherthanseeingitasawayofflaggingupthefactthattheyhadn’tunderstoodsomething.Myresearchisbeginningtohavearealinfluence.Mystudentsnowcometoclassandtellmewhattheywanttoknowabout.Buttheynolongerexpectmetodotheresearch—theywanttofindoutforthemselves.AttheendoftheyearIgavestudentsaquestionnaireonindependentlearning.Onewrote,“IndependentlearningwouldlimitthehelpIgotfromotherstudents.Ithelpsyoutothinkforyourself.”1、Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutindependentschoolstudentsbeforeherresearch?A．Theyweretroublemakers.B．Theyenjoyedexcellentlearningconditions.C．Theyperformedworsethanstateschoolstudents.D．Theyfacedthesamechallengesasstateschoolstudents.2、Whydidtheauthorjointheproject?A．Tointroducegoodlearningmethodstostateschools.B．Toexchangeteachingideaswithotherteachers.C．Topartnerwithotherschoolsineducation.D．Tofindenoughfundsforstateschools.3、Whatchangesdidtheauthormakeinherclasses?A．Shefocusedongrouplearning. B．Sheworkedoutadifferentsyllabus.C．Sheencouragedindependentlearning. D．Shecarriedoutvariousactivitiesinclass.4、Howistheauthor’sresearchgoing?A．Ithasmadeabigdifference. B．Ithasfailedtomakeprogress.C．Itisquestionedbyherstudents. D．Itinvolvesmanymorestudents.22．（8分）Vinegarmakessalad，friesanddumplingstastebetter，andyoucanevenuseittocleanyourwindows．Andnow，accordingtoscientists，itmayeventheplanet'spopulationsurviveclimatechange．ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience（CSRS）inJapanfoundthatgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts．Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture，worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld'ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower．ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis，aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather．Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought﹣likeconditions，itproducedachemicalcalledacetate（醋酸鹽）﹣themaincomponentofvinegar．Afterdiscoveringthis，thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplants，beforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely．Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days，theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived，whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied．It'shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfarmersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive．"Intheexperiment，wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld﹣rice，wheatandmaize﹣andthebasicplantofbreedingspecies，rapeseed（油菜籽），"JongMyongKim，co﹣authorofthestudy，toldPopularSciencemagazine．Kimalsotoldthemagazinehe'salreadybeenintouchwithpeopleallovertheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost﹣effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromflowergrowingcompaniestoamateurgardeners．Althoughatthispointkeepingthirstyplantsaliveisn'taseasyasjustpouringvinegaroverthem，Kimsaidheandhisteamareworkingonmakingtheprocessassimpleaspossible．"Nowwearetryingtocooperatewithsomefarmers，andalsosomecompanies，tomakeamethodtoapplythissystem，"hesaid．Andforthoseofuswhoalwaysforgettoaskourneighborstowaterourplantswhenwegoaway，hopefullythismeanstheendofreturninghomefromatriptofindourfavoriteflowershavedied．1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout？A．Theworld'sfoodsupplywillbeincreased．B．Plantsbettersurvivedroughts．C．TheArabidopsisisresistanttodroughts．D．Vinegarcouldbeusedtofightdroughts．2、Itwasdiscoveredthatacetatecan．A．beusedbyfarmerstoreplacesoilB．onlybeproducedbytheArabidopsisC．helpplantssurvivedryconditionsD．beusedtoimprovepoorsoil3、Whatarethetargetplantsoftheexperiment？A．a(chǎn)llbreedingspecies．B．wheatandArabidopisis．C．riceandmaize．D．rapeseedandArabidopisis．4、JongMyongKim'sexperimentoftryingoutthemethod．A．canmakepeople'stripspleasantB．turnedoutaworldwidesuccessC．isassimpleaspouringvinegarovertheplantsD．a(chǎn)ppealstomanyflowergrowingcompanies23．（8分）Amsterdamisoneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworldandfamousforitsbeautifulcanals,topartmuseums,andcyclingculture.ItisthecapitalandmostpopulouscityintheNetherlandsandoftenreferredtoasthe“VeniceoftheNorth”becauseofitswidesystemofbridgesandcanals.HerearesomeofthekeypointstorememberasyouplanyourtriptoAmsterdam.Must-SeeAttractionsMostvisitorsbegintheirAmsterdamadventureintheOldCentre,whichisfulloftraditionalarchitecture,shoppingcenters,andcoffeeshops.ThetopmuseumstovisitaretheRijksmuseum,theAnnFrankHouse,andtheVanGoghMuseum.TheCanalRingisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatwasoriginallybuilttoattractwealthyhomeownersandanareaforcelebrityspottingandnightlifetoday.TransportationTravelersshouldbeawarethatAmsterdamAirportSchipholisoneofthebusiestairportsintheworld.Thisairportislocatedabout15kilometerssouthwestofthecitycenter.YoucancatchatrainfromSchipholtoAmsterdamCentralStation,whichhasmanyconnectingroutes.It’stypicallynotagoodideatodriveacartothecitycenter.Cyclingisincrediblypopularhere,andit’seasytofindcheapbikerentalsaroundthetown.Amsterdamhasaflatterrain(地形)andit’sagoodchoicetoexplorethecityonfoot.Money-savingTips●LookforaccommodationsinAmsterdam’sSouthDistrict^whereratesaregenerallycheaperthaninthecitycenter.●Buytrainticketsatthemachineinsteadofthecountertosaveabitofmoney●Insteadofhiringatourguide,jumpontoacanalboat.They’reinexpensiveandwillgiveyouauniquepointofviewofthecity.Checkathttp://wmv.save70.comtoviewpricecomparisonsforflights,hotels,andrentalcarsbeforeyoubook.1、WhatcanvisitorsdointheOldCentre?A．Dosomeshopping.B．Visitamuseum.C．Runacoffeeshop.D．Comeacrossmanyarchitects.2、Whatsuggestiondoestheauthoroffertouristsinthetext?A．Hiringatourguide.B．Visitingthecityonfoot.C．Buyingticketsatthecounter.D．Goingtothecitycenterbycar.3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toencouragemoreoverseastravelling.B．Tocomparesometouristattractions.C．Topromotesomefamousmuseums.D．Toadvertisetravellinginformation.24．（8分）It’scoldanddarkoutside,andyourbedissowarmandcomfortable.Goingforarunseemslikesuchabadidea.Butbeforeyouhideyourrunningshoes,itmightbeworthgivingthatcrazyideaago.AccordingtoTheHuffingtonPost,anoutdoorruninwinter,asopposedtooneonatreadmill(跑步機(jī)),burnsmorecaloriesbecausethebodyisworkinghardtoregulate(調(diào)節(jié))itscoretemperature.Furthermore,researchshowsthatracetimesarefasterincoldweatherthaninwarmertemperatures—andquickerrunsburnmorecalories.Similarly,coldweatheralsomakestheheartworkhardertodistributebloodthroughthebody,makingthatvitalmuscleevenstronger.Outdoorexercisealsoturnsupyourenergyandridsyouofthestressanddepressionthatbuildupeveryday.Theheatandhumidityinthesummercandragyoudownandtireyoufaster,butcoldweatherisrefreshing.Itadjustsyoutoyoursurroundings,makingyoufeelalive.Ofcourse,thethreatofsmoginsomebuilt-upareasisafurtherhurdletowinterexercise.Heartattacks,stroke,lungcancerandasthmaarealldangersofrunninginsmog.Thecombinationofairpollutionandexerciseincreasesthepotentialproblems.Ifyoudochoosetorunoutsideonsmoggydays,takeapathinaparkorresidentialareatoavoidcarexhaust(尾氣),andgoearlyinthemorning,beforerushhour.Butstayinginsideonsmoggydaysandwaitingforthenextcleardaytorunisbest.1、Howdoescoldweatherbenefitrunners,comparedwithwarmweather?A．Theycanrunmoreslowly.B．Theycantakeinmorecalories.C．Theirheartscanfunctionharder.D．Theirbodytemperaturecangetlower.2、Howdoessummeraffectrunners?A．Itbuildsuptheirenergyquickly.B．Itmakesrunnerstiredeasily.C．Itlessensrunners’stress.D．Itcausesheartattack.3、Whataretherunnerssupposedtodoonsmoggydays?A．Stopdrivingcars.B．Domoreexercise.C．Avoidoutdoorexercise.D．Runlateinthemorning.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．RefreshwithaWinterRunB．TakeOutdoorExerciseinSummerC．GotoRuninaParkD．FollowtheTipstoReduceStress25．（10分）OnthemorningofSeptember7th,19-year-oldRyanHarrisand40-year-oldStonieHuffman,twoSitka,Alaskaresidents,tookoffontheir28-footboatinsearchoffish.Twomilesintotheocean,theirboatbegantohavesomeproblems.Theymanagedtofixtheproblems,butdecidedtoheadbacktoshoreanyway.However,beforetheycouldcallforhelporgrabalifejacket,aneight-footwaveslammedhardagainsttheirboatandoverturnedit,throwingbothmenintothecoldAlaskanwaters.Stranded,theybegantolookaroundtoseewhattheycouldgrabontoandsawacoupleoftheemptyfishingboxesfromtheboat,floatingaround.Ryanmanagedtoclimbinsideone.Stonie,however,wasnotasluckyandmanagedtoonlygrabontothelidofthebox.Soon,theybothstarteddriftingapart.WhileRyancontinuedtobobupanddowninthebox,thewavesstartedcarryingStonieaway.Butasluckwouldhaveit,hecaughtsightofoneofthelifesuitsfromtheirboatfloatingintheoceanandmanagedtograbit.Thoughputtingitonandhangingontothelidatthesametimewasnotaneasytask,Stoniemanageditandthenbeganhislongswimbacktoshore.Heendeduponadesertedpatchoflandabout25milesnorthwestofSitka,wherehehadtowaituntilSaturdaymorningalmost24hoursafterthefishingtripbegan,forrescuerstofindhim.Meanwhile,19-year-oldRyancontinuedtodriftaroundtheoceantryingtostayaliveandhopingsomeonewouldfindhim.Thebraveteenagerrepeatedhimselfoverandoveragain,“I’mRyanHunterHarrisandI’mnotgoingtodiehere.”Hewassurehewouldberescued.TwohoursafterhisfriendwasrescuedandabletoguidetheCoastGuardand,26hoursaftertheadventurebegan,Ryanwasfinallyfoundandbroughtbacktoshore.Whatwasamazingwasthatbesidesafewscratches,theyoungsterwasinperfecthealth.Willheeverventureoutonafishingtripagain?Onlytimewilltell!1、WelearnthatonRyanandStonie’swaybacktoshore,.A．theyhadexpectedtheywouldencounterdangerB．theywerestruckbyabigwaveallofasuddenC．theytriedtofixtheproblemsoftheirboatD．theywerefrightenedbymanybigwaves2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Stranded”inParagraph2mean?A．Trapped. B．Injured.C．Encouraged. D．Puzzled.3、Paragraph4showswhenRyanwasdriftingaroundtheocean,he.A．wasfrightened B．a(chǎn)musedhimselfC．becamehopeless D．stayedpositive4、Thewriterfindsitsurprisingthat.A．Ryanwasfinallyfound B．ittooksolongtofinallyfindRyanC．Ryanwasonlyslightlyinjured D．Ryandecidedtogoonafishingtripagain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）第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，共30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ItwasacoldSaturdaymorning.Anoldmanwalkedslowlyintothe36.Withshouldersbentforward,heleanedonhistrustystickwitheach37step.Hisshabbyclothesandwarmpersonalitymadehim38outfromtheusualbreakfastcrowd.Unforgettablewerehiseyesthatshonelikediamondsandthinlips39inasteadysmile.AyoungwaitressnamedMary40himdragtowardatablebythewindow.Sheranovertohim,andsaid,“Here,sir.Letmegiveyoua41withthatchair.”Withoutsayingaword,hesmiledand42.Shepulledthechairawayfromthetable.Steadyinghimwithonearm,shehelpedhimgetcomfortably43.Thenshemovedthetableupclosetohim,andleanedhis44againstthetablewherehecouldreachit.Inasoft,clearvoice,hesaid,“Thankyouforyour45.”“You’rewelcome,sir.”Shereplied46.“AndmynameisMary.I’llbebackinamoment,and47youneedanythingatallinthemeantime,justwaveatme!”Afterhehadfinishedhisbreakfast,Marybroughthimthechangefromhisticket.Thenshe48himoutfrombehindthetable.Shehandedhimhisstick,andwalked49himtothefrontdoor.Holdingthedooropenforhim,shesaid,“Comebackandseeus,sir!”Heturnedwithhiswholebodyandnoddedwitha50smile.“Youareverykind,”hesaidsoftly.WhenMarywenttocleanhistable,shewas51tofindthatunderhisplatetherewasabusinesscardandanoteonanapkin(餐巾紙).Underthenapkinwasaonehundreddollarbill!Thenoteonthenapkin52,“DearMary,Irespectyouverymuch,andyourespectyourselftoo.Itshowsbythewayyou53others.Youhavefoundthesecretofhappiness.Yourkindgestureswill54throughthosewhomeetyou.”Thenextdayshewastoldthatthemanshehad55onwastheowneroftherestaurantwhereshewasworking.1、A．restaurantB．shopC．hospitalD．bank2、A．bigB．quickC．urgentD．unhurried3、A．getB．lookC．standD．keep4、A．heldB．madeC．remainedD．put5、A．feltB．noticedC．discoveredD．realized6、A．tableB．cushionC．placeD．hand7、A．noddedB．obeyedC．satD．hesitated8、A．movedB．stayedC．seatedD．rested9、A．chairB．spoonC．stickD．plate10、A．quicknessB．kindnessC．clevernessD．politeness11、A．happilyB．sadlyC．nervouslyD．vaguely12、A．untilB．thoughC．becauseD．if13、A．calledB．helpedC．tookD．made14、A．byB．a(chǎn)roundC．withD．towards15、A．confidentB．gratefulC．relievedD．delicate16、A．EmbarrassedB．satisfiedC．disappointedD．a(chǎn)stonished17、A．readB．toldC．wroteD．showed18、A．pleaseB．a(chǎn)dmireC．followD．treat19、A．passB．shineC．goD．pull20、A．DependedB．servedC．waitedD．Agreed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）Aspeopleoftensay,＂Nooneknowsthevalueofhealth1．helosesit.＂Inotherwords(換句話說),nothingismoreimportant2．health.Goodhealthisbeneficial3．yourworkandstudy.Buthowtokeephealthy?HereIwanttogiveyousomeadvice.First,youshouldgotobedearlyandgetupearly.Second,keepahealthyand4．(balance)diet—eatmorevegetablesandfruitsandotherfoodfullofenergyandfibre;eatsugarandrichfoodaslittleaspossible.Don’teatfood5．hasgonebad.Third,getridofthebadhabitssuchas6．(smoke),drinkingorstaying7．toolate.Physicalexercisecanmakeyourbodystrong,8．weshouldexerciseeveryday.In9．word,healthismorevaluablethananythingelse.Weshoulddoeverythingwecantokeepus10．(health).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）英語課上,老師要求同桌同學(xué)相互修改作文。假設(shè)以下短文為你同桌所寫，請你對其進(jìn)行修改。便條中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（^）。并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。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)誤及修改均僅限一詞;2、只允許修改10處,多者（從第11處起）不記分。Mysistersawalovelycupwhenweareshoppingtheotherday、Shelikeditatonce、Thenshebentdownandpickeduptolookatapriceonit、Asshedidthis,lotsofteasplashedonhisT-shirt!Ihadtotryhardlynottolaughathershockedface!Mysisterwantedgetoutoftheshopasfastasshecouldwhenashopassistantcameovertous、Itwasturnedouttobeherowncup,thatshe’dleftontheshelfbymistake、Theassistantwasclearlyasembarrassingasmysister,forIjustthoughtitwasfunny!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，兩周前你從網(wǎng)上訂購了一套英語書蟲系列讀物（BookwormSeries），昨天才收到貨，且包裝破損、數(shù)量不足。請就此向網(wǎng)點(diǎn)客服寫郵件投訴。要點(diǎn)如下：1．介紹購物情況；2．反映存在問題；3．提出解決方案。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭語已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總次數(shù)。Towhomitmayconcern,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________