全國百校名師聯盟2025屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate2．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous3．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction4．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted5．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer6．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when7．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A．if B．thatC．why D．how8．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes9．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged10．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished11．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized12．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas13．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad14．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable15．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs16．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which17．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment18．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied19．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior20．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）CanItalkaboutsalaryatwork?Inaword:yes.AsHRcompanyInsperityputitinarecentblogpost:Canyouremployeesdiscusstheirsalariesorwageswiththeirco-workers?Yes.Evenifyouhaveacompanypolicyagainstit?Yes.Thefreedomtodiscussyoursalaryatworkisaprotectedrightunderfederallaborlaw.TheNationalLaborRelationsActof1935protectsyourrighttodiscusstheconditionsofyouremployment，includingissuesrelatedtosafetyandpay，evenwhenyou'renotprotectedbyaunion.Talkingaboutsalarywithcolleaguescanbeuncomfortable，sincethere'ssuchatabooaboutdiscussingmoneymatters，butit'sanimportantsteptowardsachievingequalpayforequalwork.Onebarrier，however，stemsfromhowwethinkofourownfinancialworth.ToomanypeopleItalktowronglyconsidertheirsalaryareflectionoftheirworthiness，astatementabouttheirskills，experience，orvalue.Attheendoftheday，ifwecanallseparateourself-worthfromoursalariesabitmore，it'llbecomeeasiertotalkfranklywithourcolleagues.Askingaboutmoneyoutrightcanbetough，soonetrickI'vepickedupalongthewayistoaskforyourcolleaguestoconfirmordeny.Forinstance，youmightvolunteeryoursalaryfirstandask“Doesthatsoundaboutrighttoyou?”bywayofcomparison.Or，let'ssayyou'reinterviewingforapromotiontobecomeamanager.Youmightaskafellowmanageraboutthekindofsalaryyoushouldexpectbysaying，“I'mseeingsalariesforthiskindofpositionrangingfrom$65，000to$70，000—doesthatseemaccuratetoyou?”Thisway，evenifyourcolleagueisn'tcomfortablesharingtheirsalaryoutright，theycanhelpyouidentifyifyourexpectationsareonpointorwayoff.1、Whatmakesco-workersuncomfortabletotalkaboutsalaries?A．Thesafetyissue.B．Thefederal1aborlaw.C．Thewrongideaaboutsalaries.D．Thereflectionoftheirworthiness.2、Whatdoes“taboo”underlinedinParagraph3referto?A．Aprohibitedpractice.B．Areligiousbelief.C．Ageneralagreement.D．Asocialcustom.3、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4？A．Oneofmyinterviewexperiences.B．Mywayofaskingaboutmoney.C．Themethodofraisingquestions.D．Anexampleofgettingpromoted.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtoDiscussSalariesatWorkB．WaysofTalkingaboutSalariesC．DoSalariesStandforSelf-worth?D．CanSalariesbeTalkedaboutatWork?22．（8分）Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbedirtierthantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissionsvehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(發電機).Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal(地熱)plantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon’tgetyouasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermal,orhydroorwindorsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Electriccarsarefarfrombeingclean.B．Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C．Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D．Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.2、Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun____.A．nolessthan25miles B．asfaras50milesC．lessthan25miles D．asfaras25miles3、Accordingtothetext,electriccars____.A．aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB．burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC．areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD．arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill4、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____.A．beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB．electriccarsarethedominantvehiclescomparedwiththeirgas-poweredcousinsC．zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleanbecausewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething23．（8分）AhomelessmanisfastbecominganInternetsensation(引起轟動的人)withhisvideoblogoflifeonthestreetofMoscow,it’sreported.YevgenyYakutmovedtotheRussiancapital,hopingtolivebetter,butsoonfoundhimselfoneofthemanyhomelesspeopleinthecityknownforitshousingshortageandhighcostofliving.Buthethinkshehasfoundawayout.“IwaswarmingmyselfinarailwaystationwhenIsawatelevisionreportonbloggersearningmoneybymakingadvertisements,”hetellstheTVchannelMoscow360.Ayoungpasser-bygotchattingtohimabouttheidea,andagreedtobeMr.Yakut’scameraman,usingasmartphonetorecordhisfriend’shumorousstoriesofdailystruggleto“findfood,aplacetosleep,andkeepoutofthewayofthepolice”.SoviewerscouldseehowhelivesincentralMoscowwithoutahome.TheyuploadtheregularvideostoYouTube,whereMrYakutishopingtoattractenoughsubscribers(訂閱者)tointerestadvertisersinhischannel.Sofar,thepairhaveattractedmorethan18,000subscribersaroundhalfofthosesinceRussianmediabeganreportinghisstoryandmorethan450,000videoviews.InonevideoMrYakutpointsoutfreeshuttlebus(班車)servesthathe,andothersinhisposition,canusetogetaround.HealsoshowsviewersthebestplacehehasfoundtowashandshaveamodernshoppingcentrebathroomandhowtomakeuseoftheitemsotherMuscoviteshaveabandonedinthecity’sbins.Thepopularityofthepair’sYouTubechannelhasimpressedvideo-marketerKirillKalashnikov,whotellsMoscow360thatwithsomeprofessionalhelp,“thiscouldbeturnedintoamillionsubscriberswithinayear”.Inthemeantime,MrYakutsayssupporterscanmakedonationsthroughaMoscowdrainpipe,wherehehideshisdollarsinadepositboxmadefromasoft-drinkbottle.1、HowdidYevgenyYakutfindthemethodoflivinginMoscow?A．ThroughaTVreport.B．ThroughsurfingtheInternet.C．Throughtalkswithpassers-by.D．Throughreadinganeconomicbook.2、WhatdoesYevgenyYakutmainlysharewithviewers?A．Hishardwaytosuccess.B．Hisbeliefoflivingabetterlife.C．Hispositiveattitudetowardhardlife.D．HisdailystruggleforlivinginMoscow.3、ItcanbeinferredthatRussianmedia_________.A．arehelpfultoachieveYakut’splanB．supportedYakut’sideaC．helpthehomelessfreeatanytimeD．mainlyfocusonsocialproblems4、Video-marketerKirillKalashnikov_______.A．isgoodatattractingtheaudienceB．hasconfidenceinYakut’svideosC．willgiveYakutprofessionalhelpD．likesYakut’sspeciallifestyle5、WhatkindofpersonisYevgenyYakutaccordingtothepassage?A．Generousandfamous.B．Positiveandcharming.C．Smartandcareful.D．Hard-workingandeducated.24．（8分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:0870243100Date:Friday,18Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytohisfamily.Thesongsinclude“Foodgloriousfood”,“You’vegottopickapocketortwo”,“Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning”,“Iamreviewingthesituation”and“Consideryourselfathome.”Place:TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,LondonTelephone:02074945061Date:Thursday,17Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡25,butnowsave20%◆JerseyBoysMusical:IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchas“Biggirlsdon’tcry”,“Oh,whatanight”and“Can’ttakemyeyesoffyou”.Place:PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,LondonTelephone:087085022Date:Saturday,19Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡22.5◆AllsWellThatEndsWellPlay:Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).Place:Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,LondonTelephone:020740139Date:Sunday,20Nov,2015Ticketprice:￡40.51、IfMaryisavailableonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?A．087085022 B．02074945061C．0870243100 D．0207401392、Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto________.A．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB．LyceumTheatreC．PrinceEdwardTheatreD．TheatreRoyal3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToshowtheimportanceofWB．Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.C．TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D．Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.25．（10分）Smokersmayignorethehealthwarningsbytellingthemselvestheirhabitmakesthemlookcool.Afterall,sexsymbolsJamesDeanandHumphreyBogartwererarelyseenwithoutacigarette.However,thelatestevidenceshowsthatsmokingactuallymakesyoulessattractivetotheoppositesex.Wrinklesfromsmokingacigarettemaybetoblameforpeoplejudgingnon-smokerstobebetter-looking.Thiswastheresultofastudyaskingmorethan500peopletopickthemostattractiveoftwinswhereonesmokedandtheotherdidnot.Menfoundfemalenon-smokersthemostattractiveintwo-thirdsofcases,whilewomenchosenon-smokingmenasthemostattractive68percentofthetime.ProfessorIanPenton-Voak,aco-authorofthestudyfromBristolUniversity,said,“Peopleassumethatsmokingcausesdamagetotheskinandappearance,butthisisareallyneatwayoflookingatitbecausethesetwinsaregeneticallyidentical,sowecancontrolforgeneticfactorsinvolvedinageing.Appearanceseemstobeimportanttopeople,especiallyyoungpeople,sowecouldusethesesortsoffindingsasabasisforfutureinterventionstostoppeoplesmoking.”Smokingcanspeedupthenormalageing,evenafteronlyadecade.Nicotinecausesnarrowingofthebloodvesselsintheoutermostlayersoftheskin,whilethechemicalsintobaccosmokedamagecollagenandelastin,fibreswhichgivetheskinitselasticity(彈性).Thewrinklesthiscausesareaddedtobyfacialexpressionsmadewhensmokingsuchaspursingthelipswheninhaling(吸氣)orsquintingtokeepsmokeoutofyoureyes.1、WhydoestheauthormentionJamesDeanandHumphreyBogart?A．Topersuadesmokerstogiveupsmoking.B．Tocomparethemwithnon-smokers.C．Totellusmanypeopleareinfluencedbythem.D．Toshowunderstandingandcomfortsmokers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromPara.2andPara.3?A．500twinsweresurveyedforthestudy.B．Probablyyoungpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirappearance.C．Femalenon-smokersaremoreattractivethanmaleones.D．ProfessorIanPenton-Voakistheleadingauthorofthestudy.3、WhatisProfessorIanPenton-Voak’saltitudetosmoking?A．Disapproving.B．Favorable.C．Unconcerned.D．Cautious.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Smokerslookcoolerthannon-smokers.B．Smokingmayspeedupskin’sageing.C．Smokerslookyoungerthannon-smokers.D．Smokingshouldbebannedrightaway.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）BobWeiserhadbeendrivingforUberformorethansixmonths1aconversationwithanoldfriendsparkedtheidea.Everyonethatrodeinhiscarhadastorytotell,a2lifeexperienceorsomewisdomthey’dpickedupalongtheway.Whatifhecouldcollect“asliceoflife”fromeachofthehundredsofpeople3inhiscar,whoseonlyknown4wasthattheyorderedanUberinChicagoandhadBobWeiser5themupinhiscar?BobWeiser,aged66,isa6pilotwhostarteddrivingforUberlastyearasawaytokeep7.“Youneverreallyretire,andyoualwayshavetodosomething,”hesaid.He8ablacknotebook.Ontheinsidecover,hewrote“Itbelongstoallthatreaditwitha(n)9heartandmind.”Now,whenpassengersgetinhiscar,he’llpassthemthe10andaskifthey’dtakeamomenttowritesomethinginit.Hehas11morethan800entries(條目)frompassengersfromallovertheworld.Weiser12onewomanwhowroteMohandasKaramchandGandhi’s“Bethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld.”Thensheflippedbackand13someoneelsehadusedthesamequote.Shetoldhimshewas14andhesaidtoher,“No,that’sokay.That’sthetypeofenergythathasbeeninthis15,nothingbutgoodenergy.”Afterhispassengerswritesomething,they’llflipthroughthepages,16alltheadviceandopinionssharedbythepassengerswhocamebeforethem.Heflipsthroughithimselfsometimes;italways17himthatpeoplehavesomuchwarmthandpositivityto18.Noonehaswrittenanything19,andonlyahandfulhaveturnedhimdown,20becausetheyhavecarsickness.1、A．afterB．unlessC．whenD．although2、A．uniqueB．stressfulC．heroicD．meaningless3、A．performingB．ridingC．sleepingD．quarreling4、A．devotionB．requirementC．assessmentD．connection5、A．coverB．tieC．liftD．pick6、A．formerB．youngC．dyingD．proud7、A．aliveB．enthusiasticC．occupiedD．awake8、A．inventedB．purchasedC．stoleD．donated9、A．brokenB．normalC．openD．loyal10、A．albumB．notebookC．magazineD．novel11、A．borrowedB．collectedC．acceptedD．discovered12、A．recalledB．appreciatedC．marriedD．struck13、A．sawB．witnessedC．heardD．insisted14、A．confusedB．amusedC．disappointedD．embarrassed15、A．stationB．countryC．vehicleD．house16、A．wipingoffB．pickingoutC．takinginD．puttingdown17、A．frustratesB．astonishesC．depressesD．terrifies18、A．storeB．saveC．seekD．share19、A．valuableB．sensitiveC．appropriateD．negative20、A．mostlyB．frequentlyC．deliberatelyD．constantly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）Lastyear’sspringtime1．(be)theperfectmomenttovisitHuangshaninAnhuiProvincetogoforahikeandseethebeautifulscenerythatattractssomany2．(visitor)everyyear.MyboyfriendandIpreparedthebackpack,3．turnedouttobetooheavyforthehike.Iamaninexperiencedhikerandthoseendlessstepsmademewanttoreturntosafeplaces.Butwiththehelpofmyboyfriend’smotivation:“Look,thetopiscomingcloserandcloser.Wearealmostthere.”Icontrolled4．（I）andkeptgoing.Afterathree-hourexhaustinghiketothetop,butwithspectacularviewsontheway,wefinallyarrivedonthetopandalsofoundahotel.Butalltheroomsweretoo5．(expense)forus.SoIaskedthepossibilityofatent.Thehotelownersoldatent6．80RMB．Hewassuchafriendlypersonthatheevenofferedtoputupthetentforus.Sotheonlyforeigngueststhatnightendedup7．sleep)inatent.Wespentthenight8．comfortable)inthetentandat5amwokeuptoseetheunbelievablesunrise.Afterwards,we9．continue)toexplorethebeautifulareaaroundHuangshanandwalkedallthestepsbackdowntosafegrounds,whichmademymusclesacheevenmorethantheclimbup.Thisis10．unforgettableadventureduringmythreeyearsinChina.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。文中有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處錯誤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:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,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。WhenIintendedtotellmyfour-year-oldnieceLisathestorySnowWhitewritebytheGrimmBrothers,myeldersisterstoppedmeimmediateandgavemeanotherstorybook.WhenIaskedifshehastoldLisathestory,sheshookherheadandsaid,“Idon’tthinkgirltodayshouldlistentothisstory.”Iwasconfusing.Later,mysisterexplainedhow.Inthisstory,SnowWhitedoesnothingtorescueherself.Insteadof,shedependsonothers’help.Mysisterdoesn’twantherdaughtertolearnjusttoturntoothershelp.Shewantshertolearntobebraveandindependence.That’swhymysisterdoesn’twanttotellherselfsuchstoriesasSnowWhite.第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）A．假如你是光明中學高一學生李華，擬參加某英文報社組織的編故事大賽，請根據如下要求寫一篇100詞左右的短文向報社投稿。1.文中需含有volunteer,responsibility,worth,protect,ancient,attention,style7個詞；2.短文用不多于8個句子表達，其中一個是含有定語從句的句子；3.請在文中將上述7個詞用下劃線加數字序號標出，定語從句用下劃線標出；4.注意短文的連貫性、趣味性與可讀性。例：…volunteer…①_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B．假如你是李華，你班將組織同學去參觀當地有名的民俗文化村，請根據以下要點寫一封郵件邀請外教Chris一同前往。1.集合時間：下周六上午8：00；2.集合地點：校門口；3.交通方式：乘坐大巴；4.活動內容：學做、品嘗傳統美食；欣賞布袋戲表演等。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可根據所提供的要點進行適當發揮；3.參考詞：布袋戲：glovepuppetry；民俗文化村：folkculturevillage__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________