人教版九年級英語上冊期中綜合素質評價

（限時：100分鐘滿分：120分）

一、聽力（共20分）

I.情景反應根據聽到的句子，選擇恰當的應答語。（5分）

I.A.Ildoesn'tmatter.B.Idisagree.

C.Iloveit.

2.A.Ofcoursenot.B.Ihopeso.

C.Iguessso.

3.A.Steel.B.Silk.

C.Glass.

4.A.OnMay5thofthelunarcalendar.

B.OnJune5thofthelunarcalendar.

C.OnJune9thofthelunarcalendar.

5.A.YoucankeepadiaryinEnglish.

B.Youshouldtakegrammarnotes.

C.MaybeyoushouldjoinaspokenEnglishclub.

II.對話問答根據聽到的對話及問題，選擇正確答案。（5分）

6.A.Shewasthin.B.Shehadlonghair.

C.Sheworeglasses.

7.A.OnQinghcRoad.B.OnQinghuaStreet.

C.Atthesupermarket.

8.A.AnxiandHangzhou.B.AnxiandSuzhou.

C.HangzhouandShanxi.

9.A.Paper.B.Shanghai.C.Silk.

10.A.Gotoaclothesstore.B.Gotoschool.

C.Buysomeschoolthingsforhissister.

m.圖片理解看圖聽描述，選擇與聽到的描述內容相符合的選項。下列圖中有

一幅圖片與描述內容無關。（5分）

11.12.13.14.15.

IV.短文理解根據聽到的短文內容，完成人物與對應信息的匹配。（5分）

()16.Mary()17.Steve()18.Mike

()19.Alex()20.Mark

A.havefruit,meat,vegetablesandmilkeveryday

B.eatupallthefoodintheplate

C.getbettergradesinmath

D.visittheirgrandparents

E.helpwithsomeworkbothathomeandonthefarm

二、基礎知識(共15分)

V.句意填詞根據所給句子，填入一個適當的當詞，使句意完整。(5分)

21.EachdifferentpartofChinahasownspecialformsoftraditionalart.

22.1wonderwhereyoulive.Couldyoupleasetellmeyour?

23.Beingoverweighttheriskofheartdisease.You'dbetterexercisemore.

24.AsaChinese,I'mofthegreatachievementsthatwchavegotduringthe

pastfewyears.

25.Ajournalistisgoingtothebraveyoungmanbecausehesavedaboy

fromtheriver.

VI.單項選擇從每小題所給的三個選項中，選巴一個正確的答案。(10分)

26.Hisfatheraskedhimtodoexercisetoloseweightacoldmorning.

A.onB.inC.at

27.Lifebeeasyordifficult；sometimesitdependsonhowyoulookatit.

A.can'tB.mustC.can

28.TheChinesewomen'svolleyballteambecametheofusafterwinning

thefirstprizeinthevolleyballmatch.

A.markB.prideC.history

29.Moretreesshouldinordertomakeourhometowngreener.

A.beplantedB.plantC.planted

30.一WangLin,couldyoupleasetellme?

一Abouttenminutesonfoot.

A.howfaritisfromyourhometoschool

B.howlongdoesittakeyoutowalktoschool

C.howlongittakesyoutowalktoschool

31.MarysitsJack.Theysharethesamedesk.

A.besideB.besidesC.behind

32.whereyougo,yourparentscareaboutyou.

A.NowayB.NomatterC.Noproblem

33.Althoughheisinhisseventies,hegrowslotsofvegetablesinhis

garden.

A.infactB.inpublicC.inperson

34.ThesmartphoneShenzhen.

A.wasmadeinB.wasmadeofC.wasmadefrom

35.Ifyouknowwhatthemanagermeans,pleasedoitatonce.

A.exactlyB.recentlyC.carefully

三、交際運用（15分）

vn.完成對話從方框中選擇正確選項，其中有一個選項與對話內容無關。（5分）

A：Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?

B：36

A：Thisway,please.AllthenewTVsetsarehere.Whataboutthisone?

A：ItwasmadeinChina.ItsbrandisHaier.ItwasmadeinQingdao.

B：________38

A：Letmehavealook.ItwasmadeinJune,2020.

B：'9Jwanttowatchitscolorandpictures.

A：Sure,waitamoment,please.OK,watch,please.

B：Itseemsverypretty.40

A：It's7,999yuan.

B：I'lltakeit.Hereisthemoney.

A：Thankyou.

A.IwanttobuyaTVset.

B.Canyouturniton?

C.Wherewasitmade?

D.Howmuchisit?

E.Doyouknowwhenitwasmade?

F.CouldyoutellmewhereIcangetsomefruit?

VIII.補全對話根據所給對話，填寫適當的內容，使其完整、正確，每空詞數不

限。（10分）

A：4l,couldyoupleasetellmethewaytothecar4Sshop?

B：Sure.YoushouldtaketheNo.130bus.Youcanseeit42from

thepark.Ijustworkinthat4Sshop.

A：Thankyou.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutthecars?Iwonder

43

B：Ofcourse.Thecarswereinventedin1885.Whatkindofcarsdoyouwanttobuy?

A：IwanttobuyaJetta（捷達）.44?

B：IlismadeinChangchun.Canyoudriveacar?

A：Yes,Ican,butIdon'thaveadriver'slicense.

B：Ifyoudon'thaveadriver'slicense,you

______________________________________________________4、driveacar.

四、閱讀（共5（）分）

IX.短文填空從方框中選擇正確選項，完成短文，其中有兩個選項是多余的。

（10分）

A.includingB.argumentC.further

D.successfullyE.heatedF.translator

G.specialH.worksI.best

J.beautyK.hatedL.translate

XuYuanchongisafamousChinesemodern46,borninNanchang,

JiangxiProvincein1921.HestudiedunderQianZhongshu,WuMiandotherChinese

mastersattheNationalSouthwestAssociatedUniversity.HewenttoUniversityof

Parisfor47studyaftergraduatingfromTsinghuaUniversity.

Overthecourseofthetranslationcareer（生涯）lastingmorethanseventyyears,

hehastranslatedabout120works,4STheBookofSongs,TheSongsofChu

andTheRedandtheBlack,witha49focusonpoetry（詩歌）.Heisalsothe

onlypersoninChinawhohas50translatedpoetrytoandfromChinese,

EnglishandFrench,inaveryprecise（準確的）andbeautifulway.His51are

oftenchosenastextbooksforforeignlanguagelearners.

Hepaysmuchattentiontothe'2ofimage,soundandform.Duringhis

translationcareer,hehasbeenatthecenterofmany53debateswithother

translators,buthesaid,“Pmnotafraidof54becausethetruthbecomes

clearerwitheachdebate.M

Toeveryone,hesendsawish:"Good,better,best.Neverletitrestuntilyour

goodisbetterandyourbetteris""

X.閱讀理解（4（）分）

A

Ifyouhavetodescribeyourselfiosomeoneelse,whaiwillyousay?Ilcanbe

difficulttoseeyourselffromtheoutside,butknowingwhoyouare,namelyself-

awareness,canhelpyouunderstandfeelingsandmakefriendshipscloser.

Self-awarenessmeanshavingagoodunderstandingofourowncharacter.That

is,havingtheabilitytoseeourselvesclearly.Ifyouareself-aware,youmayknow

thatyouloveplayinganinstrument.Becauseyoudowellinit,andmusicmakesyou

happy.

Knowingwhatyoulikeanddislike,whatyoudowellinandwhatyoufind

difficultallowsyoutomakebetterdecisionsaboutfriendships,schoolworkandsoon.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysself-awarenessisoneoftenimportantlifeskills

thatcanhelpyoungpeoplelivehappierandhealthierlives.Beingself-awaredoesn't

meanonlythinkingofyourself.Byunderstandingyourownfeelings,youwillbetter

understandotherpeople,too.

Howdoyoulearntobeself-aware?It'sagoodwaytoaskquestions.Butask

yourselfquestionsthatstartwith^What^insteadof“Why”.Soifyoudon't

understandwhyyoukeeparguingwithafriend,askyourselfwhatyoudisagreeon

insteadofwhyyou'rearguing.

Learningtohemoreself-awareisaskill,whichmeansyonlearnitasyongrew.

Sobeboldandtryoutnewthings,likeplayinganewsportorlisteningtodifferent

kindsofmusic.Don'tbeafraidtodislikesomething-discoveringwhatyoufind

difficultisakeypartoflearningmoreaboutyourself.

根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。（10分）

56.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Whatselfawarenessis.B.Whattruehappinessis.

C.Howtofindtruehappiness.D.Howtodevelopself-awareness.

57.Knowingyourselfisimportantbecause.

A.itwillmakeyouthinkmoreofyourself

B.itwillmakeyouperformbetteratschool

C.itwillhelpyoulearnhowtoaskproperquestions

D.itwillhelpyouhaveabelterundcislaiidiiigofollicrs

58.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“bold"inthelastparagraphprobablymeanin

Chinese?

A.努力的B.自豪的C.大膽的D.耐心的

59.Whafsoneofthekeystobecomingmoreself-aware?

A.Beinginhighspirits.

B.Discoveringyourweakpoints.

C.Havingatasteforpleasantmusic.

D.Learningtogetalongwellwithothers.

60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Itcanbehardforyoutoknowyourselfwellfromothers.

B.Ittakesalotoftimeandenergytodevelopclosefriendships.

C.Itisimportantandnecessaryforyoutomakearightdecision.

D.Itisamusttosticktoyouropinionswhenarguingwithothers.

B

Atthislimeoftheyear,whenyoulookupatthesky,some“manmadebirds”

maycatchyoureyes.These“birds“arecolorfulkites.

KiteswereinventedinChina.Inthebeginning,theyweremadeofwoodand

bamboo.Peopleusedthemtopassmessagesoraswarningsignalsduringthewartime.

Later,paperkitesbecamepopularandpeopleflewkitestogetridofbadluckand

blessthemselves.Today,thecustomisstillaliveinthetraditionalpatternsinsome

kites,suchasthebatstandingforblessing.

However,modernkitescomeindifferentshapesandpatterns.Thelargestkitein

theworldisabig“octopus”.It's1,500squaremeters,whichisasbigasthree

basketballcourts.AkiteteamfromTianjinmadeitinthreemonths.

Kiteflyingisanenjoyablesightinthesky.InChina,thebesttimetoenjoy

colorfulkitesisduringtheWeifangInternationalKiteFestivalinApril.Thefestival

hascompetitionsforkite-flyingskillsandnewstylesofkites.

Kiteflyingisalsoahealthysport.Itisgoodforyourneckandeyes.When

lookingattheflyingkitesinthesky,yourneckandeyesbecomerelaxed.

根據短文內容，判斷下列句子正(T)誤(F)。(10分)

61.The“manmadebirds^^thatyouseeintheskyarckites.

62.Duringthewartime,kitesweremainlyusedtopassmessagesorgetridofbad

luck.

63.Thebig“octopus“kiteis1,500squaremeters,whichisbiggerthanthree

basketballcourts.

64.WeifangInternationalKiteFestivalhascompetitionsforkiteflyingskillsandnew

stylesofkites.

65.Kiteflyingisahealthysport,becauseitisgoodforyourbackandneck.

C

Yoursafecampsite（露營地）

Howcanyoukeepyourcampsitesafe?Herearesometips.

66

Pickaclearplaceonahilloraslope（坡）toavoidpossibleflashfloodsafter

suddenrain.Thereisnothinglikethepowerofmovingwatertowashawayyourlove

forcamping.Ifyouareinanareathatmayattractbearsorotherwildlife,planyour

campsite,soyourcookingareaiswellawayfromyoursleepingarea.TheUS

NationalParkServiceadvisespeopletosleepaboutonehundredyards（碼）orninety

meters,uphillorupwindfromwheretheycook.

67

Makesureopencampfiresdon'tbreakthelawbeforeyoustartone（aska

campsitestaffmembertofindout）.68carefullyconsiderwhereyourfirewill

burn.10feel（threemeters）awayfromyourtentisagoodruleofsafely.

Storefoodsafely.

Foodthat'snotstoredproperlycanattractallkindsofwildlife,includinganimals

thataredangerous,likebears.69

Payattentiontowhat'sgoingonaroundyou.

Learnaboutyoursurroundings（周圍環境），includingwhoisnearbyandwhat

theymightbedoing.70Befriendly,butnotloofriendly.Bereadyforthe

unexpected.

根據短文內容，將下面方框內的選項還原到文中空白處，使短文內容完整、

通順。每個選項只能用一次。（10分）

A.TheNationalParkServiceadviseshangingfoodabovegroundinspecialbags.

B.Don'tplaywithfire.

C.Lockyourcar,evenifyouthinknooneisaround.

D.Planyourcampsite.

E.Onceyouaresure,itisOKtohaveafire,

D

71Recentlyawebsite,wiixiaworld.com,surprisedmanyChinesepeople

byitsgreatpopularityintheUS.

72Thewebsiteisaplalform（平臺）forsharingEnglishversions（版本）of

Chinesekungfuonlinenovels,wuxiaworld.comnowhasmanyChinesefantasyand

martialnovels（玄幻武俠小說）.

73LaiJingping,thefounderofthewebsite,isafaithfulreaderof

Chinesemartialnovels.AshehadlivedwithhisparentsintheUSsincehewasthree,

LaiJingpingonlyspokealittleChineseathomeandknewlittleaboutChinese

characters.

74The1995TVseries,TheReturnoftheCondorHeroes,basedon

LouisCha'snovel,drewhisattentiontoChinese.Andin2004,hebegantostudy

ChineseattheUniversityofCalifornia.Hefirsttriedtotranslateworksbyhimself.In

2014,oneofhisfriendsintroducedhimtoChinesefantasyandmartialnovels.The

firstChineseonlinefantasynovelhereadwasStellarTransformations,andhe

translatedanotherwork,CoilingDragon.

75"Ourwebsiteismorelikeatranslationplatfbnn.Nowwchavehad

twentytothirtyprojectsandeachprojectischargedbyateamofseventoeight

translators,“hesaid.LaiJingpingsaidthatWesternreadersarcinterestedinChinese

onlinenovelsabouthistory,fantasy,kungfuandtime-travel.Nowthereareover3（）

activeChinese-to-Englishtranslationgroups.TheyareChineseandChineselearners

fromaroundtheworld.

（a）根據短文內容，從方框中選出每段的主旨大意，（5分）

A.Thewebsite.

B.GroupsandWesterners1interest.

C.Bepopular.

D.Thefounder（創辦人）.

E.LearnChineseandhistranslations.

（b）根據短文內容，補全下面的語段，每空一詞。（5分）

A76intheUS

wuxiaworld.combecamepopularamongChineseintheUS.Itcan"

manyChinesefantasyandmartialnovelsinEnglish.Atfirst,7sLaiJingping

couldspokealittleChinese,hethenstudiedithard.He79Chinesefantasy

andmartialnovelsintoEnglish.ManyChineseandChineselearnersfromaroundthe

worldarealso80init.

五、書面表達（共20分）

XL（A）年畫是中國傳統藝術形式之一，大多色彩鮮艷，表達人們的新春祝福。

人們通常講述一個民間故事或者一個歷史故事。除此之外，花、動物、女人、

娃娃和風景也被展示在畫中。年畫體現了民眾的智慧，形成了別具特色的中

國文化°請補全下面關于年畫的小短文，每空一詞0（5分）

NewYearpaintingsareoneofthetraditionalChineseart8I.Normally,

mostoftheNewYearpicturesusebrightred,yellow,greenandotherhotcolorsto

people'sbestwishesforthenewyear.Inthepictures,theChineseusually

tella83storyorahistoricalstorywithsuchalivelyartform.Besides,

flowers,animals,ladies,dollsandsceneryarcalso84inthem.Theyshow

thewisdomoftheChineseandtheyhavebeenspecialChineseK5fbryears.

（B）忙碌的初中生活即將過去，迎來假期的我們總是有很多出游或放松的計

劃，而在國外，很多中學生都會利用假期的時間找一份兼職，對此你是怎么看的

呢？你是否想要去體驗一下兼職呢？請以“Mythoughtsonworkingapart-time

job”為題寫一篇英語作文，詞數80—100。（15分）

寫作要點提示：1.你對中學生做兼職的看法是什么？

2.為什么很多青少年選擇去做兼職？

3.你的父母將會對你做兼職持怎樣的態度？

寫作要求：1.包括所給內容，語意連貫，可適當發揮；

2.80—100詞。

九年級綜合素質評價

【聽力材料】

一、聽力（共20分）

I.情景反應根據聽到的句子，選擇恰當的應答語。（5分）

1.1thinkteenagersshouldbeallowedtowearearringstoschool.

2.Wouldyoumindsloppinglaughing?

3.Whatistheforkmadeof?

4.WhenistheDragonBoatFestival?

5.HowcanIimprovemywriting?

II.對話問答根據聽到的對話及問題，選擇正確答案。（5分）

6.W：Whoisthewomaninthepicture?

M:Mymother.Sheusedtohavelonghair.

Q:Whatdidtheboy'smotherusetobelike?

7.W：Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarketinthistown?I'ma

strangerhere.

M：Sure,thereisasupermarketnamedYuanfangonQinghuaStreet.

Q：Whereisthesupermarket?

8.W：Chinaisfamousfortea.

M：Yes,AnxiandHangzhouareknownfortheirtea.

Q：WhereisteaproducedinChina?

9.M：Yourskirtisbeautiful.Wheredidyoubuyit?

W：InShanghai.Itismadeofsilk.

Q：Whatisthegirl'sskirtmadeof?

10.W：What'swrongwithyou,Bob?Youlookveryworried.

M：Well,mysisterisgoingtoschooltomorrov/.1wanttobuyhersomeschool

things,butIcan'tfindanywheretobuythem.

W：Iknowamallwhereyoucanbuyschoolthings.

Q：WhatwouldBobliketodo?

HL圖片理解看圖聽描述，選擇與聽到的描述內容相符合的選項。下列圖中有

一幅圖片與描述內容無關。（5分）

11.Goldcoinsareusedfortradinginancienttimesinsomecountries.

12.ItiseasytofindrestroomsinsomebigcitiesinChina.

13.Afteralongvacation,themanhasputontwentypounds.

14.Mostpeopleagreethattakingnotesisagoodhabitinclass.

15.Aterribleearthquakehappenedinthatarea.

IV.短文理解根據聽到的短文內容，完成人物與對應信息的匹配。（5分）

Maryandherfourbrothershavesomebadhabits.Sotheirfathermadesome

strictfamilyrulesforeachofthem.

Marymusteatupallthefoodintheplate.Stevehastohavefruit,meat,

vegetablesandmilkeveryday.Thoughhedoesn'tlikethem,hehastohavesometo

keephealthy.Mikehastohelptheirparentsdohouseworkathomeanddofarmwork

onthefarm.Alexshouldvisittheirgrandparentsonceortwiceaweek.Markhasto

getbettergradesinmathinhisfinalexam.

Rules!Rules!Maryandherbrotherscan'tstandthembuttheyhavetoobeythem.

試卷參考答案及提示

一、I.1—5BAAAAII.6—10BBACC

III.ii—15EACDBIV.16—20BAEDC

二、V.21.its22.address23.increases24.proud25.interview

VI.26.A提示：句意為“在一個寒冷的早上，爸爸讓他為了減肥而鍛煉:在具

體某一天的早上前用介詞on。故選A。

27.C提示：句意為“生活可以是容易的也可以是艱辛的，有時侯，取決于你怎

樣看待它“。cant意為“不可能;不會；不可以must意為“必須；一定

故選C。

28.B提示：句意為“在排球比賽中贏得了第一名之后，中國女排成為了我們的

驕傲”。故選B。

29.A提示：考查被動語態。句意為“為了讓我們的家鄉更綠色環保，更多的樹

應該被種"。故選A。

30.A提示：根據回答“Aboultenminutesonfbot.”可知，應該詢問距離，故選A。

31.A提示：句意為“瑪麗坐在杰克旁邊，他們共用一張桌子”。beside意為

“在……旁邊”；besides意為“除……以外（還有……）"；behind意為“在……

后面故選Ao

32.B提示：用結合句意法。句意為“無論你去哪兒，你的父母都關心你工故選

Bo

33.C提示：用結合句意法。句意為“盡管他已經70多歲了，他還是親自在他

的花園里種很多蔬菜inperson親自；infact事實上；inpublic公開地。故

選C。

34.A提示：句意為“那部智能手機是在深圳被制造的“。故選A。

35.A提示：用結合句意法。句意為“如果你能準確地明白經理的意思，請馬上

做工故選A。

三、vn.36—40ACF.RD

W.41.Excuseme42.across

43.whenthecarswereinvented

44.Whereisitmade

45.arenot/shouldnotbeallowedto

四、IX.【主旨大意】本文主要介紹了中國翻譯大師許淵沖的個人經歷和翻譯觀

，占、、、°

46.F提示：由常識可知，許淵沖是一位著名的翻譯家。故答案為F。

47.C提示：考查形容詞比較級及語境理解。由下文的“aftergraduatingfrom

TsinghuaUniversity”可知，他從清華大學畢業后，出國深造。further意為“進

一步的“，故答案為C。

48.A提示：考查介詞及語境理解。由上文的“hehastranslatedabout120works”

可知，他翻譯了大約120部作品，包括《詩經》、《楚辭》、《紅與黑》。故答

案為A。

49.G提示：考查形容詞及語境理解。許淵沖特別關注詩歌的翻譯。故答案為Go

50.D

51.H提示：考查名詞及語境理解。句意為“他的作品經常被選作外國語言學習

者的教科書'故答案為Ho

52.J提示：考查名詞及語境理解。句意為“他十分關注畫面、聲音和形式之美”。

故答案為J。

53.E提示：考查形容詞及語境理解。句意為“……他一直處于和其他翻譯家激

烈爭論的中心……heated意為“熱烈的，激烈的”。故答案為E。

54.B

55.1提示：考查形容詞及語境理解。由上文“Toeveryone,hesendsawish：'Good,

better,best.可知答案為I?

X.(A)【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文，文章主要介紹了自我意識的概念，以及

擁有自我意識的重要性。

56.A提示：總結概括題。根據文中第二段中“Sclf-awarcnessmeanshavingagood

understandingofourowncharacter.Thatis,havingtheabilitytoseeourselves

clearly."可知，自我意識意味著對自身性格有一個很好的了解，也就是說有

能力看清自己。由此可推知，第二段主要介紹了自我意識是什么。故選A。

57.D提示：細節理解題。根據文中第三段最后一句"Byunderstandingyourown

feelings,youwillbetterunderstandotherpeople,too.“可知,了解自己是很重要

的，因為這有助于你更好地了解別人。故選D。

58.C提示：詞義猜測題。根據最后一段中“tryoutnewthings,likeplayinganew

sportorlisteningtodifferentkindsofmusic”可知要去嘗試新事物，比如做一種

新的運動，或聽不同類型的音樂，由此可推知bold意為“大膽的”。故選C。

59.B提示：推理判斷題。根據最后一段中“Donibeafraidtodislike

something-discoveringwhatyoufinddifficultisakeypartoflearningmore

aboutyourself.”可推知，變得更有自我意識的關鍵之一是發現自己的弱點。

故選B。

60.A提示：細節理解題。根據第一段中“Ilcanbedifficultlusecyourselffrumthe

outside,butknowingwhoyouare,namelyself-awareness,canhelpyou

understandfeelingsandmakefriendshipscloser.”可知"對你來說，彳艮難從另lj人

那里了解自己。故選A。

(B)【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文，主要講述了風箏的起源、風箏節和放風箏

的好處。

61.T提示：細節理解題。由第一段中“These'birds'arecolorfillkites.”可知,這

些“鳥”是五彩繽紛的風箏。

62.F提示：細節理解題。根據第二段中“Peopleusedthemtopass...duringthe

wartime.”可知，在戰爭時，人們主要用風箏傳遞消息和作為警告信號。

63.F提示：細節理解題。根據第三段中“Thatlargestkite...whichisasbigas

threebasketballcourts.”可知，章魚風箏和三個籃球場一樣大。

64.T提示：細節理解題。根據第四段中“Thefestivalhascompetitionsforkite-

flyingskillsandnewstylesofkiles.”可知，濰坊國際風箏節在放風箏技巧和風

箏的新風格方面進行比賽。

65.F提示：細節理解題。根據最后一段中“Kiteflyingisalso...yourneckand

eyes."可知，放風箏對你的脖子和眼睛有好處。

(C)【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文，主要向大家介紹了幾個露營安全常識°

66.D提示：根據“Pickaclearplaceona