2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题_52

2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D )中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? A short time ago , a test was given in the United States. People of different age s, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, th ese people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well
their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of br eakfasts.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a stu dent has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.
The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because they a
re so hungry at noon they eat too much for lunch. They will ga in weight instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you r educe your other meals.
21. During the test, the people were given_____________.
A. no breakfast at all
B. different foods or sometimes none
C. very rich breakfasts
D. little food for breakfast
22. The results show that __________________
A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies.
B. breakfast has little to do with a person's work.
C. a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk.
D. Girl students should have little for breakfast
23. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast
B. Too little for breakfast and too much for lunch may make y ou fatter.
C. If you don't eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose w eight.
D. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you'll learn in class.
B
A new book called “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” by Amy
Chua has caused a debate (争
论) about cultural differences in parenting. Amy Chua is a tea cher in an American university and both of her parents are Ch inese. In the book, Ms. Chua writes about how she taught her daughters. She told NBC television that she had a clear list of what her daughters were not allowed to do, such as having a play date, watching TV or playing computer games and gettin g any grade less than an A.
Many people are against Amy Chua’s parenting style (风格), even her husband, who is American. They say it is rude a nd unfair to children. But she says her parents raised her and her three sisters in that way.
Ms. Chua says after her younger daughter shouted “I hate my life! I hate you!” she decided to retreat because she was afrai d of losing her daughter. But she also says American parents often have low expectations of their children’s abilities. “The debate is about what it means to be a successful parent and what it means to be a successful child,” said Stacy DeBro ff, who has written four books on parenting. She says Amy Ch ua’s parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. It is a tr adi-tional way of parenting among immigrants (移
民). They hope to get a better future for their children.
She also sees a risk (风
险). When children have no time to be social or to develop the ir own interests, they might not develop other skills that they n eed to succeed in life. DeBroff advises parents to develop thei r own style of parenting and not just repeat the way they were raised.
24. What do we learn about Amy Chua?
A. She has three excellent daughters.
B. She moved to the at a young age.
C. Her parents live together with her.
D. Her husband dislikes her parenting style.
25. The underlined word “retreat” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. go on
B. give up
C. go out
D. give out
26. According to Ms. DeBroff, _____.
A. Amy Chua’s parenting style should be forbidden
B. Americans should learn from Amy Chua
C. parents should have their own parenting style
D. Amy Chua’s style is bad for children’s growth
27.In which part of a newspaper can you read the passage?
A . Business.
B . Entertainment.
C . Sports.
D . Culture.
C
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew a t what time the train passed their homes and they made it thei r business to stand along the railway, wave to complete stran gers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Ofte n whole families stood outside their homes and waved and s miled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. Thi s is the simple village people of Malaysia.I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this wa s the first time I was on a train.I did not particularly(特
别) relish the long train journey and had brought along a doze n magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. The re was not one familiar(熟悉
的)face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway a nd in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapo re, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hu rried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the fi rst village came into sight. Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became imeresting.I threw my ma gazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysia
n life.Then everything came alive.The mountains seemed to s peak to me.Even the trees were smiling.I stared t everything a s if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch unti l I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me.They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrive with a smile, I threw my around him to give hi m a warm hug.I had never done this before. He seemed surpr ised and then his weather-
beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey.
28.Why did the author mention the families standing outside t heir homes?
A. To show the real life of village people.
B. To show the friendliness of village people
C.To show how village people found pleasure
D. To show how village people warmed their relatives
29.What does the underlined word“relish”mean in the second paragraph?
A. choose
B. enjoy
C. prepare for
D. carry on
30.How did the author probably feel after the train went beyon
d Johor Bahru?
A. Excited
B. Unsatisfied
C. Disappointed
D. Bored
31.What’s the best title of the text?
A. My exciting journey to Malaysia
B. Scenery adding pleasure to my train trip
C. My unforgettable train trip in Butterworth
D. Waves and smiles cheering up my train trip
D
Foreign visitors to the UK might be disappointed when they le arn that not everyone there speaks like Harry Potter and his fr iends. Usually, there's an assumption(假设) by many non-Brits that everyone in Britain speaks with what's known as a R eceived Pronunciation (RP, 标准发
音) accent, also called “the Queen's English”. However, while many people do talk this way, most Britons speak in their own regional accents.
Scouse, Glaswegian and Black Country dialect– from Live rpool, Glasgow and the West Midlands – are just three of the countless non-
RP accents that British people speak with. There are even diff erences in accents between towns or cities just 30 kilometers apart. What is even more disappointing is that not speaking in
a RP accent may mean a British person is judged and even tr eated differently in their everyday life.
In a study by The University of South Wales, videos of peo ple reading a passage in three different UK accents were sho wn to a second group of people. The group then rated (对…作评
估)how intelligent they thought the readers sounded. The low est-
rated accent was Brummie, native to people from Birmingham , a city whose accent is considered working class.However, th ere is no need to be disappointed though you are not speakin g in an RP accent. In fact, doing the opposite may even give y ou strength.
Kong Seong-
jae, 25, is from Seoul. After studying in the UK, he picked up several regional accents. He's now famous for his online vide os, where he shows off the various accents he's learned. “Briti sh people usually get really excited when I use some of their l ocal dialect words, and they become much friendlier. I think it makes a bit of bond between local people and foreigners to s peak in their local accent,” he said.
So if you're working on perfecting your British accent, try to speak like someone from Liverpool, Glasgow or Birmingham.
You may not sound like Harry Potter, but you are likely to mak
e more friends.
32.What can we learn from paragraph 1?
A . Most Britons speak the Queen’s English.
B . Non-
Brits usually hold that all Britons speak in a RP accent.
C . Foreign visitors are disappointed at their own spoken Engli sh.
D . The dialect is less important than the RP accent.
33.What do people think of the Brummie accent?
A . It is closest to the RP accent.
B . It belongs to the people of the working class
C . It is smart and easy to understand
D.It is preferred by foreign visitors to the UK.
34.What does the underlined phrase “doing the opposite” in P aragraph 3 refer to?
A . Speaking with regional accents.
B . Speaking with the RP accent.
C . Speaking with the Brummie accent.
D . Speaking like Harr y Potter.
35.What is the passage mainly about?
A . How much British people value the RP accent.
B . A comparison between different British accents.
C . A study about the most intelligent accent in Britain
D .Some facts about the RP accent and regional accents in Br itain .
阅读第二节（共5小题:每小题2分, 满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Summer is all about the sun, fun and beach parties. It’s a time when you have a chance to relax and forget about college. S ummer is also a great season to start looking for your dream j ob. 36
Discover your skills and talents. Many people look for a job wi thout knowing what talents they have and what skills they can offer their employers (雇
主).If you don’t know what skills you can offer your possible e mployer yet, try to discover them. 37 Ever if you don’t have a lot of experience, when you are sure you can do something p retty well, believe in yourself.
Use your connections. 38 Whatever your connections, consid er them when you are looking for your summer job. This way, you can find your job faster and be sure that you’ll get your pa
ycheck on time. If you don’t have any connections, don’t worr y. I got my job without them, though it was a bit tough.
Keep it short. When writing your resume(个人简
历) , make sure it’s not too long. 39 Don’t lie about your skills. Adding in a degree you never completed or a skill you know y ou won’t be able to get in a week is a certain way to fail.
Be friendly. 40 A positive attitude is the key to success. Whe n you look friendly and in fact you are friendly, the others notic e that. Most employers say that it’s always better to hire a pos itive beginner than a negative professional .When going to a j ob interview, forget all your problems and focus on the positiv e things to make a good first impression.
Dream about the final result you’ll get.
Don’t send applications at random(随便地)
Disappointment won’t help you land a good job.
Here are some tips on how to find the best summer job. Nowadays most people have landed their jobs thanks to their connections.
One to two pages will be enough to provide information an em ployer will want to know about you .
Think about what you can do and what skills can increase you r chances of getting a better-paid job.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have h er right leg cut after a car accident. She was also 41 on her c areer（职业）
road.Though the accident brought her bright career to a 42 , she didn’t give up. In the 43
months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial（人造的） 44 made from rubber filled with sponge （海
绵）. So 45 she wanted to go back to 46 after she had bee n fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in 47 and could realize her dream, 48 she began her courage ous journey back to the world of dancing — 49 to balance, b end, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.
After every public recital（个人表
演）, she 50 ask her dad about her performance. “You 51 h ave a long way to go” was the answer she used to get 52 . In
January 1984, Sudha made a historic 53 by giving a public r ecital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that i t 54 everyone to tears and this 55 pushed her to the numbe r one position again. That evening when she asked her dad th e 56 question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her fe et as a praise.
Sudha’s comeback（恢复，复原）
was 57 moving an event that a film producer 58 to make th e story into a hit film.When someone asked Sudha how she h ad 59 to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T N EED FEET TO DANCE.” 60 is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.
41. A. taken off B. cut off C. kicked off D. put off
42. A. top B. height C. point D. stop
43. A. unforgettable B. painful C. busy D. free
44. A. flower B. leg C. gift D. box
45. A. strangely B. gradually C. heavily D. strongly
46. A. home B. school C. dancing D. walking
47. A. the doctor B. the stage C. herself D. her da d
48. A. however B. even C. since D. so
49. A. starting B. remembering C. wanting D. learnin g
50. A. could B. would C. should D. might
51. A. yet B. ever C. also D. still
52. A. in return B. in turn C. in surprise D. in anger
53. A. change B. movement C. comeback D. promise
54. A. made B. moved C. let D. forced
55. A. story B. performance C. decision D. accident
56. A. usual B. new C. normal D. interesting
57. A. such B. this C. very D. so
58. A. allowed B. pretended C. refused D. decided
59. A. tried B. managed C. thought D. imagined
60. A. Nothing B. Anything C. Something D. Everythin g
第二卷（请把以下题的答案写在答题卷上）
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Mrs. Wilson invited some friends to lunch. She was eager to tr y a new way of 61 (cook)a fish dish, and she was very please d 62 herself when the dish was ready. She put it near the win dow 63 (cool) it for a few minutes because the dish was hot. When she came back for it, she was 64 (surprise) to find the n eig hbor’s cat by the dish. 65 (fortunate), she came in time to s top the cat. That afternoon was a great 66 (succeed) and they
talked and laughed 67 four o’clock. At the end of the afternoo n, when she was alone again, she felt tired but happy. She wa s sitting near the window 68 she was frightened to see her nei ghbor carrying the cat, dead. What had happened to her frien ds She at once called the family doctor. He told her to phone each of her visitors to meet him. After all the phones, just as s he sat down, the telephone rang. 69 was from her neighbour ,“I am so sad. My cat 70 (kill) by a car.”
第四部分短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号，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: 在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处。

多者（从11处起）不计分。

A few months after returning the US from Germany, I took par t in a college course in French. Since I have learned to speak German good in Germany, I thought it might be interested to begin studying another language. At the first class, the teache r ask us to do a pronunciation exercise in which she would sa y a word or two in French, and each student would do their b est to copy. When he got to me, he kept making me to say mo
re words, and I finally asked him why. “I find it great funs, it’s the first time I’ve heard an American speak French with a Ger man accent.”he explained it.
第五部分. 词汇拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
1. John is very r________--
If he promises to do something he’ll do it.
2 He thought I had known the fact. But a_____________，
I knew nothing about it.
3.Hearing the news, she b __________into tears.
4.Due to the bad weather,the building work was already behin
d s________.
5.While crossing the road, the old man was knocked down by
a bike and badly i_________.
6.I was able to _____________(说服，劝
说) my mother to follow my advice at last. 7．He did it ______________(故意)，
knowing it would annoy her.
8．She _______________(请
求)that no one should be told of her decision.
9．When you change your _____________(态
度), you change what you focus on .
10. Wang Wei rode in front of me _____________(照常，象往
常一样)
六：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是晨光中学高中生李华。

你校拟选拔一批优秀学生，利用暑期到晨曦希望小学为学生辅导英语。

你希望参加此活动。

请根据以下提示，用英语给校评选组写一封申请信：
●对此活动的认识（比如对本人、学生及社会的益处等）
●个人优势（如性格、独立生活能力、语言能力等）
●你的计划（如怎样进行辅导等）
注意：
1.词数不少于100；
2.可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。

参考词汇：晨曦希望小学 Chenxi Hope School
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am Li Hua from Class One, Senior Two.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
2019-2020学年上学期高一年级英语期中考试答题卷
第二节阅读下面材料在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式填空。

（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Mrs. Wilson invited some friends to lunch. She was eager to tr y a new way of 61 (cook)a fish dish, and she was very please d 62 herself when the dish was ready. She put it near the win dow 63 (cool) it for a few minutes because the dish was hot. When she came back for it, she was 64 (surprise) to find the n eighbor’s cat by the dish. 65 (fortunate), she came in time to s top the cat. That afternoon was a great 66 (succeed) and they talked and laughed 67 four o’clock. At the end of the afternoo n, when she was alone again, she felt tired but happy. She wa s sitting near the window 68 she was frightened to see her nei ghbor carrying the cat, dead. What had happened to her frien ds She at once called the family doctor. He told her to phone each of her visitors to meet him. After all the phones, just as s he sat down, the telephone rang. 69 was from her neighbor ,“I am so sad. My cat 70 (kill) by a car.”
61.__________ 62. __________63.___________64.__________ 6
5.___________
66.__________67.___________ 68.__________69.____________ 70.__________
第四部分短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号，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: 在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

A few months after returning the US from Germany, I took part in a college course in French. Since I have learned to spe ak German good in Germany, I thought it might be interested t o begin studying another language. At the first class, the teac her ask us to do a pronunciation exercise in which she would say a word or
座号
two in French, and each student would do their best to copy. When he got to me, he kept making me to say more words, a
nd I finally asked him why. “I find it great funs, it’s the first tim e I’ve heard an American speak French with a German accent .”he explained it.
第五部分. 词汇拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请根据所给词的首字母或汉语提示，写出单词或短语的正确形式。

1. John is very r________--
If he promises to do something he’ll do it.
2 He thought I had known the fact. But a_____________，
I knew nothing about it.
3.Hearing the news, she b __________into tears.
4.Due to the bad weather,the building work was already behin
d s________.
5.While crossing the road, the old man was knocked down by
a bike and badly i_________.
6.I was able to _____________(说服，劝
说) my mother to follow my advice at last. 7．He did it ______________(故意)，
knowing it would annoy her.
8．She _______________(请
求)that no one should be told of her decision.
9．When you change your _____________(态
度), you change what you focus on .
10. Wang Wei rode in front of me _____________(照常，象往常一样)
六：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是晨光中学高中生李华。

你校拟选拔一批优秀学生，利用暑期到晨曦希望小学为学生辅导英语。

你希望参加此活动。

请根据以下提示，用英语给校评选组写一封申请信：
●对此活动的认识（比如对本人、学生及社会的益处等）
●个人优势（如性格、独立生活能力、语言能力等）
●你的计划（如怎样进行辅导等）
注意：1.词数不少于100； 2.可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。

参考词汇：晨曦希望小学 Chenxi Hope School
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am Li Hua from Class One, Senior One.__________________ _______________________————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
————————————————————————————————————------------------------——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D )中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, th ese people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Sci entists wanted to see how well
their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he o r she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.
The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because they are so hungry at noon they eat too much for lunch. They will gai n weight instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
21. During the test, the people were given_____________.
A. no breakfast at all
B. different foods or sometimes none
C. very rich breakfasts
D. little food for breakfast
22. The results show that __________________
A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies.
B. breakfast has little to do with a person's work.
C. a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk.
D. Girl students should have little for breakfast
23. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast
B. Too little for breakfast and too much for lunch may make you fatter.
C. If you don't eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.
D. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you'll learn in class.
B
A new book called “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” by Amy Chua has caused a debate (争论) about cultural differences in parenting. Amy Chua is a teacher in an American university and both of her parents are Chinese. In the book, Ms. Chua writes about how she taught her daughters. She told NBC television that she had a clear list of what her daughters were not al lowed to do, such as having a play date, watching TV or playing computer games and getting any grade less than an A.
Many people are against Amy Chua’s parenting style (风
格), even her husband, who is American. They say it is rude and unfair to children. But she s ays her parents raised her and her three sisters in that way.
Ms. Chua says after her younger daughter shouted “I hate my life! I hate you!” she decided to retreat because she was afraid of losing her daughter. But she also says American parents often have low expectations of their children’s abilities.
“The debate is about what it means to be a successful parent and what it means to be a succ essful child,” said Stacy DeBroff, who has written four books on parenting. She says Amy Ch ua’s parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. It is a tradi-
tional way of parenting among immigrants (移
民). They hope to get a better future for their children.
She also sees a risk (风
险). When children have no time to be social or to develop their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. DeBroff advises parents to develop their own style of parenting and not just repeat the way they were raised.
24. What do we learn about Amy Chua?
A. She has three excellent daughters.
B. She moved to the at a young age.
C. Her parents live together with her.
D. Her husband dislikes her parenting style.
25. The underlined word “retreat” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. go on
B. give up
C. go out
D. give out
26. According to Ms. DeBroff, _____.
A. Amy Chua’s parenting style should be forbidden
B. Americans should learn from Amy Chua
C. parents should have their own parenting style
D. Amy Chua’s style is bad for children’s growth
27.In which part of a newspaper can you read the passage?
A . Business.
B . Entertainment.
C . Sports.
D . Culture.
C
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed th eir homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete stran gers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia.I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train.
I did not particularly(特
别) relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and rerea d. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar(熟悉
的)face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru wa s just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hu rried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became imeresting.I threw my magazines into the waste basket a nd decided to join in Malaysian life.Then everything came alive.The mountains seemed to sp eak to me.Even the trees were smiling.I stared t everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my w atch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me.They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrive with a smile, I thr ew my around him to give him a warm hug.I had never done this before. He seemed surprise d and then his weather-
beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey.
28.Why did the author mention the families standing outside their homes?
A. To show the real life of village people.
B. To show the friendliness of village people
C.To show how village people found pleasure
D. To show how village people warmed their relatives
29.What does the underlined word“relish”mean in the second paragraph?
A. choose
B. enjoy
C. prepare for
D. carry on
30.How did the author probably feel after the train went beyond Johor Bahru?
A. Excited
B. Unsatisfied
C. Disappointed
D. Bored
31.What’s the best title of the text?
A. My exciting journey to Malaysia
B. Scenery adding pleasure to my train trip
C. My unforgettable train trip in Butterworth
D. Waves and smiles cheering up my train trip
D
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