四川省2015高考英语冲刺阅读完型写作自练1
阅读理解。
Success doesn’t begin until you begin the walk down the way towards your goals. And your walk down the way always begins first with a baby step. Why
do we call them baby steps? Are they really anything more
than our next ste p down life’s way?
Baby steps are the first steps we take as an act of faith. We see
others stepping out and we want to show our ability to walk by
following them. As we grow, we continue our development by
taking extra baby steps. Sometimes we fall; sometimes we fail.
After that, all steps become an act of faith; we just become more practiced. If you say to yourself“I don’t want to make a fool of myself”or“I’d better be good at this”, you’ll probably never take the baby steps towards your goals and end up lying in your own self-pity.
As a culture, we focus on results. We think about every risk that must be taken to reach our goals. There are few people who are excellent performers of any tasks the first time they try them. They fail and succeed. Then, they build upon their abilities learned each time. They practice their skills and use their talents through baby steps before they are ready to prove them to the whole world. So, learn to take those baby steps to reach the goals before you. Know that you can depend on God to show you the way. As you become more experienced, your baby steps become a walk, then a jump, and finally a sprint. That’s how our baby steps lead us through the marathon of life.
【文章大意】千里之行, 始于足下。即使是最优秀的运动员, 在其通往辉煌顶峰的人生起跑线上, 其步履也一定是蹒跚如婴儿般孱弱。本文向我们讲述了baby steps在我们人生及成功道路上的重要意义。
5. What does the writer mainly discuss in the text?
A. The power of faith in our life.
B. The importance of baby steps.
C. The abilities to achieve success.
D. The cause of cultural differences.
【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文主要论述了baby steps在人们走向成功的道路上所起的重要作用。
1. Which of the following is thought most important in taking baby steps?
A. Faith.
B. Practice.
C. Skill.
D. Examples.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中Baby steps are the first steps we take as an act of faith 和After that, all steps become an act of faith可知, 在我们迈出走向目标的第一步时, 坚定的信念是最重要的, 而不是技能、练习或榜样。
2. In the third paragraph, the writer expresses the view that.
A. we can’t expect to succeed without working hard at first
B. adults should learn from babies in dealing with hard tasks
C. we must make full use of our skills in order to get rewards
D. baby steps play the key role in leading us towards success
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据该段内容可知, baby steps是成功的第一步, 它让我们在失败中提升能力, 获得成功所需要的各种才能, 因此baby steps在我们迈向成功的道路上起着关键作用。
3. The underlined wo rd“sprint”in the last paragraph probably means“”.
A. slow rush
B. sudden stop
C. hard climb
D. fast run
【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据语境, 随着你的经验越多, 蹒跚学步变成走, 然后跳, 最后冲刺。
4. What’s the writer’s tone in the text?
A. Light-hearted.
B. Regretful.
C. Encouraging.
D. Concerned.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。作者劝说人们不要惧怕失败, 要勇敢地迈出通向自己成功目标的baby steps, 由此可知, 作者在叙述中是一种“鼓励、激励”的语气。
阅读理解
Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.
“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.
The https://www.doczj.com/doc/b94421597.html, website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.
There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.
The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need---like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.
hich of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Books for Dummies
B. The Easiest, the Best
C. Books for Stupid People
D. New Ideas Behind the Books
ccording to the https://www.doczj.com/doc/b94421597.html, website, people can ________ with the help of dummies books.
A. do some personal things
B. learn any foreign language
C. become expert in cooking
D. do anything they want
The dummies books have been popular because ______.
A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand
B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject
C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy
D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching
According to New York Times, we know that books on ______ sell best.
A. diseases and education
B. opera and car repairing
C. technology and personal finance
D. cooking and world history
What can we learn from the passage?
A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.
B. The dummies books will continue to be popular.
C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.
D. The simple language was intended for child readers.
【参考答案】ADACB
阅读理解
Global warming threatens to hold back human progress, and make unachievable all UN targets to reduce poverty, according to some of the world’s leading international and development groups.
In a report published today, Oxfam, Greenpeace, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, WWF and 15 other groups say rich governments must immediately address climate change to avoid even “unbearable levels” of worldwide poverty.
“Food production, water supplies, public health and people’s living environm ent are already being damaged,” the report says. “The world must meet its promise to achieve poverty reduction and also deal with climate change.”
The report, which draws on UN predictions of the effects of climate change in poor countries over the next 50 years, says poor countries will experience more flooding, declining food production, more disease and the worsening or disappearing of entire ecosystems(生态系统)on which many of the world’s poorest people depend.
“Climate change needs to be addressed now. T he poor will bear the burden of it. The frontline experience of many of us working in international development indicates that communities are having to fight against more extreme weather conditions.”
Climate change will play havoc(浩劫)with agriculture and water supplies and will increase diseases. “By 2025 the proportion of the world’s population living in countries of great water stress will almost double, to 6 billion people. Tropical and sub-tropical areas will be hardest hit —those countries already su ffering from food shortage”.
Poor countries mostly do not need high-tech solutions, but would most benefit from education, research and being shown how to farm better. The report says unchecked global warming, more than wars or political confusion, will displace millions of people and destabilize (不安定) many countries.
9. ________ should play a leading role in resisting the more extreme weather conditions according to the report.
A. International groups
B. Poor countries
C. Rich countries
D. Tropical and sub-tropical countries
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天津市耀华中学2017届高考英语冲刺导练（37） 【读写应用综合训练】 一、完形填空Cloze 6 In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested,so the specialist tested him again.To my 36 ,it was the same score. Later that evening,I 37told Frank what I had learned that day.After talking it over,we agreed that we knew our 38 much better than an IQtest.We 39that Michael's score must have been a 40and we should treat him 41 as usual. We moved to Indiana in 1962,and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year.He got42 grades in the school,especially43biology and chemistry,which was a great comfort. Michael 44 Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student.Soon afterwards,his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 45 .In 1968,he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University. On graduation day in 1972,Frank and I 46 the ceremony(典礼)at Yale.After the ceremony,We told Michael about the 47 IQ score he got when he was six.Since that day,Michael sometimes would look at us and say 48 ,“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn't be a doctor,not until after I graduated from medical school!”It is his special way of thanking us for the 49 we had in him. Interestingly,Michael then50 another IQ test.We went to the same clinic where he had 51 the test eighteen years before.This time Michael scored 126,an increase of36 points.A result like that was supposed to be 52 . Children often do as 53 as what adults,particularly parents and teachers, 54 of them.That is,tell a child he is “55 ,”and he may play the role of a foolish child. 36.A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment 37. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully 38. A. student B. son C. friendD. doctor 39. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood 40. A. joke B. mistake C. warningD. wonder 41. A. speciallyB. strictly C. naturally D. carefully 42. A. poorB. goodC. average D. standard 43. A. inB. about C. of D. for 44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered 45. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered 46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended 47. A. high B. sameC. low D. different 48. A. curiouslyB. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly 49. A. faith B. interestC. pride D. delight 50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for 51. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed 52. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory 53. A. honestlyB. muchC. well D. bravely 54. A. hear B. learnC. expectD. speak 55. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid 二、阅读理解Reading Comprehension Test ?Reading Skills阅读理解能力考查6理解主旨和要义 [能力解析]：一段独立完整的文字材料有其主旨和大义，有时在开头就点明，有时则分解表述，有时在篇尾总结点出，有时则需要读者从字里行间领会推断而得。包括标题（title）、主旨（main idea）等，考查整体理解和对主旨的归纳、概况能力。 Passage 1 All too often, a choice that seems sustainable(永续的) turns out on closer examination to be problematic. Probably the best example is the rush to produce ethanol(乙醇) for fuel from corn. Corn is a renewable resource—you can harvest it and grow more, almost limitlessly. So replacing gas with corn ethanol seems like a great idea . One might get a bit more energy out of the
完形填空练习 【考点分析】主要考查语法知识、单词拼写能力和逻辑推理能力等，对基础相对薄弱的学生，尤其是英语语法基础相对薄弱的学生有一定的难度。 【复习策略】掌握句子的基本结构 首先，我们必须熟练掌握简单句的基本句型结构： （1）主语+谓语（+宾语+宾补） （2）主语+系动词+表语 其次，我们要充分了解充当各个句子成分的典型词类： （1）充当主语或宾语的典型词类是名词或代词。此外，还有动名词、不定式短语等。 （2）充当谓语的一定是动词。 （3）充当补语或表语的典型词类是形容词。 （4）在名词前作定语的典型词类是形容词或形容词性物主代词。 （5）作状语的典型词类是副词。 再次，我们还要掌握句子的扩展结构：两个或几个简单句之间若不用句号或分号，就必须要用连词，否则，句子的结构就不完整。连词主要有以下四类： （1）用and,but,or,while(而，却)，when（就在这个时候）等构成并列句。用if,unless,before,after,until,although,though,as,since,because,so,so that 等构成含状语从句的复合句（这里要注意区分一下复杂句和复合句，复合句是包含在复杂句这个概念里面的,在下文的基础写作部分有提到）。 （3）用who,which,that,when,where,why等构成含定语从句的复合句。（这里要提醒考生的是往往不给任何提示的空就是填连词或关系词的，但也须结合句子
结构来分析。） （4）用that,if/whether(是否)，wh-等构成含名词性从句的复合句。 【解题方法】用句子结构分析法巧解语法填空.分析句子的结构对解答语法填空题很有帮助。在解答语法填空题时，分析句子结构可以迅速确定所要填的词语的词类或大致方向，若再结合语境就可以很快得出具体的词语或词形，结合语境方面要特别注意短文的时态和上下文中的一些提示。 【经典例题】阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。 The Internet has become part of young people’s life. ____1____ report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet . Most of them get _____2____ (use) information on the Internet ____3____ use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students don’t use it _____4____ a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites ____5____ shouldn’t look at. So bad things may happen ____6___ students spen d too much time on the Internet. _____7____ is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, _____8____ uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful advice. Some students also make ____9____ on the Internet. But if you want
浙江师范大学研究生 《英语写作》考试卷（A卷） （2009 ---2010 学年第 1 学期） 考试形式闭卷考试对象 2009级非英语专业研究生 考试时间 120 分钟出卷时间 2010 年 1 月 13 日 说明：本卷分值_100__分，考生应将全部答案都写在答题纸上，否则作无效处理。 Part I. The following words are rather general. Write as many relevant specific words as possible. (At least 3 specific words for each general word) (10%) 1.flower 2.wind 3.angry Part II. Rewrite the following sentences by eliminating the mistakes in them. (10%) 1.With the cold climate and vegetation is scarce, firewood is a valuable resource. 2.First, as we all know that cosmetics always contain complex chemical elements to which many people will be allergic. 3.Many people get up early to jog along country lanes, to observe the wonder of nature, or just watching the sun come up. 4.Wearing uniform is a way to show our identity, however, it is not a good way to show our own personalities. 5.Some kinds of pollutions spread out so thick and fast that we cannot do anything effective to prevent it. Such as green house effect, it has caused the iceberg in two poles to melt.
高中英语阅读与写作整合教学设计 一，教学设计 设计意图：运用“讨论式”的英语教学模式和采用“任务型”英语教学途径，培养同学们的听说读写能力，突出阅读和写作技能训练、学习策略的培养、阅读和写作的实践，从而使学生领会语言信息的输入与输出、阅读和写作之间的内在联系，并引导学生独立思考并以讨论、合作学习的方式练习英语写作。 主题内容：Born Dying Unit 7 SBII 相关领域：信息技术，医学 课时安排：2课时 任务布置： 1、网上查寻有关的信息并做汇报； 2、课堂阅读两篇文章 3、写一篇英语演讲稿“Cherish Your Life & Prevent AIDS” 实施过程： 第一课时：信息输入——阅读课 教学目标： 1、检阅学生课外查阅有关的信息资料和学生对知识的了解情况； 2、培养学生的阅读策略和提高阅读能力； 3、学会“善待他人，关爱自己，珍惜生命”。 教学形式：讨论交流合作 教学过程（Teaching Procedures） Step 1、Pre-reading 课前教师给学生布置如下任务：1.What is AIDS ? What is HIV? 2. How do people get AIDS? 3. What happens to people who have AIDS? 4. How does Xiaohua feel about having AIDS? 5. How do her friends and family feel about her disease? 6. Something about the World AIDS DAY. 要求学生带着这些任务预习课文。学生要回答以上问题，除阅读课文外，还必须查找相关材料，做好记录。此环节学生可采用分工合作的学习方式。此时教师可以给学生一些必要的帮助，如：提供网站名,提供一些阅读材料。由于学生是在任务目标驱使下预习，预习就很有成效，而不是走过场。为课堂讨论奠定了基础，同时也提高了课堂教学的效率，发挥了学生的主体作用，培养了学生查找信息的能力和较强的自学能力。 Step 2: Lead-in Collect the information Ss have found and at the same time ask the Ss to exchange the information about HIV/AIDS. And ask Ss to discuss the following questions. 1. Answer the following questions What is AIDS? How is it infected? Who gets it easily? What attitude do people have now ? 2.What can you do on World AIDS Day? 3. Do you think it is safe to be friends with people who are living with HIV/AIDS? Give your views.
迎接评估大学英语阅读与写作训练材料 作文范文一Fighting Criminals Today the crime rate in some cities of our country is rising. Many citizens often complain about the thefts and robberies that have taken place in the areas they live in and appeal to the governments at all levels to take effective measures to reduce the crime rate. Faced with criminals, some people are so frightened that they shamelessly give up the fight and other people turn a blind eye to them. However, some people are brave enough, to risk their lives to fight the criminals. Their fearless actions prevented the criminals from doing evils, saved the victims, and protected the public properties. To reduce the crime rate, we all the people should first receive a law education. Criminals must be severely punished. Meanwhile we should set up a foundation to reward those who fight criminals. It is also important to call on people to learn from those heroes and encourage more people to stand up to crime. 作文范文二:Advertisements Advertisements are getting their way into people's lives. People depend on advertisers in their daily lives because they are consumers. The advertisers are always manufacturers. Sometimes they are salesmen. Their merchandise needs advertising. Thus nearly every product is advertised. To some extent, good advertising means success while bad advertising can means failure. There are many ways to advertise and 'ads' come in different forms. Newspaper carries advertisements. Some products are announced on TV and radio which have a wide audience. Billboards also carry advertising. Advertising is a big industry now and many agencies are set up to furnish a variety of services for it. However, advertising is not always truthful. A product is often misrepresented. The advertiser exaggerates the benefits of the merchandise he wants to sell. Thus, he misrepresents the truth. The consumer falls victim to such advertising. Millions of people have bought advertised products and they haven't always been satisfied. 作文范文三:My first Job Before I started at university, I took my first job as a waitress in a nice restaurant. At the night before my first day，I was too excited to go to sleep and as a result, I got up late in the morning. I threw on my clothes and rushed over to the restaurant.
【高考】英语冲刺导练15 ---炳辉书店--- 【读写应用综合训练】倒序溯源训练2 一、完形填空Cloze 2_15记叙文 -5 Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need. It was a need that he first 36 back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an 37 , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the 38 at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done 39 his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities 40 he didn’t have the time or the 41 . He had only one good suit. He tried 42 the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too 43 . During this period Dale was slowly 44 an inferiority complex(自卑感), which his mother knew could 45 him from achieving his real potential. She 46 that Dale join the debating team, believing that 47 i n speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed. Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts 48 made it. This proved to be a 49 point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the 50 he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in 51 . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, 52 , were winning contests. Out of this early struggle to 53 his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to 54 an idea to an audience builds a person’s conf idence. And, 55 it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others. 36. A. admitted B. filled C. supplied D. recognized 37. A. assignment B. education C. advantage D. instruction 38. A. training B. board C. teaching D. equipment 39. A. between B. during C. over D. through 40. A. while B. when C. because D. though 41. A. permits B. interest C. talent D. clothes 42. A. on B. for C. in D. with 43. A. light B. flexible C. optimistic D. outgoing 44. A. gaining B. achieving C. developing D. obtaining 45. A. prevent B. protect C. save D. free 46. A. suggested B. demanded C. required D. insisted 47. A. presence B. practice C. patience D. potential 48. A. hopefully B. certainly C. finally D. naturally 49. A. key B. breaking C. basic D. turning 50. A. progress B. experience C. competence D. confidence 51. A. horse-riding B. football C. speech D. farming 52. A. in return B. in brief C. in turn D. in fact 53. A. convey B. overcome C. understand D. build 54. A. express B. stress C. contribute D. repeat 55. A. besides B. beyond C. like D. with 二、阅读理解Reading Comprehension █阅读微技能 Micro Reading Skills解析与训练系列
精选高考英语完形填空专题练习 记叙文 When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂ sorry, (1) number!＂and move on. But when Dennis Williams (2) a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something (3) . On March 19, Dennis got a group text (4) him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the (5) of a baby. ＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂Dennis (6) . The baby was born and update texts were (7) quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her (8) , she didn’t seem to realize that she was (9) the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t (10) you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂replied Dennis before asking which room the new (11) were in. Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his (12) ! He turned up at the hospital (13) gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally (14) by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we (15) it and the gifts.＂ Teresa (16) a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website (17) by the touching words: ＂What a (18) this young man was to our family! He was so (19) and kind to do this.＂The post has since gained the (20) of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days. 1. A. unlucky B. secret C. new D. wrong 2. A. received B. translated C. copied D. printed 3. A. reasonable B. special C. necessary D. practical 4. A. convincing B. reminding C. informing D. warning 5. A. wake-up B. recovery C. growth D. arrival 6. A. responded B. interrupted C. predicted D. repeated 7. A. coming in B. setting out C. passing down D. moving around 8. A. opinion B. anxiety C. excitement D. effort 9. A. comparing B. exchanging C. discussing D. sharing 10. A. accept B. know C. believe D. bother 11. A. parents B. doctors C. patients D. visitors 12. A. dream B. promise C. agenda D. principle 13. A. bearing B. collecting C. opening D. making 14. A. discouraged B. relaxed C. astonished D. defeated 15. A. admit B. need C. appreciate D. expect 16. A. found B. selected C. developed D. posted 17. A. confirmed B. simplified C. clarified D. accompanied 18. A. pity B. blessing C. relief D. problem 19. A. smart B. calm C. sweet D. fair 20. A. sympathy B. attention C. control D. trust Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d (21) seen him. So imagine my (22) when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me. I was (23) ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to (24) . The bay was (25) in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little (26) , I realized one kayak (皮划艇) was in (27) . “Something’s not (28) !” I took off my T-shirt and (29) into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was (30) violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped (31) the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something (32) to me. Those brown eyes were very (33) . “What’s his name?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I (34) . That stranger was my son! The instructors called for an ambulance. (35) , after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to (36) and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben (37) to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said. “You (38) my life!” I still can’t believe what a (39) it was. I’m just so glad I was there (40) to help my son. 21. A. also B. often C. even D. last 22. A. delight B. relief C. anger D. worry 23. A. scared B. shocked C. thrilled D. ashamed 24. A. talk B. stay C. meet D. settle 25. A. bathed B. clean C. deep D. formed 26. A. faster B. closer C. heavier D. wiser 27. A. trouble B. advance C. question D. battle 28. A. real B. right C. fair D. fit 29. A. stared B. sank C. dived D. fell 30. A. arguing B. fighting C. shouting D. shaking 31. A. lead B. persuade C. carry D. keep 32. A. happened B. occurred C. applied D. appealed 33. A. sharp B. pleasant C. attractive D. familiar 34. A. agreed B. hesitated C. doubted D. knew 35. A. Fortunately B. Frankly C. Sadly D. Suddenly 36. A. return B. relax C. speak D. leave 37. A. joked B. turned C. listened D. pointed 38. A. created B. honored C. saved D. guided 39. A. coincidence B. change C. pity D. pain 40. A. on board B. in time C. for sure D. on purpose No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own (41) I learned this lesson from a(n) (42) many years ago. I took the head (43) job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program. It was a tradition for the school?s old team to play against the (44) team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn?t even practice to (45) the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn?t (46) I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to (47) that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were (48) me. I had to change my (49) about their ability and potential.