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江苏省镇江第一中学2017-2018年第二学期阶段性测试
英 语 试 卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分)
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分, 满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Which sport does the woman like best?
A. Baseball. B. Badminton. C. Volleyball.
2. What are the two speakers going to do?
A. Go shopping. B. See a film. C. Have hair cut.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a hospital. B. At a shop. C. At a post office.
4. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Friends. C. Couple.
5. What does the woman probably do?
A. A reporter. B. A student. C. A tour guide.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料, 回答第6—7题。
6. What happened to the man?
A. He lost his job. B. He failed his final test. C. He was late for school.
7. How is the man’s feeling to the woman?
A. Frightened. B. Grateful. C. Disappointed.
请听第7段材料，回答第8—9题。
8. Where will the woman take the boys to?
A. School. B. Park. C. Hospital.
9. What is the man planning to do?
A. Open a savings account.
B. Bake a birthday cake.
C. Buy a birthday present.
请听第8段材料, 回答第10—12题。
10. What kind of music does the woman prefer?
A. Classical music. B. Pop music. C. Country music.
11. What does the man say about classical music？
A. He listens to it when cooking.
B. It is good for his brain.
C. It can help reduce stress.
12. What does the woman tell the man in the end?
A. He can find some recordings on the Internet.
B. He can buy some new CDs online.
C. He can listen to Mozart’s music.
请听第9段材料, 回答第13—16题。
13. Where are the two speakers probably?
A. At the woman’s house. B. At the hospital. C. In an office.
14. Why does the man meet the woman?
A. To find out why the woman’s recent work was poor.
B. To ask about the woman’s mother.
C. To discuss future plans.
15. What can we know about the woman’s mother?
A. She is seriously sick. B. She had an accident. C. She died of stomach cancer.
16. What is the man’s attitude to the woman in the end?
A. He is angry. B. He is sad. C. He is kind.
请听第10段材料, 回答第17—20题。
17. What will people do tomorrow morning?
A. Watch a performance.
B. Have a meeting.
C. Go sightseeing.
18. Why does the speaker have to change today’s plan?
A. Diana Decker wants to speak first.
B. The first speaker got food poisoning.
C. He will attend an important meeting.
19. When will the coffee break start?
A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.
20. Where will the discussion be held?
A. In Room 201. B. In the meeting hall. C. In the Youth Action Theater.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
21. The traditional ________ to dealing with complicated problems is to break them down into a modern hotel or not.
A. access B. approach C. invitation D. introduction
22.--- I’d like to reserve a room for tonight.
--- Sorry, sir, but we don’t have any room _______ right now.
A. grateful B. contrary C. available D. likely
23. He introduced himself and his pet dog at the same time. So I _______ their names and called the dog’s name instead of his.
A. made up B. showed up C. picked up D. mixed up
24. ---Why is Tom so tired today?
---Oh, Tom ______ late into the night these days to make up for her study.
A. has been working B. worked C. had worked D. works
25. He got up late and hurried to his office, ______ the breakfast untouched.
A. left B .to leave C. leaving D. having left
26. Tom didn’t pass the exam, ______ made his father so angry that he hit Tom _______ the head.
A. which; in B. that; in C. which; on D. that; on
27. --- Are you satisfied with this dictionary?
--- Not a bit. We can’t have ________.
A. a worse one B. a nicer one C. so bad one D. so nice one
28. Could you tell me how you usually ______ Thanksgiving Day in your country?
A. observe B. remind C. pass D. congratulate
29. If I________ it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed that he should walk on a thin rope across the valley.
A. didn’t see B. weren’t seeing C. wouldn’t see D. hadn’t see
30. It is uncertain _______ side effect the GM food will bring about, although some scientists consider it to be safe.
A. that B. what C. how D. whether
31. In the reading room, we found her______ at a desk and her attention ______ on a magazine,
A. sit; to fix B. seating; being fixed C. seated; fixing D. sitting; fixed
32. It is impossible to see _______ I was going, _______?
A. where; is it B. how; is it C. what; isn’t it D. where; isn’t it
33. It is still under discussion _______ the old bus station should be replaced with a modern hotel or not.
A. whether B. when C. which D. where
34. The committee is discussing the problem right now. It will _____ have been solved by the end of next day.
A. eagerly B. hopefully C. immediately D. gradually
35. --- Hey, Tom! The movie Amazing China is being put on this week. Let’s go to the cinema!
--- Wow, great! __________.
A. Don’t pull my leg B. It’s a piece of cake
C. It’s my cup of tea D. You are the top dog
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,共20分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从第每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was her giggling that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn't all that funny.
Walking over to the offender, I asked for the 36 .Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 37 between teacher and student. When she finally 38 it over she whispered, "Okay, but I didn't draw it."
It was a hand-drawn 39 of me, teeth blackened and the words "I'm stupid" coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, 40 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 41 . I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some 42 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 43 .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how 44 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason 45 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
As I 46 the notes later, many of them said something like, "I've got nothing 47 you," or "I'm sorry you were hurt." Some kids said, "We're afraid of you." But two notes, from the girls who I 48 were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too 49 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 50 my students, I had begun commanding them to 51 .Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 52 driving them away.
I had some apologizing to do. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one 53 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for 54 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 55 .
36. A. reason B. advice C. note D. help
37. A. battle B. competition C. argument D. conversation
38. A. took B. thought C. handed D. turned
39. A. statue B. picture C. graph D. poster
40. A. otherwise B. besides C. therefore D. however
41. A. leave B. explain C. cry D. argue
42. A. good B. harm C. favor D. punishment
43. A. amused B. controlled C. uninterested D. relaxed
44. A. meaningful B. hurtful C. regretful D. forgetful
45. A. aside B. above C. beneath D. behind
46. A. wrote B. finished C. collected D. read
47. A. beyond B. from C. against D. for
48. A. confirmed B. promised C. concluded D. figured
49. A. talkative B. mean C. clumsy D. considerate
50. A. encouraging B. forcing C. comforting D. teaching
51. A. appreciate B. achieve C. compromise D. apologize
52. A. actually B. normally C. immediately D. generally
53. A. decorated B. offered C. signed D. bought
54. A. thankfulness B. forgiveness C. compensation D. communication
55. A. friendship B. education C. knowledge D. future
第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题,每题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
项涂黑。
A
56. Mr. Li, a marathon runner, has an irreparable slip disc（椎间盘突出）.Which hospital should he go to if he does not want to undergo any operation?
A. Singapore General Hospital B. Gleneagles Hospital
C. Changi General Hospital D. Mt Elizabeth Hospital
57. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Any Singaporean can attend Dr. Tan’s talk free-of-charge.
B. People can book the Bone Density Scan on Feb 4th at a special price.
C. People “like” the Mind Your Body Facebook page can win a prize.
D. Participants of public forum can get a book $20 cheaper.
B
“Beauty is only skin deep.” This expression means that beauty is only a temporary surface quality. Some beauty products can cause lasting damage that goes far below the surface of the skin.
In America, many people use sunlight and non-natural light to darken their skin. Health experts advise against what is called “tanning” because of its links to skin cancer. In the African country of Senegal（塞内加尔）, some women take health risks trying to do just the opposite.
An average beauty supply shop in Dakar has many kinds of skin-lightening creams and soaps. The World Health Organization says that 25％of Senegalese women use skin-lightening products on a usual basis. These products can contain chemicals, like mercury（汞）, hydroquinone（对苯二酚）, etc. These are dangerous ingredients that can cause cancer and possibly other physical damage to the skin. They can actually burn the eyes and skin.
Shop worker Adama Diagne advises her visitors to avoid the stronger products that promise fast results. She uses a cream that is made from carrots, not the strong chemical, hydroquinone. She says that it is a personal choice and that no one pressures her. Some women want to be black every day, but for her, she likes to be a shade of brown.
Women in Senegal say they lighten their skin for the same reason that women all over the world make changes to their appearance. They say they want to look beautiful, to find a husband, to stand out in a crowd or simply to look great for a special event.
This thinking troubles Senegalese film-maker Khardiata Pouye Sall. So, she made “This Color That Bothers Me”, a film about the subject of skin lightening. She said, “I used the most shocking images so that women would see the dangers. It is hard to understand why a woman says that dark skin is not beautiful. It is in their heads. They want to please a man, to be loved or they want to please society, to succeed.”
Ms. Sall says that the government needs to better control the marketing and the sale of skin-lightening products. But she adds that education is the best way to persuade people against using them.
58. The underlined part “the opposite” in Paragraph 2 means some Senegalese women________．
A. use products to lighten their skin B. try creams to prevent skin cancer
C. use sunlight to darken their skin D. take health risks to become beautiful
59. We can learn that women in Senegal ________．
A. attract attention with shocking images
B. find it hard to understand the true beauty
C. don’t consider dark skin to be beautiful
D. put beauty in the first place in their heads
60. What is Sall’s attitude towards skin-lightening products?
A. Casual. B. Unsupportive. C. Responsible. D. Positive.
C
In an unmanned supermarket, a customer waits to pay. With the use of advanced digital payment technology, including biological recognition and in-depth learning, the man leaves in a minute. There’s no cashier in the store. At a large university, students use a hand-scanning machine that authorizes their entry into the gym. Those people are using “smart machines” which identify people by their physical characteristics. These new devices use fingers, hands, faces, eyes and voices. Some machines may even use smells. This new technology, called biometrics, gets information from parts of the body.
In the past, biometric machines were used mainly in government agencies or in prisons. But
now that the cost of the technology is lower, these machines are starting to be used everywhere, from border services to schools.
Some people, however, are concerned that these machines will mean the destruction of personal privacy. They worry that the machines will get personal information about them. “I know it seems like these machines are invading our privacy, but actually, biometric machines help to protect it,” says Jay Tarkett, who works at a company that develops the machines. “They can be used instead of passwords on a computer, for example. They can also identify criminals at airports. So, really, they help to promote public safety, and all the information stored is kept confidential by the machine itself.”
Some people don’t like the idea of using fingerprints because they associate them with criminals, and feel like they are being accused of something. In addition, they don’t work for some people, such as bricklayers, who wear down their fingerprints. Yet, face recognition does work well because the subject doesn’t really have to do anything. To cash a check at a bank, for example, the customer has to do nothing more than look at a machine similar to an automatic teller. If the face matches the picture kept on file, the customer gets the money with no problems. The need to carry identification with you from place to place, then, would all but cease.
It has been found that the hand scan works well in the college gym. Before this machine was used, students at the college entered the gym using cards similar to credit cards. The problem was that students often lost or forgot their cards. With the hand-scanning machine, however, the problem was solved right away.
But the machines are still new, and there can be problems. For example, voice recognition works on the phone, but it is not precise, and can be tricked. Another constraint（限制）we notice, with machines that use face recognition in particular, is that they can be fooled if people color their hair or gain a lot of weight. However, this particular problem may be solved by a new type of technology that scans a person’s iris, the colored part of the eye. It can even identify the person from a few feet away, recognizing a customer as he or she approaches the ATM.
61. Why don’t people like using finger-prints while using the machine?
A. They want to keep their mistakes a secret.
B. They don’t want to damage their fingers.
C. They are afraid of being thought of as criminals.
D. They are afraid of losing money in the bank.
62. Why are biometric machines stating to be used in many fields?
A. Criminals are often hidden at airports.
B. They no longer invade people’s privacy.
C. People enjoy face and voice recognition.
D. They are not as expensive as they were.
63. What is the author’s attitude towards the new technology?
A. Bitter. B. Optimistic. C. Worried. D. Satisfied.
64. What is the passage mainly about?
A. An introduction to biometric machines.
B. An advertisement for biometric machines.
C. A brief description of hand scanning machines.
D. An analysis of biometric machines’ value in economy.
D
Are you a different person when you speak a foreign language? That’s just one of the questions the New Yorker’s writer and native North Carolinian Lauren Collins explores in her autobiography,
about her tough efforts to master French after marrying a Frenchman whose name — Olivier — she couldn’t even pronounce properly. When in French ranges from the humorously personal story to a deeper look at various theories of language acquisition and linguistics (语言学).
The couple met in London “on more or less neutral ground: his continent, my language.” But the balance shifted when they moved to Geneva for Olivier’s work. The normally voluble Collins found herself at a loss — “nearly speechless.” The language barrier, and her dependence on her husband for simple things like buying the right cut of meat worsened her mixed feelings about “unlovely, but not ridiculous” Geneva. She comments, “Language, as much as land, is a place. To be cut off from it is to be, in a sense, homeless.”
Her sense of alienation (疏离感) leads to an examination of America’s miserable record when it comes to foreign languages, “Linguists call America ‘the graveyard of languages’ because of its singular ability to take in millions of immigrants and make their native languages die out in a few generations,” Collins writes. Educated in Wilmington, N.C., and at Princeton, she could — like the vast majority of Americans — only speak their mother tongue.
Eight months after she moved to Switzerland, Collins gives up on the natural acquisition of language and finally attends a French course. As she struggles with grammar and vocabulary, Collins notes smartly that vert (green),verre (glass), ver (worm), vers (toward), and vair (squirrel) compose a quintuple homonym (同形异义). “Although it’s difficult, French can try” she says.
French is actually considered among the easiest languages for an English speaker to learn, especially compared to Arabic or Mandarin Chinese. Collins, whose notably rich English vocabulary includes glossolalia (nonsense speech) and shibboleth (catchword or slogan), finds plenty of terrific French words to love. She writes, “English is a trust fund, an unearned inheritance (遗产), but I’ve worked for every bit of French I’ve banked.”
Unlike Jhumpa Lahiri, who became so hooked on Italian and used it to write In Other Words, Collins’s goals for learning French were more modest, “I wanted to speak French and to sound like North Carolina.” She also wanted to be able to deal with chimney sweeps and butchers, communicate with her in-laws, and “to touch Olivier in his own language.” She admits that she feels different speaking French, “Its austerity (朴素) made me feel more confused.”
Readers looking for the romantic spark of classic cross-cultural love stories featuring an outgoing American and a shy Frenchman will find flashes of it here. Among the many cultural differences the couple argue over are her enthusiastic American habit of applying the verb love to express enthusiasm for shoes, strawberries, and husbands alike. But there’s far more to Collins’ book than fantastic comedy, and those who have weathered linguistic crossings themselves tend to find particular resonance (共鸣) in its inquiry into language, identity, and transcultural translation.
Arranged by chapters named for verb tenses, When in French works its way from The Past Perfect (Le plus-que-parfait) to The Present (Le Présent) and The Conditional (Le Conditionnel). Collins ends on a delightful note with Le Futur — fitting for a new mother about to move with her hard-won French husband, French language, and Swiss-born daughter to the French-speaking city of her dreams, Paris.
65. Which of the following statements is TRUE about When in French?
A. It describes how most American people learn French.
B. The book offers a traditional way of learning a foreign language.
C. The author tells her experiences in a serious way.
D. It introduces a variety of theories about French learning.
66. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “voluble” in Paragraph 2?
A. talkative B. dependent C. graceful D. energetic
67. Why do Linguists call America “the graveyard of languages”?
A. Because other languages are banned in America.
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C. Because American culture swallows up immigrants’ native languages gradually.
D. Because immigrants’ native languages contradict English in America.
68. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?
A. Collins has found out some effective ways of mastering French words.
B. Collins’ English vocabulary knowledge contributes little to her French learning.
C. Arabic or Mandarin Chinese are easier to learn than French for English speakers.
D. It’s terrifying for Collins to have French words in store for practical use.
69. The example of Jhumpa Lahir in the passage is given to show that _________.
A. Collins wants to apply French to serve her writing[来
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C. it’s inappropriate for Jhumpa Lahir to write in another language
D. foreign language always makes learners feel complicated about life
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① the theme ② the structure ③ the publisher ④ the popularity ⑤ the writing style
A. ①②④ B. ①②⑤ C. ②③⑤ D. ①③⑤
第Ⅱ卷（三部分,共35分）
第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
Blood donation, also called blood banking, is a wonderful thing to do. It is an easy and direct way of contributing to social work and having a big effect on the community. It helps to save lives and helps those who are in need of blood due to bad condition or the heavy loss of blood during operations or in accidents.
You are able to give or donate blood every three or four month, and it is such a beautiful way of making a huge difference to someone’s life and you can always be proud of it after making a valuable contribution to society. Blood donation is not a big problem, but you need to keep a few points in mind.
Before donating blood, make sure that the ferrum（铁）level in you body is high enough and for that you should take a healthy diet. Do not go for blood donation on an empty stomach. You should follow the correct process so that everything goes well. After having a balanced diet you will feel strong and comfortable to donate blood. Afterwards, you will not feel faint or weak.
For required hemoglobin（血红蛋白）in your body, drink lots of juice and other drinks. Fruit juice, such as apple juice is very good for increasing the blood level in your body.
For a good blood flow in your body, drink at least 6-7 glasses of water every day. Completely avoid, a day before and after giving blood, taking alcohol, caffeine, etc. Do not smoke half an hour before giving blood.
When you are going for blood donation, be relaxed, which helps keep the right blood pressure. During the blood donation activity take a deep breath and try to calm yourself. Don’t take part in some other activities.
When you donate blood, you are making the effort to save someone’s life. Blood donation is a very simple and fast process, but you need to take care of yourself after donating blood. Proper care helps to reduce side effects. The following are a few tips that will help you out.
Take a rest for 15 minutes after completion of the donation. It helps you to feel relaxed and
energetic.
Eat something and drink juice before leaving the blood donation center. Make sure that you have meals after donating blood. Smoking should be avoided for one hour after the process. Avoid some activities right away, for example, driving.
Finally, be proud of yourself because you have done a great thing in helping to save someone’s life. Blood donation is a very important activity.
Title
Blood donation— an important activity
The 71. ▲ of blood donation
² Making 72. ▲ to social work and the community.
² Helping those people who suffer the 73. ▲ of blood.
² Giving yourself a sense of 74. ▲ .
75. ▲ the donation
² Take a healthy diet for a high ferrum level.
² Drink fruit juice for enough hemoglobin.
² Drink at least 6-7 glasses of water 76. ▲ for a good flow of blood.
² Avoid taking alcohol, caffeine, etc. and smoking cigarettes.
During the donation
² Relax yourself and 77. ▲ deeply.
² Never 78. ▲ yourself in other activities.
After the donation
² Take a rest.
² Don’t 79. ▲ meals.
² Don’t smoke until one hour later.
² Never take part in some activities 80. ▲ .
第五部分：单词拼写(每个0.5分，共5分)
81. Whenever he is asked to make comments, he always ▲ (迟疑不决) and it takes him a long time to speak.
82. She is deaf, but refuses to let her ▲ （残疾）prevent her from doing what she wants to do.
83. The news is certainly true although it hasn’t been announced ▲ (正式地)
84. Please download the document ▲ (附在……上) to the e-mail, which contains all the information you want to know.
85. You can never imagine what trouble we had ▲ (分析) the data we collected for our project.
86. The London Underground has the d ▲ of being the first underground in the world.
87. During both World WarⅠandⅡ, pigeons were e ▲ to carry messages to and from the front lines, saving the lives of many soldiers and even helping win some important victories.
88. He said he came from America, but his strong Canadian a ▲ gave him away.
89. He v ▲ to help children with autism and visits them every weekend.
90. The world c ▲ of seven continents and four oceans is regarded as a small village with the Internet connecting us together.
第六部分：书面表达（满分 20 分）
网上购物正变得越来越流行，但是任何事情都有两面性, 网上购物也不例外。请根据以下表格所提供的信息, 为学校的刊物写一篇报道，分析其优缺点并给出自己的看法。字数150左右，开头已给出，不计入字数。
优点
缺点
方便
a. 很难辨别是否是假货
商品价格往往较低
b. 在购买前无法试用和检查，缺乏购物乐趣
可以看到别的客户的评价，有助于做出选择
c. 网络支付不安全
你的看法 …
参考词汇：假的；仿造的 fake
Online shopping has been gaining popularity in the recent years. But what are the advantages and disadvantages of it?
江苏省镇江第一中学2017-2018年第二学期阶段性测试3.29
一、听力
1—5CBACB 6-10 ABCAA 11-15 CACAA 16-20 CABBB
二、英语语言知识运用
第一节：单选题
21-25 BCDAC26-30 CAADB31-35 DDABC
第二节：完型填空
36-40CACBD 41-45 CABBD 46-50 DCDBA 51-55 BACBD
三、阅读理解
56-57DB 58-60 ACB 61-64 CDBA 65-70 DACABB
四、任务型阅读
71. importance/significance 72. contributions 73. Loss/lack 74. pride 75. Before
76. daily 77. breathe 78. involve 79. miss/ skip 80. immediately/instantly/ directly
五、单词拼写
81.hesitates 82. disability 83. officially 84.attached 85.analys(z)ing/
86.distinction 87.employed 88. accent 89. volunteered 90.consisting
六、书面表达
It is obvious that online shopping possesses a variety of advantages. For one thing, it is convenient for us to purchase whatever we want. For another thing, the prices of commodities bought online tend to be lower than those of brick-and-mortar stores. What’s more, the feedbacks and comments given by people who have purchased the goods can help us make wise choices.
However, the disadvantages of online shopping are easy to identify. It is hard for customers to determine whether the commodities they fancy are of high quality and of authentic materials. Since it is impossible for customers to try on the goods and check whether they are suitable or have any faults, customers may not enjoy the same shopping experience as they do in stores. To make matters worse, the payment online is not secure and many shopping websites often fall victim to viruses and customers are cheated out of their money.
On a personal note, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Online shopping not only brings customers convenience, reasonable prices and goods of high quality, but also establishes a better relationship between customers and sellers. Through shopping online, we can have an enjoyable experience with the aid of virtual reality. Meanwhile, companies will produce high-quality products and provide better service to customers. Therefore, online shopping proves a win-win approach for customers and sellers.
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