2018-2019学年广西宾阳县宾阳中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题（Word版） 16页

‎2018-2019学年广西宾阳县宾阳中学高二上学期期中考试英语科试题 ‎ ‎ ‎ (本试卷分第Ｉ卷和第II卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟 ) ‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ ‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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.What are the speakers talking about?‎ A.Their community. B.Their exercise plan. C.A new club.‎ ‎2.What does the woman ask the man to do?‎ A.Wear warm clothes. B.Stay at home. C.Do exercise.‎ ‎3.Why does the man call the woman?‎ A.To book a table. B.To make an appointment. C.To get a phone number.‎ ‎4.What will the man do first?‎ A.Have some orange juice. B.Do some shopping. C.Go to the bank.‎ ‎5.What is the woman complaining about?‎ A.The man's reports. B.The dirty apartment. C.Her roommate.‎ 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。‎ ‎6.When will the man leave China?‎ A.In one month. B.In two weeks. C.Next year.‎ ‎7.Why does the man go to America?‎ A.To look after his mother. B.To improve his English. C.To find a job.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。‎ ‎8.Why is Mr.Smith leaving his position? ‎ A.To change a job. B.To travel around the world. C.To move to another country.‎ ‎9.How does the man feel about Mr.Smith's leaving?‎ A.Disappointed. B.Surprised. C.Sad.‎ ‎10.What will the man do on Friday afternoon?‎ A.Plan for a meeting. B.Visit a lawyer. C.Attend a party.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。‎ ‎11.What does the woman want to do? ‎ A.Open the windows. B.Check the apartment. C.Have dinner with her family.‎ ‎12.On which floor does the woman live?‎ A.The first. B.The second. C.The third.‎ ‎13.How does the woman sound?‎ A.Nervous. B.Impatient. C.Excited.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。‎ ‎14.What does the woman think of the movie she saw last time?‎ A.Great. B.Just so-so. C.Terrible.‎ ‎15.Who often goes to sing songs in the park?‎ A.The woman's mother. B.The woman's brother. C.The woman's grandma.‎ ‎16.What does the woman want to do tonight?‎ A.Go shopping. B.Go swimming. C.Go to the park.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17.How many people are there in the speaker's family?‎ A.4. B.5. C.6.‎ ‎18.How does the speaker's father go to work?‎ A.By car. B.By bus. C.By subway.‎ ‎19.What is the speaker's mother probably?‎ A.A teacher. B.A doctor. C.A housewife.‎ ‎20.Where does the speaker's brother usually go on Saturday?‎ A.The dance club. B.The basketball club. C.The football club.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 （共15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。‎ A On a snowy and windy afternoon, Ann, a ten-year-old girl, went out to play. She was walking along the sands when she was blown into a ditch ( 沟) by the seashore. She was frightened and tried her best to climb out. But the ditch was too deep and she was too weak to get out of it. So Ann cried at the top of her voice for help. But what she could hear over the snowy ditch was nothing but the terrible noise of the wind. Nobody came to her and nobody knew where she was. She struggled again and again. Her face was struck by the strong wind, snow and sand, and was almost frozen. Her hands were stiff. She also felt that she was worn out. She started to cry hopelessly. Just at the moment Ann saw a black dog appearing through the heavy snow. It was Victor, her true friend. He was glad to see the sign of life. And the dog set out to work as soon as he got to Ann. He cleaned away the snow around her with his own paws and hind legs, and then reached out his big strong fur head to Ann. The little girl closed her arms round Victor's neck. The dog backed away slowly, pulling her out of the ditch little by little.‎ Successfully, Ann got out of the ditch at last. Then she struggled to her feet. With great difficulty, led by her true friend Victor, she was rescued. Victor, the black dog, was given a gold medal and was honored as Brave Hero Dog of America.‎ ‎21. How did the dog pull the girl out of the ditch?‎ A. He pulled the girl out with her head.‎ B. He caught the girl by the arm and pulled hard.‎ C. He let the girl hold his head and stepped back.‎ D. He held the girl’s clothes in his mouth and ran back.‎ ‎22. The underlined word “stiff” probably means _______.‎ A. pretty complex B. easy to move C. difficult to bend D. quite vital ‎23. The purpose of this text is to tell us___________.‎ A. the good relation between a girl and her dog B. how a brave girl survived a serious accident C. what a girl did to save her dog D. how a brave dog managed to save his little master B It took some time for spring to arrive but now it’s here and UK’s gardens are enjoying it. Many flowers that would usually be over by now are still at their best. Here are some of the best gardens right now.‎ ‎ Kew Gardens , ‎London ‎ The Rock Garden is one of the places to head for at Kew right now. It will be at its peak in the days ahead. The garden has waterfalls and streams over the land, and many plants and flower buds are all at their best. Equally those who cannot be missed are the flowering cherry (樱桃) trees.‎ ‎ Open daily 9: 30 am—6:30pm, adults £16, children free.‎ ‎ Wentworth Castle Gardens, near Barnsley ‎ A yellow carpet surrounds Wentworth Castle at the moment, as the daffodils (水仙花) are still in full bloom. Another wonderful spot is the Victorian flower garden, created from an old bowling (保龄球) green in the 19th century.‎ Open daily10:00 am—5:00 pm, adults £5.50, children £2. 95, family £12.50.‎ Harlow Carr, ‎Harrogate The earlier bad weather means many daffodil varieties were extremely late, but at ‎ Harlow Carr plenty of the plants can be found at the moment. The garden also has one of the longest streamside plantings in the country.‎ Open daily 9:30 am — 6:00 pm, adults £8. 50, children £4.25, family £20.70.‎ Mount‎ ‎Stewart‎, Newtownards There are great smells as well as great sights at Mount‎ ‎Stewart. Do you love plants with a sweet smell? So go up to Rhododendron (杜鹃花) hill. It’s one of the best places here right now.‎ Open daily: 10:00 am —6:00 pm, adults £6.63, children £3.31, family £16. 00.‎ ‎24. To enjoy pleasant-smelling flowers, you might visit _________.‎ A. Kew‎ ‎Gardens B. Harlow Carr ‎ C. Mount Stewart D. ‎Wentworth‎ Castle ‎Gardens ‎25. You can probably enjoy the flowers or plants beside the stream in __________.‎ A. Kew Gardens and Mount‎ ‎Stewart ‎ B. Harlow Carr and ‎Kew‎ ‎Gardens C. Mount‎ ‎Stewart and Harlow Carr ‎ D. Wentworth Castle Gardens and ‎Mount‎ ‎Stewart ‎26. What can we learn about Wentworth‎ Castle ‎Gardens?‎ A. It offers a great place to play bowling.‎ B. It is surrounded by flowering cherry trees.‎ C. It provides the shortest visiting time in a day.‎ D. It charges a couple with a child at least £13.95.‎ ‎27. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?‎ A. To attract tourists to visit. ‎ B. To introduce different flowers.‎ C. To express love for nature. ‎ D. To compare different gardens.‎ C Researchers at Stanford‎ ‎University have developed a new material that can move heat out of buildings and send it into space. The researchers say the material can cool buildings ‎ even on hot days. The cooling material is a very thin sheet with many layers that could be placed on a roof like solar panels (板). However, instead of turning sunlight into energy as solar panels do, the material turns heat into radiation (辐射).‎ ‎ Shanhui Fan is an electrical engineering professor at Stanford‎ ‎University. He says that the panels have a layer of material that is like sand. The panels act like a mirror. They take heat out of buildings and reflect the light from the sun. And he says both the heat and sunlight are sent ‎100 kilometers into outer space. “It’s a structure that cools itself without electricity input, even under the sun. So, what it does is to basically radiate heat to outer space and also reflect the sunlight so it doesn’t get heated up by the sun." Mr. Fan says it is like having a window into space. The heat is sent directly into space without warming the air.‎ ‎ He says buildings in developing countries that do not have electricity or air conditioning could use the panels. “In areas where electricity is out of reach for many people, there is a potential benefit for storing medicine or even food. In many of these situations, being able to reduce the temperature is important. And this would provide a way to do it.”‎ ‎ The researchers say the main problem is creating actual cooling systems using the high-tech panels. They say it may be possible to develop a cooling spray(喷涂) that could be used on present solid structures. They believe the cooling spray technology could be developed in the next three to five years. They say as much as 15 percent of the energy used in the United States is spent providing power to air conditioning systems.‎ ‎28. The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.‎ ‎ A. living on hot days is no longer a big problem now ‎ B. a new material is developed to cool buildings C. researchers are developing new solar panels on roofs D. the new material is a very thin sheet with many layers ‎29. How does the panel work?‎ A. It takes in the heat and cools it down. B. It uses a mirror to reflect the sunlight.‎ C. It sends heat away right into space. D. It has a window to let out the heat.‎ ‎30. The new material is especially useful in areas that ________.‎ A. suffer high temperature B. have poor air quality C. have plenty of food D. are short of power ‎31. What can you infer from the passage?‎ A. The appliance of the new panel is still under research.‎ B. Some people got benefits from producing the panels.‎ C. People may have problems in using the new material.‎ D. The new panels may save 15 percent of the energy.‎ D Born in ‎1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu Guangzhong, who spent his younger days on the Chinese mainland before moving to Taiwan in his 20s, passed away on Dec 14, 2017. Nostalgia (《乡愁》)—which Yu wrote in his 40s to voice his homesickness for his childhood motherland—became his most well-known work, since it resonated (共鸣 ) with many people who were far away from home. The poem appeared in Chinese school textbooks and was adapted into songs.‎ However, the fact that Nostalgia became so famous also disturbed Yu because among the over l, 000 poems that he’d written, Nostalgia seemed to be the only one that the public ever talked about and appreciated. .‎ ‎“I’d like to think of Nostalgia as my business card, but unfortunately it got too big that it kept people from seeing the real me," Yu once said, according to China Youth Daily.‎ ‎ Indeed, writing poems is only one of Yu’s many talents. Great Chinese writer Liang Shiqiu ( 1903-1987 ) once spoke of Yu, “He writes poems with his right hand and prose (散文) with his left. There is hardly anyone who matches his achievements at the time.”‎ ‎ Yu was also a translator. Yu spoke French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian, and published 13 translation collections.‎ ‎ And he used his talents well. He spent his whole life working, even in his 80s. Yu said that whenever people asked whether he still kept the habit of writing up, he would always answer, “Why don’t you ask me if I’m still breathing?”‎ To him, writing was an inseparable (不可分割的) part of life that shouldn’t be affected by age or anything else.‎ Now that Yu has taken his last breath, his writing career has finally been put to rest. But ‎ the many books he wrote and translated will continue to carry the nostalgia people have for him.‎ ‎32. How old was Yu Guangzhong when he died?‎ A.86. B.87. C.88. D.89.‎ ‎33. How did Liang Shiqiu like Yu Guangzhong?‎ A. He spoke hardly of Yu Guangzhong. B. He thought highly of Yu Guangzhong.‎ C. He was indifferent to Yu Guangzhong. D. He was very friendly to Yu Guangzhong ‎34. Which of the following does not describe Yu Guangzhong?‎ A. A poet. B. A writer. C. A thinker D. A translator ‎35. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?‎ A. Nostalgia is important for him in his life. ‎ B. Writing is as important as translation.‎ C. Writing is the most important part in his life. ‎ ‎ D. His talents are the most important in his writing.‎ 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。‎ How to find time for yourself Do you ever find yourself dying for some time? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to find out the necessary time you need to slow down, and enjoy life.‎ ‎36 This is a great one because you can get many things at the same time when you are walking. You can get exercise, have time to think or enjoy music, and help to save the environment.‎ Arrive early. 37 Then use this time for yourself: reading, writing, relaxation, thinking, or whatever.‎ Buy tickets ahead. Sports, theater, concerts, or any other event you would enjoy. Make plans with a friend later. 38 ‎ Spare evenings for yourself. 39 If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, or doing nothing!‎ ‎40 What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot. Look for a club in your area today and join! If you can’t find a proper club, consider starting one by yourself!‎ A. Walk to work.‎ B. Join a group.‎ C. Take an education class.‎ D. For any appointment that you have, plan to arrive 15—30 minutes early.‎ E. If you want more time for yourself, you can get it.‎ F. Having the tickets already in your hand will force you to make it happen!‎ G. Try to save certain weeknights just for you.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空 （20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。‎ I remember when I was young, people often asked me,“What are you going to be when you grow up?”‎ Well, it 41 being a cowboy or a superhero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman or a lawyer. As I grew older, my dreams for the future 42 . When, at last, I was in college, I set my 43 on becoming a teacher like my father. 44 I studied and prepared for that. I reached the 45 in the end and I was teaching 46 full-time for much of my adult life.‎ However, for many people, there is a “thief" that goes around stealing our 47 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 48 thief is usually ourselves.‎ We find 49 just about reaching the top, and a “small” 50 inside says, “ You'll never make 51 .” “You can't possibly do his.” On and on the “small” voice ‎ predicts our 52 . Failure, 53 is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable 54 . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready 55 success.‎ I always tell my children that you are 56 to do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is 57 to a willing heart." There is 58 “overnight” success, but with determination, it will come. Imagine 59 a life you dream of. Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.‎ So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone 60 it from you —especially yourself.‎ ‎41. A‎. insisted on B. kept on C. felt like D. started out ‎42. A‎. changed B. planned C. failed D. left ‎43. A‎. eye B. brain C. heart D. experience ‎44. A‎. But B. Or C. So D. As ‎45. A‎. agreement B. aim C. decision D. position ‎46. A‎. hardly B. nearly C. slightly D. extremely ‎47. A‎. money B. plan C. friends D. dreams ‎48. A‎. greatest B. poorest C. tallest D. oldest ‎49. A‎. themselves B. ourselves C. yourselves D. itself ‎50. A‎. sound B. noise C. voice D. speech ‎51. A‎. it B. her C. him D. me ‎52. A‎. pity B. danger C. failure D. accident ‎53. A‎. where B. who C. when D. which ‎54. A‎. stages B. lessons C. suggestions D. choices ‎55. A‎. to B. for C. at D. with ‎56. A‎. able B. ready C. likely D. necessary ‎57. A‎. interesting B. important C. necessary D. impossible ‎58. A‎. many B. some C. different D. no ‎59. A‎. spending B. planning C. living D. changing ‎60. A‎. buy B. fool C. steal D. borrow 第II卷 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。‎ Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. They get advice from "strangers". When they need advice, they don’t 61 (usual) go to people they know. Instead, many of 62 write letters to newspapers and magazines 63 give advice on many different subjects, 64 (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even 65 how to buy a house or a car.‎ Most newspapers regularly print letters from 66 (read) with problems. Along with the letters are answers 67 (write) by people who are supposed 68 (know) how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, and others are lawyers or educators. 69 two of the most famous writers of advice 70 (be) women without special training for this kind of work.‎ 第四部分：写作 （共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ ‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 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。‎ It was beautiful morning. I stepped outside from my apartment after breakfast. I saw two kids were silent watching people passing. Later I knew that they were there because sometimes people gave him money or food on such cold weather. I told them to stay there, go back into my apartment, packed some food or gave it to them. Flling with great joy, they started eating quickly. I also gave them several bag of biscuits. They thanked to me again and again. I was happy that I could give them some food, which could at least give them a few strength.‎ 第二节 书面表达（25分）‎ 星光中学(Xingguang High School)近期举行了一次登山活动。假定你是学校英语报记者,请写一篇短文，报道此次活动。内容包括:‎ ‎1.时间与地点:‎4月10日，大青山(Daqing Mountain);‎ ‎2.活动的过程;‎ ‎3.你对于这次活动的评论。‎ 注意： 1.词数：100词左右；‎ ‎　　 2.不要逐条翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎　　 ‎ 宾阳中学2018年秋学期段考高二英语科试题 答 案 听力1~5 CACCB 6~10 BABBC 11~15 BCACC 16~20 BBABC 阅读21-23 CCD 24-27CBCA 28-31BCDA 32-35DBCC 36-40 ADFGB 完形 41-45 DACCB 46-50 BDABC 51-55 ACDBB 56-60 ADDCC 填空 61 usually 62 them 63 that/which 64including 65on 66 readers 67 written ‎ ‎68 to know 69 But 70 are 改错：‎ ‎1.was后加a 2. silent改为silently 3.him改为them 4. on改为in 5. go改为went 6. or改为and 7. Filling改为Filled 8. bag改为bags 9.去掉to 10. few改为little ‎ 写作 One possible version In order to encourage the students to take outdoor exercise, our school organized a mountain- climbing on April 10. Hundreds of us took part in it.‎ ‎ It was a nice day. At 8:00 am, we gathered at the foot of Daqing‎ ‎Mountain and set out for the top in high spirits. All the way we students were chatting, singing and laughing, enjoying the fresh air and the beautiful scenery. When some fell behind, others would come and offer help. About two hours later, we all reached the top. Bathed in sunshine, we jumped and cheered with joy.‎ The activity benefited us a lot. Not only did it get us close to nature and give us relaxation from heavy school work, it also promoted the friendship among us. What a wonderful time!‎ 听力原稿 Text 1‎ W: Have you been to the new club in our community?‎ M: No, but Tony said that it has almost the best equipment in the town, and I am going to do exercise this afternoon.‎ Text 2‎ W: It is cold outside. You'd better put on more clothes if you go out.‎ M: Oh, thank you. But I don't think it necessary. I'll feel much warmer if I do some exercise.‎ Text 3‎ M: Linda, do you have the number for that Chinese restaurant on the corner?‎ W: Yeah, hold on a second. I've got it in my office. Here it is.5882863.‎ Text 4‎ W: So, did you pick up that orange juice for me like you said you would?‎ M: I meant to.But I'm short of cash. I'll be going back later though, after I stop by the bank if you can wait that long.‎ Text 5‎ W: Just look at this apartment, Kallen. What a mess! How does your roommate put up with it?‎ M: I know. I haven't been doing my share this week. But I have three reports to do on Friday, and I haven't even started one of them.‎ Text 6‎ W: David, where did you get so many old books?‎ M: Some graduates were selling their used books. They were really cheap, so I bought some.‎ W: (6)But aren't you leaving China in two weeks? How can you finish reading so many books?‎ M: I'll take them back to America. I want to continue to improve my Chinese, so they'll be very helpful.‎ W: When will you come to China again?‎ M: I don't know.Maybe several years later.Or maybe next year.That all depends.‎ W: Depends on what?‎ M: ⑦It depends on whether my mom will recover or not.If she is still ill, I cannot leave her to work in China.‎ Text 7‎ W: Did you hear that Friday is Mr.Smith's last day? ⑧He's leaving the company and taking a trip around the world.He said it was always his dream to do some traveling.‎ M: (9)Really? Why? He's one of the most successful lawyers in the city.He has a bright future here.‎ W: Well, I guess he's looking for a change.(10)Anyway, we're holding an office party on his last day to say goodbye and wish him good luck.It will be in the break room at 4:00 pm.‎ M: (10)I'll be finishing up a meeting at that time, so I might be a little late, but I'll be there.‎ Text 8‎ W: I have to run back upstairs.‎ M: Why? We're going to be late.‎ W: (11)I need to make sure that I turned off the stove.‎ M: The stove is off.You didn't use it in this evening.‎ W: OK.Well,(11)I have to make sure the windows are locked.‎ M: It doesn't matter if they are locked or unlocked.(12)You live on the third floor, not the first floor.‎ W: OK. (11)But let me just check the apartment one more time.Maybe I left the water running in the sink.‎ M: You didn't!We would've heard.I'm getting the feeling that you won't want to go out to dinner with me…[]‎ W: No,of course I do.(13)I'm anxious because I'm meeting your family for the first time.‎ M: Well,arriving late will only make you feel worse.Come on.I promise the apartment is fine.‎ Text 9‎ M: What do you want to do tonight?‎ W: I have no idea.Can you think of any nice things to do?‎ M: How about going to sing songs in a KTV?‎ W: I'm not in the mood.‎ M: Then how about going to the cinema?‎ W: No.(14)Not after seeing that terrible movie.‎ M: Yes.That was really a bad movie.But there may be a good movie on tonight.‎ W: I still don't want to go.‎ M: Then would you like to go shopping? Your mother's birthday is just two weeks away.Do you know what to buy for her?[]‎ W: I have decided to buy her a new dress.But I don't want to go shopping tonight.‎ M: Then let's go to the park.Some people go to perform in the park every night.They perform quite well.‎ W: (15)My grandma often goes to sing songs there.She often sings at home, so I don't want to go to the park to listen to her singing.‎ M: (16)Then do you want to go swimming? It's hot today.It would be a good way to cool down.‎ W: (16)OK.But let's take my brother with us.He likes swimming.‎ M: No problem.‎ Text 10‎ M: Hi! I am a boy from England.(17)I have a big family, my dad, mom, elder sister and younger ‎ brother.I'd like to tell you a little about our everyday life.‎ The day starts at about 7 o'clock when Dad and Mom get up.We have breakfast at 8 o'clock.After breakfast, my sister, my brother and I put on our school uniforms and go to school.(18)Dad goes to work by car.Mom, my sister, my brother and I go to school by bus.(19)My mom works in a hospital near our school.School starts at 9:00 am and it is over at 3:15 pm.After we get home, my sister, brother and I usually watch TV.Dad usually gets home at about 6:30 pm.We eat dinner at about 7:00 pm.In the evening, my sister, my brother and I usually do our homework before watching TV again.Mom helps us with our homework.(20)On Saturday, my brother goes to the football club, my sister goes to dance classes, and I go to the basketball club.On Sunday, we usually go to the park or movies together.‎