成都市2022届高中毕业班第三次诊断性检测英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第I卷(选择题)1至8页，第II卷(非选择题)9至10页，共10页;满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5.考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。第I卷(选择题，共90分）第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分）第一节语法和词汇知识(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10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。1.—Doyoulikeyourpresentjob，Jack?—，butIhavetodoitbeforeIfindafavoriteone.A.Yes,ofcourseB.NotreallyC.NotalittleD.Don’tmentionit2.Inthelastfewyears,millionsofApples_____allovertheworld.A.wereproducedB.havebeenproducedC.areproducedD.arebeingproduced3.Asweallknow，_____Siberiantigeris_____endangeredspecies.A./；anB.the；theC.a；/D.the；an4.Lilywasabouttoclosethewindow_____herattentionwascaughtbyabeautifulflyingbird.A.afterB.whenC.whileD.as5.AprilFool’sDayiscelebratedthroughouttheworld,_____isoneofthemostlight-hearteddaysoftheyear.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.when6.—ThesedaystheairhasbeenheavywithPM2.5，andit’shardtosee.----Yes，butsometimesit_____alsobeclear,especiallyafterarain.A.needB.canC.mustD.might7.Wouldyoupleasethesurveyreportforusandseeifthereareanyobviousmistakes?A.lookaroundB.lookthroughC.lookintoD.lookup8.Weallwaitedforareplyfromourboss，but_____cameintheend.A.eitherB.anotherC.neitherD.none9.WhenfirstdowninChengdu，Mariafoundherselfunabletogetusedtothespicyfood.A.settlingB.settledC.settlesD.tosettle10.—Doyouthinkit’sagoodideatomakepen-palswithforeignEnglishteachers-18-on-line?—_____Ido.I’vehadoneforlong.A.GenerallyB.FortunatelyC.ActuallyD.Really第二节完形填空(共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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Lastsummeratornadohitasmalltownnearby.Isaw，inthelocalnewspaper，apictureofayoungwoman,alittleboyandayounger11_____standinginfrontofatotallydestroyedhouse,eyeswideopenwith12_____Inoticedtheirclothing13closelymatchedours.Thiswouldbeagoodopportunitytoteachmychildrentohelpthoseless14_____I15_____theirsituationtomyseven-year-oldtwins，BradandMartin,and16theboystodonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritetoys.Mylittledaughter,Meghan,17_____quietlywhentheboyspileduptheoldtoys.Afterawhile，Meghanwalkedup18_____Lucy，hermuch-loveddoll，19_____tightlytoherchest.Sheputherroundlittle20_____intoLucy’s，givingherafinalkiss,andthenlaidher21_____ontopoftheothers.“Oh，honey”，Isaid，“youdon’thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.”Meghannodded,tryingto22_____hertears.“Lucymakesmehappy，Mummy.Maybeshe’llmakethatlittlegirlhappy,too.”Theboyswatchedinsurprise23_____theirbabysisterplacedLucyinthe24WhileIstaredatMeghan,reflectinguponmydonation，theywent,withoutaword,totheirroomandboth25withtheirvalueditems.Martinhesitated26_____，thenlookedoveratMeghanandputhismodelcarnexttoLucy.Amazed，Iremovedmyold27_____fromthebox,and28_____itwithanewoneIhadboughttheweekbefore,hopingtheyoungwomanwould29_____itasmuch.Anyonecangiveawaywhattheynolongerneed,buttruegenerosityisgivingwhatyou30_____I，whohadmeanttoteach，wastaught.11.A.manB.womanC.boyD.girl12.A.fearB.angerC.pityD.sympathy13.A.brandsB.colorsC.sizesD.prices14.A.optimisticB.thankfulC.fortunateD.wealthy15.A.announcedB.explainedC.demonstratedD.translated16.A.encouragedB.commandedC.requestedD.allowed17.A.waitedB,behavedC.countedD.watched18.A.toB.withC.byD.for19.A.tiedB.huggedC.hungD.grasped20.A.eyesB.earsC.faceD.head21.A.gratefullyB.swiftlyC.painfullyD.gently22.A.keepoutB.takeoffC.holdbackD.burstinto-18-23.A.asB.beforeC.afterD.once24.A.carB.boxC.roomD.picture25.A.playedB.dealtC.returnedD.vanished26.A.anxiouslyB.brieflyC.againD.instead27.A.dollB.itemC.newspaperD.jacket28.A.replacedB.balancedC.mixedD.compared29.A.washB.keepC.wearD.love30.A.buyB.needC.intendD.dislike第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读下列短文，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。（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）AMostgreatsingershavehadlearntsinginglessonssincechildhood.Occasionally,though,agreatvoicecomesthroughuntrained,avoicethatisunbelievably,naturallybeautiful.MahaliaJacksonhadsuchavoice.Withouthavinghadalesson,shewasabletoattractlistenerswithhermagnificentvoicethatneverseemedforcedorpretended.MahaliaJacksonwasagospelsinger.Shepreferredtosingthesoulmusicorfolksongsratherthanpopularsongsorrocks.Sincefinancialrewardsdidn’tconcernher,sherefusedmanyopportunitiestobecomewealthy.Shesangforthesimplecountrypeopleandalsofortherich,sometimes.Butsheneverchangedherstyleorherpointofview.Atonepoint,aftersomediscussions,herhusbandadvisedhertotryoutforaregularstagerole.Then,shereluctantlypaid2.5dollarsforasongsheetandwenttotheinterview.Allthejudgesagreedtoofferherthepart,fortheywerehighlyimpressed.Atthispoint,however，herhusbandgotajob，andsheturneddowntheoffer.Shewantedtogoonsingingatconcerts.MahaliaJacksonwasadown-to-earthperson,showingnoself-pride.SheconsideredhersingingtalentagiftfromGodandacceptedithumbly.Shewouldhelpbox-officeclerksandwouldevenhelpsellticketsoutfront,ifnecessary.Therefore，shewaslovedbypeoplearoundher.PerhapsMahaliaJackson’sgreatestmomentwassinging“TheStar-SpangledBanner”atPresidentJohnF.Kennedy’sinauguration(就职仪式）Thenationalanthemmayneverhavebeensungbetter.31.MahaliaJacksonwaspopularamongthepeoplearoundhermainlybecause______A.sheneverchangedherstyleorpointofviewB.shewasagospelsingerforcountrypeopleC.shewasadown-to-earthpersonD.shehadaverymagnificentvoice32.AsunderlinedinParagraph3，thewordreluctantlymeans______.A.unwillinglyB.joyfullyC.carefullyD.thankfully-18-33.Afterallhersuccess,MahaliaJacksonalwaysremained______A.criticalB.modestC.shyD.uncertain34.IfMahaliaJacksonsawayoungsingerwasverynervousbeforeaconcert,shewouldprobably______.A.amuseherB.ignoreherC.encourageherD.trainherBThomasJefferson,thethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,wasagoodandtirelesswriter,andhewroteTheDeclarationofIndependence.Thereismuchwecanlearnfromhim.Herearesomeofthethingshesaidandwrote:Goandsee.Jeffersonbelievedthatafreemanobtainsknowledgefrommanysourcesbesidesbooks,andpersonalinvestigationisimportantaswell.Judgeforyourself.Jeffersonrefusedtoacceptotherpeople’sopinionswithoutcarefulthought.“Neitherbelievenorrejectanything，”hewrotetohisnephew.Learnfromeveryone.JeffersononcevisitedtheFrenchnobleman,Lafayette,andsaidtohim,“Youmustgointothepeople’shomeasIhavedone，lookintotheircookingpotsandeattheirbread.Ifyouwillonlydothis,youmayfindoutwhypeoplearedissatisfied.”Dowhatyoubelieveisright.Inafreecountry,therewillalwaysbeconflictingideas，andthisisasourceofstrength.Itisnotunquestioningagreementbutconflictthatkeepsfreedomalive.ThoughJeffersonwasformanyyearstheobjectofstrongcriticism,heneveransweredhiscritics.Heexpressedhisphilosophy,“Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.Ifyoutakeonesidewithdecisionandactonitwitheffect,thosewhotaketheothersidewillofcourseresent(憎恶）youractions.”Trustthefutureandtrusttheyoung.Jeffersonfeltthatthepresentshouldneverbechainedtocustomswhichhavelosttheirusefulness.“Theearthbelongstothelivinggeneration.”Hedidn’tfearnewideas,nordidhefearthefuture.“Howmuchpainhasbeencausedbyevilswhichhaveneverhappened?”heremarked，“Iexpectthebest,nottheworst.”35.TheauthormentionedJefferson’svisittoLafayettetoshow______.A.JeffersonvaluedtheimportanceoflearningfromothersB.JeffersonhadacloserelationshipwithhispeopleC.JeffersonwasagreatAmericanpresidentD.JeffersonwasdissatisfiedwithLafayette36.Jeffersonwasdeterminednevertoanswerhiscriticsbecause______.A.hebelievedsilencewasasourceofstrengthB.hethoughtituselesstodefendobviouslycorrectideasC.heknewthemorehesaid，themorepeoplewouldresenthimD.hebelievedinconflictratherthaninunquestioningagreement37.WhenwritingaboutJefferson,theauthor’svoicesounds______.A.negativeB.positiveC.interestedD.excited38.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Jefferson’sPhilosophyB.Jefferson’sGreatWorks-18-C.Jefferson’sTeachingD.Jefferson'sLifeStoryCIhadaterribleaccidentandwastransferredviaahelicoptertothePittsburghHospital.Iwasconsciousofmyaccidentandfriends,andfamilypassingoutatthesightofme.Itwasnopicnic!Lateoneevening，Icouldhearthenursesinthenextroomrepeatedlytalkingtoanewpatient.“Sandy,yourmomishere.Openyoureyes.”Thishadgoneonthroughoutthenight.“Sandy，yourdadhassomeflowersforyou.Openyoureyesandlookatthem.”IaskedthenurseasshecheckedinonmewhathadhappenedtoSandy.ThenursesaidthatSandywasabout17andhadbeeninvolvedinacarwreck.Shewasinadeepcoma(昏迷），notingoodshape.Overthenextfewnights，IstartedtalkingtoSandy.Although,itwassaidsilently,Istartedtourgehertoopenhereyesorsaysomething.Herparentsvisitedwithmeoneevening,andtheyseemedtobefromanimportantfamilybutinmuchgrief,muchlikethefacesofthosethathadvisitedme.AndthereIwasspeechless,immobileandhadnorealwayofeasing(减轻）theirpain.Itbecameveryimportanttometoprayforherrecovery,notmyown.Insomestrangeway,IbelievedthatifSandywouldjustopenhereyes，myownsituationwouldgetbetter.SandynevercameoutofthecomaasfarasIknow.Duringmystayinhospital,thereweremanytimesIfeltlikeIwasinanemotionalcoma.ButIstillcouldhear“justopenyoureyes.”EvennowIthinkofherquiteoften.Irememberthelongnightsinthehospital,thesmellofthehospitalenvironmentandthehelplessnessweallfelt.EventhoughSandy’ssituationwasbad,Iamthankfulforunderstandingwhatitmeanstoletgoofyourownproblemsandconcentrateonothers，.39.Thenursesrepeatedlysaid“Openyoureyes”toSandy,trying______A.tohelpherrecognizeherparentsB.tofindwhethersheisstillaliveC.tointroducehertotheauthorD.tohelphercometolife40.TheauthorprayedforSandy’srecoverybecausehefeltthat______.A.hecouldhelpthenursesinthehospitalB.Sandy’sparentsweresadandhelplessC.hewouldrecoverifSandyrecoveredD.Sandywasinaverybadsituation41.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A.Emotional.B.Kind.C.Brave.D.Patient.42.Accordingtotheauthor,weshould______whenweallhaveproblems.A.showourcaretotheunluckywithproblemsB.trytolearnsomethingfromtheseproblemsC.focusonothers’thanonourownD.alwaysfeelluckyforourselvesDInthedigitalage,gettingstudentsintoclassroomsisanincreasinglychallengingmissionforcollegeanduniversityteachers,nottomentionretainingtheirattention.-18-“It’smuchhardertoteachthepost-90s，，，saidChenJixiu,amathprofessoratFudanUniversity.“Theyusesmart-phonesandtabletstosearchforinformation,evenduringclass.Theygetknowledgefromavarietyofsources,andconsiderit‘asmallcake，toskipclasses.”AccordingtoChen,thissituationhasforcedteacherstoadopt“oddtricks”forattractingstudentstoclass.Herearesomeinterestingideaspickedupby21stCentury.FoodforThought：Ratherthanprovidingonlymoralencouragement,teachersatWuhanUniversityareofferingreal-liferelatedrewardstoimprovestudentattendance.StudentssittinginthefirstrowofthehealthpsychologycoursetaughtbyprofessorLeiWumingarerewardedwithsnacks.“I’vegot7，000fansonmymicro-blog(微博），andmostofthemaremystudents，”saidLei，directoroftheuniversity’sEducationInstitution.“Idowanttoexpressmythankstothosecomingtolisten,andtomaketheclassmorelively.”TeachervsPhone；InthebroadcastingandhostingcourseofHankouUniversity,teacherHuangHuiqionggivesstudentspermissiontobusythemselveswiththeircellphonesduringclass.Theykeeptheirheadsdownuntiltheyhearsomethinginteresting.Ifnot,theycansitthroughtheentireclasswithoutbeingdisturbedandevengivetheteacheradvicefollowingtheclass.“Ateacherisnotthebossandstudentshavetherighttomakecontentsuggestions，，，saidHuang.FriendlyBlogs：Youmighthesitatetoparticipateinclassdiscussions,butwhatifyoucouldsendamessageinsteadofspeakingoutloud?InthecomputersciencecourseatChangshaUniversityofScienceTechnology(CUST)，studentscanvoiceopinionsviatheircellphone.“Iopenamicro-blogwebpage，andwhenstudentstextamessagetotheaccount,itappearsonthescreen，，，saidteacherHuangQiang.SuYing,19，asophomoreatCUST,said：“IfeelrelaxedasIdon’tlikestandingupandgettingeverybody’sattention.”43.Teachingthepost-90sstudentsisgettingharderbecause______A.theyallusesmart-phonesandtabletsB.theyarefocusedondigitalstuffC.theyaremorelikelytoskipclassesD.theyhaveabiggerresourcetolearn44.HowdoesLeiWumingimprovehisstudents’attendance?A.Hesetsupamicro-blogforhisstudents.B.Heexpressesthankstoallhisstudents.C.Heofferssomefoodasrewards.D.Heusesmoralencouragement.45.HuangHuiqiongallowsherstudentstoplaywithcellphonesinclassbecauseA.shedoesn’tliketodisturbherstudentsinclassB.herstudentscanhearsomethinginterestingC.shethinksstudentsarethemainroleinclassD.herstudentsmayfeelmuchmorerelaxed46.HowcanHuangQiang’sstudentsmakeuseofhismicro-blog?A.Theycanexpressthemselvesbytextingamessage.B.Theycangetrelaxedwithoutstandingup.-18-C.Theycanputtheiropinionsonthescreen.DTheycangeteverybody’sattention.ECertainplantsandanimalscansurviveunderwhatseemlikeimpossibleconditions.Blindfishlivefreelyunderoceandepthsthatareabsolutelydarkandcold.Bacterialiveattemperaturesof600°Forahigherinplaceswheretheheatcomesfromthedeepearth.Oneofthemostremarkableachievementsthatwecanobservedirectlyistheabilityoftheplantsandanimalsinthedesert.IntheDeathValley，temperaturesof134°FintheshadehavebeenofficiallyreportedYetlizardslivethere，alongwith600speciesofplants,30speciesofmammals?andevenfish.Whilethedaysareterriblyhot,thenightsareextremelycold.Temperaturescanfalldownbyasmuchas50°F.Plantscalledxerophytesareperfectlyadaptedtotheextremelydryconditions.Theseplantshavesurvivedbydevelopingtechniquesforcopingwiththeirenvironment.Likealllivingthings，theymusthavewater，andtheygetitinseveralways.Themesquiteandtheprickly(多刺的）pearpickupmoistureinoppositeways.Themesquitesendsitsrootsdownasdeepas60feettotapthewatertable.Thepricklypear,ontheotherhand，spreadsitsrootswide.Theserootsareshallowbuttheypickupwhatevermoistureisavailableatgroundlevel.ThepaloverdesaveswaterbysheddingleavesintimesofextremedroughtThebarrelcactusmakessureofawatersupplybystoringwaterintheplantitself.Thesaguarocactusstoressomuchwaterthatitcansurviveyearsofdrought.Buteventhesaguarowilldiesoonerorlaterifthereisnorain.Alltheseplants，althoughwelladjustedtotheirenvironment,musteventuallygetwater.Eveniftheparentplantsdie,therearealwaysseedstokeepthespeciesalive.Sincethedesertissotough,thousandsofseedsmustbereleasedtoproduceoneplant.Togetrooted,theseseedsmusthaveexactlytherightconditions.Theycanliedormant(休眠）formonths,evenyears,untilalittlewaterstimulatesthesparksoflife.47.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheDeathValleyisalivingmuseum，wheremanyplantsandanimalsexist.B.Plantsandanimalscansurviveinthedesertbyadjustingtotheenvironment.C.Daysindesertcanbedeadlyhot,whilenightscanbeterriblycold.D.Bacteriasurviveintheoceandepthandthedesertburningheat.48.Thepricklypearsurvivesinthedesertby______.A.sheddingleavesintimesofdroughtB.sendingitsrootsdown60feetC.spreadingitsrootswideD.storingwaterinitself49.ThewordxerophytespossiblycomesfromtwoGreekwordrootsthathavethemeaningof______A.specialtechniquesB.livinganimalsC.watershedsD.dryplants50.Whatisthemostimportantinformationthewriterwantstotellreadersinthe-18-lastparagraph?A.Seedscankeepplantsalive.B.Waterisamustinthedesert.C.Desertplantsdependonseedsaswellaswater.DSeedsgetdormantforaverylongtimeinthedesert.第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）A：Hi,Susan.Areyouinterestedinbuyingsomeusedbooks?Youcanreallysavesomemoney.B：51______A：Er...Letmesee.IhaveasciencebookcalledToday'sWorld,andI’msellingitfor30dollars.B：52______A：Maybeso,butIboughtitfor60，andIputlotsofnotesinit.Thatshouldhelpyou.B：53______A：Oh,I’vegotanEnglishwritingtextbookfor14dollars，amathbookfor23andanovelforonly7.B：Er….A：Youknow,thesethingsgofast.54______B：Well...，OK,I’lltakethewritingtextbookandthenovel.Ineedbothofthemforsure.A：Nomoretextbooks?B；55______Teachersarealwayschangingtheirmindsabouttextbooks.A：Allright.Herearethebooksyouneed，21dollarsintotal.B：OK.Hereisthemoney.A.Notnow.B.It’suptoyou.C.Thatsoundsgreat.D.Well，whatdoyouhave?E.Whatelseareyouselling?F.HowmuchdoIneedtopayyou?G.30?That’stooexpensiveforanoldbooklikethat.第II卷(非选择题，共60分）第三部分写作(共三节，满分60分）第一节阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意每题词数要求)。Anewsmart-phonehascausedexcitementrecently.ItisMi-2,launchedbyaChina-basedcompanycalledXiaomiTechnology.LeiJun，themanbehindXiaomi，wontheBestNewcomerat2022CCTVChinaEconomicPersonoftheYearAwards.Thecompanyhefoundedlessthanthreeyearsagoisvaluedat$4billion.“Peoplebecomegreatbecausetheyhavedreams.”saidLei.AsastudentinWuhanUniversity,hereadabook,FireIntheValley,whichtellsthestoryofApple’sSteveJobs.Encouragedbythebook,the21-year-oldsetupacompany.Buthisventure-18-soonfailedbecausehelackedalong-termplan.Aftergraduation,LeijoinedKingsoft,asoftwarecompany.In16years,hebecameoneofthetopITcompanyleaders.Hislifecouldhavecontinuedthisway,successfulandsteady.Buthealwaysfelthisdreamcallingforhimeverynight.At38，heleftKingsoftandstartedhisowncompany.Thistime,heknewwhatwouldmakeapromisingnewcompany：followingthetrendsbutkeepingyourinnovation.Heenteredthesmart-phonemarket.LeiisabigfanoftheiPhone.Butinsteadofcreatingacopyofit,____.Mostbigcompaniesviewphonesasanaccessory(附属品）tocomputers.However,Leiwantedtoreplacecomputerswithsmart-phones.Thegreatestchallengewasmakingthephone’sinputandoutputmethodsasconvenientasacomputer’s.MiLiao,achattoolonMismartphones，isLei’sidea.WithaccesstotheInternet,youcansendvoicemessagesratherthantypingtoyourfriends.MiLiaowaslaunchedinDecember2022，onemonthearlierthanTencent’sWeChat.Meanwhile,Leimanagedtomakesmart-phonesaffordable.Mi-2hashigh-endfunctionscomparabletotheSamsungGalaxyS3，butsellsathalftheprice.“Leiisavisionaryfounderfocusingoncutting-edgeinnovation，，，Forbescommented.Becomingahouseholdnameinsuchashorttimeseems“missionimpossible，”butXiaomihasaccomplishedit.That’salsowhatMiisshortfor.56.WhatisthekeytoLeiJun’ssuccess?(1word)______57.WhatdoesMistandfor?(Within3words)______58.WhydidLeiJunleaveKingsoft?(Within8words)______59.FillintheblankinParagraph4withproperwords.(Within10words)______60.WhatdidLeiJundotomakeMi-2ahouseholdnameinsuchashorttime?(Within15words)______第二节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分，将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上）下文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多有两处。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。-18-Aperformanceinourdtyismakingpeopletothinkmoreabouttheoveruseofplasticbags.Infrontofasupermarket,fivevolunteersworewhiteplasticbagsandwalkaroundandthroughthecrowd.Theperformancecalledonpeopletouselessclothbagsinsteadofplasticones.Someoftheplasticbagsworebytheperformerswerecollectedfromcustomerintwofoodmarketsandallotherswerecollectedby700studentsfromasecondaryschoolOnthatday,afterleavingthefoodmarkets,customerswereaskedtohandintheplasticshoppingbagsthatwedidn’tneedSeveralhundredsplasticbagswerecollectedforjusttwohours.第三节书面表达(满分35分，将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上）随着微博的普及，许多行业精英或公众人物通过微博发布消息和表达观点，给社会带来不同影响。现在，请你用英语就此写篇简评，内容包括：1.上述情况日趋普遍；2.这种做法的利与弊；3.微博是否应受到监管？为什么？注意:1.词数:120字左右；2.参考词汇:微博micro-blogsn(pl.)行业精英industryelitesn.(pl)-18--18--18--18--18--18--18--18--18-
