《九年级英语开学摸底考试卷》参考答案
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 B C A A B B B B C C
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 D C B D B A A C C D
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 C B A C C D B B B D
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36
答案 A D A B C G
1．B 2．C 3．A
【原文】W: Is it a new picture of your class, Tom
M: Yes. Now there are twenty boys and twenty-five girls in our class.
W: So there are two new students in your class
M: Yes. Mary and Jane are from London. They are twins.
W: Do they often play with you
M: Sure. We often sing and dance together after class. They dance well.
W: So would you like to invite them to join your father’s birthday party next week
M: Great! I’ll ask them tomorrow.
4．A 5．B 6．B
【原文】W: Mike, what do you want to be when you grow up
M: I want to be a doctor. I want to help others. What about you, Mary
W: I want to be a writer. I like writing stories.
M: How many stories have you written
W: About forty.
M: That’s cool. Can I read them now
W: Sure. Here you are.
7．B 8．B 9．C 10．C
【原文】W: Peter, welcome to my room.
M: Wow! Your room is nice, Lanlan.
W: Thanks. That is my computer desk. My computer is blue.
M: Where is your schoolbag
W: It’s on the table.
M: Oh, a model plane is on the table, too. Is it yours
W: No. It’s my brother Mike’s. The red one under the table is mine.
M: Great. How old is Mike
W: He is nine.
M: Oh my! A nice pencil box. Is it yours
W: Yes. It is my blue pencil box.
11．D 12．C 13．B 14．D 15．B 16．A 17．A 18．C 19．C 20．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者向我们介绍了自己在中国学习戏剧的经历。
11．句意：我经常梦想有一天能去中国。
heard听说；died死亡；knew知道；dreamed梦想。根据“When I was young, I was so interested in Chinese movies that I wanted to know more about Chinese culture like kung fu and xiqu.”可知，从小对中国电影、文化感兴趣，所以梦想去中国。故选D。
12．句意：幸运的是，当我在大学学习戏剧的时候，我得到了一个出国学习的机会。
here这里；inside里面；abroad在国外；online在线地。根据后文作者去了中国可知，是出国学习，study abroad“出国留学”。故选C。
13．句意：我决定去中国，在一所中国戏剧学校学习京剧。
failed失败；decided决定；regretted后悔；continued继续。根据“to go to China and learn Beijing Opera in a Chinese theater school”可知，是作者决定做的事情。故选B。
14．句意：这很好，因为我可以随时练习。
until直到；though虽然；unless除非；because因为。“I could practice whenever I wanted”是“It was good”的原因，用because引导原因状语从句。故选D。
15．句意：我也有私人课程——老师会给我一对一上三个小时的课。
easy容易的；private私人的；boring无聊的；social社会的。根据“the teacher would give me one-to-one class”可知，是私人课程。故选B。
16．句意：我非常感谢有这个学习美丽艺术的机会！
learn学习；expect期待；test测试；celebrate庆祝。根据“the beautiful art”可知，是学习艺术。故选A。
17．句意：它极大地影响了我，帮助我发展成为一个更有技巧的演员。
influenced影响；troubled麻烦；guarded保卫；controlled控制。根据“It has greatly… me and helped me develop into a more skillful…”可知，中国的学习影响到了作者。故选A。
18．句意：它极大地影响了我，帮助我发展成为一个更有技巧的演员。
writer作家；doctor医生；actor演员；pilot飞行员。根据“so I can use them when I perform (表演) other shows in Europe”可知，是演员。故选C。
19．句意：这种中国艺术给了我很多工具，所以我可以在欧洲表演其他节目时使用它们。
orders命令；clothes衣服；tools工具；poems诗。根据“so I can use them when I perform (表演) other shows in Europe”可知，是表演工具。故选C。
20．句意：我建立了一个艺术中心来教授京剧。
kept off不接近；broken into闯入；pointed out指出；set up建立。根据“an art center to teach Beijing Opera”可知，是建立了一个艺术中心。故选D。
21．C 22．B 23．A 24．C
【导语】本文介绍的是一则广告，在格拉斯哥老城的街道晚上旅行的时间、价格以及联系方式。
21．细节理解题。根据“Gruesome Glasgow 7:00 PM”以及“Each tour lasts 90 minutes.”可知，每场旅行都持续90分钟。故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据“Adults:￡5. 00；Children(Under 12): ￡3. 00；Family (2 Adults&2 Children): ￡13. 00”可知，史密斯夫妇和他们的两个孩子（11岁和9岁）将会支付13美元。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据“Tel/Fax: (0141) 772 0022；E-mail: info@mercat-tours.co.uk；Web: http://www. mercat-tours.co.uk”可知，这则广告中有电话号码、电子邮件和网址，没有提到地址。故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据“Join us for an evening of humor, history and horror in the streets of Old Glasgow. Daily, April—October.”可知，从四月份到十月份，每天可以在晚上进行旅行，因此推断这个学生可以在五月份进行旅行。故选C。
25．C 26．D 27．B
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了一种十分受欢迎的课程——自己动手做甜点的相关信息，包括课程的时间、费用等。
25．推理判断题。根据第二段“Come to our class and make your own desserts”可知，如果喜欢自己做甜点可以参加这个课程。故选C。
26．细节理解题。根据“Costs: $30 each lesson”，可知30×5=150，5节课要付150美元，故选D。
27．细节理解题。根据最后“You can either email us or come to our office for attending it”可知，可以发电子邮件或者去办公室报参加，故选B。
28．B 29．B 30．D 31．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。通过介绍一个英语老师组织的一场特殊的考试，告诉学生不要只看到人生中的贫困，疾病等问题，要学会乐观地享受生活的快乐。
28．细节理解题。根据“The students were very surprised to see that there was not a question but a black dot(圆点) in the centre of the paper.”可知，试卷中间有一个黑点，故选B。
29．细节理解题。根据“All of them described the black dot.”可知，所有人都描述了那个黑点，选项B表达的内容与之不符，故选B。
30．细节理解题。根据“So we should try to solve our problems and enjoy each moment life gives us.”可知，所以我们应该努力解决我们的问题，享受生活给予我们的每一刻。故选D。
31．细节理解题。根据“The teacher began to give the test papers to all the students.”老师开始给所有学生发试卷，“At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students’ answer sheets and read the answers.”下课时，老师拿了所有学生的答题纸，并读了答案，“Don’t worry about your marks for this test.”不要担心你这次考试的分数，和“I just want you to think about our life.”我只是想让你想想我们的生活，可知，正确的顺序是④①②③，故选A。
32．D 33．A 34．B 35．C 36．G
【导语】本文介绍了“我”的几位朋友，包括他们的外貌、年龄、国籍、爱好等信息。
32．根据“Look at the picture.”以及下文对照片中几个人的介绍可知，此处应引出照片中的人是“我”的朋友，D 选项“这些是我照片里的朋友。”承接上文，引出下文对朋友的介绍，符合语境。故选D。
33．根据“The girl with long and yellow hair is Mary Green.”以及“Her parents are in Beijing, and she studies there.”可知，此处应介绍玛丽的来源地，A 选项“她来自英国。”补充了玛丽的国籍信息，符合语境。故选A。
34．上文介绍了玛丽，下文开始介绍另一个女孩，且提到“She likes red and has many red clothes.”，B 选项“那个穿红裙子的女孩是李梅。”引出另一位朋友李梅，且“红裙子”与下文“喜欢红色”相呼应，符合语境。故选B。
35．根据“We are in the same class and she lives near my house.”可知，住得近且同班，很可能一起上学，C 选项“我每天和她一起去上学。”符合这种情境，承接上文关于两人距离和班级的描述。故选C。
36．根据“The boy is Wang Hua. We have the same hobby-playing tennis.”可知，此处应进一步说明打网球的情况，G 选项“我们放学后在操场上打网球。”具体描述了和王华一起打网球的时间和地点，与上文爱好相呼应。故选G。
37．Because some parents/they think children are too young. 38．Children/They can get a sense of happiness./A sense of happiness. 39．Children/They should do chores for half an hour every day./For half an hour. 40．Parents/They can teach children something useful by doing chores./By doing chores. 41．Parents are children’s good models./Parents.
【导语】本文主要讲述了对于应不应该让孩子做家务这个问题，不同的人有不同的看法，但是大多数人和专家都认为让孩子做家务是有好处的，但是应该注意一些问题。
37．根据第一段“Some don’t think that children should do chores, because they think children are too young.”可知，有些人认为孩子不应该做家务，因为他们认为孩子太小了。故填Because some parents/they think children are too young.
38．根据第二段“In fact, children can get a sense of happiness when they do chores.”可知，孩子在做家务的时候可以获得一种幸福感。故填Children/They can get a sense of happiness./A sense of happiness.
39．根据第三段“Children should do chores for half an hour every day.”可知，孩子每天应该做半小时家务。故填Children/They should do chores for half an hour every day./For half an hour.
40．根据最后一段“Parents can teach children something useful by doing chores.”可知，父母可以通过做家务教给孩子一些有用的东西。故填Parents/They can teach children something useful by doing chores./By doing chores.
41．根据最后一段“Parents are children’s good models (榜样).”可知，父母是孩子的好榜样。故填Parents are children’s good models./Parents.
42．have become 43．until/before/unless 44．were packed 45．dead/dying 46．of 47．the 48．more easily 49．low 50．buyers 51．kindness
【导语】本文介绍了盲盒宠物潮，同时告诉人们停止销售它。
42．句意：在过去的几年里，盲盒玩具在中国年轻人中变得很受欢迎。根据“... in the past few years”可知，句子应用现在完成时态，主语是复数。故填have become。
43．句意：直到他们打开盒子，才知道它里面是什么。根据“They don’t know what is inside the box ... they open it.”可知，他们打开盒子与知道它里面是什么两者句意之间的逻辑关系，可用“直到”或“在……之前”或“除非……”。故填until/before/unless。
44．句意：在五月3日，160只小猫小狗在成都的一个厢式货车上，并且它们被打包成盒。根据“they ... in boxes.”可知，主语与谓语是被动关系，主语为复数，且此句话为一般过去时态，所以要用一般过去时被动语态。故填were packed。
45．句意：当志愿者找到那些动物，很多已经生病了，并且其中4只甚至已经死了或垂死。根据“When volunteers found those animals, many were sick and four of them were even ... ”可知，那些动物中很多已经生病了，应该是其中4只甚至已经死了或垂死。故填dead/dying。
46．句意：大多数人认为人们以这种方式卖宠物是残忍的。根据“it’s cruel ... people to sell pets in this way.”可知，此处应为it is + adj. + of sb to do sth“某人做某事是……的”句式。故填of。
47．句意：实际上，盲盒宠物的销售并不是新鲜事。根据“...sale of blind box pets is nothing new.”可知，后面是单数可数名词，且此处是特指，前面需要用定冠词。故填the。
48．句意：人们可以更容易地在网上买盲盒宠物。根据“People can buy blind box pets much ... through the Internet.”可知，人们可以更容易地在网上买盲盒宠物，副词修饰动词，且在网上比在线下更容易买到。故填more easily。
49．句意：在淘宝和拼多多上，一些活的动物以低至9.9元的价格被出售。根据“prices as ... as 9.9 yuan.”可知，此处位于as ... as中，需要加形容词原级。故填low。
50．句意：很多售出的动物在运往卖家的途中就死去了。根据“their ... ”可知，此处物主代词their后加可数名词复数。故填buyers。
51．句意：政府媒体也要求人们去怀着“更多的对生命的善意和尊敬”。根据“have ‘more ... and more respect for life’.”可知，此处需要名词。故填kindness。
52．himself
53．actors 54．differently 55．careless 56．broken
【解析】52．句意：老人在医生的帮助苏醒过来。根据空前“The old man came to”和“with the help of the doctor”可知，老人自己苏醒过来了，此处应用反身代词表达“他自己”。he的反身代词himself。故填himself。
53．句意：许多人认为成龙是最著名的演员之一。根据“Jackie Chan”可知，成龙是演员，根据“one of the most famous movie”可知，此处为“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”的结构。act是动词，对应的名词actor是“演员”符合语境，故此处应用其复数形式actors。故填actors。
54．句意：这对双胞胎故意穿的不一样，这样别人就能很容易地辨认出来。根据“so that others can make them out easily”，结合“The twins dress themselves”可知他们应该是穿的不一样，这样别人才好辨认。此处需要一个副词修饰动词“dress”。different“不同的”的副词是differently。故填differently。
55．句意：我们都知道一个粗心的司机对公众来说是危险的。根据“always a danger to the public”可知前面应该是表达“粗心的司机”。此处需要一个形容词表达“粗心的”来修饰名词“driver”。care的反义词careless译为“粗心的”。故填careless。
56．句意：不要碰打碎的玻璃。那可能会伤着你的手。根据“It may hurt your hand”可知空处应该表达“破碎的”，需要一个形容词修饰“glass”。break对应的形容词broken译为“破碎的”。故填broken。
57．例文：
My Habits
Everybody has both good habits and bad ones. So do I.
I have many good habits. I always read English books after supper and often help my parents with housework.
I also have bad habits. I usually eat junk food and I hardly exercise. To be in good health, I decide to change my bad habits. First, I try to eat more vegetables and fruit. Second, I will do sports more than three times a week.
In a word, I should give up the bad habits and make my life better.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：主要时态为一般现在时；
③提示：根据所给内容要点完成写作，注意标点符号及大小写等问题，不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系，语意连贯。
[写作步骤]
第一步，点明写作主题；
第二步，介绍好习惯和不良习惯；
第三步，介绍自己的做法。
[亮点词汇]
①both ...and... ……和……
②hardly几乎不
③In a word总之
[高分句型]
①So do I.（倒装句）
②To be in good health, I decide to change my bad habits.（动词不定式作目的状语）保密★启用前
2025-2026学年度锡林郭勒盟三县联考
九年级英语开学摸底考试卷
考试分数：100分；考试时间：90分钟
注意事项：
1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。
2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。
第I卷（选择题）
一、听力选择（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
（一）听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。
1．How many students are there in Tom’s class
A．43. B．45. C．47.
2．What are Mary and Jane good at
A．Drawing. B．Singing. C．Dancing.
3．Who may be speaking to Tom
A．His mother. B．His father. C．His teacher.
（二）请听对话，回答问题。
4．What does Mike want to be when he grows up
A．A doctor. B．A driver. C．A teacher.
5．How many stories has Mary written
A．About 30. B．About 40. C．About 50.
6．What will Mike do
A．Write some stories. B．Read Mary’s stories. C．Tell his stories.
（三）听下面一段对话，回答四个小题。
7．Where are probably (可能) they
A．In the school. B．In Lanlan’s room. C．In the library.
8．What color is Lanlan’s computer
A．Black. B．Blue. C．Brown.
9．Where is Mike’s model plane
A．On the sofa. B．Under the table. C．On the table.
10．How old is Mike
A．Two. B．Eight. C．Nine.
二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
When I was young, I was so interested in Chinese movies that I wanted to know more about Chinese culture like kung fu and xiqu. I often 11 of going to China one day.
Luckily, when I was learning theater at university, I was provided with a chance to study 12 . There was a program to study Asian theater arts either in China or in India. I 13 to go to China and learn Beijing Opera in a Chinese theater school. The school offered me a place to practice. It was good 14 I could practice whenever I wanted. Also I had 15 lessons-the teacher would give me one-to-one class for three hours. That was the best part of my study in China. I do appreciate (感激) this chance to 16 the beautiful art!
I got a lot from my study in China. It has greatly 17 me and helped me develop into a more skillful 18 . This Chinese art gives me plenty of 19 , so I can use them when I perform other shows in Europe. I have 20 an art center to teach Beijing Opera. Now there are more fans of Beijing Opera in my country.
11．A．heard B．died C．knew D．dreamed
12．A．here B．inside C．abroad D．online
13．A．failed B．decided C．regretted D．continued
14．A．until B．though C．unless D．because
15．A．easy B．private C．boring D．social
16．A．learn B．expect C．test D．celebrate
17．A．influenced B．troubled C．guarded D．controlled
18．A．writer B．doctor C．actor D．pilot
19．A．orders B．clothes C．tools D．poems
20．A．kept off B．broken into C．pointed out D．set up
三、阅读理解（共16小题，每小题2分，共32分）
A
How Brave Are You Join us for an evening of humor, history and horror in the streets of Old Glasgow. Daily, April—October. Walking Tours of Glasgow Historic Glasgow 2:00 PM Gruesome Glasgow 7:00 PM Ghosts and Ghouls 9:00 PM All tours leave from George Square. Each tour lasts 90 minutes. Adults:￡5. 00 Students: ￡4. 00 Children(Under 12): ￡3. 00 Family (2 Adults&2 Children): ￡13. 00 For more information Tel/Fax: (0141) 772 0022 E-mail: info@mercat-tours.co.uk Web: http://www. mercat-tours.co.uk
21．How long does the tour of Gruesome Glasgow last
A．Half an hour. B．Only one hour. C．One hour and a half. D．Two hours.
22．Mr. Smith with his wife and two children, one 11 and the other 9, will have a tour of Historic Glasgow. How much will he pay at least
A．￡2. B．￡13. C．￡16. D．￡17.
23．From the ad, visitors can NOT find the ________ of Old Glasgow.
A．address B．web address C．E-mail address D．phone number
24．If a student wants to have a tour of Ghosts and Ghouls, he ________.
A．will have to pay ￡5 B．can have the tour by bike
C．can have the tour in May D．had better go there at 10:00 AM
B
DIY Your Own Desserts◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ We offer different kinds of classes to you all. A very popular class we are offering these 10 days is the class named “DIY Your Own Desserts”. Can you imagine how happy your beloved one will be when you give him/her your DIY desserts on the special days like birthday, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Come to our class and make your own desserts. Give your beloved one some surprises! The class runs daily and it is a completely hands-on personal cooking experience lasting up to 4 hours learning 3—4 recipes（食谱）each lesson. The teacher will first show how to cook different recipes in front of you. And then he will guide you on how to prepare and make the food. At the end of the class you can either eat the meal prepared during the class or take it home with you. What’s more, you’ll be able to take home the copies of all the recipes. Costs: $30 each lesson. You can start at any time. Go to our website to get more information about the class. You can either e-mail us or come to our office for attending it.
25．You can join the class if you like to _________.
A．offer some recipes B．teach how to cook
C．make desserts yourself D．get some surprises
26．You will pay _________for five lessons.
A．$30 B．$60 C．$ 120 D．$150
27．How can you attend the class
A．Make a phone call to them. B．Send them an e-mail.
C．Get information from parents. D．Come to the class directly.
C
“Today I will give you a special test,” said the English teacher with a smile on his face.
All the students sat up straight and waited for the test to begin. The teacher began to give the test papers to all the students. After he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.
The students were very surprised to see that there was not a question but a black dot(圆点) in the centre of the paper. The teacher noticed the students’ surprise and said, “I want you to write about what you see there.”At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students’ answer sheets and read the answers. All of them described the black dot. After reading all the answers, the teacher said, “Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot, but no one wrote about the white paper.” The whole class listened silently, because they were afraid to fail the exam. Then the teacher said, “Don’t worry about your marks for this test. I just want you to think about your life. The white paper is like your whole life and the black dot in the centre of the paper represents(代表) problems in your daily life. Our life is a gift given to us by God, with love and care. However, we just pay attention to the problems like illness and poverty, and never see happy things in our life. So we should try to solve our problems and enjoy each moment life gives us.”
28．What was in the centre of the paper
A．A white dot. B．A black dot. C．A question. D．A gift.
29．Which of the following is wrong according to the story
A．There was a black dot in the centre of the paper.
B．Nobody paid attention to the black dot.
C．The students should not just care about their marks.
D．The students were very surprised when they saw the papers.
30．What did the teacher mainly want to tell his students
A．Our life is a gift given to us by God.
B．The black dot doesn’t mean any problem in our life.
C．Don’t worry about the marks for the test.
D．We should solve our problems and enjoy each moment in life.
31．Which is the right order of the story
①The teacher read all the answers.
②The teacher asked his students not to worry about their marks.
③The teacher wanted his students to think about life.
④The teacher began to hand out the test papers.
A．④①②③ B．①②③④ C．④①③② D．③②①④
D
根据短文内容，从短文后所给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。
It’s good for us to have friends. Look at the picture. 32
The girl with long and yellow hair is Mary Green. She is 13 years old. 33 Her parents are in Beijing, and she studies there. She is helpful and helps me with my English.
34 She likes red and has many red clothes. We are in the same class and she lives near my house. 35 Both of us like reading books. So we go to the library on weekends together.
The boy is Wang Hua. We have the same hobby-playing tennis. It can help us keep healthy. 36
I am happy to be friends with them.
A．She is from the UK.
B．The girl in a red dress is Li Mei.
C．I go to school with her every day.
D．These are my friends in the picture.
E．I play ping-pong with him after school.
F．Do you want to be friends with them
G．We play tennis on the playground after school.
四、任务型阅读（共5小题；37、38题1分，39、40、41题2分，共8分）
Should parents ask their children to do chores Some don’t think that children should do chores, because they think children are too young. But many people think that children should do chores. In fact, children can get a sense of happiness when they do chores. Parents should help children learn to do housework that they will have to do when they live on their own. Most experts agree that children can learn a lot from doing chores. However, parents should ask the child to do chores at the right time. Parents shouldn’t ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. And parents shouldn’t ask their children to do all chores. Children should do chores for half an hour every day. The chores should suit (适合) the child. When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Parents can teach children something useful by doing chores. And please make sure that parents also do chores. Parents are children’s good models (榜样). If parents don’t keep the house clean, children won’t find any reason to do chores.
37．Why don’t some parents think children should do chores
38．What can children get when they do chores
39．How long should children do chores every day
40．How can parents teach children something useful
41．Who are children’s good models, teachers or parents
五、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Blind Box Pets Craze (盲盒宠物潮)
Blind box toys 42 (become) very popular recently in China for many young people in the past few years. They don’t know what is inside the box 43 they open it. This adds more surprise and fun to their buying experience. On May 3, 160 little dogs and cats were on a van (厢式货车) in Chengdu and they 44 (pack) in boxes. When volunteers found those animals, many were sick and four of them were even 45 (die). All of them were under three months old. Most people believe it’s cruel 46 people to sell pets in this way.
In fact, 47 sale of blind box pets is nothing new. People can buy blind box pets much 48 (easy) through the Internet. On Taobao and Pinduoduo, some live animals are being sold for prices as 49 (low) as 9.9 yuan. Lots of animals on sale die on their way to their 50 (buy). The delivery company, ZTO (中通快递), has said sorry on Weibo for collecting live animals from sellers for delivery. However, public anger is not cooling down. People are calling for an end to the crazy sale of blind box pets. State media also ask people to have “more 51 (kind) and more respect for life”.
六、选词填空（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使句子意思通顺，正确。每词仅用一次。
different care he break act
52．The old man came to with the help of the doctor.
53．Many people think Jackie Chan is one of the most famous movie .
54．The twins dress themselves on purpose so that others can make them out easily.
55．As we all know a driver is always a danger to the public.
56．Don’t touch the glass. It may hurt your hand.
七、书面表达（20分）
57．每个人都有各种各样的习惯，有些习惯能够助你成长，有些习惯会妨碍你进步。请结合个人实际情况，以“My Habits”为题，写一篇短文。
要点提示：
1.你有什么好习惯，请举例说明该习惯使你得到了哪些益处；
2.你有什么不良习惯，该习惯对你有什么影响,你应当如何改进。
写作要求：
1.词数80左右；
2.根据要点提示，适当发挥；
3.短文中不得出现真实的姓名及校名。
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