Prince Roman was a Polish nobleman, a captain in the army of Czar Nicholas of Ru
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Prince Roman was a Polish nobleman, a captain in the army of Czar Nicholas of Russia. When his young wife died, the prince left the army and returned in sorrow to his native Poland.
In time, love for his country and its people took the place of his lost love. He joined a Polish rising against the Russians. The rising was crushed, and Prince Roman was taken prisoner. His relatives and friends begged the military court to have mercy on him.
The president of the court received these appeals kindly. He was a good Russian, but he was also a good-natured man. Russian hatred of Poles was not as fierce at that time as it became later; and the Russian felt sympathetic as soon as he saw the prince"s thin, tired, sun-burnt face.
The court of three officers sat in a bare room, behind a long black table. Some clerks sat at the two ends, but no one else was there when the guards brought in the prince.
Those four walls shut out from Prince Roman all sights and sounds of freedom, all hopes of the future, all comforting thoughts. How much love for Poland remained in him then? How much love of life? He stood before his judges alone, having refused their permission to sit. He answered their first formal questions — his name and so on — clearly and politely although he felt too weary to talk.
Then the president of the court seemed to suggest how the young man could best help himself. He asked questions in a way that almost put the right answers in the prisoner"s mouth.
“Didn"t your wife"s death drive you to despair? Wasn"t your mind unbalanced by that sad event ?”
Prince Roman was silent.
"You were not fully responsible for you conduct, were you?"
Prince Roman was silent.
"You made a sudden blind decision to join the rising. You didn"t realize that your actions were dangerous and dishonourable. Isn"t that the truth of this unfortunate matter?"
The judges looked at the prisoner hopefully. In silence the prince reached for a pen and some paper. He wrote, "I joined the rising because I believe it was just." He pushed the paper towards the president, who took it and read it in silence.
Prince Roman was sentenced to hard work for life in the Siberian salt mines. It was a sentence of delayed death.
When Czar Nicholas read the report and sentence, he added in his own handwriting, "Make sure that this prisoner walks in chains every step of the way to Siberia."
小题1:What does the passage tell us of Poland at the time?| A．Polish officers in the Russian army had to return to Poland. | | B．Russia was at war with Poland, so the Poles were enemies. | | C．The Russians were very cruel rulers of Poland. | | D．It was ruled by Russia, and Poles served in the Russian army. |
小题2:How much love for Poland remained in the prince when he stood trial?| A．Not much, probably, after the failure of the rising. | | B． More than he had ever felt before. | | C．As much as he had ever felt. | | D．The passage doesn"t suggest an answer to the question. |
小题3:The questions which the president asked show that ______.| A．he was trying to find excuse for the prince"s conduct | | B．the court wanted the prince to admit his own guilt | | C．he wanted to learn the truth about the Polish rising | | D．Prince Roman was a weak person |
小题4:In the trial, Prince Roman ______.| A．was afraid to be responsible for his actions | | B．blamed others for his actions | | C．accepted responsibility for his actions | | D．admitted his guilt |
小题5:According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?| A．The judges were less sympathetic than Czar Nicholas. | | B．Czar Nicholas was as kind as the judges. | | C．Czar Nicholas was not as sympathetic as the judges. | | D．The judges were as cruel as Czar Nicholas. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C |
解析
试题分析：本文主要讲述了Prince Roman为了祖国波兰的正义事业而献身的故事。
小题1:D 细节题。根据文章1,2段中的Prince Roman was a Polish nobleman, a captain in the army of Czar Nicholas of Russia.和He joined a Polish rising against the Russians.可知当时的波兰被俄罗斯统治，波兰人在俄国的军队里服役，故D正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段He wrote, "I joined the rising because I believe it was just.可知虽然自由就在眼前，但是他对祖国的爱很坚定，和以前一样。故C正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据“Didn"t your wife"s death drive you to despair? Wasn"t your mind unbalanced by that sad event ?”
Prince Roman was silent.
"You were not fully responsible for you conduct, were you?"
Prince Roman was silent.
"You made a sudden blind decision to join the rising. You didn"t realize that your actions were dangerous and dishonourable. Isn"t that the truth of this unfortunate matter?"这几个问题可知这个法官实际上是想帮助他找出借口和理由，以减轻处罚。故A正确。
小题4:C 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后2行Prince Roman was sentenced to hard work for life in the Siberian salt mines. It was a sentence of delayed death.可知他最后为自己的行为受到了惩罚，承担了责任。故C正确。
小题5:C 推理题。根据文章最后一段When Czar Nicholas read the report and sentence, he added in his own handwriting, "Make sure that this prisoner walks in chains every step of the way to Siberia."可知Czar Nicholas让Prince Roman带上了脚镣，说明他并不同情Prince Roman。故C正确。
点评：本文主要讲述了Prince Roman为了祖国波兰的正义事业而献身的故事。本文要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表入里，由浅入深，从具体到抽象，从非凡到一般，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行深层处理，符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事，断章取义，以偏概全。要忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。 |
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When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter(炼铜厂), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No.”
Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there weren"t any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. He was told everyone knew that even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn"t get his idea accepted.
Paul later got married and had some kids. But, his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.
And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.
Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow(誓言) he made to himself as a child.
小题1:When Paul was a boy, _________.| A．he had decided never to leave his hometown | | B．the economy of Utah depended on the copper smelter | | C．he had determined to stop the copper smelter polluting the area | | D．no laws were made to protect the environment against pollution |
小题2:Why did Paul go to college to study the science of plants?| A．He wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself. | | B．He was interested in planting trees since he was young. | | C．He wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him. | | D．He thought his knowledge would make his advice more persuasive. |
小题3:What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” in paragraph 5 probably refer to?| A．That his normal work and life would be greatly affected. | | B．That it was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland. | | C．That no one would like to join him in the efforts. | | D．That he had to keep everything he did secret. |
小题4:The message of the passage is that ___________.| A．perseverance(持之以恒) will work wonders | | B．action speaks louder than words | | C．God helps those who help themselves | | D．many hands make light work. |
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Jerry stood up and looked at the crowd of people making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he 36 , the girl with the 37 . The story had begun twelve months before in a 38 . Taking a book off the shelf he found himself 39 by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting 40 a thoughtful soul and an insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 41 owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 42 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 43 - 7:00 PM at the station.
A beautiful young woman was coming toward me, her 44 tall and slim. I started to walk toward her with delight, entirely forgetting to 45 that she was not wearing a rose. I 46 made one step closer to her, and then I saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, was standing almost directly 47 the girl. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
I felt 48 I was split in two, and there she stood. My fingers gripped the worn leather copy of the 49 that was to identify me to her. I knew this would not be 50 , something perhaps even better than love. I felt choked by the bitterness of my 51 . “I’m Jerry, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 52 ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don"t know what this is about, son,” she answered,” but the young lady in the green suit who just 53 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 54 you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big 55 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
| 小题1: | | A．hadn’t | B．wouldn’t | C．couldn’t | D．didn"t |
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| 小题2: | | A．rose | B．flower | C．book | D．notes |
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| 小题3: | | A．restaurant | B．meeting room | C．library | D．station |
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| 小题4: | | A．absorbed | B．surrounded | C．interested | D．burdened |
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| 小题5: | | A．reacted | B．reflected | C．responded | D．repeated |
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| 小题6: | | A．previous | B．nice | C．thoughtful | D．beautiful |
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| 小题7: | | A．phone | B．telegram | C．book | D．e-mail |
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| 小题8: | | A．dining | B．meeting | C．walking | D．talking |
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| 小题9: | | A．legs | B．face | C．figure | D．hair |
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| 小题10: | | A．observe | B．conclude | C．notice | D．say |
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| 小题11: | | A．carefully | B．eagerly | C．luckily | D．easily |
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| 小题12: | | A．behind | B．past | C．over | D．before |
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| 小题13: | | A．as long as | B．even though | C．no matter how | D．as though |
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| 小题14: | | A．newspaper | B．book | C．magazine | D．note |
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| 小题15: | | A．a meeting | B．happiness | C．love | D．a dinner |
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| 小题16: | | A．relief | B．sorrow | C．disappointment | D．unwillingness |
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| 小题17: | | A．a walk | B．your home | C．a party | D．dinner |
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| 小题18: | | A．went by | B．called me | C．came here | D．dropped in |
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| 小题19: | | A．when | B．supposing | C．unless | D．since |
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| 小题20: | | A．market | B．restaurant | C．building | D．library |
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Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ___36___ was more manageable, I ___37___ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ___38___ that was years ago and times have changed. ___39___ I live with my mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to ___40___ my disability pension(残疾抚恤金). ___41___ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my ___42___. I decided that I would consider ___43___ to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was ___44___ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ___45___ to get started. And ___46___ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ___47___ use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my ___48___, he gave me a long, thoughtful ___49___. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me ___50___ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ___51___ on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your ___52___ and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I ___53___. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose ___54___ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His ___55___ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
| 小题1: | | A．sadness | B．tiredness | C．sickness | D．loneliness |
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| 小题2: | | A．enjoyed | B．kept | C．shared | D．set |
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| 小题3: | | A．Eventually | B．Unfortunately | C．Surprisingly | D．Gladly |
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| 小题4: | | A．Then | B．Sometime | C．Meanwhile | D．Now |
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| 小题5: | | A．make up for | B．get rid of | C．take advantage of | D．add up to |
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| 小题7: | | A．condition | B．choices | C．positions | D．movement |
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| 小题8: | | A．living up | B．getting on | C．going back | D．reaching out |
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| 小题9: | | A．interviewed | B．found | C．invited | D．recognized |
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| 小题10: | | A．time | B．energy | C．knowledge | D．money |
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| 小题11: | | A．once | B．seldom | C．often | D．thus |
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| 小题12: | | A．hardly | B．nearly | C．formerly | D．actually |
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| 小题13: | | A．family | B．idea | C．offer | D．job |
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| 小题14: | | A．view | B．look | C．sight | D．face |
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| 小题15: | | A．along | B．towards | C．through | D．over |
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| 小题16: | | A．lovingly | B．pitifully | C．gratefully | D．unhappily |
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| 小题18: | | A．ought to cry | B．should have cried | C．could have cried | D．had to cry |
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| 小题19: | | A．the ones | B．few | C．the rest | D．more |
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| 小题20: | | A．devotion | B．kindness | C．trust | D．courage |
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It was only 5 o’clock in the morning. The house was quiet and Tim" s mother was still asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He" d eat after he" d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.
He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches-but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:
Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight, Tim.
The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn"t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.
The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.
The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.
Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.
He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious (神秘的) now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn"t go in all the way...
小题1:What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?| A．He put a sweater in his schoolbag. | B．He left the house quietly. | | C．He had breakfast at home. | D．He left a note on the freezer. |
小题2:"He settled for some biscuits” (in Paragraph 3 ) means that Tim_______.| A．had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches | | B．liked biscuits better than sandwiches | | C．had to leave the biscuits on the table | | D．could only find some biscuits in the kitchen |
小题3: What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?| A．The height of the first rocks. | B．The ups and downs of the waves. | | C．The vast stretch of the sunlit beach. | D．The change in the position of the sun. |
小题4:In the story, Tim’s mood changed from_________.| A．loneliness to craziness | B．anxiousness to excitement | | C．eagerness to nervousness | D．helplessness to happiness |
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When I was in college twenty-five years ago, I spent four summers working in 36 at a luxury hotel in downtown Chicago. 37 , I was a maid.
I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. My friends had 38 jobs such as making ice cream, selling goods at the mall, or life guarding at the outdoor pool. I had been hoping to get a job as an office lady for a famous company: 39 pay, air-conditioned office, the gold standard for summer jobs, as most of us dreamed of. When that 40 , the only option left was to take a train ride downtown each morning to work as a maid.
It was tiring work, cleaning up to eighteen rooms a day. My 41 attitude reflected my disdain(鄙视) for cleaning toilets, 42 bed sheets, dusting, eight hours a day for the comfort of total strangers who 43 left a tip. I thought it was beneathme. My maid work was average 44 the day I was assigned to the eighteenth floor.
That was Lorena’s regular floor. The only time another maid set foot on it was on Lorena’s day off. If you left any water 45 on the mirror, or a hair on the bed, Lorena would hunt you down when she 46 , as I found out firsthand. She’d ended her lecture to me with “ 47 some pride in your work.”
She did. And so did Rosalie, Helen, Annette, and all the other experienced maids. Their devotion to doing a good job and their belief that their work was a 48 of their character stuck with me throughout my 49 career after graduation. I learned a lot from them during those four summers.
Not a week would go without one of them 50 some firm but friendly advice: “Where’s your commode brush? You don’t have one? How do you expect to get that bowl clean?”
Their pride in a job well done was reflected in how they treated 51 . They left the building at the end of the day in nice dresses and 52 makeup. They looked like they could have been attending an afternoon tea. And, 53 often, they were smiling and laughing, cheerfully greeting their co-workers a good evening. When you work with happiness and 54 , a job will be well done. I believe there is 55 in any job if you work hard and try your best.
| 小题1: | | A．cleaning | B．housekeeping | C．serving | D．managing |
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| 小题2: | | A．In short | B．In brief | C．In other words | D．On the other hand |
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| 小题3: | | A．winter | B．summer | C．awful | D．permanent |
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| 小题4: | | A．extra | B．poor | C．average | D．good |
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| 小题5: | | A．fell over | B．fell through | C．fell down | D．fell off |
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| 小题6: | | A．negative | B．right | C．excellent | D．casual |
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| 小题7: | | A．making | B．spreading | C．changing | D．doing |
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| 小题8: | | A．frequently | B．rarely | C．occasionally | D．willingly |
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| 小题9: | | A．when | B．after | C．until | D．before |
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| 小题10: | | A．drops | B．signs | C．tracks | D．marks |
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| 小题11: | | A．visited | B．arrived | C．left | D．returned |
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| 小题12: | | A．take | B．obtain | C．reject | D．make |
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| 小题13: | | A．reflection | B．truth | C．gratitude | D．award |
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| 小题14: | | A．special | B．general | C．different | D．professional |
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| 小题15: | | A．taking | B．following | C．offering | D．refusing |
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| 小题16: | | A．others | B．themselves | C．customers | D．co-workers |
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| 小题17: | | A．expensive | B．cautious | C．cheap | D．careful |
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| 小题18: | | A．more | B．least | C．most | D．less |
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| 小题19: | | A．frustration | B．regret | C．prejudice | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题20: | | A．respect | B．aspect | C．challenge | D．failure |
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