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限时训练(七下)
专题 J-724 限时训练 七下 期中考(广东专用) 考前集训
建议用时 35分钟
学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________
一、完形填空
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。
Genevieve Moss has problems with her ears. She cannot 1 anything. And in her life, alone in a town in England, she often felt 2 .
Then one day in April 2021, Moss saw a photo of a tiny black-and-white cat in the local newspaper. A family was 3 a home for the kitten. Moss fell in love with the cat and took it home. Moss called the cat Zebby because his colours look like those of a 4 .
Moss knew that pets can help people deal with loneliness. However, she had no idea that Zebby would become her helper and her 5 . Every night, Zebby sleeps next to her. When he hears noises in the dark, he jumps up. “He became my night watch cat, ”Moss said. Sometimes he would run around the room until I 6 . ”
After several weeks, Moss noticed that whenever her phone rang or someone 7 at the door, Zebby would tap (轻轻地敲) her. It wasn’t long before the cat took on another task: 8 Moss’s mail. Now, whenever he hears the mailbox being opened, he runs towards it, carries the 9 in his mouth and drops it at Moss’s feet.
“I can 10 imagine my life without Zebby now,” Moss said. “Zebby has made my house a home. ”
1.A.feel B.hear C.see D.smell
2.A.convenient B.helpful C.lonely D.strict
3.A.looking around B.looking for C.looking up D.looking after
4.A.lion B.panda C.tiger D.zebra
5.A.ears B.eyes C.hands D.feet
6.A.fell asleep B.gave up C.got down D.woke up
7.A.barked B.greeted C.knocked D.laughed
8.A.carrying B.collecting C.sending D.writing
9.A.mail B.newspaper C.photo D.shoe
10.A.finally B.hardly C.probably D.perfectly
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B
【导语】本文主要描述了莫斯和她的宠物猫泽比之间的故事。
1.句意:她什么也听不见。
feel感觉;hear听到;see看到;smell闻到。根据“Genevieve Moss has problems with her ears.”可知,她什么也听不见。故选B。
2.句意:在她的一生中,她一个人在英国的镇上的生活,她经常感到孤独。
convenient方便的;helpful有帮助的;lonely孤独的;strict严格的。根据“Moss had heard of studies showing that pets can help people deal with loneliness.”可知,莫斯在养宠物之前是孤独的。故选C。
3.句意:一个家庭正在为小猫寻找一个家。
looking around环顾四周;looking for寻找;looking up查阅;looking after照顾。根据“Moss fell in love with the cat and took it home.”可知,她后来把猫带回了家。故正在为小猫寻找一个家。故选B。
4.句意:莫斯给他取名为泽比因为他的颜色看起来像斑马的颜色。
lion狮子;panda熊猫;tiger老虎;zabra斑马。根据“Moss saw a photo of a tiny black-and-white cat in the local newspaper.”可知,小猫是黑白相间的,所以像斑马。故选D。
5.句意:然而,她没有想到泽比会成为她的帮手和她的耳朵。
ears耳朵;eyes眼睛;hands手;feet脚。根据“When he hears the noises in the dark, he jumps up.”可知,泽比应该是充当莫斯的耳朵守护她。故选A。
6.句意:有时他会在房间里跑来跑去,直到我醒来。
fell asleep睡着;gave up放弃;got down下来;woke up醒来。根据“ He became my night watch cat”可知,他成了我的守夜猫,所以是直到作者醒来。故选D。
7.句意:几周后,莫斯发现,只要她的电话铃响或者有人敲门,泽比就会轻轻地敲她。
barked吠叫;greeted问候;knocked敲;laughed哭。根据“...at the door,”可知,空处指“敲门”。故选C。
8.句意:不久之后,这只猫又承担了另一项任务:收集莫斯的邮件。
carrying携带;collecting收集;sending发送;writing写。根据“ Now, whenever he hears the mailbox being opened, he runs towards it”可知,他收集莫斯的邮件。故选B。
9.句意:现在,只要他听到邮箱被打开的声音,他就会跑过去,用嘴叼着邮箱,然后把它扔到莫斯的脚边。
mail邮件;newspaper报纸;photo照片;shoe鞋。根据“whenever he hears the mailbox being opened”可知,每当他听到邮箱给打开,所以空处指“邮件”。故选A。
10.句意:“现在我无法想象没有泽比的生活,”莫斯说道。
finally总之;hardly几乎不;probably可能;perfectly完美地。根据“Zebby has made my house a home”可知,泽比让我的房子变得温馨,所以我无法想象没有泽比的生活。故选B。
二、阅读理解
My name is Sadia Khatun. I’m from Bangladesh (孟加拉). It’s difficult to walk on some roads in the rainy season here. So how do I go to school? It’s easy! The school comes to me! I study on a “floating school”.
My floating school is a “school bus” and classroom all in one. The boat picks me up early in the morning. Our classroom is on the boat too. There are many boats on the river at the same time. Each boat has one teacher and one class. The teacher teaches us all the subjects.
The boat is long and wide. We sit at wooden (木质的) desks. Big windows bring in lots of sunlight and fresh air. There’s a blackboard at the front. There’s a computer next to it, and it gets its power from the sun. At the end of the school day, the boat takes me home.
I learn a lot at my school and have fun too. I love my floating school!
11.Which of the following things can be floating on the water?
A. B. C. D.
12.Where does Sadia have classes in the rainy season?
A.On a school bus. B.On the boat. C.At home. D.In a wooden house.
13.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.There are two teachers on each boat. B.There is no window on the boat.
C.There is a computer on the boat. D.Sadia sleeps on the boat at night.
14.What does Sadia think of her floating school?
A.It’s great. B.It’s dark. C.It’s dangerous. D.It’s small.
15.What can be the best title for the passage?
A.How to Get to School B.Going to School Is Fun
C.My Floating School D.My School Life
【答案】11.C 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.C
【导语】本文介绍了作者来自孟加拉国,在雨季的时候他在一所水上学校学习,并介绍了这个水上学校的情况。
11.推理判断题。根据常识可知,能够浮动在水面上的是树叶,故选C。
12.细节理解题。根据“My floating school is a ‘school bus’ and classroom all in one. The boat picks me up early in the morning. Our classroom is on the boat too.”可知,雨季的时候,Sadia Khatun在船上上课,故选B。
13.细节理解题。根据“The boat is long and wide...There’s a computer next to it”可知,船上有一台电脑。故选C。
14.细节理解题。根据“I learn a lot at my school and have fun too. I love my floating school!”可知,作者认为自己的水上学校很棒,故选A。
15.最佳标题题。根据“So how do I go to school? It’s easy! The school comes to me! I study on a ‘floating school’.”以及通读全文后可知,本文主要是介绍作者的水上学校的情况,故选C。
What may two dogs making radio programs look like? How about a basketball match with different sea animals as players?
With Sora, you may soon be able to find out. The latest AI model can generate videos up to a minute long from some key words in seconds. It was built by OpenAI, the company behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT.
The public cannot use Sora now. OpenAI is asking experts to test it for possible risks (风险). The model is also open to a small group of artists. The company hopes to make Sora better.
Before Sora, the leading text-to-video AI model was made by Runway. The videos it produced were short and often frightening. So most people were surprised by the high quality of Sora’s videos.
Sora model isn’t perfect now because it may not understand cause and effect. “For example, a person may take a bite out of a cookie, but then the cookie may not have a bite mark,” OpenAI says on its website. What’s more, Sora cannot tell left or right. In a video on the OpenAI website, a man is running on a treadmill (跑步机) in the opposite direction. At the same time, some people have other worries. They are afraid that some people may not use AI-generated content in a correct way. Unreal AI-generated information is the biggest risk the world faces. To solve this problem, OpenAI says that it’s also building tools to help users to find out videos made by Sora.
16.How does the writer introduce the topic?
A.By telling a story. B.By using a saying. C.By asking questions. D.By giving some facts.
17.What does the underlined word “generate” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Appear. B.Produce. C.Support. D.Dig.
18.Who can use Sora now?
A.Every artist. B.A chatbot. C.Some experts. D.Any student.
19.Why were people surprised by Sora’s videos?
A.Because Sora’s videos were made from ChatGPT.
B.Because Sora’s videos were short and frightening.
C.Because Sora’s videos were produced in high quality.
D.Because Sora’s videos can tell cause and effect.
20.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.There are some problems of Sora model.
B.People are worried about Sora model.
C.OpenAI helps solve Sora model’s problem.
D.The public are waiting to use Sora model.
【答案】16.C 17.B 18.C 19.C 20.A
【导语】这篇短文主要介绍了OpenAI公司最新开发的AI模型Sora,它能根据关键词在几秒钟内生成长达一分钟的短视频。目前Sora还未对公众开放,正在接受专家的风险测试和小部分艺术家的试用,以改进其功能。文章提到,Sora的视频质量令人惊喜,但仍有缺陷,比如不理解因果关系和左右方向,同时也存在AI生成内容被不当使用的担忧。OpenAI表示正在开发工具以帮助用户识别由Sora生成的视频。
16.细节理解题。根据第一段“What may two dogs making radio programs look like? How about a basketball match with different sea animals as players?”可知,通过问题引入主题。故选C。
17.词句猜测题。根据第二段“a minute long from some key words in seconds.”结合选项可知,应说最新的人工智能模型可以在几秒钟内从一些关键词生成长达一分钟的视频。所以“generate”意为“生成”与“Produce”意思相符。故选B。
18.细节理解题。根据第三段“The public cannot use Sora now. OpenAI is asking experts to test it for possible risks. The model is also open to a small group of artists.”可知,一些专家可以使用Sora。故选C。
19.细节理解题。根据第四段“So most people were surprised by the high quality of Sora’s videos.”可知,因为Sora的视频制作质量很高。故选C。
20.主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Sora model isn’t perfect now because it may not understand cause and effect.”可知,最后一段说的是Sora模型存在一些问题。故选A。
配对阅读 左栏是五名学生的兴趣爱好,右栏是“双减政策”后学校社团的介绍。请为每位学生选择合适的信息,并把它的字母编号写在左边的括号内。
21 Kate wants to play music more. She can play the guitar and the drums. She plays the guitar very well. She hopes she can enjoy the music or practice the guitar after class on weekdays.
22 David wants to join the dance club. He likes street dance. Dancing can help him to show himself. And he feels relaxed when dancing.
23 Jack likes sports very much. He likes playing ping-pong. But running is his favorite and he runs back home from school every day. This term, he wants to learn kung fu.
24 Sarah began to enjoy reading when she was very young. Now she wants to know more about Chinese history. She hopes she can read more history books.
25 Cindy likes to play chess. She thinks playing chess with others can make her smarter and help her make more friends. She wants to join a chess club.
A.In our club, you can play chess against club members. You can talk about the famous Chinese chess players and their important matches. The club is always full of fun.
B.Welcome to the Ping-pong Club. Playing ping pong can help you to relax after a busy day studying. You can get some good training in the club, so you will become strong and healthy.
C. In the club, the teacher teaches you the history of kung fu and how to do kung fu. Kung fu is a fun exercise. It can make you have a healthy body.
D.If you like playing the guitar, you can join the Guitar Club. We have activities in the afternoon. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we will listen to CDs. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, club members will play the guitar together.
E. Street Dance Club is popular with students. When you dance, you are showing your nature. It can make you relax after a busy day. Let’s dance together!
F. Do you like reading books? Do you like history? We are all fans of Chinese history. We read books together and share books together. Come to join us!
G. Can you play the guitar? Do you have time on the weekend? Music Club is waiting for you. The music club will give the chance to show yourself in front of other students.
【答案】21.D 22.E 23.C 24.F 25.A
【导语】本文是五位学生的兴趣爱好和七个社团介绍,需根据爱好匹配合适的社团。
21.根据“... She hopes she can enjoy the music or practice the guitar after class on weekdays.”可知Kate希望自己能在平日的课后欣赏音乐或练习吉他;选项D“如果你喜欢弹吉他,你可以加入吉他俱乐部。我们下午有活动。星期一、星期三和星期五我们听CD。周二和周四,俱乐部成员会一起弹吉他。”与之匹配。故选D。
22.根据“David wants to join the dance club ...”可知David想加入舞蹈俱乐部;选项E“街舞俱乐部很受学生欢迎。当你跳舞的时候,你在展示你的本性。它可以让你在忙碌的一天后放松。让我们一起跳舞吧!”与之匹配。故选E。
23.根据“Jack likes sports very much ...This term, he wants to learn kung fu.”可知Jack这学期想学习功夫;选项C“在俱乐部里,老师教你功夫的历史和如何做功夫。功夫是一项有趣的运动。它可以使你有一个健康的身体。”与之匹配。故选C。
24.根据“... Now she wants to know more about Chinese history. She hopes she can read more history books.”可知Sarah想读更多与中国历史相关的书籍;选项F“你喜欢读书吗?你喜欢历史吗?我们都是中国历史的爱好者。我们一起读书,一起分享书籍。来加入我们吧!”与之匹配。故选F。
25.根据“Cindy likes to play chess ... She wants to join a chess club.”可知Cindy想加入象棋俱乐部;选项A“在我们的俱乐部里,你可以和俱乐部成员下棋。你可以谈论著名的中国棋手和他们的重要比赛。俱乐部总是充满乐趣。”与之匹配。故选A。
三、选词填空
请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词,每词仅用一次,有两词为多余项。
far station either with and she visitor can near too food or
Li Mei is a middle school student in Shanghai. She lives not 26 from Shanghai Disneyland Park. Today it is sunny and she is going there 27 her American friend Betty.
How many Disneyland parks are there in China?” asks Betty.
“Two. One is in Shanghai 28 the other is in Hong Kong. They are all popular. Every day lots of people 29 the parks,” says Li Mei.
“Do I need to take any 30 ?” asks Betty. “No, you don’t. There are many restaurants and stores all around. It’s convenient to buy food,” says Li Mei.
“I see. Oh, I almost forget my friend Helen wants to come to the park, 31 . Is it difficult for 32 to get here from Hongqiao Railway Station?” asks Betty.
“No. She can take either the subway or the bus from the 33 ,” says Li Mei.
“Great! 34 she find a hotel easily near the park?” asks Betty.
“Yes, she can,” says Li Mei. “She can stay in Shanghai Disneyland Hotel 35 Toy Story Hotel. Both of them are very nice. I am sure she will like one of them and have a good time in the park.
【答案】
26.far 27.with 28.and 29.visit 30.food 31.too 32.her 33.station 34.Can 35.or
【导语】本文讲述了李梅和她的朋友贝蒂将要去上海迪士尼乐园游玩,李梅向贝蒂介绍了关于上海迪士尼乐园的一些情况。
26.句意:她住在离上海迪士尼乐园不远的地方。根据“lives not...from Shanghai Disneyland Park”可知住的离上海迪士尼乐园不远,not far from“不远”。故填far。
27.句意:今天天气晴朗,她和她的美国朋友贝蒂要去那里。根据“going there...her American friend Betty”可知是和她的美国朋友去,with“和”。故填with。
28.句意:一个在上海,另一个在香港。前后两句是并列关系,用and连接。故填and。
29.句意:每天都有很多人参观公园。根据“lots of people...the parks”可知很多人参观公园,visit“参观”,根据“Every day”可知句子用一般现在时,主语是名词复数,谓语动词用原形。故填visit。
30.句意:我需要带食物吗?根据“There are many restaurants and stores”可知有很多餐馆和饭店,所以不需要带食物,food“食物”,不可数名词。故填food。
31.句意:我差点忘了我的朋友海伦也想去公园。根据“Helen wants to come to the park”可知海伦也想去公园,肯定句结尾用too。故填too。
32.句意:她从虹桥火车站到这里很难吗?根据“Is it difficult for...”可知此处指对海伦来说,作宾语用代词宾格her。故填her。
33.句意:她可以从车站乘地铁或公共汽车。根据“to get here from Hongqiao Railway Station”可知是从虹桥火车站乘地铁或公共汽车,station“车站”,故填station。
34.句意:她能在公园附近轻松找到一家酒店吗?根据“she find a hotel easily”可知是能不能找到酒店,can“能”。故填Can。
35.句意:她可以住在上海迪士尼乐园酒店或玩具总动员酒店。根据“She can stay in Shanghai Disneyland Hotel...Toy Story Hotel”可知可以住在两个酒店中的其中一个,用or连接。故填or。
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专题 J-724 限时训练 七下 期中考(广东专用) 考前集训
建议用时 35分钟
学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________
一、完形填空
阅读下面短文, 从后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Genevieve Moss has problems with her ears. She cannot 1 anything. And in her life, alone in a town in England, she often felt 2 .
Then one day in April 2021, Moss saw a photo of a tiny black-and-white cat in the local newspaper. A family was 3 a home for the kitten. Moss fell in love with the cat and took it home. Moss called the cat Zebby because his colours look like those of a 4 .
Moss knew that pets can help people deal with loneliness. However, she had no idea that Zebby would become her helper and her 5 . Every night, Zebby sleeps next to her. When he hears noises in the dark, he jumps up. “He became my night watch cat, ”Moss said. Sometimes he would run around the room until I 6 . ”
After several weeks, Moss noticed that whenever her phone rang or someone 7 at the door, Zebby would tap (轻轻地敲) her. It wasn’t long before the cat took on another task: 8 Moss’s mail. Now, whenever he hears the mailbox being opened, he runs towards it, carries the 9 in his mouth and drops it at Moss’s feet.
“I can 10 imagine my life without Zebby now,” Moss said. “Zebby has made my house a home. ”
1.A.feel B.hear C.see D.smell
2.A.convenient B.helpful C.lonely D.strict
3.A.looking around B.looking for C.looking up D.looking after
4.A.lion B.panda C.tiger D.zebra
5.A.ears B.eyes C.hands D.feet
6.A.fell asleep B.gave up C.got down D.woke up
7.A.barked B.greeted C.knocked D.laughed
8.A.carrying B.collecting C.sending D.writing
9.A.mail B.newspaper C.photo D.shoe
10.A.finally B.hardly C.probably D.perfectly
二、阅读理解
My name is Sadia Khatun. I’m from Bangladesh (孟加拉). It’s difficult to walk on some roads in the rainy season here. So how do I go to school? It’s easy! The school comes to me! I study on a “floating school”.
My floating school is a “school bus” and classroom all in one. The boat picks me up early in the morning. Our classroom is on the boat too. There are many boats on the river at the same time. Each boat has one teacher and one class. The teacher teaches us all the subjects.
The boat is long and wide. We sit at wooden (木质的) desks. Big windows bring in lots of sunlight and fresh air. There’s a blackboard at the front. There’s a computer next to it, and it gets its power from the sun. At the end of the school day, the boat takes me home.
I learn a lot at my school and have fun too. I love my floating school!
11.Which of the following things can be floating on the water?
A. B. C. D.
12.Where does Sadia have classes in the rainy season?
A.On a school bus. B.On the boat. C.At home. D.In a wooden house.
13.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.There are two teachers on each boat. B.There is no window on the boat.
C.There is a computer on the boat. D.Sadia sleeps on the boat at night.
14.What does Sadia think of her floating school?
A.It’s great. B.It’s dark. C.It’s dangerous. D.It’s small.
15.What can be the best title for the passage?
A.How to Get to School B.Going to School Is Fun
C.My Floating School D.My School Life
What may two dogs making radio programs look like? How about a basketball match with different sea animals as players?
With Sora, you may soon be able to find out. The latest AI model can generate videos up to a minute long from some key words in seconds. It was built by OpenAI, the company behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT.
The public cannot use Sora now. OpenAI is asking experts to test it for possible risks (风险). The model is also open to a small group of artists. The company hopes to make Sora better.
Before Sora, the leading text-to-video AI model was made by Runway. The videos it produced were short and often frightening. So most people were surprised by the high quality of Sora’s videos.
Sora model isn’t perfect now because it may not understand cause and effect. “For example, a person may take a bite out of a cookie, but then the cookie may not have a bite mark,” OpenAI says on its website. What’s more, Sora cannot tell left or right. In a video on the OpenAI website, a man is running on a treadmill (跑步机) in the opposite direction. At the same time, some people have other worries. They are afraid that some people may not use AI-generated content in a correct way. Unreal AI-generated information is the biggest risk the world faces. To solve this problem, OpenAI says that it’s also building tools to help users to find out videos made by Sora.
16.How does the writer introduce the topic?
A.By telling a story. B.By using a saying.
C.By asking questions. D.By giving some facts.
17.What does the underlined word “generate” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Appear. B.Produce. C.Support. D.Dig.
18.Who can use Sora now?
A.Every artist. B.A chatbot. C.Some experts. D.Any student.
19.Why were people surprised by Sora’s videos?
A.Because Sora’s videos were made from ChatGPT.
B.Because Sora’s videos were short and frightening.
C.Because Sora’s videos were produced in high quality.
D.Because Sora’s videos can tell cause and effect.
20.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.There are some problems of Sora model.
B.People are worried about Sora model.
C.OpenAI helps solve Sora model’s problem.
D.The public are waiting to use Sora model.
配对阅读 左栏是五名学生的兴趣爱好,右栏是“双减政策”后学校社团的介绍。请为每位学生选择合适的信息,并把它的字母编号写在左边的括号内。
21 Kate wants to play music more. She can play the guitar and the drums. She plays the guitar very well. She hopes she can enjoy the music or practice the guitar after class on weekdays.
22 David wants to join the dance club. He likes street dance. Dancing can help him to show himself. And he feels relaxed when dancing.
23 Jack likes sports very much. He likes playing ping-pong. But running is his favorite and he runs back home from school every day. This term, he wants to learn kung fu.
24 Sarah began to enjoy reading when she was very young. Now she wants to know more about Chinese history. She hopes she can read more history books.
25 Cindy likes to play chess. She thinks playing chess with others can make her smarter and help her make more friends. She wants to join a chess club.
A.In our club, you can play chess against club members. You can talk about the famous Chinese chess players and their important matches. The club is always full of fun.
B.Welcome to the Ping-pong Club. Playing ping pong can help you to relax after a busy day studying. You can get some good training in the club, so you will become strong and healthy.
C. In the club, the teacher teaches you the history of kung fu and how to do kung fu. Kung fu is a fun exercise. It can make you have a healthy body.
D.If you like playing the guitar, you can join the Guitar Club. We have activities in the afternoon. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we will listen to CDs. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, club members will play the guitar together.
E. Street Dance Club is popular with students. When you dance, you are showing your nature. It can make you relax after a busy day. Let’s dance together!
F. Do you like reading books? Do you like history? We are all fans of Chinese history. We read books together and share books together. Come to join us!
G. Can you play the guitar? Do you have time on the weekend? Music Club is waiting for you. The music club will give the chance to show yourself in front of other students.
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Li Mei is a middle school student in Shanghai. She lives not 26 from Shanghai Disneyland Park. Today it is sunny and she is going there 27 her American friend Betty.
How many Disneyland parks are there in China?” asks Betty.
“Two. One is in Shanghai 28 the other is in Hong Kong. They are all popular. Every day lots of people 29 the parks,” says Li Mei.
“Do I need to take any 30 ?” asks Betty. “No, you don’t. There are many restaurants and stores all around. It’s convenient to buy food,” says Li Mei.
“I see. Oh, I almost forget my friend Helen wants to come to the park, 31 . Is it difficult for 32 to get here from Hongqiao Railway Station?” asks Betty.
“No. She can take either the subway or the bus from the 33 ,” says Li Mei.
“Great! 34 she find a hotel easily near the park?” asks Betty.
“Yes, she can,” says Li Mei. “She can stay in Shanghai Disneyland Hotel 35 Toy Story Hotel. Both of them are very nice. I am sure she will like one of them and have a good time in the park.
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