期末综合评价(A)-【鸿鹄志·名师测控】2025-2026学年九年级上册英语（人教版 江西专版）

[江西]期末综合评价(A) （时间：120分钟满分：120分) 一、听力理解（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） A)请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选 项。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 )1.How is the weather today? A.Sunny. B.Windy. C.Snowy. ( )2.When did the film begin? A.At8:10. B.At8:20. C.At8:25. ( )3.Where is the woman going? A.To the park. B.To the zoo. C.To the bookshop. ( )4.Why does Sarah like this CD? A.Because she can dance to its music. B.Because its songs are very exciting. C.Because she can sing along with its music. ( )5.What does the girl mean? A.The TV show was interesting. B.She likes staying at home. C.She enjoyed shopping yesterday. B)请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟 的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。 )6.What is Mike doing? A.Writing to his aunt. B.Having a picnic. C.Climbing a hill. ( )7.When will the two speakers meet tomorrow? A.At 8:30 a.m. B.At 2:00 p.m. C.At 2:30 p.m. 请听第2段对话，回答第8、9小题。 )8.What day is it today? A.Friday. B.Saturday. C.Sunday. )9.What can we know about the man? A.He will work as an engineer. B.He will work in Shanghai. C.He found his job on the Internet. 请听第3段对话，回答第10至第12小题。 ( )10.What did Sally think of the restaurant? A.The service was bad. B.The food was expensive. C.The environment was comfortable ( )11.When will Sally and Mike go to the restaurant again? A.Next Friday. B.Next Saturday. C.Next Sunday. ( )12.How will Sally and Mike go to the restaurant? A.By bike. B.By car. C.On foot. -81 请听第4段对话，回答第13至第15小题。 )13.Whose coat is it? A.Peter's. B.Jim's. C.Mary's. )14.What doesn't Mary like? A.The sunglasses. B.The magazine. C.The sun. )15.What can we learn from the conversation? A.Jim lost his storybooks in the park. B.Lucy bought the magazine with her sister. C.Peter doesn't like reading books with friends. C)请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白 前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。 16.The fire practice will begin at next Monday morning. 17.The students should go out of the quickly when the fire alarm rings. 18.Everyone should leave the school building by the 19.When the students stand by the library,the teacher will 20.During the fire practice,the students mustn't 二、单项填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分） 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 )21.-Oh,no!We have missed the early bus.What should we do? -I'm afraid we have no but to wait for the next one. A.choice B.information C.promise D.message )22.We can cut out the useless information in the article to make it to understand. A.easily B.easier C.easiest D.more easily )23.Our teacher often that we take up at least one hobby,because it can make us live a colorful life. A.knows B.replies C.asks D.suggests ( )24.-Look！Someone the classroom. -Well,it wasn't me.I didn't do it. A.cleans B.is cleaning C.will clean D.has cleaned ( )25.No one knows when the house was built but it must be very old. A.suddenly B.seriously C.exactly D.normally )26.-Dad,come and look!It's all white outside. -There_ be a heavy snow last night. A.would B.must C.need D.can ( )27.-Which show do you prefer,Running Man or The Reader? -The Reader,of course. I my brother likes it. A.Both;and B.Neither;nor C.Either;or D.Not only;but also )28.-Mike _a job in a bank,but to our surprise,he didn't take it. -Maybe he got another job. A.is offered B.was offered C.offered D.has offered 三、完形填空（本大题共26小题，每小题1分，共26分） A)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以 填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 Doreen Sykora is now a student at McGill University.She had a difficult time 29 she first began college.She said,"I was always well prepared for my examinations.30 when I went into —82 class to take the exam,I would fall apart.I could do 31 because of nervousness and fear. Hitoshi Sakamoto,a student at Temple University in Tokyo,has similar experiences. These two young students were experiencing something 32 test anxiety.Because a student worries and is stressed about a test,his or her 33 does not work as well as it usually does.The student cannot write or think 34 because of the serious worry and nervousness. Now there are special university courses to 35 students.In these courses,psychologists( try to help students by teaching them to manage 36 anxiety.Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of 37.First students take a practice test to measure()their worry level.If the tests show that their stress level is 38,the students can take a short course to manage the fear.By controlling their nervousness,they can let their minds 39 more easily. Doreen Sykora saw immediate results 40 taking such a course.She now has a great interest in the relaxation ways."Mostly,what I do is to imagine myself in a very calm place.Then I imagine myself 41 a pencil.I move slowly and carefully.I 42 easily and let all the worry out.With each breath,more worry leaves me.It really works,too.My grades have improved greatly!I'm doing quite well at McGill now.This relaxation 43 not only works on examination,but also has improved the rest of my life as well." For Hitoshi in Tokyo,the results were much the same.He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more. )29.A.as B.since C.when D.while )30.A.And B.Because C.But D.So )31.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything )32.A.called B.reminded C.praised D.prevented )33.A.nose B.mouth C.mind D.hair )34.A.clearly B.wisely C.luckily D.widely )35.A.ask B.help C.manage D.answer )36.A.learning B.study C.test D.training )37.A.her B.him C.it D.them )38.A.bad B.high C.low D.tall )39.A.spread B.doubt C.work D.stick )40.A.after B.before C.if D.though )41.A.putting up B.giving away C.setting up D.picking up )42.A.breathe B.dance C.jump D.sing )43.A.course B.information C.practice D.way B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用 次。 new without nearly poor educate who factory short technology start fight Poverty()is a big problem in many places.People in Ningxia used to lead a 44. life.But China has done a good job of dealing with it.Instead of just giving money to poor people,it has tried 45. people and give them the tools they need to lift themselves out of poverty. Minning Town is 46. doubt a good example of it.It tells the story of people 47. move from mountains in Ningxia to the plains to build 48. homes in the 1990s.They learn to grow mushrooms from experts from Fujian.Some of them go to 49. in Fujian to make money.In the end,they get rid of poverty. The true story is a good example of China's“pair-up”(结对扶贫)practice.nl997,Fujian and -83 Ningxia paired up as partners to 50. against poverty.The name Minning is 51. for Fujian(Min)and Ningxia(Ning).Since the work 52. Fujian has sent about 183 officials and around 2,000 experts in science and 53. education and medical care to Ningxia..In2020,the per capital yearly disposable income(人均年可支配收入)of its people reached 54. 15,000yuan. 四、阅读理解（本大题共23小题，每小题2分，共46分） A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Students in our school have a colorful school life.We have School Activity Week every year.On the wall of Teaching Building are the posters()from Grade 7,Grade 8 and Grade 9.Let's go and have a look！ Be a Good Reader! Invite Your Father to Join Us! Raise Money for Children Time:13:30-16:30,Apr.10th Time:09:00-12:00,Apr.12th Time:14:00-17:00,Apr.14th Place:Reading Hall Place:Meeting Hall Place:School Playground Improve your reading skills ★Join in the one-month“stop *Save 30%on everything. and get new ways of reading. smoking”challenge.. Come and buy pens,dictionaries Learn more about nature. Know about how to give up and other school things. Increase your knowledge and smoking. Look forward to your coming. make new friends *Ask your father to join us! For Children！ For Free！ For Health! Grade Nine Grade Seven Grade Eight )55.According to the posters,when do the students have School Activity Week every year? A.In March. B.In April. C.In May. D.In June. )56.If a pen is 10 yuan,how much is it on April 14th? A.13 yuan. B.10 yuan. C.7 yuan. D.3 yuan. )57.Which of the following is TRUE? A.We can see the posters on the school playground. B.The "stop smoking"challenge lasts about 30 days. C.The poster from Grade 9 have the activity for health. D.When we take part in the activity on Apr.10th,we can buy school things. B Zhang Heng,born in Nanyang City in 78 AD,was the world-known scientist and inventor at the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty.He died in 139 AD.Known as "the sage of science",he made a great contribution to science and human society. Zhang Heng invented the earthquake instrument in 132 AD.It is reported that it's the first instrument in the world that could tell the earthquake and its direction far away.There are 8 dragons in 8 directions.There is a big ball in each dragon's mouth,under which sits a toad()with its mouth open wide.If the earthquake happens in any direction,the ball will fall into the mouth of the toad below,and make a loud noise.It is recorded that the instrument told a huge earthquake which happened several thousand kilometers away in the west of China.Though this instrument has been lost,it is still regarded as a man-made creation. Zhang Heng was interested in everything around him and loved to think.It was not always easy to make other people accept new ideas.When Zhang Heng introduced his inventions,people laughed —84 at him.However,he didn't give up.Instead,he went on to make new inventions.He believed in what he did even when others did not. Later in 1970,scientists named a circle-shaped mountain on the moon as "Zhang Heng Mountain"and No.1802 small planet in the solar system as "Zhang Heng Star"in 1977.In 2003, No.9092 small planet was named "Nanyang Star"to honor him. )58.What does the underlined word "contribution"mean? A.进步 B.发展 C.贡献 D.创新 )59.What can the earthquake instrument tell people? A.The time of the earthquake. B.The result of the earthquake. C.The place of the earthquake. D.The direction of the earthquake. ( )60.Why did Zhang Heng become such a great inventor? A.Because he only believed himself. B.Because he found it so easy to invent things. C.Because he loved thinking about things around him. D.Because people thought his inventions are great. )61.What conclusion()can we draw from the last paragraph? A.Zhang Heng has a great influence on the world. B.People in Nanyang honor Zhang Heng in their own way. C.Scientists play an important role in naming the mountains in space. D.Zhang Heng loved mountains and stars ( )62.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A.How the Earthquake Instrument Works B.The Sage of Science-Zhang Heng C.The Power That Encouraged Zhang Heng to Invent D.The Inventions That Zhang Heng Invented There are many difficulties and challenges in learning a new language.It's something that takes lots of time and effort.But then again,it will be well worthwhile()in the end.In this day and age when the world is so easily connected through technology and social networking(人际关系网)， learning a new language is pretty important,and comes with many benefits(). Learning a new language opens you up to new people and new cultures.It can be hard to get started with learning a new language,especially if you're learning by yourself.This all takes a turn for the better when you start meeting native speakers or people who are learning the same language as you.You can communicate with more of the world's people and be friends with them.Also,by learning the language of a country,you are opening yourself to all kinds of new cultures:music,food, theater,history and so on. If you're a student looking to study abroad in either a student exchange program or an international student program,you'll find that you'll be much better of knowing the language of that country.Also,when you're going about your daily life,it's much easier to get around and perform your everyday activities if you know the language. Learning new languages helps increase your brain's ability to learn just about anything better and more quickly.Those who learn another language become better able to remember things,process information,think,and become more knowledgeable. -85 As this list shows,learning a new language helps you in many more ways than you might expect.It is sure to change your life for the better,so never give up your language learning journey and enjoy it. ( )63.What does the underlined word "it"in Paragraph 1 refer to? A.Technology. B.Learning a new language. C.History. D.Culture. ( )64.What's the main idea of Paragraph 2? A.It's important to learn new cultures. B.It's hard to start learning a new language. C.It's easy to find new friends by learning a new language. D.Learning a new language helps you make friends and learn new cultures. ( )65.Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank" ”in Paragraph3. A.Learning a new language is difficult. B.Learning a new language helps you study better. C.Learning a new language takes a lot of time. D.Learning a new language opens the door for new chances. ( )66.What's the purpose of the passage? A.To tell people to learn all kinds of new cultures. B.To show people how to learn a new language. C.To encourage people to learn a new language. D.To explain why learning a new language is difficult. ( )67.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? ① ① ①② ①②③④ ③④ C.③ D (5 ②③④⑤ ④⑤ D In the last century,different natural disasters have robbed several cultural heritage(遗产)from us..On WeChat,some people say,“What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonders anymore."But people can see them in a new way-through a video game.In this game,the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like they are in reality,and see the wonders as they were before the fire. Maybe digital technology(数字技术)could help protect cultural heritage better.This idea dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to develop since then.By scanning()the ancient buildings,building 3D models,as well as measuring everything, scientists can make a copy exactly as the real one. As computers and smart phones are popular,the digital copy has great value.First,it allows tourists to feel the cultural heritage without touching them,which helps protect them.The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes(敦煌石窟)is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them. Second,it can make the cultural heritage more famous by spreading information about them through the Internet.In 2000,a virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes became very popular at the Hannover World Expo,which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting the site in the following years. Last,it stores all the information of the cultural heritage.Even if the real ones are damaged one day,people can still know what they were like and can build a new one if they want.Of course, however exact a model is,it is not the real one. —86 Maybe we will have better technologies in the future,but the digital technology offers a practical way to protect cultural heritage at the moment. )68.In which way can we see the damaged parts of those wonders? A.By entering the buildings. B.Through a video game. C.By spreading information. D.By creating another copy. ( )69.Which is the correct order of digitalizing(数字化）ancient buildings according to the passage? ①Build3 D models.②Measure everything. 3 Scan the ancient buildings.4 Make a copy exactly as the real one. A.②①④③B.③①②④ C.①②④③ D.②③①④ )70.The writer uses the example of Dunhuang Grottoes in Para.3 and 4 to A.show the writer is really interested in Dunhuang Grottoes B.prove people can build a new one if the real ones are damaged C.show Dunhuang Grottoes are disappearing because of the disaster D.prove computers and phones makes digital copies more valuable ( )71.What is the writer's attitude()towards the digital technology? A.Hopeful. B.Expensive. C.Disappointed.D.Uncertain. ( )72.What is the passage mainly about? A.The cultural heritage. B.The damaged parts. C.The digital technology. D.The Dunhuang Grottoes. B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择 五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，一空一句。 Chinese love to invite friends to their homes for dinner.Usually they cook as many special dishes as they can.73. Table seating is always the most important part.At a formal dinner,the host prepares enough seats for the guests.74.They are at the northern side of the table or directly face the entrance to the room.What about the seat of the left and right hand side of the main seat?The closer a person sits to the main seat,the more respected he is. Once the guests are seated,the host proposes a toast()to the guests by saying "After me is my respect."75.The Chinese toast with the word ganbei(bottoms up),and some other toasts can be offered:“Toast to your health”,“Toast to our friendship”. What do you have to pay attention to at mealtimes? When the dishes are served,you need to wait for the elders,leaders,and guests to try the dishes first. ●76. Don't reach to get the food on the opposite side. .Help people to dish with serving chopsticks.And never help people to dish with your used chopsticks. 77. As a guest,you should show your thanks to the host again. A.Choose dishes that are close to you. B.Ask the visitors to move the chopsticks. C.Then the host and guests empty their glasses. D.The important people usually sit at the main seats. E.After the meal,the host should wait until the guests leave. F.So it is necessary to know about some Chinese table manners. G.It's polite for the guests to bring the hosts some small gifts before the meal. —87— 五、补全对话（共5分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话 通顺、合理，意思完整。一空一句。 (Mrs.Smith and Mrs.King are talking in the house.Mrs.King=K,Mrs.Smith=S) K:Hello,Mrs.Smith!Welcome to my house. S:Thanks for your invitation,Mrs.King. A.Chinese tea is drunk by people all over the world. K:Please have a seat.78. B.How much is it? S:Sure. C.Where was it made? K:79 S:Some puer would be great.Thanks. D.What kind of tea would you like? E.I'm interested in collecting them. K:0K.80 He is from Yunnan and F.Would you like some tea? he bought it in a shop there. S:Oh,I know China is famous for tea. G.I just got some from my Chinese friend. K:You're right.81. S:Wow,this cup is beautiful and a little heavy.What's it made of? K:It's made of clay.I have many tea sets like this.82. S:Sounds like a great hobby. 六、书面表达(15分) 每到春节，贴春联是很多家庭的选择：忠厚传家久，诗书继世长。风吹日晒，字迹或许会模 糊，但好的家风却会如春风化雨，守着家、护着国。家风是中华文化的缩影，是中华文明的延 续。家风就是诚实守信、尊老爱幼、勤俭节约…你对家风是如何理解的？请你根据下面提示 写一篇英语短文分享给大家。 内容提示：l.What family value do you have? 2.Who influences you the most in your family? 3.What quality have you learned from him or her? 要求：1短文应包含所有提示要点，条理清楚，行文连贯，可适当发挥； 2.短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名； 3.词数80~120，短文开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：respect尊重 Family is the first school of our life.No matter how times change,family values must be the most important to our development. In my opinion,good family values have a big influence on children from a young age.And we should carry forward the spirit from generation to generation. —8863.B64.B65.D66.C67.C68.C69.B W:What are you doing? 70.C71.B72.C73.C74.G75.E76.F M:I'm writing a letter to my aunt. 77.A78.B79.G80.D81.C82.F W:It's Sunday tomorrow.Do you want to go for a picnic 书面表达 with me in the park tomorrow morning? Researches have shown that music has an important M:No,thanks.I'm going to climb a hill. effect on one's moods.So people use different kinds of W:Why not climb the hill tomorrow afternoon?Then I music to change moods. can go with you. If you have a lot of pressure and feel worried a lot, M:That sounds like a good idea!When shall we meet? you can listen to pop music.It can help you feel W:How about meeting at two o'clock in the afternoon? relaxed.When you play computer games for a long time M:OK. and feel too excited,you can listen to some music that 请听第2段对话，回答第8、9小题。 is soft,such as country music.After listening to it,you W:Hello,Lin Wei.You look excited and happy. will feel calm and peaceful.Try rock music when you M:Yeah.I have just found a job as a computer are tired and sleepy.It will make you feel excited programmer. again. W:Wow!You're great.Where will you work? Music is helpful.It is important to find the right M:In Beijing. music to fit your feelings. [江西]期末综合评价(A) W:When are you going to leave? M:This Sunday. 听力材料 W:This Sunday?It's the day after tomorrow! A)请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题， M:Yes,you're right. 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关 W:How did you find this job? 小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 M:I found it on the Internet. 1.M:What a bad day it is! 请听第3段对话，回答第10至第12小题。 W:Yes.I have never seen such heavy snow before. M:Sally,I had a really good time yesterday evening. 2.W:Hurry up!The film has already been on for 5 W:So did I,Mike.That's a wonderful restaurant.The minutes. environment was comfortable and the food was very M:Really?Oh,it's 8:15 now. delicious. 3.W:Excuse me.Could you tell me where the park is? M:That's true.Why not go there again next week? M:Sure.It's on Center Street,next to the bookshop. W:Sounds great.When? 4.M:Why do you like this CD,Sarah? M:Is Saturday OK? W:Because I can dance to the music W:That's fine with me. 5.M:Where did you go with your sister yesterday? M:OK.I will drive my car. W:We went downtown to go shopping.We were W:The restaurant is not far.Why not go there by bike? happy.What about you? M:Good idea! M:I stayed at home and watched TV. 请听第4段对话，回答第13至第15小题。 W:Oh,that's too boring. W:Hello,Peter!Here's a coat.Do you know whose coat B)请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小 it is? 题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选 M:It belongs to Jim. 项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小 W:And this pair of sunglasses probably belongs to a 题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。 girl. 每段对话读两遍。 M:Yes.It must be Mary's.I know she doesn't like 请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。 the sun. W:What's the time now,Mike? W:And do you think this magazine is hers,too?It's M:It's half past eight. together with the sunglasses. -142 M:No.I'm sure that's Lucy's.I saw her buy this you so hard-working?Don't you feel tired?"Mom magazine in the bookstore with her little sister. smiled and said,"Of course.But I have promised to W:OK.Let's go and ask them. finish it within one month.I must try my best to keep C)请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列 my promise."I was moved and shocked by her words 句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有 completely.From then on,I want to be a person like my 50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。 mother who is always keeping her promise. Hello,everyone!We are going to have the fire In my opinion,good family values have a big practice at half past ten on the morning of next influence on children from a young age.And we should Monday.It'll take about twenty minutes.When you hear carry forward the spirit from generation to generation. the sound of the fire alarm,go out of the classroom [江西]期末综合评价(B) quickly.Leave your bags and coats in the classroom in a 听力材料 real fire.There isn't time to take these things.Everyone A)请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题， should leave the school building by the front door.Walk 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 across the parking lot and then stand together by the 听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关 library.When you are there,your teacher will check 小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 your names.You must not run or talk during the fire 1.W:Bob,those are my two brothers in the picture. practice.That's very important.If you have any M:I see.Is the taller boy Eric? questions,please come and ask me in the headmaster's W:No,he is Frank. office.Thank you. 2.M:Would you like to take the bus to the top of the 听力答案 mountain? 1.C2.A3.A4.A5.C6.A7.B8.A W:No.I would like to climb the mountain by myself. 9.C10.C11.B12.A13.B14.C15.B 3.M:I waited a long time.I went to the train station at 16.half past ten/10:30 17.classroom 18.front door six in the morning and I got on the train at eleven 19.check their names 20.run or talk this morning.I arrived at home at five in 笔试答案 the afternoon. 21.A22.B23.D24.D25.C26.B27.D W:You must be tired！ 28.B29.C30.C31.B32.A33.C34.A 4.M:How was your weekend,Jane? 35.B36.C37.C38.B39.C40.A41.D W:Fantastic!My friend George treated me to a big 42.A 43.D 44.poor 45.to educate 46.without meal.It was delicious! 47.who 48.new 49.factories 50.fight 51.short M:Why?Was it your birthday? 52.started 53.technology 54.nearly 55.B 56.C W:No.He got a new and highly-paid job.He was 57.B58.C59.D60.C61.A62.B63.B really happy. 64.D65.D66.C67.A68.B69.B70.D 5.M:Sandy,why do you like listening to music while 71.A72.C73.F74.D75.C76.A77.E running on the machine? 78.F79.D80.G81.A82.E W:It makes me comfortable. 书面表达 M:But it's too loud.I can't read the book. Family is the first school of our life.No matter how B)请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小 times change,family values must be the most important 题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选 to our development.I think working hard,respecting 项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小 the elders and keeping promises are good qualities. 题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。 My mother has influenced me the most.About two 每段对话读两遍。 years ago,whenever I came home,I always saw my 请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。 mother working hard in front of the computer.It lasted W:Hello,Tim! for about one month.One day,I asked her,"Why are M:Hello,Linda!Your dress is really beautiful. 143