1、淮安市20042005学年度高三年级第四次调查测试英 语 试 卷 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷(选择题共115分)第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Who is the man possibly talking to? A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. His mot
2、her.2. What do we know about Sam?A. His sister will leave for Los Angeles. B. His sister will leave for New York. C. He will leave New York.3. What is the woman going to do? A. Check the paper for mistakes. B. Throw the paper away. C. Read the paper again.4. Why does the woman thank the man?A. He le
3、nt her some money. B. He gave her a five-pound bill. C. He returned her money found.5. Where does this conversation take place? A. At an airport. B. At a railway station. C. At a department store.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个
4、小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What are the speakers going to do this weekend? A. Go to the beach. B. Climb a mountain. C. Go for a bicycle-ride.7. What do we know about Paul and Mary? A. Theyve decided to join the speakers. B. They might be the speakers friends. C. They d
5、id some riding yesterday.听第7段材料.回答第8至l0题。 8. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Using the left hand. B. Operating machines. C. Designing machines. 9. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Master and servant. B. Boss and secretary. C. Fellow workers.10. What can we l
6、earn from the conversation? A. Left-handers cant run the machines. B. The woman only uses her right hand. C. The woman is more skillful than the man.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the girl s problem with her parents? A. They treat her in old ways. B. They praise her too often. C. They never stay with
7、her.12. What do we know about the boy and his parents? A. They dont trust him at all. B. They seldom agree with him. C. They worry too much about him.13. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Therere differences between generations. B. No parents get on well with their children. C. Most childr
8、en are tired of their parents.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What is part of the purpose of the English Language Center? A. To help prepare for higher learning. B. To provide job opportunities.C. To teach how to do business.15. By what date should one apply if the term begins on August 29? A. May 29. B. June
9、29. C. July 29.16. How does one apply for a course? A. By telephone. B. By e-mail. C. By fax.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What can we learn from the news? A. No villager was killed. B. 15 houses were badly damaged.C. Over 200 people were made homeless.18. How many people were badly injured in the storm? A.
10、 Seven. B. Nine. C. Ten.19. What do we know about the farmer? A. His wife was missing B. His house was destroyed. C. One of his children was killed.20. What did the woman do when she saw her house shaking? A. She tried to take something out. B. She rushed out with her children.C. She told her husban
11、d not to leave. C. They decided to continue their concert to avoid further trouble.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. He has a great interest in _ science, especially in _ radio, _ science of sending and receiving messages by electromagneti
12、c（电磁 ）waves.A. the; x; aB. x; x; aC. x; the; the D. the; x; the22. Can you tell me what the future may hold ?A. in storeB. in useC. in touchD. in order23. When she was told that she had passed the test her face up with excitement. A. went B. came C. burned D. lit24. your composition carefully, and s
13、ome spelling mistakes can be avoided.A. Having checked B. To checkC. CheckD. If you check25. Good health and safety management benefits employers and employees _.A. alike B. like C. similar D. equal26. Climate will warm up over the next 50-100 years _ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since Ice Age.
14、 A. as long asB. as soon asC. as far asD. as much as27. The railway station is only about a stones away from my house.A. throw B. distance C. walk D. way28. _ the end of last term, everybody here in the school, I think, has taken at least eight maths tests. A. ByB. SinceC. At D. From29. Excuse me. D
15、o you have a minute? _? A. Where is it B. Whats up C. Whats on D. What is it30. The findings of the survey will be published _. Can you let us know exactly how soon it will come out?A. on timeB. in timeC. before longD. in due course31. Most of the leading food shops have promised to _ prices until a
16、fter the new year.A. keep offB. keep downC. keep to D. keep back32. Britain has had a high level of unemployment, but the same is true _ many other countries. A. atB. fromC. toD. of33. _. With all his faults, hes still one of the best teachers weve ever had.A. What is Mr. Peterson like?B. What do yo
17、u like about Mr. Peterson?C. What do you think of Mr. Peterson?D. How much do you like Mr. Peterson?34. Are you sure he is able to do the work well? _ he would give his mind to it.A. Unless B. If onlyC. UntilD. In case 35. The boy is always on time to hand in his homework. I just wonder _he was late
18、 with it.A. how it might be B. for what reason that it was C. why it could be D. how it could have been that 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，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost
19、 20 years to have the 36 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 37 drinking, the whole family was on 38 and needles every time he got into a 39 that, in the past, would have 40 him drinking again. For a few years we were 41 to bring it up 42 that the drinking would begin a
20、gain.I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day, was Dads 43 to my 18-year-old unasked question. The words were a constant 44 to me that things were 45 so hard that I could not deal with them, Dad said. And then he 46 the poem with me. The poems 47 , yet p
21、rofound (深刻的)words immediately became 48 of my daily routine as well.About a month after this talk with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily saying of wisdom with one 49 for each day of the year.It has been my experience that when you get something w
22、ith days of the year on it,you naturally turn to the passage that lists your own 50 .I 51 opened the book to November 10 to see 52 words of wisdom this book had in store for me. The moment I glanced at the page, tears of 53 and appreciation 54 down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same
23、poem that had 55 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (平静) Prayer.God, grant methe Serenity to accept the things I cannot change;the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.36. A. chanceB. courageC. abilityD. right37. A. gave upB. took upC. start
24、edD. continued38. A. threadB. dutyC. fireD. pins39. A. situation B. habitC. customD. house40. A. stoppedB. madeC. startedD. asked41. A. sureB. uncertainC. afraidD. eager42. A. on conditionB. for fearC. in caseD. providing43. A. replyB. wordsC. excuseD. explanation44. A. fearB. imaginationC. thoughtD
25、. reminder45. A. neverB. seldomC. alwaysD. ever46. A. discussedB. sharedC. offeredD. talked47. A. simpleB. longC. wonderfulD. boring48. A. allB. thatC. anyD. part49. A. listedB. includedC. readD. said50. A. characterB. birthdayC. qualitiesD. favorities51. A. doubtfullyB. carefullyC. happilyD. hurrie
26、dly52. A. whereB. whetherC. whatD. how53. A. disbeliefB. angerC. sorrowD. regret54. A. hungB. pulledC. rolledD. pushed55. A. troubledB. disturbedC. pleased D. helped第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)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。【A】 Who are these people rushing by you on the street? More
27、than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States,
28、 have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American” is really not true. In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their own customs and habits. They join
29、the general American society only in certain areas of their lives-such as schools, businesses, and sports-but they keep many of their native customs and manners socially and at home. This living “side-by-side” has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop bet
30、ween groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas, dress, food，and social customs in America . Everyone can find some p
31、art of his or her own familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups or newspapers.56. More than 215 million people call America “home” because_. A. they have their houses there B. they settle there now C. they want to make their home there D. they like that land very
32、 much57. Side-by-side living style means_. A. to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas B. to make friends with native people C. that the groups of people live nearby D. that they get closer to American society58. Which of the following statements is true? A. They always
33、 stick to their own customs and habits. B. Side-by-side living style is not suitable. C. They face the society they are not familiar with. D. The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.59. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Advantages a
34、nd Disadvantages B. Different Customs and Habits C. Home for the People D. Side-by-Side Living Style in America【B】 There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process.People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can easily be identif
35、ied and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learn a new languageall these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by
36、definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they encounter new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In this process, the journey never really
37、 ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as w
38、e try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we perceive ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think were shy and indecisive? Then our sense of timidity can cause us to hesitate, to move slowl
39、y, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think were slow to adapt to change or that were not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.These feeling of insecurity and self doubt are both unavoidable and necess
40、ary of we are to change and grow. If we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.60. A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when_.A. he has given up his
41、 smoking habit B. he has made great efforts in his work C. he is keen on learning anything new D. he has tried to determine where he is on his journey61. In the authors eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would_.A. succeed in climbing up the social ladderB. judge his ability to grow fro
42、m his own achievements C. face difficulties and take up challenges D. aim high and reach his goal each time62. When the author says “a new way of being” , he is referring to_. A. a new approach to experiencing the world B. a new way of taking risks C. a new method of perceiving ourselves D. a new sy
43、stem of adapting change63. For personal growth, the author advocates all of the following except_. A. curiosity about more chances B. promptness in self-adaptation C. open-mindedness to new experiences D. avoidance of internal fears and doubts【C】 “It was on the night of Wednesday 31st December, my l
44、ord. I was on duty in the area of Witley Gardens, near to the Blackburn Road. The night had been unusually quiet considering that it was New Years Eve, I even thought I might be able to return to the station and have nothing to report. However, as I turned into Garlton Street，I met the accused face
45、to face as he came out of the Rose and Crown public house. There were two other men with him, but they went back inside when they saw me, as if they feared trouble.” “I could tell straight away that the accused was as drunk as a lord excuse me, my lord it was plain to me that he had had too much to
46、drink. The accused, who said his name was Willie Dunbar, began to shout and sing lines from a Scottish song, at the top of his voice.” “I told him that if he continued to make a nuisance of himself, I would have to take him to the police station and lock him up for the night. This did not seem to wo
47、rry Dunbar. Indeed, he sang even more loudly and tried to dance with me. In the struggle that followed, my cap fell off. Dunbar picked it up and ran with it into Witley Gardens. I chased him, but did not catch him before he had jumped into the fountain, with my cap on his head, and a bottle of whisk
48、y in his hand.” “Not wishing to get wet, I tried to reason with Mr Dunbar. I asked him whether he had any family or friends to whom he could go for the night. He replied that he had not, that I was the only friend he had in the world. I then asked him where he lived and how he intended to get home,
49、and he answered that he lived in Aberdeen and that he would fly there, like a bird. At this he stood on the stone figure in the middle of the fountain, and seemed to be about to jump off, when Constable Cox and Smith arrived in a police car. I was very pleased to see them, I must say. Dunbar was pro
50、ving to be something of a handful.”64. The policeman was rather surprised that it was a quiet night because_A. the area around Witley Gardens is always rather noisy B. there is usually some noise and trouble on New Years Eve C. it is usually noisier, during the night than during the dayD. on every o
51、ther night when he returned to the station, he had something to report65. As the policeman turned into Carlton Street_A. Willie Dunbar bumped into him and knocked off his capB. he accused Dunbar of being as drunk as a lord C. he almost ran into Dunbar coming out of the “Rose and Crown.”D. the accuse
52、d told him that his name was Willie Dunbar.66. When the policeman threatened to take Dunbar to the police station_A. the accused said he wanted to be locked up for the night B. Dunbar struggled with him to get away C. Dunbar shouted still more loudly and tried to dance with the policemanD. the polic
53、eman struggled with Dunbar and knocked his cap off67. “I tried to reason with Mr. Dunbar” means_A. I tried to persuade him to be sensible.B. I asked him questions so as to write the answers in my report.C. I wanted to know what his reason was for being drunk.D.I gave him reasons why he should go hom
54、e to his family .【D】 Tamara Foxton and 40-year-old Helena Wallace used to play on Friday evenings and they had an agreement to divide any prize money they won between them. Three weeks ago, 56-year-old Tamara won the national first prize for $63,000. Officer worker Helena said: “We wept with joy whe
55、n the prize was announced. When I went to her house the following day to talk about splitting the money,” she said the agreement had only been an informal one. She offered me three thousand, but I turned it down. Tamaras side of the story is rather different: “I was going to offer her five thousand,
56、 but when she turned on me I didnt feel like giving her anything. A month ago, Billy, Helena and I all went to bingo and she won three hundred dollars. She wouldnt split the money three ways and include Billy, even though he had lent her ten dollars to play that evening. I told her I wasnt going to
57、split my winnings any more. Of course, now she says she cant remember the conversation. Billy is retiring soon and now we are looking forward to travelling a bit.” Helen says: “I always used to look up to Tamara she always seemed honest. She has really let me down its so unfair. She has gone back on
58、 an agreement we had. As far as I am concerned, its half or nothing.”68. Tamara didnt want to divide her winnings because_A. she didnt know Helena B. she thought Helena broke the rule firstC. she thought Helena refused to accept the money D. she wanted to travel69. If Helena and Tamara go to court,
59、their agreement will be_.A. valuable B. helpless C. harmful D. important70. The best title for this story is _.A. Two Best Friends B. Bingo Battle C. Tamara and Helen C. An Interesting Game71. What do you think will happen later?A. They will go to the court. B. They will have a new agreement and con
60、tinue to play together.C. They wont be friends any more. D. Helena will have half of the prize.【E】 The first fall of snow is not only an event but it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up to find yourself in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment (魅力), t
61、hen where is it to be found? The quietness of the thing makes it more magical. If all the snow fell at once in one shattering crash, awakening us in the middle of the night, the event would be robbed of its wonder. But it flutters down, soundless, hour after hour while we are asleep. Outside the clo
62、sed curtains of the bedroom a vast transform scene is taking place, just as if a great number of elves were at work, and we turn and yawn and stretch and know nothing about it. And then, what an extraordinary change it is! It is as if the house you are in had dropped down in another continent. Even
63、the inside, which has not been touched, seems different, every room appearing smaller and more comfortable, just as if some power were trying to turn it into a woodcutters hut or a small log cabin. Outside, where the garden was yesterday, there is now a white and shining level, and the village beyon
64、d is no longer your own familiar cluster of roofs but a village in an old German fairy taleNow it has changed again. The snow is falling heavily, in great soft flakes, so that you can hardly see across the shallow valley, and the roofs are thick and the trees all bending, and the weather-cock of the
65、 village church, still to be seen through the grey loaded air, had become some creature out of Hans Anderson. From my study, I can see the children flatten their noses against the nursery window, and there is running through my head a jangle of rhyme I used to repeat when I was a child and flattened
66、 my nose against the cold window watching the falling snow:Snow, snow faster: Whiter alabaster! Killing geese in Scotland, Sending feathers here! 72. What adds to the wonder of the first snow? A. Its quietness B. The white and shining flakes. C. Our house which seems to be smaller and more comfortab
67、le. D. The shattering crash in the middle of the night.73. Whats the authors purpose of writing this passage? A. To inform. B. To complain about the cold weather. C. To express his emotion. D. To describe a rare snow.74. Which of the following statements is Not mentioned by the author? A. Children l
68、ike watching the falling snow very much. B. Houses fall down because of the heavy snow. C. Every room seems smaller and more comfortable because of the snow. D. The quietness of the first snow makes it more magical.75. Whats the authors feeling towards the first snow? A. Surprised. B. Hopeful C. Del
69、ighted. D. Regretful.第卷(非选择题共35分)第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正： 此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉； 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词； 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。This term our school has
70、 offered more than 10 76. _optional courses, in which students can choose. 77. _The courses are given from 3:30 to 5:00 on every Tuesday78. _afternoon. Students take great interested in the optional 79. _courses. Their most favorites are computer, spoken English, arts80. _and so on. They say that th
71、ey have learned that is not 81. _taught in textbooks and that they have got large amount 82. _of practice. Therefore, students are not quite satisfied. 83. _They hope many optional courses will be offered so that84. _they can learn more about what is going with outside school.85. _第二节：书面表达(满分25分)根据下
72、列表格提供的信息，写一篇调查报告。调查目的了解中小学生的学习任务状况调查对象1000名中小学生调查结果一半的小学生及80%的中学生每天睡眠时间不足8小时，严重影响身心健康和成长潜在原因1、 老师和家长每天给他们太多的作业 2、学校离家远，需早起才能准时到校 3、学生本身习惯不好；做功课时精力不集中，浪费课余时间专家建议1、少给孩子布置点作业 2、学生本身应建设性地 (constructively) 利用时间 3、就近入学A survey based on 1000 students found nearly 命题：王新凤 审校：左文山淮安市20042005学年度高三年级第四次调查测试英语试卷参
73、考答案及评分标准1-20 AACCA BBBCC ACAAB BCBBB 21-35 BADCADABBD BDCBD36-55 BADACCBADA B ADAB DCACD 56-75 BADD ACAD BCCA BBBC ACBC76. 对 77. in-from 78. 去掉on 79.interested- interest 80. 去掉most 81.后一个that-what 82. large前加a 83.Therefore- However 84.many- more. 85. with-onA survey based on 1000 students found near
74、ly half of pupils and 80% of middle school students sleep fewer than eight hours every night. And too much homework is the main reason. Some homework is given by school teachers, and some by parents. Another reason lies in studnets bad habits. Some students, for example, are absent-minded while doin
75、g their homework. Or some do not make good use of their after-class time. All this can be a great waste of time, the study said. The third reason is also worth mentioning. Some students have to get up early on weekdays to get to school far away from home on time by bus or by bike.Educational experts
76、 are calling on schools and parents to cut down the amount of homework, and students to use their time constructively, so that the children can enjoy at least 8 hours of sleep for their healthy growth. And it would be best if they could choose to study in a nearby school.听力材料(Text 1) M: Im not feeli
77、ng so well. W: Get some rest and take these three times a day and you should feel better. If you dont, come back and see me.(Text 2) M: I met Sam on the street today. W: Really? Did he say something about his sister? M: Yes. She ought to be leaving New York very soon, because her husband has taken a
78、 job in Los Angeles.(Text 3) M: Are you sure youve corrected all the mistakes in the paper? W: Perhaps I d better read it through again.(Text 4) M: Does this bill belong to you? W: Oh, thanks, Ive just lost five pounds. M: I m glad that Ive found the owner, otherwise I would have to go to the Lost a
79、nd Found.(Text 5) M: Wed better hurry. I think that s our flight. W: Have I got time to get a newspaper? M: Well, I dont think we have time. Look. W: All fight, well, you take that bag, and Ill take this one.(Text 6) M: What do you want to do this weekend? W: Oh, I dont know. Maybe go to the beach i
80、f its nice weather. M: But we did that last weekend. Lets do something different. W: Hmm . Hey, I know what! Why dont we climb Mt. Fuji? M: Great idea! Ive always wanted to do that! W: Paul and Mary talked about a bicycle ride yesterday but they havent made the final decision. Maybe we could persuad
81、e them to join us. M: Wonderful! I give them a call right now.(Text 7) W: Hey, you. Cant you be a bit faster? You make the whole group wait for you. M: How can you blame it on me? I have trouble in operating this kind of machine. It is designed for you right-handers. W: You always complain about the
82、se machines. But you are not the only one who using your left hand. M: Really? I dont know any others who are the same as me. W: To tell you the truth, I m also left-handed. M: You? W: Yeah. You should spend some time getting suited to it in advance. Then you can do it quickly. M: Is that what you h
83、ave done? W: Yes. In fact, it pays to use both hands. M: OK, I will try. (Text 8) M: Hey, Mary, you look sad. Is everything OK? W: Its my parents. Theyre not easy to bear. They stick to so old ways and never let me do anything. What should I do, John? M: Have you tried to talk to them? W: They never
84、 have any time for me. My dads work comes first, and my mom only sits down with me when she wants to show me off to their friends. Ugh! I want to move out and live on my own. M: Well, I get along well with my parents, but we dont agree all the time. They worry too much about me. If Im going away, th
85、eyre always saying this and that. They should trust me, I think. W: I guess parents are all the same.(Text 9) W: English Language Center. How may I help you? M: Yes. Im calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of courses do you offer? W: Well, first of all, the
86、 purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities, whether a students goal is to master basic language skills, for his or her job, or to study to enter a US college or university. M: OK. Im calling for a friend who is interested attending a US university. W: Thats the kind of, uh
87、, instruction that we provide, from basic courses to particular classes such as computer, business English, and so on. M: Great. What are your closing dates for signing up for the next term? W: Well, no later than two months before the term begins. M: OK. What is the charge for a full-time student?
88、W: Two thousand and thirty dollars. M: And how does one apply? W: Well, just fill out a form on our Web site. M: Great. Thank you for your help.W: No problem and please call again if you have any other questions.(Text 10) M: Back to the news. Last Friday a storm hit two villages destroying fourteen
89、houses. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows. One person was killed, and nine were badly injured and taken to hospital. A number of other people received small injuries. Altogether over two hundred were left homeless as a resul
90、t of the storm. A farmer said the storm began early in the morning and lasted over an hour. He was in the kitchen with his wife and children when they heard a loud noise. A few minutes later their house fell down on top of them. They managed to climb out but then he saw that one of his children was
91、missing. He went back inside and found him safe but very frightened. A woman said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. There was no time for her to lake anything. A few minutes later, the roof came down. Soldiers went to the area to help the people in trouble.
