What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 22 of 100, scored 160．No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me.
All my life I"ve been registering scores like that, 23 I have the complacent(洋洋自得的) feeling that I"m highly intelligent, and I expect other people to think so too. Actually, though, don"t such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by people who 24 the intelligence tests - people with intellectual bents(天分) similar to mine?
For instance, I once had an auto-repair man, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 25 have scored more than 80,by my estimate. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always fixed it.
Well，then，suppose my auto—repair man 26 questions for some intelligence tests．By doing every one of them I"d prove myself a 27 ．In a world where I have to work with my 28 ，I"d do poorly．
Consider my auto—repair man 29 ．He had a habit of telling 30 ．One time he said. “Doc, a deaf and dumb man 31 some nails．Having entered a store，he put two fingers together on the counter and made 32 movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer．He 33 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering．The clerk 34 him some nails．He picked out the right size and left．Well，Doc，the 35 man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors． 36 do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers．He burst out laughing and said，“Why, you fool，he used his 37 and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, "I"ve been 38 that on all my customers today." "Did you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew 39 I"d catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you"re so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn"t be very 40 ." And I have an uneasy feeling that he had something there．
| 小题1: | | A．failed | B．wrote | C．received | D．chose |
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| 小题2: | | A．an average | B．a total | C．an amount | D．a number |
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| 小题3: | | A．then | B．but | C．so that | D．because |
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| 小题4: | | A．join in | B．make up | C．go over | D．look through |
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| 小题5: | | A．approximately | B．possibly | C．certainly | D．frequently |
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| 小题6: | | A．answered | B．practiced | C．designed | D．tried |
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| 小题7: | | A．teacher | B．doctor | C．winner | D．fool |
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| 小题8: | | A．brains | B．efforts | C．hands | D．abilities |
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| 小题9: | | A．again | B．as usual | C．too | D．as well |
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| 小题10: | | A．lies | B．jokes | C．news | D．tales |
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| 小题11: | | A．bought | B．tested | C．found | D．needed |
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| 小题12: | | A．cutting | B．hammering | C．scissoring | D．circling |
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| 小题13: | | A．nodded | B．raised | C．shook | D．turned |
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| 小题14: | | A．brought | B．packed | C．sent | D．sold |
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| 小题15: | | A．clever | B．other | C．right | D．next |
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| 小题16: | | A．What | B．How | C．Who | D．Which |
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| 小题17: | | A．imagination | B．hand | C．voice | D．information |
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| 小题18: | | A．trying | B．proving | C．practicing | D．examining |
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| 小题19: | | A．with wisdom | B．at once | C．in reality | D．for sure |
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| 小题20: | | A．clear | B．silly | C．slow | D．smart |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
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试题分析：
小题1:C 动词辨析。A失败B写C接受D选择；指我接受了一次智力测试，结果得了160分。
小题2:A 句意分析。指我参加这次智力测试，平均分是100分，而我却得到了160的高分。
小题3:C 连词辨析。A那时B但是C以至于D因为；以后每次在注册时候我都写160的智商，以至于我很自得。
小题4:B 短语辨析.A参加B编写C复习D浏览；这里的those指那些编写智力测试题目的那些人。
小题5:B 副词辨析。A大约B可能C当然D频繁；possibly常与否定词not连用，表示不可能。
小题6:C 动词辨析。A回答B练习C设计D尝试；如果这个修理汽车的人来设计智力测试试题，我就会是傻瓜。
小题7:D 名词辨析。A老师B医生C获胜者D傻瓜；这个修理汽车的人来设计智力测试试题，我就会是傻瓜。
小题8:C 上下文串联。根据上文叙述的事情说明如果涉及到动手方面的事情时，我就会表现得很差。
小题9:A 上下文串联。上文已经提及这个修理汽车的人，本段再次谈到他。故使用again.
小题10:B 上下文串联。根据下文他给我讲的故事，说明这是一个爱讲笑话的人。Joke笑话。
小题11:D 上下文串联。根据下文描述，这个人进入商店想要买钉子。Need需要。
小题12:B 动词辨析。A砍B捶C剪D画圈；这个人了用锤子锤钉子的动作。
小题13:C 上下文串联。根据下文店主重新给他拿了钉子，说明一开始他是拿了锤子给他。
小题14:A 动词辨析。A拿来B收拾C送D卖；指店主给他拿来了锤子。
小题15:D 上下文串联。根据下文所叙，指另外一个人进入商店来买东西。
小题16:B 疑问词辨析。句意：你认为他会如何想店主要剪刀？
小题17:C 上下文串联。这个人是盲人，但是他会说话，所有他用他的声音告诉店主，他要锤子。
小题18:A 固定出现。Try on尝试，指他一直要这个故事在问别的顾客。
小题19:D 短语辨析。A用智慧B立刻C实际上D确信；句意：但是我确信我捉弄了你。
小题20:.D 形容词辨析。A清楚B愚蠢C缓慢D聪明；指我知道你不可能如此的聪明的。
点评：文章用我与汽车修理工人之间的交流告诉我们智商只是相对而言，并不能说明任何问题。而是要看这个智力测试的题目是由谁来制定的，也许由不同的人制定智力测试的题目，结果就会大相径庭。文章结构严谨，层次分明，考查知识面广，立足语篇，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，渗透了智力水平和综合素质的要求，建议以后的学习中，注重语篇的学习，培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力。 |
核心考点
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When the Japanese attacked America’s ships at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, they did it secretly. The makers of the movie Pearl Harbor have behaved differently.
The noise about Pearl Harbor, made by Disney，has reached its highest point with its premiere （首次公演） before the movie opens in cinemas across the US at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a time to recall national heroes who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.
As Ben Affleck is the main star, the movie seems sure to become a success in the United States at least.
At almost three hours in length, it promises to be a good old Hollywood movie. There is a love story. Affleck and his co－star, Josh Hartnett, both fall in love with the navy nurse, Kate Beckinsale and, of course, there is much human courage and love of country.
It’s certain that Disney will be accused of “changing” history. The showing of actual events in a movie always causes arguments.
Bits of the story are deliberately not mentioned in the movie. It does not address the theory held by some historians that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about Japan’s intention to attack the ships in Pearl Harbor．It is said he did nothing, as he was aware that such a blow would allow him to take America into the Second World War.
Japan remains sensitive about being accused of wartime atrocities （暴行）. And Disney is sensitive about its business in Japan, where it has a theme park.
Not all the reviews of the movie have been full of praise. A reviewer for Newsweek, who was given an early preview, acknowledged that the 40－minute sequence （连续镜头） showing the attack itself was powerful. The attack comes quite late in the movie, however, and the reviewer was less impressed with the characters and the love story.
“Almost every line of the dialogue sounds like it comes from an old movie, ” the reviewer wrote.
小题1:From the passage we can infer that the Memorial Day refers to | A．the day the United States was founded | | B．the day people remember their ancestors | | C．a day people celebrate the victories of World War Ⅱ | | D．a day people remember those who died in wars |
小题2:From the passage we know that Ben Affleck .| A．regarded Josh Hartnett as an enemy | | B．may be a very popular movie star | | C．experienced the Pearl Harbor Incident | | D．was in love with the actress Kate Beckinsale |
小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Pearl Harbor?| A．The movie will cause a lot of arguments. | | B．The movie has made the Japanese angry. | | C．The movie truly describes the Pearl Harbor Incident. | | D．The movie shows that President Roosevelt knew about Japan’s intention. |
小题4:According to the passage, what does the reviewer for Newsweek think of the movie?| A．The scenes of the attack leave no impression. | | B．The dialogue in the movie is original and creative. | | C．The attack scenes occupy too much time of the movie. | | D．The characters and the love story are less attractive. |
小题5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor. | | B．The True Fact of Pearl Harbor. | | C．Reviewer：Pearl Harbor is a success. | | D．Attention！Pearl Harbor is arriving. |
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One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his Mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn"t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.
When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 55 . That night Laddy had a Hero"s supper: a huge meal of steak.
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．since | C．while | D．as |
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| 小题2: | | A．wondering | B．forgetting | C．remembering | D．regretting |
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| 小题3: | | A．preferred | B．expected | C．failed | D．decided |
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| 小题4: | | A．When | B．Until | C．If | D．Because |
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| 小题5: | | A．carelessly | B．cautiously | C．hopelessly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．trees | B．bushes | C．woods | D．grasses |
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| 小题7: | | A．stream | B．rock | C．tree | D．house |
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| 小题8: | | A．found | B．sensed | C．heard | D．smelt |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrible | B．strange | C．pleasant | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．discovered | C．followed | D．ignored |
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| 小题12: | | A．calmly | B．loudly | C．merrily | D．gently |
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| 小题13: | | A．searched | B．wandered | C．looked | D．traveled |
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| 小题14: | | A．window | B．girl | C．house | D．hero |
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| 小题15: | | A．satisfaction | B．disappointment | C．embarrassment | D．delight |
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| 小题16: | | A．jumped | B．climbed | C．walked | D．flew |
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| 小题17: | | A．awake | B．abandoned | C．available | D．asleep |
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| 小题18: | | A．spotted | B．watched | C．observed | D．saw |
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| 小题19: | | A．disturbed | B．comforted | C．rescued | D．scared |
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| 小题20: | | A．pain | B．shock | C．sorrow | D．relief(解脱、放松、如释重负) |
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Whether they’re project documents, trade journals, blogs, business books or ebooks, most of us read regularly as part of our jobs, and to develop our skills and knowledge.
But do you ever read what should be a useful document, yet fail to gain any helpful information from it? Or, re-read something several times to get a full understanding of the content? If so, look at the following strategies (策略) that will help you read more effectively.
●Think About What You Want to Know
Before you start reading anything, ask yourself why you’re reading it. Are you reading with a purpose, or just for pleasure? What do you want to know after you’ve read it? Once you know your purpose, you can examine the resource (资源) to see whether it’s going to help you.
Ask yourself whether the resource meets your needs, and try to work out if it will give you the right amount of knowledge. If you think that the resource isn’t consummate, don’t waste time reading it.
●Know How Deeply to Study the Material
Where you only need the shallowest knowledge of a subject, you can skim material. Here you read only chapter headings, introductions, and summaries.
If you need a moderate (中等的) level of information on a subject, then you can scan the text. This is when you read the chapter introductions and summaries in detail. You can then speed read the contents of the chapters, picking out and understanding key words and concepts.
Only when you need full knowledge of a subject is it worth studying the text in detail (细节). Here it’s best to skim the material first to get an overview of the subject. This gives you an understanding of its structure, into which you can then fit the detail gained from a full reading of the material.
小题1:Why should we know our purpose before reading?| A．Because we can develop our skills and knowledge. | | B．Because we can get a full understanding of the content. | | C．Because we can avoid re-reading something several times. | | D．Because we can check it out whether the material will be helpful. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “consummate” in the 5th paragraph mean?| A．Legal. | B．Natural. | C．Perfect. | D．Formal. |
小题3: According to the depth to study the material, how many reading strategies are mentioned? 小题4:The best title for this passage should be ______.| A．Reading Strategies | | B．Think About What You Want to Know | | C．Know How Deeply to Study the Material | | D．How to Develop our Skills and Knowledge |
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You’re standing in the dairy section at the grocery store, searching for your favorite brand. Suddenly, you catch a smell of chocolate cookies. You forget about dairy and head for the bakery (烘烤食品) section. Guess what? You just walked into an odor (气味) trap (陷阱)! The odor was cooked up by scientists in a lab.
For years, scientists have been studying the special powers of smell. They found that more than our other senses, smell changes our mood and helps us remember things.
So companies have begun spending thousands of dollars to scent (使充满香味) entire stores. Artificial (人造的) scents are being used to lead customers by the nose. These smells help to get people inside and put them in the mood to buy. They even make customers remember the store later, so they’ll come back for more. Also, many companies have smartly made use of product smells. A company added lemon fragrance to its dish cleaner. They wanted people to think the soap contained “natural” cleaners. It worked!
New uses for smells are being created every day. One bank, for example, gives customers coupons (优惠券) advertising car loans (贷款). To get people to take out a loan, bank officials hope to coat these coupons with the fresh leather smell of a new car. In Australia, telephone offices are putting sweat odor on unpaid bills. Since some people sweat when they’re scared, this smell might remind them of when they were frightened. And they’ll pay the bills right away!
What lies ahead for our noses? Smell scientists are working on some pretty far-out ideas. Would you believe TV sets that produce smells? Or how about scent diets? Certain food smells will fool your stomach into thinking it’s full. Alarm clocks will scent your bedroom with a strong pleasant smell designed to wake you up. Scientists are even working on ways to keep garbage from smelling. Researchers expect scents to help students make more sense of what they’re learning.
And just think. Someday soon, even your homework may smell nice!
小题1:How do sales methods affect customers in the stores?| A．They change customers’ preferences. | | B．They persuade customers to use credit cards. | | C．They make customers avoid bad and unsafe products. | | D．They influence customers to make unplanned purchases. |
小题2:Why do telephone offices put sweat odor on unpaid bills?| A．Because the sweat odor is a reminder of terrifying experience. | | B．Because the sweat odor can change people’s attitude. | | C．Because most people don’t think much of sweating. | | D．Because many people dislike paying bills. |
小题3:What does the author mean by saying “Someday soon, even your homework may smell nice!”?| A．Students would benefit more from smell research. | | B．Students would be more willing to do homework. | | C．Smell research would develop beyond our imagination. | | D．Smell research would make great differences to our life. |
小题4: Why does the author write this passage?| A．To encourage the store owners to use smells. | | B．To expose wrong practices by smell scientists. | | C．To inform the readers of an interesting subject. | | D．To blame the advertisers that use smells to sell. |
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It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members （36） the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of (37) . Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would (38) all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be (39) —so I thought. I waited backstage all (40 ) in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies (41) that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the (42). All I had to do in the next move was to put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an (43) move. I was concentrating so much (44) the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look (45) I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and (46) .There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the (47) rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not (48) .I did my best to follow her (49) as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my (50) for the evening. I (51) bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could (52) me down.
Recently I realized I had been a (53) that night. I was (54) but I fought the urge to run off the stage. (55) I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
| 小题1: | | A．filled | B．attended | C．decorated | D．visited |
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| 小题2: | | A．impression | B．debate | C．attention | D．pressure |
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| 小题3: | | A．show off | B．take over | C．give up | D．look after |
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| 小题4: | | A．obvious | B．reasonable | C．suitable | D．perfect |
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| 小题5: | | A．mixed up | B．dressed up | C．folded up | D．covered up |
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| 小题6: | | A．explained | B．suggested | C．announced | D．predicted |
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| 小题7: | | A．music | B．audience | C．stage | D．curtain |
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| 小题8: | | A．active | B．adventurous | C．easy | D．extra |
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| 小题9: | | A．containing | B．hiding | C．sharing | D．keeping |
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| 小题10: | | A．why | B．what | C．whether | D．where |
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| 小题11: | | A．slipped | B．wandered | C．skipped | D．waved |
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| 小题12: | | A．pride | B．pleasure | C．tear | D．blood |
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| 小题13: | | A．leave | B．cheer | C．notice | D．believe |
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| 小题14: | | A．advice | B．gesture | C．example | D．plan |
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| 小题15: | | A．hopes | B．voice | C．patience | D．doubts |
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| 小题16: | | A．argued | B．shouted | C．begged | D．sobbed |
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| 小题18: | | A．pioneer | B．star | C．loser | D．fool |
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| 小题19: | | A．moved | B．embarrassed | C．satisfied | D．confused |
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| 小题20: | | A．Instead | B．However | C．in return | D．In total |
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