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六级模拟卷（一）
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether shared bikes will be the most popular
transportation means in the near future. Write an essay to state your opinion. You should write at least150
words but no more than 200 words.
PartII ListeningComprehension (30minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report, you will hear two or
three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you
must choose the bestanswer from the four choices markedA), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter
onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Heisafitnessinstructor. B)Heisaclassmateofthewoman.
C)Hehelpedthewomanseveraltimes. D)Heranintothewomaninthestreet.
2.A)Theartistictype. B)Thesmarttype.
C)Thesocialtype. D)Theindoortype.
3.A)Theycarewhethertheirloverssharethesameinterestwiththem.
B)Theydon’twanttheirloverstowatchmoviestheymighthate.
C)Theybothquarreledwiththeirloverswhenwatchingmovies.
D)Theyliketowatchthesamekindsofmovies.
4.A)Shedoesn’tlikeanenergetictype. B)Shedoesn’tlikeaquiettype.
C)Shedoesn’tlikeahumoroustype. D)Shedoesn’tlikeamusculartype.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Peopleshouldunderstandit. C)Peopleshouldfightagainstit.
B)Peopleshouldsupportit. D)Peopleshoulddoubtaboutit.
6.A)Thoselearningindependently. B)Thosemasteringadvancedtechnologies.
C)Thosequalifyingforleadingpositions. D)Thoseadaptingtonewprofessions.
7.A)Thosewhohavegreatvision. C)Thosewhohaveconcernforhumanity.
B)Thosewhowanttobescholars. D)Thosewhoaspiretoworkforsociety.
8.A)Adjustingtochallenges. B)Constructingbetterbuildings.
C)Developingindependentthinking. D)Possessingprofoundmind.
SectionB
Directions：In this section, you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation, you will hear
four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you
must choosethe bestanswer fromthe four choices markedA), B), C), andD).Then mark thecorresponding letter
onAnswerSheet 1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
第 1 页9.A)Becauseitisthemainlanguageofbusiness.
B)Becauseitiswidelyusedintheworld.
C)BecauseitisthemothertongueofShakespeare.
D)BecauseitisacceptedastheInternetlanguage.
10.A)Tomotivatepeopletolearnotherlanguages.
B)Tocelebratemultilingualismanddifferentcultures.
C)Toacceleratetheprogressionofglobalization.
D)Topromotedifferentculturesaroundtheworld.
11.A)Theofficialworldlanguages. B)TOEELprogram.
C)Shakespeare’sbirthday. D)EnglishLanguageDay.
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Theyareshrinkingfast. B)Theyaregrowingfast.
C)Theydependontourism. D)Theydependongoldexports.
13.A)Ithasbeenshrinking. B)Itdependsonimport.
C)Ithasbeenlocal. D)Itreliesonthegovernment.
14.A)Reformlandmarketsandregulations. B)Reformtradepatterns.
C)Attractforeigninvestments. D)Findmoretradablegoods.
15.A)Tobuildasustainableurbanspace. B)Toaccelerateeconomicgrowth.
C)Tomakeabeautifulurbanspace. D)Tomakethemostofnaturalresources.
SectionC
Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or followed by three or four questions. The
recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four
choices marked A), B), C), D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line
throughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Itcausestype1diabetes. B)Itcausestype2diabetes.
C)Itisacompound. D)Itcontrolsbloodsugarlevels.
17.A)Itcancausepeopletobecomeobese.
B)Itcandamagethekidneysandupsetthestomach.
C)Itcandamagetheeyesandcausestrokes.
D)Itcancausesuddenheartattacks.
18.A)Broccoliisnotthealternativeofmetformin.
B)Justeatingbroccoliisnotenoughtopreventortreatdiabetes.
C)Pillsarestilltheonlychoiceoftreatingdiabetes.
D)Eatingtwokilogramsofbroccolieverydaycantreatdiabetes.
Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Theyemphasizetechnology. B)Theyemphasizepersonalconnections.
C)Theyemphasizepracticalskills. D)Theyemphasizeteamwork.
20.A)Low-wageworkersintheUnitedStates. C)Non-profitgroupsintheUSandEurope.
B)For-profitgroupsintheUSandEurope. D)Low-incomeworkersintheserviceindustry.
21.A)Fromthegovernment. C)Fromdomesticworkers.
B)Fromcharityorganizations. D)Fromsponsors.
22.A)About500. C)Over500.
B)About1,000 D)Lessthan1,000.
Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
23.A)299-to-1. B)271-to-1. C)59-to-1. D)20-to-1.
第 2 页24.A)Theconcernsoflow-andmiddle-incomeworkers.
B)Theconcernsofhigh-incomeworkers.
C)Thesituationofdomesticeconomy.
D)Thesituationofjobmarket.
25.A)Byreducingthenumberoflow-payingjobs.
B)Byincreasingpeople’ssenseofhappiness.
C)Byincreasingthebuyingpowerofpeople.
D)Bybalancingincomelevels.
PartⅢ Reading Comprehension (40minutes )
SectionA
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank
from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before
making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for
each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the
bankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Tiny pieces of gold could be used in the fight against cancer, new research has suggested. Scientists at
Edinburgh University have just completed a study which shows the__26__metal increased the effectiveness of
drugs usedto treatlung cancer cells. Minute fragments, known as gold nanoparticles(纳米粒子),were__27__in a
chemicaldevicebytheresearchteam.
While this has notyet been tested onhumans, it is hopedsuch a device could one daybe used to reduceside
effects of current chemotherapy treatments by__28__targeting diseased cells without damaging healthy tissue.
Goldisasafechemicalelementandhastheabilityto__29__chemicalreactions.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh discovered properties of the metal that allow these catalytic
abilities to be accessed in living things without any side effects. The device was shown to be effective after
being__30__inthebrainofazebrafish,suggestingitcanbeusedinlivinganimals.
The study was carried out in__31__with researchers at the University of Zaragoza’s Institute of Nanoscience
of Edinburgh’s CRUK Edinburgh Centre, said: “We have discovered new__32__of gold that were previously
unknownandourfindingssuggestthatthemetalcouldbeusedto__33__drugsinsidetumoursverysafely.Thereis
stillworktodobeforewecanusethison__34__,butthis studyisastepforward.Wehopethatasimilar devicein
humanscouldonedaybeimplanted bysurgeonsto activate chemotherapy directlyin tumoursandreduceharmful
effects to healthyorgans.”The nextsteps will beto seeif this methodis__35__to use inpeople,whatits long-and
short-termsideeffectsare,andifit’sabetterwaytotreatsomecancers.
A)accelerate I)precisely
B)cautiously J)previous
C)collaboration K)properties
D)elaboration L)release
E)encased M)relieve
F)implanted N)safe
G)patients O)unsafe
H)precious
SectionB
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement
containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.
第 3 页You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by
markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
TheAmazon-WalmartShowdownThatExplainstheModernEconomy
[A]WithAmazon buying the high-end grocery chainWhole Foods, something retail analysts have known for
years is now apparent on everyone: The online retailer is on a collision course with Walmart to try to be the
predominantsellerofprettymucheverythingyoubuy.Eachoneistryingtobecomemoreliketheother—Walmart
by investing heavily in its technology, Amazon by opening physical bookstores and now buying physical
supermarkets. But this is more than a battle between two business titans. Their rivalry sheds light on the shifting
economicsofnearlyeverymajorindustry.
[B]Thatinturnhasbeenaboon(福音)forconsumersbutalsohasmoreworryingimplicationsforjobs,wages
and inequality.To understand this epic shift, you can look not just to the grocery business, but also to my closet,
andtoanotherretailacquisitionannouncedFridaymorning.
[C] Men’sdressclothing, mineincluded,canbealittle boring.Like manymale officeworkers, I leantoward
clothesthataresharpbutnotatallshowy.Nearlyeveryweekday,Iwearadressshirtthatiseitherlightblue,white
or has some subtle check pattern, usually paired with slacks and a blazer. The description alone could make a
person doze. I used to buy my dress shirts from a Hong Kong tailor. They fit perfectly, but ordering required an
awkward meeting with a visiting salesman in a hotel suite. They took six weeks to arrive, and they cost around
$120 each, which adds up fast when you need to buy eight or 10 a year to keep up with wear and tear(破损)。
Thenseveralyears agoIrealized thatacompanycalledBonoboswasmaking shirts thatfitme nearlyaswell, that
wereoftensoldthreefor$220,or$73each,andthatwouldarriveintwodays.
[D]Bonobosbecame my main shirtprovider,atleastuntilrecently,whenIlearnedthatAmazonwastryingto
get into the upper-end men’s shirt game. The firm’s “Buttoned Down” line, offered toAmazon Prime customers,
use high-quality fabric and is a good value at $ 40 for basic shirts. I bought a few; they don’t fit me quite as well
as the Bonobos, but I do prefer the stitching(针脚), I’m on the fence as to which company will provide my next
shirt order, and a new deal this week makes it interesting: Walmart is buying Bonobos. Walmart’s move might
seem a strange decision. It is not a retailer people typically turn to for $ 88 summer weight shirts in Ruby
Wynwood Plaid or $ 750 Italian wool suits. Then again, Amazon is best known as a reseller of goods made by
others.
[E]Walmart andAmazon have had their sights on each other for years, eachaiming to be the dominant seller
of goods—however consumers of the future want to buy them. It increasingly looks like that “however” is a
hybrid of physical stores and online-ordering channels, and each company is coming at the goal from a different
startingpoint.
[F]Amazon is the dominant player in online sales, and is particularly strong among affluent consumers in
major cities. It is now experimenting with physical bookstores and groceries as it looks to broaden its reach.
Walmarthasthousandsofstoresthatsellhundredsofbillions ofdollars’worthofgoods.Itisparticularlystrongin
suburban and rural areas and among low- and middle-income consumers, but it’s playing catch-up with online
salesandaffluenturbanites.
[G]Why are these two mega-retailers both trying to sell me shirts? The short answer is because they both
want to sell everything. More specifically, Bonobos is known as an innovator in exactly this type of hybrid of
online and physical store sales. Its website and online customer service are excellent, and it operates stores in
majorcitieswhereyoucantryongarmentsandorderitemstobeshippeddirectly.Becausealltheactualinventory
iscentralized,thestoresthemselves canoccupyminimalsquarefootage.Sotheactualinventoryis centralized,the
stores themselves can occupy minimal square footage. Because all the actual inventory is centralized, the stores
themselves can occupy minimal square footage. So the acquisition may help Walmart build expertise in the very
areas where it is trying to gain onAmazon. You can look at theAmazon acquisition of Whole Foods through the
same lens. The grocery business has a whole different set of challenges from the types of goods thatAmazon has
specialized in; you can’t store a steak or a banana the way you do books or toys. And people want to be able to
第 4 页makepurchasesandtakehomeonthespurofthemoment.
[H]JustasWalmartisusingBonobostogetaccesstohigher-endconsumersandamoretechnologicallysavvy
way of selling clothes, Amazon is using Whole Foods to get the expertise and physical presence it takes to sell
freshfoods.Butbiggerdimensionsofthemoderneconomyalsocomeintoplay.
[I] The apparel business has long been a highly competitive industry in which countless players could find a
niche(商机).Any insight that one shirt-maker developed could be rapidly copied by others, and consumer prices
reflected the retailer’s real estate costs and branding approach as much as anything. That helps explain why there
are thousands of options worldwide for someone who wants a decent-quality men’s shirt. In that world, any
shirt-makerthattriedtogettoobigrapidlyfaceddiminishingreturns.Itwouldhavetopaymoreandmoretolease
that tried to get too big rapidly faced diminishing returns. It would have to pay more and more to lease the real
estate for-flung stores, and would have to outbid competitors to hire all the experienced shirt-makers. The
expansion wouldn’t offer any meaningful cost savings and would entail a lot more headaches trying to manage it
all.
[J]But more and more businesses in the modern economy, rather than reflecting those diminishing returns to
scale, show positive returns to scale: The biggest companies have a huge advantage over smaller players. That
tends to tilt markets toward a handful of players or even a monopoly, rather than an even playing field with
countlesscompetitors.
[K]Themostextreme exampleofthis wouldbethesoftwarebusiness,whereacompanyaninvestbottomless
sums in a piece of software, but then sell it to each additional customer for practically nothing. The apparel
industryisn’tthatextreme—thepriceofmakingashirtisstilllinkedtothecostoffabricandtheworkerstodothe
stitching—butitismovinginthatdirection.AndthathelpsexplainwhyWalmartandAmazonaresoeagertoputa
shirtonmyback.
[L]Already,retailers needtofigure outhowtomanage sophisticatedsupplychainsconnectingSoutheastAsia
with stores in bigAmerican cities so that they rarely run outof product. They need mobile apps and websites that
offer a seamless user experience so that nothing stands between a would-be purchaser and an order. Larger
companies that are good at supply chain management and technology can spread those more-or-less fixed costs
aroundmoretotalsales,enablingthemtokeeppriceslowerthananicheplayerandentrenchtheiradvantage.
[M]These positive returns to scale could become even more pronounced. Perhaps in the future, rather than
manufacture a bunch of shirts in Indonesia and Malaysia and ship them to the United States to be sold one at a
time to urban office workers , a company will have a robot manufacture shirts to my specifications somewhere
nearby.
[N]If that’s the future of clothing, andquite a few companies are working on just that, apparelwill become a
landscape of high fixed costs and enormous returns to scale. The handful of companies with the very best
shirt-making robots will win the market, and any company that can’t afford to develop shirt-making robots, or
isn’tverygoodatit,mightfinditselfleftinthecold.
36. Traditionally,Amazon is popular among consumers in big cities while Walmart is widely located in rural
areas.
37.BonobosissellingappareltotheauthorinarelativelylowerpricethantheHongKongtailor.
38.WalmartboughtBonobosinthatitwillhelpWalmartovertakeAmazon.
39.The tendency of markets being occupied by big companies indicates that small companies have no
advantages.
40.Nowadays,apparelisprobablyproducedindevelopingcountriesandthentransportedbacktotheUSforthe
whitecollars.
41.Withavailablehightechnologiesprovidinguserexperience,retailerscangetmorepotentialbuyers.
42.Despitetheintensecompetition,theapparelindustrycanstilldiscoveropportunities.
43.Robots making clothing would compel the clothing companies unable to develop robots well to face
difficulties.
第 5 页44.Thepriceforashirtdependsonmanyfactors,includingthecostoffabricandthelaborforce.
45.AmazonbuyingWholeFoodsshowsthattheonlineretailerisnowbeginningtofocusonphysicalstores.
SectionC
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best
choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet 2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AUS Energy Department report calls for incentives to boost coal-fired and nuclear power plants following a
streamof closuresthatitsaid underminedreliable sourcesofelectricity.The findings ofthestudy,releasedlateon
Wednesday, drew scorn from renewable energy advocates but praise from the coal and unclear industries. The
report dovetails with(与……相吻合)President Donald Trump’s promise to revive the ailing mining sector. But it
differs from conclusionspresented in an earlier draft, which had said big increases in renewable powergeneration
remained possible without undermining grid reliability. The administration had not yet reviewed the early draft,
whichwaswrittenbydepartmentstaff.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry commissioned the study in April to evaluate whether “regulatory burdens”
imposed by past administrations, including that of former President Barack Obama, had hurt the grid by forcing
shutdownsofbaseload（基本负载）plants,whichprovidenonstoppower,likethosefiredbycoalandnuclearfuel.
Obama had introduced a number of regulations intended to slash emissions of carbon dioxide, which are blamed
for climate change. This accelerate the retirement of coal-fired power plants and bolstered the newly-developed
solarandwindsectors,whichdependheavilyonweatherconditionsfortheirpoweroutput.
“It is apparent that in today’s competitive markets certain regulations and subsidies are having a large
impact on the functioning of markets, and thereby challenging our power generation mix,” Perry said in a letter
introducingthestudy.“Itisimportantforpolicymakerstoconsidertheirintendedandunintendedeffects.”
The study, conducted by the department’s staff, said cheap natural gas was the main driver of the closure of
baseloadcoalandnuclearplants,atrendthatwasputtingareasofthecountryatgreater riskofpoweroutages.The
department recommended giving baseload plants pricing advantages for their power, as well as making it easier
andcheapertogetpermitstobuildmoresuchprojects.
Howard Crystal, a spokesman for the Center for Biological Diversity which advocates for clean energy,
called the recommendations “dangerously misguided”. “The reality is that we can protect our planet and our
energysuppliesbyembracingwindandsolar,”hesaid.
Some coal and nuclear energy groups welcomed the final report’s findings. “This is a much-needed,
pragmatic look at US electricity reliability and resilience(复原力), including the priority of maintaining critical
cleanbaseload power as electricity markets change,” said Rich Powell, director of ClearPath, which advocates for
unclear and hydropower. Last week, Neil Chatterjee, the newly appointed chairman of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, saidcoalplants neededto be “properly compensated to recognize the value they provide
tothesystem.”
46.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat______.
A)USEnergyDepartmentwillprovidesubsidytopowerplants
B)therecently-releasedreporthascausedmuchcontroversy
C)PresidentTrumppromisedtoboosttraditionalenergyindustry
D)itisunrealforrenewablepowerplantstokeepthegridreliable
第 6 页47. What it the attitude of Energy Secretary Rick Perry toward regulations Obama introduced in energy
industry?
A)Prettypositive. B)Somewhatdoubtful.
C)Rathercritical. D)Totallyindifferent.
48.AccordingtoEnergyDepartment,whatmakesitnecessarytoboostcoal-firedandnuclearpowerplants?
A)Thepromisetoreviveminingsector. B)Theurgencytomaintaingridreliability.
C)Thelargeimpactofcheapnaturalgas. D)Thegrowingneedsforsustainablepower.
49.WhatdidMr.Crystalscoldofbeing“dangerouslymisguided”?
A)ThefindingsofthestudyreleasedonWednesday.
B)Theconclusionswritteninanearlierdraft.
C)TheregulationsbroughtinbyPresidentObama.
D)ThecommentsofMr.Perryoncleanenergy.
50.Thedebatebetweensupportersandopponentsofthereportfocuseson______.
A)whethercleanpowerplantsshouldbeprioritized
B)whetherbaseloadplantsshouldbecompensated
C)whethertraditionalenergyindustryshouldbeboosted
D)whetheradministrativemeansshouldbeapplied
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
The United States boasts the best public universities in the world. No young person should be turned away
because they were born into a family without enough money for tuition; nor should getting a degree consign(交
付；委托)apersontodecadesofcripplingdebt.Forthesakeoffairness,classmobility,andtheidealofequalityof
opportunity,Ibelievegenerousfinancialaidshouldbeavailableto allneedystudentsforwhomafour-yeardegree
isthebestwaytoachievetheAmericandream.
But I also know America is overwhelmingly led by people with college degrees and white collar
backgrounds—people who overvalue their own path to success and rig the system against others who’d thrive
under a different approach. Our elites are too often blind to the value of education that is received away from
college, whether through apprenticeships or vocational schools or on-the-job training. They don’t always
understand that there are lots of blue-collar jobs that are more fulfilling, better paying, and more in demand than
lots of white-collar jobs. And they are blind to the wisdom in cultural enclaves where a young person is not
considered “culturally competent” until knowing how to perform CPR, help a stranger change a flat, or work
alongside people from different social classes without taking offense when their etiquette is different than the
etiquetteatUCLAorBerkeley.
Soratherthanpromisingfreetuition,Ihaveamoreinclusiveproposal:Nomatteryourraceorclassorgender,
you should be able to afford a degree from a public university without crippling debt if that path best maximizes
yourpotential;andweshouldallvaluetheimportantworkbeingdoneatuniversities.
ThefutureIwanttoseebegins with redoublingAmerica’seffortsatciviceducationinhigh school.Everyone
with a high-school diploma should have learned all the tools they need to meaningfully participate as citizens in
America’s government-by-the-people. In fact, adults who want to study American civics now should have that
opportunity.
Next, for everyone who earns their diploma or GED, I propose financial aid for college or for an alternative
investment in education that will help them toward any career that they choose, so long as they demonstrate that
they’re making an informed decision.Yes, we’ll need to be watchful to fraudsters(行骗者)eager to get a piece of
thatmoneywithoutofferingvaluableknowledgeinreturn.Buttheproblemwillbenogreaterthanunderthestatus
quo, when so much of the money that flows to public universities is wasted on administrative expansion and
luxuriouscampusinstallations.
第 7 页Finally, so that those who pursue routes other than four-year colleges are treated more fairly, I propose legal
reforms to eliminate obstacles like professional-licensing requirements that amount to no more than
credentialism(文凭至上主义),and a shift away from insisting on a bachelor’s degree for jobs that shouldn’t
requireone.
51.ThefirstparagraphindicatesthatthebestwaytorealizepersonalvalueinAmericaisby_________.
A)payingupallthedebts B)improvingsocialmobility
C)acquiringequalopportunity D)receivinghighereducation
52.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybetheproblemoftheelites?
A)Theyarenotopen-mindedenough. B)Theymisunderstandthejobmarket.
C)Theyscornpeopleoflowerclasses. D)Theycan’tadapttothemulti-culture.
53.Itisimpliedthattheaimtoreinforcehighschooleducationisto_______.
A)maximizecitizens’potential B)reformAmericanciviceducation
C)involvepeopleinpublicaffairs D)cultivateeligiblecitizens
54.Theauthorsuggeststhatthekeytoeffectivefinancialaidshouldliein________.
A)investingmoreineducation B)facilitatingthecareerchoice
C)remainingalerttocheaters D)improvingcampusfacilities
55.Whatistheconclusionofthelastparagraph?
A)Thefour-yearcollegeeducationmaynotbeworthwhile.
B)Professional-licensingdemandsarebasicallyirrational.
C)Credentialismhasbecomeanobstacleoflegalreform.
D)Diplomarequirementsshouldbesetuptorealneeds.
PartⅣ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto
English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
中国人的饭局讲究最多，从座位的安排到上菜的顺序，从谁先动第一筷到什么时候可以离席，都有
明确的规定。在中国人的饭局上，里面中间对着门的位置要给最重要的人坐，上菜时按照先凉后热、先简
后繁的顺序。吃饭时，要等坐在正中间的人动第一筷后，其他人才能跟着开吃。中国人的好客，在酒席上
发挥得最充分。人与人的感情往往在敬酒时变得深厚。饭局开始时，主人通常要讲上几句话，之后便开始
敬酒。主人先将自己杯中的酒一饮而尽，客人一般也要喝完。
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