单选题Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _____ has risen steadily.A consumptionB dissipationC disposalD expenditure

题目
单选题
Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _____ has risen steadily.
A

consumption

B

dissipation

C

disposal

D

expenditure

相似考题

1.Much _____ in the past few years.A.has been doneB.has doneC.didD.was done

2.In the past few years my aunt ___________ enough money to buy a house.A. has saved upB. has kept upC. has set upD.has saved aside

3.Over the past 20 years, the Internet has helped change our world in way or another for the better.A. anyB. one C. everyD. either

4.He has done some () on that subject from various angles over the past ten years.A.researchB.a researchC.researchesD.the researches

参考答案和解析
正确答案： A
解析：
句意：在过去的十年里，天然气产量始终保持不变，但消耗量却在稳步上升。consumption消耗，消费，指某物经过使用而消耗掉或被用尽。句中but暗示了其前后是production和所填词形成的反义关系，因此A符合题意。dissipation浪费，挥霍，主要强调时间、金钱等方面。disposal处理，清除，主要表示处理废弃物。expenditure花费，消耗，费用，强调时间、金钱、劳力等方面，其反义词为revenue。
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  • 第1题：

    What is the main idea of the man's speech?

    A．Everything at State University has changed in the past ten years.

    B．Although the campus looks the same, some things have changed at State University.

    C．In spite of the changes on the campus, the commitments of the State University remain the same.

    D．Everything has stayed the same at State University during the past ten years.


    正确答案：C

  • 第2题：

    It has been ten years now since the Labor Party came to ( ).

    A、charge

    B、force

    C、power

    D、control


    参考答案：A

  • 第3题：

    The Smokey Bear(护林熊) fire prevention program has resulted in a savings of $20 billion on all federal(联邦的), state and private forested land(私有林地). In 1941, 208,000 forest fires burned 30 million acres, while in 1981, fewer than 165,000 fires burned about three million acres. While forest usage has increased, the proportion(比例) of human-caused fires has remained stable; people still cause nine out of ten forest fires. But the biggest cause of fires is arson(纵火), accounting for(引起) 34 percent of forest fires in 1981.

    1. According to the passage, use of forested land has ____.

    A、stabilized

    B、been privatized

    C、decreased

    D、risen

    2. According to the passage, in 1941 forest fires burned ____.

    A、less acres than in 1981

    B、3 million acres

    C、ten times as many acres as in 1981

    D、20 million acres more than in 1981

    3. According to the passage, the number of human-caused fires ____.

    A、has remained the same proportionately

    B、has increased

    C、is the same as the arson cases

    D、accounts for 34 per cent of forest fires

    4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

    A、Nine out of ten fires are caused by arsonists.

    B、The Smokey Bear program has saved the nation a lot of money.

    C、There are more forest fires now than before.

    D、People do not use the forests as much as they did in the past.

    5. It may be inferred from the passage that ____.

    A、the majority of fires are caused by humans

    B、arson is increasing every year

    C、more acres are destroyed by fire each year

    D、fewer people are using the forests


    参考答案：1-5：DCABA


  • 第4题：

    Mr. Joe has worked very hard in the past two years and has paid all his debts （ ）the last penny.

    A.by
    B.to
    C.until
    D.with

    答案：B
    解析：
    本题考查介词。句意为“乔先生在过去两年里非常努力地工作，他还清了全部债务，分文不欠”。by表示通过某种方式；until表示 “直到……”，一般用于时间；with表示“用……工作，随着”；to表示“直到”，用在句子里强调直到还清最后一分钱，即偿清债务。故本题选B。

  • 第5题：

    共用题干
    Natural Gas

    1 Natural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earth's surface. It is a fossil fuel（矿物燃
    料）,meaning that it is derived from organic material buried in the earth millions of years ago.The main corn-
    ponent of natural gas is methane（甲烷）.
    2 The popularity and use of clean natural gas have increased dramatically over the past 50 years as
    pipeline infrastructure（基础设施）has been installed to deliver it conveniently and economically to millions
    of residential,commercial and industrial customers worldwide.Today,natural gas service is available in all 50
    states in the U.S.,and is the leading energy choice for fueling American homes and industries.More than 65
    million American homes use natural gas.In fact,natural gas is the most economical source for home energy
    needs,costing one-third as much as electricity. In addition to heating homes,much of the gas used in the United
    States is used as a raw material to manufacture a wide variety of products,from paint,to fibers for clothing,to
    plastics for healthcare,computing and furnishings.Natural gas is also used in a significant number of new
    electricity-generating power plants.
    3 Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest fuels available. It emits（发出）less pollution than other
    fossil fuels sources. When natural gas is burned,it produces mostly carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and water va-
    por一the same substances emitted when humans breathe.Compared with some other fossil fuels,natural gas
    emits the least amount of carbon dioxide into the air when combusted（燃烧）一making natural gas the clea--
    nest burning fossil fuel of all.
    4 The United States consumes about one-third of the world's natural gas output,making it the largest
    gas-consuming region in the world.The U.S.Department of Energy Information Administration forecasts that
    natural gas demand will grow by more than 50 percent by 2025.
    5 There are huge reserves of natural gas beneath the earth's surface.The largest reserves of natural
    gas can be found in Russia , West and North Africa and the Middle East. LNG（液化天然气）has been pro-
    duced domestically and imported in the United States for more than four decades.Today,the leading import-
    ers of LNG are Japan,Korea,France and Spain.

    Natural gas is recognized as the most economical energy source______________.
    A:over the past 50 years
    B:beneath the earth's surface
    C:by more than 50 percent
    D:for more than four decades
    E:as a raw material
    F:for home energy needs

    答案：F
    解析：
    本段的中心意思是天然气被广泛应用以及天然气的各种用途。
    本段的中心意思是天然气是现有能源中极安全、极干净的一种。
    本段的中心意思是美国消费天然气的情况。
    本段的中心意思是世界上天然气的储存和供应情况。
    根据第一段的第一句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第四句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第五句话可知答案。
    根据第四段的最后一句话可知答案。第4部分：阅读理解第一篇 本文介绍了一项研究，该研究显示步行能健脑，经常运动可以使老年人更好地集中精力。

  • 第6题：

    共用题干
    Natural Gas

    1 Natural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earth's surface. It is a fossil fuel（矿物燃
    料）,meaning that it is derived from organic material buried in the earth millions of years ago.The main corn-
    ponent of natural gas is methane（甲烷）.
    2 The popularity and use of clean natural gas have increased dramatically over the past 50 years as
    pipeline infrastructure（基础设施）has been installed to deliver it conveniently and economically to millions
    of residential,commercial and industrial customers worldwide.Today,natural gas service is available in all 50
    states in the U.S.,and is the leading energy choice for fueling American homes and industries.More than 65
    million American homes use natural gas.In fact,natural gas is the most economical source for home energy
    needs,costing one-third as much as electricity. In addition to heating homes,much of the gas used in the United
    States is used as a raw material to manufacture a wide variety of products,from paint,to fibers for clothing,to
    plastics for healthcare,computing and furnishings.Natural gas is also used in a significant number of new
    electricity-generating power plants.
    3 Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest fuels available. It emits（发出）less pollution than other
    fossil fuels sources. When natural gas is burned,it produces mostly carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and water va-
    por一the same substances emitted when humans breathe.Compared with some other fossil fuels,natural gas
    emits the least amount of carbon dioxide into the air when combusted（燃烧）一making natural gas the clea--
    nest burning fossil fuel of all.
    4 The United States consumes about one-third of the world's natural gas output,making it the largest
    gas-consuming region in the world.The U.S.Department of Energy Information Administration forecasts that
    natural gas demand will grow by more than 50 percent by 2025.
    5 There are huge reserves of natural gas beneath the earth's surface.The largest reserves of natural
    gas can be found in Russia , West and North Africa and the Middle East. LNG（液化天然气）has been pro-
    duced domestically and imported in the United States for more than four decades.Today,the leading import-
    ers of LNG are Japan,Korea,France and Spain.

    Natural gas is stored deep______________.
    A:over the past 50 years
    B:beneath the earth's surface
    C:by more than 50 percent
    D:for more than four decades
    E:as a raw material
    F:for home energy needs

    答案：B
    解析：
    本段的中心意思是天然气被广泛应用以及天然气的各种用途。
    本段的中心意思是天然气是现有能源中极安全、极干净的一种。
    本段的中心意思是美国消费天然气的情况。
    本段的中心意思是世界上天然气的储存和供应情况。
    根据第一段的第一句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第四句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第五句话可知答案。
    根据第四段的最后一句话可知答案。第4部分：阅读理解第一篇 本文介绍了一项研究，该研究显示步行能健脑，经常运动可以使老年人更好地集中精力。

  • 第7题：

    共用题干
    Natural Gas

    1 Natural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earth's surface. It is a fossil fuel（矿物燃
    料）,meaning that it is derived from orgaiiic material buried in the earth millions of years ago.The main corn-
    ponent of natural gas is methane（甲烷）.
    2 The popularity and use of clean natural gas have increased dramatically over the past 50 years as
    pipeline infrastructure（基础设施）has been installed to deliver it conveniently and economically to millions
    of residential,commercial and industrial customers worldwide.Today,natural gas service is available in all 50
    states in the U.S.,and is the leading energy choice for fueling American homes and industries.More than 65
    million American homes use natural gas.In fact,natural gas is the most economical source for home energy
    needs,costing one-third as much as electricity.In addition to heating homes,much of the gas used in the
    United States is used as a raw material to manufacture a wide variety of products,from paint,to fibers for
    clothing,to plastics for healthcare,computing and furnishings.Natural gas is also used in a significant number
    of new electricity-generating power plants.
    3 Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest fuels available. It emits（发出）less pollution than other
    fossil fuel sources. When natural gas is burned , it produces mostly carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and water va-
    por一the same substances emitted when humans breathe.Compared with some other fossil fuels,natural gas
    emits the least amount of carbon dioxide into the air when combusted（燃烧）一making natural gas the clea-
    nest burning fossil fuel of all.
    4 The United States consumes about one一third of the world's natural gas output,making it the largest
    gas-consuming region in the world.The U.S.Department of Energy Information Administration forecasts that
    natural gas demand will grow by more than 50 percent by 2025.
    5 There are huge reserves of natural gas beneath the earth's surface.The largest reserves of natural
    gas can be found in Russia , West and North Africa and the Middle East. LNG（液化天然气）has been pro-
    duced domestically and imported in the United States for more than four decades.Today,the leading import-
    ers of LNG are Japan,Korea,France and Spain.

    When manufacturing many different products,people commonly use natural gas_________.
    A:over the past 50 years
    B: beneath the earth' s surface
    C: by more than 50 percent
    D:for more than four decades
    E:as a raw material
    F:for home energy needs

    答案：E
    解析：
    本段的中心意思是天然气被广泛应用以及天然气的各种用途。
    本段的中心意思是天然气是现有能源中极安全、极干净的一种。
    本段的中心意思是美国消费天然气的情况。
    本段的中心意思是世界上天然气的储存和供应情况。
    根据第一段的第一句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第四句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第五句话可知答案。
    根据第四段的最后一句话可知答案。

  • 第8题：

    共用题干
    Natural Food

    Increasingly,over the past ten years,people一especially young people一have become aware of the need to change their eating________(51),because much of the food they eat,particularly processed foods,is not good________(52)the health.Consequently,there has been a growing ________(53)in natural foods;foods which do not________(54)chemical additives and which have not been________(55)by chemical fertilizers,widely used in farming today.
    Natural foods,for example,are vegetables,fruit and grain which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic matter. In simple________(56),this means that the soil has been________ (57)by unused vegetable matter,which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals________ (58)in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers,the main ________(59)of which is to increase the________(60)(but not the quality)of foods grown in
    commercial farming areas.
    Natural foods also include animals which have been________(61)to feed and move freely in healthy________(62).Compare this with what happens in the________(63)production of poultry （家禽）:there are battery farms,for example,where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed________(64)food which is little better than rubbish.Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food;they also produce eggs which________(65)important vitamins.

    _________(52)
    A:to
    B:with
    C:for
    D:about

    答案：C
    解析：
    eating habit是固定搭配，意为“饮食习惯”，句子的意思是：在过去的十年里，特别是年轻人意识到了改变饮食习惯的必要。taste：口味；method：方法；preference：偏爱。意思都不合适，所以A正确。
    词汇搭配题，四个选项中只有for和good搭配，表示“有利于”，即加工过的食品不利于健康。其他三个介词意思都不合适。
    从上下文来看，指人们对天然食物产生了兴趣。desire：欲望；attention:注意，关注；importance：重要性。这几个词都不合题意，因此选D。
    即不含化学添加剂的食物。include：包括；hold：持有（观点）；involve：卷入，涉及。几个词和文章内容不符。所以答案为C。
    这里指食物未受到化肥的影响。intervene：干预；interfere：干涉；disturb: 干扰。三个词和上下文意思不符。
    in simple terms意为“简单地说”，属于固定搭配，其他意思不合适。phra-ses，短语：words：单词：language：语言。
    句子意思是“土壤得到植物没有吸收的营养（nourish)”。 cultivate：栽培、培养；supply：供给、提供；fed是动词feed的过去式，意思是喂养。它们都不符合句子意思。
    这是一个非限定性定语从句，用which引导，指代前面提到的情况，所以选C最合适。
    本句提到这一方法的主要目的是增加食物的数量，显然此处在谈论目的，所以purpose合适。result：结果；plan：计划；idea：主意。
    根据题意，这里指增加食物的数量，而不是（提高）质量，应该选D, sum和 total都有“总数”的意思；weight：重量；plan：计划。这三个词都不合适。
    本句意思为“天然食物还包括那些允许自由进食及活动的动物”。 ask和 require：要求；order：命令。根据意思应该是允许而非命令或者要求动物进食，所以B正确。
    pasture:牧场。这里指动物可以在良好的牧场上自由活动。farm：农场； mountains：山脉、山地；woods：森林。动物的天然栖息地应该在牧场，所以C正确。
    这里指家禽的大批量生产，mass production是固定搭配。collective：集体的；amount：数量；large：大的。因此A正确。
    本句意思是“这些鸡靠着比垃圾好不了多少的食物生存”,be fed on: 靠……生存，固定搭配。其他介词不合适。
    前面一句提到在恶劣环境下喂养出来的鸡作为食物索然无味，可以想到这样的鸡产下的鸡蛋缺乏重要的营养。keep：保留；have：具有；need：需要。意思都不对，所以B正确。

  • 第9题：

    It has been ten years since the Labour Party came into（）in that country.

    Acontrol

    Bforce  

    Cpower

    Dcharge


    C
    略

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    A new park has sprung up in __________ was a wasteland ten years ago.
    A

    that

    B

    what

    C

    which

    D

    where


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    Over the past 20 years, the Internet has helped change our world in either way or another for the better.
    A

    the past

    B

    helped change

    C

    either

    D

    for the better


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    Mr.Joe has worked very hard in the past two years and has paid all his debts_________ the last penny.
    A

    by

    B

    to

    C

    until

    D

    with


    正确答案： C
    解析：

  • 第13题：

    The number of these families has increased ______ 40 percent in the past ten years.

    A、to

    B、up

    C、by


    参考答案：C

  • 第14题：

    He has ______(join) the army for ten years and is now an officer.

    A、gone into

    B、joined in

    C、been in

    D、come into


    参考答案：C

  • 第15题：

    A new park has sprung up in __________ was a wasteland ten years ago.


    A.that

    B.what

    C.which

    D.where

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查宾语从句。句意为“十年前是一片荒地的地方突然出现了一个新的公园”。该空所填词要作介词in的宾语．且作从句的主语，因此用关系代词what引导宾语从句。

  • 第16题：

    Over the past ten years, China has__________a series of great changes in its infrastructure and economy.

    A．witnessed
    B．found
    C．occurred
    D．taken

    答案：A
    解析：
    考查动词辨析。witness意为“见证”，可以用物作主语。句意为“过去十年，中国在基础设施和经济方面都发生了一系列的变化”。故选A。

  • 第17题：

    共用题干
    Natural Gas

    1 Natural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earth's surface. It is a fossil fuel（矿物燃
    料）,meaning that it is derived from organic material buried in the earth millions of years ago.The main corn-
    ponent of natural gas is methane（甲烷）.
    2 The popularity and use of clean natural gas have increased dramatically over the past 50 years as
    pipeline infrastructure（基础设施）has been installed to deliver it conveniently and economically to millions
    of residential,commercial and industrial customers worldwide.Today,natural gas service is available in all 50
    states in the U.S.,and is the leading energy choice for fueling American homes and industries.More than 65
    million American homes use natural gas.In fact,natural gas is the most economical source for home energy
    needs,costing one-third as much as electricity. In addition to heating homes,much of the gas used in the United
    States is used as a raw material to manufacture a wide variety of products,from paint,to fibers for clothing,to
    plastics for healthcare,computing and furnishings.Natural gas is also used in a significant number of new
    electricity-generating power plants.
    3 Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest fuels available. It emits（发出）less pollution than other
    fossil fuels sources. When natural gas is burned,it produces mostly carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and water va-
    por一the same substances emitted when humans breathe.Compared with some other fossil fuels,natural gas
    emits the least amount of carbon dioxide into the air when combusted（燃烧）一making natural gas the clea--
    nest burning fossil fuel of all.
    4 The United States consumes about one-third of the world's natural gas output,making it the largest
    gas-consuming region in the world.The U.S.Department of Energy Information Administration forecasts that
    natural gas demand will grow by more than 50 percent by 2025.
    5 There are huge reserves of natural gas beneath the earth's surface.The largest reserves of natural
    gas can be found in Russia , West and North Africa and the Middle East. LNG（液化天然气）has been pro-
    duced domestically and imported in the United States for more than four decades.Today,the leading import-
    ers of LNG are Japan,Korea,France and Spain.

    Paragraph 4 ______________
    A:Popularity and Use of Natural Gas
    B:Natural Gas Reserves and Supply
    C:Natural Gas Prices
    D:Clean Fuel of Choice
    E:Disadvantages of Natural Gas
    F:Natural Gas Consumption

    答案：F
    解析：
    本段的中心意思是天然气被广泛应用以及天然气的各种用途。
    本段的中心意思是天然气是现有能源中极安全、极干净的一种。
    本段的中心意思是美国消费天然气的情况。
    本段的中心意思是世界上天然气的储存和供应情况。
    根据第一段的第一句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第四句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第五句话可知答案。
    根据第四段的最后一句话可知答案。第4部分：阅读理解第一篇 本文介绍了一项研究，该研究显示步行能健脑，经常运动可以使老年人更好地集中精力。

  • 第18题：

    共用题干
    Natural Gas

    1 Natural gas is produced from reservoirs deep beneath the earth's surface. It is a fossil fuel（矿物燃
    料）,meaning that it is derived from orgaiiic material buried in the earth millions of years ago.The main corn-
    ponent of natural gas is methane（甲烷）.
    2 The popularity and use of clean natural gas have increased dramatically over the past 50 years as
    pipeline infrastructure（基础设施）has been installed to deliver it conveniently and economically to millions
    of residential,commercial and industrial customers worldwide.Today,natural gas service is available in all 50
    states in the U.S.,and is the leading energy choice for fueling American homes and industries.More than 65
    million American homes use natural gas.In fact,natural gas is the most economical source for home energy
    needs,costing one-third as much as electricity.In addition to heating homes,much of the gas used in the
    United States is used as a raw material to manufacture a wide variety of products,from paint,to fibers for
    clothing,to plastics for healthcare,computing and furnishings.Natural gas is also used in a significant number
    of new electricity-generating power plants.
    3 Natural gas is one of the safest and cleanest fuels available. It emits（发出）less pollution than other
    fossil fuel sources. When natural gas is burned , it produces mostly carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and water va-
    por一the same substances emitted when humans breathe.Compared with some other fossil fuels,natural gas
    emits the least amount of carbon dioxide into the air when combusted（燃烧）一making natural gas the clea-
    nest burning fossil fuel of all.
    4 The United States consumes about one一third of the world's natural gas output,making it the largest
    gas-consuming region in the world.The U.S.Department of Energy Information Administration forecasts that
    natural gas demand will grow by more than 50 percent by 2025.
    5 There are huge reserves of natural gas beneath the earth's surface.The largest reserves of natural
    gas can be found in Russia , West and North Africa and the Middle East. LNG（液化天然气）has been pro-
    duced domestically and imported in the United States for more than four decades.Today,the leading import-
    ers of LNG are Japan,Korea,France and Spain.

    Paragraph 3__________
    A:Popularity and Use of Natural Gas
    B:Natural Gas Reserves and Supply
    C:Natural Gas Prices
    D:Clean Fuel of Choice
    E:Disadvantages of Natural Gas
    F:Natural Gas Consumption

    答案：D
    解析：
    本段的中心意思是天然气被广泛应用以及天然气的各种用途。
    本段的中心意思是天然气是现有能源中极安全、极干净的一种。
    本段的中心意思是美国消费天然气的情况。
    本段的中心意思是世界上天然气的储存和供应情况。
    根据第一段的第一句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第四句话可知答案。
    根据第二段的第五句话可知答案。
    根据第四段的最后一句话可知答案。

  • 第19题：

    Renewable electricity generation is now on par with ______ of natural gas, which remained relatively stable in last years.

    A.the one
    B.which
    C.that
    D.what

    答案：C
    解析：
    题目意为“可再生发电的发展现在与天然气一样，后者在过去几年一直保持相对稳定。”此句为定语从句，其中空格处的that指代前文的generation，后文的which则指代的是natural gas。

  • 第20题：

    The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities __________ rising steadily in the past ten years.

    A.was
    B.were
    C.has been
    D.have been

    答案：C
    解析：
    根据“in the past lo years”确定此处为完成时；“tile number of…”作主语时谓语动词用单数，故选C。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    The company has（）over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.
    A

    involved

    B

    resolved

    C

    evolved

    D

    revolved


    正确答案： D
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    A customer SAN environment has undergone significant growth over the past two years. They havealso suffered a high turnover rate with administrative personnel. The customer has asked a storage specialist for help in documenting and understanding their changing SAN environment. The ability to make configuration changes to devices would be a plus.    Which tool should the storage specialist suggest（）
    A

    Visio

    B

    TPC Basic Edition

    C

    IBM Tivoli NetView

    D

    Fabric Manager


    正确答案： B
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is true about the Japanese economy, according to the passage?
    A

    It will slide into deflation very soon.

    B

    It has been affected by economic recession for almost ten years.

    C

    It has maintained a sustained economic recovery for the past decade.

    D

    It will propose to attract more American businesses to invest in key industries.


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    事实细节的找寻和判断。题干中的关键词为Japan，从而可定位到录音最后的“Japan, in or close to recession for much of the past decade…”，可知，日本在过去的十年几乎都遭受了经济衰退。因此，选项B与录音中相关内容相符。
    【录音原文】
    Of course, concerns about deflation and slow growth are closely interlinked. If the American economy were to slide into deflation, with prices actually falling, hopes for a sustained economic recovery would be dashed. Once prices start to fall, consumers and businesses postpone all but the most essential purchases. What is the point of buying something now if it will be cheaper in a few months’ time? It is easy to see how quickly the economy could slide back towards recession. Japan, in or close to recession for much of the past decade, is now experiencing its fourth consecutive year of falling prices.

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