2023學(xué)年湖南省永州一中高考英語(yǔ)押題試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫(xiě)在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫(xiě)在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich2．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t3．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats4．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping5．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should6．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting7．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that8．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest9．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division10．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding11．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide12．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result13．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．a(chǎn)mused B．a(chǎn)musingC．a(chǎn)muse D．toamuse14．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．a(chǎn)ccount D．thought15．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked16．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those17．Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A．so B．such C．how D．what18．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost19．—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed20．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ToddlerWorldNurserywasdelightedtoemployatrainee---twenty-two-oldJonathanBrown—astheirfirstmalenurseryschoolteacher.Hewasalsotheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob,but,insistsMargeryBowman,headteacherofToddlerWorld,byfarthebestapplicant.“Bothboysandgirlswillbenefitfromtheexperienceofhavingamalerolemodelinthenursery.”Saysmotheroftwo,Margery.Jonathanhasalwaysbeeninterestedinchildcare.Hisownmotherisachildminderandhisfatherisateacher.“I’vealwayshelpedMumwithlookingafterallthechildren.”hesays.“I’musedtochangingnappies,feedingbabies,readingstoriesandplayingwithLego.”ButJonathanisararemaleinafemaleworld.Only2%ofnurseryteachersaremenandthishasn’tchangedfortenyears.RogerOlsenoftheNationalNurseryTrustsaid,“Menareoftenviewedwithanxietyandsuspicion(懷疑)inachildren’senvironment.Ortheyareexpectedtodothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.Butmenbringdifferentthingsintochildcareandthishastoberecoginsed.”Jonathanagrees.Heisaqualifiedunder-7sfootballcoach,andplantstointroducefootballlessonstothenurseryforboysandgirls.WhatdoJonathan’sfriendsthinkofhischoiceofcareer?“Actually,mostofthemareprettycoolaboutitnow.”hesays,“thoughtheydomakejokesaboutnappies.AndI’vefoundthatgirlsareactuallyquiteimpressed–sothat’sgood!”1、WhywasJonathanemployedbyToddlerWorldNursery?A．Hewasthebestamongalltheapplicants.B．Hewastheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob.C．Hewouldbeabletoteachkidstoplayfootball.D．Hewoulddothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“childminder”(Para.2)?A．Instructor.B．Superior.C．Baby-sitter.D．Coach.3、WhatdidRogerOlsensayaboutthejobofchildcare?A．Ithasbeenwomen-specific.B．Itrequirespeople’sunderstanding.C．Ittakestimetomakesomechanges.D．Itneedsmenteacherstobringsomethingdifferent22．（8分）Imaginebeinggiventheopportunitytowakeuptolions,eatyourmealswithmonkeys,andevenshareyourbathwithbears,allfromthecomfortofauniquenewlodgingexperience.TheJamalaWildlifeLodgeopeneditsdoorsinJanuary2015,whichwassetupinanefforttoeducatevisitorsaboutaidingthesurvivalofmanyoftheworld'sendangeredspecies.“It'sgreatfortheanimals;they'regoingtogetmorespace.It'sgreatfortheviewingpublic;they'regoingtogetmorethingstosee.Itwillbegreatfortourismandjustforthelocalcommunity，”saidRichardTindale,theownerandoperator.SpreadingacrossthreelocationsintheNationalZoo,the18rooms,whichrangefromgiraffetreehousestojunglebungalows,offerafantasticexperiencewithwildlife.TheGiraffeTreehouseTheGiraffeTreehouseissetamongthegiraffeenclosures(圍場(chǎng)),andtheJungleBungalowsareluxuriousindividualsuiteswhicharenexttoeitherlion,cheetah(獵豹),brownbear,orMalaysiansunbearenclosures.TheUshakaHouseHousingupto26people,theUshakaHouseisbuiltaroundthemonkeyenclosureandhasabuiltinaquariumwhichoffersprivateviewsofsomeofthezoo'ssharks.TheBurleyGriffinHouseOnlymetersfromtheedgeofLakeBurleyGriffin,theindoorandoutdoorentertainingareashavesplendidviewsacrossthelaketoBlackMountain.TheSharkHouseTheSharkHousehasitsownlittlejetty(碼頭)anditcomesoutoverthesharktankhereandsothepeoplewhostayintheroomwillbeabletogototheirbedroomandpattheshark.LocationLocatedintheheartofAustralia'spoliticalcapital,theJamalaWildlifeLodgeattheNationalZooandAquariumisjusttenminutesfromCanberra'scentralBusinessDistrict.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheJamalaWildlifeLodge?A．TheJamalaWildlifeLodgeliesintheheartofCanberra.B．TheJamalaWildlifeLodgehasaverylonghistory.C．TheJamalaWildlifeLodgeisoutsidetheNationalZoo.D．TheJamalaWildlifeLodgehasaltogether26houses.2、IfatouristwantstovisitLakeBurleyGriffin,he'dbetterchoose________.A．TheGiraffeTreehouse B．TheUshakaHouseC．TheBurleyGriffinHouse D．TheSharkHouse3、Thepurposeofwritingthepassageisto________.A．a(chǎn)ttractmoretouriststovisittheNationalZooB．introducetheJamalaWildlifeLodgeinAustraliaC．raisepeople'sawarenessofprotectinganimalsD．offervisitorsanopportunitytoplaywithsharks23．（8分）Herearetheresponsesfromparentstotheposts(帖子)abouttoys.●MicheleManhireMysonAaronis8.It’sbeen8birthdaysand9Christmasesof“Whatcanweget,Aaron?”withoutpropertoysalongtheway.Heisjustsimplyparticularabouttoys.Icanhonestlytellyou,Iamprintingthislist,andheadingtoacoupleofstores(someonline)thatIcangetsomeoftheseitems!Maybethiswon’tbesuchadepressingChristmas.●VeraDoyouhaveanyyamballs(紗球)？Iboughtagiantoneformyclassroombutendedupkeepingitformyownkids.They’restrongenoughtothrowbutsoftenoughtouseasadollbed●NatalieExcellentpost!Thankyousomuchforputtingthistogether.IhavebeenlookingthroughspecialneedstoyliststofindonethatIthoughtwouldbemosthelpfultomyfollowers.Thispostagreestoourpersonalexperiencemostclosely.Ihaveshareditwithmanyothergroupsandthefeedbackhasbeenwonderful.●MeaganThisisagreatlistMysonlovedhiseggchairandemptybottlesarealwaysawin.Healsolovestoturnaglobeandlookatwondertubes.Wondertubesareabout$6onAmazon.Thisyearoneofhisgiftsisagel(凝膠)filledmedicineball.1、Whatarethefourpostsrespondingto?A．Agamelist.B．ApartylistC．AtoylistD．Afoodlist.2、WhatisMichele’sproblem?A．Shehasnomoneyfortoys.B．Shecantfindgoodtoysforherself.C．Hersonhasaspecialtasteforgifts.D．Hersonmissedtoomanybirthdays.3、Whosuggestsagoodtoywhichcanbeusedasabedfordolls?A．MicheleManhire.B．Natalie.C．Meagan.D．Vera.4、Whichofthefollowingcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Veraworksasateacherherself.B．MicheleManhireonlybuystoysonline.C．Meaganispuzzledbyherson’schangingtoys.D．Nataliefollowsmanygroupsinchoosingtoys.24．（8分）Atatimewhenalmostanythingcanbepurchasedwithjustoneclick,it’sbecomeanautomaticresponsetosimplyreplacewhatbreaks.Generationsraisedintheearlierhalfofthe20thcenturywillsaythatthiswasn’talwaysso:householdappliances（器具）,clothing,electronicsandmoreusedtobeboughtundertheassumptionthat,withtheoccasionalrepairs,theywouldlastalifetime.Now,someconscientiousconsumersaretakingmattersintotheirownhandsandjoiningtheRepairCafémovement.FoundedinAmsterdamin2009bysewingexpertMartinePostma,theoriginalnonprofithasexpandedtomorethan1,500locationsworldwide.Thesepop-upevents,whicharerunbyvolunteers,offerlessonsinhowtofixanythingfromfixingabuttontoanunresponsivelaptop.“There’sjuiceandtreatsandyougettomeetnewpeople,”saysBennett,aretiredcivilservantandvolunteerfixerattheRepairCafeToronto,whereshemendsjewellery.Shebringsherownspecializedtoolsbutsaysmostitemscouldberepairedbyanyonewithapairofpliersandsomedetermination.“Somethingthatisbrokentooktimeandresourcestomake,soifyou’rethrowingitout,you’rewastingthoseresources.”Ifyoucan’tfindaRepairCafenearyou,it’seasytostartone.RepairCoffersastartermanualwithstep-by-stepinstructions.Changinghowweacquirethingsisnecessary,butthere’salsosomethingtobesaidforsimplynotgettingtheminthefirstplace.“Mostofushavemorethanwhatweneed,”saysMarina.“Thiscanleadtoalotofanxiety,like—thinkabouteverythingpackedinthebackofyourcloset;doyouownthosethingsordotheyownyou?”Shesuggestswetrainourselvestomakemindfulpurchases.Lazarovic,whosedelayedpurchasewentevenfurther,explainsthatlessshoppinghasfreedupmoretimeforfamilyactivities,dinnerwithfriendsandmakingart.Bydoingso,assheputsit,“Igotoutofthatneed-to-buy-itcrazeandintheendIfeelgoodthatI’vemadesomething.”1、Howwouldpeopleraisedinthe1940sdealwithbrokenhomeappliances?A．Sellthematalowerprice.B．Pressthebuttontofindthefault.C．Repairthemtolastlonger.D．Donatethemtorecyclingstations.2、WhatdoesBennettsayaboutherwork?A．Shelikesthegoodfoodpeoplebringforherwork.B．Helpingmakerepairsmeanssavingresources.C．ShewillsetupherownRepairCafesoon.D．Shelearnedtorepairjewelsaftersheretired.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“conscientious”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Responsible.B．Generous.C．Powerful.D．Irreplaceable.4、WhatgooddoesLazarovicthinklessshoppingwilldotous?A．It’llmakeuslessanxiousaboutusedthingsathome.B．It’llforceustomakedonationsofunwantedthings.C．It’llleadustoexploretheworldmoreresponsibly.D．Itwillprovideusmoretimeforbeneficialevents.25．（10分）ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖頂）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宮)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.1、WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A．TourA B．TourBC．TourC D．TourD2、Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A．WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt B．Oxford&StratfordC．Bath&Stonehenge D．Cambridge3、WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A．Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies B．Itusedtobeawell-knownmazeC．ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain D．Itisaworld-famouscastle第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）“Mywallet!Whereisit?”weremyfirstwordswhenIfoundoutmywalletwaslost．Isearchedmymemoryforafewgoodseconds，andthen1thatIhadleftmypreciouswalletinthelibrary．Tobe2，itwasinthepublictoiletofthelibrary!3thelibrarywasthenclosed，Ihadtowaituntilthenextmorningtobeginmy4．WhenIgotthereearlythenextday，allIfoundwasa5bathroom．Atthattime，allIcould6wasthatthepersonwhocleanedtherestroomhad7mywallet．SoI8approachedanoldladyatthefrontdesk．“Excuseme，isthereawalletfoundintherestroomyesterday?”Shewalkedthroughadoorand9foramoment．Thenshecamebacktothedesk．“No，”shesaid．Iquicklythankedherandwalkedoff，10．Finally，Ipainfully11thefactthatmywallethadgone．Aweeklater，Ireceivedamysterious12inthemail．Sureenough，itwasmy13!Andmostsurprisingly，14initwasmissing!Andtherewasalittleyellowpieceofpaperfoldedupinside．IslowlyunfoldeditandalittlemedalofChristfelloff．Thepaper15likehis：Always16thismedalwithyou，whateveryourreligionis，sotheangelthatwaswatchingoveryoulast17willalwaysbeclose．Thispersondidn’tevenleaveareturn18，soIcouldn’tthankwhoeveritwas．Fromthatdayon，Ipromisedmyselfto19thisexamplewhenIwasinasimilarsituation．Iwillmakeothersas20asIwaswhenIopenedthatpackage!1、A．predicted B．realized C．explained D．imagined2、A．obvious B．honest C．exact D．clear3、A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．Even4、A．work B．reading C．research D．search5、A．crowded B．noisy C．clean D．deserted6、A．runafter B．hopefor C．remember D．declare7、A．hidden B．picked C．ignored D．found8、A．secretly B．a(chǎn)imlessly C．politely D．a(chǎn)ngrily9、A．disappeared B．hesitated C．rested D．escaped10、A．surprised B．disappointed C．satisfied D．a(chǎn)shamed11、A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．considered C．changed D．covered12、A．present B．invitation C．notice D．package13、A．wallet B．book C．reward D．treasure14、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything15、A．exposed B．described C．read D．a(chǎn)nnounced16、A．keep B．equip C．compare D．connect17、A．month B．fortnight C．week D．year18、A．reminder B．date C．message D．a(chǎn)ddress19、A．set B．follow C．give D．take20、A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．puzzled C．crazy D．happy第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）YouthseemstobefadingawayinmyWe,onlyleavingmesomeunforgettable1．(memory).Thingsthatwebelievedwouldlastforeverhad2．(actual)goneinasecondbeforewerealizedit.Thosewhoweusedtodeeplylovehavenowbecomestrangers.Ouroncepureandbeautifuldreamisgraduallyfadingawaywithtimepassingby.Thisisyouth,3．isindeedanendlesscyclefromfamiliaritytostrangenessandfromstrangenesstofamiliarity.Humanissuchastrangeanimalthatwemostlyignoresomething4．weloseit.We5．(gain)alotofthings,butalsowehavelostalot.Weareingreateffortinchangingourfateandbringingmorehappinesstopeoplearoundus.However,wesoonrealizeitisdifficult6．(achieve)anyofthem.Itisalifelongpromise.Manythingswouldchangewithtimeandnoonecanguaranteeeternity(永恒).So,silencebecomesthebest7．(solve)toalldifficultiesandhardships.Theflyingyouthhasdeposited(沉積)toomanythingsinourheart.Lifeshould8．(treat)withspecialcare.Weshouldtreasureeverymomentofsincerityandgratefulnessbecause9．bestthingswillbegoneveryeasily.Ifyoudonotwanttohavetearingeyes,thenjusttrytosmileandholdapositiveattitudetowards10．(you)lifeeveryday!第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞;2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。PekingMan,theearliesthumanancestorthatlivedinChinabetweenroughly200,000or750,000yearsago,wasawood-workingandfire-usingman.Themanunimaginablelikedtodrillholesintoobjectsforunknownreasons.Later,somenewdiscoverypaintedapictureofahumanancestorwhowasmanymorecomplicatedthanpreviouslybelieved.PekingManfirstdiscoveredin1923inacavenearthevillageofZhoukoudian,closetoBeijing.DuringWorldWarTwo,fossilsofPekingManwentmissed.ResearchersdosomelabworkincludingusingmicroscopestolookatartifactsmadebyPekingMan.Beside,scientistswerestilltryingtodeterminethedetails.Finally,theanalysisshowedthatwhatPekingManhadtheinterestinclothesandthatsometoolswereusedforremovinganimalskins.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)朋友Frank來(lái)信說(shuō)他打算學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)，請(qǐng)你幫他推薦一本漢語(yǔ)詞典。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示給他回信。1.推薦現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)詞典，商務(wù)印書(shū)館出版，定價(jià)68元2.理由：外觀設(shè)計(jì)精美、大字號(hào)、方便查閱，詞例豐富，適于初學(xué)者。3.希望對(duì)方滿意參考間匯：商務(wù)印書(shū)館TheCommercialPress現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)詞典ContemporaryChineseLearningDictionary詞例entryDearFrank._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、D4、C5、A6、B7、B8、A9、C10、C11、C12、C13、A14、C15、A16、A17、B18、B19、A20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、C3、D22、1、A2、C3、B23、1、C2、C3、D4、A24、1、C2、B3、A4、D25、Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蠟塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswish1:0talk．Veryfewhuman