江西省奉新、南豐等六校2022年高考沖刺英語模擬試題含解析

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervaluedthe

returntheyoffer.

A.intermsofB.inmemoryof

C.infavorofD.inchargeof

2.forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethere

foravisitthissummervacation.

A.HaditnotbeenB.Shoulditnotbe

C.WereitnotbeD.Ifhaditnotbeen

3.-You'vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.

—.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.

A.Itcan9tbehelpedB.Goodidea

C.Sofar,sogoodD.Farfromit

4.Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclasstheycantakeinwhathehastaught.

A.whyB.whenC.whoD.which

5.NodecisionAaboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.

A.willbemadeB.ismade

C.isbeingmadeD.hasbeenmade

6.Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselectedmonitor;sheisverysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganize

theclasswell.

A./;theB./;a

C.a;aD.the;/

7.-Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.—?

-Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.

A.HowisitB.HowcomeC.SowhatD.Whafstheproblem

8.Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.

A.thenB.thereC.whileD.where

9.Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeopleourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.

A.insympathywithB.intermsof

C.inhonourofD.incontrastwith

10.TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportantonbuildinganopenworldeconomyand

improvingglobaleconomicgovernance(WS)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20Summitin

Hamburg,Germany.

A.considerationB?consensus

C.commitmentD.confirmation

11.—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.

—Actually,quickeractionthoseworkerstrappedinthemine.

A.mighthavesavedB.musthavesavedC.shouldhavesavedD.couldhavesaved

12.Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn'treceive?

A.itB.oneC.thatD.theone

13.WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwastoawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.

A.reducedB.exposedC.committedD?transferred

14.Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle.

A.useB.good

C.differenceD.result

15.somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.

A.AsB.While

C.OnceD.Until

16.AfireworksdisplaywasorganizedtheQueen'sbirthday.

A.tomarkB.marked

C.havingmarkedD.beingmarked

17.IdidnZtseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.

A.hascomeB.didcome

C.cameD.hadcome

18.OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition^publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureareasignificant

shareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.

A.takingupB.dividingupC.breakingupD.puttingup

19.Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswideoffoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.

A.productionB.offer

C.rangeD.division

20.■一Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?

--,Wecan'thaveanicerone

A.NotalittleB.NotabitC.AlittleD.Abit

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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21.（6分）TheUnitedStatesCongressisresponsibleformakingandapprovingfederallaws—rulesthat

everyoneinthecountrymustfollow.Butexactlyhowdothoselawsgetmade?Theprocessisnoteasy,andittakesalong

time.

Alawbeginswhensomeoneputsforwardanidea.Theideacancomefromanyoneybutithastogettoa

U.S.lawmakerwhowantsittobecomelegislation.Intime,theideaisfurtherdevelopedintoawrittenproposal,calleda

bill.

Then,amemberofCongressofficiallyproposesthebill.Afterthebillisintroduced；itissenttoasmallgroupof

lawmakers?calleda^committee^.Sometimescommitteemembersseekmoreinformationabouttheproposalbyholding

hearings.Sometimesthecommitteechangesthebill.Sometimesitdecidesnottotakeanyaction.Inthatcase,wesay

lawmakers^table^thebilborletit66dieincommittee”.

Butnowandthen,thebillisofferedtolawmakersnotonthecommittee.Thoselawmakersdebatethebill

further.Theymightchangethebillagain.Finally,thefullHouseorSenatevotesonthebill.Ifitdoesnotearnthe

majorityofvotes,thebilldoesnotadvance.

Finally,theagreed-uponbillissenttothepresident.Ifthepresidentsignsit,thebillbecomesalaw.Ifthepresident

doesnothingandCongressisofficiallymeeting,thebillbecomesalaw.ButifthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressis

notinsession>thebilldoesnotpass.Orthepresidentcanofficiallyrejectthebill.Ifthathappens,thebillisnot

stopped.Instead,itisreturnedtoboththeSenateandtheHouse.Iftwo-thirdsofthesenatorsandtwo-thirdsofthe

Housemembersapprovethebillonceagain,evenwiththepresidentobjecting,theyturnthebillintoalaw.

1、Whoisthefirsttoproposeabill?

A.Alawyer.

B.Acitizen.

C.AmemberofCongress.

D.Acommitteemember.

2、Whendoesabillfinallybecomealaw?

A.Afteritissenttoacommittee.

B.Whenthepresidentsignsit.

C.AfteritreturnstotheCongress.

D.WhileCongressisnotinsession.

3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Noteverybillcanbeturnedintoalaw.

B.Anybodycanputforwardaproposal.

C.IF'tablcd”,thebillhastobevotedon.

D.Onceproposed,thebillcan'tbechanged.

22.（8分）Havingalearningdisabilitydoesn'tmeanyoucan'tlearn,butyou'llneedsomehelpandneedtowork

extrahard.Ifyouhavealearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexiaordyscalculia,rememberthatyouarenotsloworstupid.

Learningdisabilitiescanbegenetic.Thatmeanstheycanbepasseddowninfamiliesthroughthegenes,Butkids

todayhaveanadvantageovertheirparents.Learningexpertsnowknowalotmoreaboutthebrainandhowlearning

works,andit'seasierforkidstogetthehelptheyneed.

Dyslexiaisalearningdisabilityhatmeansakidhasalotoftroublereadingandwriting.Kidswhohavetrouble

withmathmayhavedyscalculia.Otherkidsmayhave

languagedisorders,meaningtheyhavetroubleunderstandinglanguageandunderstandingwhattheyread.

Itcanbeconfusing,though.Whatqualifiesas“trouble"enoughtobediagnosedasalearningdisability?Reading,

doingmath,andwritinglettersmaybetoughforlotsofkidsatfirst.Butwhenthosetroublesdon'tfadeawayandit's

reallydifficulttomakeanyprogress,it'spossiblethatthekidhasalearningdisability.

Findingoutyouhavealearningdisabilitycanbeupsetting.Youmightfeeldifferentfromeveryoneelse.Butthe

truthisthatlearningdisabilitiesareprettycommon.Andifyourlearningspecialistorpsychologisthasfiguredout

whichoneyou'refacing,you'reontherighttrack.Now,youcanstartgettingthehelpyouneedtodobetterinschool.

Butforthisspecialhelptoreallywork,you'"needtopracticethenewskillsyou'releaning.Itmaytakealotof

effortseveryday,Thatcanbeachallenge,butyoucandoitSoon,you'llenjoytheresultsofallyourhardwork:more

funandsuccessatschool.

1、Whatdoweknowaboutlearningdisability?

A.Itisaphysicaldisease.

B.Itcanbetreatedbydoctors.

C.Ithappenstochildrenwhoarelazy.

D.Itgetsyouintotroublewhenlearningasubject.

2、Childrenarelikelytohavealearningdisability.

A.iftheirparentshavethesameproblem

B.iftheyarenotinterestedinasubject

C.iftheydon'tgethelpintime

D.iftheydon'tworkhard

3、Howcanyouknowifyouhavealearningdisability?

A.Yourteachersaysyouareaslowstudent.

B.Youcan'tmakeprogressafterhardwork.

C.Youhavetroublewithsomelessonsatfirst.

D.Yourlearningstyleisdifferentfromothers.

4、Whafsthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tofindoutthereasonsforthelearningdisability.

B.Togetparentstoknowmoreabouttheirchildren.

C.Tohelppeopleknowandhandlelearningdisability.

D.Toaskteacherstohelpstudentswithlearningdisability.

23.（8分）ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26

Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandthe

CostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnne

Hathaway's?￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversity

cityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires（尖頂）"fromStMary'sChurchTower.Stratford:Includesa

guidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11March

and￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL'sfavoritepalace.Freetimeto

visitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotinc!uded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffour

KingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalace

anditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宮）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD-CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37

thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

1、WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland'soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourAB.TourB

C.TourCD.TourD

2、Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB.Oxford&Stratford

C.Bath&StonehengeD.Cambridge

3、WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD.Itisaworld-famouscastle

24.（8分）JoyManganowas33anddivorced.Shehadthreekidsunderage7,andwasbarelykeepinguppayments

onhersmalltwo-bedroomhomebyworkingextrahoursasawaitress.uThereweretimeswhenIwouldlieinbedand

think,1don'tknowhowI'mgoingtopaythatbill/9Manganosays.

Buthehadaspecialabilityforseeingtheobviousthing.Sheknewhowharditwastomopthefloor."Iwastiredof

bendingdown,puttingmyhandsindirtywater,wringing（擰）outamop,“Manganosays."So,Theresgottabeabetter

way.

Howabouta"self-wringing”mop?Shedesignedaspecialtoolyoucouldtwistintwodirectionsatonce,andstill

keepyourhandscleananddry.Shesetouttosellit,firstafewatfleamarkers.

ThenManganometwiththemedia.Butwouldcouchpotatoes（電視迷）buyamop?TheexpertsonshoppingTV

werelessthancertain.Theygaveitatry,anditfailed.Manganowassureitwouldsellifthey'dletherdotheon-camera

display.Shesaid,“Getmeonthatstage,andIwillsellthismopbecauseit'sagreatitem.”

SoQVC,amultinationalcorporationspecializingintelevisedhomeshopping,tookachanceonher.wIgotonstage

andthephoneswentcrazy.Wesoldeverymopinminutes.”

Todayshe'spresidentofIngeniousDesigns,amultimillion-dollarcompany,andoneofthestarsofHSN,theHome

ShoppingNetwork.Talkingaboutthehouseholdinvention,Manganosays,“Itisasnaturalformeasitisforaparentto

talkabouttheirchild."

1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Mangano'ssmallhome.

B.Mangano'sworkexperience.

C.Mangano'sunhappymarriage.

D.Mangano'shardlivingconditions.

2、Manganosaidthemopsuccessfullywiththehelpof.

A.HSNB.QVC

C.couchpotatoesD.expertsonshoppingTV

3、WhatdoesManganothinkofherinvention?

A.Special.B.Normal.

C.DissatisHedD.Unbelievable.

4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.HSNisabusinessorganizationthatsellsgoodsontheInternet.

B.TheexpertsonshoppingTVwereconfidentaboutMangano'smop.

C.Manganogottheideaofself-wringingmopfromherownexperience.

D.Manganooncehadtoworksevendaysaweektosupportherfamily.

25.（10分）Asfreeastheymakeus,mobilephonesstillneedtostayclosetoapowersource.Soonthatmaychange

with"green"power.

ThreeChileanstudentsgottheideaforaplant-powereddevice（裝置）tochargetheircellphones,whilesittingin

theirschool'soutdoorcourtyardduringabreakfromexams,withdeadmobilephones.Then,oneofthemhadan"aha”

moment.

“ItoccurredtoCamilatosayaboutplants,"saidinventorEvelynAravena.nWhydon'tyouhaveasocket,ifthere

aresomanyplants?'Afterthat,wethought,whydon,ttheyhaveachargingoutlet?Becausetherearesomanyplants

andlivingthingsthathavethepotentialtoproduceenergy,whynot?'"

Theirinvention—asmallbiologicalcircuitcalledE-Kaia-usestheenergyplantstoproduceduring

photosynthesis（光合作用）.Aplantusesonlyasmallpartofthatenergyandtherestgoesintothesoil,andthatfswhere

theE-Kaiacollectsit.Thedeviceplugsintothegroundandthenintoyourphone.

“It'sthemostamazingprojectI*veeverseeninmylife,plainandsimple.Theybroughtthisoriginalmodel,andit

worked—andthat'swhenitallchanged,atleastfrommypersonalpointofviewandIbegantosupportthem.Hsaid

MauricioCifuentes.

Thedevicesolvedtwoproblemsfortheengineeringstudents-theyneededanideaforaclassproject,andanoutlet

toplugintheirphones.

“Lookingforaplacetochargethenotebook,whichhadnopower,andthemobilephones,weweren'tabletofind

anythingbecausealltheotherstudentswereinthesamestateofmadnesstryingtofindaplacetochargetheirdevices/*

saidAravena.

Butplantsareeverywhere,andthebiocircuitmakesthebestoftheirexcess（過多的）power.

TheE-Kaiadoesn'tcarrymuchchargebutit*spowerfulenoughtocompletelyrechargeamobilephoneinlessthan

twohours.

Thestudentinventorshaveappliedforpatentsontheirtechnology,andexpecttheE-KaiatogoonsaleinDecember

2016.

1、Howcouldthestudentsgetthe"green"poweridea?

A.Bycarryingoutanexperiment.

B.Justfromanoccasionalthought.

C.Withthesupportoftheirprofessors.

D.Enlightened（啟發(fā)）bytheinformationinasciencehook.

2、Howdoesthedevicework?

A.Byusingtheenergyduringphotosynthesis.B.Byusingasmallbiologicalcircuit.

C.Byusingtheelectricitystoredinthedevice.D.Byusingadeviceburiedintheground.

3、WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMauricioCifuentessaid?

A.Heintendedtobuythepatent.

B.Thedevicewasmadeinaroughway.

C.Heshowedgreatinterestinthedevice.

D.Heattemptedtoproducethedeviceinlargenumbers.

4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ANewDevicetoChangetheWorld

B.GreenPower-ANewandPotentialSource

C.ChileanStudentsFindAGreenWaytoChargePhones

D.ANewDeviceInventedbyChileanStudentsWillBeonSale

第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.

26.（30分）InMarch2007,1wasrecoveringfromanoperationforbreastcancerandgoingthroughaterrible

u

timedspentmydaysathome1everythingtomyself.Thenoneofmycolleaguessuggested2wWhv

don'tyoupickacoupleofdaysandgotoIrelandandescape?^13thetip.

Thetripwasfun,butwhenIgotonthe4togohome,!wasn'tfeelingwell.Myplanwastosleepfor

the5iourney.buttheguynexttomelookedgood-heartedforaconversation6hehadkindeyes.

“Ihadanoperationalsaid7hadbreastcancer."Hepausedforamomentandsaid,"What's

wrongwiththat?Breastcancerisjustasmall8ofyoujikegoingtocollegeorgettingmarried.”

Icouldfeelmyeves9upwithtears.

“Don'tthinktoomuchofyourproblem,“hesaid."Instead,thinkabouthowmanypeopleyoucouldhelp.”

Ihadtearscoiningdownmyface,andsaid,"can't10I'mcryinginfrontofyou,Idon't11

knowyou.”

“Look,youhavea12inlifeJhesaid."Youcaneither13yourthingsdeepinyourpocketsand

takethemtoyourgrave,oryoucanhelpsomeone."

I*vealwaysbeenavery14person.andasidefromthefewpeoplewhoneededtoknow,I,dkeptmy

illnesssecret.Ididn'twanttobe15bymyweakness.

Butthisman,whosenamewasKenDuane,showedmethatmyillnessgaveme16-becauseitgave

metheabilityto17someoneelse*sload.IdecidedatthatmomentthatIwasgoingtotrytohelpothersby

sharingmystory18,inhopesofinspiringthosewhowereinthesameorsimilarsituation.Laterthat

year,!talkedaboutmyillnessandmv19withKenonair.

Iamforever20thatInevertookanaponthatflightovertheAtlantic.

1>A.devotingB.explainingC.keepingD.storing

2、A.seriouslyB.hurriedlyC.kindlyD.confidently

3、A.overlookedB.dismissedC.doubtedD.accepted

4、A.busB.planeC.trainD.ship

5、A.wholeB.lastC.exactD.normal

6、A.ifB.becauseC.whileD.though

7、A.willinglyB.quicklyC.cheerfullyD.weakly

8、A.partB.centreC.painD.symbol

9、A.comingB.flllingC.takingD.ending

10、A.bearB.realizeC.believeD.deny

11、A.stillB.alreadyC.thenD.even

12、A.decisionB.choiceC.goalD.belief

13、A.clearB.sortC.putD.mix

14、A.privateB.outspokenC.clumsyD.polite

15、A.defeatedB.blamedC.affectedD.defined

16、A.surpriseB.strengthC.adviceD.reference

17、A.broadenB.worsenC.lightenD.brighten

18、A.publiclyB.officiallyC.clearlyD.sharply

19、A.expectationB.explorationC.appointmentD.conversation

20、A.gratefulB.consciousC.pitifulD.regretful

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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.(15分)Nowadays,inmysparetime,Iprefertogooutdoorsandspendmytimeinsomedifferentplacesand

withsomedifferentpeople.

ThefirstreasonLIdooutdooractivitiesisthatIhavespenttoomuchtimeindoors.MostofthetimeIjustsitin

theclassroom,listening2.theteachersanddoingmyhomework.Theindooractivitiesaretoo3.(limit).Thesecond

reasonisthatfreshair,sunlightandenoughphysicalexercise4,(need)forahealthybody.SowhenIamfree,Ishould

goout.Andthe5<(three)oneisthatIwanttohavemore6,(experience)inmylife.Whenyougoout,farawayfrom

yourdailylife,youwillmeetalotofpeoplewhoarequitedifferentfromyou.Itwillgiveyoualotof7.（beauty）

moments.

8.（do）outdooractivities,however,willtakealotofmoneyandenergy.Soifyouhavenotpreparedenough,having

someamusementindoorsisalso9?goodchoice.Itmaybemuchcheaperandeasier10.（carry）out.Readingsome

booksandenjoyingmusicarealsoverygood.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）

28.（10分）下面短文中有1（）處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

DearTom,

Iamdelightedthatyouhavepassedtheexamsuccessful.Whatyouhavegainedaretheresultofyourhardwork.

Howtimeflies!It'stwoyearsbeforeyoucametostudyChineseinBeijing.Inthepasttwoyears,youhadhelpedusalot,

withoutthatwecouldn'thavemadesuchagreatprogressinEnglish.

Beforeyouleave,manyclassmatesandIintendtoholdafarewellpartyforyou,hopethatyoucanrememberthe

wonderfultimewespenttogether.Intheway,thepartywillbeheldthisSaturdayeveninginmyhouse.Wecantakethe

No.lbusatthehotelgateandgetoffbusattheBookingBuilding.Iwillbetheremeetingyou.

We'relookingforwardtoyourcoming.

LiHua

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假設你是學生李華，你的外國朋友Sam最近了解到中國的“新四大發(fā)明”，并對其中的手機支付（Alipay）

非常感興趣，他來信希望你能簡單地向他介紹手機支付，并且談談你對手機支付的看法。請你用英語給他回信。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearSam,

Yours,

LiHua

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、A

2、A

3、A

4、B

5、A

6、B

7、B

8、D

9、A

10、B

11、D

12、B

13、B

14、C

15、B

16、A

17、D

18、A

19、C

20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21、1、C

2、B

3、A

22、1、D

2、A

3、B

23、Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomake

anoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventa

fearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregards

himselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）.He

knowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoin

inthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蠟塑人像）.

Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereare,

itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadeby

amosquito（蚊子）.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,

fortunately,ispleasanttotheear;andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaited

untilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors.

Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhuman

beingswish1:0talk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthem

arecontent?iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeopl