2024屆四川省安岳縣周禮中學(xué)高考考前提分英語仿真卷含解析

2024屆四川省安岳縣周禮中學(xué)高考考前提分英語仿真卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday2．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard3．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard4．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．so5．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou6．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what7．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase8．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade9．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand10．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured11．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere12．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime13．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．a(chǎn)slongas14．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup15．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped16．TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn’t_____theirfacesclearly.A．makeout B．makefor C．makeoff D．makeup17．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake18．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sthough19．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved20．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich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）EducationSecretaryNickyMorganhascalledforareturntotheclassicsofEnglishliteratureinschools,butaretheystillappropriatefortoday’schildren?Aquickscanofanylistofthemostreadchildren’sbookswillreveal(揭示)thattoday’syoungpeoplearegrowingupinaverydifferentliteraryenvironmentfromtheirparents.GonefrombedroombookshelvesaretheFamousFiveandtheChroniclesofNarnia.AndintheirplacesarethelikesofJeffKinney’sDiaryofaWimpyKid.Andasforthe19thCenturyclassicsofEnglishliterature,suchasEmilyBronteandCharlesDickens,manychildrensimplyhavenotheardofthem.OnesouthLondonmother,GeriCox,explainedhowherdaughter’sYear5classwastobenamedthisyearaftertheliterarygiant,JaneAusten.Buttheclassteachersoonhadsecondthoughtswhenthesuggestednamewasmetwithblankstares.“Mydaughtercamebackandsaidtheyweren’tgoingtobecalledAustenclassanymore,becausenotmanypeoplehadheardofher.Instead,theclasswastobenamedafterRowing,theHarryPotterauthor.”Ms.Morganarguesthatchildrenwillmissoutiftheydonothaveaccessto“ourrichheritage(遺產(chǎn))ofworld-famouschildren’sliterature”.Butperhapsthesemoremodernbooksareabletodothejoboflightingtheliterarytouchpaperjustaswell.AspokesmanforPenguinRandomHouseChildren’sbookssaid:“MillionsofchildrenarereadersbecauseofDiaryofaWimpyKidandJeffKinney’sworkisperfectforturningunwillingreadersontobooks.”AccordingtoSeniGlaister,children’sbooksexpert,themixoftype-faceandartisabigpartoftheattraction.“Itmeansthetextdoesnotlookfrighteningandthatitwillthereforeappealtounwillingreaders.”1、Whoenjoysthegreatestpopularityamongchildren?A．JeffKinney.B．JaneAusten.C．EmilyBronte.D．CharlesDickens2、WhatdoesthestoryofGeriCox’sdaughtersuggest?A．Teacherslearnlessabouttheirstudents.B．Childrenoftenstareblanklyattheirteachers.C．Year5classshouldselecttheirownliterarygiant.D．Childrendon’tlikereadingliteraryclassicstoday.3、What’sMs.Morgan’sattitudetowardsliteraryclassics?A．Unclear.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Confused.4、WhatdowelearnaboutDiaryofaWimpyKid?A．ItbelongstooneofliteraryclassicsB．Itwaswrittenbyawriterin19thcentury.C．Itturnsouttobeagreatsuccessamongchildren.D．Itisn’twell-receivedbyexpertsonchildren’sbooks.22．（8分）“Youcanchooseyourfriends,butyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.”ThatlinecomesfromAmericanwriterHarperLee’sbookToKillaMockingbird.Nowcompareherwordstoanotherfamousexpression:“Bloodisthickerthanwater”.However,ifforcedtochoosewhichismoreimportant,Americanresearchersnowsayfriendshipismoreimportantthanfamily.Theirnewstudysuggeststhatfriendsmaybemoreimportantthanfamilymembers,especiallyasweage.ThestudycomesfromresearchersatMichiganStateUniversity.Theyfoundtheimportanceoffriendshiponhealthandhappinessgrowsaspeoplegetolder.WilliamChopikisanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateandwasoneoftheleadresearchersinthisstudy.Hesays,“Friendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantasweage.Keepingafewreallygoodfriendsaroundcanmakeaworldofdifferenceforourhealthandwell-being.”Chopiknotesthatweneedtothinkoffriendshipasaninvestmentinourfuturehappiness.TheMichiganStateresearchersconsideredinformationfromtwoseparatesurveys.Inthefirstgroup,bothfamilyandfriendshipsinfluencedoverallhealthandhappiness.However,inthesecond,researcherssaidthatfriendships“becameastrongerpredictorofhealthandhappiness”aspeoplegetolder.Alsointhesecondgroup,unhealthyfriendshipsledtoincreasedchronicconditions.Butwithsupportivefriends,Chopiknoted,participantsreportedbeinghappier.Onereasonisthatpeoplecankeepthefriendshipsthatmakethemfeelgoodandmoveonfromtheonesthatdon’t.Family,ontheotherhand,willalwaysbewithyou.Theycanbehelpfulandenjoyable,butcanalsocausetroubles.Thismaybegoodnewsforpeoplewhodon’thavestrongtieswithfamilymembers.Notallofusarebornintothefamiliesweneed.Butweallhavetheabilitytochoosefriendsthatweneed.1、94．Whatshouldweinvesttogetlaterwell-beingaccordingtotheresearchers?A．Goodfriendties.B．Easyhealthexercises.C．Commonfamilyrelations.D．Personalrelationknowledge.2、96．Howistheresearchcarriedout?A．Bydoingtwoexperiments.B．Byinterviewingallatonce.C．Byconductingtwosurveys.D．Bytakingpartinactivities.3、98．Whatcanthepeoplewithweakfamilytiesdo?A．Developstrongerfamilyrelations.B．Makeasmanyfriendsaspossible.C．Getmoresupportivefriends.D．Staywithfamilymembers.4、100．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Friendsandfamilymembersareequallyimportant.B．Whenwegrowolder,friendshipmattersmore.C．Asweage,familymembersaremorevaluable.D．Wealwaysneedfriendsandfamilymembers.23．（8分）Ride-hailingappsandrobotcarspromisetochangehowwegetaroundandtheeffectsarealreadybeingfelt.TrafficinNewYorkisslowingdown.JamsarecommoninManhattan,especiallyinitsbusinessdistricts.Daytimetrafficinthebusiestareasnowmovesalmost20%moreslowlythanitdidfiveyearsago.Itseemsaplaceripeforwideuseofride-hailingappsthat,youmightthink,wouldreducesomeofthejams.However,thoseappsappeartobemakingthingsworseastraffichasslowedinlinewiththegrowingpopularityofappssuchasUberandLyft,astudybytransportexpertBruceSchallersuggests.Overthefouryearsofthestudy,thenumberofcarsinManhattanseekingride-hailingfaresincreasedby81%.Therearenowabout68,000ride-sharingdriversacrossNewYork.That’saboutfivetimesthenumberoftheyellowcabslicensedtooperatethere,hefound.Therearesomanydrivers,hisworksuggests,whospendabout45%oftheirsparetimejusttouringforfares.Thatisalotofunusedcarsblockingalotofbusystreets.Simplephysicsexplainswhyride-sharingvehiclesarecausing,notcuringjams,saidJarrettWalker,apublictransportpolicyexpertwhohasadvisedhundredsofcitiesaboutmovingpeople.“Lotsofpeoplearedecidingthat,’Oh,publictransportisjusttoomuchtroublethismorning,’orwhenever,whichcausesashiftfromit,”hetoldtheBBC．“Thatmeansmovingpeoplefromlargervehiclesintosmallerones,whichmeansmorevehiclestomovethesamepeople.Therefore,moretraffic.”Datagatheredaboutride-sharingdriversillustrateshowtheycontributetocongestion(塞車),saidProf.ChristoWilson,acomputerscientistatNortheasternUniversitywhohasstudiedtheservices.“YoucanlookatthetrafficpatternfortheUbervehiclesanditperfectlymatchesthepeaksfortherushhourandthepeaktimeofaday,”hesaid.Theyareoutthereinforceattheworstpossibletimes.1、WhatcanweknowaboutthecabsinNewYork?A．Morecabsareneededtomeetthedemand.B．Theyoftentouraroundthecityseekingusers.C．Theirfaresincreasedgreatlyoverthefouryears.D．Thenumberofthemisfarlessthanride-sharingcars.2、WhatisChristoWilson’sattitudetowardride-sharingpractice?A．Neutral B．NegativeC．Indifferent D．Supportive3、Whichofthefollowingbestreplaces“it”underlinedinParagraph5.A．Ajam. B．PublictransportC．Acar. D．Aride-sharingvehicle.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WorseRoadJams. B．AppMakesTerribleJams.C．EffortsNeededforTraffic. D．TechnologyCountsinFuture.24．（8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-famouscastle25．（10分）Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson“BlackFriday”,oronlineon“CyberMonday”,Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular“GivingTuesday”.Startingin2012,nowtheglobaleventthatiscelebratedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgivingisthebrainchildof92ndStreetY,aculturalcenterinNewYorkCityandtheUnitedNationsFoundation.Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.In2015,700,000peoplefrom71countriescametogethertodonate$116.7millionincash.Anadditional$1.08millionwasspentongifts.Whiletheeasiestwaytoparticipateisbydonatingtoyourfavoritecharity,thisdaycanbecelebratedinmanyotherwaystoo.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatyourlocalshelterorfoodbank,orevenbydonatingblood.Ifallelsefails,apurchasefromthegrowingnumberoforganizationsthatgiveaportionoftheirsalestocharitywilldothetrick.Butperhapsthebestwaytocelebratethedayisbyhelpingthosenearestanddearesttoyou.Assistafamilymemberwithasimplechorelikefoldinglaundry,cookingdinner,orevenreadingtoayoungersibling.Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyourgooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!1、Whichofthefollowinghastheshortesthistory?A．GivingTuesday.B．BlackFriday.C．ThanksgivingDay.D．CyberMonday.2、What’sthemainpurposeof“GivingTuesday”?A．TomakeThanksgivingDayenjoyable.B．Toencouragemorepeopletodocharities.C．Togetvoluntaryworkbetterknown.D．Topersuademorepeopletoshoponline.3、Whydoestheauthoradvisesharinggooddeedsonsocialmedia?A．Tokeeparecordofone’sexperience.B．Tohelppeoplemakenewfriends.C．TomakeGivingTuesdaymorepopular.D．Todonatemoneytolocalschools.4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Lifestyle.B．Education.C．Culture.D．Business.第三部分語言知識運(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）完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）Ibelievethatsmallactsofkindnesshavethebiggestinfluenceonourlives.WhileonavacationinMexicowithmyfamily,Ilearnedthisvaluable36.Ourroomwasonthe8thfloorofourhotel,sowewould37theelevatoreveryday.38otherpeopleuseit,too.OneafternoonIrodeitalone.Thebellboygreetedmeand39thebuttonformyfloor.Ismiledandtooktheelevatorin40.Theelevatorstoppedatthenextfloor,andanelderlymaid41inwithalargebundleofcleantowels.Icouldtellshewas42tocarrythelargeloadandwasprobably43fromhavingworkedallmorning.Ifeltitwasnotmyplacetointerfere（干涉）,soI44todosomethingtohelp.Thebellboy,alsosensingher45Themaidlookedattheboywith46andthensmiledgratefullytohis47.TheythenbegantospeakinSpanishtoeachother.48Icouldn’tunderstandwhattheyweresaying,Icouldtellbytheir49thattheboy’sactofkindnesshadmadeherday.Hecouldhaveriddeninsilencelikeme.Itwasn’this50tohelpher,buthedid51AfterIcameoutoftheelevator,guiltovercamemeasI52whatIshouldhavedoneinthatsituation.Whydidn’tItakethetowels?Theboywasn’t53ofhowhisactionswouldaffectallthepeople54histhoughtfuldeed.Heprobablydoesn’teven55helpingthewomanintheelevator.Tome,hissmallactofkindnessmademydayaswell.2171．A．lessonB．viewC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．news2172．A．holdB．driveC．useD．try2173．A．MoreorlessB．OnebyoneC．SoonerorlaterD．Nowandthen2174．A．countedB．pushedC．a(chǎn)nnouncedD．checked2175．A．silenceB．peaceC．darknessD．coldness2176．A．caughtB．calledC．steppedD．turned2177．A．preparingB．strugglingC．entertainingD．pretending2178．A．a(chǎn)bsentB．sickC．separateD．tired2179．A．hesitatedB．doubtedC．promisedD．a(chǎn)greed2180．A．a(chǎn)bilityB．a(chǎn)geC．smileD．burden2181．A．sadnessB．surpiseC．loninessD．a(chǎn)nger2182．A．loyaltyB．businessC．helpD．duty2183．A．sinceB．a(chǎn)sC．whileD．if2184．A．descriptionB．introductionC．explanationD．expression2185．A．problemB．influenceC．jobD．purpose2186．A．a(chǎn)nywhereB．a(chǎn)nywayC．somewhereD．someway2187．A．thoughtofB．broughtaboutC．carriedonD．insistedon2188．A．a(chǎn)fraidB．a(chǎn)wareC．fondD．free2189．A．repeatingB．improvingC．recognisingD．witnessing2190．A．suggestB．rememberC．imagineD．enjoy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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）1．RedNoseDayapproaching,getyourrednoseready!ThisspecialholidaygotitsstartinEnglandin1988,andtodayithasbecomeoneofthelargestmoney-raising2．(event)intheUK.ItiscalledRedNoseDaybecauseitisaspecialday3．manypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsonthesecondorthirdFridayinMarch.ThedayissponsoredbyComicRelief,aBritishcharity(慈善團(tuán)體)thatraisesmoneyforpeople4．(live)toughlivesacrosstheUKandAfrica.Inthepast30years,alotofmoney5．(raise).The6．(easy)waytogetinvolvedinRedNoseDayistoweararednose!SpecialnosesaresoldatSainsbury’sstoresandpetrolstations,Oxfamstores,andBBCshops.Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.7．(consider)asoneofthemostappealingunofficialnationalholidays,RedNoseDayisnowsopopular8．millionscometoparticipateinit.Manypeople,includingyourfavoritecomediansandcelebrities,take9．a(chǎn)ctivepartinitbywearingrednosesanddoingsillythings!ThereisafantasticnightofTVontheBBC,withcomedyandentertainmenttoinspirethenationtogive10．.(generous)第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)英語課上，老師要求同桌同學(xué)相互修改作文。假設(shè)以下便條為你同桌所寫，請你對其進(jìn)行修改。便條中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號（/\），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。Asstudents,wehaveclassesforearlymorningtilllateafternoon．Therefore,takeaten-minutebreakbetweenclassisdefinitelyimportant,evennecessary、Otherwisewemayfeelbothphysicallyormentallytired、Duringtheten-minutebreakwedidsomethingtogetridoftiredness．Whatweneedistohaverealrest,insteadofgettingeventired．Sodon'tdoanythingthatwillmakeyoutooexcited．Myten-minutebreakisalwayspleased．Iusuallytakesomeexercise．SometimeIhaveafreechatwithmyclassmates．Whenthenewclassbegins,Ifeelfreshlyagain、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，留學(xué)生Tom對中國武術(shù)很感興趣，他得知你市的體育館將有一場中國武術(shù)表演，特發(fā)郵件向你詢問詳細(xì)信息，請你會復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括:1.表演的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn):2.表演的內(nèi)容:3.表達(dá)希望:注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右:2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯:功夫KungFu;少林、太極和氣功Shaolin，TaiChiandQigong_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、A5、A6、C7、C8、B9、D10、A11、C12、D13、D14、A15、C16、A17、C18、C19、D20、C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、D3、B4、C22、1、94．A2、96．C3、98．C4、100．B23、1、D2、B3、B4、B24、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．Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew．Someofthemarecontent．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenew,playsorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel．Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvest