湖南省雙峰一中2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典試題含解析

湖南省雙峰一中2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典試題考生請注意：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．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!2．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a(chǎn);a3．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof4．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether5．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun6．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which7．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where8．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue9．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback10．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic11．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．a(chǎn)sifC．whenD．unless12．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation13．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof14．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized15．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged16．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．a(chǎn)mbition B．a(chǎn)ttentionC．expectation D．reputation17．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!18．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should19．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．a(chǎn)saresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords20．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．a(chǎn)ct B．helpC．serve D．last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）WhenKevinDurantgavehistearfulMVPspeechin2014,theNBAstarmadesuretothankonepersonwhohadbeentherewithhimfromtheverybeginning:hismother.HisheartfeltwordsaboutthesacrificesshemadeforDurantandhisbrotherledtoalifetimemovieaboutherjourneyasasingleparent,TheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStory.Today,theNBAsuperstar’smomtravelsthecountryasamotivationalspeakerandphilanthropist(慈善家).OnMonday,shespokeatThomsonReuters’inNewYorkaboutherpersonalstrugglestoachievefinancialstabilityandsharedthefinancialadviceshegavehersonwhenheenteredtheleaguewithCNBC．“Iwantedhimtorealizehehasworkedhard,”shesays,“AnditisOKforhimtoenjoyhimselfbecauseofhishardwork.Butitisalsoimperativethathepreparesforhisfuture.”Whilesheadvisedhimtoenjoytherewardsofhislabor,shealsowantedtomakesurethathersonknewtheimportanceoffinancialplanning.Shetoldtheaudiencethatwhenshefoundherselfasingleparenttotwochildrenat21,shecouldn’tfollowthefinancialprinciples.Ratherthanplanningforthefuture,shefocusedonlyonhowhermoneycouldmakeendsmeetforthatmoment.Recently,DuranthasteamedupwithLaurenePowellJobsforanewphilanthropicprogramcalledCollegeTrackwhichisaimedathelpingdisadvantagedkidsattendcollege.Aspartoftheprogram,Duranthascommittedtodonating$10milliontohishometown’spublicschoolsystem.Durant’smomsaysthatinadditiontohisfinancialdecisions,sheisproudofhisphilanthropicworkandhisdesiretohelpthecommunity.“Ithoughtgivingbackwasalwaysveryimportant,andsowetalkedaboutthatandhehadseenthatfromusasafamilyandit’soneofthethingsthatItaughthim,”shesays.1、WhatisTheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStorymainlyabout?A．Durant’scareerpath.B．Durant’shardchildhood.C．Durant’smother’sdevotiontothefamily.D．Durant’smother’sstrugglingtobeindependent.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imperative”inparagraph3mean?A．Enjoyable. B．Important.C．Unusual. D．Hopeful.3、WhatarethefinancialprinciplesofDurant’smom?A．Enjoyingnowandplanningforthefuture.B．Sharingrewardsandcreatingacharityprogram.C．Spendinglessmoneyandsavingfortheemergencies.D．Donatingmoneytothecharityandhelpingmoreschools.4、WhatmadeDurantpayattentiontothecharityprogram?A．Hiskindheart. B．Hispoorhometown.C．Hismother’steaching. D．Hisdifficultlifeexperiences.22．（8分）IttookmultipleweddingsforChristineLawtorealizewhatsheneededtodo.Inthesummerof2014,herschedulewaspackedwithfriends,marriagecelebrations—flowersfilledoccasionsthatgotherthinking,“Wheredoalltheflowersgoaftertheparty?”Moreoftenthannot,theywerethrownout.Law,then27,wasconfidentshecouldfindabetteruseforthem.ByAugust,shehadaplan:convincecouplesandcompanieshostingeventstodonatetheirflowers,whichshewouldpickupanddeliverwithin48hourstoseniorsacrossthecity.Shewantedtobringbeautyintothelivesoftheelderly.Shedrewonherexperiencevolunteeringwithnon-profitsinordertosetupherownorganization,whichshecalledFloranthropie.Nothavingenoughbouquets(花束)forall150peopleofahealthcenter,Lawaskedthestafftoprovidealistofpatientswhoneededcheeringupmost,“ThefirstwomanIapproachedthoughtitwasamistake,andthattheflowerscouldn’tpossiblybeforher,”saysLaw.“Isaidtheywereagift,andwetalkedforahalfhour.”Inadditiontohealthcenters,Floranthropiefocusesoncommunitygroupsdevotedtotheelderly.ThelemeisavolunteerforLesPetitsFieres,anorganizationthataimstohelptheelderlywhodon’thaveasupportsystem.ThegroupreceivesadozenorsobouquetsfromFloranthropiemonthly,andthenredistributesthem.“Ourmottois‘flowersbeforebread,”saysTheleme.“Wedon’tfocusonprimarycare,butratheronnourishing(滋養(yǎng))thespirit.Floranthropiehelpsthat.It’samazingwhatabigdifferenceasmallbouquetcanmake.”Inthebeginning,mostofFloranthropie’sdonationscamethroughwordofmouth.Thesedays,Lawreceivesmessagesfromstrangersviaherorganization’sFacebookpageandhasconnectedwithcorporationsandflowerwholesalers.LawhopestoexpandFloranthropienationally,butatthispointishappytobeabletooverseeeachdeliverypersonally.1、WhatmadeChristineLawsetupFloranthropie?A．TheWasteofflowers.B．Thelonelinessofseniors.C．Thepersuasionofotherfriends.D．Thewarmatmosphereofweddings.2、Whatwasthewoman’sfirstreactiontoChristineLaw’sflowers?A．Shewasmoved.B．Shewasexcited.C．Shewasworried.D．Shewassurprised.3、WhatcanweinferaboutFloranthropiefromLaetitiaTheleme’swords?A．Itshouldfocusonprimarycare.B．Itisbenefitingmorethantheelderly.C．Itisdoingsomethingofgreatimportance.D．Itshouldcooperatewithmorenon-profits.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．VolunteerYourTimeB．Don’tThrowThemOutC．SpecialDeliveryMakesYourDayD．BrightenSeniors’LivesWithFlowers23．（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-famouscastle24．（8分）Naturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(煙煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.25．（10分）NewYorkCity.FreelanceTheKidPassblogiscreatedbycontributionsfromawesomefreelancewriterswhoworkfromhome,andareexcitedtosharetheirexperiencesandrecommendationsforkids’activitiesaroundNewYorkCity!KidPassisflexible,soitallowsparentslikeustospendmoretimewiththeirkidsandworkfromhomeoranywheretheylike,whilebuildingagreatresourceofrecommendationsforotherparents.Wearehiringfreelancewriterswhocancontributearticlestoourblog.Wepayyouforeacharticlethatweacceptorapprovestartingat$20forshortarticlesand$100+forlongerarticleswithoriginalresearch,photos,andvideos.Ifyouenjoybeingaparent“intheknow”,researchingnewkids’activitiesonline,orgoingaroundyourneighborhoodtovisitnewkids’centres,indoorplayspaces,events,orclasses,thenKidPasscouldbegreatforyou!Aboutyou:*Possessafriendly,confidentwritingstyle.*Workfromwhereveryouwant.*Abletoexplorekidclassesandactivitiesinyourneighborhood.*Takephotosandvideosifyouareinterestedinwritinglongerresearchpiecesforus.*Promptincommunication,responsibleandabletomeetdeadlines.Toapply,submitthefollowing:*Twowritingsamplesthathavenotbeenpublishedelsewhereandnotbeencopied.*Foronesample,pleaseincludealist/round-upoffivelocalkids’classesforacertainagegroupinyourneighborhood.*Forthesecondsample,pleaseincludeasinglereviewofoneofthekids’classes/activitiesandincludepictures.*Submitthesebyemailandincludeabriefintroductiontoyourself.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheKidPassblog?A．Ithasalottodowithchildren’sactivities.B．Itoffersmuchadviceonhowtoraisekids.C．Itteachesparentstodesignkids’gamesonline.D．Itencouragesparentstoaccompanytheirkidsmore.2、Thepassagemainlyinformsusof.A．thehistoryoftheKidPassblogB．thetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlineC．theimportanceofcommunicatingwithkidsD．therequirementsofworkingasafreelancewriter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）Likeanygoodmother,whenKarenfoundoutthatanother1wasontheway,shedidwhatshecouldtohelpherthree-year-oldson,Michael,2foranewlife.Theyfoundoutthatthenewbabywasgoingtobeagirl,andeverydayMichaelsangtohis3inMommy’stummy.Thedayswentby.Thelittlegirlgot4afterthebirth.Thedoctortoldtheparents,“Thereisvery5hope.Bepreparedfortheworst.”Theyhadfixedupaspecial6intheirhomeforthenewbaby,butnowthey7afuneral.Michaelkeptbegginghisparentstolethimseehissister.“Iwantto8toher,”hesaid.Ifhedidn’tseesisternow,hemightneverseeher9ShedressedhiminanoversizedsuitandmarchedhimintoICU,buttheheadnurse10himasachildandshouted.“Getthekidoutofherenow!Nochildrenare11”Themotherroseupstrong,andthe12mild-manneredladyglaredsteel-eyedintotheheadnurse’sface.“Heisnotleaving13hesingstohissister!”KarentowedMichaeltohissister’sbedside.Hegazedatthetinyinfant14thebattletolive,andhebegantosing.Inthepure15voiceofa3-year-old,Michaelsang:“Youaremysunshine,myonlysunshine.Youmakemehappywhenskiesaregray”Instantlythebabygirl16Thepulseratebecamecalmandsteady.“Youneverknow,dear,howmuchIloveyou.Pleasedon’ttakemy17away.”“Theothernight,dear,asIlaysleeping,I18Iheldyouinmyarms”Michael’slittlesisterrelaxed.Themedicalstaffjustcalleditamiracle.KarencalleditamiracleofGod’s19!NEVERGIVEUPONTHEPEOPLEYOULOVE.LOVEISSO20POWERFUL.1、A．baby B．relative C．boy D．girl2、A．delight B．play C．prepare D．study3、A．mother B．sister C．parents D．father4、A．worse B．well C．better D．terrible5、A．much B．big C．some D．little6、A．bed B．room C．chair D．toy7、A．planned B．a(chǎn)ttended C．held D．expected8、A．talk B．smile C．sing D．dance9、A．a(chǎn)fraid B．a(chǎn)sleep C．a(chǎn)wake D．a(chǎn)live10、A．treated B．viewed C．promised D．recognized11、A．refused B．a(chǎn)llowed C．a(chǎn)ttended D．forbidden12、A．seldom B．usually C．rarely D．constantly13、A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．if D．until14、A．winning B．getting C．losing D．fighting15、A．hearted B．broken C．wonderful D．frightened16、A．cried B．laughed C．responded D．a(chǎn)nswered17、A．sunshine B．sister C．happiness D．gift18、A．knew B．saw C．hoped D．dreamed19、A．song B．voice C．love D．smile20、A．SIMPLY B．UNBELIEVABLY C．STRANGELY D．EASILY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）Crows(烏鴉)areremarkablyintelligentbirds.Nowthesefeatheredgeniusesaregivenajob:SixcrowshavebeentrainedtopickuprubbishinthePuyduFouhistoricalthemeparkinwesternFrance.Wheneverthesixcrowsputcigaretteendsorothersmall1．(piece)oftrashinaspecialcontainer,itoffersatreattorewardthecrows2．theirefforts.Theideacamefromoneofthepark’semployees,Christophe.In2012,thethemeparkheldashowduringwhichthecrowspickeduprosesandbroughtthemtoa“princess”.Itwastheshow3．inspiredhim.Sincethen,sixcrows4．(raise)andtrainedtodothesamewithrubbish.Thetrainingsystemissimilartotheonefortestingcrows’intelligence,5．a(chǎn)fooddispenser(分發(fā)器)givesawayafoodrewardwhenacrow6．(correct)performsatask.Christophealsointroducedotherspeciesofbirdstogothroughthetraining.7．(compare)withotherbirds,crowsaremuchcleverer.Thepurposeof8．(train)thecrowsistoeducatethepeopletoreflectonthemselves.Sincethebirdsareabletoprotecttheenvironment,weneedtocareaboutittoo.“Itis9．funnywaytoremindpeoplenot10．(throw)therubbisheverywhere,”saidChristophe.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）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下面劃一橫線，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。Thephotowastakenduringthesixtyanniversaryofourschool.Theelderlymanonthepictureattendedourschool50yearsago,shortlyafteritfounded.Itwasthefirsttimehehasbeenbacktoourschoolfromhegraduatedandhewasdeeplyimpressedbyitslook.Onceayoungstudent,theelderlymannowhasgrayhairorwrinkles,whileourschoolhasanewandmoremodemlook.Afteralltheseyears,he’sstillemotionalwhentalkingaboutthathowproudheisofoncebeingastudentofourschool.Iwasgreattouchedbythescene.IknowsomedayI’llhaveasamefeelingasthislovelyman.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國筆友Jerry想了解中國人起名字的習(xí)慣(practice),并請你幫他起一個中文名字。請你根據(jù)以下提示給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹中國人起名字的習(xí)慣；2.名字常表達的意義（至少兩點）；3.給Jerry起一個中文名字并說明起此名字的理由。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；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearJerry,IamgladtotellyousomethingabouttheChinesenamingpractice.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、C5、B6、A7、A8、C9、A10、C11、C12、B13、A14、D15、B16、A17、B18、D19、D20、B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、C2、B3、A4、C22、1、A2、D3、C4、D23、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．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmak