2025屆河南省周口市扶溝縣包屯高級中學英語高三上期末綜合測試試題含解析

2025屆河南省周口市扶溝縣包屯高級中學英語高三上期末綜合測試試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing2．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit3．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done4．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand5．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．a(chǎn)reworn6．—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,you______dinner.—ButIcanwait.A．willhave B．havehadC．willhavehad D．a(chǎn)rehaving7．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding8．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went9．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．a(chǎn)mbition10．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can11．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened12．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．merely13．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted14．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken15．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．a(chǎn)nalysisB．a(chǎn)ngleC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．a(chǎn)pproach16．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup17．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen18．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick19．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need20．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder￥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．a(chǎn)daptableB．a(chǎn)djustableC．a(chǎn)doptableD．a(chǎn)ffordable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）Haveyoueverlistenedtoaprivateconversation?Maybeyouwerestandingbyadoororinahallwayandyouheardpeopletalkingaboutsomeoneelse.Youpaused...youperkedupyourears...andyoulistened.Thesepeoplewerenotspeakingtoyou.Youeavesdropped.Toeavesdropmeansyousecretlylistentosomethingsaidinprivate.Nosypeople,peoplewholiketogossipandspiesareallgoodeavesdroppers.Whenitwasfirstusedinthe1600s,"eavesdrop"wasthewaterthatfell,ordropped,fromtheeavesofahouse.Afterevenmoretimepassed,"eavesdropper"describedsomeonewhostoodnearahousetosecretlylistentoaconversationhappeninginside.Englishhasanotherexpressionrelatedtoeavesdroppingandthehome:thewallshaveears.Thismeansbecarefulwhatyousayastheremightbepeoplelistening.SomewordexpertssaythisexpressionmaycomefromstoryaboutanancientGreekrulerwhohadanear-shapedcavecutandconnectedbetweentheroomsofhispalace.Thisformofeavesdroppingbecamecommonpracticewithrulersfrommanycultures.There’sagreatonemoreforeavesdropping–tolisteninon.Whenyoulisteninonsomething,youlistentopeoplespeakingwithoutjoiningin,usuallysecretly.Butnotalways.Youcanlisteninonaclassatuniversityorlisteninonameetingatwork.Theseexamplesdonotsuggestthatyouwerelisteningsecretly.Now,maybeyouweremindingyourownbusiness.Maybeyoujusthappenedtohaveoverheardaprivateconversation.Overhearingismoreinnocentthaneavesdropping.Youcanoverhearsomethingbybeinginthewrongplaceattherighttime.1、Howmanyexpressionsarementionedonlisteningindifferentways?A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.2、WhichisTRUEaboutthewordof“eavesdrop”?A．Itmeansthefallenwaterfromahousenow.B．Itwasfirstusedin1600inancientGreece.C．Rulersseldomeavesdropinmanycultures.D．Itdidn’toriginallymean“tolistensecretly”.3、Whichwordorphrasemeanstolistentosomethingbycoincidence?A．Eavesdrop.B．Listeninon.C．Overhear.D．Thewallshaveears.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Overhearandeavesdroptakeonthesamemeaning.B．Agossiporaspyisgoodateavesdropping.C．Thewallshaveearsmeansbecarefulwhenlistening.D．“Listeninon”alwaysmeanslistensecretly.22．（8分）Ithasbecomeacertainbeliefamongthepublicdrinkatleasteightglassesofwateradaytoimprovehealthandwellbeing.Bottledwatercompaniesoftenrepealittoincreasetheirsalesbutitisactuallyasillyidea.Thereisnoevidencetoprovetheadvantagesofdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday,scientistssay.Themisunderstandingiscausedfromthesuggestionthatadultsshoulddrink2.5litersofwaterdaily,whichwasstressedbytheBritishMedicalJournalinDecember.Theimportantpartofthesuggestionthatmostofthisquantityofwateriscontainedinpreparedfoods,however,isusuallyignored.USresearcherswhoreviewedtheevidenceconcludedthatmostpeopledonotneedtoworryabouttheamountofwatertheydrinkevery.day.Besidesdrinkingwater,theywillbegettingplentyofliquid（液體）inotherways.Caffeinateddrinkssuchastea,coffeeandcolaandalcohol（酒）canhelpreachthedailytotaliftheydon'tdrinktoomuch,thoughthesedrinkshelptheproductionofurine(尿).Lesswellknownarcthedangersofdrinkingtoomuchwater,causingwaterpoisoning,lowsaltlevelsandevendeath.ThereviewofresearchbyDanNegoianu,fromtheUniversityofPennsylvania,foundthatnotasinglestudyincludedthesuggestionofdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday.Althoughonesmallstudysuggestedthatdrinkingwatercouldresultinfewerheadaches,theresultswerenotveryimportant.However,thebenefitsofdrinkingsomewatertopreventapaininheadafterdrinkingtoomuchalcoholare,separately,provedtobetrue.Nostudiesshowedanyadvantagestothecoloroftheskinbecauseoftheincreasedwatertakenintobodies.Dehydration（脫水）canmakeskinlesspleasant,buttherewasnoclearevidencetosupporttheideathatwaterhelpspeoplekeepayouthfulappearance.Theresearchersalsofoundnoevidencethatdrinkinglotsofwaterdoessomegoodtothebody'sorgans（器官）.1、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthesuggestionaboutdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday.A．causessomeseriousdiseasesB．hasenoughscientificevidencetosupportitC．ismisunderstoodbypeopleinfactD．waspublishedbytheBritishMedicalJournal2、Fromthepassagewelearnthatmanypeopledon'tknowthat_______.A．theproductionofurinecancausewatertoloseB．healthcanbeimprovedbydrinkingplentyof'waterC．betterskincanresultfromintakeofmuchwaterD．caffeinateddrinkscanprovidethewaterpeopleneed3、Whatcanbeprovedaboutdrinkingalotofwateraccordingtothepassage?A．Reducingthebadinfluenceofdrinkingalcohol.B．Helpingtokeepyouthfullooks.C．Makingthebody'sorgansstronger.D．Causingbadheadaches.4、Thewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthispassageisto.A．persuadepeopletodrinkdifferentkindsofwaterB．tellpeopledrinkingmuchwaterisnotashealthyasisconsideredC．warnpeopleofthedangerofdrinkingmuchwaterD．helppeoplerealizetheimportanceofdrinkingenoughwatereveryday23．（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）Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage（傳統(tǒng)）throughourculture’sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.1、What’sthefunctionoffoodmentionedinthearticle?A．Tohelpmotivatehomesickness. B．Toshownationalidentity.C．Toreflectacountry’shistory. D．Toshowacommunity’ssuperiority.2、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inParagraph2rferto?A．Thespecifictraditionalfood. B．Thenationalculture.C．Atraditionalexpressionoffood. D．Theold-fashionedtaste.3、Whydosomeimmigrantshavetochangetheoriginaldishesintheirrestaurant?A．Toattachculturalimportancetotheirdishes.B．Toannouncethebeginningoftheirlifeonforeignsoil.C．Tomakethedishespopularamongcustomers.D．Topresenttheirownfoodcultureinanewway.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdifferentfoodcultures?A．Negative. B．Balanced.C．Unfair. D．Unchangeable.25．（10分）Whenwesmile，oursystemrecognizesthatthere'sanabsenceofthreat，andrelaxation:Itslowsdownourheartrate，andmayreducebloodpressureforashorttime，too，promotingoverallhearthealth.Evenforcingyourfaceintoasmilecanreducestressandrelaxyourself.Smilingisalanguagethateveryoneunderstandsregardlessofage，race，culture，language，andnationality.Weallknowthatwhenyousmileatpeople，evenstrangers，theyalmostalwayssmileback，spreadingakindofpeaceandgoodwill.Thiscontagious（富于感染力的）smilingcomesfromasubconscioustendencytomatchotherpeople'semotions.It'swhypeoplewhospendtimearoundchildren，whosmileoften，naturallysmilemorethanpeoplewhokeepmostlyadultscompany.Peoplewhoaregenerouswithsmilesareconsideredmorelikeableandapproachablethanpeoplewhowearadeadpan（故作嚴肅的）expression.Considersuccessfulsalesmenandpoliticians.Canyouimaginehowwe'dreactiftheyworesourexpressions？Peoplewhosmilealotaremorelikelytogainourtrustandearnbettertipsthansomeonewhoprovidesthesameservicewithablankface.Inastudy，MajorLeagueBaseballplayersin1952whoworefullface，genuinesmilesontheirbaseballcardslivedlonger，around79.9years，comparedtoplayerswhoonlypartlysmiledordidn'tsmileatall，wholived5to7yearsless.Smilingcanmakeuslookyounger，too.Peoplewhosmilefrequentlyseemtoagemoreslowly，appearingaroundthreeyearsyoungerthantheirlesssmilingcounterparts.Wenowhaveevidencethatweareborntosmile.Whilesmilingusedtobeconsideredalearnedbehaviorthatbabiesacquiredataroundsixweeksofage，moreadvancedtestinghasshownthatevenbabieswhoarebornblindcansmile.Babieshavebeenknowntomakebreathingandsuckingmovementswhilestillinthewomb（子宮），andthesereactionsarethoughttopreparethemselvesfortheirlifeoutside.Nowsmilinghasjoinedthelist.Saycheese！1、WhatcansmilingdoaccordingtoParagraph1？A．Removeyourlifepressure.B．Improvetheconditionofyourheart.C．Makeyourbloodpressuresteadyforever.D．Preventyoufrombeingabsent-minded.2、Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttosmilemoreaccordingtotheauthor?A．Staymorewithpeoplesmilingmore.B．Approachsmartchildren.C．Caremoreaboutothers'feelings.D．Volunteertogetherwithmorestrangers.3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningsalesmenandpoliticians?A．Afalsesmilemayhurtpeople.B．Smilescontributetoacareer.C．Generouspeopletendtosmilemore.D．Workpressurestopspeoplesmiling.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinthelastparagraph?A．Babiessmilewithin2months.B．Blindbabieslearntosmile.C．Smilingisanaturalability.D．Breathingandsuckingaresimilartosmiling.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）MackenzieHugheshadjustreturnedfromschoolandwaswaitingforherolderbrotherstoarrivehome.Shewashomealone1amanstartedknockingonthefrontdoor,turningthehandleandtryingto2She’s12yearsoldandshewas3Soshedialed9-1-1andreachedtheoperatorRachelleBerry.Afterabrieftalk,Berry4whatwashappening.“OK,hangon,OK?Canyougetina5?”Berryasked.MackenzietoldBerrythatherphoneitwasn’tcordless(無繩的)wouldn’treachintothecupboard.“Willthephonereachunderyourbed?”Berryasked6.“No,”Mackenziesaid.“Canyouhideundera7andpullyourbedspreadoveryou?”That’s8whatMackenziedid.Shehidunderherblanket,holdingthephoneandlisteningtoBerry’svoice.Berrytalkedquietly,which9Mackenzie.Ithelped,too,whenBerrytoldhertothinkofsomething10.“Trynottocry,”BerrytoldMackenzieduringthecall.“Iknowit’s11.Doyouhavesomethingyoucanholdonto?”Mackenziestruggledto12tears.Shecouldn’t13anythingwithoutshowingherhidingspot.“It’sOK,”Berrysaid.“You’vegotmeherewithyou.”“He’sinmyroom,”Mackenzie14.“Nowbequiet,OK?Justdon’ttalk,”Berrysaid.Formuchofthecall,Berrydroppedhervoicetoawhisper,15theintruder(闖入者)mighthearhervoiceoverthephone.16,themancameintoherroom,thenleft.BerrytoldMackenziethatthe17wereontheirway.Minuteslater,theyarrivedand18onemaninthebackyardandanothermaninagetawaycar.OnThursdaymorning,theEmergencyCommunicationsBureaugaveMackenzieitsHeroAwardforher19.Berryalsoreceivedhighpraise.AndthenitwasofftoschoolforMackenzie.ButfirstBerryhadsomethingto20tothemiddle-schooler:acordlessphone.1、A．untilB．beforeC．becauseD．when2、A．getinB．getawayC．getaroundD．getthrough3、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．scaredC．curiousD．surprised4、A．rememberedB．realizedC．reviewedD．recalled5、A．bedroomB．kitchenC．cupboardD．bathroom6、A．a(chǎn)nxiouslyB．calmlyC．carefullyD．happily7、A．sofaB．bedC．tableD．blanket8、A．everB．neverC．justD．still9、A．worriedB．helpedC．movedD．upset10、A．interestingB．strangeC．wrongD．valuable11、A．hardB．importantC．usefulD．possible12、A．holdontoB．holddownC．holdbackD．holdup13、A．discoverB．imagineC．reachD．invent14、A．criedB．shoutedC．whisperedD．replied15、A．a(chǎn)ssumingB．believingC．fearingD．confirming16、A．ObviouslyB．FortunatelyC．ProbablyD．Certainly17、A．parentsB．brothersC．policeD．neighbors18、A．metB．killedC．a(chǎn)rrestedD．found19、A．contributionB．successC．kindnessD．bravery20、A．lendB．presentC．showD．mail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）Imagine1．（take）aphotoofanappleonthemoonwithyoursmartphone.Itseems2．possible）,right?Butthat'swhatitwaslike3．scientiststotakeaphotoofablackholeinspace.Inspiteofmanychallenges,scientistshavefinallygottenthefirstimageofablackhole.Blackholesareoneofthemostmysteriousthingsin4．universe.AccordingtoEinstein'stheory,ablackholecomesfromadyingstar.5．collapses（坍塌）intoasmallpointwithalotofmassandstronggravity.Thestronggravityofblackholeallowsit6．（pull）otherthingsinand"eat"them.Notevenlightcanescapeablackhole.ThephotoprovesEinsteinwasright.Itmakesthegeneraltheoryofrelativity7．（believe）.Althoughtheyaremysterious,itislikelythatblackholesare8．（actual）quitecommon.Scientistsbelievethateverylargegalaxyhasabigblackholeatitscenter-theoneinourgalaxy9．（call）SagittariusA．Consideringthis,studyingblackholescantellusmanythingsaboutothergalaxies10．eventheentireuniverse.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）假定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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯詞下畫一橫線，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。Theapproachofthecollegeentranceexamannouncetheendofmystressfulhighschoollife.Actually,I’mplanningforarelaxedandmeaningfulsummervacation.Thefirstthingcomingtomymindistogetadrivinglicense,whatIthinkisamustformosthighschoolstudentinChina.Apartfromacompletelyrelaxation,IalsoplantotakeanEnglishcoursetoimprovemyspeakingEnglish.Inadditionto,Iwanttotakeactivepartindifferentsocialactivitiestobettermyself.IbelievethevacationmustbefascinatingbeforeIfinishtheexam.Ican’twaittoenjoythem!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是學生會主席李華，為響應(yīng)學校建設(shè)文明校園(civilizedcampus)的號召，倡導同學們爭做文明學生。請給校報英語專欄的編輯寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括:I.列舉不文明行為;2.提出改進措施。注意:l.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)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearEditor,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、C3、B4、D5、B6、C7、C8、B9、D10、B11、D12、A13、C14、A15、D16、B17、A18、B19、A20、D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、B2、D3、C4、B22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、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,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists．4、Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto.A．exchangeideas B．provetheirvalueC．a(chǎn)chievesuccessmlife D．overcometheirfearofsilence5、By"thebuzzingofafly"（Para．1）,theauthormeans"_____".A．thenoiseofaninsect B．a(chǎn)lowwhisperingsoundC．meaninglesstalks D．thevoiceofachatterbox6、Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors___．A．a(chǎn)boutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB．a(chǎn)boutwhatevertheywanttoC．inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD．inthehopeofgettingonwell7、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather．B．Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations．C．Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises．D．Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking．24、1、B2、A3、C4、B25、TheNationalParksandFederalRecreationalLandsPassSeriesApassisyourtickettomorethan2,000federalrecreationsites.Eachpasscoversentrancefeesatnationalparksandnationalwildliferefugesaswellasstandardamenity（便利設(shè)施）feesanddayusefeesforadriverandallpassengersinapersonalvehicleatpervehiclefeeareasatnationalforestsandgrasslands,andatlandsmanagedbytheBureauofLandManagement,BureauofReclamationandU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers.Childrenaged15orund