2025屆東北三省遼寧實驗中學(xué)高考仿真卷英語試卷含解析

2025屆東北三省遼寧實驗中學(xué)高考仿真卷英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou2．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should3．Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen4．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith5．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted6．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed7．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how8．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich9．DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch10．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which11．Whentension________inarelationshipbetweentwopeople,afrequentwayofdealingwiththisistosendmessagesthroughathirdperson.A．a(chǎn)rouses B．a(chǎn)rises C．rises D．raises12．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw13．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained14．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized15．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold16．Myroomgetsverycoldatnight._________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes17．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that18．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since19．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced20．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．a(chǎn)nnounceD．communicate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）Oneofthehardestpartsoflivingabroadisbeingawayfromyourlovedones,especiallyyourfamily.Whilemyfriendsaresoimportanttome,I’vepersonallyfounditmoredifficultbeingawayfromfamily.However,Iwasfortunatethatmymumandsisterrecentlyfoundthetimetoseeme.BothmysisterandIhavemajorbirthdaysthisyearasshe'stuming18andI'llbe21.Mysisterisaverybigmusicfanandthisyear,IcreatedmystatusasthebestoldersisterbykeepinganeyeoutformusicconcertsinParis.InourhometownofLeicester,wedon’tregularlygetmanywell-knownartistsplayinginourcity.ButinParis,Imanagedtogetthebest18thbirthdaypresentofall:ticketsforallthreeofustoseemysister’sfavoriteAmericanrapper,AngelHaze.Iwilltrytovisitformysister’sactualbirthdayinJune,thechanceformysisterandmymumtovisitbecameabirthdaytreat.TheexperienceoffindingourwaytogethertotheconcertorgettingtoshowthemaroundtheParissitessuchastheEiffelTower,theArcduTriompheandevenmyfavoriteicecreamplace,Amorino,wasanamazingmemoryforusall!DespitethefactthatIfelttheslightpressuretomakesuretheweekendwentsmoothly,eventheheavyrainfailedtodampenourmood.Therefore,whileitcanbedifficultbeingawayfromhomeandpotentiallymissingbigfamilymoments,therearewaystoavoidthesadnessandfindawaytomakethebestofyoursituationtocreateanunforgettablememory.JustlikethecontinuingrainwhilewewentuptheEiffeltower,everycloudhasasilverlining,becausethenwegotthefunniestphotosever!1、What

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photos.22．（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-famouscastle23．（8分）Istillremembermyhandsandmyfingersstillremember—whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleafagainandtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundlikeamuddyseaofleaves.“Getthatallsweptup!”theheadmasterwouldtellus.“Iwantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce!”Therewasenoughworkthere,tolastoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,ourfingers,ournails.“Nowseethatit’sdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit,”theheadmasterwouldsaytotheelderpupils,“oryou’llhavetoanswerforit!”Soatanorderfromtheelderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeanutsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtofinditsimplertobeatuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribe(賄賂)theelderboyswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonus,thecoinschangedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,orifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypurse,theblowswereredoubled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchevilenjoymentevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingbeatennotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,hutrathertobeatusintoastateofobedience(服從)inwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchcalculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeveryangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheelderboyswasalwaysverysmall—nothingcomparedtowhattheyhadclonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplained,oursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest.Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon’tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutit,forsuchbeatingwascompletelyforeigntoournature.1、Thestatement“myhandsandmyfingersstillremember”(Para.1)meansthat________.A．theauthorseldomdidsuchhardworkasthecleaningupB．theauthor’shandswerehisonlytoolforthecleaningC．theauthor’shandswereseverelyinjuredinthecleaningupD．theauthorwasbulliedbythebigboysinthecleaningup2、Theheadmasterwouldtellthestudentstocleanuptheschoolyardatthebeginningofthetermbecause________.A．thestudentsdidn’tfinishtheirhomeworkB．theschoolyardwerecoveredwithmudC．hewastoolazyD．thereweremanyfallenleavesontheground3、Theheadmasteraskedtheelderboysto________.A．beatthosewhoworkedslowlyB．treatthesmallboysaspeanutsC．lakechargeoftheprocessofthecleaningD．dothecleaningallbythemselves4、AccordingtoPara.3,iftheauthorhadanymoneyonhim,hemostprobably________.A．gaveittothebigboyssoastopleasethemB．gaveitasabridetotheheadmasterC．spentitallonhismiddaymealD．spentitbuyingmiddaymealsforthebigboys24．（8分）IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutside.Shewasworkingwithanotherstudent,andIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.Ihadbeentutoredenoughtoread,understand,andevenwritesomemusicalcompositions,butIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.Windsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfree,soIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.Iwalkedin,satdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusic.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePashatoteachme.Withasmile,Pashasatbesidemeonthepianobench,openedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned(皺眉)andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical(呆板的)pianist.Afteraboutapageortwo,Pashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.Therewasalongpause.“Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?”IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.“Likeastory.Here,letmetryandyoulisten,”Pashaadvised.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreath,lettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Then,shebegantoplay.“See,itbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?”Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.“Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedge.”AhappypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.“Oh,butsheslips!”Themusicchanged.“Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quickly,theprincess’horseseesherplight(困境)andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Luckily,theymakeittothebank.”Pashasaid.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoon,findingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.1、Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianist,theauthormeant________.A．shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB．shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC．herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD．ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime2、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A．Creative. B．Honest. C．Humorous. D．Brave.3、Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe________.A．imaginedherselfasaprincessB．knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC．hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD．combinedthemusicwithastory4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AFriendForeverB．NeverGiveupC．APianoLessonD．MyFavoritePieceofMusic25．（10分）Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit.Sodohumans.Whenyouseeanappleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthatthesearethingsyoucaneat.Youcanalsouseothersenseswhenyouchooseyourfood.Youmaylikeitbecauseitsmellsgoodorbecauseittastesgood.Youmaydislikesometypesoffoodbecausetheydonotlook,smellortasteverynice.Differentanimalsusedifferentsensestofindandchoosetheirfood.Afewanimalsdependononlyoneoftheirsenses,whilemostanimalsusemorethanonesense.Althoughtherearemanydifferenttypesoffood,someanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonlyonetype.Thegiantpandaeatsonlyoneparticulartypeofbamboo.Otheranimalseatonlyonetypeoffoodevenwhengiventhechoice.Alandofwhitebutterflywillstayontheleavesofacabbage,eventhoughthereareplentyofothervegetablesinthegarden.However,mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.Thebeareatsfruitsandfish.Thefoxeatssmallanimals,birdsandfruits.Thedietoftheseanimalswillbedifferentdependingontheseason.Humanshaveaveryvarieddiet.Weofteneatfoodbecausewelikeitandnotbecauseitisgoodforus.IncountriessuchasFranceandBritain,peopleeatfoodswithtoomuchsugar.Thismakesthemoverweight,whichisbadfortheirhealthEatingtoomuchredmeatandanimalproducts,suchasbutter,canalsobebadforthehealthChoosingtherightfood,therefore,hasbecomeanareaofstudyinmodernlife.1、Wecaninferfromthetextthathumansandanimals.A．dependononesenseinchoosingfoodB．a(chǎn)renotsatisfiedwiththeirfoodC．choosefoodinsimilarwaysD．eatentirelydifferentfood2、Whichofthefollowingeatsonlyonetypeoffood?A．ThewhitebutterflyB．Thesmallbird.C．Thebear.D．Thefox.3、Certainanimalschangetheirchoiceoffoodwhen.A．theseasonchangesB．thefoodcolorchangesC．theymovetodifferentplacesD．theyareattractedbydifferentsmells4、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A．foodischosenforagoodreasonB．FrenchandBritishfoodisgoodC．somepeoplehavefewchoicesoffoodD．somepeoplecarelittleabouthealthydiet5、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AnimalsoftenusesensestoeattheirfoodB．Mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.C．Allanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonetypeoffood.D．Thedietofbirdsandfoxwillbethesamedependingontheseason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）Once，whenIwasateenager，myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.1，therewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabig2onme.Therewereeightchildren，allprobablyundertheageof12.Youcould3theyweren'trich.Theirclotheswerenotexpensivebuttheywere4Thechildrenwere5，allofthemstandinginline，two-by-twobehindtheirparents，6hands.Theywere7jabbering（喋喋不休地說）abouttheclowns，elephants，andotheractstheywouldseethatnight.Onecould8theyhadneverbeentothecircusbefore.It9tobeahighlightoftheiryounglives.Theticketladyaskedthefatherhowmanyticketshewanted.Heproudly10，“Eightforchildrenandtwoforadults，please.”Theticketladytoldhimtheprice.Themother'shead11，andherlipbegantotremble.Thefatherleanedalittle12andasked，“Howmuchdidyousay？”Theticketlady13theprice.Themandidn'thaveenoughmoney.Seeingthis，mydadputhishandintohispocket，14a$20billanddroppeditontheground.（Wewerenotwealthyinanycaseoftheworld?。㏕henhe15down，pickedupthebill，tappedthemanontheshoulderandsaid，“Excuseme，sir，thisfelloutofyourpocket.”Themanknewwhatwasgoingon.Hewasn'tbeggingforahandout（施舍物）16certainly17thetimelyhelpinsuchan18situation.Hetookmyfather'shandinbothofhis，squeezedtightlyontotheS20bill，andwithatearrunningdownhischeek，hereplied，"Thankyou，sir.Thisreally19alottomeandmyfamily.”MyfatherandIwentbacktoourcarand20home.Wedidn'tgotothecircusthatnight，butwedidn'tgowithout.1、A．Immediately B．Finally C．Hopefully D．Suddenly2、A．difference B．effort C．impression D．suggestion3、A．tell B．a(chǎn)gree C．believe D．suppose4、A．shabby B．simple C．common D．clean5、A．polite B．lovely C．well-behaved D．badly-behaved6、A．holding B．shaking C．putting D．waving7、A．bravely B．excitedly C．bitterly D．honestly8、A．know B．understand C．judge D．sense9、A．decided B．recommended C．promised D．a(chǎn)llowed10、A．laughed B．responded C．commented D．a(chǎn)nnounced11、A．dropped B．bent C．shook D．nodded12、A．nearer B．harder C．tighter D．closer13、A．refused B．recited C．repeated D．reduced14、A．putout B．pulledout C．pickedout D．gaveout15、A．jumped B．lay C．knocked D．reached16、A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．so17、A．offered B．a(chǎn)dmired C．rejected D．a(chǎn)ppreciated18、A．interesting B．embarrassing C．enjoyable D．unbelievable19、A．pays B．costs C．gives D．means20、A．went B．got C．drove D．walked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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Cassielivedalonelylife.Shewouldwanderthroughtheforest,eating1．(fall)fruitswhileotherbirdsflewamongthetrees.“Whycannotyoufly?”theywouldask.“Yourweaklittle2．(wing)cannotevenliftyouofftheground!”theywouldteaseher.“You’re3．shametobirds,”theywouldoffendher.Cassiewasfeelingincreasinglyfrustratedand4．(use),soshemadeuphermindtoleavetheforestforgood.Justasshewalkedfreefromtrees,sheheardadeepvoice5．(call)frombehindCassieturnedaround.6．wasalargetreethatsignaledtohertocomebackintotheforest.“Weneedyoubadlyhere,”saidthetree.“Werelyonyou7．(eat)ourfruitsandspreadourseeds.Theotherbirdsmaythinkyouareworthless,butyouareactually8．(much)usefulbirdintheforest.Pleasedon’tgo,youareirreplaceable.”Cassiebeamedforthefirsttimeinmanyweeksand9．(return)totheforest.Thefruitshadnevertastedsogood.It’seasytocompareyourskillstotheabilitiesofothersandfeelinadequate.It’seasytolistentothenegativevoicesofothersandbelievethem.Butbear10．mindthatyouareessential,youareremarkable,andyouareirreplaceable!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；只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearJack,I’msorrytohearthatyoufeellonelyinthenewschool,becauseyoufindhardtomakefriends.Now,I’dliketoofferyouanyadvice.Firstly,it’snormalforyoutofeellonelybecauseyouwerelivinginanewenvironment.Secondly,youshouldgreetyourclassmateswhenmetthemoncampus.Thirdly,itwillbeagoodideaifyoutakeanactivelypartinclassactivities,whatcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutyou.Ibelieveyouwillbeabletomakenewfriendssoonunlessyou’refriendlytotheothers.Ihopethesuggestionabovewillbehelpfultoyouandeverythingwillbefinewithyouforthefuture.Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你所在學(xué)校的英語倶樂部(EnglishClub)將舉行一個英語晚會，你準(zhǔn)備邀請你的外國朋友Jack一同參加。請根據(jù)下列要點提示給Jack寫一封信。1.時間與地點：本周四6:30—8:30學(xué)校會議廳；2.內(nèi)容:英語歌舞表演、英語游戲；3.可以結(jié)交新朋友。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.信的開頭與結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、D5、A6、C7、B8、A9、C10、A11、B12、A13、B14、B15、D16、C17、D18、C19、B20、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、D3、B4、C22、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．Hewould