江蘇省鹽城市射陽(yáng)中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

江蘇省鹽城市射陽(yáng)中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題考生須知：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(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。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(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．a(chǎn)ddress2．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what3．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend4．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination5．Jasonwillneverforgetabouthis18thbirthday,sawhisbeingadmittedtoHarvard.A．when B．which C．that D．it6．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat7．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which8．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow9．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why10．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit11．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare12．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful13．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.14．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why15．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．a(chǎn)dequate C．a(chǎn)ccessible D．a(chǎn)ppropriate16．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift17．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled18．Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which19．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone20．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）WaitingForYouHarvardArtMuseums,32QuincyStreetCambridgeMAArtStudyCenterOpenHoursThroughDecember21,theArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialopenhoursonMondays,from1pmto4pm.TheArtStudyCenterislocatedonLevel4.PleasebepreparedtopresentaphotoID．Theworkerswillchargeyou25centsforaccess.Level4willcheckbags,coats,umbrellas,andanyfoodordrink.DoremembertoputthingsinthelockersonLevel1.StudentGuideTourThesetours,designedandledbyHarvardstudentsfromarangeofscientificgroups,focusonanimalsandplantlife.Theyprovidevisitorsauniqueviewintolearningaboutcreatures.PleasemeetintheCalderwoodCourtyard,infrontofthedigitalscreensbetweentheshopandtheadmissionsdesk.Freewithmuseumsadmission.Toursarelimitedto15people;noregistrationrequired.ToursareofferedeveryTuesdayandFridayat2pm,andeverySaturdayandSundayat3pm.NotethattherewillbenotoursonFriday,November27orSaturday,November28,becauseoftheThanksgivingbreak.（3）ArtStudyCenterThepubliciswelcometovisitthemuseums’ArtStudyCenter.However,youneedtoshowthetickets.Thetickets’details:$15Adults$13Seniors(65+)$10Non-Harvardstudents(18+)FreeHarvardfaculty,students,andstaff(plusoneguest)FreeYouthunder18FreeCambridgeresidents(proofofresidencyrequired)1、Whatshouldthevisitorsknowabouttheactivities?A．Anyadultneedsa$15tickettovisittheArtStudyCenter.B．VisitorscanjointheStudentGuideTouronSundaymornings.C．AnyHarvardstaffcanvisittheArtStudyCenterwithafriendforfree.D．Agroupof20visitorsshouldgathertogethertojointheStudentGuideTour.2、Whichinformationcanbefoundinthetext?A．OnecantakehotdogstoLevel4.B．NoticketisrequiredfortheStudentGuideTour.C．TheArtStudyCenterneedsregistration.D．TheArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialtoursonTuesdayandFridayat2pm.3、TheStudentGuideTourmightbeledbystudentsgoodat________.A．a(chǎn)rtB．scienceC．literatureD．politics22．（8分）Asolarplaneonaround-the-worldjourneyhasreachedthepointofnoreturnoverthePacificOceanafterdepartingHawaii,andnowit’sCaliforniaorbust.TheplanewascruisingoverthecoldnorthernPacificlateThursdayatabout6,000meterswithanearly-fullbatteryasnightdescended（降臨）,accordingtothewebsitethat’srecordingthejourneyofSolarImpulse2.Aftersomeuncertaintyaboutwinds,theplanetookofffromHawaiiandwasoncoursetolandinMountainView,California,inaboutthreedays.ThecrewthathelpedittakeoffwasclearingoutofitsHawaiianhangar（飛機(jī)庫(kù)）andheadedforthemainlandfortheweekendarrival.AtonepointtheplanewaspassedbyaHawaiianAirlinesjetwhosepassengerscaughtaglimpseoftheSolarImpulse2beforethepowerfulairlinerlefttheslow-movingonebehind.TheaircraftlandedinHawaiiinJulyandwasforcedtostayintheislandsaftertheplane’sbatterysystemsustainedheatdamageonitstripfromJapan.TheaircraftstarteditsjourneyinMarch2015fromAbuDhabi,thecapitaloftheUnitedArabEmirates,andmadestopsinOman,Myanmar,ChinaandJapan.It’sontheninthlegofitscircumnavigation（環(huán)行）.PilotBertrandPiccard,whoisflyingthelatestlegofthetrip,wasconfidentonThursdaythatthingswouldgoaccordingtoplan.Piccardandhisco-pilotAndreBorschbergwereinchargeofthemission.TheteamwasdelayedinAsia.WhenfirstattemptingtoflyfromNanjingtoHawaii,thecrewhadtodiverttoJapanbecauseofunfavorableweatherandadamagedwing.Amonthlater,whenweatherconditionswereright,theplanedepartedfromNagoyainJapanforHawaii.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Californiaorbust”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Successorfailure. B．ReturnorCalifornia.C．Damageorrepair. D．Destinationandsuccess.2、Whatisthenameofthesolarplane?A．HawaiianAirJet. B．AndreBorschberg.C．SolarImpulse2. D．SolarChallenger.3、WhydidthesolarplanestayinJapanforamonth?A．Becausetheplane’sbatterysystemsustainedheatdamageonitstrip.B．Becauseitwasaslow-movingsolarplane.C．Becausetheweatherwasunfavorableandawingwasdamaged.D．Becausebothofthepilotshavenoconfidenceaboutthesolarplane.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ASolarPlaneTripinAsiaB．TheRound-the-worldTripC．SolarPlaneSoars（高飛）fromHawaiitoCaliforniaD．APleasantSolarPlaneTripfromJapantoCalifornia23．（8分）Thereareabout6，500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld，butabouthalfofthemareindangerofdisappearing.Oneoftheprimarycausesdrivinglanguagelossisthatsupportforlanguagecommunitiesdrasticallyvaries.Whilesomelanguagesarerecognizedbygovernmentsandtaughtinschools，themajoritygounrecognized，unsupported，anduntaught，leavingcommunitiesill-equippedtopasstheirlanguagesontofuturegenerations.Tsakonian，a“dialect(方言)”inGreece，hasdeclinedtothepointthatonly100speakersremain.Whenalanguagedisappears，manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample，partsofacommunity’sculture，knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.OneorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisWikitongues，whichwasfoundedasaschoolprojectbyDanielBogreUdellin2012，whenhebeganrecordingshortoralhistoriesinNewYorktoexplorethecity’srichculturaldiversitywiththesimpleidea:tellmeaboutyourselforyourhomeinyournativelanguage.Whenhepostedthevideosonline，thechannelquicklygotwideattention.Therearecurrentlyover400languagesanddialectsrepresentedonWikitongues’channelandmorethan1，500peoplefrom70differentcountrieshaveaddedvideostoit.Butthat’sfarfromenough.TheorganizationseekstoserveasanInternetresourcetokeepasmanylanguagesaspossiblealive.Udellbelievestheycanmakeithappen.“Therearemanyexamplesoflanguagesthatdisappearedbutlaterreturnedtouse.Hebrewwentextinctinthe4thcenturyBC，andwasrevived(恢復(fù))inthe1800s.Nowonceagain，it'sthemothertongueofhalfoftheworld’sJewishpopulation，”saidUdell.1、WhatcanbeinferredaboutTsakonianinGreece?A．It’shardtospeakandunderstand.B．Itwilldefinitelydieoutinthefuture.C．It’snotallowedtospeakinGreece.D．Itlacksrecognitionandsupport.2、Whateffectmaybebroughtbytheextinctionoflanguages?A．Harmingfuturegenerations. B．Reducingculturaldiversity.C．Preventingdailycommunication. D．Changingschoolprojects.3、What’sthepurposeofWikitongues?A．Tosupportpeopleinsavingtheirlanguages.B．Torevivelanguagesthathavedisappeared.C．Torecordenoughshortoralhistories.D．Toexploretheworld’srichcultures.4、WhatdoesUdellwanttotellusbygivingHebrewasanexampleinthelastparagraph?A．Allextinctlanguageswillbebroughtbacktolife.B．It’spossibletopreventlanguagesfromdyingout.C．MorelanguageswillbepresentedonWikitongues’channel.D．Hebrewhasbecomeoneofthemostpopularlanguagesintheworld.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）●UndergroundCity,Montreal,CanadaTakeoneofthe120entrancesintothelargestman-madeundergroundnetworkintheworld.Montreal’sUndergroundCitywasfirstbuiltin1962.About500,000peopleadayuseits1kilometersofshoppingmalls,apartmentbuildings,hotels,banks,offices,museums,anduniversities;therearealsotwotrainstationsandabusterminal（終點(diǎn)站）.●MammothCaveNationalPark,Kentucky,AmericaPlacenamessuchasGrandAvenueandFrozenNiagaragiveanideaofwhat’sintheworld’slongestundergroundcavesystem.Theoldestpartwasformed10millionyearsago,9.5millionyearsbeforemanmadeanappearance.●Hannan’sNorthMine,Kalgoorlie,AustraliaGodown30.5metersinacageelevatortotunnelsdugduringAustralia’s19th-centurygoldrush.Tryyourhandatpanningforgold（淘金）.Kalgoorliestillproduces10percentoftheworld’sgold.●WieliczkaSaltMine,Krakow,PolandItallstartedwhensaltwasjustliketoday’soil.Ninecenturiesofmininghasproducedmilesofundergroudpassagesandhugecavestoadepthof13meters.MorethanonemillionpeopleayearvisittheUNESCO-listedsite,whichincludeslakesandstatuesmadefromsalt,theworld’slargestminingmuseumandconcerthalls.●BerlinNuclearBunker（地堡）,GermanyTakeafewminutestoadjusttothedim（昏暗的）lightofthis1971radiation-proofColdWarbunker.Feelthecoldenteryourbonesinthedeathlysilence.Thenarrowbedsfor3,562peopletakeupmostofthespace.Thebunkercouldoperatefor14daysafteranuclearattack.It’safrighteningexperience.1、Whatdotheabovefiveattractionhaveincommon?A．Theyareallman-made.B．Theyalllieunderground.C．Theyareallradiation-proof.D．Theyalldatebacktothe19thcentury.2、InWieliczkaSaltMine,visitorscan.A．makesaltstatuesB．enjoythemountainsceneryC．learnaboutsaltmininghistoryD．experienceminingsaltthemselves3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．Hannan’sNorthMineisoutofoperationB．BerlinNuclearBunkeriswell-equippednowC．MammothCaveNationalParkhastheworld’soldestcavesystemD．UndergroundCitywasbuilttomakecitizens’lifemoreconvenient4、Wecanmostprobablyreadthepassageina______.A．newsreportB．historymagazineC．travelguideD．researchpaper第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）Ayoungandsuccessfulexecutivewastravelingdownastreet,goingabittoofastinhisnewcar.Hewas1forkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.2hiscarpassed,abrick3thecar’ssidedoor.Hepressedhardthe4andspunthecarbacktothe5fromwherethebrickhadbeenthrown.Hejumpedoutofthecar,6akidandpushedhimup7aparkedcar,shouting,“Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhattheheckareyoudoing?”8moreandmoreangry,hewenton“That’sanewcarandthatbrickyouthrewisgoingto9alotofmoney.Whydidyoudoit?”“Please,mister,please,I’msorry.Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!”10theyoungster.“It’smybrother,”hesaid.“HefelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan't11himup”.Sobbing,theboyaskedtheexecutive,“Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He'shurtandhe'stooheavyforme.”12beyondwords,thedrivertriedto13therapidlyswellinglump（塊）inhisthroat.He14theyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthis15andwipedthescrapes（擦傷）andcuts,16toseethateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.“Thankyou,sir.AndGodblessyou,”the17childsaidtohim.Themanthenwatchedthelittleboy18hisbrothertothesidewalktowardtheirhome.Itwasalongslowwalkbacktohiscar.Heneverdid19thesidedoor.Hekeptthedent（凹痕）toremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickatyoutogetyour20.1、A．looking B．watching C．caring D．waiting2、A．Before B．After C．As D．While3、A．hit B．blocked C．dropped D．scratched4、A．hit B．brakes C．brick D．wheel5、A．spot B．which C．that D．this6、A．saw B．found C．stopped D．grabbed7、A．on B．in C．a(chǎn)gainst D．towards8、A．Remaining B．Growing C．Buildingup D．Makingup9、A．cost B．spend C．use D．cause10、A．begged B．required C．a(chǎn)sked D．wondered11、A．get B．pull C．lift D．put12、A．Worried B．Depressed C．Moved D．Surprised13、A．chew B．melt C．spit D．swallow14、A．helped B．pulled C．held D．took15、A．medicine B．handkerchief C．belt D．money16、A．demanding B．expecting C．checking D．wanting17、A．delighted B．sad C．helpless D．grateful18、A．push B．bring C．hand D．raise19、A．recovery B．repair C．reform D．record20、A．information B．help C．a(chǎn)ttention D．notice第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OvertimeI1．(change)quitealot.IcouldsimplifydifficultsumswhenIbeganasacalculatingmachine.AfterIwasprogrammedbyan2．(operate),Icouldlogicallyproduceananswerquickerthananyperson.Atthattimeitwasconsidereda3．(technology)revolution.In1936,Icouldsolvedifficultproblemsasauniversalmachine.Fromthenon,mymemoryhasdevelopedsomuchthatIneverforgetanythingIhavebeentold.Sincethe1970s,manynew4．(apply)havebeenfoundforme.Forexample,Ihavebeensenttoexplorethemoon.Mygoalis5．(provide)humanswithalifeofhighquality.Daisydesiredtohelp6．(endanger)speciesofwildlifebecausealargenumberofanimalsare7．(die)out.Oneday,a8．(fly)carpettookhertoadistantland9．shecouldfindantelopesthatgavefurtomakesweaters.ThenshemetanelephantinZimbabweandwastoldthatelephantsusedtobehunted10．mercy.Butnowpeopleknowtheimportanceofwildlifeprotection.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）請(qǐng)改正下面文中的錯(cuò)誤。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪減或修改增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞；刪除：把多余的用（＼）劃掉；修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下面畫(huà)一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞的下面寫(xiě)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。Lastweekourschoolholdasportsmeeting、Realizeitwasourlastschoolsportsmeeting,wedecidedtomakeitunforgettableexperience、Wefirstattendedtheopeningceremony,forwhomourclasshadmadealotofpreparations、Muchforourexcitement,ourperformancewasasuccess、Myclassmatestookpartinvariouseventsuchasrunning,thehighjumpandthelongjump、Duetothehardtrainingtheathleteshaddonebefore,theirperformancewasveryimpressive、Myclassmatesapplaudedandcheeredfortheathletes,sosomeraisedtheircamerastocapturetheexcitingmoments、Theresultwasannounced、Ourclasswonthesecondplaceandoureffortspaidoff!Cupinhand,wetookapicturetogetherproud、Thissportsmeetingwillbeapreciousmemoryforallofthemastimegoesby、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，作為交換生正在美國(guó)喬治中學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)校附近的“市民中心公園（CivicCenterPark）”的步行小道沒(méi)有照明路燈，導(dǎo)致發(fā)生幾起跌倒事故，存在嚴(yán)重安全隱患。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給市長(zhǎng)寫(xiě)一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.反映問(wèn)題；2.說(shuō)明理由；3.提出建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：步行小道smalllanesHonourableMayor,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、A5、B6、D7、A8、C9、C10、C11、C12、B13、D14、C15、C16、C17、B18、C19、A20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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、C2、B3、B22、1、A2、C3、A4、A23、1、D2、B3、A4、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,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．25、InChina,thereareusuallytworeasonswhypeoplereceivemessagesfromfriendsandrelativesfromwhomtheyhaven’theardforawhile.ThefirstisaboutNewYeargreetings,whicharealwayswelcome.Thesecondreasonisoftenlesspleasant,however;peopleareincreasinglycontactinglonglostfriends,orevencasualacquaintances,andurgingthemtocastonlinevotesfortheirchildrenorgrandchildrenincompetitions.Thepractice,whichhasbeengrowingrapidly,hasnowreachedthepointwherepeoplearebecomingtiredandmayevenfeelannoyed.TheresultsofarecentsurveyconductedbytheJinhuaEveningNewsinEastChina’sZhejiangProvinceshowthat94percentof74intervieweeswereonceaskedbyfriendsorrelativestocastvotesonlinefortheirchildren.Thecontestsrangefromthe“cutestbaby”todancingcompetitions,butinmanyisthepeoplereceivingthemessageshaven’theardfromthesenderforalongtimeandhavenevermetthechildinvolved.Althoughthecompetitionsmayappeartobeharmlessfun,someeducationprofessionalsareconcernedthattheycouldhaveanegativeeffectonchildren.TangSulan,amemberoftheCPPCC’sNationalCommittee(全國(guó)政協(xié))，proposedabanononlinecompetitionsfeaturingchildr