2024屆甘肅省天水市秦州區(qū)天水一中高考仿真模擬英語試卷含解析

2024屆甘肅省天水市秦州區(qū)天水一中高考仿真模擬英語試卷考生須知：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．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction2．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．a(chǎn)s D．that3．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep4．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed5．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped6．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture7．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory8．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how9．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection10．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot11．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof12．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for13．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote14．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost15．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why16．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．a(chǎn)sC．orD．but17．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame18．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf19．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．a(chǎn)sthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase20．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen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）AboyshiversintheharshOslowinter,wrappinghisarmsaroundhimselfonabusstopbench.Heisn’twearingacoatandtemperaturesintheNorwegiancapitalregularlyplungeto-10℃duringwinter.Aheartbreakingscene,buttheactionsoftheordinarypeoplewhowitnessedthedilemmaof11yearoldJohannesLonnestadFlaatenarebothjoyousandinspiring.Ayoungblondewomanwhosatnexttotheboyandnoticedhimrubbinghisarms.Sheimmediatelyaskedhim:“Don'tyouhaveajacket?”“No,someonestoleit”,hereplied.Shequestionedhimanddiscoveredhewasonaschooltripandwastoldtomeethisteacheratthebusstop.Sheaskedhimthenameofhisschoolandwherehewasfromassheselflesslydraped(掛上)herowncoataroundhisshoulders.Later,anotherolderwomanatfirstgavehimherscarf,thenwrappedhiminherlargepaddedjacket.Throughouttheday,moreandmorepeopleofferedJohannestheirglovesandeventhecoatsofftheirbacksastheywaitedfortheirbus.Johanne'sdilemmawasahiddencameraexperimentbyNorwegiancharitySOSChildren'sVillageaspartoftheirwintercampaigntogatherdonationstosendmuch-neededcoatsandblanketstohelpSyrianchildrengetthroughthewinter.Manyoftherefugees(難民）havelefttheirhomeswithoutwinterclothing."PeopleshouldcareasmuchaboutchildreninSyriaastheycareaboutthisboy,"SynneRonning,theinformationheadofSOSChildren`sVillagesNorway,toldTheLocal.Shealsonotedthatthechildwasavolunteerwhowasneverinanydangerduringthefilming.1、Accordingtothetext,howcanwedescribetheexperiment?A．Practical.B．Dangerous.C．Inspiring.D．Voluntary.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheyoungblondewoman?A．Shethoughttheboywaslyingatfirst.B．Shewasnotsureofwhattheboysaid.C．Shegavetheboyahandintheend.D．Shecaredverylittleaboutothers.3、WhatcanwelearnfromSynneRonning'swordsinParagragh5?A．PeoplehavedonemuchtohelpchildreninSyria.B．Theboywasonlywellprotectedinthefilming.C．Thereshouldbemorevolunteersinvolved.D．ChildreninSyriadeservetobecaredfor.22．（8分）It'scomfortingtothinkifyouweresomehowswallowedbyawhale,you'dsimplyhangoutinhisstomachuntilheeventuallyspatyouout,unharmedandwhole.Unfortunately,yourchanceofendingupinthistypeofsituationisprettylow.In2012reporterBenShattuckreadtherecordsattheNewBedfordWhalingMuseumResearchLibrary.Despitehisextensiveresearchatoneofthemostcomprehensivewhalingarchives(檔案),hefailedtofindasinglereportofanyoneeverbeingswallowedalivebyawhale.Hefoundplentyofreportsofwhalerswhowerebittenorinjuredbythecreatures,andseveralwhodiedafterfightingwithawhale,butnonerelatedtoswallowing.Withwhales'largemouths,itcertainlyseemspossiblethatawhalecouldswallowsomeonewhole,sowhyisitsounlikely?Baleenwhales,orwhaleswithoutteeth,aresomeofthelargestcreaturesontheplanet.Despitetheirmassivesize,baleenwhalescouldnevergetyouintotheirbelliesthankstotheirrelativelysmallesophagus(食道).Thesewhalesaredesignedtoeatsmallseacreatures,andtheopeningintheirthroatisonlyaboutaslargeasabasketball,soyou'dnevermakeitthatfar.Butwhatabouttoothedwhales?Spermwhaleseatwholeseals,soyoucouldeasilyfitdowntheirthroatsandintotheirstomachs.However,onceyoureachedthefirstofthespermwhale'sfourstomachs,yourjourneywouldprobablyendquickly.Notonlywouldthewhale'sstomachacidmakequickworkofyou,butyou'dexperienceadistinctlackofairontheinside.Actually,you'remorelikelytogeteatenorinjuredasyoutrytomakeitpastthespermwhale'ssharpteeth.Plentyofwhalers,havefoughtwithspermwhalesandlosttheirhandsorlivesduetothesemeanteeth.1、WhatdidBenShattuck'sresearchin2012show?A．Manypeoplehadbeenkilledbywhales.B．Onlyasinglewhalehadswallowedpeople.C．Whaleshadoftenbeeninjuredbywhalers.D．Nowhaleshadbeenfoundswallowingpeople.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutbaleenwhalesinthistext?A．Theyhaveonlyafewteeth.B．Theylikebigseacreaturesbest.C．Theyhaverelativelysmallesophagus.D．Theyarethelargestanimalsintheworld.3、Whatisthemostlikelytoolforspermwhalestoinjurehumans?A．Theirthroats.B．Thefourstomachs.C．Theinsideofthestomach.D．Themeanteeth.4、Whatmaybethebesttideforthetext?A．WillWhalesKillHumans?B．CanWhalesSwallowPeopleAlive?C．DoWhalesonlyEatSmallCreatures?D．HowCanPeopleResearchonWhales?23．（8分）OntheeasternsideoftheArabianPeninsula,thedesertturnsgreenascloudscoveritlikeablanket.ThisisthecountryofOman’smonsoon(季風(fēng))season.Thenaturalevent,whichlastsforthreemonths,drawshundredsofthousandsoftouristswithcoolweatherandbeautifulviews.ItbeganthisyearonJune21.A60-year-festival,inOman’sDhofararea,drawsabout50,000peopledressedinallkindsofclotheseverynightfordancecompetitions,musicalperformancesandexorcisms(驅(qū)魔).Inthemiddleoftheclouds,peoplecelebrateOman’sdiversecultureofArab,AfricanandAsianroots.OfficialsinDhofarstartedthemonsoonfestivalin1998.“Themonsoonfestivalnowdrawsperformersfrom40countries,”saidfestivaldirectorTalalal-Massahli.Headdedthat60percentofthevisitorscomefromOman,whiletherestcomefromnearbycountriessuchasKuwait,SaudiArabiaandBahrain.SalemAshoor,leaderofthelocalAhmadal-KabirSufiorder,saidvarious(各種)groupsusethefestivaltosharetheircultures.TheSufiorderforexample,performedamusicalexorcisminfrontofalmost500people.Khalidal-Najarisaweatherexpert.HeexplainsthatthemountainsaroundSalalah,Dhofar’scapitalcity,trapwetnessfromtheIndianOceanmonsoon.AirpressurepocketsaboveSaudiArabiaandTibetdriveaircurrents(氣流)toOman.Theseweathercurrentscreateaunique(獨特的)environment,whichhasheavyfogsandgreenmountainsandcoasts.ThomasWagmann,onholidayfromDubai,said,“ComparedtoDubai,thisDhofarareaiswonderfulbecauseyoucanbeoutdoorsallthetime.Youdon’tevenhavetoworryaboutsunburnbecausethere’snosun.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverse”inparagraph2mean?A．ActiveB．DifferentC．AmazingD．Merry2、Whatcanvisitorsenjoywhenwatchingtheperformanceofvariousgroups?A．DifferentculturesB．FairystoriesC．FashionshowsD．Localmusicanddances3、WhatdidKhalidal-Najarmainlytalkabout?A．ThebeautifulnaturalsceneryofOmanB．ThereasonwhytouristscometoOmanC．TheOman’sspecialgeographicpositionD．ThecauseofOman’suniqueclimateduringthefestival4、WhatdidThomasWagmannlikeaboutDhofar?A．ThesameweatherasDubaiB．ThebeautyofthecountryC．ItssunlessweatherD．Itssunnyclimate24．（8分）Bornin1995orlater,alotofGenZ-ersareenteringintoadulthoodandwillsoonjointheworkforce.HavinggrownupwiththeInternet,theyaresaidtobe“tech-savvy”andmadaboutsocialmedia.Theyliveinamoretolerantearwhengaymarriageisbeinglegalizedinmoreandmoresocieties.Butthey’vealsowitnessedtheriseofglobalterrorism.MostpeoplewillagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGenZandothergenerationsishowconnectedtheyare.Thisisagroupofpeoplewhowerehookeduptosocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahavechangedthewayGenZ-ersinteractwitheachotherandhowtheygetandprocessinformation.“Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives,”HannahPayne,an18-year-oldUCLAstudentandlifestyleblogger,wasquotedbyTheNewYorkTimesassaying.“Icanalmostatthesameinstantcreateadocument,editit,postaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephone,allfrotheuser-friendlyinterfaceofmyiPhone.”“GenZtakesininformationinstantaneously,”sheadded,“andlosesinterestjustasfast.”GenZ-ersmayhaveashorterattentionspanthanagoldfish,buttheyareconscientious(認(rèn)真盡責(zé)的)andcivic-minded(有公德心的).Theyareenteredtheiradulthood,accompaniedbytheeconomicdownturnandglobalterrorismandtheyhavetheireyesopenfromtheverybeginning.TheGuardianalsonotesthatyoungpeopleintheUKarebecomingmoreactiveinpolitics.AccordingtoaBritishElectionStudythatiscitedbythenewspaper,anestimated58percentof18-to-24-year-oldvotedinthe2015generalelectionintheUK,asignificantjumpfromthe38percentturnoutamongthesameagegroupin2005.Votingisjustonewayofmakingone’svoiceheard.TheEuropeanCommissionhasfoundthat“youngpeopleregardvotingasoneoptionamongmany,andtheyshowtheirpoliticalengagementinmanydifferent,issue-specificwaysthatcanpotentiallyinfluencepoliciesmoredirectly”.1、Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat__________.A．GenZhasbecomeamainstreamofthesocietyB．itisstillunacceptableforgaystogetmarriedinsomesocietiesC．globalterrorismoccurslessoftenthanbeforeD．InternetandintelligentmobilephoneshavedominatedGenZ’slife2、WhichofthefollowingcannotcharacterizeGenZ-ers?A．TheyarehighlyconnectedbymeansofsocialmediaB．TheyanaccessandprocessinformationinamoreadvancedwayC．TheyaregoingthroughanagefreefromcareandworryD．Theyholdnolastinginterestinthings3、HowdoesGenZobtaininformationaccordingtoHannahPayne?A．DirectlyB．SurprisinglyC．ConvenientlyD．Independently4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．There’sasignificantdropofyoungvoters’engagementingeneralelectioninUKin2015B．TheyounggenerationisgettingmoreandmoreactiveinrunningforgovernorsC．YoungpeoplewilldirectlydecidepolicymakingD．Votinginpoliticalelectionscanhelpyoungpeopleexpresstheirstandpoint25．（10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-famouscastle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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）MyFirstPart-timeJobIt’sbeenamonthsincethesummervacationstarted.Wehadalongholiday,1mostofusplannedtofindapart-timejobinordertokilltheboringtime.I’vebeen2totakeapart-timejobsinceIwasinjuniorhighschool,moretogetsomevaluable3thanmoney.Lotsofmyfriendshavehadsomeworkexperiencesandhaveamore4lifeasaresult.Theyalwayssharetheirworkexperienceswithme.Intheirworklife,theymetmany5,butthosesetbacksmadethemstrongerandeverythingeasierafterwards.6,theywouldalsotrytodosomethingontheirownintheirwork.Ifeltsomehow7ofmyselfbecauseIdependedonmyparentsforeverything.Forthis8,Itookapart-timejobtogetherwithmyfriends.Our9wasdemanding(費(fèi)時的).Sometimeswefeltdisappointed,mademanycomplaints,and10thoughtaboutgivingup.Butwe11doingit.Whileworking,Imetsomereally12people.Therewasawarm-heartedoldman,whowasasecurityguard.Hetookgoodcareofus,whichmadeusfeel13inanothercity.Wewereverygratefultohim.14,IgotabadheadacheandahightemperaturewhenIwasplanningtogoback.Thatwas15thehotweatherandthehardwork.WhenIwasill,myfriends16me,asifmymotherwasaround.Theymademefeeldeeplyabouttheimportanceof17.WhenIgotthefirstsalaryofmylife,I18howdifficultitistomake19.Now,myfirstworkexperienceinlifeisover.I20lotsofthings.It’sbeenmeaningful.1、A．butB．orC．soD．because2、A．wantingB．choosingC．managingD．remembering3、A．helpB．ideasC．informationD．experiences4、A．similarB．independentC．relaxingD．unpleasant5、A．chancesB．changesC．difficultiesD．secrets6、A．BesidesB．InsteadC．HoweverD．Therefore7、A．a(chǎn)fraidB．proudC．gladD．a(chǎn)shamed8、A．ruleB．reasonC．purposeD．a(chǎn)dvantage9、A．workB．studyC．preparationD．performance10、A．stillB．a(chǎn)gainC．evenD．just11、A．riskedB．a(chǎn)voidedC．waitedforD．kepton12、A．luckyB．niceC．funnyD．strange13、A．happyB．freeC．braveD．peaceful14、A．ClearlyB．ImportantlyC．UnfortunatelyD．Undoubtedly15、A．uptoB．a(chǎn)longwithC．a(chǎn)ccordingtoD．becauseof16、A．playedB．lookedafterC．caughtupwithD．walkedawayfrom17、A．teamworkB．trustC．friendshipD．kindness18、A．realizedB．noticedC．provedD．a(chǎn)greed19、A．timeB．effortC．progressD．money20、A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．learnedC．discoveredD．expected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）HollywoodfilmmakersvisitMulan'srootsHollywoodfilmmakers,includingcreatorsofthe1998DisneyfilmMulan,willstart1．“discoverytrip”toMulan’sbirthplace—HuangpiDistrictinHubeiProvincethisweek.Duringthetwo-dayvisit,theywillseeanumberofMulan-themed2．(perform),suchasthehorselightingshowandthelocalopera.Theywillalsovisitplacesofhistoricalinterest,3．theMulanMountainandtheGeneral'sTemple.Inthe20yearssincetheDisneyfilmcameout,4．(it)directorTonyBancrofthasn’tbeentothelandofMulan'sroots."Forme,it'safullcircletourofwheremyfavoritecharacterwasborn.I'malsodoingmyhomeworkforthenextfilm,"hesaid.“ChinausedtobeclosedofftoWesterners,thus5．(create)amystery,butinthelastfewyears,U.S.films6．(explore)theChinesecultureandenvironment,7．hasopenedaudiencestoawholenewworld.IbelievethetaleofMulanappealstoWesternersmainly8．it’saboutadaughter’srespectforherfamily,9．(especial)herfather,”Bancroftadded.Alive-actionremakeofthe1998filmisexpectedtohittheatersin2019.TheWaltDisneyStudioshasannouncedthatChineseactressLiuYifei,also10．(know)asCrystalLiu,isgoingtostarintheclassicChinesetale.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）下面短文中有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。Acenturybefore,abirdcalledthepassengerpigeonlivedinNorthAmerica、Thereweresomanypassengerpigeonswhenpeopleoftensawthousands,evenmillionsofbirdsflyingoverhead、Therefore,thereisnotasingleonelefttoday、Whathappened?Howdidallpassengerpigeonsdisappearfromtheearthentire?Thepassengerpigeonsbecomeextinctfortworeason、First,theforeststhatitlivedwascutdowntomakewaywithfarmsandcities、Second,manypigeonswereshotandeatenbecausetheyweregoodtoeat、Atthattime,therewerenohuntinglawsprotectendangeredspeciesastheyarenow、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，是某校高三學(xué)生。請你根據(jù)下面所給的提示，給校報“英語角”欄目寫一封英語倡議信，呼吁大家合理使用共享單車，愛護(hù)共享單車。提示：1.使用共享單車的優(yōu)點；2.使用共享單車存在的問題；3.你向同學(xué)發(fā)出的倡議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，倡議信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總次數(shù)；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.參考詞匯：設(shè)施facilityDealfellowstudents,I’mLiHua,aSeniorThreestudent.I’mappealingtoyoutofocusmoreattentiononsharedbikes,ofwhichthepopularityhasbeenincreasing.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、D5、C6、C7、A8、B9、B10、C11、B12、D13、B14、C15、B16、C17、B18、D19、B20、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、C2、C3、D22、1、D2、C3、D4、B23、1、B2、A3、D4、C24、1、B2、C3、A4、D25、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．if