遼寧省朝陽市凌源市凌源三中新高考英語三模試卷及答案解析

遼寧省朝陽市凌源市凌源三中新高考英語三模試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame2．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push3．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout4．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang5．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．isthere D．a(chǎn)rethere6．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving7．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．a(chǎn)ny B．one C．a(chǎn)nother D．theother8．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．a(chǎn)vailableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable9．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized10．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom11．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing12．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will13．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe14．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof15．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when16．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed17．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom18．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond19．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore20．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand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）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-famouscastle22．（8分）TheEastRoomoftheWhiteHousewasburstingwithcoloronJuly14,as56youngcooksarrivedfortheKids’StaleDinner.Thechefs,agedfrom8to12,werewinnersoftheHealthyLunchtimeChallenge,aprogramthatencourageskidstocreatehealthy,affordable,original,andtastylunchrecipes.FormerFirstLadyMichelleObamahostedtheevent,nowinitsfifthyearandpartofherLet’sMove!Morethan1,200kidsthroughoutAmericaenteredthechallenge,wereencouragedtobecreativeanduseingredients(原料)grownintheirhomestates,orcommunities.Recipeshadtorepresenteachofthefoodgroupsbyincludingfruits,vegetables,wholegrains,leanprotein,andlow-fatdairy.The56winnersweretreatedtoamealfeaturingsomeoftheirowncreations.“Thiseventisn’tjustabouteatingwelltoday,butaboutsettingkidslikeallofyouupforalifetimeofhealthychoices.”theformerfirstladytoldtheyoungcooks.“Assmallyouare,youcanchangelives.Iseetheworkofkids,themagicyoualldo.Peoplechangebecauseofkids.”AmelieChen’swinningrecipewasBreadfruit,Taro,andGarlicChickenTrio.The9-year-oldfromAmericanSamoasaidshewas“veryexcited”tobeattendingtheevent.“WinningthistriptotheWhiteHousemakesmethinkofmyfavoritequotefromWaltDisney:‘Ifyoucandreamit,youcandoit,’”shesaid.FamouscooksRachaelsRayandTanyaSteel,editorialdirectorofCleanPlatesOmnimedia,amediacompanyfocusingonhealthandwellnessfoodculture,werealsoinattendance.MichellerecognizedthemasdrivingforcesinmakingtheKids’StateDinnerarealityseveralyearsago.RayandSteelposedforpictureswiththeyoungcooks.Followingthemeal,thecrowdwastreatedtoperformancesbythecastofWaltDisneyWorldResort’sTheJungleBook.The56winnersendedtheirvisitwithatouroftheWhiteHouseKitchenGarden.1、InMichelleObama’sLet’sMove,kids.A．cancookcreativelyB．mustworkingroupsC．shouldliveanactivelifeD．mustcookwithgivenmaterials2、WhatdoesMichelleObamaexpectkidstodoaftertheevent?A．Leadahealthylife.B．Createmorerecipes.C．Growcropsthemselves.D．Eatwhattheyhavecooked.3、WhydidRayandSteelattendtheevent?A．Theycametoawardtheyoungcooks.B．Theycaredaboutkids’development.C．Theywereinvitedtoreporttheevent.D．Theywantedtolearnthefoodculture.23．（8分）Psychologytellsusthatmanypeoplehatetotakerisks.Butitisgoodforustotakerisks,especiallywhentheriskistoachieveadesiredresult.Inthatway,webecomestrongerandbraver.Ourhumannatureshouldbetotakerisks,butsomepeoplejustsitandwishtheydidn'thavethefeartomoveon.Thisisbecausetheyfailedafewtimesintheirlives.Pleasestepoutanddon'tletthepastholdyoubackfromlivinglifetothefullest.Moveforwardandmoveon!Instudyingthepsychologyoftakingrisks,wefindthathumanprovidesuswiththedesiretoexperimentandtakechances.Risktakingisagreatadvantagethatallowedourancestorstobecomestrongerandstrongerdaybyday.Bytakingriskstheyfoughtoffenemiesanddiscoverednewterritories.Thisattitudehasbecomeapartofourmodernculture.Ridingarollercoasterisacommonrisktakingactivity.Eveneachpersonseemstoenjoytheriskalthoughtheyhavetheunderstandingthatitisdangerous.Thispsychologicalandbiologicalconnectioncreatesaninterestingconnectionbetweenwhatisunsafeandwhathumansenjoy.Gettinginacareachdayisarisk.Gettingoutofbedisarisk,too.Weneedtotakeriskssothatwecancompletemanythings.Astronautstakeriskswhentheygetinsidearocket;however,thethingstheyachievearegreat.Businessmentakeariskwhentheybuypartsofacompany,however,withoutdoingthat,theycouldnotmakemoremoney.Weneedtotakeriskssothatwecangainsomething.Itisimpossibletomoveforwardinlife,earnmoney,enjoyarelationship,playasport,ordoinganythingelsewithouttakingarisk.Itisallpartofthegame.It'soneofthemostimportantpartsoflife.1、Somepeopledon'twanttotakerisks,mainlybecause________.A．theyaretoolazytomoveonB．theyfeelpleasedwiththepresentlifeC．theyhavefailedseveraltimesbeforeD．theyshowlittleinterestinthestrangeworldoutside2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"Thisattitude"inParagraph3mean?A．Takingrisks. B．Fightingoffenemies.C．Discoveringnewterritories. D．Becomingstrongerandstronger.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Dailylifeisfullofrisks.B．Thesafestplacehasthegreatestrisk.C．Peopleshouldtakeriskswhentheyareyoung.D．Wecanalwaysachieveourgoalsbytakingrisks.4、Whatwouldbethetitleforthepassage?A．TakingRisksIsEasierSaidthanDone B．RisksTakenbyAncestorsC．LiveOurLifetotheFullest D．NoRisk,NoGain24．（8分）Ifyourdoglookspleasedtoseeyou—itisprobablybecauseitlovestheparticularwayyousmell.Thescent(氣味)ofafamiliarhumanapparentlylingerslikeperfumeintheanimal’sbrain—whereitcausesaninstinctiveemotionalresponse,researchreveals.Ourscentactsonapartofthecanine(犬科的)brainassociatedwithrewardandthestrongestreactionsareproducedbyhumansthatpetsknowbest,sayscientistsinAmerica.GregoryBern,ofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,said,“Whilewemightexpectthatdogsshouldbehighlytunedtothesmellofotherdogs,itseemsthatthe‘rewardresponse’isreservedfortheirhumans.Whenhumanssmelltheperfumeofsomeonetheylove,theymayhaveanimmediate,emotionalreactionthat’snotnecessarilycognitive(認(rèn)識的).Soisitindogs.Butsincedogshaveamoresensitivesmellthanhumans.theirresponseswouldlikelybeevenmorepowerfulthantheoneswemighthave.Inourexperiment,however.theownersofthedogwerenotphysicallypresent.Thecaninebrainresponseswerebeingcausedbysomethingdistantinspaceandtime.Itshowsthatdogsbrainshavethesementalrepresentationsofusthatpersistwhenwe’renotthere.”Theexperimentinvolved12dogsofvariouskindsbybrainscanswhilefivedifferentscentswereplacedinfrontofthem.Thescentsamples(樣本)camefromthesubject(接受試險者)itself,adogthesubjecthadnevermet,adoglivinginthesubject’shousehold.Thefamiliarhumanscentsamplesweretakenfromsomeoneelsefromthehouseotherthanthehandlersduringtheexperiment,sothatnoneofthescentdonorswerephysicallypresent.Theresultsshowedallfivescentsgainedasimilarresponseinpartsofthedogsbrainsinvolvedindetectingsmells.Responsesweresignificantlystrongerforthescentoffamiliarhumans,followedbythatoffamiliardogs.Thefindingsshoweddogsreactedstrongesttothescentoffamiliarhumansevenwhentheywerenotthere.Petstrainedashelportherapydogsshowedgreaterbrainactivitythantheotherdogsinthetest.Researcherssaythefindingscouldimprovethewaytoselectanimalshelpingwoundedoldsoldiersordisabledpeople.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Thescentofthedogs.B．Theemotionsofanimalsinfluencedbythescent.C．Thedifferencesbetweenanimalsandhumansinscent.D．Thesensitivescent.2、Accordingtotheexperiment.adogwillbemostinterestedin.A．familiardogsB．a(chǎn)humanthedoghadnevermetC．a(chǎn)dogthedoghadnevermetD．familiarhumans3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Animalscancurewoundedoldsoldiers.B．Animalscanhelpdisabledpeople.C．Theexperimentiscomplex.D．Theexperimentisveryvaluable.4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?A．Science.B．Education.C．Culture.D．Entertainment.25．（10分）2017TFKPoetryContestCallingallpoets!TIMEForKidshasachallengeforyou:Writeafunny,rhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTIMEForKidsPoetryContest.Asfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirown,TIMEForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.ContestRules1.Howtoenter:Thiscontestbegins12:01amonMarch6,2014andends11:59pmonJuly24,2014.Toenter,mailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas,32ndFloor,NewYork,NewYork10020:(a)anoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhyme

scheme(韻律);(b)

Entrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.Byentering,Entrantpromisesthattheentry(1)isoriginal,(2)hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumand(3)hasnotwonanaward.2.Judging:AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:creativityandoriginality(50％),useoflanguageandrhyme(25％)andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest(25％).Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.3.Prizes:Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists(半決賽選手)fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetry,

TheArmpit

ofDoom:FunnyPoemsforKids,approximatelyvalue:$275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom:

FunnyPoemsforKids,andboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedat

.4.Eligibility(參賽資格):Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.5.Winner’slist:Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visit

(afterAugust1,2017,availableforaperiodof10days).1、Thepurposeofthecontestisto__________.A．encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoetsB．helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywritingC．encouragechildren’sinterestinpoetrywritingD．encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems2、Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudging?A．BeingcreativeandoriginalB．UsingapropernumberofwordsC．UsingproperlanguageandrhymeD．Beingappropriatetothecontesttheme3、Accordingtothecontestrules,____________.A．poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mailB．a(chǎn)llchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontestC．thenumberofpoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD．theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugust,2017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）Barefootanddirty，thegirljustsatandwatchedthepeoplegoby．Shenevertriedtospeak．Manypeoplepassed，butneverdidonepersonstop．ThenextdayIdecidedtogobacktothepark，curioustoseeifthelittlegirlwouldstillbethere．Rightintheveryspotasshewasyesterday，shesatwiththesaddestlookinhereyes．TodayIwastomakemyownmoveandwalkovertothelittlegirl．Asweallknow，aparkfullofstrangepeopleisnotaplaceforyoungchildrentoplayalone．AsIbeganwalkingtowardsher，Icouldseethebackofthelittlegirl’sdressindicatedadeformity（畸形）．Ismiledtoletherknowitwasokay，Iwastheretohelp，totalk．Isatdownbesideherandopenedwithasimple“Hello”．Ismiledandsheshylysmiledback．Wetalkeduntildarknessfellandtheparkwascompletelyempty．Iaskedthegirlwhyshewassosad．Thelittlegirllookedatmeandwithasadfacesaid，“BecauseI’mdifferent．”Iimmediatelysaid“Thatyouare!”andsmiled．Thelittlegirlactedevensadder．Shesaid，“Iknow．”Shelookedatmeandsmiled．Slowlyshestoodtoherfeet，andsaid，“Really?”“Yes，dear，you’relikealittleguardianangelsenttowatchoverallthosepeoplewalkingby．”Shenoddedherhead“yes”andsmiled，andwiththatshespreadherwingsandsaidwithatwinkleinhereye，“Iam．I’myourguardianangel．”Iwasspeechless，sureIwasseeingthings．Shesaid，“Foronceyouthoughtofsomeoneotherthanyourself，myjobhereisdone．”ImmediatelyIstoodtomyfeetandsaid，“Wait，sowhydidnoonestoptohelpanangel!?”Shelookedatmeandsmiled，“You’retheonlyonewhocouldseeme，andyoubelieveitinyourheart．”…andshewasgone．Andwiththatmylifechangeddramatically．So，whenyouthink1，remember，yourangelisalwayswatchingoveryou．Mineis!1、Peoplejustpassedbythegirlbecause_______．A．theypretendednottoseeherB．shepretendedtobepoorC．theyneverthoughtofhelpingherD．theyknewtheauthorwouldhelpher2、Whichwordcan’tbeusedtodescribetheauthor?A．Considerate． B．Patient． C．Helpful． D．Powerful．3、Whywastheauthorspeechless?A．Hewasshocked． B．Hedidn’tmanagetohelpthegirl．C．Hethoughthewascheated． D．Hewasindespair．4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Theauthorsmiledbecausehesawthegirlwasshy．B．Theauthorhadknownthatthegirlwasarealangel．C．Theauthorbelievedthatanangelwasalwayswatchinghim．D．Theauthordecidedtogobacktotheparkbecausehewassurethatthelittlegirlwouldbethere．5、Whatdoes“You’reallyouhave”mean?A．Youareugly． B．Youarealone．C．Youarestrong． D．Youarerich．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）Intherice-growingworld,theChinese1．(science),YuanLongping,isaleadingfigure.YuanLongpingwasbornandbrought2．inChina.3．(educate)inmanyschoolsasaboy,hewasgiventhenickname,“thestudentwhoasksquestions”.From4．earlyage,hewasinterestedinplants.Hestudiedagricultureincollegeandasayoungteacherhebeganexperimentsincropbreeding.Hethoughtthatthekeyto5．(feed)peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.Hethoughthecoulddoitbycrossingdifferentspeciesofriceplant,andthenhecouldproduceanewplant6．couldgiveahigheryieldthaneitheroftheoriginalplants.FirstYuanLongpingexperimentedwithdifferenttypesofrice.Thenhebeganhissearchforaspecialtypeofriceplant.Ithadtobemaleandsterile.Finally,in1970a7．(natural)sterilemalericeplantwasdiscovered.AsaresultofYuanLongping’sdiscoveries,Chinesericeproductionroseby47.5percentinthe1990’s.InPakistanriceisthesecond8．(important)cropafterwheatandwillbegrowninmanypartsofthecountry.ThenewhybridricehasbeendevelopedbytheYuanLongpingHigh-techAgriculturalCompanyofChina.Itsyieldismuchgreaterthan9．ofothertypesofrice10．(grow)inPakistan.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）短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分,滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同學(xué)寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，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；Airtravelhasthreeadvantageovertraintravel、First,itcansavemuchtime、Wecanflyfromoneplacetootherinalongtime,butbytrainwehavetospendmoretime、Second,airtravelismorecomfortablebecausetheplanefliessosmooththatwecanhaveagoodrestduringthetrip、Third,thetrainiscrowdingsometimesandpassengershavetositforalongtime,whatmakesthemtired、Buttraintravelalsohasit’sownadvantages、Foranexample,travelingbytraincostonlyalittlemoney、Besidesthis,wecanenjoytheviewoutthetrain’swindows、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是學(xué)生會主席李華，你的同學(xué)Van打算暑假回國，正考慮為他媽媽帶些中國特色的禮物，特發(fā)信息向你征求建議。請根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容用英語給Van回復(fù)郵件。內(nèi)容要點:1.建議禮物:旗袍，中國結(jié)等2.說明選擇禮物的原因3.表達(dá)祝福和問候注意:1、可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)以使行文連貫；2、詞數(shù)100左右。參考詞匯:旗袍Chi-pao中國結(jié)ChineseknotDearVan,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B2、D3、C4、D5、A6、D7、C8、A9、D10、C11、C12、A13、D14、A15、C16、A17、C18、A19、D20、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、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．Attheendofan