2025屆山東省臨沂市第十九中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期一模考試英語試題含解析

2025屆山東省臨沂市第十九中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone2．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted3．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup4．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who5．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．a(chǎn)daptB．exposeC．exploitD．a(chǎn)ttach6．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched7．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant8．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．nothing9．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．a(chǎn)tlength B．a(chǎn)trandom C．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tbest10．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup11．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got12．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched13．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously14．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup15．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch16．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though17．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．a(chǎn)lways D．even18．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault19．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread20．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）We’vebeencoveringstandingdesksforalongtimenowbecauseexpertsagreethatsittingalldayiskillingus.Wewanttobeproductivewhilealsokeepingourbodieshealthy.Overtheyears,therehavebeenseveralsolutionstothisfromfixedstandingdeskstoadjustableones,portabledeskstoonesthatchangeintoshelves.However,themosthightechandelegantsolutionhastobethisnewsmartdeskcalledTheStirKineticDesk.Thedesklearnsyourdailybehaviorsandmovesbetweenasittingandstandingheightregularlythroughoutthedaytokeepyoumovingwithoutinterruptingyourworkflow.Youcanprogramspecificsittingandstandingintervalsorletthedesksettheschedule.Ifyoutendtositwhilereturningemailsinthemorning,butalwayswanttostandduringthatafternoonconferencecall,thedeskwilllearnthoseregularhabitsandadjustthescheduletofitthem.Ofcourse,thedeskcanalwaysbemanuallyloweredorraisedbyusingthetouchscreenonthelowerleftcomerofthedesk.Whenswitchingpositions,thedeskgentlydipsandrisestoletyouknowthatachangeiscomingup.Ifyou’renotreadytoswitchpositionsatthattime,youcantapthetouchscreentostaysittingorstandingforawhilelonger.Thebuilt-intouchscreenalsokeepstrackofyourdailysittingandstandingtimesandtellsyouhowmanycaloriesyou’veburned.Youcanevensetgoalsforhowlongoroftenyouwanttostand.ThedeskalsoworkswithfitnessdevicesliketheFitBittotrackyourmovements.Allofthatsmarttechdoesn’tcomecheapthough.TheM1desk,whichistheeverydaymodel,runsasteep$2,990,whilethemoreexecutivemodelwithaddedfeatures,theF1,goesfor$4,190.Whileexpensive,it’sworththinkingofhowmuchtimewespendatourdesks.Muchlikeagoodmattress(床墊),agooddeskthatworkswithyouisworththeinvestment.Hopefullyinafewyearsthesesmart,integrateddeskswillbemorecommonandlessexpensive.1、TheStirKineticDeskhasbeendesignedto_______.A．helpuserswiththeirwork B．keepusersmovingallthetimeC．getuserstoexercisewhileworking D．remindusersoftheirworkingschedule2、Whichisthefeatureofthetouchscreenofthedesk?A．Itcantelluserswhentochangepositions. B．Itcantrackusers’changesofpositions.C．Itcankeepusersinafixedposition. D．Itcandetectusers’healthcondition.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethedesk?A．Productivebutchallenging. B．Convenientbutunaffordable.C．Complexandimpractical. D．Multi-functionalandintelligent.4、WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthelastparagraphA．Tospendmoneyonsuchadeskisrewarding.B．Weshouldgetsuchadeskassoonaspossible.C．Itwon’tbelongbeforethedeskiswidelyused.D．Desksplayaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.22．（8分）I’venoticedsomethinghappeningfairlyregularlyamongmydaughterandherfriends.Whenthey’reallsittingaroundaskingeachotherwhichphototheyshouldpostonInstagram,orwhenthey’resendingclothespicturesaroundinagroupchataskingwhichonetheyshouldwear,manyofthegirlswillrespondbychoosingtheworstpictureandtheleastattractiveclothes.Why?Becausethey’reteenagersandenvyiswhattheydo.Everyoneinawhile,though,therewillbeagirlwhospeaksthetruth.Theonewhosays“Yoursmilelooksfalseinthefirstpicture,”or“Thatsecondpairofjeansmakesyourfigurelookextremelyunusual.”Sure,thesemayatfirstseemkindofharsh.ButaccordingtonewresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScience,theyarecomingfromfriendswhotrulycare,theoneswhoaren’tafraidtospeakupandtellitlikeitis.“Wehaveshownthatpeoplecanbecrueltobekind,”explainedleadresearcherBelénLópez-Pérez.“Theymaydecidetomakesomeonefeelworseifthisemotion（感情）isbeneficialforthatotherperson,evenifthisisnotofanypersonalbenefittothem.”Forthestudy,researchersasked140volunteerstoplayaviolentvideogame,andthengiveadvicetoanunknownpartnerwhowasgoingthroughtoughpersonaltimesonwinningthegame.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteersweremorelikelytodonegative（反射的）iftheyfeltitwasimportantfortheirpartnertowinthegame.Thefindingssuggestthatitwassympathythatledtheparticipantstochooseparticularnegativeemotionalexperiencebecausetheybelieveditwouldeventuallyhelptheirpartnerbesuccessfulinthegame.“Thesefindingshelpedustounderstand,forinstance,whywesometimesmaytrytomakeourlovedonesfeelbadifwethinkthisemotiontobeusefultoachieveagoal,”López-Pérezconcluded.Inotherwords,thetruthmayhurt,butweallneedameanfriendwhoiswillingtogiveittous.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph1?A．Topointoutasocialphenomenon.B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Towarngirlsnottosendpicturesaround.D．Topersuadethegirlstobehavethemselves.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A．Thefriends.B．Thegirls.C．Theclothes.D．Thecomments.3、Howdidthevolunteersadvisetheirpartnertowinthegame?A．Bycheeringthemon.B．Byperformingactsofkindness.C．Bytendingtorespondnegatively.D．Byexpressingdeepsympathyforthem.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WeNeedMeanFriends.B．Neverhurtothers.C．WeMustTryHardtoAchieveGoals.D．NeverPlayViolentVideoGames.23．（8分）Thehumanbeingsseemtobefacingacrisis（危機(jī)）．AfterourbestGoplayersweredefeatedonebyonebytheartificialintelligence（AI）AlphaGo，welostourprideofbeingatthetopoftheintelligencechain．AndinOctober，whenSaudiArabiagavecitizenshiptoarobotnamedSophia，anotherprivilegeofbeinghumanwastakenaway．ItlookslikeeverythingthatseparateshumansandAIisatriskfightnow．Butwekeephopingthatinsteadof"everything"，there'sstillsomethingleftinusthatmakesusirreplaceable．ToHaoJingfang，winnerofthe2016HugoAwardforBestNovelette，that"something"isourconsciousness．"AlphaGoisintelligentinacertainway，butnotintelligentenoughtoasktheimportantquestions--DoIlikeplayingGo？DoIwanttoplayGotoday？WhydoIhavetoplayGowhenyoutellmeto？"sheoncesaid．Inotherwords，computerprogramsdon'thaveachoicetosay"no"．Theyprobablydon'tevenknowwhata"choice"is--alltheyeverdoiscalculate．AndtoHeHuaihong，aphilosophy（哲學(xué)）professoratPekingUniversity，imaginationandcreativityarealsowhatmakeusspecial．"Amachinecouldn'thavecomeupwiththetheoryofgravityjustbecauseitwashitbyafallingapple"，hesaid．"It'shumanimaginationthatconnectswhatseemtobecompletelyrandomandirrelevantconcepts，somethingthatamachine--whichworksbyfixedrulesonly--can'tdo，atleastfornow．"ThisiswhyBBCreporterViktorMayer-Schonbergersuggestedthatinsteadoffocusingonhowcomputershaveovershadowedusoncalculatingabilitiesthanhumans，weshouldprobably"considerourqualityatadifferentendofthespectrum（光譜）：creativity，originality（原創(chuàng)性），evenplainillogicalcraziness，insteadofhard-nosed（頑固的）logic"，hewrote．Somaybeinthefuture，asartificialintelligencebecomesevenmoreintelligent，humansandA1willlearntouseeachother'stalentsforgood．IfAIcanhandletheboringtaskslikecalculatinganddrivingforus，we'llhavemoretimetocreate，think，andbebusywith"beinghuman"．1、WhatcanwelearnaboutAlphaGo，accordingtoHaoJingfang？______A．Itwillbetaughttosaynointhefuture．B．Itwillbemoreintelligentthanhumansoneday．C．Ithasdifficultyansweringpersonalquestions．D．Itisunabletothinkindependentlyashumansdo．2、WhatdoesHeHuaihongbelieveisuniquetohumans？______A．Intelligence．B．Originality．C．Theabilitytomakerules．D．Theabilitytomakechoices．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overshadowed"inparagraph5probablymean？______A．CompetedwithB．TakencontrolofC．BeenmoresuccessfulthanD．Influenced4、WhatcouldbethefutureofAIaccordingtotheauthor？______A．Itwillbeusedtohelphumans，ratherthancompetewithus．B．Itmaydevelopcreativitybesidesbetterlogicalthinking．C．Itmightbeverydangeroustohumansindifferentfields．D．Itwillbeappliedtoprovidedrivingserviceforhumans．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）ToddlerWorldNurserywasdelightedtoemployatrainee---twenty-two-oldJonathanBrown—astheirfirstmalenurseryschoolteacher.Hewasalsotheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob,but,insistsMargeryBowman,headteacherofToddlerWorld,byfarthebestapplicant.“Bothboysandgirlswillbenefitfromtheexperienceofhavingamalerolemodelinthenursery.”Saysmotheroftwo,Margery.Jonathanhasalwaysbeeninterestedinchildcare.Hisownmotherisachildminderandhisfatherisateacher.“I’vealwayshelpedMumwithlookingafterallthechildren.”hesays.“I’musedtochangingnappies,feedingbabies,readingstoriesandplayingwithLego.”ButJonathanisararemaleinafemaleworld.Only2%ofnurseryteachersaremenandthishasn’tchangedfortenyears.RogerOlsenoftheNationalNurseryTrustsaid,“Menareoftenviewedwithanxietyandsuspicion(懷疑)inachildren’senvironment.Ortheyareexpectedtodothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.Butmenbringdifferentthingsintochildcareandthishastoberecoginsed.”Jonathanagrees.Heisaqualifiedunder-7sfootballcoach,andplantstointroducefootballlessonstothenurseryforboysandgirls.WhatdoJonathan’sfriendsthinkofhischoiceofcareer?“Actually,mostofthemareprettycoolaboutitnow.”hesays,“thoughtheydomakejokesaboutnappies.AndI’vefoundthatgirlsareactuallyquiteimpressed–sothat’sgood!”1、WhywasJonathanemployedbyToddlerWorldNursery?A．Hewasthebestamongalltheapplicants.B．Hewastheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob.C．Hewouldbeabletoteachkidstoplayfootball.D．Hewoulddothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“childminder”(Para.2)?A．Instructor.B．Superior.C．Baby-sitter.D．Coach.3、WhatdidRogerOlsensayaboutthejobofchildcare?A．Ithasbeenwomen-specific.B．Itrequirespeople’sunderstanding.C．Ittakestimetomakesomechanges.D．Itneedsmenteacherstobringsomethingdifferent第三部分語言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）WhileIwaswaitingtoenteruniversity,Isawinanewspaperateachingjob1ataschoolabouttenmilesfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortof2andwantingtodosomething3Iapplied(申請(qǐng)),4asIdidso,thatwithoutadegreeandwithno5ofteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwere6.However,threedayslater,aletterarrived,callingmetoCroydonforameetingwiththeheadmaster.Itprovedtobea7journey:atraintoCroydonstation,aten-minutebusrideandthenawalkofat8aquarterofamile.AsaresultIarrivedthere,feelingtoohottobenervous.Itwasclearlythe9himselfthat10thedoor.Hewasshortandround."Theschool,"hesaid,"ismadeupofone11oftwenty-fourboysbetweensevenandthirteen."Ishouldhavetoteachallthesubjectsexceptart,12hetaughthimself.Ishouldhavetodividetheclassinto13groupsandteachtheminturnatthreedifferent14,andIwas15atthethoughtofteachingmaths—asubjectatwhichIwasn’tvery16atschool.Worseperhapswastheideaof17toteachthemonSaturdayafternoonbecausemostofmyfriendswouldbe18themselvesatthattime.BeforeIhadtimetoaskaboutmysalary,hegotuptohis19."Now"hesaid,you’dbettermeetmywife.Sheistheonewhoreally20thisschool.1、A．kept B．lost C．wanted D．found2、A．money B．time C．students D．clothes3、A．harmful B．useful C．funny D．secret4、A．expecting B．whispering C．fearing D．considering5、A．material B．experience C．means D．books6、A．nice B．great C．slight D．helpful7、A．difficult B．pleasant C．comfortable D．short8、A．most B．least C．last D．first9、A．teacher B．door-keeper C．student D．headmaster10、A．shut B．opened C．repaired D．kicked11、A．group B．class C．dozen D．score12、A．which B．that C．what D．this13、A．one B．two C．three D．four14、A．classes B．subjects C．levels D．places15、A．excited B．a(chǎn)ngry C．glad D．disappointed16、A．poor B．interested C．weak D．good17、A．forcing B．having C．forgetting D．managing18、A．watching B．studying C．enjoying D．helping19、A．letter B．feet C．hands D．wife20、A．runs B．starts C．observes D．likes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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedabout1．(be)lateforschool.Thereweremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,2．someofthemlookedveryanxiousand3．(disappoint).whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboard.Igotaplacenext4．thewindow,soIhadagoodviewofthesidewalk.Aboyonabike5．(catch)myattention.Hewasridingbesidethebusandwavinghisarms.Iheardapassengerbehindmeshoutingtothedriver,butherefused6．(stop)untilwereachedthenextstop.Still,theboykept7．(ride).Hewascarryingsomethingoverhisshoulderandshouting.Finally,whenwecametothenextstop,theboyranupthedoorofthebus.Iheardanexcitedconversation.Thenthedriverstoodupandasked,“8．a(chǎn)nyoneloseasuitcaseatthelaststop?”Awomanonthebusshouted,“Oh,dear!It‘s9．(I)”.Shepushedherwaytothedriverandtookthesuitcasethankfully.Fiveothersonthebusbegantalkingaboutwhattheboyhaddoneandthecrowdofstrangers10．(sudden)becamefriendlytooneanother.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)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(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。DearAlice,Iamdelightedtohearthatyouwillcometomycityforsightseeing.Iwaswritingtoyouexpressingmywillingnesstomakearrangementforyourtour.Asfortheaccommodation,Ihavetheoptionofeitherstayinginmyhomeorinahotel,thatIcanreserveforyouinadvanceifyoulike.However,I'dliketohelpyouworkatravelschedule.Intheway,couldyoudomeafavorandpurchaseaCoachpursethoughitdoesn'tbotheryou?Withmymother'sbirthdayapproached,Iwishtopresentittoherasabirthdaygift.I'mlookingforwardtomeetingyousoon.Ihopeyouwillhaveafunhere.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，當(dāng)今網(wǎng)絡(luò)已經(jīng)把世界變成了真正的“全球村”，作為一名中學(xué)生，請(qǐng)你給某報(bào)社寫一封信，就網(wǎng)絡(luò)對(duì)教育的影響談?wù)勀愕目捶āＲc(diǎn)：1.網(wǎng)絡(luò)對(duì)教育影響的利弊各一條及你的理由；2.你的建議一條；注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.信的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、C5、C6、C7、C8、A9、A10、A11、A12、B13、A14、B15、A16、B17、B18、D19、C20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、B3、D4、A22、1、B2、D3、C4、A23、1、D2、B3、C4、A24、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．Veryfewhumanbeing