2025屆山東省微山縣第一中學高三一診考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆山東省微山縣第一中學高三一診考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped2．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe3．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped4．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis5．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup6．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how7．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling8．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who9．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking10．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem11．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto12．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat13．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind14．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed15．Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what16．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because17．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand18．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the19．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen20．Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsing________thepatient’smood.A．bymeansof B．withregardtoC．inresponseto D．onaccountof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）YouhaveprobablyheardoftheMozarteffect.It'stheideathatifchildrenorevenbabieslistentomusiccomposedbyMozart,theywillbecomemoreintelligent.AquickInternetsearchrevealsplentyofproductstoassistyouinthetask.WhateveryourageisthereareCDsandbookstohelpyoutastethepowerofMozart'smusic,butwhenitcomestoscientificevidencethatitcanmakeyoumoreclever,thepictureismoremixed.Thephrase“theMozarteffect”wasmadeupin1991,butitwasastudydescribedtwoyearslaterinthejournalNaturethatsparkedrealmediaandpublicinterestabouttheideathatlisteningtoclassicalmusicsomehowimprovesthebrain.Itisoneofthoseideasthatsoundreasonable.Mozartwasundoubtedlyageniushimself;hismusiciscomplexandthereisahopethatifwelistentoenoughofit,we'llbecomemoreintelligent.The_idea_took_off,_withthousandsofparentsplayingMozarttotheirchildren,andin1998ZellMiller,theGovernorofthestateofGeorgiaintheUS,evenaskedformoneytobesetasideinthestatebudgetsothateverynewbornbabycouldbesentaCDofclassicalmusic.ItwasnotjustbabiesandchildrenwhowereexposedtoMozart'smusiconpurpose,evenanItalianfarmerproudlyexplainedthatthecowswereplayedMozartthreetimesadaytohelpthemproducebettermilk.I'llleavethedebateontheimpactonmilkyieldtofarmers,butwhatabouttheevidencethatlisteningtoMozartmakespeoplemoreintelligent?Moreresearchwascarriedoutbutananalysisofsixteendifferentstudiesconfirmedthatlisteningtomusicdoesleadtoatemporaryimprovementintheabilitytohandleshapesmentally,butthebenefitsareshort－livedanditdoesn'tmakeusmoreintelligent.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Mozartcomposedmanymusicalpiecesforchildren.B．ChildrenlisteningtoMozartwillbemoreintelligent.C．TherearefewproductsontheInternetaboutMozart'smusic.D．ThereislittlescientificevidencetosupporttheMozarteffect.2、WhydidmanypeoplebelieveintheideaoftheMozarteffect?A．BecauseastudydescribeditinthejournalNature.B．BecauseMozarthimselfwasagenius.C．BecauseMozart'smusicisenjoyable.D．BecauseMozart'smusicmakespeoplerelaxed.3、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggeststhat________.A．peoplewerestronglyagainsttheideaB．theideawasacceptedbymanypeopleC．Mozartplayedanimportantpartinpeople'slifeD．theUSgovernmenthelpedpromotetheidea4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheMozarteffect?A．Favorable. B．Objective.C．Doubtful. D．Positive.22．（8分）Generallyspeaking,governmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim,70km(45miles)eastofSaoPaulo,havegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery(墓地)hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedead,theycan’tbecremated(火化)andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.“Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsideration”,heclaims.A2003decree(法令)byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemetery,buttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredasapreservationarea.BiritibaMirim,atownof28,000inhabitants,notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.“Ihaven’tgotajob,noramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdie.That’sridiculous,”AmaridodoPrado,anunemployedresidentsaid.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.“Ofcoursethebillislaughable,illegal,andwillneverbeapproved,”saidGilsonSoaresdeCampos,anassistantofthemayor.“Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?”Thebillstatesthat“offenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.”However,itdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbe.1、WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A．Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B．Banonparkingincertainzones.C．Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D．Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthephrase“havegonefarbeyondthat”inthefirstparagraph?A．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.B．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworld.C．ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpected.D．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.3、What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A．Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.B．Heobjectstothem.C．Heremainssilentaboutthem.D．Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thebillhascomeintoeffectbutitdoesn’tstateclearlywhatpunishementstheoffenderswillreceive.B．Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.C．Thegovernmentisgoingtochangetheunreasonaleandlaughabledecree.D．Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.23．（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-famouscastle24．（8分）Childrenallovertheworldwhohavetriedthepotatoorlemonbatteryexperimentsknowthatanelectricalcurrentcanbegeneratedbycreatingareactionbetweenthefoodandtwodifferentmetals.However,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavefoundawaytoharvestpowerfromtrees.Theyusethesamemetalforbothelectrodes(電極)specificallyinordernottoconfusethiseffectwiththepotatoeffect.Whileprovingthattreescanprovideasourceofpowerisasignificantstep,akeyquestionremains:canthetinyvoltage(電壓)producedbyatreebeusedforanythinguseful?Nowscientistsaredebatingoverhowtousethispowersourceforhumanbenefits.Themostpracticalthingisfirealarmforforestdepartment,originatingfromthetreeitself.Treeselectricpowercanchargeabattery.Thisbatteryinturnwillbeconnectedtoasmallsensor.Thissensorwillpowerabriefradiotransmission(傳送).Thatradiosignalwilltransportdailysoilandairconditionmeasurementstoanetworkofmuchlarger,solarpoweredForest-Serviceenvironmentalmonitoringstations.Thosesensorswiltalsogiveoutacrisissignalintheeventofasuddenrisein-airtemperature-thatmightindicatetheoutbreakofaforestfire.“Itrulybelieveithaspotential,”saidVictoriaHenderson,branchchiefforequipmentandchemicalsattheForestServicedNationalInteragencyFireCenter.“Ifthiscanenhance(提高)ourexistingtechnologytoadegreethatwouldgainusalotmorefireprotection,thenwe’dlookataplantopurchaseitforournationwideinfrastructure(基礎設施),whichishuge.”ResearchershavediscoveredthatthegreaterthepHdifferencebetweenthetreeandthesoilthemoretheenergywillbeproduced.Someresearchersalsoadmitthat“treepower”isn’taspracticalassolarenergy,butbelievethatthesystemcouldbescaled-upasalow-costoptionforpoweringtreesensorsthathelpdetectenvironmentalconditionsorforestfires,Usingtheelectronicoutputtokeeptrackofatree’shealthisanotherpossibility.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthepotatobatteryexperimentinthefirstparagraph?A．Toexplainwhatitis.B．Tostresstheimportanceofelectricity.C．Tointroducethepowersourcefromtrees.D．Toencouragepeopletotrythisexperiment.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthefirealarmmentionedinthethirdparagraph?A．Thefirealarmcanmakeaveryloudsound.B．Smokefromafirecancausethealarmtogooff.C．Theelectricpoweritneedscomesfromthetree.D．Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheforestdepartment.3、What’sVictoriaHenderson’sattitudetowardsthefirealarmsystem?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Disapproving.D．Unconcerned,4、Whatcausestreestocreateelectricalcurrents?A．Thesensorimplantedinthetree.B．Thenewwayadoptedbytheresearchers.C．Thespecialmetalusedinthebatteryexperiment.D．ThepHdifferencebetweenthesoilandthetrees.25．（10分）Astheinternationaldemandfornarrative(敘事的)film/TVcontentcontinuestoincreasewithpopularstreamingserviceslikeNetflixandothersthetwoquestionsthencome:willthecominggenerationsreceivemostoftheirentertainmentthroughvisualmeansratherthanthroughthewrittenwordandwillsuchanincreaseofnarrativefilm/TVreducetheimportanceofreading?Growingexamplesofthistrendincludethediminishment(減少)offictioninthecommoncore(核心的)curriculum,theever－risingcultureofcomputergames,thewaveofstreamingservicesofwideinternationalreach,andmoviesfilledwithspecialeffectsmadeforchildrenandteenagers.Normustweignoretheeconomicdangersthatlieaheadforthewrittenword.Thenarrativefilmindustryisamoneymakerthatdwarfs(使相形見絀)thepublishingindustry.Theotherunderlyingquestion,ofcourse,is“doesitreallymatterifthewrittenwordbowstotheworldoffilm/TV?”Frommypointofview,anydiminishmentoffictiondeliveredbywordsisalossformankind.Thereisnogreaterhumanfeaturethantheimagination.Itliesattheverysoulofthehumanspecies.Itisthebrain’smostpowerfulengine.Itistheessentialmuscleoflifeandlikeallmusclesitmustbeexercisedandstrengthened.Writingandreadingaretheprincipaltoolsthatinspire,createandempowerourimagination.Anythingthatdiminishesthatpoweristheenemyofmankind.ItshouldbeknownthatIamnotopposedtonewmediaandtechnologicaladvances.Instead,Ihavealwaysfeltitnecessarytoadapttoadvancingtechnology.Infact,anumberofmynovelsareinvariousstagesofdevelopmentforfilm,TV,andlivestageproductions.Myhopeisthatthewrittenwordwillonlystandtobecomplemented(補充)byitsvisualcounterparts(對應物),notpushedtotheedgeofextinction.Ofcourse,therearethosewhowillpresentargumentsforthesuperiorityofthemovingimageoverthewrittenword.Eachhasitsplace.Myargumentisforfindingtherightbalancebetweenitandthemovingimage.1、Inwhatwaydoesnarrativefilm/TVembarrassthewrittenword?A．Economicbenefits B．InternationalreachC．Culturalinfluence D．Educationalimportance2、Whydoestheauthorvaluetheroleofthewrittenword?A．Itstrengthensourmuscles. B．Ithelpssharpenimagination.C．Itdistinguishesmanfromeachother. D．Itpavesthewayfornarrativefilm/TV.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstechnology?A．Cautious B．SkepticalC．Positive D．Critical4、What’stheauthorconcernedabout?A．Thefateofreading. B．Theextinctionoffiction.C．Theimpactofthewrittenword. D．Thefutureofthemovingimage.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）Nooneisbornawinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinnersbytheirown1Ilearnedthislessonfroma(n)2manyyearsago.Itookthehead3jobataschoolinBaxley,Georgia.Itwasasmallschoolwithaweakfootballprogram.Itwasatraditionfortheschool'soldteamtoplayagainstthe4teamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteamhadnocoach,andtheydidn'tevenpracticeto5thegame.Beingthecoachofthenewteam,IwasexcitedbecauseIknewweweregoingtowin,buttomydisappointmentweweredefeated.Icouldn't6Ihadgotintosuchasituation.Thinkinghardaboutit,Icameto7thatmyteammightnotbethenumberoneteaminGeorgia,buttheywere8me.Ihadtochangemy9abouttheirabilityandpotential.IstarteddoinganythingIcouldtohelpthembuildalittle10.Mostimportant,Ibegantotreatthemlike11.Thatsummer,whentheotherteamsenjoyedtheir12,wemeteverydayand13passingandkickingthefootball.Sixmonthsaftersufferingour14onthespringpracticefield,wewonourfirstgameandoursecond,andcontinuedto15.Finally,wefacedthenumberoneteaminthestate.Ifeltthatitwouldbea16forusevenifwelostthegame.Butthatwasn'twhathappened.MyboysbeatthebestteaminGeorgia,givingmeoneofthegreatest17ofmylife！FromtheexperienceIlearntalotabouthowtheattitudeoftheleadercan18themembersofateam.Insteadofseeingmyboysaslosers,Ipushedand19them.Ihelpedthemtoseethemselves20,andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.Winnersaremade,butborn.1、A．luck B．tests C．efforts D．nature2、A．experiment B．experience C．visit D．show3、A．operating B．editing C．consulting D．coaching4、A．successful B．excellent C．strong D．new5、A．cheerfor B．preparefor C．helpwith D．finishwith6、A．believe B．agree C．describe D．regret7、A．realize B．claim C．permit D．demand8、A．reactingto B．lookingfor C．dependingon D．caringabout9、A．decision B．attitude C．conclusion D．intention10、A．pride B．culture C．fortune D．relationship11、A．leaders B．partners C．winners D．leaners12、A．rewards B．vacations C．health D．honor13、A．risked B．missed C．considered D．practiced14、A．defeat B．decline C．accident D．mistake15、A．relax B．improve C．expand D．defend16、A．shame B．burden C．victory D．favor17、A．chances B．thrills C．concerns D．offers18、A．surprise B．serve C．interest D．affect19、A．encouraged B．observed C．protected D．impressed20、A．honestly B．individually C．calmly D．differently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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）InmuchofAsia,especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina,Japan,Korea,1．Vietnam,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.Theycanalsobemadeofplastic,animalboneormetal.Sometimeschopsticksarequiteartistic.Trulyelegantchopsticksmight2．(make)ofgoldandsilverwithChinesecharacters.Skilledworkersalsocombine(組合)varioushardwoodsandmetal3．(create)specialdesigns.TheChinesehaveusedchopsticksfor5000years.Peopleprobablycooked4．(they)foodinlargepots,usingtwigs(樹枝)toremoveit.Overtime,as5．populationgrew,peoplebegancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmorequickly.Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhich6．(gradual)turnedintochopsticks.SomepeoplethinkthatthegreatChinesescholarConfucius,7．livedfromroughly551-479B．C．,influencedthe8．(develop)ofchopsticks.Confuciusbelievedkniveswouldremindpeopleofkillingsand9．(be)tooviolentforuseatthetable.ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia.InIndia,forexample,mostpeopletraditionallyeat10．theirhands.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；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。LastSunday,someofmyclassmateandItookabicycletripalongthe“EastLakeGreenRoad”.Itspeciallybuiltforpeopletorelaxourselves.Thesceneryalongtheroadwasbreathtaking,withbigtrees,fragrantflowers,tallhillsandclearlakesinbothsides.Westoppedbyalakefortherest,whereagreatmanypeoplewereplayinghappily.Butsomethingunpleasantcaughtupoureyes.Therewasrubbishhereorthere,andthereweremanyplasticbagsandbottlesfloatedonthesurfaceofthelakes.Suchabeautifulplacewassoseriouspolluted.Whatashame!Therefore*wecouldn’thelpcollectingtherubbishafterweleft.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你叫李華，你的美國筆友Alice來郵件向你了解上周你校運動會開展情況。請你用英文郵件回復。內容包括：1.運動會時間和地點；2.比賽項目和參賽同學的表現(xiàn)等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100字左右；2.可以適當增加細節(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、A2、D3、D4、A5、A6、B7、D8、B9、D10、C11、A12、D13、A14、A15、B16、B17、A18、B19、D20、C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、D2、B3、B4、C22、1、D2、C3、B4、D23、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．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaite