陜西省窯店中學(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

陜西省窯店中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿(mǎn)、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting2．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy3．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one4．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．a(chǎn)s;what C．a(chǎn)s;which D．that;and5．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff6．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction7．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual8．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed9．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard10．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises11．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously12．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation13．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．guaranteeingD．a(chǎn)ssuring14．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．a(chǎn)sD．which15．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．a(chǎn)rebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt16．Asisoftenthecase,therearealwayssomeobstaclesintheway，something________beforewerealizetherealgoalofeducation.A．tobegotthrough B．gotthroughC．gettingthrough D．havingbeengotthrough17．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,18．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the19．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．a(chǎn)sfoolishlyD．sofoolishly20．Theflatisgoodvalueformoneybecausenotonlydidtheysellittomeatacheapprice,buttheythrewinsomeoldfurniture_________.A．a(chǎn)ttheircommand B．forgoodmeasureC．beyondmyreach D．beneaththeirdignity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）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）Thecatastrophicminorplanetcrashthatwipedoutthedinosaurs66millionyearsagomaynothavebeensodestructivehadithitalmostanywhereelseonearthaccordingtoanewresearchbyJapanesescientistsKunioKaihoandNagaOshima,whopublishedtheirfindingsThursdayinthejournalScientificReports.Itmeansdinosaurscouldstillruletheearthandhumansmayneverhaveevolvedatall.Theroughlysixmile(10km)wideplanetcreatedacrater(坑)morethan110miles(176km)acrosswhenitsmashedintoourplanet.Thecollisionreleasedmorethan1billiontimesasmuchenergyastheatomicbombexplosionwhichdestroyedHiroshimaandNagasakiatthecloseofWorldWarⅡ.Morethan75percentofalllandandseaanimals,themostfamousofwhichbeingdinosaurs,werewipedoutasaresult.Hugevolumesofash,sootanddustshotintotheatmosphere,blockingasmuchas80percentofprecioussunlightfromreachingthesurfaceoftheplanet.Thepairbelievethekeyingredientintheextinctionwasthesoot,whichwasproducedwhenthecrashlightedrocksloadedwithhydrocarbonmolecules(碳?xì)浠衔锓肿?suchasoil.However,theamountofhydrocarboninrocksvarieswidelydependingontheirlocation.Withthisinmind,theteamsetaboutanalysingplacesonEarthwheretherockshaveahighhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.Theyfoundthatonlyabout13percentoftheplanethavesuchanenvironment,essentiallymeaningthatthedinosaurswereunluckywhentheminorplanethitinsuchahydrocarbonricharea.“Thecatastrophicchainofeventscouldonlyhaveoccurrediftheminorplanethadhitthehydrocarbon-richareasoccupyingapproximately13percentoftheEarth’ssurface,”thescientistswroteinauniversitypressrelease.It’sagoodthingforhumanity,however,orelsewemayneverhaveevolvedinthefirstplace.1、Accordingtothetext,iftheminorplanethitsomewhereelseonearth.A．itwouldwipeoutdinosaursB．itwouldwipeoutthecitizenslivingonbothHiroshimaandNagasakiC．humancouldruletheearthD．dinosaurscouldcontinuetoruletheearth2、TheatomicbombexplosionatWorldWarIIwasmentionedtodescribe.A．thesizeoftheminorplanetB．theweightoftheminorplanetC．thepoweroftheminorplanetD．thehistoryoftheminorplanet3、Whichofthefollowingdirectlycausedtheextinctionofdinosaurs?A．Thehydrocarbonmoleculescontainedintheoil.B．Therockswithalowhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.C．Thesootproducedduringthecrash.D．Theareawheretheminorplanetcrashed.23．（8分）Itwashardtoaccept,butthesaddayhadfinallyarrived.Istillrememberthetearswellingupinmysix-year-oldsister’seyesasshelookedaroundtheemptyclosetinwonder.Thespaceoncefilledwithherclothesnowheldonlylonelinessandsorrow.Thislittlechildhadcometotherealizationthatherfatherwasgone.Hehadleftus,andtherewassimplynowaytochangeit.Beingtheoldestoffourgirlshasneverbeeneasy,butwiththedepartureofourfather,ourworldanddreamswerebrokenbeyondrepair.Mymother,themostamazinglywarm-heartedpersonintheworld,hasworkedharderthananyoneshouldsimplytomendourbrokenhousehold.However,longhoursatworkoftenpreventedherfromphysicallybeingthereinourtimesofneed.ThisiswhereIhavesteppedupasthetemporarycaretakerofmythreesmallsisters.ManystudentswritecollegeessaysabouttheirleadershippositionsinschoolandthecommunitybutIfeelthatmygreatestaccomplishmentistheroleIhaveplayedwithinmyownfamily.Senioryearinhighschoolisnotsimpleforanyone,especiallywhenitfeelsliketheentireworldisrestingonyourshoulders,butthisishowIhavefeltforthepasttwoyears,Ihavecontinuallytriedtofulfillthedreammymotherholdsformyfuture.Mymotherwasnotabletocompletehercollegeeducation,andsothissuccessishertopsignificanceforherchildren.Aleaderisdefinedasonewhohasinfluenceonothers.Ihopethatmyleadershipaffectsthelivesofmysistersandeveryonearoundme.Indedicatingmyselftomyfamilyandschool,IhavesetgoalsthatIwilldoanythingtoaccomplish.Iamanextremelydeterminedindividual,andmyuniversitywillhelpmetakethenextstepinclimbingtheladderofsuccess.1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph1?A．Showatopicfordiscussion.B．Providesomeadviceforreaders.C．Summarizethefollowingparagraphs.D．Introducesomebackgroundinformation.2、Whatwastheauthor’sdreaminhersenioryearinhighschool?A．Tobeadmittedintoacollege.B．Tolookafterhersisterswell.C．Tosetanexampletohersisters.D．Toleadherfamilyoutoftrouble.3、Whatistheauthor’spresentlifelike?A．Happyandquiet.B．Hardbuthopeful.C．Busybutsuccessful.D．Inspiringandrich.4、Whatroledoestheauthorplayinherfamily?A．Awinner.B．Ateacher.C．Aleader.D．Adreamer.24．（8分）FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,1、Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A．SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalB．SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,C．HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalD．SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.2、WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A．FunactivitiesonSaturday.B．Thedurationofthefestival.C．Theareaofthehostingtown.D．Musicians'liveperformance.3、FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A．movielovers B．modernartistsC．visitorsofallages D．familieswithkids25．（10分）I’mpartoftheRoots&ShootsprogramfoundedbyDr.JaneGoodall.Theprogramisintendedtomakeandpromotepositivechangesintheworld.AsDr.Goodallsays,“Whatyoudomakesadifference,andyouhavetodecidewhatkindofdifferenceyouwanttomake.”InBulgaria,whereIlive,homelessdogsareeverywhere.Manypeoplehereturnablindeyetothem.ButIcannotignorethelifeofastreetdogwheneverIseeonewanderinginthestreet,lookingforsomethingtoeat.That’swhyI’mnolongerafoodwaster.WhenIseewastedfood,Ialwaysthinkofahungrydogclimbingtogarbagebins,searchingforfoodthatpeoplehavethrownthere.Wheneatinginarestaurant,I’mnotafraidtotakeleftoverfoodtofeedstraycatsordogs.Aweekago,Isawahomelessdogaroundthegarbagebins.ImmediatelyIkneltdown,spoketohersoftlyandranmyhandsoverher.Icouldseethatshehadhadpuppies.Icouldn’timaginehowshecouldhavebeenabletocareforthem.Hoursearlier,I’dbaggedupaplateofleftoverfish.AsIunwrappedit,shewaggedhertailandsniffedatit.Sheateallthefishinnotime.It’ssad,isn’tit?Ican’tunderstandwhymanyofuswastesomuchandthinklittleofit.Thesehomelessanimalshavetaughtmethatfoodisprecious.EvenwhenIdon’thaveleftoverswithme,I’lltakethetimetogetsomethingfromthegrocerystoretofeedthem.Iknowmypowerissmall,soIhopethatnexttimeyouseewastedfood,doturnitintoworthyfood.Youhavethepowertosavealife!1、TheauthoruseswhatDr.Goodallsaystoshow__________.A．howwecandevelopourbusinessB．whyitisimportanttobegreatC．whytheprogramispopulargloballyD．howwecanchangetheworldpositively2、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A．TherearefewhomelessdogswheretheauthorlivesB．TheauthortakeshomelessdogshomeandraisesthemC．SeeinghomelessdogsmakestheauthorneverwastefoodD．Peoplethrowfoodintogarbagebinstofeedhomelessdogs3、Theauthortooktheleftoverfishwithhimto____________.A．feedahomelessdoghemetB．eatitwhenhewashungryC．lookformorehomelessanimalsD．setanexampletothosewhothrowawayfood4、Theauthorwrotethetexttoaskusto__________.A．valueourfoodB．treatdogsasourfriendsC．savewastedfoodforhomelessdogsD．raisehomelessdogsandcats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）完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入的空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。Wehaveasmallbackgardenwithseveraltrees，sobirdnestinabundance.Therefore,itis1yearafteryeartofindmanyyoungbirdsdon’t2Onemorningtwoyearsago,Ifoundayoungblackbirdsittingstill,verycold,inacorner.I3itupandmovedittoaraisedwarmerspot,4itwithtissueandmadesillybirdnoisesinthehopethatitwould5Itwasbreathing,thoughveryweakandwouldn’topenitsbeak(喙).Iknewithad6andwasdyingbutitdidstarttofeelwarmersotherewas7Ikeptcomingtocheckonit,keepingourthree8insidethehouse,asIdidn’twantthemto9it,asToby,mycleverestdoghadalreadyspottedit.Onetime,Iwenttoseethebird,ithad10down,legsoutstretched(伸直),soIplacedit11backontothetissue.Itseyesopened12anditseemedtolookinmydirection,13attimesitsheadalsomovedround,whichwasnotagoodsign.Ikeptmakingbirdnoisesand14it,saying“Comeon,bestrong.”Ijustfeltso15,butIwantedittoknowthattherewassomeonewho16Unfortunately,itdied.IdidfeelsoregretfulbecauseItriedmybestbutI17Tomy18,lastyearIspottedtwoyoungblackbirdskeepingeachothercompanyinoneofourtrees,andI’m19oneofthemhadatleastsurvivedasonehasbeenvisiting20sinceandhelpingitselftoseedfromourfeeders.1、A．obvious B．strange C．usual D．special2、A．leave B．survive C．fly D．a(chǎn)djust3、A．picked B．put C．hung D．held4、A．provided B．connected C．hid D．covered5、A．play B．reply C．breathe D．wake6、A．keptup B．madeup C．givenup D．turnedup7、A．hope B．life C．luck D．fun8、A．birds B．dogs C．cats D．boys9、A．visit B．a(chǎn)nnoy C．bother D．a(chǎn)ttack10、A．fallen B．pulled C．lain D．showed11、A．quickly B．happily C．gently D．carelessly12、A．invain B．inreturn C．intime D．inresponse13、A．since B．a(chǎn)lthough C．while D．unless14、A．encouraging B．saving C．a(chǎn)musing D．calming15、A．excited B．curious C．moved D．desperate16、A．counted B．preferred C．cared D．differed17、A．stopped B．failed C．declined D．missed18、A．delight B．disappointment C．sorrow D．a(chǎn)mazement19、A．proud B．a(chǎn)fraid C．sure D．grateful20、A．casually B．unexpectedly C．suddenly D．regularly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）Thedaybeforeheheadstoawar,anundefeated1．(command)namedQihasadreaminwhichhelosesabattleanddies.Whenhewakesup,Qigetsreadytogoandfight.Whilegainingsuccessivevictories,Qidecidestocelebrate,althoughthereisafinalbattle2．(wait)forhim.Whenhegets3．(drink)andfallsasleepinhistent,Qi’sarmy4．(attack)bytheenemyandhegetskilledjustashisdreampredicted.ThisisthestorythathasinspiredthelatestKunquOperaproduction.AsoneoftheoldestofthetraditionalChineseopera5．6．(form），KunquOpera,whichisabout600yearsold,7．8．（combine）singing,dancingandlyricalrecitation.PerformedintheSuzhoudialect（方言）.UNESCOlistedKunquOperaasanintangibleheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）ofhumanityin2001.Earlierthisyear,aplanofcombiningKunquOperaandtraditionalChineseidiomswasdeveloped,9．wouldallowyoungChinesedirectorsandKunquOperaperformers10．（work）together.TheyoungartistsareworkingondevelopingoriginalplaysbasedontraditionalChineseidiomstokeep11．traditionalivewhilemakingitpopularagain12．newideas.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）假定英語(yǔ)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(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、刪除或修改。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：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(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。IamwritingtotellyouanythingaboutthetransportationinChina.Overthepastfewdecadeswehavedevelopedanamazednetworkofpublictransportation.Besides，wehavebeendecidedtomakeeffortstomakethemmuchbetter.Iamsureanetworkwillsatisfyyourneedsfortravelingeverywheremoreconvenient.Peopleusuallychosethemeansoftransportationbasedwithsomeaspects，suchasthecostandthetimeneeded.Forexample，businessmenaremorelikelytravelbyplaneorhigh-speedtraintosavetimewhileofficeworkertendtotakebusesordrivetoworkthemselves.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是高三學(xué)生李華，你寫(xiě)信建議美國(guó)朋友Jack參加由ChinaDaily舉辦的2018“最美中國(guó)”(AmazingChina)攝影大賽。信的內(nèi)容包括：1.作品主題和內(nèi)容；2.提交時(shí)間和方式；3.表示愿意提供幫助。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；開(kāi)頭已為你寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：攝影大賽—photographycontest_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D3、D4、C5、A6、B7、B8、C9、A10、A11、A12、A13、B14、C15、B16、A17、C18、B19、C20、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、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．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingsw