河北唐山市區(qū)縣聯(lián)考2024學(xué)年高三第一次綜合檢測試題英語試題含解析

河北唐山市區(qū)縣聯(lián)考2024學(xué)年高三第一次綜合檢測試題英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed2．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．for3．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．a(chǎn)nalyticalC．controversial D．confidential4．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced5．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade6．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor7．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．a(chǎn)mneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought8．---Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme.---_____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need9．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive10．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are11．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take12．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever13．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．a(chǎn)reofferedD．willbeoffered14．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown15．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow16．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．a(chǎn)fford C．buy D．spend17．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because18．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．a(chǎn)n;the19．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection20．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear．ItwassetupbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)in1995toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading．Itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters，forexample，WilliamShakespeare，bornordeadonthatday．ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay．TakeUKasanexample．Onthatday，millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialprice，amuchlowerpricethanusual，inanybookstore．Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998．WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.OurFormerPremierWenJiabao,abookworm,whodoeslotsofreadingeveryday,hascalledonpeopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading．"Bookscannotchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading,”hesaid．Whydopeoplelikereading?Onebigadvantageisthatreadinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Also,readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Besides,readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythingsthatareunfamiliartous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.What’smore,readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish．"Readingmakesafullman"(Bacon，1597).Books，magazines，newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Soitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday．1、WorldBookDaywassetupinordertoencouragepeopleto.A．buymorebooksB．domorereadingC．learnforeignlanguagesD．knowmoreaboutscience2、IntheUK，whatwillschoolchildrendoonWorldBookDay?A．Theywillgiveawaysomebookstothosepoorfamilies’children.B．Theywillgotothelibraryinordertoreadasmanybooksaspossible.C．Theywillbuybooksofmuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.D．TheywillorganizesomeactivitiesinmemoryofWilliamShakespeare.3、Howmanyadvantagesofreadingarementionedinthepassage?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.4、Theunderlinedwords“abookworm”inParagraph2probablymean.A．a(chǎn)personwholovesreadingB．a(chǎn)personwholikesreadingC．a(chǎn)personwholovescollectingD．a(chǎn)personwholikesbuyingbooks22．（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-famouscastle23．（8分）Compassion（同情）isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffort,wecantranslatecompassionintoaction.Anexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart-timeinsupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomers,andit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSunday,oneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister（收款機(jī)）withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash,hadjustmovedintohisroom,andhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbefore,andwhathewouldbelikeiffortunehadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoul,allaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorry,butstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.Ifeltstupidandunkindsayingthis,butIvaluedmyjob.Justthen,anotherman,standingbehindthefirst,spokeup.Ifanything,helookedmorepitiable,“Chargeittome,”wasallhesaid.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassion,ontheotherhand,iscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.1、Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits______.A．promisedtoobeythestorerulesB．hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterC．forgottotakehiscreditcardwithhimD．couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A．Kindandlucky. B．Friendlyandhelpful.C．Poorandlonely. D．Hurtanddisappointed.3、Whydidtheauthorrefusetheoldgentleman’srequestfirst?A．Heconsideredtheoldmandishonest.B．Hefeltnopityfortheoldgentleman.C．Hewantedtokeephispresentjob.D．Heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman.4、Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthisexperience?A．Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.B．Wealthismostimportantinolderage.C．Experienceisbettergainedthroughpractice.D．Compassionmeanshelpinginsomeway.24．（8分）There’snodoubtthatwaterisvitaltoanylife.About60percentoftheaverageadulthumanbodyismadeofwater.Thisincludesmostofyourbrain,heart,lungs,musclesandskin,andevenabout30percentofyourbones.Yetthere’slittlescientificagreementabouttheexactamountofthestuffanindividualshouldconsumeeachday.Sohowmuchwaterdoyouactuallyneedtodrinktobehealthy?Youmayhaveheardthatyoushoulddrinkeight8-ounceglassesofwateraday.Yet,thedownsideofthisrule,researcherssay,isthatdrinkingwaterbytheglassisnottheonlywaythathumanstakeinit.The“8X8”ruleessentiallyoverlookstwobigsourcesofdailywaterconsumption.Onesuchsourceisfood.Everythingyoueatcontainssomewater.Watermelons,forexample,aremorethan90percentwaterbyweight.Differentdietsnaturallycontaindifferentamountsofwaters,andthecounts.Theotherkeywatersourcesareotherbeverages.Non-alcoholicdrinkssuchascoffee,andtea,containmostlywaterandallcontributetoyourhydration（水量）.So,betweenallthefood,waterandotherfluidsyouconsumeinaday,howmuchwatershouldyouaimtotakein?TheNationalAcademicsofSciencessuggeststhatwomanconsumeatotalofapproximately2.7liters(91ounces)ofwarmfromallbeveragesandfoodseachdayandmen3.7liters(125ounces).Butthesearejustgeneralguidelines.Thetruthis,thereisnomagicstandardforhydration—everyone’sneedvarydependingontheirage,weight,levelofphysicalactivity,generalhealthandeventheclimatetheylivein.Themorewateryoulose,themorewateryou’llneedtoreplacewithfoodanddrink.Ifyouarelookingforconcreteadvice,though,thebestplacetolookiswithin.Drinkupwhenyou’rethirsty.1、HowdoestheauthorsupporttheunderlinedsentenceinPara1?A．Byprovidingfacts.B．Byaskingaquestion.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byputtingforwardsuggestions.2、Accordingtothe“8X8”rule,howmuchwatershouldwetakeinaday?A．8ouncesB．64ouncesC．91ouncesD．125ounces3、What’sthedisadvantageofthe“8X8”rule?A．Thewaterfrombothfoodandotherbeveragesisignored.B．Itincludestheamountofwaterfrombothfoodandbeverages.C．Itdoesnottakewaterfromdrinksintoaccount.D．Itoverlooksthefactthatwetakein90%ofthewaterfromfruits.4、Whatcanweinferfromthefinalsuggestion?A．Amandoingtiringphysicalworkdrunkslessthan3.7litersaweek.B．Apersoningoodhealthdrinkswheneverhefeelsthirsty.C．Anoverweightmaleinahotsummerdrinks125ounceseverytwodays.D．Afemaleeatingalotofwatermelonsdrinksmorethan91ouncesdaily.25．（10分）Ireadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconcept.Theideaissimple,butrevolutionary(革命性的):combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidents(住戶)eatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,paintingandgardening.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingstoriestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandahug.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelations,andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame:increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyinter-generational(代際的)programsaregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulactionsallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother.OnesuccessfulschemeinLondonpairsyoungvolunteerswitholdpeoplewhoarelosingtheirsight.Theyoungpeoplehelpwithpracticalthingssuchaswritingletters,readingbankstatementsandhelpingwithshopping,andtheolderpeoplecanpassontheirknowledgeandexperiencetotheiryoungvisitors.Forexample,aretiredjudgemaybepairedwithateenagerwhowantstostudylaw.Butitisn’tonlytheindividualsconcernedwhogainfrominter-generationalactivities.Theadvantagestosocietyarehugetoo.Ifolderpeoplecanunderstandandaccepttheyouthoftoday,therewillbelessconflictinacommunity.Andwecanusethestrengthsofonegenerationtohelpanother.Thenperhapsgettingoldwon’tbesosadafterall.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthenewspaperarticleheread?A．Toargueforanewconcept.B．Toshowhisinterestinthetopic.C．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.D．Todrawourattentiontoasocialproblem.2、Whatisthepurposeoftheinter-generationalprograms?A．Toprovideagoodjobopportunityfortheyoung.B．Tobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether.C．Toteachtheyoungtorespecttheold.D．Toasktheoldtocarefortheyoung.3、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thereasonswhyinter-generationalprogramsenjoypopularityintheworld.B．Theinter-generationalprograms’benefitstoindividuals.C．Theinter-generationalprogramsallovertheworld.D．Theexamplesofinter-generationalactivities.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Buildingbridgesfortheoldandtheyoung.B．Anewconceptincaringfortheoldisborn.C．Offeringawarmhomefortheyoung.D．Beingoldisnomoresad.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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Ialwayshearaboutbravepeopleonsocialmedia.Ifbraveryisassimpleasshowing1duringatimeoffear,I2atimewhenIhadascaryexperience.MyfamilyhadjustarrivedatourChristmasholidayhousewhenthe3cametodropoffthekeysand4ustowatchoutforwildmicerunningaroundhishouse.Myparents5andsaidtheywould6thesituationiftheyappear.Thethoughtof7somethinglikeamouse8enteredmymind.Besides,myfatheralwayscametomy9ifIneededhim.Whilemyparents10ourbags,Idecidedtowatchamovieinmyroom.Everyoneelsewas11soIhadtotakecareofmybrother.Halfwaythroughthemovie,Ireallyneededtotakeabathroom12soIsteppedoutofmyroom,leavinghimaloneinhisbabybed.Hedislikedit,butIwouldonlybe13foramoment.“What'sthe14thatcouldhappen?”Ithought.WhenIlefttheroom,mybrotherbegantocry15heusuallydid.However,hiscryinggrewlouderandmorefearful,soIhurriedback,andwasgreetedbyan16furryvisitor.“Dad!”Icried,“Thereisaratinmyroom!”“Killit!”he17.“Butdad,Ican’t.”Mymind18;Iwassofrightened.ThefirstthingIsawwasanumbrella,soI19it.Ibegantohittheratuntilitstoppedmoving.Myparentswere20thatIputmyfearsasidetoprotectmybrother.Thatday,Ifeltbrave.1、A．strength B．progress C．intelligence D．skill2、A．waste B．recall C．spend D．a(chǎn)ppreciate3、A．neighbor B．a(chǎn)gent C．stranger D．owner4、A．warned B．begged C．a(chǎn)llowed D．encouraged5、A．sighed B．nodded C．coughed D．shook6、A．ignore B．handle C．overcome D．challenge7、A．observing B．playing C．teasing D．killing8、A．a(chǎn)lmost B．gradually C．never D．suddenly9、A．life B．hand C．mind D．a(chǎn)id10、A．unpacked B．unfolded C．unlocked D．uncovered11、A．occupied B．excited C．hurried D．frightened12、A．leave B．walk C．break D．chance13、A．a(chǎn)vailable B．brave C．lost D．gone14、A．least B．worst C．most D．best15、A．when B．if C．a(chǎn)s D．until16、A．unreasonable B．unexpected C．unconscious D．unqualified17、A．complained B．informed C．yelled D．signed18、A．froze B．broke C．wandered D．changed19、A．kicked B．handed C．seized D．threw20、A．a(chǎn)fraid B．a(chǎn)wkward C．overjoyed D．proud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）Failureisthebestteacher.Welearn1．(have)moreconfidenceinwhatweknowthroughfailure.Youdon'thavetoacceptyourfailureifyou2．(real)wanttoachievesuccess.Foreveryachievement,therehavebeenoneormorefailures.Butthosewhoweconsideras3．(success)refusetoacceptfailureandbelievesuccessistheothersideoffailure.Thelamp4．(invent)byEdisonafter1,000failures.Ifhehadstoppedafterhetried100times,whatmighthavebeentheresultofsucheffort?Anytimeyoureffortisnotbringing5．expectedresult,youdon’thavetocallitafailure,callitachallenge.Whatisthe6．(different)betweenthetwo?Oneisnegative;theotherispositive.Whatyouneedispositivethinkingtoachievesuccess.Failuremeansthereisnowayout,noalternative,butachallengeisaquestionmark,7．a(chǎn)sksforanotherwayoutofthesituation,analternativeanswer8．theproblem.Youcannotfly,run.Ifyoucannotrun,walk.Ifyoucannotwalk,crawl(爬行);justkeepon9．(move).Ifyoufalldown,youhavetogetupandstartmoving.Ifnot，otherpeoplewillsteponyouonthewayto10．(they)achievements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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。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：在錯的詞下面劃一橫線，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(jì)分。Stockholm,thecapitalofSweden,hopestostopusingfossilfuel(化石能源)completelyby2040、Nowthecitywantslargerlorrieswhatcausemorepollutiontousebio-fuel,whichareproducedfromwaste、StockholmisalsoworkingwithFortum,anenergycompany,totakeadvantageacity-wideheatingsystem,usewasteheatfromsupermarketsandstadiumstosupplyheatforhomes、However,thecityistryingtochangepeoplebehavior,stepbystep、Ononenewlybuiltestate(莊園),peopleareprovidingwithtabletsthatshowitsreal-timeenergyusage、Thisistohelpthemgoodunderstandhowtheyuseandwastegas,waterandelectricity、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你遠(yuǎn)在美國工作的叔叔想要回國發(fā)展，來信向你詢問家鄉(xiāng)的情況。請你給他寫一封回信，要點(diǎn)如下：1.家鄉(xiāng)的變化（街道、綠化、建筑）；2.存在的問題（環(huán)境、交通）；3.希望他為家鄉(xiāng)做貢獻(xiàn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭語已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：做貢獻(xiàn)makecontributionstoDearuncle,I'mgladtohearthatyouwillcomebacktoourhomelandfordevelopment._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、B3、D4、A5、D6、A7、D8、A9、B10、B11、B12、A13、C14、B15、C16、C17、C18、B19、A20、B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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、C3、C4、A22、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,t