2024屆河北省臨漳一中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

2024屆河北省臨漳一中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout2．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished3．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly4．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft5．—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．a(chǎn)success;whenC．success;when D．a(chǎn)success;that6．—FlightMU257_______________.Imustbeoffnow.—Haveanicetrip.A．isbeingannouncedB．hasannouncedC．wasannouncingD．hadbeenannounced7．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why8．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen9．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited10．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter11．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot12．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant13．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault14．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how15．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how16．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure17．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．a(chǎn)fterwhen B．sincewhichC．a(chǎn)fterwhich D．sincewhen18．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow19．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup20．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．untilD．before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）TheFiveBestCountriesToMoveToForRetirementRetiringinadifferentcountryisgainingpopularity.Belowarefiveofthebestcountriestoseekretirement.CostaRicaMildclimate,breathtakinglandscapesandbeachesdrawretirees(退休人員)toCostaRica.Thecountryreadilywelcomesimmigrantsandoffersasimpleresidencyprocess.Withamonthlyincomeofatleast$1,000permonthfromSocialSecurityorasimilarsource,peopleenjoyahighstandardoflivingatamuchlowercostthantheU.S.MalaysiaRetireeswhochoosetomakeMalaysiahomewillappreciateitsrichcultureandattractivescenery.Moreover,thecountryoffersmodernfacilitiesatmodestprices.Immigrantsenjoyconvenienceandcomfortintheirdailylife.Youwillfindlow-costrentalunits,deliciousstreetfood,andvariousshoppingmalls.MexicoBecauseit’sclosetotheU.S.,MexicodrawsmorethanamillionAmericanretireestoitsborders.IncreasingimmigrantcommunitiesenjoyseasidelivingandconversationswithfriendlyEnglishspeakinglocals.Plus,legalresidentsovertheageof60receiveairline,grocery,andrestaurantdiscounts.PanamaGentleoceanwindtakestheheatoutofhotyear-roundtemperatures,whichhasbeenthechiefattractiontoforeignretirees.BeautifulbeachesandaboomingeconomyalsoattractretireestoPanama.Anincomeof$2,000permonthcoversmodestlivingcosts.Furthermore,thecountryoffersdiscountstoretireeswithaspecialvisa.EcuadorLazycoastaltowns,sun-shininghotspots,andnature-filledviewswaitforimmigrantsseekingacarefreelifestyle.PublictransportationcostsinEcuadormakeowningavehicleunnecessary.Abusrideonlycosts25centsandtaxirideswillrunabout$3.1、WhatdoCostaRicaandMalaysiahaveincommon?A．Convenientshopping.B．Relativelylowlivingcost.C．Variousculturalactivities.D．Simpleimmigrationprocedures.2、Whichcountry’slocationspeciallyattractsretireesfromtheU.S.?A．Malaysia’s.B．Mexico’s.C．Panama’s.D．Ecuador’s.3、WhatisthemainreasonforretireestochoosePanama?A．Beautifulbeaches.B．Aboomingeconomy.C．Apleasantclimate.D．Discountsforretirees.23．（8分）Kidsseemtospendendlesshoursonsmartphones,computersandtabletsthesedays.Thebestthingparentscandotopreventitistoencourageyoungsterstospendmoretimeoutdoorsinthesunlight.Therehasbeenamassiverisearoundtheglobeinshort-sightedness—ormyopiaasit’sofficiallyknown—overrecentdecades.Myopiaorshort-sightednessisbecomingmorecommon.Lackofnaturallightseemstobethekeyissue.“Themainfactorseemstobealackofexposuretodirectsunlight,becausechildrenwhostudyalotandwhousecomputersorsmartphonesortabletcomputersalothavelessopportunitytorunaroundoutsideandarelessexposedtosunshineandbecauseofthatchildrenseemtobeatmoreriskofdevelopingshortsightedness.”ProfessorHammondsays,“Itmaybethere’snocoincidencethatinEastAsiancountries,themostmyopiconesallrelatemaytobethethatmathsleaguetables(排名表).Thesekidsarebeingpushedwithveryintensiveeducationfromaveryyoungageandspendalotoftimeindoorsstudyingcloseup.Thereforetheconcernisthatallclosework—likeplayingwiththeiPhone—carriesthepotentialthatitcouldmakethemmoreshortsighted.”Thebestthingtodo,saytheexperts,istogetchildrenplayingoutsideasmuchaspossible.“Inaperfectworld,probablyonaverageacrosstheweekandtheweekend,twohoursadayoutdoorsisprotectiveofbecomingshort-sightedinchildren.Healthydietisreallyalsoimportant—intermsofgettingoilyfish,greenvegetables,greenleafyvegetablesasmuchaspossible.“Whatweneedtolookatiswaysofmodifyingtheimpactthattheseactivitieshaveontheirvisualdevelopment.”ProfessorHammondsaid,“Thereareeyedropsandothertreatmentstoslowmyopiaprogression.Butintermsofpreventingmyopiaitself,thereisn’tanydataoutthereatthemomentintermsofthequestion,‘Couldthedropsweuseslowprogressionorstopmyopiadevelopingatall?‘”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2referto?A．Muchnaturallight.B．Runningaroundoutside.C．Computersorsmartphones.D．Lessexposuretosunshine.2、WhatdoesProfessorHammondthinkofshort-sightednessamongEastAsianchildren?A．Itappearsquitebychance.B．Itisnotseriousenough.C．ItlargelyrelatetoiPadoriPhone.D．Itconnectswiththeirstudypressure.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Themyopicstudentswilldecreaseinthefuture.B．Researchershavefoundmethodstoreducemyopia.C．It’sstillahardjobtocontrolthechildren’smyopia.D．Researchersneedn’tcollectanymoredataonmyopia.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．CommontroublesofstudentsB．Problemscausedbyshort-sightednessC．StayingoutdoorsmoretokeepgoodeyesightD．Theimportanceofprotectingkids24．（8分）Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?Nuclearwindorsolarpower?AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUS,itmightbeartificialleaves.Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownas

photosynthesis

(光合作用).Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisprocess.TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecial

siliconchipwith

catalysts(催化劑).Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogen

andoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuel

cell

(電池),usingthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobean

inexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology”saidanAmericanscientist,Nocera.Anartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensive

andunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,however,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafcouldoperate

continuouslyforatleast45hours.ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnew,

inexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergy

transformationinsidetheleafmore

efficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnowthenewleafisabout10timesmoreeffectiveatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable.

Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon’thaveaccesstopurewater.Hopefully,eachhomecouldhaveaccesstothenewapplicationinthefuture.1、Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A．introduceanewkindofdeviceB．a(chǎn)skpeopletodotheresearchC．a(chǎn)dvertisethenewproductD．showtheprocessofphotosynthesis2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantagesofthenewleaf?A．It’slowincost.B．It’ssmallinsize.C．Ithasawonderfulfuelcell.D．It’sconvenientforpeopletouse.3、Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthetext?A．Nocerathoughtthenewleafisexpensivefordevelopingcountries.B．VillagesinAfricahavebenefitedalotfromthenewinvention.C．Siliconchipcanhelpthenewleafworkmoreeffectively.D．Theequipmentdoesn’tnecessarilyoperateinpurewater.4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthenewdevice?A．Negative.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Uncertain.5、Accordingtothetext,whatwilltakeplaceinthefuture?A．Naturalleaveswilltaketheplaceofartificialleaves.B．Scientistswilldevelopmorewaystoproduceenergy.C．Thenewinventioncouldbewidelyusedinthefuture.D．Developingcountrieswillcontributemoretotheresearch.25．（10分）ThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.BoardmanCXCompThisisacross-countrybike,andit’ssoversatile（多用途的）thatyoucanhandleanyterrain（地勢）onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,slicktiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasbasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears,whichareoutstandingforitsprice.&650,HalfordsPlanetXRT-58v2PlanetCisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou’dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragears.&439,PlanetXSpecializedAllezESSpecializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.&575,EvansCyclesBoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanall-roundmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon’thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike.&800,Halfords1、Comparedwithotherbikes,whatisthestrengthoftheBoardmanCXComp?A．ItsoutstandingpriceB．ItsShimanoSoragearsC．DealingwithanyterrainD．Puttingonveryfirmtires2、WhichissuitableforyouifyouwanttobuyataneconomicalpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A．PlanetXRT-58v2B．SpecializedAllezESC．BoardmanCXCompD．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon3、Whatcanweknowaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A．Thesecondhassoldoutsofast.B．Youshouldbecarefulwhenridingthethird.C．Theforthisveryexpensivebutwithspecialmaterial.D．Youcanonlyridethefirstonthemountainousroad.4、Inwhichcolumndoesthetextprobablyappearinthenewspaper?A．Travelandculture.B．FashionandlifestyleC．Healthandmedicine.D．Productionandmarketing.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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）WhatdoChinesecollegegraduateshaveincommonwithants?Therecent1AntTribesaboutthelifeofsomeyoungpeople2flock（群集）toBeijingafter3university，describesthegraduates，likeants，assmartbut4asindividuals，drawingstrengthfromlivingtogetherincommunities.Thebook，whichisbased5twoyearsofinterviewswithabout600low-incomecollegegraduatesinBeijing，6，aboutamonthaheadofanannouncementbytheMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecuritythat74%ofthe6.11millionnewgraduatesfromuniversitiesandcollegeshadbeen7bySept．1.Thebook’schiefeditor，LianSir，tellsthatpieceofstatisticsays8abouttherealsituationformanyofthesegraduates．“Iamalways9howmanyoftheseemployedcollegegraduatesareleadingahappylife,”Liansaid．“Ihopethisbookcouldofferawindowonthesegraduates，whosestoriesare10known.”Thesettingofthebookisseveralso-called“settlementvillagesforcollegestudents”intheoutskirts（市郊）ofBeijing，wherealarge11ofcollegegraduates12．Mostofthesegraduatesworkfor13ormedium-sizedbusinesses，14lessthan2,000Yuanamonth．Theylivetogetherbecauseit’s15Therentinthesecommunitiesisonlyaround350Yuanamonth．Manyofthemtravelseveralhoursadayforshort-termjobsorjobinterviews.Tangjialing，asmall1620kilometersfromTian’anmenSquare，hasaround3,00017villagers，buthasbecomea18formorethan50,000migrants（移民），mostofwhom19fromuniversitiesorcollegesalloverthecountry．Liandescribesthestudents’20asfiveorsix-storeybuildingsbuiltbylocalfarmerswith12roomsoneachfloorandtwoorthreepeoplecrammed（擠）togetherineachroomofabout10squaremeters．Upto70or80peoplesharethesametoiletandkitchen.1、A．filmB．storyC．bookD．magazine2、A．whoB．whatC．whichD．whose3、A．leavingB．enteringC．visitingD．enjoying4、A．necessaryB．meaninglessC．importantD．strong5、A．inB．onC．a(chǎn)tD．for6、A．cameupB．cameonC．camealongD．cameout7、A．firedB．interviewedC．employedD．trained8、A．muchB．littleC．someD．more9、A．wonderingB．researchingC．studyingD．telling10、A．seldomB．wellC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．often11、A．dealB．plentyC．a(chǎn)mountD．number12、A．workB．goC．relaxD．live13、A．smallB．bigC．famousD．unknown14、A．earningB．thinkingC．shoppingD．paying15、A．expensiveB．comfortableC．cheapD．convenient16、A．cityB．townC．communityD．village17、A．originalB．youngC．richD．poor18、A．schoolB．hotelC．homeD．company19、A．comeB．differC．graduateD．suffer20、A．livesB．dormitoriesC．buildingsD．restaurants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）Ablackholeisaspotinspacethathas1．(power)gravity.Itsgravityissostrongthatitpullseverythingnearbyintoit,stars,planetsandotherthings.Blackholesformwhenastardies.Whenthathappens,ahugeamountofmattercrowdsintoaverysmallspace,2．becomesverydense.Blackholes3．(talk)aboutin1783first.Thatyear,onescientistsaidthatintheuniverse,theremightbeplaceswithstronggravitytotraplight,althoughhedidn’tusetheterm“blackhole”.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）閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。文章共有10處錯誤，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：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞刪除：把多余的詞用斜線劃掉（/）修改：在錯誤的詞下面畫一橫線（_______）,并在該詞下面寫出修改的詞注意：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。3、必須按答題要求做題，否則不給分。Weweredrivingintherightlanewhile,allofsudden,ablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus、Mytaxidriverslammedonmybrakes,skidded、andmissedtheothercar’sbackendthroughjustinches!Thedriveroftheothercar,theguywhoalmostcausedabigaccident,turnedhisheadangrilyandstartedyellingbadwordatus、Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy、Imean,hewasfriendly、SoIsaid,“Whydoyoujustdothat?Thisguyalmostruinedyourcarandsentustohospital!”Andthiswasthatmytaxidrivertoldme,whichIcall“TheLawoftheGarbageTruck”、Manypeopleareasgarbagetrucksandtheyrunaroundfullofgarbage,fulloffrustration,fullofanger,andfullofdisappointment、Theirgarbagepilesup,theyneedaplacetodump（傾倒）it、Andifyouletthem,they’lldumpitonyou、Whensomeonewantstodumponyou,don’ttakeitpersonal、Youjustsmile,wave,wishthemwell,andmoveon、You’llbehappyatwhatyoudo、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的加拿大朋友Heidi想來中國體驗端午節(jié)，發(fā)郵件問你有關(guān)端午節(jié)的情況，請你給她回一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括:1.今年端午節(jié)時間:6月7號；2.節(jié)日由來；3.慶祝方式。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。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、A5、B6、A7、B8、C9、D10、A11、B12、A13、D14、D15、C16、B17、C18、C19、B20、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,thoughtheyhavenothingtotel