新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)喀什二中新高考英語全真模擬密押卷及答案解析

新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)喀什二中新高考英語全真模擬密押卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．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．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend2．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed3．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．a(chǎn)dmissionC．a(chǎn)ccommodation D．immigration4．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted5．Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where6．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．a(chǎn)bookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．a(chǎn)bookinhands7．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since8．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!9．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet10．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof11．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived12．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation13．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填14．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven15．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't16．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);the C．/;the D．a(chǎn);a17．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe18．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased19．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．evenifC．a(chǎn)sifD．nowthat20．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge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）Researcherssaytheyhavedevelopedtechnologythatcouldpredictheartattacksyearsbeforetheyhappen.TheyreportusingmathematicalsystemstoexamineCTimagesofapatient’sheart.ACTscanusesX-raysandacomputertomakedetailedpicturesofbones,organsandothertissueinsidethebody.ThenewmethodwasdevelopedbyresearchersattheUniversityofOxfordinEngland.AreportontheirstudywaspublishedinthemedicaljournalTheLancet.AlsotakingpartinthestudywereteamsfromGermanyandtheUS.Mostheartattacksresultfromabuild-upoffattytissueinsidearteries（動脈）thatcarrybloodfromthehearttootherareasofthebody,thusblockingthisflowofbloodandcausingaheartattack.Currently,doctorsuseCTscanstolearnwhenastickysubstancecalledplaquehasalreadybuiltupinsideanartery.Thenewtechnologyisdesignedtopredictwhicharteriesareatriskforfuturebuildup.TheresearchersreportedusingcomputerstoexamineCTscanstomeasurehowmuchfatispresentaroundheartarteries.Thatfatchangeswhenanarterybecomesaffected,servingasanearlywarningsystemforheartattacks.Charalambos,aprofessoratOxfordUniversity,saidhebelievestheresearchshowsthismethodcouldbeveryeffectiveingettingpatientstotakeearlystepstopreventfutureproblems,addingthatresearchershadyettoestimateexactlyhowmanyheartattackscouldbeprevented.Buthesaidhebelievesthetechniquecouldhelpidentifybetween20to30percentofpeopleatriskofhavingone.HeaddedthatthenewtechnologywillmakesuchpredictionseasierbecauseitworkstogetherwithexistingCTtechnology.Theresearchwasbasedontwolarge,independentstudiesof4,000patientsinGermany,andtheUS.AcompanywithtiestoOxfordUniversityisdevelopingaservicetoexamineCTscansofpatientsaroundtheworld,Reutersreported.1、What’stheaimofthenewtechnology?A．Topredictwaystoblockfattyissuesinheartarteries.B．Toprovidedetailedpicturesofhowarterieswork.C．Tobuildcomputermodelsoftheimageofaheart.D．Todecidewhicharteriesarelikelytohavefatbuiltup.2、Whendoesaheartattackgenerallyhappenaccordingtothetext?A．WhentheCTscanaffectstheflowofbloodintheheart.B．Whenfataroundheartarteriesblockstheflowofblood.C．Whenastickymaterialflowsintoanarteryneartheheart.D．Whenbonesandorgansofthebodybegintobeweak.3、Whatisanearlywarningforheartattacks?A．Achangeoffathappeningaroundheartarteries.B．Thefindingofastickymaterialintheblood.C．Thepresenceoffataroundthebonesandorgans.D．Theagingandfailureofarteriesneartheheart.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Theharmoffatbuild-uptoheartarteries.B．TheuseofCTscanstopreventofheartattacks.C．Researchintotheearlywarningofheartattacks.D．Thewarningthebodygivesaboutheartattacks.22．（8分）Overadecadeago,scientistsalreadyrecognizedthepotentialsmartclothswithsensors(傳感器)couldimprovewell-being.Nowadaystheindustryisstartingtotargetspecifichealthconditions.Oneexampleisdiabetes.Now,SirenCarehasdevelopedaninjury-detectingsockthatcouldhelppeoplewithdiabetespreventdisability.Earlydetectionisimportantinthisprocess.Sinceskinulcers(潰瘍)areaccompaniedbyariseintemperature,studiesshowthatdetectingfootskintemperatureathomecouldsignificantlyreduceskinulcers.Basedonthis,Sirenproducedasockthatcanmeasurefoottemperatureinrealtime.What’sspecialaboutSiren’sproductisthatthesensorsexistinthefabricofthesock.Theproductispoweredby“SirenSmart”,akindofelectronicyarn(紗線).TheyweavetheyarnintoasockusingordinaryweavingmachinesandconnectthefinalproducttoaPCBbattery,whoselifetimeistwomonthsifuseddaily.Thesocksareonlyonwhenthey’reworn;theygointosleepmodewhenoff.AlldatafromthesocksissenttotheSirenappusingBluetoothtechnology,sotheusercanknowtheconditionofhis/herfeetinrealtime.Theapplicationgivesfoothealthscoresand,whennecessary,warnstheusertoadjustactivityorseeahealthcareprofessional.RanMa,thecompany’sCEO,explainsthesockcantelltheuserwhentoseeadoctor.Thesocksaremachine-washable,anddon’tneedtobecharged.Everysixmonths,theusergetsanewboxwithsevenpairsofsockstoreplacetheusedones.SirenpresentedtheirproductthisyearinLasVegasandannouncedthatthey’replanningtostartshippingtheirsocksthissummer.Moreexcitingly,Sirenisalreadyplanningfutureapplicationsthatwillgobeyonddiabetescare.Anyway,assmartclothingbecomesaccessible,you’llbegintoseethishealthtechnologybecomemorecommon.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph1referto?A．Theresultofthestudy.B．Theproblemwithskins.C．Thecauseofskinulcers.D．Theimportanceofearlydetection.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutSiren’ssmartsockfromthesecondparagraph?A．Itcanbecharged.B．Itissensitivetoskins.C．Itssensorscanbeseen.D．Itiscomfortabletowear.3、Whatshouldbethefunctionofthesmartsock?A．Itcuresitsuserofpossibleillness.B．Itinformsitsuserofhis/herfoothealth.C．Itassistsitsusertomakeaquickerrecovery.D．Ittestsitsuser’sphysicalstrengthinrealtime.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthesmartclothingindustry?A．Ithasabrightfuture.B．Itisaprofitableindustry.C．Itisreadilyavailable.D．Ithaswidelyapplied.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）Phonebatteriesrarelylastafulldayanymore,socarryingcompactchargers(小巧的充電器)isbecomingnormal.Butmanyoftheseso-calledportabledevicesareheavy,thickandinconvenient—untilSolarPaperisdeveloped.Chicagoengineershavedesignedasuper-thin,lightweightpanel(面板)calledSolarPapercapableofcharginganiPhoneintwohoursandmanypanelscanbecombinedtoboostitspower.ItwascreatedbyChicago-basedYolk.Afterraisingmorethan$1milliononlinefortheproduction,itisnowavailabletopurchasethroughoutthecountry.Itcomesinfourversions—2.5W,5W,7.5Wand10w—dependingontheoutputneededforvariousdevices.Andthesedifferentmodelsarecreatedbycombiningindividual2.5Wpanelstogether.A2.5WpanelwillchargeaniPhone6orGalaxyS3infivehours.The5Wversionchargesthesamedevicesbutcutschangingtimetotwohoursorthreehoursifit’scloudy.The7.5WmodelSolarPaperchangesthedevicesinthesametimeasthe5Wversionbutproducesmoreenergywhenitiscloudy.The10Wversionisideal(理想的)fortheiPadAir2,andwillchargeadevicein2.5hours.Eachindividualpanelmeasures3.5inches×6.7inches×0.6inches,weighs60gand1.5mmthick.Otherfeaturesincludeauniqueautomaticreset(重置)functionwhichstopsandstartsthePaperchargingwhencastwithashadoworplacedinsunlight.Othersolarchargersrequireyoutore-plugthewireattheseconditions.Italsohasalow-energyLCDscreenthatdisplaystheamountofpowertheSolarPaperproducesinrealtime.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Balance.B．IncreaseC．Possess.D．Reduce.2、HowisSolarPaperdifferentfromothersolarchargers?A．Itcanbecarriedwhereveryougo.B．Itcanproducemoreelectricity.C．Itcanproducepowerevenifit’srainy.D．Itcangetreconnectedautomaticallyafterashadow.3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?sA．Tointroducethestrengthsofsolarchargers.B．TopraiseChicagoengineersfortheirefforts.C．Tointroduceanewtypeofsolarcharger.D．Toadviseproducerstomakephonebatterieslastlong.4、WhatcanweknowabouttheSolarPaper?A．YolkstartedanonlineactivitytofundproductionofSolarPaper.B．CustomersareabletobuySolarPaperallovertheworld.C．The7.5WversionisthebestchoiceifuserschargeaniPad.D．TheLCDscreenshowshowmuchcurrentaniPhoneuses.25．（10分）Reducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.1、WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?A．Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.B．Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.C．Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.D．Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.2、WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?A．Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.B．Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.C．Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.D．Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.3、WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?A．Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.B．Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.C．Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.D．Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?A．Somethinglastinglong. B．Somethingcommonlyseen.C．Somethingeasytoget. D．Somethinghardtoaccept.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Amanhiredataxioutsidetheairfield．Thecabhadawoolencarpetwith1laceedges．Ontheglasspartitionthat2thedriver'sseatwasacopyofafamouspainting．Itswindowswereallclean．Thecustomerwasverymuch3andsaidtothedriver，“I'veneverseenanicer4．”“Thankyouforyourpraise．”thedriveranswered5．“Thecarisn'tmine，”saidthedriver．“Itbelongstothecompany．Iusedtobea6ofcabs．Whentheyreturned，allofthemwereas7asgarbagecanswithcigarettebuttsandrubbish8hereandthere．Ontheseatsanddoor-handlescouldbefoundsomething9likepeanutsauceor,chewinggum．Whyso?Ithoughtifthecaritselfwereverycleanthepassengerswouldmost10beconsiderateandrefrainfromlittering．”“SowhenIgota11tobeataxi-driver，Ibegan12myideaintopractice-totidyand13thecar．Nowbeforeanewpassengergetsonmycar，I'dmakeacheekandbesureitisingoodorder．Whenmycar14afteraday'swork，italwaysremains15．”Whendoingathing，onemakeseffortsandwantstoseetheresult．Tochangeothers，onehastomaketwicethe16butgethalftheresult．Tochangeoneselfistheotherwayround-morefruitwithlesseffort．Onehadbetteraskoneselfwhyonemakes17onothersmuchmorethanononeself．18youtakeenoughcaretodoasbestyoucanforotherpeople'ssake，youreffortswillyieldresults，Ifyou19theinnerworldofyourown，examineyourselfandwipeoutthedustanddirt，insteadoffixingyoureyesonotherpeople，youwillfindacheerful20foryourselfandcreateapleasantenvironmentforothers．1、A．ugly B．exciting C．brilliant D．favorite2、A．separated B．covered C．protected D．prevented3、A．moved B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．disappointed D．surprised4、A．seat B．carpet C．garage D．cab5、A．naturally B．smilingly C．hopefully D．firmly6、A．driver B．cleaner C．repairer D．customer7、A．a(chǎn)ttractive B．pleasant C．dirty D．clean8、A．spread B．extended C．dotted D．left9、A．funny B．busy C．sticky D．clumsy10、A．likely B．willingly C．extremely D．regularly11、A．permit B．1icense C．certificate D．passport12、A．put B．take C．make D．get13、A．provide B．drive C．decorate D．describe14、A．speeds B．leaves C．a(chǎn)rrives D．returns15、A．spotless B．pretty C．bright D．dirty16、A．progress B．effort C．a(chǎn)ttempt D．trial17、A．suggestions B．comments C．demands D．decisions18、A．Though B．While C．As D．If19、A．lookinto B．lookfor C．lookup D．lookthrough20、A．spirit B．mood C．mind D．sense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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Consideringhimselfafarmer,YuanLongping,oneofChina’smostfamousscientists,has1．(struggle)forgrowingsupperhybridriceforthepastfivedecades.Thisspecialstrainofricemakes2．possibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthefields.Thanks3．hisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldofhunger,4．buildsuptheconfidenceforChina.Peoplemake5．(comment)onitandthinkDrYuanisthefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowthehybridstrain.DrYuanisquitecontent6．hislife.However,hedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamous.Hefeelsitgiveshimlessfreedomtodohisresearch.Hewouldrather7．(keep)timeforhishobbies,suchaslisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreading.Spendingmoneyonhimselfor8．(lead)acomfortablelifealsomeansverylittletohim.Onedreamisnotalwaysenough,9．(especial)forapersonwholovesandcaresforhispeople.Henowhasanotherdream:toexporthisricesothatitcanbe10．(grow)aroundtheglobe.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學(xué)們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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(Λ)，并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。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。Thismorning,ourschoolheldafiredrill、Wewerelisteningtotheteacherattentivelyinthemathclasswhileweheardthefirealarmfromthespeakeronthewall、Theteachersstoppedteachingimmediatelyandinstructingustoexittheclassroominorder、Whenitgotintothepassageway,wefoundweweresurroundedbyheavysmokesomewhere、Itwaschokingandourtearsrandown、Webentdown,coveredourmouthswithhandkerchiefs,andrandownstairsrapidintotheopenontheplayground,justaswehadtaughtbefore、Whenwecomebacktoourclassroom,wegaveasummaryofthisfiredrill、Ithinkthefiredisastersoftenhappen、Soweshouldknowthetipstoescapefromafireforcaseofemergency、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是王莉,居住在北京。你的澳大利亞朋友Vera即將作為交換生來你校學(xué)習(xí),她來信向你詢問你上學(xué)的交通方式并請你給出建議。請你給她寫一封回信。要求：1)有主題句，有細(xì)節(jié)支撐。2)字?jǐn)?shù)：50詞以上。信的開頭結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入字?jǐn)?shù)。Dear

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、C5、D6、B7、C8、A9、B10、C11、A12、A13、A14、C15、B16、B17、C18、A19、B20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、B3、A4、C22、1、A2、B3、B4、A23、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．Hewouldbeafoolishmanif