2025屆江蘇省泰州市興化一中高三第三次測評英語試卷含解析

2025屆江蘇省泰州市興化一中高三第三次測評英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)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．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which2．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical3．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose4．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．a(chǎn)regraduating D．graduate5．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof6．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once7．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed8．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where9．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might10．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown11．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there12．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．a(chǎn)s13．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．a(chǎn)pproaches B．meansC．methods D．ways14．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup15．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy16．Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales17．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto18．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．a(chǎn)ren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．a(chǎn)reyou19．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot20．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could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）In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．TomentionNigel’sfeat.C．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.D．TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Besuperiorto B．BeequaltoC．Besimilarto D．Berelatedto3、Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?A．Thewriter. B．Theshopassistant.C．Thebabysitter. D．Thepsychologist.4、WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?A．LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.B．Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.C．Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.D．Upgradethemselvesallthetime.22．（8分）Insummertheextremeheatoftenmakespeoplesweatyandrestless.Whilepeopleareannoyedbyit,expertssuggestsummeristhebestseasontodischarge(排放)yourbody’stoxins(毒素)andrecoveryourenergy.Onepopularoptionishot-stonemassage(按摩).Therapistsusesmoothandheatedstones,usuallyriverrocks,tomassagecertainpartsofthebody,orplacethemonkeypointsofthebody.Thewarmthofthehotstoneswillimprovebloodcirculationandalsohelprelaxmuscles,whilesweatingisalsobelievedtobegoodfordischargingthebody’stoxins.Anotherpopularoptionishot-stonebaths.Thehot-stonebathwillhelpthebodydischargetoxinsandhumidity(濕氣)thataccumulatedduringthelastwinter.Summeristhebestseasontobuildagoodbody.Ratherthanusewaterorsteamtoheatandwashthebody,peoplesimplywearacoatorsomethingcomfortable,andthenlieonheatedstonetabletsmadeofhotstones,whicharewarmedtoaround45℃.Thebodywillgraduallywarmupandbloodcirculationwillalsobeimproved.Moresweatwillcomeoutquickly.Thesweatissmoothandfresh,notsmellylikethatreleasedaftersportsactivities.Suchbathsbringanumberofhealthbenefits,suchasanti-aging,improvedbloodcirculationandstressrelief.Theslimmingeffectofdietingcanevenbepromoted.Usinghotstonesforhealingdatesbacktoancienttimes,butthemodernrenewalofhot-stonemassageisgenerallycreditedtoMaryNelson,anativeofTucson,Arizona,America,whosetrademarkis“LaStoneTherapy”.Thetherapyisgainingwidepopularitywithmanypeople,especiallythosewhohavejobsincoolair-conditionedrooms.Thehot-stonetherapycanhelpcuremanydiseases,includingbackpain.1、Whatdopeopleusetoreleasetoxinsinourbodyaccordingtothetext?A．Swimminginwhitewater.B．Livingincoldwinter.C．Lyingonthewarmbeds.D．Discharginglotsofsweat.2、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Therearenotoxinsandhumidityinthebodyinsummer.B．Sportshavegreatereffectsonthehealththanhot-stonemassage.C．Usingwaterofabout45℃towashthebodyisgoodforthehealth.D．Peopleshouldtakeadvantageofsummertoimprovetheirhealth.3、Whatcanbelearnedaboutthehot-stonetherapy?A．ItwasinventedbyMaryNelson,anAmerican.B．Itsuccessfullycuredmanypeopleofcancer.C．Itispopularwithpeoplebecauseofitsexcellenteffects.D．Itcanhelppeopleavoidsweatingtoomuchinhotsummer.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtolivecomfortablyinsummerB．AhealthyandcomfortablelifestyleC．Theamazingfunctionsofthehot-stonetherapyD．Theoriginanddevelopmentofthehot-stonetherapy23．（8分）ComeandspeakaweekwithusatGreenandGoldCampontheSacramentoCampus!Daysarefilledwithscavengerhunts,riverwalks,theChallengeCenter,wateractivities,artsandcrafts,gamesandmore!YouradventurebeginsatSacramentoState.AwesomeActivities:OrienteeringScavengerhuntRopescourseArtsandcraftsCookingoutdoorsCampusmuseumsFuninthesunRiverwalkFunandeducationalgamesLeavenotraceprinciplesSwimmingCampsDatesandDetailsWeek1:6/1/2017-6/5/2017Week2:6/7/2017-6/11/2017Week2:6/12/2017-6/16/2017Week4:6/19/2017-6/23/2017Week3:6/26/2017-6/30/2017Week6:7/10/2017-7/14/2017Howmuchdoesthiscampcost?Thiscampisonly$290foranentireweekofmemoriesandfriendshipsthatwilllastalifetime.Aminimumdepositof50%perchild,percampisrequiredforallregistrations(non-refundable).Fullpaymentisdue14dayspriortocampstart.Whendoesthecampbegin/end?Drop-offforGreenandGoldCampbeginseachmorningat8:00am.Campactivitiesbeginat8:30eachdayandendat5:00pm.Allchildrenmustbepickedupnolaterthan5:00pm.Latepick-upswillresultina$10fee.WhatdoesmychildneedtobringtothecampPeakAdventureswillprovideamorningandafternoonsnack,butyourchildneedstobringhis/herownbagluncheveryday.Wealsodowateractivities,sobesuretoincludeaswimsuitandatoweleachdaysotheycanparticipate.Wesuggestpackingthefollowingitemseachday:T-shirtShortsSweatshirtTennisshoesTowelSunscreenDaypackWaterbottleLunchSunglassesHat/VisorLipSwim-suitWatershoesCampmusthaveaminimumofsixcampersfortheprogramtorun.Noguarantees.Youwillreceiveafullrefundforanycancelledcamps.CALLUSAT916-278-6321FORMOREINFORMATIONANDTORESERVEYOURYOUTHCAMPSPOTTODAY.1、Whatwilllearnatthecamp?A．Holdingyourfootprints. B．Huntingforsmallanimals.C．Adventuringintheforest. D．Playinggamesintheriver.2、Ifyouarelatetofetchyourkidtwiceaweek,youhavetopay________.A．$155 B．$310 C．$145 D．$3003、Whatmustyoubringtojointhecamp?A．AT-shirtandasweatshirt.B．Tennisshoesandwatershoes.C．Aswimsuitandatowel.D．Sunscreenandsunglasses.24．（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-famouscastle25．（10分）5SecretsofWebTravelSitesBookingatriponanonlinetravelsiteisconvenient,butcomeswithitsownsetofproblems.1.Theyknowwho’sonaMacandwho’sonaPCandwho’sgoingtospendmore.Lastyear,UStravelresearchcompanyOrbitztrackedpeople’sonlineactivitiestotestoutwhetherMacusersspendmoreontravelthanPCusers.Onaverage,MacuserslayoutUS$20-30morepernightonhotelsandgoformorestars,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Asaresult,onlinetravelsitesshowtheseusersmoreexpensivetraveloptionsfirst.Toavoidinadvertentlypayingmore,sortresultsbyprice.2.Theirsoftwaredoesn’talwayshookuptothehotel’ssystem.Aguaranteedreservationisalmostimpossibletocomebyanywhere–buttheriskofyourflightorhotelbeingoverbookedincreaseswiththird-partyproviders.Themiddle-man’ssoftwareisn’timmunetosystemerrors,soalwayscallthehotelorairlinetomakesureyourbookingwasprocessed.3.Don’tbefooledbypackages:Often,they’relow-enditemsgroupedtogether.Evernoticehowtravelsitesrecommendahotel,arentalcar,andtourpackageallinoneclick?Thesedealsusuallyfeaturetravelthatnoonewants,likeflightswithmultiplelayovers.Checkthefineprint.4.Youcouldmissoutonloyaltypoints.Third-partyproviderscangetbetweenyouandfrequentflyermilesorpoints.Manyhotelloyaltyprogrammesdon’trecognizeexternalsites,othersawardonlyminimumpointsandexcludespecialoffers,likedoublepointsonhotelstays.5.Onceyourtripispurchased,you’reonyourown.Anonlinetravelagencycan’tprovideassistancethesamewayanagentcanifaflightiscancelledoraroomissubstandard.Basically,whenyouarriveattheairportorhotel,you’rejustanotherclientwhobookedatthelowestrate.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Third-partyproviderscanensureyourreservation.B．MacusersarelikelytospendmoremoneythanPCusers.C．Anonlinetravelagencyfunctionsthesameasanagent.D．Packagesusuallyprovidetravelerswithsatisfactoryprogrammes.2、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toencouragereaderstobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.B．Tomakeanadvertisementaboutseveraltravelsitesonline.C．Toconvincereadersnottobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.D．Towarnreadersofsomeproblemswithbookingtripsonline.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）Formepersonally,Icouldwritefordaysaboutmanydifferentsituationswhereadversity(逆境)1mylife.NowletmetellyouoneexperiencewhereIalmostletadversity2.Wehadaglassstudio,whichwaslocated50feetfromourhome.Acoupleofyearsagoweexperiencedan3winter;wehadalotofsnowandice.The4oftheiceandsnow5theroofonourstudio,takingwithitoneofoursourcesofincome.6itdidfalldown,wegotontheroofandtriedto7thesnowandice,butwhenyouhave5feetoficeandtemperaturesofminus20Celsius,itwaspretty8todo.Wehadapartnercomeintohelpustryto9theroofbysupporting.Intheend,therewas10thatcouldbedone.Theroofcamedown.Wehadmovedalotofourgoodsandtoolsfromthestudio11welostalotalso:glass,kilns,workbenches,tonameonlyafewoftheitems.Itwasa12experience.Herewewereinthemiddleofwinterwithourstudiocollapsed.Wecouldn'tworkaswehadalmost13allthematerialinabuildingwewerenotusing.Wecouldhavedoneoneoftwothings:wecouldsimplysaythatwecannolonger14ourglassbusiness.Letmetellyouthatthiswascertainlyathoughtthat15ourmind.Orwecouldfindawaytogetourstudiobackupandrunning.Wepickedthe16option.Wehadalargebarnthatwewerenotusing.Sowerenovated(翻新)thebarn,17ourworkingareaandtodaywehaveanicerstudiothanwe18had.Iftheadversitywewere19hadnothappened,weprobablywould20beworkingintheoldstudio—astudiothatwaslessefficient.1、A．promotedB．influencedC．destroyedD．prevented2、A．sufferB．escapeC．winD．work3、A．a(chǎn)wkwardB．a(chǎn)wesomeC．a(chǎn)greeableD．a(chǎn)wful4、A．sizeB．heightC．weightD．temperature5、A．collapsedB．limitedC．pressedD．struck6、A．BeforeB．UnlessC．AlthoughD．When7、A．replaceB．reduceC．recycleD．remove8、A．worthwhileB．toughC．rewardingD．a(chǎn)nnoying9、A．examineB．testC．secureD．restore10、A．somethingB．enoughC．a(chǎn)llD．nothing11、A．forB．butC．orD．so12、A．vainB．validC．disastrousD．treasured13、A．displayedB．a(chǎn)rrangedC．piledD．presented14、A．predictB．conductC．instructD．quit15、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．crossedC．clearedD．comforted16、A．latterB．formerC．easierD．further17、A．evaluatedB．redesignedC．organizedD．reserved18、A．desperatelyB．hopefullyC．eventuallyD．previously19、A．facedwithB．concernedaboutC．cautiousaboutD．a(chǎn)wareof20、A．everB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．evenD．still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）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwordsortheproperformsofthegivenwordsorphrase.Inlookingatadvertising,whatitboilsdowntointhemostsimpletermsisconveyingacentralideausing1．(create)soastogenerate(產(chǎn)生)anemotionalreactionandattractthewidestattention.Theideaisconnectedwithyourproductorserviceandisusuallyakeysellingpoint.Thepurposeofyouradistodrawtheattentionofyouraudienceandleavethemwithapositive2．(impress)aboutyouroffering.Themostbasicofadvertisingtechniquesissimplyshowcasingyourproduct,serviceorbrandnameitselfina(n)3．(attract)light.Comparedtotherelativelydull“ordinary”world,seeingabrightand4．(shine)productorserviceadorlogomakesitseemveryappealing.Withbrandpromotion,itgoeswithoutsayingthatyouneedtohavearecognizedbrandnametobegin5．.Thesimpleactofshowingpeopleyourproductorserviceisoneofthemostcommonadvertisingtechniquesandthisiseffectiveinpaintingapictureforyouraudienceof6．theywoulduseyourproductorservicethemselves.Besides,advertisinginvolvesacreativestrategyandwhatIwanttoemphasize(強調(diào))isthatthisis7．makesthebestadswork.Don’tworry8．nothingcomestoyouanditisokay9．(take)inspirationfromothercreativeadideasyouseeifyoudonothavethebudgettohireatopadvertisingagency.Justthinkaboutitandexperiment10．(comeupwith)newwaysofgettingyourmessageacrossvisuallyandwiththerightwords.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一下作文。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限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。YesterdaywewenttoHappinessNursingHousetohelptheoldpeople.Wesetoutearlierinthemorningandbroughtthemlotsofgift.Whenwearrived,wewerewarmlywelcomebythem.Firstweintroducedmyself.Thenweweremakingdumplingstogetherwiththeold,talkingandlaugh.Afterlunch,weperformedandsangsongswiththemhappy.Finallyalltheoldpeoplesaygoodbyetousatthegate.Wewereveryhappybecauseofwedidagooddeed.Ithinkthisnecessaryforusteenagerstolearnwhattorespectandtakecareofothers,especially,theold.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，想尋找一位練羽毛球的球友，請你用英文在校內(nèi)網(wǎng)站上寫一個廣告。內(nèi)容要點如下：1、介紹自己，特別是打球的水平（如球齡、成績等）；2、對球友的要求（與自己水平相當(dāng)，周末有空閑等）；3、給出聯(lián)系方式（電話：56221342，郵箱luckylihua@）.注意：1、詞數(shù)100左右；2、標(biāo)題已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；3、可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以便內(nèi)容充實、行文連貫。參考詞匯：羽毛球badmintonABadmintonPartnerWantedI’mlookingforabadmintonpartnerwhocanplaywithmeonaregularbasis.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、D5、D6、B7、A8、B9、C10、B11、D12、C13、A14、B15、C16、B17、A18、B19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、A3、B4、D22、1、D2、D3、C4、C23、1、A2、B3、C24、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．Hewouldbeafoolishm