2025屆廣東省深圳市龍城高級中學高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

2025屆廣東省深圳市龍城高級中學高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷考生請注意：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．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish2．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear3．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where4．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward5．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch6．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup7．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for8．Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup9．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally10．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto11．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone12．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless13．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve14．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．a(chǎn)pproaches B．meansC．methods D．ways15．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．a(chǎn)pproachable B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．convenient16．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．a(chǎn)fter17．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto18．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped19．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled20．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．a(chǎn)partfrom D．farfrom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）HomefromtheNavy,IstartedschoolatGreenvilleCollegeinmyhometownofIllinois.I’dbeenoutofhighschoolforfouryears,butmyhighschoolheadmaster,Mr.Gardner,invitedmetoaValentine’sdaydancepartyatschool.Thethoughtofseeingmyformerteacherswasexciting.SoIagreed.WhenFridaycame,Icleanedup,dressedupanddrovetothehighschoolgym.IchattedwithmyteachersandapproachedMr.Gardnertothankhimbeforeleaving.Justthen,thebandstartedplayingandayounggirlstooduptosing.OnelookatandIwascrazy—Ihadneverseensuchabeautifulgirl!IaskedMr.Gardnerwhoshewas,andheanswered,“That’sMarilynRiley,CutRiley’sdaughter.”Iwasshockedtosaytheleast.Theylivedjustaroundthecornerfromme.Iwalkedacrossthegymfloortointroducemyself,“Hi,I’mJackJoseph.”“Iknowwhoyouare,”washernot-too-friendlyresponse.“Wouldyouliketodance?”Iasked.“No!I’mworking,”sheshotback.“CanIcallyounextweekforamoviedate?”Iasked.“No,”washerresponse.ForthenextmonthIphoned,tryingtosetupadate.Shealwayshadthesameanswer:No.thenonerainyafternooninMarchasIwasdrivinghomeafterbasketballpractice,IsawMarilyn,walkingwithnoumbrella,noraincoat,nohat.Ipulledalongsideherandaskedifsheneededaride,halfexpectinghertosayno.instead,shesteppedovertheroadsideandsatdownontheseatnexttome.Itwasonlyafewblockstoherhouse,butafterpullingintoherdrivewaywetalkedfor45minutes.Itwasmagicfromthenon.1、WhydidJackdecidetoattendtheparty?A．ThepartywasholdtowelcomehimbackhomeB．MarilynwouldbeintroducedtohimatthepartyC．HecouldmeetsomeofhisformerteachersthereD．TheygatheredtheretocelebrateValentine’sDay2、Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardstheparty?A．CasualB．FormalC．PassiveD．worried3、Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.A．JackonceservedinthearmyafterhighschoolB．ittookJack45minutestodriveMarilynhomeC．JackandMarilynwerefamiliarwitheachotherD．itwasMarilyn’scoldattitudethatinterestedJack4、Howwouldthestorymostprobablydevelopintheend?A．MarilynwouldfallinlovewithJackB．JackwouldmakegreatachievementsincollegeC．MarilynwouldbecomeafamoussingerD．JackwouldhavefrequentconflictswithMarilyn22．（8分）CompanieswithKidCEOsMaxineMarcus,TheAmbassadorCompanyUnlikemanyyoungCEOs,17-year-oldMaxineMarcusbuiltaservice,notaproduct.Hercompany,TheAmbassadorCompany,helpsbigcompaniesandbrandsunderstandtheteenviewpoint—andensuresthattheireffortstoconnectwiththemsucceed.BrandonandSebastianMartinez,AreYouKiddingThispairofbrotherscreatessomeprettystylishsocksfortheircompany,AreYouKidding.Theyincludefun，colorfuldesignsforkidsandadults，buttheirCharityline，whichdesignsspecialsocksforvariouscharitieslikeSpecialOlympics,AutismAwareness,andBigBrothersBigSisters,maybetheirmostpopularandmeaningfuldesigns.Benjamin“Kickz”Kapelushnik,SneakerDonBenjaminwasjust15whenhedecidedtoturnhispassionforsneakersintoabusiness,dealinginhard-to-get,limitededitionkicks.Hestartedoutbypayingfriendstostandinlinewhennewshoeswerereleasedbutnowhasconnectionswithretailers(零售商)tohelphimgetthemostsought-aftershoesinbulk(批量)forSneakerDon.Hecurrentlycountsstarathletesandmusicians,includingDJKhaledandP.Diddy,amonghisclients.MihirGarimellA．FireflyThis18-year-oldStanfordfreshmanhasanumberofprojectsalreadyunderhisbelt,includingcreatingahomeworkapptoreplacepaperplannersandworkingontechnologytohelpwithaccidentalinjuriesinasoccergame.Buthislatestwork,FireflyAutonomy,involvesbuildingautonomousdrones(無人機)thatcangointodangerousordifficultlocations,frominspectingequipmenttoconducting.1、Inwhosecompanycanpeoplebuysportsshoes?A．MihirGarimella. B．Benjamin“Kickz”Kapelushnik.C．MaxineMarcus. D．BrandonandSebastianMartinez.2、WhatdoesTheAmbassadorCompanyprovide?A．Technology. B．Socks. C．Opinions. D．Equipment.3、WhatmakesAreYouKiddingpopular?A．Itshomeworkapp. B．Itssoccergame.C．Itspotentialclients. D．ItsCharityline.23．（8分）TheMokokotribe(部落)livedonthewrongsideoftheislandoftwofaces.Thetwosides,separatedbyagreatcliff(懸崖),werelikenightandday.Thegoodsidewaswateredbyriversandwasfilledwithtreesandabundantfood,whileonthewrongsidetherewashardlyanywaterorplants,andwildbeastscrowdedtogether.TheMokokohadthemisfortuneofhavingalwayslivedthere,withnowaytocrosstotheotherside.Theirlifewashardandtheylivedinpermanentterrorofthebeasts.Alongtheedgeofthecliffseparatingthetwosides,askinnybutstrongtreegrew,withwhichtheycouldbuildtwopoles.Therewasnodoubtthatthetribewouldchoosethegreatchiefanddoctortousethepoles.Butwhenthetwoofthemweregiventheirchancetomakethejump,theydidn’tdareto.Theythoughtthatthepolecouldbreakoritwouldnotbelongenough.Theyputsomuchenergyintothesethoughtsthattheygavein.ButintothattribewerebornNamandAriki,apairofyounghearts.Oneday,theydecidedtotakeupthepoles.Nobodystoppedthem,buteveryonedidtrytodiscouragethem,tryingtopresenthowdangerousthejumpingwas,usingathousandexplanations.“Andwhatifwhattheysayistrue?”wonderedtheyoungNaru.“Don’tworry.Iamabitscaredtoo,butitdoesn’tlooksodifficult,”repliedAriki,everdetermined.“Butifitgoeswrong,itwillbeaterribleend,”continuedNaru,undecided.“Perhapsthejumpwillgobadly.Butstayingforeveronthissideoftheislandsurelywon’tworkoutwelleither.”“You’reright.Let’sdoittomorrow.”Andonthenextday,NaruandArikijumpedtothegoodsideoftheisland.Whentakingupthepoles,whilefeelingtheirdesire,thefearhardlyallowedthemtobreathe.Andwhileflyingthroughtheair,helplessandwithoutsupport,theyfeltthatsomethingmusthavegonewronganddeathawaitedthem.Butwhentheylandedontheotherside,theythoughtthejumpreallyhadn’tbeensobadafterall.1、WhatsituationweretheMokokofacedwith?A．Theylivedadifficultlifewithoutfearingthebeasts.B．Theysufferedalotduetotheterribleenvironment.C．Theyhadeasyaccesstothegoodside.D．Theyweresurroundedbytreesandrivers.2、Howdidthechiefanddoctorfeelwhentheywerechosen?A．Frightened.B．Energetic.C．Desperate.D．Satisfied.3、What’sthetribemembers’reactionwhenNamandArikidecidedtotakeupthepoles?A．Themembersdesiredtofollowtheirsteps.B．Thememberstriedtopreventthebehaviour.C．Themembersconvincedthemofthedanger.D．Themembersencouragedthemtohaveatry.4、WhatcanweinferaboutNaruandAriki?A．Theyovercamedifficultywithcourageanddetermination.B．Theyfeltrelaxedinthewholeprocessofmakingthejump.C．Theyneverdoubtedthedifficultyinmakingthejump.D．Theyhesitatedtomakethejumpoverandoveragain.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）Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend(hurt)manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact(接觸)withthem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1、Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”mostnearlymeans________.A．haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB．makeothersunhappyC．tendtoscoldothersopenlyD．enjoythepleasureoflife2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB．suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC．peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD．unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons3、Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A．preventanycommunicationwiththemB．shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC．persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD．quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes4、Inthispassage,thewritermainly________.A．describestwotypesofpeopleB．laughsattheunhappypeopleC．suggestswaystohelpunhappypeopleD．tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife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）“Donotdecidesomethingtoofast;otherwiseyouwillregretitlater.”Thisiswhatmy1toldmewhenIwasyoung.InMay2,Iwenttowindowshoptobuyabeautiful2inSiamSquarewithmyfriendformyfirstparty.Havingwalkedfor5hours,wewereso3thatourshirts.stucktoourbody.Wewerelikerobotsonly4tofindbeautifuldresses.Thenwefoundone5withmanydresseshangingonthewall.Weraninandfoundapinkdresswhichlooked6thananyotherwesaw.Iimmediatelyboughtthedresswithasmilingface,thoughnot7tobuyitonthatveryday.WhenIwentbackhome,Istartedtofeellikesomethingwas8.Didmydresslookcheaportooordinaryormatchme?The9wasgoingaroundmybrainforawholeday.10thatpartywasthefirstoneinmylife.Ireallywantedtolookbeautiful.Twoweekslater,IwenttoSiamSquareagainwithmysame11tobuyaccessoriesfortheparty.Wewalkedtothesameplaceagainand12ashopwhichwedidnotseeonthedresschoosingday.Wewentinandfoundtheshopfullofbrilliantdresses.Aftertryingonadress13bymyfriend,Ifounditsimply14.Thecolorwasperfectlybeautifulpink;theshapewasexactlywhatI15,andthepricewaslowerthantheoneIhadbought.Thinkingofthedressboughtlasttime,myexcitementfortheparty16.OnJune2,Iwenttopartywithnoconfidenceonmyself.Seeingmanypeoplewithwonderfuldresses,Icouldnotstop17thepinkdress.Fromthis18,Ilearnedwhatmyfathersaidwascorrect.Ishouldhavebeenmore19.EachtimeIlookatmydressinwardrobe,Irememberthe20decisionthatImadebybeingtoohurried.1、A．fatherB．teacherC．grandpaD．relative2、A．hatB．dressC．skirlD．coat3、A．exhaustedB．shockedC．relievedD．a(chǎn)ccustomed4、A．helpingB．failingC．movingD．Agreeing5、A．caseB．shopC．partyD．exhibition6、A．cheaperB．largerC．newerD．better7、A．a(chǎn)ffordingB．promisingC．planningD．remembering8、A．specialB．wrongC．vitalD．fashionable9、A．testB．imageC．directionD．question10、A．IfB．WhenC．BecauseD．While11、A．purposeB．friendC．moneyD．shirt12、A．forgotB．missedC．foundD．researched13、A．madeB．recommendedC．donatedD．distributed14、A．unpopularB．singleC．ordinaryD．a(chǎn)wesome15、A．wantedB．boughtC．deservedD．designed16、A．doubledB．expectedC．increasedD．disappeared17、A．tryingonB．thinkingaboutC．pickingoutD．judgingfrom18、A．taskB．journeyC．experienceD．performance19、A．energeticB．generousC．a(chǎn)ctiveD．careful20、A．stupidB．finalC．eagerD．common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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Iamahugefanofthriftshop(舊貨店)andhaveseveralthatIcheckouteveryweekend.It’showIrelaxandgetsometimeto1．(I).Iactuallylookforwardtoiteveryweek.Oneofmyfavoriteshopsstarteddiscountingcertainpiecesofclothingby90%.Iwas2．(disappoint)atfirstthatIcouldn’tbenefitfromthis,becausenoneofthemwasinmyormyhusband’ssize.Thenit3．(occur)tomethatIcouldstockuponsweatersandjacketsforthecomingcoldweatheranddonatethem4．thehomelessshelter!Inthelastcoupleof5．(week)I’vegottensixhugebagsofclothesforunder$20!Itrytogetunisex(男女皆宜的)colorsandstylesincasetherearewomen6．needclothing,too.Iwenttothesheltertodaytodropofftheclothing.Itwaspouringwithrain,andtherewereseveralpeoplehuddled(擠成一團)inside7．(wait)forlunch.Onepoormanwaslyingonthewetfloor.Iaskedhim8．hewantedsomethingdrytolieonandgavehimasleepingbag.Hewasthrilledandsaidhe9．(real)neededone.BeforedroppingofftheclothingIput10．smilecardintooneofthejacketpockets!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）下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),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、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第十一處起）不計分。AsfarasIknow,timeisnotalwaysenoughallofus、Sofirstofall,youneedtoarrangeyourtimegood、You’dbettertomakealong-termstudyplan、Thatistosay,anone-monthplanwithmoreeffortstotakeuphisweaksubjects、Andashort-termplanisequalnecessary,ifnotmoreimportant、Youhavetomakesurewhatyouneedtodoeachday,eachclassoreveneachminute、Atthesametime,it’squiteessentialtokeepinghealthy、Sotakeexerciseforatleastonehourandsleepfornolessthansevenhouraday、Anddon’tforgettoeatwell、Morefruitwasalwaysrightforyou、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你叫李華，是你班上的英語課代表。為了弘揚中國傳統(tǒng)文化，你校藝術俱樂部準備舉辦一次關于“國畫（Chinesepainting）”的講座。你班外籍教師Peter對國畫很感興趣，給你發(fā)來郵件詢問本次講座的情況。請給Peter回復一封邀請信，內(nèi)容包括：講座目的；講座內(nèi)容；講座時間和地點；邀請Peter參加。注意：1.參考詞匯弘揚promote2.詞數(shù)120左右；3.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。4.發(fā)言稿的開頭與結束語已為你寫好（不計入總詞數(shù)）。DearPeter,——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————YoursLihua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、D5、A6、A7、A8、D9、D10、A11、C12、C13、C14、A15、C16、B17、B18、C19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、B3、A4、A22、1、B2、C3、D23、1、B2、A3、C4、A24、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．iftheyaremerelya