2025屆四川雅安中學高三第一次調研測試英語試卷含答案注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準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題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，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．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because2．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake3．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live4．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since5．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem6．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when7．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer8．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends9．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something10．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which11．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．aregraduating D．graduate12．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising13．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t14．Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．amtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish15．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since16．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．as B．that C．which D．where17．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit18．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate19．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although20．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.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）Let'spayavisittosomeofthemostamazingandunusualplacesintheworld,fromicyhotelstotemplesonthesideofcliff.HoteldeGlace—CanadaIfyoudon'tmindthecold,thisigloo（冰屋）stylehoteliscertainlyforyou.Nearlyeverything,includingbedding,ismadeofice！Thishotelissowellinsulated（隔熱的）thatwhateverthetemperatureoutsideis,thetemperatureinsideneverchangesmorethanafewdegrees.It'saround23degreestobeexact.Sinceitismadeoficethehoteldoeshavesomedressrequirementsthatcanbefoundontheirwebsite.Arcticsleepingbagsareprovidedforeveryguest,includingchildren.Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:http://www.icehotelcanada.com.TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanBuiltdirectlyontoacliffside,thisancienttemplehasclaimeditsspotsince1692.Richinhistory,TigersNestisconstructedaroundeightattractivecavesonthemountainside.Mostofthecavesareeasytoreachthroughthenaturalrockstairway.However,somearemoredifficult,andcanonlybereachedbyshakyropebridges.Visitthewebsite:http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.phpformoreinformation.DinosaurProvincialPark—CanadaKnowntobeonethegreatestfossillocationsintheworld,DinosaurProvincialParkhasnearly5000specimensinallshapesandsizes.Theparkitselfhasavastcollectionoffossilsandauniquenaturalecosystem.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://tpr.Alberta.ca/parks/dinosaur/index.aspx.LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaTheworld'slargestBuddhasitsontheedgeoftwogreatrivers.Constructionisbelievedtohavestartedaroundtheyear713,andatthetimeofthisconstructionitwasthetallestcarvedstatueintheworld.All233feetofthestatuewascarvedfromthesurroundingcliffsandpreservedinamazingcondition.Eventhe2008earthquakewasnotenoughtoshakeit.Itswebsitehttp://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanwillprovideyouwithmoreinformation.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHoteldeGlace?A．ItliesintheArctic.B．Eventhebeddingismadeofice.C．Everyguestisprovidedwithsleepingbags.D．Youcanvisititswebsitefordressrequirements.2、WhichofthefollowingwebsitescangiveinformationabouttheTigersNest?A．http://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanB．http://www.icehotelcanada.ComC．http://tpr.alberta.Ca/parks/dinosaur/index.AspxD．http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.php3、IfJohnisinterestedinfossils,hecanpayavisitto_________________.A．LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaB．HoteldeGlace--CanadaC．TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanD．DinosaurProvincialPark--Canada4、Thispassageismainlytotellusabout_________________.A．fourdifferentconstructionsintheworldB．somepopularhotelsinCanadaC．fourunusualplacesintheworldD．allkindsofparksinEurope5、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromamagazineon._________________A．politics B．travelC．education D．environment23．（8分）Climatechangeisperhapsthekeyissueofourtime.Often,however,itispresentedtousasbeingsoabstractthatitseemsimpossiblydistant.Forthoseofyoulookingforsomethingalittlemoreconcrete,anewreportsuggeststhattheeffectsofclimatechangemaysignificantlyaffectcoffee.Thereport,putoutbyTheClimateInstitute,describestheeffectsofclimatechangeonvariouscoffee-growingnationsandtheresultanteffectsontheplantsandthosewhogrowthem.CoffeeArabicaplants,whichproduce70%ofallcommercialcoffee,canbeadverselyaffectedbyevenahalf-degreechangeintypicalweatherconditions.Thissensitivitytotemperatureputstheplantatincreasedriskoftheeffectsofclimatechange.InCentralAmericatheaveragetemperaturehasrisenbyafulldegreeCelsiussince1960.InEthiopiatheaveragetemperaturehasincreasedbyl.3degrees.Thisincreaseisenoughtohavenotableeffectsontheplants.InTanzaniatheproductivityperhectareofcoffeehasfallenbyhalfsincethe1960sduetochangesintemperature.Indeed,studiesclaimthatby2050theareaoftheworldsuitableforgrowingcoffeewillbecutbyhalf.Coffeeproductionislikelytothenbepushedtohigherelevations(海拔)totakeadvantageoflowertemperatures,butthiswillnotbeenoughtomakeupforlostlowlandareas.Coffeeisthesecondmosttradedgoodsbydevelopingnations,andtheinabilityofproducernationstoexportitcouldcausedramaticchainreactionsintheireconomies.Millionsofpeoplemakealivingintheproduction,processing,transport,andsaleofcoffee;theirlivelihoodswouldstandtotakeablowasgrowingareasdecreaseandpricesrise.Asthetemperaturekeepsrising,yourcupofcoffeewillbecomemuchmoreexpensive,anditmayalsocarryanaftertastebittererthanusual,forallthoseworkersinthecoffeebeltleftwithoutthemeanstomakealivingasconditionsworsen.Notonlythat,buttheeconomiceffectswillcosttheWestmillionsinincreasedforeignaid.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"adversely"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．slightly. B．temporarily. C．harmfully. D．gradually.2、Whywillpeoplehavetogrowcoffeeinhighlandareas?A．Toadapttothechangeoftemperature.B．Toincreasethequalityoftheproducts.C．ToreducethecostofcoffeeproductionD．Togetaccesstowatersupplymoreeasily.3、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．TherichwillgetricherandthepoorpoorerB．SmallchangesmayhavelargeeffectsingeneralC．Developedcountriesoughttoaidpoorcountries.D．Coffeetradewilleventuallydisappearintheworld.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureofcoffeeproduction?A．Cautious. B．Worried. C．Unconcerned. D．Hopeful.24．（8分）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheBlossomsTourInWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.99BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!TheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattracton.HOPaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.92SeeallthekeyatractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.Youwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtrivia(瑣事)thatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.PleaseNote:Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDCDuration:6hours$78.96SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC．YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheatractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.1、WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?A．July4. B．August15.C．March27. D．October8.2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed. B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou. D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichtourwouldofferyouachancetolearnaboutGeorgeWashington’shome?A．TheBlossomsTour. B．TheLightsNightTour.C．TbeBestMinibusTour. D．BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.25．（10分）Littleblacktaxis,oftenrun-downandfallingapartfromdecadesofuse,haveforalongtimebeenamainfeatureofCairo’schaoticurbanlandscape.Buttheirdaysmaybenumbered,thankstoanewtaxireplacementprogrammeaimedatknockingoutolder,potentiallyunsafevehicles.Thegovernment-sponsoredaction,launchedearlierthisyear,allowsdriversoftaxis20yearsorolder,mostlyFiatsandPeugeots,totradetheircarsforshinynewall-whiteonesatgenerousratesoffinancing.Driverscanchoosebetweenfivedifferentlocallymanufacturedcarmodels.Accordingtoofficials,morethan11,000brandnewtaxis,sportingtrademarkcheckedstripesonthesides,havealreadyhitthestreetsofthecapital,andthey’vebeenwelcomedenthusiasticallybypassengers.Manypeoplesaythatnotonlyarethenewtaxismorecomfortable,buttheyalsomakethestreetsofCairofarmorepresentable.Furthermore,taxifareshaveonlyincreasedbyasmallamount.Thepoorconditionofmostblackandwhitetaxisisalmostlegendary.Passengersoftenhavetodealwithwindowsanddoorsthatdonotopenandclose,andheavy,thickpetrolgases.Airconditioningisunheardof.Thenewall-whitetaxis,meanwhile,arecleaner,morefuel-efficientandprovideairconditioningonrequest.Furthermore,allthenewtaxiscomeequippedwithfunctioningfaremeters,whichavoidsargumentsandsometimesfightswithpassengers!Thegovernmenthopestoreplaceallofthecapital’s40,000elderlyblackcabssoon,butnoteveryoneinCairowillbehappytoseethemgo.HotelmanagerIbrahimAl-Toukhysaysthattheoldblackcabswereweakandrun-down,andmaybeevenalittledangerous,buttheywerepartofthecity,andpartofCairo’scharacter.1、Whichofthefollowingscanreplacetheunderlinedword“chaotic”inparagraph1?A．disorderly B．fantastic C．busy D．silent2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewtaxis?A．Theyaremuchmorepresentable.B．Theirpassengershavetopaydramaticallymore.C．Theyaremuchmoreenergy-saving.D．Onlyfewofthemprovideairconditioning.3、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．TheroadtrafficconditionofCairo.B．AtaxirenewalprogrammelaunchedinCairo.C．TheproblemswitholdblackCairotaxis.D．VariousviewsonthenewtaxireplacementinCairo.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Itrulyfeelthatmymotherledmehere,toMorzaine,andtomyfutureashappywifeandbusinesswoman.WhenMum1inOctober2007,Iwasacook.InDecemberthatyear,whileIwasworkingforawedding,apearlnecklaceMumhadleftme2.Iwasdistraught（憂心如焚的）.Somedayslater,Iwas3thataguywhowasworkingwithusthatdaycouldprobablyhavemadeafortune4thenecklacehefound.5,hereturnedit.HearinghowI’d6Mumforsixmonthsbeforeherdeath,hesaid,“Christmasisgoingtobe7—whynotgoouttotheAlpsforacoupleofweeks?”IcometoMorzaine,asmall,friendlyvillageintheAlpsand8fellinlovewithit.Whatwas9tobeastopgap(權宜之計)trip10anewlife.IkepttravellingbetweenLondonandhereandfelt11thanIhadinmonths.InDecember2008,Iwas12asahotelmanagerandmovedherefulltime.Amonthlater,ImetPaul,whowastravelinghere.Wefellinlove.Inthebeginning,Ididn’twanttodiscussmarriage,becausethesadnessoflosingMumstillfelt13.Paulunderstoodthatandnever14me.But,bysummer,wegotmarried.Ayearlater,weusedhissavings,andthemoneyfromthesaleofMom’shouse,tobuildourown15.Wewanttogiveourguestsa16feel,soeachroomisthemed(以……為題)aroundmemoriesfromourlives.TherearealsostylestoremindmeofMom-atinychairwhich17beinherbedroomissetinoneroom.WearehavingawonderfullifeandMum18naturallypartofit,19there’snowaywewouldbehereifitwasn’tforthe20shegaveme.Iknowshe’shereinspirit,keepinganeyeonus.1、A．diedB．cameC．returnedD．visited2、A．burnedB．disappearedC．brokeD．dropped3、A．shownB．comfortedC．persuadedD．told4、A．hidingB．stealingC．sellingD．wearing5、A．HopefullyB．NaturallyC．AccidentallyD．Fortunately6、A．nursedB．curedC．missedD．guarded7、A．longB．hardC．merryD．free8、A．suddenlyB．finallyC．nearlyD．immediately9、A．saidB．provedC．supposedD．judged10、A．turnedoutB．turnedintoC．turneddownD．turnedon11、A．smarterB．higherC．firmerD．lighter12、A．honoredB．hiredC．regardedD．trained13、A．upsetB．painfulC．greatD．good14、A．leftB．pushedC．surprisedD．interrupted15、A．hotelB．restaurantC．homeD．shop16、A．homelyB．livelyC．motherlyD．friendly17、A．oughttoB．usedtoC．mightD．could18、A．takesB．keepsC．looksD．feels19、A．unlessB．whileC．becauseD．though20、A．moneyB．chairC．houseD．necklace第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.HowDoAvalanchesHappenIfyou’reeverskiinginthemountains,you’llwanttobeawareofavalanches.Anavalancheisasuddenflowofsnowdownaslope,suchasamountain.Theamountofsnowinanavalanche1．(vary)basedonmanythings,butitcanbesuchahugeamountthatitcanburythebottomofaslopeindozensoffeetofsnow.Avalanches2．becausedbynaturalthings.Forexample,newsnoworraincancausebuilt-upsnowtoloosenandfalldownthesideofamountain.Artificialtriggers（誘發因素）canalsocauseavalanches.Forexample,snowmobiles,skiers,andexplosives3．(know)toleadtoavalanches.Avalanchesusuallyoccurduringthewinterandspring,4．snowfallisgreatest.Astheyaredangeroustoanylivingbeingsintheirpath,avalancheshavedestroyedforests,roads,railroadsandevenentiretowns.Warningsignsexistthatallowexpertstopredict--andoftenprevent--avalanchesfrom5．(occur).Whenoverafootoffreshsnowfalls,expertsknowtobeonthelookoutforavalanches.Explosivescanbeusedinplaces6．massivesnowbuildupstotriggermuchsmalleravalanchesthatdon’tposeadangertopersonsorproperty.Whendeadlyavalanchesdooccur,themovingsnowcanquicklyreachover80milesperhour.Skierscaughtinsuchavalanchescanbeburiedunderdozensoffeetofsnow.7．it’spossibletodigoutofsuchavalanches,notallareabletoescape.Ifyougettossedaboutbyanavalancheandfindyourself8．(bury)undermanyfeetofsnow,youmightnothaveatruesenseofwhichwayisupandwhichwayisdown.Someavalanchevictimshavetriedtodigtheirwayout,onlytofindthattheywereupsidedownanddigging9．fartherunderthesnowratherthantothetop!Expertssuggestthatpeoplecaughtinanavalanchetrytodigaroundyou10．(create)aspaceforair,soyoucanbreathemoreeasily.Then,doyourbesttofigureoutwhichwayisupanddiginthatdirectiontoreachthesurfaceandsignalrescuers.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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）不計分。LiMingisafriendofmine.I'mgladhechangedgreatlyinthepasttwoyears.Iclearlyrememberhewasquitefattwoyearsbefore.Hegottiredsoeasythathecouldn'ttakeexercise,thatmadehimveryupset.Later,herealizedunlesshewentonlikethat,hewouldendupachievenothing.So,hemadeuphismindstomakeachange.Hewentrunningeverymorningandplayedthebasketballeveryafternoon.Besides,hefollowedadietofmorevegetablesorlessmeat.Graduallyhebegantoloseweight.Heisnowanenergeticboyingoodhealth.Sowhenfacedwithproblems,weshouldovercomeitwithgreatdeterminationandstrongwillpower.第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。你所在的校即將舉行英語書寫大賽，請寫封郵件給你的外籍教師MissAlice,邀請她擔任評委。內容包括:1.比賽目的2.比賽的時間和地點3.表示期待注意:1.詞數100左右2.可以適當增加細節，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、B2、B3、A4、B5、D6、C7、D8、C9、B10、C11、D12、D13、A14、B15、D16、A17、A18、C19、D20、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、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．