陕西省渭南市临渭区高三第一次调研测试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

陕西省渭南市临渭区高三第一次调研测试新高考英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Asisoftenthecase,therearealwayssomeobstaclesintheway，something________beforewerealizetherealgoalofeducation.A．tobegotthrough B．gotthroughC．gettingthrough D．havingbeengotthrough2．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans3．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking4．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas5．Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where6．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested7．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二维码)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when8．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup9．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem10．Asachild,Iwas_________tokeepquietwhenmyparentswerediscussingsomething,whileparentsnowadaysoftenaskfortheirchildren’sopinions.A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required11．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect12．---WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.---You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput13．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open14．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff15．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited16．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking17．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch18．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish19．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout20．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）AstronautsontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)maysoonbeabletoturntheirusedforksandknivesintotoolsandsatelliteparts.TethersUnlimitedInc.,anaerospacetechnologycompany,hasdevelopedasystemthatcombinesawasterecyclingmachinewitha3Dprinter.Astronautswillputwasteitemsmadeofplasticintotherecyclingmachine,calledthePoistrusionRecycler.Whentheypressabutton,theRecyclerwillmeltdowntheplasticandturnitinto3Dfilament(长丝).Thefilamentwilleusedina3DprinterontheISS-calledtheRefabricator-tomaketools,sparepartsandsatellitecomponents.Thewastewillcomefrompackagingmaterials,foodcontainers,traysandeatingutensils(器具)usedontheISS.Astronautcurrentlyusedisposablewetwipestocleantheirfoodcontainersandutensils.Theusedwipesarestoredastrash(垃圾),andreplacementwipesmustbesentuptotheISSoncargomissions.Byrecyclingoldfoodcontainersandutensils,astronautswillreducetheamountoftrashtheyproduce.TogetridoftrashfromtheISS,astronautloaditintoemptycargocapsules(航天舱)andreleaseitintospace.ThecapsulesburnupwhentheyenterEarth’satmosphere.TurningtrashintousefulnewitemswillalsohelpNASAsavemoneybecauseastronautswillneedfewersupplies.Itcostsabout$6,000foreverykilogramlaunchedintoorbit.Thesebenefitswillbeevenmoreimportantforlongermissionsinthefuture-suchasthetwo-yearjourneytoMars.Astronautswillbeabletorecycleoldwastematerialsintonewtoolsandpartsastheyneedthem.Tethershavesuccessfullytestedthesystemsinitslaboratory.TheywilltestitontheISSinlate2018.ThecompanyisalsodevelopingaversionofthesystemforusehereonEarth.1、Whatmaterialaretheforksandknivesforastronautsmadeof?A．Gold.B．IronC．Plastic.D．Wood.2、Atpresent,theastronautsmainlygetsuppliesby.A．3DprintersB．reusingtheoldonesC．collectingfromthespaceD．thecapsuleslaunchedfromtheearth3、Whatcanthenewtechnologyhelptheastronautsdo?A．Reusethetrash.B．SendthetrashtoMars.C．Takethetrashtotheearth.D．Loadthetrashintoemptycapsulesandthrowitaway.4、Whatisthebiggestbenefitofthenewtechnologymentionedinthetext?A．ItcansavesomespacefortheISS.B．Itcangavemoretimefortheastronauts.C．Itcanprovidemoreconditionstoexplorespace.D．ItcanhelptoreducethejourneyfromEarthtoMars.22．（8分）Tenminutesofgentleexercisecanimmediatelychangehowcertainpartsofthebraincommunicateandcoordinate(协调)withoneanotherandimprovememoryfunction,accordingtoanencouragingnewstudy.Thescientistsinvited36peopleofdifferentagestothelabandhadthemsitquietlyonafixedbicyclefor10minutesor,onaseparatevisit,pedalthebicycleatapacesogentlethatitbarelyraisedtheirheartrates.Italsowasshort,lastingforonly10minutes.Immediatelyaftereachsessionofthesittingorslowpedaling,thepeoplecompletedacomputerizedmemorytestduringwhichtheywouldseeabriefpictureof,forinstance,atree,followedbyavarietyofotherimagesandthenanewimageofeitherthesametreeorasimilarone.Thepeoplewouldpressbuttonstoshowwhethertheythoughteachimagewasneworthesameasanearliershot.Thetestisdifficult,sincemanyoftheimagescloselyresembleoneanother.Itrequiresrapid,skillfulscanningrecentmemoriestodecidewhetherapictureisneworknown.Next,thescientistshadeachpeoplerepeatthisprocess--ridingorsittingonthebikefor10minutesandthencompletingmemorytesting--butthetestingnowtookplaceinsideanM.R.I.machine(磁共振成像仪)thatscannedthepeople'sbrainswhiletheyrespondedtotheimages.Thentheresearcherscomparedresults.Theeffectsoftheexercisewereclear.Thepeoplewerebetteratrememberingimagesaftertheyhadriddenthebike,especiallywhentheimagesmostcloselyresembledoneanother.Inotherwords,thehardertheirmemorieshadtodotheirbest,thebettertheyperformedaftertheexercise.TheM.R.I.scansshowedthatmemorypartsofeachpeople'sbrainlitupatthesametimewithpartsofthebrainassociatedwithlearning,indicatingthatthesephysicallyseparatepartsofthebrainwerebetterconnectednowthanwhenthepeoplehadnotfirstexercised.1、Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．Byfillingupquestionnaires.B．Byinterviewingmanypeople.C．Bycomparingexperimentdata.D．Byreferringtohistoricalreports.2、Whomightbenefitmostfromthestudyresult?A．Themarketerspromotingfixedbicycles.B．Theyoungpeoplecrazyaboutbodybuilding.C．Thewhitecollarsdoinglong-termmentalwork.D．Theblue-collarsdoingheavyphysicallaborwork.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththestudyresult?A．Thelightexerciseisonlygoodforyoungpeople.B．Themoretheexerciseis,thebetterthebrainworks.C．Theexercisecancoordinatedifferentpartsofthebody.D．Theexercisehasmorepositiveeffectwhenthebrainworksharder.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Eventenminutes'exercisemaybegoodforthebrainB．ThereisnoneedforhumansdoingexerciseeverydayC．Onlytenminutes'lightexercisebenefitstheyoungmostD．Exercisecanchangepeople'sbrainsandmindsinalongtime23．（8分）You’vegotyourfancynewsuitcaseandyou’rereadytotakeitwithyouonyourtravelsacrosstheglobe.Yougettotheairport,quicklymovingthroughthecrowdsontheunevenpavement,rushingtocheckin.Then,yourheartsinkswhenyourealizeyournewsuitcasehasgotaseriouscaseofthewobbles(摇晃).Whydoesthishappen?ScientistsfromtheUniversiteParis-DiderotinFranceinvestigatedthismatterandpublishedtheirfindingsinthesciencejournalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyA．Theyalsosuggestedsomesolutionstoovercomethismodern-dayproblem.Tolearnmoreabouttheissue,theyputasuitcaseonatreadmill(跑步机)andobservedwhathappened.Itwassoonnotedthatthe“wobble”wasactuallyaresultofrepeatedactionsthatcausedthesuitcasetoswayfromsidetoside.Theydiscoveredthatifoneofthewheelsencounteredanobstaclesuchasasmallbump,itjumpedintotheairforjustamomentandthenbangedbackdowntotheground.Thatsecondactioncausedtheoppositewheeltoliftoffthegroundandthentobangbackdown,causingthefirsttoliftagainandsoon.Thisswayingincreasedastheluggagewaspulledalong.“Thesuitcaseisafunwaytotackletheproblem,butthestudywouldbethesameforanytrolleywithtwowheelsorblades(桨叶),”SylvainCourrechduPont,leadauthorofthestudy,toldBBCNews.“Soitwillbethesameforacaravan(大篷车)ormaybealsoforairplanes.”Insteadofslowingdownwhenweseearockypartofthepath,thescientistsrecommendeddoingtheexactoppositeandspeedingup.Thisisbecausegoingfastergivesthewheelslesstimetoriseandfall,preventingthecasefromswaying.Theyalsosaidthatreducingtheangleofthesuitcasebyloweringitshandletothegroundwouldhelpkeepitsteady.“Thesefindingscouldhelpresearcherssimulateanddesignbetterrollingsuitcasesandotherpulledtrolleys,suchastowedtrailers,”CourrechduPontadded.Withthesemasterminds(智者)workingonperfectingoursuitcaseproblems,wobblyluggagemaysoonbeathingofhistory,leavingustoenjoyourtravels.1、Themainpurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsisto______.A．showtheimportanceofagoodwheeledsuitcasefortravelB．leaduptothewobblingproblemofwheeledsuitcasesC．describehowunstablewheeledsuitcasescanbeD．showthatwobblingcancausewheeledsuitcasestostopworking2、Accordingtothescientists,whenasuitcasemeetswithanobstacle,______.A．theswayingwillstopforamomentB．itstwowheelswilljumpintotheairatthesametimeC．evenasmallobstaclecanleadtoaseriousdamageD．thereisaseriesofrepeatedactionsleadingtotheswaying3、Whatcanbedonetokeepasuitcasesteadyonanunevenpathaccordingtothetext?A．Slowdown. B．Pullthesuitcaseatafasterspeed.C．Raisethehandleofthesuitcase. D．Increasetheangleofthesuitcase.4、Accordingtothearticle,thefindingscould______.A．helpimprovethedesignofsuitcasesB．solvethewobbleofsuitcasescompletelyC．behelpfulintheadvancementoftreadmillsD．beusedtodevelopbladesforboats24．（8分）TheUniversityofSheffieldBacktoitsoriginTheUniversityofSheffieldisaresearchuniversityinthecityofSheffieldinSouthYorkshire,England.Itisoneoftheoriginal“redbrick”universities,whichareagroupoftopandfamousolduniversities.TheUniversityofSheffieldwasoriginallyformedbythecombinationofthreecolleges.TheSheffieldSchoolofMedicinewasfoundedin1828,followedin1879bytheopeningofFirthCollegebyMarkFirth,asteelmanufacturer(制造商),toteachartsandsciencesubjects.FirthCollegethenhelpedtoprovidemoneyfortheopeningoftheSheffieldTechnicalSchoolin1884toteachappliedscience.In1897thethreeinstitutionswerejoinedtogethertoformtheUniversityCollegeofSheffield,whichinturnbecametheUniversityofSheffieldbyRoyalCharter(特许)in1905.ThisuniversityisfamousforitsgoodeducationandboastsanumberofNobelPrizewinnersamongitsformerstudents.MoreinformationSystem:TheUniversityhasfivedepartments:ArtsandHumanities;Engineering;PureScience;SocialSciences;Medicine,DentistryandHealth.Sheffieldalsohasmanyresearchprogramsinfieldsincludingaerospace,environmentalscience,psychology,andbiology.Cityshow:SheffieldisalivelycityinthenorthofEngland.SheffieldisknownasthegreenestcityinEuropebecauseofits2milliontrees.Asaresult,therearemanyparksandwoodsthroughoutthecityandbeyond.SheffieldisthegreenestcityinEnglandwith150woodlandsand50publicparkswithinthecity.Once,inSheffield,thefolkhero—RobinHoodlivedinSherwoodForestwith150ofhisloyalfriends.AndCharlotteBronte,theEnglishwriternotedforhernovelJaneEyrewasborninSheffield.1、SheffieldisintheofEngland.A．eastB．westC．southD．north2、WhichstatementabouttheUniversityofSheffieldisnotTRUE?A．Ithasagoodfameformanygreatgraduates.B．Ithasalonghistoryofmorethan180years.C．Itisonememberof“redbrick”universities.D．Itownsdifferentdepartmentsandresearchprograms.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Sheffieldhasverybeautifulscenery.B．CharlotteBronteisanEnglishwriter.C．SheffieldisthebiggestcityofEngland.D．RobinHoodisacharacterinJaneEyre.25．（10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(尖顶）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)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-famouscastle第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Perhapswhatwelikemostaboutthesuccessfulmanwhohasasenseofhumoristhathedoesn'tseemtotakehimselftoo36.Theaveragepersonexpectsthemaninapowerful37tobetoovainandself-centered.“WaltDizzyisjustaplain,ordinaryguy.It'sabsolutelyamazing,”Harveytellshisfriends,“He'sreallynotdifferentfromanyoneofus.Boy,I'lltellyou,successdidn'tspoilhim.”38itwasWaltDizzy'saptitudeformakingthepeoplearoundhimfeel39thatrelaxedeveryonewhomethimandgavepeopletheimpressionthathe’s“oneoftheboys’’.It'salwaysasurpriseanda40whenpeoplediscoverthatsuccessfulindividualsarebasicallynotdifferentfromanyoneelse.Themajorityofpeople41highlysuccessfulmenandwomentobeverysolemnandearnestbecausethey42suchbigdecisions.Anexecutivewhohasarelaxed43andgoodsenseofhumorleavesafavorableimpression.You'veundoubtedlyoftenheardsomeonesay,44discussingoneofthesetycoons(大人物),“Icanidentifywithhim.”Thepartywhomakestheremarkhasabsolutely45incommonwiththetycoons,butthe46Greetingsomeone47whomyouareabouttodobusinesswithawarmsmileisthebestwaytointroduceyourself.Peoplecan't48immediatelylikingsuchanindividual.Heseemshumble,andthey'reimpressedwithhisinformalmanner.Theynoticehis“humanside,”andhe49themoveratonce.Peoplewanttocooperatewiththiskindofman.A50firstmeetingsetsthestagebeautifullyfortheformaldiscussions.Ontheotherhand,there'sthehumorless,dulltypewhoturnsyoucompletely51.StanleyShtick,presidentofalargefoodcompany,isagood52.“HeisthecoldestfishI’ve53met,”saysZeldaZoftik,“YouwouldthinkhewastheKingofEngland,thewayheacts,”she54.“ThelongeritisbeforeImeetwithhimagain,the55.”1、A．seriously B．highly C．easily D．simply2、A．situationB．position C．location D．tradition3、A．ActuallyB．Eventually C．Gradually D．Naturally4、A．nervousB．conscious C．comfortable D.reliable5、A．pressureB．pleasureC．relief D.shock6、A．expectB．want C．hope D.think7、A．do B．make C．take D.carry8、A．figure B．smile C．personalityD.shape9、A．when B．if C．thoughD.since10、A．somethingB．nothing C．anythingD.everything11、A．excitedB．relaxed C．interestedD.embarrassed12、A．forB．with C．throughD.to13、A．helpB．control C．standD.risk14、A．winsB．gets C．beatsD.captures15、A．energeticB．regularC．friendlyD.normal16、A．onB．down C．overD.off17、A．ideaB．example C．friendD.person18、A．everB．seldomC．neverD.often19、A．explainsB．suggests C．complains D.praises20、A．more B．closerC．better D.worse第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）WhenKate’scarranoutofgasonahighwayonenightsixweeksago,shegotinto1．panic.“IthoughtIcouldmakeitallthewayhome,but2．(apparent)Iwaswrong,”Katerecalled.“Idrovetothesideoftheroadandgotout,3．(plan)towalktothenearestgasstation.That’swhenImetJohnny,ahomelessmansittingnearby.Johnnystoppedme.Concernedaboutmy4．(secure),hetoldmetogetbackinthecarandlockthedoors.Iobeyed.Afewminuteslater,hecamebackwithagascanthatheboughtwithhislast$20.”“5．wascrazythathewoulduseallhismoneyonsomeonehedidn’tevenknow,”Kateadded.6．(repay)Johnny,Katereturnedmanytimesandgavehimsomemoney,foodandclothes.Butshewantedtodomoreforthisman.“Johnnyisgenerousindeed,”saidKate.“He’sgot7．positiveenergythatheshouldbehelped.”8．(touch)byJohnny’sselflessness,Kateisnowraisingmoneyonlineforhim.“Tomygreatdelight,donationskeeppouringin,”saidKate.“Sofar,over$100,0009．(collect).He’sindeedagoodguyanddeserveseverything10．iscomingtohim.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearDavid,Howtimefly!It’saweeksinceyouleftourschool.Thankyousomuchforyourhelp.HowIwishyoucanstayherealittlelonger!WhileI’mwritingletter,preciousmemoriescrowdinonme.Istillrememberthedaywhenyoufirstcameintoourclassroomsmiledandshowedusyourwonderfuldance,which,aswellasyournativeaccent,madeusallexciting.ThatleftmethedeepestimpressionwasthewayyouhelpedmememorizeEnglishwords.YoualwaysrepeatedthewordsmanytimesafterIcouldlearnitallbyheart.Withyourhelp,IhavemadegreatprogressesinmyEnglish.Thanksagain!Ireallyhopewecanstayintouchwithforever!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，面向中学生的海外社区服务学习计划项目(ServiceLearningProject)现正招募志愿者。请按要求给该项目负责人Mr.Robert写一封信，内容包括：1.个人情况：年龄、性别、学历等；2.个人条件：英语好、爱好广泛、乐于助人、有丰富的社区服务经历。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.参考词汇：性格personality。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、D4、B5、D6、C7、D8、D9、C10、D11、A12、C13、C14、A15、C16、C17、D18、A19、D20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、D3、D4、C22、1、C2、C3、D4、A23、1、B2、D3、B4、A24、1、D2、B3、A25、Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewould