重庆市十一中、七中等七校2025届英语高三上期末教学质量检测试题含解析

重庆市十一中、七中等七校2025届英语高三上期末教学质量检测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen2．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what3．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch4．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was5．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped6．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so7．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked8．Kunmingiscalled“SpringCity”,butit_____snowinwinter.A．shall B．can C．must D．might9．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor10．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis11．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion12．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith13．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect14．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof15．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking16．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating17．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．amneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought18．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided19．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address20．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved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）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofthePortugueseColony(殖民地)ofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(买办)happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool.Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sSchool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.B．Throughhisowneffortstoexams.C．Throughhisfather’srequest.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool？A．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.B．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.C．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.D．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwasmysterious.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwaswonderful.22．（8分）ThehousingmarketinCanadahasbeeninadangeroussituation.Arecentnewsitemsaidthattheowneroftwohigh-risebuildingsofrentalapartmentshadtoldhistenants(房客)thattheirrentwoulddoubleinthreemonths.Torontodoesn’thaverentcontrolstostopthissortofthingfromhappening.However,thepoliticianswarnalmostimmediatelythatlandlords(房东)shouldbecarefulbecauseitcouldcausenewlawstopassthattheymaynotlike.Tenantsinthetwobuildings,meanwhile,areangryandsomewillhavetomoveoutbecausetheysimplycan’taffordtostay.ThenextdayanothernewsstorynotedthatthepurchasepriceofahouseinTorontohasjumped33percentthisyear,whichmightdestroythedreamofowningahouseformostyoungpeople.BothofthesestoriescameoutofTorontobutsimilarthingsarehappeninginCanada’sothermajorcitiessuchasVancouver,Ottawa,MontrealandCalgary.Thecostofbothhomerentalandhomepurchaseisrelatedtothesupplyanddemandpressuresofthemarketplaceandthisisprobablyasitshouldbe.Thecatchisthattherapidincreaseinbothcostsisfaroutstripping(超过)theincreaseinsalaries,particularlyinthosejobsthatbeginnersandprobablyeventhemajorityofpeoplecanget.Wecan’tleavethesepeopleoutonthestreets.Ithinktheexpandinggulfbetweenthehavesandthehave-notsthatweareseeinginCanadaisdangerousbecausewhensomepeopleseemtohaveeverythingandothersarenexttonothingitcanleadtodesperation,depressionandsometimestoviolence.Idoubtwhetherthisphenomenonislimitedtomycountrybutit’sveryconcerninghere.Ifeelsorryfortheyoungpeoplejustenteringthehousingmarket.1、Whydothepoliticianswarnthelandlordsnottodoubletheirrentsinthenearfuture?A．Theyarekind-heartedmenandfeelsorryforthepoor.B．They’llhavetoraisethesalariesforworkersifrentsaretoohigh.C．ItiscoldinCanada,soitisdangeroustoleavepeopleonthestreet.D．Thegovernmentwilltakemeasurestoprotecttheinterestoftenants.2、ThatthewriterthinksthehousingmarketinCanadainadangeroussituationisbecause________.A．Canadadoesn’thaverentcontrolstostoprentsfromrisingB．mostyoungpeopletakenointerestinbuyingtheirownhouseC．thegovernmentareunabletoprovidethepoorwithfreehousesD．theproblemscausedbyhighrentsmayleadtoserioussocialconflicts3、Accordingtothecontext,whichoffollowingwordhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“catch”inparagraph4?A．Problem.B．Dilemma.C．Depression.D．Desperation.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BeyondMostBuyersB．TenantsWillMoveOutC．TorontoIsNoLongeraGoodPlaceD．ToHelptheYoungorNot,ThisIsaQuestion23．（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-famouscastle24．（8分）TheHandshakeIdon’tremembertheexactdateImetMartyforthefirsttime.Likealotofpeoplewhowanttogetthroughacheckoutline,Ifoundmythoughtsonspeed,nothingmore.ThelineIwasstandinginwasn’tmovingasquicklyasIwanted,andIglancedtowardthecashier,whowasreceivingmoneyfromcustomers.Hewasanoldmaninhissixties.Ithought,well,itprobablytookhimalittlelongertogetthejobsdone.ForthenextfewminutesIwatchedhim.Hegreetedeverycustomerbeforehebeganscanningthegoodstheywerepurchasing.Sure,hiswordsweretheusual,“How’sitgoing?”Buthedidsomethingdifferent—heactuallylistenedtopeople.Thenhewouldrespondtowhattheyhadsaidandtalkwiththembriefly.Ithoughtitwasstrange,butIguessedIhadgrownaccustomedtopeopleaskingmehowIwasdoingsimplyoutofaconversationwithoutthinking.Usually,afterawhile,youdon’tgiveanythoughttothequestionandjustsaysomethingbackquietly.Thisoldcashierseemedsincereaboutwantingtoknowhowpeoplewerefeeling.Meanwhile,thehigh-techcashregisterranguptheirpurchasesandheannouncedwhattheyowed.Whencustomershandedmoneytohim,hepushedtheappropriatekeys,thecashdrawerpoppedopen,andhecountedouttheirchange.Thenmagichappened.Heplacedthechangeinhislefthand,walkedaroundthecountertothecustomers,andextendedhisrighthandinanactoffriendship.Astheirhandsmet,theoldcashierlookedthecustomersintheeyes.“Iwanttothankyouforshoppingheretoday,”hetoldthem.“Youhaveagreatday.Bye-bye.”Thelooksonthefacesofthecustomerswerepriceless.Nowitwasmyturn.Iglanceddownatthenametagonhisredwaistcoat,thekindexperiencedWal-Martcashierwore.Itread,“Marty.”MartytoldmehowmuchIowedandIhandedhimsomemoney.ThenextthingIknewhewasstandingbesideme,offeringhisrighthandandholdingmychangeinhislefthand.Hiskindeyeslockedontomine.Smiling,andwithafirmhandshake…1、Whiletheauthorstoodinthecheckoutline,shefelt______.A．comfortableB．enthusiasticC．impatientD．embarrassed2、Intheopinionoftheauthor,peopletendedto______.A．remaincalmwhilehavingatalkB．talkaboutunimportanttopicsC．developamindlessconversationD．facecommunicationproblems3、TheauthorthoughtMartyspecialbecause______.A．hespentasmuchtimeaspossibleservingcustomersB．hewaspatientwithallthequestionsfromcustomersC．heshowedparticularinterestincustomers’personallifeD．heexpressedhissinceritywhilegivingbackthechange4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Martywasatalkativeman.B．Martycaredalotaboutwhathedid.C．Theauthorfailedtogetalongwellwithothers.D．Theauthorwasdissatisfiedwithsuchawasteoftime.25．（10分）EventsatBrown12:00PM—1:00PM,March1,2017"Ihadnoideal"—ExportControlBrownBag(4-partseries)HoraceMannHouse,Room103,47-49GeorgeStreetBrown'sOfficeofResearchIntegrity(ORI)ishostinga4-partBrownBagserieson“ExportControlsattheUniversity”.ExportControlsarefederalgovernmentlawsandregulations.TheserieswillexplorewhenresearchactivitiesfallunderExportControllaws,why“fundamentalresearch”issoimportant,andwhytravelingtosanctioned（被制裁的）orembargoed（被禁运的）countries,suchasIranorCuba,stillpresentsalotofchallenges.Thefirstsession,“Ihadnoidea!”,willexplorewhyexportcontrolscannotbeignoredatauniversitycampus.ThesessionsareopentotheentireBrowncommunity.Bookinginadvanceisrequired:juliane_blyth@4:00PM—5:00PM,March1,2017JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkJohnCarterBrownLibrary,ReadingRoom,94GeorgeStreetInformalweeklyafternoonpresentationintheMacMillanReadingRoomattheJohnCarterBrownLibrary(JCB).FellowsinResidencewillgiveatalkontheircurrentresearchproject.Q&Asessionfollows,alongwithadisplayofrelevantitemsfromourcollection.Allareinvitedtoattendthisfree,weeklyevent.6:30PM—7:30PM,March1,2017BrowAmateurRadioClubMeetingSaylesHall.Room305,79-81WatermanStreetTheweeklymeetingoftheBrownAmateurRadioClub.Allarewelcometoattendandlearnmoreaboutradioandjointheclub—nolicenserequired!8:00PM-9:00PM,March1,2017AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGatheringPembrokeFieldHouse,449-451BrookStreetJoinyourfellowBrownUniversityathletestolearnmoreaboutfaith,sport,andlife.Throughguestspeakers,teambuildingactivities,andsmallgroupdiscussions,weexploretheintersection（交集）ofthespiritualandthephysicalinordertomaximizeourpotential.WemeeteveryThursday8-9pminPembrokeFieldHouse.Therearenewathletesthatattendeveryweek,andmostlikelyyou'llknowanumberofthemalreadysincetherearemanydifferentteamsrepresented.Hopetoseeyouthere!1、Whicheventcanbebeneficialtothosewhodointernationalresearch?A．“Ihadnoidea!”—ExportControlBrownBagB．JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkC．BrownAmateurRadioClubMeetingD．AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering2、WhatwillthosewhoattendtheJCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkdo?A．MeetatSaylesHall.B．Chargeentrancefees.C．Sharetheirresearch.D．Collectrelevantitems.3、WhatcanyoudointheAthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering?A．Playbasketballwithnewathletes.B．Discussyourpotential.C．Playgamestodevelopteamwork.D．Watchnewathletesplaygames.4、Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetext?A．Inatravelguidance.B．Onauniversitywebsite.C．Inanacademicmagazine.D．Inalocalnewspaper.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）OnedaywhenIwas15yearsold,Ihadsomefriendsovertohangout.Whileweweremakingfoodinthekitchen,mybrothercamein.Heplacedhisbeefnexttomy1oneandsaid,“Courtney,yourbeefisbiggerthanmine.Youdon’tneedto2;you’realreadyfatenough.”Thenhewalkedoutlaughing.Unpleasant3onmyphysicalappearancewerenothingnew.Somethinginsidemegaveintohisideathatmylegswere4,andthatbecamethelastdaythatIeverwillinglywore5untilIwas30yearsold.Forthenext15years,Ispentsummeraftersummer6inlongpants.ButthenImetRagenChastain,andshe7everything.Icouldn’tbelievethatthiswomanwho,likemyself,weighedalmost300poundswasso8andhappyinherownskin.I9asshesharedherownjourneytorecoveryandself-love.Shetalkedabouthowamazingour10are,simplybecauseofthethingstheydoeveryday—likebreathing,11bloodtoeverycell,blinkingandwalking.Walking!Iwassuddenly12howfoolishI’dbeenforsolong.There’repeoplewhoarebornwithoutlegs,orwholack13workinglegs,orwholosetheirlegs,andI’dbeenhidingmyperfectlystrong,healthy,beautifullegs14becauseIhad15someonetoconvincemethattheyweren’tgoodenough.Thenextday,Iboughtthreepairsofshortsandasundressandspenttheentiresummerlettingmylegs16thesunandfeelthebreeze.Thenexttimeanyonecommentsonyourbodyina17way,lookthemstraightintheeye,smileandsay,“Ifwhatyousee18yousomuch,feelfreetopracticetheancientartoflooking19else.”That’sRagen’sown20,butIdon’tthinkshe’llmindifyouuseit.1、A．small B．plain C．thick D．slim2、A．walk B．eat C．talk D．cry3、A．reports B．suggestion C．reflections D．comments4、A．unnecessary B．unacceptable C．unique D．pants5、A．shorts B．T-shirts C．socks D．pants6、A．sleeping B．roasting C．driving D．running7、A．changed B．solved C．believed D．explained8、A．sensitive B．generous C．tiresome D．energetic9、A．laughed B．expected C．waited D．listened10、A．legs B．weights C．bodies D．images11、A．pulling B．putting C．preventing D．pumping12、A．afraidof B．absorbedin C．awareof D．anxiousabout13、A．properly B．regularly C．accidentally D．possibly14、A．inshame B．inpanic C．inpride D．indelight15、A．begged B．allowed C．refused D．invited16、A．avoid B．see C．cover D．kick17、A．normal B．special C．different D．negative18、A．amuses B．excites C．bothers D．hurts19、A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere20、A．decision B．question C．creation D．requirement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）Englishisalanguage1．(speak)allaroundtheworld.Therearemorethan40countries2．mostofthepeoplespeakEnglish.What'smore,thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglish3．morethan750million.Everywhereintheworldchildrengotoschool4．(learn)English.MostpeoplelearnEnglishforfiveorsixyearsathighschool.InChina,moststudentslearnEnglishatschool5．aforeignlanguage.Inonlyfiftyyears,English6．(develop)intothelanguagemost7．(wide)usedintheworld.Englishistheworkinglanguageofmostinternationalorganizations,internationaltradeandtourism.BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithout8．(be)abletospeakChinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongsthroughtheInternet.Withsomanypeople9．(communicate)inEnglisheveryday,itwillbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohave10．goodknowledgeofEnglish.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Lifeisfullofvariousexperiences,someofthemareunforgettable、Istillrememberthehikingexperienceswithmyclassmatesfor16kmayearlater、Thatsummerday,wesetoffearlyinthemorning,thinkitwouldbegreatfuntowalkforsolongadistance、However,withtheweatherisgettinghotterandhotter,Ifoundtheirlegsheavierandheavier、What’sworse,myfeetbeganbleedingbecauselongtimepressingagainsttheshoes、Atonepoint,Ievenwantedtogiveup、ButImanagedtodragtherestofthewaytothedestination、Thoughnotpleased,thisjourneywasimpressiveorrewarding,Ihavelearntthatlifeisalongjourneylikethis、Nomatterwhathappened,weshouldnevergiveup、107第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李津，从互联网上得知一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡(Singapore)举办冬令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容主要包括:1.自我介绍(包括性格、特长、英语能力，沟通能力等)；2.参加意图(介绍中国的历史与文化并了解其他国家)；3.希望获准。注意:1.字数不少于100字左右。2.可加入适当信息，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C6、D7、A8、B9、A10、A11、C12、C13、B14、A15、C16、C17、D18、D19、D20、D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、A2、D3、B22、1、D2、D3、A4、A23、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）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosewhohatetopickupthewea