2025届西藏拉萨市那曲二中高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2025届西藏拉萨市那曲二中高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For2．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When3．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when4．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith5．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied6．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless7．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone8．Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout9．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat10．—Jackshouldhavecalmeddownattheparty!—Butthekidsmadesomuchnoisethathecouldn’thelpbut_______.A．facethemusicB．eatlikeabirdC．mendhiswaysD．flyoffthehandle11．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which12．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans13．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling14．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof15．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon16．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw17．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment18．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can19．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput20．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling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）Millionsofgirlsgrowupwiththehopeofbecomingafamoussinger.Someevenwinlocaltalentcompetitionsaschildren,butonlyafewsuchearlysuccessesanddreamsturnintoreality.JessicaAndrewsisoneofthefewwhosedreamshavecometrue.Andrews'firsttasteofsuccesscameattheageof10.ShewonatalentcompetitioninherhometownofHuntingdon,Tennessee,singingIWillAlwaysLoveYou,originallysungbyWhitneyHouston.Houston'sversionofthesongappearedonTheBodyguardsoundtrack,whichhappenedtobethefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.Withintwoyears,talkofAndrewshadspreadtoNashvilleandcaughttheattentionofproducerByronGallimore,whosecreditsincludeworkwithTimMcGraw,FaithHill,andJoDeeMessina.WithGallimoresignedontoproduce,Andrewssoonhadarecordingcontract(合同)withDreamWorksRecords.Andrews'professionalcareerwaslaunchedwith1999'sHeartShapedWorld,recordedwhenshewas14yearsold.ThealbumincludedthecountryhitIWillBeThereForYou,whichalsoappearedonThePrinceofEgypt.ShefollowedupthereleaseofthealbumbytouringasasupportactforsuchcountrysuperstarsasFaithHillandTrishaYearwood.Withthereleaseof2001'sWhoIAm,Andrewsbecameastarinherownright.Thealbumwascertified(证明)goldforsalesof500,000copies.AndrewsreturnedinApril2003withNow,analbumthatshepromisedwouldshowanewsideoftheyoungartist."Thisalbumhasaverydifferentfeelingforme,"shesaid."It'salotmorepersonalandthere'saconfidencethatwasn'tquitethereonthefirsttwo.Ifeelespeciallyconnectedtothisgroupofsongs."1、What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"launched"inthefourthparagraph?A．Aimed B．SentC．Started D．Set2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A．TheBodyguardwasthefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.B．AfterAndrewssangWhoIAm,shebecameastarinherownright.C．IWillAlwaysLoveYouwasoriginallysungbyWhitneyHouston.D．Now,expressesanewfeelingofAndrews.3、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeAndrews'album?A．Now B．HeartShapedWorldC．ThePrinceofEgypt D．WhoIAm4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．JessieaAndrews'Life B．JessicaAndrews'DreamC．JessicaAndrews'Songs D．JessicaAndrews'SuccessasaSinger22．（8分）Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit.Sodohumans.Whenyouseeanappleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthatthesearethingsyoucaneat.Youcanalsouseothersenseswhenyouchooseyourfood.Youmaylikeitbecauseitsmellsgoodorbecauseittastesgood.Youmaydislikesometypesoffoodbecausetheydonotlook,smellortasteverynice.Differentanimalsusedifferentsensestofindandchoosetheirfood.Afewanimalsdependononlyoneoftheirsenses,whilemostanimalsusemorethanonesense.Althoughtherearemanydifferenttypesoffood,someanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonlyonetype.Thegiantpanda（大熊猫）eatsonlyoneparticulartypeofbamboo（竹子）.Otheranimalseatonlyonetypeoffoodevenwhengiventhechoice.Akindofwhitebutterfly（蝴蝶）willstayontheleavesofacabbage,eventhoughthereareplentyofothervegetablesinthegarden.However,mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet（多样化饮食）.Thebeareatsfruitsandfish.Thefoxeatssmallanimals,birdsandfruits.Thedietoftheseanimalswillbedifferentdependingontheseason.Humanshaveaveryvarieddiet.Weofteneatfoodbecausewelikeitandnotbecauseitisgoodforus.IncountriessuchasFranceandBritain,peopleeatfoodswithtoomuchsugar.Thismakesthemoverweight,whichisbadfortheirhealth.Eatingtoomuchredmeatandanimalproducts,suchasbutter,canalsobebadforthehealth.Choosingtherightfood,therefore,hasbecomeanareaofstudyinmodernlife.1、Wecaninferfromthetextthathumansandanimals_________.A．dependononesenseinchoosingfoodB．arenotsatisfiedwiththeirfoodC．choosefoodinsimilarwaysD．eatentirelydifferentfood2、Whichofthefollowingeatsonlyonetypeoffood?A．Thewhitebutterfly.B．ThesmallbirdC．Thebear.D．Thefox.3、Certainanimalschangetheirchoiceoffoodwhen___________.A．theseasonchangesB．thefoodcolorchangesC．theymovetodifferentplacesD．theyareattractedbydifferentsmells4、Wecaearnfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A．foodischosenforagoodreasonB．FrenchandBritishfoodisgoodC．somepeoplehavefewchoicesoffoodD．somepeoplecarelittleabouthealthydiet23．（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）Wellington:Huaweihasstartedarugby-themedmediacampaigninabidtowinoverNewZealand’spublicafterthecountry’ssecurityagencyblockedtheChinesetechnologygiant’sequipmentfrombeingusedinanationwideInternetnetwork.“5GwithoutHuaweiislikerugbywithoutNewZealand,”adsinNewZealand’stwolargestnewspapersreadalongsideaphotoofplayerscompetinginaball.Largepostersalsoappealtothecountry’sloveofthesport.InNovember,NewZealand’sGovernmentCommunicationsSecurityDepartment(GCSD)toldSparkitcouldn’tuseequipmentfromHuawei-theworldslargesttelecommunicationequipmentcompany—inthebuildingofits5Gnetworkbecauseanunspecific“significantnetworksecurityriskwasidentified”.Sparkisnowintheprocessofseeingifitcanmakechangestopreventthoserisks,althoughGCSDhasdeclinedtopubliclysayhowthatwouldhappen.Huawei’snewspaperadgoesontoarguethedecisionwouldmeanlessadvancedtechnologyandhigherpricesforNewZealandcustomers.TheadscomeafterthecompanylastmonthpubliclyofferedtoonlyuseNewZealand,ratherthanChinese,stafftobuildthenetwork—inabidtoeasefears—andcalledforanurgentmeetingwiththegovernment,denying(否认)therehadbeenanywrongdoing.WesternspyagencieshaveincreasinglyraisedsecurityconcernsaboutHuawei—China’slargesttelecommunicationscompany-overwhattheysayarepossiblelinkstotheChinesegovernment,withtheUnitedStatesreportedlypressingFiveEyesintelligencenetworkallies(同盟国)toavoidthecompany.AustraliaandCanadawerethefirstcountriestobanHuaweifromabuildingof5Gnetworks.Thecompanyhasrepeatedlydeniedaccusations.NewZealand’stoppoliticianshaverepeatedlydeniedtheGCSDdecisionwasinfluencedbyotherWesternpowersandsayit’sabouttheparticulartechnologybeingsuggested,notChina.TheyhavealsodeniedsuggestionsNewZealand’sdiplomatictieswithChinahavebeentenseoverthedecision,withtheofficialpromotionofamajorChina—NewZealandtourismprojectnowpostponed.1、WhydidHuaweimakethead?A．ToaskNewZealandersforadvice.B．TotellNewZealandershowpowerfulitis.C．TogetsupportfromthepublicinNewZealand.D．ToarguewiththegovernmentofNewZealand.2、WhatwillhappenifNewZealandersforceHuaweiout?A．TheywillbeblamedbyChinese.B．TheywillbetrickedbyAmericans.C．Theywillloseachanceofbeingstronger.D．Theywillmissadvancedtechnologyandpaymore.3、WhydoesGCSDrefusetostatetherisksclearly?A．Theyaresecret. B．Theyareimaginary.C．Theyaredifficulttodecide. D．Theyarebeyonddescription.4、WhichcountryplaysthekeyroleinthecampaignagainstHuawei?A．Australia. B．USA． C．NewZealand. D．Canada.25．（10分）Canadaisabilingualcountrywith"co-official"languages.EnglishandFrenchenjoyequalstatusastheofficiallanguagesofallgovernmentagenciesinCanada.ThismeansthatthepublichastherighttocommunicatewithandreceiveservicesfromgovernmentineitherEnglishorFrench.Governmentemployeeshavetherighttoworkintheofficiallanguageoftheirchoiceincertainbilingualregions.LiketheUnitedStates,Canadastartedasacolony.Beginninginthe1500sitwaspartofNewFrancebutlaterbecameaBritishcolonyaftertheSevenYears’War.Asaresult,theCanadiangovernmentrecognizedthelanguagesofbothcolonizers:FranceandEngland.TheConstitution(宪法)Actof1867admittedtheuseofbothlanguagesinfederalcourts.Yearslater,CanadastrengtheneditscommitmenttobilingualismwhenitpassedtheOfficialLanguagesActof1969,whichreconfirmedtheconstitutionaloriginsofitscoofficiallanguages.RecognitionofbothEnglishandFrenchprotectstherightsofallCanadians.Amongotherbenefits,the1969ActrecognizedtheCanadiancitizensshouldbeabletoaccessfederallawsandgovernmentdocuments,whethertheirnativelanguagewasFrenchorEnglish.Thegenerallawalsorequiresthatconsumerproductsfeaturebilingualpackagingthroughoutthecountry.TheCanadiangovernmentiscommittedtoadvancingtheequalityandtheuseofEnglishandFrenchandprovidessupporttothedevelopmentofEnglishandFrenchminoritycommunities.However,therealityisthatmostCanadiansspeakEnglish,andofcourse,manyCanadiansspeakanotherlanguageentirely.Althoughthefederalgovernmenttheoreticallyguaranteesbilingualservicesinallareas,therearemanyregionswhereEnglishistheclearmajoritylanguagesothegovernmentdoesnotofferservicesinFrenchinthoseregions.Canadiansusethephrase"wherenumbersjustify"toindicatewhetheralocalpopulationslanguagerequiresbilingualservicesfromthegovernment.WhilemanyCanadiansarebilingualinEnglishandFrench,Statistics.Canadafindsthatover10otherlanguageswerereportedasalanguagespokenbyitspeople.Abouttwo-thirdsoftherespondentswhospokeoneoftheselanguagesalsospokeeitherEnglishorFrench1、WhyaretwoofficiallanguagesacceptedinCanada?A．Thelanguage-usingtraditioncausedbyCanada'scolonialhistoryB．ThetheoreticalcommitmentmadebyCanadiancourtsinthepastC．ThewelcomeattitudetowardspeoplecomingfromallovertheworldD．ThemasteryoftwolanguagesofCanadiansbecauseofschooleducation2、WhatisthecurrentsituationofofficiallanguagesinCanada?A．PeoplespeakingEnglisharesuperiorbecauseoftheiraccesstofederallawsB．FederalgovernmentshavetoprovidebilingualservicestoallcitizensinCanadaC．Frenchminoritycommunitiesaregivenmoresupportduetotheirlanguage-usinghistoryD．TherearemorepeoplespeakingEnglishthanFrenchinsomepartsofCanada3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThelegalcourtusageofFrenchandEnglishwasestablishedinCanadain1969.B．SomeCanadiansincertaindistrictsmightspeakneitherEnglishnorFrenchC．EitherFrenchorEnglishshouldbeusedonproductsinCanadaaccordingtothelawD．EnglishhasgainedsuperiorlegalpositiontoFrenchbecauseofbiggerusersinCanada4、Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheOfficialLanguagesinCanadaB．Canada,aMultiple-languageLandC．BalancingEnglishandFrenchinCanadaD．AdvancingEnglishandFrenchinCanada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）Ialwayshelpothersinstinctively(本能地).Nomatterhowbigorsmalltheaction,Iam1tohelpothers,suchasopeningdoors,sharingumbrellaandsoon.Iwasdrivinghomeona6-lanehighway.Ahuge2,involving5cars,unfoldedinfrontofme.Subconsciously,I3100feetpastthepile-upandrantoacarwhichwasupsidedown.Igottheinjuredoutofthecarand.4themagainsttheguardrail(护栏).Ithenwenttothefourothercarstocheckifanyoneelsewashurt5.Ilookedoverandsawayoungman,bloodyandcontorted,6stillonthepavement.Everyonearoundsaidhewasdead;severalhadchecked.Butafeelinginsidemesaid"1didn'tcheckhim.Cantheybe7heisdead?”Ifeltforpulsesatdifferentspotsandfelt8ThenIcheckedthecarotidartery(颈动脉)onceagain.Atthatmoment,Iwasfeelingforaveryweak9andrapidheartrate.Ipushedhischinupwards.Hethen10outabigclot(血块)，andstartedtakingrapid,11breaths.Bythen,theambulancewasleavingwithother12.Ithadbeenreportedonradiothattherewasadeath.SowhenImotionedtotheambulancedriver，13`thispersonwasaliveandneededhelpfirst.Heinitially14myrequest.Butwithmyinsistence,he,togetherwithanurse,didinfact15themanthoughttobedead.HewasadmittedtoalocalICU.Hisinjurieswereserious,withlittle16torecover.Someforetoldhewouldn't17it.Duetothedistinguisheddoctorsandcareofnurses,hedid18.Whenhewasreleasedfromhospital,thestorywas19byallthenewsstations.Ismiledtomyself,happythatIwasfortunateenoughtobeattherightplaceattherighttime,tofollowmy20,anddidabigdeal.1、A．driven B．persuaded C．ordered D．convinced2、A．trunk B．accident C．case D．truck3、A．wentover B．tookover C．gotover D．pulledover4、A．put B．leaned C．stood D．sat5、A．slightly B．hardly C．badly D．casually6、A．dying B．lying C．hiding D．crying7、A．certain B．skeptical C．puzzled D．eager8、A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything9、A．voice B．breath C．pulse D．move10、A．spat B．spoke C．threw D．coughed11、A．strong B．deep C．narrow D．shallow12、A．victims B．passengers C．nurses D．drivers13、A．proving B．indicating C．pretending D．imagining14、A．criticized B．accepted C．understood D．ignored15、A．lookinto B．takeover C．attendto D．yellat16、A．time B．chance C．strength D．energy17、A．get B．make C．have D．put18、A．succeed B．appear C．survive D．escape19、A．covered B．invited C．praised D．interviewed20、A．instinct B．dream C．ambition D．hobby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）Ifitweren'tforthe,ninthBRICSSummit（金砖峰会）heldinXiamenlastyear,manypeoplewouldprobablyneverhaverealized1．richthecultureinFujianis.Thewelcomingceremonydisplayedthetraditionallocalculture,including2．(various)ofartformssuchaschildren'sfolkrhymesandHui'anwomendances,However,oneofthemost3．(impression)performanceswasNanyin,whichistranslatedas“themusicinthesouth”.NanyinisatypeofmusicalperformanceartbasedonsouthernFujiandialects.4．(general)consideredtodatebacktotheSongDynasty,NanyinhasbeencalledprecioustreasureofChina'smusichistoryandis5．(old)traditionalmusicforminChinatoday.When6．(interview),aNanyinperformersaid.“Somepeoplesaysucholdmusicisn'tnecessaryorsuitable7．modernpeople,butIdon'tthink8．.Asamatteroffact,Nanyincanbeasocialcommunicationbreakformodernpeoplewho9．(feed)upwiththefast-pacedlifestyle.”Anotherperformeradded,“10．(get)involvedinNanyinperformancemakesmeremainyoung.Anyway,whocanbeolderthanthiskindof1000-year-oldmusic?”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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。TherearemanyproblemswhenIamabroadlonely,especiallywhenIamintheCzechRepublic,itsofficialisnotEnglish、Sothefirstbigproblemislanguage、ManyCzechpeopledon'tspeakEnglish、SoIhavetolearntheCzech、It’sverychallengingalthoughtherearesevencasesforgrammar、Inthebeginning,Ican’tunderstandtherulesatall、Butlittlebylittle,IremembereditandlearnedhowtospeakCzechproper、Thesecondproblemismakingfriend、Atschool,Iwasoftenignoring,whilemanyofmyclassmatesgatheredtogetherandchattedeachother、However,ItriedtotalktoeveryoneImetandwentoutwiththemonweekends、NowIhavemanygoodfriends、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你叫李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Emily来信谈了她最喜爱的体育运动，并希望了解你喜爱的体育运动。请根据以下提示用英语写一封回信。要点如下：1.最喜欢的运动是什么；2.为什么喜欢这项运动。3.运动给你带来什么好处。。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.DearEmily,Iamsodelightedtohearfromyou.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、A5、D6、D7、A8、C9、A10、D11、B12、C13、D14、A15、A16、A17、B18、A19、D20、A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、B3、C4、D22、1、C2、A3、A4、D23、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．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswis