河北省石家庄二中润德学校2025届高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

河北省石家庄二中润德学校2025届高考冲刺模拟英语试题考生须知：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．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why2．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered3．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto4．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as5．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution6．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome7．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound8．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious9．Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct10．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please11．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads12．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a13．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．ashalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．asmuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas14．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed15．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked16．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit17．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat18．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding19．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown20．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized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）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-famouscastle22．（8分）ThisMonday,thenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’Day,justsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.Everyoneagreesthatdayisaholiday,butisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril30,1789.Soonafter,Americansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary11,1732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldates，makingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22,whichisnowwellaccepted.In1879,CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968,CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysAct,whichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’sname.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthday,eventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincoln,whoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashington,thecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpassed.Meanwhile,manystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashington,WashingtonandLincoln,orallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@andtelluswhatyouthink.1、ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor____________.A．GeorgeWashington B．AbrahamLincolnC．allpresidents D．theCivilWar2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B．Thechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwise.C．Thenewactchangedtheholiday’sname.D．ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3、What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A．Whentocelebratetheholiday.B．Howtocelebratetheholiday.C．Whichpresidenttohonor.D．Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4、What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB．ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC．TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD．ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day23．（8分）WhenDeeDeeBridgewaterlearnedthatshewouldbecomea2017NEAJazzMaster,aseriesofthoughtsandfeelingsfloodedhermind.“Itwassofaroutofmyorbitandjustmywholesphereofthinking,”shesaidinaconversationatNPRthisspring,hoursbeforesheformallyreceivedheraward.She’s66-farfromretirementageinjazz,andontheextremeforwardedgeoftheNEAJazzMasterspeople.SoshewasawareofherrelativeyouthinthefieldShealsorecognizedthattherehaven’tbeenmanywomenintheranksofNEAJazzMasters:fewerthan20,outof145.Thatidealedhertoreflectonherpredecessors(前任):legendarysingerslikeBettyCarter*whowasseatedbackin1992,andAbbeyLincoln,whoreceivedthenodin2003.BridgewatersoughtinspirationandadvicefrombothCarterandLincoln,assherecallsinthisperiodofJazzNight,whichfeaturesmusicrecordedduringtheseasonopenerforJazzatLincolnCenter.Onaprogramcalled“SongsofFreedom”,organizedbydrummerUlyssesOwens,Jr.,BridgewatersangmaterialassociatedwithLincolnaswellasNinaSimone:anextremelyangrysongofthecivilrightsmovement,like“MississippiGoddam”.Aseparateconcert,“SongsWeLove”,foundBridgewatersinginglesspoliticallycharged(butstillexciting)farelike“St.JamesInfirmary”,whichappearsonhermostrecentalbum.Inwordsaswellasmusic,thisperiodrevealshowseriouslyBridgewatertakesthatresponsibility,seeingashowitconnectstoherownexperienceinthejazzlineage.Butmaybe“seriously”isn’ttherightwordwhenitcomestoDeeDee,whoseeffervescence(欢腾)shinesthrougheveninareflectivemood.Joinherhereforawhile;she’sexcellentcompany,nomoreorlesssonowthatmasteryisofficiallyapartofherresume.1、WhatdidBridgewaterthinkofherwinningtheaward?A．Itconfusedher.B．Itwasbeyondherexpectation.C．Itwongreatpopularsupportforher.D．Itgavehermuchconfidenceabouthercareer.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthemusicianswinningNEAJazzMasters?A．Womenrankedhigherthanmen.B．Menaccountedforabiggerpartofthem.C．Mostofthemwereunwillingtoretireatfirst.D．Manyofthemreceivedtheawardatanearlyage.3、WhoismorelikelytohaveagreatinfluenceonBridgewater?A．CarterandLincoln.B．UlyssesandLincoln.C．NinaSimoneandCarter.D．NinaSimoneandUlysses.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Bridgewater’smusictheme.B．Bridgewater’smusicexperience.C．Bridgewater’spersonalcharacters.D．Bridgewater’sgreatachievements.24．（8分）DarkSkyParksaroundtheWorldWarrumbungleNationalParkSituatedinthecentralwestslopesofNewSouthWalesisAustralia’sonlydarkskypark,Warrumbungle.TheparkhasservedasadarkskyparksinceJuly2016.Itscrystal-clearnightskiesandhighaltitudemakeitanatural,educational,andastronomicalheritagesiteinthesouthernhalfoftheearth.TouristscanuseAustralia’slargestopticaltelescopewithintheparkboundariestoviewtheauroras(极光)，theMilkyWay,andfaintshootingstars.SarkSarkisaChannelIslandnearthecoastofNormandyundertheprotectionoftheUK.ItwastheWorld’sFirstDarkSkyIslandsetupinJanuary2011.Itshistoricalandculturalblendattractsover40,000touristsannually.Withnomotorvehiclesandpubliclightingontheisland,thereisanexceptionalviewofthedarkskies.ArichMilkyWayisvisibleinthedarknightskiesfromtheshoresoftheisland.PicduMidideBigorrePicduMidideBigorreinFrancewasdesignatedasadarkskyparkinDecember2013makingitthesecondlargestdarkskyparkintheworld.Theparkcovers3.112squarekilometersspreadacrossthePyreneesNationalParkandUNESCO’sWorldHeritagesite,Pyrenees-MontPerdu.Theparkattractsoveronehundredstarwatcherseveryyear.TheObservatoryMidi-Pyrenees,whichwasbuiltin1870,isoneoftheworld’shighestmuseumsataheightof2,877metersabovesealevel.RamonCrater/MakhteshRamonRamonCraterisaunique1,100-square-kilometernaturereservelocatedintheNegevDesertinIsrael.In2017,theRamonCraterbecamethefirstdesignateddarkskyparkintheMiddleEast.Itslocation,roughclimate,andforbiddinglandscapethatarecharacteristicoftheNegevhavelargelydefeatedhistoricalattemptsforhumansettlement,makingitagreatplacetoviewthenightskies.Stargazersusuallycampinthedeserttohaveanuninterruptedviewofthestars,planets,andtheMilkyWay.1、Whichparkservesasaheritagesiteforastronomy?A．Sark.B．PicduMidideBigorre.C．WarrumbungleNationalPark.D．RamonCrater/MakhteshRamon.2、WhatdoweknowaboutSarkfromthepassage?A．Notasinglecarrunsthere.B．ItwasanislandbelongingtoNormandy.C．TheMilkyWaycanonlybeseenthere.D．Visitorsliketostayontheislandingroups.3、WhatmakesitdifficultforhumanstoliveinRamonCrater?A．Highaltitude. B．Thelargearea.C．Geographicalconditions. D．Culturalfeatures.25．（10分）Astudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween193and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom193like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown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）Ilearnedaboutlifefromanantfarm.WhenIwassevenyearsold,myfamilytriedto__1__anantfarmathome.First,weputcleansandinathinglassbox,andthenwebroughtsomeantsfromthebackyardandplacedthemintothe__2__home.Shortlyafterthenew__3__weredroppedintotheglassstructure,theygottoworkmakingtunnels.Iwasamazedthateachoneknew__4__whattodo.Afterhoursofstaring,Irealizedthattheantshadparticulargivenjobs.Withmymom’shelp,Ikeptajournalofwhathappenedeachdayand__5__theants.Myfavoritewasthebiggest,Cinderella.Idrewapictureofherinmyjournal,whichIstillhave.Ondayfiveadisaster__6__theantfarm.WhileIwas__7__theants,IhadputmyfacesoclosetothestructurethatIaccidentallytippeditover,__8__inallthetunnels.Althoughtheants__9__theirearthquake,onebyonetheybegantodie.Iwas__10__asIwatchedthemgiveuptheirtunnel-buildingtocarrythebodiestoacornerofthefarm.Mymotherreportedthattheantsweredyingof“frustration”—feelingannoyedandimpatientastheycouldn’tcontrolthesituation.Theysimplycouldnot__11__therealitythattheirtunnelshadbeendestroyed.Cinderellawasthelasttodie;shedidsowhilecarryingadeadantonherback.Althoughmuchtimehaspassed,Istillthinkofthatantfarm.Momhadhopeditwouldteachmeaboutthenaturalworld,__12__ittaughtmemuchmore.__13__theyears,Icametorealizetheantswereastudyinthebenefitsof__14__.Workingtogether,theywereabletocreatea(n)__15__worldforthemselves.Ialsolearnedthattheyshouldbe__16__fortheirhardwork.Dayinanddayout,eachlaboredattheirtask.Theantfarmdemonstratedthatteamworkandperseveranceareindeedtwokey__17__tosuccess.ButtherewasanevenlargerlessonthatIdidnot__18__untilrecently:Disasterisanaturalpartoflife,andmustbe__19__.Unliketheants,humanscannotgiveupwhentheyface__20__.Unliketheants,wehavetorealizethatifatunnelcavesin,wejusthavetobuildanother.1、A．getB．buyC．runD．find2、A．emptyB．newC．strangeD．distant3、A．guestsB．settlersC．friendsD．members4、A．probablyB．roughlyC．exactlyD．normally5、A．namedB．trainedC．comparedD．measured6、A．affectedB．struckC．kickedD．beat7、A．removingB．teachingC．observingD．collecting8、A．turningB．rushingC．fillingD．caving9、A．experiencedB．predictedC．facedD．survived10、A．annoyedB．horrifiedC．movedD．thrilled11、A．reflectB．ignoreC．confirmD．stand12、A．andB．butC．soD．or13、A．InB．ForC．FromD．Over14、A．teamworkB．devotionC．responsibilityD．organization15、A．relaxingB．amusingC．movingD．amazing16、A．supportedB．inspiredC．admiredD．admitted17、A．certificatesB．approachesC．ingredientsD．circumstances18、A．giveB．realizeC．takeD．adopt19、A．acceptedB．sufferedC．achievedD．managed20、A．challengesB．barriersC．pressureD．disappointment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）SilkismainlyproducedinthesouthoftheYangtzeRiverDelta.Thepeople1．(live)intheregionweretheinventorsofsilkfabric,andnootherculturediscoveredthisprocessindependently.Thehistoryofsilkmaking2．(begin)6,000yearsago,andtheearliestexampleofsilkfabric3．hasbeendiscovereddatesfrom3630BCinHenan.SilkclothproducingprocesswaswelladvancedduringtheShangDynasty(1600—1046BC)era.Chinaproducesabout150,000tons4．(annual).Thisismuchmorethantherestoftheworld.OnlyIndiahasacomparablylargeindustrythatproducesabout30,000tons.Itisthoughtthatsilk5．(export)alongtheSilkRoadroutesabout400BCago.Butafterthat,the6．(variety)kingdomskeptsecretthemethodsofsilk7．(produce)foranotherthousandyears.Itmighthavebeenoneofthemostenergeticallyguardedsecretesinhistory.Anyone8．(find)secretlycarryingsilkwormeggs,ormulberry(桑树)seedswasput9．death.Silkgarmentswerewornbyemperorsandroyalty.Itwasastatussymbol,10．commonpeoplewereprohibitedfromwearingsilk.Silkwasalsousedforanumberofotherapplicationsincludingluxurywritingmaterial.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信。信中共有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。请按照下列格式修改：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：在错的词下划画一横线，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。AterriblestormtookplaceinaFridaynight、Thewindwassostrongthatmanytreeswerebroughtdown、Itiseleveno’clock、LiMing,oneofmybestfriend,wasstillnotbackandhisparentswereveryanxiousaboutthem、Halfanhourlate,thewindstopped，butitwasstillraininghardly、LiMing’sparentswereabouttolookforhimthenhecamehome、LiMingexplainedthatthestormpushedoverbigtreesaswellaselectricitypoles,blockedtheroadsandthatthebridgehadwashedawaybythefloods、Therefore,LiMingandhisclassmateshadtofindanotherwayback、Whatwasevenmoreworse,oneofhisclassmateshadaarmhurt、Sotheytookhimtothehospital、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim在邮件中表示，下周将到北京参加一个主题为“游学在北京”的文化体验活动，向你咨询有关景点的信息。请给他回邮件，内容包括：1.推荐一个特色景点；2.说明理由；3.温馨提示。注意：1．词数不少于50；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearJim,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B2、A3、A4、A5、A6、A7、A8、D9、A10、B11、A12、C13、D14、A15、C16、C17、C18、C19、D20、Ｂ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、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．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowtherea