2023學(xué)年河北省衡水市衡水中學(xué)高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語試題（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測(cè)試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit2．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)roundD．a(chǎn)long3．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat4．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how5．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway6．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall7．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked8．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless9．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense10．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot11．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why12．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend13．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．a(chǎn)nd B．butC．or D．so14．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．a(chǎn)mbiguousB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)ppropriateD．a(chǎn)ggressive15．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant16．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that17．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps18．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless19．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout20．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Thebristleconepineisthelongest-livingthingontheearth.Thesetrees,withtheirstrangely-shaped,wind-beatenlimbs(枝干),canliveupto5,000years.Butexpertsworrythatawarmingclimateinsomeareasmaythreatenitsfuture.Researcherssaywarmerweatherispermittingasimilarkindoftree,thelimberpine,totakeovergoodgrowingplacesfromtheancientbristlecone.Theysaythetreeisbeingcrowdedoutofmountainousareaswhereitgrows.“Thebristleconepineistheoldestindividuallygrowingorganism,”researcherssay.TheygrowinhighmountainforestsineasternCalifornia,NevadaandUtah.Inthosemountains,thetreesfacehighwindsandextremetemperatures,whichleavethemwithtwistedlimbsandshapes.“Eveninsuchtoughconditions,”BrianSmithers,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,said,“thelimberpineistakingallthegoodspots.”Thelimberpineisthebristlecone’sdistantrelativeandcompetitor.Itcanalsolivealongtime——upto2,000years.Anditisusuallyfoundatloweraltitudes,wheretemperaturesarewarmer.However,accordingtoathree-yearstudywhichcenteredontreesthathavestartedgrowinginthelast50yearsinCalifornia’sWhiteMountains,mostofthetreesgrowingathigheraltitudeswerelimberpines.Scientistscomparedthecompetingspeciestotwoo1dmeninaveryslowraceupamountainside.Thisracebetweensuchslow-growingtreestakesthousandsofyears.Theysayclimatechangeiscausingthecompetition.Smitherssaidthebristleconepinesarenotindangerofdisappearing.Butheassumestheycouldbecrowdedoutofsomeplaceswheretheyhavegrownforthousandsofyears.Theresearcherssaythefindingsshowhowclimatechangecanaffectthetwokindsoftrees.Theinformation,theysay,canhelpscientistsunderstandmorecomplexforests.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceatopic.B．Tosummarizethewholepassage.C．Todescribetheappearanceofatree.D．Topraisethehardworkoftheexperts.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A．Therewillbeoldertreessentoutofthosemountains.B．Therewillbemoreplacescoveredwithbristleconepines.C．Therewillbebetterlimberpinesreplacingtheancientones.D．Therewillbefewerbristleconepinesgrowinginthoseareas.3、Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhylimberpinescangrowathigheraltitudesis_________.A．thehighwindsB．thedifficultconditionsC．thechangingclimateD．theextremetemperatures4、Whatistheresearchers’attitudetowardsthefutureofthebristleconepine?A．Positive.B．Concerned.C．Enthusiastic.D．Indifferent.22．（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-famouscastle23．（8分）You’llprobablynevergotoMarsorsingonthestagewiththeRollingStones.Butifvirtualreality(VR)everlivesuptoitspromise,youmightbeabletodoallthesethings—andmanymore—withoutevenleavingyourhome.Unlikerealreality,virtualrealitymeanssimulating(模仿)bitsofourworld.Apartfromgamesandentertainment,it’slongbeenusedfortrainingairlinepilotsandsurgeonsandforhelpingscientiststofigureoutcomplexproblemssuchasthestructureofproteinmolecules(分子).Thenhowdoesitwork?Closeyoureyesandthinkofvirtualrealityandyouprobablypicturesomethinglikethis:amanwearingawrap-aroundheadsetanddatagloveswiredintoapowerfulworkstationorsupercomputer.WhatdistinguishesVRfromanordinarycomputerexperienceisthenatureoftheinputandoutput.Whereanordinarycomputerusesthingslikeakeyboard,mouse,orspeechrecognitionforinput,VRusessensorsthatdetecthowyourbodyismoving.AndwhereaPCdisplaysoutputonascreen,VRusestwoscreens(oneforeacheye),surround-soundspeakers,andmaybesomeformsoftouchandbodyfeedbackaswell.VRhasbeenroutinelyusedbyscientists,doctors,dentists,engineers,architects,archaeologists,andthemilitaryforaboutthelast30years.Difficultanddangerousjobsarehardtotrainfor.Howcanyousafelypracticetakingatriptospace,makingaparachutejump,orcarryingoutbrainsurgery?Allthesethingsareobviouscandidatesforvirtualrealityapplications.Likeanytechnology,virtualrealityhasbothgoodandbadpoints.Criticsalwaysraisetheriskthatpeoplemaybeaddictedtoalternativerealitiestothepointofignoringtheirreal-worldlives—butthatcriticismhasbeenleveledateverythingfromradioandTVtocomputergamesandtheInternet.Likemanytechnologies,VRtakeslittleornothingawayfromtherealworld:youdon’thavetouseitifyoudon’twantto.1、Whatequipmentdoweprobablyneedforvirtualreality?A．Akeyboard,aheadsetandasupercomputer.B．Aheadset,dataglovesandaspeechrecognition.C．Aheadset,dataglovesandasupercomputer.D．Akeyboard,amouseandaspeechrecognition.2、Paragraph3ismainlyabout.A．theprinciplesofvirtualrealityB．theapplicationsofvirtualrealityC．thehistoryofvirtualrealityD．theinfluencesofvirtualreality3、Accordingtothepassage,virtualrealitymeans.A．imaginingbeautifulthingsinourmindB．creatingsomethingthatdoesn’texistC．experiencingthingsthatdon’treallyexistD．cloningsomethingthathasdiedout4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsVR?A．Appreciative.B．Cautious.C．Skeptical.D．Indifferent.24．（8分）Theysaythatanappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway．Well,thereisoneladywhobelievesthatit’sactuallychocolate．At102yearsofage,she’slivingproof．AccordingtoBoonville,Indiana’sEuniceModlin,adailydoseofchocolatehasbeenthekeytoalongandhealthylife．Specifically,twopiecesofdarkchocolate．It’snotjustEunicewhobelievesthis．Manyscientistshaveattributedthesweettohealthbenefitssuchaslowerchancesofcancer,cardiovasculardisease,anddiabetes．However,researchersbelievethatEunicemightbeoverlookingthefactthatshehasneversmokedordrunkalcoholinherlonglife,andthatchocolatemightnotbethesignificantcauseofherlongevity．“Therearesomanyotherfactorstoherlonglifeandchocolateisn’ttheonlyone,”nutritionistVanessaRissettosaid．“Genes,herdietingeneral…areprobablythemainreasons.”Atanyrate,Euniceisstillaliveandkicking．Withfourchildren,sevengrandkids,14great-grandkidsand11great-greatgrandkids,thisladyhasabigfamily．ItmustbenotedthatEunicewasalsoveryathletic,beinganarcherinher20s．Amazingly,shehaslivedthroughtoughtimessuchastheGreatDepressionandWorldWarII．Also,thehealthybloodrunsthroughtheveinsofotherfamilymembers．Eunice’sbrotherisalsostillalive,at101yearsofage．Nomatterwhatyoumightthink,Eunice’sconsumptionofchocolatecan’tbeignored．In2015,aBMJstudyshowedthatadailytreatofonesmallbarwouldgivetheconsumer23%lesschanceofhavingastroke(中風(fēng))．Whatisinthesweetthatmakesitsobeneficial?Apparently,cocoabeanshaveflavonoids,plantnutrientsthathaveusefulantioxidants(抗氧化劑)．“Notallchocolateiscreatedequal,”Rissettowarns．“Darkchocolatehasmoreflavonoidsthanmilkchocolate,andwhitechocolate—whichdoesnotactuallycontainchocolate—isnotagoodsourceofflavonoids.”1、Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingleadtoEuniceModlin’slongandhealthylife?a．twopiecesofdarkchocolateb．genesc．lifelongexercised．gooddiete．loveofherlargefamilyA．a(chǎn),b,dB．b,c,dC．a(chǎn),b,eD．a(chǎn),c,d2、Rissettothinksthat．A．chocolateisthemostimportantthingthataffectsEunice’shealthB．nosmokingordrinkingcontributesthemosttoEunice’slongevityC．chocolatereallyhasnothingtodowithherlongandhealthylifeD．Eunice’sgooddietdoesn’tonlymeantakingchocolateeveryday3、Whattheauthorpresentedinthepassagesounds．A．persuasiveB．objectiveC．subjectiveD．critical4、Fromthewholepassagewecanconcludethat______________．A．there’suniversalproofforwhatcontributestoalonglifeB．itisgenerallyacceptedthatchocolateisthekeytolongevityC．manyfactorsmaycontributetopeople’sgoodhealthD．a(chǎn)bitofanychocolateadaykeepsthedoctoraway25．（10分）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.VietnamVietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$25000to$50000ifyousearchintherightareas.1、HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?A．About$7000B．About$8000C．About$8400D．About$98002、WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?A．Theybothhavegreatrestaurants.B．Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.C．Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.D．Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.3、Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?A．EcuadorB．MexicoC．ArgentinaD．Vietnam第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）ThefirstreviewIevergotformywritinghappenedinthemiddleofthenight.Iwasayoungadolescent1thepainsofbeingateenager.IknewtooIhadbeena(n)2manytimestobothmymomandmydad.Oneday,however,Irealizedjusthowmuch3myparentshadputonmeduringthistimeandinfactformywholelife.Iwastoo4totellthemhowmuchI5theircare,facetoface.SoearlierthateveningIhadpouredmy6intoaletterandplaceditwhereIknewtheywould7findit.ThenIwenttobed.Hourslatermyparentsburstintomyroom,8meawakeandhuggedme.Iwasin9.Ididn’tknowwhatwasgoingonuntilIsawthe10inmymom’shand.ItwasoneofthefewtimesIcouldeverrememberseeing11inmydad’seyes.Ididn’tknowwhattosayasIsawtheloveandjoy12theirfaces.Ijusthuggedthembackandblinkedmy13eyesastheyheldme.Mysimplenotehad14theminwaysthatIcouldn’tthenunderstand.AllIknewwasthatithadmadethem15andthatwasenough.Istillcarrythat16inaspecialplaceinmyheart.It17meagainandagainofthe18ofasingleactoflove.NowritingreviewIhaveevergottenhasmeantasmuchasthatfirstonedid.ItputmeonapaththatIamstill19today.Itshowedmethatinthislifetheonlythingthattruly20islove.1、A．resultinginB．goingthroughC．recoveringfromD．caringabout2、A．creditB．honorC．comfortD．pain3、A．loveB．expectationC．valueD．hope4、A．stubbornB．carelessC．shyD．cautious5、A．owedB．a(chǎn)ppreciatedC．impressedD．entertained6、A．heartB．complaintC．a(chǎn)rgumentD．idea7、A．luckilyB．secretlyC．eventuallyD．magically8、A．foundB．keptC．leftD．shook9、A．silenceB．shockC．dangerD．trouble10、A．letterB．giftsC．clothesD．medicine11、A．doubtsB．disappointsC．surprisesD．tears12、A．onB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)mongD．with13、A．curiousB．sleepyC．a(chǎn)ngryD．dull14、A．influencedB．worriedC．touchedD．confused15、A．happyB．proudC．nervousD．a(chǎn)fraid16、A．pityB．burdenC．regretD．memory17、A．a(chǎn)pprovesB．warnsC．remindsD．informs18、A．powerB．meaningC．symbolD．loss19、A．clearingB．travelingC．openingD．painting20、A．survivesB．reactsC．existsD．matters第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Chinahasonceagainprovedits1．(able)tochangetheworldwiththe“newfourgreatinventions”：high-speedrailways，electronicpayments，sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.ItisChina’shigh-techinnovation(創(chuàng)新)they’rerelatedto2．hasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives，accordingtoasurvey3．(make)bytheBeltandRoadResearchInstituteofBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity.Mobilepaymentispopularnow,evenpancakesellersareusingit.“4．mobilepayment,Iwouldhavetocarryawalletfullofcashandcreditcardswithmewhileshopping,justlikebefore.”saidauniversitystudent,addingthat“HowIwishpeopleallovertheworld5．(share)theconveniencebroughtaboutbyscienceandtechnology.”AbusinessmanfromRussiaoncesighed,“IfonlyI6．(come)toChinaearlier.MaybeIwouldhaveseizedanopportunitytobeintroducedintothisfantasticfield.”Butstillsomeexpertssuggestgreatattention7．(pay)tothesafetyofthispayment.IfChinahadnotinvestedalargeamountofcapitalinencouraginginnovation，China8．(enter)anewinnovativeera，saidBernhard,WHOrepresentativeinChina.9．isincreasinglyclearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingWesternideas.Thisisespeciallytrueinmobile，whereChinaisleadinginmanywayssuchas…socialmessagingappWeChat，shesaid.ThisispartlybecauseChinaskippedoverthePCeraandwentdirectlytomobile.Chinahasthe10．(1arge)mobileuseintheworld.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(八)，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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Duringmylastsummerholiday,IgotoFrancewithmyfathertodosomesightseeing、Onthirdday,ourbuspulledintoamotorwayservicestation、Ourguidetolduswewouldn'tstopagainthatday,sowehadtoeatamealintheonlyrestauranthere、Therewasaproblem、WhenIaskedaboutfish,inmyterribleFrench,theassistantthoughtlwantedchickens、Anyway,tenminuteslate,Igotmymeal、Ithoughtthefoodwouldbedull,whatwasn’tthecaseatall、Wonderfullycooking,ittasteddeliciousandhadbeennothingincommonwithmotorwayfoodelsewhere、MaybeIshouldn'thavebeensosurprisingasthis,afterall,wasFrance、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你所在的學(xué)校將組織全體師生去野營，請(qǐng)用英文寫一封電子郵件，通知外教Tom先生準(zhǔn)時(shí)到學(xué)校集合，并告知他相關(guān)的注意事項(xiàng)。1.集合時(shí)間：下周五早上七點(diǎn)鐘；2.集合地點(diǎn)：學(xué)校和平廣場(chǎng)；3.目的地：中山森林公園4.注意事項(xiàng)：①提醒Tom先生穿戴休閑，方便活動(dòng)②早餐，午餐，飲水，都有供應(yīng)，無需自備注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.郵件格式已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、A5、B6、A7、C8、A9、A10、C11、C12、D13、A14、A15、C16、C17、A18、C19、D20、C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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、D3、C4、B22、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．Someofthemarecontent．iftheyaremerelyallowed