湖南省張家界市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2024屆高考英語必刷試卷含解析

湖南省張家界市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2024屆高考英語必刷試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou2．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether3．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when4．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted5．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks6．Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them7．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas8．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom9．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless10．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting11．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving12．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．a(chǎn)ccomplish B．a(chǎn)ccomplishedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishing D．beingaccomplished13．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though14．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how15．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where16．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that17．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate18．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches19．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely20．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned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）Cyclingorevenwalkingincityareascanbealittledangerous,thankstothefactthatoneissharingtheroadwithvehiclesthatareincreasinglygettinglargerandheavier.Arecentstudyprovesthatofthe1.27millionpeoplethatdieinroadtrafficcrasheseachyear,abouthalfarewalkers,motorcyclistsandcyclists.Nowtheremaybeasolutionthatcouldprovideatleastsomehelptoprotectthishelplessgroup…anairbag!Ifyouareworriedthatthissafetymeasurewillinvolveyoutakingaroundaheavypackageorworsestill,wrappingyourselfinsideanuglyplasticbag,thebagisfittednotonthehuman,butontheoutsideofthevehicle.And,whilethereareseveralversionsoftheideaintheworks,theonemostrecentlyunveiled(揭露)byDutchcarcompanyTNO,seemstobethemostadvancedandreadytogointoproduction.Intheworkssince2011,theairbagcoversonlythelowerpartofthewindshield.Thiswillprovidethemuchneededbuffer(緩沖)betweentheperson’sheadandthepaneofglasshe/shewouldotherwisemeet.Thechainofeventsleadingtoanairbagcausearequitesimple---Acamerafittedbeneaththerear-viewmirrormonitorsthevehicle’sclosenesstoawalkerorcyclist.Anycontactwitheitheroneofthemsetsoffthesensorsinthecar’sbumperandquicklyblowsuptheairbag.Inadditiontothatthesensorsalsosetoffthecar’sautomaticbrake,reducingthechancesifanevenworseinjury.Intestsconductedusingamodel,thesuccessofnotgettinginjuredafterbeinghitbyacartravellingatabout40km/hwasabout50-50!Whilenotperfect,itwillstillresultinreducingthenumberofdeathsbyahugeamount.WithTNOreadytolicenseitstechnologytocarmakersandmanymorecompaniestryingtodevelopsimilarconcepts,wewouldnotbesurprisedifouterairbagsbecomeastandardfeatureineverycarprettysoon.1、（小題1）Whydoestheairbagcoverthelowerpartofthewindshield?A．Toprotectthewindshieldfrombeingdestroyed.B．Tomakethevehiclelookbeautiful.C．Toreducetheweightofwalkers.D．Topreventpeople’sheadcrashingontheglass.2、（小題2）Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout.A．howtheairbagworksB．wheretheairbagisfixedC．whytheairbagissafeD．whattheairbagismadeupof3、（小題3）ThewriterthinkstheairbagofTNO.A．perfectB．practicalC．expensiveD．useless4、（小題4）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Airbagsareanewstandardfeatureincars.B．Airbagsaremuchsaferfordriversnow.C．Airbagsarepracticalforwalkersandcyclists.D．Airbagsareasolutiontohighercaraccidentrates.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）DidyouknowthatpeoplewholiveindifferentpartsofChinahavedifferenthabitsandpreferences？Forexample，peoplefromsouthernChinaprefertoeatvegetables，whilepeoplefromnorthChinaliketoeatmeat．Butwhatcausesthesedifferences？AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalCellinOctober，genevariations（基因變異）mightberesponsibleforthesedifferences，Xinhuareported．Inthestudy，researchersfromChinesegenome-sequencing（基因組測序）firmBGIcollectedgeneticinformationfrom141，431Chinesewomen．Thewomencamefrom31provincesandconsistedof36ethnicminoritygroups．TheresearchersfoundthattherearesixgenefrequenciesthataredifferentamongpeoplefrombothnorthernandsouthernChina．TheyfoundthatnaturalselectionhasplayedanimportantroleinthewaysthatpeoplelivingindifferentregionsofChinahaveevolved，affectingtheirfoodpreferences，immunities（免疫性）toillnessandphysicaltraits（特點(diǎn)），theNewYorkTimesreported．TheresearchersreportedthatavariationofthegeneFADS2ismorecommonlyfoundinnorthernpeoplethanitisinsouthernpeople．Ithelpspeoplemetabolize（新陳代謝）fattyacids（脂肪酸），whichsuggestsadietthatisrichinmeat．AccordingtoXinhua，thisisduetoclimatedifferences．NorthernChinaisatahigherlatitude，whichmeansit'scoldanddrythroughoutthewholeyear．Thisweatherisdifficulttogrowvegetablesin．Therefore，northernerstendtoeatmoremeat．Thestudyalsofounddifferencesintheimmunesystemsofbothgroups．MostpeopleinsouthernChinacarrythegeneCR1，whichprotectsagainstmalaria（瘧疾）．ThisisbecausemalariawasoncequitecommoninsouthernChina．Inordertosurvive，thegenesofpeopleinthesouthevolvedtofightagainstthisdisease．However，peopleinthesoutharealsomorevulnerabletocertainblood-borneillnesses，astheylackthegenestostopthem．Genescanalsocausephysicaldifferencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners．MostnorthernershavetheABCC11gene，whichcausesdryearwax（耳屎），lessbodyodorandfewersweatsecretions（分泌），TheNewYorkTimesreported．Thesephysicaldifferencesarealsomorebeneficialtolivingincoldenvironments．Southernersarelesslikelytohavethisgene，asitdidnotevolveintheirpopulation．1、What'sthenewstudymainlyabout？______A．ThegenesofChineseminoritygroups．B．HabitsofpeoplefromdifferentregionsofChina．C．DifferencesinthegenesofpeoplefromdifferentpartsofChina．D．Physicaldifferencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners．2、AvariationofthegeneFADS2canhelpourbody______．A．storefat B．digestmeatC．fightdisease D．controlbodytemperature3、Theunderlinedword"vulnerable"inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto______．A．unprotected B．uninterestedC．generous D．responsible4、ComparedwithpeopleinsouthChina，mostnortherners______．a(chǎn)．a(chǎn)reimmunetomalariab．catchblood-borneillnesseseasilyc．havelessbodyodord．sweatlessfrequentlyA．a(chǎn)b B．bcC．bd D．cd24．（8分）HowtoGettheBestHotelDealTakingtheentirefamilyonvacationcanaddupquickly—flights,rentalcar,gas,meals,snacks,andofcourse,hotels.However,bydoingsomeresearchandusingthreelittlewords,youcouldendupsavingalotofmoneyonaccommodations.First,searchhotelbookingsiteslikeTripAdvisororExpediaandcheckoutthehotelratesinyourlocationforthedatesyouwouldliketobook.Takedownallthepricesyoufindonlineforthathotel.Butevenifyoufindastealofadealor“aspecialdiscount”,don’tpressthebookbuttononthewebsitejustyet.Afterresearchingpricesonline,expertssaythebestwaytogetthelowesthotelrateistocallthehoteldirectly—notanyofthecustomerserviceor1-800numbersthatcouldbelistedasacontactnumber,especiallyforachainhotel.Thenyou’regoingtodropsomemagicwords.Whileyoumightbetemptedtoaskfor“thebestdeal”or“thelowestrate”,yoursecretweaponhereistousethephrase“cheapestnonrefundablerate.”AccordingtoexpertsatTravel+Leisure,thatphrasetriggershotelstafftosearchfortheroomthatwillcostyoutheleastforyourvacation.Ifyoudoenduptryingtonegotiateabetterprice,mentionthenumbersyoufoundonlineandthenreducethosepricesby20percent.Apparentlyhotelspayaheftyfeetobelistedonhotelbookingsites,andthat20percentcouldactuallymeanmoremoneythantheywouldgetifyoubookedthroughoneofthem.Justdon’twaituntilthelastminutetoscoreadeal,becausethatcanleadtopayingmore,notless.FredLalonde,founderofthetravelserviceHopper,toldTravel+Leisurethatthebestdealsonhotelsareusuallyavailabletwotothreemonthsaheadofthevacationdate,potentiallysavingyoumorethan$270foraneight-daystay.120、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“threelittlewords”inParagraph1referto?A．Aspecialdiscount B．ThebestdealC．Thelowestrate D．Cheapestnonrefundablerate.1、Accordingtothepassage,thepreferredwaytogetthebesthoteldealisto________.A．callthetargethotelstobargainwiththestaffB．collectandcomparethepricesfoundonlineC．bookhotelsjustbeforeyourdeparturetimeD．turntohotelbookingsitesforadiscount25．（10分）Iwasgettingreadytogotobedwhenthephonerang.Thiscouldnotbegood.Mymindracedthroughthelistoffamilymemberswhomightneedhelp,butthevoicewashardlyfamiliar.“Linda,thisisLesley.”Ididn’tknowLesleywell.Wedidoccasionallyspeakwitheachother,buttosaywewerefriendswasnotappropriate.Iaskedwhatsheneeded.Perhapssomethingreallyawfulcausedhertoreachsomeoneshebarelyknew.Instead,sheaskedme,“Doyouhaveroomforaturkey?Inyourfreezer?”Wehadlotsofroominourfreezer,andinfact,toomuch.“Sure,”Iresponded,“didyourfreezerbreakdown?”“Notexactly,”Lesleyreplied,“butIwillexplainwhenIarrive.”Minuteslatercameahugefreezertruck.Lesleysteppeddownandexplainedthelease(租約)ofthegrocerystoreherhusbandservicedhadrunoutandthattheyhadtoemptyallthefreezersthatnight.Thinkingitwasashametothrowawayallthisgoodfood,theydecidedtodropofffoodtoanyoneshecouldthinkof.Noticingourfreezerwasprettyempty,Lesleyaskedtofillitup.Ourhomewastheirlaststopandanythingleftwouldhavetobeputinourfreezer.Anhourlater,everythingfinished,Iaskedher,“Whenwillyoucomebackforallthis?”Lesleylaughed,“Wedon’twantitback.Itisyours!Thanksforhelpingusout!”Thentheywavedgoodbyeanddroveaway.“Forhelpingthemout?”Weopenedourfreezerdoor.Insidewereallexpensivefoodsweneverboughtbutoftenlongedtotry.Wewerestrugglingtobuygroceries,yetitwasnotsomethingwesharedwithanyone.However,ourneedsweremetinanunexpectedwaybythatcall.1、Howdidthewriterfeelwhensheheardthephoneringing?A．Relieved. B．Anxious.C．Shocked. D．Angry.2、WhatdoestheauthorindicatebytheunderlinedsentenceinPara.2?A．Theywereshortoffoodsupplies.B．Theirfreezerwasnotfrequentlyused.C．Theyweregladtoputtheturkeyinthefreezer.D．Theirfreezerwastoosmalltofillmuchfoodin.3、WhydidLesleycallupthewriter?A．Becausethewriterwashergoodfriend.B．Becausesomethingawfulhadhappened.C．Becausesheknewthewriterwasinneed.D．Becauseshedidn’twantfoodtogotowaste.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhoIsMyAngel? B．UnexpectedBargainsC．AFriendonSpeakingTerms D．DoYouHaveRoomforaTurkey?第三部分語言知識運(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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Ineverlookedupwhenmyfriendsweretalkingandjokingabouttheretarded(智障的)boyafewtablesaway.Itdidn’tevencrossmymindthathemightfeel1whenpeoplewhisperedabouthim.SoI2letthemtalk.ThencamethedaywhenIlearnedmylittlebrotherMartin’stestingforautism(自閉癥)cameoutpositive(陽性).I3,crying.Overtime,Iwasableto4hisillnessalittlemore.WehadtomovebecauseofMartin’streatment.SoMartinandIboth5atanewschool.Oneday,Iwasstandinginthebuslinewaitingwhena“short”bus(fortheretarded)cameand6upsomekids.Thechildrenintheotherlinestartedmaking7aboutthe“retarded”onthatbusandIfelta8feelinginmyheart.Isaidquietlythatthoseremarksweren’tverynice,9noonelistened.Myfamilymovedagain.InthenewschoolIgota10tospeakupprettysoon.Thatday,inabandclass,myteacher11ourplayingtomakesomecomments,“Guys,we’replayinglikethekidsontheshortbus!Comeon!”Theentireroomwaslaughingloudly.Then,Iraisedmyhand.Iwasn’tsurewhatIwasgoingtosaybutIwantedtobe12Andthiscameout:“Idon’tthinkweshouldmakefunoftheshortbus,becausetherearepeopleonthatbuswhohavealotincommonwithusandhave13thesamefeelingsaswedo.”Icouldfeelmy14gettinglouder.“SoIwould15itifyoudidn’tmakefunofthem.”Theroomwasveryquietandeveryonestaredatme.Myteacher16forhiswords.Attheendoftheclass,everyonewasgivingmestrangelooks.ButIdidn’t17becauseIknewthreethings:Ihadspokenthe18,Ihadtaughteveryonesomething,andwhileeveryoneintheclassroomwasbeingafollower,Ihad19totakeadifferentpathsinceIwantedtobecomea20andarolemodel.1、A．worried B．hurt C．disappointed D．confused2、A．still B．a(chǎn)gain C．just D．seldom3、A．wipedout B．brokeout C．brokedown D．calmeddown4、A．treat B．know C．bear D．a(chǎn)ccept5、A．changed B．started C．suffered D．behaved]6、A．set B．took C．brought D．picked7、A．jokes B．complaints C．enquiries D．discoveries8、A．violent B．strange C．similar D．clear9、A．because B．if C．but D．so10、A．chance B．position C．topic D．point11、A．encouraged B．bothered C．enjoyed D．stopped12、A．heard B．praised C．spotted D．taught13、A．exactly B．slightly C．hardly D．fairly14、A．pace B．voice C．pulse D．breath15、A．excuse B．a(chǎn)ppreciate C．stand D．permit16、A．a(chǎn)pologized B．fought C．a(chǎn)llowed D．a(chǎn)rgued17、A．understand B．notice C．return D．care18、A．wisdom B．reason C．matter D．truth19、A．helped B．decided C．a(chǎn)greed D．hoped20、A．reporter B．thinker C．leader D．trainer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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）IwasvisitingAustraliaafewweeksago.IknewIcouldn’tleavethesurfcapitaloftheworld1．havingatrymyself.IbookedagroupsurflessonwhenIwasinByronBay,whichisareallypopularplacefor2．(skill)surferstogoandcatchsomewaves!Westartedoffwithawarm-upbydoingsomestretchesandgoingforajogalong3．beach.Thenweall4．(lie)downonoursurfboardsonthesandandpracticed5．(jump)uptothestandingposition.Afterthis,wewerereadytogooutandtryitoutonthewater.Well,surfingismuch6．(hard)thanitlooks—whenyouwatchpeoplefromthebeachtheymake7．looksoeasy!Ihadtriedacoupleoftimesbutfailedbeforeoneofthe8．(coach)cametohelpmeandheldmyboardsteady.FinallyIstartedtogetthehangofitandbytheendofthelessonImanaged9．(stand)upontheboardbymyself,10．wasaprettyawesomefeeling.NowIcan’twaittotryitagain,althoughI’lldefinitelyneedtowearawetsuitifI’msurfingintheUK!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（∧），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。Oneday,mylittlebrotherboughtanicecreaminthestreet,enjoyingtoeatingit、Unexpected,hesawhisfriendcomingtowardshim,sohehurriedlyhidtheicecreamsbehindhim、Afterhegreetedhisfriend,theybegintotalk、Hisfriendhadthedogwithhim、Whenhestoppedtotalkwithhisbrother,hisdogmovedaround、Thedogwassuchgladtofindtheicecreaminmybrother’shandanditbegantoeatitwithgreaterpleasure、Mybrotherfeltembarrassedthathehadn’tsharedtheicecreamforhisfriend,hegavetheicecreamtothedog、Thenheboughtanothertwoforhisfriendandhimself、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的加拿大朋友Michael很想了解中國新農(nóng)村的變化。根據(jù)以下提示，給Michael寫一封電子郵件，并邀請他來參觀體驗(yàn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾己給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMichael,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、B5、B6、B7、C8、C9、B10、B11、C12、B13、B14、B15、D16、B17、C18、B19、D20、B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、2．D3、4．A【小題3】【小題3】B【小題4】【小題4】C22、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．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatheras