2025屆福建省廈門市湖里區(qū)雙十中學(xué)高考英語四模試卷含解析

2025屆福建省廈門市湖里區(qū)雙十中學(xué)高考英語四模試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when2．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase3．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．a(chǎn)fter D．until4．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush5．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．a(chǎn)chieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved6．TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．a(chǎn)djustsC．transformsD．relates7．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof8．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends9．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating10．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what11．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which12．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what13．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor14．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．a(chǎn)llthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime15．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh16．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might17．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．a(chǎn)llvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles18．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．a(chǎn)bsolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital19．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith20．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Howfarwouldyougoforyourkidseducation?That'saquestionmanyparentsareaskinginthewakeofthecollegecheatingscandal(丑聞)involving38wealthyparentsaroundthecountry，includingactressesLoriLoughlinandFelicityHuffman.Here’showfarIwent.Inthefallof2017myhusbandandIlostourjobs.Wehadtotellourdaughter,Casey,thatwecouldn’taffordtosendherbacktoschoolforherjunioryearatFordhamUniversity.WedecidedthebestchoiceforourfamilywouldbeforCaseytositoutayear.Wepromisedthatwewouldgetherbackthefollowingyear.CaseydecidedtospendtheyearvolunteeringinSouthAfricaOnSept30,2017,weputouroldestchildonaplanehalfwayaroundtheworld.Caseyworkedasatutorteachingkidsmath,EnglishandmusicinJohannesburg.WedidgetCaseybackinschoolintime.Whenshereturnedtothecampus,shestudiedharder.Sheisn'twhatsheusedtobe.Eachdayismarkedbygratitudebecausesheknowswhatitislikenottobeabletogetaneducation.IwonderwhythecollegecheatingscandalhappenedandIthinkitboilsdowntothis:Parentswanttocreateacomfortzonefortheirkids.Ofcourse,wewantthebestforourkidsbutsometimesweforgetthatrealgrowthdoesn'thappenintimesofcomfort;thosevaluablelessonscomewhenweareforcedtothinkinwaysweotherwisewouldn’thaveWhileIdidlessformychildthanthesewealthyparentsdidintermsofmeans,inotherwaysIdidmore.Itaughtherthatdisappointmentisapartoflifeandweshouldfaceitbravelyratherthanavoidit.MyhusbandandIshowedCaseythatherstrengthisinherstruggle.That'showfarIwentformykidseducation.AndIdaresaysheiswiserandbetteroffforit.1、Whatdotheparentsinvolvedinthecollegecheatingscandalhaveincommon?A．Theyarewell–known B．TheyareaggressiveC．Theyareveryrich D．Theyareconservative.2、ThewritermadethedecisiontopullCaseyoutofschool__________A．forlackofmoney B．becauseofherillnessC．a(chǎn)saresultofcheatings D．duetoherbadbehaviour3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherdaughter’svolunteeringinSouthAfricaforayear?A．It’smeaningless. B．Itiswellworthit.C．Itisawasteoftime D．Itisawrongdecision.4、Thewriteradvisesparentsto____.A．createacomfortzonefortheirkids B．dowhatevertheycanfortheirkidsC．helptheirkidshaveabettereducation D．lettheirkidsexperiencedisappointment22．（8分）Foodisextremelyimportanttoushumanbeingsandriceisoneofthemainfoodintheworld.Australianresearchershavediscoveredawaytogeneticallyengineerricewhichwouldprovidesignificanthealthbenefitstomorethanhalftheworld’spopulation.AstudyundertakenattheUniversityofTasmania,publishedinarespectedjournaloftheNationalAcademyofSciences,discoveredamethodtoincreasetheresistantstarch(抗性淀粉）contentinrice,makingitmoredigestibleandleadingtolowerrateofdiabetes(糖尿病）andoverweight.StevenSmith,theleadauthorofthestudyandaforeignexpertfortheChinesegovernmentwhohasbeenappointedtoworkoncropimprovementprojectsbytheChineseAcademyofSciences,saidincreasingthehigherresistantstarchcontentgavethis“designer”ricemanyaddedhealthbenefits.“Wehavediscoveredthatwecanincreasetheamountofresistantstarchincookedrice,whichcouldprovidehealthbenefitsforalargenumberofpeopleinAsiaandbeyond,”SmithsaidinamediareleaseonFriday.“Thesameapproachcanbeadaptedforuseinothercereals,includingwheat.Notonlycanithavebenefitsfordiabetesandobesity,butalsofordisordersofthebowel(腸）includingcancer.”Riceisthemainfoodformorethanhalftheworld’spopulation,providingmuchoftheworldwithmostoftheircalories.SmithsaidthatastherateofdiabetesandobesityinAsiancountriescontinuedtogrow,his“designer”ricecouldprovideawaytolimithealthproblems.“Notonlydoesresistantstarchreducethepossibilityofa‘sugarhit’butitalsoreducestheappetiteandpromotesthegrowthofthehealthygerms.”Smithsaid.SmithdivideshistimebetweentheUniversityofTasmaniaandhisresearchlabinBeijingwherehehopestomakesignificantadvanceinsustainable(可持續(xù)的）living.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A．ItispartofChinesecropimprovementprojects.B．Itwillhaveasignificanteffectoncropresearches.C．Itwasjointly（聯(lián)合地）carriedoutbyAustraliaandChina.D．Ithelpssolvethefoodproblemforoverhalfoftheworld’spopulation.2、Basedonthetext,theresistantstarch________.A．existsinlargeamountsincookedriceB．decreasesthepossibilityofa“sugarhit”andprovidesmorecaloriesC．ishelpfulindigestionandlowerstherateofoverweightanddiabetesD．increasespeople’sappetiteandimprovesthegrowthofhealthygerms3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto_________.A．resistantstarchB．cookedriceC．theapproachD．mediarelease4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Anenvironmentalreport.B．Amedicaljournal.C．Anengineeringtextbook.D．Anagriculturalmagazine.23．（8分）CocoaBeach/JupiterSurfCamp—SummerSummerSurfCampiscentrallylocatedontheBestWesternseashoreinCocoaBeach&JupiteratCarlinBeachParkwithaccommodations(住宿)attheHolidayInnExpressinJunoBeach.SummerSurfCampDates:●SurfCamp-Session1May27th-30thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session2June2nd-6thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session3June9th-13thTeenWeek(Ages12-17)●SurfCamp-Session4June16th-20thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session5June23rd-27thAdultsOnly(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session6June30th-July3rdFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session7July7th-11thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session8July14th-18thWomen’sCamp(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session9July21st-25thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session10July28th-August1stAdultsOnly(18andover)*A20%discountwillbeappliedtothe4-DaySurfCampWeeks.*Parentsarealwayswelcometosignupandjointheirchildrenduringtheteenweeksurfcampsessions.SummerCampDetails:●Usecoupon(優(yōu)惠券)code:“CAMP5”atcheckouttogetthe5%discount*DailyRate:$125.00/person*SurfCampRuns:9:30am-2:30pm●Pleasenote:Wedon’tsupervise(指導(dǎo))thecampersafter2:45pm.*DirectionstoCamp:clickhereContactUs:888-672-4887info@155、Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A．Anewspaper. B．Amagazine.C．Awebsite. D．Aguidebook.1、IftheSmithswiththeir11-year-oldsonwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCamp,they’dbettergothereon________.A．June10th B．June23rdC．July29th D．July22nd2、WhoareallowedtotakepartinSession5andSession8?A．MrJohnsonandhiswife.B．Acouplewithoutchildren.C．MrBlackandhis19-year-oldson.D．MrsBlackandher21-year-olddaughter.3、IfMrandMrsBrownhavea“CAMP5”couponandwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCampfromJune30thtoJuly3rd,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$760. B．$600.C．$800. D．$950.4、Whatcanweknowfromtheform?A．Thecampersaresupervisedallday.B．AcouplecansignupandjoinintheCampbyfax.C．ParentscantakepartinSession3togetherwiththeirchildren.D．AnadultcanjoinintheSummerSurfCamponanydayinJune.24．（8分）Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809-1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!1、WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?A．HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependenceB．HeneversucceededinhisbusinessC．HewasfullofcourageandperseveranceD．HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates2、Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A．AlbertEinsteinB．VincentVanGoghC．AlbertEinsteinD．StephenKing3、WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?A．HewastooslowtolearnB．Hecouldn’tspeakorreadC．HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD．Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules4、Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?A．TheyareallAmericansB．TheyareknownfortheirwritingsC．TheywereborninthesamecenturyD．Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded25．（10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-famouscastle第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。WhenmysonGenewasabout12yearsold,Istartedhelpinghimlearnto1,Iboughttwentychickensandaskedhimto2them.Itoldhimthattheywouldbehisownchickensandwewould3theeggsfromhim.However，hewouldhavetobuychicken4withthemoneyhemadefromtheeggs.Whatevermoneywas5wouldbehistokeep.Genewas6,thinkinghewouldmakehisfirst7.Afterseveralweeks’successfulwork,Ibeganto8thateggproductionwasgoingdown,I9nothingaboutit.Thenonenight,Genetoldmehedidn’thave10moneytobuythefeed.Hesaidthechickenshadnever11amealandhecouldnotfigureoutwhysomeofthemhadstopped12eggs.ThenIaskedhimifhehad13theamountoffeedhehadgiventhechickens.Hewas14.Itwaslikehedidnotthinkanyonewouldever15whathehaddone.Afteralong16—hesaidyes.Hethoughthewouldmakemoremoneyifhegavethem17food.Iaskedhim,“Didyoufoolthechickens?”Iwasjustastonishedatthequestioninmyown18.Iwasdumbfounded(驚呆）atthe19ofit.Yes.youcanfooleveryoneelse，butyoucannot“foolthechickens,"because20,youwillfindout,asthesayinggoes,"Whatgoesaroundcomesaround."1、A．cook B．share C．count D．work2、A．takecareof B．observe C．train D．playwith3、A．save B．borrow C．buy D．keep4、A．nest B．soup C．meat D．feed5、A．givenback B．pickedup C．leftover D．broughtin6、A．thrilled B．worried C．satisfied D．discouraged7、A．deal B．contribution C．fortune D．choice8、A．hear B．notice C．predict D．imagine9、A．said B．found C．thought D．recalled10、A．private B．honest C．pocket D．enough11、A．missed B．wasted C．enjoyed D．finished12、A．hatching B．laying C．gathering D．hiding13、A．balanced B．checkedout C．cutdown D．measured14、A．delighted B．shocked C．tired D．disappointed15、A．forgive B．a(chǎn)llow C．discuss D．know16、A．silence B．a(chǎn)bsence C．negotiation D．preparation17、A．heavy B．fresher C．less D．solid18、A．life B．job C．ease D．mind19、A．explanation B．significance C．trick D．example20、A．inthisrespect B．intheend C．incontrast D．inaddition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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）I’mYuanLongping.LookatmysunburntfaceandarmsandmyslimstrongbodyandyouwillthinkI’m1．likeafarmerthanascientist.InfactI2．(struggle)forthepastfivedecadestohelp3．(farmer).In1974,Ibegantogrowaso-calledsuperhybridrice.Thisspecialstrainofricemakes4．possibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.Iwasbornintoapoorfarmer’sfamilyin1931.WhenIwasyoung,Isawmanypeoplegohungryoften.SoIhavedevotedmyselfto5．(find)waystoincreasingriceharvestwithoutexpandingtheareaoffieldssinceIgraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollegein1953.Nowmorethan60%oftherice6．(produce)inChinaeachyearisfromthishybridstrain.IamcirculatingthisknowledgeinIndia,Vietnamandotherlessdevelopedcountriestoincreasetheirharvest.PerhapsyouthinkIamrich.7．(actual)Iliveasimplelife.Icarelittleformoney.Inmyopinion,apersonwithtoomuchmoneywillhavemoretroubles.Idon’twanttobefamous8．Iprefertohavemoretimetodomyresearch.InmyfreetimeIlovelisteningtomusic,playingmah-jongandreading.Ioncehadadream,in9．Isawriceplantsastallassorghumandeachearofricewasasbigasanearofcornandeachgrainofricewasashugeasapeanut.NowIhaveanotherdream-toexportmyricesothatitcan10．(grow)allovertheworld.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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)不計分。TodayisSunday、Theskyisfullofsunshine;sodoesmylife、Atabout9:00a、m、,Igotothebookstorewithmyfriends、Therewasalotofnewbooks、Ididn’tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswereallusefultome、Atlast,Ichosetwo、At10:00,wewenttothecinema、ThefilmcallingTitanicwasverypopular、Ittookusabout3hourstosee、Havingseenafilm,everyonewasdeeplymoved、Somefriendsevenburstintotear、Fromthestory,Iunderstandthatloveisnoblebutvaluable、That’sarealwonderfulfilm、Itiswellworthseeingagain、Whatahappyday!IhopetomorrowIwillbeevenhappy! 第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你叫李華，你的新西蘭朋友Terry即將大學(xué)畢業(yè)，他打算應(yīng)聘來中國教高中生英語口語?，F(xiàn)在他給你發(fā)來郵件，詢問有關(guān)事宜。請你回復(fù)郵件，給予相關(guān)建議。內(nèi)容包括：1.行前準(zhǔn)備；2.教學(xué)內(nèi)容；3.教學(xué)活動。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、B5、D6、A7、D8、A9、D10、B11、B12、A13、A14、C15、B16、A17、A18、D19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、A3、B4、D22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、155、C1、D2、D3、A4、C24、1、C2、B3、C4、D25、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．iftheyareme