江蘇省常州市高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三第五次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

江蘇省常州市高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三第五次模擬考試英語(yǔ)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(hào)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(qǐng)按照題號(hào)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．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．a(chǎn)goodSamaritanB．a(chǎn)wetblanketC．a(chǎn)featherinmycapD．a(chǎn)pieceofcake2．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before3．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas4．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported5．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what6．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．a(chǎn)ttractions B．a(chǎn)musements C．entertainments D．presentations7．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival8．Thenewplaygroundtobebuiltnextyearwillbe____________theoldone.A．a(chǎn)sthreetimesbigasB．threetimesasbigasC．a(chǎn)sbigasthreetimesD．a(chǎn)sbigthreetimesas9．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where10．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof11．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay12．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof13．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that14．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what15．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation16．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat17．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．a(chǎn)fter C．unless D．when18．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive19．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．a(chǎn)s D．but20．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes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）EntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,EldonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAl,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI)，whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination,”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”O(jiān)penAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforEldon.MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmancofoundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesiteArXiv,org,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes,OnAug.11，2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAlbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsEtonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“Thosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumors(謠言)thatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAldevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal,”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesEldonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildpowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheEldonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Supportive.C．Negative.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Poisonous.B．Unpopular.C．Advanced.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromEtonGoodbye’scomments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.22．（8分）Thinkoftheemptycitiesinzombie(僵尸)movies.Thestreets,theshopsandtheschoolsstilltherejustliketheywouldbeonanormalday,excepttherearenopeopletobeseen.Itistheemptinessthatscaresyou.Nowareal-life"ghostcity"isbeingbuiltintheUS.Butfortunately,ithasnothingtodowithzombies-itisgoingtobeaplacetotestthetechnologyofthefutureCalledCITE-theCenterforInnovation(創(chuàng)新),TestingandEvaluation(測(cè)評(píng))-thecityistheideaoftechnologycompanyPegasusGlobalHoldings.Coveringanareaof15squaremiles(39squarekilometers),itisthesizeofasmallUScityandsitsinthemiddleoftheNewMexicodesert.Butwhydoweneedanemptycitythatnobodywillcallhome?Thereasonisthatwecan'taffordtotestthelatesttechnologiesinthecitiesthatwelivein-theymightnotbereadyandcouldcauseproblemsanddangerinoureverydaylives."Itwillbeatruelaboratorywithouttheproblemsandsafetyissuesthatcomewithpeoplelivingthere.Hereyoucanbreakthingsandrunintothings,andgetusedtohowtheywork,beforetakingthemoutintothemarket,PegasusmanagingdirectorRobertBrumleytoldtechnologymagazineWired.Infact,withoutworryingabouthurtingpeople,anybodywithanewideacanasktotestitinthiscity.Justthinkaboutthepossibilities-driverlesscarscanmovefreelyonthestreets,homeswithrobotscanbedesignedandenergysourceslikenuclearpowercanalsobeputtothetest.Asgoodastheideamayseem,however,therearestilldoubtsaboutCITE."Oneofthemostdifficultthingstodowhendevelopingthesenewtechnologiesistohavethemsafelymovearoundpeople,whocansuddenlyjumpoutinfrontofsomething,"ReeseJones,afounderofSingularityUniversity,US,toldFortunemagazine.Jonesisworriedthat,evenifatechnologyworksperfectlywellinCITE,introducingittoarealcitywillstillbeawholedifferentstorybecausetherewillbepeoplelivinginthecity.Butnomatterwhat,perhapsweshouldwaituntilCITEisfinishedin2018.Maybeitwillturnouttoworkjustfine.1、Theemptycityisbeingbuilt_____.A．sopeoplecanexperiencethetechnologyofthefutureB．totrydriverlesscarsandrobotsinC．totestnewtechnologyinD．a(chǎn)saplacefullofthelatesttechnology2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutCITE?A．ItislocatedbesidetheNewMexicodesert.B．ItwasstartedbySingularityUniversity.C．Thingsinthecitycaneasilybebrokendownandbuiltagain.D．Anyonecanasktotryouttheirnewdesignsthere.3、AccordingtoJones,_______.A．CITEoffersgreatpossibilitiesforfuturetechnologyB．newtechnologieswillworkperfectlywellwiththehelpofCITEC．settingsinCITEshouldberealinordertocreatethebestresultsD．testingresultsinCITEmaynotprovetoworkinarealcity4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle?A．ToexplainwhyCITEcouldbeveryhelpful.B．ToshowthatCITEhasabrightfuture.C．ToexplainCITEandproblemsitmayhave.D．Toofferagoodsolutionthatwillhelptodevelopfuturetechnologies.23．（8分）Scientistswouldliketoplaceahugemirrorinspaceabovetheearth.Itmightbesixtymileswide.Itwouldbeusedtocatchtherays(光線)ofthesun.Itwoulddirectthesun’sraysupontheearthasachildmightdotomakesunlightdanceonthewallwithahandmirror.Whydotheywanttodothis?Thesun’srayscouldbehelpfulinmanyways.Theycouldlightupcitiesbynight.Thewarmrayscouldstopfrosts(霜凍)whichmightcomeatnightandhurtfruitcrops.Theycouldmelt(融化)dangerousicebergsintheocean.Perhapstheycouldchangecloudmovementsandbringrainwhereitisneeded.1、Thehugemirrorwould______.A．stand60milesinheight(高度) B．be60milesfromsidetosideC．cover60milesoftheearth D．be60milesabovetheearth2、Themirrorwouldbeusedto______.A．reflect(反射)sunlight B．a(chǎn)bsorb(吸收)sunlightC．seewhattheearthlookslike D．seehowcloudsmove3、Thestronglightfromthemirrorcouldpossibly______.A．hurtfruitcrops B．setfiretocitiesC．bringlongerdaytime D．shinethroughwalls4、Thehugemirroris______.A．somethinginastory B．a(chǎn)lreadymadeC．justanidea D．tobemadesoon24．（8分）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.25．（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(yǔ)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）Mianervouslyextendedhersmallhandtowardstheminiature（纖小的）horseinfrontorher.Asherpalmgentlytoucheditssoftnose,shelookedatmehappily.Herbrightblueeyes1withjoy.Forchildrenwith2,actionssuchasmakingfriendsandjoininginactivitiescanbe3.AstheleaderoftheMiniatureHorseProject,I4todisabledchildreninmycommunityand5themtojointhisproject.Onceachildjoins,I6instructthemhowtofeedandcarefortheminiaturehorses.Notonlydoesthis7disabledchildrenwithafunactivity,butmyinstructionalsoallowsthemtobuildmuchmore8atschoolorwhentheyaremakingfriends.Ihavetaughtmanydisabledchildren,butMiais9tome.Whatshesuffersmakesherfeelhardto10.Duetothis，shehardlyspokeatthebeginningofourtraining,11justwatchednervouslyas1explainedbasichorsecaretoher.HermothertoldmethatMiahad12behavioratschool:shewasshy,andwatchedherclassmatesplayinsteadofjoiningthem.IworkedtohelpMia13hershyness.Althoughshewasnervous,Ihadherfeedandcleantheminiaturehorses14.ThenIaskedherto15thehorseswithmearoundthefarmandtosmileateveryoneshe16.Soon,shebecameactiveand17incaringforthehorseswithoutmyhelp.Shenowlovestoplaywithherclassmates.However,IdidnotjustinfluenceMia,andshe18measwell.Sheshowedmethatany19canbeovercomewithdedication(熱忱).EachtimeIseeMia，shehugsme20.Althoughshecannotsayit,herhappyfaceandbrighteyestellme,“Thankyou.”1、A．froze B．stared C．shone D．closed2、A．curiosity B．interest C．preference D．disabilities3、A．difficult B．funny C．impressive D．disappointing4、A．reachout B．lookforward C．getused D．getdown5、A．urge B．encourage C．warn D．a(chǎn)llow6、A．extremely B．secretly C．personally D．hopefully7、A．provide B．decorate C．equip D．combine8、A．frustration B．pressure C．pleasure D．confidence9、A．polite B．special C．kind D．rude10、A．talk B．hear C．move D．jump11、A．a(chǎn)nd B．a(chǎn)s C．or D．so12、A．social B．normal C．similar D．polite13、A．lookoutfor B．putupwith C．getridof D．giveinto14、A．inheropinion B．bytheway C．bynomeans D．onherown15、A．sell B．drive C．walk D．beat16、A．disliked B．visited C．interviewed D．met17、A．skilled B．weak C．interested D．fortunate18、A．a(chǎn)ccompanied B．inspired C．praised D．challenged19、A．mystery B．fault C．puzzle D．hardship20、A．blindly B．tightly C．sadly D．loosely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）Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousscientist.Whenhe1．(ask)whyhewasabletosucceed,hegavetheanswer.Itallcamefromanexperiencewith2．motherwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.“IwastryingtogetabottleofmilkfromthefridgewhenIlostthebottleanditfell,spilling(溢出)themilkalloverthefloor-aseaofmilk!Igot3．(frighten)andIdidn’tknowwhattodo!”hesaid.Insteadof4．(punish)him,hismotheraskedhimtoplayinthemilkforawhile.Thenshesaid,“Youknow,wefailedinhowto5．(successful)carryabigmilkbottlewithtwotiny6．(hand)justnow.Let’sgooutintheyardandfillthebottle7．watertoseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryit.”Thisfamousscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthathe8．(know)hedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes9．wereactuallyopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew.Eveniftheexperiment“doesn’twork”,weusuallylearnsomething10．(value)fromit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(yǔ)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(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（∧），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)的詞下面劃一橫線，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。Stockholm,thecapitalofSweden,hopestostopusingfossilfuel(化石能源)completelyby2040、Nowthecitywantslargerlorrieswhatcausemorepollutiontousebio-fuel,whichareproducedfromwaste、StockholmisalsoworkingwithFortum,anenergycompany,totakeadvantageacity-wideheatingsystem,usewasteheatfromsupermarketsandstadiumstosupplyheatforhomes、However,thecityistryingtochangepeoplebehavior,stepbystep、Ononenewlybuiltestate(莊園),peopleareprovidingwithtabletsthatshowitsreal-timeenergyusage、Thisistohelpthemgoodunderstandhowtheyuseandwastegas,waterandelectricity、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）青園中學(xué)學(xué)生會(huì)將舉辦一年一度的英語(yǔ)演講比賽，本年度的主題為“IHaveaDream”。假設(shè)你是學(xué)生會(huì)主席王浩，將在演講比賽開幕式上發(fā)言。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示，用英語(yǔ)寫一篇發(fā)言稿。1.說明比賽的意義，比如提高英語(yǔ)聽說能力等；2.說明比賽的注意事項(xiàng)，比如每個(gè)參賽者都應(yīng)該衣著整潔、舉止文雅、演講不超過5分鐘，必須圍繞主題等；3.預(yù)祝比賽圓滿成功。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Boysandgirls,Goodmorning.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、B4、B5、B6、A7、B8、B9、D10、B11、D12、C13、B14、B15、C16、C17、D18、B19、D20、A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、D2、B3、A4、D22、CalledCITE-theCenterforInnovation(創(chuàng)新),TestingandEvaluation(測(cè)評(píng))-thecityistheideaoftechnologycompanyPegasusGlobalHoldings以及however,therearestilldoubtsaboutCITE.?C選項(xiàng)ToexplainCITEandproblemsitmayhave.23、1、B2、A3、C4、C24、1、A2、C3、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．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenot