2025屆江西省九江市彭澤一中高考英語四模試卷含答案

2025屆江西省九江市彭澤一中高考英語四模試卷含答案注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場號(hào)和座位號(hào)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(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，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(dòng)，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(qǐng)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．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion2．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．a(chǎn)fter C．unless D．when3．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because4．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup5．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．a(chǎn)s D．a(chǎn)fter6．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation7．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink8．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout9．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what10．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat11．Theyhadjusttakentheirseats,then_____A．thechairmancame B．thechairmancomes C．camethechairman D．comesthechairman12．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed13．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which14．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto15．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot16．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．a(chǎn)reofferedD．willbeoffered17．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．a(chǎn)re;eversince B．a(chǎn)re;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime18．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict19．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show20．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．a(chǎn)cross D．over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）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-famouscastle22．（8分）Spidermonkeyshavelong,thinarmswithhook-likehandsthatallowthemtoswingthroughthetrees.Theydonothaveopposablethumbs(對(duì)生拇指).Thebrown-headedspidermonkeyhasaprehensile(纏繞性的)tail,whichmeansitcangraspandcanbeusedlikeafifthlegtograbtrees.Duringtheday,thespidermonkeysearchesforfruits,whichmakeupthemainpartofitsdiet.Theywillalsoeatflowers,seeds，leaves,andsmallinsectsduringthedryseasonwhenfruitsaren’tavailable.Theyspendmostofthedaylighthoursclimbingandswingingthroughthehighbranchesoftrees.Thebrown-headedspidermonkeylivesinalargecommunityofabout20to100maleandfemalemonkeys.Theysplitintosmallergroupsforfeeding.Femalesusuallygivebirthtoonlyasinglebabyeachyearortwo.Youngmonkeysarecarriedontheirmothers’stomachsuntilabout16weeksold.Thentheyarestrongenoughtorideontheirmothers,backs.Allbrown-headedspidermonkeybabiesarebornwithpinkfacesandears.Spidermonkeyshugeachotherandwraptheirtailsaroundeachother.Theyareveryintelligentandhavestrongmemories.Theywerenamedspidermonkeysbecausetheylooklikespidersastheyhangupsidedownfromtheirtailswiththeirarmsandlegsswinging.Theirgenus(屬)nameisAteles,whichmeans“imperfect”.Thisreferstothefactthattheydon’thavethumbs.Huntingthebrown-headedspidermonkeyisnowbarredinEcuador,acountryinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,buthumanshavekilledthemfortheirmeatforhundredsofyears.1、Spidermonkeyslivemostlyon.A．insectsB．fruitsC．flowersD．leaves2、Whatcanwelearnaboutspidermonkeys?A．Theyhavefivelegs.B．Theyliveinsmallgroups.C．Theirtailscantaketheirweight.D．Theirgenusisthesameasspiders.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barred”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Permitted.B．Forbidden.C．Encouraged.D．Ignored.4、Wheredonewly-bornspidermonkeysstay?A．Inalargecommunity.B．Intreeswithhighbranches.C．Ontheirmothers’backs.D．Ontheirmothers’stomachs.23．（8分）ChineseInternationalSchoolApplicationFormBeforeanapplicantcanbeinvitedtotakepartinanassessment,anapplicationformshouldbereturnedtotheAdmissionsOffice,andtheapplicationfeeofHK$1,000cannotbereturned.ForoverseasapplicantswishingtopayincurrenciesotherthanHKdollars,thefeeisUS$145.Checksarealsogoodforpaymentto“ChineseInternationalSchool”.Theapplicationshouldinclude※Applicants’academicreportfromthelastschoolyear.※Arecentpassport-sizedphoto(attachedtotheapplicationform).※Acopyoftheapplicant’sHongKongIDcardorapassportshowingavalidHongKongvisa.※OnlyforapplicantsapplyingunderaCorporateNomination(提名)Right：Acompanyletterconfirmingthenomination.Pleasenotethattheapplicationfeeisnon-refundable.Applicantswhowouldliketore-applyforanotheracademicyearareaskedtosubmitanewapplicationandapplicationfee.AcceptanceApplicantswillbeinformedoftheiracceptancestatusinwritingbypostalmail.Initial(最初的)offersforReceptionwillbesentoutfromlateMarchonceallassessmentshavebeencompleted.Someapplicantswhohavebeenassessedmaybeheldonareservelist.Acceptancesmayalsobemadeonaconditionalbasisamongtheapplicantsonthereservelist.Applicantswhohavebeenassessedbutwhohavenotbeenadmittedarewelcometoreapplyforthenextacademicyear.Pleasenotethatsuchapplicantswillbeaskedtosubmitanewapplicationandapplicationfee.ConfirmationofAcceptanceandEnrollment(錄取)Onceanapplicanthasbeenadmitted,theapplicantfamilywillbeaskedtoconfirmacceptanceandholdthestudent’splacewithimmediatepaymentoftherequiredfeesfortheNominationRight(HK$500),plusthesumofHK$7,500asthefirsttuitionpayment.Inaddition,enrollmentwillnotbeconsideredcompleteuntilthefollowinghavebeenreceived,normallyonemonthbeforethestartofthenewschoolyear※Physicalexaminationresults※Tuition(firstmonth)1、Accordingtothepassage,iftheapplicantsreapplyforanacademicyear,________.A．a(chǎn)newapplicationandapplicationfeearetoberequiredB．a(chǎn)pplicantsonareservelistneedn’tbeassessedC．theapplicationfeecanbereducedtoahalfD．theinitialapplicationformshouldbereturnedtotheAdmissionsOffice2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Onceapplicantsarerefused,theycan’tapplyforitagain.B．Applicantsheldonareservelistwillnotbeadmitted.C．Applicantsdon’thavetogetacompanylettertoconfirmtheirapplication.D．TheapplicantsshouldshoweitheraHongKongvisaoraHongKongIDcard.3、Ifanapplicanthasbeenadmitted,theapplicantfamily________.A．willbeaskedtosubmitanewapplicationB．willreceivephysicalExaminationresultsC．willbeaskedtoonlypaythefirstmonthfeeD．willbeaskedtoconfirmacceptanceandpaythefees24．（8分）IwaseverbulliedbadlywhenIwasinhighschool.Onekidinparticularwouldtrytomakemefeelworseineverywayheknew.Forexample,hewouldthrowstuffatmeconstantly,hitmeonthehead,punch(毆打)me,callmeuglyandstupid,makefunofmeand,ofcoursetellmehewouldbeatmeupifIeverfoughtback.Itwaslikehisdailymission.Anditwasmydailymissiontojustgetthroughtheday.WhatcouldIsay?Itmademyworldverysmallbecausethatwasmymainfocus-justsurviving.Everythingelsefellbythewayside.Unfortunately,thatincludedanyformofsociallife.Sonotonlywasmyworldtiny,butitwasverylonelyLookingbacktothattime,whichwasabout11yearsago,mybiggestmistakewasnotbringinganyoneintothatworldofmine.Iwastooproud(andembarrassed)togethelp.IwouldrathernotfacethefactthatIneededhelpbecauseinmymind,thatwouldmeanthatthebullywon.ItwouldalsomeanthatIwasweak.Letmejustsaythis:bullyingsomeoneisaweakchoice.Theonlyreasonwhytheycomeafteryouisthattheythinkyouwon'tdoanythingaboutit.Doesthatmakeanyonestrong?Absolutelynot.Bestronger-askaparent,ateacherorafriendforhelp.Simplyadmitthatyouarestrugglingandneedhelp.Youcanputitlikethis,"Somebodywhoisweakandtryingtobuildhimselforherselfuphaschosentodothatbyputtingmedown.TheonlyreasonwhytheyaredoingthatisthatIamniceandIhaven'tdoneanythingaboutityet.WellIamthroughputtingupwiththis.IhavebasichumanrightsthattheyaretryingtotakeawaytofeelbetterandthatisjustnotOK.HowdoIhandlethis?Idon'twantthepaincycletocontinueandIdon'twanttobecomesomeoneIdon'twanttobe.1、Theunderlinedword"It"inthefirstparagraphrefersto___________.A．callingtheauthor'snicknamesB．makingfriendswithfellowstudentsC．hurtingtheauthorbyusingforceorthreatsD．goingthroughadifficulttimewithschooling2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhewasbullied?A．Hejusthopedthathecouldsurvivetheday.B．HefellbythewaysideC．HecalledforhelpimmediatelyD．Hefoughtbackbravely.3、Theauthorsuggests____________tofightbullies.A．gettingusedtothepainassoonaspossibleB．keepingitasecretinsideandreducingyoursociallifeC．lookingforhelpfromparents,teachersorfriendsD．promotingtheunderstandingofbasichumanrights4、Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleto________________A．a(chǎn)dmitthathehadbeentreatedbadlyatschoolB．describehowhegotridofhisweakC．showhowgratefulhewastothosewhohelpedhitD．sharehisexperienceandideasondealingwithbullies25．（10分）ArtificialIntelligence(AI)ismakingitpossibleforcompaniestomonitorworkers’behavioringreatdetailandinrealtime.Starttoslackoff(懈怠),andAIcouldtalktoyourboss.OnecompanyofferingsuchservicesisLondon-basedstart-upStatusToday.ItsAIplatformreliesonaregularsupplyofemployeedata,includingeverythingfromthefilesyouaccesstowhenyouuseakeycard.Fromthis,itbuildsapictureofhowemployeesnormallyfunctionandsignalsanyunusualperformance.Theideaistospotwhensomeonemightbecomeasecurityriskbydoingsomethingdifferentfromtheirusualbehavioralpatterns.“Allofthisgivesusfingerprintofauser,soifwethinkthefingerprintdoesn’tmatch,weraiseawarning”,saysMirceaDumitrescu,thecompany’schieftechnologyofficer.Thesystemalsoaimstocatchemployeeactionsthatcouldaccidentallycauseasecuritybreach(漏洞),likeopeningmalware(惡意軟件).“We’renotmonitoringifyourcomputerhasavirus.”saysDumitrescu.“We’remonitoringhumanbehaviors.”Butcatchingthesecuritybreachmeansmonitoringeveryone,andtheAIcanalsobeusedtotrackemployeeproductivity.“ItseemsliketheyarejustusingthereputationofAItogiveanairoflawfulnesstoold-fashionedworkplacesurveillance(監(jiān)視),”saysJavierRuizDiazofdigitalcampaigningorganizationtheOpenRightsGroup.“Youhavearighttoprivacyandyoushouldn’tbeexpectedtogivethatupatwork.”Exactlyhowcompaniesusethesystemwillbeuptothem,butit’shardtoshakethepictureofanAIconstantlylookingoveremployees’shoulders.“Itwillbotherpeople,andthatcouldbecounterproductiveifitaffectstheirbehavior,”saysPaulBemalattheUniversityofEastAnglia.PhilLeggattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandsaysitwillnevercatcheverysecurityrisk.“Ifpeopleknowthey’rebeingmonitored,theycanchangetheirbehavior,”hesays.1、Accordingtothetext,AImonitorsemployeesby________.A．takingpicturesofthemB．gettingaccesstotheirdataC．signalingtheirusualperformanceD．catchingtheiractions2、What’sJavierRuizDiaz’sattitudetowardsthesystem?A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Uncaring.D．Negative.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph4referto?A．Securitybreach.B．Employees’productivity.C．Therighttoprivacy.D．Workplacesurveillance.4、PhilLegg’sconcernaboutthesystemsuggeststhat________.A．itistooriskytobeusedatworkB．itwillaffectemployees’emotionsC．itmaynotbesoeffectiveasexpectedD．itwillencourageemployee,productivity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）Despitebeingmarriedforover17years,JeffandAngelaHartungarestillgoingthroughthegetting-to-know-each-otherstageoftheirrelationship．That’sbecause,closetofiveyearsago,Angelawas1byacarwhilecrossingaNewYorkCityintersection．“Idonot2anythingatall．Iaskedformytwo3．Ithoughttheywerelike2and8yearsold．Theywere17and23yearsold,”saidAngela．Aftertheaccident,Angelawas4torecallaboutfifteenyearsofherlife．Whenshewokeupfromhercoma(昏迷),Angelathoughtshewasstill5toherfirsthusband,whohadpassedawayyearsago,andshehadzeromemoryofherpresent6,Jeff．Evenafterseeingtheirweddingalbum,Angelahadno7whoJeffwas．ThisleftJeffwithadifficult8—howcouldhe9hiswife’sloveforthesecondtime?First,Jeffcoveredtheirhousewithphotos,andremindersof10timesbeforeAngela’saccident．Hethen11courting(求婚)heralloveragain．Mostimportantly,JeffrefusedtoleaveAngela’s12,evenwhenshecouldn’trememberwhohewas．13,Jeff’seffortspaidoffandAngela14forhimalloveragain．Thiscalledforsomekindof15．Inordertorestarttheir16lovestory,JeffandAngelaretoldtheirvowsinNewYorkCity’sCentralPark．They17invitedalloftheirclosestfriendsandfamilymembers．Jefftrulyfeels18thathewasabletoearnhiswife’slovealloveragain．“I19believethatthishappenedforareason,”hesaid．“Howmanytimeshavewesaid,‘IwishIcouldgo20anddosomethingoveragain?’I’vegottentodothat.”1、A．transportedB．struckC．metD．witnessed2、A．rememberB．loseC．seeD．mind3、A．studentsB．doctorsC．childrenD．friends4、A．unwillingB．unhappyC．unlikelyD．unable5、A．devotedB．marriedC．a(chǎn)ttachedD．related6、A．husbandB．driverC．bossD．partner7、A．expectationB．doubtC．decisionD．clue8、A．judgmentB．explanationC．dilemmaD．proof9、A．earnB．a(chǎn)ppreciateC．standD．understand10、A．busierB．easierC．happierD．tougher11、A．enjoyedB．a(chǎn)dmittedC．permittedD．started12、A．houseB．sideC．bedD．family13、A．ImmediatelyB．EventuallyC．NaturallyD．Jokingly14、A．fellB．wentC．livedD．left15、A．experimentB．a(chǎn)pologyC．celebrationD．puzzle16、A．funnyB．ownC．selflessD．wild17、A．fortunatelyB．suddenlyC．evenD．a(chǎn)lready18、A．blessedB．surprisedC．proudD．nervous19、A．mistakenlyB．hardlyC．honestlyD．secretly20、A．a(chǎn)wayB．inC．downD．back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）Ifyouonlygotsixhours'shuteyelastnight,thereisnoneed1．(lose)sleepoverit.Scientistssaythatthoughitis2．(wide)believedthatweneedeighthoursofsleepanight,sixtosevenhoursisthenaturalamount.Advisingshort-sleeperstoresteasy,theUSresearcherssay,3．(have)importantimplications(暗示,含義)fortheideathatweneedtotakesleepingpillsbecausesleephasbeenreducedfrom4．(it)naturallevelbythewidespreaduseofelectricity,TV,theInternetandsoon.'Theleadauthorofastudy,Ghandi,said:“There'sthe5．(expect)thatweshouldallbesleepingforeightorninehoursanight,andifwetookawaymoderntechnology,wewouldbesleepingmore.Butnow,forthefirsttime,weareshowingthat’snot6．truth.”Mostofthose7．werestudiedsleptforlessthansevenhoursanight,withtheaverageamountjustsixhoursand25minutes.Thisismuchlessthantheeighthoursoften8．(recommend)inwesternsocieties.Despitethis,thepeoplestudiedwereingoodhealth,9．lowerratesofobesity(肥胖癥),betterbloodpressureand10．(healthy)heartsthanpeopleinindustrialisedsocieties.Theywerealsofitter.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）增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(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。MybrotherTomwasveryselfishwhenhewasalittleboy、Hedidnotwantsharethingswithotherpeople、Forexample,whenheboughtachocolatecake,heputtheminasecretplacewhereIcouldn’tfind、Thenheateitallbyhimself、Heneverhelpedother、Hesaidheisbusy、Thatis,agameoftennismakinghimverybusy、Hedidnotcareifsomethinghedidmadepeopleangry、Forinstance,ononenightheplayedstrongandloudlymusictillfouro’clockinthemorning、Butheisdifferencenow、Heoftenhelpsgrandmawithhousework,helpsmomwithcookingandhelpshisclassmatewiththeirlessons、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）在很多公眾場所，我們都可以看到“中式英文”(Chinglish)的標(biāo)識(shí)，我們是否應(yīng)該徹底清理這些Chinglish呢？對(duì)此，人們持有不同的觀點(diǎn)，請(qǐng)結(jié)合以下信息，以“ShouldWeGetRidofChinglish?”為題，寫一篇英語短文。贊成1.外國人很難看懂。2.我們應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英文。反對(duì)1.“中式英文”豐富了英語本身。2.“中式英文”為我們的生活增添了情趣。你的觀點(diǎn)？______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D4、A5、C6、C7、A8、B9、A10、A11、C12、D13、A14、A15、A16、C17、B18、D19、B20、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、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．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintoother