上海市虹口区2023学年高三冲刺模拟英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor2．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where3．Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should4．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed5．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．above C．over D．beyond6．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave7．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster8．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who9．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since10．Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof11．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting12．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened13．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．afterD．since14．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/15．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over16．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so17．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass18．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which19．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone20．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Regretsareoftenpainful.Astudysuggeststhatsomepeoplecanovercomethem,saidJiaWeiZhang,apsychologygraduateattheUniversityofCalifornia.Butthisisn’tthecaseforeveryone,hesaid.Theresearcherswonderedwhysomepeoplereportfeelingimprovementfromregretsbutothersdon’t.Doesitlieinhowpeopleapproachtheirregrets?Inthestudy,theresearchersfocusedonself-compassion(自我同情)asapotentialfactorinwhysomepeoplehaveaneasierlimeleavingtheirregretsbehindthem.400peopleattendedanexperiment.First,theywereaskedtowriteabouttheirbiggestregret.Halfwrotesomethingtheydidbutwishtheyhadn’tdone;theotherhalfwrotesomethingtheydidn’tdobutwishtheyhad.Then,theparticipantswererandomlyassignedtooneofthreegroups:selfcompassion,self-esteemandacontrolgroup.Theself-esteemgroupwasaskedtorespondby“talkingtoyourselfaboutthisregretfromtheaspectofconfirmingyourpositivequalities”.Thecontrolgroupwasaskedtowriteabouttheirfavoritehobbyratherthantheirregret.Then,theywereaskedabouttheirfeelingsofforgiveness,acceptanceandpersonalimprovementfollowingtheexercise.Theyfoundthattheself-compassiongroupreportedgreaterfeelingsofacceptance,forgivenessandpersonalimprovement,comparedwiththecontrolgroupandtheselfesteemgroup.Inotherwords,focusingonyourbestqualitiesisnotwhathelpsyoufeelbetteraboutaregret.Rather,beingcompassionatetowardyourselfiswhatmaymakeadifference,theresearchersfound.It’spossiblethatpeoplewhopracticeself-compassionareabletoconfronttheirregretsandseewhatwentwrong,sotheycanmakeabetterchoiceinthefuture,ZhangtoldLiveScience.Self-compassionpushespeopletoaccepttheirregretinsteadofrunningawayfromit.Theresearchersusedanexampleofthisfromapreviousstudyonbreastcancerpatientswhowereaskedtotrythinkingabouttheirtreatmentinapositivelightbeforeitbegan.Thewomenwhodidsoreportedgreaterfeelingsofpersonalgrowthlateron.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“confront”inParagraph7mean?A．HandleB．Forget.C．IgnoreD．Show.2、Whatwerethestudentsintheself-esteemgroupaskedtodo?A．Thinkofawayout.B．Writeabouttheirregrets.C．Recordtheirfavoritehobbies.D．Treattheirregretsinpositiveways.3、Whyweretheparticipantsaskedabouttheirgoodqualities?A．Tocoveruptheirregrets.B．Toseeiftheyhaveweaknesses.C．Toseeiftheyhaveselfcompassion.D．Tohelpthemfeelbetterabouttheirregrets.4、Whatwastheaimofmentioningtheresearchers’studyonbreastcancerpatients?A．Toshowthemethodoftheresearch.B．Toshowthevalueoftheacceptance.C．Toshowthetruthofpeople’sfeeling.D．Toshowthedifficultyoftheresearch.22．（8分）ThesearchengineGooglecelebratedonThursdaythe110thbirthdayofthefirstNativeAmericanwomanengineer.GooglehonoredMaryRosswithaspecialGoogleDoodleonitshomepage.RosswasbornonAugust9，1908，inthestateofOklahoma.Shewasthegreat-granddaughterofJohnRoss，thelongest—servingchiefoftheCherokeeNation.Herworkisconsideredimportanttotheearlystagesoftheageofspacetravel.Rossshowedspecialabilitiesinmathandsciencefromanearlyage.Asastudent，shedevelopedaninterestinaviation，orthepracticeofflyingaircraft.Shewentontoearnamaster’sdegreeinmathematicsfromColoradoStateTeachersCollege，nowcalledtheUniversityofNorthernColorado.DuringWorldWarII，RossbeganworkingfortheLockheedAircraftCorporationasamathematician.SheearnedaspecialcertificationinthefieldfromtheUniversityofCaliforniain1949.RosswaslaterchosentojoinLockheed’stop—secretSkunkWorksteamthatworkedonaircraftdesigns.Thenamereferstoagroupthatispermittedtoworkindependentlyonadvancedprojects.Shewastheonlyfemaleengineeramongtheteam’s40members.Earlyon，sheresearcheddefensesystems.Bythelate1950s，herworkcenteredonsatellitesandaseriesofspacerocketscalledAgenda.Therocketswereextremelyimportantinthe1960sduringtheApollomoonprogram.Rossalsohelpeddevelopearlydesignideasforspacetravelbetweenplanets，includingflybyspaceflightstostudyVenusandMars.RossretiredfromLockheedin1973.ButshecontinuedtogivetalksathighschoolsandcollegestoencouragemorewomenandNativeAmericanstostudyengineering.Shediedin2008，afewmonthsbeforeher100thbirthday.ManycelebratedRoss’lifeonsocialmedia.TwitteruserAaronPerez，forexample，wrote:“MaryRosswasanengineerwhopioneeredinthefieldofsatellites.Ineverwouldhaveknownifitwasn’tforthedoodle.Womenengineersdeservemorerecognition.”1、WhydidGooglecelebrateMaryRoss’110thbirthday?A．Sheinventedanewflyingaircraft.B．Shehadbeenagreatdesignerever.C．Shecontributedalottospacetravel.D．Shegotamaster’sdegreeinmathematics.2、WhatdidMaryRossdointhemiddleof20thcentury?A．SheworkedonAgenda.B．Shegavetalksathighschools.C．Shehelpedwomenstudyengineering.D．SheplannedtheApollomoonprogram.3、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMaryRoss?A．Caringandcautious. B．Talentedandcreative.C．Generousandpatient. D．Courageousandoptimistic.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Socialmediaisverypopularintheworld.B．EveryTwitteruserthinkshighlyofMaryRoss.C．Moreattentionshouldbepaidtowomenengineers.D．Manhasmadegreaterprogressinspacetechnology.23．（8分）Asparents,wewantourchildrentoreachtheirfullacademicpotential.Wereadtothem,encouragetheirspecialtalents,andsupportthemwhentheyhaveproblems.Iftheychoosetoparticipateinmusicorsports,wealsohelpthemreachtheirpotentialinthoseareas.Theseareallgoodgoals.Thereis,however,anevenmoreimportantgoal.Itisagoalmoredifficultthanexcellenceinarithmeticorsoccerortheviolin.Parentsareresponsibleforprovidingtheirchildrenwithamoralcompass.Theyneedtonurtureandtreasuregoodnessintheirchildren.Everychildhasthecapacitytobecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.Tofulfillthiscapacity,childrenneedtheguidanceandsupportofparentsandotheradults.Raisinggood,moralchildrenisthemostimportantjobwewillhave.Whatisagood,decenthumanbeing?Whilewemaydifferonsomedetails,mostwouldagreethatrespectforothers,kindnessandcaring,honestyandhonor,andareverence(尊重)forlifearekey.Good,decenthumanbeingsarepeoplewithafirmsenseofdirectionandpurpose—amoralcompass—toguidetheirlives.Childrenneedourhelptodevelopthesecharacteristicsandvalues.Whilemostpeopletrytoactwithhonorandkindness,doingsoconsistentlyisdifficultandrequireslifelongeffort.Goodnessisnoteasyforanadultanditisevenmoredifficultforachild.Theydonothavetheknowledge,experiences,orcognitiveskillstounderstandtheimpactandconsequencesoftheiractions.Reinforcementissometimesanefficientapproachtobuildingpositivebehavior.Thechildbehavesinadesiredwayandtheparentsprovidereinforcement.Thebehaviorthentypicallyincreasesinfrequency.Thisapproachworksforteaching“Please”and“Thankyou”.Thenewbehaviorismaintained,becauseithelpsthechildgetalongintheworld.Loving,everydayinteractionsarethebeginningofraisingmoralchildren.Thechildwhofallsandreceivesadultconcernlearnshowtotreatotherskindlywhentheystumble(绊倒).Thechildwhomakesamistakeandisencouragedtotryagainlearnshowtosupportothers.Whenparentsintercede(调解)graciouslyfortheirchild,thechildcanseethebasisforfriendship.Whenwetreatchildrenwithrespectandcare,weprovideapositivemodelofhowtobehave.Theseearlyexperiencesestablishpatternsfortheirtreatmentofothers.1、Whatareadultssupposedtodotomakechildrenbecomegood,decenthumanbeings?A．Toencouragetheirchildrentolearnmoreaboutsportsormusic.B．Tohelptheirchildrentodeveloptheirspecialtalents.C．Tosupporttheirchildrenwhentheyhaveproblems.D．Toreinforcepositivebehaviorthrougheverydayinteraction2、Whyisitdifficultforachildtoactwithhonorandkindness?A．Becauseitisdifficultforadultstodoso.B．Becauseachildisnotmatureenoughtodoso.C．Becauseachilddoesnotunderstandtheabstractconceptof“goodness”.D．Becauseachilddoesnothaveamodeltofollow.3、Theauthortalksaboutteaching“Please”and“Thankyou”todemonstratethat________.A．saying“Please”and“Thankyou”isagoodhabitB．politenessisthenatureofamoralcompassC．politenesshelpsthechildgetalongintheworldD．reinforcementisanefficientapproachtobuildingpositivebehavior4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A．Everychildwithoutexceptionwillbecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.B．There’sauniversallyacceptedcriterionfor“agood,decenthumanbeing”.C．Themorereinforcement,themorethechildbehavesinapositiveway.D．Thechildwithasingleparentwillnotbecomeagood,decenthumanbeing.5、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Toemphasizetheimportanceofadults’concernwhenachildfalls.B．Toshowhowtoguidechildrentodevelopfriendship.C．Toexplainwhyadultsshouldtreatchildrenwithrespectandcare.D．Toshowhowloveandeverydayinteractionsworkinmoldingamoralchild.24．（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(尖顶）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)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-famouscastle25．（10分）Ireadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconcept.Theideaissimple,butrevolutionary(革命性的):combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidents(住户)eatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,paintingandgardening.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingstoriestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandahug.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelations,andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame:increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyinter-generational(代际的)programsaregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulactionsallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother.OnesuccessfulschemeinLondonpairsyoungvolunteerswitholdpeoplewhoarelosingtheirsight.Theyoungpeoplehelpwithpracticalthingssuchaswritingletters,readingbankstatementsandhelpingwithshopping,andtheolderpeoplecanpassontheirknowledgeandexperiencetotheiryoungvisitors.Forexample,aretiredjudgemaybepairedwithateenagerwhowantstostudylaw.Butitisn’tonlytheindividualsconcernedwhogainfrominter-generationalactivities.Theadvantagestosocietyarehugetoo.Ifolderpeoplecanunderstandandaccepttheyouthoftoday,therewillbelessconflictinacommunity.Andwecanusethestrengthsofonegenerationtohelpanother.Thenperhapsgettingoldwon’tbesosadafterall.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthenewspaperarticleheread?A．Toargueforanewconcept.B．Toshowhisinterestinthetopic.C．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.D．Todrawourattentiontoasocialproblem.2、Whatisthepurposeoftheinter-generationalprograms?A．Toprovideagoodjobopportunityfortheyoung.B．Tobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether.C．Toteachtheyoungtorespecttheold.D．Toasktheoldtocarefortheyoung.3、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thereasonswhyinter-generationalprogramsenjoypopularityintheworld.B．Theinter-generationalprograms’benefitstoindividuals.C．Theinter-generationalprogramsallovertheworld.D．Theexamplesofinter-generationalactivities.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Buildingbridgesfortheoldandtheyoung.B．Anewconceptincaringfortheoldisborn.C．Offeringawarmhomefortheyoung.D．Beingoldisnomoresad.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）MaryandherhusbandDimitri1inthesmallvillageofPerachorainsouthernGreece.OneofMary’sprizepossessionswasalittlewhite2whichherhusbandhadgivenher.Shekeptit3toatreeinafieldduringthedayandwenttofetchitevery4.Oneevening,however,thelamb5.Theropehadbeencut,soitwasobviousthatthelambhadbeen6.WhenDimitricameinfromthefields,hiswifetoldhimwhathadhappened.Dimitriatonce7tofindthethief.Heknewitwouldnotbe8,insuchasmallvillage.Aftertellingseveralofhisfriendsaboutthe9,Dimitrifoundoutthathisneighbour,Aleko,had10acquiredanewlamb.DimitriimmediatelywenttoAleko’shouseandangrily11himofstealingthelamb.Hetoldhimhehadbetter12itorhewouldcallthepolice.Alekodidn’t13takingitandledDimitriintohisbackyard.Itwastruethathehadjustboughtalamb,he14,buthislambwasblack.15ofhavingactedsorudely,Dimitri16toAlekoforhavingaccusedhim.WhiletheyweretalkingitbegantorainandDimitristayedinAleko’shouse17therainstopped.Whenhewentoutsidehalfanhourlater,hewas18tofindthatthelittleblacklambwasalmost19.Itswool,whichhadbeendyedblack,hadbeen20cleanbytherain!1、A．traveledB．arrivedC．livedD．worked2、A．lambB．dogC．cowD．horse3、A．attachedB．addedC．tiedD．applied4、A．dayB．hourC．weekD．evening5、A．wasrunningB．wasmissingC．removedD．lost6、A．killedB．soldC．stolenD．disappeared7、A．putoutB．cameoutC．madeoutD．setout8、A．difficultB．formalC．trueD．false9、A．villageB．peopleC．theftD．story10、A．suddenlyB．againC．alreadyD．then11、A．blamedB．arguedC．accusedD．charged12、A．returnB．refuseC．handD．find13、A．admitB．insistC．allowD．enjoy14、A．toldB．explainedC．sighedD．talked15、A．ConvincedB．InformedC．AshamedD．Robbed16、A．acknowledgedB．admiredC．advocatedD．apologized17、A．beforeB．untilC．afterD．when18、A．excitedB．sadC．astonishedD．disappointed19、A．blackB．colourfulC．greyD．white20、A．washedB．transformedC．turnedD．dashed第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Tim:Jeff,doyoupreferworkinginagrouporworkingalone?Jeff:I’mgoodat1．(work)bymyselfbecauseifIamdoingsomethingIlike,Icangetit2．(do)quickly.3．,ifIamworkingwithateamwherepeopleallwanttodoagoodjob,Ithink4．teamisfun.Tim:Doyoupreferworkingwearingauniformorputtingwhateveryouwant?Jeff:Ithink5．youwearauniform,sometimesyougetrespect.Tim:So,howaboutaworkingschedule?Wouldyoupreferasettimejob?Jeff:No.Ithink6．isdifficulttodoasettimejob.Lastyear,I7．(produce)furnitureinafactory.Everymorning,Ihadtogetupatsix.WhenIgothome8．work,itwasalmosteight.Tim:You9．beverytired.Bytheway,doyoupreferbeingpaidbythehourordoyouprefersalary?Jeff:Ithinksalarymaybea10．(good)waytogothanbeingpaidbythehour.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。WhenIwasyoung,Iwanttobeagreathero、Butwithtimegoesby,thingshavechanged、NowI’vedecidedtobecomeadoctorwhichcanhelpsavepeople’slives、Thisjobishelpfullyandworthdoing、Andhowtomakeitcometrue?Iknowitisreallybigchallenge、Iwillworkhardandgoalloutforit、FromnowonIwillspendonmoretimelearningmylessons,sothatIcangotoyouridealuniversity、OnthesametimeIamgoingtoreadmanybooksonmedicines、IbelieveIwillachievemydream、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的笔友Peter听说高考即将来临，想了解一下你们如何备战高考，请你回一封邮件，说明相关情况，内容包括：1.想方设法掌握知识；2.保持精力充沛……注意：1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,Iammorethandelightedtohearfromyou._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply!YoursLiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、A4、D5、D6、C7、B8、B9、D10、B11、D12、C13、D14、C15、B16、D17、A18、B19、B20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、A2、D3、D4、B22、1、C2、A3、B4、C23、1、D2、B3、D4、C5、D24、Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswish1:0talk．Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew．Someofthemarecontent．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenew,playsorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel．Attheendofaneveningduringwhich