2023-2024学年吉林省吉林地区普通高中友好学校联合体高三最后一模英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年吉林省吉林地区普通高中友好学校联合体高三最后一模英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly2．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot3．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after4．Thesurveyshowsthatspeedatleast30percentofroadtrafficanddeaths.A．contributestoB．resultsfromC．liesinD．relieson5．Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．adjust D．transfer6．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which7．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded8．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive­storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it9．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will10．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother11．Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout12．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince13．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．any14．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom15．Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe16．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t17．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime18．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went19．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the20．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise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）Whatiserosion(腐蚀)?Erosionissimplywhensoilistransportedontheearth'ssurfacefromonelocationtoanotherbyanaturalcause.Thisiseasytoimagine.Pictureasandcastleonabeach.Thissandcastleisparticularlybeautiful,theworkofawholelong,hotsummerafternoon.Ithasthreetowers,withagreatwallrunningallaround.Smallsquarehousessitinanopenareainthecenter.FromthetallesttowerfliesaPop-sicle-wrapperflagfromasmalltwigflagpole.Itsbuildersitsback,proudlyadmiringherwork.Butitislate,andthetideiscomingin,bringingthewatercloser.Finally,thecastleishitwithagiantwave.Asitpullsout,thebuilderseesthereisnothingleftbutbitsofthetowersandasmallbrokentwig.Wherehasthesandgone?Notveryfar,really.It’smovingaroundthewaterthatwillwashbackandforthacrossthebeachallday.It’sspreadaroundthebeachnexttothecastle.However,tooureyes,ithasdisappeared.Thisisalsothewaywitherosion.Partsoftheearthseemtodisappearbuthavereallyjustbeenmovedaround.Acommonexampleofwaterchangingthelandscapeissinkholes.Sinkholesareformedwhenundergroundwaterwearsawaythedirtandrockthatsurroundsit.Eventually,theholeunderneaththegroundissobig,andtheearthaboveitsothinthatthesurfacecollapsesintothehole,takingwithitanythingunluckyenoughtobeonthesurfaceatthetime.Sinkholesoccurnaturallyandhavebeenaroundaverylongtime.Today,though,manysinkholesarecausedbytheactionofhumanbeings.Infact,today,humanbeingsareoneofthethingshelpingtospeeduperosionoftheearth.Scientistsbelievethatbypumpingwaterfromunderground,movingsanddunesandothernaturally-occurringanti-erosionmeasures,humanshaveallowederosionoftheearthtospeedupbyasmuchas40times.Thismeansthatbeachesaroundtheworldaredisappearing,moresinkholesareopeningup,andfarmlandisrapidlybecomingdesert.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofdescribingasandcastleinParagraph2?A．Toshowthedestructiveforceofnature.B．Torecallhishappychildhood.C．Tocatchthereader’sattention.D．Toexplainwhaterosionis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhepassage?A．Thehole.B．Theground.C．Theearth.D．Thesurface.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyouinfermayNOTbethecauseofsink-holes?A．Alotofhigh-riseshavebeenbuilt.B．Peoplepumpwaterfromunderground.C．Toomanymineshavebeenopenedup.D．Undergroundwatertakesawaydirtandrockaroundit.4、Basedonthepassage,whatismostlikelytobeoneresultoferosion?A．Desertificationwillspeedup.B．Sinkholeswillbeeverywhere.C．Manyplantspecieswilldisappear.D．Earthquakeswillhappenmoreoften.22．（8分）AnoticeatIKEAShanghaihasbeensharedwidelyamongnetizensonChinesesocialmedia.Itstatesthatthestorescafeterianowrequirescustomerstoorderfoodbeforesittingdownincafeteriaseats.Thepolicyisinresponsetoanelderlyblinddatinggroupthatoccupiesseatsforalongtime,consumingonlytheirownfoodbroughtfromhome.DoyousupportIKEA’snewregulation?ChinaDailyreaderssharetheiropinionswithus.LeeXin(China)Theelderlyareharmless.Theyarelonelyandareprobablyhopingtofindsomecompanyagain.Ifanything,thestoreshouldatleastsympathizewiththeseoldpeople.Mbursian(US)Thisismoreforsocializingthanforromance.Ireallydon’tthinkahomefurnishingstoreisagooddatingplaceforseniors.IKEAcouldalsopostareasonabletimelimitpervisitduringpeakhours.Orinsteadoftablesandchairs,theycouldusethosestandingtablesandgetridofthechairsaltogether.AtleastIKEA’scafeteriaisn’toccupiedbythedancinggranniesandtheirportablePAsystems(音响).SEARU(Australia)Romanceisthemostimportantthingwhileeatingisnotthatimportant!Soanoblemanalwaysleavesmorespaceforseniors’loveaffairs!Mr.Qiu(Shanghai,China65yearsold)WehavebeentofastfoodoutletslikeMcDonalds,buttherearebarelyanypeersthere.Wefeellikealienssurroundedbyyoungsters.IfthereisanotherplaceinShanghaiwhereelderlypeoplecangather,wearemorethanreadytopaytwiceasmuchandtravelfurther.TedM(UK)Romancecanariseinmanyplaces,evenIKEA．However,thisdebatearoseasaresultofmanypeopletakingadvantageofIKEA’sgenerousdrinkoffersandgoingtheretomeetandstaywithfriendswithoutbuyinganything.IKEAisashop;itexiststoprovideaserviceforareasonableprofit.Itisnotapublicpark.Michel(NewZealand)Toeveryoneromanticizingthis,pleasealsoconsiderthatthestorehasanimagetoupholdwhileprotectingtheinterestsofotherpayingcustomers.Itisuglytotakeupseatsforsuchlongdurationswhileyoumakeotherswait.1、Howmanypeopleareinsupportofthisnewregulation?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.2、Whatisthemajorcauseofthisnewregulation?A．Seniorblinddatesinfluencingtheirbusiness.B．IKEAhaszerotoleranceforromanticbehavior.C．Thestrongreactionofnetizensonsocialmedia.D．Oldpeopleeatingtheirownfoodtosavemoney.3、Peoplewhoareagainstthenewregulationwillprobablyagreethat.A．seniors’loveaffairscancontributetothestore’simageB．IKEAistheonlyplacewhereseniorscanfindtheirpeersC．thesocietyisbeingtoojudgmentalandlacksunderstandingD．IKEAshouldnotreserveaspecialareafortheoldpeopletodate23．（8分）StephenEdwinKing,oneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,hasinkednumerousnovels.Heoncereceivedthe‘NationalMedaloftheArts’fromtheUSPresidentBarackObamaandwascalled“oneofthemostpopularandproductivewritersofourtime”Hiscarrierasanovelistbeganwiththecreationof‘Carrie’.Atthattimehewasateacherandduringthesummervacationhedidpart-timeworktoearnalittlemoneytomakehisendsmeet.However,thepublicationof‘Carrie’wasamilestoneinhislifeanditalsohelpedtobetterhisstandardofliving.Hisbooksearnedhimfameandmoneyandnotbeingabletodealwiththesuddensuccessthatheturnedtoalcohol.Hisbook‘Cujo’waswrittenaroundthattimeandaccordingtohim,hedoesnotrememberhavingwrittenit.ThecharacterofJackTorranceinthenovel‘TheShining’isareflectionofKinghimself,butafterhisfamilytooktoquestioninghimabouthisdrinkinghabits,hequitandneverwentbacktoit.Hisbook‘Rage’wasaboutaschoolshooterandhisviolentdoings,whichtheauthorwroteunderthepennameRichardBachman.Yearslater,someschoolkidsdidsuchhorriblecrimeandsaidtheyhadreadthebook‘Rage’.Forthegreatergoodofthesociety,theauthorsuggestedthebooknotbeprintedanylonger.AllknowshimasanauthorbutveryfewknowthatKing,togetherwithcontemporarywritersMitchAlbom,AmyTanandcartoonistMattGroeningformstheband‘RockBottomRemainders’andtheyevenperformonceinawhile.Thoughcreatinghorrorstories,Kingoftenskips13asitpetrifieshim.Inaninterviewhesaid,“WhenI’mwriting,I’llneverstopworkifthepagenumberis13oramultipleof13;I’lljustkeepontypingtillIgettoasafenumber.”1、WhichbookhadagreateffectonKing’slife?A．CarrieB．CujoC．TheShiningD．OnWriting:AMemoiroftheCraft2、Theunderlinedword“petrifies”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.A．hatesB．excitesC．frightensD．comforts3、WhatcanweknowaboutKing?A．Heisaddictedtoalcohol.B．Hehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.C．Heisalsofamousforhismusictalent.D．Hedoespart-timejobstoexperiencelife.24．（8分）WhenyoutravelinSouthAmerica,you'dbetterpayattentiontothefollowingthreekindsofdangerousSouthAmericananimals.Piranhas(水虎鱼）Althoughonlyasmallnumberofpiranhasareconsideredtobedangeroustohumans,thered-belliedpiranhaisdefinitelyoneofthose.Evidencehasshownthatalargegroupofpiranhascanabsolutelyeataherdoflargeanimalscrossingtheriver,leavingonlybones.ThisfishlivesinthefreshwaterstreamsofSouthAmerica,andtheycansmellthebloodfromfarawayandlaunchattacksswiftly.Itissaidthattheyareonlydangeroustohumansifthewatervolumesarelessandlower.Anacondas(水蟒）ThisSouthAmericanmonsterofacreatureoftenappearsinthefilmsoryournightmares!Theyhaveweighedover230kilograms.Itisoftenconsideredtobethebiggestsnakeintheworld.Youcertainlydon’twanttogetcaughtalonewiththissnakeduetoitsmethodofattackingandkillingitsvictim.Itisindeedaremarkablydifferentbrandofsnaketypeasitregularlycoils(缠绕)aroundalloveritstarget,increasingthepressureuntileventuallyitsvictimdies.Itsjawsarepoweredbylargemusclesthatproduceenoughpowerforitsover100sharpteethtopassthroughthethickskinofancrocodile.Theydon'thavepoison.Sometimestheyprefertocamouflagethemselvessotheylookliketheirsurroundingsandswiftlydrawbackwhenhumansarenear.GoldenPoisonousFrogsThegoldenpoisonfrommightbethemost-deadlyoftheSouthAmericananimals,whichisprotectedbymeansofpoison.Thisverysmallfrog,lessthan55mminlength,packsenoughpunch(效力）totakedownofAfricanbullelephants.Thisapparentlyharmlessfroghasalwaysbeenknowntohavekilledpeoplewhohavetoucheditdirectly.It’salsobeennotedthatchickenanddogshavediedbyconnectingthingsonwhichagoldenpoisonfroghadwandered!Inintensecolors,theynormallylookattractivetotheirtargets.1、（小题1）Whatcanwelearnaboutpiranhasfromthepassage?A．Piranhasarethemostdangerousanimals.B．Piranhasliketoliveinthedeepseabed.C．PiranhasmayattackhumanbeingswhenthewaterlevelislowD．Piranhasonlyattackhumanbeingswhentheycrosstheriveringroups2、（小题2）Howdoesananacondakillitsvictimaccordingtothepassage?A．Itoftenusesitspoisontokillitsvictim.B．Itoftenusesitsstrengthtokillitsvictim.C．Itkillsitsvictimmainlyusingitspowerfulteeth.D．Itkillsitsvictimwiththehelpofothersnakes.3、（小题3）Theunderlinedword“camouflage”inParagraph3means“”.A．hideitselfbyappearinglikethesurroundingsB．terrifyandcapturetheenemybymakingmuchnoiseC．movearoundtosearchfordeliciousfoodD．giveoffharmfulgastokillthetargets4、（小题4）ChickenanddogsarementionedinParagraph4toshowthat.A．noanimalscansurvivethepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogB．theyliketowanderalongthepathofthegoldenpoisonfrogC．thegoldenpoisonfroglikeseatingthemmostD．thepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogisdeadly25．（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-famouscastle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）ItwasaverycoldFriday.WhenIobservedthe1fallingontomycar,IreallybegantowonderifIwasgoingto2itonlime.OfcourseImust,becauseIhaveno3.Abouttwoweeksago,whatmy4EllenbadtalkedaboutwasherChristmasconcerttobeheldinherschoolandsomerumorsaboutit.“Mom,Rachelwas5tosingalone,butshe’snot!Lindawillreplacehertodoit.”“Mom,youwon’tbelieveit,6Lexie’swholefamilyiscomingtotheconcert,evenfromanother7!”MakingalongwayoutofstatetoseethirdgraderssingChristmascarobseemedtobeaprettybigdeal(待遇)forher.WhenIsatintraffic,Ithoughtaboutalltheschool8Ihadattendedalone.Ellennevermentionedit,butIwonder9shefellaboutmebeingtheonlyonewhoevercametoherevents.Myownfamilylivedoutoftown,andherfatherandhisfamily10quitesucceededinfillingthosethingsintotheirschedules.I11ifitbotheredher.Ateighto’clockthe12wasscheduledtobegin.Withonlyafewminutesto13,Ifoundmyselfrunning:first,thoughthesnow-driftedparkinglot,thenthroughtheschoolpassage.Ienteredthe14hallandfoundavacantsealnearthefront.Fromherplaceonstage,Ellensawme15forthechair,andshesmiled.1was16enoughtoheartheloudconversationofthechildrenonstage.“Look,Ellen,thereismyuncleandmycousin.TheycameallthewayfromWestVirginia.Ican’tbelievemywholefamilyishere!”Ellen17atLexieandsaid,“Mywholefamilyishere,too!Look,theresheis!”Ellengavemeabigsmile.Ismilebackather,neveronce18themeltingsnowdrippingoffmyhead.It19occurredtomethatwhilewetriedloteachourchildrenallabout20，theyactuallytaughtuswhatlifewasallabout.1、A．snowB．rainC．leavesD．dust2、A．doB．seeC．makeD．appreciate3、A．ideaB．choiceC．chanceD．time4、A．nieceB．nephewC．sonD．daughter5、A．supposedB．remindedC．forcedD．persuaded6、A．soB．butC．orD．and7、A．slateB．countryC．townD．city8、A．meetingsB．exercisesC．eventsD．exams9、A．whichB．whatC．howD．when10、A．alwaysB．neverC．occasionallyD．regularly11、A．hesitatedB．ignoredC．imaginedD．wondered12、A．concertB．classC．partyD．competition13、A．startB．useC．remainD．spare14、A．hugeB．emptyC．crowdedD．special15、A．walkB．runC．wanderD．head16、A．happyB．eagerC．preparedD．close17、A．glaredB．smiledC．glancedD．laughed18、A．consideringB．stoppingC．noticingD．getting19、A．suddenlyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．secretly20、A．loveB．musicC．schoolD．life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）ChinareachedamilestoneinspaceexplorationonJanuary3,2019.Chang’e-41．(successful)landedonthefarsideofthemoon’ssurface.Thisisthefirsttimeinhistory2．anycountryhasperformedasoftlandingonthebackofthemoon.ItisalsoahugewinforChinesescientistswhohavebeenplanningoutthisworkfor3．(year).Shortlyafterthelander’sarrival,itsentbackaphotooftheYuturover(月球车)4．(roll)slowlyacrossthemoon’sdustysurface.As5．(expect),thelanderwillconductanumberofchallengingtasks.Itwillobservethelow-gravityenvironmentandexplore6．thereiswaterorotherresources.Later,soilsamples7．(collect)andreturnedtotheearth.Scientistsbelievethatthebackofthemoonis8．(ancient)thanthefront,sothesoilageisvaluableforstudyingtheearlyhistoryofthemoon.Sincethefarsideofthemoonisquietandfree9．electromagneticinterference(干扰)fromtheearth,it’saperfectplacetoresearchthespaceenvironment.Everything10．(appear)tobeworkingsmoothly,andwecanexpectplentyofmoonnewsoutofChinainthenearfuture.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）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同的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Ʌ)，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。Thenewschoolyearisaroundcorner,soIneedtobuysomethingtomychildrenandmyself、Therefore,yesterday'safternoonItookthemtoashoestoretobuyingsomenewshoes、Myyoungestkidswantedapairofsportsshoesandthusweboughtonepair、Myoldersonneededapairofcasualshoesforschool、andwewerefoundsomeonsale、Thefirstpairwhichhetriedonwasalittlesmall、soheputonotherpair、andtheyfittedhimperfectly、Mydaughterwantedbeautydressshoesandshegotsomehighheels、Imyselfboughtsomebootsbecausemyoldoneswerewearingout、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）某学校附近拟兴建一座化工厂。请你以该校学生的名义，根据下表内容写一篇短文，陈述反对兴建此化工厂的理由。字数100左右。建厂结果反对理由为本市赚不少钱危害大于好处排放大量污水严重污染饮用水排放有毒气体造成空气污染占用大片土地侵占学生们游戏、玩耍的场所______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、A5、C6、B7、B8、B9、C10、C11、B12、B13、A14、B15、B16、A17、C18、B19、D20、B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、D2、D3、A4、A22、1、B2、A3、C23、1、A2、C3、B24、1、2．C3、4．B【小题3】【小题3】A【小题4】【小题4】D25、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．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasac