高三英语模拟考试2021年

高三英语模拟考试

本试题分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷1至14页，

第II卷15至16页。全卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。

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第I卷（三部分，共115分）

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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的

答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答

有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.15C.£9.18.

答案是B。

1.Whatkindofpersonistheman?

A.Heisfriendly.

B.Heishonest.

C.Heisfunny.

2.Whatwassaidshoutthewoman'ssister?

A.Shedidn'tgotoschooI.

B.shehadanaccident.

C.Shewasbadlyhurt.

3.Whatisthemandoingattheairport?

A.Answeringapassenger'squestion.

B.LeavingforNewYorkCity.

C.Waitingforhissister.

4.Whatdidthewomanasktheman?

A.Whetherhecouldletherusehisoffice.

B.Whetherhehadtoworkontheweekend.

C.Whetherhecouldhelpherwithherproject.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hisbrotheriscomingtocelebratehisbirthday.

B.Hisbrotherwillgivehimabirthdaypresent.

C.Hisbrotherneverforgetshisownbirthday.

第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C

三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时

间阅读各个小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Readingapopularsciencebook.

B.Makingcommentsonanovel.

C.Watchingapopularsciencefilm.

7.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofpopularsciencefiIms?

A.Theyaredull.

B.Theyareokay.

C.Theyareinteresting.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthedaughter?

A.ShewenttotheStudents'Unionlastnight.

B.Shestayedwithherboyfriendlastnight.

C.Shecamebackhomelatelastnight.

9.Whatisthefather'sworryabouthisdaughter?

A.Shemighthavebeentoawildparty.

B.Shemighthavebeenoutwithasinger.

C.Shemighthavebeentoapoliticalmeeting.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhatisthewomanNOTsatisfiedwith?

A.Thepostoffice.

B.Theman'sanswer.

C.ThequaIityoftheservice.

11.Howdoesthemanrespondtothewoman'sproblem?

A.Warmly.

B.Politely.

C.Nervously.

12.Whatdidthemanoffertodo?

A.Provideanewradio.

B.Correcttheaddress.

C.Repairtheradio.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherpresentjob?

A.ItischaiIenging.

B.Itispromising.

C.Itisboring.

14.Whichofthefollowingisrequiredforthejobinthepaper?

A.Adegreeandanactivemind.

B.WorkexperienceinGermanyandFrance.

C.Alivelycharacterandaninterestintraveling.

15.Whatdidthewomandecidetodonext?

A.Visittheagency.

B.Applyforthejob.

C.Staywithhercompany.

16.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'sdecision?

A.Itiswise.

B.Itiscrazy.

C.Itissurprising.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthemainpurposeofthespeech?

A.TotelIthestudentshowtoco11ectrubbish.

B.Tocomparedifferentrecyclingprograms.

C.Toencouragethestudentstojoininarecyclingprogram.

18.Accordingtotheprogram,whereshouldplasticbagsbeput?

A.Intowhitecans.

B.Intobluecans.

C.Intopinkcans.

19.Accordingtothespeaker,whyaremanyrecyclingprogramsNOTsuccessful?

A.Becausemostrecyclingrulesarenotclear.

B.BecausemostcolIectingtasksaretoodifficult.

C.Becausemostpeopleareunwi11ingtosortrubbish.

20.Whatisthejobforthevolunteers?

A.Tosortthecollectedrubbishandthendeliverit.

B.TocolIectthesortedrubbishandthendeliverit.

C.Toco11ectthesortedrubbishandthenrecycleit.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节；语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项

:仝平

例：ItisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachiIdheorshe

wants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是Bo

21.Tomakemembersofateamperformbetter,thetrainerfirstofall

hastoknowtheirandweaknesses.

A.strengthsB.benefitsC.techniquesD.values

22.Oneofthebestwaysforpeopletokeepfitistohealthyeating

habits.

A.growB.developC.increaseD.raise

23.Theonhisfacetoldmethathewasangry.

A.impressionB.sightC.appearanceD.expression

24.Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferenttothestudyof

mathematics.

A.approachesB.meansC.methodsD.ways

25.It'saIready10o'cIock.Iwonderhowitthatshewastwo

hoursIateonsuchashorttrip.

A.cameoverB.cameoutC.cameaboutD.cameup

26.ThebuiIdingaroundthecornercaughtfireIastnight.ThepoIiceare

nowthematter.

A.seeingthroughB.workingoutC.lookinginto

D.watchingover

27.AsIgrewupinasmalItownatthefootofamountain,thevisittothe

vi11age____

scenesofmychiIdhood.

A.calledupB.calledforC.calledonD.calledin

28.Althoughthewindhas,therainremainssteady,soyoustillneed

araincoat.

A.turnedupB.gonebackC.dieddownD.blownout

29.-Iwaswonderingifwecouldgoskiingontheweekend,

good.

A.SoundB.soundedC.SoundingD.Sounds

30.I'mcertainDavid'stoldyouhisbusinesstroubles.,ifsno

secretthatheowesalotofmoneytothebank.

A.HoweverB.AnywayC.ThereforeD.Though

31.fired,yourhealthcareandotherbenefitswillnotbeimmediately

cutoff.

A.WouldyoubeB.ShouIdyoubeC.Couldyoube

D.Mightyoube

32.Iwon'ttelIthestudenttheanswertothemathproblemuntiIbeon

itformorethananhour.

A.hasbeenworkingB.wi11haveworked

C.willhavebeenworkingD.hadworked

33.AIDSissaidthebiggesthealthchailengetobothmenandwomenin

thatareaoverthepastfewyears.

A.thatitisB.tobeC.thatithasbeenD.tohavebeen

34.Don'tsittherenothing.Comeandhelpmewiththistable.

A.doB.todoC.doingD.anddoing

35.-Youknowwhocameyesterday?

-YaoMing?Wehadabasketba11match.

-Hecameandwatchedthegame.

A.Youguessedit!B.Howdidyouknowthat?

C.WeiIdone!D.Thatwasgoodnews!

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

InthecityofFujisawa,Japan.IivesawomannamedAtsukoSaeki.

Whenshewasateenager,she36ofgoingtotheUnitedStates.Most

ofwhatsheknewaboutAmerican

37wasfromthetextbooksshehadread.Ihada38inmind.Daddy

watchingTVintheIivingroom.Mummy39cakesandtheirteenage

daughterofftothecinemawithherboyfriend."

Atsuko40toattendcoIIegeinCalifornia.Whenshearrived,

however,shefounditwasnother41world.**PeopIewere

struggIingwithprobIemsandoftenseemed

42,"shesaid,"Ife11veryaIone."

Oneofherhardest43wasphysicaIeducation."WepIayed

volleyball,"shesaid."Theotherstudentswere44it,butI

wasn't"

Oneafternoon,theinstructoraskedAtsukoto45thebaIItoher

teammatessotheycouIdknockit46thenet.Noproblemformost

peopIe.butitterrifiedAtsuko.Shewasafraidoflosingface47

shefaiIed.

Ayoungmanonherteam48whatshewasgoingthrough.*'He

waIkeduptomeand49,Comeon,Youcandothat."

**Youwillneverunderstandhowthosewordsof50mademe

feeI•••Fourwords：

Youcandothat.Ife11Iikecryingwithhappiness."

ShemadeitthroughthecIass.Perhapsshethankedtheyoungman；

sheisnot51.

Sixyearshavepassed.AtsukoisbackinJapan,workingas

saIescIerk.uIhave52

forgottenthewords,“shesaid.uWhenthingsarenotgoingsoweII,

Ithinkofthem."

Sheissuretheyoungmanhadnoideahowmuchhiskindness53

toher."HeprobabIydoesn'tevenrememberit,“shesaid.That

maybetheIesson.Wheneveryousay

somethingtoaperson-cruelorkind-youhavenoideahowIong

thewordswill54

she'sailthewayoverinJapan,butstillshehearsthosefour55

words：Youcandothat.

36.A.1earnedB.spokeC.dreamedD.heard

37.A.wayB.IifeC.educationD.spirit

38.A.photoB.paintingC.pictureD.drawing

39.A.bakingB.fryingC.steamingD.boiling

40.A.hopedB.arrangedC.IikedD.attempted

41.A.describedB.imaginedC.createdD.discovered

42.A.tenseB.cheerfuIC.reIaxedD.deserted

43.A.timesB.questionsC.classesD.projects

44.A.curiousaboutB.goodatC.sIowat

D.nervousabout

45.A.kickB.passC.carryD.hit

46.A.throughB.intoC.overD.past

47.A.afterB.ifC.becauseD.untiI

48.A.beIievedB.consideredC.wonderedD.sensed

49.A.warnedB.sighedC.orderedD.whispered

50.A.excitementB.encouragementC.persuasion

D.suggestion

51.A.interestedB.doubtfuIC.puzzledD.sure

52.A.neverB.aIreadyC.seldomD.almost

53.A.happenedB.appliedC.seemedD.meant

54.A.continueB.stayC.existD.Iive

55.A.mercifulB.bitterC.simpleD.easy

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Jointhethousandsofprofessionalsandinternationaltravelerswhodependon

ChanpsElysees,SchauinsLand,PuertadelSol,andAcquerelIoitaliano

tohelpthemstayintouchwiththelanguagesandculturestheylove.

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culturalIQ,theseuniqueEuropeanaudiomagazines（有声杂志）are

guaranteed（保证）togiveyouenthusiasmanddeterminationtostudythe

language-oryourmoneyback!

Eachaudio-magazineconsistsofanhour-longprogrammeonCDorDVD.You（11

hearinerviewswithwe11-knownEuropeans,passagescoveringcurrenteventsand

issuesaswe11asfeaturestoriesonthecultureyoulove.Asma11book,which

goeswithCDorDVD,containsacompIetesetofprintedmaterials,notes

（backgroundnotesincluded）averaging600wordsandexpressionstransIatedinto

English.Theresult：youbuildfluencymonthinandmonthout.

TohelpyouintegratelanguagestudyintoyourbusyIife,we'vemadeeach

audiomagazineconvenient.Workonlauguagefluencywhiledrivingtowork,

exercising,orcooking-anytimeandanywhereyouwant!

Bestofall,eachprogrammeisputtogetherbyprofessionalbroadcasters,

journalists,andeditorswhohaveastronginterestinEuropeanlanguagesand

cultures.Thatenthusiasmcomesthroughineveryedition.FromNewYorkto

LondontoSingapore,theuserstelIusnocompanyproducesabetterproduct

forlanguagelearnersata11levels.Ringformoreinformation,ororderat

www.audiomagazine.com.Weguaranteethatyouhavenothingtoloseififs

notforyou；letusknowwithin6weeksandwewi11compIeteIyreimburesyou.

56.Theaudio-magazinesinthepassageare.

A.pubIishedinEuropeanlanguages

B.readonthecomputerscreen

C.designedintheformofsma11-sizedbooks

D.broadcastontelevisionandtheradio

57.Theaudio-magazinesaremainlyfor.

A.Europeanjournalists

B.professionaltravelers

C.languagelearners

D.magazinecollectors

58.Whatismentionedasafeatureoftheaudio-magazines?

A.TheyaretranslatedintoEnglish.

B.Theyareconvenientfortheusers.

C.Theyareveryeasytoread.

D.TheyarecheapandpopuIar.

59.WhatdoestheunderIinedpart“reimburseyou"probablymean?

A.Returnthemoneyyoupaid.

B.Changetheproductyoubought.

C.Offeryouafreerepair.

D.GuaranteeyouthequaIity.

B

Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyou

wonderedifperhapsithadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?Worse,haveyouever

givenapresentandwatchedyourfriendlookasthoughshehadopenedthewrong

box?Maybesherespondedwithapolite"Why,thankyou,“butyouknewyou

hadmissedthemark.Whydopresentssometimesgowrong?Andwhatdoyourchoices

（goodandbad）reflectaboutyourpersonaIquaIities?

Choosingtherightgiftisanart,IbeIieve,Itcallsforempathy-the

abilitytoputyourselfintosomeoneelse'sheadandheart.We'rea11able

todothis；infact,we'rebornwithakindofnaturaIempathy.Afterthe

earIiestperiodofchiIdhood,however,itneedstobereinforced（力口强）-by

ourparents,teachers,friends,Whenitisn't,we'renotabletounderstand

otherpeople'sfeelingsassharply.Thiscanshowinthegiftsweselect,

andsocanmanyotheremotionaI（情感的）quaIities.

Thinkbacktothepresentsyou'vegivenoverthepastyear,thetimeandeffort

youputintoyourselection,howmuchyouspent,yourthoughtswhileyouwere

shopping,andyourfeelingswhenthereceiveropenedthepackage.Keepinmind

thatwhatyouchoosedisplays

yourinnerworld.Ofcourse,youmayexpressyourseIfdifferentIywithdifferent

friends,relatives,andotherpeopleyouknow.

WeIiveinasocietywhereexchangingpresentsisanimportantpartof

communication.Ignoringthetraditionwon'tmakeitgoaway.Ifyoureally

dislikesuchatradition,telIyourfriendsaheadoftime.

60.TheunderIinedexpression'*youhadmissedthemark"means^youhadfailed

to”.

A.makeherfeelbetter

B.keepyourfriendship

C.receiveapresentinreturn

D.gettheexpectedeffect

61.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.NaturaIempathyneedstobereinforced.

B.Emotionalchangesinfluenceone'schoiceofgifts.

C.Selectingtherightgiftisanabilitypeoplearebornwith.

D.Choosinggiftsrequiresonetounderstandthereceivers.

62.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthortellsusthat.

A.attentionshouldbepaidtothereceivers'responses

B.onelearnsfromwhathedidinthepast

C.thechoiceofgiftsreflectsone'semotionaIquaIities

D.oneshouldspendmoretimechoosinggifts

63.Thebestpossibletitleforthispassageis"".

A.WaysofChoosingGifts

B.AnImportantTradition

C.ExchangingPresents

D.MessageinaGift

C

Theyoungboysawme,orrather,hesawthecarandquicklyranuptome,

eagertoseiIhisbunches（串）ofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.Thoughheappeared

tobeabouttwelve,heseemedtohaveaIreadyknownthebitternessofIife.

“Banana300naira.Peanuts200naira."Hesaidinalowvoice.Ibargained

himdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.Whenheagreed,Ihandedhima

500nairabill.Hedidn,thavechange.SoItoldhimnottoworry.Hesaid

thanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.

When,twoweekslater,Isawtheboyagain,Iwasmoreawareofmyposition

inasocietywhereit（snotthatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbe

inschoolstandingonthecornersellingfruitintheburningsun.Myparents

hadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandthe

responsibiIityitbroughttous.

Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananas

andabagofpea­

nutsready.Iwavedthemaway,"What'sup?"Iaskedhim."I.......

Idon,thavemoneytobuybooksforschooI."Ireachedintomypocket

andhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills."WiIIthisheIp?"Iasked.

HeIookedaroundnervousIybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnaira

wasaIotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamiIyprobabIymadeabout5,000

nairaorIesseachyear."Thankyou,sir."hesaid."Thankyouvery

much!”

Whendrivinghome,IwonderedifmylittlefriendactuaIIyusedthe

moneyforschooI-

books.Whatifhe'sacheat（骗子）？AndthenIwonderedwhyIdid

it.DidIdoittomakemyseIffeeIbetter?WasIusinghim?Later,

IreaIizedthatIdidn'tknowhisnameortheIeastbitabouthim,

nordidIthinktoask.

Overthenextsixmonths,Iwasbusyworkinginanewsagency

innorthernNigeria.SometimeafterIreturned,Iwentoutforadrive.

WhenIwasabouttopuIIover,theboysuddenIyappearedbymywindow

withabigsmilereadyonhisface.

“Oh,gosh!Longtime."

“AreyouinschooInow?Iasked.

Henodded.

"That'sgood,"Isaid.AsiIencefeIIasweIookedateachother,

andthenIreaIizedwhathewanted."Here,“IheIdouta500naira

bill."Takethis."Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt.

"What'swrong?”Iasked,"Ifsagift."

Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.

Hisfaceshonewithsweat（汗水）.Hedroppedabunchofbananasand

abagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaid,"I'vebeenwaiting

togivethesetoyou.”

64.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstimpressionoftheboy?

A.Heseemedtobepoorandgreedy.

B.Heseemedtohavesufferedalot.

C.Heseemedyoungerthanhisage.

D.Heseemedgoodatbargaining.

65.Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboy,theboy

A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnuts

B.wantedtoexpresshisthanks

C.askedhimformoneyforhisschooIbooks

D.triedtotakeadvantageofhim

66.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?

A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.

B.BecausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechiIdhood.

0.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.

D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.

67.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?

A.Braveandpolite.

B.Kindandsmart.

C.Honestandthankful.

D.Shyandnervous.

D

AnenvironmentaIgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappyand

disappointedbecauseofthesaIeofbottIedwaterfromJapan.Thewater,

itangrilyarguesinpublic,hastraveled10,000“foodmiles"before

itreachesWesterncustomers."TransportingwaterhaIf-wayacrossthe

worldissureIytheextremeIystupiduseoffueIwhenthereispIenty

ofwaterintheUK."ItisaIsoworriedthatwearewastingourfueI

bybuyingprawns（对虾）fromIndonesia（7,000foodmiles）andcarrotsfrom

SouthAfrica（5,900foodmiles）.

CountingthenumberofmiIestraveIedbyaproductisastrangeway

oftryingtoteIIthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaIdamagedone

byanindustry.Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainer

shipsthatareextremeIyenergy-efficient（高能效的）.ItshouIdbe

notedthatatonofbuttertransported25miIesinatrucktoafarmers'

marketdoesnotnecessariIyuseIessfueIonitsjourneythanasimiIar

producttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea,Besides,theideaof

wfoodmiles"ignorestheamountoffueIusedintheproduction.

ItispossibIetocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrown

inBritainratherthanthosegrowninGhana；thedifferenceisthat

theBritishoneswiIIhavebeenraisedinheatedgreenhousesandthe

Ghanaianonesintheopensun.

Whattheideaof**foodmiles"doesprovide,however,isthechance

tocutoutThirdWorIdcountriesfromFirstWorIdfoodmarkets.The

numberofmilestraveIedbyourfoodshouId,asIseeit,beregarded

asasignofthesuccessoftheglobal（全球的）tradesystem,notasign

ofdamagetotheenvironment.

68.TheFoodCommissionisangrybecauseitthinksthat.

A.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproducts

B.someimportedgoodscauseenvironmentaldamage

C.growingcertainvegetablesdamagestheenvironment

D.peoplewasteenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries

69.Thephrase“foodmiles“inthepassagereferstothedistance.

A.thatafoodproducttravelstoamarket

B.thatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother

C.betweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries

D.betweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket

70.BycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhana,theauthor

triestoexplainthat

A.BritishtomatoesarehealthierthanGhanaianones

B.GhanaiantomatoestastebetterthanBritishones

C.cuttingdownfoodmilesmaynotneecesarilysavefuel

D.protectingtheenvironmentmaycostalotofmoney

71.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorismostprobably

A.asupporteroffreeglobaItrade

B.amemberoftheFoodCommission

C.asupporterofFirstWorldfoodmarkets

D.amemberofanenergydevelopmentgroup

E

SiIenceisunnaturaltoman.HebeginsIifewithacryandends

itinstiIIness.InbetweenhedoesaIIhecantomakeanoiseinthe

world,andhefearssiIencemorethanany­

thingeIse.EvenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfuI

siIence.Ifheisintro-

ducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurinthe

conversation,heregardshim-seIfasafailure,aworthIessperson,

andisfullofenvyoftheemptiest-headedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）.He

knowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethan

thebuzzingofafIy,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprove

thatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）.

Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicate

ideas；itistokeepup

thebuzzingsound.Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentquaIities

ofbuzz；thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuous

noisemadebyamosquito（蚊文）.ButatadinnerpartyonewouIdrather

beamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,fortunateIy,is

pIeasanttotheear,andsomeofitispIeasanteventothemind.He

wouIdheafooIishmanifhewaiteduntiIhehadawisethoughttotake

partinthebuzzingwithhisneighbors.

ThosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationaIopening

seemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotaIk.Very

fewhumanbeingsjoininconversa-

tioninthehopeofIearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontent

iftheyaremereIyaIlowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeopIe's

ears,thoughtheyhavenothingtoteIIthemexceptthattheyhaveseen

twoorthreenewpIaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshoteI.Atthe

endofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfuIfor

aIongtime,theyjustprovethemseIvestobesuccessfuI

conversationists.

72.Accordingtotheauthor,peopIemakeconversationto.

A.exchangeideas

B.provetheirvaIue