2025屆江蘇省無錫市第三高級中學(xué)高考考前模擬英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that2．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose3．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall4．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved5．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what6．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．a(chǎn)rbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional7．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony8．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend9．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．a(chǎn)mwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched10．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly11．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly12．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant13．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this14．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences15．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though16．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．a(chǎn)mhaving C．havehad D．had17．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit18．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends19．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable20．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）StanfordUniversityhasbegunaninvestigationfollowingclaimsthatsomeofitsstaffknewlongagoofChinesescientistHeJiankui’splanstocreatetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies.AuniversityofficialsaidareviewwasunderwayofinteractionssomefacultymembershadwithHe.whowaseducatedatStanford.SeveralprofessorsincludingHe’sformerresearchadviserhavesaidthattheykneworstronglysuspectedthatHewantedtotrygeneeditingonembryos(胚胎).TheChinesegeneticscientistpostedavideoonYouTubeinNovember2018.Heclaimedinthevideothathehadusedagene-editingtoolCrispr-Cas9tomodify(修改)aparticulargeneintwoembryosbeforetheywereplacedintheirmother’swomb(子宮).He,whoworksinalabinthesouthernChinesecityofShenzhen,saidthetwingirls,knownasLuluandNana,werebornusinganeggthatwasmodified.HefocusedonHIVinfectionpreventionbecausethefatherisHIVpositive.“Nowthefatherhasareasontolive,areasontowork,hehasapurpose,”Hesaid.Editingthegenesofembryos,whichcanchangeothergenes,isbannedinmanycountriesbecauseDNAchangesarepassedtofuturegenerationsandcouldhaveunforeseeneffectsontheentiregenepool.China’snationalhealthcommissionorderedofficialsto“seriouslyinvestigate”He’sclaims.Shenzhen’shealthandfamilyplanningcommissionsaiditwasinvestigatingthereviewprocessaroundHe’swork.ResearchinstitutionsconnectedtoHehavedistancedthemselvesfromhim.“ThisresearchworkwascarriedoutbyProfessorHeJiankuioutsideoftheschool,”saidtheSouthernUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinShenzhen.Itcalledhisresearcha“seriousviolationofacademicethics(道德)”.1、WhatdidHeJiankuiclaiminthevideopostedonYouTube?A．Hewaswrongintryinggeneeditingonembryos.B．Hepreventedthetwinsfromdevelopingcancer.C．HemodifiedageneinLuluandNana’sembryos.D．HewasinfluencedbyhisresearchadviserinStanford.2、Whyisgeneeditingofembryosbannedinmanycountries?A．TheeffectofDNAchangesonthegenepoolisunforeseeable.B．Itcausesdisabilitiestothegene-editedbabies.C．Thefuturegenerationswillrelyongeneediting.D．Itwillaffectallthehealthygenesoftheembryos.3、HowdidtheuniversityinShenzhenreacttoHe’svideoclaim?A．Itorderedinvestigationstobeconducted.B．Itcalledtheincidentabigshameforthenation.C．ItdeclarednotrelatedtoHe’sresearch.D．Itkeptadistancefromthemedia.4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheUSABansGene-editingB．WhataretheEthicsofMedicalTreatment?C．ScientistsFindtheIdeaofGene-editedBabiesCrazyD．StanfordInvestigatesLinkstoScientistinGeneEditing22．（8分）Mostofusspendalotoftimetryingtofigureoutwhatmakesus.WesearchtheInternetforpersonalityquizzes.Wethinkendlesslyoverthethingswe’vesaidordone.Wepickteams-shyoroutgoing—andthenmakeourdecisionsthroughthelabelwe’vechosen.Otherpeople,though-thatcanbealittlemoreofapuzzle.It’snotlikelythatyoucangetmuchinsight(深入了解)fromtakingapersonalityquizonsomeoneelse’sbehalf.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatallthatself-reflectionyou’vebeendoingmaybehelpfulhere—ateamofpsychologistsfoundacloselinkbetweengreaterself-awarenessandsocialintelligence.TheteamleaderBocklersaid,“Togetinsideotherpeople’sheads,thenitmaybebesttostartwithyourown.”O(jiān)verthecourseofthreemonths,Bocklerandhercolleaguescollecteddatafrom161peoplebetweentheagesof20and50astheyexperienceda“thoughtfultraining”designedtohelpthemfocusontheirinnerlives.Theparticipantswhoimprovedmostovercourseofthetrainingwerealsotheoneswhoshowedthemostgrowthinhoweasilytheycouldinferanotherperson,smentalstate,askillknownasthetheoryofmind.Bocklerbelievestheseresultsareespeciallyimportantgivenourcurrentstateofaffairs.“Manyoftheglobalchallengesthatwefacetoday—takinginrefugees(難民),overcomingbetween-groupconflicts,orleadingmoresustainable(可持續(xù)的)lives—requirethatweputourselvesintheshoesofothers,”shesaid.Still,wetendtoseekinnerconsiderationasagoalinitself,whileunderestimating(低估)thewaysitcanalsohelpusconnectmorecloselytoothers.Self-awarenessisn’tlimitedtojustus—itspreadsoutintoourrelationships,too.Takingallthosepersonalityquizzeswhenyou’reboredonyourcomputermaynotbethemosthelpfulinthatregard(就這一點而言),butbytryingtobecomemoreawareofyourownthoughts,youcanbegintoshapeyourselfintosomeonemoresympathetic(富有同情心的),moresmartandbetteratunderstandingtheworldoutsideyourhead.1、Whatisimpliedinthefirstparagraph?A．Apersonalityquizturnsoutapuzzle.B．Peopleprefertodopersonalityquizzes.C．Therearefewstrategiestounderstandothers.D．Self-awarenesshasnothingtodowithsocialintelligence.2、Whatisthetheoryofmindaccordingtothetext?A．Apatternofpersonalbehaviors.B．Asignofinnerpersonalities.C．Astandardforthementalstate.D．Askilltounderstandothers.3、WhatBocklersaidprovedthattheresultsare’.A．practicaltodealwithmodemsocialproblemsB．thesolutionstothecurrentglobalchallengesC．a(chǎn)basisforaworldwithoutanyconflictsD．therequirementsforthesustainablelivesofrefugees4、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheappreciationofothers’.A．isn’talimittoself-awarenessatallB．goeshandinhandwithself-understandingC．isourwayofbeingconnectedwithothersD．makesuscaremoreaboutourownthoughts23．（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-famouscastle24．（8分）CocoaBeach/JupiterSurfCamp—SummerSummerSurfCampiscentrallylocatedontheBestWesternseashoreinCocoaBeach&JupiteratCarlinBeachParkwithaccommodations(住宿)attheHolidayInnExpressinJunoBeach.SummerSurfCampDates:●SurfCamp-Session1May27th-30thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session2June2nd-6thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session3June9th-13thTeenWeek(Ages12-17)●SurfCamp-Session4June16th-20thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session5June23rd-27thAdultsOnly(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session6June30th-July3rdFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session7July7th-11thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session8July14th-18thWomen’sCamp(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session9July21st-25thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session10July28th-August1stAdultsOnly(18andover)*A20%discountwillbeappliedtothe4-DaySurfCampWeeks.*Parentsarealwayswelcometosignupandjointheirchildrenduringtheteenweeksurfcampsessions.SummerCampDetails:●Usecoupon(優(yōu)惠券)code:“CAMP5”atcheckouttogetthe5%discount*DailyRate:$125.00/person*SurfCampRuns:9:30am-2:30pm●Pleasenote:Wedon’tsupervise(指導(dǎo))thecampersafter2:45pm.*DirectionstoCamp:clickhereContactUs:888-672-4887info@395、Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A．Anewspaper. B．Amagazine.C．Awebsite. D．Aguidebook.1、IftheSmithswiththeir11-year-oldsonwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCamp,they’dbettergothereon________.A．June10th B．June23rdC．July29th D．July22nd2、WhoareallowedtotakepartinSession5andSession8?A．MrJohnsonandhiswife.B．Acouplewithoutchildren.C．MrBlackandhis19-year-oldson.D．MrsBlackandher21-year-olddaughter.3、IfMrandMrsBrownhavea“CAMP5”couponandwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCampfromJune30thtoJuly3rd,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$760. B．$600.C．$800. D．$950.4、Whatcanweknowfromtheform?A．Thecampersaresupervisedallday.B．AcouplecansignupandjoinintheCampbyfax.C．ParentscantakepartinSession3togetherwiththeirchildren.D．AnadultcanjoinintheSummerSurfCamponanydayinJune.25．（10分）Fearfulparentsaresayingnottosleep-overs（在別人家里過夜）,banningchildrenasoldas15fromusingpublictransportontheirownandwatchingovertheirkidslikehawks（鷹）atthelocalpark,accordingtoanewBritishstudy.Thesurveyof6,099peoplecommissionedbyLV,acharitythateducateschildrenaboutsafety,showedthatnearlyaquarterofchildrenaged15orunderwerenotallowedtosleepatafriend'shouse,60percentwereforbiddentotravelonpublictransportaloneand43percentcouldn'tgototheparkwithoutaparentorguardian（監(jiān)護人）.Itsaidmorethan60percentofmumsanddadsthinktheworldismoredangerousthanwhentheywerekids."It'sdifficultforparentstoknowwhenistherighttimetostepbackandallowchildrentoexperiencethingsontheirown,"saidonepersoninthesurvey.Incontrast,justfourpercentoftoday'sadultssaidtheywerebannedfromsleeping-overwhentheywere15oryounger,onlytwopercentwereforbiddentousepublictransport,andthesamenumbercouldn'tgooutontheirowninfamiliarsurroundings,suchastheirlocaltownorpark.“Strangerdanger”isthenumberoneworryforoverhalfofallparents(54percent),followedbybullying（欺侮）(47),mugging(46)androaddanger(34).Onaverage,childrentodaycanlookforwardtowalkingtoschoolontheirownbytheageof11,usepublictransportontheirownat12,andbabysittheirbrotherorsisterbythetimethey're14.Incontrast,parentssaytheywereallowedtowalktoschoolunaccompaniedattheageofnine,usepublictransportalonebythetimetheywere11,andbabysitabrotherorsisterbythetimeoftheir12thbirthday.Parentsknowtheyarebeingtougherontheirchildrenandoverathirdsaidtheyfeltuneasythattheirkidsdonotgetthesameopportunitiesastheydidtoexperiencefreedomasayoungster.1、Mostparentshavemorecontrolovertheirchildrenbecause_______.A．theylovetheirchildrenmorethantheirparentsdidinthepastB．theyaremoreprotectivethantheirparentswereC．theythinktheworldismoredangerousthanitwasinthepastD．theythinkchildrendon'tneedtoexperiencethingsontheirown2、Accordingtothesurvey,childrennowadays______.A．paymoreattentiontotheirsafetyB．havelessfreedomthantheirparents'generationC．growupinabetterenvironmentD．havenoabilitytoensuretheirownsafety3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Kidswantthesamefreedomastheirparents.B．Whencanchildrenhavetheirfreedom?C．Whyarechildrennotallowedtosleep-over.D．FearfulBritishparentskeepkidscloserthanever.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Mycousinisnineyearsold,alittlebitfatanddoesn'tdoreallywellatschool.Sheisheavily1,andthushasdevelopedsomeresistanceand2towardsadults,whousuallydon'tputhighhopesinher.Yesterdaywewenttoanart3together.Therewerepaintingsfromkidswithdisabilities.Mylittlegirlhasa4eye,forthepaintingsshelikedmostwerealsothebestoftheshow.Shevoluntarilyhelpedto5thechairsandtableforasharingsession,paintedbyherselfalongsidenewfriendswhileIattendedthesharing,andalso6helpedmetogetmybagfromanotherroom,7thatdoesn'thappenoftenathomeasshe'susually8toheriPad.Intheafternoon,wewenttobuybookstogether.Iboughtabookwrittenbyamom9herjourneywithherautistic(自閉的)son.Onthebusbackhome,Ibriefly10thebooktomycousin,andtomysurpriseshewas11interested.Shekeptaskingmetotellmorestoriesabouttheboyinthebookwho12withsmallthingsinlife.Evenwhenthesubjectstrayed(偏離)elsewhere,she13hearingmoreaboutthisboy.ThisisthefirsttimeI'veseenhersointerestedina14.Usuallywhenshetalkstomeshedescribeseventsatschoolandathomewithouta15focus.I'mvery16thatthelifeofa17hasfounditswayintothislittlegirl'sheart.I'mverythankfulforthe18ofbooks,forthebeautythatmycousinrevealedtome,andforthetimewehadtogether.I19thatIcankeepseeingclearlythewonderfulthingsinher,sothatwheneverthenot-so-kindworldputsher20,Icanremindherhowtrulywonderfulshehasalwaysbeen.1、A．a(chǎn)bused B．a(chǎn)dored C．challenged D．teased2、A．satisfaction B．dependence C．distrust D．a(chǎn)ppreciation3、A．exhibition B．performance C．interview D．course4、A．curious B．blind C．doubtful D．sharp5、A．donate B．rent C．a(chǎn)rrange D．distribute6、A．finally B．unwillingly C．cheerfully D．secretly7、A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．nothing D．everything8、A．a(chǎn)djusted B．glued C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．opposed9、A．beginning B．a(chǎn)dvertising C．recording D．taking;10、A．sent B．lent C．owed D．introduced11、A．nearly B．hardly C．slightly D．truly12、A．struggles B．plays C．deals D．lives13、A．insistedon B．dreamedof C．worriedabout D．objectedto14、A．painting B．journey C．topic D．title15、A．simple B．clear C．natural D．controversial16、A．touched B．discouraged C．puzzled D．disappointed17、A．relative B．stranger C．traveler D．passer-by18、A．theme B．content C．characters D．power19、A．pray B．suspect C．a(chǎn)gree D．conclude20、A．up B．down C．off D．on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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）The10thyearofonlineshoppinginChinaIn2009,3Gnetworktechnology1．(put)intocommercialuse.China’smobileInternetusersincreasedby120millioninthisyear,2．ishighlyconcernedbytheinternationalcommunity.Thenumberofonline3．(shop)wasover100million.OnNovember11，2009,Tmallkickedoff4．first“SinglesDay”shoppingfestival,the5．(big)shoppingdayoftheyear,with27brands6．(participate)inforthefirsttimeandfinalturnoverof50millionyuan.Atthesametime,Tmallenabledmorethan200countriesandregions7．(enter)the“freedeliveryarea”.Thenextdecade8．(see)anexplosionofonlineshoppinginChina.From50million9．213.5billion,the10．(constant)refresheddatareflectthereleaseofalargenumberofconsumerdemandsandthegreatpowerofdigitaleconomy.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。Challengesoflifeareofgreatimportanceinourgrow、ItremindsmemydayswhenIjoinedinthemilitarytrainingafterIenteredseniorhighschool、ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedawayfrommyhome,soIfounditdifficultlytofitin、Andthetrainingofficerwasstrictwithmyself、IoncethoughtIcouldn’tbesticktotheend、Butanyway,Imadeit、Thetrialsmadeiteasyformetoadapttomyfuturelife,butthedifficultiesIcameacrosshavenowbecomethepreciousmemoryinmylife、Inshort,learningtoregardthechallengesoflifeasasteppingstonetofuturesuccessandmakethebestofthem、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的網(wǎng)友John即將外出旅行，請你根據(jù)以下提示，用英語給他寫封電子郵件，向他介紹你對旅游的看法并提醒他旅行注意事項。1.旅游是一種非常好的活動。當你累了或有空的時候，到外地走走。欣賞美景，呼吸新鮮空氣，交朋友，放松身心，有益健康。2.旅行前的準備。了解天氣，帶好衣服、相機、常用藥品等。3.旅行時注意飲食衛(wèi)生和安全，防止小偷。要求：1、行文連貫，不得逐句翻譯；2、詞數(shù)：100詞左右_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D5、D6、A7、D8、B9、B10、A11、D12、D13、A14、A15、B16、B17、C18、A19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、A3、C4、D22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、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．Veryfewhumanbeings