安徽省黃山市屯溪區屯溪第一中學2025屆高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、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。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，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．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether2．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown3．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting4．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses5．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake6．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto7．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen8．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing9．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture10．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left11．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．aslongasB．asifC．incaseD．sothat12．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof13．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what14．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless15．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI16．Youthisaperiodofourlifeweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.A．where B．thatC．what D．when17．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch18．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever19．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether20．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough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）Istoodinanoisygroupofsixthgradestudents,waitingfortheanswertoourburningquestion:WhattypeofcrazytiewouldMr.Millerbewearingtoday?OurteacherwalkedaroundthecornerwithaGREENELEPHANTTIEthatmatchedhislargeelephantcoffeecup!Oh,thesatisfactioninouryounghearts—agreenelephanttie!Withhisglassesatthetipofhisnose,hegreeteduscheerfully,“Goodmorning,folks!”Hewasstrangeanduniqueandhebrightenedeverydayforus.HewasthemostdynamicteacherIhadevermet.Ilovedmusic,soIrememberhowexcitedIwaswhenhesaidhewasgoingtogiveusmusiclessons.Butwhenheturnedonthemusic,myclassmatesandIslowlyturnedourheadstowardthesoundof…FeterPaulandMarysinging“IfIHadaHammer”.Snickers(竊笑)filledtheroom.Ifitwasn’traporhiphop,wedidn’trecognizeit.Whatwerethesepeoplesingingabout?Myclassmateswerenotintothisatall.Butforme,agirlof12,itwasadiscovery.Anawakening.Twentyyearspassedandnowtherearefortylittleeyesstaringatmywildmusical-noteshirtsasIgreetthemwithajoyful,“Goodmorning,class!”IwonderifmystudentswaitandwonderwhatcrazymusicclothesIwillweareachday.Iglanceatmy2015TeacheroftheYearAward,whichIreceivedforbeingadynamicteacher.AndIsmiletomyself,wonderingwhichchildinfrontofmewillcarrythison－asI’vecarriedonthelegacy(遺產)ofMr.Miller.Oneteacher,whodaredtobedifferentandopennewworldstokidslikeme,threwthesignificantstoneintothepondofmylife.Ipraytheripples(漣漪)neverend.1、WhatcanweinferaboutMr.Miller?A．Hewasananimalprotector. B．Hedidn’ttakehisworkseriously.C．Heoftendressedupinanunusualway. D．Heoftenaskedhisstudentsburningquestions.2、Howdidtheauthorreacttothesong“IfIHadaHammer”?A．Puzzled. B．Disappointed.C．Uninterested. D．Excited.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthetextreferto?A．Akindheart. B．Thesmile.C．Agiftformusic. D．Theloveforteaching.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A．Toproveherloveformusic.B．Toshowateacher’seffectonher.C．Tocallonstudentstotakeupteaching.D．Toshareherexperienceinmusiclearning.22．（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-famouscastle23．（8分）Punks,Ravers,ModsandTeddyBoys.No,thesearen'tsomehotnewbands,butthenamesofanumberofBritishyouthsubcultures(亞文化)fromthelast70years.YouthClub,aUKnot-for-profitorganization,releasedabookearlierthisyearcelebratingmanydifferentsubculturesfromthroughoutBritainsrecenthistory."Acatalyst(催化劑)forcreativityontheworldwidestage,BritishyouthculturemovementsfromtheTeddyBoysofthe1950stothegrimeSceneofthe2000scontinuetoplayapioneeringroleinmusic,fashionandcreativityacrosstheglobe,"itwroteonitswebsite.Thesesubculturesweretraditionallyawayforyoungpeopletoshowtheirpersonalitiestoothers.WalkingaroundLondoninthe1970swouldhavemeantseeingdozensofyoung"punks"-peopledressedinrippeddenim(破洞牛仔褲),leatherjackets,bodypiercings(穿孔)andwithbrightly-dyedhair—onthestreets.Andinthe90s,“ravers”wereyoungpeoplewhothrewall-nightpartiesinabandonedbuildingsorcarparks.So,whatwasthereasonbehindthesesubcultures?"OnbothsidesoftheAtlantic,moreandmoreyoungdisappointedteenagerswerelookingforanescapefromtheboredomandconstraints(約束)ofsociety,"wrotelanYoungs,BBCentertainmentreporter."Unemployment,racialtensionsandsocialupheaval(劇變)addedfueltotheirfires."YouthsubcultureshaveallbutdisappearedintheWest.Someexpertsbelievethereasonforthisistheinstantandlow-pricedavailabilityofmusicandclothingintheinternetage."Fashionandmusic,they’remuchcheaperandthey’remuchfastertoday,"RuthAdams,aculturelectureratKingsCollegeLondontoldTheGuardian."WhenIwasateenager,youhadtosticktoonetypeofmusicorfashion,becauseitcostmoremoney.Now,it'sallabitmoreblurry(模糊不清的),”shesaid,believingthatit'shardertofigureoutsomeone'spersonalityormusictastesnowadaysjustbylookingatthem.Despitethis,Adamsbelievesthattoday’syoungpeoplearestillfindingtheirownwaytoexpressthemselves,butinamoremodernway."It'scertainlyhappeningonline,"shesaid."It'saloteasiertousepersonas(偽裝)onlinejustbyshowcasingcertaintypesofmysteriousknowledge."1、Accordingtothetext,Britishyouthsubcultures____.A．couldbetracedbacktothe1970sB．werestartedbyYouthClubtopromotecreativityC．wereawayforyouthtoexpresstheiridentitiesD．hadagreaterimpactonfashionthanmusic2、Whatcontributedtothepopularityoftheseyouthsubcultures?a.Youngpeople'sdesireforfreedomandfun.b.Youngpeople'slongingforfameandwealth.c.Thesocialpressureyoungpeoplesuffered.d.Theeasyaccesstomusicandclothing.A．abB．acC．bdD．cd3、WhichofthefollowingwouldRuthAdamsprobablyagreewith?A．Musicandfashiontrendsdeveloptoofastforyoungpeopletofollowtoday.B．Youngpeopletodayarelesswillingtoexpressthemselvesasherpeersdid.C．Youngpeopletodayarelessinterestedinmusicandfashionthanherpeersusedtobe.D．Theinternetmakesithardertofigureoutthepersonalitiesofyoungpeopletoday.4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsubcultures?A．ObjectiveB．NegativeC．DoubtfulD．Supportive24．（8分）TennisgreatBillieJeanKingisagreatathleteandapioneerinsportandshewonfoursinglestitlesattheUSOpenbetween1967and1974.Now,thesametennisofficialswithwhomsheoftenbattledhavepaidheraspecialhonor.USOpenorganizersnamedtheirvenue(會場)theBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenteratthebeginningofthisyear’schampionship.Thedecisioncameasasurprisetothestar.BillieJeanKinghadherfirsttennislessonattheageof11,andbecameinterestedinit.Sixyearslatershemadeherselfknownwinningthefirstof20titlesatWimbledoninthedoubleschampionship.Kingwentontobecomethefirstfemaleathletetoearn$100,000inayear.Buthergreatestachievementsmayhavebeenoffthegame.Shedevotedherselftofightingforequalstatusforwomenandwomeninsportsthatwentfarbeyondtennis.AuniqueopportunityarrivedanditprovedaperfectwayforKingtofurtherchangetheplaceofwomeninsportsin1973.Shewaschallengedtoplayaman-tennisgreatBobbyRiggs.Themenorganizingtheeventexpecteditwouldprovidegreatentertainmentandtheeventwasreportedbysportscaster(體育評論員)HowardCosell.ButKingfoundhefocusedonherappearance,nevermentioningherathleticachievements.Kingsawitasacrossroadinherbattleforwomen’sequalityinsports.Shedidwin,furtheropeningopportunitiesforgirlsinsports.Butsomeyoungfemaleathletesnowdon’ttaketheseopportunitiesseriously.WhenaskedwhattheyknewaboutKing,theylookedpuzzled.“They’vegotmanychancestoplayandit’sagoodthing.However,westillhavealongwaytogoforgirlsandwomeninsportsandthat’swhatIwant—Iwantthedreamtobeequal”Shesaid.1、BillieJeanKingfoughtwithtennisofficialsfor.A．betterpayforherselfB．morechancestocompeteC．theequalityforwomeninsportsD．aspecialhonorfromthem2、BillieKingfirstwonherfamethrough.A．hercompetitionwithBobbyRiggsin1973B．beingthefirstathletetogetayearlyincomeof$100,000C．theBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenterD．hervictoryinthedoubleschampionship3、WhywastheeventwithBobbyRiggsorganizedin1973?A．Toattractmoreaudiencefortheinterestsoftheorganizer.B．ToincreaseBillieKing’sfameinthesportsfield.C．Tomakethesporttennispopular:D．Tofurtheropenchancesforwomeninsports.4、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatBillieKing.A．hasalwaysbeenrespectedandhonoredinsportsfromthestartB．thinksthatthestatuswomenhavegotinsportsishighenoughC．isdisappointedatnotbeingrecognizedbyyoungfemaleathletesD．thinksinequalitybetweenmenandwomeninsportsstillexists.25．（10分）Batsaretheonlymammals(哺乳動物)thatcanflyagreatdistance,buttheyhaveanotherability.Manybatsliveaverylongtimeforananimaloftheirsize.Europeanresearchersarestudyingbatstounderstandwhytheylives0long.Theyhopetomakediscoveriesaimedatfightingtheagingprocessinhumanbeings.Lastweek,thegroupofscientistssaidtheyhadidentifiedimportantbiologicalqualitiesinsomebatspecies.Thegroupstudiedbatchromosomes(染色體),alineofgenesfoundinthenucleus(細胞核)ofcells.Thescientistsweremostinterestedinstructuresconnectedtotheendsofthechromosomes.Theyarecalledtelomeres(端粒),whichprotecttheendsofchromosomesandshorteneachtimeacelldivides.Scientistsbelievethisshorteningprocesscausescellstobreakdown.Theysaythisiswhatcausesaging.TheEuropeanresearchersstudied493batsfromfourbatspecies.Thegroupusedinformationthathadbeengatheredovermorethan60years.Oftheseanimals，thegreatermouse-earedbatgenerallylivedthelongest,anaverageof37years.Thescientistssaidthisandarelatedspecies,whicharegroupedtogetherunderthenameMyotis,hadtelomeresthatdidnotshortenwithage.AnotherMyotisbatholdstherecordforoldestage,reaching41years.Thescientists’findingssuggestthatthesebatscellshavetheabilitytomaintainandrepairtheirtelomeres.This,theysaid,helpsguardagainsttheagingprocess.Basedonitsbodysize,abatlikethegreatermouse-earedbatwouldbeexpectedtolivefouryears.But,thesemammalshavebeenfoundtolivenearly10timeslongerthanthat.Thescientistsfoundthatonly19speciesofmammalslivelongerthanhumanswhentheirbodysizeisconsidered.Eighteenofthesearebats.1、Europeanresearchersarestudyingbatsmainlyhopingto.A．learnthelivinghabitofbats.B．findoutwhybatsenjoyalonglife.C．trytounderstandwhybatscanflyasamammalD．discoveragoodwaytopreventhumanbeingsfromaging.2、Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlyexplaintous?A．Thestructuresofbats’chromosomes.B．Whatcauseagingbiologically.C．Thefunctionsoftelomeres.D．Whatcausescellstobreakdown.3、Thegreatermouse-earedbatandMyotisbatlivesolongbecause.A．theyaregroupedtogetherunderthenameMyoisB．theirtelomeresaredecreasingwithageC．theirellsareabletokeepupandfixtheirtelomeresD．theirbodiesproducemoretelomeresthanhumanbeings4、Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat..A．batslive10timeslongerthathumanbeingsB．batsenjoythelongestlifeamongmammalsC．batslikethegreatermouse-earedbatshouldhavelivedlongerD．Mostbatslivelongerthanhumanbeingsconsideringtheirbodysize第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Ayoungandsuccessfulexecutivewastravelingdownastreet,goingabittoofastinhisnewcar.Hewas1forkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.2hiscarpassed,abrick3thecar’ssidedoor.Hepressedhardthe4andspunthecarbacktothe5fromwherethebrickhadbeenthrown.Hejumpedoutofthecar,6akidandpushedhimup7aparkedcar,shouting,“Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhattheheckareyoudoing?”8moreandmoreangry,hewenton“That’sanewcarandthatbrickyouthrewisgoingto9alotofmoney.Whydidyoudoit?”“Please,mister,please,I’msorry.Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!”10theyoungster.“It’smybrother,”hesaid.“HefelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan't11himup”.Sobbing,theboyaskedtheexecutive,“Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He'shurtandhe'stooheavyforme.”12beyondwords,thedrivertriedto13therapidlyswellinglump（塊）inhisthroat.He14theyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthis15andwipedthescrapes（擦傷）andcuts,16toseethateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.“Thankyou,sir.AndGodblessyou,”the17childsaidtohim.Themanthenwatchedthelittleboy18hisbrothertothesidewalktowardtheirhome.Itwasalongslowwalkbacktohiscar.Heneverdid19thesidedoor.Hekeptthedent（凹痕）toremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickatyoutogetyour20.1、A．looking B．watching C．caring D．waiting2、A．Before B．After C．As D．While3、A．hit B．blocked C．dropped D．scratched4、A．hit B．brakes C．brick D．wheel5、A．spot B．which C．that D．this6、A．saw B．found C．stopped D．grabbed7、A．on B．in C．against D．towards8、A．Remaining B．Growing C．Buildingup D．Makingup9、A．cost B．spend C．use D．cause10、A．begged B．required C．asked D．wondered11、A．get B．pull C．lift D．put12、A．Worried B．Depressed C．Moved D．Surprised13、A．chew B．melt C．spit D．swallow14、A．helped B．pulled C．held D．took15、A．medicine B．handkerchief C．belt D．money16、A．demanding B．expecting C．checking D．wanting17、A．delighted B．sad C．helpless D．grateful18、A．push B．bring C．hand D．raise19、A．recovery B．repair C．reform D．record20、A．information B．help C．attention D．notice第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空TherespectedBritishactorandmoviemakerKennethBranaghdirectedCinderella1．（star）LilyJamesasEllaandCateBlanchettasherevilstepmother.2．（review）ofthemovieweremixed.RichardCorlissofTimewrotethat“DisneyfinallygotCinderellaright”.Whileothercriticswerenotashappywiththefilm.Sotheartisticsuccessofthefilmisopentodiscuss.Whatisclear,however,isthemovie’sbusinesssuccess.Itis3．successinthetheatersbutalsoinretail（零售）.AndDisney4．（wide）itsusualmarketforCinderellaproducts.ProductsconnectedtotheDisneyfilmaimnotonlyatlittlegirls,butwomen,too.Forexample,thefamousshoe5．（design）JimmyChoocreatedaversionofCinderella’sshoes,6．canbeboughtforabout$5,000.Atthatprice,youwouldnotwanttoloseoneattheball.ThecompanyMAC7．（quick）soldallitsproductswithofficiallinkstoCinderella.ButluckybuyersweresoonsellingtheproductsontheonlinemarketplaceeBay8．manytimestheoriginalprice.So,isthereanythingleftforthechildren9．（consider）,thoseoneswethinkofasthe10．（tradition）audiencefortheage-oldfairytale?Yes,youcanfindtoysandotherchildren’sproductsattheAmericanretailerJCPenney.Ofcourse,youcanalsovisitaDisneystore.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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作文。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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。Theworldseemstobefacingtwoproblem、Oneisthattoomanypeoplearedangerousover-weighted、Thistypeofproblemcalledobesity(肥胖癥)、Obesityiswhenapersonhavemorethan25-30percentofbodyfat、Theotherproblemisaillnesscalledanorexia(厭食癥)、Thisiswhenpeoplearedangerouslythin;wearelessthan85%oftheirnormalbodyweight、Alloftheseproblemsareveryseriousbecauseofthebodycannotworkproperlywhenitistoofatortoothin、Theheart,liver,kidneysandlungswillnotbeabletokeepthebodyhealth、Peoplecandiefromillnessescausingbybeingtoofatortoothin、第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國筆友DanFriedell來信向你介紹了西方飲食的特點（高熱、高脂、高糖）。同時他想了解中國飲食的特點。請給他寫封回信，內容包括：1．食物（小麥、大米、蔬菜、少量魚和肉）；2．優點（平衡飲食，富含纖維，低糖，低脂肪）；3．不足（能量不足）。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、B5、D6、D7、C8、D9、B10、D11、D12、A13、B14、D15、B16、D17、C18、A19、A20、A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、D3、D4、B22、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,