2023學(xué)年湖南省新課標(biāo)高三3月份第一次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough2．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen3．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．something4．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May5．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem6．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.7．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering8．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what9．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take10．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the11．Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries12．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout13．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．sothat14．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how15．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived16．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual17．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that18．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.19．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．a(chǎn)s20．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小題1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小題2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．a(chǎn)groundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小題3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost22．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoUS-basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographicSociety,conductedanonlinesurveylastyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26,allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom.a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.“Partoftheproblem,”arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,“istheInternet.”Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongallthefakenewsandtrivia(瑣事)whichswamp(淹沒)theweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwaystogetgoodinformationforstudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesurvey?A．Theparticipantswereallrecentuniversitygraduates.B．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversities.C．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to26.D．ItaimedtofindoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmerica.2、What’sonereasontheorganizersofthesurveygiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．ThepoorqualityoftheUSuniversitysystem.B．Youngpeople’sunwillingnesstotravelabroad.C．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygeltheirinformationD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld.3、WhattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbestaccordingtothesurvey?A．Governmentorganizations.B．Geographicinformation.C．Foreignrelations.D．Environmentalmatters.4、Inwhichpartofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．Economics. B．Education.C．NationalPolitics. D．Entertainment.23．（8分）BloodDrive&Marrow（骨髓）Registration“Thesepatientsdeserveachanceatanormalhappyfutureandtheyrelyonthekindnessofthestrangerstomakethathappen.”—Daisy,Isabelle’sMotherIsabelleisthedaughterofDaisyandSamanMirzaei.InJanuary2014Isabelle,12-year-old,wasdiagnosedwithageneticblooddisorder,betathalassemia.Isabelle’sbodyisunabletoproducehealthyredbloodcells.Asaresult,Isabellehasbeenreceivingbloodtransfusions(輸血)every4-6weekssinceshewas13yearsold.Alifetimeofregulartransfusionscanleadtoseriousmedicalproblems.Heronlychanceatanormal,healthylifeistohaveamarrowtransplant.Isabelleisonlyachild,sodoctorshavestartedasearchforanunrelatedmarrowdonorthroughTheMatchRegistry.TheMirzaeifamilyasksthatyouconsiderhelpingpatientslikeIsabellebyregisteringtobeamarrowdonorandgivethegiftoflife,thegiftofblood.HeldatWileyHallWednesday,March26BehindHeathmanDormitory/ButterfieldRd.12:00PM-6:00PMDon’tforgettobringyourdriver’slicenseoranotherformofidentificationwhenyoudonate.Visittomakeanappointment,SponsorCode3390.FREEKingstonPizza!!!MarrowDonors:●18to44yearsold●ingoodhealth●giveaswab(化驗(yàn)標(biāo)本)ofyourcheekcellsformarrowtyping●FREE—sponsoredbyMichael’sF800－283－8385TheRhodeIslandBloodCenterdistributesbloodproductstohospitalsinRhodeIslandandSouthernNewEngland.1、WhendidIsabellereceivethefirstbloodtransfusion?A．In2014.B．In2015.C．In2016.D．In20172、WhatisthepropersolutiontoIsabelle’sproblem?A．Tobeamarrowdonor.B．Tohaveamarrowtransplant.C．Toproducemorebloodcells.D．Tohavealifetimeofregulartransfusions.3、Whatisamustforthedonor?A．Beingasiudeni.B．Thesimilarexperience.C．Bringingidentification.D．Theswabofyourface.24．（8分）Lastyearmarkedthe100thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarI.Therewereeventsaroundtheworldinmemoryofthosewhodiedintheconflict.WehavepickedoutthreeoftheminEuropeancountries.Let'stakealook.BelgiumInapark,thefamousBelgianartistKoenVanmechelenhadanexhibitioncalledComingWorld,RememberMe.Theworkconsistedof600,000individual(個(gè)別的)claysculptures,oneforeachpersonkilledduringtheWorldWar.Inthecenteroftheexhibitionwasabigeggmadeofclay,symbolizinganewworld.UKInasmalltowncalledAldridge,almost100housesinonestreetwerecoveredwith24,000poppiesandstatuesofsoldiers.Theystoodforthemenfromtheareawhohadbeenkilledinthewar.TheflowerswerechosenbecauseofapoemwrittenbytheCanadiandoctorJohnMcCreain1915.Theymadepeoplethinkoffieldsofblood.FranceTheBritishartistGuyDenningarrivedinLaFeuille,asmalltowninthenorthwestofFrance,tosticklife-sizedrawingsofsoldierswhonevercamebackhome.Armedwithglueandabrush,Denningstuckhisdrawingscarefullyonwalls.Beforelong112men,mainlyyoungadults,werebroughtbacktomind,ifnottolife.1、WhatdoweknowaboutComingWorld,RememberMe?A．It'sthenameofanexhibition. B．It'safilmaboutWorldWarI.C．It'saworkstandingforpeace. D．It'sasculpturemadeofclay.2、Whywerepoppieschosentosymbolizethedeadsoldiers?A．TheBritishpeoplepreferredthem. B．Theyshowedthecrueltyofwar.C．ACanadiandoctorsuggestedthem. D．Thefieldswerefilledwiththem.3、HowwastheendofWorldWarImarkedinFrance?A．Amemorialtothedeadsoldierswasbuilt.B．112woundedsoldiersinthewarwerehelped.C．Drawingsofsomedeadsoldierswereputup.D．Youngadultswereencouragedtojointhearmy.25．（10分）Adoverestedonatelephonewire.Readyfortakeoff,itraisesitswings,springsintotheairandflapsaway.Thisseriesofactionsissocommonthatyouprobablydonotpayitmuchattention.ButUniversityofManchesterbioinechanicalengineerBenParslewdoes.Heistryingtodesignrobotsthatcanjumplikebirds.Mostconventionalrobotsrollaroundonwheels,limitingmobility.Thereisaneedformoreagilerobotsthat"canjumpoverobstaclesinmessyenvironments,"Parslewsays.Todesignsuchamachine,heturnedtonature:"Birdsarereallygoodjumpers,"henotes.Thetroubleis,whenbirdsstarttotakeoff,theyleansofarforwardthattheyshouldtipoverandfallontotheirbeaks(喙).Yetthatdoesnothappen.Parslewandhisteamusedcomputermodelingtodiscoverhowbirdsavoidthisfate.Theydiscoveredthatbirdstwisttheirbodiesslightlytowardsthebackwhileacceleratingintoajump.Theyalsohaveflexiblelegsandtoejoints,whichpreventthemfromtakingoffbrieflyandimmediatelycrashingintotheground.TheresultwerepublishedlastOctoberinRoyalSocietyOpenScience.Parslewthinksengineerscanusethisinformationtodesignrobotsthatcannotonlyjumpwellbutalsolaunchintoflightmore.efficiently.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniabiomechanistMichaelHabib,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy,saysspringsandlevers(杠桿)enablemorerapidacceleration-thanwheelsdo.Andmanyanimalsaremastersofspringsandlevers.“Ifyoucanunderstandhowthatworks,”Habibadds,“youcanbuildarobotthat'sgoodatrunningaroundandgoodatflying,anditwillalsobegoodattakingoffsuddenlyinallkindsofconditionsandlandingonadime.”Parslewisnowdesigningsucharobot,asanalternativetowheeledroversforexploringotherplanets.1、WhatisrightaboutthedovementionedinParagraph1?A．Ittakesoffverybeautifully. B．Itcatcheseveryone'sattention.C．ItgivesBenParslewinspiration. D．ItraisesBenParslew’scuriosity.2、Whatcanwe-inferaboutthetraditionalrobots?A．Theycan'tjumpoverbarriers. B．Theycanonlymoveinonedirection.C．Theycan'tdetectbarriersbeforethem. D．Theycan'tadapttocomplexenvironments.3、Howdoesabirdavoidfallingwhentakingoff?A．Bygettingridofgravity. B．Byflappingitswingshard.C．Byspinningitsbodybackward. D．Byjumpingintotheairquickly.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Birdsprovideinspiration.forhumans.B．Newrobotsthatcanjumphavebeencreated.C．ThedevelopmentofrobotsbenefitsspaceexploreD．Studyingbirds'jumpinghelpsscientistbuildbetterrobots.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Tworunnersstandsidebysideatthestartinglineofarace．36lookverystrongandfast．37onerunnerspeedsaheadandwinstherace．Theother__38__．Someathletescanreachgreat39suchaswinninganOlympicgoldmedal．Othersneverliveuptotheir40．Whatkindofpreparationbeforearaceorbeforeotherkindsofeventsmakesthe41?Everyoneknowsthatathletestryto42theirbodies．Butresearchshowsthatstrengtheningthemindmaybejustas43．Carefulstudyindicatesthatthebestathleteswin44becausetheythinktheycanwin．Positivethoughtsseemtoprovidetheedgefor45insports．Peoplewhosay"IknowIcandothis"tothemselvesoverandover46findthattheyhavetheadvantagetowin．Ontheotherhand,peoplewhothink"Ican'twin"often47．Oneprocedurethathelpsmanyathletesiscreating48intheirmind．Theyaretoldtothinkofeachjumptheymustmaketo49．Someusepicturesthataremorefanciful．Oneskaterlikedtothinkaboutastarburstinginsideher,50herwithenergy．Anotherathletewhowantedtofeel51picturedhimselfasabirdfloatingintheair．Nexttimeyouwanttodosomethingwell．trytrainingyour52tohelpyou．Perhapsateacherorotherinstructorscan53youplanyourtraining．Ifyouimagineyourselfdoingbetter,youmaysoonseeimprovementsin54youreallycando．Positivethinkingandpictures55inyourmindcanhelpyouwin!1、A．Neither B．All C．Each D．Both2、A．ButB．So C．Or D．And．3、A．fallsdown B．leavesbehind C．leavesaloneD．fallsbehind4、A．prizesB．goals C．medals D．places5、A．promiseB．name C．level D．a(chǎn)bility6、A．progress B．mistakeC．a(chǎn)chievement D．difference7、A．determineB．expand C．strengthen D．extend8、A．possible B．interesting C．difficultD．important9、A．partly B．entirelyC．completelyD．mostly10、A．failure B．luck C．successD．competition11、A．oftenB．never C．hardly D．rarely12、A．fail B．succeed C．understand D．expect13、A．ideas B．thoughts C．wonders D．pictures14、A．fail B．run C．win D．go15、A．giving B．helping C．taking D．tiring16、A．encouragedB．calmC．excitedD．a(chǎn)nxious17、A．mindB．bodyC．brainD．imagination18、A．helpB．a(chǎn)dvise C．a(chǎn)llow D．persuade19、A．which B．that C．what D．how20、A．made B．hung C．discovered D．created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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LastSaturday,myfriendandIwerewalkingbackhomeafteraniceevening.I1．(ask)myfriendifwecouldwalkthroughthetowninsteadoftakingourusualshortcut.Sowedid.2．(sudden),afew3．(step)ahead,wesawawoman,4．wassittingontheedgeofthesidewalk.Shelookedbadandwhenweaskedherifshefeltallright,werealizedshewasbadlyinjured5．coveredwithblood.Whilemyfriendcanbacktoourclosestfriend’splacetogetathickcover,ayoungfellowjoined6．(we)andcalledanambulance.AllalongIsatnext7．her,talkingand8．(listen)tokeepherawakeuntiltheambulancearrived.Shewasbadly9．(shock)andstartedtofallasleep.Iknewthatitwasofgreat10．(dangerous)andshemighthavelostconsciousness（意識(shí)）.Wehopesheissafeandsoundnow.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)(/\)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)

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不計(jì)分。Amongthefourseasonsinayear,summerismyfavorite,thatmakesmefree,excitedandenergy、Whensummervacationcameeveryyear,wecandoallthatwecan’tdoduringourschooltime,goshoppingwithfriends,swimminginwarmwaterandevenhikingandcampinginthedeepvalleys、Theseactivitiesleadmetoenjoyfullfree、Wecanfindusinanexcitingworldeveryday,withthesunshiningbright,treesgrowingbetterandflowerscomingoutofwithallkindsofcolors、SummermakesmefullofenergyandwefeelIhavethestrengthtodomostdifficultthingsinmylife、Ilikesummerbetter,andwhataboutyou?第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是晨光中學(xué)的學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華。為弘揚(yáng)中國(guó)文化，學(xué)生會(huì)將圍繞“中國(guó)文化”舉辦每年一度的英語(yǔ)演講比賽，以向外國(guó)友人介紹中國(guó)文化為中心。作為組織者，你將在演講比賽開始前發(fā)言，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示用英語(yǔ)寫一篇發(fā)言稿?！f明活動(dòng)的主題及意義；※介紹中國(guó)文化的博大精深，包括語(yǔ)言文字、民族藝術(shù)、傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日等；※預(yù)祝演講比賽活動(dòng)圓滿成功,感謝大家的積極參與。注意：⑴請(qǐng)使用規(guī)范英語(yǔ)，詞數(shù)不少于100；⑵可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，以使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫；⑶開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：博大精深extensiveandprofoundLadiesandgentlemen,Goodafternoon!Welcometothisyear'sEnglishspeechcompetition._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall!Thankyou!

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、A5、C6、D7、C8、D9、B10、B11、A12、A13、D14、D15、D16、B17、C18、D19、A20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、2．D3、【小題2】B【小題3】【小題3】A22、Youcan’tmakeacallorsendatextonyourmobilephoneintheUStownofGreenBank,WestVirginia.WirelessInternetisoutlawed,asisBluetooth.Asyouapproachthetinytownonatwo-laneroadthatsnakesthroughthemountains,yourmobilephonesignaldropsout,andyourradiostopsworking.Therustedpayphoneonthenorthsideoftownistheonlywayforavisitortoreachtherestoftheworld.It’sapre-modernplacebydesign,lackingofthelatesttechnologiesthatdefinelifetoday.Thereasonforthetown’semptyairwavesisapparentthemomentyouarrive.It’stheRobertC．Byrdtelescope,alsoknownastheGBT,ashinywhite,147-metre-tallsatellitedish.It’sthelargestofitskindintheworldandoneofnineinGreenBank,allofthemgovernmentownedandoperatedbytheNationalRadioAstronomyObservatory(NRAO).Youdon’tlookthroughthesekindsoftelescopes.They’reradiotelescopes,soinsteadoflookingfordistantstars,theylistenforthem.There’salonglineofastronomersallovertheworldwhowanttousethetelescopewhichissosensitivethatitcouldhearasinglesnowflakehittingtheground1,000milesaway.Suchasensitivelisteningtoolneedstotaltechnologicalsilencetooperate,soin1958theUSgovernmentcreatedaNationalRadioQuietZone,a33,000km2areacoveringGreenBankwhere,tothisday,electronicandradiosignalsareforbiddeneveryhourofeveryday.Peoplewholivewithina15kmoftheGreenBanktelescopeareallowedtouselandlinetelephones,wiredInternetandcabletelevisions,butmicrowaveovens,wirelessInternetandradiosareforbidden.Youcanhaveamobilephone,buty