湖北省羅田縣一中新高考仿真模擬英語試卷及答案解析

湖北省羅田縣一中新高考仿真模擬英語試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat2．Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf3．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．all B．whatC．allthat D．that4．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall5．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*6．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut7．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof8．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect9．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what10．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available11．Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat12．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome13．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished14．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served15．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched16．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that17．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot18．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince19．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated20．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．achievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．ambition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）Moreandmorecomment(評論)sectionsarebeingshutdownonline.AutumnPhillipshadhadenough.OnAugust19,theexecutiveeditoroftheQuad-CityTimesinIowa,andIllinois,USvisitedherwebsite,qutimes.com,andsawastoryaboutamanwhohadbeenshottodeath.Whenshegottothereaders’commentssectionattheend,shewasshockedbywhatshesaw.Belowthestorywasagrowingstringofcomments—aracistremarkaboutdemocratic(民主的)voters,anegativecommentaboutpolice...SoPhillipsdecidedtodosomethingshehadbeenthinkingaboutforalongtime:sheshutdownthecommentsection.Phillipswasnotaloneinmakingsuchamove.Lastweek,NPRannouncedittoowasclosingitsonlinecommentssection.Thedecisionsdon’tmeanthatthenewsoutletsarenolongerinterestedinwhattheiraudiencesarethinking.Bothstressedtheireagernesstohearfromreadersandlistenersonsocialnetworks.Butbothagreedthatcommentshaddeviatedfromtheiroriginalintention.Andsotheyhad.Intheearlydaysofdigitaljournalism,commentswereseenasakeypartofthenewmedia,awonderfulopportunityforstrengtheningthedialoguebetweennewsproducersandtheiraudiences.Itwasawelcomechange,giventhatforlongmanynewsorganizationswerefartooseparatedfromtheirreaders.Muchmorebackandforthconversationseemedlikehealthyandwelcomeevolutions.Sadly,that’snotthewaythingsturnedout.Ratherthanaplaceforexchangingideas,commentssectionsbecamethehomeofuglyname-calling,racismandanti-womenlanguage.Besidestheirpoisonousquality,commentsseemoutofplacetoday.“Sincewemadetheannouncement,I’vereceivedanoutpouringofresponsesfromourreaders,”shesays.“I’veheardfromparentswhosechildrenwerehurtbyouronlinecomments.I’veheardfrompeoplewhosaidtheywouldn’tsendinletterstotheeditorbecausetheywereattackedsofiercelybycomments,anditwasn’tworthit.”1、WhydidAutumnPhillipsshutdownthecommentssection?A．Itwasputtowronguse.B．Herwebsitewasattackedheavily.C．Itexposedmanyillegalissues.D．Amanhadbeenshottodeath.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3indicateaboutcomments?A．Theyhadgoneoutofdate.B．Theyhadgoneagainsttheirinitialpurpose.C．Theywerefullofsensitiveinformation.D．Theycouldn’tinteresttheaudience.3、Whatwasthewelcomechangeintheearlydigitaljournalism?A．Readers’havingmoreaccesstovariousmedia.B．Readers’makingfewernegativecomments.C．Readers’freedomtoexpresstheirthoughts.D．Readers’activeinvolvementinthenewsindustry.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．StophurtingpeopleonlineB．RacistscomingfromnowhereC．MorecommentsectionsclosedonlineD．AmovebyAutumnPhillips22．（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）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegswhensittingmaycausethefollowingexcept______.A．bloodpressureincreaseB．neckandbackpainC．temporarynervedamageD．numbnessinthelegs2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allpeopleareusedtosittingwithlegscrossedwithouttheirownnotice.B．Researchersareunawareofhealthproblemscausedbythecommonsittinghabit.C．Itiscrucialbutimpossibletogetintothehabitofsittingwithfeetplantedflat.D．Crossinglegsincreasesresistanceofbloodcirculationthroughoutthebody.3、Afterreadingthispassage,whatwillpeoplebemorelikelytodo?A．MaintainahealthysittingpostureB．FindacomfortablewaytositC．MovethenecktoeasediscomfortD．Doexercisestolowerbloodpressure24．（8分）AccordingarecentreportinNewScientist,abreakthroughbirthoccurredundertheradarsomefivemonthsago.WiththehelpofJohnZhangfromtheNewHopeFertilityCenterinNewYorkCity,aJordaniancouplegavebirthtoachildwithonemorethantwogeneticparents.So-calledthree-parentbabiesactuallyhavemorelike2.001parents,accordingtoexperts.Andthebabyboybornearlierthisyearisn’tthefirstchildtohavealittlemoreDNAthanMomandDadcouldprovideontheirown.AnIVFtechniquethatreliedonsmalltransfersofdonors’DNAwaspioneeredintheUnitedStatesduringthe1990sbutwasbannedafterfewerthan100babieswereborn.ThisJordaniannewbornrepresentsthefirstsuccessfulbirthinanewwaveof“three-parent”techniques—onesthataremoresophisticatedandthatwilllikelystickaroundmuchlonger.Fornow,thereisnocountrywherethemethodusedtogivebirthtothebabyboyisreallylegal.ZhangperformedtheprocedureinMexico,where,hetoldNewScientists,“Therearenorules.”Thesetechniquesinvolvethetransferofmitochondrial（線粒體的）DNAormtDNA．Oftencalledthe“powerplants”ofthecell,themitochondriatransformenergyfromfoodintoenergythatcanpoweracell.Whensomeone’smitochondriadon’tfunctionproperly,it’sbadnewsindeedforcells.Mitochondrialdiseasescancauseawholehostoflife-threateningproblems,andit’sestimatedthatasmanyas4,000childrenarebornwithsuchconditionsintheUnitedStateseachyear.Inthiscase,thecouplehadlosttwochildrenatyoungagesduetoLeighsyndrome,aneurologicaldisordercausedbyamutation（變異）inthemother’smitochondrialDNA．1、Whydoexpertscallthebabyboyathree-parentbaby?A．Becausehisfatherhasmarriedtwowomen.B．BecausehisDNAisfromthreedonors.C．BecausehehasDNAfromhisparentsandadonor.D．BecausehismothergavebirthtohimwiththehelpofZhang.2、Theunderlinedword“sophisticated”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．developedB．importantC．specificD．expensive3、WhydidtheJordaniancouplelosetwochildren?A．Themothersufferedfrommanydiseases.B．Themothercouldn’tgetenoughenergy.C．Themother’sbodyfunctioncouldn’tworkproperly.D．ThemotherhadthediseasecausedbyamutationinmtDNA．4、Whatcanbeinferredformthetext?A．TheIVFtechniquewasusedaroundtheworldduringthe1990s.B．Mitochondrialdiseasescanbetransferredfrommotherstobabies.C．ThebabyboywasborninJordanfivemonthsago.D．Fathers’mitochondrialdiseasescan’taffectyoungbabies.25．（10分）Australianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinordertocutthegreenhousegasestheysendout,whichisthoughttoberesponsibleforglobalwarming.Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomachs,kangarooflatulence(腸胃氣脹)containsnomethaneandscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoproducelargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas.Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestack,pushingoutcarbondioxide,farmanimals’passingwindcontributeasurprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissionsinsomecountries.“FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaarefromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,”saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththegreenslandstategovernment.“AndifyoulookatanothercountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,theyareactuallyuparound50percent,”hesaid.Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakethedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.Butitwilltakeresearchersatleastthreeyearstoisolatethebacteriabeforetheycanevenstarttodevelopawayoftransferringittocattleandsheep.Anothergroupofscientists,meanwhile,havesuggestedAustraliansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos.Andabout20percentofhealth-consciousAustraliansarebelievedtoeatthenationalsymbolalready.It’slowinfat,it’sgothighproteinlevelsanditisverycleaninthesensethatbasicallyitisfree-range(放養(yǎng)的)animal,”saidPeterAmptoftheUniversityofNewSouthWales’instituteofenvironmentalstudies.1、Scientistsintendtoputbacteriaintocattleandsheep________.A．tohelpAustralianfarmerstoearnmoremoneyB．topreventthemfromsendingoutharmfulgasesC．sothattheycanprotectAustralianecosystemD．sothattheycanmakefulluseofspecialbacteria2、AtholKlieveseemstobelievethat_________.A．farmanimalsaretoblameforgreenhousegasesB．lesscattleandsheepareraisedinNewZealandC．cattleandsheepproducelesscarbondioxideD．NewZealandhasthemostanimalsintheworld3、TheadvantagesPeterAmptlistsaboutkangaroosdon’tinclude________.A．itisrichinproteinB．itislowinfatC．itischeaperthanbeefD．itiscleanerthansheep4、Themainideaofthepassageisto________.A．discussabetterwaytoprotecttheearthB．warnfarmersofthedangerofanimalwasteC．explainthepossiblesolutionstopollutionD．presentarecentstudyonglobalwarming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）LastsummerIwentonatwo-dayriverraftingtripwithmyteenagedaughterastheriverguide.Iwasproudtoseemybabygirl1andconfidentlymovingourraftthroughavarietyof2white-waterconditions.Ialsofoundit3tohavemydaughtergivingcommandsandbarking4astowhenandhowtopaddle(用槳劃船)．Asweapproachedthelargest5ontheriverIcouldfeelmyheartbeatingfaster.Upon6theturbulent(湍急的)water,ourboatgot7onalargerock.Iwasinthefrontoftheboatandreached8withmypaddle,thinkingIwouldhelp9usawayfromtherock.InthenextinstantIcouldfeelmyselffallingoutoftheboatandintotheriver.Ididhavemymomentsof10andterror.Thisresistancedisappearedquickly,11Ilandedinthecold,powerfullyturbulentwater.12myhigh-qualityflotationvest,Iwaspulledunderwater,13thankfully,withinsecondsIpopped(冒出)backuptothe14.Afewmomentslateroneoftheothertripleaderscalledformeto15towardhisboat,whereIwasquicklypulledupandin.Iwasshaken,outofbreath,andquite16tobeoutoftheturbulentwater.Anequivalentofthisexperiencehappensallthetimeinourlives.Thisislife.Youcannotcountonthingsgoing17.Whenwedo,weoften18disappointedandunhappy.Resisting19，whichoftenarrivessuddenlyandunexpectedly,keepsusfrom20thescenario(可能要發(fā)生的事)unfoldingbeforeusclearly,anditcankeepusfromactinginwaysthataresmartandeffectiveandthatleadtoresultsthatmakeusfeelgoodandproudofourselves.1、A．painfully B．gradually C．extremely D．skillfully2、A．freezing B．challenging C．fascinating D．thrilling3、A．ashamed B．annoying C．unbearable D．troublesome4、A．opinions B．lectures C．orders D．lessons5、A．rapid B．rock C．gap D．target6、A．pouring B．pumping C．entering D．covering7、A．occupied B．stuck C．rescued D．damaged8、A．backward B．down C．forward D．across9、A．scare B．hide C．pull D．push10、A．excitement B．performance C．suffering D．resistance11、A．before B．while C．because D．as12、A．With B．Despite C．In D．Below13、A．but B．therefore C．so D．or14、A．boat B．surface C．water D．terror15、A．wander B．flow C．float D．swing16、A．shocked B．relieved C．disturbed D．embarrassed17、A．potentially B．randomly C．smoothly D．quickly18、A．windup B．hurryup C．thinkup D．comeup19、A．change B．temptation C．pressure D．effort20、A．assessing B．seeing C．appreciating D．minding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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Inmanypeople'sopinion,man'sfirstrealinvention,1．isalsooneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,2．(be)thewheel.Alltransportationandeverymachineintheworlddepend3．it.Thewheelisthe4．(simple)yetperhapsthemostremarkableofall5．(invention)becausetherearenowheelsinnature.How,then,didmancometoinventthewheel?Perhapssomeearlyhunters6．(find)thatthebodyofaheavyanimalcouldberolledthroughtheforestonlogs(圓木)more7．(easy)thantheycouldcarryit.However,thelogs8．(them)weighedalot.Itmusthavetaken9．greatprehistoricthinkertoimaginetwothinslicesoflogconnectedattheircentersbyastrongstick.Thiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdid,yetbemuchlighterandeasier10．(handle).Thusthewheelandaxle(車軸)cameintobeingandwiththemthefirstcarts.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。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。ThebestgiftIhaveeverreceivedisahand-madecalendar、ItwasmadeupbymybestfriendJane,withwhoIhavesomuchincommon、Oneachpageofthecalendar,thereisthepictureofuswithsomewordwrittenbyJane、Sheeithertellsmewhatshefeelsaboutourfriendshiporencouragesmetrymybestandliveahappylife、WheneverIlookatthecalendar,Iamtouchedbysomethingwarmly,andmyheartisfillingwithlove、ThisgiftisamemoryofthewonderfultimeIspendwithJaneinjuniorhighschoolandIwillkeepthemforever、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的筆友Peter所在的林肯中學將舉辦中國文化周活動，他來信向你尋求活動相關建議。請你給他回信，內容要點包括：1.活動內容及形式；2.說明推薦理由；注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.可能用到的詞匯：剪紙paper-cutting書法calligraphy___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、C5、C6、B7、A8、A9、D10、A11、C12、C13、B14、C15、B16、D17、C18、B19、C20、D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、A2、B3、D4、C22、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.Peoplewh