陜西省石泉中學(xué)2025屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

陜西省石泉中學(xué)2025屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項(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)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。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．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead2．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding3．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid4．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith5．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor6．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether7．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That8．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．a(chǎn)rrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived9．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto10．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．a(chǎn)slongas D．inorderthat11．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing12．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit13．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted14．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts15．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup16．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends17．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright18．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute19．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause20．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate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）LearningNewVocabularyduringDeepSleepSleepingtimeissometimesconsideredunproductivetime.Thisraisesthequestionwhetherthetimespentasleepcouldbeusedmoreproductively,e.g.forlearninganewlanguage?Up-to-nowsleepresearchfocusedonthestabilizationandstrengtheningofmemoriesthathadbeenformedduringwakefulness.However,learningduringsleephasrarelybeenexamined.Thereisenoughevidenceforwake-learnedinformationundergoingarevisionbyreplayinthesleepingbrain.Thereplayduringsleepstrengthensthestillweakmemoryandleavesthenewlyacquiredinformationinthepre-existingstoreofknowledge.Ifre-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation,thenfirst-play,i.e.theinitialprocessingofnewinformation,shouldalsobepossibleduringsleep.TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeexaminedwhetherasleepingpersonisabletoformnewsemantic（語義的）associationsbetweenplayedforeignwordsandtranslationwordsduringthebraincells’activestates,theso-called“Up-states.”Itturnedouttobethatwhattheythoughtwasreasonable.Whenwereachdeepsleepstages,ourbraincellsprogressivelycoordinatetheiractivity.Duringdeepsleep,thebraincellsarecommonlyactiveforabriefperiodoftimebeforetheyjointlyenterintoastateofbriefinactivity.Theactivestateiscalled“Up-state”andtheinactivestate“Down-state”.Thetwostatesalternate（交替）abouteveryhalf-second.Newevidenceforsleep-learningchallengescurrenttheoriesofsleepandtheoriesofmemory.Theconceptofsleepthatweareseparatedfromthephysicalenvironmentisnolongerreasonable."It’sfalsethatcomplexlearningbeimpossibleduringdeepsleep,"saysSimonRuch,co-first-author."Inhowfarandwithwhatconsequencesdeepsleepcanbeappliedfortheacquisitionofnewinformationwillbeatopicofresearchinupcomingyears,"saysKatharinaHenke.TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeispartoftheInterfacultyResearchCooperation(IRC).Thirteenresearchgroupsinmedicine,biologyandpsychologyarepartoftheIRC．Theaimoftheseresearchgroupsistogainabetterunderstandingofthemechanisms（原理）involvedinsleepandconsciousness.1、Whichofthefollowingshaven’tsleepresearchersachievedsofar?A．Peoplecanlearnvocabularyduringdeepsleep.B．Memoriescanbestableandstrongduringsleep.C．Wake-learnedinformationcanappearinthesleepingbrain.D．Re-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．“Up-state”and“Down-state”appearinturnduringdeepsleep.B．“Up-states”isanothernameforthebraincells’activestates.C．Semanticassociationsareimportantforlanguagelearning.D．Thebraincells’activestatesarecentralforsleep-learning.3、Whatwillresearchersdowithinseveralyearsaccordingtothepassage?A．Makestudyinthefollowingfieldssuchasmedicineandbiology.B．Separateusfromthephysicalenvironment.C．Applydeepsleepforinformationlearning.D．Discovertheconceptofsleep.4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewwayofvocabularylearning.B．Togainabetterunderstandingofthemechanisms.C．Tochallengecurrenttheoriesofsleepandtheoriesofmemory.D．Toexplainthepossibilityofvocabularylearningduringdeepsleep.22．（8分）Fei-FeiLiarrivedintheU.S.fromChinaatage16withmanybigdreams.Andittookmanyunusualjobstohelpherachievethem.Luckily,shewassmartandextremelydriven.Andtoday,she’sthedirectorofStanfordUniversity’sartificialintelligencelab.“AsoneoftheleadersintheworldforA．L.,Ifeelmuchexcitementandresponsibilitytocreatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologyforsocietyandtoeducatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologists—that’smycalling.”Lisaid.Sheisalsoaloyaladvocatefordiversityinthetechindustry.“IseeextremelytalentedStanfordPhDstudentsstrugglingwiththeirvisasandIfinditunthinkablethatwecreatesomanybarriersforthetalentsoftheworld”,Lisaid.WhileLiwasincollegeatPrinceton,sheborrowedmoneyfromfriendsandevenherhighschoolmathteachertorunadry-cleaningbusinessforherparentsinordertohelpthemgetby.Liattendedclassesduringtheweekandworkedatthebusinessontheweekends.Then,whenLiwasingraduateschool,hermomdevelopedcancerandhadastroke(中風(fēng)).“Itwasdifficulttokeepmovingaheadwhileallofthiswashappening.Therealexistentialchallengeistoliveuptoyourfullestpotential,liveuptoyoursenseofresponsibilityandtobehonesttoyourselfaboutyourdreamswhiledoingit,”shesaid.LiwasnamedaGreatImmigrantof2016bytheCarnegieCorporation,thenation’soldestgrantmakingfoundationwhichhonorsroughly40naturalizedU.S.citizenseachyear.HergraduatestudiesweresupportedbythePaul&DaisySorosFellowshipsforNewAmericans.1、WhatdoweknowaboutFei-FeiLiaccordingtoParagraph1?A．ShewasbornintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.B．Shehasmademanyofherdreamscometrue.C．Sheworkedveryhardbecauseshe’snotgifted.D．She’snowdoingresearchesonAIinChina.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“calling”inParagraph2referto?A．Interestintechnology.B．Desiretohelp.C．Creativityinscience.D．Senseofduty.3、WhatwasFei-FeiLi’slifelikebeforeshegraduatedfromuniversity?A．Shehadbeenstrugglingwithhervisa.B．Bothherparentssufferedfromillness.C．Herfamilywasfacedwithatightbudget.D．Itwasdifficultforhertoattendclasses.4、Fei-FeiLihasachievedsuccessbecause________.A．herawarenessofherdutyandgoalsmadeadifferenceB．a(chǎn)nAmericanfoundationgavehersupportC．theCarnegieCorporationnamedheraGreatImmigrantD．shewasluckyenoughtoborrowmoneyfromothers23．（8分）RulesforVisitorstoShanghaiDisneylandWelcometoShanghaiDisneyland.Toensureasafeandenjoyableexperienceforallourparkguests,pleasekeepinmindthefollowing;★Bagslargerthan56cm×36cm×23cmarenotpermittedtobebroughtintothePark.★FoodisnotallowedintotheParkunlessitispackaged,unopenedandreadytobeeatenwithoutanypreparationorprocessing.★ProperclothesmustbewornatalltimeswhilevisitingthePark.PleaserefertoParkguidemapforsmokinglocationsoraskthestaffforhelp.★Accesstoattractionsdependsonthesafetyrulesforeachattraction.Toboardanattraction,childrenunder7mustbeaccompaniedbyapersonaged16orolder.★Pleaseplanfortherouteaccordingtowaitingtimeandopeninghoursoftheattractions.Youmaynotbeabletoexperiencealltheattractionswithinonday.1、Allvisitorscan______inthePark.A．carrysmallhandbagsB．cookfoodC．smokeintheopenairD．Wearmasks2、Whatcanwelearnfromtherules?A．Attractionshavenosaftyrulesatall.B．Childrenareallowediniftheyarenotalone.C．Adultarenotallowedtowearcosturnesormasks.D．Visitorshavetoaccessalltheattractionsinoneday.24．（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.25．（10分）TODOTHISWEEKEND:Outdooractivities,plays,chocolatefeatured☆☆☆☆Localgolfcoursesarelikelytoseeariseinbusinessthisweekendasgolfersdustofftheclubsandhitthecoursetotakeadvantageofspring-liketemperatures.GolferscouldbeheadingtoLeavenworthGolfClub,455W.Eisenhower,Lansing.Call913-727-6600tobookatime.Formoreinformation,calltheclubhouseat913-651-7176.☆☆☆☆StageactorswillbeperformingindowntownLeavenworthandatLeavenworthHighSchool.TheRiverCityCommunityPlayerswillpresent"RedVelvetCakeWar"onFriday,SaturdayandSundayatthePerformingArtsCenterindowntownLeavenworth.Showtimesare8p.m.FridayandSaturdayand2p.m.Sunday.Highschoolperformerswillfeature"DearAmericans"thisweekend.Showtimesare7p.m.FridayandSaturdayatthePerformingArtsCenterattheschool,23910thAve.Halfoftheincomefromtheshowwillbedonatedtolocalveteran'sorganizations.Formoreinformation,call913-682-2012.☆☆☆☆TheHeritageCenterindowntownLeavenworthwillhost"MaltShopMemories"onFridayandSaturdaynights.Manyofthepeopleattendingwillbewearingperiodclothingforthedinnerandshowthatcelebrates"YesterdayOnceMore".Thedinnerbeginsat6:30p.m.andtheshowstartsat7:30p.m.TheHeritageCenterislocatedat109DelawareSt.,Leavenworth.Forticketinformation,call913-682-2122.☆☆☆☆Doyouhaveasweettooth?TheWomen'sCommunityYishavingtheninthannualChocolateEventfrom10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.SaturdayattheC．W.ParkerCarouselMuseum,2S.EsplanadeSt.,Leavenworth.Theeventservesasafundraiserforchildren'sprogramsattheWomen'sCommunityY.Formoreinformation,call913-682-6404.1、Ifyouwanttolearnmoreinformationaboutthegolfcourses,whichnumberwillyoucall?A．913-682-2122. B．913-651-7176.C．913-682-6404. D．913-682-2012.2、Whenisthe"MaltShopMemories"performed?A．From10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.Saturday.B．At8a.m.onFridayandSaturday.C．At2p.m.onSunday.D．At7:30p.m.onFridayandSaturday.3、Wherecanyougofortheweekendifyouwanttobeengagedincharity?A．AttendChocolateEventattheWomen'sCommunityY.B．BookatimeatLeavenworthGolfClub.C．GototheHeritageCenterinLeavenworth.D．WatchashowatPerformingArtsCenter.第三部分語言知識(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）Ijusthadtwolovelyconversationswithmylong-termfriends.First,Iwaspleasedtohavean1meetingwithBryan.He’sCEOofagovernmentagencyandoneofthefirstpeopleI2whenImovedtoMedicineHat.I3toworkthatmorningeighteenyearsagoandhequicklybeganintroducingmetootheremployees.His4wasappreciatedandwebeganaclosefriendshiprightthenashegavemeacomfortable5inmynewworkplace.OverthenextfewyearsBryanwould6meattheoffice.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe7together.Wedidn’tseeeachothervery8afterImovedonwithothercareerpaths.Latethisafternoon,weunexpectedlymetatastoreandstoodinthecoldbesideour9intheparkinglotforanhour.We10memoriesandinspiredeachotherwithtalesofourexperiences.OnedayIsawthelightonmyphoneflashingandthensawthe11messageleftformebyanother12Chris,whohasbeeninmylifesince1973.He’sreturnedtoretireand13inhishometownofWhitewood,wherewefirstmet.14nothavinglivedinthesametownorcitysincethen,we’veheldeachotherinour15forthepastfourdecades.Evenwhenwe’reall16anddon’tmakecontactwitheachotherformonths,italwaysfeelsliketimehasn’tpassedsinceourlast17.Weunderstandandcareabouteachotherandthat’sallthat18.Mostdictionaries19afriendissomeoneyou“know,likeandtrust”.I’mgratefulthatmanyofmyfriendshipsgowell20that.1、A．unfairB．unluckyC．unplannedD．unpleasant2、A．metB．hatedC．taughtD．hurt3、A．forgotB．refusedC．wantedD．reported4、A．experienceB．kindnessC．courageD．praise5、A．endB．bedC．pastD．start6、A．visitB．noticeC．a(chǎn)ttractD．punish7、A．criedB．sangC．laughedD．danced8、A．secretlyB．rarelyC．nervouslyD．frequently9、A．taxisB．carsC．busesD．houses10、A．storedB．clearedC．sharedD．lost11、A．sweetB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．terribleD．ordinary12、A．leaderB．friendC．brotherD．employee13、A．hidB．workedC．diedD．lived14、A．IfB．WhenC．ThoughD．Because15、A．roomsB．heartsC．officesD．families16、A．busyB．patientC．regretfulD．tired17、A．practiceB．successC．talkD．show18、A．liesB．worksC．differsD．matters19、A．requireB．stateC．containD．know20、A．beyondB．a(chǎn)gainstC．beneathD．without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）Acompany1．(name)“futuretours”transportedLiQiangandhisfriendsafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.Theyclimbedinthroughtheroundopening2．a(chǎn)fewminuteslaterthejourneywascompleted.Theywerestillontheearthbut1,000yearsinthefuture.Confusedbythenew3．(surround),hewashitbythelackoffreshair.Hechoseahoveringcarriagedrivenbycomputerand4．(begin)tomove5．(swift).Therewere6．manycarriagesthathelostsightofWangPing.He7．(sweep)upintothecenterofthem.AtlastLiQiangcaughtsightofthem.Arrivingathome,hewassurprised8．(see)treeleavesaroundthehouseandprovidedthehouse9．much-neededoxygen.Afteragooddinner,LiQiangfelt10．(exhaust),soheslidintothebedandfellfastasleep.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處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Sometimesthere’snosomuchworkforyoutodealwithandyoufeltit’sbeyondyourabilitytofinishthem.Actually,youcantakemeasuretohelpyourselfout.Firstly,listallthetaskswhichmustbedoneanddecidewhichonerequiresimmediatelyattention.Secondly,dividetheworkintoseparatefrompartssoit’llbeeasierforyoutoseewhethereachpartisbeingaccomplishedasdesiring.Besides,assignalittleextratimeforeachtask,suchthattheworkwillbecarriedoutsystematically.Finally,you’llfindsenseofaccomplishmentwillreplacetheanxiousyoufeltatfirst.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）隨者人們生活水平的提高，私家車的數(shù)量逐年增加，但隨之而來的塞車問題日益嚴(yán)重。假設(shè)你是學(xué)校學(xué)生會(huì)主席，請(qǐng)你寫一封英文倡議書，呼吁同學(xué)們盡量騎自行車出行，內(nèi)容如下：1.現(xiàn)象：由于家長接送造成學(xué)校周邊交通阻塞的問題非常嚴(yán)重。2.建議：選擇環(huán)保的出行方式---騎自行車。3.理由：a.減輕交通壓力b.減少噪音和空氣污染c.鍛煉身體4.呼吁：改善交通，從我做起寫作要求：1.詞數(shù)100左右2.可適當(dāng)添加細(xì)節(jié)使文章內(nèi)容完整連貫3.句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)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、C2、A3、A4、A5、D6、D7、B8、B9、B10、C11、D12、D13、C14、D15、A16、D17、B18、A19、C20、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、A2、D3、C4、D22、1、B2、D3、C4、A23、1、A2、C24、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,butmicrowa