陕西省西安市长安第一中学2022年高考仿真模拟英语试卷含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe2．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have3．---Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme.---_____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need4．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why5．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven6．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing7．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where8．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought9．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when10．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout11．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion12．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins13．—Whatshallwedotonightthen?—,whateveryouwant.A．Helpyourself B．It’sadealC．Noproblem D．It’suptoyou14．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder15．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving16．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen17．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must18．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．as B．thatC．which D．whether19．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout20．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6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(琐事)whichswamp(淹没)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.22．（8分）Howtohelpyourselvesfacingthefrequentoccurrenceofcrowdedstampede(踩踏)duringtheholiday?Ifyouareinacrowd,afirstandmostessentialthingistomakeyourselffamiliarwithyoursurroundings.Nomatterwhereyouare,makesureyoualwaysknowhowtogetout.Makeyourselfawareofthetypeofgroundyouarestandingon,andknowthatinacrowdofmovingpeople,wetorunevengroundcanheslipperyordangerous,causingyoutofall.Beawareofthegeneralatmosphereoftheevent,aspanicsituationscanoftenbepredicted.Whenindanger,afewsecondscanmakeallthedifference,givingyouthepossibilityoftakingadvantageofyourescapingroute.Alwaysstayclosertotheescaperoute.Ifyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofamovingcrowd,donotfightagainstthepressure,donotstandstillorsitdown,becauseyoucouldeasilygettrampled(被踩踏).Instead,moveinthesamedirectionofthecrowd;takeadvantageofanyspacethatmayopenuptomovesideways.Keepyourhandsupbyyourchest,likeaboxer—itgivesyoumovementandprotectsyourchest.Ifyoufall,getupquickly.Ifyoucan’tgetupbecauseyouareinjured,getsomeonetopullyoubackup.Ifyouhavekids,liftthemup.Ifyoufallandcannotgetup,keepmovingbycrawlinginthesamedirectionofthecrowd,orifthatisnotpossible,thencoveryourheadwithyourarmsandcurlupintothefetal(胎儿的)position(donotlayonyourstomachorback,asthisdangerouslyexposesyourlungs).Theworstsituationistobepushedbythecrowdagainstanimmovableobject.Trytostayawayfromwalls,fencesorbarricades,asthecrowdpressurecanbuilduprapidly.1、Whatisthefirstimportantwhenyouareinacrowd?A．Protectyourbreast.B．Calltheambulancequickly.C．Presswiththecrowdtightly.D．Befamiliarwithyoursurroundingsquickly.2、Whatshouldyoudoifyoufallandcannotgetupinacrowd?A．Shoutatthecrowdloudly.B．Waitforsomeonetosaveyou.C．Coveryourheadwithyourarms.D．Layonthegroundwithoutmoving.3、Whatshouldyoudoifyoufindyourselfpressedinthemiddleofthecrowd?A．Cryforhelpandfightagainstthepressure.B．Movetowardsthesamedirectionofthecrowd.C．Keepstillandwaitforthecrowdtoleaveslowly.D．Keepbendingdownwithahandaroundyourhead.4、Whoisthesuitablereaderaboutthepassage?A．Thepeopleofallages. B．Thechildren.C．Theparents. D．Theteachers.23．（8分）“Sorryseemstobethehardestword”—thatisoneofEltonJohnsmostpopularsongs.Butnoteverypublicfigureseemstofinditsotoughtosaythatpowerfulfive-letterword.Inrecentdayspublicfigures,frompoliticianstostars,haveallpubliclyexpressedremorse.Butwithsomuchremorse,howcanwetellaforcedapologyfromaheartfeltexpressionofremorse?Specifically,sayingsorryshouldbearealizationthatsomethingyouhavesaidordonehashurtsomeoneandyouwanttomakeamends.“Peoplewantstheresponsetobepersonaltothem.Theywanttofeelthatthey’rebeinglistenedtoandtakenseriously,”saysMartinStone.Firstly,itisimportanttoshowthatyouunderstand.Itisvitalthatanygrouporapersonmakinganapologyunderstandsthefocus—isitsorryforthewayit’sactedorisitsorrythatthecomplainantfeelsthewaytheydo?Watchoutforthespeedofresponse.Thequickertheapologycomes,thebetteritindicatesthatthepersonmakingithasfeltanimmediatesenseofguilt.Ifsincere,thepersonmakingtheapologywillbelookingforclues(线索)toseeifheorsheisbeingunderstood,suchaseyecontactandfacialexpressions.Performedapologiesalwayshaveasenseofbeing“actedout”,andareoftenaccompaniedbytoomanyunnaturalgestures.Forasincereapology,itisalsoimportanttoavoidpromisesthatcan’tbekept.Don’tsaythatyou’llmakesurethatthiswillnothappenagainifyourenotconfidentthatitwont.Itcouldcomebacktobiteyou.Anddorememberthattheuseof“but”canhugelychangethetone(语气)ofanapology.AsStonepointsout,“I’msorrybut...”soundslikeyouaremakingexcusesandaren’tactuallytakinganyformofresponsibility.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remorse”probablymean?A．Feelings. B．Appereciation. C．Regret. D．Sympathy.2、Whichofthefollowingindicatesit’saperformedapology?A．Swearingitwillnothappenagain. B．Avoidingeyecontactwiththelistener.C．Showingyouunderstandhis/herfeelings. D．Payingattentiontothelistener’sreaction.3、Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A．Theattitude. B．Thetoneofvoice.C．Thebodylanguage. D．Thechoiceoflanguage.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainwhatagoodapologyis.B．Todiscusshowtogiveaformalapology.C．Toshowwhyweshouldapologizeinlife.D．Toteachushowtotellifanapologyissincere.24．（8分）Inventor!Canyoupatentandprofitfromyouridea?Wehavebeenassistinginventorssince1975.Fullrangeofpatentingandmarketingservices.ConfidentialityguaranteedAmericanInventorsCorp.Callforfreeinformation:1-800-338-5656orvisitInventor!Canyoupatentandprofitfromyouridea?Wehavebeenassistinginventorssince1975.Fullrangeofpatentingandmarketingservices.ConfidentialityguaranteedAmericanInventorsCorp.Callforfreeinformation:1-800-338-5656orvisit*Parents*Canyouaffordtoraiseyourhearingimpairedchildwithouttheinsightsthishighly-valuedbookhastooffer?Makelifeeasierforyouandyourchild!BradfordPublicationsForinformation:1-800-354-2760orvisitEarnupto＄25,000ayearasaMedicalTranscriptionist!Noexperienceisneeded.Workthehoursyouchoose.Trainathomeinyoursparetime.Themedicalprofessionneedsskilledtranscriptionists.Soifyoucantype,orarewillingtolearn,wecantrainyoutoworkathomedoingmedicaltranscriptionsfromtapesdictatedbydoctors.Getfreeinformation!At-HomeProfessionCorp.CallTollFGlobeInsuranceCompanySince1951,Globehasgrowninfinancialstrengthandreputation.Withover2.8millionpoliciesinforce.Globeiscommittedtoprovidingaffordablelife,healthandaccidentinsurancefortheentirefamily.Itonlycosts＄1tostartyourLongLifecoverage.GlobeInsuranceCompanyCallTollFree,SevenDaysAWeek,24-hoursADay.1-800-358-1945orvisitGlobeInsuranceCompanySince1951,Globehasgrowninfinancialstrengthandreputation.Withover2.8millionpoliciesinforce.Globeiscommittedtoprovidingaffordablelife,healthandaccidentinsurancefortheentirefamily.Itonlycosts＄1tostartyourLongLifecoverage.GlobeInsuranceCompanyCallTollFree,SevenDaysAWeek,24-hoursADay.1-800-358-1945orvisit581、Thebesttitleofthe3rdadvertisementwouldbe.A．TrainingatHome B．LearningatHomeC．RecordingWork D．WorkingatHome1、Accordingtotheinformationabove,ifyourchildhashearingproblems,youcanturnto________.A．At-HomeProfessionCorp. B．GlobeInsuranceCompanyC．BradfordPublications D．AmericanInventorsCorp.2、Fromtheadvertisementsabove,wecanlearnthat.A．GlobeInsuranceCompanyhasahistoryof51yearsB．asamedicaltranscriptionist,youmayearn＄25,000amonthC．BradfordPublicationsoffersatreatmenttohearingimpairedparentsD．youcanvisitwhenyouinventanewmodelofhearingaid25．（10分）Chinahasbecomethefirstcountrytosuccessfullylandaspacecraftonthefarsideofthemoon.TheChang’e-4probe(探测器)hasalsomadethefirstlunarlandingsince1972.Ithasthetaskofexploringthesideofthemoonthatneverfacestheearth.Thedarksideofthemoonisolderandhasathickersurfacethanthevisibleside.Ittakesthemoonaslongtogoaroundonitsownaxis(轴)asitdoesforonecompleteorbitaroundtheEarth.TheChineseprobelandedinahugecrater2500kmindiameterand13kmdeep.Thecraterisoneoftheoldestpartsofthemoonandoursolarsystem.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthegeologyofthefarsideofthemoon.Thecrafthastwocamerasonboardwhichwillsendimagesbacktoearth.Itwillalsoattempttosendsignalstodistantregionsofspace,somethingthatcannothappenonearthbecauseoftoomuchradionoise.Chang'e-4alsohasinstrumentsonboardtoexaminemineralsaswellasacontainerwithseedswhichwilltrytocreateaminiature(微型的)biosphere(生物圈).Communicationwiththespacecraftisnoteasy.Imagesandotherdatamustbetransmittedtoaseparatesatellitebecausenodirectcommunicationwiththeearthispossible.ForChinatheChang'e-4missionisanimportantachievement,becausethecountryhassuccessfullydonesomethingnoothernationonearthhas.Itwantstobecomealeadingpowerinspaceexplorationandhasannouncedplanstosendastronautstothemoonandsetupitsownspacestation.1、WheredidtheChang'e4probeland?A．Onthelunarsidefacingtheearth B．OntheinvisiblesideofthemoonC．Inayoungercrateronthemoon. D．Inapreviousspacestation.2、Whyisthecraftequippedwithacontainer?A．Toseewhatseedscancomeoutonthemoon.B．Tocollectsomeimportantmatteronthemoon.C．Tofindwhethertheseedscangrowonthemoon.D．Tocheckwhethersomemineralsexistonthemoon.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thedarksideofthemoonisascoldastheotherside.B．Thebrightsideisyoungerandthinnerthantheotherside.C．Otherplacesinspacemayhardlyreceivesignalsfromthecraft.D．Thetwocamerasonthecraftcansendpicturestotheeartheasily.4、Accordingtothetext,whatwillChinadointhefuture?A．Chinawilllandmannedspacecraftonthemoon.B．Chinawillbuiltanotherspacestationonthemoon.C．Chinawilllaunchmorespaceprobestothemoon.D．Chinawillbecomethefirstcountryinexploringspace.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．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（块）inhisthroat.He14theyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthis15andwipedthescrapes（擦伤）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第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）M.Pei,oneofthebest-knownarchitectsofthe20thcentury,hasdied.Hewas102.BorninChina,IeohMingPeimovedtotheUSAin19351．(study)architectureatHarvardUniversity.Pei’s2．(work)aroundtheworldincludemuseums,governmentbuildings,hotelsandotherstructures3．(build)withstone,steelandglass.Oneofhisbest-knownworkswasanewentrancefortheworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParis,PeifirstspentfourmonthsstudyingthemuseumandFrenchhistory.Hethendrewplansfor4．21-meter-tallsteelandglasspyramid,withthree5．(small)pyramidsnearby.Itwasanextremelymodernstyleofworkforthe12th-centurybuilding,6．raisedaheatargument.SomepeopleevenaccusedPei7．ruiningoneworld’sgreatestlandmarks.Thepyramids8．(open)inthespringof1989.Overtheyearsthatfollowed,thestructurecametobelovedbymost,ifnotall,ofitscritics(批评家).TherearemanyotherfamousPeibuildings,suchastheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonandtheDallasCityHallinTexas.Pei9．(official)retiredin1990.10．,hecontinuedtoworkonprojects—includingmuseumsinLuxembourg,QatarandhisancestralhomeofSuzhou.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)

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不计分。DearJohn,ItisverykindforyoutoinvitemetoyourbirthdaypartyonThursdaynight.Ireallyexpectedthehappymomentwhatwecanhavefuntogether.SoI'msorrytotellyouthatI'mnotabletogo.Thereareamathlessontogetherwithanimportantexamschedulingonthatnight.Worsestill,I'mreallynotmyselfbecauseI'vecaughtbadcoldthesedays.Iamterriblesorryaboutit.Anyway,wewillhavemanymoreopportunitytogettogether.Ihopeyouwillpardonmeandenjoyyourselfwithotherhisfriends.Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，红星中学学生会主席(ChairmanoftheStudentUnion)，近日你校收到美国友好交流学校学生会主席John的邮件，希望你校捐赠一批传统文化书籍，供该校对此有兴趣的同学阅读，请你代表学校给John回复一封邮件，邮件中需要包含以下内容:1.自我介绍；2.捐赠图书的具体信息；3.询问对方的收件地址和联系信息。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJohn,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、B5、C6、C7、D8、D9、C10、C11、C12、A13、D14、D15、D16、D17、D18、B19、A20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、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,electronicandradiosignalsareforbiddeneveryhourofevery