2023-2024学年山东省禹城市综合高中高三冲刺模拟英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年山东省禹城市综合高中高三冲刺模拟英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck2．—Someonewantsyouonthephone.—________nobodyknowsIamhere.A．AlthoughB．AndC．SoD．But3．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when4．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting5．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto6．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged7．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough8．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing9．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff10．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should11．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what12．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．aregraduating D．graduate13．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit14．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why15．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput16．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so17．Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．allofwhomC．eachofwhom D．allofwhich18．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！19．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently20．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what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）Ifyou’reshoweringeveryday,you’reprobablyoverdoingit.Infact,showeringtoooftencanactuallyhurtyourbodyinthelongrun.AsTime’spublichealthcolumnexplains,dailyshowersarecommonduetosocialnormsmorethananyproperhealthneed.Weconnectbeingfreshlyshoweredwithbeingattractiveandpleasing,sowetendtoshoweringoftentofeelbetter.Butwhat’stheidealshowerfrequency?Intermsofyourhealth—nothowyoulookorsmell—probablyonceortwiceaweek,assistantprofessorofdermatologyatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,Dr.C．BrandonMitchellsays.“Yourbodyisnaturallyawell-oiledmachine,”hesays.“Adailyshowerisn’tnecessary.”Ofcourse,yoursituationmayvary.Ifyouhaveajoblikecarmaintenanceorconstruction,you’llobviouslyhaveavisiblelayerofdirtyou’llneedtowashoffeverysingleday.Similarly,ifyouworkouteveryday,youmaynothaveanyhealthrisksbywashingeveryday,butyou’llstillbesmelly.Ifyoufeellikeyouneedtotakedailyshowersforaesthetic(审美的)reasons,atleastmakemostofthemlightshowers.“Itellpatientswhoshowerdailynottosoaptheirwholebodies,”Mitchellsays.Hityourpits,buttandgroin,whicharetheareasthatproducestrongsmells.Therestofyourbodydoesn’tneedmuchsoaping,hesays.Toomuchtimespentunderthehotwatercandryoutyourskin,causecracks（裂纹）thatcanleadtoinfectionsorgermsgettingintoyourskin,andtakeawaythenaturaloilsonyourskinthathelpkeepithealthy.So,evenifyou’reaimingtobeyourmostpresentable,besuretokeepitmoderatetoavoidhurtingyourskininthelongrun.1、（小题1）Accordingtothepassage,whydomostpeopleshowerdaily?A．Tomeethealthneed.B．Towashoffdirt.C．Toaddtoattraction.D．Togetrelaxation.2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingpeoplemightbeadvisedtoshoweronceortwiceaweek?A．Officestaff.B．Carmaintainer.C．Buildingworkers.D．Gym-goers.3、（小题3）Theunderlinedphrase“lightshowers”inPara.4referstotheshowersinwhich________.A．brightlightsareequippedB．alittlesoapingisinvolvedC．gentleskintouchesareallowedD．lesshotwaterisused4、（小题4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ShoweringDailyBecomesaCustomB．DailyShowerDoesNoGoodtoYouC．ProtectYourSkinWhenShoweringD．YouProbablyNeedn’tShowerDaily22．（8分）Mid-afternoononaparticularlybusyTuesday,ItookleaveofmydeskatworkandwalkedintoalocalStarbucks,onlytofindaspacewhereneithermyclients(客户)normychildrenwouldaskmetodosomething.Inside,IranintoKate,aco-workerofmine.Thetopicofparenthoodcameup.Icomplainedabouthowpackedmyschedulewas.FromtheminuteIwokeuptotheminuteIfellasleep,Iwasconstantlyindemandandalwayshadsomeoneknockingatthedoor.ButabitofsadnessseemedtocomeoverKate’sface.“Well,mydaughter’sinSanFranciscoandshedoesn’tseemtoneedmeatallthesedays.”Katesaid.ItwasinthatmomentthatIrealizedalthoughImightoftenfeelinhighdemand,therewillcomeadaywhenI’llactuallymissthatsamestressInowcomplainabout.Andasourconversationcontinued,itturnedtoourchildren’syoungeryears,withKatesmilingproudly,thinkingofthelittleboyandgirlsheraisedwhoarenowamanandawoman.ButInoticedhersmilewasmarkedwithregret.Sheexplainedthatsheoftenwonderedaboutwhatshecouldhavedonedifferentlywhenherchildrenwereintheirearlieryears.ThisgotmethinkingIsregretanunfortunatefootnote(注脚)toparenthood?Withthatinmind,Iaskedsixolderparentsonequestion:Whatisyourbiggestregretfromyourearlydaysasaparent?Itturnedoutthatallofthemthoughttheycouldhavedoneitbetter.But,eachofthemalsohasastrong,healthyrelationshipwiththeirkids.Whateverregretstheirparentsmighthavehadabouttheirupbringing,onethingisclear—itdidn’taffecttheminameaningfulway.Thebottomlineis,weallfeellikewecouldbedoingthisparentingthingbetter,Andquiteclearly,yearslater,we’restillgoingtolookbackandwishwetriedthingsdifferently.Butthepastcan’tbechanged,andneithershouldit.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Katehadthesameproblemastheauthor’s.B．Thetwopeoplehadarrangedtomeetinthecoffeeshop.C．Katewenttothecoffeeshopsonoonecouldfindherthere.D．Theauthorwenttothecoffeeshoptoescapefromthepressuresaroundhim.2、WhydidKatefeelsadandregretful?A．Becausesheandherdaughterhadafight.B．Becauseshehadn’tpaidenoughattentiontoherkids.C．Becauseshewasdisappointedwithherkids’performance.D．Becauseshethoughtthatshecouldhavedonebetterinraisingherkids.3、Whatdidtheauthorfindwhenhespoketosixolderparents?A．Someoftheparentshaveabadrelationshipwiththeirkids.B．Hewasmovedbytheloveoftheseparentsfortheirchildren.C．Theseparentsimprovedtheirbehavioraftertheirkidsgrewup.D．Noneoftheparentswerecompletelysatisfiedwiththewaytheyraisedtheirkids.4、Whatshouldparentsdoaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Givemorelovetotheirkids.B．Letyourchildrengrowupwithfreedom.C．Cherishthepresenttimeanddoone’sbesttobeaparent.D．Neverstoplearninghowtobeagoodparentfromothers.23．（8分）WhateverRockwasdoingdownthere,itmadeenoughnoiseformetogotohim.BythetimeImadeittothebottomofthestairs,hewasrunningup,andhenevercameupthestairs,nomatterwhat.Ithinkthatwashiswayoftellingme,“We’vegottogobackup.”WhenIgottothetopofthestairs,Iturnedaroundandsawalighton,butIdidn’trememberleavingoneon.Iwalkeddownstairsagain,andthat’swhenIsawfire,Iimmediatelyshoutedtomywifetowakeupandgetourthreekids,Igrabbedaknifeandcutouttheplasticthatcoveredthewindowtotheporchroof.Ithenbrokethewindowandkickedoutthescreen.Igoteverybodyoutontheroofandthrewablanketouttheresowewouldn’tslipoff.Itwascold,Januarycold.ThenIstartedscreamingforhelp.Buthelpnevercame.Now,I’mscaredofheightsandhavephysicalissues,whatwithmyrheumatoidarthritis(类风湿性关节炎),butIcouldn’tletmyfamilyburnup.SoIjumpedofftheroof.Ididn’truntotheedge;IjustjumpedandgotthewindknockedoutofmewhenIlanded.Ifoundourladder,placeditagainstthehouse,andclimbedbackuptotheroof.Iwrappedmyarmsaroundmydaughterandcarriedmynine-month-oldsonwithmyteeth,byhislittlesleeper.ThenIclimbeddowntheladder.Onceontheground,Ihadmylittlegirlholdherbrother,andIwentbackuptotherooftogetmyotherdaughter.ThenIwentbackupagainandgotmywife.Itriedtogetmydog,buthejustdisappearedintheblacksmoke.Ineversawhimaliveagain.I’mnohero.I’mjustanordinarypersonwho’dhelpanybody.ThishappenedtobethetimewhenIhelpedmyownfamily.Ilivetoprotectmyfamily.JustlikeRock—helivedtoprotectus.1、WhydidRockmakeenoughnoise?A．Rockcausedthefireandtriedtoescape.B．Rockwaswarmingupitselftofightcold.C．Rockwasplayingupstairsanddownstairs.D．Rocktriedtoremindtheauthorofthefire.2、Theauthorjumpedofftheroof________.A．tocallforhelpB．tochallengehimselfC．tofindtoolsforrescueD．toescapebeingburned3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A．Strictanddevoted.B．Smartandsociable.C．Responsibleandbrave.D．Powerfulandconsiderate.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Rock’sHeroicLifeB．EscapefromtheFireC．ALessonIHaveLearntD．MyAdventureExperience24．（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(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.25．（10分）AndrewstartedhisjobfouryearsagoatajobsearchcompanyG,whenheworkedinacomputerprogramminglanguagecalledStata.Thenotherprogramminglanguagesappear,andhehashadtocontinuallylearnnewskills.Hesaystheever-changinguniverseofworkrequiresemployeestobecriticalthinkersandfasttoadapttothenewenvironment.Peopleneedtolearnnewtechnologiesandapplytheirskillsquicklyandregularly.Whencompanieshirenewworkers,theyarenotalwayslookingforknowledgeofacertainsoftware,butsoftskillslikeproblemsolving,effectivecommunicationandleadership.Theyalsomaywantcandidateswhoshowawillingnesstokeeplearningnewskills.Studentsmaybelievethatstudyingscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics,knownastheSTEMfields,willeasilyleadtoagoodfirstjob.Butemployersaretellingcolleges:youareproducingengineers,buttheydonothavetheskillsweneed.Thatmeansfindingnewwaystosolveaproblemismoreimportantthanusingestablishedstepstodoso.Togetstudentsready,somecollegesandevenhighschools,areworkingonbuildingcriticalthinkingskills.OneexampleofthisisattheprivateWestminsterSchoolsinAtlanta,Georgia.ForthreeweeksinJanuary,studentseithergetjobsorgoontrips.Theexperiencegivesthemabettersenseofwhattheymightdointhefuture.Careerofficesatuniversitiesalsoplacealotofimportanceoninterviewskills,teachingyoungpeoplemorethanwritinganeffectiveresumeanddressingwell.Theyhavetolearnhowtoperformbestonvideoandphoneinterviews,andhowtodealwithnewwaysofbeingchosenforajob.1、WhatdoesthejobatGrequireAndrewtodo?A．Toapplywhathelearnedincollegetohiswork.B．Tokeeplearningnewknowledgetokeepup.C．Tohaveagoodcommandofseverallanguages.D．Tokeepchangingjobsfordifferentskills.2、Whatqualitydocompaniesrequireofnewworkers?A．Skillsatsolvingproblemsandeffectivecommunication.B．Willingnesstostopworkandgoforfurthereducation.C．Tricksatmanagingawholedepartmentorresearchteam.D．Readinesstostaybehindafterworkandworkovertime.3、Whatmessagedoemployersconveytocolleges?A．Interviewskillsandeffectiveresumearenecessaryforstudents.B．Goodbasicknowledgeinrelatedfieldisessentialforstudents.C．Manynewwaysoflookingforgraduateemployeesarepopular.D．Collegestudentsshouldhavetheskillsforsolvingproblems.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．NewSkillsAreRequiredofEmployersB．TraditionalEducationLimitsJobChancesC．Tomorrow’sJobsRequireSoftSkillsD．WhatYouLearnTodayDecidesYourFuture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）GrowingRootsWhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbournamedDrGibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’d1known.WhenDrGibbswasn’t2lives,hewasplantingtrees.Thegooddoctorhadsome3theoriesonplantingtrees.Hebelievedin“Nopains,nogains.”Henever4hisnewtrees,whichwas5manypeople.OnceIaskedwhy.He6thatwateringplantsspoiledthem,andthatifyouwaterthem,eachfollowingtreegenerationwill7weakerandweaker.Soyouhavetomakethings8forthem.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreescould9shallowroots,andhowtreesthatweren’twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsin10ofwater.Icametounderstandthathemeantdeeprootsweretobe11.IplantedacoupleoftreesandItookgoodcareofthem.Twoyearsof12hasresultedintreesthatexpecttobewaitedonhandandfoot.Wheneveracoldwindblows,they13andtrembletheirbranches.FunnythingsaboutthosetreesofDrGibbs’.Thelackofwaterseemedto14theminwayscomfortandeasenevercould.Iusedto15formysonsthattheirliveswillbeeasy.But16I’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimeto17myprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeet18,andI’mprayingtheywillbestrong.Theprayerforcomfortisseldommet.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,19whenthewindsblow,wewon’tbe20away.1、A．even B．ever C．never D．hardly2、A．valuing B．making C．enjoying D．saving3、A．exciting B．dull C．interesting D．terrible4、A．watered B．raised C．loved D．sheltered5、A．against B．beyond C．within D．from6、A．wondered B．answered C．doubted D．guessed7、A．grow B．change C．appear D．show8、A．harmful B．favourable C．tough D．wonderful9、A．leadto B．resultfrom C．putin D．carefor10、A．charge B．favour C．honour D．search11、A．treasured B．challenged C．respected D．liked12、A．education B．information C．preparation D．devotion13、A．dance B．shake C．spread D．lift14、A．harm B．raise C．benefit D．hurt15、A．pray B．apply C．stand D．call16、A．perfectly B．formally C．obviously D．lately17、A．attend B．say C．change D．keep18、A．hardships B．worries C．bosses D．jobs19、A．or B．so C．and D．but20、A．given B．sent C．broken D．swept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）TheSpringFestival,known1．theChineseLunarNewYear,fallsonFebruary16ththisyearand2．(mark)thestartoftheYearofDogintheChineseLunarCalendar,Meanwhile,theSpringFestivaltravelseason,knownasChunryuninChinese,officiallybegins.Itis3．timeforfamilyreunions,somillionsofChinesepeoplewillreturntotheirhometownsortravelaroundthecountrywiththeirfamilies,4．leadstothelargesthumanmigrationintheworld.Around2.98billiontripsareexpectedtobemadeduringtheSpringFestival.Severalyearsago,somepeoplehadno5．(choose)buttoturntoticketscalpers(黄牛党)forhelp.However,atpresent,unlikepreviousyears,peoplefind6．mucheasiertogettickets.High-speedtrainsmaketripshome7．(considerable)faster.ChinaRailwayCorp.haslaunchedaseriesof8．(service)forpassengerswhichinvolveself-servicecounters,freesmartphoneappsandubiquitous(随处可见的)travelnotices,thus9．(save)muchtimeforthepassengers.Asfortravelbyroad,theelectronictollcollectionsystemhelpsenhancetheefficiencyoftravelwiththesystem10．(update).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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）画掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。InOctoberlastyear,IwasstudyingataschoolinCambridgebutitwasonlymysecondmonthsintheschool、Atanendofthemonththeheadteacherorganizedapartyforallthenewstudents、ItisagoodchancetogettoknowmynewclassmatesandIreallylookedforwardtojoininit、Asthepartywason31stOctober,IthoughtitwasaHalloweenparty、So,thedayaftertheparty,Isearchedeverywhereandmanagedgetawitch’scostume、WhenIarrivedatmyheadteacher’shouse,heopenedthedoorandlookedatusifIhadbeencompletemad、Alltheotherstudentsworeonnormalclothes!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）进入高三以来，小明的学习成绩不理想。父母为了帮助他学习，采取了陪读的方式（accompanytheirkidstudying）。他们给自己的孩子制订了学习计划，并每天检查孩子的学习，督促他按时完成学习任务，陪孩子学习到深夜…请以此写一篇作文，内容必须包括：1.简要描叙上述情景。2.就上述关于父母陪读的做法谈谈你的看法。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、B4、A5、A6、C7、B8、B9、A10、A11、B12、D13、B14、B15、B16、D17、A18、C19、B20、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、1、2．C3、4．A【小题3】【小题3】B【小题4】【小题4】D22、1、D2、D3、D4、C23、1、D2、C3、C4、B24、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,butyouwon’tgetasignal.BecauseofhowmuchitswayoflifevariesfromtherestofAmerica,GreenBankseemstobeasomewhatisolat