黑龙江省大庆市一中2025届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

黑龙江省大庆市一中2025届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：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．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．addicted C．exposed D．applied2．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat3．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith4．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which5．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon6．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup7．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely8．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？9．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might10．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison11．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before12．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t13．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general14．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout15．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem16．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake17．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could18．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout19．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should20．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged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）Oneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship．Inordertohavefriends，youhavetobeafriend．Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschool？Listen﹣Listenwhentheyaretalking．Don'tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion．Sometimesit'snotnecessaryforyoutohaveanythingtosay；theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings．Helpthem﹣Ifyourfriendiseverinneedofsomething，betheretohelpthem．Youshouldtrytoputthemfirst，butmakesureyoudon'tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo．Trytotakeanextrapencilorpenwithyoutoclassesincasetheyforgetone．Havealittleextramoneyinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneed．Bethereforthem﹣Bethereforyourfriendstohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes．MarilynMonroe，afamousU．S．actor，oncesaid，"Ioftenmakemistakes．SometimesIamoutofcontrol，butifyoucan'tstaywithmeatmyworst，youaresurenottodeservetobewithmeatmybest．"Alwaysrememberthis!Ifyoudon'twanttostaywithyourfriendswhenthey'reinhardtimes，thenyoudon'tdeservetobewiththemwhenthey'rehavingagoodtime!Makeplans﹣Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends．Goshopping，goforicecream，haveaparty，gotoamovieandsoon．Taketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy．Byplanningthingstogether，youbothcanhaveagoodtime．Andyou'llrememberthesethingswhenyou'reallold!1、Whileyourfriendistalkingtoyouabouthisorherfeelings，youshould．A．givehimorhersomeadviceB．calmhimorherdownC．justlistenunlessaskedD．shareyourfeelingsaswell2、Whenweprovidehelpforourfriends，weshould．A．putthembeforeourselvesB．trytodoeverythingforthemC．changetheirbadhabitsfirstD．ignoretheirfaults3、WhatcanwelearnfromMarilynMonroe'swords？A．Lifewithoutafriendisdeath．B．Afriendiseasierlostthanfound．C．Amanisknownbyhisfriends．D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed．4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthetest？A．Howtofindagoodfriend．B．Howtobeagoodfriend．C．Howtohelpfriendsintrouble．D．Howtomakemorefriends．23．（8分）Ifwewanttofindoutwhatkindoftechnologypeopleusedinthepast,wenormallyhavetorelyonarchaeologiststofindruinedbuildingsandpartsoftoolsorinstrumentsormachines.Archaeologiststhentrytoreconstruct,sometimeswiththehelpofcomputertechnology,whattheseancientbuildingsandobjectsmusthavelookedlike,andhowtheymighthavebeenmade.Sometimeshistoriansareluckyandfindanancientdocumentwithawrittendescriptionoftheseancientbuildingsandobjects.Wecanunderstand,then,whyChinesehistoriansweresoexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingswhichshowancientscience.Theyfoundthesepaintingsintheworld-renownedMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity,inNorthwestChina'sGansuProvince.Thereare500man-madecavesandtheyhavesurvivedforatleast1,600years.Almostallofthesecaveshavepaintingsontheirceilingsorwallsandtheydatefromthe4thto14thcenturies.WangJinyuisanexpertonthesecavepaintings(alsocalledfrescoes)andhesays:“Wediscoveredfrescoescontainingscientificandtechnologicalcontentinalmostallofthecaveswhichhavefrescoes.”WhatisremarkableaboutthesecavepaintingsaccordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgencyisthattheyprovideevidenceof"scientificandtechnologicalinventionsbyancientChineseinmaths,physics,chemistry,astronomy,geography,agronomy,architecture,textiles,trafficandtransportation,armsandmilitaryequipmentandmedicalsciences".Amongthediscoveriesexpertshavemadearecavepaintingsshowingancienttechniquesofpotterymakingandwineproductionandpaintingsshowingancientweavingmachinesandthentoothbrushes!Thepaintingsalsogivesomeevidenceofthelifestyleatthetimewith,forexample,picturesofpeopleboilingmilkover1,000yearsago.Expertsbelievethatthereismoreevidencetobefound,butevennowthecavesareawonderfulnaturalmuseum.Ifthewallsandceilingsofthecaveswereallputtogethertheywouldformatapestry20kilometerslongand2metershigh!Itwon'tbepossibletotravelbackintime-thatonlyhappensinfilms-butvisitingthesecaveswouldbethenearestexperienceyoucouldgettotravellingbackintime.1、WhywereChinesehistoriansexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingsshowingancientscience?A．Becausetheyhadrarelyseencavepaintings.B．Becausetheycouldmaketheplaceatouristattraction.C．Becausetheycouldlearnaboutancientsciencethroughthem.D．Becausetheywouldbegivenlotsofmoneyforthediscovery.2、TheMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity______.A．have500man-madecavesB．havebeenthereforatmost1,600yearsC．helpustoknowlittleaboutancientscienceD．havepaintingsontheirceilingsineverycave3、Expertshaddiscoveredcavepaintingsshowingtheancienttechniquesof______.A．potterymakingandwineproductionB．weavingmachinesandtoothbrushesC．boilingmilkover1,000yearsagoD．architectureandweaving4、Thearticleismorelikelytobeselectedfromthemagazine______.A．ModernCountries B．BusinessWorldC．NetworkWorld D．PopularScience24．（8分）Livinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperience.Thefollowingare6culturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSAtohelppromotingmutualunderstanding.MoneyAsiswellknown,theChineseareconservativewhentheyareplanningtospendmoney,butfarfewerAmericanfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts(对等的人)..PrivacyChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericando.Theytalkabouttopicsuchasages,incomeormarital(婚姻的)status,whichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.FamilyInChina,eldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhileyoungarecaredfor.InAmerica,thegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependence,particularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChinese,olderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.Friendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeelitdeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequired.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriends,sothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriends,playingfriends,schoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericans,whointurnattachmoregreatimportancetogoodcharacterandfaith,whichtheythinkareofgreatvalueintheirlife.________BasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSAvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSA,it’sbecauseyouaregreat.WhileinChina,ifyouachievesomething,it’sbecausetheteam,orfamily,orcompanyisgreat.Everythingyoudogetsowedtothegreaterwhole,whileinAmericanindividualachievementsarecelebrated.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Americanslaymorestressonfaithandgoodpersonality.B．Americansthinkmuchoftheindividualandthecommunity.C．AmericansaremeanwithmoneytospendwhileChinesearenot.D．Americansdefinefriendshipalmostthesame.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethelastdifference?A．AchievementsB．IndividualC．TeamVSIndividualD．Teamwork3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TopromotefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheUSA．B．TohelpChineselivewellintheUSA．C．TohaveacompleteunderstandingoftheUSA．D．TointroducetheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSA25．（10分）Whileit’sbooksthatmakealibrary,beinginlovelysurroundingsmayprovideinspirationandhelpyouworkalittlebitharder.Herearesomeofthecoolestlibrariesoftheworld.LibraryofBirmingham–Birmingham,U.K.ThenewLibraryofBirminghamissaidtobenotonlyBritain’sbiggestpubliclibrary,butalsothelargestinEurope.DesignedbyDutcharchitects,thisreplacementfortheBirminghamCentralLibrarywasopenedin2013andhasawealthofresourceswithinitswalls,includingadultsandkids’libraries,musiccollections,aShakespeareMemorialRoom,andevenagymroom.Gardenscrowntheroof,whilethechangingseasonsbringvariationsintheshadowsandreflectionsinside.NationalLibraryofFrance–Paris,FranceTheNationalLibraryofFrance,whichnowcontainsanastonishingcollectionof30million,datesbacktothe14thcenturyandthisroyallibrarywassetupattheLouvrebyKingCharlesV.TheLibrarywasmovedtoRuedeRichelieusitein1868,withmajordesignworkcarriedoutbyFrencharchitectsHenriLabrousteand,followinghisdeath,Jean-LouisPascal.Here,thereadingroomsareeleganceitself.Therearemorethanjustbookstobefound.StateLibraryofNewSouthWales–Sydney,AustraliaThepublicStateLibraryofNewSouthWalesholdsthehonorofbeingtheoldestinstitutionofitskindinAustralia.ItwasoriginallysetupastheAustralianSubscriptionLibraryin1826,butitwasn’tuntil1942thatitspermanenthomewasready.DesignedbySydneyarchitectWalterLibertyVernonandcompletedin1910,themagnificentsandstoneMitchellWingisoneofthearchitecturalhighlights.SeattleCentralLibrary–Seattle,Washington,USASeattleCentralLibrary’sdistinctivedesignensuresitstandsout.ArchitectRemKoolhaasisoneofthenamesattachedtoitsdesign.Architectssoughttoenvelopthe11-storybuildingwith“alayeroftransparency”,usingaskinofglassandmetal.Thefinishedarticlehousesabout1.45millionbooksandotherthings,aswellasmorethan400computersavailableforpublicuse.Thebuilding,whichopenedin2004,wasincludedontheAmericanInstituteofArchitects’listofAmerica’s150favoritebuildingsin2007.1、Whichofthefollowinglibraryhasthelongesthistory?A．LibraryofBirmingham B．NationalLibraryofFranceC．StateLibraryofNewSouthWales D．SeattleCentralLibrary2、WhatcanyoudoinLibraryofBirmingham?A．Attendaconcert. B．Actaplay.C．Takesomeexercise. D．Enjoynewtechnology.3、WhatdoNationalLibraryofFranceandSeattleCentralLibraryhaveincommon?A．Theyhavecomputersavailable. B．Theyweremovedtoanewplace.C．Theywonawardsforarchitecture. D．Theyweredesignedbymorethanoneperson.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）第四节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Davidgrewuppoor.Hestarted1inthe7thgradeandbyhighschoolhewasonlygoingtoschoolhalfdays,leavingat11amtogotowork.Lackofmoneymeantlackof2opportunities,buthehada3forknowledge.Inhis4timehereadbooksonhumandevelopment,vocabularybuilders,5thathethoughtwouldhelphimsucceed6downtheroad.Hewasahardworkerandroseabovehislackofhighereducationtoproducedecentlyforhisfamily,7thefactorylifewastakingittoll(造成伤害)onhim8,emotionally,andspiritually.Itwas,inhismind,9himlikeaslowpoison.In1995heboughthisfirstcomputerandafewmonthslaterdiscoveredtheInternet.Hewantedtobeapartofit,andworked48ormorehoursinthe10andworked1140ormorehoursaweekteaching12computerskills.Heworkedharderthanhe13hadinhislife,loggingover100hoursaweekonmany,many14DavidbeganapplyingforjobsintheInternetandcomputerfields.Hewasshotdownmanytimes,buthenever15hehadagoalandkeptafteritevenwhenhedidn’tfeellikeitbecauseanythingelseseemedso16Thatkindofdriveandperseverance(坚持不懈)almostalwayspaysoff.I’m17tosayDavidleftthefactoryandtookajobinthecomputerfield.Hebeatoutcollege-educatedapplicantswith4-yeardegreeswithhis18skills.Thisisatruestoryabout19It’sastoryaboutbelievingyourself.It’sastoryaboutfindingwhatyoulovetodoandfollowingyour201、A．studying B．working C．entering D．playing2、A．educational B．personal C．political D．occasional3、A．way B．hope C．hunger D．goal4、A．spare B．part C．own D．school5、A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing6、A．somewhere B．everywhere C．anywhere D．nowhere7、A．and B．so C．yet D．but8、A．terribly B．personally C．heartedly D．physically9、A．fighting B．killing C．murdering D．butchering10、A．factory B．farm C．school D．family11、A．other B．theother C．others D．another12、A．him B．himself C．themselves D．others13、A．even B．ever C．still D．yet14、A．positions B．conditions C．occasions D．situations15、A．gaveup B．gavein C．gaveaway D．gaveout16、A．helpful B．hopeful C．helpless D．hopeless17、A．sure B．certain C．sorry D．happy18、A．self-taught B．self-assured C．self-controlled D．self-styled19、A．failure B．confidence C．foundation D．determination20、A．ideas B．ways C．dreams D．styles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）Robert,agreatgolfplayer,oncewonatournament.After1．(receive)thecheck,hewalkedalottohiscarintheparkinglotand2．(approach)byayoungwoman.Shecongratulatedhim3．hisvictoryandthentoldhimthatherchildwas4．(serious)illandneardeath.Shedidnotknowhowshecouldpaythedoctor’sbills.Touchedby5．(she)story,Robertgavethechecktothewoman.Thenextweekhe6．(have)lunchinarestaurantwhenaProfessionalGolfAssociationofficialcametohistable.“Theguardintheparkinglottoldmeyoumetayoungwomanthereafteryouwonthattournament.”Robertnodded.“Well,”saidtheofficial,“Ihave7．pieceofbadnewsforyou.She’sa8．(lie).Shehasnosickbabyandshe’snoteven9．(marry).Shecheatedyou,myfriend.”“Youmeanthereisnobaby10．isdying?”saidRobert.“That’sright,”saidtheofficial.“That’sthebestnewsI’veheardallthisweek.”Robertsaid.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（\）划掉。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仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dormitorylifeispartofcollegelife.Butsometimetheharmonyinthedormitoryisdisturbedinonewayoranother.Whatisknowntoall,aharmoniousdormitorylifeisimportanttocollegestudentsandbenefitallthemembers.Ononehandyoucanhaveagoodrestandputyourheartsintostudy.Ontheotherhand,youwillhaveagoodmoodandenjoybeingtogether.Thereareseveralwayscreateandmaintainaharmoniousdormitorylife.Firstly,youhavetoevaluateyourlife-styleandtrytogetridofyourdirtyhabits,ifthereareany.Secondly,whenanannoyedsituationarises,you’lljusthavetolearntotolerateeachotherorco-exist.Thirdly,you’llhavetosharewitheachotherandmakethegoodfriends.Onconclusion,youshouldtryyourbesttobuildaharmoniousdormitorylifeforourcollegelife.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你在报纸上看到你市电视台今年五月将举办外国人"学做中餐，乐享中国菜"才艺大赛．你的外教Peter非常喜欢中国厨艺，你建议他去试一试．请按以下要点给他写信告知此事，并表示可以提供帮助．1．比赛时间：5月30日；2．报名时间：截止到5月10日；3．报名地点：市电视台．（ThelocalTVStation）注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．DearPeter____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLihua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、C5、A6、B7、D8、A9、C10、B11、D12、A13、C14、B15、D16、A17、A18、B19、D20、A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.Sucha