貴州省銅仁市石阡縣民族中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高三二診模擬考試英語試卷含解析

貴州省銅仁市石阡縣民族中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高三二診模擬考試英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、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．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which2．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?3．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality4．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who5．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．a(chǎn)cross D．over6．There’sanotherwaytosurvivethiscompetition--awaynooneeverseemstotellyouabout,_____youhavetolearnforyourself.A．one B．it C．that D．a(chǎn)nother7．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped8．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．a(chǎn)dequate C．a(chǎn)ccessible D．a(chǎn)ppropriate9．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso10．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．a(chǎn)ccomplish D．a(chǎn)ccompany11．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．a(chǎn)nalyticalC．controversial D．confidential12．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon13．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where14．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy15．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when16．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped17．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where18．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway19．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data20．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto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）IamastonishedatthewayGodknowswhentosendaspecialgiftofencouragementatjusttherighttime!Itmightbeinadream,alostletter,amemory,orsomethingfoundthatwe’dforgottenabout.MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.AndsummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltownwheretheylived.Peoplekneweveryone,theirchildren,theirpets,theirancestors.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting...shewouldmakesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties,plantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Shelovedknittingsweatersaswellasmakingbeautifulquiltsforhergrandchildren.Irememberthesmallthimble(頂針)shewouldplaceonherfingerwhiledoingherneedlework.Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearthforhernewresidenceinHeaven,Ibidfarewelltomylovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange!Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticeditmostlyonmybirthdays,becausetherewasnocardfromGrandma.She’dneverforgottenmybirthday!OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedmademefeelasifshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow;itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（縫）thatIcarefullyopened,and,tomydelight,outcameatinysilverthimble!HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewingitintothatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtofluff（抖松）,toplaceonmybedspread（床罩）thatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI’dcollectedovertheyears.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywho,somehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleintomypillow.Iheatedthekettleandmadesometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andthenenjoyedmyteaandGrandma’sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas!1、Intheauthor’smemory,whatwouldhergrandmotherdo?A．Shewouldmakesandwichesandhamburgersforherfamily.B．Shewouldwearathimbleforneedleworkeveryday.C．Shewouldmakebeautifulquiltsformoney.D．Shewouldlookaftertheflowersinthegarden.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A．Themodernworld’sfast-changinglife.B．Thefactthatthegrandmotherhadpassedaway.C．Theauthor’smissinghergrandmother.D．Thelovetheauthorgotfromhergrandmother.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthethimble?A．Surprisedandjoyful.B．Delightedbutregretful.C．Guiltyandsad.D．Joyfulbutlonely.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Grandma’sThimble.B．Grandma’sLifeStory.C．TheJoyofFindingSomethingLost.D．TheImportanceofPuttingThingsAway.22．（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）InrecentyearsIhavehadtwoverygoodrolesontelevision:Florence,thewisecrackingmaidontheseriesTheJeffersons,andMary,themotherwhoholdsthingstogetheron227.But17yearsago,in1972whenIwasjustgettingstartedintheaterwork,IthoughtI’dnevermakeitasanactress.Forthatmatter,Icouldn’tevenholdmylifetogetheroraffordahomeofmyown.BackthenIhadaboutasmuchself-confidenceasachickeninafox’snest.IwasrecoveringfromsurgeryandhadbeenoffworkforsixmonthsfrommyjobasaUnitedAirlinesreservationsagent.I’dhadsomebitpartsinlocaltheatergroups,butthosecameandwent,notleadingtoanythingbigger.Worse,asasinglemotherwiththreeyoungsters,Ihadnoplacetolive.MychildrenwerestayingwiththeirfatherwhileIrecoveredinanaunt’sapartment.Lyinginbed,staringhopelesslyatthewall,Ididn’tknowwhattodoorwheretoturn.ThenoneSundaymorningIaimlesslyturnedonthetelevisionset,andtherewereactorRobertYoungandhiswifetalkingabouttheirfaith.Isatrightupinbed.Theysaid,“Whenonedoorcloses,abetteroneopens,”Well,Iwasn’tgoingtojustsitstaringattheclosedone.SoIgotupandtrudged(跋涉)on.Evenifmyshoesworeout,Idecided,myfaithwouldn’t.Later,whenIbeganfillingsmallpartsintelevisionproductions,thatself-confidenceshowed.I’dalwaysdonemybesttoplaytheroleasIthoughtthedirectorwanted,butnowIfoundmyselffreertointerpretit,Iwasmorenatural,moreme.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“holdmylifetogether”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Enjoymylife B．SupportmyselfC．Abandonmylife D．Fightagainstmylife2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheworkedinthelocaltheater?A．Confident B．ExcitedC．Nervous D．Disappointed3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph3?A．Shelivedinherownapartment B．ShehadtostaywithherfatherC．Shewasconfusedaboutherfuture D．Shewaslookedafterbyherkids4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toshareherunderstandingoffaithwithus B．ToprovehersuccessintheTVactingC．Toshowthankstoherrespectedaunt D．Totellhowhardshebroughtupherchildren24．（8分）TeensForPlanetEarthThisisasocialnetworkingsiteforteenagerswhowanttogetinvolvedinprotectingourplanet.Theycanconnectwithothergreen-mindedteens,chooseaprojectorcreatetheirown.TeensForPlanetEarthencouragesyoungfolkstogetbusyintheirowncommunities.Theyofferguidanceonlocalprojectswithcategoriessuchashabitats,animals,waterandeducation.Awardsaregiventoactivemembers.MeezAtMeez,teenscancreatetheirownavatars(頭像),roomsandvirtualpets.Itisasocialcommunityofcreativepeoplethatcombinesavatars,virtualworldsandgames.Meezofferscontestsandchataswellashomeworkhelp,afashioncentralandawriters’corner.Achatareaforyoungerteensisavailable.Otherareasaremusic,geek（極客）central,artandsports.CyberteensCyberteensisanothercoolsitethatcelebratestheteenyears.Hereteenagerscanfindcommunity,games,andnews.Thereisalinkcalled“creativity”whereteenscansharetheirpoems,stories,photosandartwork.The“coollinks”sectionoffersahugevarietyofoptionstothecuriousteens.Thissitealsohassurveysandhelpswithjobsandschoolwork.SSisaresourcesiteforteensandhighschoolstudents.Itssocialnetworkhasover900,000members.Membersearnpointstowinprizesjustbybrowsingandtheyofferseveralmulti-playergames.Pointsareusedtobuyitemsatauction(拍賣會).Sisfilledwithusefulinformationandarticles.1、WhatisTeensForPlanetEarthaimedto?A．Setupaproject.B．Giveawardstoteens.C．Getyoungfolksbusy.D．Giveadviceonlocalprojects.2、Whichwebsiteoffersassistanceinjobs?A．TeensForPlanetEarth.B．Meez.C．Cyberteens.D．S.3、WhatmakesSspecialamongthesewebsites?A．Ithasthemostmembers.B．Teenscanreadarticlesonit.C．Itoffershelponschoolwork.D．Teenscanmakepurchasesonit.4、Whatcanweinferaboutthewebsitesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyprovidegameplatforms.B．Theybenefitteensintheirsociallife.C．Theyawardoutstandingteens.D．Theyoffervariousstudyguidance.25．（10分）ExploityourparkingspaceAnunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto￡200or￡300aweek.PutanadvertisementforfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.RentaroomSpareroom?Notonlywillalodger（房客）earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothegovernment-backed“rentaroom”program,youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst￡4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.MakemoneyduringspecialeventsDon’twantafull-timelodger?Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.LiveonsetRentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.UseyourroofYouneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment(around￡14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.1、Ifyouearn￡5,000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon_______.A．￡500B．￡800C．￡4500D．￡50002、Wherecanyouputanadvertisementtorentoutaroomduringabigevent?A．OnLetpark.B．OnRoomspare.C．OnGrashpadder.D．OnRoommateeasy.3、Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_______.A．keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25yearsB．signanagreementwiththegovernmentC．selltherooftosomeenergycompaniesD．payaround￡14,000fortheequipment4、Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?A．Lodgers.B．Houseowners.C．Advertisers.D．Onlinecompanies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）AsayounggirlgrowingupinruralAlabama,Ineverunderstoodwhymymomspentsomuchtimebaking.Andshealwaysmademybrotherandme1her.Awholedayeveryotherweekwasdevotedtomakingbread.Italwaysmadeoursmallarmstired.Despiteourbestefforts,theflourdustalwayswenteverywhere.I2tobeoutsidewithmyplaymates,andnever3mymom’sdesireforqualityfamilytimewithherchildren,atleastwhenitcametospendingitinthe4Yearshavegoneby,andIhavebecomeamothermyself.Iprefertoleavemostofthecookingtomyhusbandandhelovesit.He’squite5atdoingit,too.Ononeoccasionmyhusbandwas6dinner,andIwasatthekitchentablegoingthroughtheday’smailwhenourlittleson,Cody,askedifhecouldhelp7Myhusbandsaidyes,andIsatthereamused,watchingthem.“Whatareyoudoing?”Iasked.“Helpingdadcook.”herepliedwithabig8onhisface.Ithoughtbacktothose9whenmymomaskedmetohelpherbakebread,andIwas10,butobeyed.Per-hapsshewastryingtocreatesomethingmorethanjustfreshbread—maybeafewlasting11.AsIwatchedCodydoitwithallhisattention,Irealizedthathehad12alastingmomentforme,amomentfilledwithadeepsenseoffamily.Iwantedtoholdthemomentandmakeitlonger,andappreciatethememoriesmymomhadgivenmeyearsagoinherkitchen.1、A．copy B．help C．notice D．a(chǎn)dmire2、A．improved B．encouraged C．longed D．blamed3、A．wondered B．a(chǎn)ppreciat C．judged D．challenged4、A．kitchen B．restaurant C．bedroom D．school5、A．unhappy B．weak C．a(chǎn)stonished D．skilled6、A．preparing B．choosing C．making D．having7、A．play B．work C．cook D．make8、A．tear B．surprise C．smile D．mark9、A．dreams B．time C．mysteries D．a(chǎn)ccidents10、A．excited B．regretful C．confident D．unwilling11、A．memories B．choices C．opportunities D．goals12、A．continued B．created C．failed D．served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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）FelicityMiller,a32-year-oldBritishwoman,1．hasaChinesehusband,stillremembersthe2．(excite)whenshefirstlearnedtousethe“redpacket”functiononWeChatin2015.ShesentandgrabbedsomeredpacketsinherChinesefamily’sgroup.Theruleinherfamilywasthatthepersonwhograbbedthe3．(high)amountsentthenext.Attractedbytheuniquewayofcommunicating,manyforeigners4．(join)insendingandgrabbingredpacketssofar.Usually,themoneyineachpacketisrandom.Thustheamountofmoneyonecangrab5．(large)dependsonhisorherluck,from0.01yuantolessthan200yuan.Manyforeignersgetmorefamiliar6．Chineseculturethrough“redpackets”.Twoyearsago,whenFelicityMillerwassent5.20or8.88yuanredpackets,shehadnoclueaboutthe7．(hide)meanings.Now,shehasknownaboutthem.However,thepopularityofvirtualredpacketsdoesn’tstoppeoplesendingpaperredpackets8．(contain)realcashduringtheSpringFestival.It9．(call)luckymoney.InChinesetradition,peopletakeluckymoneyforchildrenas10．blessing.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。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。WhenIfirstreachedjuniorhighschoolwithoutmyparents,Iwasveryhappy、ThenIsawthemgettingfurtherawayfromschoolgate、Istartedcryingbecauseofthethoughtofnotoftenseeingmyparentsdrovemecrazily,IwasthentakentomydorminthatIfoundotherchildrenveryhappy、IwassickbecauseIhatedeatingtheschoolfood、Ifailedtoconcentratinginclass、AllIcouldthinkofwasbeingathomewithmyfamily、Astimegoneby,Igraduallyadaptedmetotheschoollife、Thanktomyparents,Ifinallylearnedtobeindependenceandcontrolmyemotions、4第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Ben來信詢問中國學(xué)生做家務(wù)情況，并征求你對做家務(wù)的看法。請你根據(jù)所給要點，用英文給他回一封信。提到目前，中國部分中學(xué)生不做家務(wù)，其原因有：1.有些父母認為學(xué)生首要任務(wù)是學(xué)習，而且學(xué)習負擔重，所以不讓學(xué)生做家務(wù)；2.有些中學(xué)生認為做家務(wù)是大人的事，不該由自己做，他們也不知道怎樣做家務(wù)；并談?wù)勛约簩Υ爽F(xiàn)象的看法。注意：1.詞數(shù)：120左右；2.可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點適當增加細節(jié)，使文連貫。DearBen,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、B5、C6、A7、A8、C9、D10、C11、D12、B13、D14、C15、A16、C17、D18、C19、D20、A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、D2、C3、A4、A22、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,wiredInt