吉林省长春市第一五一中学2023学年高考英语全真模拟密押卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off2．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether3．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone4．Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotsto______humanworkerstoreducetheirlaborcosts.A．compensate B．substituteC．symbolize D．discriminate5．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides6．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what7．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime8．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who9．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/10．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous11．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised12．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether13．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．as C．that D．so14．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou15．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed16．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed17．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as18．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither19．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped20．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder¥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable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）ScooterBraun,theartistmanagerresponsiblefordevelopingJustinBieber’scareerandwhoseclientsincludeCarleyRaeJepsen.ArianaGrandeandKanyeWest,toldtheAssociatedPressWednesdaythatheisplanningabenefitconcertforthoseaffectedbythisweek’sterriblestorm.Braun’spartnerinplanningtheeventisBunB,aHoustonnativeandrapperbestknownforhisworkwiththefoundationalsouthernduoUGK.TheconcertisplannedforSept.12andis“tentativelyscheduled”tobetelevisedonfournetworks.BraunwasbehindthesuccessfulOneLoveManchesterconcertearlierthisyear,whichdrewthelargesttelevisionaudience—14.5million—oftheyearatthetimeandraised$3milliontosupportvictimsoftheManchesterArenabombingoutsideanArianaGrandeconcertonMay22thatkilled22andwoundeddozensmore.TheartistSolange,alsoaHoustonnative,announcedanotherbenefitconcerttobeheldnextmonthatBoston’sOprheumTheatreonSept.28,featuringTheSunRaArkestraaspartofherOrion’sRiseconcertseries.“I’mcommittedtopartneringwithorganizationsonthegroundinHoustonandmakingcontributionstocheerupthestrickencitythatraisedmewithsomuchlove.”ThesingeralsoaddedanadditionalshowatRadioCityMusicHall,ofwhich$3fromeachticketwillgotowardsstormreliefefforts.Solange’ssisterBeyonceisalsoworking,throughherBeYGOODcharitableorganization,onreliefefforts,thoughdetailsaren’tknown.“Shehasdonealotthatshehasrequestedweshouldn’tannounce,”theRev.RudyRasmusofHouston’sSt.John’schurch,saidrecently.AFacebookpostofthepopstarwhosimplyread“BEYGOODHOUSTON”earliertodaydrewsome254,125likesin52minutesthismorning.Manycelebritiesandcompaniesannouncedtheirintentionstodonatethisweek,withmanyoptingtoroutetheirmoneytowardstheRedCross.However,theorganizationsaidthatitcan’tquantifyhowmanyofthosedollarsgotowardsreliefefforts.Atleast25havediedandtensofthousandshavebeendisplacedbythestorm.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheconcertorganizedbyScooterBraunandBunBonSept.12?A．Tosupportvictimskilledandwoundedinabombing.B．Toannouncethereturnandreunionofaband.C．Tosupportvictimsoftheterriblestorm.D．Todevelopamoresuccessfulcareer.2、WherewillSolange’sbenefitconcertbeheld?A．AtBoston’sOprheumTheatre.B．AtRadioCityMusicHall.C．InManchesterArena.D．AtHouston’sSt.John’schurch.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thestormkilled22andwoundedmanymore.B．JustinBieberwillbeontheconcertonSept.12.C．ThestormwhichstrokeHoustonmadethousandsofpeoplehomeless.D．Solangewilldonate$3ofhereveryconcerttickettostormreliefefforts.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheStormMakesMusiciansUnitedTogetherB．ArtistsareWorkingonStormBenefitConcertsC．ASeriesofConcertsWillbeHeldbyMusiciansD．MusiciansUnitetoReduceLossCausedbytheStorm22．（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.23．（8分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:0870243100Date:Friday,18Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytohisfamily.Thesongsinclude“Foodgloriousfood”,“You’vegottopickapocketortwo”,“Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning”,“Iamreviewingthesituation”and“Consideryourselfathome.”Place:TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,LondonTelephone:02074945061Date:Thursday,17Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡25,butnowsave20%◆JerseyBoysMusical:IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchas“Biggirlsdon’tcry”,“Oh,whatanight”and“Can’ttakemyeyesoffyou”.Place:PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,LondonTelephone:087085022Date:Saturday,19Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡22.5◆AllsWellThatEndsWellPlay:Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).Place:Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,LondonTelephone:020740139Date:Sunday,20Nov,2015Ticketprice:￡40.51、IfMaryisavailableonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?A．087085022 B．02074945061C．0870243100 D．0207401392、Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto________.A．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB．LyceumTheatreC．PrinceEdwardTheatreD．TheatreRoyal3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToshowtheimportanceofWB．Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.C．TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D．Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.24．（8分）ImovedfromthebusydowntowntothecountrysidearoundShanghaiwhenIstartedelementaryschool.Atfirst,IthoughtIwasgoingtohateit,buttomysurprise,IfoundthatIpreferredthequietcountrylifeoverthenoisycitylife.Thenextmovewasmoreofasurpriseforme.Iwashavingagoodtimewithmyfriendsatschool.Butallofasudden,mymomtoldmethatweweregoingtomovetotheUnitedStates.CanyouimaginehowImusthavefelt?MyEnglishwasn’tthatgood,thoughIdidknowthebasics.ThedayIarrivedintheUSwasasnowyday.ForagirlwhogrewupinShanghaiandhadn’tseenrealthicksnowontheground,itwasabigthing.ComparedwithmyschoolinChina,therewerealotmorecreativethinkingquestions,whichIwasbetteratanyway.TimeflewbyandithadbeenalmostfouryearssinceImoved.Thenagain,IwastoldweweregoingtomovetoSingapore.AsI’mwritingthisarticle,Iamstillnewhereandhavebeengoingtoschoolforabouttwoandahalfmonths.Ifoundoutthattheeducationhereisquitespecial.DifferentfromAPsystemintheUS,theSingaporeCISusestheIBsystem.Thisswitchdrownedmeinconstantstress.Iwasconfusedaboutthenewcurriculum,andIknewitwouldtakemealongtimetoadapt.ButwhatI’vegottenoutofmyexperienceoverthreecountriesisthatnomatterwhereyouarestudying,youarealwayslearning.Andapieceofadvicetopeoplewhoaregoingtomovearoundtheglobe:It’salwaysbesttojustrollwithit.1、Whatdidthewriterthinkoflifeinthecountryside?A．Itwasn’tasinterestingassheexpected.B．Itwasnobetterthancitylife.C．Shewishedshehadmovedtothecountrysideearlier.D．Shelovedtoliveinthecountryside.2、WhatdidthewriterworryaboutmostaboutbeforemovingtotheUS?A．Itwouldbedifficulttomakenewfriends.B．Languagewouldbeabigproblemforher.C．Shewouldn’tgetusedtotheweatherthere.D．Shewouldn’tliketheschoolsthere.3、WhatdoesshesayaboutherschoollifeinSingapore?A．Creativethinkingismorecommon.B．Studentsareaskedtodomanyprojectstogether.C．StudentshavemorefreedomtochooseclassesthanintheUS.D．ItisdifferentfromtheUSschoolsystem.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsherworldwideschooling?A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Critical.D．Doubtful.25．（10分）Oumuamua,anobjectthroughspacethatwasdiscoveredonOctober19th,hasalreadymadehistory.Thespeedatwhichitismovingrelativetothesunmeansthatitcannotbenativetothesolarsystem.ItsofficialnameisthusII/2017UI,withthe“I”standingfor“interstellar(星际)”—thefirsttimethisnamehaseverbeenused.Thatisexciting.Somescientists,though,entertainanevenmoreexcitingpossibility:whatifOumuamuaisnotanasteroid(小行星),asmostthink,butanalien(外星的)spacecraft?Asteroidscomeinllsortsofshapesandsizes,butOumuamuaseemsparticularlydifferent.Asbestasastronomerscantell,itiscigarlike,beingroughly180meterslongbutonlyabout30meterswide.Thatmakesitlongerthananythingknownofinthesolarsystem.Suchashapewouldbeasensiblechoiceforaspaceship,sinceitwouldminimizethescouring(冲刷)effectofinterstellardust.WiththatinmindtheBreakthroughListenproject,anorganizationaimedathuntingforalienlife,planstoturntheworld’sbiggestradiotelescope,theGreenBankinstrumentinVirginia,towardsOumuamuatoseeifitcanhearanythinginteresting.OumuamuaiscurrentlyabouttwiceasfarfromEarthasEarthisfromthesun.Atthatrange,thetelescopeshouldbesensitiveenoughtopickupatransmitteraboutaspowerfulasamobilephoneafterjustafewseconds—worthyofobservations.Willitfindanything?Almostcertainlynot.Oumuamuahasthesamereddishcolorasmanyasasteroids,soprobablyhasasimilarcomposition.And,ifitreallyisaspaceship,itisstrangethatsignsofitsartificialoriginhavenotbeenseenalready.Itcould,intheory,beaderelict(遗弃星球).Butinthatcasethetelescopeisunlikelytohearanything.Byfarthemostlikelyoptionisthatitisexactlywhatitseemstobe:ahugespacerock,onethathascometothesolarsystemfromthevastspacebetweenthestars.1、WhatmakessomescientiststhinkOumuamuaispossiblyanalienspacecraft?A．Itssize.B．Itscolor.C．Itsshape.D．Itsspeed.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Theresearchintothesolarsystem.B．Thepurposeofhuntingforalienlife.C．TheeffectofinterstellardustonOumuamua.D．ThepossibilityofOumuamuabeingaspaceship.3、WhatisOumuamuamostlikelytobeaccordingtotheauthor?A．Anasteroid.B．Aspacerock.C．Interstellardust.D．Analienspacecraft.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A．Oumuamuawillreturntowhereit’sfromsoonB．Oumuamua’srealidentityremainstobefoundoutC．astronomershavenotseensignsofOumuamua’sartificialoriginD．theGreenBanktelescopehasalreadyheardsomethingfromOumuamua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）AfemalerunnerfromKenyacamethirdattheAustinMarathonSunday.Againstgreat1，shecrawled(爬)onherhandsand2acrossthefinishline.Ngetich,29，was3thepackoftopfemalerunnersatthe23-milemark，but4victoryinsight，shestartedtofeeltired.Bythetimethefinishline5intoview，Ngetich'sbodybeganto6，butthedeterminedrunnerwasnotreadytogiveup.7torunanymore，Ngetichwentdowntoherkneesandbegantocrawlonallfours，hereyes8onthefinishline.RacevolunteersrushedtoNgetich'ssiderollinga9butsherefusedtositinit.Shecontinuedto10forwarddownCongressAvenueunderthewatchfuleyesofmedicalstaff,withthecrowdcheeringheron11stepoftheway.Ifanyone12herhelp，Ngetichwouldhavebeendisqualifiedfromtherace.Atonepoint，Ngetichhada13inordertogatherherstrength.Right14shecrossedthefinishline，AustinrunnerSteffanbeatNgetichforsecondplace.HerteammateJeropwontheracein2:54:22.Butitwasthe15MsNgetichwhowontheheartsofthefansSunday.“Youranthebravest16andcrawledthebravestcrawlIhave17seeninmylife.Youhaveearnedmuchhonor，andIamgoingtoadjustyourprizemoney，18yougetthesameprizemoneyyouwouldhavegottenifyouwere19”AustinMarathonracedirectorsaid.The29-year-oldrunnerrecalledthatwhatgaveherthestrengthto20onwasthatshebelievedperseverancedoeswinout.1、A．difficultyB．sorrowC．confidenceD．power2、A．feetB．legsC．kneesD．arms3、A．makingB．attendingC．joiningD．leading4、A．toB．withC．fromD．by5、A．cameB．flewC．tookD．brought6、A．godownB．shutdownC．turndownD．putdown7、A．UnableB．UnfortunateC．UnwillingD．Uninterested8、A．impressedB．lockedC．watchedD．observed9、A．benchB．chairC．sofaD．wheelchair10、A．putB．lookC．inchD．step11、A．eitherB．hisquickC．everyD．thetiring12、A．providedB．offeredC．suppliedD．handed13、A．restB．breathC．talkD．pause14、A．afterB．whenC．asD．before15、A．determinedB．optimisticC．intelligentD．outstanding16、A．competitionB．speedC．raceD．fame17、A．completelyB．frequentlyC．neverD．ever18、A．soB．howeverC．whileD．though19、A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth20、A．relyB．callC．carryD．take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）Weallmakemistakesmorethanonce.1．(hope),welearnfromthemfinally.Weallhavewishesthatwecan’tmake2．(come)true.Weallmakea3．(judge)ofotherpeopleandthenfindouttheyarereallynicepeople.Andwedon'tknowwhatdifficultytheyhavegonethroughinlife4．hasmadethemwhotheyare.Weallgetjealous(嫉妒的)ofothersevenifweshouldn’t.Weshouldbesecureenoughinourselvesandourpartnersandweshouldbehappyforourfriendswhenthey5．(success)insomething.Weareallhumansandhavehuman6．(feel).Thatdoesn’tmakeusbadpeople7．that’spartof8．makesushuman.Wejusthavetoremember:whenwehavebadthoughtswehavetoturn9．intopositiveones.Weallhavetobe10．(thank)forwhatwehave.Bekindtoyourselfandothersandyouwillbehappy.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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。Myfirststayathomealonewasverymemorable、OnedaywhenIwastwelve,bothofmymotherandfatherwereawayonthebusiness,andIhadtobeallwithmyselffortwodays、Myparentsleftearlythefirstday,Igotupsoonaftertheyleft、ThefirsteveningIwasalittlescare,soIturnedonallthelights、Iactuallykeepthelightoninmybedroomthewholenight,thatfinallyputmeatease、Forfearofgetuplatethenextmorning、Iputthreealarmclocknearmybedandsetthealarmrespectivelyat6:00,6:10,and6:15．InordertoprovethatIcouldtakecareofme,Iwashedmyownclothesthenextday,thoughIcouldwaitforMumtodoit、IreallyfeltproudlyofmyselfandthoughtIhadgrownup、178第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，最近在浏览新西兰的中学网站时，看到一位名叫Tom的同学的留言，他计划在暑假期间到中国的哈尔滨旅游，希望能有一名中国的学生当他的导游。你对此很感兴趣。请你根据以下要点提示给他写一封电子邮件，介绍相关情况。主要内容：1.希望当他的导游；2.打算如何给他当导游；3.期盼他的回复。注意：词数：100字左右，开头与落款已给出，不计入总词数。DearTom,Recently,whilebrowsingaseniorhighschoolwebsiteofNewZealand,Isawthemessageyoupostedonit.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、B5、A6、B7、C8、A9、D10、B11、A12、C13、B14、A15、B16、D17、C18、D19、A20、D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、C2、A3、C4、B22、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,wiredInternetand