上海市黄浦区市级名校2024届高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

上海市黄浦区市级名校2024届高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded2．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse3．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup4．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．any5．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay6．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone7．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth8．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords9．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor10．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute11．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich12．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe13．—Doyouoftencomeheretohaveawalk?—No,only_________,becausewearemuchtoobusy.A．occasionallyB．eventuallyC．merelyD．frequently14．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t15．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．asking B．toask C．tobeasked D．asked16．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently17．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting18．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must19．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup20．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff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）ParkingInformationThereisamixofpaidandfreeparkingonGranvilleIsland.Belowyouwillfindallrelevantinformationtoparkingandtrafficmanagement.FREEPARKINGSTALLS（停车位）FreeparkingthroughoutGranvilleIslandforallmotorizedvehiclesisintendedforvisitorsonly.Freeparkingstallsareavailableandvehiclesarelimitedtooccupyonestall,onceperday,andwithinthemaximumpostedtimelimit.Whenthepostedtimelimitisreachedyoumoveyourvehicle,orshouldyourequireadditionalparkingduringthesameday,yourvehiclemustbeparkedinapayparkingstall.FreeParkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.Onceyourvehicleisparked,youarenotpermittedtomovetoanotherfreestallonGranvilleIslandatanyothertimethroughouttheday.Youmaymovetoanyofthepaystalls.PAIDPARKINGSTALLSPayparkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.DailyParkingTheDailyPassisvalidfor24hoursfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOID（无效）ifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.WeeklyParkingTheWeeklyPassisvalidfor7daysfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOIDifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.MonthlyParkingMonthlyparkingislimitedandavailableonafirstcomefirstservebasisandsoldstartingonthetwenty-sixth(26)ofeverymonth.MonthlyParkingPassesareavailableattheGranvilleIslandAdministrationOfficefrom8:30am-5:00pm.Amonthlyparkingpassallowsavehicletobeparkedinanappointedparkingstallonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.Lostmonthlypassescannotbereplaced.1、VisitorstoGranvilleIslandcan.A．parktheircarsforfreeaslongastheywishB．movetheircarstodifferentfreestallsC．paytheparkingwhenthetimelimitisreachedD．usethesamefreestallformanytimes2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenotice?A．paidparkingpassisvalidonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.B．CarswiththeDailyParkingPasscanbeparkedinafreestall.C．OnecanbuytheMonthlyParkingPassonanydayofthemonth.D．OnecanapplyforanewMonthlyParkingPassifitislost.22．（8分）Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?Nuclearwindorsolarpower?AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUS,itmightbeartificialleaves.Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownas

photosynthesis

(光合作用).Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisprocess.TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecial

siliconchipwith

catalysts(催化剂).Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogen

andoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuel

cell

(电池),usingthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobean

inexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology”saidanAmericanscientist,Nocera.Anartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensive

andunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,however,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafcouldoperate

continuouslyforatleast45hours.ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnew,

inexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergy

transformationinsidetheleafmore

efficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnowthenewleafisabout10timesmoreeffectiveatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable.

Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon’thaveaccesstopurewater.Hopefully,eachhomecouldhaveaccesstothenewapplicationinthefuture.1、Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A．introduceanewkindofdeviceB．askpeopletodotheresearchC．advertisethenewproductD．showtheprocessofphotosynthesis2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantagesofthenewleaf?A．It’slowincost.B．It’ssmallinsize.C．Ithasawonderfulfuelcell.D．It’sconvenientforpeopletouse.3、Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthetext?A．Nocerathoughtthenewleafisexpensivefordevelopingcountries.B．VillagesinAfricahavebenefitedalotfromthenewinvention.C．Siliconchipcanhelpthenewleafworkmoreeffectively.D．Theequipmentdoesn’tnecessarilyoperateinpurewater.4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthenewdevice?A．Negative.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Uncertain.5、Accordingtothetext,whatwilltakeplaceinthefuture?A．Naturalleaveswilltaketheplaceofartificialleaves.B．Scientistswilldevelopmorewaystoproduceenergy.C．Thenewinventioncouldbewidelyusedinthefuture.D．Developingcountrieswillcontributemoretotheresearch.23．（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.24．（8分）Ayoungmanwanderedthroughthedesertforfortydaysuntilhereachedabeautifulcastleatthetopofamountain.Therelivedthesage(圣人)thathewaslookingfor.Withconsiderablepatience,thesagelistenedattentivelytothereasonfortheboy’svisit,buttoldhimthatatthatmomenthedidnothavetimetoexplaintohimthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheyoungmantakeawalkaroundhispalaceandcomebackintwohours’time.“However,Iwanttoaskyouafavor,”headded,bandingtheboyateaspoon,inwhichhepouredtwodropsofoil.“Whileyouwalk,carrythisspoonanddon’tlettheoilspill.”Theyoungmanbegantoclimbupanddownthepalacestaircases,alwayskeepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Attheendoftwohourshereturnedtothepresenceofthewiseman.“So,”askedthesage,“didyouseethePersiantapestries(挂毯)hanginginmydiningroom?DidyouseethefantasticgardenthattheMasterofGardenersspenttenyearsincreating?”Embarrassed,theyoungmanadmittedthathehadseennothing.“So,gobackandseethewondersofmyworld,”saidthewiseman.“Youcan’ttrustamanifyoudon’tknowhishouse.”Nowmoreatease,theyoungmantookthespoonandwanderedagainthroughthepalace,thistimepayingattentiontoalltheworksofartthathungfromtheceilingsandwalls.Hesawthegardens,themountainsallaroundthepalace,andthedelicacyoftheflowers.Returningtothesage,hereportedindetailwhathehadseen.“ButwherearethetwodropsofoilthatIentrustedtoyou?”askedtheSage.Lookingdownatthespoon,theyoungmanrealizedthathehadspilledtheoil.“Well,thatistheonlyadviceIhavetogiveyou,”saidthesage.“Thesecretofhappinessliesinlookingatallthewondersoftheworldandneverforgettingthetwodropsofoilinthespoon.”1、Whatwastheintentionoftheyoungmantotraveltolookforthesage?A．Toappreciatethemostbeautifulsceneryalongtheway.B．Toexperienceadventuresoftheoutsideworld.C．Tolearnthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestman.D．Tofigureoutwhetherthesagewasknowledgeableornot.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A．Thesagelistenedtotheyoungmanwithpatience.B．Theyoungmanmadeitasthesagehadexpected.C．Duringhissecondroundofwandering,theyoungmanappreciatedthewondersofthecastle.D．Theyoungmanwastooconcernedabouttheoilwhenhefirstwentaroundthecastle.3、Whydidthesageasktheyoungmantogoaroundhiscastlewithaspoonoftwodropsofoil?A．Becausehewantedtofindoutwhethertheyoungmanwasperseverant(坚持不懈的)inaccomplishinghisgoals.B．Becauseheintendedtolettheyoungmanknowthathappinesscameataprice.C．Becausehewantedtohelptheyoungmantouncoverthesecretofhappinessinanindirectway.D．Becausehewantedtolettheyoungmantrusthim.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Realhappinessconsistsinenjoyingourrightsandmeanwhilefulfillingourduties.B．Wecan’ttrustamanunlesswegetfamiliarwithhishouse.C．Thesearchforthesecretofhappinessdemandsourdevotion.D．It’snoteasytokeepbalancebetweenenjoymentandcommitment.25．（10分）InChina，chainrestaurantsespeciallythebigmultinationalonesarecool．GoingtoStarbucks，forexample，isastatussymbol．Itnotonlysays，"I'mrichenoughtobuythisoverpricedcoffee，"butalso，"I'mcosmopolitan（见多识广的）enoughtobepartofglobalization．"WhereIcomefromintheUK，however，chainsareneitherfashionablenorgourmet（美食的）．ChainsarewhereyougoonNewYear'sDaywhennowhereelseisopen，orwhenyouare5yearsoldandyourparentscan'tstandhearing，"I'mhungry!"anylonger．Inmyowncase（withregardstoMcDonald's），achainiswhereyouaretakenonyourfirst"date"．Evenattheageof13，Iknewtogivetheguythe"let'sjustbefriends"phonecallthenextday．IntheUK，independentcafesandrestaurantsaremakingacomebackonthefashionscene．Nowadays，aLondonerwhosays"let'smeetforacoffeeatMonmouth"（anindependentcafe）ismuchcoolerthanonewhosays"let'sgotoStarbucks"．EvenifMonmouth'scoffeeisalittlemoreexpensive，there'sasatisfactioninknowingyourpoundsaren'tgoingstraighttothebigcorporations．Ofcourse，therearechainstoresallovertheUK；youcan'tgofiveminuteswithoutspottingaCostaCoffee．Butnumbersdonotadduptogoodtaste．Ido，however，haveaconfession（坦白）．AftermovingtoChinaIhadmomentswhenallthericeandKungPaoChickenbecametoomuch．I，too，haveretreatedtoMcDonald's．1、ManyChinesepeopleliketogotomultinationalchainrestaurantsbecause______．A．therestaurantsgivecustomersatasteofforeigncultureB．therestaurantsofferdifferentfoodanddrinksfromotherrestaurantsC．theybelievethateatingtherewillshowtheirwealthandsocialstatusD．theserestaurantsareperfectplacesforaromanticdate2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？______A．TheauthorhasgrowntiredofChinesefood．B．BranchesofMonmouth'scafecanbefoundallovertheUK．C．MostindependentstoresareclosedonNewYear'sDayintheUK．D．ItiscoolintheUKtotakeyourfirstdatetoachainrestaurant．3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______．A．theauthordoesn'tlikefoodfromPizzaHutB．theauthordoesn'tliketofollowfashiontrendsC．manyBritonsthinkthatnumbersmeanpoorqualityD．manyBritonsdon'tlikebigcorporations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）LeonardodaVincibeganpaintingtheMonaLisain1503.Hewasworking1aspecialpaintingforachurchatthattime,2thechurchpaintingwasnot3well.AnItalianbusinessmanaskeddaVincitopaintapictureofhissecond4.Thisisthewomanwho5beseenintheMonaLisa.Allinall,theMonaLisaisaverygoodexampleofdaVinci's6,anditsatisfiedthehusband.DaVinciused7andlightinaclever8inthepainting.DaVincilovedscienceand9Rightawayapersoncanseethatthereisalotofgeometry(几何形状)intheMonaLisa.ThefaceoftheMonaLisaismadeofmanycirclesand10shapeslike11.Evenher12canbeseenasasmallpartofalargecircle.Thewomaninthe13issittingonabalcony(阳台),and14canbeseenbehindherbecauseDaVincilovedtostudyrocks,andthesecanbeseen15inhisotherpaintings.Thewomanissittingwithherknees16theside.Herheadisturnedtolookoutofthepainting.Herhandsare17togetherinfrontofher.Thiswayof18isnowusedbymany19whentheyare20.TheMonaLisaisaremarkablemaster.1、A．aboutB．upC．inD．on2、A．solongasB．butC．inspiteofD．however3、A．workingB．doingC．goingD．making4、A．wifeB．servantC．daughterD．nurse5、A．canB．mustC．shouldD．might6、A．novelsB．photosC．worksD．masterpiece7、A．darknessB．oilsC．heavinessD．blank8、A．handB．eyeC．wayD．picture9、A．geographyB．biologyC．chemistryD．maths10、A．longB．circularC．squareD．round11、A．cigarsB．packetsC．diamondsD．balls12、A．emotionB．patternC．preferenceD．smile13、A．paintingB．cottageC．exhibitionD．canvas14、A．sparrowB．mountainsC．landscapeD．kitten15、A．that’stosayB．overandoverC．ontheotherhandD．byandby16、A．onB．byC．toD．beyond17、A．hungB．caughtC．heldD．supported18、A．sittingB．paintingC．livingD．smiling19、A．modelsB．femalesC．bridegroomsD．brides20、A．playedB．beingpaintedC．paintingD．beingplayed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）IstillrememberthefirsttimeIlefthome.Iwasgoingtoasummercampforamonth.Whenmyparentstoldmeaboutthecamp,Iwas1．(excite),becausetherewerelotsofactivitiesthere.Thewholefamily2．(drive)metothecamp.Whenwearrived,Isawalotofkids,3．Ididn’tknowanyone.Ibegantofeelnervous.Theygavemealittlecard4．mynameonit.Thenagirl,wholooked5．(old)thanme,cameuptomeandsaid,“Hi,Margie!I’mSara.OurcabinisthePines.”Finallythetimecamewhenmyparentssaid,“Well,Margie,goodbye.Have6．greattime.Anddon’tworry;we’llwriteto7．often.”Ihadanawfulfeeling.Iwanted8．(cry).Butjustthenanothergirlofmyagecameuptomeand9．(say),“Hi,areyouMargie?I’mTammy.I’minthePines,too.Comeon.Let’sgotoseethehorses.”SooffwewentandIhada10．(wonder)experienceatthecamp.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。NowIwanttotellyousomethingwhathappenedlastweekend、Onmywaytothecinema,Inoticedaforeignertalktoapolicemenwhoseemedabletounderstandwhattheforeignerwassaying、Theytwolookedveryworriedly、SoIwentuptoseewhatIcoulddohelpthem、Itoldthepolicemantheforeignerhadlosthiswalletorcamera、Finallytheforeignergotbackhisbelongingwiththehelpofthepoliceman、Allofthemthankedme、BythetimeIarrivedatthecinema,thefilmhavebeenover、AlthoughI’dmissedthefilm,butIwasveryhappybecauseIhadhelpedotherswithmyefforts、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Arthur感冒已有一周，请你用英文给他写封电子邮件，内容包括：1.询问病情；2.就健康的生活方式给出建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、B5、D6、D7、D8、D9、D10、A11、D12、C13、A14、D15、D16、A17、B18、C19、C20、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、1、C2、A22、1、A2、C3、D4、B5、C23、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,a33,000km2areacoveringGre