安徽省庐巢七校高三（最后冲刺）新高考英语试卷及答案解析

安徽省庐巢七校高三（最后冲刺）新高考英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who2．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich3．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which4．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose5．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division6．AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.A．tothank B．thankingC．havingthanked D．tohavethanked7．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect8．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas9．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria10．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy11．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff12．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping13．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending14．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared15．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track16．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising17．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing18．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences19．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat20．Don'tgiveuphalfway,andyouwillfindthesceneryismorebeautifulwhenyoureachthedestinationthanwhenyou_______.A．startoff B．havestartedoffC．startedoff D．willstartoff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）JohnH．JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin1918．HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix．Hewasreachingthehighschoolage，buthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks．Fortunatelyhehadastrong﹣willedcaringmother．Johnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimes，"Son，youcanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve．"Shetoldhimnottodependonothers，includinghismother．"Youhavetoearnsuccess，"shesaid．"Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon'tsucceed，buttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard．"Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation．Shealsoknewthatbelievinghardworkdon'tmeaneverything．Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakeherson，whowasthen15，toChicago．Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor．John'smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork．ButhereJohncouldgotoschool，andherehelearnedthepowerofwords﹣asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchoolhiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks．Whileothersdiscouragedhim，John'smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby．"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"Shealsolethimpawn（典当）herfurnituretogetthe﹩500heneededtostarttheNegromagazine．ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful．Healwayskeepshismother'swordsinmind．"Son，failureisnotinyourvocabulary!"NowJohnH．Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica﹣worth﹩150million．1、WhydidJohn'smotherdecidetomovetoChicago?A．hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoungB．lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometownC．JohnneededmoreeducationbadlyD．therewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown2、John'smother．A．didn'tbelieveinordependonothersB．thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobeC．believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghardD．thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry．"mean?A．ifyoutry，youwouldsucceedB．afailureisdifficulttobeat，evenifyoutryC．atryisalwaysfollowedbyafailureD．nofailurecanbebeatenunlessyoutry．23．（8分）It’s2035.Youhaveajob,afamilyandyou’reabout40yearsold.Welcometoourfuturelife.Gettingreadyforwork,youpauseinfrontofthemirror.“Turnred,”yousay.Yourshirtchangesfromskybluetodeepred.Tinypreprogrammedelectronics(智能电子元件)arerearrangedinyourshirttochangeitscolor.Lookingintothemirror,youfindithardtobelieveyou’re40.Youlookmuchyounger.Withamazingadvancesinmedicine,peopleinyourgenerationmaylivetobe150yearsold.You’renotevenmiddleaged!Asyougointothekitchenandpreparetopouryourbreakfastcereal（谷物）intoabowl,youhear,“Toloseweight,youshouldn’teatthat,”fromyourshoes.Theyreadthetinyelectroniccodeonthecerealboxtofindoutthenutritiondetails.Youdecidetolistentoyourshoes.“Kitchen,whatcanIhaveforbreakfast?”Alistofpossiblefoodsappearsonthecounterasthekitchencheeksitsfoodsupplies.“Readyforyourtriptospace,”youaskyoursonanddaughter.In2005onlyspecially-trainedastronautswentintospaceandveryfewofthem.Todayanyonecangotospacefordaytripsorlongervacations.Yourbestfriendevenworksinspace.Handingyourchildrenthreestrawberrieseach,youadd,“Thedoctorsaidyouneedtheseforspacetravel.”Thankstomedicaladvances,vaccinationshots(防疫针)areathingofthepast.Ordinaryfoodscontainspecificvaccines(疫苗).Withthestrawberriesintheirmouths,thekidsheadforthefrontdoor.It’stimeforyoutogotowork.Yourcarchecksyourfingerprintsandunlocksthedoors.“Myoffice,autopilot,”youcommand.Yourcardrivesitselfdowntheroadandmovesmoothlyintotrafficonthehighway.Yousitbackandunrollyoure-newspaper.Thelatestnewsdownloadsandfillstheviewer.Lookingthroughthepages,youwatchthenewsasvideofilmratherthanreadit.1、Whatchangesthecolorofyourshirt?A．Themirror. B．TheshirtitselfC．Thecounter. D．Themedicine.2、Howdotheshoesknowthatyoushouldn’teatthebreakfastcereal?A．Bypouringthebreakfastintoabowl. B．Bylisteningtothedoctor’sadvice.C．Bytestingthefoodsuppliesinthekitchen. D．Bycheckingthenutritiondetailsofthefood.3、Thestrawberriesthechildreneatserveas______.A．breakfast B．lunchC．vaccines D．nutrition4、Howisthetextorganized?A．Inorderoftime. B．Inorderoffrequency.C．Inorderofpreference. D．Inorderofimportance.24．（8分）It’sarealcaseoffishoutofwater.Blennies(鲇鱼)intheSouthPacificOceanaregraduallyrelocatingtolandtoescapetheirpredators(捕食者),inanexampleofevolutioninaction.Fishfirstbegancrawlingontodrylandabout400millionyearsago,kickingoffanevolutionarychainofeventsthatledtohumans.Buttheirreasonsforexitingtheseahavebeenuncertain.Tolookforclues,TerryOrdattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinAustraliahasbeenstudyingseveralspeciesofblenniesatRarotonga,thelargestoftheCookIslands.Atlowtide,blenniesarecommonlyfoundswimminginrockpoolsaroundtheedgesoftheisland.Butwhenhightidemovesin,theyclimbuptodrylandandmovearoundtherocksuntilthetideretreats.Theresearchersfoundthatthisismostlikelytoavoidpredatorsthatswiminwiththerisingtide–mainlybiggerfishlikelionfish.Totestwhatwouldhappenifblenniesdidnothaveanescapeplan,theymadeblennymodelsandsanktheminthesea.Themimicsendedupwithwounds,bitemarksandchunks-missing.Ofcourse,therearestilldangersforblenniesonland,liketheoccasionalbirdattack,butthepredationriskonlandisathirdthatofunderwater.What’smore,movingontolandhasadditionalbenefitsforblennies.Holesintherocksprovideshelterednestsforlayingeggs,andtheycanmaintaintheirdietofbacteria.Infact,severalspeciesofblennyfishatRarotongahavealreadymadethefulltransitiontoland-dwelling(陆生的)species.Theycontinuetobreathewiththeirgills,buthavedevelopedstrongertailfinsandjumpfromrocktorock.Ordbelievesthatmanyevolutionaryprocesseshavebeendrivenbytheneedtoescapepredators.“Itisoftenassumedthatanimalsmovehomestofindnewsourcesoffood,butinmanycases,escapingpredatorsisastrongermotivation.”hesays.1、Whydoblenniesclimbtodrylandwhenhightidecomes?A．Toacquirebetterhealth.B．Tosearchformorefood.C．Toseeksaferlivingconditions.D．Toadapttoanewenvironment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Themimics”inParagraph6referto?A．Therocksinthewater.B．Thepredatorsofblennies.C．Theresearchersofblennies.D．Themodelsofblennies.3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Ord’sresearchopensanewview.B．Ordwonderswhyanimalsmovehomes.C．Ordshowsusthebenefitsofblennies’evolution.D．Ordhasdiscoveredhowfishhavebecomelanddwellers.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Blennies’LivingHabitsB．WhyBlenniesChoosetoLiveonLandC．Blennies’EvolutionaryProcessD．HowBlenniesEscapefromtheirPredators25．（10分）TennisgreatBillieJeanKingisagreatathleteandapioneerinsportandshewonfoursinglestitlesattheUSOpenbetween1967and1974.Now,thesametennisofficialswithwhomsheoftenbattledhavepaidheraspecialhonor.USOpenorganizersnamedtheirvenue(会场)theBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenteratthebeginningofthisyear’schampionship.Thedecisioncameasasurprisetothestar.BillieJeanKinghadherfirsttennislessonattheageof11,andbecameinterestedinit.Sixyearslatershemadeherselfknownwinningthefirstof20titlesatWimbledoninthedoubleschampionship.Kingwentontobecomethefirstfemaleathletetoearn$100,000inayear.Buthergreatestachievementsmayhavebeenoffthegame.Shedevotedherselftofightingforequalstatusforwomenandwomeninsportsthatwentfarbeyondtennis.AuniqueopportunityarrivedanditprovedaperfectwayforKingtofurtherchangetheplaceofwomeninsportsin1973.Shewaschallengedtoplayaman-tennisgreatBobbyRiggs.Themenorganizingtheeventexpecteditwouldprovidegreatentertainmentandtheeventwasreportedbysportscaster(体育评论员)HowardCosell.ButKingfoundhefocusedonherappearance,nevermentioningherathleticachievements.Kingsawitasacrossroadinherbattleforwomen’sequalityinsports.Shedidwin,furtheropeningopportunitiesforgirlsinsports.Butsomeyoungfemaleathletesnowdon’ttaketheseopportunitiesseriously.WhenaskedwhattheyknewaboutKing,theylookedpuzzled.“They’vegotmanychancestoplayandit’sagoodthing.However,westillhavealongwaytogoforgirlsandwomeninsportsandthat’swhatIwant—Iwantthedreamtobeequal”Shesaid.1、BillieJeanKingfoughtwithtennisofficialsfor.A．betterpayforherselfB．morechancestocompeteC．theequalityforwomeninsportsD．aspecialhonorfromthem2、BillieKingfirstwonherfamethrough.A．hercompetitionwithBobbyRiggsin1973B．beingthefirstathletetogetayearlyincomeof$100,000C．theBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenterD．hervictoryinthedoubleschampionship3、WhywastheeventwithBobbyRiggsorganizedin1973?A．Toattractmoreaudiencefortheinterestsoftheorganizer.B．ToincreaseBillieKing’sfameinthesportsfield.C．Tomakethesporttennispopular:D．Tofurtheropenchancesforwomeninsports.4、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatBillieKing.A．hasalwaysbeenrespectedandhonoredinsportsfromthestartB．thinksthatthestatuswomenhavegotinsportsishighenoughC．isdisappointedatnotbeingrecognizedbyyoungfemaleathletesD．thinksinequalitybetweenmenandwomeninsportsstillexists.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）Everyyear,thefifthgradersatBrookstoneElementarywentonafieldtriptoWashington,DC．Terence1theexcitingtrip,andwas2togonextyear.Terenceaskedhisparents3iftheywouldpayforhalfofthetripifheearnedtheotherhalfofthemoneyhimself.Hisparents4.Hehadalmostayeartoearn$150.Hisfirst5wastoearnmoneybaby-sitting,andhetypedaniceletter6thathewouldbaby-sitduringhisneighbors’7.Henamedafewafternoonsavailableandsaidhewould8$1perhourperchild.Afterfivebaby-sitting9,heearned$45.Whenthe10weatherarrived,Terenceknockedonhisneighbors’doorstoaskiftheyneededhelpwith11work.Hehelpedwithmowing(修剪)andweedinggardens.Afterthesummerwasover,heearned$75.Whenthefallarrived,hecountedhismoneyand12thathestillneeded$40forhistrip.Soonhismomsawa(n)13forajobforhim.Hegotajob14newspaperseveryWednesdayafternoon,making5centsforeverypaper,$1015eachWednesday.Itwasn’tlongbeforehehad16moneytogoonthetriptoWashington,DC．Hewas17intime.TheclasstripwasonOctober15.Hismomanddadgavehimacheckforthe$150they18him.Whatagreatfeeling!Hehelped19thecostofhistrip.Thisexperience20Terenceinmanyways,makinghisdreamarealitywithgreatefforts.1、A．preparedfor B．laidout C．referredto D．heardabout2、A．dying B．grateful C．lucky D．proud3、A．curiously B．casually C．anxiously D．briefly4、A．submitted B．agreed C．bargained D．refused5、A．idea B．job C．conclusion D．suggestion6、A．declaring B．confirming C．showing D．saying7、A．stay B．company C．interaction D．absence8、A．pay B．spend C．charge D．donate9、A．negotiations B．sessions C．attempts D．interviews10、A．warm B．fine C．unusual D．changeable11、A．yard B．paper C．school D．volunteer12、A．admitted B．determined C．complained D．insisted13、A．directory B．permit C．advertisement D．email14、A．editing B．updating C．printing D．delivering15、A．atonce B．ontime C．afterall D．intotal16、A．extra B．much C．enough D．easy17、A．just B．even C．ever D．still18、A．owed B．lent C．promised D．ordered19、A．count B．cover C．estimate D．reduce20、A．astonished B．shaped C．excited D．impressed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）Therewasastate1．(call)ZhouintheChinesehistory.Oneday,thekingofZhouaskedhisofficialsforadviceon2．(deal)withtheprisonersofwar.Anofficialsaid,“Ifyoulovesomeone,you3．(suppose)toloveeventhecrowsontheroofofhishouse.Theprisonersofwarareenemiesfightingagainstus.Inmyopinion,we’dbetter4．(kill)themall.”Butthekingdidn’tagreewithhim.“Ithinkweshouldtreattheprisonerofwar5．(different)bydifferingthemintothosewhoareguiltyandthosewhoarenot.Theyguiltyoneswillbesentenced6．deathinordertoavoidfuturedisasters.”Thenanotheronesaid,“Yourmajesty,Ithinkalltheprisonersshouldbesetfreeandsentbackhometoworkinthefieldsandsupportthemselvesbytheirownlabor.7．,youshouldkeepstrictlytherulesforrewardand8．(punish).Thepeoplearesuretobelieveinyou9．yougovernourcountrybemoralsandlaws.”Thekingthoughttheofficial’sproposalwasquitereasonablesobeacceptedandfollowedit.As10．result,thedomesticsituationsoonsettleddownandgraduallythecountrybecamestronger.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学们交换修改作文，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。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Dearfellows,Notonlyadultsbutalsowestudentsoftenfeelstressingbecausewehavetoomuchhomeworktodo,andweareverybusystudyeveryday,wedon’thaveourowntimetodothatweareinterestedin、Weareverytriedandasleepallday,becauseweshouldlearntodealwithit、Whatshouldwedonextrelax?Fromtheresultofthesurvey,Ithinkdoingsportswithclassmateisagoodwaytorelax、Becauseit’sgoodforourhealthanditcanmakeusrelaxed、Ialsohavethreewaystorelaxus、First,wecanlistentomusic、Second,wecangotothemovieswithourparentsinweekends、Don’tstudyathomealltheweekend、Thirdwefeeltired,wecanthinkaboutsomethinginterested、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120–150wordsaccordingtothedirectionsandrequirementsgivenbelowinChinese.你的朋友彼得沉迷于网络游戏《王者荣耀》(GloryofKings)，高三了，他的成绩直线下降，你作为他的朋友，给他写封信，谈谈你对这件事情的看法。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、B4、D5、C6、A7、A8、B9、D10、D11、B12、C13、C14、B15、A16、D17、C18、A19、D20、C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.Suchasensitivelisteningtoolneedstotaltechnologicalsilencetooperate,soin1958theUSgovernmentcreatedaNationalRadioQuietZone,a33,000km2areacoveringGreenBankwhere,tothisday,electronicandradiosignalsareforbiddeneveryhourofeveryday.Peoplewholivewithina15kmoftheGreenBanktelescopeareallowedtouselandlinetelephones,wiredInternetandcabletelevisions,butmicrowaveovens,wirelessInternetandradiosareforbidden.Youcanhaveamobilephone,butyouwon’tgetasignal.Becauseofhowmuchitswayoflifevaries