2025届江西省南昌市高安中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2025届江西省南昌市高安中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking2．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout3．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed4．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen5．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit6．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this7．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft8．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/9．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished10．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed11．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy12．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be13．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why14．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t15．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough16．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose17．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall18．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem19．---Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.---Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup20．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures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）2017TFKPoetryContestCallingallpoets!TIMEForKidshasachallengeforyou:Writeafunny,rhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTIMEForKidsPoetryContest.Asfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirown,TIMEForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.ContestRules1.Howtoenter:Thiscontestbegins12:01amonMarch6,2014andends11:59pmonJuly24,2014.Toenter,mailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas,32ndFloor,NewYork,NewYork10020:(a)anoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhyme

scheme(韵律);(b)

Entrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.Byentering,Entrantpromisesthattheentry(1)isoriginal,(2)hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumand(3)hasnotwonanaward.2.Judging:AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:creativityandoriginality(50％),useoflanguageandrhyme(25％)andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest(25％).Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.3.Prizes:Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists(半决赛选手)fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetry,

TheArmpit

ofDoom:FunnyPoemsforKids,approximatelyvalue:$275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom:

FunnyPoemsforKids,andboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedat

.4.Eligibility(参赛资格):Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.5.Winner’slist:Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visit

(afterAugust1,2017,availableforaperiodof10days).1、Thepurposeofthecontestisto__________.A．encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoetsB．helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywritingC．encouragechildren’sinterestinpoetrywritingD．encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems2、Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudging?A．BeingcreativeandoriginalB．UsingapropernumberofwordsC．UsingproperlanguageandrhymeD．Beingappropriatetothecontesttheme3、Accordingtothecontestrules,____________.A．poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mailB．allchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontestC．thenumberofpoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD．theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugust,201722．（8分）OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid,“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering(阻碍)yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?Well,atleasthe’snolongerhere.”Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin(棺材)andwhentheylookedinsideit,theybecamespeechless.Theystoodthere,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsouls.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid,“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:itisYOU.”Youaretheonlypersonwhocanchangeyourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappinessandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.1、Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat.A．theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecomeB．ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothersC．changingourlivesisdowntoourselvesD．wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment2、Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause.A．therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB．theycouldseetheirownsoulsinsideC．theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD．whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth3、Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?A．Thecompanyboss.B．Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.C．Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.D．Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theemployeeswerehappytohearthedeathofacompetitor.B．Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.C．Theemployees’livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.D．Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.23．（8分）Awomanlostthesightinoneeyeaftergoingswimminginapoolatahotelwearingcontactlenses（隐形眼镜）.JennieHurst,fromSouthampton,sufferedfromarareandpainfulinfectioncausedbyamoeba（变形虫）inwater.Theinfectioncausespeopletobesensitivetolightandthe24-year-oldsaidshehadtostayinadarkroomforthreemonths.Sheisnowwarningofthedangersofswimmingorshoweringwearingcontacts.MsHurstexperiencedfouroperationsandatreatmentinwhichshehadeyedropseveryhalfhour."DuringthattimeIstayedinmybedroomwithblackcurtainsatthewindow.TheonlythingIcoulddowastolistentotheradio.Oneevening,IwassoeagertolookoutofwindowtogetalookoftheoutsideworldthatIopenedmycurtainsinthemiddleofthenight.AssoonasIdidthisthemoonshoneinmyeyesanditreallyhurt.Ididn'tdothatagain.Ihavebeenleftwithnosightinmylefteyeandthedamagetomyrighteyecouldbelasting,"shesaid.MsHursthadbeenwearingcontactlensesforfiveyears."Idon'tevenlikeswimming,"shesaid."MyfriendswerequitesurprisedthatIhadgoneswimmingandprobablythoughtthatIhadbeenabitlazy.Iwasn'tawareoftheproblematall—itdidn'tevenentermybraintotakethemout.IfeltresponsiblethatIhadletithappenwhenactuallyIcouldhavejusttakenmycontactsout."1、What'sthetextmainlyabout?A．Thewomanlosingsightwhileswimming.B．Arareinfectioncausedbycontactlenses.C．Anaccidenthappeninginahospital.D．Thetroubleofstayinginadarkroom.2、Amertheoperations,JennieHurstfeltA．frightenedB．calmC．regretfulD．anxious3、WhatdoesJennieHurstmeaninthelastparagraph?A．Sheusedtogoswimmingveryoften.B．Shehasalsobeenhurtinherbrain.C．Shewillbebusywithherworkinfuture.D．Shemightbemorecarefulwhenswimmingnexttime.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toanalyze.B．Toexplain.C．Towarn.D．Toencourage.24．（8分）ItwaswithheavyheartsthatmysonandIworkedtopreparehiscarforamilestonejourney—thedayhemovedacrossthecountryaftertwentyyearsoflivingundermyroof．Ourworkwentslowlyintotheafternoon．TheSundaybaseballgamecameon．OurhometownCardinalswereplayingtheAtlantaBraves．IoverheardbitsoftheTVbroadcast—Atlantatookatwo-runleadaswewerepackingthetrunk．AfterthatIbecameabsorbedinglumthoughtsabouthisdepartureandforgotaboutthegame．SuddenlyIheardthedooropen．“Dad，”hesaid，“let’swatchthegame．They’reonlydownbyarun．”Hisred-coloredeyesinstantlytoldmethathe，too，foundthistobedifficultandwantedtoshareonelastfather-sonmoment．WithouthesitationIledthewaytotheTVset．There，wefoundtheCardslosing3—1．“Oh，”hesaid，“they’redowntworuns．”Hisvoicecrackedwithdoubt．“Ithoughttheywerecomingback．”“That’sfine，”Isaid，wantingsomuchtostringthismoment．“Let’swatchanyway．”TheCardsgottobatlast．Firstasingle，andthenanother．Suddenlythegamebecameveryinteresting．WhenDavidEcksteinparkedthethirdpitch(投球)intotheseats，weweretransformed，jumpingupanddown．That’swhenthemagicmomentcame．Thesadnessofthatdaywasreplacedbytheexcitingbaseballgame，somethingwehaddonemanytimestogetherbefore．Thenheleft．ItwasasaddaywhenIhelpedmysonpackandgetreadytomoveawaytocollege．Butthismomentofjoymixedwithsadnessmadetheday，thetripandourlifeseemsoright．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“glum”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Anxious．B．Curious．C．Hopeful．D．Upset．2、Whatbroughtjoytotheauthor?A．ThevictoryofAtlanta．B．Theworkdoneforhisson．C．Thetimespentwithhisson．D．Thememoryofthepasttime．3、Whydidtheauthor’ssonleavehome?A．Towork．B．Tostudy．C．Toplayagame．D．Togoonavacation．25．（10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.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）Johngraduatedfromakeyuniversityandhewasverygoodathismajor.Hewishedtofindagoodjob.Oneday,hewenttoacompanyto1forajob.Hegotthenewsinanewspaper.Hedidsomeresearchonthiscompany.Whenhewas2,everythingwentwell.Themanageraskedhimsomequestionsandheansweredthem3.Johnwasverysatisfiedwithhisperformancesandwasvery4thathecouldgetthejob.Butatthatmoment,themanager’sphone5.Hepickedupthephone,listenedandnodded.AndthenheturnedaroundandsaidtoJohn,“Sorry,Iwanttogetsomeimportant6now.Pleasegivemethebookwiththered7onthatdesk.”Johnlookedaroundandfound3booksonthedesk,soJohnwenttothedesk,tookonebookandhandedittohim8.Holdingthebook,themanager9thephoneandsaid,“Sorry,wecannotgivethejobtoyou.”Johnwas10andwonderedwhy.Themanagersaid,“Therearethree11.First,whenyoucameintotheofficeroom,Ifoundthatthethirdbuttononyourshirthadbeenmissing.Second,therearethreebookswithredcoversonthatdesk,butyoudidn’taskmewhichoneIneededandyoutookone12.Third,Iwasansweringthecall.Youshould13tothedesktosavetime.These14showedyouarenotacarefulperson.”Therefore,Johndidn’tgetthejob.Wecanlearna(n)15fromJohn’sexperience.Somepeopledon’t16thedetailsinourlife.Butitisthedetailsthat17.Notonlyshouldwevaluewhatwelearnbutalsoweshouldpaymoreattentiontothedetails.Sometimestheycaneven18oursuccessorfailure.Weshouldformthehabitofbeingcarefulandlearntokeepthe19ofquantityandquality.Weshouldkeepitinmindthat20comesfirst,withoutwhichquantityisofnosignificance.1、A．voteB．applyC．prepareD．wait2、A．interviewedB．contactedC．askedD．questioned3、A．immediatelyB．slowlyC．fluentlyD．generally4、A．gratefulB．excitedC．luckyD．confident5、A．lostB．calledC．answeredD．rang6、A．arrangementB．responseC．insightD．information7、A．pictureB．coverC．characterD．mark8、A．politelyB．eagerlyC．purposelyD．quickly9、A．searchedforB．pickedupC．hungupD．heldon10、A．helplessB．surprisedC．disappointedD．worried11、A．methodsB．resultsC．reasonsD．collections12、A．eventuallyB．randomlyC．regularlyD．certainly13、A．runB．pushC．walkD．move14、A．partsB．factsC．storiesD．details15、A．subjectB．ideaC．lessonD．skill16、A．mentionB．mindC．ignoreD．provide17、A．matterB．troubleC．interestD．impress18、A．describeB．replaceC．determineD．value19、A．selectionB．importanceC．competitionD．balance20、A．quantityB．qualityC．safetyD．promise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）Asyouknow,scienceplays1．veryimportantroleinoureducation.Doyouwanttokeepupwiththelatestresearchanddiscoveriesinscience?Therearemanygoodwebsites2．youcancheckoutthelatestinthescienceworld.OnegreatsiteisScienceNewsforKids.Thissitereportssciencenews3．(cover)awiderangeofsubjects.Thearticlesareaimed4．youngerreaders,butadultswillfindthissite5．(suit)forthemaswell.Anotherwonderfulsite,onethatIcheckouteveryday,6．(call)ScienceDaily.Thesiteis7．(constant)updatedwithnews,oftenaboutexciting8．(finding)thatchangehowweviewtheworld.Thesesitespostthelateststoriesandalsokeepallthepastarticlestheypost9．(early).Thatwayyoucanfindarticlesjustaboutanythingthat10．(be)relatedtothesciencefieldsyouareinterestedin.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。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。IfaskedwhetherthereisanyoneIwanttoapologizeto,IwillsayPete、Heismybestfriendatschoolandhehasbeenmyroommatesfortwoyears、Heisverygenerous、Wheneverhisparentscometoseehimforsnacksandfruits,hewillshareitwithothers、However,ImadeaunforgivablemistaketheotherdaywhenIthoughthehadusedwithmylunchboxwithoutmypermission、Ishoutathim,andIwasveryrudely、Butitturnedoutthatitwasanotherstudenttookmylunchboxmistakenly、I’mreallyshameofmyrudenessandhopePetewillacceptmyapologize、135第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你所在学校的英语倶乐部(EnglishClub)将举行一个英语晚会，你准备邀请你的外国朋友Jack一同参加。请根据下列要点提示给Jack写一封信。1.时间与地点：本周四6:30—8:30学校会议厅；2.内容:英语歌舞表演、英语游戏；3.可以结交新朋友。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.信的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、C5、D6、B7、D8、B9、D10、A11、D12、A13、A14、B15、B16、A17、D18、C19、A20、B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、AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:creativityandoriginality(50％)☞A选项Beingcreativeandoriginal1、D推理判断题。根据最后一段提到“Winner’slist:Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visit(afterAugust1,2017,availableforaperiodof10days)”可知：优胜者和入围名单可以访问timeforkids.com这个网站。（2017年8月1日之后才会公布，为期10天）。分析选项可知，D项（8月前是不知结果的）符合题意。22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、1、A2、C3、D4、C24、1、D2、C3、B25、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,electronicandradiosignals