2023屆浙江省鄞州區(qū)余姚市高三最后一卷英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1.Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathehisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.

A.gaveoffB.setaside

C.tookoverD.turneddown

2.ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaidforit.

A.asmuchtwiceB.muchastwice

C.astwicemuchD.twiceasmuch

3.Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn'talastingsolutionifyoudon'tremoveanyvirus,?

A.don'tyouB.doyou

C.isn'titD.isit

4.—Didyouenjoytheparty?

—Yes.Wewellbyourhosts.

A.weretreatedB.wouldbetreated

C.treatedD.hadtreated

5.Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption___readingforpleasurecontinuesto

decrease.

A.whetherB.thatC.whereD.when

6.Thecostoflivinginbigcitiessteadilyformanyyears,andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcity

race.

A.isclimbingB.isbeingclimbed

C.hasbeenclimbingD.hasbeenclimbed

7.Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother'srefusingtoadmithisownmistakes.

A.butB.while

C.althoughD.though

8.Undergoodtreatment,manypatientsarebeginningtoandwillsoonrecover.

A.turnupB.catchup

C.pickupD.showup

9.Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactuallythis:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.

A.comesroundB.coniesoutC.coniesonD.comesto

10.Johnlives?Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.

A.intheblackB.onashoestring

C.overthemoonD.atthedropofahat

11.Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother'sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.

A.amtohavefinishedB.wastohavefinished

C.wastofinishD.oughttofinish

12.Weallagreethatitisgoodtohelpthoseinneed,butwhencomestogivingawayourmoney,thingsbecome

strange.

A.thatB.thisC.itD.one

13.-Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale.

-Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?

A.fellthroughB.gotthrough

C.clearedupD.lookedup

14..Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere.

A.doesn'trainB.didn'trainC.hasn9trainedD.hadn'trained

15.Thereisasafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains."

A.nosuchagoodthingB.suchnogoodthing

C.nosuchgoodthingD.notsoagoodthing

16.—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?

—Ihappentoknownearby.Comeon,Filshowyoutheway.

A.oneB.it

C.thatD.some

17.Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhasitsfocustotabletcomputersandsmart

mobilephones.

A.switchedB.shaped

C.directedD.discovered

18.—NextMondayismybirthday.

—Isthatso?

A.Ican9tbelievemyears.B.Pmsogladtohearthat.

C.Whatpresentsdoyouwant?D.Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!

19.—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,youdinner.

—ButIcanwait.

A.willhaveB.havehad

C.willhavehadD.arehaving

20.Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar?

A.washB.washed

C.washingD.towash

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）PTSD（戰(zhàn)后倉!］傷）issadlyacommonaffliction（折磨）formanysoldierswhohavewitnessedconflict,

aninvisiblewoundthatcontinuestocauseincrediblesufferinglongafterthegunshavefallensilent.

“AlotofuscomehomewithoutrealizingwearebringingthewarhomewithusjsaidJoshMarino,aveteran（退伍

兵）oftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide.

“ididn'twanttodealwithitanymore/9Marinosaid.Hewroteagoodbyenote,grabbedaknifeandwentoutside

forafinalcigaretteintherain.Butthen,fromthedeepestdepthofdespaircamehope.Meowingoutofthebushesnext

tohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten（小貓）which,accordingtoMarino,“justwalkedupandstartedrubbingup

againstmylegandletmepethim.IcametolifeagainandIbrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears.95

Fromthisaccidentalencountereverythingchanged.Marinofoundanewpurposeinlifethroughthefriendlycat,

whohenamedScout,andwhohecreditswithsavinghislife.nIstoppedthinkingaboutallmyproblems,andstarted

thinkingaboutallhisproblems,andwhatIcoulddotohelphim,"Marinosaid.Thebondbetweenthemwasinstant,

butthatwasn'ttheendofthestory

MarinohasmadeavideoofhisandScoufsremarkablestoryofhealingandheartbreakwhichyoucanwatchon

theInternet.Thestoryisdedicatedtoshowinghowanimalscanhelphumansthroughtoughtimes,aswellashumans

canhelpthem.ltisabeautifulstorythatissuretotugatyourheartstrings,showingjusthowpowerfulthebond

betweenhumansandanimalscanbe.Weloveit9andwehopeyoudotoo!

1、Whatcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.TakingpartintheIraqwarhadbadeffectsonJoshMarino.

B.JoshMarinowoundedbadlyduringtheIraqwar.

C.PTSDisakindofdiseasewhichcannotbecurednow.

D.PTSDusuallyhappensafterthesoldiersdroptheirguns.

2、WhydidJoshMarinosuddenlyburstintotearsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hejustcouldn'thelpcrying.

B?Thelittlecatgavehimhopetotreasurelife.

C.Thewildlittlecatattackedhimsobadly.

D.Hesuddenlyrealizedthatthecatcametohelphimonpurpose.

3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PTSD-adiseasecuredbyasoldier.

B.Themanandthecat.

C?Arescuebetweenasoldierandacat.

D.Howcanacatbeusedtostopsuicide.

22.(8分)“Facts"ThatAreFalse

The$100billisthebiggestbillincirculation.Althoughthefederalgovernmentstopped

printingthemin1945,currencynotesof$500,$1,000,$5,000,and$10,000arestilllegal

tender.Mostofthemhavebeensnatchedupbyprivatecollectors.BetweenDecember18,1934,

andJanuary9,1935,thegovernmentputout$100,000notes.However,theywereonlyfor

transactionsbetweenFederalReservebanksandneverwentouttothegeneralpublic.

TheSaharaistheworld'slargestdesert.Technically,Antarcticais.TheU.S.Geological

Surveydefinesadesertas“drylandwitharainfallofusuallylessthanteninchesperyearthat

supportsonlysparsevegetationandalimitedpopulationofpeopleandanimals."Antarctica

averagesonlysixinchesofrainayear(mostlyassnow)andisalmost5.5millionsquaremiles.

TheSaharaisonly3.3millionsquaremiles.

B.Antarcticawithverylittlerainfallisconsideredasthelargestdesert.

C.Horseradishcanbesubstitutedwithwasabiforthesimilartasteandcolor.

D.Anostrichoftenusesitsheadasaweapontofightagainstitsenemy.

1、Whichofthefollowingisthebestfitfortheblank?

A.Ostrichescanbreatheinthesand.

B.Ostricheshaveverysmartbrains.

C.Ostrichesburytheirheadsinthesand.

D.Theostrich'sheadisthelightestintheworld.

23.（8分）Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsare

unavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedas

entertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority（優(yōu)先）.Thisviewisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationis

beneficialandimportantforallstudents

Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheirthinkingand

values,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubert

song.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmerican

becauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasa

society.

Musicprovidesakindofperception（視角）thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesun

risesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotive（情感的）meaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypossiblewayto

discoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.

Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.They

arewayswehumanbeings"talk"toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressour

fears,ourcuriositiesourhungers,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasand

imaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayof

expressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.

Somusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealize.

1、Accordingtoparagraph1,students.

A.regardmusicasawayofentertainment

B.disagreewiththeirparentsoneducation

C.viewmusicasanoverlookedsubject

D.prefertheartstoscience

2、InParagraph2,theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto,

A.compareitwithrockmusic

B.showmusicidentifiesasociety

C.introduceAmericanmusicaltraditions

D.provemusicinfluencespeople'slifestyles

3、Accordingtothepassage,theartsandscience.

A.approachtheworldfromdifferentangles

B.exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworld

C.expresspeople'sfeelingindifferentways

D.explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently

4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.

Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority.

C.Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.

D.Musiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginative.

24.（8分）Sure,chocolateisadelicioustreat,andit'sastapleofsomeofourfavoritedesserts.Butifsnotahealth

food,soitshouldbeenjoyedinmoderation-right?

Well,itturnsoutthateatingchocolatemightactuallyhaveaprettysignificanthealthbenefit.Accordingtoresearch

conductedbyfivescientistsinItaly,compoundsfoundinchocolate,calledflavanols,canhelpboostcognitive（認(rèn)知的）

performance.Yup,chocolatedgoodforyourbrain.

Thescientists,studyingattheUniversitiesofRomeandfAquila,summarizedresearchfromtendifferentstudies.

Thestudiesassessedpeople'sperformanceoncognitivetestsbeforeandaftereatingcocoaorchocolate.Theresultswere

prettytelling:innineoutofthetenstudies,therewasanoticeableimprovementafterthesubjectshadeatenthe

chocolate.Thescientistsfoundimprovementsin"generalcognition,attention,processingspeedandworkingmemory.M

Soundsprettygoodtous!

Andthat'snotall.Insubjects,especiallywomen,whoperformedthetestswhilesleep-deprived,theflavanols

helpedrelievethenegativeeffectsofthesleepdeprivation.Andthere'sevenmoregoodnews.Theresearchersalsofound

thateatingchocolatedaily（overperiodsrangingfromfivedaystothreemonths）producednoticeablelong-term

improvementsincognition.Olderadults,whosememorieswerealreadydeclining,sawanespeciallysignificant

improvement.

Allchocolatehasflavanols,sincetheyoccurnaturallyincocoa.However,darkchocolateloversfeelhappy,because

ithasmoreflavanolsthananyothertypeofchocolate.Infact,thescientiststhemselveshaveclaimedthat,afterdoing

thisresearch,they'vestartedeatingdarkchocolateeveryday!

Now,we'renotsayingyoushouldstarteatingchocolateforbreakfast,lunchanddinner-it'sstillhighinsugarand

lowinnutrients.Butnexttimeyoufindyourselfyawningafterasleeplessnight,snackonsomechocolateandletthe

flavanolsworktheirmagic.

1、WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1probablymean?

A.Asmuchaspossible.B.Forthreemeals.

C.Inrightamount.D.Notintheleast.

2、Howdoesastudentperformwhilelearningaftereatingchocolate?

A.Hememorizeslessthanbefore.

B.Hecan'tconcentrateonlessonsintheslightest.

C.Hebecomesmoreexcited.

D.Heunderstandswhattheteachersaysfaster.

3、Accordingtothepassage,ifyourmemoryfails,whatshouldyoudo?

A.Eatchocolateasthreemeals.B.Usechocolateasadailysnack.

C.Huntfordarkchocolate.D.Askadoctorforadvice.

4、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Chocolateisabeneficialbutunhealthyfood.

B.Eatingchocolatebenefitsourlearning.

C.Eatingchocolateworksonyoursleep.

D.Chocolatecontainslownutrients.

25.（10分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplace

init.

TwoUS-basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographicSociety,conductedanonline

surveylastyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U?S.foreign

policy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.

Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26,allofthempresentlyattending,or

havingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.

Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportant

problems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU?S.governmentthatcandeclarewaris

Congress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.

“Partoftheproblem,Marguetheorganizersofthesurvey,wistheInternet.^^Theysayitisbecominghardertofind

high-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongallthefakenewsandtrivia（瑣事）whichswamp（淹沒）theweb.

Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.

Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuch

informationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescould

haveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityof

Aleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.

Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechange

andrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.

Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwaystogetgoodinformationforstudents,bothinschooland

online.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuild

knowledgeaboutglobalissues.

1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesurvey?

Theparticipantswereallrecentuniversitygraduates.

B.ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversities.

C.Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to26.

D.ItaimedtofindoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmerica.

2、Whafsonereasontheorganizersofthesurveygiveforyoungpeople'slackofknowledge?

A.ThepoorqualityoftheUSuniversitysystem.

B.Youngpeople'sunwillingnesstotravelabroad.

C.Thesourcesfromwhichtheygeltheirinformation

D.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）Whydoyoungadultchildrenbecomeindependentsomuchlaterthantheydidin1970,whentheaverageage

ofindependentlivingwas21?Whyhavereducedclasssizesandincreasedper-pupilexpenditures（花銷）not1

higheracademicachievementlevels?Whyisthementalhealthoftoday'skidssopoorwhen2withthatofchildren

inthe1960sandbefore?Whydotoday's3becomedefensivewhentoldbyteachersthattheirchildrenhave

misbehavedinschool?

Theanswerintwowords:parental4Thosetwowordsbestsummarizethe5between"old"childraisingand

new,post-1960sparenting.Then,theoverallphilosophywasthatparentswerenottobe6involvedwiththeirkids.

Theywereavailable7crisis,buttheystooda（an）8distancefromtheirkidsandallowedthemtoexperience

thebenefitsofthetrial-and-errorprocess.Itwasthechild's^backthen,tokeephisorherparentsfromgetting

involved.Thatwas9childrenlearnedtoberesponsibleanddetermined.

Today'sparentshelptheirkidswithalmosteverything.Theseareparentswhoare10whenitcomestoan

understandingoftheirpurposeintheirkids,lives.Theirinvolvementleadsthemtopersonalizeeverythingthathappens

totheirkids;11thedefensiveness.Butgiventhatschoolsandmentalhealthprofessionalshavebeenpushing

parentinvolvementfornearlyfourdecades,theconfusionanddefensivenessare12

Universityresearchersanalyzedthreedecadesofdatarelatingtoparentparticipationinchildren'sacademics.Their

conclusions13whatFvebeensayingsincethe1980s:parentalhelpwithhomework14achild'sacademic

achievementandisnotreflectedonstandardizedtests.

Parentswhomanageachild'ssociallifeinterferewiththe15ofgoodsocialskills.Parentswhomanageachild's

after-schoolactivitiesgrowkidswhodon'tknowhowto16theirownfreetime.Parentswhogetinvolvedintheir

kids,17withpeersgrowkidswhodon'tknowhowtoavoidmuchlesstrouble.

Thesekidshaveanxietiesandfearsofallsortsanddon'twanttoleavetheir18Andtheirparents,whenthetime

comes,don'tknowhowto19beingparents.Youcanimaginewhatwillbecomeoftheirfuture.

1、A.countedonB.resultedinC.touchedonD.takenin

2、A.associatedB.linkedC.comparedD.matched

3、A.parentsB.adolescentsC.psychologistsD.youths

4、A.assistanceB.protectionC.involvementD.preference

5、A.differencesB.similaritiesC.choicesD.relations

6、A.slightlyB.passivelyC?highlyD.fairly

7、A.incaseofB.inspiteofC.inviewofD.infearof

8^A.equalB.safeC.longD.short

9、A.faultB.turnC.jobD.attitude

10、A.whenB.howC.whyD.what

11、A.confusedB.disappointedC.amazedD.satisfied

12、A.howeverB.stillC.yetD.thus

13、A.unreasonableB.changeableC.understandableD.avoidable

14、A.confirmedB.convincedC.realizedD.reflected

15、A.decidesB.lowersC.helpsD.stimulates

16、A.appearanceB.performanceC.establishmentD.development

17、A.valueB.devoteC.fillD.save

18、A.communicationB.conflictsC.cooperationD.competitions

19、A.homeB.schoolC.careerD.profession

20、A.startB.ignoreC.considerD.stop

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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.（15分）IfL_（give）thechoice,agreatmanypeoplewouldchangeatleastoneaspectoftheirappearance.They

wouldrequestadoctortogivethemastraighternose,2.(big)lips,andsoon.

Firstly,one'sappearanceis3.orherparents9blessing.Afterbreastenlargementsurgery,manywomenlooksexier

thanbefore.4.，manyofthemarelaterdiagnosedwithmammarydiseases.Themoreseriouseffectis5?theyrisk

6.(be)unabletobreast-feed.Secondly,theadvocating?,suchapracticewillmisleadpeopleinthe8.(judge)ofbeauty.

Theconceptofbeautyisquiterichinitscontent.Itshouldincludemanyvirtueslikehonesty,diligence,andsoon,which

shouldformtherealmainstreamofourspirituallife.Thepracticeandthedebatesaboutman-madebeautywillconfuse

thosewhoaretodevelop9?correctconceptofbeauty.

Concerningtheabovepossible(harm)thepracticemaybringabout,Iamstronglyagainstitandadvocate

seekingtrueandnaturalbeauty.Besides,people,especiallywomen,shouldlaymoreattentiononthecultivationoftheir

innerhearts.Theinnerbeautyoutweighstheoutsidebeautyinthelongrun.

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(A),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。

Ilikedcyclingverymuch、Atageoftwelve,myfatherboughtmeabikeasabirthdaygiftsandtaughtme

howtoride、Everytimemyfathertookhimoutforpractice,mylittlebrotherwouldcomealong>Oneday,

wewerepracticingwhilesuddenlymybrotherscreamedtohelp>Whenwerushedtohim,wesawasnake

windaroundafrogtightly、Ibegmyfathertosavethefrog、Immediatehepickeditupalongstick,trying

todrivethesnakeaway、Abouttwominuteslater,thefrogwassetloose,whatmadeussohappy、68

第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)

29.(25分)假定你是李華，美國交換生Linda交流學(xué)習(xí)期滿，即將回國，來信表示想帶一些具有中國特色的工藝品

(artcraft)給美國的家人和朋友。請回復(fù)郵件推薦一至兩樣并說明推薦理由。

注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearLinda,

Yours,

LiHua

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、B

2、D

3、D

4、A

5、B

6、C

7、B

8、C

9、D

10、B

11、B

12、C

13、A

14、A

15、C

16、A

17、A

18、D

19、C

20、B

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、A

2、B

3、C

22、343、B

1、C

23、1、A

2、B

3、A

4、A

2、D

3、B

4、A

25、Youcan'tmakeacallorsendatextonyourmobilephoneintheUStownofGreenBank,WestVirginia.

WirelessInternetisoutlawed,asisBluetooth.Asyouapproachthetinytownonatwo-laneroadthatsnakesthroughthe

mountains,yourmobilephonesignaldropsout,andyourradiostopsworking.Therustedpayphoneonthenorthside

oftownistheonlywayforavisitortoreachtherestoftheworld.Ifsapre-modernplacebydesign,lackingofthelatest

technologiesthatdefinelifetoday.

Thereasonforthetown'semptyairwavesisapparentthemomentyouarrive.IfstheRobertC.Byrdtelescope,

alsoknownastheGBT,ashinywhite,147-metre-tallsatellitedish.Wsthelargestofitskindintheworldandoneof

nineinGreenBank,allofthemgovernmentownedandoperatedbytheNationalRadioAstronomyObservatory

(NRAO).

Youdon'tlookthroughthesekindsoftelescopes.They'reradiotelescopes,soinsteadoflookingfordistantstars,

theylistenforthem.There'salonglineofastronomersallovertheworldwhowanttousethetelescopewhichisso

sensitivethatitcouldhearasinglesnowflakehittingtheground1,000milesaway.

Suchasensitivelisteningtoolneedstotaltechnologicalsilencetooperate,soin1958theUSgovernmentcreateda

NationalRadioQuietZone,a33,000km2areacoveringGreenBankwhere,tothisday,electronicandradiosignalsare

forbiddeneveryhourofeveryday.

Peoplewholivewithina15kmoftheGreenBanktelescopeareallowedtouselandlinetelephones,wiredInternet

andcabletelevisions,butmicrowaveovens,wirelessInternetandradiosareforbidden.Youcanhaveamobilephone,

butyouwon'tgetasignal.

BecauseofhowmuchitswayoflifevariesfromtherestofAmerica,GreenBankseemstobeasomewhatisolated

(隔絕)，evenalienplace.Forlocals,thetechnologybanisannoying.ForotherswhocometoGreenBankforalittlerest

andrelaxation,thetownhasbecomearefuge.

5、WhatdoweknowaboutthetownofGreenBankfromParagraph1?

A.It'slocatedatthebaseofalargemountain.

B.Itisgeographicallyandtechnologicallyisolated.

C.Itstelecommunicationsareaffectedbyitsgeography.

D.Manypeopleliveinthetownanditssurroundingareas.

6、HowdoestheGBTwork?

A.Ittrapslig