甘肅省夏河縣夏河中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真卷英語試卷含解析

甘肅省夏河縣夏河中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真卷英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot2．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how3．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions4．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar5．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing6．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed7．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which8．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder9．Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashion.A．putupwith B．keepupwith C．comeupwith D．getonwith10．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof11．Duetothereformandopening-up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．a(chǎn)pproximately C．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．considerably12．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying13．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither14．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．a(chǎn)mC．havebeenD．hadbeen15．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this16．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright17．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)nswerforC．a(chǎn)pplyforD．standfor18．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please19．Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became20．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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(瑣事)whichswamp(淹沒)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）TheWorldMonumentsFund(WMF)isagroupthatidentifies(確認(rèn))andhelpstosaveimportantstructuresandlandareasaroundtheworld.Recently,theWMFlisted93endangeredplacesin47countries.Hereareafewoftheplacesonthelist.TheRicePaddies(稻田)inthePhilippinesThesepaddieswerestartedinthe1600sandhavebeenusedforabout400years.Theyweredugfromasteep,rockymountainsidebypeoplewholivedintheareabeforemodemmachineswereinvented.TheWMFwantstopreservethepaddiesbecausetheyareexamplesofadvancedengineeringandbuildingbyfarmerswhohadthesimplesttools.Thepaddiesalsoshowthecleverwaysthatsomepeopleusedwhentheywerefarminghundredsofyearsago.TheDesertCastlesofUzbekistanDesertcastlesandfortsrisefromthesandyplainsofUzbekistan,anationincentralAsia.Someofthemudstructuresare2-600yearsold.Overtheyears,hundredsoffortswerebuilttohelpprotectfarmersfrominvaders.Nowthestructuresarccrumbling(坍塌)duetocenturiesofexposuretothewind.Italy’sGhostTownInthe1950s,partsofthetownofCracoweredamagedbyearthquake.Then,in1963,ahugelandslideforced1,800residentstoleavethetownforanearbyvalley.Itwasthefirsttimein1,200yearsthatnoonehadlivedthere.Theearthquakesstoppedinthe1970s,butitsresidentsneverreturned.TheemptybutbeautifultownhasbecomeafavoriteofHollywoodmovie-makers,withwhomitisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.AMarketinBahrainThis200-year-oldcoveredbuildingisanimportantpanoflifeforpeopleinBahrain,acityintheMiddleEast.Severalsmallermarkersareplacedunderoneroof.Someoftheoriginalbuildingstillstands,thoughmuchofithasbeenchanged.Today,somepeoplearethinkingabouttearingdowntheoldbuildingandputtingupanewshoppingcenterinitsplace.1、RicepaddieshavebeenplacedonthelistbytheWMFbecausethey.A．a(chǎn)retheoldestpaddiesintheworldB．a(chǎn)retheonlyremaininghand-dugpaddiesC．showtheachievementsoffannerswithoutusingmodemmachinesD．a(chǎn)rctheoriginalsourceoffanners’simpletools2、Whichoftheplacesmentionedinthetexthasthelongesthistory?A．ThericepaddiesinthePhilippines.B．ThedesertcastlesofUzbekistan.C．Italy’sghosttown.D．ThemarketinBahrain.3、MoreandmorepeoplearegettingtoknowCracobecauseof.A．itsghostmysteryB．itsuniquesceneryC．itsterribleclimateD．itsfunctionasamovielocation4、Fromthetext,onecanlearnthat.A．naturaldisastershappenedfrequentlyinCracointhepastB．theresidentsleftCracobecauseoftheterribleearthquakesC．thereare47membercountriesintheWMFD．thedesertcastlesaremainlyusedtoensurethesecurityofUzbekistannow23．（8分）ParkingInformationThereisamixofpaidandfreeparkingonGranvilleIsland.Belowyouwillfindallrelevantinformationtoparkingandtrafficmanagement.FREEPARKINGSTALLS（停車位）FreeparkingthroughoutGranvilleIslandforallmotorizedvehiclesisintendedforvisitorsonly.Freeparkingstallsareavailableandvehiclesarelimitedtooccupyonestall,onceperday,andwithinthemaximumpostedtimelimit.Whenthepostedtimelimitisreachedyoumoveyourvehicle,orshouldyourequireadditionalparkingduringthesameday,yourvehiclemustbeparkedinapayparkingstall.FreeParkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.Onceyourvehicleisparked,youarenotpermittedtomovetoanotherfreestallonGranvilleIslandatanyothertimethroughouttheday.Youmaymovetoanyofthepaystalls.PAIDPARKINGSTALLSPayparkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.DailyParkingTheDailyPassisvalidfor24hoursfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOID（無效）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.24．（8分）ThewonderfulexperimentIamgoingtointroduceprovesthatairisjustallaroundandthatitpressesdownuponus.Airpressureisawonderfulforce.Whenyouswimunderwater,youcanfeelwaterpushdownyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthesame.However,yourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.ThislayersurroundstheEarth,extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurface.Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfortheexperiment！Whatyouneed:·Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell·Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg·Apieceofpaper·AmatchMethod:1）Checkthatthepaperwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.2）Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.3）Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.4）Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.Result:Astonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen（air）inthebottle.Theeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottle,sonomoreaircangetinside.Thisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutsideairpressureagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonit.1、Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A．Thebottlecouldbreak.B．Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C．Theeggneedstobeshelled.D．Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.2、Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan________.A．equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB．makeasealintheneckofthebottleC．finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD．producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle3、Howwastheeggputintothebottle?A．Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B．Itbecamesaltwithouttheshell.C．Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.D．Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.25．（10分）TheNewYorkSeeItAllTourisexactlywhatitsoundslike:anall-inclusiveguidedtourofNewYorkCity.CentralParkOneofthemostfamousparksintheworld,CentralParkisaman-madewonder.NotonlyisitthefirstpublicparkbuiltinAmerica,butitisalsooneofthemostfrequentlyvisitedparks,withover25millionguestsperyear.SetinthemiddleofbusyManhattan,itsgroundsserveasasafeharbor,notonlyforathletes,andmusiciansbutalsoforlotsofmigratorybirdseachyear.Onecanspendanentirepeacefuldaywanderingitsgrounds,gazinguponnearly50fountains,monuments,andsculpturesoradmiringits36bridges.HudsonRiverParkHudsonRiverParkisawatersideparkontheHudsonRiverthatextendsfrom59thStreetsouthtoBatteryParkintheNewYorkCitydistrictofManhattan.Bicycleandpedestrianpaths,includingtheManhattanWaterfrontGreenway,spantheparknorthtosouth,openingupthewaterfrontforthepublictorelax.Theparkincludestennisandsoccerfields,children’splayground,dogrun,andmanyotherfeatures.WashingtonSquareParkWashingtonSquare,locatedintheheartofGreenwichVillage,isaverypopularandoftencrowdedsquare.Peoplefromallbackgroundsgathertothislargesquaredottedwithtrees.CentralParkZooTheCentralParkZooisasmall6.5-acrezoolocatedonCentralParkinNewYorkCity.Thezoobeganinthe1860s,makingitthefirstofficialzootoopeninNewYork.Thezoowasimprovedin1934,withtheadditionofmanynewbuildingsrangedinaquadranglearoundthesealionpool.Finally,thezoowasrepairedinthemid-1980sandreopenedin1988,replacingtheold-fashionedcageswithnaturalisticenvironments.1、WhichparkissetintheheartofGreenwichVillage?A．CentralPark.B．HudsonRiverPark.C．CentralParkZoo.D．WashingtonSquarePark.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCentralPark?A．Itisprimarilyanartificialpark.B．Itisthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheworld.C．Itwasthemostcrowdedparkwhenfirstbuilt.D．Itespeciallyattractspedestrianandartists.3、WhenwasthefirstofficialzooinNewYorkrepairedforthefirsttime?A．Inthe1860s.B．In1934.C．Inthemid-1980s.D．In1988.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Whenmydadfinallyfinishedthetriathlon（鐵人三項(xiàng)）inMontauk,thecrowdcheered.Itshowedmehowhishardworkpaidoffandit1mycuriosity.Iwonderedwhetherasmallboyofmysizecould2somethinglikethat.Ifoundmyself3thisoutloudandmyfatheroverheardme.He4meandsaidIcouldtrainwithhim.Trainingwithmydadturnedouttobevery5.Wewouldgetupearlyforamorningjog,orgoforaswiminthepoolafterschool.Afterafewweeksof6,Isignedupformyfirsttriathlon.Beforethecompetition,Inervouslywaitedforthe7.Whensomeonefiredthegun,Iwas8,swimmingtowardsthedistantbuoy（浮標(biāo)）thatmarkedmytum.I9thehalf-mileswimandrantowardsmybike.Iwasdrippingwet,tryingto10it.Onceonmybike,Iexperiencedanexcitementspecificto11.Iwentthroughthetransitionzone（轉(zhuǎn)換區(qū)）againand12myrunningshoes.Atthestartoftherunpartofthetriathlon,my13alreadyfeltliketheyweremadeofcement（水泥）.Forme,therealcompetitionbeganduringtherun,14nowIcouldseeeachcompetitorasatarget.Nomattermy15inthefield,eachracerwaseitherfollowingmeorbeingfollowed.Therunpartoftheraceboileddownto16tolerance."Shutup,legs",oneofmyfavoritequotes,keptmefrom17theburningfeeling.ThenIcrossedthefinishline.Itookabreathandthenbegana(n)18withtheotherfinishers.Thesenseofaccomplishmentwasthereforallofus.Lookingback,I19thesmallboyonthatdayinMontaukwhothoughthecouldn't20it.Now,thatsameboyisnotonlyahugefan,butalsoatrainingpartner.1、A．showed B．excited C．tested D．controlled2、A．preview B．deserve C．a(chǎn)chieve D．benefit3、A．saying B．taking C．trying D．giving4、A．satisfied B．encouraged C．puzzled D．embarrassed5、A．disappointing B．frightening C．relaxing D．challenging6、A．performing B．fighting C．meeting D．Training7、A．result B．seat C．gun D．a(chǎn)udience8、A．up B．round C．off D．a(chǎn)long9、A．finished B．considered C．a(chǎn)ssessed D．a(chǎn)rranged10、A．pointat B．geton C．getback D．findout11、A．running B．traveling C．cycling D．swimming12、A．tookoff B．switchedto C．cleaned D．repaired13、A．a(chǎn)rms B．hands C．shoulders D．legs14、A．because B．a(chǎn)lthough C．until D．unless15、A．status B．position C．task D．function16、A．risk B．drug C．stress D．pain17、A．showingoff B．bringingin C．thinkingabout D．carryingout18、A．experiment B．celebration C．a(chǎn)rgument D．cooperation19、A．remember B．believe C．discover D．respect20、A．use B．move C．do D．prove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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhyDoesRainSmellSoGood?Doyoulovethesmellofrain?Ifso,you’renotalone.1．(actual),somescientistsbelievethatpeoplegottheirloveforthesmellofrainfrom2．(ancestor),whoreliedonwetweatherfortheirsurvival.Butwhatmakesrainsmellsonice?Thereareseveralsmellsassociatedwithrainfallthatpeoplefindpleasing.Oneofthesesmells3．(call)“petrichor（塵土的味道）.”Petrichor,atermcreatedin1964bytwoAustralianscientistsstudyingthesmellsof4．(rain)weather,comesfromsomechemicalreactions.Duringdryperiodssomeplantsproduceoils,andwhenitrains,theseoilsgointotheair.Anotherreactionoccurswhenchemicals5．(produce)bysomebacteriaaresentout.Allofthesechemicalscombinetocreatethepleasantpertichorsmellwhenrainhits6．ground.Anothersmellassociatedwithrainisozone（臭氧）.Duringathunderstorm,lightningcansplitoxygenandanothergadand7．(it)inturncancombineintoanewsubstance.Thissubstancereactswithotherchemicalstoformozone,8．hasasharpsmell.Whensomeonesayshecansmellraincoming,itmaybethatwindfroman9．(approach)stormhascarriedozonedownfromthecloudsand10．theman’snose.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（︿），并在下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。MynameisLiMing,astudentstudiedinGanzhouNo、18MiddleSchool、IameagerbecomeavolunteerinyourgroupandIcanworktillmynexttermbegins、Ihavearealtalentonsinging、Igetthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetitioninourschoollastyear、However,Icanteachchildrenhowtosingsongs、Besides,Iplaythepianoverywell,thatwillhelpalotinmywork、Iamwarm-heartedandalwaysbereadytohelp、Helpingotherpeoplemakesmyselfhappy、IbelieveIcanmakefriendwiththechildren、IhopeIamfortunatelyenoughtobeamemberofyourgroup、81第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你和你的美國好友John原定周六下午去體育館打籃球，但突然因故不能前往，請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容給他寫一封郵件。1.表示歉意;2.講明原因;3.另約時(shí)間。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、A5、D6、C7、B8、A9、B10、D11、D12、D13、C14、D15、B16、B17、A18、B19、A20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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.Peoplewholivewithina15kmoftheGreenBanktelescopeareallowedt