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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

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(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）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(gè)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(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(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(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。

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(dá)(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(xì)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

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