上海市同濟(jì)中學(xué)2023年高考英語押題試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame2．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof3．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo4．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining5．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall6．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked7．Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout8．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave9．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved10．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively11．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.12．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing13．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft14．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can15．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.16．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing17．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime18．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink19．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked20．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit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）BrokenWings1-4Aug:MusicaladaptationofthepoetKahilGibran's1912masterpiece.SetinNewYorkin1923,ittransportsyoutoturn-of-the-centuryBeirut.7:30pm(&2.30pm4Aug).Tickets:￡l0-￡96.so.www.trh.co.uk.TheatreRoyalHaymarket,Haymarket,SWIY4HT.TE7.Station:PiccadillyCircus.ChicagotheMusicalMartinKempstarsasBillyinthisjazzmusicalbasedonrealmurdercaseswhichshockedChicagointhe1920s.Mon-Sat7:30pm;Wed&Sat2:30pmTickets:￡25-￡150.www.phoenixtheatrelondonco.ukPhoenixTheatre,110CharingCrossRd,WC2HOJP.TE7.Station:TottenhamCourtRoadDreamgirlsMusicalaboutafemalesinginggroupfromChicago.ClassicsongsincludeIAmTellingYouI'mNotGoing,IAmChanging,andListenandOneNightOnly.Jointhesefriendsastheygoonamusicalrollercoasterridethroughaworldoffame,fortuneandtheruthlessrealitiesofshowbusiness,testingtheirfriendshipstotheverylimit.Mon-Sat7:30pm;Wed&Sat2:30pmTickets:￡15-￡75.www.savoytheatreorg.savoy.StrandWC2ROET.TE8.Station:CoventGarden.Everybody'sTalkingaboutJamieThisfeel-goodmusicalissetonacouncilestateinSheffield,northernEngland,andtellsthestoryof16-year-oldJamieandhowheovercomesbulliesandprejudice.Thisisinspiredbyatruebullystory.Mon-Sat7:30pm;Wed&&t230pmTickets:￡20-￡85.www.everybodystalkingaboutjarmie.co.ukApolloTheatre,31ShaftesburyAvaWID7ESTE7.Station:PiccaddlyCircus1、Whichnumbercanonecalltogetmoreinformationonthemusicalaboutamurderstory?A BC D2、Whichoneofthemusicalsisn’tsetintheU.S.?A．Dreamgirls. B．ChicagotheMusical.C．BrokenWings. D．Everybody'sTalkingaboutJamie.3、Ifonewantstoenjoyclassicsongs,whichwebsiteshouldhevisittobooktickets?A．www.trh.co.uk. B．www.phoenixtheatrelondon.co.uk.C．.savoy. D．www.everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk23．（8分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSuatrantigersandSouthChinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats,ashumansclearforeststogathertimberandbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and4130000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whyisthepopulationoftigersbecomingsmaller?A．Peoplehuntillegallyanddestroytheirlivingspots.B．Itisdifficultfortigerstofitinwiththeirenvironment.C．Theforestsarenotsuitablefortheirliving.D．Thetigersareathreattotheresidentsnearby.2、What’sthemainreasonwhysomeanimalsareindangeraccordingtothepassage?A．Climatechanges.B．Humanactivities.C．Lackoffood.D．Seriouspollution.3、Thetailsof________areregardedasstatussymbolsinAfrica.A．tigers’B．groundsquirrels’C．giraffes’D．Asianelephants’4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thegiraffepopulationhasincreasedgreatlyinthelast30years.B．Thenumberofsquirrelsisbetween124000and4130000.C．ElephantsinMyanmararecompletelycaughtandevenkilled.D．Thepresentsituationofendangeredanimalsisworrying.24．（8分）Weighingtoomuchcandamageyourhealth,andobesityisagrowingproblemforbothkidsandadultsaroundtheworld.Sleepmightbeoneanswertotheproblem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatelementaryschoolstudentswhoslepttoolittleweremorelikelytogainpounds.Paststudieshaveshownalinkbetweensleepinglessandweighingmore,butscientistshavehadatoughtimedetermining"whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg,"saysJulieC．LumengoftheuniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor.Inotherwords,ithasn'tbeenclearwhetherkidswhoweightoomuchhavetroublesleeping,orwhethersleepinglessleadstoweightgain.Bothscenarios(可能出現(xiàn)的情況)seemedequallypossible.Togetabetterideaofwhichcauseswhich,Lumengandhercolleaguesinterviewedtheparentsof785thirdgradersfromaroundtheUnitedStates.Theparentsansweredquestionsabouthowwelltheirkidssleptthatyear.Threeyearslater,theparentsansweredthesamequestions.Bysixthgrade,18percentofkidsinvolvedinthestudywereobese.Thescientistsfoundnorelationshipbetweenweightandthestudents'raceorgender.Italsodidn'tmatterhowstricttheirparentswere,orwhethertheywereboysorgirls.Obesitystruckallofthesegroupsequally.Instead,sleepseemedtobethekeyfactor.Overthethreeyearsofstudy,thechildrenaveragedahealthy9.5hoursofsleepanight.Somekids,however,sleptalotmoreorlessthanothers.Forthesixthgraders,everyhourofsleepabovethe9.5houraveragewaslinkedtoa20percentlowerriskofbeingobese.Sleepappeareddoublyimportantforthethirdgraders.Everyextrahourofsleeptheygotwaslinkedtoa40percentdropinobesity.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceonparagraph2imply?A．Scientistshavefoundtheexactcausesofchildren'sobesity.B．ThereisalwayssomethingdifficulttounderstandthroughtheoryC．Thecause–effectrelationshipbetweenweightandsleepisn'tclear.D．Aperson'sweighthassomethingtodowiththeamountofhissleep.2、Whatdidtheinterviewfindout?A．9.5hoursofsleepanightisenoughforchildren.B．Themoreachildsleeps,thehealthierhewillbe.C．Sixthgradersneedmuchmoresleepthanthirdgraders.D．One’sraceorgenderhasnothingtodowithhisweight.3、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．BylistingfiguresB．BycomparingdifferentopinionsC．ByprovidingexamplesD．Byconductingasurvey4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A．ThebenefitsofenoughsleepforchildrenB．SleepinglessincreasestheriskofobesityC．Whichcomesfirst,littlesleeporobesityD．Howmanyhoursofsleepdochildrenneed?25．（10分）DavidReesrunsatrulydistinctivebusiness.Hechargescustomers$15tosharpentheirpencilstoperfections,usingavarietyoftools.Iknowwhatyou'rethinking—isthisajoke?The39-year-oldgetsaskedthatquestionalot.Toclarifyeverything,heevencreatedaspecialsectiononhiswebsitetellingeveryonehe'sactuallyprovidingarealservice.YoucansupplyyourownpenciloryoucanhaveReessharpenoneofhisownfavorite2Bpencils.Afterthat,hemailsittoyouinadisplaytubewiththeshavingsinaseparatebag,andanauthenticcertificatewhichjusthappenstomentionthepencilissosharpastobeadangerousobject.Toachievethedesiredresult,themastersharpenerusesallkindsoftools,includinggeneralsandpapers,pocketknivesandevenaspecial$450sharpeningmachine."Itdependsonwhatthecustomerwantstousehis/herpencilfor,"hesays."Thatdeterminesthemostappropriatepencil-sharpeningtechnique.Somecustomersbuypencilsasinspirationalsymbolswhileothersbuythembecauseoftheirspecialmemoriesofclassic2Bpencils.$15tohaveapencilsharpenedisabitexpensivethough,right?You'renottheonlyonewhofeelsthatway,andDavid'suniquebusinesshasreallyangeredlotsofpeople,whotalkofinequalityinAmerica,sayingitissoinsaneforthewealthytopay$15tosharpenapencil.Butotherswillsay,"Thisisjustoururgetoputanendtothewelfarestatebecausenewideasarisealongwiththebusiness."Davidadmitshistradeissortofunusual.Buttherearethosewhoactuallyvaluehisservice,asprovenbytheover500ordershehasgotten.1、HowcouldDavidmakemoneybysharpeningpencils?A．Heinventednewtoolsforthejob.B．Hepromotedhisskillonhiswebsite.C．Hesavedlotsoftimeforotherpeople.D．Heprovidedqualityservicetohiscustomers.2、Fromhiswords,wecaninferthatDavidBees.A．knowsallkindsofpencilusers B．providespersonalizedservicesC．valuesideasbehindthepencils D．a(chǎn)lwayswritewithpencils3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"insane"(inParagraph5)mean?A．Deliberate. B．Rewarding.C．Unreasonable. D．Irresponsible.4、Whatseemstobetheauthor'sattitudetoDavidBees'trade?A．It'safancyservice. B．Ithasagoodreputation.C．It'sawfullyexpensive. D．Itwastestimeandmoney.第三部分語言知識(shí)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）Afewyearsago,myyoungerbrotherandIwenttoNorfolk,Virginianbyplane.1beforewetookoff,weheardthepilot'svoicethroughouttheplane,“Sorry,ladiesandgentlemen.Wehaveno2ontheplane.Wehaveagenerator(發(fā)電機(jī)),andwearegoingto3theengineswithit.Wewill4intheairandheadtoNorfolk,andseewhathappens.”Seewhathappens?Wearegoingtogetupintheair,andseewhathappens?Atthispoint,onewomanstartedcrying.“Oh,no!Wearegoingto5！”Thereweresighsof6andanxietyquicklyspreadingthroughouttheplane,andwehadn'teven7yet.Thirtyminutespassedandwewerestill8there.Thenthevoiceofthepilotcameoveragain,“Ladiesandgentlemen,Iknowyouare9,soarewe.Weonlyhaveoneenginegoingrightnow,anditisworkingdoubletime.”Therewascrying10wehadwalkedintograve(墳?zāi)?.Butthepilottoldusouroneenginewasworkingdoubletime,andhis11wastogetupintheairandseewhathappens!Thenwedid.Wegotupintheairand12happened.WearrivedinNorfolkandeveryone13forstillbeingalive.AlthoughIdosincerelyliketohaveaplan14“seewhathappens”,itreallyisn’tsuchabadlifestrategy.Alltoooften,Iwouldseepeoplepursuingtheirgoals15withinactionjustbecausetheydon’thave16success.Actually,successwillneverbeguaranteed.The17thingthatyoucandoisjustgetupintheair,andseewhathap-pens.Ifyouareplanningtolearnanewskill,“getupintheair,andseewhathappens!”Itmightnotbeas18asyouthought.Youmightbesmarterthanyouthought,andtheresultcouldbevery19!Sodon’tstaytheretryingnothingjustbecausethereisno20ofguaran-teedsuccess.1、A．Hopefully B．Excitedly C．Unfortunately D．Thankfully2、A．service B．power C．water D．fuel3、A．shut B．fix C．change D．start4、A．getup B．packup C．lightup D．speedup5、A．wait B．delay C．crash D．suffer6、A．rumor B．desperation C．disease D．pain7、A．lookedover B．goneout C．gotacross D．takenoff8、A．sitting B．checking C．watching D．boarding9、A．puzzled B．patient C．a(chǎn)nxious D．embarrassed10、A．evenif B．a(chǎn)sif C．whatif D．onlyif11、A．comment B．complaint C．promise D．plan12、A．everything B．something C．nothing D．a(chǎn)nything13、A．escaped B．cheered C．sighed D．praised14、A．lessthan B．otherthan C．betterthan D．morethan15、A．frozen B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．concerned D．satisfied16、A．realistic B．organized C．potential D．guaranteed17、A．same B．common C．best D．last18、A．interesting B．challenging C．surprising D．encouraging19、A．rewarding B．disappointing C．sorrow D．trouble20、A．meaning B．sign C．a(chǎn)ction D．reward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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Childrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theydon'tcaremuchabout1．winsorloses,andtheydon'tseemtoworrywhetherthegame2．(finish)ornotwhentheyleave.Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonluck,sothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbe3．(direct)compared.Theyalsoenjoygamesthatmoveinstagesin4．eachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-upofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichside5．(start)isalmostagameinitself.Grown-upscanhardlyfindchildren’sgameexciting,andtheyoftenfeel6．(puzzle)atwhytheirkidsplaysuchasimplegameagainandagain.However,itisfound7．a(chǎn)childplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.Hecanfind8．(he)beingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinarilyafraid.Hecanbecomealeaderandgive9．(order)whenitcomestohisturn.Insomegames,hecanpretendtobedeadortokisssomeonehehascaught.10．a(chǎn)ppearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituationundertheircontrol.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。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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(hào)（∧），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）不記分。StartedinSeptemberof2003,smilecardsbeganappearingallaroundaworld、Theyaremarkerofabrandnewgameoftag,where"you'reit"becausesomeonehasdoneanythingniceforyou、Thenit'syourturntodosomethingniceforsomeoneelsebut,intheprocess,passthecardalong、Thiswasagameofpay-it-forward:makesomeonesmilewithoutgivingoutthename,leavebehindacardaskthemtokeepitgoing、It'seasyandfunny、Iskindnesstrulycontagious?There'sonlyonewaytofindout—jointhefun!Getyoursmilecards,readuponsomekindnessideas,andgetstarted!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）書面表達(dá)假定有一批外賓要在中國過春節(jié)（SpringFestival），他們很想了解關(guān)于我國春節(jié)的一些情況，請以“SpringFestival”為題并根據(jù)下列要點(diǎn)寫一篇短文，以作介紹。要點(diǎn)：1時(shí)間；2風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣（大掃除，穿新衣，吃年夜飯，給壓歲錢等）；3其他內(nèi)容。注意：1必須包括所有內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)；2詞數(shù)100左右。

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、D5、A6、A7、C8、C9、D10、D11、B12、C13、D14、C15、D16、C17、C18、A19、B20、D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.Peoplewholivewithina15kmoftheGreenBanktelescopeareallowedtouselandlinetelephones,wiredInternetandcabletelevisions,butmicrowaveovens,wirelessInternetandradiosareforbidden.Youcanhaveamobilephone,butyouwon’tgetasignal.BecauseofhowmuchitswayoflifevariesfromtherestofAmerica,GreenBankseemstobeasomewhatisolated(隔絕),evenalienplace.Forlocals,thetechnologybanisannoying.ForotherswhocometoGreenBankforalittlerestandrelaxation,thetownhasbecomearefuge.5、WhatdoweknowaboutthetownofGreenBankfromParagraph1?A．It’slocatedatthebaseofalargemountain.B．Itisgeographicallyandtechnologicallyisolated.C．Itstelecommunicationsareaffectedbyitsgeography.D．Manypeopleliveinthetownanditssurroundingareas.6、HowdoestheGBTwork?A．Ittrapslightwav