江西省鷹潭一中2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測試試題含解析

江西省鷹潭一中2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測試試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof2．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win3．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized4．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．a(chǎn)ll5．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived6．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway7．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit8．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway9．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who10．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout11．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot12．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes13．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．a(chǎn)shamedC．sorry D．shameful14．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture15．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch16．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve17．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．a(chǎn)sC．for D．so18．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly19．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked20．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited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）Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk（莖，桿）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（營養(yǎng)）andgrowthaswell.StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyB．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyearsC．theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsD．thereisawallalongthesidewalk2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat______.A．themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB．theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC．theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrockD．theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?A．BraveandstubbornB．ConfidentandpersistentC．OptimisticandmodestD．Mysteriousanddevoted4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．HumanbeingsareabletoremoveobstaclesB．TheuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurviveC．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflowerD．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident22．（8分）Ratherthanrollingyoureyeswhenit’syourturntobowyourheadandgivethanks,trybeinggrateful.Theresultjustmightbegoodforyou,fromimprovingyourfeelingtoyourrelationships.Ifyoudon’twanttovoiceyourgratitude,writingalettermaywork,accordingtovariousstudiesbySteveToepferofKentStateUniversityandhiscolleagues.Toepferandhiscolleagueshad219studentswithanaverageageof25filloutquestionnaires（問卷）tomeasuretheirhappiness.Theyreturnedtothelabtofilloutthesurveythreemoretimes,witheachvisitaboutaweekapart.Someofthestudentswrotealetterofgratitudeeachtimetheyreturnedtothelab,whilethecontrolgroupdidn’twriteaboutbeingthankful.“Theletterwriterswereinstructedtowritealetterofgratitudetoanyonetheywanted,however,thelettercouldn’tbea‘thankyou’noteforagift,”Toepfersaid.“Theparticipantshadtowriteaboutsomethingthatwasimportanttothem.”Theresultsshowedthattheirlevelsofhappinessandlifesatisfactionimprovedaftereachlettertheywrote.Inaddition,depressivesymptomsdecreasedovertimewiththeletterwriting.Gratitudedoesn’tjustcheeryouup—itcanimproveyourhealthandenergylevelsaswell.A2007studyconductedbyresearchersfoundthatorgan-transplant(器官移植)receiverswhokept“gratitudejournals”listingfivethingsorpeoplethattheyweregratefulforeachdayscoredbetteronmeasuresofgeneralhealth,andmentalhealththanthosewhoonlymaderoutinenotesabouttheirdays.Asuccessfulrelationshipmaydependonyourgratitude.Researchreportedin2011lookingatmorethan65coupleswhowereinsatisfyingrelationshipsshowedthateachcouple’srelationshipqualitycorrespondedwithonepartner’sfeelingsofgratitude.Researchersshowthatonepartnerexpressedfeelingsofgratitude;bothpartnersexperiencedapositiveemotionalresponse.1、Accordingtothepassage,ifyouwanttogetalongwellwithothers,you’dbetter________.A．writeletterstothemfrequentlyB．paymoreattentiontotheirfeelingsC．showyourthanksfromtimetotimeD．takecareofthemwhentheyareinneed2、Theunderlinedphrase“thecontrolgroup”inParagraph2referstothegroupthat_________.A．iscoldtoothers’kindnessB．isnotgoodatwritinglettersC．isunwillingtoexpresstheirfeelingsD．isnotallowedtowritethank-youletters3、Fromthepassagewecaninferthatpeoplewhooftenshowgratitudearelesslikelytobe__________.A．nervousB．carelessC．depressedD．optimistic4、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_________.A．it’sbettertowriteathank-youletterthantosaygratitudewithwordsB．theresultsofdifferentwaysofshowinggratitudeareallthesameC．thegoodrelationshipofeachcoupleisbasedontrustD．gratitudeisbeneficialtohealth5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyyoushouldbegratefulB．WaysofchangingyourfeelingC．HowtoshowyourgratitudetoothersD．Thank-youletters’roletohumanrelations23．（8分）1、WhichofthefollowingpeopleshouldapplyforJobA?A．AnenergeticAmericangirlwith6yearsofexperienceinmarketing．B．AshyChinesegirlwhoisinterestedinmarketingandwillingtolearn．C．AnoutgoingShandongboywithinterestandexperienceinmarketing．D．AaggressiveAustralianmarketingmanagerwhowantstoworkinShanghai．2、WhichofthefollowingisamustforanapplicantforJobB?A．Aninternationalbackground．B．Adegreeinelectronics．C．Aninterestinmedicalequipment．D．Willingnessforanimmediateinterview．3、WhichjobissuitableforacollegedropoutwithagoodcommandofEnglishandChinese?A．JobA．B．JobB．C．JobC．D．JobD．24．（8分）Manypeoplewanttogrowtheirowngarden,buttheysimplydonothavetheroom.Donotworry.Thereisasolution.Considercontainergardening.Thegreatthingaboutcontainergardeningisthatyoucanuseavarietyofdifferentcontainers.Yousimplyhavetouseyourimagination.Youcouldcreateabeautifulgardenwiththingssuchascementblocks,hangingbaskets,claypots,orwindowboxes.Therearesomanyoptionswhenitcomestocontainergardening;itisonlylimitedbyyourimagination.Ofcourse,youwillwanttotakethefollowingintoconsiderationwhenyouarereadytobegincontainergardening,inorderforittobesuccessful.First,youshouldavoidanycontainersthathavebeenusedtostorechemicals,aswellastreatedwood.Thiscouldleadtothesuddendeathofyourflowersandleadtothefailureofyourcontainergardening.Withanycontainerthatyouchoose,youneedtoensurethatitallowsthewaterinittodrainwhennecessary.Soitmaybeessentialforyoutocreateholesinthecontainertohelpthisalong.Youshouldalsomakesurethecontainersareplacedonaraisedsurface,notuponthefloor,toensurethebestpossibledrainage.Ensurethatthecontainersyouchooseareappropriateinsizefortheplantsyouchoose,Youneedtopreventtherootsfromovergrowingthecontainer.Ifyoulikefreshveggies,youcouldconsidercontainergardeningwithvegetables.Thisrequiresaprocessthatdiffersfromthatofflowergardening.Talktoanemployeeatasupplystoreinyourarea,Theycanhelpyouchoosetherightcontainersforthevegetablesyouarewishingtogrow.1、Whichofthefollowingmaybeimpropermaterialsforcontainergardening?A．Claypots.B．Cementblocks.C．Treatedwood.D．Windowboxes.2、Whatdocstheunderlinedword"drain"inParagraph5mean?A．Toflowaway.B．Togiveoff.C．Topourdown.D．Toholdback.3、Comparedtoflowergardening,whatdoweknowaboutvegetablegardening?A．Itseemsmucheasier.B．Itrequiresmoretime,C．Itdemandsmorewater.D．Itneedsspecialcontainers.4、Whomaybeinterestedinthetext?A．Farmerswhoaregoodatgardening.B．Citizenswhoenjoygardening.C．Childrenwholikeoutdooractivities.D．Peoplewhohaveabigyard.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(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.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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Armedwithabachelor’sdegreeinmedicine,IleftJammu,myhometown,forDelhihopingtofindagoodjob.Thoseweretestingtime—Iwas1myresumeateveryhospitalandclinicinthecapital,andfacingupsetting2responses.Thesebig-cityfolksseemedtoobusytocareabouta23-year-old,joblessgirl.Thenafriendtoldmeaboutthe“TechnicalRecruitmentCell”,3neartheIncomeTaxOffice(ITO),whereIcould4foragovernmentjob.ThenextdayIreachedtheITOareaand5inthesunforanhouraskingeverybodyfortheTechnicalRecruitmentCell,butnoonehadanyidea6itwas.Itwas7,andtheheatunbearable.Ithenreachedabigbookshop,fullofbooksonlawandfinance.MaybeI’ll8inside,IthoughtasIwalkedinandfoundamanagedabout40busyathisPC．9him,Iaskedifheknewtheaddress.Seeingmedrenchedinsweat(大汗淋漓)，heaskedmetotakea10andofferedmeaglassofwater.Hethengoogled“TechnicalRecruitmentCell”,butwithout11.Imusthavelookedfrustrated.“Don’tget12.”hesaid,ashecontinuedhissearch.“We’llfindit.”He’dspentseveralminutessearchingwhenanoldermanwhoalso13intheshop,camebyandaskeduswhatwewerelookingfor.“Beta,itmightbetheDelhiSubordinateBoard,”hesuggested.“They14peopleforgovernmentposts.”Wesearchedforthatandfoundit15—actuallytheDelhiSubordinateServicesSelectionBoard.Theythengavemeaprintoutofthe16.“WhatdoI17youfortheInternettimeandtheprintout?”Iaskedthefirstgentleman.“Oh,nothing.Goodluck!”“Thankyou,”Isaidtothepair.Theoldermanthentoldmethe18ofthebusthatwouldgetmethere,thefare,eventhebest19totake,finallysaying“Godblessyou!”asIwalkedout.Iwashappyinthediscoverythatnotallcityfolksaretoo20tohelpother.1、A．droppingB．reviewingC．sendingD．examining2、A．a(chǎn)dmirableB．negativeC．enthusiasticD．professional3、A．a(chǎn)daptedB．a(chǎn)doptedC．situatedD．covered4、A．waitB．registerC．prepareD．make5、A．toleratedB．prayedC．lookedD．wandered6、A．whenB．whyC．whereD．how7、A．discouragingB．thrillingC．inspiringD．entertaining8、A．readB．meetC．a(chǎn)skD．think9、A．TroublingB．InterruptingC．ImpressingD．Embracing10、A．walkB．breathC．tryD．seat11、A．luckB．doubtC．wonderD．delay12、A．cautiousB．upsetC．lostD．regretful13、A．restedB．playedC．listenedD．worked14、A．trainB．a(chǎn)rrangeC．employD．require15、A．slowlyB．calmlyC．immediatelyD．formerly16、A．nameB．telephoneC．positionD．a(chǎn)ddress17、A．oweB．chargeC．demandD．thank18、A．colourB．numberC．directionD．drive19、A．chanceB．testC．routeD．prize20、A．richB．generousC．eagerD．busy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）Whenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaas1．(quick)aspossibleandhead2．safety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtorisk3．(kill)byfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.“Stormchasing”isbecomingan4．(increase)popularhobby,especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,5．therearefrequentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidents6．(cause)bydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouarea7．(begin),itismuch8．(safe)tojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”9．,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormis10．exampleofthepowerofnature,ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”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(︿),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:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。Thismorning,IfounditwassnowingHeavily、Attractedbythebeautifulsight,Idecidedtogoouttotakesomephoto、Thesnowfinallystoppedatnoon,andIcouldn'twaitgooutsidewithmycamera、AsIwalkedonthepathinthefrontofourbuilding,Isawaboysuddenlyslipinthesnow-coveredground、ItwasatthatmomentwhenIrealizedwhatIshoulddo、Immediately,Ireturnedhometogetabroombutstartedtosweepthepath、IworkedsohardlythatIsweatedalot、Anhourlate,thethicksnowwasclearedaway、Lookedatthecleanpath,myneighborsallsmiledandgavemethumbsup、IfeltveryhappythatIhavedonesomethingformyneighborhood、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你班的留學(xué)生Charles即將結(jié)束三周的假期從美國返回。你想委托他為你代購一個剃須刀，作為生日禮物送給爸爸。請按照以下要求給他寫一封電子郵件：1.品牌：Gillette;2.價格：30美元左右。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。參考詞匯：剃須刀shaver__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、Ｂ4、C5、A6、C7、C8、C9、B10、D11、A12、A13、B14、C15、C16、C17、B18、B19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、C3、B4、D22、1、C2、D3、C4、D5、A23、1、C2、B3、D24、1、C2、A3、D4、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,electronicandradiosignalsareforbiddenever