Question

The town of Green Bank, West Virginia, is the site of the largest radio telescope in the world, so Internet connections and anything else that can create electromagnetic(电磁的) waves, such as smart phones and microwave ovens, are banned.

Green Bank is frozen in time, somewhere in the 1950s, because there’s a 33,000-square-kilometer zone of silence due to the telescope. Cell phone towers are forbidden.

The closer you get to the telescope, the greater the restrictions. There’s a 16-kilometer radius(半径) around the observatory where radio-controlled items, even toys, cannot be used.

Telescope employees even work in a special room that blocks electromagnetic waves from leaving it. “Here imagine a submarine(潜艇), water cannot get inside, and so this room is an electric submarine. No electromagnetic waves can get into this room, just as you can’t go beyond it,” Michael Holstein, an observatory officer, said.

The size of a football field, the telescope is so sensitive that it could pick up signals sent from an alien world. And scientists can’t wait for that to happen.

“All the signals that we now receive with the help of telescopes are signals that come from cosmic objects — stars, galaxies. We have not yet received anything from intelligent civilizations,” scientist Richard Lynch said.

Local people respect the work of the scientists. “Yes, we are different. Many would say that we live the old-fashioned way, in the past. But for us, it’s just the way of life that we have always lived,” Sherry said.

“When we want to meet friends, we just call each other on a wire phone. And instead of sitting in front of your screen, we talk, we go fishing, to the mountains,” resident Sherry said.

For the latest news, residents read the weekly local newspaper. When she’s looking for a phone number, Sherry reaches for the phone book.

And instead of Facebook, Sherry enjoys daily conversations with her customers. In this town, everyone knows each other and communication is face to face.

1.Why do people in Green Bank live an old-fashioned life?

A. The town is economically less developed.

B. Electronic products will affect the radio telescope.

C. They have got used to it and don’t want to change.

D. The radio telescope stops electronic products working properly.

2.What can we learn about the radio telescope?

A. It was set up about in the 1950s.

B. It is in a room without electromagnet.

C. It is 16-kilometer in radius.

D. It has picked up signals from aliens.

3.How do the local people feel about their life?

A. Inspired.    B. Unhappy.

C. Content.    D. Worried.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. High tech with traditional life at Green Bank

B. Radio telescope to receive alien signals

C. The largest radio telescope in the world

D. Old-fashioned life at Green Bank

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了由于Green Bank位于大型无线电望远镜的附近，而所有能产生电磁波的电子设备都会影响望远镜的使用，这里人只能过着一种老式的生活，但是当地人对这种原始的面对面交流的生活方式很满意。

1.细节理解题，Why do people in Green Bank live an old-fashioned life?为什么Green Bank的人过着一种老式的生活?由第一段内容可知，Green Bank位于大型无线电望远镜的附近，而互联网和其他能产生电磁波的东西，会影响无线电望远镜的使用，所以在这里都是被禁止使用的，这里人只能过着一种老式的生活。可知本题选B. Electronic products will affect the radio telescope.电子产品将影响无线电望远镜。

2.细节理解题，What can we learn about the radio telescope?我们能根据电子望远镜了解到什么?根据第2段内容可知，在20世纪50年代望远镜被建立。故本题选A. It was set up about in the 1950s.它是在20世纪50年代被建立的。

3.推理判断题，How do the local people feel about their life?当地人对自己的生活感觉如何?由“And instead of Facebook, Sherry enjoys daily conversations with her customers. In this town, everyone knows each other and communication is face to face.与Facebook不同，雪莉喜欢和她的客户进行日常对话。在这个城市里，每个人都互相认识，交流是面对面的。”可知当地人很满意这种面对面交流的生活方式。故本题选C. Content满意的。

4.主旨大意题，What can be the best title for the text?文本的最佳标题是什么?本文主要讲述的是Green Bank的当地人过着一种传统的面对面交流的生活。故本题选A. High tech with traditional life at Green Bank。