GREEN BANK
THE TOWN WITHOUT WI-FI
●Can you live without wi-fi or smartphones?
For young people in Green Bank, West Virginia, in the US, the answer is, "Yes, I can." People use landlines to make phone calls and the Internet doesn't connect quickly or easily.
●Why doesn't Green Bank have modern technology?
There's an important and huge telescope(望远镜) there, but scientists need it to study space. It's a radio telescope and it listens carefully for radio signals (信号) from planets, for example. Wi-fi and smartphones can stop these and then the telescope can't pick up the radiosignals clearly.
●What do teenagers in Green Bank do without wi-fi?
They study in the town's library and help their parents on their farms. In their free time, they play sports and go kayaking(皮划艇). Green Bank school has got a robotics club. They build great robots and their team is the winner of West Virginia.
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Life in Green Bank is different. There aren't any shopping centers, restaurants or cinemas. People can't search online for news or for phone numbers. They read the newspaper and look in phone books. The telescope uses 21st century technology, but the town is like small towns from the 1950s-that's unusual!
A. What is everyday life like there? B. They can also join after-school clubs. C. What can you see from the huge telescope? D. It doesn't receive pictures or take photos of stars. E. Life without wi-fi and smartphones is normal there. |
Do you think Green Bank is an interesting place to visit? Why?(不超过15词)
