2023學年廣西梧州市岑溪市高考沖刺模擬英語試題（含解析）

2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、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．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．a(chǎn)rehaving2．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where3．——Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?——Good!__________,justyouandme.A．FollowmeB．MytreatC．MypleasureD．Allowme4．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit5．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy6．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid7．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear8．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a(chǎn);a9．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted10．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect11．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted12．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake13．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere14．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．a(chǎn)s15．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet16．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone17．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．a(chǎn)nalysisB．a(chǎn)ngleC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．a(chǎn)pproach18．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom19．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore20．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen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）HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt＇shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.1、HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A．Fromherrelatives. B．Fromhermother.C．FromBooksandpictures. D．Fromradioprograms.2、UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.A．confused B．excitedC．worried D．a(chǎn)mazed3、ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor________.A．oftenlostherwayB．didnotthinkaboutherfutureC．studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD．gotonwellwithherstepfather4、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Sheworkedasatranslator.B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.5、Theauthorbelievesthat________.A．herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB．itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC．therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD．goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying22．（8分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur(企業(yè)家)JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistinyapartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.EverycurrententrepreneurandbusinessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotelandguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternet’senormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina’shugepopulationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled＄60,000tostartthecompany.Thatformedthebasisforthecompany’sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China’slackofinfrastructure(基礎設施)hasalwaysbeenaproblemfortheenormousnation’ssmallbusinesses.Alibabasolvedthatandnowaccountsfor80%ofthecountry’se-commerce.Innovationcomesfromuniqueindividualswhothinkandactdifferently.Everyonetalksaboutchangingtheworldandmakingtonesofmoneythesedays,butthosewhoactuallydoitareexceptionalindividualswithbreakthroughideas,uncommonvisionandapassiontodogreatwork.What’sisinaname?JackMawassittinginaSanFranciscocoffeeshopwhenhethoughtofhowAlibabaoverheardthesecretofthe40thievesinhisstory—“opensesame(芝麻)”—andunlockeduntoldriches.Hesimplywantedhiscompanytohaveaglobalandinterestingname,andrealizedthatAlibabawasastoryknownacrosstheworld.Asanadditionalbonus,MasaidthatbecauseitbeginswithA,italsoappearsatthetopoflists.1、Thearticleisabout______.A．JackMa’slifestoryB．thesecretstoJackMa’ssuccessC．JackMa’sbusinessteamD．thedevelopmentofAlibaba2、Accordingtothearticle,thefirststepinJackMa’ssuccesscamefrom______.A．masteringtheEnglishlanguageB．theuniquecultureofhispartnershipC．innovationfromhisteamD．thefoundationofhiscompany3、JackManamedhiscompanyafterAlibababecause______.A．itbeginswithanAB．histeamworkedoutsuchagoodidea.C．inspirationcametohimwhenhewaslisteningtoastory.D．itcamefromastorythatiswell-knownaroundtheworld.4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeJackMa?A．AmbitiousandcreativeB．HumorousandinnovativeC．StrictandintelligentD．Passionateandconsiderate23．（8分）Thereisabreakthroughinbuildingaircrafts.Bendablewingscoveredwithoverlapping(部分重疊)piecesresemblingfishsizescouldbeusedtobuildswifter,fuel-efficientaircraft,anewstudyfinds.Nowadays,conventionalaircraftstypicallyrelyonailerons(副翼)tohelpcontrolthewaytheplanestipastheyfly.However,whentheWrightbrothersflewthefirstairplane,Flyer1,overacenturyago,theyusednoaileronsbutwiresandpulleysthattwistedthewood-and-canvaswings,tocontroltheplane,Scientistshavelongsoughttodevelopaircraftsthatcanaltertheirwingsduringflight,justasbirdscan.However,mostpreviousattemptshavefailedbecausetheyreliedonheavymechanicalcontrolstructureswithinthewings.Thesestructureswerealsocomplexandunreliable,saidNeilGershenfeld,aphysicistanddirectoroftheCenterforBitsandAtomsatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).Thenewwingconsistsofasystemoftiny,strong,lightweightmodules.Theshapeofthewingcanbechangeduniformlyalongitslengthusingtwosmallmotors,whichapplyatwistingpressuretoeachwingtip.Thesewingsarecoveredin“skins”ofoverlappingstripsofflexiblematerialresemblingfishsizes.Thesestripsmoveacrosseachotherasthewingsalter,providingasmoothoutersurface,theresearchersexplained.Wind-tunneltestsofthesewingsshowedthattheyatleastmatchedtheaerodynamicpropertiesofconventionalwings,ataboutone-tenththeweight.Initialtestsusingremotelypilotedaircraftsmadewiththesewingshaveshowngreatpromise,saidBenjaminJenett,agraduatestudentattheCenterforBitsandAtomsatMIT.Thenewmodularstructuresthescientistsdevelopedcouldbemanufacturedquicklyinmassquantitiesandtheninstalledbyteamsofsmallrobots.Thesemodularstructuresalsocanbedisassembledmoreeasily,makingrepairssimpler.“Still,thefirstaircraftbuiltusingthisstrategywillnotbeapassengerjet,”Gershenfeldsaid.“Instead,thetechnologywilllikelyfirstbetestedonunmannedaircraft,leadingtodrones(無人機)thatcanflyforalongtime,tohelpdeliverinternetaccessormedicinetoremotevillagesanddosomerescueworks.”1、Whydidmostpreviousaircraftsfailtoflylikebirds?A．Thepreviouswingswerecomplicatedandweighedalot.B．Thepreviousaircraftreliedonaileronstocontroldirections.C．Therewerefewscientiststodoresearchonthelighterwings.D．Therewaslittlefuelintheaircraftstomakethemflyintheair.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theshapeofthenewwings.B．Theresultofthetestedwings.C．Thefunctionofthesmallmotors.D．Theworkingprincipleofthenewwings.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“disassembled”inParagraph6?A．putawayB．takenapartC．inventedD．a(chǎn)nalyzed4、Whatwillthedronesmadebythenewwingsbefirstlyusedtodo?A．Carrypassengers.B．Savepeopleindanger.C．Testplanes.D．Monitorthevillages.24．（8分）OpeningweekspecialsatMunchiesFoodHallAtthecornerofGreenandBrownStreetsinthecityMonday,7thofJanuaryuntilSunday,13thofJanuary2008Feastuntilyou’refull!ComedowntoMunchiesthisweektoenjoythespecialdishesonofferatallofourfoodoutlets.Orderfromthefollowing:?Succulentchickenrice?Spicysataybeef?Deliciousnoodledishes?Plumpporkchops?Seafoodspecialties?Crunchyvegetables?Sweettropicalfruit10%discountonallordersabove$20.00HalalfoodisavailableatthestallMalayFoodHeaven.WinPrizesandGifts!?Spend$20.00ormoreandwininstantprizesfromourluckydrawbox.?Collectafreepartyballoonandwhistleforeachyoungdiner.?Enjoyafreemealifyouarethefirstcustomerofthedayatanyofourstalls.?WinaholidaytoWestemAustralia.Afreeraffleticketisgivenwitheveryreceipt.Justfillinyourinformationandplaceyourentryintheboxprovided.WinnertobeannouncedinTheStraitsTimesonthe15thofJanuary.JoinintheFun!Between7:00pmand8:00pmeacheveninguntilthe10thofJanuary,yourfavoriteChannel3televisionactorsandsingerswillentertainyou:?MayLee?JackieChen?KimYap?KamalAutographsessionswillfolloweachperformance!Andwhowillbeourextraspecialmysterystar?ComedownonSaturdayatnoontofindout.1、MunchiesFoodHalldoesNOTsell________.A．porkB．beefC．lambD．chicken2、ThepricesatMunchiesare________.A．lowerthanusualB．lowerifyouspendS21.00C．lowerfortwopeopleD．bargainpricesfortheopening3、EveryonewhoeatsatMunchieswillreceivea________.A．freemealB．luckydrawcouponC．balloonandwhistleD．freeraffleticket25．（10分）Youknowthefeelingthatyouhaveleftyourphoneathomeandfeelanxious,asifyouhavelostyourconnectiontotheworld.“Nomophobia”(無手機恐懼癥)affectsteenagersandadultsalike.Youcanevendoanonlinetesttoseeifyouhaveit.Lastweek,researchersfromHongKongwarnedthatnomophobiaisinfectingeveryone.Theirstudyfoundthatpeoplewhousetheirphonestostore,shareandaccesspersonalmemoriessuffermost.Whenuserswereaskedtodescribehowtheyfeltabouttheirphones,wordssuchas“hurt”(neckpainwasoftenreported)and“alone”predictedhigherlevelsofnomophobia.“Thefindingsofourstudysuggestthatusersregardsmartphonesastheirextendedselvesandgetattachedtothedevices,”saidDr.KimKiJoon.“Peopleexperiencefeelingsofanxietyandunpleasantnesswhenseparatedfromtheirphones.”Meanwhile,anAmericanstudyshowsthatsmartphoneseparationcanleadtoanincreaseinheartrateandbloodpressure.Socanbeingwithoutyourphonereallygiveyouseparationanxiety?ProfessorMarkGriffiths,psychologistanddirectoroftheInternationalGamingResearchUnitatNottinghamTrentUniversity,saysitiswhatisonthephonethatcounts-thesocialnetworkingthatcreatesFomo(fearofmissingout).“Wearetalkingaboutaninternet-connecteddevicethatallowspeopletodealwithlotsofaspectsoftheirlives,”saysGriffiths.“Youwouldhavetosurgicallyremoveaphonefromateenagerbecausetheirwholelifeisrootedinthisdevice.”Griffithsthinksattachmenttheory,wherewedevelopemotionaldependencyonthephonebecauseitholdsdetailsofourlives,isasmallpartofnomophobia.For“screenagers”,itisFomothatcreatesthemostseparationanxiety.Iftheycan’tseewhat’shappeningonSnapchatorInstagram,theybecomepanic-strickenaboutnotknowingwhat’sgoingonsocially.“Buttheyadaptveryquicklyifyoutakethemonholidayandthere’snointernet,”saysGriffiths.1、WhichofthefollowingmayDr.KimKiJoonagreewith?A．Wewastetoomuchtimeonphones.B．Phoneshavebecomepartofsomeusers.C．Addictiontophonesmakesmemoriessuffer.D．Phonesandbloodpressurearecloselylinked.2、AccordingtoGiffiths,wegetnomophobiabecause.A．weareaccustomedtohavingaphoneonusB．weneedourphonestohelpusstoreinformationC．weworrywemaymissoutwhatourfriendsaredoingD．wefearwithoutphoneswewillrunintoalotoftrouble3、Wherecanyouprobablyfindtheabovepassage?A．Inaresearchreport. B．Inafashionbrochure.C．Inasciencetextbook. D．Inapopularsciencemagazine.第三部分語言知識運用（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）ItwasaverycoldFriday.WhenIobservedthe1fallingontomycar,IreallybegantowonderifIwasgoingto2itonlime.OfcourseImust,becauseIhaveno3.Abouttwoweeksago,whatmy4EllenbadtalkedaboutwasherChristmasconcerttobeheldinherschoolandsomerumorsaboutit.“Mom,Rachelwas5tosingalone,butshe’snot!Lindawillreplacehertodoit.”“Mom,youwon’tbelieveit,6Lexie’swholefamilyiscomingtotheconcert,evenfromanother7!”MakingalongwayoutofstatetoseethirdgraderssingChristmascarobseemedtobeaprettybigdeal(待遇)forher.WhenIsatintraffic,Ithoughtaboutalltheschool8Ihadattendedalone.Ellennevermentionedit,butIwonder9shefellaboutmebeingtheonlyonewhoevercametoherevents.Myownfamilylivedoutoftown,andherfatherandhisfamily10quitesucceededinfillingthosethingsintotheirschedules.I11ifitbotheredher.Ateighto’clockthe12wasscheduledtobegin.Withonlyafewminutesto13,Ifoundmyselfrunning:first,thoughthesnow-driftedparkinglot,thenthroughtheschoolpassage.Ienteredthe14hallandfoundavacantsealnearthefront.Fromherplaceonstage,Ellensawme15forthechair,andshesmiled.1was16enoughtoheartheloudconversationofthechildrenonstage.“Look,Ellen,thereismyuncleandmycousin.TheycameallthewayfromWestVirginia.Ican’tbelievemywholefamilyishere!”Ellen17atLexieandsaid,“Mywholefamilyishere,too!Look,theresheis!”Ellengavemeabigsmile.Ismilebackather,neveronce18themeltingsnowdrippingoffmyhead.It19occurredtomethatwhilewetriedloteachourchildrenallabout20，theyactuallytaughtuswhatlifewasallabout.1、A．snowB．rainC．leavesD．dust2、A．doB．seeC．makeD．a(chǎn)ppreciate3、A．ideaB．choiceC．chanceD．time4、A．nieceB．nephewC．sonD．daughter5、A．supposedB．remindedC．forcedD．persuaded6、A．soB．butC．orD．a(chǎn)nd7、A．slateB．countryC．townD．city8、A．meetingsB．exercisesC．eventsD．exams9、A．whichB．whatC．howD．when10、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．neverC．occasionallyD．regularly11、A．hesitatedB．ignoredC．imaginedD．wondered12、A．concertB．classC．partyD．competition13、A．startB．useC．remainD．spare14、A．hugeB．emptyC．crowdedD．special15、A．walkB．runC．wanderD．head16、A．happyB．eagerC．preparedD．close17、A．glaredB．smiledC．glancedD．laughed18、A．consideringB．stoppingC．noticingD．getting19、A．suddenlyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．secretly20、A．loveB．musicC．schoolD．life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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Mostofusclaimwedon'thavetimeforexercise.However,manyexpertssaythatexerciseplaysanimportantroleinmakingourbodyhealthy.Being1．(physical)activeoffersmanyadvantages.Asaphysicalreward,exercisecanreduceweightandtheriskofheartdisease.Exercisealso2．(bring)goodeffectsmentally.Itcanmakeusfeelrefreshedandhappy,helpingusincreaseourlifequality.Actually,exercisecanbedoneinsimple3．(way).Forexample,wecantakethestairsratherthanthelift.Overall,it'shardtofindtimetoexerciseinourbusylives,buteverylittlebithelps.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）假如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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。WheneverIgotoapostoffice,Ialwaysfindmyselfinlinebehindsomeonewhomhasmuchbusinesstodo、Oneday,Ihadtobuysomestamp,butIhadtowaitbehindanoldlady、FeelingthatIcouldnotstandwaitinginsoalineanylonger,Idecidedtojoinanotherone、Theyseemedtwiceaslongasthefirstline,andasleastitwasmoving、ItturnedouttobetheworsechoiceIhadevermade、AssoonasIlostmyplaceinthefirstline,theoneIjoinedslowedtoastop、Ihadnochoicebutwait、Atlastitwasmyturn、Inearlyjumpedforajoy、Thentheclerkbehindthecounterstoodout,pushedforwardaprintedsignsaying“PositionClosed”andsayingwithoutasmile,“Sorry,goingtolunch、”第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設你是陳芳。你的好友王敏是新華中學的學生，下個月將去英國的姐妹校交流訪問。王敏想拍攝一個短片，向英國的同學和老師介紹自己的學校。她通過郵件向你征求意見。寫一封回信，內(nèi)容須包括:1、短片的主題以及與之匹配的主要內(nèi)容；2、你選擇這些內(nèi)容的理由。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、B4、B5、D6、A7、C8、A9、A10、A11、A12、A13、一、分割分割文件路徑分割后的文件路徑B分割帶有小題的分割路徑分割后的路徑二、單個文件有標題去重復排序有標題去重復排序號的文件路徑三單個文件無標題去重復排序需要去重復題號排序的文件路徑四、多個文件夾去重不含題大文件夾路徑另存為的文件夾四、替換9分處理語文英語路徑五、轉docx原始路徑轉好的路徑14、B15、B16、C17、D18、B19、D20、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、C2、B3、C4、D5、D22、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.ThesatellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ontheproject.NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation’sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweatherpredictions.Itsaidthesatellite’sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork“withinayear.”O(jiān)neofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmapthem.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,”saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.ShedescribedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.SullivansaiditsinstrumentswillbeabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyinoperation.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency’sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather.”Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfalles