2024屆寧夏回族自治區(qū)銀川市興慶區(qū)銀川一中高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語試題含解析

2024屆寧夏回族自治區(qū)銀川市興慶區(qū)銀川一中高三適應(yīng)性調(diào)研考試英語試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what2．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand3．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect4．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t5．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget6．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith7．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited8．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave9．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay10．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft11．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata12．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．a(chǎn)mbition13．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．a(chǎn)t14．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might15．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give16．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read17．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where18．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend19．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why20．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg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）Chinabecamethefirstcountrytocloneamonkeyusingnon-reproductivecells,scientistssaidonThursday.ByDecember2017,theChineseAcademyofScienceshadcreatedtwoclonemacaques(獼猴)named“ZhongZhong”and“HuaHua”bynucleartransferringofbodycells—anycellintheorganismotherthanreproductivecells.ThiswasthesimilartechnologyusedtocreatethefamousclonesheepDollyin1996.Telra,amonkeybornin1999,istheworld’sfirstever-clonedmonkey,butitwasdoneusingasimplermethodcalledembryosplitting(胚胎分裂)，andcannotbegeneticallymodifiedtosuitexperimentalneeds,saidPuMuming,aleadingresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences.Cloningamonkeyusingbodycellshasbeenaworld-classchallengebecauseitisaprimate(靈長類)thatsharesitsgeneticmakeup,thereforeallofitscomplexity,withhumans,hesaid.Fordrugandotherlabtests,scientistshavetopurchasemonkeysfromallovertheworld,whichiscostly,badfortheenvironmentandproducesinaccurateresultsbecauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes,Pusaid.Bycloningmonkeyusingbodycells,wecanmassreproducealargenumberofgeneticallyidenticalmonkeysinashortamountoftime,andwecanevenchangetheirgenestosuitourneeds,headded.“Thiscansavetime,cutdownexperimentcosts,andproducemoreaccurateresults,leadingtomoreeffectivemedicine.”SunQiang,directorofthenon-humanprimateresearchfacilityattheinstitute,saidmostofthedrugtrialsarecurrentlydoneonlabmice.However,drugsthatworkonmicemightnotworkorevenhaveseveresideeffectsonhumansbecausethetwospeciesaresodifferent.Monkeysandhumansarebothprimates,sotheyaremuchcloselyrelatedandtestingonmonkeysissupposedtobeaseffectiveastestingonhumans.ThisachievementwillhelpChinaleadtheworldresearchinaninternationalscienceprojectrelatedtostudyofprimatebrains.1、Whichdescriptionofthetwoclonemacaquesistrue?A．Theywerethefirstmonkeysever-clonedintheworld.B．Theywerecreatedusingreproductivecells.C．Theywouldbefedtosuitexperimentalneeds.D．ThetechnologyusedtocreatethemwassimilartothatofcreatingDolly.2、Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphisclosestto“”inmeaning.A．sameB．similarC．relevantD．close3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．PuMumingandSunQiangweredoingmostworkincloningthetwomacaques.B．Geneticresearchonmonkeyscanbeseenaseffectiveasthatonhumans.C．Mostdrugtrialshavebeendoneonmicebecausemicesharethesamegeneticmakeupandcomplexitywithhumans.D．Scientistscanmassreproduceclonedmonkeystocutdownexperimentcosts.4、ThispassageabovecanbemostprobablyreadinA．a(chǎn)sciencemagazineB．a(chǎn)guidebookC．a(chǎn)sciencefictionD．a(chǎn)brochure22．（8分）IwasbornandraisedinMinnesota,theUSA,butasanadultIhavemostlylivedinEuropeandAfrica.Iteachcross-culturalmanagementattheInternationalBusinessSchoolnearParis.Forthelast15years,I’vestudiedhowpeopleindifferentpartsoftheworldbuildtrust,communicate,andmakedecisionsespeciallyintheworkplace.WhiletravelinginTokyorecentlywithacolleague,Igaveashorttalktoagroupof20managers.Attheend,Iaskedwhethertherewereanyquestionsorcomments.Nohandswentup,soIwenttositdown.Mycolleaguewhisperedtome,“Ithinkthereactuallyweresomecomments,Erin.DoyoumindifIfry?”Iagreed,butIguesseditawasteofbreath.Heaskedthegroupagain.“Anycommentsorquestions?”Still,nooneraisedahand,butthistimehelookedverycarefullyateachpersoninthesilentaudience.Gesturingtooneofthem,hesaid,“Doyouhavesomethingtoadd?”Tomyamazement,sheresponded“Yes,thankyou.”andaskedmeaveryinterestingquestion.Mycolleaguerepeatedthisseveraltimes,lookingdirectlyattheaudienceandaskingformorequestionsorcomments.Afterthesession,Iaskedmycolleague,“Howdoyouknowthatthosepeoplehadquestions?”Hehesitated,notsurehowtoexplainit,andthensaid,“ithastodowithhowbrighttheireyesare.”Hecontinued,“InJapan,wedon’tmakeasmuchdirecteyecontactasyoudointheWest.Sowhenyouaskediftherewereanycomments,mostpeoplewerenotlookingdirectlyatyou.Butafewpeopleinthegroupwerelookingrightatyou,andtheireyeswerebright.Thatindicatesthattheywouldbehappytohaveyoucallonthem.”IthoughttomyselfIwouldneverhavelearnedfrommyupbringinginMinnesota.Sincethen,ItrytofocusonunderstandingbehaviorinotherculturesIencounter,andkeepfindingthebrighteyesintheroom.1、Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A．LifeinMinnesotahasmadetheauthorwornout.B．Theauthorenjoystravelingaroundtheworld.C．Differentculturesarekindoffamiliartotheauthor.D．Theauthormaystarthisownbusinessinthefuture.2、Hearingthecolleaguewhispering,theauthor________.A．wentbacktohisscatandgotseatedB．knewhiscolleaguehadsomequestionsC．owedabigdebtofgratitudetohiscolleagueD．thoughthiscolleaguewouldgetnowhere3、Wheredoestheauthor’scolleagueprobablycomefrom?A．Japan. B．America.C．Africa. D．France4、Whichisthepropertitleforthepassage?A．FocusingonBehaviorinCultures.B．LookingatAnotherCultureintheEye.C．SharingDifferentCulturesinTokyo.D．AdmiringtheBeautyintheEye.23．（8分）Lifehasn’talwaysbeeneasyforSareanaKimia,16.Herparentssplitupwhenshewasyoung,andshehasn’tseenherdadsinceshewasl0.InJune2014,sheandhermom,ShefaliGupta,foundoutthattheywouldsoonbeevicted(逐出)fromtheirhome.Sareanaknewthathermomhadmoneyproblems.Evenbeforetheeviction,Guptahadbecomeverysad.Becauseshedidn’thavehealthinsurance,Guptacouldn’tgetadoctor’shelpforheremotionalproblems.Sareanatookchargeofthingsathome.Forexample,sheoftencookedherfamily’smeals.Whensheandhermomwereabouttolosetheirhome,itwasSareanawhoarrangedaplaceforthemtostay.Foryears,Sareanahadbeenanactivevolunteerwithseveralorganizations.Sheevenstartedherowngroup,YouthforNationalChange.Itworkstosupporttherightsofyoungpeople.Sareanacalledafewadultsshehadworkedwith.Afterfindingoutabouthersituation,onecoupleopenedtheirdoorsrightaway.ButbyAugust2014,thecouplenolongerhadroomforSareanaandhermom.Thetwoendeduplivingintheircar.Theydidn’twanttogotoahomelessshelteroutoffearthattheycouldbesplitup.Throughitall,Sareanakeptworkingonprojectsandstudying.“AtnopointdidIletwhatwasgoingonchangemydailyroutine,”shesays.Sareanaishomeschooledonlineandgoestoclassesatanearbycollege.Lastfall,schoolbillsbeganpilingup.Shehadnowaytopaythem.Afriendsuggestedthatshetryraisingfundsonline.AfteranewspaperrananarticleaboutSareana,donationspouredin-nearly$30,000!Shepaidforschoolandhadenoughmoneylefttorentasmallapartment.SheandhermommovedintoitinJanuary2015.1、WhathappenedtoSareanain2014?A．Shelostherfather.B．Shebecamehomeless.C．Hermomabandonedher.D．Herhousewasdestroyed.2、Sareanastartedanorganizationto.A．teachpeopletocookB．supportpoorpeopleC．earnmoneyD．helpyouth3、Sareanafinallyfoundherownapartment.A．byraisingmoneyB．bydoingpart—timejobsC．withthehelpofherfriendsD．withthehelpofhercolleg24．（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(chǔ)設(shè)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．Passionateandconsiderate25．（10分）TheannouncementsthatfollowinformyouofvariousFirstPresbyterianChurchprogramsandeventstowhichyouareinvited.Pleasesavethispublication,takeithomeandkeepitforeasyreference.SummerMusikgarten—TodayMusikgartenisforinfants(V)L)throughthreeyearsold,butifyouhaveolderchildren,bringthemwithyouduringthesummer.Wedon'twanttoleaveanyoneout!We'llmeetforSummerMusikgartenclassesinRoom307at9:20-9:50AMtoday,andonJune25,July9,16,23,30,August13and20.Ifyouhavequestionsorformoreinformation,pleasecontactKathyMiddleton(kmidd@;563-505-0471).BTCBookClubBonus—MondayJoinusfordessertandadiscussionofthebook,TheTraitor'sWife,byAllisonPataki,ledbyLoisBoyer-Fitzpatrick.WewillmeetMonday,June19at12:30PMintheParlor.Formoreinformation,contactCarolPhoenix(563-332-0980).PerformingArtsSeries—SaturdayThetwenty-fifthanniversaryseasonofthePerformingArtsSeriesconcludeswithtwoperformancesoftheclassicBroadwaymusical,MyFairLady.LernerandLoewe'smostsuccessfulcollaboration,MyFairLadyhasdelightedaudiencesfordecades,andwelookforwardtoproducingitforyou.Ticketsare$15foradultsand$10forstudents,andcanbepurchasedonthechurch'swebsiteorbycallingthechurchoffice.Tabitha'sCircle—SundayAllthosewhosewandmakesomesimpledressesandshortscanjoinusinFellowshipHall.TheclotheswemakearesenttochildreninAfrica,Guatemala,CambodiaandHaiti.Pleasebringyourownsewingmachinesandinvitesotherswhowouldliketoparticipate.Wewillhaverefreshments.ContactRosenPaulsen(563-355-3165)forquestionsaboutthisoutreachproject.1、496．Ifyouvaluethechildreneducation,whicheventisyourbestchoice?A．SummerMusikgartenB．BTCBookClubBonus19C．PerformingArtsSeriesD．Tabitha'sCircle2、498．YoucancontactallofthefoureventsbyA．makingphonecallsB．visitingthewebsitesC．inquiringinpersonD．writingletters3、500．Accordingtothethirdsection,weknowMyFairLadyA．isfreeforyoungkidsB．hasbeenpopularforyearsC．wasstarredbyLernerandLoeweD．wasoneofthelongestclassicBroadwaymusicals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）LifeStruggleOnceuponatime,therewasakindoldmanwholovedeverything.Onedaywhilewalkingthroughthewoodsthe1oldmanfoundacocoonofabutterfly.Hetookithome.Afewdayslater,asmall2appeared.Hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhoursasit3toforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostop4anyprogress.Itappeared5ithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgono6.Thenthemandecidedto7thebutterfly,sohetookapairofscissorsand8theremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythenappeared9.Butithadaswollenbodyandsmall,10wings.Themancontinuedto11thebutterflybecauseheexpectedthat,atanymoment,thewingswouldenlargean12tobeabletosupportthebody.13happened!Infact,thebutterfly14therestofitslifecrawlingaroundwithaswollenbodyandwrinkledwings.Itneverwas15tofly.Themandidnotunderstandthattherestricting16andthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflyto17thetinyopeningwereNature’swayofforcingfluidfromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbe18forflightfromthecocoon.Sometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinour19.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutany20,itwouldnotbeasstrongaswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.1、A．niceB．cruelC．seriousD．small2、A．butterflyB．openingC．bodyD．worm3、A．hopedB．decidedC．refusedD．struggled4、A．takingB．owningC．makingD．putting5、A．a(chǎn)sifB．evenifC．onlyifD．ifonly6、A．longerB．moreC．fartherD．less7、A．beatB．helpC．killD．throw8、A．cutacrossB．cutupC．cutdownD．cutoff9、A．willinglyB．happilyC．easilyD．difficultly10、A．wrinkledB．strongC．skillfulD．comfortable11、A．decorateB．watchC．praiseD．fly12、A．requireB．expectC．encourageD．expand13、A．SomethingB．AnythingC．NothingD．Everything14、A．tookB．spentC．costD．paid15、A．gladB．freeC．a(chǎn)fraidD．a(chǎn)ble16、A．cocoonB．timeC．spaceD．stage17、A．getacrossB．getthroughC．getinD．getdown18、A．helpfulB．a(chǎn)ccessibleC．readyD．careful19、A．communicationB．dreamC．childhoodD．life20、A．difficultyB．incomeC．regretsD．a(chǎn)ppointment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）OfthemanyfactorsthatcontributetopoorperformanceonstandardizedtestsliketheSAT,nervesandexhaustion,surprisingly,1．notrankveryhigh.Infact,accordingtoanewpaperpublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology,alittleanxiety–nottomentionfatigue–mightactuallybeaverygoodthing.ThestudywasconductedbypsychologyprofessorsPhillipAckermanandRuthKanfer.Theyrecruited239collegefreshmen,each2．(agree)totakethreedifferentversionsoftheSATreasoningtest3．(give)onthreeconsecutiveSaturdaymornings.Thetestswouldtakethree-and-a-halfhours,four-and-a-halfhoursandfive-and-a-half-hours,andwouldbeadministeredinarandomordertoeachofthestudents.4．(boost)thestresslevelinthestudents–whohadalreadytakentheSATinthepastandgottenintocollege–AckermanandKanferofferedacashbonustoanyvolunteerswho5．(beat)theirhigh-schoolscore.6．thetestbeganoneachofthethreeSaturdays,thestudentsfilledoutaquestionnairethataskedthemabouttheirfatiguelevel,moodandconfidence.Theycompletedthequestionnaireagainatabreakinthemiddleofthetestandoncemoreattheend.Together,alloftheseprovidedasortoffeverchartofthestudents’energyandanxiety7．theexperience.Whentheresearchersscoredtheresults,itcameasnosurprisethatvolunteers’fatigueandstressrosesteadily8．thetestgotlonger.9．wasunexpectedwastheircorrespondingperformance:asthelengthofthetestincreased,so10．thestudents’scores.Theaveragescoreonthethree-and-a-half-hourtestwas1209outof1600.Onthefour-and-a-half-hourversionitwas1222;onthefive-and-a-half-hourtestitwas1237.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限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。WhenMolly’sfatherwasabouttowork,hisdaughterMolly,aged8,handhimabag、Thefatherwasinhurrysohedidn’tknowwhatwasinside、Whilehavinglunch,hetookoutthecontents:aplasticdinosaur,atinyseashellandthreesmallstone、Thebusyfathersmiled,finishedeating,andsweepingthedeskcleanintothedustbinincludeMolly’sjunk、Thisevening,Mollywantedherbagbackbecauseshehadnotmadeanoteintoit、Iloveyou,Daddy、Thefatherwenttohisofficehurried,carryingthejunkhome、HeaskedMollytotellheraboutthejunk、Itwasturnedoutthateverythinginthebaghadastory、ToMollytheywerenotjunkandtreasures!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的新西蘭朋友Terry將在下學(xué)年來中國做為期一年的交換生。他準(zhǔn)備提前學(xué)習(xí)些日常中文，發(fā)郵件向你詢問學(xué)習(xí)方法，請你回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.學(xué)習(xí)方法：多聽、多說；2.給予鼓勵和良好祝愿注意：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。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、D4、C5、D6、D7、D8、A9、D10、D11、A12、D13、A14、D15、D16、C17、B18、B19、C20、C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、D2、A3、B4、A22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、1、B2、D3、A24、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“thepred