江蘇省贛榆縣一中新高考英語倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷及答案解析

江蘇省贛榆縣一中新高考英語倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens2．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe3．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.4．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those5．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen6．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing7．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing8．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall9．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark10．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know11．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter12．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts13．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on14．MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable15．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．theother D．others16．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot17．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．a(chǎn)thandB．a(chǎn)twillC．ontrialD．ontrack18．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered19．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto20．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）SummerActivitiesExperiencetheromanceofPariswithanunforgettablenightoutthatcombinesthreeofthetoptoursintheCityofLights.ChoosefromdinnerattheEiffelTower’suniquerestaurantagainstthenightsky,atLesOmbresrestaurant,aparticularmealaboardadiningcruisedowntheSeineRiverorcapoffthenightwithaParisiancabaretshowattheMoulinRougenightclub.ActivityDescriptionCostEiffelTowerDinnerSettleintoyourprivatetableatthemodern58TourEiffelrestaurantfora3-coursemealofclassicFrenchstyleaccompaniedbyyourchoiceofwine.Thediningroomarearoundthefirst-floorobservationdeckoftheEiffelTower58meters(190feet)aboveground,soyoucanenjoycityviewsthroughexpansivepicturewindows.$318.10SeineRiverCruiseDinnerStepintoa3-coursedinneraboardtheMarinadeParisfloatingrestaurant.Whileyoudine,cruisepastthefamousmonumentsofParis,includingtheLouvre,NotreDamecathedral(大教堂),theEiffelTowerandseveralofthecity’shistoricbridges.Attheendofyourdinnercruise,visitthetwinklingEiffelTowerforanhour.$313.37LesOmbresrestaurantDinnerEnjoya3-coursemealdinneratLesOmbresrestaurant,alldrinksincludedandaglassofchampagne.$282.62MoulinRougeShowFollowingyourdinneroption,travelbyair-conditionedcoachtothedistrictofMontmartre,theheartofParis.HeadtotheMoulinRougenightclubandsettleintoyourseatsfortheclassicParisiancabaretshowwhichfeaturesmorethan100talentedperformers.Beattractedbyaparadeofbejeweledandfeatheredcostumesasdancersperform.$348.8491、Whichactivitywillyouchooseifyouwanttoseecabaretshow?A．EiffelTowerDinner B．SeineRiverCruiseDinnerC．LesOmbresrestaurantDinner D．MoulinRougeShow1、WhatwillthevisitorsdoattheendoftheSeineRiverdinnercruise?A．visittheLouvreB．visittheEiffelTowerC．visittheNotreDamecathedralD．visitthedistrictofMontmartre2、HowmuchdoestheLesOmbresrestaurantDinnercost?A．$282.62 B．$313.37C．$318.10 D．$348.8422．（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．Passionateandconsiderate23．（8分）Pastimeisabi-monthlymagazineforcuriousyoungminds.Manyofthetopicswewriteaboutwon’tbecoveredintheclassroom.Allthearticlesarewritteninalivelystyle,andeachoneispairedwithdrawingsbysomeofthecountry’smosttalentedartists.◆Historyfocusesonarchaeological(考古的)sitesaroundtheworldwherearchaeologistsworktounearthimportantfinds.◆Worldincludesstoriesaboutdailylife,folktales,historyandtraditionsofthepeopleandplaces.◆Sportincludesnutritiontips,informationaboutup-and-comingyoungathletes,andsportsevents.◆Artstimulatesachild’sculturallife,fromfilmtotheatrethroughtowritingandmusic.Ontopofallthat,Pastimeispackedwithitemstostimulateayoungster’simagination,includingpagesofpuzzlesandastep-by-stepguidetocreatingtheirownimpressive-lookingdrawings.Ineveryissue,wereviewthelatestbookstopauthorswriteforyoungsters.TherearealsoshortworksoffictionwrittenespeciallyforPastimebysomeofourbestwriters.Weknowthatchildrenatthisagearedealingwithmanyemotionsandsometimesdifficultfeelings,sowehaveapersonaladvicepagetoreplytoquestionsdealingwithpersonalandmoralproblems.Unlikemanyoftoday’sthrowawaycomics,Pastimeiswrittenanddesignedtobekeptandtreasured.Weknowchildrenlovegoingonline—butwealsoknowhowmuchtheyenjoyholdingaprintedmagazineintheirhandsandtheexcitementtheygetwheneachnewissuedropsthroughtheletterboxpersonallyaddressedtothem.SubscriptionPastimeispublishedsixtimesayear.Anannualsubscriptioncostsjust￡20andmakesagreatgiftforanychildagedeighttotwelve.Toorderbyphone:Dial1-800-821-0156anduseOfferCodeWEBSAVE86forprint-onlysubscriptions.Youcancancelatanytimeformagazinesthathaven’tbeenshippedyet.1、Accordingtothepassage,themagazineispublished______.A．everymonthB．everytwomonthsC．threetimesamonthD．sixtimesamonth2、Ifareaderisinterestedinfestivals,hecanread______.A．History B．WorldC．Sport D．Art3、Whatdoesthemagazineprovide?A．Photosoftalentedartists.B．Storiescreatedbychildren.C．Suggestionsonreaders’problems.D．Bookreviewswrittenbystudents.4、Howdothechildrenreacttotheprintedmagazine?A．Favorable. B．Critical.C．Unconcerned. D．Confused.5、SubscribersofPastimeneedtoknowthatthemagazine______.A．offerselectroniccopiesB．costs￡20foreachcopyC．isforkindergartenchildrenD．canbecancelledbeforeshipping24．（8分）StephenEdwinKing,oneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,hasinkednumerousnovels.Heoncereceivedthe‘NationalMedaloftheArts’fromtheUSPresidentBarackObamaandwascalled“oneofthemostpopularandproductivewritersofourtime”Hiscarrierasanovelistbeganwiththecreationof‘Carrie’.Atthattimehewasateacherandduringthesummervacationhedidpart-timeworktoearnalittlemoneytomakehisendsmeet.However,thepublicationof‘Carrie’wasamilestoneinhislifeanditalsohelpedtobetterhisstandardofliving.Hisbooksearnedhimfameandmoneyandnotbeingabletodealwiththesuddensuccessthatheturnedtoalcohol.Hisbook‘Cujo’waswrittenaroundthattimeandaccordingtohim,hedoesnotrememberhavingwrittenit.ThecharacterofJackTorranceinthenovel‘TheShining’isareflectionofKinghimself,butafterhisfamilytooktoquestioninghimabouthisdrinkinghabits,hequitandneverwentbacktoit.Hisbook‘Rage’wasaboutaschoolshooterandhisviolentdoings,whichtheauthorwroteunderthepennameRichardBachman.Yearslater,someschoolkidsdidsuchhorriblecrimeandsaidtheyhadreadthebook‘Rage’.Forthegreatergoodofthesociety,theauthorsuggestedthebooknotbeprintedanylonger.AllknowshimasanauthorbutveryfewknowthatKing,togetherwithcontemporarywritersMitchAlbom,AmyTanandcartoonistMattGroeningformstheband‘RockBottomRemainders’andtheyevenperformonceinawhile.Thoughcreatinghorrorstories,Kingoftenskips13asitpetrifieshim.Inaninterviewhesaid,“WhenI’mwriting,I’llneverstopworkifthepagenumberis13oramultipleof13;I’lljustkeepontypingtillIgettoasafenumber.”1、WhichbookhadagreateffectonKing’slife?A．CarrieB．CujoC．TheShiningD．OnWriting:AMemoiroftheCraft2、Theunderlinedword“petrifies”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.A．hatesB．excitesC．frightensD．comforts3、WhatcanweknowaboutKing?A．Heisaddictedtoalcohol.B．Hehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.C．Heisalsofamousforhismusictalent.D．Hedoespart-timejobstoexperiencelife.25．（10分）Destination

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plans.Thisletterincludesalltheinformationregardingtheflightsandaccommodationarrangementswehavealreadyagreedon.DateFlightNo.Place/TimeDepartPlace/TimeArriveAugust6UA674NewYork,JFK6:30AMPuertoRicoInt.Airport9:00AMAugust15UA673PuertoRicoInt.Airport1:00PMNewYork,JFK3:30PMOnarrivingatPuertoRicoInt,Airport,arepresentativeofTheCaribbeanHotels&Resortswillbewaitingforyouinordertotransferyoutothehotel.Thetransfertoandfromtheairportisofferedbythehotelaspartofyourhoneymoonpackage.Thereservationhasbeenmadeforanine-nightstayunderyourfuturehusband’slastname.Thepriceofthenewlyweds’suiteincludesbreakfastandonemoremealatthehotelrestaurant,Youcanalsouseallofthehotelfacilities—pool,gym,sauna,etc.forfreeaspartofyourhoneymoonpackage.Inaddition,youcantakescubadivingorsnorkelingclasseswiththehotelstrainedstaffatareducedprice—40%off.ThankyouforchoosingDestinationTravels.Weguaranteeyourhoneymoonwithuswillbeanunforgettableexperience.Toaidusinimprovingourservice,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.andcompletethequestionnaire.DestinationTravelswishyouallthebest.Sincerely.RebeccaSimmsCustomerServiceManagerDestinationTravels1、AfterarrivingatPuertoRicoInt,Airport,thecouplecangetdirectionsfrom________.A．a(chǎn)DestinationTravelsManager’B．a(chǎn)nofficialofNewYorkCityHallC．a(chǎn)touristinformationdeskD．a(chǎn)hotelworker2、Whatserviceisofferedbythehotelatnoextracosttothenewlywedcouple?A．Thesnorkelingclasses.B．Theairportexpressservice.C．Aone-nightstay.D．Theairtickets.3、WhatdoesthecustomerservicemanageraskMsPiercetodo?A．Calltheservicedepartment.B．Completetheorderform.C．Scanthewebsitetofindinformation.D．Filloutthecustomersatisfactionsurvey.第三部分語言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分；滿分20分）閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從21～40各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。Onceuponatime,therewasaherdofforestdeer.Inthisherdwasawiseandrespected21,trickyinthewaysofdeer.Hetaughtthetricksandstrategiesof22totheyoungfawns.Oneday,hisyoungersisterbroughthersontohim,tobetaught23issoimportantfordeer.Shesaid,"Ohbrotherteacher,thisismyson.Please24himthetricksandstrategiesofdeer."Theteachersaidtothefawn,"25,youcancomeatthistimetomorrowforyourfirstlesson."26,theyoungdeercametothelessonsashewas27to.Butsoon,hebecamemoreinterestedinplayingwiththeotheryoungbucks28does（雌鹿）.Hedidn't29howdangerousit30beforadeerwholearnednothingbutdeergames.Sohestartedcuttingclasses.Soonhewasplayinghookyallthetime.31,onedaythefawnwhoplayedhooky32inasnareandwastrapped.Sincehewasmissing,hismother33.Shewenttoherbrothertheteacher,andaskedhim,"Mybrother,howismyson?Haveyoutaughtyour34Theteacherreplied,"Mysister,yoursonwas35andunteachable.Outofrespectforyou,Itriedmybesttoteachhim.Buthedidnotwanttolearnthetricksandstrategiesofdeer.Heplayedhooky!HowcouldI36teachhim?Youareobedientandfaithful,butheisnot.Itisuselesstotrytoteachhim."Latertheyheardthe37news.Thenaughtyfawnwhoplayedhookyhadbeen38andkilledbya39.Heskinnedhimandtookthemeathometohisfamily.Themoralis:40canbelearnedfromateacherbyonewhomissestheclass.1、A．leader B．student C．pupil D．teacher2、 A．survival B．a(chǎn)pproval C．a(chǎn)rrival D．travel3、 A．that B．what C．how D．it4、 A．learn B．study C．teach D．bring5、 A．Howsimple B．Verywell C．Quiteeasy D．Whatapity6、 A．Atfirst B．Forthefirst C．Thefirsttime D．Firstly7、 A．preserved B．thought C．supposed D．suspected8、. A．nor B．or C．but D．a(chǎn)nd9、 A．realize B．orgnize C．a(chǎn)dmit D．clarify10、 A．should B．could C．would D．must11、 A．Generally B．Luckily C．However D．Unfortunately12、 A．banned B．caught C．stepped D．broke13、 A．fainted B．delighted C．shocked D．worried14、 A．uncle B．a(chǎn)unt C．nephew D．niece15、 A．dishonest B．disobedient C．inconvenient D．unbelievable16、A．possibly B．likely C．necessarily D．logically17、 A．rare B．good C．sad D．popular18、 A．bought B．kidnapped C．transported D．trapped19、 A．hunter B．researcher C．a(chǎn)dvocator D．settler20、 A．Anything B．Nothing C．Something D．Everything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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Theworld’sfirst5G-enabledrailwaystationis1．itsway!ChinaMobileShanghaiandtechgiantHuaweijointlymadean2．(announce)onMondaythattheywillstarttheconstructionof5GnetworkinShanghaiHongqiaoRailwaystation,3．(make)thestationtheworld’sfirsttobuildupona5Gsystem.It4．(expect)torealizeadeepindoor5Gcoverageinsidethestationbytheendof2019when5．(traveller)willbeabletoenjoyvarious5Gnetwork-basedservices.Usingthesuperfast5GWiFi,peoplecandownloadamovieinlessthan20secondsinthe6．(crowd)station.A5Gnetworkintherailwaystationwillbepartoftheeffort7．(promote)thedigitaleconomydevelopmentinShanghai.Just8．PeterZhou,chiefmarketingofficerforHuaweiWirelessNetworkProductLine,said,“Therailwaystationsofthefuturemaybemoreintelligentthanwecan9．(possible)imagine.While4Gchangesourlife,5Gwillchangethesociety,10．meansusing5Gtechnologytoconnecteverything,suchasrobotics,cars,andsoon.Itwillmaketheworldfullydigitalizedandintelligent.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Ihavetwopets,PollyandSally、Theyaregreen-and-blueparrot、Theirhomeisashadytreeinthegardenwheretheyarefreelytoflyfrombranchtobranch、Therehasawoodenboxfortheminatree、Thisistheirnest,wheretheysleepatnightthereandtakeshelterwheneveritrain、Everymorning,aftercleantheirnest,Ifeedthemwithsomeseedsandgivethemabowlwatertodrink、Theyareprettyandlivelybirds、Thisisreallyinterestingwatchingtheirmovements,becauseIneverfeeldullspendingmytimewiththem、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華,Chris是你校的國(guó)際交流生。一年一度的高考升學(xué)季來臨了,他作為口語輔導(dǎo)小老師受某剛被錄取到北大的學(xué)生及其家人邀請(qǐng),到他們家做客。但是,由于他不知道去中國(guó)人家里做客有哪些習(xí)俗,便給你發(fā)了一封電子郵件,請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下列要點(diǎn),給他回復(fù)一封電子郵件,給他一些建議。要點(diǎn)如下:1.到達(dá)時(shí)間；2.適當(dāng)送一些禮物；3.介紹中國(guó)的餐桌禮儀。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右(文章開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。DearChris,IhavereceivedyouremailofJuly28.Iamhappytohearthatyou,asatutorofthegraduateadmittedtoBeijingUniversitythisyear,wereinvitedtodinnerathishome.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________IdowishyourfirstChinesehomedinneranunforgettableexperience.Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、A4、A5、D6、A7、A8、C9、C10、A11、A12、D13、D14、B15、A16、B17、D18、C19、A20、B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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、91、D1、B2、A22、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-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfallestimates,whichwillleadtomoretimelyanddetailedfloodwarnings.CraigFugate,administratoroftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency,FEMAinshort,saysthattheGOES-Rsatel