2025屆云南省師范大學附屬中學英語高三上期末考試模擬試題含解析

2025屆云南省師范大學附屬中學英語高三上期末考試模擬試題注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare2．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome3．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what4．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．a(chǎn)saresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof5．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent6．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will7．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should8．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless9．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/10．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto11．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.12．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit13．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where14．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare15．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before16．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo17．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where18．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis19．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped20．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．a(chǎn)boveB．overC．beyondD．off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）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．Passionateandconsiderate22．（8分）SajaPahad,asmallvillageinChhattisgarh,India,hasbeendealingwithseverewatershortagesforaslongasanyonecanremember.Withonlytwowellsavailable,localswerebarelyabletosecureenoughwatertofeedtheircattle,letaloneirrigatetheircrops.Villagersdidn’tknowwhattodoandthegovernmentignoredtheirdifficultsituation,butone“crazy”teenagertookmattersintohisownhands.ShyamLalwasonly15whenhetookituponhimselftosolvehisvillage’swaterproblem.Heidentifiedaspotinanearbyforestanddecidedtodigapondtocollectrainfallthatcouldthenbeusedbytheentirevillage.LalsharedhisideawiththerestofSajaPahad,butinsteadofvolunteeringtohelp,theyjustlaughedathiscrazyplanandcalledhimalunatic（瘋子）.Buttheyoungmandidn’tletthepeople’sreactiongethimdown.Instead,hegrabbedaspadeandstarteddiggingthepondhimself.Hekeptondiggingforthenext27years.Now42,ShyamLalisconsideredaheroandasaviorbyhiscommunity.Thatsmallholehestarteddiggingnearlythreedecadesagoisnowaone-acre,15-feet-deeppondfilledwithpreciouswaterthatservestheentirevillage.“Noonehelpedmeinmywork,neitherthegovernmentnorthevillagers,”LaltoldtheHindustanTimes,“Itwasmydreamtosecureenoughwaterforthewholevillageandtheircattle.”ThestoryofShyamLal’sdeterminationrecentlywentviralinthewholeofIndia,andpromptedauthoritiesinMahendragarhdistricttofinallyacknowledgehisachievement.AmemberofthegovernmentrecentlyvisitedSajaPahadandofferedLala$156prizeforhiscontributiontothevillage.1、WhatlackedinSajaPahadwhenShyamLalwasateenager?A．Crops.B．Cattle.C．Water.D．Residents.2、WhereisthepondShyamLalchosetodig?A．Nearhishome.B．Inhisfield.C．Nearariver.D．Nearaforest.3、HowdoesShyamLalfeelabouthiswork?A．Joyful.B．Envious.C．Ambitious.D．Helpless.4、WhatmadethegovernmentadmitShyamLal’sachievement?A．Hehasbeenlivingbadly.B．Hisinfluencewasgreat.C．Theappealofthevillagersishigh.D．Thegovernmentwishespeopletofollowtheexampleofhim.23．（8分）Startingfrom1710，apublicland，theNewHopeareahasafamoushistory.Itbeganasatradingpost.Bythe1940s，NewHope'snameintheartshadbecomelegendaryformanywritersofplays，directorsandactorswhotraveledthroughitsbusystreetsonweekendsandholidays.Inresponsetothisculturalenvironment，businessmanandwriterD．F.WhippledecidedtosetuptheNewHopefilmfestivalin2009.Whipplegatheredagroupofartistswhosharedhislovefordiscoveringandencouragingindependentfilmmakers，manyofwhomwillshowtheirfilmsatitsexhibitions.Thefestival'sdirectorswelcomeyoutooursiteandwehopeyou’lljoinusattheexhibitions.Tickets;AdvanceticketsgoonsaleonJune15andticketswillbegotatthevenues（場地，地點）foranyshow.VisitthefreeonlineOfficialGuidefordetailsonvenues，schedulesandprices.Togetticketsinadvance，pleasefollowtheseeasysteps：Pickfilms---CheckoutourfreeonlineOfficialGuideforthefull2017time-tablethroughthislink：OfficialGuide.VisitBrownPaperTickets.com--Thefestival'sofficialticketvendor（自動售票機）forthewholeyearisrunning.Ticketsareavailablebyshowname.Advanceticketsalesendatmidnightbeforeeachshow.Ifyoumissit，youcanstilltrytogetticketsat，thedoor.Ticketpricesatthedoorare$12forvisitors，$10forstudentsandseniors（65+）and$6formatinees（午后場）.Tofindshows，checkoutthescheduleinourOfficialGuide.QuestionsorcommentsmaybedirectedtotheFestivalbyemailinginquires@.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheNewHopearea？A．Itwaseverabusinesscenter.B．Itisfamousforisnaturalscenery.C．Itwasfirstusedasthebaseofarts.D．Ithasahistoryoflessthan4years.2、D．F.WhipplechosetosetupafilmfestivalintheNewHopeareabecauseof______________.A．itsbusystreets B．itsmodernsocietyC．itsancientbuilding D．itsculturalenvironment3、Wherecanyougettheticketsinadvance？A．Atthevenuesaftermidnight. B．FromtheonlineOfficialGuide.C．FromBrownPaperT. D．Throughinquires@.4、Howmuchwilltheypayifastudentwenttoseeafilmwithhisparentsbeforemidnight？A．$36 B．$18C．$34 D．$285、Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom？A．a(chǎn)magazine B．a(chǎn)newspaperC．a(chǎn)traveljournal D．a(chǎn)website24．（8分）ThereareanunbelievablenumberofreasonstogotoGreece;justlikethereareanunbelievablenumberofthingstodoonceatravelerarrivesthere.HereisalookatjustsomeofthegreathistoricalthingstoseewhenvacationinginAthens,Greece.AgoraAgoraliesinruinsnow,butduringitsglorydaysitwasalivelyandactiveopenmarketplacewhereGreekscametobuy,sell,andexchangetheirgoodsandservices.AgorahastiestocommonpeopleofancientGreece.Guidedtoursareavailableandthereisalsoasmallmuseumwithmanyartifactsfromthisareaondisplay.ParthenonOneofthemostfamouslandmarksinAthensisthelegendaryParthenon.Thisbuildingisstilltodayadmiredbyarchitectswhoareappreciativeofthedecorativedesign,aswellastheengineeringinvolvedinitsconstruction.Thoseinterestedinhistorywillbeimpressedbeyondbeliefwiththeopportunitytoseethishistoricstructureupcloseandpersonal.TempleofOlympianZeusOneofthemostimpressivemonumentstoseeupcloseistheTempleofOlympianZeus.Manypeopleseethismonumentfromfaraway,orevenfromthewindowofataxi,andneverstopforafirsthandlookthemselves.Thisisahugemistakeasthesizeofitcannottrulybeappreciatedwithoutvisitingitupclose.OdeumofHerodesAtticusBuiltintothehillsideandprovidinganiceviewofAthensistheOdeumofHerodesAtticus.Thistheaterwasconstructedinthesecondcenturyandwasanimportantgatheringplaceforboththeupperandlowerclasses.Itholdsalittleover5,000people,islocatedjustbelowtheAcropolis,andisstillusedforperformancestothisday.1、WhatdidtheancientGreeksdoinAgora?A．Theydidbusiness.B．Theytouredaround.C．Theyvisitedmuseums.D．Theyprayedforblessings.2、WhowillshowthemostinterestinParthenon?A．Electricalengineers.B．Buildingdesigners.C．Ordinaryvisitors.D．Religiouspeople.3、HowcanvisitorsfullyappreciatetheTempleofOlympianZeus?A．Byapproachingit.B．Bylookinginthedistance.C．Bytakingabird’s-eyeview.D．Byseeingthroughataxiwindow.4、InwhatwayisOdeumofHerodesAtticusdifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasgreathistoricalvalue.B．Ithastiestocommonpeople.C．Itisfamousforitsarchitecture.D．Itstillservesitsoriginalpurpose.25．（10分）Oneofthemainpointsoftravelingistorelaxandtakeabreakfromyournormaldailylife.Butthetruthis,we’renotalwaysfreetodowhatwelikewhentravelingtoaforeigncountry,andaUStouristlearnedthatthehardway.OnAug12,theunnamed41-year-oldmanwasbeatenbyapasserbyafterhewasseengivingNazisalutes(納粹禮)againandagainonastreetinDresden,Germany.EversincetheendofWorldWarⅡ,GermanyhasstrictlawsforbiddingtheNazisalute,aswellasothersymbolsofNazism.Infact,mostcountrieshavetheirowntaboos(禁忌).Ifyouplantotraveloverseas,it’sbesttogetfamiliarwiththesetaboosbeforeyoustarttouringlocalsites.Herearesomeexamples.SingaporeYoucangetfinedforalotofthingsinSingapore,includingfeedingbirds,spitting(吐痰),smokinginpublic,notflushing(沖)apublictoiletafteryouuseit,andeatingordrinkingonbusesortrains.JapanYou’renotsupposedtowearyourshoesinsomeone’shouse,butyou’renotsupposedtotakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseeither.Instead,there’sasmallareainsidethedoorcalleda“genkan”whichiswhereyourshoesshouldgo.Ifyou’restillnotsurewherethatis,payattentiontowhatotherpeopledoanddothesame.FranceFrenchpeopledon’tlikeitwhenyoutalkaboutmoney.It’sOKifyousaythatyouwanttoquitajobbecauseyouaren’tpaidenoughmoney,butyoushouldneversaytheexactamount.Moneyisconsideredtobea“dirty”topicinFrance.1、WhywastheUStouristwasbeateninGermany?A．Hewasbeatenbymistake.B．HewasnotwelcomeinGermany.C．HeactedimproperlyinGermany.D．Hequarraledwithalocalperson.2、Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．EatingordrinkingonbusesisacceptableinSingapore.B．YoushouldtakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseinaJapanesehouse.C．YoushouldkeepyourshoesoninaJapanesehouse.D．ItisimpolitetoaskaFranceman’ssalary.3、Whichcolumnisthispassagemostlikelytobetakenfrominanewspaper?A．CampusLifeB．DiscoveryC．ScienceStudyD．StarStories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）完形填空Iamamomoftwoyoungchildrenwhomwehome-school．This1thattheyarewithmealmostconstantly．WheneverpossibleIwill2randomactsofkindness;3thingslikepayingfortheorderbehindmeinthedrive-thrulane,holdingdoors,etc．So,theyarevery4withtheconceptandare,ofcourse,5toalsodo"nice"thingsforothers．Justafewdaysagowestopped6ourlocalgrocerystoretopickupafewthingswhichquicklyturnedintoanentirecartloadofstuff．Wegotintooneofthetwoopencheckoutlanesandwaitedour7．Whilewaitingayoungmancameupbehinduswithonlyafew8inhisbasket．Itoldhimtogoaheadofusaswewereinno9．Heseemedverypleasantlysurprisedandgraciously10．Ashebeganputtinghisitemsonthebelttheclerkbeganto11hertilltapesowehadafairlylongwaitinline．Mykidswerevery12behavedbuttheywerestillchildren;theyaskedquestions,theytalked13,theymovedaroundandtheyweregenerallyveryentertaining．(Tome,anyway．)Icouldseetheyoungmanwatchingandlisteningwithasmileonhisface．Wewereputtingourgroceriesonthe14whentheclerkfinishedwith15order．WhatIdidn'tknowwasthathehadheardmykids16bubblegum．Ihadagreedtheycouldhavesome．17,hepickedupapackofbubble-gumandaskedtheclerktoringitthroughtwicebeforeputtingitback．Hethentoldmykidsthatheboughttheirgum18theirmomwas19enoughtolethimgoaheadinthequeue．Theexperiencereallydrovehomethe20thatgoodbeg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B．leaves C．means D．ensures2、A．entertain B．serve C．function D．perform3、A．important B．impressive C．suitable D．simple4、A．satisfied B．occupied C．familiar D．pleased5、A．supported B．taught C．encouraged D．supposed6、A．near B．by C．with D．a(chǎn)gainst7、A．opportunity B．return C．turn D．time8、A．fruit B．vegetables C．items D．sales9、A．time B．hurry C．case D．sense10、A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．collected C．carried D．a(chǎn)greed11、A．change B．remove C．continue D．stop12、A．badly B．poorly C．well D．ill13、A．constantly B．immediately C．usually D．rudely14、A．belt B．bench C．basket D．cart15、A．her B．his C．their D．our16、A．complainabout B．a(chǎn)llowfor C．a(chǎn)skfor D．concernabout17、A．So B．But C．Or D．For18、A．when B．unless C．because D．until19、A．happy B．helpful C．serious D．nice20、A．idea B．reward C．chance D．instruction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）LiuXin1．(summary)herlongcareerinthemediaindustrywiththreeletters:I,GandO.Thefirstletter,I,standsforinnovation(創(chuàng)新),Asananchorwoman(女主持人)ofCGTN,shehastositdownforone-on-oneinterviewswithpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflife.Quiteoften,shehastocomeupwith2．(create)waystomakeanimpactduringinterviews.Once,shewastaskedwithinterviewingaSwissinventorofsolarenergyplanes.She3．(care)arrangedtheinterviewwiththeinventor4．(sit)inthecockpit(駕駛艙)ofhisnewplane.Thisnotonlyliveneduptheconversation,butalsoofferedtheaudienceadifferentviewintotheworldofgreenenergy.‘G’isforgrit(勇氣).WhenshewasworkinginGenevaas5．CCTVEnglishchanneljournalist,shehadtofaceallkindsofchallengestogettothetruth6．thenews.‘SometimeswhenIgotbackfromwork,Ifeltlikemyheadwasabouttoblowoff.Butitwasaninnervoice7．a(chǎn)lwaystoldmetokeepup.’‘O’isshortfororientation(目標方向).Asajournalist,shehastogiveitallbymakingcarefulplansforbothdailyworkandcareerdevelopment.‘Ialwaysremind8．(me)tokeeparecordofwhereIamandwhereIamgoing.’Together,thethreelettersmakethecatchyslogan‘Igo’.This,accordingtoLiu,is9．keepshergoingforwardonherwayto10．(excellent).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。Nowadays,itiscommoninChinathatsomepeopletendtoruntheredlightingroupwhencrossedthestreet、Actually,runningtheredlightarequitedangerous、Therearetwomainreasonswhichpeopleruntheredlight、First,somepeopleareinsuchthehurrythattheyignorethetrafficlights、Otherstookitforgrantedthatdrivershavetostopbecausesomanypeoplecrossthestreettogether、Inordertopreventfromthisdangerousbehavior,moreoverpasses(立交橋)shouldbebuilttomakeeasierforthepublictocrossthestreet、Besides,peopleshouldbeeducatetofollowthetrafficrulesandwhoeverbreaksthetrafficrulesshouldbeseverepunished、158第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華,你的英國朋友Peter來信向你咨詢?nèi)绾尾拍軐W好中文.請你根據(jù)下列要點寫回信.要點:1.參加中文學習班;2.看中文書刊、電視；3.學唱中文歌曲；4.交中國朋友。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭語已為你寫好。DearPeter,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletteraskingformyadviceonhowtolearnChinesewell.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、B4、A5、C6、B7、B8、D9、A10、A11、A12、A13、D14、A15、D16、A17、B18、C19、D20、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、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,administratoroftheFederalEmergencyManagem