北師大第二附屬中學(xué)2025屆高考英語押題試卷含解析

北師大第二附屬中學(xué)2025屆高考英語押題試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone2．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give3．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency4．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what5．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．a(chǎn)reC．beingD．a(chǎn)rebeing6．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．a(chǎn)rewashingaway D．a(chǎn)rebeingwashedaway7．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended8．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded9．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment10．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one11．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly12．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK13．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever14．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed15．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto16．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered17．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway18．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced19．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld20．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．a(chǎn)s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）BestBookshopsinLondonLookingforthelatestbestsellers?Londonhaseveryshopabooklovercouldpossiblyneedforbrowsing(瀏覽),readingorshoppingforgifts:fromspecialistbookshopsandbookmarketsforraretreasuresatrewardingprices,tosecond-handbookshops,academicbookshopsandhighstreetchains.DauntBooksFoundedbyJamesDaunt,thissmallchainhasbeenfeedingthesoulsofliteraryandnon-fictionloversforyears.ItisanEdwardianbookshoponMaryleboneHighStreet.Booksfromthesamecountryarearrangedtogether,soguides,maps,non-fictionandfictionallsitalongsideoneanother,forauniquebrowsingexperience.HatchardsNobooklover’striptoLondoniscompletewithoutvisitingHatchardsonPiccadilly,theoldestbookshopintheUK.Establishedin1797,Hatchardshousesalargerangeoffictionandnon-fiction,aswellassignedandspecialeditions.There’salsoaseparatesectiononreligiousbooks.StanfordsStanfordsflagshipCoventGardenstoreisstillamust-visitforloversoftravelbooksandhasbeensinceitopenedin1853.Theshophastheworld’slargestselectionofmapsandtravelbooksunderoneroof.WaterstonesAliteraryshoppingcenter,WaterstonesPiccadillyisEurope’slargestbookshop.Spreadovereightfloors,it’smorethanjustabookshop.Inadditiontomorethan13kmofbookshelves,there’sthe5thViewBar,agiftshopandregulareventslikebooksigningsbyfamousauthors,artists,musicians,politiciansandsportsstars.1、HowarebooksplacedinDauntBooks?A．Bycontent.B．Bycountry.C．Byalphabet.D．Bysubject.2、Inwhichbookshopcanareaderfindmapsandtravelbooksmostconveniently?A．DauntBooks.B．Hatchards.C．Stanfords.D．Waterstones.3、WhatdoHatchardsandWaterstoneshaveincommon?A．Musiceventsareregularlyorganised.B．Bothhavealonghistoricalstanding.C．Readerscanbuysouvenirsandgifts.D．Readerscangetsignedbooksthere.22．（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）Ifyourdoglookspleasedtoseeyou—itisprobablybecauseitlovestheparticularwayyousmell.Thescent(氣味)ofafamiliarhumanapparentlylingerslikeperfumeintheanimal’sbrain—whereitcausesaninstinctiveemotionalresponse,researchreveals.Ourscentactsonapartofthecanine(犬科的)brainassociatedwithrewardandthestrongestreactionsareproducedbyhumansthatpetsknowbest,sayscientistsinAmerica.GregoryBern,ofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,said,“Whilewemightexpectthatdogsshouldbehighlytunedtothesmellofotherdogs,itseemsthatthe‘rewardresponse’isreservedfortheirhumans.Whenhumanssmelltheperfumeofsomeonetheylove,theymayhaveanimmediate,emotionalreactionthat’snotnecessarilycognitive(認(rèn)識(shí)的).Soisitindogs.Butsincedogshaveamoresensitivesmellthanhumans.theirresponseswouldlikelybeevenmorepowerfulthantheoneswemighthave.Inourexperiment,however.theownersofthedogwerenotphysicallypresent.Thecaninebrainresponseswerebeingcausedbysomethingdistantinspaceandtime.Itshowsthatdogsbrainshavethesementalrepresentationsofusthatpersistwhenwe’renotthere.”Theexperimentinvolved12dogsofvariouskindsbybrainscanswhilefivedifferentscentswereplacedinfrontofthem.Thescentsamples(樣本)camefromthesubject(接受試險(xiǎn)者)itself,adogthesubjecthadnevermet,adoglivinginthesubject’shousehold.Thefamiliarhumanscentsamplesweretakenfromsomeoneelsefromthehouseotherthanthehandlersduringtheexperiment,sothatnoneofthescentdonorswerephysicallypresent.Theresultsshowedallfivescentsgainedasimilarresponseinpartsofthedogsbrainsinvolvedindetectingsmells.Responsesweresignificantlystrongerforthescentoffamiliarhumans,followedbythatoffamiliardogs.Thefindingsshoweddogsreactedstrongesttothescentoffamiliarhumansevenwhentheywerenotthere.Petstrainedashelportherapydogsshowedgreaterbrainactivitythantheotherdogsinthetest.Researcherssaythefindingscouldimprovethewaytoselectanimalshelpingwoundedoldsoldiersordisabledpeople.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Thescentofthedogs.B．Theemotionsofanimalsinfluencedbythescent.C．Thedifferencesbetweenanimalsandhumansinscent.D．Thesensitivescent.2、Accordingtotheexperiment.adogwillbemostinterestedin.A．familiardogsB．a(chǎn)humanthedoghadnevermetC．a(chǎn)dogthedoghadnevermetD．familiarhumans3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Animalscancurewoundedoldsoldiers.B．Animalscanhelpdisabledpeople.C．Theexperimentiscomplex.D．Theexperimentisveryvaluable.4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?A．Science.B．Education.C．Culture.D．Entertainment.24．（8分）Ifitwereuptome,I’dwritethispiecenextweekorevenlater.Letthedustsettleabit.ButIhavemyfather’sinsistentvoiceinmyhead:thestoryisnow,soyouwriteitnow.Noonewantstoreadlastweek’snews.MyfatherMichaelwasajournalist.Hestartedatage16onhislocalpaper,theLutonNews,andafternineyearsthere,hewentontoasix-decadecareerthatsawhimwritemorethan40biographiesofHollywoodstarsandspendaquarter-centurypresentingaweeklyradioshow.FromhimIlearnedaboutdeadlinesandaccuracy,andabsorbedhisruleaboutprofessionalclothing,onehehadbeentaughtbyhisfirstboss.Evenwhenhewasworkingathome,myfatherwouldfollowthatrule:shirtandtie,everyday.Therewereotherlessobviouslessons.Thefirstisaboutbeingmanly.Drivenandcompetitive,hewasn’tpresentforthebirthofanyofhisthreechildren,buthewastheverymodelofbeinglovingandfaithful.Myfathernevertookmetothefootballortaughtmetochangeatyre.Inapub,hemightmanagesomedrinks,buthismainfocuswouldusuallybethefoodmenu.Hewasamodelofadifferentkindofmaleness.ButperhapsthebiggestlessonIlearnedfromhimwasaboutresilience(恢復(fù)).Hegotdeepblows,losingbothhiswifeandfirstbornchild,mysisterFiona,withintwoyearsofeachother.Andyet,somehow,hegotbackupagain.Hetaughthimselftocookandcontinuedtodressneatly,pickingoutabrightjacketthatensuredhestoodoutinaroom.Hewouldmeeteditorsandwritestorieswiththesamehungerhehad65yearsearlier.Youngercolleagueskeepusingthesamewordabouthim:appealing.IhopeIlearnedhisresilience,thewayIlearnedaboutbeingajournalist.Peoplekeeptellingmethatmyfatherwasproudofme;andthetruthisIwasproudofhim.Raisedinahard-upcornerofwartimeEngland,hewentofftoseetheworld—andheneverstoppedlookingforwardandupward,staringatthestars.1、Whathasmadetheauthorwritedownthetextsosoon?A．Hisfather’swordsmotivatedhimtodoso.B．Hewantedtosettledownafterthewriting.C．Hewantedtowriteitbeforeheforgotit.D．Itwasthestoryheinsistedonwriting.2、Whatwastheauthor’simpressionofhisfather?A．Healwaysmanagedtodressupfollowingthefashion.B．Hesometimeshadahardtimemeetingtheworkdeadline.C．Hetrainedtheauthortobemanlyanddothebasicthings.D．HewascompetitiveatworkandremainedalovingDad.3、Whatwasthebestlessontheauthorlearnedfromhisfather?A．Thenecessityofkeepinggoodshape.B．Quickrecoveryfromsufferingorblow.C．Theabilitytogetacontentcareer.D．Theprideonetakesinhis/herparents.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．DadLeftaDeepImpressiononMeforHisWorkB．DadProvedFaithfulandLovingfortheFamilyC．MyDadShowedHowtoBeaJournalistandaManD．ILearnedtoRecoverQuicklyafteraSuffering25．（10分）AccommodationatUniversityCollegeCork,IrelandOn-campusaccommodationUCCCampusaccommodationismorethanjustaplacetoeatandsleep—itprovidessocial,culturalandsportingshopsandthechancetodevelopfriendshipsthatwilllastalifetime.Ouraccommodationservicesaredividedintoourtwoareasofoperation,onebeingthesafe,modernaccommodationforthosestudyingduringtheacademicyear.TheotheroneistheexcellentsummeraccommodationforholidayorsummercoursevisitorswhoareseekingwhatisaveryspecialenvironmenttostayinwitheverymodernconveniencebutdippedinhistoryandtheatmosphereofoneofEurope’soldestandmosthighlyregardeduniversities.RentalHousingThisiswherethestudentliveswithafamilyand1~5otherstudentsandyougetyourbreakfast,eveningmealandlightsupper.Ratesareavailableforbothsingleandsharedrooms,fivedaysorseven-dayboard.Pricesaresetandnolandladycanchargeoverthisagreedrate.Thisisaveryeconomicalandsafeaccommodationoptionandparticularlywellsuitedtofreshmen.ListsoflandladiesareavailablefreefromtheAccommodationOfficebypost,faxandemail.SharedStudentHousingAvailableroomsareadvertisedintheAccommodationOfficethroughouttheyear.Updatedlistsofthemareprovideddaily.Lifetimefriendshipiseasilydevelopedhere.LivingwithaLandlordUsuallythisprovidesmorematurestudentswithahighstandardofaccommodationatreasonablerents,usuallyalittlebelowthemarketprice.VacanciesareadvertisedintheAccommodationOfficethroughouttheyear.1、Whatisspecialabouttheenvironmentofon-campusaccommodation?A．Itbenefitsfreshmenalotduringholidays.B．ItisthemosthighlyregardedaccommodationinEurope.C．Ithelpsdevelopalifelongfriendshipbetweenroommates.D．Itisaperfectmixofmodernequipmentandhistoricalsurroundings.2、Whichisrecommendedtofirst-yearstudentsattheiruniversity?A．On-campusaccommodation.B．LivingwithaLandlord.C．SharedStudentHousing.D．RentalHousing.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheAccommodationOffice?A．Itdoesn’tdealwithrentsforstudents.B．Itservesstudentsandgetspaidforwhatitdoes.C．Itprovidesinformationontheaccommodationchoices.D．Itisseenasabridgebetweentheuniversityandstudents.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）Itwashergiggling(咯咯的笑)thatdrewmyattention.Notetakingreallywasn’tallthatfunny.Walkingovertotheoffender,Iaskedforthe1Frozen,sherefusedtogiveittome.Iwaited,allattentionintheclassroomonthequiet2betweenteacherandstudent.Whenshefinally3itover,shewhispered,“Okay,butIdidn’tdrawit.”Itwasahand-drawn4ofme,teethblackenedandthewords“I’mstupid”comingoutofmymouth.Imanagedtofolditupcalmly.Mymind,5,wasworkingangrilyasIstrugglednotto6IfiguredIknewthetwomostlikelycandidatesfordrawingthepicture.Itwoulddothemsome7toteachthemalesson,andmaybeitwashightimethatIdidit!Thankfully,Iwasabletokeepmyself8Whentherewereaboutsixminutesremaining,Ishowedtheclassthepicture.TheywereallsilentasItoldthemhow9thiswasforme.Itoldthemtheremustbeareason10andnowwastheirchancetowritedownanythingtheyneededtotellme.ThenIletthemwritesilentlywhileIsniffedinthebackoftheclassroom.AsI11thenoteslater,manyofthemsaidsomethinglike,“I’vegotnothingagainstyou.”or“I’msorryyouwerehurt.”Somekidssaid,“We’re12ofyou.”Buttwonotes,fromthegirlswhoI13werebehindthepicture,hadalistofissues.Iwastoo14,toostrict…Readingthosenotes,Irealizedthatoverthecourseofthisyear,insteadof15mystudents,Ihadbeguncommandingthemto16WhereIthoughtIwasdrivingthemtosuccess,Iwas17drivingthemaway.Ihadsomeapologiestomake.Butthenextdayintheclassroom,oneboyandonegirleachhandedmeacard.Theone18byalltheboysexpressedsincereregretfortheuglyjoke.Theonefromthegirlsaskedfor19Thiswasalessonforboththekidsandme.Forgivenessdoesnotchangethepast,butitdoesenlargethe201、A．note B．a(chǎn)dvice C．reason D．help2、A．battle B．competition C．a(chǎn)rgument D．conversation3、A．took B．thought C．turned D．handed4、A．statue B．graph C．picture D．poster5、A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides6、A．leave B．cry C．explain D．a(chǎn)rgue7、A．good B．harm C．favor D．punishment8、A．a(chǎn)mused B．controlled C．uninterested D．relaxed9、A．meaningful B．forgetful C．regretful D．hurtful10、A．a(chǎn)side B．a(chǎn)bove C．beneath D．behind11、A．wrote B．finished C．read D．collected12、A．proud B．fond C．a(chǎn)fraid D．a(chǎn)shamed13、A．figured B．promised C．concluded D．saw14、A．talkative B．mean C．clumsy D．considerate15、A．forcing B．encouraging C．comforting D．teaching16、A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．a(chǎn)pologize C．compromise D．a(chǎn)chieve17、A．a(chǎn)ctually B．normally C．immediately D．generally18、A．decorated B．offered C．signed D．bought19、A．thankfulness B．forgiveness C．compensation D．communication20、A．friendship B．education C．knowledge D．future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）MoreandmorepublicschoolsinAmericamakeitarulethatstudentsmustfinishacertainamountofcommunityservice1．theyareallowedtograduatefromhighschool.Theyworkonprojectslikemakingtheenvironmentbetteror2．(feed)homelesspeople.ManyschoolsystemsintheUnitedStatesnowaskstudents3．(do)somekindsofcommunityserviceaspartoftheirstudies.Studentsinvolvedinserviceprojectshelp4．(they)aswellastheircommunities.Theylearnabouttheneedsofpeopleandaid5．(organize).Forthisreason,holidays6．(become)theprimeperiodforvolunteerworksofar.Volunteersgetnopay,butexpertspointoutthatitis7．excellentopportunitytolearnandpracticenewskills.Accordingtothestatistics,morethan60%ofyoungAmericanshaveparticipated8．differentkindsofcommunityservice,suchascookingforhomelesspeople,orpaintingoldbuildings,etc.Somestudentsliketodotheirvolunteerworkin9．(centre)partsofAmerica,butthemajorityofteensprefertodoitintheirhometowns.Tom,a16-year-oldmiddleschoolstudentinCalifornia,often10．(do)communityserviceinalocalhospital.Heworks16hourseveryweekeitherreceivingcallsattheinformationdesk,orhelpingpushpatientsbacktotheirwards(病房).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)的詞下畫一橫線，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。DearLiHua，Inyourlastemail，youmentionedyoufeltfrustratingatyoursmallvocabulary、Now，I’dliketoshareyoumyideas、Infact，it’snotsuchhardtobuildalargevocabulary—youhavetokeepatitdaily，butprettysoonyouwillfindyouhaveanexcellentvocabulary、Oneoftheeffectivewaysaretoreadgoodbooksandyou’dbettertoreadatleastonegoodbookaweek、It’sfargoodthananyothermethodbecauseyoucanimproveyourvocabularywhilereadaninterestingpieceofliterature、Anothernicethingisthatyoucanlearnnewwordsanditsusagesunconsciously，whichwillhelpenlargeyourvocabularynatural、Yours，Peter22第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，近期你校舉辦了主題為“美麗中國”的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)國畫（traditionalChinesepainting）比賽。請(qǐng)為校報(bào)英文專欄寫一篇活動(dòng)報(bào)道。內(nèi)容包括：1.活動(dòng)時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)：2.活動(dòng)概況：3.活動(dòng)意義。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右：2.可適當(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、B4、D5、C6、D7、D8、B9、C10、D11、C12、A13、C14、C15、C16、C17、B18、B19、A20、A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、1、B2、C3、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-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfallestimates,whichwillleadtomoretime