2021-2022学年试题山西省怀仁市重点中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where2．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom3．ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget4．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize5．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature6．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten7．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since8．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?9．Kunmingiscalled“SpringCity”,butit_____snowinwinter.A．shall B．can C．must D．might10．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout11．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed12．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending13．Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof14．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld15．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith16．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding17．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit18．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what19．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.20．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）IhavethreekidsandagreathusbandandI’menjoyingacareerthatIfindchallengingandfun．Totheoutsideworld，thisfeelslike“Success．”ButthereisstillavoiceinmyheartaskingifthisiswhoItrulyam．OnlyinsilencedoIheartheselfandwonderwhothatpersonmightbe．SoIbookedatriptofindout．Itravelled，forthefirsttime，withoutmyhusbandorkids．IwenttoIcelandwithafriend，whosharesanappreciationforwildernessandsilence．Forsixdays，wewereimmersed(沉浸)inwild，rawsceneryandrealweather—a11kindsofweather．Climbingamountainagainstrainandreturningtoatentforasimplemealremindsyouhowlittleyouactuallyneed．Andhowstrongitfeelstobeuncomfortablesometimes．IfoundsilenceinIceland，andtimetoconsiderthemeoutsideofcareerandthemeout—sideofkidsasIsharedstorieswithstrangers．WhenIstoppedtalkingandjust1istened，Ibecamemoregenerous．I1earnedthatchoosingtobegenerouscancreatemorespace，morefoodandmorewarmth．ButIdidn’treallygainanybetterappreciationofwhatIwantfromlifeormyjob．IsuspecttheanxietythatdrovemetoseeksilenceinIcelandwaslosingsightofmyabilitytochoosegratitudeandjoy，andtobepresentinthechallengesIsetinmycareerandmyfamily．Icamehometonoise，rushandlove；withnolessconfusiononwhoIwanttobe．Iknowtheanswerisn’twaitingoutthereonthetopofamountaininIceland．Theanswerisinfrontofmewitheverysteponmyown1ife’spath，andineverychoiceImake．1、WhydidtheauthortakeatriptoIceland?A．Togainanewexperience． B．Toenjoyfamilyhappiness．C．Tobetterunderstandherself． D．Toappreciatenaturalbeauty．2、Whatdowe1earnabouttheauthor’strip?A．Exciting． B．Difficult．C．Relaxing． D．Adventurous．3、Whatchangehappenedtotheauthor?A．Shefeltlonelier． B．Shefeltmoreanxious．C．Shebecamemorecaring． D．Shebecamemoreconfident．4、Whatwilltheauthordointhefuture?A．Gobacktonature． B．Facerealitybravely．C．TraveltoIcelandmoreoften． D．Paylessattentiontoherfeelings．22．（8分）JOINOURTEAMA．Wanttoworkinmediasales?ThispositionisperfectforagraduatewhowantstostartajobinmediasalesWearelookingforsalesstaffwiththeabilitytoattractnewcustomersinthehighlycompetitiveworldofInternetadvertising.WeofferaveryattractivestartingsalaryTheonewhogetsthisjobwillbecreativeandgoodatcommunicatingwithpeople.PleasesendaCV(简历),recentphotograph,andcoveringlettertous.B．OpenSkiesAleadingadventureholidaycompanyislookingforguidesandinstructorsforanumberofoutdooractivities.Weneedphysicallyhealthyandstrongpeoplewhoenjoybeingwithotherpeoplegoodteamworkerswithaninterestincycling,riding,watersports,mountainsportsandotheradventureactivities.Onewillhaveabetterchanceofgettingthisjobifheorshehasexperienceandsuitablequalifications.C．Comeandseetheworld!Recently-formedairlinecompanyrequiresflightattendants.Thesepeoplearegoingtoservepassengersfromdifferentcountriesonourplane.Sowewantourstafftobeofsmartappearance,politeandabletocommunicateinthreeormorelanguages.Startingsalarydependsonexperience.D．VolunteerneededDailyworkincludesteachingEnglish,art,maths,etc…,aswellasleadingeducationalplaygroups.Supportwillbegivenbylocalteachersorprojectstaff?Volunteersshouldbeavailabletostartworknextmonth.Noqualificationsrequired,butpeopleinterestedinthisjobshouldbeoutgoingandbegoodwithyoungchildren.PleasesendaCVandashortintroductionofyourself.1、Whichjoboffersahighstartingsalary?A．JobAB．JobBC．JobCD．JobD2、IfyouwanttobecomeavolunteerinadD,youshould.A．beanexperiencedteacherB．havetherequiredqualificationsC．beabletoworkfromnextmonthD．teachmanysubjectsinaday.3、Whatdothefourjobshaveincommon?A．Theyareallwell-paid.B．Theypreferexcellentgraduates.C．Theyneedworkexperience.D．Theyrequiregoodsocialskills.23．（8分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur(企业家)JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistinyapartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.EverycurrententrepreneurandbusinessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotelandguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternet’senormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina’shugepopulationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled＄60,000tostartthecompany.Thatformedthebasisforthecompany’sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China’slackofinfrastructure(基础设施)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．Passionateandconsiderate24．（8分）“Tomorrowisanotherday”—thislinehasimpressedvariouspeopleatvarioustimes.It’snow70yearsafter

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appearedinthefilm,butitstillseemstoholditspowerespeciallyduringaneconomicdownturn.ThephrasecomesfromafilmadaptationofMargaretMitchell’ssuccessful1936novelGoneWiththeWind.It’ssetintheAmericanSouthandtellsthestoryofastrongheroine,ScarlettO’Hara,whostrugglestofindloveduringtheCivilWarand,afterwards,ofherstrengthinsurvivingthewaranditshardships.LovestoryInamomentofdespair,ScarlettfinallyrealizesthatherlovebelongstoRhettButler.Formanyaudiences,itisthethemeofloveandstrugglethathaskeptthemoviealive.WhiletheburningofAtlantamightseemirrelevant(不相关的)totoday’sviewers,thetimelessthemeoflovekeepsitsabilitytotouchpeople.Withapromisetoherloverstillinhermind,ScarlettchoosestostayinthemidstofwarandtakecareofMelanie.ButherheartisbrokenwhenRhettjustwalksaway,leavingthewomanthatheoncelovedwithcruelwords,“Frankly,dear,Idon’tgiveadamn.”(毫不在乎)Greatepic(史诗)Thefilmshowsthelove-haterelationshipofthesecharacters,butalsoAmericanhistory,thefalloftheConfederacyandthefollowingperiodofReconstructionintheSouth.Thebackgroundmadethisfilmatrueclassicintheepicgenre.WhenthefilmopenedafterWorldWarII,Frenchviewerslovedit,anditremindedthemoftheirfightagainsttheNazis.In1940Shanghai,duringtheWarofResistanceAgainstJapaneseAggression(侵略),peoplestoodinlineforhourstowatchthisfilm,andsawthesamesufferingtheywerehavingaswellasthehopeandpossibilityofbuildinganewhomelandfromtheruins.Eachnationalitycouldidentifywiththestoryandseeitasavictory.Infact,GoneWiththeWindneverlostitscharmandabilitytoinspireandamaze.BiggestofalltimeThefilmhadfivedirectors,15-plusscreenwriters,andanunexpected$3.9millionbudget.Thefilmbroughtin$200million,whichmakesitthebiggestsellingfilmofalltimesinNorthAmerica.Italsowon10Academyawardsin1940.1、Theunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A．thenovelGonewiththeWindB．“tomorrowisanotherday”C．themovieGonewiththeWindD．theAcademyAward2、Thetextiswrittenmainlyto______.A．celebratetheanniversaryofMargaretMitchellB．introducehowthefilmwasdirectedandfilmedC．throwlighton(阐述)thecharmofthemovie“GonewiththeWind”D．inspirepeopletostruggletheeconomicdownturn3、ItcanbeconcludedthatScarlettO’Harais______.A．optimisticandluckyB．childishandrealisticC．caringandstubbornD．strong-mindedandpersistent(坚毅的)4、ThepassagementionsShanghaiinorderto______.A．provethatthebackgroundofthemovietouchedviewersB．describehowpopularthemoviewasatthattimeC．pointoutthatShanghaiwasacenterofentertainmentD．tellusthatChineseweresufferingtheWarthen25．（10分）Childrenmovingfromprimarytosecondaryschoolareill-equippedtodealwiththeeffectofsocialmedia,asitisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleintheirlivesandexposing(暴露)themtosignificantrisk,accordingtoarecentreportbytheOfficeoftheChildren’sofficerofEngland.Thereportshowsthatmanychildreninyear7–thefirstyearofsecondaryschool,whenmostofthestudentswillhaveaphoneandbeactiveonsocialmedia–feelunderpressuretobeconstantlyconnected.Theyworryabouttheironlineimage,particularlywhentheystarttofollowcelebrities(名人)onInstagramandplatforms.Theyarealsoconcernedabout“sharenting”–whenparentspostpicturesofthemonsocialmediawithouttheirpermission–andworrythattheirparentswon’tlisteniftheyaskthemtotakepicturesdown.Thereport,whichwascreatedwithdatafromfocusgroupinterviewswith8-to12-year-olds,says,thatalthoughmostsocialmediasiteshaveanofficialagelimitof13,anestimated(估计)75percentof10-to12-year-oldhaveasocialaccount.Someofthemarealmostaddictedto“likes”,thereportsays.Aaron,an11-year-oldinyear7,toldresearchers,“IfIgot150likes,that’sprettycool,itmeanstheylikeyou.”Somechildrendescribedfeelinginferior(下级的)tothosetheyfollowonsocialmedia.Aimee,also11,said,“Youmightcompareyourselfbecauseyou’renotveryprettycomparedtothem.”Children’sofficerofEnglandAnneLongfieldiscallingonparentsandteacherstodomoretopreparechildrenfortheemotionimpactofsocialmediaastheygetolder.Shewantstoseethecoursessetforstudentsinyear6and7.“Itisalsoclearthatsocialmediacompaniesarestillnotdoingenoughtostopunder-13susingtheirplatforminthefirstplace,”Longfieldsaid.“Justbecauseachildhaslearnedthesafetymessagesatprimaryschooldoesnotmeantheyarepreparedforallthechallengesthatsocialmediawillpresent,”Longfieldsaid.“Itmeansabiggerroleforschoolsinmakingsurechildrenarepreparedfortheemotionaldemandsofsocialmedia.Anditmeanssocialmediacompaniesneedtotakemoreresponsibility,”Longfieldsaid.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthereport?A．Anincreasinglynumberof7-year-oldsarebeingexposedtosocialmedia.B．Socialmediaoccupiedtoomuchtimeforsecondaryschoolstudents.C．Manysecondaryschoolstudentssufferfromsocialmedia-relatedstress.D．Theuseofsocialnetworkingiscausingrelationshipproblemwithfriends.2、Somestudentsinyear7areconcerned.A．abouthowtheyareseenonsocialmediasites.B．aboutbecomingaddictedtosocialmedia.C．thattheirparentswillmonitortheiruseofsocialmedia.D．thattheirparentswon’tallowthemtopostpictures.3、Fromthereport,itcanbeconcludedthatsome10-to12-year-oldchildren.A．tendtocopythecelebritiestheyfollow.B．wishtoberecognizedbyothers.C．ignorethenumberoflikestheyget.D．feelinferiortotheirfollowers.4、AnneLongfieldsuggeststhat.A．parentsmonitorhowtheirchildrenusesocialmedia.B．socialmediacompaniessetanofficialagelimitof13.C．socialmediacompaniescreatespecialsitesforchildrenunder13.D．schoolshelpequipstudentsforthechallengeofsocialmedia.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Hereallydidlooklikeatourist,withacameraaroundhisneckandabottleofsunscreenstickingoutofhisbag．Thefatmansatontheterrace(草坪),drinkinglemonade,alittlebiteachtime,and1tolookatasmoothandshinycruisebrochure．Hissunglasses2hiseyes,butIknewhewasn’tlookingatthebrochure:hehadn’tturneda3forthelasttenminutes．AsIbroughthimwhathehadordered,hecoughedupa“thankyou”andlookedatme4．Itriednottostareatthetinyscaracrosshislefteyebrow．Iwalkedbackinsidewithmy5tray(托盘),shakingmyhead．Helooked6butIcouldn’tquiteplacehim．Thenit7me．Thecaraccident．The8strangerwhohelpedmeoutofmysmashedcar,9beforeitexploded．I10backtohistable．Hewasgone．Imovedhissaucerandfoundhistip,alongwitha11:Iamdeeply12toyou．Thenightofyourcaraccident,Iwasonmywayto13ajewelrystore．Savingyour14broughtthingsbackinperspective(看法)．Inowliveanhonestlife,thankstoyou．Godblessyou!Mr.D．Itrembled．Thenightofmycaraccident,Iwas15foraninterviewinashadydanceclub．Seeinghumankindnessthroughhis16gestureturnedmylifearoundandbrought17backintomylife．I18thetipheleft．Amongtheone-dollarnoteswasa100-dollarnotewithapenmark19“InGodWeTrust”,whichfirstappearedonpapermoneyin1957．Isaidasilent20forhimandgotbacktowork,smiling．1、A．askingB．pretendingC．refusingD．burning2、A．maskedB．protectedC．beautifiedD．comforted3、A．pictureB．bottleC．pageD．dish4、A．shylyB．worriedlyC．fixedlyD．briefly5、A．emptyB．cleanC．heavyD．new6、A．kindB．familiarC．sadD．puzzled7、A．attractedB．failedC．movedD．hit8、A．funnyB．wealthyC．mysteriousD．hungry9、A．evenB．perhapsC．justD．long10、A．rushedB．inchedC．struggledD．danced11、A．bookB．cardC．noticeD．poster12、A．committedB．attachedC．guiltyD．grateful13、A．robB．visitC．helpD．manage14、A．moneyB．faceC．lifeD．time15、A．waitingB．longingC．headingD．preparing16、A．friendlyB．heroicC．traditionalD．exciting17、A．happinessB．gloryC．honestyD．faith18、A．droppedB．doubtedC．weighedD．unfolded19、A．colouringB．underliningC．enlargingD．deleting20、A．prayerB．helloC．congratulationD．apology第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TheMoon’snearside，theoneweallsee，hasbeenthetargetofmanyroboticandhumanmissions.However，itsfarside，also1．(call)thedarksidebecauseitfacesawayfromtheEarthandlittle2．(know)aboutit，hasneverbeenexplored.ThatchangedonJan.2，65，whenChinesespacecraftChang’e4madeasoftlandingon3．isoftenreferredtoasthedarkside.Thelandingis4．exampleofChina’sgrowingdesire5．(compete)withtheAmerican，RussianandEuropeanspaceprograms.Chinaalsowantsto6．(strength)itspositionasaregionalandinternationalpower.Oneofthegreat7．(difficulty)inexploringthefarsideoftheMoonisthatitblocksallradiosignals，8．(make)itimpossibletocommunicatewiththeEarth.Toovercomethisdifficulty，in63，theChineseNationalSpaceAdministrationlaunchedasatellitetoorbittheMoonandrelaythesignals.Oncea9．(rely)communicationpathwasinplace，Chang’e4couldsendbackinformation.Chang’e4willmakeastronomicalobservationsandexaminethestructureandmineralcompositionofthegroundaboveandbelowthesurface，10．researchersbelievewillprovideinsightsintothesolarsystem’searlydaysandperhapseventheoriginofthefirststars.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Todayisanexcellentdayforsmallimprovements.Itisnoneedtomakeahugechange,justasmallone,somethingyoucanprobablytodorightnow.Ifyoulearnjustonemorenewwordseachday,inthenextyearyouwillincreaseourvocabularybymorethan300words.Smallimprovementscanadduptobigachievements.Considertheworkyoudoeachdayandthinkingabouthowyoucandoitjustalittlebitbetter.Onamarathonrace,eachstepthewinnertakesisjustalittlebitlongandfasterthaneachsteptakenbytheothers.Thatsmalldifferenceaddupinabigway.Dojustalittlebitmoretoday,andtomorrowtoo,buteachdayafterthat.Anyonecanmakejustasmallimprovement,andthatcanmakebigdifference.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）临近期末，高一同学即将面临着文理分科的选择。假定你是李华，你同学Lucy给你来信说到了她对文理科选择的困扰和焦虑。请你给她回信，安抚她的情绪并提出你的看法和建议。注意：1.词数100左右;书信开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。2.内容要点：①安抚她的情绪，劝她不必过于纠结；②提出参考意见：认清自己兴趣和优势，不盲从他人；向高年级的同学请教……③提出看法：无论作何选择都要努力才能实现自己的期望。3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：焦虑anxiety；理性地rationally；不辜负liveuptoDearLucy,I’msorrytolearninyourletterthatyouareupsetaboutthecomingchoiceofartsorscience.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、D5、B6、A7、C8、C9、B10、D11、A12、C13、B14、A15、C16、C17、A18、D19、D20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、B3、C4、B22、1、A2、C3、D23、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.ThesatellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ontheproject.NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation’sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweatherpredictions.Itsaidthesatellite’sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork“withinayear.”Oneofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmapthem.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,”saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.ShedescribedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.SullivansaiditsinstrumentswillbeabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyinoperation.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency’sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather.”Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeab