内蒙古一机集团第一中学2023学年高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at2．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．are C．isthere D．arethere3．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a4．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto5．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem6．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor7．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed8．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend9．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so10．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto11．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated12．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in13．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there14．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot15．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone16．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can17．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard18．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever19．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter20．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen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）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(重新校对)andsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawback，wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（计算程序）isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whoisthesmartphoneappdesignedfor?A．Peoplewithmotoreyedisease.B．Peoplesufferingfromeyecommunication.C．Peoplewithproblemsinintelligence.D．Peoplesufferingfrommotorneuronedisease.2、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans________.A．relieveB．getridofC．removeD．find3、Accordingtothetext,________.A．forpeoplesufferingfromALS,eyemovementisoneofthebestwaystocommunicate.B．anewcommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphoneisdesignedtobeimmobile.C．thespeakercouldusetheappbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthelistener.D．theartificialintelligencealgorithmwilltranslatesentencesforspeakers.22．（8分）Whales,sealsandwalrusesstaywarmincoldwaterbecausetheyhaveathicklayerofblubber.Wehumansrelyonsomethinglikeblubber—neoprenerubberwetsuits—tospendtimeincoldwater.Butthethickversionsforreallyicywaterareheavyandclumsy.Soratherthantakingafterbigmarinemammals,whatifwecouldlearnfromthelittlerones,likebeaversandotters?“Theseanimalsarequitesmallandtheycan’tcarryaroundathicklayerofblubber.Soinsteadtheyhavefurthatisevolvedtotrapair,andthisairprovidesalayerofinsulationfortheminwater.”AliceNastoisagraduatestudentinmechanicalengineeringatMIT.Scientistshaveknownaboutthisair-trappinginsulationmechanismforalongtime,buttheyhadnotteasedoutthedetailsofhowitworks.SoNastoandhercolleaguestookonthechallenge.“We’recreatingthesefurrysamplesfromtheserubberymaterialsbylasercuttingmoldsandcastingthesehairysurfaces.Andthroughourapproachwecanpreciselycontrolthespacingofthehairsandthelengthofthehairs.”Theresearchersthencreatedasystemtogatherdatawhentheirpelts(毛皮)enteredandmovedthroughaliquid—inthiscasenotwater,butsiliconeoil,whichmakesiteasiertoseeairbubbles.Thekeyistokeepthepelt’sairlayerintact(完好的).“Sowhenthey’recrossingtheairwaterinterface,initiallytheirhairytextureisfullofair.Andthenyougointowater.Howmuchoftheaircomesdownwithyouasyou’removinginthroughtheinterface.Sothat’swhatthismodelwilltellyou.”Theyfoundthatthedenserthehairs,themoretheairgetstrapped，whichshouldkeeptheanimal—orpotentiallythehumaninafuturefurrywetsuit—warm.TheresearchisinthejournalPhysicalReviewFluids.“Whatwewouldliketoworkonmovingforwardisunderstanding,afteryoudiveintothewater,howdoyoumaintainthisairlayertrappedinyourfur.Andthere’slotsofinterestingpropertiesofthefurinnaturethatwehaven’tyetlookedatinourmodelthatcouldhelpexplainhowthismechanismmightwork.”Sofornow,cold-waterdiversandsurferswillstillemulatesealsorsealions.Butthedaymaycomewhenthey’llmorecloselyresembleottersorbeavers.1、Whatcanmakelittlermammalskeepwarmincoldwater?A．Anair-trappinginsulationmechanism.B．Athicklayerofblubber.C．Afurthatisevolvedtotrapair.D．Aneoprenerubberwetsuit.2、Nastoandhercolleagueshaverevealed_______________.A．thedenserthehairs,themoretheaircanbecarriedwith.B．thewaythisair-trappinginsulationmechanismworks.C．howtheairlayertrappedinthefurismaintainedinwater.D．theexistenceoftheair-trappinginsulationmechanism.3、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______________.A．anewspaperB．atravelbookC．amedicalreportD．asciencemagazine4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AFantasticLayerofFurB．AnImportantResearchC．AWonderfulMechanismD．AGraduate’sChallenge23．（8分）Lastwinter,whenIwasheavilypregnant,Iwasvisitingmysisterandbrother-in-law'shouseandhadtoparkinanearbyparkinglotbecausetheydidn'thaveaccessibleparking.Thesnowwasextremelyheavyandtherewaslotsoficeontheground---notmanypeoplehadventuredoutthatevening!WhenIreturnedtomycararound11pm,InoticedthatIwastheonlycarleft.Nervously,Ihoppedintothecarandletitwarmupabit.WhenIfinallytriedtodriveaway,mywheelsbegantospin.Iwasstuck!Ispunandspunandwonderedwhattodo.Allofasudden,inmyrearviewmirror,Isawfourteen-agedboysapproachingmycar.Theywerewalkingsidebysideinalineanddressedabitlikegangmembers---atleastIthoughtthat'swhattheylookedlike.MycarwasinaveryisolatedareaandIbegantopanic.Iwascertaintheywerecomingtomycartoharmme.Terrified,Ijustfroze.Oneoftheyoungmentappedonmywindowandsaid"Excuseme,Ma'am,canwehelpyou?Youseemstuck."Stillafraidandfearingtheworst,Isaid"Iamstuck."Andtheyoungmansaid"It'sokay,stayinyourcarandwe'llpushyououtofthesnow."Andtheydid!Whentheyfinallygotmeoutofthesnow,theysmiledandwaved.Irolleddownmywindowandthankedthem,embarrassedtohavejudgedthemsopoorly.1、Whydidtheauthorjustfreezewhenthefouryoungmenwalkingtowardhercar?A．Becauseshewasafraidofbeingharmed.B．Becauseshesatinhercarfortoolongatime.C．Becauseshewascoldindeedinthatfreezingevening.D．Becausesheknewtheywouldrobherofthecar.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethefouryoungmen?A．Impolite.B．Ill-mannered.C．UnfriendlyD．Warm-hearted.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Oneofthefourteenagerswasagangmember.B．Thekidswantedtohelptheauthoroutoftrouble.C．Theauthorwouldhaveababyinhercar.D．Theyoungmenenjoyedpushingcarsoutofthesnow.4、Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe___________．A．EverymanhashisfaultsB．FortunefavorsthosewhousetheirjudgmentC．Don'tjudgeabookbyitscoverD．Thinktwicebeforeyoudo.24．（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．Passionateandconsiderate25．（10分）Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworks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）Onefallinthemid-1950s,ItooksometimeoffandgotatraintickettovisitrelativesinCleveland.Iwas1outofschoolandhadbegunworkingasanofficeclerk.Onmyreturntrip,Inoticedacoupleacrosstheaisle(通道)—a(n)2andayoungwoman—havingaconversation.3,Irealizedthetwoofthemweren’ttravelingtogetherafterall,buthadjustmetonthetrain.ThewomanfinallygotoffatRochester,NewYork,leavingthesoldier4.Icouldn’thelpnoticinghisgoodlooksoutofthecornerofmy5.Heasked6hecouldlookatthetraintimetableIwasholding,andthenifhecould7nexttomesowecouldchat.He’safastmover,Ithought.I’llhaveto8forthisone.Iinvitedhimto9thetoo-largelunchmyaunthad10formytrip,andwe11allthewaytomystopinOneida,andwe12addressesandhesaidhewouldbein13.Afteraweek,Istillhadn’theardfromhimandhadbeguntothinkhe’dforgottenaboutme.Then,onSaturday,thephoneranganda14voiceaskedifIwouldliketoseeamoviewithhimthatevening.He’dcometoOneida,andwe15seeingOntheWaterfrontattheKalletTheatre.Wehadafewmore16duringhisArmyleave,andthenhewas17overseas.Forthenextfewyears,we18andhevisitedmeonotherholidays.Todaywe’vebeentogethermorethan55years,raisingthreedaughterswhonowhavedaughtersoftheirown.BeforetakingmytriptoClevelandallthoseyearsago,Iwaswarnednevertospeakto19onatrain.I’mcertainly20Ididn’tlisten.1、A．absentB．freshC．expertD．anxious2、A．armymanB．businessmanC．policemanD．salesman3、A．ImmediatelyB．EventuallyC．HurriedlyD．Imaginarily4、A．asideB．annoyedC．amazedD．alone5、A．eyeB．earC．shoulderD．seat6、A．whenB．whereC．ifD．how7、A．sitB．waitC．leanD．bend8、A．setoutB．makeoutC．hangoutD．watchout9、A．prepareB．shareC．deliverD．order10、A．carriedB．packedC．allocatedD．stored11、A．arguedB．weptC．talkedD．ate12、A．foundB．announcedC．exchangedD．described13、A．needB．despairC．painD．touch14、A．familiarB．matureC．strangeD．particular15、A．gaveupB．addedupC．endedupD．gotup16、A．discussionsB．datesC．lessonsD．deals17、A．injuredB．attractedC．assignedD．employed18、A．separatedB．settledC．practicedD．corresponded19、A．strangersB．officersC．conductorsD．writers20、A．curiousB．gladC．awareD．sorry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）语法填空Non-Hermitianwaveengineeringis1．recentandfast-movingfieldthatexaminesbothfundamentalandapplication-orientedphenomena．Onesuchphenomenoniscoherentperfectabsorption-aneffectcommonly2．（refer）toas‘anti-lasing'becauseitcorrespondstothetime-reversedprocessofcoherentemissionofradiationatthelasingthreshold（whereallradiationlossesareexactlybalancedbytheopticalgain）．Coherentperfectabsorbershavebeen3．（experimental）realizedinseveralsetups．withthenotableexceptionofaCPA4．adisorderedmedium．Sucha‘randomCPA'wouldbethetime-reverseofa‘randomlaser，in5．lightisresonantlyenhancedbymultiplescatteringinsideadisorder．Becauseofthe6．（complex）ofthisscatteringprocess，thelightfieldemittedbyarandomlaserisalsospatiallycomplexandnotfocusedlikearegularlaserbeam．RealizingarandomCPA（or‘randomanti-laser'）istherefore7．（challenge）becauseitrequirestheequivalentoftime-reversingsuchalightfieldinall8．degreesoffreedomtocreatecoherentradiationthatisperfectlyabsorbedwhen9．（impinge）onadisorderedmedium．Hereweusemicrowavetechnology10．（build）arandomanti-laseranddemonstrateitsabilitytoabsorbsuitablyengineeredincomingradiationfieldswithnear-perfectefficiency．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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Inmymind,Icouldneverfancyhowtensecondoflifecouldchangeaperson’sviewforhiswholeexistence、AfewyearsagoIexperiencetheworstmomentinmylife、Iwasdrivinghomethatafternoon、Unfortunately,Ididn’tmakeithomeasusuallybecauseIhadacaraccident、WhileIwasdriving,allofasudden,butthecarinfrontofmestopped、Mycarimmediatelyranintoit、Luckily,Iwasn’tserioushurt、ThataccidentchangedwayIdriveandtheytaughtmeavaluablelesson、Ialsocametotheconclusionwhichlifeneedstobetreasuring、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你班将举行一场以“WhyshouldwelearnEnglish?”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你结合以下几方面内容，写一篇100词左右的英语演讲稿。1.考取理想大学，实现人生价值；2.增强竞争力，找到满意工作；3.了解外国文化，学习先进技术；4.丰富生活（听英文歌曲、看英文电影、交朋友等）。注意：开头语和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。参考词汇：理想的ideal;有竞争力的competitive;先进的advancedDearfriends,ItisknowntoallthatEnglishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld.TherearemanyadvantagesforustolearnEnglish.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Inbrief,learningEnglishisnecessaryandweshouldlearnEnglish.That’sall.Thankyou.

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、A4、D5、D6、C7、C8、B9、C10、B11、A12、B13、D14、A15、A16、C17、A18、C19、A20、A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、D2、A3、D22、1、C2、A3、D4、A23、1、A2、D3、B4、C24、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-Rwillbeabletoprovidei