上海市育才2022年高考英语全真模拟密押卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

注意事项

1.考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑

色字迹的签字笔作答。

3.考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Duringafternoon,therainbecamesmaller;buttowardsevening,therewasasuddenlandslidethat

buriedthevillage.

A./;theB.the;/C.the;theD.an;the

2.Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnowwithtoomuchworkwhenyoung.

A.hadhenotburdenedhimselfB.ifhewasnotburdened

C.werehenotburdenedD.hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself

3.Thewriterwassoinherworkthatshedidn'tnoticehimentertheroom.

A.abandonedB.focusedC.absorbedD.centered

4.ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandheasaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.

A.servedB.hadserved

C.isservingD.wouldserve

5.Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular.

A.achievementB.appointmentC.commitmentD.employment

6.“Drive・ins”havelargeparkinglotscustomersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.

A.whoB.whenC.whichD.where

7.ItisbelievedthatmanymorepopulartermsontheInternetthisyear.

A.willbecreatedB.havecreated

C.arecreatedD.arecreating

8.—NextMondayismybirthday.

—Isthatso?

A.Ican9tbelievemyears.B.Vmsogladtohearthat.

C.Whatpresentsdoyouwant?D.Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!

9.anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.

A.ShouldB.WillC.MayD.Can

10.Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.Heescapeddrowning.

A.nearlyB.slightlyC.narrowlyD.hardly

11.Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglishtherulesseemveryirregular.

thatB.where

C.whoseD.which

12.Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.

A.beingpunishedB.punished

C.topunishD.punishing

13.Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,asbelow.

A.listedB.listing

C.tobelistedD.havinglisted

14.Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistofyouthinkyourreal

interestslie.

A.thatB.what

C.whereD.how

15.bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.

A.PraiseB.PraisedC.TopraiseD.Praising

16.TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaigntothecrazyhousingmarket.

A.calmB.destroy

C.occupyD.reflect

17.Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?

--Don'tworry.Wearereadyto_thechallenge.

A.buildupB.takeup

C.sticktoD.leadto

18.Weshoulddowhatwecanpeople'shardworkpaysoff.

A.besureB.beingsure

C.makingsureD.tomakesure

19.,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue.

A.InsteadofbeingdisabledB.Beingdisabled

C.DisabledastheyareD.Incaseofbeingdisabled

20.Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.

A.butB.orC.andD.so

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）Regretsareoftenpainful.Astudysuggeststhatsomepeoplecanovercomethem,saidJiaWeiZhang,a

psychologygraduateattheUniversityofCalifornia.Butthisisn'tthecaseforeveryone,hesaid.

Theresearcherswonderedwhysomepeoplereportfeelingimprovementfromregretsbutothersdon't.Doesitliein

howpeopleapproachtheirregrets?

Inthestudy,theresearchersfocusedonself-compassion（自我同情）asapotentialfactorinwhysomepeoplehave

aneasierlimeleavingtheirregretsbehindthem.

400peopleattendedanexperiment.First,theywereaskedtowriteabouttheirbiggestregret.Halfwrotesomething

theydidbutwishtheyhadn'tdone;theotherhalfwrotesomethingtheydidn'tdobutwishtheyhad.Then,the

participantswererandomlyassignedtooneofthreegroups:selfcompassion,self-esteemandacontrolgroup.The

self-esteemgroupwasaskedtorespondby"talkingtoyourselfaboutthisregretfromtheaspectofconfirmingyour

positivequalities".

Thecontrolgroupwasaskedtowriteabouttheirfavoritehobbyratherthantheirregret.Then,theywereasked

abouttheirfeelingsofforgiveness,acceptanceandpersonalimprovementfollowingtheexercise.

Theyfoundthattheself-compassiongroupreportedgreaterfeelingsofacceptance,forgivenessandpersonal

improvement,comparedwiththecontrolgroupandtheselfesteemgroup.Inotherwords,focusingonyourbest

qualitiesisnotwhathelpsyoufeelbetteraboutaregret.Rather;beingcompassionatetowardyourselfiswhatmaymake

adifference,theresearchersfound.

It'spossiblethatpeoplewhopracticeself-compassionareabletoconfronttheirregretsandseewhatwentwrong,

sotheycanmakeabetterchoiceinthefuture,ZhangtoldLiveScience.Self-compassionpushespeopletoaccepttheir

regretinsteadofrunningawayfromit.

Theresearchersusedanexampleofthisfromapreviousstudyonbreastcancerpatientswhowereaskedtotry

thinkingabouttheirtreatmentinapositivelightbeforeitbegan.Thewomenwhodidsoreportedgreaterfeelingsof

personalgrowthlateron.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"confront”inParagraph7mean?

A.HandleB.Forget.

C.IgnoreD.Show.

2、Whatwerethestudentsintheself-esteemgroupaskedtodo?

A.Thinkofawayout.B.Writeabouttheirregrets.

C.Recordtheirfavoritehobbies.D.Treattheirregretsinpositiveways.

3、Whyweretheparticipantsaskedabouttheirgoodqualities?

A.Tocoveruptheirregrets.

B.Toseeiftheyhaveweaknesses.

C.Toseeiftheyhaveselfcompassion.

D.Tohelpthemfeelbetterabouttheirregrets.

4、Whatwastheaimofmentioningtheresearchers9studyonbreastcancerpatients?

A.Toshowthemethodoftheresearch.

B.Toshowthevalueoftheacceptance.

C.Toshowthetruthofpeople'sfeeling.

D.Toshowthedifficultyoftheresearch.

22・（8分）Fei-FeiLiarrivedintheU.S.fromChinaatage16withmanybigdreams.Andittookmanyunusualjobs

tohelpherachievethem.Luckily,shewassmartandextremelydriven.Andtoday,she'sthedirectorofStanford

University'sartificialintelligencelab.

66AsoneoftheleadersintheworldforA.L.,Ifeelmuchexcitementandresponsibilitytocreatethemostawesome

andexcellenttechnologyforsocietyandtoeducatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologists—thafsmycalling?5Li

said.

Sheisalsoaloyaladvocatefordiversityinthetechindustry.

“IseeextremelytalentedStanfordPhDstudentsstrugglingwiththeirvisasandIfinditunthinkablethatwecreate

somanybarriersforthetalentsoftheworld"，Lisaid.WhileLiwasincollegeatPrinceton,sheborrowedmoneyfrom

friendsandevenherhighschoolmathteachertorunadry-cleaningbusinessforherparentsinordertohelpthemget

by.Liattendedclassesduringtheweekandworkedatthebusinessontheweekends.Then,whenLiwasingraduate

school,hermomdevelopedcancerandhadastroke（中风）・“Itwasdifficulttokeepmovingaheadwhileallofthiswas

happening.Therealexistentialchallengeistoliveuptoyourfullestpotential,liveuptoyoursenseofresponsibilityand

tobehonesttoyourselfaboutyourdreamswhiledoingit,“shesaid.

LiwasnamedaGreatImmigrantof2016bytheCarnegieCorporation,thenation'soldestgrantmaking

foundationwhichhonorsroughly40naturalizedU・S.citizenseachyear.Hergraduatestudiesweresupportedbythe

Paul&DaisySorosFellowshipsforNewAmericans.

1、WhatdoweknowaboutFei-FeiLiaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.ShewasbornintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

B.Shehasmademanyofherdreamscometrue.

C.Sheworkedveryhardbecauseshe'snotgifted.

D.She'snowdoingresearchesonAIinChina.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“calling”inParagraph2referto?

A.Interestintechnology.B.Desiretohelp.

C.Creativityinscience.D.Senseofduty.

3、WhatwasFei-FeiLi'slifelikebeforeshegraduatedfromuniversity?

A.Shehadbeenstrugglingwithhervisa.

B.Bothherparentssufferedfromillness.

C.Herfamilywasfacedwithatightbudget.

D.Itwasdifficultforhertoattendclasses.

4、Fei-FeiLihasachievedsuccessbecause.

A.herawarenessofherdutyandgoalsmadeadifference

B.anAmericanfoundationgavehersupport

C.theCarnegieCorporationnamedheraGreatImmigrant

D.shewasluckyenoughtoborrowmoneyfromothers

23.（8分）Onenight1receivedaFacebookmessagefromLaura,aformerclassmate.uHeySteve,Mshesaid,“I

knowyou'vealwaysbeenananimallover.UvejusthadababyandIcan'tkeepmyminipig.”

Beingfondofanimals,IknewIwantedthepig.Ijusthadtofigureouthowtomakeithappen.Ilivedina

two-bedroomsingle-levelhouseinGeorgetwon,Ontario.It'stoughtobringapigbacktothehouseIsharewithtwo

dogs,twocats,andmylifelosipartner.

ButIwasnotlettingthatpiggo.SoItoldLauraFdtaketheanimal.WhenIgothomewiththepig,Ihidherinthe

bedroom,andbegantoprepareadinnerforAlisha—herfavouritebaconcheeseburgers.Ifsbettertomakeherhappy

beforeintroducingthenewmembertoher.

WhenIledhertothebedroomandshowedherthesurprise,Alishastoodinthedoorwaylikeastatue.Ittookhera

fewsecondstoknowwhatIhaddone.Shecomplainedaboutmyunreasonableaction.Sheinsistedtherewasnomore

roominthehouse.

IknewIwaswrong,butIhopedIcouldsmooththingsover.Soonenough,thelovelypigdidthesmoothingforme.

Neverhadwefeltsuchjoyasshebroughttous.Wegotheraname“Esther”.

Esther'sarrivalchangedourlives.Afewweekslater,wedecidedtostopeatingbacon.Wefigureditwasourturnto

trytochangetheworldforotheranimals.Afewmonthslater,wemovedtoafarmwherewecaredforabandoned

animals—sofar,sixrabbits,sixgoats,twosheep,onehorse,threecowsandthreechickens.

1、Whodoestheunderlinedphraseumylifelongpartner"inParagraph2referto?

A.Laura.B.Steve.C.Alisha.D.Esther.

2、WhydidtheauthorcookAlishaameal?

A.Topleasehertoacceptthepig.B.Tomakeanapologytoher.

C.TocelebrateEsther'sarrival.D.Toshowoffhiscookingskills.

3、WhatwasAlisha'sreactionthemomentshesawEsther?

A.Sheburstintotears.B.Sheshowedinterestinher.

C.ShequarreledwithSteve.D.Shewasfrozenforawhile.

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ASmallPigMakingaBigDifference

B.AnAbandonedPigFindingaWarmHome

C.ALittlePigBringingHappinesstoaFamily

D.ALovelyPigRemovingaCouple'sDisagreement

24.（8分）Attheageofseven,whilehisfriendswerespendingtheirallowancesonthingslikecandyandtoys,

JoseAdolfoQuisocolawasbusysavingmoneyforbasicpurchases.Totrytogethispeers（同龄人）todothesame,

theboyfromPerucameupwiththeideaofaneco-bank,theBartselana

StudentBank,whichallowskidsofallagestobecomefinanciallyindependentwhilealsohelpingtheenvironment.

Setupin2012,thebankistheworld'sfirstbankforkids.Tobecomeamembei;akidhastobringinatleast5

kilogramsofsolidwasteandsetasavingsgoal.Onceaccepted,allbank"partners”arerequiredtodepositatleastone

additionalkilogramofrecyclablesonamonthlybasisandobserveotherrequirements,suchasattending

financialeducationandenvironmentalmanagementworkshops.

Thewasteaccumulatedissoldtolocalrecyclingcompanies,who,thankstoJose'sefforts,paya

higher-than-marketrateforeverythingbroughtinbythebankmembers.Themoneyreceivedisplacedinthepersonal

accountwheretheycollectuntilthesavingsgoalisreached.Theaccountholdercanthenwithdrawthemoney,or

choosetoleaveitandcontinuetogrowforabiggertarget.uAtthebeginning,myteachersthoughtIwascrazyorthata

childcouldnotundertakethistypeofproject/9Joserecalls,uTheydidnotunderstandthatwearenotthefutureofthe

countrybutitspresent.Luckily,Ihadthesupportoftheschoolheadmasterandanassistantinmyclass.”

Theboy'seffortspaidoff,andby2013,thebankhadover200members,whobroughtinonetonofrecyclable

waste.Today,theeco-bank,whichnowhasthesupportofseverallocalinstitutions,boaststeneducationalcenters.

Theyaredesignedtoteachtheover3,000students,aged10to18,tobecomefinanciallyindependent,usetheirmoney

wisely,andhelptheenvironment.

Notsurprisingly,Jose'seffortshaveearnedhimseveralnationalandinternationalawards.OnNovember20,2018,

JosewonChildren'sClimatePrize,whichcomeswithamedaland$5,500inprizemoneyandisgiventoachildor

youthwhohasaccomplishedanextraordinaryachievementfortheclimateorenvironment.

1、WhydidJosesetupthebank?

A.Toraisemoneyandsetuparecyclingcompany.

B・Tobuynecessitiesanddonatethemtoneedykids.

C.Tosavemuchmoneyandprotecttheenvironment.

D.lbeducatethestudentsandhelpthemwinprizes.

2、Howcanakidbeadmittedtotheeco-bank?

A.Bydonatingtotheeco-bank.

B.Byturninginonekilogramofwasteinamonth.

C.Bysendinginanapplication.

D.Bypresentingagoalandacertainamountofwaste.

3、HowdidtheteachersfeelaboutJose'sprogram?

A.Doubtful.B.Excited.

C.Moved.D.Worried.

4、Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Howtheenvironmentisimproved.B.Whattheprojecthasachieved.

C.Howtonsofwastehasbeenrecycled.D.Whatsupportthelocalinstitutionsget.

25.（10分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur（企业家）JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistiny

apartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.Everycurrententrepreneurand

businessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.

Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotel

andguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.

Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternefsenormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina'shuge

populationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled$60,000tostartthecompany.That

formedthebasisforthecompany'sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.

Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China'slackofinfrastructure（基础设施）hasalwaysbeenaproblemfor

theenormousnation'ssmallbusinesses.Alibabasolvedthatandnowaccountsfor80%ofthecountry'se-commerce.

Innovationcomesfromuniqueindividualswhothinkandactdifferently.Everyonetalksaboutchangingtheworld

andmakingtonesofmoneythesedays,butthosewhoactuallydoitareexceptionalindividualswithbreakthroughideas,

uncommonvisionandapassiontodogreatwork.

Whafsisinaname?JackMawassittinginaSanFranciscocoffeeshopwhenhethoughtofhowAlibaba

overheardthesecretofthe40thievesinhisstory—“opensesame（芝麻）“一andunlockeduntoldriches.Hesimply

wantedhiscompanytohaveaglobalandinterestingname,andrealizedthatAlibabawasastoryknownacrossthe

world.Asanadditionalbonus,MasaidthatbecauseitbeginswithA,italsoappearsatthetopoflists.

1、Thearticleisabout.

A.JackMa9slifestoryB.thesecretstoJackMa'§success

C.JackbusinessteamD.thedevelopmentofAlibaba

2、Accordingtothearticle,thefirststepinJackMa'ssuccesscamefrom.

A.masteringtheEnglishlanguageB.theuniquecultureofhispartnership

C.innovationfromhisteamD.thefoundationofhiscompany

3、JackManamedhiscompanyafterAlibababecause,

A.itbeginswithanA

B.histeamworkedoutsuchagoodidea.

C.inspirationcametohimwhenhewaslisteningtoastory.

D.itcamefromastorythatiswell-knownaroundtheworld.

4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeJackMa?

A.AmbitiousandcreativeB.Humorousandinnovative

C.StrictandintelligentD.Passionateandconsiderate

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）完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

Myl2-year-olddaughter,Laurenycamehomefromschoolyesterday.She1vvavedhergradebooktome.Shehadbeen

2A-linmostsubjectssuchasmathematics>languageartsandscience-agreat___

3!ThenshesadIypointedoutthatherperfectscorewasdamagedbyaB-lin^4^andaC-linPlaysicalEducation.

laskedherwhatthescores5Shesaidthatthe6

showedtheachievementandthenumbershowedtheeffort.ThatmomentI7

thatthegradesweremisleading.Ireachedoutmyhandsandgaveherabig8

andtoldherinmymindshehadaperfectscore.Itdidn,t9thathergradeinFrenchwasauB^—“1"10

thatshehadtriedherbest.Thatissomethingtomakeanyparentproud.

Everybodyis11Everybodyhasdifferentpotential.Notallofuswillbecomescientistsorsports___

12ButwithoutlOO%effortno13canbeachieved.Iflseeasalespersonfailatsales>the14

thinglwanttoexamineistheeffortbeingputin.Ifthereisaproblemwith15,

thesalespersonhasnofuture.Butiflseeasalespersonisn,t16withlOO%effort,

heorsheisworthmyeffortinhelping.Mavbeabitoftraininworsomc17fromamoresuccessfulpersoiiwin18,

IknowthatlOO%effort,focusintherightdirectionywillalwavsbringa19

whetherthatisan66A,9orawCM.Aslongasyoumake100%effort,youare20

1、A.seriouslyB.patientlyC.cautiouslyD.proudly

2、A.handedB.awardedC.sentD.promised

3、A.favorB.reliefC.lessonD.achievement

4、A.PoliticsB.EnglishC.FrenchD.Science

5、A.neededB.attractedC.affectedD.meant

6、A.scoreB.letterC.figureD.word

7、A.reaiizedB.checkedC.recognizedD.remembered

8、A.hugB.shakeC.kissD.smile

9、A.botherB.workC.matterD.suffer

10、A.saidB.showedC.warnedD.included

11、A.energeticB.independentC.differentD.curious

12、A.trainersB.salesmenC.fansD.stars

13、A.safetyB.principIeC.experienceD.potential

14、A.lastB.firstC.bestD.latest

15、A.ambitionB.confidenceC.effortD.attitude

16、A.cheerfulB.carefulC.successfulD.hopeful

17、A.adviceB.moneyC.expectationD.protection

18、A.helpB.decideC.appearD.match

19、A.competitionB.resuItC.taskD.choice

20、A.greatB.diligentC.famousD.Reliable

第二节(每小题L5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)Ihadalwaysconsideredacupuncture(针灸)old-fashioned.Butthedramaofmyrecentstrangeillness

andrecoverychangedmymindL(complete).

Lastmonth,aftersleepingthroughaflight,IdiscoveredIcouldn'tmovemyrightarmandfingers.Thedoctors

diagnosedmewithneural(神经的)injury.Iwasscared.Luckily,Richard,anacupuncturist,offered2.(help)me.

Istartedmyacupuncturetreatment.Dozensoftinyneedles3.(insert)acrossmyarmandfingers.Idarednot

move,becauseevenasmallchangeofpositioncouldcauseasharppain.Afterafewdays,Icouldmovemyfingers.Two

weeks4・(go)bybeforeIcouldeatamealwithchopsticks.Withinamonth,myarmandfingerswerealmostbackto

5,(they)normalfunctions.

Inthatclinic,Imadefriendswithmanyotherpatientsandheardtheir6.(story).Onelady,whobecamedeaftwo

monthsago,hasrecoveredherhearingabilities.Iwasverysurprisedat7.magicthesetinyneedlesare.

AcupunctureoriginatedinChina2,000yearsago.Essentially,itfunctions8,improvingthesmoothflowoflife

forceenergy,9・(know)inChineseas“qi”.Althoughacupuncturemaynotcureallillnesses,atleastitcreatesagood

startingpointforahealthybody.Ihopethe10.（wise）ofacupuncturewillcontinuetobringhealthtomorefriends.

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1（）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（A）,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:在错的词下画一横线，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n处起）不计分。

DearMr、Brown,

WehavelearnedthatyouweregoingbacktoAmericaforthesummervacation、Toexpressourthankforyourexcellent

teachinginourschoobwehavedecidedhaveapartyforyou、Thepartywhichwillstartat6:30onFridayeveninginthe

lecturehalRItwillpossiblelastanhour、Tostartwith,ourmonitorwillgiveaspeechonbehalfofawholeclass、Then

wewouldliketoinviteyoutojoinusandsingingsomeEnglishsongsIntheendoftheparty,wewillpresentyouwith

somegiftsandcards,mostlymakingbyourselves>Ibelieveyouwillhaveagoodtimetogether>

Lookingforwardtoyourcoming、

Yourssincerely,

Frank

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）为了丰富同学们的课外活动，校学生会决定成立一个自行车俱乐部（cyclingclub）。假如你是学生会主席，

请根据以下提示，用英语准备一份书面通知。

1.俱乐部的主要活动内容：每周一次的基础训练，有教师辅导，安排在课外体育活动时间；

2.参加俱乐部的好处（内容自拟，至少两点）；

3.注意事项：器材自备，活动免费；

4.如何加入俱乐部：9月20号前到5号大楼6层602房间报名。

注意：

1.通知应包括以上所有信息，可适当发挥；

2.词数100左右。

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、B

2、A

3、C

4、C

5、B

6、D

7、A

8、D

9、A

10、C

11、B

12、A

13、A

14、C

15、B

16、A

17、B

18、D

19、C

20、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、A

2、D

3、D

4、B

22、1、B

2、D

3、C

4、A

23、1、C

2、A

3、D

4、A

24、1、C

2、D

3、A

4、B

25、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.The

satellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmospheric

Administration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration

(NASA)ontheproject.

NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationary

OperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.

NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation'sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweather

predictions.Itsaidthesatellite'sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.

Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork

“withinayear."Oneofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmap

them.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.

“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,“saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.She

describedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.Sullivansaiditsinstrumentswill

beabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyin

operation.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency'sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas

“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather."Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfall

estimates,whichwillleadtomoretimelyanddetailedfloodwarnings.

CraigFugate,administratoroftheFederalEm