中山纪念中学2024届高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

中山纪念中学2024届高考英语倒计时模拟卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't2．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch3．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow4．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving5．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did6．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since7．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore8．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent9．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped10．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday11．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach12．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．areD．is13．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead14．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over15．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before16．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a17．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．accumulates B．accelerates C．collapses D．loosens18．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind19．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith20．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout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）Rome,ParisandNewYorkaretheworld’stopfashioncities,allofwhichhaveproducedsomeofthetoptrends,fromfashionableskirtstothehottestnewshoes.Buthaveyoueverwonderedaboutthenegativeideasthattheyhaveenforced?InApril2016,theAdvertisingStandardsAuthority(ASA)inBritainbannedanadfromGuccithatfeaturedmodelsdancingaroundandhavingfun,becausetheywereallextremelyskinny.Banningadsduetothemodels’extremefiguresisn’tnew.TheASAbannedanadin2015forthesamereason.InFrance,ithasbeenruledthatmodelsaretoprovideadoctor’snoprovidingthattheyareatahealthyweight.Sowhatisthehealthyweightformodels?Twentyyearsago,theaveragefashionmodelweighed8%lessthantheaveragewoman.Today,theyweigh23less.Peoplemaythinkthatbeingatanunhealthyweightwillhelpthemgainthebenefitsthatthemodelsdo.Thisprovidesastandardofbeauty,andthereforepeoplewhowanttoachievethosethingsmayattempttoobtainthemthroughunhealthyways.Peoplemaythinkthattheyareoverweight,duetotheimagesofmodels’thinfigures.Theyseesomethingwrongwiththeirbodieswhethertheyareoverweightornot.Thisisakeyfactorinaloweredbodyimage,lowself-esteem,depressionandpossiblyeveneatingdisorders.I’mnotblamingthefashionindustrybyanymeans.It’snottheirfaultthatmanypeoplelookuptothemodelsandexpecttolivealifeliketheirs.IamgladthattheASAisraisingitsvoiceswhendiscussingthegrowingissueofbodyimagesinthefashionindustry.Bybanningphotosandvideos,speakingoutagainstthemandpushingfordoctor’snotesfromthemodels,it’spushingfortheideasthatthetraditionalfashionindustry’sbodyimagedemandsshouldbechangedandsomethingmoreneedstobequestioned.1、Accordingtothetext,whywasoneofGucci’sadsbanned?A．Becausethemodelsdidn’tactaccordingtotheruleB．Becauseitsmodelsaremuchtoothin.C．Becausenoneofitsmodelshadadoctor’snoteD．Becauseitsmodelsweredancinginanunhealthyway2、Wecaninferfromthenumbersmentionedinparagraph3that.A．manywomenonadiettobecomemodelsB．peopledon’tknowwhymodelsweighlessC．modelsarebecomingthinnerwithtimegoingbyD．thehealthyweightformodelshasn’tbeendecided.3、Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlyshow?A．ThechangesinthestandardofbeautyB．Thebenefitsofbecomingthinfigures.C．ThenegativeeffectsofmodelsimagesD．people’sattitudestowardsmodels’images4、Whatistheauthor’stoneofwritingthispassage?A．ObjectiveB．Hopeful.C．Critical.D．Humorous.22．（8分）Iwasonlythreewhenmyrealmompassedaway.ThelastthingIrememberaboutmyrealmomwaswatchingtheambulancetakingherawayfromus.Aftermymomdied,mydadstartedabusingmybrothersandme.Iwassentawaytolivewithonerelativeafteranotherbutnoonewouldeverwanttokeepmeforlong.Iwasmiserablealmostallofthetime.Finally,whenIwasfive,mymom’ssister,AuntBonnie,andherhusband,UncleJesse,saidthattheywouldtakemein,andtheybecamemylegalguardians.Fromthenon,theybecamemyfamily.IcalledAuntBonnieMomandUncleJesseDad.WhenIwassix,UncleJessewasdiagnosedwithcancerandfinallydiedshortlyaftermyseventhbirthday.Icriedfordaysafterlosinghimandstillclungtothepresenthegavemeonmysixthbirthday.ShortlyafterUncleJessepassedaway,wemovedtoasmallerhouseinanewtown.IspentalotoftimealonebecauseMomwasalwaysworking.Onesummer,thebeginningofamiraclehappenedwhenmymommetagreatandfunnyguy,David.TheygotmarriedandnowIgainedtwomorebrothers.WhenIlookbackonitnow,IhavecomealongwayfrombeingasadandlonelygirltobeingthepersonIamtoday---partofabig,happyfamily.Ican’timaginewhatmylifewouldhavebeenlikeifAuntBonniehadn’ttakenmein.Shepromisedtolovemeandtakecareofme---nomatterwhat---andshehasdoneexactlythat.Ihavelearnedaboutstrength,dedicationandlove.ShehasbeentheretoholdmewhenI’msick,tohelpmewithhomework,tosupportmewhenIneedher.Inreturn,Ilovehermorethanshe’lleverknow.Withoutherinmylife,Iwouldhavebeenamotherlesschild,butbecauseofherIhaveagreatfamilyandthebestmomintheworld.1、Whywastheauthorsenttolivewithherrelatives?A．Becauseherdaddidn’twanttoraiseher.B．Becauseherrelativesofferedtohelpher.C．Becauseherdadtreatedherbadly.D．Becauseherfamilywastoopoortokeepher.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．AuntBonniehadbeenteachingtheauthorathomeB．AuntBonniewasastrong,dedicatedandlovingmotherC．thefamilycouldhardlymakeendsmeetafterUncleJessediedD．David,thenewfather,waswealthyenoughtosupportthefamily3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyUnusualChildhood B．ThankYou,MyMom!C．MyNewDadandMom D．AMotherlessChild23．（8分）OversevenmonthshavepassedsincePanamanianofficialslaunchedanexpansionoftheworldfamousPanamaCanal.Officialsagreedtotheexpansionsothatmanyoftheworld’slargestcargoships(货船)couldeasilypassthroughthecanal.Yetthe$5.25-billionprojecthasproblems.Itsaysshipsstillcontinuetorubagainstthecanal’swallsandwearoutitsdefensesdesignedtoprotectbothshippingandthewaterway.AdangeroussystemThecanallinkstwooceans-theAtlanticandthePacific-throughasystemoflocks(船闸).Thelocksarelikesteps.Theyraiseandlowershipsfromonepartofthewaterwaytoanotherontheirtripfromoceantoocean.Withtheoldlocks,whicharestillinuse,largeshipswouldbetiedtopowerfulenginesonbothsides.Theseengineshelptokeeptheshipsinthecenterofthecanal.Inthenewlocks,theshipsaretiedtotugboats(拖船).Onetugboatistiedtothefrontoftheship,withtheothertiedtotheback.Theseboatsthenguidetheshipsthroughthecanal.Atfirst,pilotsofthecargoshipsandtugboatoperatorswouldsometimestrytorubtheboatsagainstthecanalwallsasawaytokeeptheshipsstraight.Butthiscauseddamagetorubberpadding(垫料)liningthewalls.NotenoughtrainingEvenbeforetheexpandedcanalopenedinJune2016,tugboatoperatorshadexpressedconcernaboutthenewsystem.Manyaskedformoretraining.Thefearsanddangersremain,althoughtheboatsaregoingthrough.ThePanamaCanalAuthorityreportsthat,betweenJune2016andJanuary2017,therewereonly15incidentsthatresultedindamagetolocksorships.Thatrepresentsabout2percentofthe700timesshipsthathavesailedthroughtheexpandedcanal.Pilotshavearguedtheyshouldbereplacedwithasystemoffloatingbumpers(减震)likethoseusedinsomeEuropeanlocks.Officialssaytheyplantocontinueoperatingwiththecurrentsystemofdefenses,butchangescouldhappeninthefuture.1、WhatisthemainproblemwiththenewlyexpandedPanamaCanal?A．IthascosttoomuchmoneytobuildB．Theoperatorsofthetugboatsfeartoworkinit.C．Itistoocrowdedforthelargestshipstopassthrough.D．Itstillbringsdamagetothepassingshipsanditsowndefenses.2、Whatisthedifferencebetweenthenewlocksandtheoldones?A．Theoldlocksdon’tneedrubberpaddingasdefenses.B．Thenewlocksneedtugboatstiedtobothsidesoftheships.C．Thenewlocksareeasierforthelargestshipstopassthroughthecanal.D．Theoldlocksneedpowerfulenginestodragtheshipsthroughthecanal.3、WhatisthePanamaCanalAuthority’sattitudetowardstheexpandedcanal?A．Cautious.B．Critical.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.4、Whatcanwelearnaboutthecurrentsystemofdefenses?A．Noshipsshallrubagainstthecanalwallstoprotectit.B．Nothingwillbedoneatpresenttoimproveit.C．Moretrainingwillbegiventopilotsforit.D．Anewsystemwillreplaceit.24．（8分）Electricdevicescanseemlikea“thirdparty”insomerelationshipsbecausesomepartnersspentmoretimeonthemthanwitheachother.WhenAmandaGao,a26-year-oldwhitecollarworkerinBeijing,wenttoahotpotrestaurantwithherboyfriendonFridaynightseveralweeksago,sheexpectedthattheywouldhaveagoodtimetogether.Toherdisappointment,however,itdidnotturnoutthatlater.Assoonastheywereledtotheirseatsandshebegantoorderdishes,heburiedhimselfinhismobilephone.“Itseemedthathisphonewasmakingitswaybetweenus.AdatethatshouldhavebelongedtousturnedintoonewheremyboyfrienddatedathirdpartyandIfeltleftout.”Gaosaid.Somepeople,likeher,havefoundelectronicshavebeensabotaging(破坏)theirromanticrelationships.Astudy,publishedinthejournalPsychologyofPopularMediaCulture,inApril,2017,questionednearly200collegeagedadultswhowereincommitted(真诚的)relationshipstoreportontheirandtheirpartner’ssmartphonedependency.Theresultsshowedpeoplewhoweremoredependentontheirphoneswerelesssureabouttheirrelationships,andpeopleconsideredtheirpartnersexcessively(过度地)dependentontheirdeviceswerelesssatisfiedintheirrelationship.LinYuan,arelationshipadvisorinBeijing,notedthatasmoreandmoreelectronicscomeoutandspiceuppeople’slives,theyareatthesametimebecomingathirdpartyinrelationships,especiallyforyoungpeople.Linsaidsheknewofsomepeoplewhosuggestthatelectronicsshouldbekeptoutofbedrooms,whichsheconsideredchallengingandhardtobeputintopracticeformostcouples.Sherecommendedthatifpeoplearefeelingneglectedintheirrelationship,theyneedtorespectfullylettheirpartnersknowtheirfeeling.“Communicationisalwaysthebestandthemostefficientway.”shesaid.1、WhatisGao’sfeelingwhenenteringtherestaurantwithherboyfriend?A．Expectant.B．Disappointed.C．Annoyed.D．Uneasy.2、WhichofthefollowingmayLinYuanagreewith?A．Gao’sboyfriendmustbeaddictedtoplayinggames.B．Mostcouplescanpracticekeepingelectronicsoutofbedrooms.C．Partnersshouldcommunicatemoretounderstandeachotherbetter.D．Couplesshouldrestricttheuseofelectronicstoavoidpossibleproblems.3、WhywasthecaseofAmandaGaomentioned?A．Toexplainwhothe“thirdparty”is.B．Tostresstheimportanceofelectronicdevices.C．Tomakeadvisorsknowmoreaboutthematter.D．Tointroducepeoples’dependenceonelectronics.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Athirdparty—electronicdevicesB．Areelectronicdeviceskillingromance?C．Dosmartphonesruinpartnership?D．Couplesandsmartphones25．（10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．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）Havingbeenamusicteacherfortwenty-sevenyears,Ihavealwaysknownthatmusictouchesthespirit.Itcan1allkindsofbarrierstoreachthestudentsinaveryspecialway.Itcanbethe2bywhicheachchildcanfindtheirlight.I’dliketoshareastorywheremusicovercamea3barrierandmadeaconnectionwithayoungstudent.Oneofmymost4studentswasayounggirlcalledVanessa.Vanessahaddifficultywalkingandcouldn’tspeakatthattime.We5satonthefloorforourmusiclessons.Wealllikeasong,whichwasacallandresponsesongwhereIsangthecallandthestudentsclappedtwicewhilesingingtherepeat,"Oh,yes!"Weprobably6thatsongduringeveryclass,VanessaandIclappingtogether.Sheneversaidorsangaword.Onedaylateintheschoolyear,whenthesongwasfinished,Vanessaturnedaround,lookedatmedirectlyintheeye,clappedhertinyhandstwiceand7thewords"Oh,yes!"Iopenedmymouth8andforthatmomentIwastheonewhocouldn’tspeak.Throughmusic,wehadmadeanexcellent9Severalyearslater,ImetVanessainthestreetintown.Shewavedtomewithabigsmileonherfaceandthenclappedherhandstwice,copyingthesongwehadperformedsomanytimes.Thispreciouslittlegirl,10herconnectionwithmusic,lefta(n)11onmethatwilllastforever.Everychildhastheabilitytolearnandgrow.Itisuptousas12todiscoverthewaytoreacheachandeveryoneofourstudents.Weallmustfindeachchild’slight.1、A．putup B．turnto C．breakthrough D．runinto2、A．goal B．means C．course D．experience3、A．physical B．mental C．potential D．musical4、A．favorite B．unforgettable C．active D．serious5、A．usually B．actually C．hardly D．Final6、A．recorded B．performed C．composed D．heard7、A．signed B．read C．wrote D．said8、A．withinterest B．insurprise C．withfear D．bynature9、A．connection B．choice C．comment D．promise10、A．towards B．beyond C．through D．for11、A．impression B．voice C．mark D．message12、A．artists B．educators C．doctors D．researchers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）Generallyspeaking,whenyouhavereturnedhomefromaforeigncountry,you’llnoticeyourselfdoingthingsalittle1．(different).Maybeyou’llstartridingyourbiketothesupermarketratherthandrivingacar.You’llbegintodance2．adifferentrhythm(节奏)becauseit’stheonlyway3．makessensetoyou.Onedayyourheartwillstartmissingthosefar-awaysights,soundsandsmellsthatyou4．(leave)behind---thehumidity(湿润)ofarainforestafteradownpour,theheavenlysmelloffoodatthestreetmarketandtheorchestra(交响乐)ofmonkeys,birdsandotherwildthingsoutsideyourwindowatnight,5．sentyoutosleep.Lifehasforeverchanged,andthe6．(explain)issimple:you’veleftalittlepieceofyourheartbehindthatyou’llnevergetback.Yournewfoundsenseof7．(free)willhaveyousearchtheInternet8．thebestdealsonflightstofindthelastundiscoveredparadise(天堂)besides9．(challenge)theoldversionofyourselfwithnewinterests,pastimes,foodsandwaysofunderstandingtheworldaroundyou.It’snotamatterofwhetheryou’llstartanotheradventure,10．when.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11处起）不计分。LastMonday,Ilearnedalessonabouttelllies、Earlyinthemorning,Ididn’twanttogototheschool,butIpretendedtofeelill、MymotherwasveryworryingwhenItoldher、SheleftquicklyandIthoughtshehasgonetowork、Butsoon,shecamebackwithabottleofpill、Shesaidthatshehadaskedforadayofffromworktolookme、IfeltalittleguiltybutIdarednottellthetruth、Thatafternoon,myteachercametovisitme、Ifeltsoregretfullyfortellinglies、Finally,IadmittedIhadlainandpromisednevertodothemagain、43第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的好朋友王明是星华中学高一年级的学生，他进入高中后，不知道如何适应高中生活，请给他写一封建议信：要点：1.多与老师沟通交流；2.积极参与班级活动3.与志趣相同的同学交朋友注意：1.词数80左右;2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、D5、C6、B7、D8、D9、D10、D11、C12、A13、C14、C15、D16、C17、A18、C19、D20、C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、B2、C3、C4、A22、1、C2、B3、B23、1、D2、C3、C4、B24、1、A2、C3、D4、B25、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-Rwillbeabletoprovideimproved