广东省广州市增城区四校2025届英语高三上期末教学质量检测模拟试题含解析

广东省广州市增城区四校2025届英语高三上期末教学质量检测模拟试题考生须知：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．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich2．---Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?---Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all3．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget4．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat5．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse6．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall7．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when8．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose9．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent10．Themoviecouldn’tbemoreboring.IwishI________toit.A．hadnotbeen B．havenotbeenC．didnotgo D．havenotgone11．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared12．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed13．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor14．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what15．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where16．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses17．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．assoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when18．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo19．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that20．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall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）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．Passionateandconsiderate22．（8分）Lucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree，accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature．Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr．RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35，000"slices"ofLucy'sskeleton．ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery．Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls．TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself﹣butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable．TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement．Thatsoundsplausible．Butotherscientistsaredoubtful．"Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，"Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，"Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust﹣sostoryandthereforeunprovable．"JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat"elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree．Butthenewresearchfocusedon"asmallnumberofbreaks"thatareconsistentwith"high﹣energybone﹣to﹣boneinfluences"andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones．Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，"Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath．"1、WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr．RichardKetcham'sresearch？A．Shegothernamefromasong．B．Shehadmorethan35，000slices．C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly．D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plausible"inParagraph6probablymean？A．Reasonable．B．Creative．C．Surprising．D．Unbelievable．3、WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree？A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling．B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath．C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered．D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks．4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage？A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree．B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless．C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue．D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem．23．（8分）Oneday.Onelifetime.Youcandoit!Fromthemuseumofmodemarttothemuseumofancientarticles,visitourpicksfortheworld’sbestmuseums.NationalGalleryofCanada(Ottawa)ThismuseumhasagreatcollectionofartspanningtheMiddleAgestothepresentday,includingAmerican,Indian,European,InuitandCanadianworks.Itoffersaunique,near-completeoverviewofCanadianart—fromearlyQuebecreligiouswork,throughInuitworkfromthe1950s,tothecontemporaries.TokugawaArtMuseum(Japan)TheTokugawafamilyreignedoverJapanfrom1600to1868.Underthem,thecountryenjoyedthelongestperiodofpeaceinitshistory.ThistimespanisalsoknownastheEdoperiod,duringwhichtheartsfloweredinJapan.ArtistsofthisperioddirectlyinfluencedWesternmasterssuchasMonet,GauguinandWhistlerandhavesincegoneontobecomehouseholdnames.Otherexhibitseffectivelypresent,throughaccuratelyreproducedenvironments,aspectsofJapaneselifeatthetime.MuseumofFineArts(Boston)Highlightsofthismuseum’scollectionincludea4th-centuryChristianmarblebust(半身像)ofSt.Paulatprayer,andapaintingthatquestionslifeandourveryexistence,Gauguin’s“Wheredowecomefrom?Whatarewe?Wherearewegoing?”It’samust—gointheUS.TheEgyptianMuseum(Cairo)AswellasgatheringtogethersomeofthefinestarchaeologicalfindsfromallEgypt,thismuseumalsoprovidesarareopportunitytosimplypopinandwithinminutesbestandingface-to-facewithoneofthegreatestworksofmankind,Tutankhamun’sgoldenmask.Aportraitofunbelievablequality,craftsmanshipandbeauty,thehighlypolishedgoldface—atonceagod,akingandateenager—shineslikewater:delicate,yetuntouchableallatthesametime.1、WhichmuseumwillyouvisitifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutMonet?A．TokugawaArtMuseum.B．NationalGalleryofCanada.C．MuseumofFineArts.D．TheEgyptianMuseum.2、Whatkindofworkscan’tyouseeintheNationalGalleryofCanada?A．Americanworks.B．Europeanworks.C．Japaneseworks.D．Inuitwoks.3、WhatisthemostfamousartworkinTheEgyptianMuseum?A．Gauguin’spainting.B．AgoldenmaskofTutankhamun.C．TheTokugawafamilypaintings.D．A4th-centuryChristianmarblebustofSt.Paulatprayer.24．（8分）Therecenthigh-profilemovieCrazyRichAsiansshowsasideofSingaporethatmostpeople-notevenSingaporeans—don’tgettosee.WhilethestoryislargelysetinSingapore,filmingtookplacebothinthecitystateandneighbouringMalaysia.AttractionssuchasSingapore’sMarinaBaySandsandMalaysia’sheritageCheongFattSzeMansionappealtopeople.CrazyRichAsiansisbynomeanstheonlymovietobefilmedintheseareas.HerearefiveinternationalfilmsthatyoumaynothaveknownweresetorfilmedinSingaporeorMalaysia.1.EQUALS(2015)Inthissci-firomance,Singaporeservesasthelocationofanapocalyptic(世界末日的)society.ViewerscancatchglimpsesoftheMarinaBarrage,SingaporeBotanicGardens,andthespectacularHendersonWavesatSouthernRidgesbridge.2.ROGUETRADER(1999)BasedonthetruestoryofBritishinvestmentbrokerNickLeeson,itisabouthowhelost$2.2billionthroughriskytradesinSingaporeandbroughtdownBarings,Britain’soldestmerchantbank.Leesonwrotethebookthatthefilmisbasedonwhileservingaprisonsentence.ThemoviehasscenesofRalesHotelandtheCentralBusinessDistrict.3.SAINTJACK(1979)ThiscontroversialadaptationofPaulTheroux’snovelwasgroundbreakinginthatitwasthefirstHollywoodmovietobefilmedentirelyonlocationinSingapore—withoutgovernmentapproval,though.4.LUST,CAUTION(2007)DirectedbyOscar-winnerAngLee,thisspythriller,setinHongKongandShanghaiduringthe1930sand1940s,isaboutagroupofstudentswhoplantoassassinate(刺杀)anintelligencechief.LocationsinIpohandPenanginMalaysiawereusedforthistimeperiodduetotheirprewararchitecture.5.ENTRAPMENT(1999)ThisthrillershowsKualaLumpur’sPetronasTwinTowersseveraltimes.However,thethenMalaysianPrimeMinisterwasreportedlydispleasedthatthefilmshowedthegreatlandmarknexttosmalldirtyhouses—inreality,theyaresurroundedbylarge,luxuriousgardens.1、WhatcanbelearnedaboutNickLeeson?A．HeactedinthemovieROGUETRADER.B．Hewasputintoprisonafterhisriskytrade.C．Hewasaskedtowriteabookforamovie.D．HewasoneofBritain’soldestbusinessmen.2、ThemovieLUST,CAUTIONwasshotinMalaysiabecauseof________.A．thecomplexplotofthestoryB．somethrillingscenesinthemovieC．someparticularbuildingsinthecountryD．thedirector’spreferenceforthecountry3、Whatdothefiveinternationalfilmsmentionedabovehaveincommon?A．TheyshowedadarksideofSingapore.B．TheybecameOscarwinnersintheend.C．TheywereshotinSingaporeorMalaysia.D．Theyweredirectedbyworld-famousdirectors.25．（10分）In2018towhichwe'vejustsaidgoodbye,we'veseenexcellentmoviessuchasBlackPanther,CrazyRichAsiansandAStarIsBorn.In2019therewillbereturnstoclassicmoviecharactersandstories.Herearemoviesnottomiss.Spider-Man-.FarH0-July5,USTomHolland,theactorof2017'sSpider-Man:Homecoming,returnstoplayPeterParker,ahighschoolstudentwhogainssuperpowersafterbeingbittenbyaspider(蜘蛛).Whenweseehimagainintheaters,Spider–Manwillhaveanewred-and–blacksuit.ThemoviewilltakePeteronaglobaladventureoutsideoftheUS.AccordingtoMarvedStudiosPresidentKevinFeige,Spider-Manwilltryareturntohis“normal"self;hewilltrytofindhisoldpowersonhisnewjourney.HobbsandShaw,July26,USTomostpeopletheFastandFuriousseriesisallaboutcrazydriversracinginsportscar.ButinHobbsandShaw,humorisaddedtotheaction-packedthrills.ThenewfilmwillhitUStheatersonJuly26.FamousEnglishactorJasonStathamwillstaralongsideDwayneJohnson,“TheRock”,asDeckaidShawandLukeHobbsrespectively,asintheirpreviousappearancesinFastandFurious8.Theactionandchemistryreallythrilltheiraudience.ButthenewactionscenesbetweenanMI6agentHobbsandthekillerShawwillhavetobegoodtobeattheirstand-offinthe2017movie.TheLionKing,July19,USThisisabrand-newversionoftheclassicchildren’sfilm.Thestoryofwide-eyedyounglionSimbastillremainsinheartsofworldaudiencesevenafter25years.Inthisre-telling,SimbaagainbeginsthedifficultjourneytobecometheKingofthePrideLands，avastAfricanprairie(大草原).ThefavoritepartofthestoryformanyhasalwaysbeenthefriendshipbetweenSimba,TimonandPunibaa.ThelasttwosacrificealltheyhavetohelpSimbatobecometheking.Howwillthenewmoviere-imaginetheirfamousrelationship?1、Whichmoviewillprobablybemostpopularamongchildren?A．Spider-Man:FarFromHome. B．HobbsandShaw.C．FastandFurious8. D．TheLionKing.2、Whatdothethreemovieshaveincommon?A．Theheroeshaveappearedinpreviousmovies.B．Theyhavethecomplexplotandhumorstyle.C．TheywillbeonintheatersinJulyworldwide.D．Famousactorsandactressesactinthemovies.3、What’sthewritingpurposeofthetext?A．Toaskformoviereviews.B．Tomakecommentsonthemovies.C．ToencouragereaderstowatchfilmsD．Toinstructreaderstoknowstylesofmovie.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）Mymedicalteamhadsaidmybraincouldnolongersendthesignalsforwalkingbecausethosenervesinmyspinalcord(脊髓)hadbeendestroyed．Though1unintentionally.mydoctorsdidtakesomethingveryimportantawayfromme：hope.Then．afriendofmine2metotrytohelpmyself．Iwasangry.Isaid,“They’refourofleadingneurologists．TheyallsaidI'dnevergetany3”“Theycouldhaveallbeenwrong.”．“Theysaidthere’s4Icando!I’mnot5anyeffortintotryingtowalkandthenbemiserablewhenI6.”“Tryingisneverfailure．”Iwasencouragedbyhim．ThatdayItriedwalking7．Isaidtomyself.“Whynot?”WhenI8IhaveaFrankenstein-stylegait(步态)．Igetembarrassed,soIexplain.Imetagirlwhosaid，“Stop9yourself.Walkproudly!”She’s10oneofthemanywho'vetaughtmethatifIopenmyhearttoacceptance，theworldisfilledwith11teams.OnemorningmyhusbandBobsaidtherewasahugepresentformeinourdriveway.Itwasa300-poundcyclefor12．Theseatsweresidebyside．Hecouldpedal(踩踏板)whileI13byhimandenjoyedtheoutdoorsagain．Lastweekherepeated.“There’sahugepresentinourdriveway．”He14meoutside.Itwasaone-womanDynamoPowerBike.“Sweetheart,youknowIcan’trideabikebymyself．”I15．Helaughedsweetly.“Iknow.Andyoucan'twalkeither.Thenwhydoesthepedometer(计步器)Iboughtyouhave74milesonit?”Recently，hundredsofmileslater，after16hoursofefforts.forthefirsttimeinfiveyears，Iwentoutback，putmycane(拐杖)17andstartedwalking.I1842yards.Andso，Ihavemadea(n)19silentresolution--adeclarationthatIamprayingotherswillsaytothemselvesaswell．“Yes，Ican．”ChristopherReeveoncesaid，“Whenwehave20，wediscoverpowerswithinourselveswemayhaveneverknown．”1、A．regularlyB．surelyC．nowandthenD．sometimes2、A．urgedB．persuadedC．permittedD．·expected3、A．wiserB．strongerC．betterD．luckier4、A．whatB．muchC．reasonD．nothing5、A．puttingB．turningC．givingD．casting6、A．failB．tryC．walkD．cry7、A．inthelongrunB．atbestC．atnotimeD．onmyown8、A．raceB．walkC．crawlD．standup9、A．helpingB．excusingC．beingD．finding10、A．stillB．yetC．justD．even11、A．supportB．discouragementC．depressionD．optimism12、A．freeB．twoC．allD．reference13、A．waitedB．walkedC．satD．1aughedaited14、A．ledB．waitedforC．pointedD．1ookedfor15、A．shoutedB．wonderedC．whisperedD．questioned16、A．amazingB．impressiveC．hopelessD．exhausting17、A．awayB．downC．overD．off18、A．helpeditB．putitC．appreciateditD．madeit19、A．satisfyingB．increasingC．best-designedD．often-repeated20、A．troubleB．skillsC．hopeD．friendship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）Canyouimaginetheworldfullofcryingandshouting,coveredindarkness?However,it’snotjustajoke.It’sareal1．(describe)ofaworldwithouthappinessandlaughter.Ifyoucompareourlifetoapie,whatwouldyouputinifyouwereinchargeofmakingthepie?2．(obvious),manypeoplewouldaddasmuchhappinessaspossible.Doyouknowwhy?It’s3．happinessstandsforsweetnessinmostpeople’sminds.Don’tthinkofitjustasacomparison.Happinessisaflower4．(live)inthesunshine,anditisnotdifficulttoreachforit.Wehaveavarietyof5．(emotion)likesadness,anger,fear,enthusiasmandhappiness,andtheyallappearnaturallywhensomething6．(affect)ourfeelings.So,ifwecanchangeourattitude7．thingsintheworld,wecancertainlyadjustouremotions.Itmeansthatwecanchoosetobehappyifwewantto,aslongaswevieweverythingin8．positiveway.Ifwecanbehappy,whynot9．(choice)tobe?Let’strytogethertocreateaworld10．(fill)withsmilingfacesandsunshine.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文,文中共有10

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不计分。IstillrememberthefirstdayIcometothisnewschool、Everythingwasnewtome，whatmademerealizeIwasnolongerasmallchild、Ihadtodependonme、Luckily，Imadeseveralgoodfriend、Theirinterestsweresimilarwithmine、IhadgreatEnglishteacher,Maggie、SheletmeknowtheimportantofEnglish、SoIdecidedtolearnEnglishhardly、Althoughitwasverydifficultatfirst,butwiththehelpofmyteacher,Imaderapidlyprogress、Justastheoldsayinggoes,“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway、”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）为了迎接奥运会，某英文报社举办了校园“体育周”活动。其中一项是征文比赛，请同学们谈一谈自己最喜欢的运动。请你根据以下提示以“MyFavoriteSport”为题，写一篇文章参赛。1.最喜欢的运动是什么；2.为什么喜欢这项运动。注意：必须包括以上要点，可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯。词数：100左右。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、D5、C6、C7、B8、A9、C10、A11、B12、D13、A14、B15、C16、B17、C18、B19、B20、D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、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’sstu