河北省石家庄栾城中学2025届高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

河北省石家庄栾城中学2025届高三第二次调研英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass2．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical3．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit4．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized5．Iwascaughtinatrafficjamforoveranhour,otherwise,I________youwaitingforsuchalongtime.A．hadnotkept B．willnotkeepC．wouldnothavekept D．havenotkept6．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why7．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound8．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．asaresultof9．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared10．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold11．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime12．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding13．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative14．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught15．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone16．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!17．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter18．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot19．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto20．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith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）China'slargestsearchengineBaiduhassaiditwillmakeitslatestartificialintelligence(AI)technologyaccessibletodevelopersandbusinessesaspartofthecompany'slatestmoveintoAI,bigdataandcloudcomputing.AIsolution"Tianzhi"waslaunchedatacloud-computingsummitheldinBeijingWednesday.Itincludesservicesinthreefields:sensingtechnology,suchasimageandvoiceprocessing,machinelearning,anddeeplearning,anadvancedformofmachinelearning,saidZhangYaqin,CEOoftheNasdaq-listedcompany,atthesummit.Developerscanaccessfacialorvoicerecognition,algorithms（演算法）fordataanalysisandprojections,anddeeplearningapplications,Zhangsaid,addingthatthetechnologycouldhelpusersinnovateintheirsectors."Withmoredevicesconnectedtothecloud,enterpriseswillusecloudcomputingandAImorefrequently,"saidWuHequan,anacademicianattheChineseAcademyofEngineering,"OpenAItechnologycanplayabiggerrole."Thecompanyalsorevealedaplantoinvest10billionyuan(1.45billionU.S.dollars)incloudcomputinginthenextfiveyearsandestablishaninnovationcenter,whichwillserve10millionenterprises.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraphone?A．BaiduwillfurtherdevelopitslatestAItechnology.B．Baiduhasattracteddevelopers’andbusinesses’attention.C．UserswillbeabletoaccessBaidu’slatestAItechnology.D．AcompanywillmovetoAI,bigdataandcloudcomputing.2、“Tianzhi”includesservicesinthefollowingfieldsEXCEPT_____.A．sensingtechnologyB．voiceprocessingC．machinelearningD．deeplearning3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphfourprobablymean?A．It’simportantforAItechnologytobeopen.B．AItechnologyismoreimportantthanthecloud.C．Peoplearen’tawareoftheimportanceofAItechnology.D．EnterpriseswillhardlybenefitfromopenAItechnology.4、WhatisBaidu’snextmoveaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Revealaplantoinvestincloudcomputing.B．Invest10billionyuantoserveenterprises.C．Getinvestedfromenterprisesinthenextfiveyears.D．Investincomputingandbuildaninnovationcenter.23．（8分）Morethan90yearshaspassedsinceHollywood’sofficialfilmorganizationfirstproposedplanstobuilditsownmuseum.Thoseplansarefinallybecomingareality,withtheAcademyMuseumofMotionPicturessettoopenin29.TheprojectisunderwayatthesiteofahistoricLosAngelesdepartmentstorebuiltin1939.Museumofficialssayvisitorswillbeableto“experiencethemagicofcinema”bylearningaboutallpartsofthefilm-makingprocess.FilmhistorianKerryBrougherhasbeennameddirectorsofthemuseum.Broughersaysthemuseumwillinclude12millionphotographsand80,000screenplaysaswellasprops(道具),costumesandotherobjectsfromfamousfilms.TheAcademyMuseumwillalsofeatureOscarstatuettes(小雕像)donatedbyactorswhowontheawards.Broughersaysthemuseumisdesignedtomakevisitorsfeelliketheyareinamovie,too,withmanyinteractiveexperiences.“Youwon’tnecessarilyknowwhat’scomingnext,”headds.“You’llbeinenvironmentssometimesthatmakeyoufeellikeyou’vegonebacktothepastandthatyou’reintheareathatyou’reactuallyexploring.”HeaddsthatvisitorsmayevengetthechancetowalkdownaredcarpetandaccepttheirownAcademyAward.Currently,Hollywoodonlyhasafewpossibilitiesforvisitors.TheycangoalongtheWalkofFameandvisitmoviestudiosorseetheDolbyTheater,wheretheOscarsarepresented.Butbeyondthese,moviefanshavelimitedpossibilities.EricGarcetti,themayorofLosAngelessaystheAcademyMuseumwillprovidevisitorsthechancetoexperiencemanydifferentpartsofthefilmindustryallinoneplace.Garcettinotesthemuseumwillalsoservethehundredsofthousandsoflocalpeopleworkinginfilm-relatedbusinesses.Hesaysthey,too,willfinallybeabletovisitaplacethatcelebratestheirownHollywoodmovieindustry.1、WhenwastheideaofbuildingamuseuminHollywoodfirstputforward?A．Inthe1920s.B．In1939.C．Inthe1990s.D．In29.2、WhatcanwelearnfromBrougher’swords?A．Photosofvisitorswillbeputondisplay.B．SettingsinthemuseumwillfeelquiterealC．Mostvisitorswillbepresentedanaward.D．Actorswilldonatemuchmoneytothemuseum.3、WhatisEricGarcetti’sattitudetowardstheAcademyMuseum?A．Supportive.B．Critical.C．Disapproving.D．Cautious.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheFilm-makingProcessinHollywood.B．TheFilm-makingProcessofHollywood.C．HollywoodMakingPlansofFilmMuseums.D．HollywoodGettingItsOwnFilmMuseum.24．（8分）IsItWorthBuyingOrganicFood?Organicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isincreasinglypopularnowadays.Consumershavebeenwillingtopayuptotwicemoreforgoodswithorganiclabels(商标).However,ifyouthinkpayingalittlemorefororganicfoodgetsyouamorenutritiousandsaferproduct,youmightwanttosaveyourmoney.AstudyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversitysaysthatorganicproductsaren'tnecessarilymorenutritious,andthey'renolesslikelytosufferfromdisease-causingbacteria,either.Thelatestresults,publishedintheAnnualsofInternalMedicine,suggestthatbuyersmaybewastingtheirmoney."Wedidnotfindstrongevidencethatorganicfoodismorenutritiousorhealthier,"saysDr.CrystalSmith-SpanglerfromStanford."Soconsumersshouldn'tassumethatonetypeoffoodhasalowerriskorissafer."Fortheirnewstudy,Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesconductedareviewoftwocategoriesofresearch,including17studiesthatcomparedhealthoutcomesbetweenconsumersoforganicagainsttraditionalfoodproducts,and223studiesthatanalyzedthenutritionalcontentofthefoods,includingkeyvitamins,mineralsandfats.Whiletheresearchersfoundlittledifferenceinnutritionalcontent,theydidfindthatorganicfruitandvegetableswere20%lesslikelytohavechemicalsremainingonthesurfaces.Neitherorganicnortraditionalfoodsshowedlevelsofchemicalshighenoughtogobeyondfoodsafetystandards.Andbothorganicandtraditionalmeats,suchaschickenandpork,wereequallylikelytobeharmedbybacteriaatverylowrates.Theresearchersdidfindthatorganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacids,ahealthyfatalsofoundinfishthatcanreducetheriskofheartdisease.However,thesenutritionaldifferencesweretoosmall,andtheresearcherswereunwillingtomakemuchofthemuntilfurtherstudiesconfirmthetrends.Organicfoodisproducedwithfewerchemicalsandmorenatural-growingpractices,butthatdoesn'talwaystranslateintoamorenutritiousorhealthierproduct.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)statesthat"whetheryoubuyorganicornot,findingthefreshestfoodsavailablemayhavethebiggesteffectontaste."Freshfoodisatleastasgoodasanythingmarketedasorganic.1、Thenewresearchquestionswhetherorganicfood__________.A．shouldreplacetraditionalfood B．hasbeenoverpricedbyfarmersC．isgrownwithlessharmfulchemicals D．isreallymorenutritiousandhealthier2、Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesfoundthat__________.A．organicfoodcouldreducetheriskofheartdiseaseB．traditionalfoodwasgrownwithmorenaturalmethodsC．bothorganicandtraditionalfoodtheyexaminedweresafeD．therewasnotapresenceofanyformsofbacteriainorganicfood3、Whichofthefollowingisrelativelyhealthieraccordingtothepassage?A．Organicchickenandpork. B．Organicmilkandchicken.C．Traditionalchickenandpork. D．Traditionalfruitandvegetables.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardorganicfood?A．Sceptical B．NeutralC．Unconcerned D．Approving25．（10分）WhenmysisterMertietoldmeshehadputouttomatoplantslastsummer,Iwasquiteimpressed.Sinceshewasagarden-beginner,Mertieresearchedexactlyhowfaraparttospacehertomatoplants;whatkindoffertilizertouse;howtokeepawaythebugs,etc.Oncetheywereplanted,shetookcareofthemdaily,anxiouslyawaitingthejuicytomatoestoappear.But,dayafterday,herplantsweretomato-lesswhileallofherneighborswhohadalsoputouttomatoplantswerealreadyenjoyingthefruitoftheirlabor.Frustrated,Mertiegaveinandwenttothemarkettosearchfreshtomatoes.Whilepaying,Mertietoldthefarmerhertroubles.Thefarmerpausedtothinkforamomentandthenasked,“Well,whatkindoftomatoesdidyouplant?”“IthinktheywerecalledBigBoy,”Mertieremembered.“Wellthere’syourproblem,”thefarmerexplained.“BigBoyandBetterBoytomatoeshavea95-daygrowingperiodwhereasregulartomatoplantsproducefruitinasfewas70days…youjusthavetowaitalittlelongerfortheBigBoys.”Withthatnewknowledge,Mertiewenthomewithexcitement,knowingtheywouldbeworththewait.Thinkingaboutmysister’sgardeningexperience,Ihadtosmile.Shejustdidn’tknowthatBigBoytomatoestooklonger--neitherdidI--butonceshediscoveredthatinformation,shewasnolongerdiscouragedandupsetaboutthelackoftomatoesonherplants.Instead,shewasencouragedandexcitedtoseethemafewweekslater.Itmakesmewonderhowmanyofushave“BigBoy”dreamsinourhearts,yetwejustdon’trealizethattheyareofthe“BigBoy”varietysowearediscouragedandwornoutwiththewaitingprocess.Insteadofwaitingwithexcitement,wegiveuponourdreamsandfigurewemusthavedonesomethingwrongtostopthemfromcomingtopass.Frustrated,weseeotherpeople’sdreamscomingtrue,andwewonderwhyourshaven’tyetbeenachieved.1、Whatisnotmentionedinthepassagewhengrowingtomatoplants?A．Usingsuitablefertilizer.B．Keepingthemwellapart.C．Wateringthemregularly.D．Controllingpestsonthem.2、WhydidMertie’stomatoplantsfailtoproduceattheexpectedtime?A．Becausetheyweredestroyedbyherneighbors.B．Becauseshegrewthewrongkindoftomatoes.C．Becauseshedidn’tmanagethegardenwell.D．Becausetheyrequiredmoretimetoproduce.3、Whatdoestheauthorcomparetomatoestointhetext?A．Goals.B．Experiences.C．Time.D．Imagination.4、Whatdoesthetextintendtoshowus?A．It’sbetterlatethannever.B．Abadbeginningmakesabadending.C．Successsometimesneedsalittlepatience.D．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.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）Wakinguponemorningattheageofsix,youngCharlesMullifoundhisfamilymissing.Hesoonrealizedthathehadbeen1byhispoorparentsandsevenbrothersandsisters.Mulliwasforcedtobecometobecomeabeggar（乞丐）inordertostay2.Buteveninthemiddleofhispovertyanddespair,hestilldreamedofbeinga(an)3mansomeday.WhenMulliturned16,hewalkedforthreedaystoKenya’scapital,Nirobi,lookingfor4,Intheyearsthatfollowed,hetookmanydifficultjobs.Mulli5hismoneyandboughtacar.Whichhebeganusingasataxiin1971.Later,heinvested（投资）manyvehiclestostart“Mullyways”,a6company.Mullithenwentontobecomethe7ofarichoilcompany.Allofhisbusinesswassuccessful.TheseexperiencesmadeMulliamillionaire.8hedidn’tstopworkinghard.Hislifesoontookanotherof9childreninKenya,who10himofhisownchildhood.Onedayhetoldhiswifeandchildrenthathewastospendhislife11thestreetkids.SoontheMulliHousewasfilledwith100orphans（孤儿）,butthatwasjustthebeginning.In1989,Mulliandhiswife12theMulliChildren’sFamily,whoseaimwastoprovidea13.Theyprovidedchildrenwithfood,cloth,medicalcareandeducation.Mostimportantly,theyofferedsomethingthesekidshadnever14—parents’love.Heside,“Ibelievedwecanchangetheworld,onechildatatime.AsachildIwantedtobeimportant,butwhereIamnowisimportantformankind.”1、A．allowedB．lovedC．treatedD．abandoned2、A．healthyB．safeC．aliveD．happy.3、A．importantB．wiseC．honestD．creative4、A．foodB．workC．homeD．money5、A．wastedB．borrowedC．lentD．saved6、A．transportB．sportC．publicD．medical7、A．trainerB．bossC．competitorD．worker8、A．ButB．SoC．OrD．Because9、A．fallB．breakC．turnD．place10、A．disabledB．homelessC．talentedD．careless11、A．remindedB．warnedC．curedD．informed12、A．visitingB．watchingC．teachingD．helping13、A．invitedB．purchasedC．establishedD．sold14、A．lifeB．schoolC．hospitalD．shelter15、A．learnedB．experiencedC．imaginedD．hoped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）FamousIrishpoetOscarWilde(54-100)oncewrote:“Ah!Realizeyouryouthwhileyouhaveit.”Hepointedouttheimportanttruthabouthowpreciousyouthisinone’sjourneythroughlife.However,thepopularinternetslangwordfoxi(佛系)–or“Buddhist”–1．(challenge)thisnormbyencouragingyoungpeopletoremaincalmandpeacefulandavoidconflictasmuchaspossible–inotherwords,tolivelikeaBuddha.Thephrase2．(create)inJapanin2014todescribeyoungmenwhonolongerbothertostartrelationshipswithwomenorfollowsomeoneelse’slifepath.Theyprefertostayintheirownpeacefulworldwithout3．(disturb)andcarelittleaboutpassionandsuccess.Now,Chineseinternetusersarepairingthephrasewithotherwordstodescribeasimilarmindset.Forexample,“Buddhiststudents”arethosewhostudyjusttherightamount–theydon’tcutclass,butneither4．theyburnthemidnightoil,either.Therearealso“Buddhistparents”,whointerferelittle5．theirchildren’slivesandletthemdevelop6．theylike–theoppositeof“helicopterparents”.Inthisfast-changingandcompetitiveworld,it’sonlynaturalthatpeopleareseekingaspiritualanchor.However,somewouldcomparefoxiwith“demotivational(丧)culture”–aphrasethatdescribesyoungpeoplewhofeelaimlessandpowerless.Theysaythatfoxiactuallyreflectsthereality7．youngpeoplearelosingtheirwilltofight.Theyarepretendingtokeepahealthyandwiseattitudetowardfailuresimply8．they’reincapableofsucceeding.Butnomatterwhat,thereisonethingthat“Buddhistyoungsters”shouldkeepinmind:Youmaywanttokeepacalmmindsetregardingfailure,butyou9．alsobepassionateandpositiveaboutschool,workandlife.Afterall,Wildealsowrote:“Livethewonderfullifethatisinyou!Let10．belostuponyou.Bealwayssearchingfornewsensations.Beafraidofnothing.”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。Whenitcomestofaceachallenge,allIcanthinkofishowImakeeffortstoimprovemyphysics.Afterenteringtheseniorhighschool,haddifficultylearningphysics.SoIdecidetodosomethingtoimprovesituation.Firstly,Ipreparedmylessonscarefullybeforeclass,mademarkswhereIdidn’tunderstand.Secondly,Ilistenedattentiveinclass,andfiguredoutthatIdidn’tknow.Iftherewerestillsomeproblemstroublingme,Iwouldturntomyteacherwithhelp.Asifasayinggoes,“Anythingisimpossibleforawillingheart.”Aslongasyouarewillingtomeetallchallenge,youwillsurelyconqueralldifficultiesandsucceed.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华。英语口语课上，老师要求大家各自描述一下自己想象中的大学生活。请结合以下同学的观点，写一篇100词左右的英语短文谈谈你对大学生活的认识。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、B5、C6、B7、C8、D9、B10、D11、C12、C13、D14、B15、A16、A17、B18、C19、C20、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’sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas