2025届福建省福建师大附中高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

2025届福建省福建师大附中高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when2．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having3．WithMother'sDayaroundthecorner，Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank_____________presentsformymother.A．buy B．tobuyC．buying D．havingbought4．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape5．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that6．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing7．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat8．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path9．---Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?----________.Wecan’thaveaniceroneA．NotalittleB．NotabitC．AlittleD．Abit10．－prlfessor,doyouhavesomethingatthismoment?－No,thanks.I'llcallyouifthereisany.A．typing B．typed C．totype D．tobetyped11．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough12．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad13．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access14．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised15．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition16．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken17．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated18．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced19．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder20．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．any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）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.22．（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．Passionateandconsiderate23．（8分）Startingfrom1710，apublicland，theNewHopeareahasafamoushistory.Itbeganasatradingpost.Bythe1940s，NewHope'snameintheartshadbecomelegendaryformanywritersofplays，directorsandactorswhotraveledthroughitsbusystreetsonweekendsandholidays.Inresponsetothisculturalenvironment，businessmanandwriterD．F.WhippledecidedtosetuptheNewHopefilmfestivalin2009.Whipplegatheredagroupofartistswhosharedhislovefordiscoveringandencouragingindependentfilmmakers，manyofwhomwillshowtheirfilmsatitsexhibitions.Thefestival'sdirectorswelcomeyoutooursiteandwehopeyou’lljoinusattheexhibitions.Tickets;AdvanceticketsgoonsaleonJune15andticketswillbegotatthevenues（场地，地点）foranyshow.VisitthefreeonlineOfficialGuidefordetailsonvenues，schedulesandprices.Togetticketsinadvance，pleasefollowtheseeasysteps：Pickfilms---CheckoutourfreeonlineOfficialGuideforthefull2017time-tablethroughthislink：OfficialGuide.VisitBrownPaperTickets.com--Thefestival'sofficialticketvendor（自动售票机）forthewholeyearisrunning.Ticketsareavailablebyshowname.Advanceticketsalesendatmidnightbeforeeachshow.Ifyoumissit，youcanstilltrytogetticketsat，thedoor.Ticketpricesatthedoorare$12forvisitors，$10forstudentsandseniors（65+）and$6formatinees（午后场）.Tofindshows，checkoutthescheduleinourOfficialGuide.QuestionsorcommentsmaybedirectedtotheFestivalbyemailinginquires@.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheNewHopearea？A．Itwaseverabusinesscenter.B．Itisfamousforisnaturalscenery.C．Itwasfirstusedasthebaseofarts.D．Ithasahistoryoflessthan4years.2、D．F.WhipplechosetosetupafilmfestivalintheNewHopeareabecauseof______________.A．itsbusystreets B．itsmodernsocietyC．itsancientbuilding D．itsculturalenvironment3、Wherecanyougettheticketsinadvance？A．Atthevenuesaftermidnight. B．FromtheonlineOfficialGuide.C．FromBrownPaperT. D．Throughinquires@.4、Howmuchwilltheypayifastudentwenttoseeafilmwithhisparentsbeforemidnight？A．$36 B．$18C．$34 D．$285、Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom？A．amagazine B．anewspaperC．atraveljournal D．awebsite24．（8分）Internetcommunicationishavingapositiveinfluenceoneducationinandoutoftheclassroom.TheInternetprovidestheopportunityforpeopleanywhereintheworldtoaccessqualityeducationalservicesfromthecomfortoftheirhome.TheInternetallowsyoutohaveaccesstoeducationalopportunitiesonyourschedule,andatyourownpace.ClassroomusageofcomputersintheUnitedStatesbeganintheearly1980s,withapplicationslimitedtosoftwarepackagesthatprovideddrillandpracticebystudents.Bytheearly1990s,mostclassroomsintheUnitedStateshadacomputertheteachercouldusetoaidinthepresentationofacademicmaterial.Bythelate1990sInternetusagebecamewidespread,becomingasignificantfactorinclassroominstruction.Thelate1990salsosawtheriseofInternetbasedpost-secondaryeducationalprogramsthatallowstudentstoearnacollegedegreewithoutattendingaclassinatraditionalinstitution.Internetusageopenstheentireworldofinformationandcommunicationtostudents.Studentscanaccesslibrariesfromanycityoftheworldatanytimedayornight.Studentscanhave24houraccesstoallmaterialsneededtocompleteanassignment.Studentsusingcomputertechnologyandcommunicationtoolstoresearch,developandpublishschoolprojectsdevelopcriticalthinkingskillsthatareessentialindecisionmakingprocesses.Teachersneedtoequipstudentswithanewsetofskillswhichwillenablethemtolocate,analyze,evaluate,andsynthesizethevastamountsofinformationavailable.Studentsmustbecomeinformationmanagers.StudentswholearntousecomputersandtheInternetproficiently(熟练地)developcompetenciesthatarerequiredinthe21stcenturyworkplace.Internetusageallowsstudentsandworkerstocommunicateefficiently,increasingproductivelyandfacilitatingcreativethinking.Thepaceoftechnologicalchangeisforcingstudentstocontinuelearningnewskillsandresponsibilities.Therealityofrapidchangewillchallengeestablishedinstructionalmethods,andwilltransformschoolsintotechnologicaltrainingcenters.1、Whatcancomputertechnologyandcommunicationtoolsbenefitstudents?A．Enteringlibrariesfreely.B．Makingessentialdecisions.C．Beinginformationmanagers.D．Gainingimportantthinkingskills.2、Whatmakesstudentspursuenewskillscontinuously?A．Thehighpaceofmodemsociety.B．Therapidchangeoftechnology.C．Thetendencyofclassroomteaching.D．Thedevelopmentofteachingmethods.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“competencies”？A．Abilities.B．Positions.C．Competitions.D．Wages.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheinfluenceoftheInternetoneducationB．Howtoimproveclassroomteachingonline?C．TherelationshipbetweenInternetandeducationD．WhyInternetcommunicationissoimportant?25．（10分）ThousandsofpersonsinPeruaresufferingfromthediseasecholera.Medicalexpertssayitisthefirsttimeintheircenturythatcholerahasreachedthewesternpartoftheworld.TheUnitedStatesCentersfordiseasecontrolsaysthekindofcholerahasbeenspreadingthroughouttheworldsince1961.ItwasdiscoveredthatyearinIndonesia.SincethefirstcaseinPeru,morethansixteenthousandpeoplehavebeenaffectedandaboutonehundredhavedied.Choleraiscausedbypollutedfoodandwater.Peoplebecomeinfected(传染)whentheyeatthepollutedfoodordrinkthepollutedwater.Ifuntreatedimmediately,theymaydiewithinhours.Mostvictimshowever,canbesaved.Treatmentincludesdrugsandreplacementofbodyfluids(液体)directlyintotheblood.Medicalresearchershavedevelopedavaccine(菌苗)medicinestoprotectagainstcholera.Butthevaccineisonlyabout50%effective.Anditprotectsagainstcholeraforonlyaboutsixmonths.Medicalexpertssaythebestwaytofightcholeraistopreventit.Theyalsosaypeopleshouldnoteatuncookedfoodorfoodthathasnotbeencookedlongenough.Peoplewholiveinareaswherecholerahasbeenfoundshouldwashtheirhandsbeforeeatingandcooking.Theyshoulddrinkonlywaterthathasbeenboiledormadepurewithchemicals.1、Theunderlinedword“Cholera”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.A．acertainplaceinPeruB．akindofillnesswhichmaymakepeopledieC．acertainplaceinIndonesiaD．acertainmedicinetodealwithdiseases2、Choleraresultsfrom(由于……结果)________.A．PeruandIndonesiaB．thedifferentpeoplesintheworldC．thedifferentareasintheworldD．pollutedwaterandpollutedfood3、Howtotreatthepeoplewhohavebeencaughtbycholera?A．Bymedicinesandbloodimprovement.B．Byeatingunpollutedfood.C．Bydrinkingunpollutedwater.D．Bytakingthemtoaseparatedplace.4、Themosteffectivewayofavoidingcholerais________.A．seeingdoctorsassoonaspossibleB．fightingagainstitC．payingattentiontotheeatinganddrinkingD．takingvaccineimmediately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）Duringthefirstweekoftheterm,everystudentwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.Somejobsweremore26thanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Andtheteacherwould27whohadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.AmongthemRita28.Duringthepreviousyearshehadfollowedalltheteacher’s29perfectly.Butthatyeartherewasabig30.Eachchildreceivedoneofthenormal31,likecleaningtheblackboard.ButRita’sjobwasvery32.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Andeventhoughtheteacher33thatthisantwasaveryspecialant,it34Rita.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforherandevenherfather35Ritatoignoreit.36,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbymakingtheunimportanttaskintoaspecialjob.“Iwillturnthislittletaskinto37great,”Ritasaidtoherself.SoRitastarted38herlittleant.Shegavetheantthebestfood,anditgrewbiggerthananyonehadexpected…Oneday,theteacher39amantothestudentsandsaidhewouldtellthema40pieceofnews.Themansaid,“Todaytheyhaveannouncedthewinnerofthe41,andthisclassisthewinner!Thisclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanymeona42tothetropicalrainforesttoinvestigateallkindsofinsects.43alltheschoolsofthisregion,itisthisonethathasbest44Thatdaytheclasswasfilledwithjoy.Everyone45Ritaandthankedtheteacher.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttasksyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleforeventhesmallesttasks.1、A．interestingB．possible C．necessary D．creative2、A．realizeB．doubt C．argue D．consider3、A．stoodupB．stoodout C．stoodforD．stoodby4、A．opinionsB．concernsC．instructions D．experiments5、A．curiosityB．movement C．surpriseD．chance6、A．tasksB．promises C．dreams D．purposes7、A．differentB．ordinary C．familiarD．valuable8、A．hopedB．insistedC．agreedD．guessed9、A．annoyedB．inspiredC．satisfied D．disappointed10、A．supposedB．forcedC．encouragedD．admitted11、A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．HoweverD．Moreover12、A．somethingB．nothingC．everything D．anything13、A．developingB．studyingC．comforting D．writing14、A．introducedB．exposedC．appealedD．connected15、A．terribleB．confusingC．wonderfulD．foolish16、A．competitionB．challengeC．conference D．negotiation17、A．journeyB．vacationC．meeting D．story18、A．BetweenB．AlongC．BesidesD．Among19、AlookedB．paidC．cared D．worked20、A．prizedB．congratulatedC．respectedD．celebrated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）Thereisadiseasesweepingtheworldtodaythatiskillingfarmorepeoplethananyother,AIDSorSARS1．(include).Thatdiseaseisobesity.TheWHOhasstatedthatofthe56.5million2．(die)peryeararoundtheworld,over50percentofthesearecausedbydiseases3．(close)associatedwithunhealthydietandlackofexerciseand4．manyofthesedeathscouldbeprevented.TheWHOannounced,in2014,aplan5．(fight)obesityandinvitedgovernmentstoencourageitscitizenstoadopta6．(sense)dietandtotakeupsomeexercise.Aspartoftheirplan,theWHOaskedgovernmentstoconsidertherolefoodadvertisingplays7．encouragingpeopletoeatunhealthyfood.Oneareaofconcernformanycountriesistheadvertisingofunhealthyfoodduringchildren'stelevisionprograms.InAustralia，whichhasthehighestnumberoffoodadvertisementsinchildren’stelevisionintheworld,thereare8．averageof12foodadsperhour.WhileinSwedenandAustria9．therearestrictlawsaboutadvertisingduringchildren'sprograms,thereisonlyonefoodperhour.InSweden,andQuebecinCanada,there10．(be)nogreatdifferenceinthenumberofobesechildrensincethegovernmentbannedfoodadsinchildren'stelevision.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。错误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。I’vebeenplayingvolleyballsincethreeyearsbefore.Itstartedwhenateachersetupvolleyballclubinourschool,hopethatmorestudentswouldjoininthesport.Theclubwasverypopularthatmanystudentssignedupforit.Tobehonestly,atthattimeIjustfollowedthemwithoutthinking.WepracticedtogetheroneverySaturdaymorning.However,someofthestudentssoonbegantogetboringanddroppedoutoftheclub.SoIfoundIwasquiteenjoyingitandIcarryon.Aftertrainingforsometime,Iwasselectedfortheschoolteam.WhatexcitedandproudIwas!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华．英国交换生Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对你校的学生社团非常感兴趣，计划下学期参加其中一个．他向你征询建议．请给他回邮件，内容包括：1．推荐的社团；2．推荐的理由；3．建议他做哪些准备．注意：1．词数不少于60；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．DearJim，_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、D5、C6、C7、C8、A9、A10、D11、A12、A13、D14、A15、B16、B17、C18、A19、D20、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、B2、C3、C22、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-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfallestimates,whichwillleadtomoretimelyanddetailedfloodwarnings.CraigFugate,administratoroftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency,FEMAinshort,saysthattheGOES-Rsatellitewillimprovethea