北京市2025届高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

北京市2025届高考冲刺模拟英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich2．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered3．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as4．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes5．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.6．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw7．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．abookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．abookinhands8．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when9．Duringthe2008financialcrisis，theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment．A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend10．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction11．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff12．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that13．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though14．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why15．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased16．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding17．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．at18．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently19．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share20．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since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）Questioningtheexistenceofaliensissomethingthatscientistshavedonefordecades.Infact,mostpeopledobelievethataliensexistinsomefashion.Themainnecessitiesforlifearewaterandsomeformofenergysource.Notsurprisingly,therearesomeplanets,exoplanetsandmoonsthatfitthebill.Hereareseveralbestchancesatfindinglifeintheuniverse.◆TRAPPIST-1TRAPPIST-1isaplanetarysystemafewdozenlight-yearsaway,whosediscoverywasannouncedinearly2017.ThissystemconsistsofsevenEarth-likeexoplanetsorbitingan"ultra-cool"star,anditisoneofourshotsatfindingpossiblelifebeyondourownsolarsystem.◆TitanTitanisthelargestmoonofSaturn,thesixthplanetfromourSun.Thismooncouldpotentiallyharborlifebutpossiblynotinthesensethatwethink.Titandoesnotexactlyfitthedescriptionofbeinginatypicalhabitablezone.Titanhaswater,andithasliquid.Itjustdoesn'thaveliquidwater.Thewateronthismooniscompletelysolidbecauseoftheextremelycoldtemperature.◆EuropaEuropaisoneofJupiter'smoonshereinourownsolarsystem.Itisanothercandidateduetoitspotentialtoholdliquidwater.Europaisthoughttohaveallthenecessitiesforlifeincludingwater,energysources,andtherightchemicalbuild-up.◆MarsTheRedPlanet,thefourthfromtheSun,isprobablyoneofthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidatesforextraterrestrial(地球外的)lifeandevenforhumancolonization.Despitesomedifferentvoices,findingextraterrestriallifeonMarsreallyisaseriouspossibility.Weknowbynowthatwewon'tfindlittlegreenmenoranyintelligentformoflifethatweunderstand.However,thereisevidencethattherewasandmaystillbemicroscopiclifeonthesmallredplanet.1、Thecommonpointofthesecelestialbodiesisthat_______.A．solidwaterexistsonthemrespectivelyB．lifemightexistoneachofthemC．theyallcontainliquidwaterD．eachofthemhaslivingthingsonit2、Whichcelestialbodycouldhavelifedifferentfromhumanimagination?A．TRAPPIST-1.B．Titan.C．Europa.D．Mars.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Europaisthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidateforextraterrestriallife.B．TRAPPIST-1istheonlybodythatcontainslifebeyondthesolarsystem.C．Allthescientistsdobelievethataliensexistinsomemanner.D．ThereisproofthatlifeexistedonthecelestialbodyMars.22．（8分）Atleast35percentofBeijinghouseholdswillbecoveredbyfamilydoctorserviceattheendofthisyear.Alllocalhouseholdswillenjoytheserviceasof2020,accordingtotheMunicipalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommission.ItisgoodthatChinesecommunitiescanexpectmoregeneralpractitioners(从业者)，whodonotspecializeinanyparticularareaofmedicinebutwhoareabletotreatthegeneralhealthproblemsforpeopleofallages.Bytheendoflastyearover8millionresidentsinBeijinghadreportedlysignedupforfamilydoctorservices,accountingformorethan40percentofthecity’spermanentpopulation.Since2009Chinahaslaunchedscoresofprogramsnationwidetoensurecitizenshavefaireraccesstoelementarypublichealthservices，amongwhichtheintroductionoffamilydoctorshasbeenoneofthemostsuccessful.Someregionshaveissuedguidelinesonthepromotionofthefamilydoctorservice.Andfourmonthsago,PremierLiKeqiangsaidinthisyear’sGovernmentWorkReportthattheserviceshouldcoveratleast85percentoftheChinesecitiesthisyear.Theexpandingcoverage,however,maynotguaranteemoreresidentswillbeofferedqualitymedicalservices.Familydoctorsinsomeplacesrarelyvisitthefamiliestheyareassignedto,andsomeofthemhavebeenstrugglingtosolvepatientsproblemseitherbecauseoftheirunfitnessorbecausetheyhavetoomanyhouseholdstoattendto.Insomecases,afamilydoctormightbeassignedtoseehundredsofresidentsaday.Thathighlightstheneedtobetterthearrangementofmedicalresourcesandtoofferproperencouragementtofamilydoctors,whoshouldgetpatientstomakeappointmentsratherthanemploytemporaryarrangements.1、HowmanypermanentpeoplewerelivinginBeijingbytheendoflastyear?A．About20million.B．About8million.C．About85million.D．About32million.2、Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetopublichealthservices?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.3、Fromthefifthparagraphwecaninferthat.A．somefamilydoctorsseldomvisittheassignedfamiliesB．someresidentscan’tgetqualitymedicalservicesC．somefamilydoctorshavenoabilityD．thenewprogramstillfacessomeproblems4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamilyDoctor’sQualityServiceMatters.B．MedicalResourcesinChina.C．Beijing’sPermanentPopulationin2017.D．TheIntroductionofFamilyDoctors.23．（8分）NewYorkTime—AgunmankilledeightpeopleatamallinOmahathisafternoonandthenkilledhimself,settingoffpanicamongholidayshoppers,thepolicesaid.＂Thepersonwhowebelievetobetheshooterhasdiedfromself-inflictedgunshotwounds,＂SergeantTeresaNegronoftheOmahaPoliceDepartmentsaidattelevisednews.＂Wehavebeenabletoclearthemall,＂shesaid.＂Wedon’tbelievewehaveanyothershooters.＂Thepolicesaidthatatleastfiveotherpeoplehadbeeninjuredintheshootings.Shedidnotgivetheshooter’sidentity.＂Wearestillconductingtheinvestigation,＂SergeantNegronsaid,addingthatthecity'smayor,whowasoutoftown,wasonhiswaybacktoOmaha.Shesaidthepolicereceiveda911callfromsomeoneinsidetheWestroadsMallonthewestsideofOmaha,andshotscouldbeheardinthebackground.Thefirstpoliceofficersarrivedatthemallsixminutesafterthefirstcall,shesaidbutbythentheshootingswereover.Itisreportedthatthegunmanleftasuicidenotethatwasfoundathishomebyrelatives.Alawenforcementofficialwhospokeonconditionofanonymity（匿名）saidthenoteindicatedthatthegunmanwantedto＂gooutinstyle.＂Theshootingsbroketheusuallyordinaryroutineofholidayshopping.Thegunmanwassaidbysomewitnessestohavefiredabout20shotsintoacrowd.Somecustomersandworkersranscreamingfromthemall,whileothersdivedintodressingroomstohidefromtheshooter.Shoppersandstoreworkersweretrappedinsidethemall,whichhasroughly135stores.Othersstreamedoutofmallexitswiththeirhandsraised.PresidentBushwasinOmahathismorningtodeliveraspeech,buthehadleftthecitybythetimetheshootingstookplace.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords＂gooutinstyle＂probablymean?A．Togooutofthemallinparticularclothes.B．Towalkinthemallwithoneselffocusedon.C．Tostophislifeinanimpressiveway.D．Togotoasocialeventbyfashionablemeans.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Nobodyknowswhytheshooterdidsoandnothingwasfoundathishome.B．Thecity’smayorwenttothesitewhentheshootingtookplace.C．Policearrivedatthemallbeforetheshootingwasoverandrescuedcustomers.D．Theofficialwhoshowedwhatthenotemeantwantedtokeephimselffrombeingknowntothepublic.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthenews?A．BushHappenedtoEscapeaShotB．ShoppersinGreatPanicbeforetheHolidayC．ShooterFoundDeadinaMallonthewestofOmahaD．GunmanKilled8People,ThenHimselfataMallinOmaha24．（8分）Dolphins,Africangrayparrotsandsomeotheranimalsunderstandtheideaof“zero,”butresearchersweresurprisedtofindthathoneybeesalsocomprehendthisabstractconcept,consideringtheinsects’tinybrains,accordingtoanewstudy.Honeybeeshavefewerthanonemillionneurons(神经元),comparedwiththe86billionneuronsinhumans—andyet,theygraspaconceptthathumans,bysomemeasures,don’tstarttounderstandbeforepreschool.Theresearcherssetuptwocards,eachofwhichhadasetofsymbolsonthem,liketrianglesorcircles.Then,theytrainedagroupofthebeestoflytothecardwiththelowernumberofsymbols.Thebeesquicklylearnedwhatthehumanswantedthemtodotogettheirdelicious,sweetrewards.Thetrainedbeeswerethenshownacardthatwasemptyandonethathadsymbolsonit.Thereisnoneedforthebeestobetrainedtoflymoreoftentotheemptycard—thusshowingthattheyunderstoodthat“zero”wasanumberlessthantheothers.Althoughtheyflewmoreoftentoanemptycardthantoonethathadonesymbolonit,itbecameeasierforthemtodistinguishwhenthesymbolsonthecardincreasedinnumber.Forexample,theymoreoftenflewtothezerowhentheothercardhadfoursymbolsthanwhenithadone.Perhapsthesefindingswillexplainthebrainmechanism(机制)behindwhatallowsustounderstandtheconceptof“nothing,”AdrianDyer,aresearchersaid.Thisunderstanding,inturn,couldhelpinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence(AI)thatalsounderstandsthisconcept.“Ifbeescanunderstand‘zero’withabrainoflessthanamillionneurons,itsuggeststherearesimple,efficientwaystoteachAInewtricks,”Dyersaidinthestatement.1、Whatisasurprisingfindingfortheresearchers?A．Manyanimalsalsocomprehendthemeaningof“zero”.B．Thenumberofneuronsofhoneybeesismuchsmaller.C．Honeybeescanunderstand“zero”withtheirtinybrains.D．Humansfailtorecognizeabstractideasbeforepreschool.2、Whatcanthebeesdowithoutfurthertraining?A．Flydirectlytothecardwithmoresymbolsonit.B．Flylessoftentothecardwithfewersymbolsonit.C．Flyquiteslowlytothecardwithoutanythingonit.D．Flymoreoftentothecardwithoutanysymbolonit.3、WhatdoesAdrianDyersayaboutthesefindings?A．Theyofferinspirationtothedevelopmentoftechnology.B．Theyenablepeopletounderstandmoreabstractconcepts.C．Theysuggestwaystoteachhumanssomecomplextricks.D．Theyallowpeopletosetanewtypeofbrainmechanism.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Honeybeesknowabouttheconceptof“zero”.B．Honeybeescanunderstandmuchashumansdo.C．HoneybeeswillhelptoimproveAIinthefuture.D．Honeybeescanbetrainedtocomprehend“zero”.25．（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）Grandmacelebratedgrandpa’sbirthdayjustdaysbeforehepassedaway.Althoughhis1wasverydifficultforher,Ithinkittaughtgrandmathatgoodhealthwasnottobetaken2,andshemadeuphermindtolivetherestofherownlifeas3andaslongasshecould.Oneday,whenshe4toattenddancinglessons,werolledoureyesin5andhelplesslywishedshewouldjuststayhomeand6cookiesasnormalgrandmothersdid.Manyyearsfilledwithcountlessdancelessonspassed7welearnedtoappreciatethewonderofhavinga8grandma.Isupposegrandma’sprimarymotivationfordancingwassocial.Shehadbeena9girl,alwaysverytallandheavy,andhadmarriedintograndpa’squietlifestylebefore10anyeleganceorconfidenceinherpersonalappearance.Dancing,11,fillerherlifewithflashlights,wonderfulparties,beautifuldresses,andthechallengeoflearning.12theweeklydancelessonsdidnotchangeherample,two-hundred-poundfigure,grandma13everyonewithenergeticperformancesonthedancefloor,14soongaveherasmucheleganceandconfidenceasanyMissAmericancompetitor.Havingtakendancelessonsforyears,mygrandmalearnedvariousdances15andwassoonparticipatingindancing16allovertheNorthwest.WhenIwasfourteen,grandma17invitedmetowatchhercompeteinoneofthesematches.Myattitudewas18unenthusiasticatthatpoint,buttomakeherhappy,mymotherandIattendedthematch.Asiftoprovemewrong,grandmamadeawonderfulshowinginevery19sheentered.Ithoughtshewastrulythequeenoftheballduringthedance,andmythoughtsweresharedbythe20ashorttimelaterwhenshewasawardedagoldcupforheroutstandingperformance.1、A．sufferingB．birthdayC．healthD．death2、A．forsureB．forfunC．forgrantedD．seriously3、A．fullyB．peacefullyC．pitifullyD．carefully4、A．pretendedB．announcedC．refusedD．managed5、A．agreementB．excitementC．embarrassmentD．anger6、A．sellB．bakeC．buyD．keep7、A．untilB．sinceC．unlessD．before8、A．lovingB．dancingC．caringD．selfless9、A．humorousB．shyC．determinedD．mean10、A．managingB．losingC．developingD．falling11、A．atmostB．tobehonestC．inawordD．ontheotherhand12、A．OnceB．SinceC．BecauseD．Although13、A．persuadedB．satisfiedC．surprisedD．confused14、A．whatB．thatC．whichD．it15、A．easilyB．busilyC．hardD．awkwardly16、A．performancesB．trainingsC．practiceD．matches17、A．unwillinglyB．increasinglyC．proudlyD．surprisingly18、A．hardlyB．evenC．stillD．fairly19、A．incidentB．pointC．roomD．event20、A．judgesB．competitorsC．dancersD．audiences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）TraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)wasn’tfullyacceptedoutsideofChinaforcenturies.TherewasonceaChinesemanintheUSwho1．(accuse)afterheusedacertainformofTCMtreatment2．(cure)hisgrandson’sdisease.Inthelast10yearsorso,however,TCM3．(get)morepopularallovertheworld.Areport4．(publish)onDec.6saysthisstyleofhealthcare,whichincludesdifferentforms5．herbalmedicineandexercise,hasspreadto183countriesandregions.Forinstance,inLima,thecapitalofPeru,therearemorethan50Chinesemedicineclinics,about70percentof6．weresetupbylocaldoctors,TCMhasbecomepopularwiththepeopleofPeru.7．TCMhasbeenwidelyaccepted,itstillfaceschallenges.Forexample,thereistroubleinbeingabletoprove8．(exact)whatcertaindrugsaremadeupof,aswellasbeingabletokeeptheeffectsthesameeverytime.SomeresearchershavesuggestedTCMshouldbemoreexactandcometogetherwithWesternMedicine.“9．(bring)togetherWesternMedicineandTCM,ratherthanbeingin10．(compete),iswherethepotentialforgreateffectslies.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。WhenIwasinGrade8,myfamilymovetoSeattle,soIhadtogotoanewschool、Beinginaunfamiliarplace,Ifeltlonelyandfrightening、Worsestill,somesubjectsweresodifficulttolearnfromthatIhadnoideahowtoadapttothenewenvironment、Myteachersnoticedmyproblemsbutoftenencouragedme、Withtheirhelp,Imadesomeprogressesinmylessons、However,itwasn’teasymakefriends、Myclassmateshadalreadyknowneachother、Ifoundithardlytofitin、MymothersuggestedthatIchattedwiththem、Followinghisadvice,Isoongotafewgoodfriends、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，十一假期你和你的父母一起外出游玩，你想将你的旅游经历与你的美国笔友Jack分享，请根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括：1.简述旅游经历；2.你的感受和体会。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJack’Howiseverythinggoing?I’dliketosharemytravelexperiencewithyou.______________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、A5、A6、A7、B8、B9、C10、C11、D12、B13、B14、C15、B16、C17、B18、B19、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、B3、D22、1、A2、B3、D4、A23、1、C2、D3、D24、1、C2、D3、A4、A25、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.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterd