2023屆湖北省黃岡高考仿真卷英語試題含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening2．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make3．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria4．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical5．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch6．Iliveinatown______runsasmallandwindingriver.A．throughwhichB．whichC．inwhichD．where7．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat8．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear9．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill10．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted11．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup12．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane13．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．a(chǎn)sifC．incaseD．sothat14．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit15．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．a(chǎn)mattending16．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich17．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo18．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked19．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when20．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Iwasstoppedataredlightonlyamileorsofrommygoalofmybrother’shouse.WewereplanningtodrivedowntogethertoNorthCarolinatobewithmyfatherwhowasbadlyill.AsIwaitedatthestoplightexperiencingthisforcedslowdown，noticedSharper’sFloristovertotheleft.ItwasthesameplacewhereIhadexperiencedmanythings-floodsofmemorieswentthroughmymindasthelightseemedablessing.InoticedthewinestorestraightaheadwheremyfatherandIhadbeenmanytimesbefore，pickingoutthebeeroftheweek.WebothlikedGermanbeer.ThelightfinallybecamegreenandImademyleftturnanddrovethroughthepoorsectionofourhometown.IrememberedhoweachThanksgivingmyfamilywouldbetogether.IalsorememberedhowmyfatherwouldtakesometimeoutofeachThanksgivingtomakesuretherewasnoonehungryintheneighborhoodssurroundingwherewelived.Icanrememberasayoungboygoingwithhimtodeliversomefood.Iwasscared.Ihadneverbeenintothispartoftownthisdeeplybefore.Myfatherseemedunfazed(泰然自若的)bythisandwentabouthisbusiness.Thepeoplewewenttohelpseemedtoknowhimandgratefullyacceptedwhathecametooffer.Myfatherseemedabletogiveawaythefoodinawaythathonoredthosehewasgivingto.Thiswasnotanarrogantact.Hewouldstopateachplaceandtalkalittle,whichIcanremembertotallypissingmeoff(厭煩).Iwantedtogetthehelloutofthere.Myfatherwantedtobesureeveryonehadfood.Iftherewerepeoplehefoundwhodidn’thavefood,hewouldtakethetimetogobackandgetmore.That’sthekindofmanhewas.1、Whenthefatherwasill,he.A．livedinNorthCarolinaB．gaveawayfoodtothepoorC．cametohelpthepoorinhishometownD．stayedatthehomeoftheauthor’sbrother2、Theauthormentionsthewinestoretotellus.A．thesametasteashisfather B．thelifeinhischildhoodC．theexperiencewithhisfather D．thebirthplaceofhisfather3、Theauthorwasafraidofgivingawayfoodtothepoorprobablybecause.A．hisfatherdidn’tstaywithhimthen B．hisfatherdidn’ttakegoodcareofhimC．hewasunfamiliarwiththesurroundings D．hehadnevermetsomanypoorpeople4、Theunderlinedword44arrogant”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．a(chǎn)ngry B．proudC．careless D．wild22．（8分）Choosingwheretolivemaybeoneofthebiggestdecisionsyou’llmakewhenyoumovetoSydney,butyou’llhaveplentyofhelp.TemporaryarrivalaccommodationBeforeyoumovetoSydney,werecommendthatyoubookatemporaryplacetostay.Onceyougethere,youcanlookforlonger-term.au/accommodation/short-termOn-campus-residentialcolleges(fullycatered飲食全包的)TheUniversityhaseightresidentialcollegesontheCamperdown/DarlingtonCampus,includingInternationalHouse,aresidentialcommunityofglobalscholars.Collegesprovidecomfortable,fullyfurnishedsingleroomsanddailymeals,alongwithsporting,cultural,leadershipandsocialprograms.Theyalsoincludeon-sitetutorials(輔導(dǎo)課)inadditiontocampus-based.au/collegesOn-campusresidences(self-catered飲食自理的)TheUniversityhastwoself-runresidences—QueenMaryBuilding(QMB)andAbercrombieStudentAccommodation—ontheCamperdown/DarlingtonCampus.Bothjustunderayearold,theyhouseupto1000students.Theseresidencesprovidemodernsingle-studyroomswithlargecommonliving,learningandstudyspaces,sharedkitchens,atheatre,gyms,soundproofedmusicrooms,artstudios,skyloungesandrooftop.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.htmlOff-campuslivingMorethan90percentofourstudentsliveoffcampus.TheUniversityisclosetomanydynamicandmulticulturalsuburbssuchasAnnandale,Newtown,ChippendaleandGlebe.Agreatplacetosearchisourlargeonlinedatabaseof.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html1、Wherecanyoufindaplacetolivetemporarily?A．On“.au/colleges”.B．On“.au/accommodation/short-term”.C．On“.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html”.D．On“.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html”.2、WhatdostudentslivinginQMBhaveaccessto?A．Theirownkitchens.B．On-sitetutorials.C．Dailymeals.D．Gyms.3、Whatisthemostpopularchoiceamongstudents?A．Livingoffcampus.B．Livinginhostfamilies.C．Livinginself-cateredflatsoncampus.D．Livinginfullycateredhousesoncampus.23．（8分）Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二維碼)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征識別的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone5s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2016,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.24．（8分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur(企業(yè)家)JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistinyapartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.EverycurrententrepreneurandbusinessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotelandguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternet’senormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina’shugepopulationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled＄60,000tostartthecompany.Thatformedthebasisforthecompany’sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China’slackofinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)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．Passionateandconsiderate25．（10分）ThePeanutsMovie,whichhitstheaterstoday,bringstolifeoneofthemostpopularcomicstrips(連環(huán)漫畫)evertoappearinprint.Fordecades,kidshavefoundhumorandcomfortinCharlieBrownandhispetdog,Snoopy.ThecharacterscamefromthepenofCharlesM.Schulz,whosecomicstrip,Peanuts,firstappearedinnewspapersin1950.Schulz,whodiedin2000,wasoneofthemostinfluentialcartoonistsinhistory.Hisson,CraigSchulz,hasreinventedthePeanutscharactersforanewgenerationofkidswhomayonlybefamiliarwiththeholidayspecialsonTV.Craigco-wrotethescreenplayforThepeanutsMoviewithhisownson,Bryan.DirectorSteveMartinocreatedthecomputer-animated3Dcharactersforthemovie.Eventhoughheusednewtechnology,hewantedtostaytruetoCharlesSchulz’soriginaldrawings.“Ilovetodraw,Ilovetotellstories,andIgottodoitinabigmovielikethis,”Martinosaid.“Myhopewastobringthesecharacterstolifeinabiggerwaythanwe’veeverseen,butbetruthfultowhothey’vealwaysbeen.”11-year-oldNoahSchnappvoicesthecharacterofCharlieBrown.“Itwasabitdifficultatthebeginning,”Noahsaid.“ButonceIgotintoit,Ihadsomuchfun.”AlexGarfin,12,isthevoiceofLinus,Charlie’sfriend.AlexhaswordsofwisdomnotjustforCharlie,butalsoforkidswhowanttoworkontheentertainmentindustry.“Ifyoudon’tsucceed,tryagain,”hesaid.“Youmaynotsucceed99percentofthetime,butthat1percentprobabilitywillbringyousomething.”FrancescaCapaldi,11,whovoicestheLittleRed-HairedGirl,agrees.“Dreambig,”shesaid.“Ifyoureallywantsomething,justgoforit.”1、WhatcanweknowaboutThePeanutsMovie?A．ItismorepopularthanthecomicstripPeanutsB．itwaschangedintoTVspecialsbyCraigSchulzz.C．IthasmorecharactersthanthecomicstripPeanutsD．CharlesSchulz’ssonandgrandsonwrotethescreenplay.2、SteveMartinothinksitisimportantto_________.A．bringthemaincharacterstolife.B．makethemoviefitfortoday’skids.C．developthemovieusingnewtechnology.D．keepthecharacterswhatthey’vebeenlike3、Howmanycharactersofthemoviearementionedinthetext?A．3B．4C．5D．64、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Acomputer-animatedmoviebringsPeanutstolifeB．ThePeanutsMoviehelpsyourealizeyourdream.C．CharlesSchulzandhiscomicstripPeanuts.D．TheSchulzsgiveyouhumorandcomfort.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）AtanairportIoverheardafatherandadaughterintheirlastmomentstogether.Hesaidtohisdaughter,“Iloveyou.Iwishyou1Shesaid,“Daddy,ourlifetogetherhasbeenmorethanenough.YourloveisallIever2.Iwishyouenough,tooTheykissedgoodbyeandsheleft.Thefatherstoodthere3withtearsinhiseyes.Itriednottointerrupthisprivacy,buthe4meandgreetedmebyasking,“Didyoueversaygoodbyetosomeoneknowingitwouldbe5?”“Yes,Ihave,”Ireplied.Sayingthatbroughtbackmymemoriesofexpressingmyloveand6ofallmydadhaddoneforme.Recognisingthathisdayswere7,Ispentthetimetellinghimfacetofacehowmuchhe8tome.SoIknewwhatthismanwas9.“Forgivemeforasking,butwhyisthisagoodbyeforever?”Iasked.“IamoldandshelivesmuchtoofarawayIhave10aheadandtherealityisthathernexttripbackwillbe11formyfuneral,”hesaid.“Whenyouweresayinggoodbye,Iheardyousay‘Iwishyouenough’.MayIaskwhatthatmeans?”Hebeganto12.“That’swishthathasbeenhandeddownfromother13.”Hepausedforamomentlookingupasiftryingtorememberitindetail,andhesmiledevenmore.“Whenwesaid‘Iwishyouenough’,we14theotherpersonstohavealifefilledwithenoughgoodthings15them,”hecontinuedthefollowingasifhewere16itfrommemory.“Iwishyouenoughsunlighttokeepyourattitude17.Iwishyouenoughraintoappreciatethesunmore.Iwishyouenoughhappinesstokeepyourspiritalive.Iwishyouenoughpainsothatthesmallestjoysinlifeappear18biggerIwishyouenoughgaintosatisfyyourneeds.Iwishyouenough‘loss’toappreciateallthatyou19.Iwishyouenough‘Hellos’togetyou20thefinal‘goodbye’.”hethenbegantosobandwalkedaway.1、A．enoughB．luckC．successD．health2、A．supportB．praiseC．judgeD．need3、A．carefullyB．silentlyC．seriouslyD．gratefully4、A．noticedB．monitoredC．thankedD．observed5、A．endlessB．meaningfulC．foreverD．temporarily6、A．a(chǎn)ppreciationB．a(chǎn)dmissionC．enthusiasmD．sacrifice7、A．darkB．shortC．wonderfulD．Bitter8、A．explainedB．lentC．meantD．introduced9、A．wonderingB．experiencingC．a(chǎn)pprovingD．imagining10、A．differencesB．passionsC．wondersD．challenges11、A．probablyB．extremelyC．graduallyD．clearly12、A．smileB．shoutC．sufferD．Cry13、A．countriesB．generationsC．mothersD．communities14、A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．putC．thoughtD．wanted15、A．promisingB．teachingC．surroundingD．charging16、A．remindingB．losingC．forgettingD．reciting17、A．seriousB．oppositeC．brightD．open18、A．onlyB．muchC．a(chǎn)nyD．just19、A．treatB．decideC．donateD．possess20、A．throughB．inC．a(chǎn)longD．a(chǎn)cross第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Livingalifewithmeaningandpurposeisthekeytoimprovingyourpsychologicalwell-being.Yourpurposedoesn't1．(necessary),havetoinvolvechangingtheworldorfindingacareer2．(devote)tohelpingothers.Instead,youmightmakeityourpurposetobekindeveryday.3．youfeellikeyourlifelackspurpose,don'tworry.Therearemanywaysyoucanfindpurposeinlifeandbuildalifethathasmoremeanings.Youcanbeginbythinkingaboutthelegacy(遺贈)youwouldliketoleavebehind.Writedownhowyou’dliketo4．(remember)attheend:ofyourlife,orthinkabouttheimpactyouwanttoleave5．theplanet.Then,establishsome6．(objective)thatcanhelpyoureachthosegoals.7．(work)towardyourgoalswillgiveyouareason,togetoutofbedeveryday,beyondearningmoney.Thinkingpositively8．(improve)yourpsychologicalwell-being.Inturn,asyourpsychologicalwell-beingimproves,9．becomeseasiertothinkpositivelyandfeelgoodoverall.Spendtimethinkingaboutsomeofthebestmemories-ofyourlife.Whetherit'safamilyvacationyouwenton10yearsagooryouwonanawardatworktwoyearsago,recallingthe10．(happy)timesinyourlifecanbringmorepositivitytoyourthinking.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Itwaswarmandsunny,sowedecidetogoforaswim.WhenIreachedtothebeach,myfriendswerealreadythere.Theseawasperfect,appearingassmoothlyasamirror.Ifeltquitepleasedwithit,andmyfriendswerealittledisappointingastheylikedhugewaves.Whenwegothungryandthirsty,weboughtsomehotdoganddrinksfromanearbyshop.Afterthat,webecameenergeticenoughforafootballgame.Itsurprisedallwasthatmyteamwongame.Thenwerelaxedforawhile,sleeponthebeach.Atabouthalfpastfour,wepackedupmythingsandwenthome.Wereallyhadfun.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）某英文報(bào)社正在開展“環(huán)?！贝笥懻摚蚰慵s稿。請以垃圾分類為主題，按照以下要點(diǎn)發(fā)表你的觀點(diǎn)：1.意義；2.現(xiàn)狀；3.建議注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.文章標(biāo)題已擬好，不計(jì)入總次數(shù)。3.參考詞匯：垃圾分類garbageclassificationOnGarbageClassification________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、B5、A6、A7、D8、C9、B10、C11、B12、C13、D14、A15、C16、D17、C18、B19、B20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、C3、C4、B22、1、B2、D3、A23、1、A2、D3、D4、B24、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.ThesatellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ontheproject.NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation’sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweatherpredictions.Itsaidthesatellite’sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork“withinayear.”O(jiān)neofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmapthem.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,”saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.ShedescribedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.SullivansaiditsinstrumentswillbeabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyinoperation.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency’sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather.”Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfallestimates,whichwillleadtomoretimelyanddetailedfloodwarnings.CraigFugate,administratoroftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency,FEMAinshort,saysthattheGOES-Rsatellitewillimprovethe