2023學(xué)年四川省綿陽市綿陽中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷（含答案解析）

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．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow2．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed3．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a(chǎn);the;X B．X;the;a C．a(chǎn);X;the D．the;the;a4．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting5．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick6．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall7．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork8．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．a(chǎn)mdoing9．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe10．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed11．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．a(chǎn)daptC．lead D．devote12．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat13．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly14．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof15．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．ifC．a(chǎn)sD．once16．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who17．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen18．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo19．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured20．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Iwasnervous,nodoubtaboutit,butIfeltprettyfearfullysittingthereunmovingontopofthehorse,soIpickedupmycanter（使馬慢跑）.Iwentafewtimesaroundthestadium,sayingIwaswarmingupmyhorse.Butreally,IwastakingsometimetocollectmythoughtsandpreparemyselfbeforeIjumped.Ortoputitinamoresimpleandrealistictone,Iwasdelaying.FinallythetimecamewhenIhadtojustsuckitupandjumpthehorse.Iswallowed,turned,andbeganheadingstraightforthejump.MypalmsbegantosweatandItightenedmyself.Therewasnoturningbackfromthisnow.Isatupinmyjumpingpositionasmyhorsepickeduphisspeedtojump.Fearrushedthroughmeaswellasasenseofexcitement.BeforeIknewit,Iwasupintheair,flyingoverthejump.Asscaredwas,Iwasdeterminednottomessthisup.Myhorselandedwithasmallbeatontheothersideofjumpandcontinuedcanteringaroundthefieldlikenothinghadeverhappened.Miraculously,Iwasseatedfirmlyonthehorse,unharmed.Surprised,IsloweddowntoasmoothrunningtoprocessthatIhadn'tjustbeenthrownoffaleapinganimal.Myridinginstructorcongratulatedme,proudthatIgotthroughit.IadmitthatIwasproudaswell.I'mnotusuallythekindofpersonthatfacestheirfears.Instead,Iusuallyrunawayfromthem.1、Whatistheauthor'srealpurposetogoaroundthestadiumseveraltimes?A．Towarmhishorseup.B．Tojudgethedistance.C．Tomakesuretosucceed.D．Tocalmhimselfdown.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforethehorselanded?erestedb.excitedc.frightenedudA．a(chǎn);bB．b;cC．c;dD．a(chǎn);d3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theinstructorusedtobeproudoftheauthor.B．Theauthorusedtostayawayfromchallenges.C．Theauthorfearednothingmuchfromthenon.D．Theinstructorbelievedtheauthorcouldsucceed.22．（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．Passionateandconsiderate23．（8分）MyfriendSmitastartsworryingabouteverylittlethingonearth.SayifherhomeWi-Fistopsworking,orsayiftheheaterswitchgoeswrong,shewouldcallmeupanxiously,asifthewholeworldhasfallenapart.Really,there’snothingworsethannotbeingabletoenjoylifebecausesomethingisstuckinyourheadthatwon’tgoaway.Sowhatworryactuallyisallabout?Themindlikestoanchoritselftotheknown.Worryisasymptomofthedeep-rootedfearyouexperiencewhenyouhavetowalkintotheunknown.Youpreferthingstobepredictable.Youfearthatanyunexpectedturnineventswouldthrowyourcarefulplanningintochaos.Themoreenergyyougivetoyourfears,themoreanxiousyoubecome.Inreality,allformsofworryrepresentanunderlyinglackoftrust.Youareunabletotrustinthegoodnessoflife.Eventhoughthingscouldturnoutinanumberofways,youhaveatendencytobelievethatthingsaregoingtoturnoutnegativeratherthanpositive.Negativityisonlyhurtingyou—nooneelse.Itjustdrainsyouemotionallyanddistractsyoufromthemostimportantthingsoflife.Itissuckingawaythemotivationthatyoucouldotherwiseapplytowardssomethingpositiveandproductive,likefeelinggratitudeforwhatyoudohaveinyourlife.Gratitudemeansthankfulness,countingyourblessings,noticingsimplepleasures,andacknowledgingeverythingthatyoureceive.Worryingcanbehelpfulwhenitpushesyoutotakeactionandsolveaproblem.Butifyou’repreoccupiedwith“whatifs”andworst-casescenarios(設(shè)想),worrybecomesaproblem.Constantdoubtsandfearscanweakenyouremotionalenergy,sendyouranxietylevelssoaring,andinterferewithyourdailylife.Youcantrainyourmindtostaycalmandlookatlifefromamorepositiveperspective.1、WhydoesthewritermentionSmitaatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.B．Toshowtheharmofmoderntechnology.C．Togiveusanexampleforustolearnfrom.D．Toshowthegoodrelationshipbetweenthem.2、Whichofthefollowingwillcauseworry?A．Carefulplanning.B．Increasingenergy.C．Thingsunpredictable.D．Trustofothers.3、Whatwillhappenwhenyouarcfullofnegativity?A．Youwillbethankful.B．Youwillcountyourblessings.C．Youwillnoticesimplepleasures.D．Youwillbeemotionallydrained.4、Whatissuggestedwhenyouhavetoomuchworry?A．Thinkingaboutmany“whatifs”.B．Trainingyourselftostaypositive.C．Reducingyouremotionalenergy.D．Makingyouranxietylevelshigher.24．（8分）Hotshotjetpilotsarenomatchforcliffswallows.Thebirdsrocketoverbridgesandskimoverlakes,rushingforwardataccelerationsthatwouldknockanAirForce.Bytrackingthesecontestswithhigh-speedcameras,anewstudygivesthefirst,in-depthpeekintoavianaerodynamics(鳥類空氣力學(xué))inthewild.“Thefindingsmayevenprovideinsightintohowtodesignbettermicroairvehicles-tinydrones.Thistechnologywillbebrilliantlyuseful,”saysbiomechanicsexpertJimUsherwoodoftheUnitedKingdom’sRoyalVeterinaryCollegeinHatfield.“High-resolutionfieldstudieslikethishaveneverbeendonebeforeforbirds.”Forcliffswallows,thetroublestartswhentheyreturnfromwinteringinSouthAmericatotheirsummerhomesinNorthAmerica.Afterarrival,theyseekouttheiroldmudnests—usuallylocatedunderconcretebridgesandfreeways-andstartrebuildingtheirhomes.Butratherthanhuntdownafreshsupplyofmud,someswallowspreferstealingsuppliesfromtheirmorehardworkingneighbors.Otherstakethingsfurtherandwillevenlayaneggortwointheirneighbor’snestbeforetakingoff.Battlesintheairfollowiftheinvadersarecaughtintheact,andanewstudytakesadvantageofthesefightstolearnhowbirdsperformhigh-speedmaneuvers(演習(xí)).TheteamplacedthreecamerasalongaNorthCarolinalakecrossedbyahighwaybridgethathousesseveralcliffswallownestsandwaitedforthebattlestocommence.Theteamwassurprisedtolearnthatmostofthetime,chaserscopiedthemoveoffleeinginvaders.Swallowsalsopullveryhardturnstoescapeanenemy,withoneextremecasereaching7.8gravity.Fighterpilotsusuallypassoutatabout5or6gravity,whichiswhytheseexperimentshaveearnedinterest,andpartialfunding,fromtheOfficeofNavalResearch.TheNavymayusethefindingstobuildbetterguidancesystemsformicroairvehicles.However,theswallows’biomechanicsarecomplex,andnowtheteamissimplytryingtocollectafewtricks.1、WhydidtheUsherwoodcarryoutthestudies?A．Toguideabetterdesignofairvehicles.B．Toprovetheswallowsarebetteratflying.C．Toexperimentwithitshigh-speedcameras.D．Totrackhowtheswallowsskimoverlakes.2、Whatleadstothebattlesamongthebirds?A．Sharingfood.B．Occupyingothers’nests.C．Seizingmudfornesting.D．Competingfortheuseofbridges.3、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“commence”inparagraph3?A．continue B．a(chǎn)ccelerateC．end D．begin4、Whatisthetrickoftheswallowtoescapeitsenemy?A．Acceleratingtowardit.B．Copyingwhatitsenemydo.C．Makingsharpturnsduringflight.D．Seekingforhelpfromitsfellows.25．（10分）WhenIwaseleven,myparentsgavemethefirstbookIeverowned—TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoe.Idistinctlyrememberopeningit,readingthefirstlinesof“TheCastofAmontillado,”andremarkingtomyself.“Sothisiswhatreadingis!”Mydelightwasunbounded.LittledidIknowatthetimethatIwasatthebeginningofaliftingjourney.So,ifIreadmyfirstrealbookat11,whatwasIreadingbeforethen?Inaword,readers:relativelyplotless,repetitiveifwell-intentionedattemptstoteachchildtorecognizelettersandtheirsoundsandtobuildtheirvocabularies.Beingadutifulboy,IwentthroughthemotionsandIlearnedwhatwordswere.ButIhadnoideawhatwritingwasuntilPoe.InPoe’sstories,thesentencesweremorecomplexandstylishthananythingIhadeverreadbefore.Poe,inshort,wasastar.Myparentsgavemethatfirstbook,butthenIwentoffonmyown.Ilikedscience,whichledmetodiscoverJulesVerne,theFatherofscenefictionandHG.Wells,wellknownforhisnovelTheTimeMachine.Otherwritersfollowedquicklyoneafteranother:IsaacAsimov,RayBradbury,ArthurC．Clarke.ButIdidn’tlimitmyselftosciencefiction.Othertitlesthatdeeplyimpressedmeearlyon,andwhichIhavecarriedonmylife’sjourney,includeTheYearling,Shane,Ivanhoe,OfMiceandMen,ToKillaMockingbirdandTheGoodEarth.Itwentonfromthere.Ibecamethatkidwho,longafterhisparentstoldhimtoturnthelightsoff,hidunderthecoverswithaflashlightandabook,hisgreatestfearofbeingdiscoveredandhavinghislightingtakenaway.IrealizethatmyparentsmusthaveknownIwasdefying(違背)them.Butintheirwisdomtheypretendedtobeignorantofit.AndsoIowemystarasareadertomyparents.1、WhatdidtheauthorfeelaboutTheTatesofEdgarAllanPoe?A．Attractiveandinteresting.B．Complexanddull.C．Distinctbutdifficult.D．Plotlessbuteasy.2、Fromparagraph3weCanlearnthattheauthor________.A．likedreadingtalesbestB．enjoyedreadingsciencefictionmostC．tooknointerestinrealisticnovelsD．likedreadingfreelyandwidely3、Whatdidtheauthorsparentsreacttohisreadingbyflashlight?A．Toldhimtoturnofftheflashlight.B．Tookawayhisbook.C．Madeallowanceforhim.D．Scoldedhimatonce.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MyStartasaRealReaderB．TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoeC．WhenIBegantoLikeReadingFreelyD．EdgarAllanPoeWasMyFavoriteStar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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）第四節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出適合填入對應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。Davidgrewuppoor.Hestarted1inthe7thgradeandbyhighschoolhewasonlygoingtoschoolhalfdays,leavingat11amtogotowork.Lackofmoneymeantlackof2opportunities,buthehada3forknowledge.Inhis4timehereadbooksonhumandevelopment,vocabularybuilders,5thathethoughtwouldhelphimsucceed6downtheroad.Hewasahardworkerandroseabovehislackofhighereducationtoproducedecentlyforhisfamily,7thefactorylifewastakingittoll(造成傷害)onhim8,emotionally,andspiritually.Itwas,inhismind,9himlikeaslowpoison.In1995heboughthisfirstcomputerandafewmonthslaterdiscoveredtheInternet.Hewantedtobeapartofit,andworked48ormorehoursinthe10andworked1140ormorehoursaweekteaching12computerskills.Heworkedharderthanhe13hadinhislife,loggingover100hoursaweekonmany,many14DavidbeganapplyingforjobsintheInternetandcomputerfields.Hewasshotdownmanytimes,buthenever15hehadagoalandkeptafteritevenwhenhedidn’tfeellikeitbecauseanythingelseseemedso16Thatkindofdriveandperseverance(堅(jiān)持不懈)almostalwayspaysoff.I’m17tosayDavidleftthefactoryandtookajobinthecomputerfield.Hebeatoutcollege-educatedapplicantswith4-yeardegreeswithhis18skills.Thisisatruestoryabout19It’sastoryaboutbelievingyourself.It’sastoryaboutfindingwhatyoulovetodoandfollowingyour201、A．studying B．working C．entering D．playing2、A．educational B．personal C．political D．occasional3、A．way B．hope C．hunger D．goal4、A．spare B．part C．own D．school5、A．something B．everything C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing6、A．somewhere B．everywhere C．a(chǎn)nywhere D．nowhere7、A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．yet D．but8、A．terribly B．personally C．heartedly D．physically9、A．fighting B．killing C．murdering D．butchering10、A．factory B．farm C．school D．family11、A．other B．theother C．others D．a(chǎn)nother12、A．him B．himself C．themselves D．others13、A．even B．ever C．still D．yet14、A．positions B．conditions C．occasions D．situations15、A．gaveup B．gavein C．gaveaway D．gaveout16、A．helpful B．hopeful C．helpless D．hopeless17、A．sure B．certain C．sorry D．happy18、A．self-taught B．self-assured C．self-controlled D．self-styled19、A．failure B．confidence C．foundation D．determination20、A．ideas B．ways C．dreams D．styles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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）QDearDanielMyhighschoollifeis1．（stress）.Itrytosleepforawhileatnoon，butIstillgetsleepyintheafternoon.WhatshouldIdo？HeaterADearHeater，Thisisaseriousproblem.Asateacher，Isawmanystudentssleepinginclass，2．（able）tofocus-evenchildren！Let'slookatyourlifestyle.Doyoustayawakelateatnight？Doyouuseyoursmartphonebeforebed？Doyouhavecaffeineatnight？First，latenightsareabadhabit，evenifyou'restayinguplate3．（study）.Researchshowsthatstudying4．you'retiredislesseffective.5．（lose）sleepmakesyoutootiredinclassthenextday.Youshouldsleepforsevenoreighthourseachnight.Next，don'tuseyoursmartphonebeforebed.Thescreenkeepsoureyesandbrains6．（wide）awake.Ifyou7．useaphonebeforebed，useablue-lightfilter（過濾）app.Ofcourse，youshouldavoidcaffeineafterdinner.Thismeansnocola，nochocolateandnocoffee.8．（drink）non-caffeinatedteasorwater.As9．yoursleepyafternoons，napping（午休）isnormalandhealthy.Itsoundslikeyouneeda"powernap”.Theseare20-30minutenapsthatgiveaboost（增強(qiáng)）ofenergy.Setyouralarmfor25minutesandgetupwhenyouhearit.Becareful！Ifyounaptoolong，youwillfeel10．（sleep）thanbefore.Propersleepisanimportantpartofahealthylife，sotakinganapistakingcareofyourself.Goodluck！Daniel第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)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(cuò)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。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore.LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience.WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman.Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself.Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjusttranslateditintoChinese.Ifeltgladforabletohelpherandtalkwithher.ShesaidthatshewasastudentlikemeandwastouringChinalonely.Shetoldmeaboutsomeexperienceshehadtouringthecountry.AlthoughIwon’tseeheragain,butit’sgoodtomeetsomeonelikeherfromanothercountry.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你校國際交流部正在招聘志愿者，接待來訪的英國中學(xué)生。請你寫信申請，內(nèi)容包括：1.申請?jiān)颍?.口語水平；其他優(yōu)勢。注意：1.詞數(shù)：100左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearSir/Madam,I’mwritingyouthisletterforthepositionofavolunteer._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、B4、D5、B6、A7、B8、A9、C10、A11、B12、C13、C14、A15、C16、B17、B18、D19、A20、A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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、B3、B22、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-Rwillbeabletoprovideimp