2023年山西省太原市金河高考英語一模試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon2．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when3．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填4．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may5．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon6．Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct7．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof8．AbookIreadlastyear,______nameIcan’tremember,changedmyideaabouttime.A．which B．thatC．whose D．what9．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on10．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tliberty11．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working12．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow13．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can14．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound15．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless16．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed17．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat18．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what19．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade20．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6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．Passionateandconsiderate22．（8分）Whenmygrandmotherdiedattheageof96,thereweretwothingssheleftbehindinabundance—nearly100photoalbumsdocumentingdecadesoftravelandhomelife,andadozenquilts,oneofwhichmymothergaveme.Quiltingistheprocessofsewingtogetherfabric(布料)tomakeonelargepieceoffabric.Inmyfamily，quiltingandsewingisatraditionthathasbeenpasseddownthroughthegenerations.Mymothersayshergreat-grandmotherwouldoccasionallytravelaroundNewYorkStatetosewclothingforotherfamilies.IntheUnitedStates，quiltingwasacraft(手藝)thatstartedasanecessityandeventuallybecamemuchmore.In1862,theU.S.governmentofferedmillionsofacresoflandtoAmericanswhowantedtomovewest.Thisallowedfamiliestosettleonlandthatthatcouldeventuallyown.Theyoftenbuilttheirownhomesandlivedoffthevegetablesintheirgardensandthelivestocktheyhad.Sewingwasveryimportantforwomenbecausetheywereresponsibleforclothingtheirfamiliesandkeepingthemwarm.Quiltingalsobecameachanceforwomentosocializewitheachother.Theywouldgatherforso-called“quiltingbees”，wheretheywouldmeetupandworkononequiltingprojecttogether.Thisprovidedamuch-neededrelieffromthelonelylifeoflivingonalargepieceofland.Throughouthistory,thedifferentpatternsonAmericanquiltshaveconveyedallkindsofinformation.Fromthen，wecantellwhereapersonlived，whatregionoftheworldtheyoriginatedfrom,orsometimesastoryistoldinpicturesonaquilt.Eventoday，womenstillgathertoquittogetherinashowoffriendshipandaloveforthecraft，justliketheolddays.Mysisterhastriedquiltingafewtimes，andhopefully，hertwodaughtersmayonedaycontinuethisfamilytradition.1、Whatdoweknowaboutquilting?A．Itisalosttraditionalcraft.B．ItisamajormeansofmakingalivingintheUSA．C．Itisacraftthathasbecomeaculturalsymbol.D．ItwasawaytocarryontheAmericanhistory.2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3？A．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.B．SummarizethepreviousparagraphsC．Addsomebackgroundinformation.D．PraisetheU.S.government'spolicy.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph4referto？A．Workingontheland.B．Participatingin“quiltingbees”.C．Designingaquiltingproject.D．Clothingthefamily.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext？A．Toinstructhowtosewtogetherfabric.B．Toshowtheauthor'sskillsofquilting.C．Totellaboutthestruggleofwomen.D．Toappealforpreservationofquilting.23．（8分）Wolvesstrikefearintotheheartsofmanyspecies,humansincluded.Ourfearofthemhasbroughtthemtotheedgeofdyingout,aswehavecruellykilledthemascompetitorsandtrouble-makers.Butresearchersarediscoveringthattheveryfeartheyputintoprey（被捕食者）speciesisexactlywhathelpsmakeecosystems（生態(tài)）healthy.YellowstoneNationalParkisatypicalexampleofjusthowwolvescanhelprepairanecosystem.AnOctober2018studyanalyzed40yearsofresearchonlargeanimalsinsidethepark.“Yellowstonehasbenefitedfromthereintroductionofwolvesinwaysthatwedidnotanticipate,especiallythecomplexityofbiologicalinteractions（互動）inthepark,”explainedMarkBoyce,aprofessorintheDepartmentofBiologicalSciences.“Wewerereallysurprisedatthatandwe’dneverhaveseentheseresponsesiftheparkhadn’tadoptedecological-processmanagement—allowingnaturalecologicalprocessestotakeplacewithleasthumanintervention.”Afterthewolveswerere-introducedatYellowstone,willowandcottonwoodtreesincreasedinnumber.Thepopulationofbearsandbisonalsoroseandwhatwasoncearulingdeer-wolfinteractionisnowmorediverse.Tolearnmoreaboutjusthowwolvesarebeneficial,ashortdocumentaryfromQuestexplainshowthepresenceofwolvesinfluencesthebehaviorofdeer,whicheventuallymakesentireecosystemsmorebiologicallydiverseandhealthy.Inthisdocumentary,biologistAaronWirsingexploredwhywolvesandothertoppredators（捕食者）wereneededfordiverseecosystemstodevelop.Usingasimplevideocamera,Wirsingisgainingauniqueviewpointonpredator-preyrelationshipsandchangingthewaywethinkaboutwolves.Theresearchisonemorepieceofevidenceforwhyprotectingthesetoppredatorsisimportantnotjustforwolvesasaspecies,butforhundredsofspeciesateverylevelofanecosystem.Thefeartheybringalongmaybetheveryanglethathelpssavethemfromdyingout.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anticipate”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Expect. B．Understand.C．Notice. D．Accept.2、Forwhatpurposewasadocumentarymade?A．Tointroducehowwolvesbehaveinthewild.B．Toshowhowwolvesbenefitfromecosystems.C．TorecordhowAaronWirsingobservedwolves.D．Tostudywhatgoodwolvescandotoecosystems.3、Whatisthesignificanceoftheresearch?A．Itproveswolvesfeedonhundredsofspecies.B．Ithelpsprovetheimportanceofprotectingwolves.C．Itshowsthecomplexrelationshipsbetweenspecies.D．Itprovidesevidencethatwolvesareendangeredanimals.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Thefearofwolvesisbeneficialtoecosystems.B．Thefearofwolvesputthemindangerofdisappearing.C．YellowstoneNationalParkowesitshealthyecosystemstowolves.D．TheintroductionofwolvesinYellowstoneNationalParkisasuccess.24．（8分）OnNovember24,1868,ScottJoplinwasborninTexas.Hebecamefamousasaragtime(拉格泰姆音樂)composerandpianoplayer.Ragtimemusicwasanearlyformofjazz.ThismusichasalivelybeatandwasdevelopedfromthemusicofAfricanAmericans.Ragtimebecamepopularintheearly1890s,andthemusicwasplayedonthepiano.Thepianoplayerusuallymadeupamelody,thenchangeditalittlebiteverytimeheplayed.ScottJoplinwasverygoodatcomposing,ormakingupmusicandplayingthepiano.Whenhewasgrowingup,Joplin’shomewasfilledwithmusic.Still,Joplin’sfatherdidnotwanthimtobeamusician.Whenhewasabout14yearsold,Joplinlefthometotravelandstartalifeofhisown.HetraveledallovertheMidwestplayingthepianoandcomposingmusic.Sometimesheplayedwithmusicgroups.Othertimeshesangbyhimselfinnoisysaloonsandbars.In1899,JoplinwroteMapleLeafRag,aragtimesongthatbecameabighitandearnedJoplinthetitleofTheKingofRagtime.Inall,hewrotemorethan500songs.Joplin’sbiggestdreamwastocomposearagtimeopera.Finally,after10years,JoplincompletedaragtimeoperawhichhecalledTreemonisha.Thisoperawasaboutayoungblackwomanwhobecamealeaderofherpeople.Shetriedtohelpherpeoplegaintheirfreedomandtheirrights.1916,Joplinbecameverysick.Hehadadiseasethatmadehimforgetthingsandbecomeeasilyafraidofthings.In1917,hewasputinthehospital.HefinallydiedthereonApril1,1917.ScottJoplin’smusicbecamepopularagainintheearly1970swhenitwasusedinamoviecalledTheSting.1、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesragtime?A．Itisakindofjazzmusic.B．ItwasborninTexas.C．Itsoundsslowandsad.D．Itisplayedontheguitar.2、Joplintookupragtime.A．withstrongfamilysupportB．a(chǎn)gainsthisfather’swillC．foraricherandhappierlifeD．withthehopeoftraveling3、WhatcanweknowMapleLeafRag?A．Itwasaragtimeopera.B．Itwasattackedbyothercomposers.C．Itwasusedinamovie.D．Itwonthecomposergreathonor.4、WhichofthewordscanbestdescribeScottJoplin?A．Talentedandtraditional.B．Determinedandproductive.C．Stubbornandcautious.D．Patientandgenerous.25．（10分）Oneofthestatementsthatmanyexpertsseemtoagreeonisthefactthatthegreatthingsstartstohappentheminuteyoustepoutsideofyourcomfortzones.Assoonasyoudecidethatyouarewillingtogobeyondwhatissafe,thepossibilitiesareendless.Forme,oneofthemostimportantthingsthatweshouldalwayskeepinmindisthefactthatgrowthandcomfortcan’tcoexist.PersonaldevelopmentauthorNapoleonHilloncesaid:“Whateverthemindcanunderstandandbelieve,themindcanachieve.Regardlessofhowmanytimesyoumayhavefailedinthepastorhowlofty(崇高的)youraimsandhopesmaybe.”Thisstatementisespeciallypowerfulbecauseitremindsusthatwearetheonlyoneswhocanberesponsibleforhowfarwewillgo.However,steppingoutsideofourcomfortzoneisprobablythemostimportantsteptoexperiencingrealchange.Foralongtime,IknewthatIwantedtoliveinArgentina,sohalfwaythroughmybachelor’sdegree,Iboughtaone-wayticketthere.WhileinArgentina,Ifinishedthelasttwoyearsofmydegreeonlinebeforeflyingbackhomeforgraduation.IcurrentlystillliveinArgentina,andIcanproudlysaythattakingthenecessarystepstomakeitarealitywasoneofthemostimportantthingsIcouldhavedone.This,ofcourse,bynomeansatallappliestoeveryone,andI’mnotimplyingweshouldallbuyone-wayticketstoforeigncountriesandseewhathappens.Butit’simportanttoknowthatweshouldrecognizewhatwedesireandtrytobringourdreamstolife.Livinginacomfortzonecantrickusintobelievingthatwehaveanabundantamountoftimewhen,inreality,weallknowthatyearscanflybywithoutushavingaccomplishedmuchofwhatwereallywantedtodo.Sowhywait?I’mthankfulthatIdidn’tputoffmymoveuntilalaterdatebecauseIwouldhavemissedoutonalotofamazinglifeexperiencesthathaveshapedmeasaperson.Ifwewanttoexperienceevenasmallamountofchange,wewillhavetostepoutsideofit.1、Whydopeoplepreferstayingincomfortzone?A．Itmakespeoplefeelsafe.B．Itleadstogreatthings.C．Itisimportantforgrowth.D．Ithelpsmakewisedecisions.2、WhatdoesNapoleonHill’sstatementmean?A．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.B．Thehigheryoufly,theharderyoufail.C．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.3、Whichmattersmosttotheauthorinhis/herstory?A．MovingtoArgentina.B．Gettingthebachelor’sdegree.C．Studyingonline.D．Flyingbackforgraduation.4、Theauthorusedhis/herstoryto________.A．persuadeotherstofollowhis/herexampleB．encourageotherstotakeimmediateactionC．informpeopleofdifferentforeigncultureD．remindpeopletobethankfulinlife5、Whichonecouldbethebesttitle?A．Identifyyourcomfortzone.B．Valueyourprecioustime.C．Alwaystrysomethingnew.D．Makethebestdecisions.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）WhenIbecameanamputee(被截肢者)attheageof29,Iwasforcedtorethinktheideaofphysicalperfection.Mylifebecame1asIchangedfromanacceptablyattractivewomantoanobjectofpityand2.Toobusy3physicalpainandobviouslimitationofmovement.Iwasnotawareofthis4atfirst.Thereweresomanydifficultiesbeforeme.ButIwasdeterminedtomanagemyworkandlifeaswellasbefore,feelinginspiredabouttheprogressIhad5.6,asImademyfirstjourneyoutsidethehospital,societyhadalreadyregardedmeasanewstatus.Happytobefreeofmy7inthehospital,Irolledthroughtheshoppingmallasa8survivor,feelinglikeawarhero.Unfortunately,Igotarude9asIdiscoveredthatothersdidnotviewmeinthewayIhadcometoviewmyself.Alleyeswereuponme,yetnoonedaredtomakeeyecontact.Theireffortsto10myeyesforcedmetorealizetheyonlysawmymissinglegs.Mothers11heldtheirchildrencloserasIpassed.Elderlywomenpattedmeontheheadsaying“GodBlessYou!”with12intheireyes.WhileIsatthinkingaboutwhathadhappened,asmallgirlcameuptome.Shestaredwithunembarrassed13attheemptytrousers.Findingnothingthere,shelookedupatmewitha14look,andchildishlyasked,“Lady,wheredidyourlegsgo?”Iexplainedthatmylegshadbeensick.Sincemylegshadn’tbeenstrongandhealthylikehers,thedoctorshadto15them.Leaningherheadupwards,sheasked,“Didtheygoto‘LegHeaven’?”Thatincidentmademethinkabouthow16childrenandadultsreacttotheunknown.Toachild,anewappearanceisaninterestingcuriosityandalearningexperience,17adultsoftenobservethesamethingwithhorror.IbegantorealizethatIalsohadbeenguiltyofthesameunsuitablereactionsbeforeIknewwhatlifewaslikeforanamputee.Tofulfillthewholenessofmymindandspirit,Inowsmilewarmly,makeeye18,andspeakina19manner.Byusingapositiveapproach,Iattempttomakesocietyknowthefactthathavinganot-so-perfectbodydoesn’tmeanhavinga20qualityoflife.Wedisabledpeoplealsoenjoyacolorfullife.1、A．greatB．oldC．differentD．a(chǎn)ctive2、A．comfortB．fearC．hatredD．happiness3、A．cryingforB．fightingforC．goingwellwithD．dealingwith4、A．changeB．mistakeC．a(chǎn)bilityD．wish5、A．takenB．keptC．givenD．made6、A．InsteadB．MoreoverC．HoweverD．Therefore7、A．careB．limitC．supportD．help8、A．calmB．poorC．proudD．rich9、A．responseB．chanceC．suggestionD．letter10、A．turnB．holdC．catchD．a(chǎn)void11、A．softlyB．protectivelyC．unwillinglyD．pleasantly12、A．pityB．a(chǎn)ngerC．excitementD．glory13、A．determinationB．curiosityC．enthusiasmD．satisfaction14、A．tiredB．sadC．scaredD．puzzled15、A．loseB．a(chǎn)djustC．removeD．stretch16、A．differentlyB．positivelyC．strangelyD．carefully17、A．whatB．whileC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter18、A．difficultyB．experimentC．contractD．contact19、A．confidentB．strictC．businesslikeD．serious20、A．goodB．highC．poorD．real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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）HohXilorKekexiliistheworld’sthird1．(large)uninhabited(無人居住的)area.Manyexamplesofwildlifecan2．(find)intheremoteareaoftheQinghai-Tibetplateau.Theviewofmountains,glaciersandlakeshere3．(make)itagoodplaceintermsofnaturalbeauty.Atthe41stsessionoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommittee4．(hold)inPoland,HohXilwasapproved5．a(chǎn)newworldheritagesite,becomingthe51stworldheritagesiteinChina.Itishometomorethan230speciesofwildlife,6．(include)theendangeredTibetanantelope.TheillegalhuntingofTibetantelopeusedtobe7．seriousprobleminthe1990s.ThewoolofTibetanantelopes,softandwarm,canbeobtainedwithouthurtingtheanimals.Butpoachers(盜獵者)wouldchoosesimply8．(kill)thembeforetakingthewool,9．causedthenumberofTibetanantelopestodroprapidly.Thestruggletostopillegalhuntingwasdescribedinthe2004filmKekexili:MountainPatrol.NowthatHohXilhasmadeitontotheUNESCOlist,it’sbelievedthatthe10．(protect)oftheregion’swildanimalsandspecialecosystemwillbemoreeffective.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）短文改錯DearTom,I’mverygladtolearnfromyoure-mailthatyouandyoursisterwillcometoXi’anandcallonmeonJuly、1st、AndI’mterriblysorrythatIcan’tmeetyouattheairportbecauseIhavetoattendmeetinginBeijing、Nowletmetotellyouthewaytoyourhome、Whenyougotoutoftheairport,youcantakeBusNo、29toYouYiBusStation、WalkacrosstheFriendshipStreettothewest,youcanseeabookstoreatthecorner、Turntotheleftthereandgostraightlyon、Thenyoucanseeabankyourleft、TheapartmentbuildingIliveinisnexttothebank、FindRoom502,whichmymotherwillbewaitingforyou、Bestregardtoyouall、Yours,LiuMei第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的加拿大筆友Peter七月份要帶父母來成都市旅游，發(fā)郵件向你咨詢相關(guān)信息。請回信向他介紹:1.成都的概況(如地理位置、氣候等)；2.一處成都景點；3.一道成都美食。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearPeter,I’mgladtolearnthat____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourcoming.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、B3、A4、C5、B6、A7、C8、C9、B10、D11、D12、C13、D14、C15、D16、A17、D18、D19、A20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、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,whichwillleadto