2022-2023学年江西省南康市南康中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why2．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use3．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such4．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered5．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase6．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which7．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared8．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress9．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general10．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that11．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake12．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact13．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.14．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade15．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved16．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will17．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing18．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though19．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped20．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout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）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,ThenHimselfataMallinOmaha22．（8分）IwashavingagreatmorninguntilIsatdowninfrontofmyofficecomputer.“Yourpasswordhasexpired(过期),”aservermessageflashedonmyscreen,withinstructionsforchangingit.Comingupwithanewcodedoesn’tseemlikeabigdeal,unlessyouworkatmycompany,wherewehavetochangeitmonthly,usingatleastoneuppercasecharacter,onelowercasecharacter,onesymbol,andonenumeral.Oh,andthewholedarnthingcan’tbefewerthaneightcharacters.AndIcan’tuseanyofthesamepasswordsI’veusedinthepastthreemonths.SuddenlyIwasfurious.Whatdidn’tmakeitanybetterwasthatIwasdeeplydepressedaftermyrecentdivorce.DisbeliefoverwhatshehaddonetomewasallIthoughtabout.Everyday.Myangerdidn’tmeananythingtotheemptyinputfieldwithapulsatingcursor(闪动的光标),waitingformetotypeapasswordthatI’dhavetore-enter—manytimes—forthenext30days.IrememberedatipI’dheardfrommyformerboss.He’dsaid,“I’mgoingtouseapasswordtochangemylife.”Icouldn’tfocusongettingthingsdoneinmycurrentmood.TherewereclearindicatorsofwhatIneededtodotoregaincontrolofmylife,butIcouldn’tnoticethem.Mypasswordbecametheindicator.MypasswordremindedmethatIshouldn’tletmyselfbeavictimofmyrecentbreakupandthatIwasstrongenoughtodosomethingaboutit.ImademypasswordForgive@h3r.Ihadtotypethisstatementseveraltimesaday.Eachtimemycomputerwouldlock.Eachtimemyscreensaverwithherphotowouldappear.EachtimeIwouldcomebackfromeatinglunchalone.Inmymind,IwroteForgivehereveryday.ThesimpleactionchangedthewayIlookedatmyex-wife.Thatconstantreminderofreconciliationledmetoacceptthewaythingshadhappenedattheendofmymarriageandembraceanewwayofdealingwithmydepression.Asthemonthworeon,Ifeltaslowhealingbegintotakeplace.Bythetimemyserverpromptedmetoresetmypasswordthefollowingmonth,Ifeltfree.Onemonthlater,mydearExchangeserveraskedmeyetagaintoresetmypassword.IthoughtaboutthenextthingthatIhadtogetdone.MypasswordbecameQuit@smoking4ever.Iquitsmokingovernight.Thispasswordwasapainfulonetotypeduringthatmonth,butdoingithelpedmetoyellatmyselfinmymindasItypedthatstatement.Itmotivatedmetofollowmymonthlygoal.Onemonthlater,mypasswordbecameSave4trip@thailand.GuesswhereIwentthreemonthslater:Thailand.Seeinghowtheseremindershelpedtomaterializemygoalskeptmemotivatedandexcited.Whileit’ssometimesdifficulttocomeupwithyournextgoal,keepingatitbringsgreatresults.Hereisasimplifiedextractofwhatsomeofmypasswordshavebeeninthepasttwoyears,soyougetanideaofhowmylifehaschanged,thankstothismethod:Forgive@h3rTomyex-wife,whostarteditall.Quit@smoking4everItworked.Save4trip@thailandItworked.Eat2times@dayItneverworked,stillfat.Sleep@before12Itworked.Ask@her4dateItworked.Ifellinloveagain.No@drinking2monthsItworked.Ifeelbetter.Get@c4t!Itworked.Ihaveabeautifulcat.MovE@togeth3rItworked.Facetime2mom@sundayItworked.ItalkwithMomeveryweek.Andtheoneforlastmonth:Save4@ringYep.Lifeisgonnachangeagainsoon.1、Theunderlinedword“furious”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinthemeaningto______.A．depressed B．doubtfulC．nervous D．angry2、Whydidhedecidetouse“Forgive@h3r”ashispassword?A．Becausehedecidedtoforgivehiswife.B．Becausehehopedhiswifewouldforgivehim.C．Becausehehopeditwouldremindhimtobestrong.D．Becausehisformerbosstoldhimtouseittochangehislife.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassword“Save4@ring”forlastmonth?A．Hewillcallhismothereveryweek.B．Hewillsoonaskhisgirlfriendtomarryhim.C．Hispasswordwillhelphimsavemoney.D．Hewillberemindedtosavehispassword.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowaPasswordChangedMyLife. B．WhyIChangedMyPassword.C．HowaSlowHealingTookPlace. D．HowIFollowedMyMonthlyGoal.23．（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．Passionateandconsiderate24．（8分）SeveralJobsThatWillBeAutomatedByArtificialIntelligence(AI)AndRobotsTranslatorImagerecognitionsoftwareandvoicerecognitionsoftwarearebringingsomemajoradvancestolanguagetranslation．ApplicationslikeGoogle’sWordLenscantranslatewordsfromsignsanddocumentsinrealtimeandtherealealotoftranslationappsthatallowyoutotypeinawordorphraseandwilltranslateitforyou．Somewillevenspeakthephraseforyouandrawword-to-wordtranslationwillbefullyautomatedsoon．FastfoodworkersAutomatedorderingboothshavealreadymadetheirwayintoafewMcDonald’srestaurantsaroundtheworld，andcookingpositionscouldberemovednext．Theboothsprobablycan’thandlecustomerserviceproblemswell，sotelevideosystemscouldbringinanofficeemployeetodealwithcomplaints．FieldtechnicianNewadvancesintheInternetofThingscouldmakethisworkobsolete．Low-costsensorscombinedwithhighavailabilitycellular／satellitecommunicationsandcloudtechnologyarebeingstartedtoautomateandalarmthesesites，andcanbecheckedandmaintainedfromadesktopormobiledevice．SalesrepresentativeBut，e-commerceischanginghowwemakepurchasingdecisions，especiallythosewherethereisn’tmuchdifferentiationamongthemajorcompetitors．Ifyou’resellingahigh-differentiationproductand／orahigh-price，low-volumeproductyouhavesomejobsecurity，butifyou’resellingahigh-volume，low-differentiationproduct，youbetterstartpolishingyourresume，saidDougCamplejohn，CEOofFliptop．“Thesekindofproductsalesareallmovingonline．”1、WhatcanGoogle’sWordLensdo?A．Translatebyimageandvoicerecognitionsoftware．B．Speakthephraseorwordforyou．C．Makereal-timetranslation．D．Allowyoutotypeinawordorphrase．2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondpart?A．Alltherestaurantsownautomatedorderingbooths．B．Serviceproblemscan’tbehandledautomatically．C．CookswillnotbeautomatedbyAIandrobots．D．CustomerswillhavenocomplaintsbecauseofAI．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsolete”meaninPart3?A．Abandoned． B．Welcome．C．Forbidden． D．Efficient．25．（10分）Howmanygirlsinthisworldfallbehind?Theanswerishard—toomanytocount.Thisiswhythephrase“GoGetItGirl”poppedupinmyheadoneday.Thiswouldbemyproject.ThusbeginsthejourneyofmyColdAwardproject,thelargestandmostimportantstepofGirlScouts(女童子军).“GoGetItGirl”isagirl’sself-empowerment(自我授权)projectcenteredonawebsitecalled.Itfocusesonareasincludingeducation,health,andfinancialliteracy.Theeducationsectionincludesinformationonapplyingtocollegeand,maintaininggoodgrades.Thehealthsectioncontainsinformationonbasichealthandself-respect.Lastly,thefinancialliteracysectionhasalltheinformationagirlneedstomanagehermoneyproperly.Aspartofmyproject,Iwasabletoworkone-on-onewithgirlsinelementary,middle,andhighschool.Igaveaspeechatalocalhighschool’sCollegeNight.IspoketoHispanicgirlsandtheirparentsaboutapplyingtocollege.Inaddition,IworkedwithanorganizationcalledCoolGirls,Inc.CoolGirlsisanorganizationfocusedontheadvancementofgirlsinallaspectsoftheirdevelopment.Iworkedattheafterschoolprogram,CoolGirlsClub.ThegirlsIworkedwithwereprimarilyminorities,andCoolGirlstrulyhelpsthemtoriseaboveanycurrentdifficultiesintheirlives.Toprovideinspirationforthegirlswhovisit,Iinterviewedsuccessfulwomeninmycommunity,includingadoctorandbusinessowner.Theprojecthasbeenalotofwork,aridit’snotoveryet.Itwillneverbeover,hopefully,becauseIwillalwayslookforwaystohelpgirls.1、603．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“poppedup”inParagraphto)referto?A．tookroot.B．gainedpopularity.C．madeitsway.D．appearedallofasudden.2、605．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthefirstparagraph?A．Whythewriterstarted“GoGetItGirl’.B．Whymanygirlsfallbehind.C．HowGirlScoutsisfounded.D．WhatGirlScoutsrefersto.3、607．Whatcanhelpagirllearnhowtomakebothendsmeet?A．Education.B．CoolGirlsClub.C．Financialliteracy.D．CollegeNight.4、609．Whydidthewriterinterviewsuccessfulwomeninthecommunity?A．TofinishtheGoldAwardprojectassoonaspossible.B．Tooffergoodideastogirlsvisiting.C．Topromotethelocalcommunityconstruction.D．Toseekfinancialsupportfortheproject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）Iallowedmyselftoreceive.Theseflowerswere1tomebyourlocalflorist(花商）.Ihadplacedanorderwithhimforflowerstobedeliveredtoaclose2overseas.Forreasons3tous,theflowerswereneverdeliveredandaftermany4withtheoverseassupplierwithno5,wecanceledthe6atlast.Myfloristcalledto7andsaidhewantedtosendmesomeflowersto8themistake.EvenifIassuredhimitwasn’this9inmyorder,he10hewantedtosendmeflowers.Wewentbackandforthonthisand11Irealizedthiswassomethingthatwouldmakehimfeel12andthatIshouldjustsaythankyouandlethim13!Iamalwayssayingallowingourselvesto14.Ittookmeawhilehereto15whatIsaid!Havinglearntthestory,myfriendoverseassaidperhapstheuniversefeltIneededthe16more.Shemademesmile.Immediatelyafterwritingthispassage,Ireceiveda(n)17fromthisfriend,tellingmeshehadjustreceivedmyflowers!Infact,ouremails18,becauseIhadsentheracopyofmypassageatthesametimeshesentmeheremail!WhenIcalledmyflorist,hetoldmehewouldnotchargemefortheflowersbecausehewassorryforthe19Ihadwithmyorder!Looksliketheuniversewanted20ofustohaveflowers!1、A．giftedB．soldC．donatedD．showed2、A．relativeB．friendC．teacherD．colleague3、A．impossibleB．unfairC．unknownD．obvious4、A．appointmentsB．agreementsC．challengesD．contacts5、A．expectationB．suggestionC．discussionD．results6、A．orderB．journeyC．invitationD．request7、A．congratulateB．greetC．apologizeD．complain8、A．getridofB．makeupforC．putupwithD．takeadvantageof9、A．excuseB．faultC．responsibilityD．business10、A．insistedB．predictedC．realizedD．pretended11、A．finallyB．naturallyC．immediatelyD．gradually12、A．worseB．poorerC．busierD．better13、A．leaveB．goC．giveD．fail14、A．presentB．shareC．receiveD．collect15、A．replytoB．practiceC．correctD．takeback16、A．flowersB．friendshipC．moneyD．appreciations17、A．giftB．warningC．letterD．email18、A．werelostB．sankC．wererefusedD．crossed19、A．satisfactionB．convenienceC．troubleD．sorrow20、A．eitherB．bothC．allD．none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）Iwasthemiddlechildofthree,buttherewasagapoffiveyearsoneitherside,andIhardlysawmyfatherbeforeIwaseight.Forthis1．otherreasonsIwassomewhatlonely.Ihadthelonelychild’shabitofmakingupstoriesand2．（hold）conversationswithimaginarypersons,andIthink3．theverystartmyliteraryambitions4．(mix)upwiththefeelingofbeingisolatedandundervalued.IknewthatIhada5．(nature)abilitywithwordsandapoweroffacingunpleasantfacts,andIfeltthatthis6．(create)asortofprivateworld7．Icouldgetmyownbackformyfailureineverydaylife.However,8．quantityofseriouswritingwhichIproducedallthroughmychildhoodwouldnotadduptohalfadozenpages.Iwrotemyfirstpoemattheageoffourorfive,mymothertakingitdowntodictation.Icannotrememberanythingabout9．exceptthatitwasaboutatigerandthetigerhad“chair-liketeeth”agoodenough10．(express).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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Volunteertravel,thatisfamiliartoforeigners,hasnowadaysbecomemoreandmorepopularinChina、Youngtravelersvolunteertoworkforyouthhostelssothattheycaneatandlivethereforsomething、Atthesametime,theycanenjoythelocalsceneryontheirsparetime、AsfarasIamconcern,volunteertravelhassomeadvantagesandbenefitsfromyoualot、Itcansaveyoulotofmoneybyprovidingfreeaccommodations,whichmakesitpossibleforyoutotraveltomuchmoreplacesandexperiencedifferentcultures、Meanwhile,volunteertravelenrichyourlifebyofferdifferentjobsinyouthhostels,whichalsocanchangeyourwayoflife、Allinall,itwasmeaningful、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国朋友James由于不爱运动、吃垃圾食品上瘾等原因陷入了肥胖的困扰中，非常苦恼，请你通过电子邮件给他提一些建议和意见，帮助他减肥。注意:1.词数:100左右（开头和结尾已给出但不计入总词数）2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearJames,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、B3、C4、A5、A6、C7、B8、A9、C10、A11、A12、C13、D14、D15、C16、C17、C18、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、C2、D3、D22、1、D2、C3、B4、A23、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-Rwill