湖北省黄冈2024届高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

湖北省黄冈2024届高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when2．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld3．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where4．—Hello,Paul,doyouliketojoinusinplayingfootball?Weneedonemorepersonto____ateam.—Yes,I’dliketo.A．pickup B．pickout C．makeup D．makeout5．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback6．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat7．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich8．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when9．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup10．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave11．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary12．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available13．________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized14．Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.And______thatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbemyself.A．Ilittleknew B．littledidIknew C．littledidIknow D．littleIknew15．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where16．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need17．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget18．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that19．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that20．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．amtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold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）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．Passionateandconsiderate22．（8分）Slowly,soslowlythatweneverevennoticedhowithappened,ourfamilystoppedtalkingtoeachother.OurownworldsopeneduptousthroughthecomputerorthecellphoneortheCDplayer.FamilyNightwasbornwhenMomcalledusfordinner.JessicaandIcameandsatdown.Dadloadedhisplateandstartedtorisefromthetable.“Whereareyougoing?”Momquestioned.“Tothelivingroom.Ihavesomework,”Dadrepliedashehurriedaway.Mom’sfacegottight,butshesaidnothing.Abouttwominuteslater,mycellphonebuzzed.Jessicakeptherearphonesonduringmostofthemeal.Momwasclearlyupset.FamilyNightstartedthenextweek.Momestablishedthreerules:nophones,nomusic,andnoleavingthetable.Everyonewouldeattogetherandplayagametogether“likearealfamily.”AllseemedtobegoingaccordingtoMom’splanuntilthefirstbuzzofacellphone.Afterdinner,wehadbeenplayingtheboardgameforonlytenminuteswhenanothercellphoneletoutashrillscream.Thistimethephonebelongedtomyfather.“Work’scalling.Ihavetoanswer,”hewhisperedashehurriedoutoftheroom.Momsighed,butsheforcedasmileandencouragedustocontinuewiththegame.Wekeptplayingthrougheveryinterruptionafterwards:thebeepingofJessica’sphone,thebuzzofanothertextmessagefromDarnell,thesoothingvoiceannouncingthearrivalofane-mailonDad’scomputer.Whenthegamewasover,Momreleasedustoourrooms.ThatfirstFamilyNightwasnotasuccess,butMomsoldieredon.EveryMondayeveningwesilencedourelectronicsandgatheredaroundthetable;andeachtime,settingasideourtechnologicaltoysbecamealittleeasier.Thenexttwomonthsmyfatherwouldbetakingbusinesstrips.Wewouldn’tbeabletohaveFamilyNighteveryMonday.TomysurpriseIrealizedthatIwouldmissthosefewhourseachweekwhenthehousewasfilledwithmyfamily’slaughterandconversation.Iwasalsogladtoknowthatwhenwereallywantedto,wecouldsilencetheelectronicbuzzandjustbeafamilyagain.1、WhatledtothestartofFamilyNight?A．Electronicsharmedthefamily’slife.B．HeavyhouseworkmadeMomangry.C．Daddidn’tgetalongwellwithothers.D．ThechildrenweretoolazytohelpMom.2、FamilyNightmadethefamily________thanbefore.A．closer B．healthierC．morerelaxed D．moreconfident3、WhatwordscanbestdescribethefirstFamilyNight?A．Tiringbutsatisfying. B．Challengingbutexciting.C．Busybutinteresting. D．Unsuccessfulbutmeaningful.4、Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．DadseldomtookbusinesstripsB．theauthorenjoyedFamilyNightC．FamilyNightwouldnotcontinueD．thechildrenthrewawaythecellphones23．（8分）Wecantakeonlinejoyfullearningexperiencestoanewlevelbycombiningthebestpracticesineducationwithinspiringhands-onlessonsthatparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether.◆

StartingaWriter’sNotebookJune13th—June17thThisworkshopistoinspirechildrentoseethemselvesastrueauthors.Thewritingactivitiesinthisworkshoparemeanttohelpyoungauthorsdeveloptheirsenseofvoiceandenthusiasmforwriting.Participantswilllearnavarietyofstrategiesandtechniquesforgeneratingideasandproducingmeaningfulwriting.PRICE:$27.00($22.00cashpayment)AGE:6—10◆

BackyardScienceJune20th—June24thBysharingwhatwediscoverinourownbackyards,ourchildrenwillbeabletoexperiencefirsthandhowwildlife,climate,andgeographiclandscapesdifferacrosstheglobe.Throughthisworkshopwehavetheabilitytocreateeye-openingexplorationsforourchildren.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

BeaPeacemakerJune27th—July1stBypracticingmindfulnesswediscoverhowtofindthatpeacefulplacewithinourselves,evenduringthemostdifficulttimes.Thisonlineclassoffersfamiliesawaytoexplorebeneficialtechniquestogetherinanefforttodevelopasharedlanguageandcommonunderstandingofwhatitmeanstobefullypresentinourlives.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

PoetryMakersJune11th—July15thWhensharingpoemswithourchildren,wenotonlyteachthemhowtoappreciatethebeautyoflanguagebutalsothatourwordshavetheabilitytoaffectothersindeepandmeaningfulways.Inthisfour-weekonlineworkshop,wewillstrengthenourchildren’sunderstandingofthemselves,eachother,andtheworldaroundthemthroughthepowerofwritingpoetry.PRICE:$27.00AGE:6—101、WhatcanwelearnaboutStartingaWriter’sNotebook?A．Itoffersadiscount.B．Itlastsfourweeks.C．Itissuitableforallages.D．Itencourageschildrentowritepoetry.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBackyardScience?A．Itencouragesthekidstogetclosetonature.B．Itoffersthekidsvariousoutdoorexplorations.C．Itfillsthekidswithconfidenceintheirfuture.D．Itenrichesthekids’lifeexperienceandknowledge.3、Whichworkshopcanhelpkidsmakeagoodbalanceintheirdailylife?A．StartingaWriter’sNotebook.B．BackyardScience.C．BeaPeacemaker.D．PoetryMakers.4、WhatcankidslearnatPoetryMakers?A．Takemoreinterestintheirstudies.B．Haveastrongdesiretobesuccessful.C．Showmuchenthusiasmforliterature.D．Beawareofthepowerofwords.24．（8分）AMENTORING(导师制）programisgivinglifechangingopportunitiestoBanburyyouth.YoungInspirationswasfoundedtwoyearsagotoprovidementoringsessionsforstudentsandunemployedyoungadultsaged11to21.AlexGoldberg,theprogram’sfounder,said：“WesetupYoungInspirationsbecausewewantedtogiveyoungpeopleexperienceswhichwillpotentiallybelifechangingandbroadentheiroutlook.”“Wetrytocreateworkexperienceopportunitiesthatwillreallymakeadifferencetoouryouth.Forexample,we’vesecuredinternships(实习）withworld-famousfirmssuchasHonda.”“Atatimeoffundingcutbacks,schoolsarefindingitmoreandmoredifficulttoofferthiskindofmentoringbecauseofthat.Itisextremelyimportantthattheseopportunitiesareavailablebothtohelpyouthwiththeirschoolworkandgradesandtogivethemopportunitieswhichmayhelpshapetheirfutures."KieranHepbum,14,isoneofagroupofBanburyyouthwhohasbenefitedfromtheprogramsofar.InOctobertheBanburySchoolpupilwasaccompaniedbyYoungInspirationsstafftoPariswherehewasanobserverattheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization’s(UNESCO)InternationalYouthForum(论坛).Theeventwasheldforyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworld,toseektheirviewsonhowthefutureofyouthandeducationshouldlook.Kieranjoinedseveralhundredobserversmostlyintheir20sandwastheonlyUKschoolpupiltoattendtheevent.Kieranthinksthetripwasalifechangingexperience.Beforeweleft1didn’tquiteknowwhattomakeofitbutwhenwegottherewedidn'tstop、itwasamazing”hesaid,“Wewenttothreeorfourhoursofdebateseachdayandthendidsomethingculturaleachafternoon.”Themainthemeoftheforumwashowyouthcandrivechangeinpoliticalandpubliclife.Itdealtwithissues(问题）suchasdrugabuse,violenceandunemployment.Kieransaid：IthasreallyhelpedmetoimprovemyconfidenceandsocialskillsaswellasmyschoolgradesandIwasvotedmostimprovedpupilatschoolinAugust.”TheYoungInspirationsmentoringsessionstakeplaceeachFridayinBanbury.Fordetailsvisitwww.younginsviratiom.com.1、WhyisTheYoungInspirationsmentoringprogramsetup?A．ToprovideyouthwithuniqueexperiencesB．Totrainstaffforworld-famousfirmsC．ToequiptheunemployedwithdifferentskillsD．Toofferjobopportunitiestoyoungadults2、"Whatdoestheunderlined“that”inparagraph5referto?A．theshortageofmoneyB．thelackofsupportfromfirmsC．theeffectofunemploymentD．thelackofopportunities3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．thevisittotheUnitedKingdomwasamazingB．thementoringsessionsareheldeverydayexceptFridayC．theyouthhavefoundawaytosolvetheirproblemsD．Kieranhasmadegreatprogressinmanyaspects4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AlexGoldberg,FounderofYoungInspirationsB．Kieran,BanburySchoolPupiltoParisC．YoungPeopleFindaWorldofOpportunityD．DebatesHelpYouthwithTheirGrades.25．（10分）Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby2300.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.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）Duetoalongseriesofunfortunateevents,mymotherisinaseriousdebt,aburdenwasleftonherasaresultofherdivorce.Becauseofthedivorce,thelegalandmedical1ithasleftherwith,shewasunableto2aloan.Shehasdoneeverythinginher3tohelpkeepthehousesformysistersandherself.SinceIwasachild,mymotherhasalwaysbeenthetypeofwomanto4others'needsbeforeherown.For13yearsshe5abusedandneglectedchildrentofindsanctuary（避难所）throughfostercareinourhouse.Thiswasno6taskasmanyofthesechildrenhadstoodyearsofphysicalemotionalabusefromtheirparents.Notlongaftermyfatherbecomeabusive,our7wasbeingphysicallyandemotionally8dailybeforeoureyes.Theabuse9forsometimebeforeshewasabletofileforadivorce,10tofinallytoputanendtoher11.Unfortunately,thedivorcewasnotas12onewouldexpect.Aftertenyears,thedivorcewasfinalizedandmymotherwas13tocontinueonwithherlife.Dueto14problemswithherkneecausedbytheabuses,mymotherwasunabletowork.The15leftherwithhugeamountsofmedical,legalandnowpropertytaxdebts.She16herlastbitofmoneytohelpsavethehouseformyyoungersistersandherself.Asa17mother,sheisthemostinspirationalwomanIhaveevermeet.Despitethecontinuousturmoil（混乱）,shehas18formedawaytostaypositiveand19.Iamhopingtohergetbackonherfeetand20somemuchneededfinancialandemotionalsupport.1、A．accidentsB．debtsC．teamsD．research2、A．takeoutB．putoutC．makeoutD．thinkabout3、A．dutyB．companyC．websiteD．power4、A．compareB．improveC．placeD．support5、A．helpedB．remindedC．beatD．taught6、A．difficultB．easyC．merryD．casual7、A．sisterB．daughterC．motherD．assistant8、A．inspiredB．criticizedC．blessedD．destroyed9、A．pausedB．startedC．continuedD．argued10、A．refusingB．hopingC．regrettingD．managing11、A．painB．feteC．lifeD．confusion12、A．slowB．practicalC．bitterD．quick13、A．proudB．ableC．unwillingD．tired14、A．mentalB．medicalC．technicalD．energetic15、A．marriageB．journeyC．divorceD．debate16、A．pouredB．wastedC．avoidedD．stole17、A．singleB．learnedC．nobleD．lazy18、A．neverB．alwaysC．evenD．hardly19、A．gratefulB．enjoyedC．optimisticD．patient20、A．reduceB．cancelC．confirmD．provide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）在未给提示同的空白处仅填写1个适当的单同，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给的词的正确形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。Inrecentyears,learningChinese1．(become)popularamongpeoplearoundtheworld.Lastmonth,IreceivedanemailfrommyfriendJackinCanada.HesaidhewasenthusiasticaboutChina,andaskedmetofindhimsomebookswhich2．(intend)forChinesebeginners,IWaspleasedtodosuchafavor.SoIwentfromonebookstoretoanother,3．(hope)tofindsomethingsuitableforhim.FinallyIselectedasetofChinesetextbooksamongavarietyofsimilarones.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）,并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。Schoolsshouldbecleanandpureplace、Butnowsomethingbadhappens、Somestudentscheatedinexaminationsatschool、Asstudents,weoftenhaveexaminations,manyofwhicharesometimetoodifficultforus、Inaddition,somestudentsnotworkhardattheirlessons、Sowhentakingexaminations,theyaredishonestinorderthatgetbetterresultstopleasehisparentsandteachers、Ithinkitwrongtocheatinexaminationsthoughitbreakstherulesofschools、Westudentsshouldbehonestandtrytogetgoodgradesinstudyinghardinsteadofbycheatingintheexaminations、What'smore,weshouldimproveourstudymethodsandgetgoodpreparedforexaminations、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校最近举行了一次“研学”活动，你的美国笔友David来信询问“研学”具体情况。请给你的美国笔友David写一份邮件，告诉他具体情况。要点包括：1.时间与地点：4月14日，五七农场；2.研学活动过程；3.你对这次活动的评价和感受。注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。4.参考词汇：研学：studytours;五七农场：WuqiFarmDearDavid,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B2、D3、D4、C5、D6、B7、C8、C9、B10、C11、C12、B13、D14、C15、D16、A17、C18、C19、B20、D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、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“theprediction