2024届黑龙江省伊春市二中高三一诊考试英语试卷含解析

2024届黑龙江省伊春市二中高三一诊考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon2．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why3．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over4．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful5．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one6．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what7．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all8．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.9．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while10．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome11．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone12．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing13．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch14．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose15．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated16．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff17．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto18．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict19．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed20．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake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）Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedplasticplates?Nexttime,whynottrysomeedibleones?You’llhelptheenvironmentandyourguestswon’tgohungry.“Iusedtoworkinschoolcateringandsawalotofmoneybeingthrownaway.Ithoughtthatwascriminal,soIdecidedtodosomethingaboutit,”saidItalianschoolchefTizianoVicentini.Now,Vicentinihasanamazingrangeofedibleplatesforschools.Theplatesaremadeoutofbreaddough,soyoucaneatthemafterwards.“Thesedishescostafewpennieseachandareeithereatenbythekids,orgointorecyclingbinsforanimalfood,”explainedVicentini,50,ofMilan.Butnowothercompaniesaredevelopingedibleplates,too.TheEdiblePlateCompanyoffersedibleplates,bowls,traysandcups.Theirproductsareenvironmentally-friendly,100%biodegradableandcanbeusedforalltypesofcateringandhomeuse.Andthey’remadefromanaturalplant.Afteruse,theycanbefedtoanimalsorlefttodegradenaturally.Theyalsohavearangeofcutlery(餐具）madefromcornandpotatostarch(淀粉).Theseplateswillalsohelpreducetheamountofplasticwecreate.Wastefromplasticcausesdamagetotheenvironment,costinggovernmentsmillionsinwastemanagement.Plasticbagsoftenendupinlandfillsites.Andtheburningofplasticwastecausestoxicgasesthatpollutetheair.Inresponsetothis,governmentsaroundtheworldareintroducingtoughrecyclingregulations.Andmanyshopsareofferingbiodegradableplasticbagsandeco-safepackagingontheirproducts.Tohelpmatters,theInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(theISO)hasalsodevelopedasystemtoevaluatethebiodegradabilityofproducts,withacertificationandlogoscheme.Meanwhile,howaboutaniceplateforlunch?1、Whichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageofedibleplates?A．Theyareexpensive. B．Theycandegradenaturally.C．Theyareenvironmentally-friendly. D．Theyaremadefromnaturalplant.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．TizianoisfromGermany.B．Edibleplatesareonlyusedforschoolcatering,C．Cornandpotatostarchcanbeusedtomakecutlery.D．TheEdiblePlateCompanydoesn’tproduceediblebowls.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?A．Theairpollution.B．Theediblecutlery.C．Thetoxicgasescausedbytheburningofplastic.D．Thedamagetotheenvironmentcausedbyplasticwaste.4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Themeasurestostopthepollution.B．Thewaystoreducetheplasticwaste.C．Howtomakeedibleplatesfromnaturalplants.D．Theplatesolutiontoeatingandenvironmentalproblem.22．（8分）WhenLoneStarCollegestudentDwyanyaEarnhardtfirstheardaboutafoodpantry(食品室)openingathercollegeinSeptember2015,shewasembarrassedtoaskforhelp,butknewsheneededit.she’susedthefoodpantryseveraltimessince.LoneStarMontgomeryCampusisamongagrowingnumberofUScollegesopeningfoodpantriesforstudents.IntheHoustonareaalone,SanJacintoCollegeandtheUniversityofHoustonDowntown(UHD)havealsoaddedthem.UHDopeneditsfoodpantryinspring2015.it’shopingtoincreaseitsuseamongstudentsthroughaprogrambeinglaunchedthisterm.About100to150studentswillbeawardedfoodscholarshipstouseinanewfoodbankconstructedinsidethestudentservicesbuilding.“Morestudentsofdifferentbackgroundshaveaccesstohighereducation,butthatyougotindoesn’tmeanyouhavethesupportcomingfromhometokeepyouin,”saidPatrickJefferson,UHD”sassistantvicepresidentforstudentaffairs.“Manyofthestudentscomeafterwork,taketheirclass,thentheygohome,andtheydon’tleavetheirchallengesatthefrontdoor,”saidJefferson.“We’rerecognizingthatwejustcan’tay.‘Weonlyworryaboutourstudents’academicchallenges.’Wehavetothinkaboutthestudentasawholeperson.”ThemajorityofdonationstoLoneStar’sfoodpantryhavecomefromteachersandstudents.Thefoodpantryisopenfromnoonuntil3p.m.onTuesdaysandFridays,butstudentscanrequestitatanothertimeifneeded.Nearly590studentshaveusedthepantrysinceitopenedlastfall.SanJacintoCollegehasbeenofferingfoodpantryservicestwiceamonthtostudentssince2013.Thecollegesendsabagofitemsoncertaindaysandhasreceivedmorethan1,000studentrequestssinceitbegan.Itallowsstudentsfromallincomelevelstorequestfood.UHDandLoneStarMontgomeryCampusalsofollowthesamepolicy.1、WhenafoodpantrywasfirstopenedinLoneStarCollege__________.A．itwasquitenewtoallAmericansB．allcollegesintheUSfollowedtheexampleC．DwyanyaEarnhardtwasnotawareofitsnecessityD．DwyanyaEarnhardtfeltuncomfortabletoaskforhelp2、ThefoodpantryinUHDisintendedto__________.A．buildanewfoodbankB．givesupporttostudentsC．offerservicetoteachersD．award250studentsscholarships3、PatrickJeffersonholdstheideathat___________.A．studentshavetobalancebetweenworkandstudyB．students’academicchallengesarehismainconcernC．accesstohighereducationmeanseasilycontinuingschoolingD．students’challengesinvolveacademicchallengesandotherproblems4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutthefoodpantriesinLoneStarCollegeandSanJacintoCollege?A．BothofthemofferservicestwiceaweekB．BothoftheirdonatorsareteachersandstudentsC．NeitherofthemsetsincomelevelstandardsforstudentsD．Neitherofthemhasreceivedasmanyas1000studentrequests23．（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）PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightonthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19Oct.)cost￡169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost￡118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid-oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.com,whichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas￡95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas￡75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust￡f62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,EdinburghandCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availableforf420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomforfouradults.1、AtW,youcan________.A．findaroomclosetothestationB．findaroomwhichcostslessC．knowhowtokilltimeD．knowwhenandwheretherewillbeevents2、“Farringdon”inParagraph5ismostprobably________.A．anidealholidaydestinationB．thenameofarailwaystationC．ahotelawayfromthetrainstationD．thetubelinetoCoventGarden3、ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat_________.A．liesonthegroundfloorB．providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsC．islocatedincentralLondonD．costsoverf100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember25．（10分）Childrenmovingfromprimarytosecondaryschoolareill-equippedtodealwiththeeffectofsocialmedia,asitisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleintheirlivesandexposing(暴露)themtosignificantrisk,accordingtoarecentreportbytheOfficeoftheChildren’sofficerofEngland.Thereportshowsthatmanychildreninyear7–thefirstyearofsecondaryschool,whenmostofthestudentswillhaveaphoneandbeactiveonsocialmedia–feelunderpressuretobeconstantlyconnected.Theyworryabouttheironlineimage,particularlywhentheystarttofollowcelebrities(名人)onInstagramandplatforms.Theyarealsoconcernedabout“sharenting”–whenparentspostpicturesofthemonsocialmediawithouttheirpermission–andworrythattheirparentswon’tlisteniftheyaskthemtotakepicturesdown.Thereport,whichwascreatedwithdatafromfocusgroupinterviewswith8-to12-year-olds,says,thatalthoughmostsocialmediasiteshaveanofficialagelimitof13,anestimated(估计)75percentof10-to12-year-oldhaveasocialaccount.Someofthemarealmostaddictedto“likes”,thereportsays.Aaron,an11-year-oldinyear7,toldresearchers,“IfIgot150likes,that’sprettycool,itmeanstheylikeyou.”Somechildrendescribedfeelinginferior(下级的)tothosetheyfollowonsocialmedia.Aimee,also11,said,“Youmightcompareyourselfbecauseyou’renotveryprettycomparedtothem.”Children’sofficerofEnglandAnneLongfieldiscallingonparentsandteacherstodomoretopreparechildrenfortheemotionimpactofsocialmediaastheygetolder.Shewantstoseethecoursessetforstudentsinyear6and7.“Itisalsoclearthatsocialmediacompaniesarestillnotdoingenoughtostopunder-13susingtheirplatforminthefirstplace,”Longfieldsaid.“Justbecauseachildhaslearnedthesafetymessagesatprimaryschooldoesnotmeantheyarepreparedforallthechallengesthatsocialmediawillpresent,”Longfieldsaid.“Itmeansabiggerroleforschoolsinmakingsurechildrenarepreparedfortheemotionaldemandsofsocialmedia.Anditmeanssocialmediacompaniesneedtotakemoreresponsibility,”Longfieldsaid.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthereport?A．Anincreasinglynumberof7-year-oldsarebeingexposedtosocialmedia.B．Socialmediaoccupiedtoomuchtimeforsecondaryschoolstudents.C．Manysecondaryschoolstudentssufferfromsocialmedia-relatedstress.D．Theuseofsocialnetworkingiscausingrelationshipproblemwithfriends.2、Somestudentsinyear7areconcerned.A．abouthowtheyareseenonsocialmediasites.B．aboutbecomingaddictedtosocialmedia.C．thattheirparentswillmonitortheiruseofsocialmedia.D．thattheirparentswon’tallowthemtopostpictures.3、Fromthereport,itcanbeconcludedthatsome10-to12-year-oldchildren.A．tendtocopythecelebritiestheyfollow.B．wishtoberecognizedbyothers.C．ignorethenumberoflikestheyget.D．feelinferiortotheirfollowers.4、AnneLongfieldsuggeststhat.A．parentsmonitorhowtheirchildrenusesocialmedia.B．socialmediacompaniessetanofficialagelimitof13.C．socialmediacompaniescreatespecialsitesforchildrenunder13.D．schoolshelpequipstudentsforthechallengeofsocialmedia.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）John’sparentsacquiredthewasherwhenhewasasmallboy.IthappenedduringWorldWarⅡ.Hisfamilynever1awashingmachineand,sincegasolinewasexpensive,theycouldnot2tripstothelaundryseveralmilesaway.Keepingclothes3becameaproblemforyoungJohn’shousehold.Afamilyfriendjoinedthearmy,andhiswife4togowithhim.John’sfamily5tostoretheirfurniturewhiletheywereaway.Tothefamily’s6,thefriendsuggestedtheyusetheirBendix.Sothisishowthey7thewasher.YoungJohnhelpedwiththewashing,andacrosstheyearshe8alovefortheold,greenBendix.But9thewarended.Whenthefriendscametotakeitback,Johngrewterribly10.Hismother11himandsaid.“Youmustremember,thatmachine12belongedtousinthefirstplace.Thatweevergottouseitatallwasagift.So,insteadofbeingmadatitbeingtaken13,let’susethis14tobegratefulthatwehaditatall.”Thelessonturnedout15.Yearslater,Johnwatchedhiseight-year-olddaughterdieaslowandpainfuldeathofleukemia(白血病).Thoughhe16formonthswithherdeath,Johncouldnotbegingettingoverfromthe17untilherememberedtheoldBendix.Hisdaughterwasa18.Whenherealizedthesimplefact,everythingchanged.Hecouldnowbeginrecoveringfromthedeathofhisdaughter.Hestartedtoseeherasamarvelousgiftthathewasfortunateenoughto19foratime.Hefelt20.Hefoundstrengthandrecovery.Heknewhecouldgetthroughthevalleyofloss.1、A．required B．repaired C．saw D．owned2、A．afford B．take C．have D．ride3、A．warm B．nice C．clean D．good4、A．agreed B．prepared C．managed D．desired5、A．decided B．offered C．expected D．promised6、A．astonishment B．disappointment C．sadness D．regret7、A．bought B．got C．borrowed D．used8、A．achieved B．reduced C．produced D．developed9、A．obviously B．finally C．immediately D．peacefully10、A．upset B．frightened C．hopeless D．confused11、A．explained B．encouraged C．comforted D．taught12、A．once B．already C．never D．hardly13、A．out B．down C．up D．away14、A．success B．event C．treasure D．chance15、A．invaluable B．important C．necessary D．reasonable16、A．thought B．struggled C．missed D．forgot17、A．lesson B．illness C．loss D．difficulty18、A．gift B．washer C．death D．loser19、A．spend B．live C．share D．earn20、A．grateful B．energetic C．relaxed D．happy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）Oneday,Jack’sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretireafter1．(work)forfortyyears2．thattheyweregoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim.”JacklovedhisGrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecial3．him.Herememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpa4．(give)himtwoyearsbefore.Heknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavethepositiononthatcard,sohedecided5．(build)anewoneforhisgrandpa.When6．bigdaycame,Jackwasready.Buthedidn’twanttoputhisgifttogetherwithothers’.Whenalltheotherpeopleleft,he7．(take)hisgrandpa’shandandgavehimthegift.Hisgrandpasmiled,“Well,itmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?”“Sure!”Jacksaid8．(excite).AsGrandpaopenedthegift,tearsfilledhiseyes.Jackgavehimthegreatestgifthehadevergot!Itwasabusinesscardon9．washisnewposition:FULL-TIMEGRANDPA!“Well,howmuchdoIgetpaid?”hisgrandpaasked,smiling.“Asmanyhugsasyouwant!”Withthesewords,JackgaveGrandpaahug.“Well,IguessthatmeansI’mthe10．(rich)manintheworld!”saidGrandpa.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）以下文中共有10处语言错误，错误涉及单词的增加、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：在错的词下面画一横线，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仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Tomwasalittleboyfromatownandhewouldspendtheholidayonafarm、Hehadneverbeentoafarmago,andthiswasthefirsttimeinhislifethathehasseensuchanimalsasgoatsandsheeps,pigsandcows、Thefirstmorninghegotupalmostbeforedaylighttowatchthefarmermilkthecows、Thenhewantedtohelpfeedtheotheranimals、Thefarmergavehimalamb，toldTomhemusttakegoodcareofit,asitsmotherhadbeendied、VerysoonthelambwillfollowTomalloverthefarm、Tomalsolearnttofeedchickensbutcollecttheeggs、Everydayheenjoyedhimverymuchwiththeanimals、Atlastthedaycamewhichhehadtogobackhome、Thatwasaverysadlydayforhim,ashefeltsorrytosaygoodbyetoalltheanimalsonthefarm、55第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你正在为高考紧张复习，但最近你遇到了一些问题导致无法集中精力学习。于是你给你校的外籍心理老师Kate写一封求助信寻求帮助。要点如下：1.自我介绍。2.求助内容：作业多，没有时间运动；压力大，难以入睡……3.希望得到Kate的帮助。注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearKate,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、B5、D6、B7、C8、D9、A10、D11、B12、B13、C14、A15、C16、A17、B18、D19、B20、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、A2、C3、D4、D22、1、D2、B3、D4、C23、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