河南省洛阳市名校2024届高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

河南省洛阳市名校2024届高三第六次模拟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．—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone2．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing3．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill4．Sarah______changehermind,eventhoughsheknewtheplanwashardtocarryout.A．mustn’t B．wouldn’tC．shouldn’t D．needn’t5．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken6．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result7．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which8．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable9．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison10．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime11．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none12．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever13．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade14．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent15．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts16．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere17．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer18．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion19．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny20．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient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）Pollution’sdisastrouseffectsontheenvironmenthavebecomemoreobviousinrecentyears,leadingtoamovementtopromoteenergyefficiency(效率),lessrelianceonfossil(化石的)fuelsandareductioninairandwaterpollution.Mostscientistsagreethatsuchchangesarenecessarytoprotectourenvironmentfromfurtherharm.Theconstructionindustryconsumesalargequantityofenergyandresourcesandcreatesahugeamountofpollution.IntheUnitedStates,buildinganddevelopmentaccountfor39percentofthecountry’stotalenergyuse,12percentoftotalwaterconsumption,68percentoftotalelectricityconsumptionand38percentofcarbondioxideemissions(排放),accordingtotheEnvironmentProtectionAgency.Greenbuildingsuselessenergy,water,createlesswasteandarehealthiertolive,workandgotoschoolinthanstandardbuildings.Buildersofgreenbuildingsusetechniquesthatuseresourcesmoreefficientlyduringtheentirebuildingcycle—construction,restoration,operation,maintenance(维护)anddemolition(拆毁)—thanthosewhoconstructmoreregularbuildings.Theenvironmentalbenefitsofbuildinggreenincludetheprotectionofecosystemsandbiodiversity,improvedairandwaterquality,lesswasteflowingintostreamsandtheconservationofnaturalresources.Greenbuildingscanalsoresultinloweroperatingcostsbecausetheytypicallyuselessenergyandfewermaterialsandimproveindoorairquality,improvingthehealthofpeoplewholivethere.Theprocessofbuildinggreenincludestechnicalandartisticplanningwithnatureconservationinmind.Buildingdesignsoftenreflectthesurroundingenvironmentandnaturalresourcesanduserenewablebuildingmaterialssuchasbambooandstraw.Inaddition,recycledresourcesfoundlocallyareusedforgreenbuildings,reducingthecostandairpollutionassociatedwithtransportingmaterialslongdistances.Carefulsiteselectionisimportanttominimize(最小化)humanimpactonthesurroundingenvironment.Forexample,placingastructureinanareathatallowsittotakeadvantageofcoolbreezes(微风)andsunlightcanreduceenergyuseandexpenses.Moreenergyandexpenseareneededforlargerbuildingsaswell,soitisimportanttobuildsmall.Greenroofsareanotherfeatureofgreenhousesthatreduceenergyuseandcost.Theseroofsarepartiallyorcompletelycoveredwithplants,whichhelpstokeepheatingandcoolingcostslow,preventwaterrunningoffanddealwithpollutants.Otherfeaturesofgreenbuildingsoftenincludeenergyandwaterconservation,recyclingandwastereduction.Inaddition,renewableenergysourcessuchassolarpower,hydropower(水能)andwindpowerareusedforheatandelectricity,whichgreatlyreducescostsanddecreasestheimpactontheenvironment.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thenecessityofpromotingenergyefficiency.B．Theprocessofbuildinggreenbuildings.C．Thebenefitsandfeaturesofgreenbuildings.D．Greenbuildings’effectsontheenvironment.2、Accordingtothetext,greenbuildingsrefertothebuildingsthat.A．producenowasteB．onlyusecleanenergyC．aremadeofrecycledmaterialsD．useenergyandresourcesmoreefficiently3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutgreenbuildings?A．Theyrelyonfossilfuelsandsolarpowerforheatandelectricity.B．Smallbuildingsarelessefficientinenergyusethanlargerones.C．Theecosystemhastobeconsideredwhenbuildingagreenbuilding.D．Theyaredifficulttomaintainandthusneedmoreoperatingcosts.4、Greenroofsareusedbecause.A．theyfitthesurroundingenvironmentwellB．theyarecheaperthanotherkindsofroofsC．theycankeepnaturalwaterforuseineverydaylifeD．theycanhelptocontrolthetemperatureinthebuildingwell22．（8分）Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage（传统）throughourculture’sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.1、What’sthefunctionoffoodmentionedinthearticle?A．Tohelpmotivatehomesickness. B．Toshownationalidentity.C．Toreflectacountry’shistory. D．Toshowacommunity’ssuperiority.2、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inParagraph2rferto?A．Thespecifictraditionalfood. B．Thenationalculture.C．Atraditionalexpressionoffood. D．Theold-fashionedtaste.3、Whydosomeimmigrantshavetochangetheoriginaldishesintheirrestaurant?A．Toattachculturalimportancetotheirdishes.B．Toannouncethebeginningoftheirlifeonforeignsoil.C．Tomakethedishespopularamongcustomers.D．Topresenttheirownfoodcultureinanewway.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdifferentfoodcultures?A．Negative. B．Balanced.C．Unfair. D．Unchangeable.23．（8分）Astudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween1985and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom1985like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown24．（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．Passionateandconsiderate25．（10分）Iwasonlythreewhenmyrealmompassedaway.ThelastthingIrememberaboutmyrealmomwaswatchingtheambulancetakingherawayfromus.Aftermymomdied,mydadstartedabusingmybrothersandme.Iwassentawaytolivewithonerelativeafteranotherbutnoonewouldeverwanttokeepmeforlong.Iwasmiserablealmostallofthetime.Finally,whenIwasfive,mymom’ssister,AuntBonnie,andherhusband,UncleJesse,saidthattheywouldtakemein,andtheybecamemylegalguardians.Fromthenon,theybecamemyfamily.IcalledAuntBonnieMomandUncleJesseDad.WhenIwassix,UncleJessewasdiagnosedwithcancerandfinallydiedshortlyaftermyseventhbirthday.Icriedfordaysafterlosinghimandstillclungtothepresenthegavemeonmysixthbirthday.ShortlyafterUncleJessepassedaway,wemovedtoasmallerhouseinanewtown.IspentalotoftimealonebecauseMomwasalwaysworking.Onesummer,thebeginningofamiraclehappenedwhenmymommetagreatandfunnyguy,David.TheygotmarriedandnowIgainedtwomorebrothers.WhenIlookbackonitnow,IhavecomealongwayfrombeingasadandlonelygirltobeingthepersonIamtoday---partofabig,happyfamily.Ican’timaginewhatmylifewouldhavebeenlikeifAuntBonniehadn’ttakenmein.Shepromisedtolovemeandtakecareofme---nomatterwhat---andshehasdoneexactlythat.Ihavelearnedaboutstrength,dedicationandlove.ShehasbeentheretoholdmewhenI’msick,tohelpmewithhomework,tosupportmewhenIneedher.Inreturn,Ilovehermorethanshe’lleverknow.Withoutherinmylife,Iwouldhavebeenamotherlesschild,butbecauseofherIhaveagreatfamilyandthebestmomintheworld.1、Whywastheauthorsenttolivewithherrelatives?A．Becauseherdaddidn’twanttoraiseher.B．Becauseherrelativesofferedtohelpher.C．Becauseherdadtreatedherbadly.D．Becauseherfamilywastoopoortokeepher.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．AuntBonniehadbeenteachingtheauthorathomeB．AuntBonniewasastrong,dedicatedandlovingmotherC．thefamilycouldhardlymakeendsmeetafterUncleJessediedD．David,thenewfather,waswealthyenoughtosupportthefamily3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyUnusualChildhood B．ThankYou,MyMom!C．MyNewDadandMom D．AMotherlessChild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）Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherlifeandhowthingsweresohardforher.Withouta1,thefathertookhisdaughtertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswith2andplacedeachonahigh3.Inoneheplacedcarrots,inthesecondeggs,andinthelastcoffeebeans.Thedaughtersuckedherteethandwaited4,wonderingwhathewasdoing.Inabouttwentyminutesthefatherturnedofftheheat.He5thecarrotsandeggsoutandplacedthemintwoplates.Thenhepouredthecoffeeintoacup.Heasked6,“Darling,whatdoyousee?”“Carrots,eggs,andcoffee.”shereplied.Heaskedherto7thecarrots.Shedidandsaidtheywere8.Thenheaskedhertotakeaneggand9it.Afterpullingofftheshell,she10thehard-boiledegg.Finally,heaskedhertodrinkthecoffee.She11,asshetasteditsricharoma(芳香).“Whatdoesit12,Father?”Sheasked.Heexplainedthateachofthemhad13thesameadversity(困境),boilingwater,buteachreacted14.Thecarrotwentinstrongandhardbutitturnedsoftand15.Theegghadbeenfragile,butaftersittingthroughtheboilingwaterits16becamehardened.Thecoffeebeanswere17,however,aftertheywereintheboilingwater,theyhad18thewater.“Whichareyou?”Fatheraskedhisdaughter.Shewasthenwordlessasif19inthought.Whenadversityknocksonyourdoor,howdoyou20?Areyouacarrot,aneggoracoffeebean?1、A．comment B．joy C．result D．word2、A．milk B．water C．sand D．oil3、A．place B．roof C．fire D．stove4、A．angrily B．impatiently C．quietly D．nervously5、A．fished B．handed C．picked D．pulled6、A．coldly B．eagerly C．gently D．slowly7、A．feel B．eat C．get D．wash8、A．red B．hot C．soft D．fresh9、A．draw B．see C．try D．break10、A．cut B．observed C．touched D．hold11、A．agreed B．hesitated C．smiled D．cried12、A．become B．mean C．have D．want13、A．escaped B．found C．realized D．faced14、A．differently B．quickly C．immediately D．positively15、A．small B．bad C．weak D．mild16、A．heart B．inside C．content D．surface17、A．black B．tasty C．solid D．unique18、A．mixed B．dyed C．change D．ruined19、A．absorbed B．trapped C．got D．pushed20、A．do B．respond C．explain D．behave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）Oneyearago,Iwasingreattrouble.IworkedhardatEnglishanddevotedallmysparetimetopractisingit.ButIfailedtopassthemidtermexamination,whichmademegreatlydisappointed.SoIaskedmygrandpa1．advicewhenIgothome.Hearing2．Itoldhim,hesaid,“Tosomeextent,examinationresultssometimescannotreflectyourstudylevel.Youcan’tjudgeyourprogressbyoneexamination.”Heencouragedmetoworkhardforalongtimetocheckmyresults，andI3．(take)mygrandpa’sadvice.NowIrealizethattheprocessof4．(learn)ismuchmoreimportantandmyEnglishismuch5．(good)thanbefore.Frommyexperience,Ifeelthatweshouldlistentoopinionsfromoldpeople.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，每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。DearRalph,I'maseniorstudent、Ihavebeinlovewithaboyforthreeyears、Butheisashyboy,soIwrotehimaletterfirstlytoexpressmyfeeling、Andhewroteback、Inhisletterhesaid,“Wearestudents、Ourtaskisstudy、Letuswaittoseeuntilwehaveanychanceaftergraduation、”SoaftergraduationItelephonedtohim,askinghimaboutgoout、Buthesaidhedidn'twantto、HejustwantedtosleepandwatchedTV、HowdoyouthinkIshoulddo?DoyouthinkIshouldcontinuetolovehimandgiveup、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）在我们的周围,陪读现象已悄然成风,请以“Shouldourparentsaccompanyusinstudyingatschool?”为题写一篇英语作文.要求：1.简要描述陪读现象2.分析父母陪读原因（2-3个).3.发表你对此的看法注意：1.文中不得出现真实的人名、班级名、校名。2.词数：100左右。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、B5、A6、C7、A8、D9、B10、B11、B12、A13、A14、C15、B16、C17、D18、C19、B20、B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、C4、D22、1、B2、A3、C4、B23、1、D2、D3、A4、A24、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-Rwillbeabletop