2025屆山東省臨沂市蘭陵縣高三最后一卷英語試卷含解析

2025屆山東省臨沂市蘭陵縣高三最后一卷英語試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup2．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover3．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend4．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where5．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．a(chǎn)sifC．whenD．unless6．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded7．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．a(chǎn)ccount D．suggestion8．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis9．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited10．Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion11．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup12．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which13．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data14．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t15．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough16．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother17．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．wasannouncedC．a(chǎn)nnouncesD．isannounced18．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit19．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．a(chǎn)cceptable C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)ppropriate20．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填第二部分閱讀理解（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）Ihavebeenteachingthetenth-gradeEnglishforfouryears.Needlesstosay,Ilovemysubjectandvowedtoonedayimpart(透露)myloveofliteraturetomyfuturestudents.Well,Imustadmit,Ihavemademorethanadifference.Ihavechangedthewaystudentsperceive(感知)literatureandhaveeveninspiredsometobecomeEnglishteachers.OnestudentinparticularisnamedJohn.ImethimlastyearwhenhewasastudentinmyEnglishclassduringtheeighthperiod.Hesatinthebackoften,sayingverylittle.However,IsensedthathewastakinginallthatItaught.Johnwasneverabsentnorwashelate.Heseemedverymatureforhisage.Astheyearprogressed,wereadlotsofpoetryandvariousstoriesaboutdifferentculturesandreal-lifeexperiences.Ihavealwayswantedliteraturetospeaktomystudentssothattheycouldfindrelevantconnectionswhichwouldfinallygivethemthatmotivationtoread,writeandinterpret.Whilereadingandwritingpoetry,JohnwrotesomebeautifulpoetrythatspokeofhisexperiencesasablackmaleinAmerica.Onthelastdayofschool,studentswereaskedtowriteabriefautobiographicalessayandtodedicate(獻給)ittosomeoneheorshethoughtwassignificantinhisorherlife.Johndedicatedhisessaytomeandusedclipartthatdecoratedthededicationwithroses.Hestatedintheessaythat"somepeopleyoumeetinlifeareflowers,butthentherearethosewhoareroses.Ms.Hopkins,IjustwantyoutoknowthatyouarearoseinmylifeandIhaveenjoyedeveryminuteofbeinginyourclass.YouhaveshownmethatIhavepurposeinlifeandthatIamapoet.Iwillneverforgetyou."Tearsstreameddownmyeyes.Ihadhadaparticularlyhardpersonallifethatyearandsomehowthatlettermadeitworththestruggle.Makingasignificantcontributiontosomeone'slifeissomethingmoneycouldneverbuy.Teachingallowsteacherstomakeapositivedifferenceinthelifeofsomeone.1、What'stheauthor'spurposetotakeJohnforexample?A．Toshowthatherstudentswereallexcellentreaders.B．TodevelopherownideaaboutEnglishliterature.C．Toprovewhatshehadjustsaidwastrue.D．Topersuadeherreaderstochangetheirminds.2、WhydidJohnchoosetodedicatehisautobiographicalessaytoMs.Hopkins?A．Hethoughtshewassignificantinhislife.B．Hewantedtosaytoherthatshewasaredrose.C．Heexpectedhertoknowhehadenjoyedherclass.D．Herememberedshehadpromisedtolethimbeapoet.3、Whatkindofpersonwastheauthoraccordingtothetext?A．Gentle.B．Passionate.C．Humorous.D．Indifferent.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthistext?A．ThedifferenceagoodteachercanmakeB．ThefriendshipMs.HopkinsandJohndevelopedC．AnexperienceonlyMs.HopkinsandherstudentscouldhaveD．Thesignificantcontributioneveryonecanmake22．（8分）IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled(摸索)inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches;theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsattheguard.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim“Haveyougotalight？”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon'tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness;perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn'twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandcausedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.Ikeptsmilingathim,nowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguard.“Doyouhavekids？”heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswerefilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI'dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyes,too.Suddenly,withoutanotherword,heunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outoftheprison,quietlyandbybackroutes,outofthetown.There,attheedgeoftown,hereleasedme.Andwithoutanotherword,heturnedbacktowardthetown.1、Whathadhappenedtothemanbefore?A．Hehadbeenbadlytreated.B．Hehadkilledsomeone.C．Hehadbeensearched.D．Hehadbeenforbiddentogetintouchwithanyone.2、Whydidthemanwanttosmokecigarettes?A．Becausehewassurehewastobekilled.B．Becausehewantedtoeasehisnervousness.C．Becausehewantedtotalktotheguard.D．Becausehewasusedtosmokingcigarettes.3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Themanwasaheavysmoker.B．Themansmiledtopleasetheguard.C．Theguardsetthemanfreewithpermission.D．Themanhadn'tthoughttheguardwouldsethimfree.4、Whatdoyouthinkfinallysavedtheman'slife?A．Thesmile. B．Thecigarette.C．Thetears. D．Thewallet.23．（8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(基礎設施)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）Hitsongsarebigbusiness,sothereisanincentiveforcomposerstogetthoseingredientsthatmightincreasetheirchancesofsuccess.Butsongsarecomplexmixturesoffeatures.Howtoanalysethemismademoredifficultbythefactthatwhatispopularchangesovertime.ButNataliaKomarova,amathematicianattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,thinksshehascrackedtheproblem.Hercomputeranalysissuggeststhatthesongscurrentlypreferredbyconsumersaredanceable,party-likenumbers.Unfortunately,thoseactuallywritingsongsprefersomethingelse.SheandhercolleaguescollectedinformationonmusicreleasedinBritainbetween1985and2015.Theylookedinmusic“metadata(元數(shù)據(jù))’’thatareusedbymusicloversandareoftentappedintobyacademics.Metadataareinformationaboutthenatureofasongthatcangivelistenersanideaofwhatthatsongislikebeforetheyhearit.Dr.Komarovaandherteamwerepresentedwithmorethan500,000songstodetectnumerousmusicalfeatures.Theteamfedallofthisinformationintoacomputerandcomparedthefeaturesofsongsthathadmadeitintothecharts(排行榜)withthoseofsongsthathadnot.Overall,theteam’sresultssuggestedthatchartsuccesseswerehappierandbrighterthantheaveragesongsreleasedduringthesameyear.Charttopperswerealsomorelikelythanaveragesongstohavebeenperformedbywomen.Dr.Komarovausedtheseresultstotrainhercomputertotrytopredictwhetherarandomlypresentedsongwaslikelytohavebeenahitinagivenyear.Themachinecorrectlypredictedsuccess75%ofthetime,comparedwiththatfromthemusicdatabase.Contentisn’teverything.Asmightbeexpected,circumstances,particularlyanyfamealreadyattachedtoarecordingartistorartists,hadaneffecttoo.Butnotahugeone.Thatsuggeststhatmusicalfameisactuallyattachedtotalent,ratherthantoadvertising.Andthisisalessonforanindustrythatsomebelieveisnotconnectedenoughtotalent.1、Whyisitdifficulttotellwhatmakesgoodmusic?A．Whatpeoplethinkispopularchangeswiththetime.B．Whatsomepeoplethinkpopularisn’tforotherpeople.C．Noonecaresaboutwhatmakespopularmusic.D．It’sdifficulttoknowthefeaturesofpopularmusic.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresultsoftheteam’sresearch?A．Thecontentofgoodmusiccanbetypedintocomputers.B．Goodmusichasthequalitytomakepeoplethinkaboutlife.C．Happierandbrightersongsaremorelikelytomakethecharts.D．Analysiscandecideinadvancewhetherasongwillbepopular.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive”inParagraph1mean?A．Expression.B．Motivation.C．Exhibition.D．Division.4、What’stherelationshipbetweenmusicalfameandthesinger?A．Afamoussingerwillmakeanymusiche/shesingspopular.B．Goodmusicdependsonwhetherthesingeriswidelyadvertised.C．Agoodfemalesingercanmakeanaveragesongpopular.D．Talentismoreimportantthanfametomakeasongpopular.25．（10分）NewYorkCity.FreelanceTheKidPassblogiscreatedbycontributionsfromawesomefreelancewriterswhoworkfromhome,andareexcitedtosharetheirexperiencesandrecommendationsforkids’activitiesaroundNewYorkCity!KidPassisflexible,soitallowsparentslikeustospendmoretimewiththeirkidsandworkfromhomeoranywheretheylike,whilebuildingagreatresourceofrecommendationsforotherparents.Wearehiringfreelancewriterswhocancontributearticlestoourblog.Wepayyouforeacharticlethatweacceptorapprovestartingat$20forshortarticlesand$100+forlongerarticleswithoriginalresearch,photos,andvideos.Ifyouenjoybeingaparent“intheknow”,researchingnewkids’activitiesonline,orgoingaroundyourneighborhoodtovisitnewkids’centres,indoorplayspaces,events,orclasses,thenKidPasscouldbegreatforyou!Aboutyou:*Possessafriendly,confidentwritingstyle.*Workfromwhereveryouwant.*Abletoexplorekidclassesandactivitiesinyourneighborhood.*Takephotosandvideosifyouareinterestedinwritinglongerresearchpiecesforus.*Promptincommunication,responsibleandabletomeetdeadlines.Toapply,submitthefollowing:*Twowritingsamplesthathavenotbeenpublishedelsewhereandnotbeencopied.*Foronesample,pleaseincludealist/round-upoffivelocalkids’classesforacertainagegroupinyourneighborhood.*Forthesecondsample,pleaseincludeasinglereviewofoneofthekids’classes/activitiesandincludepictures.*Submitthesebyemailandincludeabriefintroductiontoyourself.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheKidPassblog?A．Ithasalottodowithchildren’sactivities.B．Itoffersmuchadviceonhowtoraisekids.C．Itteachesparentstodesignkids’gamesonline.D．Itencouragesparentstoaccompanytheirkidsmore.2、Thepassagemainlyinformsusof.A．thehistoryoftheKidPassblogB．thetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlineC．theimportanceofcommunicatingwithkidsD．therequirementsofworkingasafreelancewriter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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A．B．C和D)中，選出可以填入的空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。Ithappenseveryday，everywhereIgo．Atthesupermarketandthepostoffice，peoplekeeptellingmetoenjoymykidswhiletheyare________Ispendmydaystakingcareofthemandanswering________questionsabouteverythingfromwhywehavetwoeyesbutonenoseto1therearetoiletsintheheaven．They2mefromeatingafullmealorgettingafull3sleep．Yet，theotherday，whenItookmykidstoachildren’smuseum，Ibeganto4whatpeopleweretryingtotellme．Itwasthe5timewehadgonetherewithoutdiaper(紙尿片)bag，babybottleorstroller(小推車)．As1watchedmysonspaintthere，Iwassuddenly6byawaveof7Mybabiesweren’tbabiesanymore．NowI’mpayingmoreattentiontothe________thatwon’thappenwhenmykidsare________I'menjoyingtheminutewhenChristlookeduptheskyandcried8“Wow!Themoon!”Inafew9，itwilltakearareShrekcardorsomethingelsetogethimthatexcited．I’m10themomentwhenNicholasputdownhisforkatdinnerandasked，“Mommy，howareyoudoing?’’Abouttenyearsfromnow，he11notcareaboutme．Whenthey’reinprimaryschool，theywon’twanttoholdmy________anymore．Injuniorhighschool，theywon’thugmeandsay，“Iloveyou，too．”Inhighschool，theywon’tevenwanttobe12togetherwithme．Pre13they’11bothbegone．AndI’11________throughthesupermarketandthepostofficealone，warningyoung14toenjoytheirkidswhiletheyarelittle．Hopethey’11listen．1、A．well B．humorous C．funny D．1ittle2、A．endless B．boring C．strange D．special3、A．how B．whether C．why D．when4、A．make B．turn C．take D．keep5、A．day’s B．time’s C．night’s D．bed’s6、A．realize B．a(chǎn)dmit C．remind D．a(chǎn)dmire7、A．very B．real C．first D．best8、A．hit B．thrown C．stuck D．moved9、A．happiness B．sadness C．1uck D．failure10、A．a(chǎn)ccident B．event C．scene D．moment11、A．younger B．older C．worse D．better12、A．excitedly B．disappointedly C．1ovely D．shyly13、A．days B．weeks C．months D．years14、A．measuring B．pleasing C．treasuring D．surprising15、A．might B．should C．must D．need16、A．hair B．hands C．bag D．basket17、A．seen B．talked C．carried D．treated18、A．quickly B．slowly C．soon D．more19、A．come B．go C．wander D．pass20、A．fathers B．mothers C．people D．1adies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）RisingWebLiteratureInternetliterature1．(appeal)tomoreandmorepeopleinChinaatpresent,suchasfantasynovelThreeLivesThreeWorlds,TenMilesofBlossoms,whose2．(adapt)－EternalLove－wasairedearlierthisyear.Theflourishingonlineliteraturehasbecome3．sourceofinspirationforalargernumberoffilms,gamesandanimations.However,the4．(rapid)growinggenre(體裁)isfacedwithproblemssuchaspiracy(盜版行為).Piratedversionsoftenappearsoon5．originalWebnovelsarepostedonlinebyauthors.Moreover,onlinewriterstendtoimitatepopularworks,6．(result)inproductions7．lowquality.Itissuggestedthatthegovernmentshouldtightenpunishmentforpiracy,introducingrelevantpoliciestoencourageoriginalityinonlineliteratureworks8．a(chǎn)healthyatmospherefordevelopingthegenrecanbecreated.Inthemeanwhile,properguidanceneeds9．(provide)foronlinewriterstocreateworks10．positivecontemporaryChinesevaluesandmoralsproperlypresented.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改僅限1詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Mr.Turnerturnedoverinbedfromtimetotimeinlastnight,forhewassoexcitedthathecouldnotfallsleep.Yesterdaymorning,hewenttoabiggardeningcompany,knowingasGreenFingers,fortheinterview.Mr.Turner,wholikedtohelphisgrandfathergrewflowersinthegarden,lookingforwardtothejobofferedbythecompany.Whenhegotthecompany,hefoundthereweremanypeoplewaitingandhehadnoideaswhetherhecouldgetthejob.Whilewaiting,hehelpedtheworkerstheretoremovethefallentreesandcleartheroad.Luckily,hewastheonlyonewhofinallygotthejob,sothemanagerdecidedtogivethejobtowhomeverhebelievedwashelpful.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是攀枝花中學學生李華。有一批美國高中學生到你校參觀，學校安排你負責接待。請你用英語向他們簡單介紹你校的基本情況，主要內(nèi)容如下：1.自我介紹；2.學校歷史及教學設施；3.學校的課程安排；4.課外活動（如社團活動、體育運動等）。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，文章開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：社團—clubGoodmorning,dearfriends,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、D5、C6、C7、D8、B9、C10、A11、C12、C13、D14、A15、D16、D17、B18、B19、A20、A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、1、C2、A3、B4、A22、1、C2、B3、D4、A23、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“thepredictio