2024年金學(xué)導(dǎo)航大聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)高三上期末聯(lián)考試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫(huà)出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how2．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched3．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto4．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost5．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t6．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．a(chǎn)rrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived7．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed8．Whenthequestionsgotpersonalduringthetalkshow,theactress______intearsassheopenedupaboutthewoundsshesuffered.A．brokeup B．brokedown C．brokeout D．brokethrough9．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．a(chǎn)fterwhich B．a(chǎn)fterwhenC．a(chǎn)fterthat D．a(chǎn)fterit10．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch11．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a(chǎn);the C．the；a D．the；the12．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．a(chǎn)ttemptC．bother D．hesitate13．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor14．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．everytimeD．a(chǎn)slongas15．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf16．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall17．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue18．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen19．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat20．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）InarecentseriesofexperimentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,researchersstudiedtoddlers’thinkingaboutwinnersandlosers,bullies(欺凌)andvictims.Inthefirstexperiment,toddlers(學(xué)步兒童)watchedasceneinwhichtwopuppets(木偶)hadconflictinggoals:Onewascrossingastagefromrighttoleft,andtheotherfromlefttoright.Thepuppetsmetinthemiddleandstopped.Eventuallyonepuppetboweddownandmovedaside,lettingtheotheronepassby.Thenresearchersaskedthetoddlerswhichpuppettheyliked.Theresult:20outof23toddlerspickedthehigher-statuspuppet—theonethatdidnotbowormoveaside.Itseemsthatindividualscangainstatusforbeingdominant(占優(yōu)勢(shì)的)andtoddlerslikewinnersbetterthanlosers.Butthenresearchershadanotherquestion:Dotoddlerslikewinnersnomatterhowtheywin?So,researchersdidanotherexperimentverysimilartotheonedescribedabove.Butthistime,theconflictendedbecauseonepuppetknockedtheotherdownandoutoftheway.Nowwhenthetoddlerswereaskedwhotheyliked,theresultsweredifferent:Only4outof23childrenlikedthewinner.Thesedatasuggestthatchildrenalreadyloveawinnerbytheageof21-31months.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthepreferenceisinborn:21monthsisenoughtimetolearnalotofthings.Butifapreferenceforwinnersissomethingwelearn,weappeartolearnitquiteearly.Evenmoreinteresting,thepreferenceforwinnersisnotabsolute.Childreninourstudydidnotlikeawinnerwhoknockedacompetitordown.Thissuggeststhatalreadybytheageof21-31months,children’slikingforwinnersisbalancedwithothersocialconcerns,includingperhapsageneralpreferenceforniceorhelpfulpeopleoveraggressiveones.Inatimewhenthenewsisfullofstoriesofpublicfigureswhocelebratewinningatallcosts,theseresultsgiveusmuchconfidence.Humansunderstanddominance,butwealsoexpectstrongindividualstoguide,protectandhelpothers.Thisfeelslikegoodnews.1、Oneofthepurposesoftheexperimentsisto________.A．teachtoddlershowtogainhigherstatusB．offertoddlersachancetowatchasceneC．observetheprocessoftoddlers’solvingaconflictD．findouttoddlers’attitudetowardwinnersandlosers2、Thetoddlersregardedbowingandmovingasideasasignof________.A．obeyingrulesB．gainingstatusC．givingintotheotherD．showinggoodmanners3、Whatdoesthesecondexperimenttellusabouttoddlers?A．Theyareexcellentlearners.B．Theyarealwayschangeable.C．Theyshowmercytotheloser.D．Theyvaluekindnessoverwinning.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheresultsoftheseriesofexperiments?A．Disappointing. B．Encouraging.C．Unexpected. D．Controversial.22．（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(chǔ)設(shè)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．Passionateandconsiderate23．（8分）DerekRabeloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii'sfamousPipelinebig-wavebreak，butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit，thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses．That'sbecauseheiscompletelyblind．WhenDerekwasbornabout24yearsago，hegothisnamefromDerekHo，thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion．Asurfingenthusiasthimself，EmesloRabelodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle，aprofessionalsurfer．Unfortunately，Derekwasborncompletelyblind，butthisdidn'tstophisfamilyfrombelievingthathecoulddoanythinghewanted，evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer．Atage2，DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari，Brazil，becamehisbackyard．Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood，buthedidn'tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17，whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard．Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppractising，butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard，DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmeslo'sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer．SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurfschool，wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru．Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething，whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii'sboard-breakingPipelineisanother．ButthatwasexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf．Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous，buthefelthecoulddoit．Andhedid，earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning．Now24，RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince．1、WhatmakesDereckRabelospecialasaprofessionalsurfer？______A．Heisdisabled．B．Heistalented．C．Heisfortunate．D．Heishard-working．2、WhoisDerekHo？______A．DerekRabelo'suncle．B．DerekRabelo'sfather．C．Asurfschoolcoach．D．Aprofessionalsurftrainer．3、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellusaboutDerekRabelo？______A．Hisdifficultiesinsurfing．B．Hisachievementsinsurfing．C．Hisdreamtobeaprofessionalsurfer．D．Hisearlylifetobeaprofessionalsurfer．4、WhatwordscanbestdescribeDerekaccordingtothelastparagraph？______A．Skillfulandproud．B．Braveandconfident．C．Considerateandreliable．D．Carefulandstrong-willed．24．（8分）TicksoftheTradeHerearesomeofthewayscompaniestrytogetyoutobuytheirproducts.Seeifyoucanspotanyofthemthenexttimeyouwatchanad,WhataCharacter!CompaniesoftenusemascotstoselltheirproductsAmemorablemascot—likearabbitthatlovescereal—makesyouimmediatelythinkoftheproduct.ConvincingColors:Manyfoodscomeinbrightlycoloredpackagingmeanttograbyourattention.Differentcolorscancreatedifferentfeelings.Forexample,researchshowsthatredandyellowcanmakeyouhungry.NameThatTune:Haveyoueverhadasongfromacommercialstuckinyourhead?Companiescreatecatchyjinglesandsloganstomakesureyoudon’tforgettheirproducts.MakingYourMouthWater:Haveyounoticedthatfoodincommercialsoftenlooksbetterthanitdoesinreallife?That’sbecauseadvertisershirepeoplecalledfoodstyliststomakeburgerslookextrajuicyandchipsextracrispy.StarPower:Companiespayactors,athletes,andsingerstopromotetheirproducts.Theideaisthatpeoplewillwanttoeatanddrinkthesameproductsasthecelebritiestheyadmire.FootballstarCamNewtonappearsinadsforGatorade.1、66．Inthefirsttrick,whatdocompaniestrytoassociatetheirproductswith?A．Trademarks.B．Mascots.C．Logos.D．Symbols.2、68．Researchshowsthatthecoloryellowcan.A．increaseaperson’sappetiteB．inspireaperson’simaginationC．sharpenaperson’seyesightD．motivateperson’screativity3、70．Foodstyliststrytopromotethefoodbytakingadvantageofaperson’ssenseof.A．hearingB．touchC．sightD．smell25．（10分）Isdarkchocolatehealthy?Yes,darkchocolatehascompounds(化合物)thatofferhealthbenefitsandcanbeenjoyedwithoutguilt,evenonadailybasis.Buttheamountmatters,sincetoomanybitescancontributetoextrafat,sugarandcaloriesandgetridofitshealthbenefits.Darkchocolateisrichincocoa,whichcontainscompoundsknownasflavanols(黃烷醇).Athighlevels,cocoaflavanolshavebeenshowntohelplowerbloodpressureandtheriskofdiabetes.Darkchocolatehasthehighestamountofcocoaflavanols:milkchocolatehaslens,andwhitechocolatehasnone.Butwhilecocoaflavanolsindarkchocolatemakeitahealthfultreat,theygiveitabiterflavor.Producersmayprocesschocolatetomakeitmoredelicious,butdoingsocanremovesomeofthesebeneficialcompounds,saidMattHartings,anAmericanprofessor.Inspiteofthis,darkchocolateisstillahealthierchoicethanmilkchocolate,whichtendstohavemoresugar.Additionally,cocoapowdercontainsminerals.Soyoucanenjoyapieceofdarkchocolateevenafterameal.Justkeepthefollowinginmind.First,buychocolatethathasatleast60%cocoa.“Generallyspeaking,thehigherthepercentage,themoreflavanols.Thesehigher-percentagechocolateshavetheaddedbenefitoverthelowerpercentagesandmilkandwhitechocolatesbecausetheycontainlesssugarandlessfat,”Hartingssaid,Second,ifpossible,choosenaturalcocoaoverDutchprocessedcocoa,whichistreatedwithanalkali(堿).Thisgiveschocolateamilderflavorbutremoveshealthfulflavanols.Andfinally,tokeepweightincheck,limitto30gramsofdarkchocolatedaily,orabout150calories,1、Darkchocolateishealthymainlybecauseoftheexistenceof.A．richmineralsB．lesssugarC．cocoaflavanolsD．fewercalories2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“treat”inParagraph3mean?A．Somethingenjoyable.B．Asalt-freediet.C．Foodpaidbyothers.D．Acureforanillness.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Cocoaflavanolsleadstohighbloodpressure.B．Whitechocolateisgoodforhealth.C．Onecanfeelfreetoeatdarkchocolate.D．Alkalicanaffectflavanols’content.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhislovefordarkchocolate..B．Topromotethesalesofchocolate.C．Toprovidefactsaboutdarkchocolate.D．Tomakeadistinctionamongchocolates.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A．B．C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并將答案填寫(xiě)在答卷上。OneSaturday,Iwentshoppingwithmydaughter,Helen,andson,Brandon.Thecarwasfilledwiththechildren'slaughingandsinging.Asweup,wesawatruckwithabigsignonitthat"PettingZoo."Thekidsjumpedupandasked,"Daddy,canwego?""Sure."Isaid,givingthemaquarter(25cents)beforewalkingintotheshoppingcenter.TheyranawayandIfeltfreetotakemytimelookingforIneeded.Thereareahundredlittlebabyanimalsofallkindsinthezoo.Kidspaytheirmoneyandstaytherewiththeanimalstheyliketheirmomsanddadsshop.Severalminuteslater,IandsawHelenwalkingalongbehindme.Iwassurprisedtoseeshetoshopratherthanplaywiththeanimals.AndIthoughtthechildrenhadtowaittilltheparentscametothemup.Icameupandaskedwhatwaswrong.Sheatmewiththosebigbrowneyesandsaidsadly."Well,Daddy.itcost50cents.So,IgaveBrandonmy."ThenshesaidthemostthingIeverheard.Sherepeatedthefamilymotto“isaction!”ShehadgivenBrandonherquarter,andloveslittleanimalsmorethanHelen.ShehadwatchedwhatbothmyandIdidforyearsaroundthehouseafterwehadsaid"loveisaction!"Andnowithadbecomeaofherlifestyle.Thenwewentbacktothepettingzoo.WestoodBrandongocrazypettingandfeedingtheanimals.Ihad50centsaholeinmypocket.IneverittoHelen,andsheneveraskedforit.Becausesheknowthewholefamily:Lovealwayspays.1、A.droveB．drewC．dressedD．dragged2、A．wroteB．saidC．expressedD．warned3、A.eitherB．neitherC．eachD．every4、A．whoB．whenC．thatD．what5、A．feedingB．caringC．pettingD．nursing6、A.whichB.whileC．whereD.whether,7、A.turnedoverB.turnedoutC．turnedawayD．turnedaround8、A．choseB．checkedC．hesitatedD．refused9、A．bringB．putC．pickD．wake10、A．lookedupB．lookeddownC.lookedthroughD．lookedover11、A．petB．coatC.quarterD．candy12、A.successfulB．beautifulC．harmfulD．a(chǎn)wful13、A．TrustB．UnderstandingC．HonestyD．Love14、A．a(chǎn)nyoneB．nooneC．everyoneD．someone15、A．wifeB．motherC.fatherD．children16、A．pileB.pairC．puzzleD．part17、A．seeingB．watchingC．noticingD．feeling18、A．diggingB．makingC．burningD.hiding19、A．paidB．deliveredC．offeredD．a(chǎn)fforded20、A．mottoB．messageC.modelD．matter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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Amangotlostwhiledrivingthroughacountry.Ashetriedtoreadamap,hedroveofftheroadintoaditch(溝渠)1．(lucky).Thoughhewasnotinjured,hiscarwasstuckdeep2．themud.Sothemanhadgottowalkto3．nearbyfarmtoaskforhelp.“Warwickcangetyourcaroutofthatditch,”saidthefarmer,4．(point)toanoldmule(騾子).Themanlookedattheweakmuleandthefarmer5．juststoodthererepeating,“Yep,oldWarwickcandothejob.”Themanthought6．hadnothingtolose.Therefore,hetooktheoldmanandWarwicktotheditch.Thefarmerhitched(套住)themuletothecarandshouted,“Pull,Fred!Pull,Jack!Pull,Ted!Pull,Warwick!”Andthemulepulledthecarfromtheditch7．verylittleeffort.Themanwas8．(amaze).Hethankedthefarmerandasked,“Whydidyoucalloutallofthose9．namesbeforeyoucallWarwick?”Thefarmersmiledandsaid,“OldWarwickisjustaboutblind.Oncehe10．(believe)heispartofateam,hewon’tmindpulling.”第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同學(xué)寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。AlSmith,GovernorofNewYorkState,wasbornverypoorly、Hehadlesseducationinschool,butheworkedveryhardandwongreatsuccesses、Oneday,hepaidavisitforthestateprisonatSingSing、TheheadoftheprisonaskedMr、Smithsaysomethingtotheprisoners、Hehasneverspokentothiskindofaudiencebefore,sohedidnotknowwheretobegin、Finallyhesaid,“Myfellowcitizens…”andthenherememberedthatwhenamangoestotheprison,heisnolongeracitizen、Hebeganagain,“Myfellowprisoners…”Thatwasn’tsoundright、Atlasthesaid,“Well,however,I’mgladtoseemanyofyouheretoday、”第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國(guó)朋友Jack給你寫(xiě)郵件詢問(wèn)你的寒假計(jì)劃。請(qǐng)你給他寫(xiě)封郵件，告知你的寒假計(jì)劃。內(nèi)容包括:1.歡度春節(jié)；2.外出旅游；3.復(fù)習(xí)功課。注意:1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.開(kāi)頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJack,I’mgladtohearfromyou.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyour,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、A5、B6、B7、B8、B9、A10、A11、C12、C13、D14、D15、A16、C17、A18、B19、D20、B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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、C3、D4、B22、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“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather.”Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfallestimates,whichwillleadtomoretimelyanddetailedfloodwarnings.CraigFugate,administratoroftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency,FEMAinshort,saysthattheGOES-RsatellitewillimprovetheabilityofpeopleandorganizationsacrossAmericatopreparefor,andreactto,weather-relateddisasters.5、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewweathersatellite?A．Ithasbeenputintoserviceformorethan5monthsalready.B．ItisthemosteffectiveEarth-observin