2026屆安徽省宣城英語高三第一學期期末質量跟蹤監(jiān)視模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful2．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve3．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked4．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will5．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share6．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely7．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．afterC．untilD．that8．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must9．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy10．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin11．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly12．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what13．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a14．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall15．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so16．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake17．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy18．WeChinesearedrinking______milkperpersontodayaswedidin1995.A．morethantwice B．twiceasmuchC．twiceasmanyas D．twiceasmuchas19．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused20．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup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）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround10,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly2oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.22．（8分）Astheinternationaldemandfornarrative(敘事的)film/TVcontentcontinuestoincreasewithpopularstreamingserviceslikeNetflixandothersthetwoquestionsthencome:willthecominggenerationsreceivemostoftheirentertainmentthroughvisualmeansratherthanthroughthewrittenwordandwillsuchanincreaseofnarrativefilm/TVreducetheimportanceofreading?Growingexamplesofthistrendincludethediminishment(減少)offictioninthecommoncore(核心的)curriculum,theever－risingcultureofcomputergames,thewaveofstreamingservicesofwideinternationalreach,andmoviesfilledwithspecialeffectsmadeforchildrenandteenagers.Normustweignoretheeconomicdangersthatlieaheadforthewrittenword.Thenarrativefilmindustryisamoneymakerthatdwarfs(使相形見絀)thepublishingindustry.Theotherunderlyingquestion,ofcourse,is“doesitreallymatterifthewrittenwordbowstotheworldoffilm/TV?”Frommypointofview,anydiminishmentoffictiondeliveredbywordsisalossformankind.Thereisnogreaterhumanfeaturethantheimagination.Itliesattheverysoulofthehumanspecies.Itisthebrain’smostpowerfulengine.Itistheessentialmuscleoflifeandlikeallmusclesitmustbeexercisedandstrengthened.Writingandreadingaretheprincipaltoolsthatinspire,createandempowerourimagination.Anythingthatdiminishesthatpoweristheenemyofmankind.ItshouldbeknownthatIamnotopposedtonewmediaandtechnologicaladvances.Instead,Ihavealwaysfeltitnecessarytoadapttoadvancingtechnology.Infact,anumberofmynovelsareinvariousstagesofdevelopmentforfilm,TV,andlivestageproductions.Myhopeisthatthewrittenwordwillonlystandtobecomplemented(補充)byitsvisualcounterparts(對應物),notpushedtotheedgeofextinction.Ofcourse,therearethosewhowillpresentargumentsforthesuperiorityofthemovingimageoverthewrittenword.Eachhasitsplace.Myargumentisforfindingtherightbalancebetweenitandthemovingimage.1、Inwhatwaydoesnarrativefilm/TVembarrassthewrittenword?A．Economicbenefits B．InternationalreachC．Culturalinfluence D．Educationalimportance2、Whydoestheauthorvaluetheroleofthewrittenword?A．Itstrengthensourmuscles. B．Ithelpssharpenimagination.C．Itdistinguishesmanfromeachother. D．Itpavesthewayfornarrativefilm/TV.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstechnology?A．Cautious B．SkepticalC．Positive D．Critical4、What’stheauthorconcernedabout?A．Thefateofreading. B．Theextinctionoffiction.C．Theimpactofthewrittenword. D．Thefutureofthemovingimage.23．（8分）EndlessqueuesandlongwaitsattheticketinspectiondesksatChina’smajortrainstationsweresignatureoftheSpringFestivaltravelrushbeforethisyear.Everyyear,asthecountry’sbiggestnationalholidayunfoldedahugeflowoftravelerswouldleavestaffatthecheck-indesksfacingadilemma.Butwiththeinstallment(安裝)ofartificialintelligence(AI)indozensoftrainstationsthisyear,includingafacialrecognitionsystemwhichisabletoprocesspassengeridentificationwithinfivesecondsandthereforespeedupthewaitingprocess,busyscenesstartedtobecomesomethingofthepast.Whenapassengerapproachesthecamerainsidethefacialrecognitionsystematthestation,itscanshisfaceandthenquicklycomparesitwiththephotographshownonhisidentificationcardinrealtime.Iftheinformationmatches,thebarriergateswillopenandallowthepassengertogothrough.Suchuseoffacialrecognitiontechnologyisinlinewithdiscussionsheardattherecenttwosessionsmeeting,akeyannualpoliticalevent,whichfocusedonthewidespreadapplicationofasecuritynetworknamedTianwang(“SkyNet”inEnglish)currentlybeingusedbyChina’spublicsecuritydepartment.Thenetwork,accordingtoreportsbythePeopleDaily,hasthepotentialtorecognizethefacialfeaturesofanyoneintheworldandmatchthemonthespotwithphotographsonadatabaseofcriminalsuspects.Infact,itcananalyzephotographicidentitysoquicklythatitcanscaneverysingleChinesefaceontheplanetinjustonesecond,anditwouldonlytaketwosecondstoscaneveryfaceintheworld,withanaccuracyrateofupto99.8percent.ThosearejusttwoexamplesthathighlightthedevelopmentofChinesevisualAItechnology,whichindustryinsiderspredictcouldcontributetopowerfulgrowthintheglobaltechnologysectorthisyear.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethefollowingtopicofthepassage.B．TodescribetheSpringFestival.C．ToinformreadersofthedevelopmentofChina.D．Toexplainthedilemmaofthestaff.2、What’sthesolutiontotheSpringFestivaltravelrush?A．Usingartificialintelligence.B．Openingmorebarriergates.C．Limitingthenumberofpassengers.D．Increasingmorestaffatthecheck-indesks.3、Whatcanweknowaboutfacialrecognitiontechnology?A．Itsapplicationleadstoaheateddiscussion.B．Itsapplicationisuselesstopolicemen.C．Itsoperatingspeedisnotyethighenough.D．Itsaccuracyrateisveryhigh.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsChinesevisualAItechnology?A．Depressed. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Indifferent.24．（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．Passionateandconsiderate25．（10分）Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanreadhumaneyemovementsto"read"humanpersonalities.Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticated（復雜的）artificialintelligencealgorithms（算法）maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience."Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"wrotetheresearchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollows42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminestheirpersonalitytraits（特點）with"well-establishedquestionnaires"fordeterminingpersonalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAlalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion（外向），agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptual（感知的）curiosity",thescientistswrote."Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"Loetschersaid."Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals."Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonalitycharacteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain'sDailyMailnewspaper.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"peerinto"inParagraph2probablymean?A．understand B．stareatC．searchfor D．concernabout2、Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?A．Itwascarriedoutinalab.B．42subjects'eyemovementswererecorded.C．Thestudents'dailymovementsweretracked.D．Itssubjects'personalitiesweredeterminedbycomputer.3、AccordingtoTobiasLoetscher,whatcanweknow?A．Robotsandcomputersaresociallyconscious.B．Peoplecarelessaboutimproved,personalizedservices.C．Today'srobotsandcomputerscanaccustomtonon-verbalinformation.D．Thediscoverywillimprovetheinteractionbetweenhumanbeingsandmachines.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanPersonalityTraitsB．WhatHumanEyeMovementsAreC．TellPersonalitiesbyEyeMovements.D．HowHumansandMachinesInteract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）Tolerance:RespectthedifferenceinothersYoumaynotrealizeit,butyouaredoingmuchmorethanjuststudyingwhenyouareatschool.Schoolisalsotheplace1youlearntogetonwellwithpeople.Butthisisnot2easy.Whatcanyoudo3youjustdon’tlikeoneofyourclassmates?Ifyoudiscoverthatyouhaveproblems4yourclassmatesorfriends,themostimportantthingtolearnistolerance.Toleranceisthe5torealizeandrespectthe6inothers.Wecannotchangethewaythatotherpeopledo,7itisimportanttolearntolivehappilywiththem.Practicingtolerancewillalloweveryonetoformbetter8witheachother.Gettingtoknowsomeone9helpyouunderstandwhytheydothings10fromyou.Itisimportanttorememberthatsomethingdifferentdoesnotexactlymeanthatitisbad.11teachesustokeepaneven(平和的)temperandopenmind..Youneedto12anoldsaying,“Treatothershowyouwant13”.Youwouldliketobetreatedkindlybyyourclassmates,soitis14totreatthemwithequalkindness.Ifyoutolerate15itdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetolikeit.Nooneisaskingyouto16whoyouareorwhatyoubelievein.Tolerancejustmeansthatyoushouldbe17ofthedifferencesinothersandnottrytomakethemchange.Itisimportantto18tolerance,becauseitwillmakeeveryone’sliveseasier.Learntoacceptpeoplefortheirdifferentabilitiesandinterests.Theworldisvery19,andpracticingtoleranceinyourownschoolandcitycanhelpmake201、A．which B．where C．that D．when2、A．hardly B．seldom C．always D．already3、A．unless B．since C．because D．if4、A．gettingalongwith B．makingapologiestoC．gettingawayfrom D．fleeingfrom5、A．reflection B．benefit C．patience D．ability6、A．characteristics B．thoughts C．things D．differences7、A．so B．and C．but D．although8、A．moods B．habits C．relationships D．feelings9、A．must B．may C．should D．dare10、A．fortunately B．easily C．differently D．attentively11、A．Patience B．Experience C．Tolerance D．Kindness12、A．keepintouch B．keepinmind C．keepupwith D．keepawayfrom13、A．totreat B．beingtreated C．tobetreated D．tobetreating14、A．attractive B．important C．possible D．interesting15、A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing16、A．change B．remind C．promise D．Decide17、A．convenient B．respectful C．negative D．unselfish18、A．stop B．cancel C．prevent D．practice19、A．diverse B．same C．individual D．apparent20、A．nodifference B．aneffect C．anapology D．adifference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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ThecheongsamisafemaledresswithdistinctiveChinesefeaturesandenjoysgrowing1．(popular)intheinternationalworldofhighfashion.Thename“cheongsam”2．(mean)simply“l(fā)ongdress”enteredtheEnglishvocabularyfromthedialectofChina'sGuangdongProvince.InotherpartsofthecountryincludingBeijing,however,it3．(know)as“qipao”，whichhasahistorybehindit.AftertheearlyManchu(滿族的)rulerscametoChina,theManchuwomenwore4．(normal)aone-piecedresswhichcametobecalled“qipao”.5．the11RevolutionendedtheruleoftheQingDynasty,thefemaledresssurvivedthepoliticalchangeand,withlaterimprovements,hasbecomethetraditionaldressforChinesewomen.Thecheongsam,6．neckishigh,collarclosed,fitswelltheChinesefemalefigure,anditssleevesmaybeeithershort,mediumorfull7．(long),dependingonseasonsortastes.Inaddition,itisnottoocomplicated(復雜)8．(make).Nor9．itneedtoomuchmaterial.Anotherbeautyofthecheongsamisthatitcanbeworneither10．casualorformaloccasions.Ineithercase,itcreatesanimpressionofsimpleandquietcharm,elegance(優(yōu)雅)andneatness.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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Myauntwasasmokerforlongtime、Icouldn'tstandsmellthecigarettesinherbreathIlovedherverymuch,butIhatebeingaroundher、ThatIdidwastellingmyparentsaboutmyfeelings、Theyunderstoodme,buttoldmethattheywouldsayanythingtoheraboutit、MyparenttoldherIlovedhersomuchthatIwasworriedaboutherhealth、Myauntgraduallykickedheraddictionofsmokingbychewinggum,andeventualquitaltogether!Itmadeeveryonemuchmorehappierwhenweweretogether、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是晨光中學的學生會主席李華。10月30日是你校90周年的校慶紀念日，因此學校要舉辦一場主題為“唱響校園（SingonCampus)”的文藝晚會。請你寫一封書面通知，面向全體師生征集節(jié)目，并誠邀所有人參加。節(jié)目形式有：1.歌曲演唱1.舞蹈表演3.樂器演奏4.其他才藝報名要求：截至下周二報名地點：學生會辦公室聯(lián)系電話：88888888注意：1.不能逐條翻譯；1．可適當增加細節(jié)，以使內容充實，行文連貫；3.詞數(shù)不低于100詞。主題：themeNotice___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Students’Union

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、B5、D6、A7、A8、C9、D10、D11、D12、C13、C14、C15、D16、C17、B18、B19、A20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、B3、D22、1、A2、B3、C4、A23、1、A2、A3、D4、B24、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-Rwillbeabletop