重慶市忠縣三匯中學(xué)2026屆高三上英語期末復(fù)習(xí)檢測模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．a(chǎn)id C．belief D．a(chǎn)ccess2．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved3．I’mgoingtospendthesummerholidayinHainan,________livesmyuncle.A．where B．whoC．which D．when4．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what5．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto6．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked7．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing8．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．a(chǎn)ppointing D．havingappointed9．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass10．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．a(chǎn)thandB．a(chǎn)twillC．ontrialD．ontrack11．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting12．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished13．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape14．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead15．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which16．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For17．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout18．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious19．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a20．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday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）Whenyou’rehavingahardtimewithyourhomeworkorwhenyou’repreparingforyourtermpaper,thesestudent-focusedwebsitescanhelpyouwithjustaboutanythingyouneed.Thekeytogettingthemostoutoftheseonlineresourcesistoknowhowtheycanbestbeusedtoyouradvantage.FacebookAlthoughFacebookcanbeoneofyourbiggesttime-wastersanddistractionswhenyouaresupposedtobegettingworkdone,itcanalsobeoneofyourmostvaluableresources.MostofyourclassmateswillprobablyhaveaFacebookaccount,soanyoneyouneedtoconnectwithaboutaclassyoumissedoraboutaproblemisusuallyjustafewclicksaway.SparkNotesWithafreelibraryofhistorytimeline,philosophystudyguidesandlibrarysummaries,SparkNoteshascoveredjustaboutanyreading-relatedjamyoufindyourselfin.Justrunasearchforthebook,play,orshortsummaryofthematerialyouaresupposedtoread.ADoyoufinisheverytermwithmanyexpensivetextbooksyouwillneveropenagain?Insteadoflettingthemoneyspentgotowaste,getbacksomeofyourcashbysellingyourbooksonAmazon.RateMyPChoosingnewclassescansometimesbeliketryingtopickoutyourclothesinthedark,atotalguessinggame.Whichteachergivesoutthehardestproblemsets?Howmuchhomeworkwillthathistoryprofessorgiveyoueveryweek?AtRateMyP,studentsalloverthecountryratetheirprofessorsonquality,helpfulness,andhowhardtheirclassesare.WikipediaWhileWikipediaisn’taimedspecificallyatstudents,itisdifficulttothinkofanotherwebsitethatdoesmoretoreducethepainofpaperwritingandresearching.Wikipediagivesyouaquickwaytofindsourcesandgetthedetailsofalmostanytopicyouneedtoresearch—allwithoutwalkingtothelibrary.1、Thepassagewasmainlywrittento.A．explainsomewebsitesforparentsB．comparesomeeducationalwebsitesC．introducedifferentpartsofawebsiteD．offersomewebsitesthatmayhelpstudents2、Whileyouaretakinggreatpainstowritearesearchreport,canmostprobablybeahelp.A．FacebookB．SparicNotesC．AD．Wikipedia3、RateMyPisaplace.A．whereyoucanmakefriendsalloverthecountryB．whereyoucancommunicatewithyourprofessorsC．thatgivesyouinformationaboutprofessorsinadvanceD．thatgivestipsonhowtogetalongwithyourprofessors4、Whichofthefollowingwillyoumostprobablyreferto,ifyouneedbriefideasordiscussioninreading?A．Wikipedia.B．Facebook.C．SparkNotes.D．A.22．（8分）Ride-hailingappsandrobotcarspromisetochangehowwegetaroundandtheeffectsarealreadybeingfelt.TrafficinNewYorkisslowingdown.JamsarecommoninManhattan,especiallyinitsbusinessdistricts.Daytimetrafficinthebusiestareasnowmovesalmost20%moreslowlythanitdidfiveyearsago.Itseemsaplaceripeforwideuseofride-hailingappsthat,youmightthink,wouldreducesomeofthejams.However,thoseappsappeartobemakingthingsworseastraffichasslowedinlinewiththegrowingpopularityofappssuchasUberandLyft,astudybytransportexpertBruceSchallersuggests.Overthefouryearsofthestudy,thenumberofcarsinManhattanseekingride-hailingfaresincreasedby81%.Therearenowabout68,000ride-sharingdriversacrossNewYork.That’saboutfivetimesthenumberoftheyellowcabslicensedtooperatethere,hefound.Therearesomanydrivers,hisworksuggests,whospendabout45%oftheirsparetimejusttouringforfares.Thatisalotofunusedcarsblockingalotofbusystreets.Simplephysicsexplainswhyride-sharingvehiclesarecausing,notcuringjams,saidJarrettWalker,apublictransportpolicyexpertwhohasadvisedhundredsofcitiesaboutmovingpeople.“Lotsofpeoplearedecidingthat,’Oh,publictransportisjusttoomuchtroublethismorning,’orwhenever,whichcausesashiftfromit,”hetoldtheBBC．“Thatmeansmovingpeoplefromlargervehiclesintosmallerones,whichmeansmorevehiclestomovethesamepeople.Therefore,moretraffic.”Datagatheredaboutride-sharingdriversillustrateshowtheycontributetocongestion(塞車),saidProf.ChristoWilson,acomputerscientistatNortheasternUniversitywhohasstudiedtheservices.“YoucanlookatthetrafficpatternfortheUbervehiclesanditperfectlymatchesthepeaksfortherushhourandthepeaktimeofaday,”hesaid.Theyareoutthereinforceattheworstpossibletimes.1、WhatcanweknowaboutthecabsinNewYork?A．Morecabsareneededtomeetthedemand.B．Theyoftentouraroundthecityseekingusers.C．Theirfaresincreasedgreatlyoverthefouryears.D．Thenumberofthemisfarlessthanride-sharingcars.2、WhatisChristoWilson’sattitudetowardride-sharingpractice?A．Neutral B．NegativeC．Indifferent D．Supportive3、Whichofthefollowingbestreplaces“it”underlinedinParagraph5.A．Ajam. B．PublictransportC．Acar. D．Aride-sharingvehicle.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WorseRoadJams. B．AppMakesTerribleJams.C．EffortsNeededforTraffic. D．TechnologyCountsinFuture.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(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．Passionateandconsiderate24．（8分）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季風(fēng))seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(緯度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.156、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.25．（10分）YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-theart（最先進(jìn)的）oceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic.WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn’teventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering，buttheyseemedcursedtosufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.Theshipshadninedecks,andWhiteStarLinedecidedtofocusonmarkingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.Stretching269.13meters,theOlympicclassshipwerewondersofnavaltechnology,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas.TheOlympicgotwreckedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonesurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24years.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaustedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaretheship’ssmokestacks,butthefourthstackwasactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls（船體）believedtomakethem“unsinkable”,perhapsamistakenideathatledtotheTitanic’sandtheBritannic’stragicend.TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasahospitalshipandtrooptransportinWorldWarI.Eventually,shewastakenoutofservicein1935,endingtheeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthethreeOlympicclassships?A．Theyperformedmarvelouslyonthesea.B．Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.C．Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.D．Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.2、WhatdidWhiteStarlinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?A．Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.B．Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.C．Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.D．Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.3、mighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?A．TheirunscientificdesignsB．Theircaptains’misjudgmentC．TheassumptionthattheywerebuiltwiththelatesttechnologyD．Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody4、IntheendtheshipOlympic.A．wasusedtocarrytroopsB．wassunkinWorldWarIC．wasconvertedintoahospitalshipD．wasretiredafterhernavalservice第三部分語言知識運(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）MydaughterandIwentoutforsomeshopping．WhileIwaswaitingto1，mydaughteraskedifshecouldwaitformeatthedoor．Minuteslatershereturnedtoaskifshecouldgivethe2shehadjustboughttoamaninthestreet,sothereshewentand3hersweetsaway．Another2minuteslater,she4againtoaskmeforsomethingelseshecouldgivetotheman．ItoldherthatIonlyhadsomebiscuitsfordessert，soshetookthemtothemanandcamebackwithahuge5onherface．WhenwegotoutoftheshopI6thatthe“man”wasanoldmaninhis80's．Ittookedlikehewasgoingto7thenightthere.Wemadeeyecontact(接觸)andhethankedusalot．Onthewaytotheparkinglotmydaughterwantedtobuyadrinkfortheoldman,butIhadno8．SoIwenttothecashmachine，tooksomecashandmydaughtergaveittotheoldman，sohecouldbuyadrink．Mydaughterwasover9whenshecamebackfromtheoldman．Itwasprobablymydaughter'sfirstrandomactof10，andthatwasamazing．1、A．order B．pay C．leave D．rest2、A．sweets B．toys C．clothes D．drinks3、A．kept B．put C．threw D．gave4、A．cried B．waved C．returned D．went5、A．smiie B．kiss C．gift D．feeling6、A．decided B．realized C．believed D．imagined7、A．enjoy B．make C．prepare D．spend8、A．choice B．idea C．change D．plan9、A．excited B．crazy C．a(chǎn)ngry D．smart10、A．politeness B．service C．honesty D．kindness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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Robert,agreatgolfplayer,oncewonatournament.After1．(receive)thecheck,hewalkedalottohiscarintheparkinglotand2．(approach)byayoungwoman.Shecongratulatedhim3．hisvictoryandthentoldhimthatherchildwas4．(serious)illandneardeath.Shedidnotknowhowshecouldpaythedoctor’sbills.Touchedby5．(she)story,Robertgavethechecktothewoman.Thenextweekhe6．(have)lunchinarestaurantwhenaProfessionalGolfAssociationofficialcametohistable.“Theguardintheparkinglottoldmeyoumetayoungwomanthereafteryouwonthattournament.”Robertnodded.“Well,”saidtheofficial,“Ihave7．pieceofbadnewsforyou.She’sa8．(lie).Shehasnosickbabyandshe’snoteven9．(marry).Shecheatedyou,myfriend.”“Youmeanthereisnobaby10．isdying?”saidRobert.“That’sright,”saidtheofficial.“That’sthebestnewsI’veheardallthisweek.”Robertsaid.第四部分寫作（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)漏詞符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞同下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞。只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Thesummerjobisverymuchpopularamongsomeuniversitystudents.Longbeforetheendofaschoolyear,studentsstarttheirsummervacationjobsearch.Theysendletterstobusinesses,goingtojobinterviews,andaskourfriendsandrelationsforhelp.ByJunethestudentsusuallyhadfoundjobsandthentheybeginpreparingentertheworldofwork.Reasonsforwantingasummerjobdiffersfromstudenttostudent.Somestudentsworktopaytheirschoolexpenses,someworktogainexperienceorjusttofun.Salesmenorwaitersaretwoofthemostcommonjobthatstudentstrytofind.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是學(xué)生會主席李華，現(xiàn)有一名外籍交換生Mike將要來你校學(xué)習(xí)一段時(shí)間，請你寫信向他介紹一下你們學(xué)校食堂的相關(guān)情況。要點(diǎn)如下：1.食堂衛(wèi)生狀況良好，膳食營養(yǎng)均衡；2.食品安全有保障，且校長同餐。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMike,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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、D5、B6、B7、B8、B9、A10、D11、B12、C13、D14、A15、C16、A17、A18、A19、C20、D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、D3、C4、C22、1、D2、B3、B4、B23、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