上海南洋模范2024屆高考臨考沖刺英語試卷

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.1amalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourInvitation,thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentrance

examination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.

A.OnaccountofB.Withregardto

C.InresponsetoD.Inviewof

2.—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?

—Lovely,thoughshebenaughtysometimes.

A.shouldB.must

C.canD.need

3.Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingouttheycangowithanewteacher.

A.howfarB.howsoonC.howoftenD.howlong

4.—Whatshallwedotonightthen?

—,whateveryouwant.

A.HelpyourselfB.IPsadeal

C.NoproblemD.It'suptoyou

5.…Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?

…,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.

A.YouhavegotmethereB.Takeyourtime

C.YoubetD.Don'tbesilly

6.Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddeadifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhad

keptcalm.

A.shouldhaveavoidedB.shouldbeavoided

C.couldhaveavoidedD.couldhavebeenavoided

7.Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,leavetheoffice.

A.sohewasforbiddentoB.andhedidn'twantto

C.hislittlesoncouldn,tmakehimD.becouldn^freehimselfto

8.一Ihavegotaheadache.

—Nowonder.You__infrontofthatcomputertoolong.

workB.arcworking

C.havebeenworkingD.worked

9.Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.

A.willfinishB.finishes

C.hasfinishedD.hadfinished

10.Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.

A.tospinB.spinning

C.havingspunD.tohavespun

11.Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases“inthenext80or

soyears.

A.accomplishB.accomplished

C.accomplishingD.beingaccomplished

12.Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls.

A.wheresittheEuropeanleadersR.theEuropeanleaderstheresit

C.sittheEuropeanleadersD.thattheEuropeanleaderssit

13.Havingbattledwiththeiroverwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,most

peoplechoosetohelp.

A.compromiseB.contradiction

C.conscienceD.competence

14.Thedesksinourclassroomaresodosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem.

A.betweenB.inC.acrossD.over

15.—Aretherepairsfinishedyet?

一Yes,theywhenIcamebackhome.

A.wouldbecompletedB.wouldcomplete

C.hadcompletedD.hadbeencompleted

16.Inthe"moongarden”onboardtheChange4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivemattereveronthe

moon.

A.havinggrownB.tobegrown

C.beinggrownD.grown

17.Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.

A.todeliverB.deliveredC.tobeddiveredD.delivering

18.—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?

—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond.Whywasteaperfectlygoodliethetruth

willserve?

A.unlessB.untilC.whenD.while

19.Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly

A.anxiouslyB.occasionally

C.practicallyD.urgently

20.Thebookisnowoutofprint,itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.

A.andB.for

C.soD.but

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）Nothingismorerefreshingonawarmsummerdaythanwatchingsomeoneelsework.

Rightnow,I'msittingonmyporchandwatchingyoungBethbaling（打捆）thebigfieldontopofthehill.She's

beenhayingthatfieldforovertenyears.Iknow:Iputheronthetractorwhenshewasjusttwelveyearsold.

Shepickedagreatdayforbaling.It?snottoohot,andthere'sanicebreeze.OnMonday,whenshecutthefield,it

wassohotIthoughtthecomwouldstartpoppinginthefield.Didn'tstopher,though.Shejuststuckthatbighatonher

head,wrappedawethandkerchiefaroundherneck,andsettowork,IrememberwhenIwouldhavedonethesame

thing.

WhilePmheresuckingalemonade,Bethisdrivingthe“hay（干草）train,“atractorpullingabalerandanold

wagon.You'dthinksomeonehersizewouldneverbeabletoseeoverthetractor.Butsomehowshemanages.Whenshe's

finished,hertracksareverystraight.

Thewholetimeshe'shaying,thatdogofhersisworkingjustashard,runningalongbesideherlikehe'safraid

she'lldriveawaywithouthim.Bethsureknewwhatshewasdoingwhenshetrainedhim.

Thewaythemachineworksispurepoetry.Eachrowispushedintoshape.Whenjustenoughhayisinabale,itis

wrappedupandfastenedtogether.Asecondorsolater,thebalecomesflyingoutandintotheoldwagon.Theperson

whoinventedthatmachinesurewassomekindofgenius.

Thafsnottosayitworksperfectly.Everyonceinawhileabalemissesthemark,especiallywhenyouareturning

themachineattheendofarow.Thatmeans,ofcourse,thatyouhavetogobackandpickupthosebalesandthrow

themintothewagon.

IcanrememberwhenBeth'smotherwasherage.ShelookedanawfullotlikeBethdoesnow.Makesamanproud

toseehisdaughterandgranddaughtertakingsuchgoodcareofthemselves.

Well,IsupposeIshouldgetupandfillthisglassagain.Notmuchfunsittingherewithanemptyglass.

1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatatsometimeinthepasttheauthor.

A.boughtthetractorforBethB.forcedBethtoworkatanearlyage

C.workedintheHeldlikeBethI）,trainedthedogtohelpBethwork

2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,thesightofBethbalinghayis.

A.uncommonB.beautiful

C.unforgettableD.changeable

3、Beforethrownintothewagon,thehaymustbe.

A.tiedupB.driedup

C.cutupD.linedup

4、Whodoyouthinkistellingthisstory?

A.Beth'smother.B.Beth'sfather.

C.Beth'sgrandmother.D.Beth'sgrandfather.

22.（8分）Musichasalwaysbeenassociatedwithexercising.Mostofuslistentoourfavoritemusicwhilejoggingin

theparkorwhileworkingoutinthegym,butweneverthinkofitasmorethanjustanaccompanimenttoourexercise

routine.Butrecentscientificresearchhasthrownlightonthefactthatusingthe“right“musicwhileexercisingcando

youawholelotofgood:fromcreatingafeelingofpositivitytocalminganyanxiousfeelings.

Researchontheeffectsofmusicduringexercisehasbeendoneforyears.In1911,anAmericanresearcher,Leonard

Ayres,foundthatcyclistspedaledfasterwhilelisteningtomusicthantheydidinsilence.

Thishappensbecauselisteningtomusiccandrownoutourbrain'scriesoffatigue.Asourbodyrealizeswe'retired

andwantstostopexercising,itsendssignalstothebraintostopforabreak.Listeningtomusiccompetesforourbrain's

attention,andcanhelpustoovercomethosesignalsoffatigue,thoughthisismostlybeneficialforlow-and

moderate-intensityexercise.Duringhigh-intensityexercise,musicisn'taspowerfulaspullingourbrain'sattentionaway

fromthepainoftheworkout.

Notonlycanwemanagetoexerciselongerandharderwhenwelistentomusic,butitcanactuallyhelpustouse

ourenergymoreefficiently.A2015studyshowedthatcyclistswholistenedtomusicrequired7%lessoxygentodothe

sameworkasthosewhocycledinsilence.Sointhesamewaythatexercisingmakesushappier,ifsnotsurprisingthat

musicaddssignificantlytoourwork-outsuccess.

Whathaveyounoticedabouthowmusicaffectsyou?Nexttimewhenyoutakeexercise,selecttherightmusicto

accompanyyou.Youwillfindyourselfinamoredifferentmoodthanever.

1、Whydosomepeoplelistentomusicwhileexercising?

A,Theyattachimportancetoenjoyingmusic.

B.Theyknowmusichelpsdoexercise.

C.Theyfindmusicisaninterestingaccompaniment.

D.Theydon'tgivetoomuchconsiderationtoit.

2、Howwillyoudowhenyouwanttostopexercising?

A.Totn*tolistentothemusicyoulike.

B.Tostopforarestimmediately.

C.Totellyourselfnevertodolikethat

D.Tosendasignaltoyourbrain.

3^itcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat.

A.listeningtomusiccanhelpproducemoreenergy

B.thecyclistslovelisteningtomusicmore（hanothers

C.peopleshouldtakelisteningtomusicseriouslywhileexercising

D.significantmusiccanbenefithigh-intensityexercise

23.（8分）Nexttimeyougoshopping,keepinmindthattheremaybehiddencamerasanalyzingyourhabits.

Accordingtoa2015surveyof150managersfromComputerServicesCorporation,aquarterofBritishshopsusefacial

recognitionsoftwaretocollectdataonshopperbehavior.

Withconcernsthatface-recognitioncameras44arekindofinvasive（冒犯的）"，BritishanalysisfirmHoxtonAnalytics

hascomeupwithanewwayofmeasuringfootfall（客流）一byfilmingpeople'sshoes.Thetechnologycancollectalarge

amountofpersonalinformation.MWehavecamerasat50cmoffthegroundandtheypointdownsotheyareless

invasivethanfacialrecognition,*'DuncanMann,Hoxton'sofficersaid.

Asmoderncitiesgetfuller-70percentofthepopulationwillliveinurbanareasby2050—camerasandother

technologiesaretakingoverpublicspacesandcollectingourdata.Theirpurposeistokeeppeoplesafe,provideefficient

servicesandpreventdisastersandcrimes.

Butsomearenothappywiththecamerasasfarastheirprivacy（隱私）isconcerned.MVeryfewofushaveanyreal

conceptofwhatdatasmartcitiesaregathering/'saidRenate

Sanison.

Webegingivingawaydataassoonaswewakeup.Whenweenterthetransportsystem,wearegivingawayeven

moredetailsaboutourselvesthroughsmartcards,mobilephonesorcreditcards.

NickMillman,directorataconsultingfirmthinksstatisticsarethekeytotheprivacyconcern.Heusedthe

exampleofGoogleMaps,whichistomonitortheflowoftrafficinStockholm.Heexplained,**Itisbasicallyadding

privacycontrolstostatisticssothatyouonlyseethedatayouneedtoknowabout1'.Inthiscase,Googlegetsenough

datatoimprovetrafficbutnotsomuchthatitshowsindividualjourneypatterns.

1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Anintroductiontocollectingshoppers*data.

B.Theconcernsaboutgivingawaypersonaldata.

C.Theproblemscausedbyimbalanceddistributionofpopulation.

D.Aninventionrecordingandcollectingcustomers'information.

2、ThenewtechnologyinventedbyHoxtonAnalytics.

A.cangatheralotofpeople'spersonaldatafromtheirshoes

B.usescamerasfittedonthegroundtocollectcustomers,data

C.hasimprovedtheaccuracyoffacialrecognitionsoftware

D.offersaperfectsolutiontocustomers*privacyconcerns

3、Accordingtotheauthor,camerasinmoderncities.

A.causeahugewasteofpublicspace

B.helpreducethesizeofpopulationinurbanareas

C.arelikelytohelpimprovetrafficconditions

D.aretoavoidcrimesanddisastersandprovideefficientservices

4、WhatisRenateSamson'sattitudetowardtheriseofsmartcities?

A.Worried.

B.Optimistic.

C.Confused.

D.Uninterested.

24.（8分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur（企業家）JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistiny

apartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.Everycurrententrepreneurand

businessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.

Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotel

andguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.

Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternefsenormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina'shuge

populationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled$60,000tostartthecompany.That

formedthebasisforthecompany,sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.

Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China'slackofinfrastructure（基礎設施）hasalwaysbeenaproblemfor

theenormousnation'ssmallbusinesses.Alibabasolvedthatandnowaccountsfor80%ofthecountry'se-commerce.

Innovationcomesfromuniqueindividualswhothinkandactdifferently.Everyonetalksaboutchangingtheworld

andmakingtonesofmoneythesedays,butthosewhoactuallydoitareexceptionalindividualswithbreakthroughideas,

uncommonvisionandapassiontodogreatwork.

What'sisinaname?JackMawassittinginaSanFranciscocoffeeshopwhenhethoughtofhowAlibaba

overheardthesecretofthe40thievesinhisstory—“opensesame（芝麻）“一andunlockeduntoldriches.Hesimply

wantedhiscompanytohaveaglobalandinterestingname,andrealizedthatAlibabawasastoryknownacrossthe

world.Asanadditionalbonus,MasaidthatbecauseitbeginswithA,italsoappearsatthetopoflists.

1、Thearticleisabout.

A.JackMa'slifestoryB.thesecretstoJackMa'ssuccess

C.JackMa'sbusinessteamD.thedevelopmentofAlibaba

2^Accordingto（hearticle,thefirststepinJackMa'ssuccesscamefrom.

A.masteringtheEnglishlanguageB.theuniquecultureofhispartnership

C.innovationfromhisteamD.thefoundationofhiscompany

3、JackVianamedhiscompanyafterAlibababecause,

A?itbeginswithanA

B.histeamworkedoutsuchagoodidea.

C.inspirationcametohimwhenhewaslisteningtoastory.

D.itcamefromastorythatiswell-knownaroundtheworld.

4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeJackMa?

A./AmbitiousandcreativeB.Humorousandinnovative

C.StrictandintelligentD.Passionateandconsiderate

25.（10分）LastnightMr.andMrs.Rojasstayedhome.Itwascoldandrainyandtheydidn'twanttogooutinthe

badweather.Mrs.Rojasmadesomepopcornandicetea.At8:00,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswentintothelivingroom,saton

thesofaandbeganthemovieandateanddrank.At8:15,Mr.andMrs.Rojasrealizedtheyalreadywatchedthemovie

lastyearandtheydidiftwanttowatchitagain.

“Nowwhat?”askedMr.Rojas."Let'splaycards!"answeredMrs.Rojas.At8:30Mr.andMrs.Rojasstartedto

playcards.Theywereplayingforabout10minuteswhenMr.Rojaslookedoutthewindow.Therainchangedtosnow

andthetreeswerecoveredinbeautifulwhitesnow."I'mhappywestayedhometonight.Itlooksbeautifuloutsidebut

thisweatherisverydangeroustodrivein."saidMr.Rojas."You'reright,“saidMrs.Rojas,“butI'mbored.Let'splay

somemusicanddance.”

Mr.Rojaswassurprised.MDance?ButIreallydon't.…”

“Ohcomeon!”Mrs.Rojasinsisted.SheputonaromanticCDandtheybothstartedtodance.Theyweredancing

forabout1minutewhensuddenlythemusicstoppedandthelightswentout.Mrs.Rojaslaughed."We'rejustnot

veryluckytonight,arewe?”shesaid.Mr.Rojassaid,“Ofcoursewe'relucky!Wearctogether!”Hekissedherand

continuedtodancewithher,inthedarkandwithoutmusic.

1、WhydidMr.andMrs.Rojasstayathomelastnight?

A.Theywantedtostaytogether.B.Theweatherwassoterrible.

C.Theyhadadinnerathome.D.Theyplannedtowatchamovie.

2^Whenitstartedtosnow,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswere.

A.makingpopcornB.watchingamovie

C.playingcardsD.dancingtothemusic

3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.ItwasarainydayinsummerB.Mrs.Rojascookedverywell

C.Mr.RojaslovedtodanceatfirstD.Mr.Rojaswasinlovewithhiswife

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題L5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）Afewyearsago,AdinaLichtmanwashandingoutsandwichesonthestreetsofNewYorkCitytohelp

peopleexperiencinghomelessness.Oneman,[forthesandwich,approachedherand2somesurprising

insight（見識）.

“It'sgreatthatyou're3sandwiches,55hesaid,“butonethingwereally4issocks,especiallyas

winterapproaches.^

“HereIwas,sandwichesin5assumingIknewthebestwaytohelppeople,wheninreality,helpingisabout

6,andhearingtheneedsofdifferentcommunities,MLichtmansaid."Itwasapowerful7andIwantedtoput

itinto8

Shebeganthatnight,witha9step:goingdoor-to-dooronthefloorofher10atNewYork

University,askingHclassmatesiftheycouldeachjustdonatejustonepairoftheirownsockstosomeone___

12home.

Shegot40pairsofsocksinasingle13.fromasinglefloor.Thenextmorningsheopenedherdoortofinda

huge14ofsocksthatotherpeoplehaddonated.

“Collegestudentslovetodo15.butsometimestheyneedaliteral（實實在在的）knockontheir16to

doso.Andalmosteveryonehasa（n）17pairofsockstheycandonate,wLichtmansaid.

ThatmorningLichtman18kickedoffKnockKnock,GiveaSock,anewnonprofitorganizationthathas

now19over350,000pairsofsocksforthehomelessincitiesandstatesacrossAmerica.ItisalsonowLichtman's

full-timejob.

Whenitgetscoldout,20aboutwhatyouusetobundleup-scarves,hats,gloves—thatincludessocksand

shoes,too.

1、A.searchingB.wishingC.preparingD.reaching

2、A.ofTeredB.sharedC.claimedD.declared

3、A.takingoutB.findingoutC.pickingoutD.givingout

4、A.buyB.needC.donateD.supply

5、A.bagB.handC.boxD.mouth

6、A.servingB.askingC.assistingD.listening

7、A.lessonB.shockC.hitD.struggle

8、A.useB.practiceC.actionD.consideration

9、A.simpleB.meaningfulC.dangerousD.brave

10、A.campusB.buildingC.streetD.dormitory

11、A.kindB.fellowC.richD.friendly

12、A.withB.fromC.atD.without

13、A.weekB.dayC.nighlD.year

14、A.pileB.pairC.carD.step

15、A.wrongB.harmC.goodD.well

16>A.wallB.faceC.doorD.back

17、A.expensiveB.extraC.cheapD.valuable

18、A.carefullyB.rudelyC.officiallyD.happily

19、A.madeB.createdC.boughtD.provided

20、A.thinkB.tellC.figureD.care

第二節(每小題L5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

27.(15分)WhenIwasyoungIhatedlanguages.Mydadspokeseveralandwasambitiousforme.Itwasnotuntil

myL_(graduate)fromhighschool22_Iconsideredlearningsecondlanguage—Spanish.

Iwasworkinginaschoolfordisabledchildreninaclassofsix.Onlytwochildrencouldspeak,butIrealized

4.(gradual)thateverychildcouldconimunicate.Someofthemusedphysicalsignsandmovements52_(express)

themselves.Othersusedtheirvoices—theymadenoiseswhichchangeddepending6.howtheyfelt.Theyeven

"talked”toeachother,7.（have）argumentsandfriendlychatslikeanyoneelse.Everychildinthatroomhadlikesand

dislikes,desiresandfears8.theycommunicatedeveryday,withoutsayingasinglesentence.

Astimewenton,IlearnednotonlySpanishbutthelanguageofeveryoneofthechildrenIcaredfor.Ihadbeen

makingexcusesfornottryingalltheseyearsandhere（be）agroupofdisabledchildrenshowingmehowimportant

communicationreallyis.Itmademewanttochallenge10.（I）andreallylearnSpanish.

第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，

每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（八），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1。處.多者（從第11處起）不計分.

Lastwintervacation）IwenttoHainanwithmyparentsonair>Wefirstwenttothebeach>Theskywasclearly,the

seawasblueandthebeachwasverybeautifukWhatwasimpressedmemostwasdiving、Isawsomuchcolorful

tropicalfishesItwassoamazing、ThenwepayavisittotheEndsoftheEarth,whichIhaddreamedofgoto>?We

appreciatedthebeautifulsceneryallthewayandtookmanyphoto、Duringthevisit,Itastedvariousdeliciouslocal

foods,amongthatIlikedseafoodmost、Thepeopletherewerefriendlyandsmilingfaceswerearoundusalltheway,

whichmadeusexciting、

Wehadawonderfultimethereanditwasunforgettablejourney、Ilookforwardtotravellingthereagain、

第二節書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）根據下面的提示寫一篇短文，以ANoblewoman、TombFoundinChangsha為題介紹一下長沙新發現的

古墓。

1.一座漢朝貴婦人的墓最近在長沙出土，墓內的木乃伊保存完好，據說比1972?1974年出土的馬王堆漢墓還要大；

2.可能是西漢長沙王王妃墓穴，在隋唐時期被盜過；

3.據考古學家推測，此墓可能是楚文化的遺跡，雖然很多細節問題目前尚不清楚，但是該古墓為研究西漢文化提供了

寶貴的資料。

注意：1.文章條理清楚；

2.詞數100詞左右。

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、B

2、C

3、A

4、D

5、A

6、D

7、D

8、C

9、D

10、B

11、B

12>C

13、C

14、C

15、D

16、B

17、C

18、B

19、B

20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21、1、C

2、B

3、A

4、D

22、1、D

2、A

3、C

23、1、B

2、A

3、D

4、A

24、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.The

satellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmospheric

Administration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration

(NASA)ontheproject.

NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationary

OperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.

NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation'sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweather

predictions.Itsaidthesatellite'sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.

Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork

“withinayear."Oneofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmap

them.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.

“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,“saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.She

describedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.Sullivansaiditsinstrumentswill

beabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyin

operation.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency'sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas

“thepredictionandwarningsofseverewcather.^^Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfall

estimates,whichwillleadtomoretimelyanddetailedfloodwarnings.

CraigFugate,administratoroftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency,FE