2023屆安徽滁州市定遠(yuǎn)縣西片三校高考英語考前最后一卷預(yù)測卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough2．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for3．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．nothing4．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto5．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat6．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．that7．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．changed8．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which9．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may10．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would11．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright12．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade13．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource14．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if15．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis16．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff17．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean18．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing19．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed20．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown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）Shinythingsabsorblessheatwhenleftinthesun.ThismeansthatiftheEarthcouldbemadealittleshinieritwouldbelesslikelytosufferglobalwarming.Waystobrightenit,suchasaddingnanoscalespecks（納米級）ofsalttolowclouds,makingthemwhiter,orputtingathinhazeofparticlesintothestratosphere（平流層）,arethefieldof“geoengineering”（地球工程）.Asmallbandofscientistswhichhavemostlybeenusingcomputermodelstostudythesubject.Someofthemarenowproposingoutdoorexperiments—usingseawater-fedsprayerstochurnoutparticlesoftheexactsizeneededtobrightenclouds,orscatteringsulphurparticles（硫粒子）fromunderneathalargeballoon20kmupinthesky.Thescientistshopetounderstandsomeoftheprocessesonwhichthesetechnologiesdepend,asawayofbothmeasuringtheirpossibility(canyoureliablymaketheproperamountofseasaltbrightenclouds?)andassessingtheirrisks(howmuchdamagetotheozonelayermightastratospherichazedo,andhowmightsuchdamagebeminimized?).Theexperimentswouldbefartoosmalltohaveanyclimaticeffects.Theamountofsulphurputintothestratospherebytheexperimentalballoonwouldbe2%ofwhatapassengerjetcrossingtheAtlanticemitsinanhour.However,manyscientistsdoubtwhethergeoengineeringexperimentshaveanyeffects.Andsomeenvironmentalistssaythatsuchexperimentsreflectthehubris（傲慢）ofhumans,whobelievetheycantoywithnature.Geoengineeringisnotanalternativetorelievingclimatechangebycuttingcarbonemissions.Evenifemissionsdostarttofall,thecutswilllakedecadestohaveanyeffectsotemperaturesarelikelytogoonrisingforsometime.Theplanetisnotgettingcoolerandthepressuresontheclimateareunlikelytogoaway.Itisthereforenottoohardtoimagineaworld,decadesfromnow,inwhichemissionsarefallingbuttemperaturesarerisingsteeplyandtheabilitytoadapttothemhasbeenstretchedtoofar.Anadditionalwaytostabilizetemperaturesmightthenseemappropriate.Geoengineeringoffersthatpossibility.1、Theaimoftheoutdoorexperimentsinparagraph1is.A．torelievetheglobalwarmingB．tobrightenthecloudsC．totestthecomputermodelsD．tostudygeoengineering2、Thegeoengineeringclimateexperimentwouldhardlytakeanyclimateeffectbecause.A．scientistsaren'tsurewhetherseasaltcanbrightencloudsB．geoengineeringwouldminimizethedamagetotheozonelayerC．theamountofsulphuremittedbyaballoonisverysmallD．a(chǎn)passengerjetemitsmuchmoresulphurthanaballoondoes3、Evenifcarbonemissionisreducedrightaway,.A．globalwarmingwillberelievedB．climaticpressurewillberemovedC．thetemperaturewillremainstableD．globalwarmingwilllastforyears4、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．passengerjetsareamajorcauseofglobalwarmingB．scientistsdon’tshowduerespectfortheenvironmentC．geoengineeringisbetterthancuttingcarbonemissionsD．cuttingemissionsisn'tenoughtorelieveclimatechange22．（8分）ConsideringtheclimatetemperatureinEngland,mosttouristsliketovisitLondonbetweenAprilandSeptember.TouristsalsoenjoywhatLondonhastoofferduringChristmas.GettingaroundLondonTransportationinLondonisdividedintozones,whichmeansthefurtheryouintendtogo,themoreexpensiveitwillcostyou.You’llfindoneofthebestsubwayshere,withsingleridesstartingatabout2.5dollars.Youcanalsousetaxis(keepinmindthatblackcabsdonotacceptsmartcards),boats,busesaswellascommutertrains.Toavoidanytrouble,youcangetyourselfasmartcardandperhapsloaditwith50dollarstocoveryourweeklytravelbudget.WeatherinLondonToenjoywarmweatherinLondon,planyourvisitinJulyasitisthehottestmonth.JanuaryisthecoldestmonthinLondon.WhatYouShouldKnowbeforeVisitingLondonUnlikemostcitiesinEurope,lifeinLondonisabitmoreexpensive.Also,makesureyouplanaheadsothatyouwon’tmissoutonthebesttickets,hotelsandoffers.BestsofLondonSEALIFELondonAquariumEnjoyaspectacularexperiencewithunderwatercreaturesatSEALIFELondonAquarium.Itisperfectforafamilyfunday.TheLondonEyeAsamajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline,theLondonEyeboastssomeofthebestcityviewsfromits32capsules.You’lldefinitelyenjoythebreathtakingexperience.SherlockHolmesMuseumAperfectplacetovisitifyoulovethebooksorTVseriesSherlockHolmes.1、WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobethepeakmonthtovisitLondon?A．January. B．March.C．May. D．October.2、Whatisthebenefitofasmartcard?A．Itcanbeusedtopayforanymeansoftransport.B．Itisconvenient.C．Itcancoveranyexpense.D．Itisavailableonline.3、Wherewillyougoifyourfamilywanttoseeavarietyoffish?A．SEALIFELondonAquarium. B．TheLondonEye.C．SherlockHolmesMuseum. D．LondonCanalMuseum23．（8分）Ifyouwanttoconvincethebossyoudeserveapayriseorpromotion,thesolutioncouldbesimple—eatthesamefoodastheydo.Psychologistshavediscoveredmanagersaremuchmorelikelytoinstantlytrustusifwechoosethesamedishesasthem.Duringexperiments,discussionsoverwagesandworkconditionsweremuchmoresuccessfulifbothsideschosetosnackonthesametreats.AndshoppersweremuchmorelikelytobuyaproductadvertisedonTVbysomeoneeatingasimilarfoodtothematthetime.Thereasonisthoughttobeso-calledsimilarityattractiontheory—wherepeopletendtolikeotherswhohavesimilartastesorhabitstothemselves.Butthisisbelievedtobeoneofthefirststudieshighlightingtheroleoffoodinthisrelationship.Researchersat

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conductedaseriesofexperimentstoexaminefood’sroleinearningtrust.Inatest,participantsweretoldtowatchTV—wheresomeonepretendingtobeamemberofthepublicpraisedacertainproduct.ThevolunteersweregivenKitKatbarstonibble(咬),whiletheTVpeopleateeitheraKitKatorgrapesastheytalked.TheresultsshowedviewersweremuchmorelikelytoexpressaninterestinbuyingtheproductiftheTVshowedtheotherpersoneatingaKitKattoo.Theresearchersadded,“Althoughsimilarityinfoodconsumptionisnotasignofwhethertwopeoplewillgetalong,wefindconsumerstreatthisassuch.Theyfeelmoretrustingofthosewhoconsumeastheydo.Itmeanspeoplecanimmediatelybegintofeelfriendshipanddevelopabond,leadingtosmoothertransactions(交易)fromthestart.”HarleyStreet

psychologistDr.LucyAtchesonsaiditwasalreadyknownthatwearingsimilarclothescouldinstantlycreatetrust.Butthiswasthefirstreportthatfoodhadthesameeffect.Shesaid,“Thisisreallyinteresting.Itmakessenseaspeoplefeeltheyhavecommongroundandcantrusttheotherperson.Thatmeansnegotiationsaremorelikelytobesuccessful.”1、Accordingtothepassage,customersarelikelytobuyaproductfromadealerwho______.A．hasthesametasteasthemB．a(chǎn)dvertiseshisproductsonTVC．reducesthepriceofhisproductsD．paysattentiontothequalityofhisproducts2、Theexperimentsconductedbyresearchersat

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showthat______.A．foodplaysanimportantroleinearningpeople’strustB．bosseslikeemployeesthathavethesametasteasthemC．peoplewhohavesimilartastestotheirboss’searnmoreD．peoplehavelessinterestinbuyingproductsadvertisedonTV3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Peoplewhoeatsimilarfoodaremorelikelytotrusteachother.B．Peoplewillgetalongwitheachotheriftheyliketoeatsimilarthings.C．Theeffectofwearingsimilarclotheshasn’tbeenprovedbyresearchers.D．Peoplearemorelikelytomakefriendswiththosewearingthesameclothesasthem.4、Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeanexampleofthesimilarityattractiontheory?A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.24．（8分）Forthelongesttime,AmberAustwickwasunabletospeak.Infact,ittookadonkeytoinspireherfirstwords.Amber,a6-year-oldgirlinBirmingham,England,wasbornprematurely,alongwithhertwinsister,Hope,inJune2010.Bothbabiessufferedseverebleedingintheirlungs,butHopegotstrongerwhileAmberneededalife-savingtracheotomy（氣管切開術(shù)）thatrestrictedairtovocalcords（聲帶）.Asaresult,shewasabletobreathe,butunabletospeak.Butthatchangedthreeyearsago,whenAmber'smom,TracyAustwick,tookhertoananimalshelter.ItwastherethatAmbermetShocks,adonkeythathadbeenrescuedfromabuse.“Itwasquitescaryreally,”TracyAustwicksaid.“ShockswasinthestadiumandtheridinginstructortooklittleAmbertohimandIfounditscaryformebecauseShockswassomuchbiggerthanher.”“ButAmberwasn'tscaredandShockswasreallyexcitedtomeetherandthey'vekeptthatbondeversince.”ThebondissostrongthatwhenAmberwasreadytosayherfirstwords,shesaidthemtoShocks:“Iloveyou.”Amber'smotherwasshockedthatherdaughterspoketoShocks.“Itwassuchanemotionalmoment.Icouldn'tbelievemydaughterhadfinallyfoundhervoice,”shesaid.“OnceshemetShockshebroughtheroutofhershell,she'salotmoreconfidentwithhimandwithfriendsatschoolwhoshelovestotalktoabouthimandthedonkeyshelter.”AlthoughShocksstilllivesattheshelter,he'spartoftheAustwickfamily.“AmberwillalwaysvisitShocksandshestillseeshimwhenevershecan,”Tracysaid.1、Whatdothetwinsistershaveincommon?A．Theywereborndeafanddumb.B．Theyhadvocalcordinjured.C．Theysufferedphysicalabuse.D．Theyhadseverelungproblems.2、ThebondwithShocksmadeAmber______.A．likegoingtothedonkeyshelterwithhergoodfriendsB．fearanimalsnolongeranddaretogetclosetothemC．becomemoreconfidentandwillingtotalktopeopleD．fightagainstherlungdiseasebravely3、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ShocksHelpsAmbertoRecoverfromHerLungBleedingB．ANewMedicalCureIsAppliedtoRescuethePatientsC．AmberHasDevelopedaStrongBondwithHerFriendsD．GirlWhoCouldn'tSpeakTellsADonkey“ILoveYou”25．（10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．Passionateandconsiderate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）Itwas1952andmyfatherwasawayatwar,leavingmymotherandmebehindtofacehardshipalone.Iwasten.Mymotherwasa1andworkedatthelocalhospitalafewblocksfromwherewelived.Thebellrangand2ofChristmasweretheonlythingonmymind.Iracedhome.Theapartmentwasemptyandan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B．doctor C．teacher D．clerk2、A．thoughts B．memories C．desires D．hopes3、A．written B．found C．a(chǎn)ttached D．sent4、A．reminded B．provided C．saved D．left5、A．a(chǎn)lone B．soon C．together D．immediately6、A．ruined B．refused C．forgot D．challenged7、A．walked B．hunted C．broke D．got8、A．toys B．gifts C．clothes D．supplies9、A．a(chǎn)nxious B．pleased C．mad D．eager10、A．a(chǎn)wake B．happy C．wild D．frozen11、A．raced B．removed C．struggled D．wandered12、A．note B．idea C．truth D．message13、A．quarrelwith B．shoutat C．worryabout D．cheerup14、A．calmness B．sweat C．rest D．breath15、A．Possibly B．Certainly C．Properly D．Regularly16、A．encourage B．persuade C．a(chǎn)fford D．force17、A．wonderful B．grateful C．hopeful D．helpful18、A．scolds B．comments C．phrases D．words19、A．floated B．dropped C．slowed D．rolled20、A．cried B．made C．turned D．moved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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Kidsalwayshavetositinthebackseatthesedaysforsecurityreasons.Thiswouldhavetakenalotofjoyawayfrommychildhood.Howmany1．(time)didmybrotherandIfightoverwhogottositinthefront?I'm2．(surprise)mymomneverimplemented(執(zhí)行)apolicy3．(real).Shekindofletituptous.Onceinawhile,shewouldputherfootdownandmakeustaketurns.Irecallthatattimes,thefrontseatwouldgotowhoever4．(yell)“Icallthefront!”first.Butithadtobe5．wewereoutsideofthestoreorthehouse.Wecouldn’t“callit”whilewewerestillinside.Sometimeswewoulddeterminewhogottositinthefrontbywhoevertouchedthecarfirst.Icertainlylostbecausemybrotherwasmoreathletic,andtherefore6．(quick).So,hewouldtagthecarfirst.And7．otherwaywewoulddecidewhogotthefrontwasby8．(argue)overwhoseturnitwas.Ofcourse,wealwaysthoughtitwasourownturn.So,we’dargueaboutituntiloneofusgavein,ormymumgotfrustratedenough9．(make)oneofussitintheback.Formybrotherandme,fightingoverthefrontseat10．(be)animportantpartofoursibling（兄弟）bonding.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，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：把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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改的詞。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。Awomanwasinabusinesstrip、Shestayedinabigandcomforthotel、Buteveryday,shehadlotsofmeetingstoattendto,whichmadeherverytiring、OneSaturdayafternoon,shedecidedtosunbathetorelax、Soshewenttothetopofthehotelinherswimsuitandlaydownonroof、Afteraboutanhourofsunbathing,sheheardsomeonecomeuptotheroof、Itisthemanagerofthehotel、Hesaid,"Excuseme,Miss,butdoyoumindsunbathesomewhereelse?""Why?"thewomanasked,"I'montopofthehotel…Everybodycanseeme!"Themananswered,"That'strue,andyouarelyingonthewindowabovethediningroom、Alloftheguestcanseeyourightabovethem！"59第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。你校將于下周六舉行“我的拿手菜（MySpecialRecipe）”大賽，并舉辦健康飲食講座。你的留學(xué)生朋友Jackson對中國飲食很感興趣，請你用英語寫一封email邀請他參加此次活動。內(nèi)容包括以下要點：1.活動時間和地點；2.活動的內(nèi)容和意義。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。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、A4、C5、B6、A7、B8、C9、C10、C11、B12、D13、A14、A15、B16、C17、A18、C19、C20、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、A2、C3、D4、D22、1、C2、B3、A23、1、A2、A3、A4、C24、1、D2、C3、D25、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“the