阅读理解议论文天津市南开中学2022-2023学年高三上学期期末2017年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语（江苏卷）2022届湖北省华中师范大学第一附属中学高考考前测试2022·广东·华南师大附中校考一模2022·上海·复旦附中校考模拟预测2022·湖南·湖南师大附中校考模拟预测2022·湖北·恩施市第一中学校考模拟预测2022·广东·华南师大附中校考一模A（天津市南开中学2022-2023学年高三上学期期末）OnWednesday,twothingshappened.InSyria,80peoplewerekilledbygovernmentairstrikes.Meanwhile,inFlorida,ElonMusk’sSpaceXsuccessfullylaunchedandfiredasportscarintospace.Guesswhichstoryhasdominatedmainstreamnewssites?ThelaunchofMusk’sFalconHeavyrocket,themostpowerfuleverlaunchedbyaprivatecompany,wentoffsuccessfully.Musksenthischerry-redTeslaroadsterrunningtowardMars,launching“anewspaceage”.TheeventattractedphenomenalpublicityandmadetherocketlaunchamasterstrokeofadvertisingforTesla.Meanwhile,inSyria,wherehundredsofthousandsofrefugees(难民)maybeforcedtoreturntounsafehomes,aUNhumanrightscoordinatorforSyriasaiddespondently(沮丧地)thathewasnolongersurewhyhebotherstovideotapetheeffectsofbombing,sincenobodyeverpaysattention.Hewonderedwhatlevelofviolenceitwouldtaketomaketheworldcare.Thereis,perhaps,nobetterwaytoappreciatethetragedyof21st-centuryglobalinequalitythanbywatchingabillionairespend$90mlaunchinga$100,000carintospace.Musksaidhewantedtoparticipateinaspaceracebecause“racesareexciting”andthatwhilestrappinghiscartoarocketmaybe“sillyandfun…sillyandfunthingsareimportant”.Thus,anyonewhomentionsthehugewastetheprojectinvolves,orthevarioussocialusestowhichtheseresourcescouldbeput,canbedismissedasakilljoy.Butonedoesn’thavetohatefuntoquestionthejustificationforpursuingacostlynewspaceraceatexactlythismoment.Ifweexaminethesituationhonestly,itbecomeshardtodefendaprojectlikethis.AmissiontoMarsdoesindeedsoundexciting,butit’simportanttohaveourprioritiesstraight.First,perhapswecouldmakeitsothatachildnolongerdiesofmalariaeverytwominutes.OrwecouldtrytoaddressthelevelofpovertyinAlabamawhichhasbecomesoextremethattheUNinvestigatordidnotbelieveitcouldoccurinafirst-worldcountry.Perhapswhenviolence,povertyanddiseasearesolved,thenwecanheadforthestars.ManymightthinkthatwhatElonMuskchoosestodowithhisbillionsisElonMusk’sbusinessalone.Ifhewantedtospendallhismoneyonmedicineforchildren,thatwouldbenice,butifhe’dliketospenditmakingbigexplosionsandsendinghisconvertibleonamillion-milespacevoyage,that’shisright.ButMuskisonlyrichenoughtoaffordthesemoney-consumingprojectsbecausewehaveallowedsocialinequalitiestoariseinthefirstplace.Ifwealthwereactuallydistributedfairlyinthiscountry,nobodywouldbeinapositiontofundhisownprivatespaceprogram.ElonMuskisright:sillyandfunthingsareimportant.Butsomeofthemareanindefensiblewasteofresources.WhiletherearestillhumanitariancrisessuchasthatinSyria,nobodycanjustifyvastspendingonrocketryexperiments.1．Whydoesthewritermentionthetwopiecesofnewsatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Toillustratetheinequalityofwealthdistributionandtheconsequentinequalityofattentiondistribution.B．TohighlightthesignificanceofSpaceX’ssuccessfullaunchofarocketandacarintospace.C．ToappealtothegovernmentformoreattentiontotheairstrikesandrefugeecrisisinSyria.D．Tofindoutwhichnewsdominatedthemainstreamnewssites.2．WhydidtheUNhumanrightscoordinatorforSyriafeeldisappointed?A．Becausenobodyappreciatedhisworkandalltheeffortshemade.B．BecausetheviolenceinSyriaisnotseriousenoughtomaketheworldcare.C．Becausehoweverhardhetried,nobodyseemedtocareaboutthesituationinSyria.D．Becausehehadgreatdifficultyvideotapingtheeffectsofbombing.3．WhatisimpliedinParagraph6and7?A．ThespaceprojectofSpaceXcostthegovernmenttoomuchmoney.B．Itkillsthefuntoquestionthejustificationofthepursuitofspaceprograms.C．Spaceprogramsareawasteofmoneythatcannotbejustified.D．Addressingproblemsofviolence,povertyanddiseasesshouldbeourtoppriority.4．Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?A．Weshouldpayequalattentiontospaceprojectsandsolvingsocialproblems.B．Noprivatecompaniesshouldbeallowedtospendmoneyinrocketryexperiments.C．Themoneyandresourcesusedinspaceprojectscouldhavebeenusedtodealwithvarioussocialproblems.D．ElonMuskshouldbeblamedformisleadingthepublic.B（2017年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语（江苏卷））Anewcommoditybringsaboutahighlyprofitable,fast-growingindustry,urgingantitrust(反垄断)regulatorstostepintocheckthosewhocontrolitsflow.Acenturyago,theresourceinquestionwasoil.Nowsimilarconcernsarebeingraisedbythegiants(巨头)thatdealindata,theoilofthedigitalage.ThemostvaluablefirmsareGoogle,Amazon,FacebookandMicrosoft.Alllookunstoppable.Suchsituationshaveledtocallsforthetechgiantstobebrokenup.Butsizealoneisnotacrime.Thegiants’successhasbenefitedconsumers.Fewwanttolivewithoutsearchenginesoraquickdelivery.Farfromchargingconsumershighprices,manyoftheseservicesarefree(userspay,ineffect,byhandingoveryetmoredata).Andtheappearanceofnew-borngiantssuggeststhatnewcomerscanmakewaves,too.Butthereiscauseforconcern.Theinternethasmadedataabundant,all-presentandfarmorevaluable,changingthenatureofdataandcompetition.Googleinitiallyusedthedatacollectedfromuserstotargetadvertisingbetter.Butrecentlyithasdiscoveredthatdatacanbeturnedintonewservices:translationandvisualrecognition,tobesoldtoothercompanies.Internetcompanies’controlofdatagivesthemenormouspower.SotheyhaveaGod’se