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.【语篇解读】本文是议论文。文章通过两条新闻的对比，引起人们对社会财富分配不公的关注。作者认为解决世界上的暴力、贫穷和疾病等问题是我们要首先考虑的事情。1．A【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段“OnWednesday,twothingshappened.InSyria,80peoplewerekilledbygovernmentairstrikes.Meanwhile,inFlorida,ElonMusk’sSpaceXsuccessfullylaunchedandfiredasportscarintospace.Guesswhichstoryhasdominatedmainstreamnewssites?(周三，发生了两件事。在叙利亚，政府的空袭造成80人死亡。与此同时，在佛罗里达州，埃隆·马斯克（ElonMusk）的SpaceX成功地将一辆跑车发射到太空。猜猜哪个故事占据了主流新闻网站？)”和第二段“ThelaunchofMusk’sFalconHeavyrocket,themostpowerfuleverlaunchedbyaprivatecompany,wentoffsuccessfully.Musksenthischerry-redTeslaroadsterrunningtowardMars,launching“anewspaceage”.TheeventattractedphenomenalpublicityandmadetherocketlaunchamasterstrokeofadvertisingforTesla.(马斯克的猎鹰重型火箭（FalconHeavy）发射成功，这是私人公司发射的最强大的火箭。马斯克向火星发送了他的樱桃红色特斯拉跑车，开启了“新的太空时代”。该活动吸引了大量的宣传，并使火箭发射成为特斯拉广告的一大亮点。)”以及第三段的“aUNhumanrightscoordinatorforSyriasaiddespondently(沮丧地)thathewasnolongersurewhyhebotherstovideotapetheeffectsofbombing,sincenobodyeverpaysattention.(联合国叙利亚人权协调员沮丧地说，他不确定为什么要费心拍摄轰炸的影响，因为从来没有人关注。)”可知，第二条新闻吸引了惊人的注意力，第一条新闻却几乎无人关注。因此可以推断，作者提到这两条新闻是为了说明说明财富分配的不平等以及由此引起的注意力分配的不平等。故选A。2．C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“aUN