2024屆安徽省明光市二中高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷含解析

2024屆安徽省明光市二中高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins2．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake3．Experienceisahardteacherbecauseshe________thetestfirst,thelessonafterwards.A．givesB．hasgivenC．wasgivingD．wouldgive4．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．a(chǎn)pplied5．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose6．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what7．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so8．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied9．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．a(chǎn)round B．on C．with D．a(chǎn)t10．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup11．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken12．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen13．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid14．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone15．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off16．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how17．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．a(chǎn)pproach B．offerC．idea D．instruction18．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare19．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With20．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences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）Manypeoplemayhavewatchedthefilm“MarchofthePenguins”,whichshowsarealgroupofbirdsinAntarctica.Imagineagroupoffatblackandwhitebirdswalkinginaline.Suddenly,onepenguinloseshisbalanceandfallsontheice.Everytimepenguinsfalldown,peoplelaugh.Theanimalsarecute!Peoplelikethefilmverymuch.Somuch,infact,thatpoliceinEnglandthinkthatitmaybethereasonbehindacrime.AmanwenttoazooinLondonandstoleababypenguin.AuthoritiesthinkthatthemanstolethepenguinafterseeingthefilmandbelievehewantedtogiveitawayasaChristmasgift.MichaelGauthier-Clerc,anexpertstudyingpenguins,thinksthatmanypeoplelikepenguinsbutsomepeopledonotunderstandthem.HetoldTheNewYorkTimesnewspaper,“Peoplelovethepenguin’scolors,itswayofstandingstraightuprightandthewayitwalks.”Thesethingsmakepenguinsseemcutetopeople,buttherearegoodreasonsforallofthesethings.Forexample,penguinsmovefromsidetosidewhentheywalkandmayseemtobeoutofbalance.ButDoctorGauthier-Clercsaysthatthepenguinswaddletosaveenergy.Thepenguin’scolouralsohasaspecialpurpose.Itprotectsthepenguinswhentheyareswimming.Frombelow,largeranimalscannotseethepenguin’swhiteundersidebecauseitlooksthesameasthebrightskyorice.Andfromabove,otheranimalscannotseethepenguin’sblackbackagainstthedarkoceanfloor.Thepenguins’colorsprotecttheminnature.Butscientistshavefoundthatsomeofthesephysicaldetailsalsohaveaneffectonhumans.Theymakeanimalsseemcutetopeople.Scientistsbelievethathumansareverysensitivetothingsthatarecute,suchashumanbabyandevenobjectsthatmaylooklikepartsofababy.Recentstudiesshowthatcuteimagesaffectthebraininaspecialway.AstudydoneattheUniversityofMichigantestedyoungpeople’sreactionstoimages.Itfoundthatyoungpeoplebelievedamessagemoreifthemessagewasjoinedbyacutepicture.Theresearchersshowedtheyoungpeopletwomessages.Onewasasimpleanti-smokingmessage.Theothershowedacuteanimaltellingthemthatsmokingwasbad.Theconclusionturnedoutthattheyoungpeopletrustedthecutemessagemorethanthesimplemessage.1、Inthefilm“MarchofthePenguins”,________.A．a(chǎn)babypenguinisstolenB．a(chǎn)penguinissentoutasagiftC．penguinsarecuteandattractiveD．penguinshaveabadsenseofbalance2、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A．a(chǎn)walkingpenguinhasmoreenergythanaswimmingoneB．a(chǎn)penguinwalksinafunnywaytopreventitselffromfallingC．a(chǎn)shopsellingbabyproductsarelikelytomakemoremoneyD．a(chǎn)websitewithcutepicturesmayattractmoreyoungvisitors3、Scientistshavefoundthatthepenguins’colorcan________.A．changeatdifferentplacesB．helpthemkeepwarmC．makepeoplehavepityonthemD．protectthemfrombeinghunted4、ThestudycarriedoutbytheUniversityofMichiganshowsthat_________.A．cutemessagesmisleadpeopleB．cutenessinfluencespeople’sjudgmentC．humansreacttoanythingthatiscuteD．a(chǎn)simplemessageismoreconvincingthanacutemessage22．（8分）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.23．（8分）Arainydaycanbeachancetorecharge.Whileyourelaxedonthesofawithamovie,theraindropsfallingonyourwindowsmightonedayprovidethepowerforyourTV.Thisistheideabehindaninventionthatharvestsenergyfromwater.Thetechnologyisbasedonthetriboelectric(摩擦電的)effect.AnengineerattheUniversityofHawaii,DavidMaknewthatit’spossibletogenerateelectricitybyrubbingtwothingstogether.So,hethought,“Whydon’tweusewater?”Adropofwaterslidingacrossasurfacecoatedwithtwodifferentmaterialswouldgenerateenoughfrictiontocreateanelectricalcharge.Byplacingmetalwiresthatthedropofwatertouchedasitmoved,itshouldbepossibletoharvestelectricity,hereasoned.Itworked.Infact,theresearcherslitup15LEDbulbswithasinglemovingwaterdrop.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatscientistshavegotelectricityfromwater-generatedfriction(摩擦).Earlierexperiments,though,harvestedthechargeproducedinasurfacebyaslidingdropofwater.There,thesurfacehadactedasanelectrode(電極).Thisisdifferent.Theenergyoffrictionisbeingharvestedfromthewateritself.“Itturnsout,”Masays,“thechargeinthewaterdropiswaymorethanthechargeproducedintheotherelectrode.”Infact,histeam’smodelgeneratedalmost100timesmorepowerthanpreviousexperimentsfromasingledropofwater.“Thetechnologycouldsomedaypowerphones,sensorsorothersmallelectronics,”saysChristopherOshman,anengineerattheColoradoSchoolofMines.“Thisworkisasteptowardharvestingtheenergyofmovingobjectsallaroundus,includingourselves,topowertheelectronicappliancesweuseeveryday,”hesays.Mahasshownthatthetechnologycanworkinalab,Oshmansays.Next,theColoradoresearcherwouldliketoseeittriedonalargerscale,suchasonanumbrella.1、Howdidtheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A．Bytellingastory.B．Byraisingaquestion.C．Bygivinganexample.D．Byimaginingasituation.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Thewire. B．Thedropofwater.C．Thesurface. D．Theelectricity.3、WhatisuniqueaboutMa’stechniquecomparedwithearlierexperiments?A．Thewateritselfactsasanelectrode.B．Itisbasedonthetriboelectriceffect.C．Itproduceselectricityfromwater-madefriction.D．Itusesasurfacecoatedwithtwodifferentmaterials.4、WhatdoesOshmansayaboutMa’stechnology?A．Ithasapromisingfuture.B．Itwilldowellonanumbrella.C．Itworkswellintherealworld.D．Itwillreplacebatteriessomeday.24．（8分）InspiringArchaeologicalStudyToursacrosstheWorldin2017…AnArchaeologicalToursgetawayisanarchaeologylover’svacationlikenoother.Wehaveanexcitingselectionoftoursdepartingin2017withunsurpassedservice.Here’sasmallselectionofwhatwehavetooffer.Alsoacodeforyou:Neverallow(Jogstorunfree-lytheretokeeptheplantsandanimalsliveinpeaceandgetridofrubbishproperly.Becarefultoburyyourtoiletwasteandkeeptothedesignedtracks.Guatemala&BelizeCoonthetrailofMesoamericancivilizationsinthelushforests,ruggedfoothills（丘陵地帶）,andmoderncitiesofthesefascinatingsitesincentralAmerica.January6-20,2017l$6,495Ghana,Togo&BeninWitnessthemeetingofthrivingtraditions,ancientpast,andforward-lookingpresentinincomparableWestAfrica.February7-22,20171$7,495AncientEgyptFromthepyramidsofGizatotheValleysoftheKingsandQueens,discovertheglorioussplendorsofancientEgypt.February&November2017l$5,995CentralMexicoFollowtheancientcivilizationsoftheToltec,Aztec,Zapotec,OlmecandMixtecacrossthecentreofmagnificentMexicoinNorthAmerica.March11-24,2017l$5,795IranDiscoverthebeautyandmajestyofIran’slong-passedempires,earlymodemdynasties,andtimelessscenery.April,September&October2017l$7,995Malta,Sardinia&CorsicaExplorethecharacteristicgeologicalenvironmentsanduniqueculturalandpoliticalhistoriesofthesethreeislandsinSouthEurope.April19-May4,20171$7,49569、Accordingtothetravelleaflet,visitorsshouldtour________.A．withcalmnessandcuriosityB．withself-defenceandhonourC．withconventionandreligionD．withself-disciplineandprotection1、TomiskeenonearlymoderndynastywhilehiswifeenjoysAfricatraditions.Whichplacesaretheirbestchoices?A．AncientEgyptandCentralMexico.B．Guatemala,BelizeandIran.C．Ghana,Benin,TogaandIran.D．Malta,SardiniaandCorsica.25．（10分）WhistlerWorldskiSnowboardFestivalTherearemanyreasonswhytheWorldSki&SnowboardFestivalhasbeensopopularforthepast22years.KnowntolocalsasWSSF,thefestivalcombinesspringenergywithWhistlersuniquemountainculture.Itisbeingheldfrom10thAprilto15thApril,attheWhistlerConferenceCentreinWhistler.Canada.Therearephotography,filmmaking,skiandsnowboardcompetitions.WSSFScheduleBelowaresomeoftheevents.Tuesday,April10Eightfamousadventurersgivevisualstoriestotheaudience.TheeightpeopleincludemountainbikersDarrenBerreclothandHansRey,climberJohnLong,diverJillHeinerth,snowboarderAlexWarburton,skierJohnnyThrash,andadventurersCaseyBrownandTedBaird.Wednesday,April11Thisfreeexhibitgivesyouadeeperlookatmountainculture.Itgoesfurtherthansimplylandscapesandwildlife.TheexhibitwillbeopentoeveryonefromApril1ltoApril13.Teamshave72hourstoshoot,editandproduceashortfilmtakenwithin100kilometresofWhistlerVillage.Judgeswillchoosejustonewinnerfor“Bestofshow”.Thursday,April12Sixphotographerscompetetoamazethejudgesandtheaudiencewithpicturesthatrecordsports,cultureandthehumanspirit.Friday,April13WhistlerBlackcombisthefourthstopinBritishColumbia,Canada,forthissnowboardcontest.Thecontestisfreetoenterandthetwochampions(manandwoman)willshareC$50,000.Saturday,April14Competitorsincludeamixofracinglegends.Theaudiencecanviewtheskiraceforfree.*TheskiracedependsontheweatherandisscheduledforSaturday,April14butmaybemovedtoFriday,April13-checkwssf.comforup-to-dateinformation.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheWorldSkiSnowboardFestival?A．Itisaseven-dayfestivalB．ItisheldinAprileveryyear.C．Ithasahistoryofovertwentyyears.D．Itisbestknownforwhistlersmountainculture.2、WhatcanvisitorsdoduringtheWorldSkiSnowboardFestival?A．EnjoyfilmsmadebycompetitorsonApril11.B．SeeeightfamousmountainbikersonApril10.C．WatchaskiracethatwilldefinitelyhappenonSaturday.D．ViewanexhibitfeaturingmountaincultureonApril12.3、Whichoftheeventsmentionedinthetextoffersaprize?A．Theskirace.B．Thesnowboardcontest.C．Thephotographycompetition.D．Thefilmmakingcompetition.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）ItwasaWednesdaynight.Amiddle-agedmancameinforatoothextraction(拔牙).Hewassitting1inthewaitinghallwhenItookhisbloodpressure,whichwas2at160．Iwasalittleworriedbecausewearenotsupposedtoextractteethfrompatientswithhighbloodpressure.Understandingmy3,heexplainedthathewasjust4.Iledhimtothedentalchair,tryingtocalmhimdown.Mostpatientsarealittlenervousbeforetreatment,sowenormally5withthemtohelpthemrelax.Isaid,“Extractioncanbescary,butwewilltrytomakeitless6.”Hesaid,“No,youdon’tunderstand.”Afterawhile,he7,“Myfatherdiedofheartattacksonthedentalchair.AndlastweekIwas8withcancer.Soit’shardformeto9.”1was10.Itriedhardtosaysomethingto11him,butIfailedandsankintosilence.Thedoctorcamein.He12thepatientandstartedtotalkabouttheextraction.Thepatient,13,toldhisstory.Thedoctor14andsaid,“Okay,Isee.Letmeknowifyoudon’tfeelwellduringthe15.”Hestartedtheprocedure,constantlyaskingthepatienthowhe16.Whenwesuccessfullypulledhistooth,I17asighofrelief.Wedoctorswillmeetdifferentpatientsinour18.Sometimestheycomewith19memoriesoftreatment.Whatwecandoistotryourbesttohelpthem.Tobeadoctormeansservingpatientswitha20heart.1、A．happily B．excitedly C．a(chǎn)nxiously D．breathlessly2、A．high B．low C．strong D．weak3、A．role B．concern C．desire D．behavior4、A．curious B．lonely C．cautious D．nervous5、A．speak B．inform C．chat D．tell6、A．effortless B．painless C．unbearable D．uncomfortable7、A．a(chǎn)dded B．explained C．thought D．evaluated8、A．diagnosed B．checked C．examined D．infected9、A．cheerup B．comein C．setout D．calmdown10、A．speechless B．noiseless C．soundless D．wordless11、A．encourage B．comfort C．motivate D．indicate12、A．welcomed B．greeted C．waved D．operated13、A．however B．therefore C．a(chǎn)gain D．thus14、A．laughed B．nodded C．shook D．realized15、A．extraction B．discussion C．treatment D．relaxation16、A．felt B．judged C．recognized D．expected17、A．blew B．sighed C．squeezed D．breathed18、A．jobs B．lives C．careers D．performances19、A．good B．hopeful C．serious D．bad20、A．kind B．heavy C．caring D．sinking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）Afewmonthsago，IleftmyhometownforCanadatostudy.IfeltnervousbecauseIwasgoingto1．newplacewithnewpeople.WhatworriedmyatfirstwasthatIcouldn’tspeakEnglish2．(fluent),andIalsocouldn’tunderstand3．(they)customs.Everythingwasdifferent4．myowncountry.Ihadtodealwitheverythingalone.Itwasasadmoment5．Ihadtosaygoodbyetomyfamilyandfriendsattheairport.Suddenly,Ifeltunwillingtoleave6．hometownbecauseIgrewupthereandhadwonderful7．(memory)ofthefamiliarplace.However,Iknowstudyingabroadwasa8．(decide)thatImademyself.Ihadtoacceptthechallenge.BynowI9．(get)usedtothenewlifeherealready,thoughI’mlookingforwardto10．(spend)thecomingvacationwithmyoldfriendsbackhome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處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。WhenIstartedlearningEnglish,Ifounditverydifficulty、NomatterwhathardItried,Ijustcouldnotunderstandthegrammar、Thenoneday,mysisteraskedmewhyIwassoconfusingbyEnglishandItoldherthatIwasafraidofit、ThensheaskedmetowatchingEnglishmoviesandlistentosomeEnglishsongs、Ifellinthelovewiththesesongs、IlearnedtosingthemandfindIcouldremembermoreandmoreword、Ialsofeltveryinterestedthemovies,becauseIcouldlearneverydaywordsfromthem、Havebecomeinterested,I’vestartedtomakegreatlyprogress、Now,I’mnotafraidofEnglishanymore、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國筆友David對你校開設(shè)的一些選修課（optionalcourse）非常感興趣，來信向你詢問有關(guān)事宜。請根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示給他寫封回信。1.選修課程包括：英語戲劇(Englishdrama)，模型制作（modelmaking）等；2.每門課程的優(yōu)點(diǎn)；3.你希望增加的課程及理由。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；3.開頭語已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)DearDavid,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.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、A2、A3、A4、B5、C6、D7、D8、D9、A10、B11、B12、C13、D14、B15、D16、B17、B18、A19、D20、A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、C2、D3、D4、B22、1、A2、C3、D23、1、D2、B3、A4、A24、America’sbusinessesaregettingolderandfatter,whilemanynewbusinessesaredyingininfancy.AstudylastmonthbytheBrookingsInstitutionfoundthattheproportionofolderfirmshasgrownsteadilyoverseveraldecades,whilethesurvivalrateofnewcompanieshasfallen.Inaddition,youngpeoplearestartingcompaniesatasharplylowerratethaninthepast.AnewreportfromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersshowsamajorcause:Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationshasrisentomorethan$2trillion(12.26trillionyuan)annually,or12percentoftheGDP,andthiscostfallsdisproportionatelyonsmaller,newerbusinesses.It’srisky,difficultandexpensivetostartabusiness,andgettingmoreso.Governmentsareimposingvariousnewrulesonaseeminglydailybasis:healthinsurance,minimumwageincreasesand,mostrecentlyinCalifornia,compulsorypaidsickdaysforevenhourlyemployees.Theseregulationsshifthugesocialwelfarecostsdirectlyontooften-strugglingsmallbusinesses,whilebeingproportionallymuchlesscostlyforlargercompanies.Thisispartlyanunintendedissueofresources—establishedcompaniescancopewithnewcostsmoreeasily—butit’salsodeliberate.Forinstance,biginsurancecompaniesgotaseatatthetabletohelpwriteObamacare,butlesspoliticallypowerfulfirms—likemedicaldevicemanufacturers—gotsqueezed.Mature,successfulcorporationscanemployex-lawmakerswithconnections,distributecampaigncontributionsandevenwriteregulationsforthemselves.Theyarealsomorelikelytowanttoprotectsteadyrevenuestreamsthanrevolutionizetheirindustry.Majorcompaniesthathavebeensoill-managedtheywouldotherwisecollapse—airlines,carcompaniesandbanks—stagger(蹣跚)onbecausepoliticiansridetotherescuewithbagsoftaxpayermoney.Thegeniusofouruniquesystemofgovernmentisthedeterminationtoprotectanddefendtherightsoftheindividualovertherightsofthenation.Assuch,theriseofawell-connectedoligarchy(寡頭政治)thatprotectsbigbusinessattheexpenseofsmallbusiness,andtheestablishedoverthenew,isoppositetoAmericanideals.Incomeinequality—whichisdirectlycausedbyfaultygovernmentpolicy—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemoreofthatbadpolicy.Butlet’sbeperfectlyclear,wedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsis,andalways