上海市盧灣高級中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真卷英語試卷含解析

上海市盧灣高級中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真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．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare2．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup3．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward4．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead5．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup6．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow7．Newenergy-sharingprojects_____indozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuelChina’ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.A．a(chǎn)retocarryout B．a(chǎn)rebeingcarriedoutC．werecarriedout D．willhavebeencarriedout8．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．sothat9．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying10．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound11．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending12．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout13．I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.A．a(chǎn)dvertised B．tobeadvertised C．a(chǎn)dvertising D．havingadvertised14．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked15．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need16．_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make17．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious18．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one19．Theaccidenthavebeencausedbyadogrunningacrosstheroad,butwedon’tknowforsure.A．might B．shouldC．will D．must20．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．a(chǎn)msitting D．havebeenstting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）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.22．（8分）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTide---MakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood23．（8分）VitaminDisessentialforbone-building,cognitivefunction,jointhealth,immunefunction,bloodsugarcontrol,positivemoodandmore.Itcanhelppreventmanydiseases.SomestudiessuggestthattheloweryourvitaminDlevelis,thehigheryourriskofdeathfromanycausewillbe.However,it'snotagreatideatojustgrabasupplement（補(bǔ)充物）offthedrugstoreshelfandstarttakingit.SincemanyofusaredeficientinvitaminD,alsoknownasthe"sunshinevitamin”,doctorswilloftengiveusaprescription（處方）forhighlevelsofvitaminDsupplements,withdosesrangingfrom2,000to10,000IU(InternationalUnits)perday,upto50,000IUperweek,andsometimesevenmore.Butlikeallgoodthings,it'spossibletogettoomuchofit."VerybigdosesofvitaminDcancauseabuild-upofcalciumintheblood,whichleadstonausea,vomiting,poorappetite,weakness,andweightloss,"saysMadelineBaslerofRealYouNutrition.Here'sthebiggerissue:anyextraintakeof,vitaminDcangetstoredinthebody."Abuild-upofstoredvitaminDcancauseavoidableproblems,"saysMarraFrancis,MedicalDirectoratEverlyWell,"leadingtoproblemssuchaskidneystones."Theaveragedailyrecommendedamountsvarybasedonyourage.TheNationalInstitutesofHealthsettheRecommendedDietaryAllowanceforvitaminDat600IUdailyforinfant,children,andadultsupto70yearsold.Adultsaged71andolderneed800IU,sincetheabilitytoabsorbvitaminDdropswithage.PeoplewhoareobesemayalsoneedmorevitaminDbecausethefatcellstakeitup,makingitlessavailableforusebythebody.Inwinterwhenyou'regettinglesssunexposure,someexpertssayit'ssafetotakedailydosesofaround1,000to2,000IUwithoutanyriskofcomplications（并發(fā)癥）.Thoughyou'llgetabitofvitaminDfromfoods—includingfattyfishbeefliver,cheese,eggyolksandmushrooms,plusfortifiedfoodslikemilk,orangejuice,andcereal—theamountsaresosmallthatthere'slittleneedtoworrythatthey’llputyouoverthedailydoes.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Wecanactuallyreducetheriskofdeath.B．Peopledon'treallyknowvitaminDwell.C．VitaminDsupplementsarenecessaryforeveryone.D．VitaminDshouldbesupplementedcarefullydespiteitsimportance.2、Theunderlinedpart"aredeficientin"inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A．havinganinadequateamountofB．payingmuchattentiontoC．beinginterestedinD．beingconcernedabout3、HowmuchvitaminDshouldahealthy60-year-oldladytakedailyinsummer?A．About800IU.B．About600IU.C．Nolessthan1,000IU.D．Nolessthan5,000IU.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．WhatotherwayspeoplecantaketogetvitaminD．B．Whatfoodsweshouldeateverydaytobalanceourdiets.C．WhetherdailyfoodswouldoverdosepeoplewithvitaminD．D．WhethervitaminDcanbesupplementedbythefoodsweeat.24．（8分）TheTodayIlearned–TheNewYorkTimes’funcolumnalwayshighlightssomesurprisingandinterestingfacts.Inthatspirit,TheNewYorkTimeslistssomeofthemosteye-catchingthingsoutofthecolumnandeditsthemintoWhatILearnedThisYear.FollowingaresomefactsoutofWhatILearnedin2016.Theworld’smost-usednaturalresource(apartfromwater,listedatthesecondplaceandair,asthechampion)issand,whichconsistsofextremelysmallpiecesofstone-andit’sdisappearing.Ateam’ssuccess(atwork)isoftendrivenby3factors(withtheimportancefromhightolow)—itsculture,theinterpersonalrelationshipandtheIQortalentofitsindividuals.Giraffeshavebeenkeepingasecretfrommostofusforalongtime:They’reallyfourdifferentspecies,notone.TheGreenlandSharklivesatleast272yearsanditcouldliveaslongas512years,whichmakesittheoldestlivingthingwithabackbone（脊椎）onEarth.Morethat70percentofAmericansthinkGranolaBars(格拉諾拉燕麥棒)arehealthy.Interesting,lessthan30percentofnutritionists（營養(yǎng)學(xué)家）agree.Nearly80percentofteenagerssaytheydon’tliketoeatcerealporridge（燕麥粥）forbreakfast,becausetheyhavetocleanupthebowlsaftereatingit.It’smyththatclosingunusedappsonyoursmartphonewillprolongbatterylife.AndturningoffWi-Fidoesn’thelp,either.Annualpercentageofhighwaydeathhadbeengoingdownforthelastfourdecadestillitlastyearrecordedthelargestincreasein50years.BlameSnapchatandothersmarphoneapps.Deathfromgun-shootingisasenoughasfromcaraccidentsintheUnitedStatedandasscarceasfromlightningstrikesinJapan,whichownsthereputationofoneofthesafestcountries.1、Accordingtothepassage,theworld’smost-usednaturalresourceis______.A．waterB．a(chǎn)irC．sandD．stone2、Accordingtothepassage,themostimportantfactorofateam’ssuccessis_____.A．a(chǎn)team’scultureB．theinterpersonalrelationshipC．individualIQD．individualtalent3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Mostpeoplestilldon’tknowthatgiraffeshavefourspecies.B．TheGreenlandSharkistheoldestlivinglifeonEarth.C．CerealporridgeisasunhealthyasGranolaBarsforteenagers.D．Closingunusedappsonsmartphoneswillprolongbatterylife.4、Theunderlinedword“scarce”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto____.A．enoughB．safeC．familiarD．rare25．（10分）TheVisitorOystercardAVisitorOystercardisthecheapestwaytopayforasingleadultjourneyinLondon.It’saplasticsmartcard.Youcanuseitonthebus,tube,tram,DLR,LondonOvergroundandmostNationalRailservices.It’smuchcheaperthanbuyingindividualtickets,insomecasescosting50%lessthanthepriceofaregularpaperticket.HowtogetaVisitorOystercardYoucanbuyaVisitorOystercardonline.Yourcardwillbedeliveredbypost.Thecardcosts￡5andyouchoosehowmuchmoneyyouwanttoaddtothecard.ThismeansyoucanstartusingthecardthemomentyouarriveinCentralLondon.HowdoestheVisitorOystercardwork?TheOystercardworksonapay-as-you-gosystem.Youstartbyaddingmoneytothecard.Thenyoutravel,thecostofthefarewillautomaticallybedeductedfromyourVisitorOystercard.Forexample,ifyouadd￡20tothecardandmakeatubejourneyof￡2.30,youwillhave￡17.70leftonthecard.Afewmorepoints:·Achildundertheageof11travelsfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.·You’llsavemoremoneyifyouusethetubeseveraltimes.TheVisitorOystercardis“capped(給……定上限)”at￡6.80perday.·You’llpaymoreduringpeaktimes.PeakfaresapplyfromMondaytoFriday(6:30am—9:30am;4:00pm—7:00pm),exceptforpublicholidays.·ReusetheOystercardbyaddingcreditatatubestation,OysterticketshoporVisitorCentre.·ReceiveadiscountontheThamesClippersRiverBusservices.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?A．Youcan’tuseitduringpublicholidays.B．Youcanhaveitmaileddirectlytoyourhome.C．YoucangetafreeOystercardifyouorderonline.D．Youcanreceivea50%discountatanyshopinLondon.2、HowmuchmoneywillbedeductedifyoutakethetubefourtimesinadaywithaVisitorOystercard?A．￡2.30. B．￡3.40.C．￡6.80. D．￡9.20.3、WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?A．OntheInternet. B．Atabusstation.C．Atatubestation. D．Inconveniencestores.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）LunchhouriscrazyatSAMECafe,the40-seatrestaurantmyhusbandandIruninDenver.Awomanina(n)1suitsteppedin."Hi,Libby."shesaid.Wow,whata2!Thefirsttimeshecametothecafetwoyearsago,shehadnomoneytopay.3manycustomers,shevolunteeredtowashdishesand4Lookathernow:confidentandhopeful.Wasn'tthiswhatwe'dhopedfor?In2003,we'd5thiscrazydream:startarestaurantwithadonationboxinsteadofacashregister.Rightawaywehithurdles（阻礙）."Thereisnosuchthingasa6lunch,"onepotentiallandlordsniffed.Imetbrokers,bankersandsuppliers,onlytowatchthem7,shakingtheirheads.Nobankwouldlendusthemoneytoopenarestaurantwithno8Theonlyfundwecouldgetwasourindividualretirementaccount.9werentedspacefromalandlordonColfaxStreet.Weputflyers（傳單）aroundtheneighborhood,askedfriendsto10theword,andheldourbreath.Wordtraveledfast,11storiesinthepapersandonTV.Soonwehadmorethan50customersaday.Afewatewithoutpayingor12anhourofwork.Butmostgavewhattheycould,13itwasjustadollar.Thosewithmoneygave,andthenmore.Oneofourcustomerslefta14for500dollars.Anotherbought1000dollarsingiftcertificates.15anotherdonatedatrucksowecouldtransport16fromsuppliers.Peoplecameherepartlyforwhatourcafe17—SAME:SoAllMayEat.Wetreateveryonewith18Wehopedtodevelopasenseofcommunitysothatwemight19oneanother.Thewomaninbusinesssuitwasoneofthem.Our20toopenthecafewasworthit.1、A．dinner B．evening C．business D．summer2、A．change B．beauty C．fool D．coincidence3、A．With B．Like C．Besides D．Towards4、A．wait B．sing C．perform D．sweep5、A．lived B．hatched C．ignored D．a(chǎn)chieved6、A．packed B．delicious C．free D．delivered7、A．crowdtogether B．floodin C．walkaway D．turnup8、A．staffsupport B．regularcustomers C．lunchboxes D．cashregister9、A．Unfortunately B．Finally C．Interestingly D．Illegally10、A．a(chǎn)nalyze B．read C．spread D．a(chǎn)pprove11、A．thanksto B．a(chǎn)partfrom C．a(chǎn)headof D．a(chǎn)ccordingto12、A．regretting B．gaining C．donating D．balancing13、A．onlywhen B．a(chǎn)ndforever C．sothat D．evenif14、A．reward B．check C．bill D．list15、A．Still B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Thus16、A．lunch B．customers C．dishes D．produce17、A．stoodfor B．a(chǎn)ppliedfor C．benefitedfrom D．dependedon18、A．patience B．generosity C．confidence D．dignity19、A．protect B．trust C．help D．treasure20、A．dream B．struggle C．management D．Style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）JaneGoodallwasborninLondon,England1．April3,1934.Whenshewasayounggirl,Jane2．(spend)asmuchtime,outsideasshecould.ShelovedtheTarzanstories.At3．a(chǎn)geofeleven,JanedecidedtogotoAfrica.Asayounglady,herpassiongrow4．(strong),andwhenaclosefriendinvitedhertoKenyain1957,Janeimmediatelyaccepted.AfterearningherPhD,shereturnedtoTanzaniatocontinueobservingchimpanzees(黑猩猩).There,throughherhardwork,chimpanzees5．(record)forthefirsttimeaseatingmeat.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。OnDecember10,IwasatagrocerystorebuycanningjarsforaprojectIwasworkingon、TheassistantaskmewhatIwasgoingtousethejarsfor,andItoldheraboutmyplantomakingbathsaltsforfriendsasholidaygifts、Shewasinterestingandaskedmetolethertoknowhowitturnedout、Idecidedtodobetter、AfewdaybeforeChristmas,IbroughthimagiftjarfullofthebathsaltsIhadmade、Shewasverysurprisedandhappythatshegavemehug、Thesmallactofkindnesscanrealmakeadifference、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校學(xué)生會(huì)于2018年1月5日下午舉行了“校園義賣”活動(dòng)。請你用英語寫封信給你的美國筆友Peter,告訴他此次活動(dòng)的有關(guān)情況，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動(dòng)目的2.具體內(nèi)容3.談?wù)勀愕母邢?、收獲和體會(huì)。注意：1.文章開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、B5、B6、C7、B8、D9、B10、B11、C12、A13、A14、B15、A16、C17、D18、D19、A20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、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,andalwayshasbeen,aboutbalancingcompetinginterestsseekingtobenefitthemselves,andthat’sasitshouldbe,buttheforceofgovernmentshouldneverbeusedtoreducecompetition,killinnovationorsupportandextendartificialmonopolies（壟斷）byharmingtheconsumer,thetaxpa