2024屆黑龍江省伊春二中高考英語押題試卷含解析

2024屆黑龍江省伊春二中高考英語押題試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed2．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown3．I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)mattending B．a(chǎn)ttendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending4．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．a(chǎn)ccessibleC．equalD．unique5．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working6．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when7．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput8．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether9．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown10．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith11．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．a(chǎn)pply B．a(chǎn)ppealC．a(chǎn)dd D．reply12．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which13．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．a(chǎn)smuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．a(chǎn)stwicemuch D．twiceasmuch14．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed15．Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget16．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse17．Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe18．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith19．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．a(chǎn)resayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying20．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly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）TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin’solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong,Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,“Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappealedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”Perhapsnot.buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath,SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest—preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincome,1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A．Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B．Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.C．Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.D．ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A．Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.B．Theycawalotabouteachother’shealth.C．Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D．Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.3、Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A．theWashingtonPost. B．TheGuardian.C．TheNewYorkTinier. D．NewEnglandCourant.4、Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers”?A．Satisfied. B．Hopeful.C．Surprised. D．Worried.22．（8分）DoyouwanttodosomevolunteerworkwhileexploringAfrica?Thenjoininour21-DayFlagshipProgram.Stepontotheflat,sandylandofGhana,andyou’llimmediatelyhearthelaughterofchildreneverywhere.ThislaughterwillbetheconstantofyourtripandasteadysourceofenergywhileyouvolunteeramongoneofAfricaskindcommunities.CommunityServiceVolunteerinprimaryschools,workingwithchildrenofdifferentagestohelpimprovetheirEnglishskills,tutorthosewhomightbefallingbehindandcontributetoeachschool’sneeds,includingmakingimprovementstothefacilities.Splityourtimebetweenteachingandcampusrefurbishment(翻修)projectstoserveeveryaspectoftheschool,andlearnallabouteducationinGhana.Hands-onLearningParticipateinworkshopssuchasbatikclothdyeing(蠟染),drumming,dancingandcrashcoursesinthenativelanguage,EweorKrobo.You'llbegivenaGhanaiannamebythelocalchiefofyourvillage,andvisitaseamstress(女裁縫)tohavecustomclothingmadeoutofcolorfulfabricsyoupurchase.Onthe21-DayFlagshipProgram,you’llhearaboutthenation’shistoryasacenteroftheslavetrade,andvisitFortPrinzensteintotrulyunderstandtheweightofthistopic.AdventureYou’llalsoexperiencethenaturalsurroundingsofGhanawithabeautifulwaterfallhike:Onyour21-DayFlagshipProgram,goonatwo-nighttripwhereyou’llgettovisitamonkeyshelter.LodgingGlobalLeadershipAdventures(GLA)operatestwoHomeBasesforthe21-dayprogram.BotharelocatedoutsideofthecapitalcityofAccrainruralvillagesettings.Accommodationsarebasic,butcleanandsafe.Studentssleepinroomswithroommates,andhaveaccesstosharedbathroomswithcold-watershowers.DatesJune26-July16,2019July9-July29,2019July20-August9,2019Duration:21daysTuition:$5,399CommunityServiceHours:60Formoreinformation,pleasecall1-858-771-0645orsendanemailtoinfo@.1、Whichofthefollowingisarequirementforparticipants?A．BeingabletospeakEnglishwell.B．Beingstrongandover18yearsold.C．KnowingalotabouteducationinGhana.D．Havingdonesimilarvolunteerworkbefore.2、WhatcanbedoneatFortPrinzenstein?A．Learningtoplaydrums.B．Visitingacustomclothingfactory.C．Learningaboutthenation’spasthistory.D．ChoosingaGhanaiannameforyourself.3、Whatwouldparticipantshavetodowhenjoiningintheprogram?A．StayinGhanaforthreeweeks.B．Accompanymonkeysfortwonights.C．Pay5,399dollarsforthewaterfallhike.D．Dovolunteerworkforatmost40hours.23．（8分）MagicalHistoryTourJoinusforourfifthannualexplorationoffascinatinghistoricsitesaroundGreaterPortlandthatyou’veneverseenormaybedidn’tevenknowexisted!TheMagicalHistoryTourisyourkeytounlockingfascinatinghistoricalplacesthatarenotusuallyopentothepublic.Itisaself-guidedadventureguaranteedtoamazeandamusebothadultsandchildren.Equippedwithamap，andatyourownpace，youwillbegreetedbyguidesateachlocationreadytosharethehistoryofthetourstop.Inthe5thyearoftheMagicalHistoryTour，wewillbepresentinganexcitingmixofbothnewsitesandfavoritesfromthepastfouryears.TheMagicalHistoryTourcheckinbeginsat9:45amatMaineHistoricalSociety’sBrownLibrary.Atthistime，youwillfindoutwherethetourwilltakeyouasyoureceiveyourmapandticketintoeachsite.FollowusonFacebook，Twitter，andInstagramforupdates，chancestowinticketsandsomeotherexcitingopportunities；andfeelfreetoshareyourtourexperiencestooursocialmediapagesusing#MHStour!●Time:10:00am—4:00pm，Saturday，May11，2019●Location:485CongressStreet●Tickets:Getyourticketsonline，bycallingusat207-774-1822，orbyvisitingourMuseumStoreat489CongressStreet.$25／AdultMHSMember；$35／AdultGeneralAdmission；$5／Juniorsunderage18.●Volunteering:WeneedvolunteersfortheMagicalHistoryTour!Volunteershelpforhalfthedayofthetourandaregivenafreetickettothetourtoenjoyeitherbeforeoraftertheirvolunteershift!Formoreinformation，emailusatevents@mainehistoryorgorcallusat207-774-1822.1、What’sthepurposeoftheMagicalHistoryTour?A．Toexploreunfamiliarhistoricsites.B．Tovisitsomeworld-famousattractions.C．Toprovidechildrenwithhistoryclasses.D．Tomakesomeprivateplacesknowntothepublic.2、Howmuchshouldacouple(oneisMHSMember)andakidpay?A．$55. B．$65. C．$75. D．$105.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Youcanbuyaticketbyemailing.B．Touristswillonlybeguidedbyamap.C．Onlynewsitesareavailableforthetour.D．Volunteerscantakepartinthetourforfree.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）TheInternationalPaintingContestonGoogle’shomepagein2015maylookprettystrange,butitspotlightingsaveryseriousissue:cleanwater,whichisunusualforan11-year-oldfromLongIsland.AudreyZhang,afifth-graderfromLevittown,N.Y,isthewinnerofthisyear’sDoodle4Googlecontest,risingtothetopofsome100,000entriesonthethemeof“drawonethingtomaketheworldabetterplace.”Herpiece,titled“BacktoMotherNature,”describesadetailedwater-cleaningmachine.ZhangworkedwithateamofartistsatGoogletoanimate(使……生動)herdrawing.“Tomaketheworldabetterplace,Icameupwithatransformativewaterpurifier,amachineusedtoremovedirtyorharmfulsubstances,”GooglequotedZhangassaying.“Ittakesindirtyandpollutedwaterfromrivers,lakesandevenoceans,thenmassivelytransformsthewaterintoclean,safeandpurewater.Whenhumansandanimalsdrinkthiswater,theywillliveahealthierlife.”Shecreatedawholeworldaroundthedevice—onepopulatedbyhumans,awhaleinatophatanddragons.Zhang,spieceis“sovividandsorichandsofullandsocomplete,’’GoogleDoodleteamleaderRyanGermicktoldtheWashingtonPost.“Everyleafseemedtohavelifeinit.”AlongwithhavingherartworkfeaturedonGoogle’shomepage,Zhangwinsa$30,000collegescholarship.Inaddition,herschoolwillreceivea$50,000GoogleforEducationtechnologygrant,andthecompanyisdonating$20,000inhernametoacharitydevotedtobringingcleanwatertoschoolsinBangladesh.OnSunday,thenightbeforeherworkwasrevealedonnet,ZhangtoldNewsdayshewasexcitedbythebigwin,butsaidshewouldn’tbeawakewhenherartfirstwentonlineatmidnight.“Ihaveschool-tomorrow,soIcan’tstayuplate,”shetoldthepaper.1、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thewinnerandherworkinthepaintingcontest.B．TheteamofartistsatGoogletoanimatedrawings.C．ThepaintingcontestofGoogle’shomepagein2015.D．Thewater-cleaningmachineinthepaintingcontest.2、Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat______.A．AudreyZhangiscreativeandself-disciplinedB．a(chǎn)water-cleaningdevicewasmadeinthecontestC．$50,000willbedonatedinAudreyZhang’snameD．Zhang’spiecewasprintedinallmajornewspapers3、TheunderlinedwordinParagraphlprobablymeans“_____”.A．putupwith B．1ookforwardtoC．breakawayfrom D．focusattentionon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）Notsolongago,aterriblefirebrokeoutinanapartmentindiecityofPitesti,justwestofBucharest.Innotime,1werewelcomedby5-metre-tallflamesandroaringsmoke.2,usingtheiradvancedequipment,theyquicklybroughtthebeastunder3.Theapartment'sownerMr.Petriandhislovelydog,Sandy,werethe4ofthebigfire.Localfirefightinghero,CostacheMugurel5hiswaythroughthecruelflamestorescuethemanandhispet.Mr.Petri,6injuredinthefire,wasrushedtohospital.Sandyfellover7breathingintoomuchsmokeandlifelesslylayontheroadside.Mugurel,rememberinghisCPR(心臟復(fù)蘇術(shù)）training，passionately8thechestofthedog,desperatelytryingto9hislife.Andhebegantolosehopeaftermany10.Hewasphysicallyandmentally11.Finallyheperformedmouth-to-mouthonthedog,screaming“12getsleftbehind!”.Unexpectedlythedog13himselfandbeganpanting.Theon-lookingcrowdcheeredandMugurelbegantoweepwith14.Hehurriedlycarriedhimtotheawaitingvet(獸醫(yī)).Like15,thestoryofMugurelandhisnewfoundfriendspreadaroundthecity.HisFacebookwas16wordsofgratitude,lovingemoticons(表情符號）andnotesfromfriendsandfansalike.Accordingtovetexperts,recoveringanimalsviaCPRisrather17TheAmericanHeartAssociationcalculatesthatonlylessthan6percentofcatsanddogssurviveifthey18heartattacks.Therehavebeenmanystoriesrelatedto19inPitesti,butnonehavecaughtthe20ofthepopulationquitelikeSandy's.1、A．firefightersB．policemenC．friendsD．neighbours2、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Moreover3、A．treatmentB．controlC．stressD．way4、A．causesB．resultsC．victimsD．heroes5、A．battledB．lostC．pushedD．got6、A．blindlyB．hardlyC．slightlyD．seriously7、A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．inspiteofD．incaseof8、A．pattedB．beatC．examinedD．touched9、A．careaboutB．takeawayC．saveD．stop10、A．countingsB．trainingsC．shoutsD．a(chǎn)ttempts11、A．relaxedB．exhaustedC．concernedD．troubled12、A．SomebodyB．EverybodyC．NobodyD．Anybody13、A．cameupB．cameoverC．cameoutD．cameto14、A．joyB．pityC．stressD．fright15、A．wildfireB．windC．disastersD．sounds16、A．informedofB．linkedwithC．remindedofD．floodedwith17、A．commonB．rareC．practicalD．easy18、A．cureB．a(chǎn)voidC．missD．suffer19、A．firesB．vetsC．dogsD．a(chǎn)ccidents20、A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．meaningC．breathD．heart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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OnesunnyMonday,Iwentforawalkandworeaspecialdiamondringthatday.It1．(give)asmy25thbirthdaygiftlastmonth.AsIwaswalkinginthepark,Ifoundthediamondonmyringwas2．(miss).Iwentbacktolookforit.Iknewhowsmall3．chancewasoffindingit,4．Istillwantedtohaveatry.AsIwassearchingtheground,Iranintoanoldgentlemanbyaccident.‘‘What’sthematter?”heasked5．(nice).“Ilostsomething.I’mreallyworried.”Iexplainedandshowedhimtheholeinmyring6．thediamondhadbeen.“Itakeawalkhereeveryday.I’llkeepmyeyesopenforit.”Theoldmansaid.Ithankedhim,7．(expect)nothing.Afewdayslater,Imettheoldmanagain.“Guesswhat,”hesaidwithahappy8．(appear).“Ifoundyourdiamond!”Icouldn’tbelievewhatIsawinhishandwhenthegentlemanhandedthediamondbacktome.Theoldmancouldkeepthediamondorsellit,buthedidn’t.Nowthankstothisman,I’llspendmoretime9．somethingniceforothers.AllIhavetodoistolookatmyringandremind10．(I)thattherearestillkindandgeneroussoulsoutthere.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：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（?），并在該詞下面寫出該加的詞；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后的詞．注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一次；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處）不計分．Lookingbackontheseyear，IconsiderthefriendshipsI'vemadeasveryvaluable．I'mstillveryclosedwithallofmyfriendsfromhomebecauseoftheconnectionswehavefromgrowuptogether．IregardthemasmytreasurebutI'vetakenthevalueoffriendshipwithmetocollege，whereIhaverapidmadeanewgroupofgoodfriends．WheneverIfeltdownorneedsomeonetotalk，Icanalwayslooktomyfriends．IknowthattheyhavemybackandIhavetheir．IfIneedanythingthatIcanalwaysturntothemforhelp．Tobehonestly，IreallyvaluethefriendshipsthatI'vemade．第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Alex發(fā)郵件向你詢問有關(guān)端午節(jié)（theDragonBoatFestival）的習俗，請你回復(fù)郵件介紹該節(jié)日。內(nèi)容包括：1.時間：農(nóng)歷（thelunarcalendar）五月初五；2.來歷：紀念詩人屈原；3.活動：賽龍舟、吃粽子等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右。開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearAlex,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、C3、D4、C5、D6、B7、B8、C9、B10、D11、B12、A13、D14、B15、C16、A17、D18、A19、C20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、A4、D22、1、A2、C3、A23、1、A2、B3、D24、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’sbeperfectlycl