2025屆山東省青島開(kāi)發(fā)區(qū)一中高三下第一次測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2025屆山東省青島開(kāi)發(fā)區(qū)一中高三下第一次測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫(xiě)在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫(xiě)在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished2．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained3．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas4．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few5．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through6．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where7．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved8．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t9．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore10．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/11．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase12．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should13．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone14．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized15．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave16．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．guaranteeingD．a(chǎn)ssuring17．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor18．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless19．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay20．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked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）AnexplosiononThursdaykilledoneandinjured21inabusystreetinTongren,SouthwestChina’sGuizhouProvince.Thebombwashiddeninarubbishbininthecity’scommercialhub（商業(yè)中心），wherelotsofshopsandrestaurantsareconcentrated.Theear-splittingblastwasheardaround12∶50p.m.，saidalocalnewspaper,citingwitnesses.Thepoweroftheblastshattered（使粉碎）nearbyshopwindowsandrippedthestainless（不生銹的）steelrubbishcantopieces.Onepasser-by，identified（確認(rèn)）onlyasZhang，saidshewasshockedbythenoiseandsawalotofpedestrianslyingonthegroundwhenshegottothescene.Thirteenoftheinjuredweretakentoalocalhospitalaftertheexplosion.Adoctortheresaidfivewereinseriousconditionbutalreadyoutofdangerafteremergencytreatment.TheotherswerejustslightlyThecauseoftheexplosionisstillunderinvestigation,saidanofficerwiththeTongrenpolice,butrefusedtospeculateastothecause.1、444．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．AlltheinjuredweretakentoahospitalB．8oftheinjuredwerenottakentoahospitalC．TherubbishbinwithabombwasinarestaurantD．Therubbishbinwithabombwasinashop2、446．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Onepasser-by,identifiedonlyasZhang,sawthemanthrowingabombintoabin.B．Somecustomersinrestaurantswereinjured.C．Thewriterdidn’tgettothescene.D．Allcustomersinshopsgothurt.3、448．Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedword“speculate”probablymeans________.A．tellB．guessC．discussD．talk4、450．Whatofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BombHiddeninaRubbishBinB．TheCauseoftheExplosionC．ATerribleThingD．MarketBlastKills1,Injures2122．（8分）Oursocietyisgenerallybecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucraticmanagementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,well-oiledcoginthemachinery.Theoilingisdonewithhigherwages,Nell-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand“human-relations”experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotalterthefactthatmanhasbecomepowerless,thatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblueandthewhite-collarworkershavebecomeeconomicpuppetswhodancetothetuneofautomatedmachinesandbureaucraticmanagement.Theworkerandemployeeareanxious,notonlybecausetheymightfindthemselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunabletoacquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinglife.Theyliveanddiewithouteverhavingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceasemotionallyandintellectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesarenolessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecureinsomerespects.Theyareinahighlycompetitiverace.Tobepromotedortofallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforintelligenceaswellasfortherightmixtureofobedienceandindependence.Fromthemomentontheyaretestedagainandagain–bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingisabigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,capacitytogetalong,etc.Thisconstantneedtoprovethatoneisasgoodasorbetterthanone’sfellowcompetitorcreatesconstantanxietyandstress,theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepreindustrialmodeofproductionortonineteenth-century“freeenterprise”capitalism?Certainlynot.Problemsareneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalreadyoutgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemformabureaucraticallymanagedindustrialisminwhichmaximalproductionandconsumptionendsinahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfulldevelopmentofhispotentialities–thoseofallloveandofreason–aretheaimsofsocialarrangements.Productionandconsumptionshouldserveonlyasmeanstothisend,andshouldbepreventedfromrulingman.1、By“awell-oiledcoginthemachinery”theauthorintendstodelivertheideathatmanis______.A．a(chǎn)necessarypartthoughthefunctionofeachisinsignificantB．workingincompleteharmonywiththerestofsocietyC．a(chǎn)nunimportantpartincomparisonwiththerestofsocietyD．a(chǎn)irreplaceablecomponentofsocietywhenworkingsmoothly2、Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat________.A．theyaremorelikelytolosetheirpresentworkB．theyhavenorealsatisfactionorinterestinlifeC．theyareconfrontedwiththefundamentalrealitiesD．theyaredeprivedofindividualityandindependence3、Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose_______.A．whoalwaysliveatthebottomofthesocietyB．whotendtobehigherupintheirsocialstatusC．whoprovebetterthantheirfellowcompetitorsD．whocoulddipfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld4、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof_______.A．a(chǎn)pproval B．dissatisfaction C．suspicion D．sensibility23．（8分）We’veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagreeswithyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280-charactertweet,theFacebookreply,oraparagraphs-longemail.Surelythereason,logic,andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvincewhoeveritiswhodisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder,assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andhercolleagues.InSchroeder’sstudyofalmost300people,participantswereaskedtowatch,listen,andreadargumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthecommunicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder’steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedorlistenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive(抵觸的)oftheirclaimsthanwhentheyreadthatcommunicator’ssameargument.Theideaforherstudycamefromanewspaperarticleaboutapolitician.Oneofusreadaspeechthatwasprintedinanewspaperfromapoliticianwithwhomhestronglydisagreed.Thenextweek,heheardtheexactsamespeechplayingonaradiostation.Hewasshockedbyhowdifferenthisreactionwastowardthepoliticianwhenhereadthespeechcomparedtowhenheheardit.Whenhereadthestatement,thepoliticianseemedidiotic,butwhenhehearditspoken,thepoliticianactuallysoundedreasonable.Sointheworkplace,speakingtosomeoneinpersonofteninvolvesnothingmorethanwalkingafewdoorsdowntotheiroffice.Andthat’sexactlywhatyoushoulddoifyouneedtoconvincethatbossorcolleagueofwhyyourblueprintforthecompanyorprojectistherightone.Onlyasalastwayshouldyoutrytocommunicatewithsomeonewhoyoudisagreewithoversocialmedia.Twitter’slimitedtextallowanceandsocialmediausers’shortattentionmakearguingyourpointanuphillbattle.1、What’stheresultoftheresearch?A．Writtenwordsaremorelogicalandreasonable.B．Peopleprefertocommunicatewithkeyboard.C．Whenreadinganargument,theparticipantswerelessdismissivethanhearingit.D．Oral,notwritten,communicationworksbetter.2、Whyisthepoliticianmentionedinparagraph3?A．Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.C．ToexplainwhySchroederconductedtheresearch.D．Tointroducethepolitician’sspeech.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“idiotic’’inparagraph3mean?A．Wise. B．Practical. C．Silly. D．Special.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Topersuadeyourboss,youneedtowalktohisofficeandleaveamessage.B．It’sdifficulttofullyexplainyourpointsduetosocialmedia’slimitation.C．Arguingoversocialmediaismoreconvenientthanspeakinginperson.D．Communicatingwithothersoversocialmediaisencouraged.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）MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.November7thTheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.December5thIcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.February6thAnUpdateontheCotswordCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebookings:.uk/bookMoreinto:.uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT.uk

www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020771308361、WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?A．February6th. B．December5th.C．November7th. D．March6th.2、WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A．TheCanalPioneers. B．AnUpdateontheCotswordCanalsC．EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands D．IcefortheMetropolis3、WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames.A．MirandaVickers B．MalcolmTuckerC．ChrisLewis D．LizPayne第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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）Theinhalation(吸入)ofasbestosparticlesisassociatedwithanumberoflungdiseases,suchasasbestosisand___50___cancer.Asbestosisiscausedbytheentryofasbestosparticlesintothewallofthealveoli,causingscarringwhichlimitsthefunctioningofthelungs.Thelung___51___itselasticityandmaychangeshape.Theinitialsymptomsofasbestosisareatightnessinthechestandbreathlessness.Inits___52___stages,sufferersdevelopthebarrel-shapedchestsassociatedwithemphysema,cyanosis,(wheretheskintakesabluish___53___)andclubfingers.Lungcancer,thegeneric___54___formalignanttumors（腫瘤）ofthealveoliandbronchialtubes,hasbeenshowntobedirectly___55___totheinhalationofasbestosparticles.Asinthecaseofasbestosis,thereisgenerallyaperiodofinactivenesswhichmay___56___from25to30yearsafterinitialexposure,despitethe___57___offurtherexposure.Researchsuggeststhatthereisadirectcorrelationbetweenthedegreeofexposuretoasbestos___58___theincidenceoflungcancer.Whereexposureoccurs,thelevelofriskisfurther___59___bycigarettesmoking.Asbestosworkerswhosmokecigaretteshavea90%greaterriskofcatchinglungcancerthanworkerswhodonot___60___.Exposuretoblueasbestoshasbeenshowntoproducemesothelioma,ararecanceroftheouterliningofthelungorpleura.Inanormalpopulationtheincidenceofmesotheliomaisextremely___61___.Whereepidemiologicalsurveyshaverevealedahigherincidenceofthedisease,itisalmostalwaysrelatedto___62___exposure.___63___changesinlungtissuecausedbyexposuretoasbestosarepleuralplaquesandeffusions.Theformerrefertoathickeningoftheliningofthechestwall,___64___thelatterconsistsofacollectionoffluidinthechestregionoutsidethelungs.Pleuralplaquescommonlyremainundiagnosedandgenerallyhavenodetrimentaleffectonhealth.1、A．skin B．blood C．liver D．lung2、A．loses B．gains C．improves D．tightens3、A．early B．formal C．later D．final4、A．size B．color C．sound D．smell5、A．noun B．term C．way D．a(chǎn)pproach6、A．related B．revealed C．compared D．exposed7、A．disappear B．spread C．live D．extend8、A．presence B．a(chǎn)ctiveness C．a(chǎn)bsence D．intensity9、A．a(chǎn)nd B．a(chǎn)longside C．a(chǎn)swellas D．plus10、A．decreased B．lost C．doubled D．increased11、A．diet B．drink C．smoke D．fare12、A．high B．low C．common D．frequent13、A．lead B．a(chǎn)sbestos C．carbon D．hydrogen14、A．Three B．Some C．No D．Other15、A．incase B．nowthat C．whereas D．unless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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Formanyyears,I1．(convince)thatmysufferingwasduetomysize.Ibelievedthatwhentheweightdisappeared,itwouldtakeoldwounds,hurtsandrejectionswithit.Manyweight-consciouspeoplealsomistakenlybelievethat2．(change)ourbodieswillfixeverything.Perhapsourworstmistakeisbelievingbeingthinequalsbeingloved.Wedreamabout3．itwillbelikewhenwereachthelong-awaitedgoal.Wemakeeveryeffort4．(realize)thisdream.Then,atlast,wefindourselvesthere.Butweoftengainbackwhatwehavelost.Evenso,wecontinuetobelievethatnexttimeitwillbedifferent.Nexttime,beingthinwillfinallyfulfillitspromiseofeverlasting5．(happy),self-worth,and,ofcourse,love.Itlookme6．longwhiletoknowthattherewassomethingmoreformetolearnaboutbeauty.Beautystandardsvary7．culturetoculture.InSamoaawomanisnotconsideredtobeattractiveunlesssheweighsmorethan200pounds.More8．(important),ifit’sjoythatwewant,whyputourenergyonthesizeofourbody?Whynotlookinside?Wehavetofindawaytolivecomfortablyinsideourbodyandmakefriendswith9．cherishourselves.Whenwechangeourattitudestoward10．,thewholeworldchanges.第四部分寫(xiě)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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫(xiě)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(xiě)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。DearMr、Yang,IamwritingtoletyouknowthatIneededyourhelpwithmyEnglishwrithing、Whichisknowntoall,grammarplaysaveryvitalpartinthewriting、ButIfeelthatIhavesomeproblemsofmygrammar、IamafraidthatIamnotabletoidentifymyspecificallyerrors、Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldpointoutandcorrectyourmistakes、Whatismore,IusedtotheChinesewayofthinking,whichstopsmeorganizemywritinginaproperway、Iamwonderingthatyoucouldalsohelpmeimprovethestructuresofmywriting、Iamlookingforwardtomakinggreatprogressesunderyourinstruction、Thanksareextendedtoyouinadvance!Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校元旦前舉辦了一次新年聯(lián)歡晚會(huì)，請(qǐng)你給你的英國(guó)筆友David寫(xiě)一封郵件，向他介紹此次活動(dòng)的情況。要點(diǎn)如下：1.活動(dòng)目的；2.活動(dòng)時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、方式；3.你的感受。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。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、C5、B6、D7、C8、A9、D10、A11、A12、D13、D14、A15、A16、B17、A18、D19、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、444．B2、446．C3、448．B4、450．D22、1、C2、D3、D4、B23、1、D2、C3、C4、B24、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