2025屆福建省南平市高考英語五模試卷含解析

2025屆福建省南平市高考英語五模試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where2．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished3．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong4．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can5．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented6．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!7．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced8．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary9．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended10．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore11．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．a(chǎn)rebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt12．Thesurveyshowsthatspeedatleast30percentofroadtrafficanddeaths.A．contributestoB．resultsfromC．liesinD．relieson13．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．a(chǎn)vailable C．possible D．personal14．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished15．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown16．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which17．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．since18．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup19．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand20．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease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）InhighschoolIwasveryshy,contenttohangaroundwithmysmallgroupoffriendsandtoconcentrateonmycourses.Iwasquicklylabeleda"brain."IdidsowellthatbytheendofsenioryearIhadperfectgradesandenoughcollegecreditstogiveupanentirequarterofcoursework.ButinearlyJuneofsenioryear,theprincipalcalledmeintohisoffice.Heaskedmetogiveaspeechatgraduation.Iwassurprisedtolookathim,myheartthumping.Thiswastherewardformyhardwork?Imurmuredsomethingandfledtheoffice,blamingmyselfforstayingawayfromphysics,asubjectsuretohavebrokenupmyperfectrecord.Ifinallyagreedtoacompromise.Iwouldsharethehonorwithfiveotherstudents.IagreedtointroducemyfriendJudy,whowouldthengiveherown,full-lengthspeech.Graduationdaysoonarrived,I’dbeenpracticingmyspeechfordays,andIhaditmemorized.Thefirsthalfhouroftheceremonypassedinablur,andthenmymomentcame.Mynamewasannounced.Imanagedtoreachthestagewithoutfallingdown.Ifacedmyclassmates.Myvoicetrembledalittle,butmostlyitwasclearandstrong.Butwithinseconds,Iwasdoneandheadingbacktomyseat.IaccomplishedsomethingI’dneverdreamedof—Ispokeinfrontofhundredsofpeople.AlthoughIdidn’trealizeitatthetime,thesuccessfulcompletionofthatspeechgavemetheconfidencetotakepartinclassatcollege,togiveoralreports,andtoeventuallybreakfreeofmyshyness.Ineverwouldhavechosentogiveaspeechatgraduation—orever.ButI’mgladIdid.InolongerhesitatewhenI’mfacedwiththeprospectofdoingsomethingIfeared.Iknowitmayverywellturnouttobeoneofmyshiningmoments.1、Whywasthewritercalleda"brain"?A．Shewasthemostintelligentstudent.B．Shewastheheadofhersmallgroup.C．Shewasabookwormallthetime.D．Shedidmorecourseworkforgoodgrades.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Sheruinedherhealthbystudyinghard.B．Shegottherewardaswasexpected.C．Shewasgratefulforgivingaspeech.D．Shewasn'tgoodatphysicsatschool.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelatthebeginningofthegraduationspeech?A．Excited. B．Moved.C．Scared. D．Embarrassed4、Whatdidthespeechbringtotheauthoratlast?A．Shehadnothingtofearinlife,B．Shewonenoughcollegecredits.C．Shegotridofhersenseofshyness.D．Shedesiredtobecomeaspeaker.22．（8分）Thedangersofsittingalldayareobvious.Researchershaveshownthatremainingsittingforextendedperiodsoftime(likeatyour9-to-5deskjob)candoharmtoyourhealth.Whileexerciseisabigpartofreducingtheharmfuleffectsofsitting,itwasunclearhowmanygymperiodswereneededtohelp–untilnow.Anewstudy,publishedinTheLancet,showstheidealformulaforreducingthenegativeeffectsofasedentary（久坐的）job.Insteadofafixednumberofhoursspentexercising,theratio（比率）dependsonhowmuchyousit:peoplewhoworkatypicaleight-hourdayshouldspendatleastonehoureachdaymoving.Ifyousitsixhoursaday,youshouldspendhalfanhourexercising.Theresearchalsoindicatesthattheexercisedoesn’thavetobeallonce–orrigorous（嚴格的）.Itcanbespreadthroughoutthedayandbeassimpleaswalking.Theteambehindthestudyanalyzeddatafromapoolofamillionadultsovertheageof45inWesternEurope,theUnitedStates,andAustralia.Usingpreviousdata,theresearchesexamineddatafrom16publishedstudiesandusedittodeterminehowmuchexerciseisrequiredtocompensateforsitting.Theirrecommendeddailyexercisegoalishigherthanpreviousadvicebutnotnecessarilylessachievable,givenitcanbecompletedthroughouttheday.Fittinginanhourofexerciseadaysoundsespeciallydiscouragingifyouhaveadeskjob,butthereareplentyofworkoutsyoucancompletebeforeandafterwork.Evenifitmeanstakinga10-minutewalkduringlunch,yourbodywillthankyouinthelongrun.1、Theunderlinedwords“compensatefor”canbebestreplacedby________.A．makeupforB．breakawayfromC．giveupD．taketheplaceof2、Accordingtothenewstudy,goodnewsforthepeopleworkinglonghoursatdeskisthat________.A．workoutsmayreducetheharmofsittingforlongB．theharmofsittingforlonghasbeenprovedC．theydon’thavetoexerciseaslongassuggestedpreviouslyD．thetimespentonexerciseisflexible3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthearticle?A．Thebestformofworkoutsiswalking.B．Thelongeryouexercise,thebetter.C．Thenewexercisegoalispracticalthoughhigher.D．Adeskjobmakesitimpossibletoexerciseregularly.4、Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedmainly________.A．byexampleB．byprocessC．bycomparisonD．bycontrast23．（8分）Amazingconceptimageshaveshownwhathomesofthefuturecouldlooklike,aspreparationsaremadefortheworld’sfirstfreefrom3D-printedproperty(房產(chǎn)).ExpertswillbuildahousecalledCurveAppeal,whichwillbe3D-printedoff-sitebeforebeingputtogetheron-sitetocreatetwooutsidewalls,aroofandaninsidepart.Thesefourmainsectionswillthenbejoinedtogether.Although3D-printedbuildingshavebeenmadebefore,thishome-tobeconstructedinChattanooga,Tennessee,laterthisyear—willbethefirstofitskind,asitwillcontainnoregularshapesorangles.ThehouseisthecreationofthedesigncompanyWATG,basedinLondonandCalifornia.ThedesignforCurveAppealdrawsinspirationfromtheCaseStudyHouseprogram.Thearchitectsleadingtheprogramwerefamedforconstantlypushingthelimitsintermsofminimalist(極簡主義)materials,andtryingtocreateopen-planspacesthatfocusedonenhancing(增強)naturallight.Inawrittenstatement,aspokesmanforWATGsaid,“Employingmanyofthesamemodemdesignprinciples,CurveAppealisthenextevolutionarystep.It’simportantthatthearchitectureandtheenvironmentworktogetherharmoniously.ThechosensiteisstepsawayfromtheTennesseeRiverinabeautifulwooded,sunlitarea.”WATGwasawardedthefirstprizeintheFreeformHomeDesignChallengein2016andgivenprizemoneyof$8,000tomakeitsplansareality.Thecompetitionwasaimedatarchitects,designers,engineersandartists.Participantswerechallengedtodesigna600to800sqftsingle-familyhomethatrethinkstraditionalaesthetics(美學),ergonomics,construction,buildingsystemsandstructure.Overthelastyear,WATG’sChicagoofficehasbeendevelopingtheirdesignwithBranchTechnology.Thisprojectiscurrentlyunderway,workingtowardsbreakinggroundlaterthisyear.Oncecompleted,theCurveAppealhomewillhaveopenandlight-filledinsidelivingspaces.1、FromthepassagewecanknowthatCurveApple.A．willbedifferentfromanordinaryhouseB．isthefirst3D-printedbuildingC．hasapparentwallsandaroofD．waseverbuiltintheworld2、WhereisthearchitectlocatedaccordingtoParagraph4?A．FarawayfromtheTennesseeRiver.B．InthewoodsneartheTennesseeRiver.C．BetweentheTennesseeRiverandthewoods.D．Nexttosomemodemarchitectures.3、WhatdoestheFreeformHomeDesignChallengedo?A．Itmotivatesparticipantstodesignatrandom.B．Itemphasizestraditionsratherthanmodernization.C．Itsponsorscompetitorswhennecessary.D．Ithelpsputcreativeideasintopractice.4、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Whatourhomeswilllooklikeinthefuture.B．TheFreeformHomeDesignChallenge.C．Theworld’sfirstfreeform3D-printedhouse.D．Thedevelopmentof3Dinarchitecture.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）Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsay(傳聞)andrumor.DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthegame.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.That’swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stampingitwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:Astatementofopinionbyonewritermayberestatedasfactbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.1、Accordingtothepassage,activelearningmayoccurin________.A．readingscientificjournalsB．listeningtotheteacherinclassC．doingachemicalexperimentD．watchingnewsprogrammesonTV2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Classroom.B．Newspapers.C．Activelearning.D．Passivelearning.3、ThegameRumorismentionedinParagraph4inordertotellreadersthat________.A．playinggamescanmakepeoplemoreactiveB．peopletendtoliketellinglieswhenplayinggamesC．a(chǎn)messagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedonD．peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Scholarsandauthorscan’tbetrusted.B．Passivelearningmaynotbereliable.C．Peoplelikespreadingrumorsindailylife.D．ActivelearningismoreImportantthanpassivelearning.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）Asachild,Billwasuntidy.Ithasbeensaidthatinorderto1this,hisMumdrewup2clothingplansforhim.OnMondayshemightgotoschoolinblue…onThursdaysinblack,andsoon.Weekendmeal3mightalsobeplannedindetail.PeoplearoundBill4thathewasexceptional.Oneofhisfriendsrecalled,“hewas5thekindofkidyoudidn’twant6ourteam.WeallknewBillwas7thanus.Evenbackthen,whenhewasnineortenyearsold,hetalkedlikea(an)8andcouldexpresshimselfinwaysthatnoneofusunderstood.”Billwasalsowell9hisclassmatesinmathematicsandscience.Heneededtogotoaschoolthat10him,Lakeside,anall-boys’schoolfor11students.Lakesideallowedstudentstogoaftertheirown12,towhateverextenttheywished.Theschool13itselfonhelpingallitsstudentstoreachtheir14potential.ItwastheidealenvironmentforsomeonelikeBillGates.DuringhistimeatLakeside,Billscoreda15eighthundredonamathematicstest.Itwasextremelyimportanttohimtogetthisgrade—hehadtotakethe16morethanonceinordertodoit.Computertimewasexpensiveand,becausehewasanxioustogetmore17andbecauseBillalreadyhadanunderstanding18whathecouldachieve19,hedecidedto20acompany:TheLakesideProgrammersGroup.“Let’scalltherealworldandtrytosellsomethingtoit!”Billannounced.1、A．balanceB．keepC．watchD．control2、A．certainB．strictC．weeklyD．timely3、A．dishesB．conferencesC．placesD．schedules4、A．sawB．discussedC．confusedD．recognized5、A．everB．neverC．seldomD．a(chǎn)lways6、A．forB．onC．a(chǎn)mongD．a(chǎn)gainst7、A．smarterB．olderC．strongerD．braver8、A．childB．teacherC．a(chǎn)dultD．man9、A．backoffB．farfromC．a(chǎn)headofD．morethan10、A．defeatedB．challengedC．entertainedD．monitored11、A．exceptionalB．richC．ordinaryD．special12、A．friendsB．valuesC．careersD．interests13、A．lookedB．openedC．pridedD．tricked14、A．deepB．sacredC．fullD．rich15、A．logicalB．toughC．imaginaryD．perfect16、A．testB．lessonC．taskD．measure17、A．timeB．fundC．helpD．grade18、A．toB．ofC．fromD．behind19、A．psychologicallyB．financiallyC．wiselyD．universally20、A．pickupB．takeupC．sendupD．setup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）Abusdriverhasbecomefamoussinceapictureofhimhelpinganelderlyladytocrossaroad1．(publish)online.MarkAdamswasseenparkinghisbusintheJericoareaofOxfordtohelpa90-year-oldlady2．(call)Maureen.Hisactofkindnesswasphotographedbyabuilder3．(use)hissmartphoneandsenttothebuscompany.4．driver,fromWallingford,saidhisactofkindnesswassomethinghedidforpeopleeveryday.The54-year-old,5．hasbeenabusdriverfor30years,saidbusservicesprovidedalifelinefoetheelderlyandhewould“runallservicesforfreeifIwereamillionaire”.Hesaid,“I6．(see)herbeforeandknewshewasonherwaytodosomeshopping,soIpulledoverandhelpedhertocross.”KeithO’ConnercaughtthemomentonTuesday7．senthisphotographtotheThamesTravelbuscompany,whereMr.Adamsworks.Themodestdriversaidtherewere“thousandsofbusdrivers8．me.”“Therearesomanyold9．(lady)inthisareawhorelyonthebusfortheirindependence,”hesaid,“Itdoesn’ttakemuchtobe10．(help).”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l(wèi)O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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后酌詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。LastSunday,Iaccompaniedtwoofmyforeignfriend,TomandMary,totravelaroundBeijing、WebeganwithtouringSouthLuoguLane(南鑼鼓巷),whichisknownfortheirtraditionalChinesearchitecture、IknowaplaceverywellsoIactedastheirtourguide!Forlunch,wehadtriedsomeBeijingfriedsaucenoodles(炸醬面)、Tominparticularthoughtthattheytasteddeliciously、Afterlunch,wewenttoHouhaiskateonthefrozenlake、MarywasskatingbeautifullywhileTomcalledforhelp、Wefinishedthedaywithgoingshop,andbothTomandMaryboughtsomepaper-cutslikesouvenirs、ItwasafantasticdaybutIhopetheywillcomebackagainsoon、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是學生會主席李華，現(xiàn)有一名外籍交換生Mike將要來你校學習一段時間，請你寫信向他介紹一下你們學校食堂的相關情況。要點如下：1.食堂衛(wèi)生狀況良好，膳食營養(yǎng)均衡；2.食品安全有保障，且校長同餐。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMike,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B3、A4、C5、A6、A7、C8、C9、B10、D11、B12、A13、B14、C15、A16、D17、A18、B19、A20、C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、A2、D3、C4、C22、1、A2、D3、C4、A23、1、A2、B3、D4、C24、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—isbeingpr