2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since2．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed3．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can4．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup5．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．arebuilt6．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed7．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved8．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading9．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse10．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated11．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart12．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!13．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where14．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．are;eversince B．are;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime15．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching16．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides17．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．andhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto18．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never19．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit20．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised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）Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Herearefourbookswerecommendthatyoutakeonyourtrip.1.OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisapopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.ThecharacterinthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.2.LifeisElsewhere,1975,byMilanKunderaJean-JacquesRousseauoncesaid,“Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains”.Thebookdescribesayoungartist’sromanticbutmiserablelife,abouthowhereads,dreamsandhasarelationshipduringhistriptoCentralEurope.ThehookinvitesyoutodeeplyreflectonyourcurrentlifeandtohonorKundera,aCzech-bornwriterandwhowentintoexileinFrancein1975.3.MyNameisRed,1998,byOrhanPamukThebook,featuringapeakmasterpieceoftheNobelPrizewinnerforLiteratureOrhanPamuk,hasbeentranslatedintomorethan50languagesandpublishedaroundtheworld.Ittellsastoryofayoungman,whohasbeenawayfromhomefor12years,comingbacktohishometowninIstanbul.Whatembraceshimisnotonlylove,butaseriesofmurdercasesaswell.4.TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry,2013,byRachelJoyceThenoveltellsastoryofa60-year-oldmanwholivesaboringandunhappylife,untiloneday,hereceivedhisoldfriend’sletterwhogotcancer.Indeepshockandsorrow,hewentouttosendhisreplyletter.627milesin87days,hewalksdependingononebeliefthat“hisfriendcansurviveaslongashewalks”.1、Whichhookcanmakeyouthinkofyourownlife?A．OndieRoad.B．LifeisElsewhere.C．MyNameisRed.D．TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry.2、Whowroteabooksoldglobally?A．JackKerouac.B．MilanKundera.C．OrhanPamuk.D．RachelJoyce.3、Whenwastheinstructivebooktotheyouthpublished?A．In1957.B．In1975.C．In1998.D．In2013.4、Whydidtheoldmanwalksomanymilestosendaletter?A．Hewasindeepsorrow.B．Hewalkedtokeephealthy.C．Hewitnessedaseriesofmurder.D．Heexpectedhisfriendtolivelonger.22．（8分）Fei-FeiLiarrivedintheU.S.fromChinaatage16withmanybigdreams.Andittookmanyunusualjobstohelpherachievethem.Luckily,shewassmartandextremelydriven.Andtoday,she’sthedirectorofStanfordUniversity’sartificialintelligencelab.“AsoneoftheleadersintheworldforA．L.,Ifeelmuchexcitementandresponsibilitytocreatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologyforsocietyandtoeducatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologists—that’smycalling.”Lisaid.Sheisalsoaloyaladvocatefordiversityinthetechindustry.“IseeextremelytalentedStanfordPhDstudentsstrugglingwiththeirvisasandIfinditunthinkablethatwecreatesomanybarriersforthetalentsoftheworld”,Lisaid.WhileLiwasincollegeatPrinceton,sheborrowedmoneyfromfriendsandevenherhighschoolmathteachertorunadry-cleaningbusinessforherparentsinordertohelpthemgetby.Liattendedclassesduringtheweekandworkedatthebusinessontheweekends.Then,whenLiwasingraduateschool,hermomdevelopedcancerandhadastroke(中風).“Itwasdifficulttokeepmovingaheadwhileallofthiswashappening.Therealexistentialchallengeistoliveuptoyourfullestpotential,liveuptoyoursenseofresponsibilityandtobehonesttoyourselfaboutyourdreamswhiledoingit,”shesaid.LiwasnamedaGreatImmigrantof2016bytheCarnegieCorporation,thenation’soldestgrantmakingfoundationwhichhonorsroughly40naturalizedU.S.citizenseachyear.HergraduatestudiesweresupportedbythePaul&DaisySorosFellowshipsforNewAmericans.1、WhatdoweknowaboutFei-FeiLiaccordingtoParagraph1?A．ShewasbornintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.B．Shehasmademanyofherdreamscometrue.C．Sheworkedveryhardbecauseshe’snotgifted.D．She’snowdoingresearchesonAIinChina.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“calling”inParagraph2referto?A．Interestintechnology.B．Desiretohelp.C．Creativityinscience.D．Senseofduty.3、WhatwasFei-FeiLi’slifelikebeforeshegraduatedfromuniversity?A．Shehadbeenstrugglingwithhervisa.B．Bothherparentssufferedfromillness.C．Herfamilywasfacedwithatightbudget.D．Itwasdifficultforhertoattendclasses.4、Fei-FeiLihasachievedsuccessbecause________.A．herawarenessofherdutyandgoalsmadeadifferenceB．anAmericanfoundationgavehersupportC．theCarnegieCorporationnamedheraGreatImmigrantD．shewasluckyenoughtoborrowmoneyfromothers23．（8分）Asalegallyblindstudent,thefirstdayofschoolholdsspecialmeaningforme.Alongwithexcitementandnervesovernewteachersandnewclasses,thatdayineachAugustalsoaffirmsmysenseofbelonging—asensethatlamclaimingarightjustasotherstudentsdowhenthey.boardtheschoolbusorwalktocampus.Sinceitwaspassedoverthirty-fiveyearsago,theIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)hasrequiredstateandlocalschoolsreceivingfederalfundingtoprovidestudentswithdisabilitieswithafreeappropriatepubliceducation(FAPE).Currently,over6millionstudentsacrossthecountrywithvarioustypesofdisabilitiesbenefitfromtheIDEA'sprotections.Butparentsandschooldistrictshavecontestedexactlywhatthatactuallyrequires.Thecasearose,aftertheparentsofEndrewF.,astudentwithautism,decidedhisschoolwasnotdoingenoughtoeducatetheirson.Eachyearfrompreschooltofourthgrade,theschooldistrictrenewedEndrew'sindividualeducationgoalswithoutmakingsubstantial（大量的）changes.Thissuggestedtheplanwasfailingtohelpmakemeaningfulprogress.Eventually,Endrew'sparentsenrolledhiminaprivateschool,whereheimprovedsignificantlythroughanewplandesignedtoaddressspecificbehaviorsandgoals.Whenhisparentsattemptedtore-enrollEndrewinpublicschoolagain,thedistrictofferedaversionofitspreviousplan.TheschooldistrictarguedthatwassufficientbecauseitprovidedEndrew"some"educationalbenefit.IDEAempowers（使有能力）studentswithdisabilitiestoaimhighwithsupportfromschooladministratorsandinputfromparents.Forme,theActdidjustthat.Frompreschoolthroughtwelfthgrade,Ireceivedmyrighttoaccommodationssuchasenlargedpapers,aseatinthefrontoftheclassroom,andsupportfromvisionandmobilityspecialistsoutsidetheclassroom.Atthesametime,myparents,likeEndrew's,demandedthatmydisabilityshouldnotstopmefrombecomingindependent.Eachyear,theymetwithschoolofficialstoinsistonadjustmentstomylearningplanasnecessary.1、What'sthepurposeofParagraph1?A．Tointroducethethemeofthepassage.B．Toshowtheimportanceofthefirstschooldayfordisabledstudents.C．Toshowthedifferencebetweendisabledstudentsandhealthyones.D．Torevealtheauthor'ssympathytowardsdisabledstudents.2、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．ParentsoftendoubtthebenefitofIDEA．B．TheIDEAhasmanydifficultiesinpracticing.C．Endrew'seducationgoalsremainthesameeveryyear.D．Disabledstudentscan'tmakeprogressinpublicschools.3、BytakingtheexampleofEndrew,theauthormeansto_______.A．discusswhethertheIDEAappliestochildrenwithautismB．argueEndrewisnotsuitableforstudyinginpublicschoolsC．illustratepublicschoolsshoulddomoretohelpdisabledstudentsD．showpublicschoolslackexperienceinhelpingstudentsmakeprogress4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsIDEAaccordingtothepassage?A．Disapproving.B．Approving.C．Objective.D．Unconcerned.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）WaitingForYouHarvardArtMuseums,32QuincyStreetCambridgeMAArtStudyCenterOpenHoursThroughDecember21,theArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialopenhoursonMondays,from1pmto4pm.TheArtStudyCenterislocatedonLevel4.PleasebepreparedtopresentaphotoID．Theworkerswillchargeyou25centsforaccess.Level4willcheckbags,coats,umbrellas,andanyfoodordrink.DoremembertoputthingsinthelockersonLevel1.StudentGuideTourThesetours,designedandledbyHarvardstudentsfromarangeofscientificgroups,focusonanimalsandplantlife.Theyprovidevisitorsauniqueviewintolearningaboutcreatures.PleasemeetintheCalderwoodCourtyard,infrontofthedigitalscreensbetweentheshopandtheadmissionsdesk.Freewithmuseumsadmission.Toursarelimitedto15people;noregistrationrequired.ToursareofferedeveryTuesdayandFridayat2pm,andeverySaturdayandSundayat3pm.NotethattherewillbenotoursonFriday,November27orSaturday,November28,becauseoftheThanksgivingbreak.（3）ArtStudyCenterThepubliciswelcometovisitthemuseums’ArtStudyCenter.However,youneedtoshowthetickets.Thetickets’details:$15Adults$13Seniors(65+)$10Non-Harvardstudents(18+)FreeHarvardfaculty,students,andstaff(plusoneguest)FreeYouthunder18FreeCambridgeresidents(proofofresidencyrequired)1、Whatshouldthevisitorsknowabouttheactivities?A．Anyadultneedsa$15tickettovisittheArtStudyCenter.B．VisitorscanjointheStudentGuideTouronSundaymornings.C．AnyHarvardstaffcanvisittheArtStudyCenterwithafriendforfree.D．Agroupof20visitorsshouldgathertogethertojointheStudentGuideTour.2、Whichinformationcanbefoundinthetext?A．OnecantakehotdogstoLevel4.B．NoticketisrequiredfortheStudentGuideTour.C．TheArtStudyCenterneedsregistration.D．TheArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialtoursonTuesdayandFridayat2pm.3、TheStudentGuideTourmightbeledbystudentsgoodat________.A．artB．scienceC．literatureD．politics第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）完型填空（共20小題,閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上涂黑。MymotherattendedcollegeduringthedaywhilemysisterwasinschoolandIwasindaycare．OnedayatdaycareI1herdaughter．Themotherrefusedherlittlegirl’srequesttogotoMcDonaldsfordinnerandthedaughterimmediately2overthefloor,kickingandscreaming,"IwanttogotoMcDonalds．"3hermothertriedstoppedhercrying．Finallyhermothergavein,thegirlstoppedcryingandtheyleft．TosayIwasamazedwouldbe4,Iwasdelightedthat5Iwantedcouldbegotinthesameway．Thatdaymymotherpickedmeupearlyfromdaycare6wewerecollectingour-Christmasshopping．Aswewalkedthroughthetoysection,Isawa7Ihadtohave．Itwasawhiteandredtelephonewhosebells8asitwaspulledalongonastring．9lovinglyatmymother,Iasked,"Mama,10Ihavethattelephone?"Shereplied,"Notnow,butifyouareagoodgirlmaybeSantawillbringittoyou．"AsIinsisted,hereyesnarrowedandherhand11onmine．Bynowwewerestandinginthelongline,andIfigureditwas12．Ilaydownonthegroundandbeganscreaming．"Iwantthattelephone．"TiredChristmasshopperslookedasmymother13said,"Becky,you’dbettergetupbythecountofthree14．"Nothinghappened．Sothenshelay15meonthefloor,andbegankickingandscreaming,"Iwantanewcar,Iwantanewhouse,Iwantsomejewelry,Iwant…"16,Istoodup．"Mama,stop．Mama,getup,"I17said．Shestood,and18herselfoff．Atfirstastonished,theotherswaitinginlinebegantoclap．Andastheywereleaving,theysaidwithasmile,"Yourmomgotyourgood．Ibetyou’llnevertrythatagain．"AndIdidn’t,becauseitleftalastingmentalpicturemoreeffectivethanany19mark．1、A．looked B．found C．observed D．watched2、．A．pickup B．holdup C．makeup D．hangup3、．A．knocked B．fell C．came D．took4、．A．Anything B．Something C．Nothing D．Everything5、A．enough B．abrupt C．impossible D．inaccurate6、A．however B．whenever C．whatever D．whichever7、A．where B．because C．though D．after8、A．toy B．bell C．ring D．doll9、A．hung B．burst C．stayed D．rang10、A．Lookingup B．Holdingup C．Carryingon D．Goingthrough11、A．must B．can’t C．shall D．will12、A．tended B．accumulated C．tightened D．approved13、A．moreorless B．againandagain C．nowandthen D．nowornever14、A．calmly B．angrily C．anxiously D．disappointedly15、A．atlength B．andsoon C．orsomething D．orelse16、．A．beside B．against C．besides D．over17、A．Shocked B．Excited C．Angry D．Amused18、A．excitedly B．tearfully C．smilingly D．jokingly19、A．lift B．polished C．breathed D．brushed20、A．arbitrary B．worthy C．physical D．Necessary第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression,whichmaysoundlikeanunusualpieceofadvice,1．itistrue.Sohowdoyoumakeagoodfirstimpression?Themostimportanttoolisyourface.Smiling,beingresponsive,andlookinglikeyouarehappyalmostalwaysleaveapositiveimpressiononpeople.Furthermore,beinginapositivemood2．(help)youtogetabetterunderstandingofnewthings.Thismeansthatyoucanpossiblybe3．(friendly)topeopleyoudonotknowandbemorecreativeandabletosolveproblemsmorequickly.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)假如英語課上老師要求同學們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，要求你在錯誤的地方增加、刪除、或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1、每次錯誤以及修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者從第十一處起不計分例如：Itwasverynicetogetyourinvitationtospend∧weekendwithyou、LuckilyIwastheamcompletelyfreethen,soI’lltosay“yes”、I’llarriveinBristolataround8p、m、inFridayeveningonAFrenchmanwasoncevisitingLondon．Hewishedtotakeawalktoseeacity．ButhewasafraidhemightgetlostbecauseheknewnowordsofEnglish．Sobeforehelefthishotel,hestoppedinthefirstcornerandcarefullycopiedinhisnotebookthenamesofthestreetthathewasstaying．Thenhewalkedon．Atlast,hegetslost．Afterseveralhourshefoundapoliceman．TheFrenchmantriedhisbesttoexplainthepolicemanthathedidn’tknowthenameofhishotel,andheknewthenameofthestreet．Hethenshowedthepolicemanthathecopiedinhisnotebook．Itwasread:“One-waystreet”．第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高三學生李華，還有一個月就要離開母校，請你寫一份畢業典禮發言稿，內容包括以下要點：1.列舉高中生活的難忘片段（如學習、活動等）；2.表達感激之情及美好祝愿。注意:1.詞數100左右；2.可適當發揮，以使內容連貫。Dearfriends,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.FromLiHua.

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、B6、B7、B8、D9、D10、C11、D12、C13、C14、B15、C16、D17、D18、C19、B20、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、?D選項Heexpectedhisfriendtolivelonger.22、1、B2、D3、C4、A23、1、A2、B3、C4、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—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemoreofthatbadpolicy.Butlet’sbeperfectlyclear,wedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsis,andalwayshasbeen,aboutbalancingcompetinginterestsseekingtobenefitthemselves,andthat’sasitshouldbe,buttheforceofgovernmentshouldneverbeusedtoreducecompetition,killinnovationorsupportandextendartificialmonopolies（壟斷）byharmingtheconsumer,thetaxpayerandtheeconomy.Policymustbreedournewandsmallbusinessesorseetheas-yetundreamedofinnovationsthatcouldbeourbrightfuturedieininfancy.2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．overseveraldecades,newcompanieshavegrownsteadilyB．thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationsfallsequallyonallbusinessesC．lesspoliticallypowerfulfirmsalsohavetheirvoiceinmakingregulationsD．mature,successfulcorporationsprefertomaintaintheirstableincomes3、Itcanbeconclud