2025屆黑龍江省佳木斯市湯原高中高考英語倒計時模擬卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用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在答題紙相應的答題區內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when2．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone3．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches4．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which5．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to6．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault7．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat8．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what9．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave10．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited11．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup12．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so13．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．amusementsB．adjustmentsC．appointmentsD．achievements14．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof15．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one16．—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.—________.Don'tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon'tsaynotothis17．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf18．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must19．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/20．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment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）Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear(間隔年)beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService(UCAS).Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible.”hesaid.Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS),arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship—youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.1、Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?A．Itisflexibleinlength. B．Itisatimeforrelaxation.C．Itisincreasinglypopular. D．Itisrequiredbyuniversities.2、AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear.A．arebetterpreparedforcollegestudiesB．knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobsC．aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebtD．haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities3、HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?A．He’spuzzled. B．He’sworried.C．He’ssurprised. D．He’sannoyed.4、WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?A．Attendadditionalcourses. B．Makeplansforthenewterm.C．Earnmoneyfortheireducation. D．Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.22．（8分）Chinanowhas52sitesincludedontheUNESCOWorldHeritagelist,whichwasestablishedtosafeguarduniqueandirreplaceableculturalandnaturalsitesaroundtheworld.Let’shavealookatsomeofthem,whichmaygiveyousomecluesonyournexttravelplan.MausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorTheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorislocatedinLintongcounty,nearXi’ancity,capitalofShaanxiprovince.Atotalof8,000life-sizeterracottawarriors,chariotsandhorses,andhundredsofbronzeweaponshavebeenunearthedfromit.Manystateleadersandexpertsworldwidebelievethatthediscoveryofthemausoleumisamajorarcheologicalfindandcanbecalledtheeighthwonderoftheworld,parallelingEgypt’spyramids.Kulangsu,aHistoricInternationalSettlementGulangyuIsland,knowninthelocaldialectasKulangsu,islocatedontheentryoftheJiulongRiver,facingthecityofXiamen.Theislandwasoccupiedbyatleastadozencountries,includingGreatBritain,FranceandJapan.Asaresult,Westernculturegrewrapidlythereinthe19thcentury,especiallymusic.WithsuchaharmoniousblendofWesternmusicandEasternculture,Gulangyuisnaturallyreferredtoasthe“islandofmusic”.Itisfamousforitsoutstandingmusiciansandmusicalinstruments.QinghaiHohXilHohXil,whichmeans“beautifulgirl”inMongolian,islocatedinthenorth-easternendoftheQinghai-TibetanPlateau.HohXilNationalNatureReserveisChina’slargestandtheworld’sthirdlargestuninhabitedarea.Becauseofthehighaltitudeandfierceweather,itisimpossibleforpeopletolivethere,andtherefore,itisaparadiseforwildlifeandhometomorethan230speciesofwildanimalsincludingendangeredspeciessuchastheTibetanantelope,whichisrecognizedastheNationalClassIProtectedanimal.HuangshanMountainHuangshan,knownas“theloveliestmountainofChina”,liesinthesouthofAnhuiprovinceineasternChina.Thescenicareacovers154sqkm,andisfamousforitspeaks,rocks,pines,cloudsandsprings.Italsohasarichculturalheritage.XuXiake,afamoustraveleroftheMingDynasty(1368-1644),visitedHuangshantwice,anddescribeditinapoem,callingitthebestofallmountainsinChina.Todayitholdsthesamefascinationforvisitors,poets,paintersandphotographers.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．QinghaiHohXilisthelargestuninhabitedareaintheworld.B．Kulangsuwasoccupiedfornotlessthanadozenyears.C．MausoleumislocatedinthecapitalcityofShaanxiprovince.D．HuangshanMountainiswellknownforitsmagnificentscenery.2、WhyisQinghaiHohXilaparadiseforwildlifelivingthere?A．Becauseendangeredspeciesarewellprotectedthere.B．Becauseitislargeinsizewithbeautifulscenery.C．BecauseitislocatedonQinghai-TibetanPlateau.D．Becausetoughweatherandenvironmentmakenopeoplelivethere.3、Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?A．AtravelguidebookB．AnentertainmentmagazineC．AsciencefictionD．Ahistorytextbook23．（8分）AlibabaopenedChina’sversionofAmazon’scashier-lessstore,“TaoCafe”atitssecondannualTaobaoMakerFestivaltakingplacefrom8—12July,andthenshowedittothepublic.ByscanningaQRcode（二維碼）onTaobaoappattheentranceofthestore?consumersaretrackedwithcamerasforfacialrecognition.Aftergoingthroughthecheckoutdoors,customerswillautomaticallymakeapurchasethroughtheirsmartphoneswithoutneedingtoheadtoaregisterandbeabletoleavethestorewithwhattheybuyinhand.Thecompany,puttingitseffortsinArtificialIntelligenceanddatatechnologies,causedsomeripples（波動）amongofflineretailers（零售商）.Butifyouthinkthee-commercegiantplanstogetasliceofthephysical-storepie,thenyoumightgetitwrong:“It’snotaboutAlibabawantingtoopenmorecafes,wearenotintherestaurantbusiness.”it’saboutdigitalizingthefootprintsofthevisitorstoanofflinestore,‘‘saidChrisTung,chiefmarketingofficerofAlibabaGroup.Hesaid,forexample,intheonlineworld,Alibabacanalwayspersonalizeeverywebpagebasedonusersinterestandpreferencethankstobigdata,“Whenyouopenourapp,everymomentisdifferent.”Butontheotherhand,“offlineisbecomingnotsoexcitinganymore”,becausemanyphysicalstoresarealwaysfoundtobeverysimilarwithnovariation.Tungsaidofflineretailerscouldimprovebyadoptingonlinedatacompetencetolinktheidentityofthecustomers?andoptimize（優化）theirin-storeshoppingexperience.Sointhissense,afterphysicalstoreshaveanunderstandingofwhattheircustomersneedonline,thentheycanallocatetheproductsinthephysicalofflinestoreaccordingly.Hefurtherexplainedthepop-upTaoCafeisoneofthewaystopresentthis“newretail”ideaandopensuppeople’sthinkingandcallsformorepartnership.1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThebuyingprocessinTaoCafe.B．ThepaymentmethodofTaoCafe.C．ThemeaningoftheTaobaoMakerFestival.D．TheadvantageoftheTaobaoMakerFestival.2、OfflineretailersworriesthatAlibabawill.A．controlthemarketofproductionB．collectconsumers’sdatainshoppingC．competetogainphysicalstores’sharesD．developitstechnologyofArtificialIntelligence3、WhatisprobablyTung’sopiniononcashier-lessstores?A．Theyappeartobelessexciting.B．Theyaretoreplacetheofflinestores.C．Theyhelptoinspiretheupgradesofretail.D．Theyarrangetheirproductsinarandomway.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Cashier-lesspaymentcompeteswithphysicalstores.B．Theapplicationhasbecomeaninstanthit.C．AlibabacelebratesTaobaoMakerFestival.D．TaoCafeistorevolutionizetheofflineretail.24．（8分）Fromthemomentyouopenyoureyesinthemorning,youcanfeelsweatrunningdownyourbody,evenifyou'rebarelymovingatall.That'swhatmostpeopleinChinafeltlikethissummer.Infact,theentirenorthernhemisphere(半球)sawhightemperaturesinJuly.TheArcticCirclewasnoexception(例外).TemperaturesinthecityofNorilsk,whichisintheArcticCircle,reachedarecordhighof32℃,TheAtlanticreported.Temperaturesthereareusuallyjust10℃atthistimeoftheyear.TheheatwaveintheArcticismainlyalong-termresultofglobalwarming,accordingtotheChineseAcademyofMeteorologicalSciences.Infact,whilethewholeworldisgettingwarmer,theArcticiswarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheplanet.Thisiscalledthepolaramplificationeffect（極地放大效應）.ThemostdirectimpactofArcticwarmingisthemeltingofArcticice.AccordingtoNASA,Arcticseaiceisnowdisappearingatarateof13.2percentevery10years.NASAsaidthatifthiscontinues,theArcticwillhavenoicebytheyear2040.ThishasputsomeArcticanimals,likepolarbears,indanger.Theicethatthebearsliveonhasshrunk(縮小),theTorontoStarreported.Meltingicecanalsocausesealevelstoriseinthelongterm.Since1993,sealevelshaverisenatarateof3.2cmevery10years,theGuardianreported.Somecountries,suchasTuvalu（圖瓦魯）intheSouthPacificOceanandMaldives（馬爾代夫）intheIndianOcean,areatriskofdisappearingintothesea1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Somecountriesintheoceanwilldisappearin10yearsB．ChinaisthehottestinthenorthernhemispherethissummerC．ThetemperaturesinNorilskusedtobelowerthanthissummer.D．TheworldgetswarmerbecauseoftheheatwaveintheArctic2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．TheheatwaveintheArcticB．TheresultofglobalwarmingC．GettingwarmerintheworldD．TheArcticgettingwarmfaster3、WhatmaybetheresultofthemeltingofArcticice?A．ThepolarwillbecomedangerousB．SealevelsriseinthelongtermC．TherewillbeanendofwatershortageD．Therewillbenoiceintheworldby20404、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HeathitsArcticB．Arcticanimalsareindanger.C．TheworldbecamehotterthanbeforeD．Somecountriesmaydisappearintothesea25．（10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.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）AlwayswishedtheEarthhadasecondmoon?Thenyouwillbe1tohearthattheChengduAerospaceScienceInstitutehasplanstolaunchmultipleminimoonsoverthenextfewyears.Similartoour2satellite,thelightoftheartificialorb(球體)willbeobtainedfromthesunand3toEarthbyitsmirror-likecoating.Accordingtoitsdesigners,the4oflightbeingreflectedcanbecontrolledfromEarthandthelightcanevenbe5,ifnecessary.Whilethemultipleminimoonswillcertainlyappearpicturesque,theirmainpurposeistoconserve6TheChengduAerospaceexpertsclaimtheminimoon'sdusk-likeglowwillallowthegovernmenttoeventually7costlystreetlightsincities.TheyestimatethatusingtheartificialsatellitetolightupChengdu'sstreetsatnightwill8thecity1.2billionyuananally.Sincetheorb'slocationcanbe9moved,itcouldalsobeusedtoshinelightoverdisaster-struckareasthathavelost10Oncethefirstminimoonis11successfully,theexpertsplantolaunchthree12ones.Together,thesatellites,whichwilltaketurnsdependingontheir13inrelationtothesun,areexpectedto14anareaof3,600to6,400squarekilometers.Whiletheorbswillbe15throughatelescopefromanywhereontheglobe,theirrealbeautywillonlybeseenbyvisitingChengdu.Officials,16,believetheywillbeahugetouristattraction,helpingimprovethecity's17.Asisoftenthecasewithmajor18,someexpertsareconcerned.They19thatthemoonswillimpactonthesleeppatternsofhumansandanimals.However,officialsbelievethesatelliteswillcauselittle,ifany,20.1、A．pleased B．surprised C．alarmed D．relieved2、A．traditional B．unique C．natural D．famous3、A．carried B．reflected C．introduced D．transformed4、A．colour B．speed C．source D．amount5、A．sentout B．switchedoff C．givenaway D．turneddown6、A．resources B．animals C．farmland D．space7、A．rebuild B．expand C．improve D．remove8、A．bring B．leave C．save D．cost9、A．hardly B．easily C．frequently D．normally10、A．money B．home C．contact D．power11、A．travelling B．appearing C．working D．signaling12、A．additional B．special C．bright D．colourful13、A．size B．importance C．position D．function14、A．pickup B．takeup C．holdup D．lightup15、A．reliable B．visible C．available D．testable16、A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．moreover17、A．population B．education C．evolution D．conflict18、A．drawback B．breakthroughs C．technology D．economy19、A．doubt B．conclude C．worry D．agree20、A．disturbance B．destruction C．satisfaction D．discussion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）語法填空TheTeacher-StudentRelationshipAgoodteacher-studentrelationshipwillmakelearningenjoyableandinterestingforthestudents.Tosetupagoodteacher-studentrelationship,ateacher’s1．(behave)isimportant.Theteachershouldmotivate(激發)thestudentssothattheywanttolearn.Agoodteachershouldbe2．(patience),friendlyandstrict.However,beingtoofriendlymaycausestudentstobecomelazyandstopmakingprogress.On3．otherhand,beingtoostrictmayfrightenthestudents.Soateachershouldavoid4．(go)toextremes(極端)intreatinghisstudents.Andteachersshouldencouragethestudentstothink5．(independent)andlearntostudyby6．(they).Asforthestudents,theymustalwaysrespecttheirteachers.Studentsshouldbeeagertolearnaswellaswilling7．(work)hard.It’simportanttolistenwithattentioninclassandit’smoreimportanttolearntoraisequestionsandworkoutproblems8．newways.Aboveall,bothstudentsandteachershavetofocuson9．theyshoulddomost,whichmeansthatthestudentshavetostudyhardandteachershavetoberesponsiblewhenteaching.Besides,studentsandteachershavetorespecteachother,which10．(be)anecessarybasisofsettingupagoodteacher-studentrelationship.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤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（∧），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的詞。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。TomandDickarenextdoorneighborwhobothworkinsameoffice、Theyoftenwalktogethertoandfromwork、Oncetheywerewalkingtohometogetherwhileitsuddenlystartedtorain、Tomquicklyopenedhisumbrellaandsaidproud,"Mywifereallyhasgreatforesight、”Headded,“Shesaidthismorningitwouldrainandtellmetocarrymyumbrella、"Dicksmiledandwalkeduptoherundertheprotectionoftheumbrella、Hesaid,"Minehasevengreatforesight、Shedidn'tletmecarryonesosheknewyou'dshareyourstome、"第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）某中學生英文報近日開啟專欄，就一些校園熱點話題展開討論。請你以“外賣食品是否應該進校園”為題，用英文給該報社寫一篇稿件，內容應包括：1.外賣食品受歡迎的原因；2.外賣食品帶來的問題，如污染等；3.你自己的觀點。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.題目已為你寫好；3.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。ShouldWeOrderTake-outFoodsatSchool?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、D5、B6、D7、D8、B9、A10、D11、A12、D13、B14、B15、D16、A17、D18、A19、B20、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、C2、A3、B4、C22、1、D2、D3、A23、1、A2、C3、C4、D24、1、C2、D3、B4、A25、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—whichisdirectlycausedbyfaultygov