2025屆江蘇省泰州市泰州棟梁學校高三最后一卷英語試卷含答案

2025屆江蘇省泰州市泰州棟梁學校高三最后一卷英語試卷含答案注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，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．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking2．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped3．Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just_____.A．facethemusicB．flyoffthehandleC．eatyourwordsD．biteyourtongue4．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where5．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a(chǎn);the C．the；a D．the；the6．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before7．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)mattending B．a(chǎn)ttendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending8．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected9．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a(chǎn);a B．a(chǎn);theC．the;a D．the;the10．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved11．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated12．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what13．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t14．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun15．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that16．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade17．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know18．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow19．Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith20．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown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）Inthespaceofjusttwoyears,theappDouyin,createdbyBeijing-basedcompanyByteDance,hasgatheredmorethanhalfabillionusers—around40％ofthemoutsideChina—whoshareshortvideosofthemselveslip-syncing（假唱）,cooking,dancingorjustbeingsilly.WhatsetsByteDanceapartisitssuccessinthesocialmediacategory,whichiscontrolledbyFacebook,TwitterandSnap—allWesterncompanies.ByteDancecallsitselfanartificialintelligencecompany.Itusesmachinelearningandalgorithms（算法）tofigureoutwhatpeoplelikemostandgivethemmoreofwhattheywanttosee.OnDouyin,peoplecaneditandbeautify15-secondvideosbeforepostingthemonline.Theapphasevenmadeaphrasetodescribepeoplegluedtotheircustomizedfeeds:“shuaDouyin”or“scrollingthroughDouyin”.Lastyear,thecompanyreleasedTikTok,theoverseasversionofDouyin.ByteDance’sgrowingvideoempirehasmadeittheworld’sfifthbiggestappmaker.ByteDancesaysTikTokandDouyintogetherhavemorethan500millionmonthlyactiveusers.InvestorslikeByteDancebecauseitshundredsofmillionsofusersattractalotofadvertisingmoney.Thevideoappsarelucrativebecausetheyattractalotofusersintheirteensand20s,whoaremoregenerouswiththemoney.ByteDancealsomakesmoneythroughincomesharingdeals.PeopleonTikTok,forexample,canbuydigitalcoinstogivetootherpeopleontheapp—likethrowingmoneyinaperformer’stipjar.ByteDancetakesacutofthoseearnings.ByteDance’sfounderandCEOisZhangYiming,a35-year-oldformerMicrosoftemployee.PeoplewhohaveworkedwithZhangdescribehimassomeonewhothinksdeeplyabouttechnologyandspendsmuchofhisfreetimewritingcode.LikeFacebookandTwitter,ByteDanceisalsobattlingfakenewsandinappropriatecontent.ByteDancepromisestoaddthousandsmoreemployeestoreviewthecontentonDouyin.1、WhatmakesByteDancesospecial?A．Itsappchallengessimilarcompanies’ruleinWesternworld.B．Itinventedthesocialmediaappinitiallyintheworld.C．Itisthebiggestartificialintelligencecompanyontheearth.D．IthascontrolledFacebook,TwitterandSnap.2、WhyisDouyinsopopular?A．Itisanewgenerationhi-techproduct.B．Ithasbothhomeandoverseasversion.C．Itiseasyandtotallyfreetooperateonline.D．Itmeetsthedemandofpeopleindividually.3、HowdoesByteDancemakeaprofit?A．Bychargingtheusers. B．Bychargingtheadvertisement.C．Byforcingtheuserstodonate. D．Bysellingitsartificialintelligence.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Douyin,aPopularAppB．ByteDance,aSuccessfulCompanyC．FacebookTogetherwithDouyinIsBattingFakeNewsD．TwitterIsHelpingDouyinAttractMoreAdvertisingMoney22．（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.23．（8分）Mr.Omorogbewasoriginallysettograduatein2014.Butafterafightwithhisdad,hewas“tossedout”onthestreet.Eventually,hisgrandmothertookhiminforawhile,butwithherworkingduringtheday,Omorogbeneededtocareforhisseriouslyillgrandfather.Schooleventuallybecametoomuch,sohedroppedout.Formanystudentsacrossthecountry,circumstanceslikeOmorogbe’scanderail(使偏離軌道)themthehigh-school-to-collegetrack.Inhiscase,BostonPublicSchool’sRe-EngagementCenterwasabletoconnecthimwithEDCOYouthAlternative,aschoolthatprovidesextrasupporttonontraditionalandstrugglingstudents.HestartedinSeptember2016andwillhavehisdiplomainhandbyMay.“Ihavemycounselor(指導教師)whocallsmeeveryday.IfImissschoolfortwoorthreedays,she’llcallme,andask,‘AreyouOK?’”saysOmorogbe.“Duringthevacations,she’llcallme;formybirthday,she’llbakemeacake.”Tenyearsago,BostonhighschoolstudentslikeOmorogbewerefarlesslikelytogettheirdiploma.In2007,thecity’sgraduationratewas59percent.Thisyear,in2017,thenumberofBostonstudentswhograduatedinfouryearshitarecordhighof72.4percent.Statewide,thegraduationrateincheduptoarecord87.5percentfrom87.3percentlastyear,accordingtostatefigures.“You’reseeinggradualprogress,”saysPaulReville,aprofessoratHarvard’sGraduateSchoolofEducationandformerSecretaryofeducationforMassachusetts.“We’redealingwithoneofthemostimportantproblemsthatwehaveineducationthesedays,whichispeopledroppingoutwithoutahighschooleducationandhavingnoplacetogoinoureconomy.”EducationexpertssayBoston’srecordgraduationratewasparticularlyencouragingbecauseofthegainsbythecity’sAfrican-AmericanandLatinostudentsinthelastdecade–13.6and16.5percentagepointsrespectively.Butwithroughly5,500kidsacrossthestatestilldroppingoutofhighschooleveryyear,professorRevilleandothersadmitthatMassachusetts,widelyrecognizedashavingthenation’sleadingeducationsystem,stillhasalongwaytogo.1、WhydidOmorogbedropoutofschool?A．Hehadapoorfamily.B．Hehadnointerestinhisstudies.C．Hewasseriouslyinjuredinafight.D．Hehadtotakeontheroleofacarer.2、WhatdoesOmorogbethinkofhiscounselor?A．She’sstrict.B．She’skind-hearted.C．She’sopen-minded.D．She’sknowledgeable.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBoston’shighschoolgraduationrate?A．Itreachedarecord87.5percentthisyear.B．Therehasbeenariseofover10percentin10years.C．Thisyear’sfiguresshowasharpincreaseoverlastyear’s.D．Lessthanhalfofthestudentscouldgraduate10yearsago.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ThesuccessstoryofMr.OmorogbeB．BostonstudentsareregainingtheirconfidenceC．TheimportantrolehighschooleducationplaysD．Reformshavegivenfreshhopetostrugglingstudents24．（8分）Japanisagingfasterthananyothernation.Bytheendofthisdecade,therewillbethreeretireesforeverychildunder15andbeforelong,oneinsixpeoplewillbeover80.Itspopulationwillsoonbefallingbynearlyamillionpeopleeveryyearandsomepeoplepredictthat,sometimeinthenextcentury,thelastJapanesepersonwilldie.Othercountriesareencouragingimmigrationtodealwiththeirdemographicwoes.ButnotJapan,whichisusingdifferentwaystoreducepressureputonhealthcareandsocialservices.TheToto-madetoilet,commoninJapanesehotels,canpushuptohelptheelderly.NowTotoisworkingwithDaiwaHouse,Japan’slargesthousebuilder,toequiptoiletsforretirees.Thesehavemedicalsensorsthatmeasurebloodsugarlevels,thebloodpressureandbodyfatoftheuser.ThedataisemailedtothelocalGPthroughabuilt-ininternetdevice(裝置).Somakesureyoueatyourgreensandstayregular,orthedoctorwillbeintouch.Theover-75saccountformorethanaquarterofthedeathsincaraccidentsonJapaneseroads.ToyotaisworkingwithProfessorKawashima,whodevelopedbraintraininggamesforNintendo,tocreateintelligentcarsthatmonitorbrainactivityintheelderly.Othertechnologiescouldalsoworktokeepelderlydriverscautious.Japanhastwiceasmanypetsasithaschildren.Butrealanimalsaredifficulttolookafterastheirownersage.Paroisafurrywhitebabysealrobotwhichrespondstopettingbymovingitstailandopeningandclosingitseyes.Itshowsemotionssuchassurprise,happinessandanger,andhassoldwellinnursinghomeswhereitisreportedtostimulate(刺激)responsesamongthosewithdementia(癡呆).Japan’sInstituteofPhysicalandChemicalResearchhasdevelopedRiba,anursingcarerobotthatcanlifttheelderlyoutofbed.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“demographicwoes”referto?A．Retirementage.B．Publicfinance.C．Populationproblems.D．Employmentdifficulties.2、What’sthemainfunctionofthetoiletsforretirees?A．Givingthemfirstaid.B．Monitoringtheirhealth.C．Helpingthemsendemails.D．Sendingthemoffthetoilet.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthesealrobot?A．Itishardtolookafter.B．Itsellswellinnurseries.C．Itonlymakesapositiveresponse.D．Itiswellreceivedinnursinghomes.4、HowdoesJapanimprovethehealthcarefortheelderly?A．Byadvocatingcompaniesworktogether.B．Byswitchingtolife-longtrainingclasses.C．Bydevelopinghi-techproductsandservices.D．Bycorrectingmedicalpersonnel’sserviceattitudes.25．（10分）TheCLFArtCafe,PeckhamPlayingdifferentkindsofmusic,ithasanighttoservemosttastes.Asoneoftheleadingplacesforthecreativearts,thebuildingisfulloffriendlybutcrazystudentsandyoungpeopledevotedtohavingagoodtime.Butforthosewhoaren’tinterestedinmakingtheceilingsweat,thereisanopen-airrooftop,monthlyplaysandregularshowingsoffilms.Roxy,FitzroviaIntheheartofLondon’sshoppingcenterliesoneoftheflagshipsforastudentnightoutinLondon.AftershowingtheirStudentIDs,studentsheaddownintothebasement(地下室)oftheRoxywheretheyarethrownintoagroupofyoungpeoplefromallbackgroundsandcountries.Whetherforafewdrinksandachatoradancealongtothesoundofthelatesthits,theRoxy’shalf-pricedcocktail(雞尾酒)willmakesureyouarcsatisfied.BarKick,ShoreditchForstudentswhoareverybusyandhaveforgottenhowtorelax,keepyourselffocusedwhileyouplayagameoftablefootball.PutyourselfintothecrowdofbarsandclubsShoreditchhastooffer,BarKickpresentsstudentswithaquietevening.Atstreetlevel,itseemslikeanyotherbar.Headingdownstairsyou’llfindalmostadozenfootballtablesreplacingthedancefloor,givingitacompetitiveedgetoaneveningawayfromschoolwork.TheCourt,TottenhamCourtRoadForanaffordablemealanddrinksonaSundaybeforeaweekofstress,headovertoTheCourt.Combiningtheperfectcombinationoftraditionalpubcomfortswithstudentprices,thecentralLondonpuboffersaquietplaceasyoucatchupwithclassmatesandforgetaboutthestressesofbeingastudent,1、Whichseemstobeawisepickforaquietstudentwithatightbudget?A．TheCLFArtCafeB．TheCourtC．BarKickD．Roxy2、Accordingtothetext,whatdoweknowaboutRoxy?A．Itmainlyappealstoforeignstudents.B．ItliesfarfromLondon’sdowntown.C．Itrequirescustomers’proofofidentity.D．Itofferscustomersserviceathalfprice.3、WhatmakesBarKickdifferentfromtheotherthreebarsmentioned?A．Ithasadancefloormadeofspecialmaterial.B．Itisaplaceforpeopletoenjoyquietness.C．Itlooksdifferentfromothersinthestreet.D．Itprovidestablegamesforitscustomers,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）IstartedservingthehomelesswhenIwaseightyearsold.Ididn'tknowthesepeoplewouldmakesuchabigdifferenceinmy1.TwiceamonthIgotothechurchandhelpgetthingsreadyfor2.Whenthegateisopened,peoplecomein3togetdrinks.Theytaketheirseatswhilebreakfastis4，andthenwebeginto5.Weeachtaketwoplatesandcarrythem6thelineastheplatesare7.Eachpersonreceivesseveralkindsoffoods.Iwalktothetablesand8theplatesbeforethem.AfterI'veservedthem,Iaskiftheyneed9elseandbringthemwhatevertheyaskfor.WhenIfirststartedserving,Iwasalittle10.AtfirstIstayedclosetomymommostofthetime,butafterIgottoknowthesestrangers,I11thattheywerefriendlypeople.Andthe12ofthemwasoftennicerthantheoutside.Irealizedthattherewasno13tobescared.Afterservingforafewmonths,Istartedto14seeingthesamepeopleeachweek.Allofthesepeoplemakemydaymuch15.Thepasttwoyearshavemadeabig16inmylife.Idothis17itistherightthingtodo.WhenIservepeople,Iwantthemtoknowthatsomeone18themandthattheymatter.Servingmakesmehappy,butevenmore19，itteachesmetoloveand20othersandhelpsmaketheworldabetterplace.1、A．studyB．workC．familyD．life2、A．breakfastB．brunchC．lunchD．dinner3、A．secretlyB．quicklyC．slowlyD．separately4、A．orderedB．enjoyedC．preparedD．tasted5、A．eatB．serveC．leaveD．try6、A．beforeB．beyondC．a(chǎn)boveD．a(chǎn)long7、A．emptiedB．washedC．filledD．dried8、A．makeB．setC．fixD．show9、A．nothingB．everythingC．whatD．a(chǎn)nything10、A．surprisedB．embarrassedC．scaredD．puzzled11、A．realizedB．a(chǎn)dmittedC．claimedD．swore12、A．pastB．insideC．surfaceD．front13、A．wayB．doubtC．reasonD．wonder14、A．gettiredofB．takechargeofC．getdowntoD．lookforwardto15、A．betterB．furtherC．busierD．easier16、A．successB．differenceC．profitD．fortune17、A．becauseB．ifC．onceD．though18、A．reliesonB．goesafterC．caresaboutD．looksfor19、A．necessarilyB．interestinglyC．honestlyD．importantly20、A．respectB．forgiveC．inspireD．protect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）Wangweiwasareallygoodstudent,but1．(recent)hehasn’tfelthimselfandhisgradeshasfallensincethreemonthsago.Thisisbecausehesometimeshastrouble2．(pay)attentiontohisstudy.Hewouldn’tliketotalkwithteachersandfriends,too.What’sworse,hefeels3．(tire)allthetimeandhasdifficultyinfallingasleep.Whathedoesisbroughttohismother’sattention.4．,whenhismotheraskshimwhathappenstohim,hejustsayshefeelslikecrying.Asamatteroffact,Wangweiissuffering5．clinicaldepression(臨床抑郁癥),6．isaserious,buttreatablecondition.Ifitisnottreatedintime,seriousdamage7．(do)tohealth.Thefirstsignsofitinteensare8．(poor)schoolreportsthanbefore,thenlearningdifficultiesandstayingawayfromclassmatesandteachers.Ifyouhavethesesigns,don’tworry.Itisnotsodifficult9．(deal)withclinicaldepression.Therearemanyeffectiveways,suchasmedicine.10．(express)offeelings,moreexerciseandabalanceddiet.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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。MyparentsandIwenttotheparkonlastSunday、Therewerelotsofvisitorsstoodinfrontoftheticketwindow、Wewaitedforalongtimeandbuythreetickets、IntheTigerMountainofthepark,IwastooeagertoseethefiercefrightenedanimalsthatIquickenedmystepsthroughthecrowd、Unfortunate,Igotseparatedfrommyparents、Ihadhardtimelookingforhim,butIhadnoluck、Wanderinginthepark,Ifeltalonewithoutanycompanions、Worsestill,Ihadnomoney,soIhadtowalkhome,coveredasmuchas5kilometers、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，剛從新西蘭（NewZealand）學習回國。請你寫封郵件向新西蘭朋友Summer表示衷心感謝。內(nèi)容包括：1.學習和生活上獲得很大幫助；2.邀請Summer訪問中國。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。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、A5、C6、A7、D8、C9、A10、B11、C12、A13、A14、B15、A16、A17、A18、C19、A20、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、A2、D3、B4、A22、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’sbe