貴州省銅仁市德江縣第二中學2025年高三第三次測評英語試卷含解析

貴州省銅仁市德江縣第二中學2025年高三第三次測評英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請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．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing2．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto3．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand4．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether5．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't6．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what7．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted8．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something9．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't10．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute11．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that12．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why13．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless14．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where15．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving16．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether17．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup18．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a19．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown20．Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping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）NewYear'sresolutions(決心)havebeenaroundlongenoughthatweallscenttosticktothesameones--hitthegym,layoffthecandy,readmorebooks,callyourmother-regardlessofwhetherwefollowthroughwithourintentions.WhileJanuary1stseemsliketheperfecttimetohaveanewstartagain,exactlywhenpeopledevelopedthatmindset(思維模式)isn’tcommonknowledge.Itturnsoutthatthemodernbeliefof'aNewYear’sresolutionisn’tasoldasyouthought.Accordingtomanyhistorians,theancientBabylonianswerethefirstgroupofpeopletomakeNewYear’sresolutions.However,insteadofmakingacommitmenttoselfimprovement,theymadeacommitmenttothegodstopaytheirdebtsandreturnanyobjectstheyhadborrowed.AnancientRomantraditionfrom46B．C,bearsevenmorelikenesstomodernresolutions.EmperorJuliusCaesardeclaredJanuarythemonthofJanus.RomansbelievedJanuslookedbackwardsintothepreviousyearandaheadintothefuture.Inhishonor,theymadesacrificestothegodandpromisesofgoodbehaviorforthecoiningyear.ButthemodernNewYear'sresolutiondidn’tfullyformuntilcenturieslater.Thepracticewascommonenoughbytheearly1800s.Anarticlein1802states,"Statesmenhavesworntohavenootherobjetinviewthanthegoodoftheircountry..thephysicianshavedeterminedtoadvisetheuseofmedicinenomorethanisnecessary,andtoheveryreasonableintheirfees.”Thefirsttime“NewYear'sresolution"appearedasaphrasewasintheJanuary1stissueofaBostonnewspaperin1813.“Ibelievetherearealotofpeople,"thearticlegoes,“withaseriousdeterminationofbeginningtheNewYearwithnewresolutionsandnewbehavior,andwiththefullbeliefthattheyshallacceptpunishmentforalltheirformerfaultsandwipethemaway.Soasyoumake(andpossiblyfailat)yourNewyear'sresolutions,knowthatyou'reingoodcompany.1、WhoseNewYearsresolutionsweremostdifferentfromthepresentcommonpractice?A．AncientBabylonians’B．AncientRomans’C．Statesmen'sinthe1800s.D．Bostonpeople'sin18132、AccordingtoParagraph4,thephysiciansfocusedtheirresolutionson_______A．annualincomesB．personalambitionsC．professionalhonestyD．academicimprovement3、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToencouragepeopletomakeNewyear'sresolutionsB．TogiveadviceonhowtomakeNewYear’sresolutions.C．TocomparedifferentNewyear'sresolutionsinhistory.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofNewYear'sresolutions22．（8分）SummerHolidayFun2015!Thesummerholidaysareuponusagain.HereisourguidetosummerholidayfuninPeterborough!PeterboroughMuseumTheAgeoftheDinosaursisthemuseum'smainattractionthissummer.Getupclosetoprehistoriccreaturesviasomegreathands-onexhibits！Watchoutformonsterslurkingaroundeveryember！Themuseumisopenfrom10:00amto5:00pmMondaytoSaturday，andfrom12:00pmto4:00pmonSundaysinAugust.Call01733864663fordetails.SaxonYouthClubSchoolholidayfun：Youngpeopleaged13—19willbeabletoproducetheirownmusic，competeinsportsactivities，ortrytheirhandatcookingatSaxonYouthClub，SaxonCommunityCentre，NormanRoad，PeterborougheveryMondayandWednesdayfrom3:00pm.PLUSanaeroballtournamentwilltakeplaceonThursday,12thAugustbetween3:30pmand6:30pm.Call01353720274fordetails.HoughtonMillThroughtheLookingGlass—anewproductionofthefamilyfavoriteonMonday30th，August.Bringrugsorchairstositonandapicnicifyouwishtoeatduringtheplay.Gatesopen5:30pm，performance6:30pm—8:30pm.Tearoomwillbeopenuntiltheendoftheinterval.Adult￡10.Child￡7.Family￡20.Bookingadvisableon08454505157.FarmlandMuseumandDennyAbbeyFarmlandGames：FromWellieWangingtoPretendPloughingmatches，comeandjointheFarmlandTeam.Collectyoursportingstickersandcreateacolorfulrosettethatisfitforawinner！Noneedtobook，justturnupbetween12:00pmand4:00pmonThursday,19thAugust.Suitableforchildrenagedfourandabove，eachchildshouldbeaccompaniedbyanadultandallactivitiesareincludedinthenormaladmissionprice.TicketsCost：￡7perchild.Forfurtherinformation，call01223810080.1、Ifyouareinterestedincooking，youcangoto________.A．PeterboroughMuseum B．HoughtonMillC．SaxonYouthClub D．FarmlandMuseum2、Youwanttowatchthenewplaywithyourparents，soitwillcostyou________.A．￡7 B．￡17C．￡27 D．￡203、Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedsparents'company?A．Playingfarmlandgames. B．Watchingthenewplay.C．Competinginsportsactivities. D．Visitingthedinosaurexhibition.23．（8分）LakshmigrewupinIndiainthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury,seeingmanypeoplearoundherwhodidnotgetenoughfood,wereoftensickanddiedyoung.Inthe1960s,wasaskedtohelpmanageaprogramtoimprovenutritioninhercountry.Atthattime,mostadviceonnutritioncamefromNorthAmericanandEuropeancountries.Nutritionistssuggestedfoodsthatwerecommonandworkedwellforpeoplewholivedinthesenations.Forexample,theytoldpoorIndianwomentoeatmoremealandeggsanddrinkmoreorangejuice.ButLakshmiknewthisadvicewasuselessinacountrylikeIndia.Peopletheredidn’teatsuchfoods.Theyweren’teasytofind.Andforthepoor,suchfoodsweretooexpensive.Lakshmiknewthatfortheprogramtowork,ithadtofitIndianculture.Soshedecidedtoadjustthenutritionprogram.Shefirstfoundoutwhathealthymiddle-classpeopleinIndiaate.Shetooknoteofthenutrients(營養(yǎng)物）availableinthosefoods.Thenshelookedforcheap,easy-to-findfoodsthatwouldprovidethesamenutrients.Shecreatedabalanceddietoflocallygrownfruits,vegetables,andgrains.Thesefoodswerecheapandcouldbecookedwithsimpleequipment.Herideaswerethoughtunusualinthe1960s.Forexample,sheinsistedthatadietwithoutmealcouldprovideallmajornutrients.Nowweknowshewasright.Butittookhercontinuouseffortstogetotherstofinallyacceptherdietabout50yearsago.BecauseofLakshmi’sprogram,Indianchildrenalmostdoubledtheirfoodintake.Andmanychildrenwhowouldhavebeenhungryandillgrewhealthyandstrong.1、WhydidLakshmithinkEuropeannutritionists’advicewasuseless?A．ItworkedwellforEuropeanpeople.B．ItsuggestedtoomanyfoodsforIndians.C．ItwasnotpracticalinIndiaatthattime.D．Itincludedfoodsthatdidn’texistinIndia.2、Lakshmistudiedhealthymiddle-classpeople’sdietinorderto.A．knowabouttheireatinghabitsB．learnaboutIndiancultureC．findoutnutrientsintheirfoodD．writeareportonfoodnutrients3、Lakshmi’sbalanceddietwasconsideredunusualbecausepeoplethought.A．thosefoodsweretoocheapB．itshouldincludesomemeatC．itprovidedallmajornutrientsD．itenabledkidstogrowhealthy4、WhatcanweinferaboutLakshmi?A．Shecamefromarichfamily.B．Shedislikedmiddle-classpeople.C．SheworkedwithEuropeannutritionists.D．Shewasadeterminedscientist.24．（8分）Likeitorloveit,socialmediaisamajorpartoflife.Clickingonathumbs-uporahearticon(圖標)isaneasywaytostayintouch.Whetheryou’reonFacebook,what’sApporTwitter,theway,ofkeepingintouchisnolongerfacetoface,butinsteadscreentoscreen,highlightedbythefactthatmorethan1billionpeopleareusingFacebookeveryday.Socialmediahasbecomesecondnature—butwhatimpactisthishatingonus?LaurenShermanant]herteam,whostudythebrainatTempleUniversityinPhiladeiphia,mixed20teens’photoswith10otherpicturesfrompublicInstagramaccounts.Thentheyrandomlygavehalfoftheimagesmanylikes(between23and45;mosthadmorethan30).Theygavetheotherhalfnomorethan22likes(mosthadfewerthan15).Theresearcherswantedtofindouthowtheparticipants’brainswererespondingtothedifferentimages.Whiletheteenswereinamachine,researchersaskedthemtoeitherlikeanimageorskiptothenextone.Teensweremuchmorelikelytolikeimagesthatseemedpopular—thosethathadmorethan23likes,Sherman’steamfound.Thekidstendedtoskippictureswithfewlikes.Aspartoftheexperiment,participantswerealsoshownarangeof“neutral”photosshowingthingslikefoodandfriends,and“risky”photosconcerningcigarettesandalcohol.Whenlookingatphotosshowingriskybehaviors,suchassmokingordrinking—nomatterhowmanylikestheyhad—thebrainregionlinkedtocognitive(認知的)controltendedtobecomelessactive.Thesekindsofpicturescanlowertheviewer'sself-contro1.Thatmeanswhatyoulikeonlinehasthepowertoinfluencenotjustwhatotherslike,butevenwhattheydo.Viewingpictureslikethesecouldmaketeensletdowntheirguardwhenitcomestoexperimentingwithdrugsandalcohol,Shermanworries.1、Whatdoesthetextfocuson?A．Thebehaviorsofteens．B．Theself-controlofteensC．TheinfluenceofsocialmediaD．Thepopularityofsocialmedia2、Whichofthefollowingmightbeincludedintheexperiment?A．Seventeenimagesaregiven20likesB．Fifteenimagesaregiven25likesC．Fifteenimagesaregiven42likesD．Eightimagesaregiven40likes3、What’sSherman’sconcernaboutonlinephotos?A．MorelikesmaybegivenB．MisbehaviorsmaybeencouragedC．MoreriskypicturesmaybepostedD．Cognitivecontrolmaybecomelessactive4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TocondemnimmoralsocialbehaviorsB．TopromotemodernsocialmediaC．ToexplainthebrainsystemD．Tointroduceanewresearch25．（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(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）IhavelearntalotaboutChineselifeandculturewhileteachinginFirst,familylifequite1inChinafromthatintheUSA．IntheUSA,manyyoungpeople2homeaftertheyfinishtheireducationandstartworking.However,inChina,itis3forpeopletolivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygetmarried.4,manyofmyChinesefriendstoldmethattheir5livedwiththemandhelpedtakecareofthemwhentheywerechildren.ItseemsthatAmericansthinkindependenceismoreimportant6theChinesethinkfamilyrelationshipsaremoreimportant.Bargainingisanother7thatIhavetriedtolearn.IntheUSA,pricesare8andyoucan’taskforalowerprice.HoweverinsomesmallChinesestoresandtouristplaces,youare9tobargain.MyChinesefriendstaughtmetoaskfor40percentor50percent10theoriginalprice.Ifthesalespersondoesn’tagreetomyprice,Ishould11toleaveandhemightletmecomebackandsellmetheitem.Itisaskillthatyouhaveto12ifyouliveinChina.Tippinghasn’tbeeneasierto13.IntheUSA,manypeopleintheservice14wanttoget15

moneyforservingcustomers.TippingisnotapartofChineseculture.16Itriedtotipataxidriver.Helookedalittle17andrefusedtotakethemoney.Indinners,perhapswhatsurprisesanAmericanvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheir18.Actually,thisisa19oftruefriendshipandpoliteness.MyChinesefriendtoldmeifIdidn’twanttoeatit,Ishouldjust20thefoodintheplate.1、A．uniqueB．differentC．privateD．harmonious2、A．comeB．buildC．leaveD．abandon3、A．regularB．trueC．commonD．usual4、A．AlsoB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Although5、A．parentsB．relativesC．babysittersD．grandparents6、A．whileB．sinceC．whenD．as7、A．wayB．customC．lessonD．habit8、A．madeB．agreedC．chargedD．set9、A．expectedB．taughtC．suggestedD．required10、A．upB．awayC．offD．on11、A．promiseB．pretendC．decideD．hope12、A．tolerateB．understandC．practiseD．consider13、A．adjusttoB．turntoC．refertoD．stickto14、A．areaB．departmentC．branchD．industry15、A．easyB．extraC．pocketD．prize16、A．OftenB．OnceC．SometimesD．Before17、A．excitedB．satisfiedC．frightenedD．confused18、A．ownB．childrenC．neighborsD．guests19、A．signalB．markC．signD．feature20、A．leaveB．remainC．putD．taste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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ifyou’veneverheardofanegg-layingmountain,youprobablydon’tknowaboutChanDaYa,1．fantasticcliff(懸崖)thatlaysstoneeggsevery30years.LocatedinChina’sGuizhouProvince,ChanDaYa,2．means“egglayingcliff”,hasbeenpuzzlinggeologistsfordecades.Thecliffhasaroughsurfacespottedwithdozensofroundandoval-shapedstonesofvarioussizes.Astheelements(自然環(huán)境)continuetoeatawayatthecliff,theharder“eggs”becomeevenmoreexposedand3．(eventual)fallout.Theegg-layingphenomenonofChanDaYa4．(consider)unique,sogeologistswhohopetocomeupwithan5．(explain)havehadtotraveltotheremotemountainousregion6．(study)itfirst-hand.Thelocalpeoplehaveknownabouttheegg-layingcliffforgenerations,andmanyof7．(they)frequentlyvisitittotouchthe“godeggs”forgoodluck.Inrecentyears,ChanDaYa8．(become)sopopularasatouristdestinationthatmostoftheeggshavebeensold9．profit.Thereareonlyabout70eggsinGulutoday,andanynewonesreadytofallofffromthecliffareoftenstolenbytreasurehunters.10．ChanDaYaisthelargestegg-layingcliffonMountGandeng,itiscertainlynottheonlyone.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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。DearMr.Yang,IamwritingtoletyouknowthatIneededyourhelpwithmyEnglishwrithing.Whichisknowntoall,grammarplaysaveryvitalpartinthewriting.ButIfeelthatIhavesomeproblemsofmygrammar.IamafraidthatIamnotabletoidentifymyspecificallyerrors.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldpointoutandcorrectyourmistakes.Whatismore,IusedtotheChinesewayofthinking,whichstopsmeorganizemywritinginaproperway.Iamwonderingthatyoucouldalsohelpmeimprovethestructuresofmywriting.Iamlookingforwardtomakinggreatprogressesunderyourinstruction.Thanksareextendedtoyouinadvance!Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）為了幫助中學生健康成長，某中學英文報開辟了“HEARTTOHEART”專欄。假設你是該欄目的編輯Jim，收到一封署名為Worried的求助信。信中該同學向你訴說了自己的困擾：近日容易發(fā)脾氣，使正常的學習和生活受到了影響。請用英文給該同學寫一封回信。內容要點如下：1．表示理解并給予安慰；2．提出建議并說明理由。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．信的開頭與結尾已為你擬好，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：tempern．脾氣，情緒DearWorried,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,Jim

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、D4、D5、C6、A7、A8、C9、D10、A11、D12、B13、B14、B15、D16、D17、C18、C19、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、A2、C3、D22、1、C2、D3、A23、1、C2、C3、B4、D24、1、C2、D3、B4、D25、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—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemore