新疆阿克蘇市實驗中學2024年高考全國統(tǒng)考預測密卷英語試卷含解析

新疆阿克蘇市實驗中學2024年高考全國統(tǒng)考預測密卷英語試卷請考生注意：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(qū)內(nèi)。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(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one2．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot3．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy4．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.5．---DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?----IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing6．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.7．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot8．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which9．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit10．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck11．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome12．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how13．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw14．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As15．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall16．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan17．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded18．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can19．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit20．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should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）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（經(jīng)濟學家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.22．（8分）BeneaththewaterintheChina'sQiandaoLakeliesahiddentreasure.TheancientcityofShiCheng(alsoknownasLionCity),locatedintheprovinceofZhejiang,hasbeensubmergedunderwaterfor53years.ShiChengwasfoundedabout1,300yearsagoinavalleysurroundedbytheFiveLionMountains.WhentheChinesegovernmentdecidedtheyneededanewhydroelectricpowerstation(水力發(fā)電站)，adamandman-madelakewereconstructedandthecitywasleftatthebottomofthisnewbodyofwater.Now,itsitsatdepthsrangingfrom85feettoabout103feet.MuchliketheMachuPicchuruinsinPeru,thisunderwatercityremainedforgottenuntilsomerenewedinterestsleadtoitsrediscovery.QiuFeng,alocalofficialinchargeoftourismthoughtaboututilizingShiChengforentertainmentonthelakeandasadestinationfordivingclubs.OnSeptember18,2001,scubadiversmadetheirfirstattemptunderwater."Wewerelucky.Assoonaswedivedintothelake,wefoundtheoutsidewallofthetownandevenpickedupabrick,"QiutoldGuangzhouDailyinaninterview.Moreresearchwasconducted,anditwasdiscoveredthattheentiretownwasintact(t881),includingwoodenbeamsandstairs.Aftertheinitialfindings,internationalarchaeologistsandafilmcrewthenrecordedthepreservationofthelostruins.Lookingatsurfaceofthelake,dottedwithover1,000islands,you'dneverknowthatanentirecitywasbelow.It'sincredibletothinkthatafterallthistime,thestructurestillremainsintactandwecouldonedayvisitit.Untilthen,ShiChengwillcontinuetoremaininconspicuouslysubmerged1、WhywasShiChengcoveredbywateraccordingtothepassage?A．Becausethecityhasalonghistory.B．Becausethegovernmentcouldattractmoretouristsbydoingso.C．Becausethegovernmentneededtobuildapowerstationwhereitwas.D．Themountainssurroundingthecityledtotheconsequence.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"initial"meaninparagraph2?A．Original B．GreatC．Wonderful D．Amazing3、WhatisthemostunbelievablepartofShiChengaccordingtothepassage?A．IthassomethingtodowithMachuPicchuruinsinPeru.B．Noonewasinterestedinthelostcityforalongtime.C．Itsstructurekeepsperfectinthewaterforalongtime.D．Thereareover1,000islandsprotectingthelostcity.4、Whowillmostprobablycometovisitthelostcity?A．Someonewholikesswimming.B．Someonewholikesdiving.C．Someonewholikesclimbingmountains.D．Someonewholikestakingpictures.23．（8分）ThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.1.BoardmanCxCompThisisacrosscountrybike,andit’ssomultifunctionalthatyoucanhandleanyterrain(地勢)onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,smoothtiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasabasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears(變速器),whichareoutstandingforitsprice.￡650,Halfords2.PlanetXRT-58v2PlanetXisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou’dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit，becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice,PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufacturerandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragearing.￡585,PlanetX3.SpecializedAllezE5Specializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.￡1,EvansCycles4.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushyourbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanallroundandmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon’thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike.￡800,Halfords1、WhatisspecialaboutBoardmanCXComp?A．ItsShimanoSoragears.B．Itsreasonableprice.C．Itsvariousfunctions.D．Itsfirmtires.2、WhichonehasthelowestpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A．PlanetXRT-58v2.B．SpecializedAllezE5.C．BoardmanCXComp.D．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon,3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A．PlanetXRT58v2hasbeensoldoutsofar,B．BoardmanCxCompisactuallyamountainbike.C．SpecializedAllezE5isdesignedforseniorcyclists.D．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbonismadebyspecialmaterials.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）GorillaStudyRevealsNewConnectionHumansandgorillas(大猩猩)sharedevolutionfor23millionyears.Theirpathsseparatedonlysixmillionyearsago.Researchonhowgorillascommunicatecanhelpusunderstandhumanlanguagedevelopment.Understandinghowthebrainworkshelpsusseeaconnectionbetweenlanguagedevelopmentandnon-verbalsigns.Thesesignsormovementsincludethingslikethewaywemoveourhandsorbodiesorthedifferentexpressionsourfaceshaveindifferentsocialsituations.Anewstudyongorillasrevealedthatright-handedness-preferringtousetherighthandinsteadofthelefthandformostphysicalactivities-mayhaveaconnectionwithcommunication.Twocameraswereusedtofilmallofoneape’smovements.Oneofthefirstresultswasthatgorillasusetheirrighthandsmorewhentheyaredoingactionswiththeirheadsormouthsatthesametime.Thisshowsthatthereisaconnectionbetweenhowourbrainsworkandthereasonweuseonesideofourbodymorethantheother.Inaddition,wecanusetheresultsofthestudyandourknowledgeaboutbrainstohelpusunderstandmoreabouthowlanguagefirstdevelopedinhumans.DrForrester,whodidthestudy,saystheresultscanbeusefulinotherways,suchasunderstandinglanguagedevelopmentinchildren.Forexample,somechildrenhaveaseriousillnesscalled“autism”whichcanstopthemcommunicatingnormallywithpeople.Itmightbepossibletousethesamestudymethodtofindoutwhichchildrenhavethisillnesswhentheyareveryyoung.Doctorswillthenbeabletostarttreatmentearly.1、Whendidtheevolutionofgorillasandhumansseparate?A．Morethan5millionyearsago.B．7millionyearsago.C．23million.D．It’snotknown.2、Right-handednessinapesmayhaveaconnectionwith________.A．intelligenceB．communicationC．socialsuccessD．convenience3、Theresearchteamused________tohelptofindtheresult.A．videorecordingB．photographsC．voicerecordingD．zookeepers4、Theresultsofthestudymighthelp________.A．everyoneB．sickapesC．a(chǎn)dultswithmentalproblemsD．childrenwithanillnes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）We’vehearditbefore－we’vehearditonthenews,fromteachers,fromparents－childrenandteenagerstodayaregrowinguptoofast．Therearenottoomanypeoplethatwill1withthatstatement．Teenagersarefacedwithseriousproblemsanddecisionsatanearly2．Infactmostteenagers’dailyschedulesareas3asthoseofanadult’s．IhavebeenworkingsinceIwasthirteen,andalwaysin4inwhichIwasworkingwithadults.Ihavehadtolearntothinkand5likeanadulttobetakenseriously.So,Icountmyselfasonewhohasgrownuptoofast.Ijustgraduatedfromhighschool,andhaverecentlyspentsometimereflecting(反思)onthe6eighteenyears-thinkingaboutmyself,whatIhavegained,andwhat7Ihaveyettoachieve.Weareexpectedtoworkhard,getexcellent8,beinagoodrelationship,andknowwhatwewanttodo9．Thelistgoesonandon.Butthe10isclear：Weliveinasocietytodaythatis11ourchildhood．Wenolongerhavemanyyearstobecarelessandfancy-free.Weareexpectedto12thestrictschoolrulesandtoexcel(擅長)ineverythingwedo.I’veknownthesethingsforalongtime,andknewthatthey13me.But,Ineverreallyadmittedituntillastnight,whenIlearneda14lesson,taughttomebymybosswhereIwork.Wehadfinishedajobataremotesite．Itwasabout11:30atnight,andwehad15tohishouse.Weweretalkingaboutthe16hehadbeenmakingtohishome．Oneofthethingshesaidwas“I17mybasketballhoop(籃圈).”Thenhethrewabasketballtome.Ihadn’t18abasketballinfiveyears．Weproceededtoshoothoopsforabout40minutes.Bothofuswereterriblybadatit,butwespentthewholetime19awaylikechildren.ThenIrealizedsomething:Iamstillachild.Oh,thelawsaysI’manadult.But,wearestillreallyandtrulychildren.Weallneedtohave20onceinawhile.1、A．a(chǎn)rgue B．disagree C．satisfy D．discuss2、A．a(chǎn)ge B．stage C．year D．grade3、A．certain B．busy C．careful D．perfect4、A．companies B．places C．positions D．offices5、A．study B．speak C．work D．a(chǎn)ct6、A．last B．other C．rest D．coming7、A．purposes B．success C．goals D．jobs8、A．textbooks B．grades C．teachers D．schools9、A．inlife B．intime C．forages D．forever10、A．information B．message C．notice D．idea11、A．ruining B．correcting C．envying D．shortening12、A．respect B．a(chǎn)ccept C．learn D．follow13、A．inspired B．disappointed C．a(chǎn)ffected D．frightened14、A．valuable B．serious C．important D．useful15、A．walked B．flownback C．goneback D．driven16、A．furniture B．improvements C．equipment D．a(chǎn)rrangements17、A．moved B．fixed C．sold D．broke18、A．played B．caught C．touched D．held19、A．laughing B．shouting C．running D．shooting20、A．a(chǎn)rest B．a(chǎn)talk C．fun D．sports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）Woman：Hello.Man：Hi，Sally.ThisisTom.Woman：Oh，it’syou，Tom.Howhaveyoubeendoing?Man：1．(tell)youthetruth，I’mveryworriedaboutourfinalexaminationsnextmonth.Foronething，Ican’tsleep.Woman：That’stoobad.Iwentthrough2．samethinglastyear.Man：That’s3．(exact)whyI’mcallingyou.Doyouhaveany4．(suggest)fordealingwithanxiety.YouknowhowIhateexams.Woman：Well，lastyear，theuniversity5．(offer)aspecialcourseabout6．togetridofanxietyataboutthistime.HaveyoubeenincontactwiththeStudentHelpServices?Man：No.Ihaven’thadtime.Woman：Funny，isn’tit？Justwhenstudentsneedhelpmost,wecan’toffertimetogetit.Man：Well，perhapsI7．(find)outmoreaboutthiscourse.Thingshavegottoget8．(good)．Woman：Isuggestyou(should)calltheHelpServicestomorrow.Hereis9．number.Theyopenatnineinthemorning.Man：Thanks，Sally.I’llletyouknowhow10．goes.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）假如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。Ithinkuniversitylifeareatimeforlearningandexperiencingnewthings、Icanmeetotheryoungpeoplelikemefrommanydifferentplaceandmakelotsoffriends、Iwillprobablyliveawayhomeduringthistime,andIwillpromoteindependence、Studyingatuniversitywillbequitedifferencefromstudyingathighschool、Imaynothavesomanyhomeworktofinisheveryday,andIwillspendmuchmoretimedowhatIlove、Iknowthatatanyuniversityherearedifferentassociationsorclubsorganizedbystudents、IwanttojoininafilmclubandachessclubbecauseIhaveinterestinthem、Theseclubscanmakeyourlifeinterestingbuthelpmemakefriends、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華，你的美國筆友Dick對中國的傳統(tǒng)文化很感興趣。他打算近期到中國具有文化底蘊的地方旅游。請你給他寫封電子郵件，推薦幾個他可能感興趣的景點。內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦地點；2.

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、B5、D6、D7、D8、A9、C10、D11、B12、D13、A14、D15、C16、D17、A18、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、B2、C3、A4、B22、1、C2、A3、C4、B23、1、C2、A3、D24、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—isbeingpromotedasthereasont