2023学年内蒙古包钢一中重点中学高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when2．moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectitA．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnD．Learned3．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone4．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填5．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track6．Duringthe2008financialcrisis，theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment．A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend7．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before8．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking9．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water10．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat11．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted12．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting13．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven14．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto15．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken16．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas17．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself18．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that19．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since20．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）VolunteeringJustliketheanimalsweshelter,peopleareveryspecialtous.TheAnimalShelterofSacramentoCountyhas300activevolunteersandisalwayseagertoaddmore.Ifyouhaveafewhourseachweekandalovefordogsandcats,weattheshelterwelcomeyourparticipation.YouthVolunteersChildren10yearsofageorolderareallowedtotakepartinsomeofourprogramsasyouthvolunteerswhenaccompaniedbyanadult.Theadultcanbeaparent,orguardian18yearsofageorolder.Volunteeringisrewardingforanumberofreasons.Youthvolunteerslearnresponsibilityastheyservethecommunity.Volunteersarerewardedwiththeloveforourshelteredanimals.Volunteerslearnabouttheneedsofdogsandcatsandhowtocareforthoseneeds.YouthVolunteerQualificationsAyouthvolunteermust:*caredeeplyaboutanimalsandtheirhappiness*completeanapplicationform*beatleast10yearsofageandaccompaniedbyanadult*attendatrainingprogramYouthVolunteerOpportunitiesYouthvolunteersmayfillthepositionofdognuzzler,catsnuggler,orkennelaide,ifthereareopenings.Pleasecallourvolunteerinformationhotlineat1-800-290-5992toheararecordingofthepositionsavailable.DogNuzzlersDogsneedtoexchangeinformationwithhumanandexercisetostayhealthyandfeelcomfortablearoundpeople.Dognuzzlersmustbeknowledgeableaboutdogsandabletodealwithmedium-sizedtolarge-sizeddogs.Youthvolunteerdognuzzlersmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9a.m.and5p.m.oneitherSaturdaysorSundays.CatSnugglersLookafterourcats,givingthemlotsofattention.Catsnugglersmustbeknowledgeableaboutcatsandtheirneeds.Youthvolunteercatsnugglersmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9a.m.and5p.m.oneitherSaturdaysorSundays.KennelAidesProvidingfoodandwaterfortheanimalsattheshelterisademandingjob.KennelaidesassisttheAnimalShelterstaffinfeedingtheanimalsinourcare.Kennelaidesmustbeabletoworkatleasttwohoursbetween9a.m.and5p.m.oneitherSaturdaysorSundays.1、WhatbenefitcanyouthvolunteersgainattheAnimalShelter?A．Animalswillhelpthemkilltimeonweekends.B．Theywilllearnmoreabouttheneedsofothers.C．Theywilllearnhowtoapplyforajobinthefuture.D．Animalswillbringthemgreatpleasureinreturn.2、Which10-year-oldchildcanbestserveattheAnimalShelter?A．Matt,whoseyoungersistercancomewithhimat4:00p.m.onSaturdays.B．Jim,whocantakepartwithhismotheronSundaymornings.C．Amber,whocanparticipatewithhisfatheronweekdays.D．Katie,whoseparentshavetoworkeveryday.3、IfoneisinterestedinYouthvolunteer,whatwillheprobablydofirst?A．Servethecommunity.B．Fillintheapplicationform.C．Callthevolunteerinformationhotline.D．Receivetraininginlookingafteranimals.4、Itcanbeinferredthatdognuzzles________.A．arelesscomfortablearoundlarge-sizeddogsB．getalongbetterwithmedium-sizeddogsC．needtocommunicatewithdogsD．shouldbeavailablethewholedayonweekends5、Themainpurposeofthistextisto________.A．lookforyouthvolunteersB．callonpeopletoprotectanimalsC．introducewhatthevoluntaryworkisD．teachpeoplehowtocareforanimals22．（8分）InspiringArchaeologicalStudyToursacrosstheWorldin2017…AnArchaeologicalToursgetawayisanarchaeologylover’svacationlikenoother.Wehaveanexcitingselectionoftoursdepartingin2017withunsurpassedservice.Here’sasmallselectionofwhatwehavetooffer.Alsoacodeforyou:Neverallow(Jogstorunfree­lytheretokeeptheplantsandanimalsliveinpeaceandgetridofrubbishproperly.Becarefultoburyyourtoiletwasteandkeeptothedesignedtracks.Guatemala&BelizeCoonthetrailofMesoamericancivilizationsinthelushforests,ruggedfoothills（丘陵地带）,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）Weateonthegomorethaneverbefore.Herearethreehealthappsthatcanhelpyoubettermanageyourhealthwhenyoupursueyourdreams.DoctorsOnDemandDoctorsOnDemandenablesyoutovisitadoctorwithouteverleavingyourhome,helpingyouuseacomputer,tabletorsmartphonetohaveadoctorvideochatwithyou.Theservicewillhelpyoulocateandconnectyoutolicenseddoctors,psychologists,pediatricians(儿科医生)andmore.FeescanbepaidwithHAS&FSA．Itcosts$40for15minuteswithadoctoror$50for20minuteswithapsychologist.Text4babyI’mabigfanofText4babyforafewreasons.Thefreeserviceforpregnantwomenandnewmomsworksbysendingtextmessagestoyoursmartphonethreetimesaweekwithinformationabouthowtohaveahealthypregnancyandbaby.Andthemessagesaretimedtothepregnantwoman’sduedateorthebaby’sdateofbirth,sendingtipsthatarerelevanttowhereamotherisinherpregnancyorwhereababyisinstagesofdevelopment.Tipsrangefrombreastfeedingtocarseatsafetytoremindersaboutexercise,nutritionandmore.Theservicecombinesinteractivetextmessages,anapp,videoandwebcontentinEnglishandSpanish.SignupbytextingBABYto511-411orbydownloadingtheapp.RISERISE,anappavailableoniPhone(comingtoAndroidin2016),pairsyouupwith(与绑定)aregistereddietitiantoimproveyourdietandreachhealthgoals.Yousharephotosofyourmealsandyourexerciseforthedaywithyourcoach,whothenlooksforareaswhereyoucanimproveandgivesadvice,helpsyousetgoalsandistheretopatyouonthebackvirtually(虚拟地)whenyouhitamilestone.What’salsogreatisthatyoucantextasmuchasyouwantwithyourdietitianandthereisnoneedtogointoanoffice.Feesforthisservicerangefrom$9permonthto$50amonth.Thereisafree7-daytrialsoyoucantryitoutforaweektoseeifit’sfitforyou.1、HowmuchwillyoupayifyouhaveavideochatwithyourpsychologistforanhourusingDoctorsOnDemand?A．$50.B．$80.C．$100.D．$150.2、Wecaninferthattheauthorisprobablya.A．famouspediatricianB．softwareengineerC．pregnantwomanornewmotherD．registereddietitian3、WhatdoyouknowaboutText4baby?A．ItisanappavailableonlyoniPhone.B．YoucansignupbytextingBABYto511-411.C．Peoplecan’tuseText4babyforfree.D．Textmessagesaresentinthreelanguages.24．（8分）Manyofyouarestudyinghardbecauseyouhavetocompetewithmanyothersintheupcomingnationalcollegeentranceexam.Butitmaynotoccurtoyouthatoneofyourcompetitorsisarobot.Anartificialintelligence(AI)robotwilltakepartinthe37NationalCollegeEntranceExam,reportedChinaDaily.“Therobotwillsitthreeexams:math,Chinese,andacomprehensivetestofliberalarts(文科),whichincludeshistory,politicsandgeography,”LinHui,CEOofanAIcompanyinChengdu.Liketheotherswhotaketheexam,therobotwillhavetofinishthetestsinthegiventime.Butinsteadoftakingexamstogetherwithotherstudents,therobotwilltakeitsexamsinaclosedroomwithoutanyoneelsepresent,exceptforproctors(监考人)andanotary(公证人).ItisexpectedtobetotallydisconnectedfromtheInternetandsolvetheproblemswithitsAIprogram.It’sbelievedthatChineseandthetestofitsliberalartsskills,ratherthanitsmathskills,willgivetherobotitsbiggestchallenges.Questionsinmathareobjectivewithspecificanswers,whileintheothertestsubjectstherearesomesubjectivequestionsthattestskillssuchasreadingcomprehensionandessaywriting.Therobotaimstobeenrolledinoneofthefirst-classChineseuniversitiesin37,andthentrytogetintothemorefamousuniversitiesofTsinghuaorPekingUniversityin4.1、Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto_________.A．laymoreburdenonGrade3studentsB．informreadersoftheexplosivenewsC．introducethefunctionoftherobotD．predictwhatrobotswilldointhefuture2、What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．ThedifferencesbetweentherobotandothercandidatesB．ThespecificinformationabouthowtherobotwilltaketheexamC．TheidealuniversitiesoftherobotD．Theadvantagestherobothas3、Whichisoneofthebiggestchallengesfortherobotcandidate?A．MathcalculatingB．ObjectivequestionsC．LiberalartsskillsD．Physicsquestions4、Choosethecorrectoneaccordingtothepassage.A．TherobotcandidatewillhaveitsseparateproctorsB．TherobotwillparticipateinChinese,English,mathandscienceC．TherobotisnotdesignedtobeadmittedtouniversitiesD．TherobotconnectedfromtheInternetwillsitforthecollegeentranceexam25．（10分）Livinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperience.Thefollowingare6culturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSAtohelppromotingmutualunderstanding.MoneyAsiswellknown,theChineseareconservativewhentheyareplanningtospendmoney,butfarfewerAmericanfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts(对等的人)..PrivacyChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericando.Theytalkabouttopicsuchasages,incomeormarital(婚姻的)status,whichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.FamilyInChina,eldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhileyoungarecaredfor.InAmerica,thegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependence,particularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChinese,olderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.Friendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeelitdeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequired.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriends,sothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriends,playingfriends,schoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericans,whointurnattachmoregreatimportancetogoodcharacterandfaith,whichtheythinkareofgreatvalueintheirlife.________BasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSAvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSA,it’sbecauseyouaregreat.WhileinChina,ifyouachievesomething,it’sbecausetheteam,orfamily,orcompanyisgreat.Everythingyoudogetsowedtothegreaterwhole,whileinAmericanindividualachievementsarecelebrated.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Americanslaymorestressonfaithandgoodpersonality.B．Americansthinkmuchoftheindividualandthecommunity.C．AmericansaremeanwithmoneytospendwhileChinesearenot.D．Americansdefinefriendshipalmostthesame.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethelastdifference?A．AchievementsB．IndividualC．TeamVSIndividualD．Teamwork3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TopromotefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheUSA．B．TohelpChineselivewellintheUSA．C．TohaveacompleteunderstandingoftheUSA．D．TointroducetheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSA第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Recently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeanalot.MyhomeisontheBigIslandofHawaii.Aboutamonthago,whenI36mycarandwasabouttodriveoff,I37attheroadside.Apieceofpaper38myeye.Ipickeditupandreadit39.Instantly,IwasgratefulthatIhaddonethat.TheformturnedouttobeareceiptfromtheStateMotorVehicleDivision,documentingtheowners’40oftheirVehicle’sRegistrationfees.Quickly,Iputmyselfintheirshoesand141:noonewouldthrowthisaway,especially42itwascurrent.Ialsolookedovertheformforcontactoranypersonal43,perhapsalicensetagortelephonenumber.Butthatseemed244.Theformhadbeenblownbythewind,so45wouldIfindtheowners?Haditbeenlyingthereforafewminutesoraweek?SoIcheckedthedateand46thenamesoftheowners,whomust47inourtown.Ibelievedthatthebestandeasieststeptotakewastoputtheformina（n）48addressedtothecoupleandmailitbypost.Further,IimaginedthatifIhadpostedthereceipttoawrong49,howfrantic（慌乱的）I’dbe.Butitwasmuch__50_toattempttoreturnitthantoleavethemangry,upset,etc.overthe51,soIdidasIthought.Myhunch（预感）wasright.Ontheweekend,ahappycouple52myhouseandbroughtmeabiggift.Theysaidtheyhadpanicked（恐慌）and53thereceiptmadlyeverywherebeforegivingup.Withoutittheywouldhaveto54another8,000.ItfeltgreattoknowI’dhelpedsomeoneavoidamajortroublebydoing55thatatfirstglanceseemedminor.1、A．found B．started C．bought D．parked2、.A．lay down B．flewdown C．glanceddown D．jumpeddown 1817．.A．caught B．blocked C．kept D．covered3、.A．suddenly B．gladly C．formally D．carefully4、.A．applicationB．payment C．permission D．achievement5、A．decided B．planned C．calculated D．thought6、A．if B．because C．when D．though7、A．opinions B．news C．data D．matters8、.A．possible B．important C．useful D．unlikely9、A．why B．how C．what D．which10、A．noted B．recalled C．called D．changed11、.A．wait B．live C．stop D．study12、.A．bag B．pocket C．envelope D．dustbin13、A．place B．country C．way D．station14、.A．sadder B．better C．worse D．faster15、A．luck B．pain C．mistake D．loss16、.A．calledat B．touredaround C．rantowards D．returned to 17、A．tookaway B．searchedfor C．lookedat D．askedabout 1833．A．earn B．save C．borrow D．spend18、.A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）ThecheongsamisafemaledresswithdistinctiveChinesefeaturesandenjoysgrowing1．（popular）intheinternationalworldofhighfashion．Thename"cheongsam"2．（mean）simply"longdress"enteredtheEnglishvocabularyfromthedialectofChina'sGuangdongProvince．InotherpartsofthecountryincludingBeijing，however，it3．（know）as"qipao"，whichhasahistorybehindit．AftertheearlyManchu（满族的）rulerscametoChina，theManchuwomenwore4．（normal）aonepiecedresswhichcametobecalled"qipao"．5．the1911RevolutionendedtheruleoftheQingDynasty，thefemaledresssurvivedthepoliticalchangeand，withlaterimprovements，hasbecomethetraditionaldressforChinesewomen．Thecheongsam，6．neckishigh，collarclosed，fitswelltheChinesefemalefigure，anditssleevesmaybeeithershort，mediumorfull7．（long），dependingonseasonsortastes．Inaddition，itisnottoocomplicated8．（make）．Nor9．itneedtoomuchmaterial．Anotherbeautyofthecheongsamisthatitcanbeworneither10．casualorformaloccasions．Ineithercase，itcreatesanimpressionofsimpleandquietcharm，eleganceandneatness．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ˆ），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、

每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Thismorning,I,togetherwithmyparents,gotothesecond-handbookmarketnearmyhome、Thereweresomuchpeoplethatwehadtopushtheirwaythroughthecrowd、Thoughthemarketwasterriblynoisy,butwefeltquitepleasingtobeabletopickupareallygoodbargain、Justaswewerereadyleave,however,aheavyrainbegantopourdown、Insteadofseekshelter,myparentssuggestedwehelpacoupleofstallownerpacktheirbooks、Underourhelp,allthebookswerefreefromtherain、Ourtimelyhelpwasgreatappreciated、97第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你正在参加学校举办的一个英语演讲比赛，就如何应对全球变暖这一话题发表自己的见解，号召同学们过低碳生活，为减少二氧化碳(CO2)排放做贡献。请就这一话题写一篇演讲稿，陈述你自己的观点。演讲稿应包括以下内容：1．节能减排，低碳生活，人人可为。2．改变以往的家庭生活习惯。(用电，用水)3．出行使用公共交通或骑自行车。4．……要求：1.词数：100左右。2．可适当增加细节内容，以使行文连贯。3．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。4．提示：低碳生活lowcarbonlife；碳排放carbonemission；燃烧fuelGoodmorning,everyone，Mytopictodayishowtolivealowcarbonlife.Asweallknow,theearthisbecomingwarmerandwarmerduetotheglobalclimatechange._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、D4、C5、A6、C7、D8、D9、D10、C11、B12、A13、D14、C15、C16、D17、A18、D19、D20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、B3、B4、C5、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(蹒跚)onbecausepoliticiansridetotherescuewithbagsoftaxpayermoney.Thegeniusofouruniquesystemofgovernmentisthedeterminationtoprotectanddefendtherightsoftheindividualovertherightsofthenation.Assuch,theriseofawell-connectedoligarchy(寡头政治)thatprotectsbigbusinessattheexpenseofsmallbusiness,andtheestablishedoverthenew,isoppositetoAmericanideals.Incomeinequality—whichisdirectlycausedbyfaultygovernmentpolicy—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemoreofthatbadpolicy.Butlet’sbeperfectlyclear,wedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancia