2025届内蒙古乌兰察布市高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含解析

2025届内蒙古乌兰察布市高三六校第一次联考英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat2．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith3．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit4．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when5．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive6．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall7．一Whenheknowtheresultoftoday’sjobinterview?一Inacoupleofdays．A．should B．may C．shall D．must8．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed9．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended10．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK11．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!12．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking13．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where14．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven15．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless16．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned17．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．any18．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone19．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang20．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast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）LifeIsBeautifulisa1997ItalianfilmdirectedbyandstarringRobertoBenigni.Thefilmwasacriticalandfinancialsuccess,winningBenignitheAcademyAwardforBestActoraswellastheAcademyAwardforBestOriginalDramaticScoreandtheAcademyAwardforBestForeignLanguageFilm.In1939intheKingdomofItaly,abookstorekeeperGuido,whoisaJew,fallsinlovewithalocalschoolteacher,Dora,whoistobeengagedtoarichcivilservant.Guidostealsherfromherengagementpartyonahorse.Soontheyaremarriedandhaveason,Giosue.In1945,Guidoandhissonareforcedontoatrainandtakentoaconcentrationcamp.Despitebeinganon-Jew,Dorademandstobeonthesametraintojoinherfamily.Inthecamp,Guidohidestheirtruesituationfromhisson,tellinghimthatthecampisacomplicatedgameinwhichGiosuemustperformthetasksGuidogiveshim,earninghimpoints；thefirstteamtoreach1,000pointswillwinatank.Guidousesthisgametoexplainfeaturesoftheconcentrationcampthatwouldotherwisebescaryforayoungchild.Despitebeingsurroundedbythemisery,sicknessanddeathatthecamp,Giosuedoesnotquestionthisfictionbecauseofhisfather’sconvincingperformanceandhisowninnocence.Guidokeepsthestoryrightuntiltheendwhen,inthechaos（混乱）ofshuttingdownthecampastheAmericansapproach,hetellshissontostayinasmallboxuntileverybodyhasleft,thisbeingthefinalcompetitionbeforethetankishis.GuidotriestofindDora,butiscaughtandkilledbyaNazisoldier.Asheistakenawaytobeshot,hemaintainsthefictionsofthegamebymarchinginagoose-steponpurpose…1、HowmanyAcademyAwardsdoesthefilmwin?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.2、WhatkindofpersonisDora?A．Lovingandresponsible.B．Money-lovingandfoolish.C．Romanticandhot-headed.D．Braveandintelligent3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Guidoliestomaketheirlifemoreinteresting.B．Giosueregardsallthathappensasagame.C．NazisoldierskilledalltheJewsinthecamp.D．Giosuefinallyknowsthetruth.4、Thispassageismostprobablytakenfroma(n)________.A．gamebrochureB．traveljournalC．historybookD．entertainmentmagazine22．（8分）Itisobviousthatallofourchildhoodmemoriesarenotaccidental.Whenyouareachild,everyscent,everysound,everymove,everytoy,thefirstdayofschool,thefirstkiss,thefirststep...Everythingtogethermakeswhatisthepersonalityofaman.Allthesearepiecesofonewholeentity.Iwasabout6yearsold.Mymom'sbestfriendlefttoanothertownandaskedmymomtostayatherplacewithmefortwodaysinordertolookafterhertwosons.OnewasalittleolderthanIwas.andthesecondboyappearedtobesupergrown-up,forhewasalreadyfourteen.Ialwaysenjoyedstayingattheirplace.Iremembertheseconddayweweresupposedtohavethecome-backpartyformymom'sfriendatherplace.Iwokeup.Momwenttoworkandremindedmetobeniceandcleanbythetimeshecameback.IstayedwithTony,theolderoftheboysandsuddenlysomebodycalledhimandthoughhewasnotpermittedtoleavemealone-heleft.Hesaiditwouldnotbelong.Butittookhimforever.IrealizedthatIwasalone.Icouldnotcomeoutofthehouse,soIopenedthewindow.Iwassodesperate.Solonely.Sobetrayed.AtthatmomentIpulledthecurtainsostronglythatIfellonthefloor.AndthereIwasstanding-onelittlecriminal-desperatetoescapeandknowingthatIwouldbepunishedfordestroyingthecurtainthatwasnotevenours.Butthensomethingchanged.Istoppedweeping.IlookedaroundandrealizedthatIwasinasafeplace,andthatmomwouldcomebackandkissmenomatterwhatIhaddone.Thiswasamomentofpurehappiness,notthehappinessofgettinganewtoyoradog,orgoingtothepartyofyourbestfriend.Itwasthemomentofclarityforme-thefirsttimeinmylifewhenIrealizedthatIwashappytohavemymomandthatIwassafe.Myeyessawtheworldindifferentshadesthatmoment.Andbytheway-Iwasnotpunishedforthecurtain.Ifellasleeponmymom'sknees.1、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．AnUnforgettablePartyB．AChildhoodMemoryC．AHappyDayinMyMom'sBestFriend'sHomeD．TheRulesYouShouldFollow2、Whatbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingstowardchildhoodmemories?A．Childhoodmemoriesareeasytoforget.B．Theymakewhatisthepersonalityofaman.C．Goodmemoriesarealwaysmucheasierforustoremember.D．Childhoodmemoriesarealwaysstrangeandincomprehensible.3、Whathappenedtotheauthorwhenhewas6yearsold?A．Hisfamilymovedtoanotherapartment.B．Healwaysfoughtwithmom'sfriend'schildrenfortoys.C．Hewaspunishedbyhismomfordestroyingherfriend'scurtain.D．Hewaslockedinsideahouseandfailedtogetoutbythewindow.4、Inthelastparagraph,theword"It"refersto______.A．themomenthereceivedapresentfromhismomB．thetimehespentinmom'sfriend'shomeC．themomentherealizedhismom'sloveD．thetimehedestroyedthecurtain23．（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.24．（8分）Whales,sealsandwalrusesstaywarmincoldwaterbecausetheyhaveathicklayerofblubber.Wehumansrelyonsomethinglikeblubber—neoprenerubberwetsuits—tospendtimeincoldwater.Butthethickversionsforreallyicywaterareheavyandclumsy.Soratherthantakingafterbigmarinemammals,whatifwecouldlearnfromthelittlerones,likebeaversandotters?“Theseanimalsarequitesmallandtheycan’tcarryaroundathicklayerofblubber.Soinsteadtheyhavefurthatisevolvedtotrapair,andthisairprovidesalayerofinsulationfortheminwater.”AliceNastoisagraduatestudentinmechanicalengineeringatMIT.Scientistshaveknownaboutthisair-trappinginsulationmechanismforalongtime,buttheyhadnotteasedoutthedetailsofhowitworks.SoNastoandhercolleaguestookonthechallenge.“We’recreatingthesefurrysamplesfromtheserubberymaterialsbylasercuttingmoldsandcastingthesehairysurfaces.Andthroughourapproachwecanpreciselycontrolthespacingofthehairsandthelengthofthehairs.”Theresearchersthencreatedasystemtogatherdatawhentheirpelts(毛皮)enteredandmovedthroughaliquid—inthiscasenotwater,butsiliconeoil,whichmakesiteasiertoseeairbubbles.Thekeyistokeepthepelt’sairlayerintact(完好的).“Sowhenthey’recrossingtheairwaterinterface,initiallytheirhairytextureisfullofair.Andthenyougointowater.Howmuchoftheaircomesdownwithyouasyou’removinginthroughtheinterface.Sothat’swhatthismodelwilltellyou.”Theyfoundthatthedenserthehairs,themoretheairgetstrapped，whichshouldkeeptheanimal—orpotentiallythehumaninafuturefurrywetsuit—warm.TheresearchisinthejournalPhysicalReviewFluids.“Whatwewouldliketoworkonmovingforwardisunderstanding,afteryoudiveintothewater,howdoyoumaintainthisairlayertrappedinyourfur.Andthere’slotsofinterestingpropertiesofthefurinnaturethatwehaven’tyetlookedatinourmodelthatcouldhelpexplainhowthismechanismmightwork.”Sofornow,cold-waterdiversandsurferswillstillemulatesealsorsealions.Butthedaymaycomewhenthey’llmorecloselyresembleottersorbeavers.1、Whatcanmakelittlermammalskeepwarmincoldwater?A．Anair-trappinginsulationmechanism.B．Athicklayerofblubber.C．Afurthatisevolvedtotrapair.D．Aneoprenerubberwetsuit.2、Nastoandhercolleagueshaverevealed_______________.A．thedenserthehairs,themoretheaircanbecarriedwith.B．thewaythisair-trappinginsulationmechanismworks.C．howtheairlayertrappedinthefurismaintainedinwater.D．theexistenceoftheair-trappinginsulationmechanism.3、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______________.A．anewspaperB．atravelbookC．amedicalreportD．asciencemagazine4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AFantasticLayerofFurB．AnImportantResearchC．AWonderfulMechanismD．AGraduate’sChallenge25．（10分）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingapart-timesummerjobatalocalicecreamshop.Whilehandinganicecreamtoanolderwomanatthedrive-thru(餐车)window,Inoticedshehadaboxofwhatappearedtobefreshtomatoes.Ifyou’veeverworkedadrive-thrujob,youknowit’shardnottolookintosomeone’scarwhenyou’reinchesfromhisorherface.AsIhandedhertheicecream,Isaid,“Thosetomatoeslookdelicious!Whatkindarethey?”Sherepliedwithabigsmile,“Here,havesome!”WithinsecondsIhadahandfuloftheprettiesttomatoesIhadeverseen.Thosetomatoeslookedexpensive.“Oh,no,youdon’tneedtogivemeany!”Isaid.Iweaklytriedtoprotest:“Really,youdidn’thavetogivemeany,butIappreciateit.”Thewomansmiledagainandsaid,“Ihopeyouenjoythem.Andtoansweryourquestion,it’sanheirloom(祖传的)seedthatmymomusedtoplant.Sotheyaren’tliketheonesyougetinthegrocerystore.”Afterthatshespedoff.Shewaslikeanadultversionofthetoothfairy:Igavehericecreamandshegavemetomatoes.Abouttwoweekslater,mybossattheicecreamstoresentmeatextmessage:“Iwanttoletyouknowyourgardenerdroppedoffaboxofvegetablesforyou.”Baffled,Ireplied,“Mygardener?”Thatnight,mybossshowedmethebox.Itwasfulloftomatoes,cucumbers,greenbeansandsoon.Thetomatofairywasback!Iwasbothhappyandconfused.Whywasthiswomanbeingsogenerous?Ineversawheragain,buttothisdayherrandomactofkindnessinspiresmetosharemygardenharvestswithanyonewhowillhaveit.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tomakeanadvertisementforthetomatoes.B．Tointroduceastrangeandgenerouswoman.C．Topassonthewoman’sactofkindness.D．Tomakefriendswithstrangers.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“Baffled”?A．Puzzled.B．Frightened.C．Disappointed.D．Relaxed.3、Whydidtheauthorfeelhappyandconfusedwhenreceivingtheboxofvegetables?A．Hedidn’tmeetthepersondroppingoffthevegetables.B．Hedidn’texpectthewomanwassogeneroustohim.C．Hethoughthisbosswasplayingajokeonhim.D．Hedidn’tplaceanorderforthetomatoes.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．theauthormaybecomeanothersecretgardenerB．thetomatofairywillbepopularintheworldC．theauthorwillselltomatoesinsteadoficecreamD．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread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）AllofusinMonteVistaChristianSchoolknowwe’llonedayhavegraduationphotosfortheyearbooktaken.Asthetime1,thegirlsstarttohavea2aboutwhatthey’llwearandwheretotakethephotos,whiletheboys,3,hardlytalkaboutit.Asforme,I4formyphotostobetakenbythesea.WhenIarrivedthere,Imetmyphotographer,Annie.SheaskedmetomakesomeposesandI5heradvice.Afterthat,Iaskedifshecouldmakemelook6bytakingsphotoinadifferentway,7I’mlessthan1.6meterstall.Tomy8sheresponded,“Iwillmakeno9tomakeyoulooklikesomeoneyou’renot.Youlookgoodinyourownway.”She10thatshewouldn’ttrytoeditthephotoseither.Iwasshockedbywhatshesaid.Girlsalways11tolookperfectbyusingdifferentvisualangles.Whenyougotoaphotostudio,photographersalwaystrytohideyour12bytellingyoutostandinacertainway.Andpictureeditorscaneasily13yourlookbymakingyouappearanyyouwantto.14,that’snotthecasehere.SeeingIwas15,Annieexplained:“Everyonehashisuniqueness.Youneedto16yourownbeauty.Youcannotliveinaworldof17photos.”ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadmetaphotographerwhodoesn’t18photosatall.Aftertheshoot,Isawthephotos—theyare19specialandnatural.Butwhat’sevenmorespecialareAnnie’s20,whichwillalwaysstayinmyheart.1、A．flowsB．shrinksC．approachesD．develops2、A．requestB．discussionC．reasonD．complaint3、A．byaccidentB．inadditionC．inadvanceD．bycomparison4、A．arrangedB．appliedC．searchedD．accounted5、A．consideredB．declinedC．consultedD．followed6、A．prettierB．tallerC．thinnerD．stronger7、A．unlessB．thoughC．whileD．since8、A．delightB．reliefC．astonishmentD．satisfaction9、A．attemptB．choiceC．promiseD．decision10、A．sworeB．addedC．explainedD．admitted11、A．pretendB．manageC．payD．desire12、A．imperfectionsB．shortcomingsC．personalitiesD．preferences13、A．exposeB．recoverC．recognizeD．change14、A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Anyway15、A．annoyedB．discouragedC．confusedD．embarrassed16、A．fosterB．describeC．admireD．advocate17、A．vividB．colorfulC．popularD．artificial18、A．organizeB．polishC．cutD．exhibit19、A．reallyB．roughlyC．partiallyD．causally20、A．attitudesB．actionsC．wordsD．skills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）OnarrivingintheUnitedStates,Ifelteverythingwasdifferent.ThereweremanynewthingsIhadtoadaptto.Onethingthatreally1．(take)mealongtimetoadapttowasspeakingthelanguage.Iremember2．(clear)thatIhadtostruggletolearnEnglishbecauseIcouldn’tevenwriteashortparagraphtointroducemyselfatthefirstdayofmyEnglishclass.Theteacheraskedme3．itwasdifficultforme.Ifitwas,Icouldchangetolevelone!However,IwasstubbornandsworethatIwasgoingtosucceed.Istartedtospendmany4．(hour)perday,eventhoughitwasstressful,becauseIwantedtotakeadvantage5．thisspecialchancetostudyEnglishintheU.S.A．IfeltdepressedbecauseIcouldn’tunderstand6．peopleweresayingeventhoughIstudiedhard.However,Istillkept7．(try)andnevergaveup.Now,IcantellyouthatIhaveimprovedalot,butsometimesitisstilleasyformetoget8．(lose)ifIdon’tknowwhattopicpeople9．(talk)about.Toadapttothisnewlanguage,Ihadtotell10．(I)thatIcoulddoit.IreallybelieveIcan!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（∧），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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asyouknow,manystudentscomplainthatEnglishisverydifficultlearn、Theyspendalotoftimestudyinggrammar,butstillcan’tspeakEnglishfluent、ButasChinabecomesstronger,somoreandmoreforeignersstarttolearnChinese、ChineseandEnglishwereinthedifferentlanguagefamily,sotheforeignersstruggletolearnChinese、Butmostpeoplegiveupafterafewdayslearning、Therearefourtonesanditishardofthemtofigureout、ButtherearestillsomeforeignerslearnChinesesowell、Therefore,ifwecandoitwell,whydowecomplain?Thatweneedtodoistokeeppracticingandfindabestwaystomasteranotherlanguage、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）书面表达你是高三学生李华，与美国的Bob是网友。请你给Bob写封信，介绍自己希望在高考之后的假期实现的三个愿望并询问Bob的愿望和建议：1.实现大学梦，考上自己理想的大学；2.实现志愿者梦，到孤儿院做义工；3.实现旅游梦，体验蒙古草原上的生活。注意：1.词数120左右；2.不要逐句翻译，可适当增加情节。参考词汇：孤儿院：orphanage；蒙古草原：Mongoliagrassland

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、B5、B6、B7、C8、A9、D10、A11、D12、D13、D14、B15、D16、B17、A18、B19、D20、D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、C2、A3、B4、D22、1、B2、B3、D4、C23、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,wedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsis,andalwayshasbeen,aboutbalancingcompetinginterestsseekingtobenefitthemselves,andthat’sasitshouldbe,buttheforceofgovernmentshouldneverbeusedtoreducecompetition,killinnovationorsupportandextendartificialmonopolies（垄断）byharmingtheconsumer,thetaxpayerandtheeconomy.Policymustbreedournewandsmallbusinessesorseetheas-yetundreamedofinnovationsthatcouldbeourbrightfuturedieininfancy.2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．overseveraldecades,newcompanieshavegrownsteadilyB．thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationsfallsequallyonallbusinessesC．lesspoliticallypowerfulfirmsalsohavetheirvoiceinmakingregulationsD．mature,successfulcorporationsprefertomaintaintheirstableincomes3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A．largerandolderfirmshaveacommandofresourcesofvariousaspectsB．mostoftheex-lawmakersworkinmature,successfulcorporationsC．politicianslikeprovidingfinancialaidstothecompaniesofworseoperationD．biginsurancecompanieshavebetterrelationshipwithObama4、Astothedevelopmentofsmallerbusinesses,thewriteris________.A．contentedB．confidentC．concernedD．convinced24、1、C2、A3、D4、A25、Thismonth,thesingingcompetition,AmericanIdol,willcometoanend.Foryears,thepopularshowwasaplatformforrisingartists.Withagroupoffamousjudgesandawiderangeoftalents,itisclearthatthecompetitiveatmosphereofAmericanIdolwillremainunrivaledbyanyothershow.Afterall,itssuccesshasbeen＂unmatchedinbroadcastinghistory.＂AmericanIdolcamefromtheBritishseriesPopIdol.Throughanapplication,contestantscameintothecompetitionandthereafter,werechosentoaudition(试音)fortheshow.Eachcandidatewouldhavetoperformapiecetothejudges,andparticipateinastrictselectionprocess.Notonlywouldcontestantshavetosingingroups,theyweresometimestaskedtoperformpieceswithoutmusicalinstruments.Attheendofthisstage,only24o36artistswerechosentoenterthesemi-finalstage.Soon,thefateofth