廣東省東莞市第四高級中學2025屆高考全國統(tǒng)考預測密卷英語試卷含解析

廣東省東莞市第四高級中學2025屆高考全國統(tǒng)考預測密卷英語試卷注意事項：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．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen2．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.3．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t4．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing5．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．a(chǎn)rtificialB．a(chǎn)rbitraryC．a(chǎn)llergicD．reluctant6．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis7．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion8．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown9．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie10．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．a(chǎn)ssoonas11．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory12．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup13．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t14．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking15．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.16．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up17．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．a(chǎn)ccompaniedC．established D．identified18．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would19．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore20．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．a(chǎn)mwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting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）ThesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheEarthisunfoldingmorequicklythanfeared,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbone—fish,birds,amphibians,reptilesandmammals—aredeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway—butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?A．Madeup.B．Putup.C．Spedup.D．Usedup.2、Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?A．Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.B．Theairpollutionistoosevere.C．Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.D．Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.3、Whichisnotthemaindriverofwildlifedecline?A．Outsideanimals.B．Lossoflivingareas.C．Variousillnesses.D．Lackofwater.4、Howisthefutureofpolarbears?A．Uncertain.B．Hopeful.C．Doubtful.D．Unsatisfying.22．（8分）ThePeanutsMovie,whichhitstheaterstoday,bringstolifeoneofthemostpopularcomicstrips(連環(huán)漫畫)evertoappearinprint.Fordecades,kidshavefoundhumorandcomfortinCharlieBrownandhispetdog,Snoopy.ThecharacterscamefromthepenofCharlesM.Schulz,whosecomicstrip,Peanuts,firstappearedinnewspapersin1950.Schulz,whodiedin2000,wasoneofthemostinfluentialcartoonistsinhistory.Hisson,CraigSchulz,hasreinventedthePeanutscharactersforanewgenerationofkidswhomayonlybefamiliarwiththeholidayspecialsonTV.Craigco-wrotethescreenplayforThepeanutsMoviewithhisownson,Bryan.DirectorSteveMartinocreatedthecomputer-animated3Dcharactersforthemovie.Eventhoughheusednewtechnology,hewantedtostaytruetoCharlesSchulz’soriginaldrawings.“Ilovetodraw,Ilovetotellstories,andIgottodoitinabigmovielikethis,”Martinosaid.“Myhopewastobringthesecharacterstolifeinabiggerwaythanwe’veeverseen,butbetruthfultowhothey’vealwaysbeen.”11-year-oldNoahSchnappvoicesthecharacterofCharlieBrown.“Itwasabitdifficultatthebeginning,”Noahsaid.“ButonceIgotintoit,Ihadsomuchfun.”AlexGarfin,12,isthevoiceofLinus,Charlie’sfriend.AlexhaswordsofwisdomnotjustforCharlie,butalsoforkidswhowanttoworkontheentertainmentindustry.“Ifyoudon’tsucceed,tryagain,”hesaid.“Youmaynotsucceed99percentofthetime,butthat1percentprobabilitywillbringyousomething.”FrancescaCapaldi,11,whovoicestheLittleRed-HairedGirl,agrees.“Dreambig,”shesaid.“Ifyoureallywantsomething,justgoforit.”1、WhatcanweknowaboutThePeanutsMovie?A．ItismorepopularthanthecomicstripPeanutsB．itwaschangedintoTVspecialsbyCraigSchulzz.C．IthasmorecharactersthanthecomicstripPeanutsD．CharlesSchulz’ssonandgrandsonwrotethescreenplay.2、SteveMartinothinksitisimportantto_________.A．bringthemaincharacterstolife.B．makethemoviefitfortoday’skids.C．developthemovieusingnewtechnology.D．keepthecharacterswhatthey’vebeenlike3、Howmanycharactersofthemoviearementionedinthetext?A．3B．4C．5D．64、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Acomputer-animatedmoviebringsPeanutstolifeB．ThePeanutsMoviehelpsyourealizeyourdream.C．CharlesSchulzandhiscomicstripPeanuts.D．TheSchulzsgiveyouhumorandcomfort.23．（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.24．（8分）HowdoyougettoCarnegieHall？"Practice，practice，practice"isthewell-knownanswer.ButforsomeinspiringyoungmusiciansfromtheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusicinKabul，theroadtothefamousconcerthallwasmoredifficult.TheAfghanYouthOrchestra（AYO）ismadeupofyoungpeoplewhostudyattheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusic.ItwasthefirstorchestracreatedinAfghanistanin30years.GulalaiNorestani，14，playsatraditionalstringinstrument.Likemanystudents，Gulalaibecameanorphanwhenherparentswerekilledduringthewar.Musicishersalvation（解救物）."Musicformeisalanguageofpeace，"Gulalaisaid."Ithelpsconnectwithpeople."MiladYousufi，18，isapianostudent."Musicismylife,"hesaid.Miladalsolostmanyofhisfamilymembersduringthewar.Whenmusicwasbanned,hecouldn'teventouchapiano.Soasa12-year-oldboy,hestartedpaintinganddrawing."Iusedtodrawapiano,"hesaid.Finally,Miladwasfreetoplayarealpiano."Ourdreamcametrue,"hesaid."Itiseveryone'sdreamtoplayinCarnegieHall."Andhehasmoredreams."IhaveadreamtocontinuemyeducationinAmerica,"heexplained."Iamworkinghardtomakethathappen.ThenIhaveadreamtocomebacktoAfghanistanandteachandservepeople."BecauseofcontinuinglimitsinAfghanistan,GulalaiandMiladlistenmostlytothekindofclassicalmusictheyplayedatCarnegieHall.ButGulalaisaysshe'sheardabitofJenniferLopezandShakiraandshelikesthem.MiladsayshehasheardofladyGagaandJustinBieber,buthasn'tyethadachancetolistentothem.BeforeMiladwentonstagethatnightwiththebandofAfghankidswhohadsurvivedawar,Iaskedhimifhehadeverexperiencedtruepeace."No,notyet,"heanswered,adding,"IhopeIwillbeableto."Laterduringtheperformance,asheplayedoneofCarnegieHall'sfamousgrandpianos,thelookofpurejoyonhisfaceconvincedmethathefoundpeaceinmusic.1、IntheopinionofGulalai,music________.A．makespeopleunderstandeachotherB．calmsherdowninthewarC．isakindofviolentlanguageD．savesherfromthekillingatwar2、WhatisMilad'sfinalgoal?A．Toplayarealpiano.B．Tobeateacher.C．ToplayinCarnegieHall.D．TobeeducatedinAmerica.3、Accordingtothepassage________.A．classicalmusicisnotplayedinAfghanistanB．GulalaiknowsladyGagaandJustinBieberwellC．themusicGulalaiandMiladcanhearislimitedD．MiladlikesJenniferLopezandShakira.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TraditionalAfghanMusicB．YoungMusiciansC．ABetterPerformanceD．PeaceinMusic25．（10分）Librariesaredoingwellinthedigitaltimes.Herearesomeofthemostawesomeexamples.1.FreiburgUniversityLibrary,GermanyTheoriginallibraryoftheFreiburgUniversitywasrebuiltin2015followingtheprojectofDegeloArchitects.Thenewbuildinghas41,000squaremetersandlookslikeacutdiamond.Inside,thereare1,200workspacesinfourreadingroomsplus500workareas.Thelibraryoffersinthebasementasystemofautomatedcheckoutmachinesand700,000volumesthatcanbeborrowed.2.MicrolibraryatTamanBima,IndonesiaThiswonderfullittlepubliclibraryislocatedinaKampungneighborhoodneartheBandungairport,Indonesia.ThebuildingwasdesignedbytheBandungofficeofSHAUarchitectstudio.Ithas160squaremetersandisbuiltuponapreexistingstagethatwasalreadyusedbythelocalcommunityforeventsandgatherings.TheBimapubliclibraryisthefirstofaseriesofsimilarmicrolibrariesthatareplannedtobebuiltacrossIndonesia.3.PublicLibraryofConstitución,ChileThecityinConstitución,Chile,wasdevastatedby8.8degreesearthquakein2010.Thenewpubliclibrary,designedbySebastianIrarrázaval,isapartoftheinitiativetorebuildthecity.ConstituciónisoneofthebiggestclustersofwoodproductioninChile.Thisheritageisreflectedintheconstructionofthispost-disasterlibrary.It’smadealmostentirelyofwood,andonlythefirewallsaredonewithexposedpouredconcrete.Theinternalareaofthelibraryexceeds350squaremeters.Thebuildingwasopenedin2015,fiveyearsaftertheearthquake.4.LiYuanLibrary,ChinaBuiltin2011inasmallvillageoHuairouontheoutskirts（郊區(qū)）ofBeijing,thisbeautifulnature-inspiredlibrarywasdesignedbyLiXiaodong.The175-square-meterbuilding’sinteriorisspatiallydiversebyusingstepsandsmalllevelchangestocreatedistinctplaces.Thewoodenstickstemperthebrightlightandspreaditevenlythroughoutthespacetogiveaperfectreadingenvironment.Thelibraryclosesatduskbecausethereisnoelectricityinit.1、Whichofthefollowinglibrariesisthebiggestone?A．LiYuanLibraryB．MicrolibraryatTamanBimaC．FreiburgUniversityLibraryD．PublicLibraryofConstitución2、Ifyouwanttoseealibrarymadeentirelyofwood,youcangoto________.A．ChileB．ChinaC．IndonesiaD．Germany3、WhatisspecialaboutLiYuanLibrary?A．Itopens24hoursaday.B．Ithasnoelectricitysupply.C．ItisthebiggestlibraryinChina.D．Itisdirectlyexposedtothesunlight.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）完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)FredandhiswifeEdnawenttothestatefaireveryyear.EveryyearFredwouldsay,"Edna,I'dliketo36inthatairplane."AndeveryyearEdnawouldsay,"IknowFred,butthatairplaneride37tendollars,andtendollarsistendollars."OneyearFredandEdnawenttothefairagainandFredsaid,"Edna,I'm71yearsold.IfIdon'tridethatairplanethisyearImaynevergetanother38."Ednareplied,"Fred,theairplanerideneedstendollars,andtendollarsistendollars."The39overheardthemandsaid,"Folks,I'llmakeyoua40.I'lltakeyoubothupforaride.Ifyoucanstay41fortheentirerideandnotsayoneword,Iwon't42you,butifyousayoneword,it'stendollars."FredandEdnaagreedand43theywent.Thepilotdidallkindsoftwistsandturns,rollsanddives,butnotawordwasheard.Hedidallhis44overagain,butstillnotaword.They45andthepilotturnedtoFred,"Bygolly,IdideverythingIcouldthinkoftogetyoutoyellout,butyou46."Fredreplied,"Well,IwasgoingtosaysomethingwhenEdna47outoftheplane,butyouknowtendollarsistendollars."1、A.sit B．ride C．sleep D．hide2、A.loses B．pays C．costs D．benefits3、A.job B．unit C．family D．chance4、A．pilot B．policeman C．stranger D．friend5、A．promise B．plan C．request D．deal6、A．safe B．quiet C．kind D．strong7、A．charge B．punish C．carry D．want8、A．up B．down C．in D．out9、A．deeds B．tricksC．flights D．a(chǎn)ttractions10、A．climbed B．flew C．landed D．stopped11、A．failed B．didn’t C．forgot D．moved12、A.walked B．ran C．fell D．looked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）語法填空AsIwritethisI’mIsittingonabusbacktoSantiagoinChilewhereIamInowworking1．a(chǎn)languageassistant.I’vejustspentaweekendinacitycalledLaSerena,northofSantiago.IwasluckyenoughtoseethefloweringIdesert,anaturalphenomenonthat2．(occur)aroundeveryfiveyearshereintheAtacamaDesert.3．(follow)aparticularlylargeamountofIrainfallearlier,a4．(vary)offlowerscomeintoblossom.Brightpurpleflowerscreate5．unbelievablybeautifulsceneatthebaseofthesurroundingmountains.6．(catch)thesightofthisgreattreasureofnature,wetookabusfromLaSerenatoanearbytownandthenrentedacartogotothedesert.7．wesawdidnotdisappointus,andasexpecteditwasevenmoreamazingthanthepictureswehadseenonline.Thebloomwasparticularly8．(impress)thisyearduetothestrongpresenceofElNi?o(abandofwarmwaterdevelopedinthePacificOceanthatchangesthetemperaturesandincreasestherainfallincertainareas).Thevastcarpetofcolour9．spreadintothedistancetowardsthestrikinggreenhillswas10．(simple)wonderfulanddeservedalargeamountofphotos!Arealreminderofthebeautyourplanetcanprovide.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．Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying"Wastenot，wantnot"．Noneofus，therefore，cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives．Anykindofwastewasthoughtless，whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents，ourowntime，ourlimitednaturalresource，ourmoney，orotherpeople'stime．Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful．Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference．It'sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble．Byfocusingonoil，water，paper，foodorclothing，weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste．Wemustkeepremindingusthatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit．Actually，severedamagedonetoourlandisfairrecentinthehistoryofourevolution．It'stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren'schildrenwillabletodevelopwell．113第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）中美中學生交流項目安排一批美國中學生來你校一周，體驗中國文化，在網(wǎng)上挑選適合住宿的家庭(hostfamily)。假如你是李華，愿意接受一位美國學生入住你家，請用英語給項目美方負責人寫一封郵件。說明你的家庭和住宿條件，你本人的優(yōu)勢以及你幫助美國中學生體驗中國文化的打算。要求：1.父母贊成；有單獨房間；2.本人開朗，英語好；3.帶他去旅游，教他做中國菜；注意：1.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2.詞數(shù)：100左右；開頭和結(jié)尾已給出不計入總詞數(shù)。DearSir,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、C4、D5、B6、C7、C8、B9、A10、B11、A12、C13、D14、D15、B16、D17、B18、C19、D20、D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、C2、A3、D4、D22、1、D2、D3、B4、A23、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’sbeperfectlyclear,wedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsis,andalwayshasbeen,aboutbalancingcompetinginterestsseekingtobenefitthemselves,andthat’sasitshouldbe,butthefo