2025届江苏省泰州市泰州栋梁学校高三最后一卷英语试卷含答案

2025届江苏省泰州市泰州栋梁学校高三最后一卷英语试卷含答案注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking2．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped3．Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just_____.A．facethemusicB．flyoffthehandleC．eatyourwordsD．biteyourtongue4．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where5．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a;the C．the；a D．the；the6．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before7．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．amattending B．attendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending8．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected9．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a;a B．a;theC．the;a D．the;the10．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved11．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated12．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what13．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t14．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun15．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that16．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade17．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know18．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow19．Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith20．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown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）Inthespaceofjusttwoyears,theappDouyin,createdbyBeijing-basedcompanyByteDance,hasgatheredmorethanhalfabillionusers—around40％ofthemoutsideChina—whoshareshortvideosofthemselveslip-syncing（假唱）,cooking,dancingorjustbeingsilly.WhatsetsByteDanceapartisitssuccessinthesocialmediacategory,whichiscontrolledbyFacebook,TwitterandSnap—allWesterncompanies.ByteDancecallsitselfanartificialintelligencecompany.Itusesmachinelearningandalgorithms（算法）tofigureoutwhatpeoplelikemostandgivethemmoreofwhattheywanttosee.OnDouyin,peoplecaneditandbeautify15-secondvideosbeforepostingthemonline.Theapphasevenmadeaphrasetodescribepeoplegluedtotheircustomizedfeeds:“shuaDouyin”or“scrollingthroughDouyin”.Lastyear,thecompanyreleasedTikTok,theoverseasversionofDouyin.ByteDance’sgrowingvideoempirehasmadeittheworld’sfifthbiggestappmaker.ByteDancesaysTikTokandDouyintogetherhavemorethan500millionmonthlyactiveusers.InvestorslikeByteDancebecauseitshundredsofmillionsofusersattractalotofadvertisingmoney.Thevideoappsarelucrativebecausetheyattractalotofusersintheirteensand20s,whoaremoregenerouswiththemoney.ByteDancealsomakesmoneythroughincomesharingdeals.PeopleonTikTok,forexample,canbuydigitalcoinstogivetootherpeopleontheapp—likethrowingmoneyinaperformer’stipjar.ByteDancetakesacutofthoseearnings.ByteDance’sfounderandCEOisZhangYiming,a35-year-oldformerMicrosoftemployee.PeoplewhohaveworkedwithZhangdescribehimassomeonewhothinksdeeplyabouttechnologyandspendsmuchofhisfreetimewritingcode.LikeFacebookandTwitter,ByteDanceisalsobattlingfakenewsandinappropriatecontent.ByteDancepromisestoaddthousandsmoreemployeestoreviewthecontentonDouyin.1、WhatmakesByteDancesospecial?A．Itsappchallengessimilarcompanies’ruleinWesternworld.B．Itinventedthesocialmediaappinitiallyintheworld.C．Itisthebiggestartificialintelligencecompanyontheearth.D．IthascontrolledFacebook,TwitterandSnap.2、WhyisDouyinsopopular?A．Itisanewgenerationhi-techproduct.B．Ithasbothhomeandoverseasversion.C．Itiseasyandtotallyfreetooperateonline.D．Itmeetsthedemandofpeopleindividually.3、HowdoesByteDancemakeaprofit?A．Bychargingtheusers. B．Bychargingtheadvertisement.C．Byforcingtheuserstodonate. D．Bysellingitsartificialintelligence.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Douyin,aPopularAppB．ByteDance,aSuccessfulCompanyC．FacebookTogetherwithDouyinIsBattingFakeNewsD．TwitterIsHelpingDouyinAttractMoreAdvertisingMoney22．（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）Mr.Omorogbewasoriginallysettograduatein2014.Butafterafightwithhisdad,hewas“tossedout”onthestreet.Eventually,hisgrandmothertookhiminforawhile,butwithherworkingduringtheday,Omorogbeneededtocareforhisseriouslyillgrandfather.Schooleventuallybecametoomuch,sohedroppedout.Formanystudentsacrossthecountry,circumstanceslikeOmorogbe’scanderail(使偏离轨道)themthehigh-school-to-collegetrack.Inhiscase,BostonPublicSchool’sRe-EngagementCenterwasabletoconnecthimwithEDCOYouthAlternative,aschoolthatprovidesextrasupporttonontraditionalandstrugglingstudents.HestartedinSeptember2016andwillhavehisdiplomainhandbyMay.“Ihavemycounselor(指导教师)whocallsmeeveryday.IfImissschoolfortwoorthreedays,she’llcallme,andask,‘AreyouOK?’”saysOmorogbe.“Duringthevacations,she’llcallme;formybirthday,she’llbakemeacake.”Tenyearsago,BostonhighschoolstudentslikeOmorogbewerefarlesslikelytogettheirdiploma.In2007,thecity’sgraduationratewas59percent.Thisyear,in2017,thenumberofBostonstudentswhograduatedinfouryearshitarecordhighof72.4percent.Statewide,thegraduationrateincheduptoarecord87.5percentfrom87.3percentlastyear,accordingtostatefigures.“You’reseeinggradualprogress,”saysPaulReville,aprofessoratHarvard’sGraduateSchoolofEducationandformerSecretaryofeducationforMassachusetts.“We’redealingwithoneofthemostimportantproblemsthatwehaveineducationthesedays,whichispeopledroppingoutwithoutahighschooleducationandhavingnoplacetogoinoureconomy.”EducationexpertssayBoston’srecordgraduationratewasparticularlyencouragingbecauseofthegainsbythecity’sAfrican-AmericanandLatinostudentsinthelastdecade–13.6and16.5percentagepointsrespectively.Butwithroughly5,500kidsacrossthestatestilldroppingoutofhighschooleveryyear,professorRevilleandothersadmitthatMassachusetts,widelyrecognizedashavingthenation’sleadingeducationsystem,stillhasalongwaytogo.1、WhydidOmorogbedropoutofschool?A．Hehadapoorfamily.B．Hehadnointerestinhisstudies.C．Hewasseriouslyinjuredinafight.D．Hehadtotakeontheroleofacarer.2、WhatdoesOmorogbethinkofhiscounselor?A．She’sstrict.B．She’skind-hearted.C．She’sopen-minded.D．She’sknowledgeable.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBoston’shighschoolgraduationrate?A．Itreachedarecord87.5percentthisyear.B．Therehasbeenariseofover10percentin10years.C．Thisyear’sfiguresshowasharpincreaseoverlastyear’s.D．Lessthanhalfofthestudentscouldgraduate10yearsago.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ThesuccessstoryofMr.OmorogbeB．BostonstudentsareregainingtheirconfidenceC．TheimportantrolehighschooleducationplaysD．Reformshavegivenfreshhopetostrugglingstudents24．（8分）Japanisagingfasterthananyothernation.Bytheendofthisdecade,therewillbethreeretireesforeverychildunder15andbeforelong,oneinsixpeoplewillbeover80.Itspopulationwillsoonbefallingbynearlyamillionpeopleeveryyearandsomepeoplepredictthat,sometimeinthenextcentury,thelastJapanesepersonwilldie.Othercountriesareencouragingimmigrationtodealwiththeirdemographicwoes.ButnotJapan,whichisusingdifferentwaystoreducepressureputonhealthcareandsocialservices.TheToto-madetoilet,commoninJapanesehotels,canpushuptohelptheelderly.NowTotoisworkingwithDaiwaHouse,Japan’slargesthousebuilder,toequiptoiletsforretirees.Thesehavemedicalsensorsthatmeasurebloodsugarlevels,thebloodpressureandbodyfatoftheuser.ThedataisemailedtothelocalGPthroughabuilt-ininternetdevice(装置).Somakesureyoueatyourgreensandstayregular,orthedoctorwillbeintouch.Theover-75saccountformorethanaquarterofthedeathsincaraccidentsonJapaneseroads.ToyotaisworkingwithProfessorKawashima,whodevelopedbraintraininggamesforNintendo,tocreateintelligentcarsthatmonitorbrainactivityintheelderly.Othertechnologiescouldalsoworktokeepelderlydriverscautious.Japanhastwiceasmanypetsasithaschildren.Butrealanimalsaredifficulttolookafterastheirownersage.Paroisafurrywhitebabysealrobotwhichrespondstopettingbymovingitstailandopeningandclosingitseyes.Itshowsemotionssuchassurprise,happinessandanger,andhassoldwellinnursinghomeswhereitisreportedtostimulate(刺激)responsesamongthosewithdementia(痴呆).Japan’sInstituteofPhysicalandChemicalResearchhasdevelopedRiba,anursingcarerobotthatcanlifttheelderlyoutofbed.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“demographicwoes”referto?A．Retirementage.B．Publicfinance.C．Populationproblems.D．Employmentdifficulties.2、What’sthemainfunctionofthetoiletsforretirees?A．Givingthemfirstaid.B．Monitoringtheirhealth.C．Helpingthemsendemails.D．Sendingthemoffthetoilet.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthesealrobot?A．Itishardtolookafter.B．Itsellswellinnurseries.C．Itonlymakesapositiveresponse.D．Itiswellreceivedinnursinghomes.4、HowdoesJapanimprovethehealthcarefortheelderly?A．Byadvocatingcompaniesworktogether.B．Byswitchingtolife-longtrainingclasses.C．Bydevelopinghi-techproductsandservices.D．Bycorrectingmedicalpersonnel’sserviceattitudes.25．（10分）TheCLFArtCafe,PeckhamPlayingdifferentkindsofmusic,ithasanighttoservemosttastes.Asoneoftheleadingplacesforthecreativearts,thebuildingisfulloffriendlybutcrazystudentsandyoungpeopledevotedtohavingagoodtime.Butforthosewhoaren’tinterestedinmakingtheceilingsweat,thereisanopen-airrooftop,monthlyplaysandregularshowingsoffilms.Roxy,FitzroviaIntheheartofLondon’sshoppingcenterliesoneoftheflagshipsforastudentnightoutinLondon.AftershowingtheirStudentIDs,studentsheaddownintothebasement(地下室)oftheRoxywheretheyarethrownintoagroupofyoungpeoplefromallbackgroundsandcountries.Whetherforafewdrinksandachatoradancealongtothesoundofthelatesthits,theRoxy’shalf-pricedcocktail(鸡尾酒)willmakesureyouarcsatisfied.BarKick,ShoreditchForstudentswhoareverybusyandhaveforgottenhowtorelax,keepyourselffocusedwhileyouplayagameoftablefootball.PutyourselfintothecrowdofbarsandclubsShoreditchhastooffer,BarKickpresentsstudentswithaquietevening.Atstreetlevel,itseemslikeanyotherbar.Headingdownstairsyou’llfindalmostadozenfootballtablesreplacingthedancefloor,givingitacompetitiveedgetoaneveningawayfromschoolwork.TheCourt,TottenhamCourtRoadForanaffordablemealanddrinksonaSundaybeforeaweekofstress,headovertoTheCourt.Combiningtheperfectcombinationoftraditionalpubcomfortswithstudentprices,thecentralLondonpuboffersaquietplaceasyoucatchupwithclassmatesandforgetaboutthestressesofbeingastudent,1、Whichseemstobeawisepickforaquietstudentwithatightbudget?A．TheCLFArtCafeB．TheCourtC．BarKickD．Roxy2、Accordingtothetext,whatdoweknowaboutRoxy?A．Itmainlyappealstoforeignstudents.B．ItliesfarfromLondon’sdowntown.C．Itrequirescustomers’proofofidentity.D．Itofferscustomersserviceathalfprice.3、WhatmakesBarKickdifferentfromtheotherthreebarsmentioned?A．Ithasadancefloormadeofspecialmaterial.B．Itisaplaceforpeopletoenjoyquietness.C．Itlooksdifferentfromothersinthestreet.D．Itprovidestablegamesforitscustomers,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）IstartedservingthehomelesswhenIwaseightyearsold.Ididn'tknowthesepeoplewouldmakesuchabigdifferenceinmy1.TwiceamonthIgotothechurchandhelpgetthingsreadyfor2.Whenthegateisopened,peoplecomein3togetdrinks.Theytaketheirseatswhilebreakfastis4，andthenwebeginto5.Weeachtaketwoplatesandcarrythem6thelineastheplatesare7.Eachpersonreceivesseveralkindsoffoods.Iwalktothetablesand8theplatesbeforethem.AfterI'veservedthem,Iaskiftheyneed9elseandbringthemwhatevertheyaskfor.WhenIfirststartedserving,Iwasalittle10.AtfirstIstayedclosetomymommostofthetime,butafterIgottoknowthesestrangers,I11thattheywerefriendlypeople.Andthe12ofthemwasoftennicerthantheoutside.Irealizedthattherewasno13tobescared.Afterservingforafewmonths,Istartedto14seeingthesamepeopleeachweek.Allofthesepeoplemakemydaymuch15.Thepasttwoyearshavemadeabig16inmylife.Idothis17itistherightthingtodo.WhenIservepeople,Iwantthemtoknowthatsomeone18themandthattheymatter.Servingmakesmehappy,butevenmore19，itteachesmetoloveand20othersandhelpsmaketheworldabetterplace.1、A．studyB．workC．familyD．life2、A．breakfastB．brunchC．lunchD．dinner3、A．secretlyB．quicklyC．slowlyD．separately4、A．orderedB．enjoyedC．preparedD．tasted5、A．eatB．serveC．leaveD．try6、A．beforeB．beyondC．aboveD．along7、A．emptiedB．washedC．filledD．dried8、A．makeB．setC．fixD．show9、A．nothingB．everythingC．whatD．anything10、A．surprisedB．embarrassedC．scaredD．puzzled11、A．realizedB．admittedC．claimedD．swore12、A．pastB．insideC．surfaceD．front13、A．wayB．doubtC．reasonD．wonder14、A．gettiredofB．takechargeofC．getdowntoD．lookforwardto15、A．betterB．furtherC．busierD．easier16、A．successB．differenceC．profitD．fortune17、A．becauseB．ifC．onceD．though18、A．reliesonB．goesafterC．caresaboutD．looksfor19、A．necessarilyB．interestinglyC．honestlyD．importantly20、A．respectB．forgiveC．inspireD．protect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）Wangweiwasareallygoodstudent,but1．(recent)hehasn’tfelthimselfandhisgradeshasfallensincethreemonthsago.Thisisbecausehesometimeshastrouble2．(pay)attentiontohisstudy.Hewouldn’tliketotalkwithteachersandfriends,too.What’sworse,hefeels3．(tire)allthetimeandhasdifficultyinfallingasleep.Whathedoesisbroughttohismother’sattention.4．,whenhismotheraskshimwhathappenstohim,hejustsayshefeelslikecrying.Asamatteroffact,Wangweiissuffering5．clinicaldepression(临床抑郁症),6．isaserious,buttreatablecondition.Ifitisnottreatedintime,seriousdamage7．(do)tohealth.Thefirstsignsofitinteensare8．(poor)schoolreportsthanbefore,thenlearningdifficultiesandstayingawayfromclassmatesandteachers.Ifyouhavethesesigns,don’tworry.Itisnotsodifficult9．(deal)withclinicaldepression.Therearemanyeffectiveways,suchasmedicine.10．(express)offeelings,moreexerciseandabalanceddiet.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。MyparentsandIwenttotheparkonlastSunday、Therewerelotsofvisitorsstoodinfrontoftheticketwindow、Wewaitedforalongtimeandbuythreetickets、IntheTigerMountainofthepark,IwastooeagertoseethefiercefrightenedanimalsthatIquickenedmystepsthroughthecrowd、Unfortunate,Igotseparatedfrommyparents、Ihadhardtimelookingforhim,butIhadnoluck、Wanderinginthepark,Ifeltalonewithoutanycompanions、Worsestill,Ihadnomoney,soIhadtowalkhome,coveredasmuchas5kilometers、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，刚从新西兰（NewZealand）学习回国。请你写封邮件向新西兰朋友Summer表示衷心感谢。内容包括：1.学习和生活上获得很大帮助；2.邀请Summer访问中国。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、A5、C6、A7、D8、C9、A10、B11、C12、A13、A14、B15、A16、A17、A18、C19、A20、A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、A2、D3、B4、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’sbe