四川省綿陽(yáng)市江油中學(xué)2025年高考英語(yǔ)三模試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase2．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful3．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．a(chǎn)rrangesB．mindsC．a(chǎn)ssesses4．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．a(chǎn)renotleading5．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.6．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall7．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed8．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．a(chǎn)ppliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied9．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．priority D．opportunity10．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained11．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it12．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible13．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which14．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome15．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad16．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight17．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether18．Daniel’sfamily________theirholidayinHuangshanthistimenextweek.A．a(chǎn)reenjoying B．a(chǎn)retoenjoy C．willenjoy D．willbeenjoying19．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit20．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．a(chǎn)ppealto B．a(chǎn)dapttoC．a(chǎn)pplyto D．a(chǎn)ttachto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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）DisneyWorldisaverypopularattraction.Butgoingtherecanbecostly.Herearesomesuggestionsthatcanhelpyousavemoney.Insteadofeatingatthepark,getpremadefoodfromanearbygrocerystoreorevenmakeyourownlunch.Also,makesuretotakeyourownwaterwithyoubecausespending$3onwaterwillmakeyourstomachhurt.Anotherideaistopacksnacksorquickandcheappick-me-upsasyoumakeyourwayaroundthepark.Ofcourseyou’regoingtowanttotakesomeDisneysouvenirshomewithyou,butyou’llquicklyrealizethatitcomeswithaprice.Beforebuyinganything,makesureyouhaveaplan.SomesuggestionsforkeepingcostsdownincludepickingyourownpearlattheJapanstoreatEpcot,whichisallabouttheexperienceandonly$15.95plustax,orevengettingspecialtradablecollectionpinthatyoucantradewithDisneycastmembersorotherguests.WhenyougotoDisneyWorldonrainydays,youmaycatchalotofshowers.Butyoudon’thaveto.GotoalocalDollarTreeandbuydisposableponchos（一次性雨披）for$1.TheponchosatDisneyareprobablymoredurable（耐用的）,buttheycost$9.Forafamilyoffive,theDisneyponchoswouldcost$45versusspending$5atthedollarstore.Itcosts$17toparkinDisneyforaday.Luckily,mostnon-Disneyresortsofferfreeshuttles（來(lái)往的班車(chē)）toandfromtheparkandallDisneyresortsofferfreetransportationforguestsaswell.Ifyouliketobeonyourownschedulewithoutworryingaboutwhentheshuttlecomes,thenparkingisyouronlychoice.Butwaitingfortheshuttleandgoingbyascheduleisn’treallydifficult,either.1、Accordingtotheauthor,ifyouwanttoeatatDisneyWorld,youcan________.A．justtakepick-me-upstosavemoneyB．getpremadefoodatDisneyWorldC．a(chǎn)voidfoodthatstimulatesyourappetiteD．preparefoodbeforeenteringthepark2、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofbuyingpearlattheJapanstoreatEpcot?A．Itcanbeaterribleexperience.B．Itenablesonetogetpearlatareasonableprice.C．It’sagoodwaytofindatradablecollection.D．It’sthebestwaytogetDisneysouvenirs.3、IfyoubuyfourponchosatalocalDollartreeinsteadofatDisney,youcansave________.A．$32B．$36C．$40D．$454、Theauthorthinksitisadvisableto________.A．parkinDisneyWorldforadayB．a(chǎn)voidgoingtoDisneyWorldonrainydaysC．usemoredurableponchosatDisneyWorldD．usetransportationofferedbytheresorts22．（8分）It'sthoughtthataround5trillionpiecesofplasticarecurrentlyfloatinginouroceans.Bothmammalsandfishbenefitfromcleanoceans.Itisreportedthatmorethan8milliontonsofplasticendupinouroceanseveryyear,andnearlyhalfoftheplasticweproduceissingle-useonly.Thisshoebrand,however,isridingthewaveofchangeandisonamissiontohelpcleanupourwatersandridtheseaofplasticbottlesthatcantakeupto400yearstobreakdown.Vivobarefoot'snewestfootwearusesrecycledplasticmaterialsandhascreatedaneducationprogramthatspreadsawarenessabouthowharmfulplasticisforsealife.Everypairofshoesismadeupof17plasticwaterbottlestakenfromtheoceanandturnedintoasustainable,comfortablepairofshoes,whicharealsohealthyforyourfeet.Andwhilenoteveryonecantakepartinoceancleanups,choosinglittlewayswecangivebacktoourplanetgoesalongway.Vivobarefoot'snewproductsincludeavarietyofhigh-performancestylessuchascasualsneakers,runningshoes,andhikingboots.Thebrandhopesthatitslatestinitiative（首創(chuàng)精神）willhelplessentheindifferencetopollutionandhowharmfulitisforalllivingbeings.Inthefuture,Vivobarefoothopestoincreasetheirproductionofshoescreatedfromsustainablematerials,andthankfully,theyarenowoneofmanybrandsthataimtoincreaseenvironmentalismandeducatecommunitiesonhowglobalwarmingaffectseveryone.Thisyear,they'lladdmorerecyclableandtraceablematerialsintomorethanhalfoftheirproductionline,andtheyhaveplentyofcreativedevelopmentsintheworksaswell.Theshoesalsohaveahealthbenefit.Basedontheconceptthatwider,minimallydesignedshoesenableourfoottofunctionatmaximumpotential,wearersalsoexperiencebetterbalanceandsensoryinput.1、Howdoestheauthormakehispointconvincing?A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bytellingastory.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Bymakingcomparisons.2、WhatisVivobarefootdoingtohelpwiththemarinecreatures?A．Donatingmoneytobuyfoodforthem.B．Keepingtheoceansfreefromplasticbottles.C．Producingmoreshoesfromsustainablematerials.D．Raisingpublicawarenessofrecyclingandreuse.3、WhatisprobablyVivobarefoot'soperationphilosophy?A．Customer-focused.B．Service-orientedC．Money-saving.D．Environmentally-friendly.4、WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothetext?A．Vivobarefoot'snewproductshaven'tbeenreleased.B．Vivobarefootisthemostpopularshoebrandintheworld.C．Vivobarefootcaresaboutnotonlyitsbusinessbutalsopublicservices.D．Vivobarefootisthefirstcompanytofindthenewfunctionofwastematerials.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）ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade—orsowethought,asshedidn’tmentionitagain.WeboughtthelatestfashionableBabySitter’sClubdolls,aholidaydressandsomebeautifulstorybooks.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Wecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.“WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclayandwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?”Herdadasked.Thetheory,ofcourse,beingthatsincethatisahigh-ticketitemandsheis“suchabiggirl”,itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.Sohespentthenextfivehourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.Threehourslater,onChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforRosetoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.Shelookedatmeandthenatherdadandsaid,“sodoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”Beaming,Isaid,“Yes.”Rosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I’dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1、Rose’sparentsdidn’tbuyherthebikeshewantedbecause________.A．theyhadboughtmanyotherwonderfulthingsforherB．theythoughtshehadchangedhermindC．theydidn’thavetimetodoanyshoppingD．theydecidedtomakeoneforher2、WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?A．HethoughtRosewastooyoungforarealbike.B．Hedidn’twanttodisappointhisdaughter.C．Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.D．Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.3、Fromthestory,weknowthat________.A．Rose’sfatherwasanartistwithspecialskillsB．RosewouldtradeintheclaybikeforarealoneC．TheparentsweremovedandproudofthegirlD．Rosewasathoughtfulandindependentgirl25．（10分）Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance，northeirlackofskills．Rather，it'stheirenormouscapabilityforjoy．Afriendtoldmeastory．Oneday，whenshewenttogethis6-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice，herkidgreetedherwithasadface．Theteacherhadcriticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills．Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoo1withhisheadandshouldershangingdown．Heseemedwrappedinsadness．Butbeforereachingthecardoor，hesuddenlystopped，crouching(蹲伏)downtolookatsomethingonthesidewalk．“Mom，comehere!ThisisthestrangestbugI’veeverseen．Ithas，1ike，amillionlegs．It’samazing!”Thelittlefacewasoverflowingwithindescribableexcitement．Nowadays，however，whenwewalkintoaclassroom，especiallyinahighschool，we’llbechokedbytoweringbooksandpapers，andhidingbehindthemareagroupofmotionlesscreatures，pensinhand，mindsdry，justasthehollowmenportrayedbyT．S．Eliot．Theirpursuitofjoyhasgivenwaytotheirhungerforgrades．Laughterandhappinessareadistantmemoryforthem．Althoughjoyisanunaffordableluxuryintoday’sincreasinglyfiercecompetition，administratorsandteachersneedamindsetshiftfromcrushingstudentswithassignmentstogettingthemtotakepleasureinproductiveactivitieswhichdeveloptheirimportantqualities，likeperseveranceandobligation．Theassumptionthatpleasureistheenemyofcompetenceandresponsibilitymakesnosenseeducationally．Adultstendtotalkaboutlearningasifitweremedicine：unpleasant，butnecessaryandgoodforyou．Whynotthinkoflearningasifitwerefood—somethingsovaluabletohumansthattheywanttoexperienceitasapleasure?1、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Bydescribingaprocedure． B．Byanalyzingtheprocess．C．Bygivinganexample． D．Bycollectingdata．2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Summarizethepreviousparagraph． B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders．C．Introducethemaintopicfordiscussion． D．Clarifysomepuzzlingquestions．3、Whatdoesthetextsuggestadministratorsandteachersdo?A．Stopgivingstudentshomework．B．Involvestudentsinmeaningfulactivities．C．Supplystudentswithluxuries．D．Arousestudents’fondmemories．4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Joyisthespokespersonforlearning． B．Pleasureistheenemyofprogress．C．Educationistheparadiseforparents． D．Examsareanever-endingwar．第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）MikeandIwantedtocelebrateourweddinganniversary.Wemadea1atourfavoriterestaurant,butwhenwearrived,our2wasn’twellprepared.Wewalkedtowardthebarintherestauranttowait.Mike3achairformeandthemannexttome4overtogivemeroomtoslidein.Ismiledmythanks.“I’mhereonbusiness.Canyou5someinterestingthingstodo6whenIhavesometimeoff?”themanasked.MikeandIimmediatelyshiftedourattentiontothestranger.Weloveouradoptedhometownanquicklysuggestedhalfadozenfun7.Thestranger’snamewasBill.HeandMike8tobebothmechanicalengineers.Thetwomenhad9totalkabout.Secondsturnedintominutesandstrangersturnedintofriends.Whenthehostess10andtoldusourtablewas11,wesaidgoodbyetoBill.“We’reoutto12ourweddinganniversary,”Isaidaswe13tofollowthewaitresstoourtable.“Wow!Ireally14youtakingthetimetotalktome,”Billsaid.“Youcouldhave15me.Happyanniversary!”Theeveningspedby.Soonwehadtogohome.Mikesignaledourwaiterforthebill.16,thewaitersmiledandhandedusanote:Thankyouagainfortalkingtoastranger.Ireallyappreciateyourkindness.17isonme.Bill18,welookedatthewaiter.“Yes,”hesaid.“It’strue.Hepaidyourbill.”Wewalkedbacktothe19tothankBill,buthisseatwas20.Butweneverforgothisgenerosityanddecidedtopayitforward.1、A．reservationB．wishC．preparationD．plan2、A．roomB．breakfastC．tableD．a(chǎn)rrangement3、A．orderedinB．pickedupC．tookupD．pulledout4、A．movedB．gotC．jumpedD．came5、A．chooseB．thinkofC．recommendD．referto6、A．frequentlyB．locallyC．entirelyD．exactly7、A．storiesB．booksC．restaurantsD．a(chǎn)ctivities8、A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．seemedC．pretendedD．happened9、A．nothingB．littleC．plentyD．everything10、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．returnedC．repliedD．a(chǎn)pologized11、A．fullB．collectedC．readyD．clean12、A．congratulateB．celebrateC．holdD．watch13、A．gotupB．tookupC．camebackD．showedup14、A．imagineB．a(chǎn)ppreciateC．mindD．enjoy15、A．helpedB．seenC．forgivenD．ignored16、A．InsteadB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Otherv^se17、A．PraiseB．BlameC．ResponsibilityD．Dinner18、A．CuriousB．SurprisedC．GratefulD．Relaxed19、A．kitchenB．barC．doorD．entrance20、A．dirtyB．goneC．emptyD．occupied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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinent,anewnation,conceivedinliberty,anddedicatedtothemessagethatallmen1．(create)equal.Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,2．(test)whetherthatnationcanlongendure(忍耐).Wearemetonagreatbattle-fieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportion(一部分)ofthatfield,asafinalrestingplaceforthosewhoheregavetheir3．(life)sothatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.4．inalargersense,wecannotdedicatethisground.Thebravemen,livingand5．(die),whostruggledhere,havededicated(奉獻(xiàn))it.Theworldwillhardlynote,norlongrememberwhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.Itisforus,6．living,tobededicatedheretothe7．(finish)workwhichthosewhofoughtherehavesofaradvanced.Itisratherforus8．(devote)heretothegreattaskremainingbeforeus--thatfromthesehonoreddeadweshouldtakeincreaseddevotiontothatcause(事業(yè)),9．whichtheywerefullydevoted--thatwearefirmly10．(determine)thatthosedeadshallnothavediedinvain--thatthisnation,underGod,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom--andthatthegovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。OnedayIwasinourlocalpizzatakeoutwhencoupleteenagerscameintoorderpizzas、Theyeachorderedasmallpersonal-sizepizzaforthem、Andtheyorderedanother3largepizzastobedeliveringtothefiredepartment,wherewashavingatrainingnight、Theyaskedforthedeliverypersontoincludeanotetheyhadwrote、Inittheythankedthememberofthefiredepartmentforalltheydoforthecommunityandforhelpingtheirfriendwhenheisinaseriousaccident、Theyexplainedfarthathewouldn’tlivebutfortheirgreatefforts、Idon’tknowthesekids,butIamveryprideofthem、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李津，跟隨學(xué)校帶隊(duì)老師前往澳大利亞的友好交流學(xué)校參加學(xué)習(xí)，你愛(ài)好廣泛，性格開(kāi)朗，愿意更多地參與到當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)校的學(xué)生社團(tuán)活動(dòng)中。你發(fā)現(xiàn)該校流行音樂(lè)俱樂(lè)部正在招聘新成員，要求會(huì)某種樂(lè)器，嗓音好且有團(tuán)隊(duì)意識(shí)。你希望加入該俱樂(lè)部。請(qǐng)用英文寫(xiě)一封申請(qǐng)信，要點(diǎn)如下：?簡(jiǎn)要介紹一下自己的基本情況；?加入俱樂(lè)部的目的及滿足加入俱樂(lè)部的條件；?自己的聯(lián)系方式（電話：82095516）并且懇請(qǐng)及時(shí)得到回復(fù)。注意：詞數(shù)：不少于100；可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)使行文連貫參考詞匯：流行音樂(lè)俱樂(lè)部PopClub________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、A2、B3、B4、B5、A6、C7、B8、D9、C10、A11、C12、A13、C14、B15、A16、D17、D18、D19、D20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、B3、A4、D22、1、A2、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(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,buttheforceofgovernmentshouldneve