2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard2．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing3．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy4．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．priority D．opportunity5．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput6．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation7．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit8．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that9．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed10．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving11．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which12．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.13．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed14．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．a(chǎn)pproaches B．meansC．methods D．ways15．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads16．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．a(chǎn)retrappingD．a(chǎn)rebeingtrapped17．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks18．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．a(chǎn)rekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept19．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse20．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly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）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.22．（8分）Collegevisitsareimportant.Beforeyoucommityearsofyourlifeandmoneytoaschool，besureyou'rechoosingaplacethatisagoodmatchforyourpersonalityandinterests.Youcan'tgetthe“feel”ofaschoolfromanyguidebook，sobesuretovisitthecampus.Belowareafewtipsforgettingthemostoutofyourcollegevisit.ExploreonYourOwnOfcourseyoushouldtaketheofficialcampustour，butbesuretoallowtimetohangaroundonyourown.Thetrainedtourguideswillshowyouaschool'ssellingpoints.Buttheoldestandprettiestbuildingsdon'tgiveyoutheentirepictureofacollege.Trytowalktheextramileandgetthecompletepictureofthecampus.ReadtheBulletinBoardsWhenyouvisitthestudentcenter，academicbuildingsandresidencehalls，takeafewminutestoreadthebulletinboards.Theyprovideaneasywaytoseewhat'shappeningoncampus.Theadsforlectures，clubsandplayscantellyouwhat'sgoingonoutsidetheclassrooms.EatintheDiningHallYoucangetagoodfeelforstudentlifebyeatinginthedininghall.Trytositwithstudentsifyoucan.Dothestudentsseemhappyorstressed？Also，isthefoodgood？Arethereadequatehealthyoptions？Manyadmissionofficeswillgiveprospectivestudentscoupons（優(yōu)惠券）forfreemealsinthedininghalls.VisitaClassinYourMajorIfyouknowwhatyouwanttostudy，aclassvisitmakesalotofsense.You'llgettoobserveotherstudentsinyourfieldandseehowinvolvedtheyareinclassroomdiscussion.Trytostayafterclassforafewminutesandchatwiththestudentstogettheirimpressionsoftheirprofessorsandmajor.Besuretocallinadvancetoscheduleaclassroomvisit-mostcollegesdon'tallowvisitorstodropinatclassunannounced.TalktoLotsofStudentsYourcampustourguidehasbeentrainedtomarkettheschool.Trytotalktostudentswhoaren'tgettingpaidtoimpressyou.Theseimportantconversationscanoftenprovideyouwithinformationaboutcollegelifethatisn'tpartoftheadmissionscript.Fewuniversityofficialswilltellyouiftheirstudentsspendallweekenddrinkingorstudying，butagroupofrandomstudentsmight.Formoretips，.1、Thebestwaytoknowaboutacollegeinanofficialcampustouris______________.A．towalkaroundthecampusaloneB．totakepicturesofthecampusC．tovisittheoldestandprettiestbuildingsD．tohireatrainedtourguide2、Readingthebulletinboardscanhelpyou______________A．decide-themajoryouwanttostudyB．findouttheafter-classactivitiesoncampusC．getfreecouponsfromtheadmissionofficesD．findouttheoptionsofhealthyfood3、Ifyouplantoattendaclassoncampus，____________.A．dropinataclassinyourmajorB．havetalkswithstudentsbeforeclassC．makeanappointmentinadvanceD．a(chǎn)sktheprofessorforpermission4、Togetarealideaofthecollegeduringavisit，it'sbesttotalkto_____________A．famousprofessors B．campustourguidesC．a(chǎn)dmissionofficers D．randomstudents5、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom？A．Anewsreport.B．Atouristposter.C．Aneducationaljournal.D．Ageographicalmagazine.23．（8分）There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmwordsofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback（反饋;反應(yīng)）",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos（自尊心）arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcriticizedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategies(策略)ofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing（評估）theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontext(背景)ofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldforcethemtodosomethingdifficultorunpleasant.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Peopleshouldbesatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.B．Peopleshouldofferconstructivecriticism.C．Peopleshouldbecautiouswhengivingadvice.D．Peopleshouldcarelessaboutothers.2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoacceptit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtosupportorprotectthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveintheresult.B．Theyknewtherewasn'tsuchadisease.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tagreewiththetest.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiency24．（8分）Howmanygirlsinthisworldfallbehind?Theanswerishard—toomanytocount.Thisiswhythephrase“GoGetItGirl”poppedupinmyheadoneday.Thiswouldbemyproject.ThusbeginsthejourneyofmyColdAwardproject,thelargestandmostimportantstepofGirlScouts(女童子軍).“GoGetItGirl”isagirl’sself-empowerment(自我授權(quán))projectcenteredonawebsitecalled.Itfocusesonareasincludingeducation,health,andfinancialliteracy.Theeducationsectionincludesinformationonapplyingtocollegeand,maintaininggoodgrades.Thehealthsectioncontainsinformationonbasichealthandself-respect.Lastly,thefinancialliteracysectionhasalltheinformationagirlneedstomanagehermoneyproperly.Aspartofmyproject,Iwasabletoworkone-on-onewithgirlsinelementary,middle,andhighschool.Igaveaspeechatalocalhighschool’sCollegeNight.IspoketoHispanicgirlsandtheirparentsaboutapplyingtocollege.Inaddition,IworkedwithanorganizationcalledCoolGirls,Inc.CoolGirlsisanorganizationfocusedontheadvancementofgirlsinallaspectsoftheirdevelopment.Iworkedattheafterschoolprogram,CoolGirlsClub.ThegirlsIworkedwithwereprimarilyminorities,andCoolGirlstrulyhelpsthemtoriseaboveanycurrentdifficultiesintheirlives.Toprovideinspirationforthegirlswhovisit,Iinterviewedsuccessfulwomeninmycommunity,includingadoctorandbusinessowner.Theprojecthasbeenalotofwork,aridit’snotoveryet.Itwillneverbeover,hopefully,becauseIwillalwayslookforwaystohelpgirls.1、603．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“poppedup”inParagraphto)referto?A．tookroot.B．gainedpopularity.C．madeitsway.D．a(chǎn)ppearedallofasudden.2、605．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthefirstparagraph?A．Whythewriterstarted“GoGetItGirl’.B．Whymanygirlsfallbehind.C．HowGirlScoutsisfounded.D．WhatGirlScoutsrefersto.3、607．Whatcanhelpagirllearnhowtomakebothendsmeet?A．Education.B．CoolGirlsClub.C．Financialliteracy.D．CollegeNight.4、609．Whydidthewriterinterviewsuccessfulwomeninthecommunity?A．TofinishtheGoldAwardprojectassoonaspossible.B．Tooffergoodideastogirlsvisiting.C．Topromotethelocalcommunityconstruction.D．Toseekfinancialsupportfortheproject25．（10分）FerryServicesFareTableEffectivefrom1stApril2019.CashOnlyisacceptedonboardourFerries.ReturnFaresforMainlandtoBressay；MainlandtoWhalsay；MainlandtoYell；YelltoUnst.AllFaresareRETURN-PayableonoutboundjourneyonlyPassengerAdult￡5.50OAPs(WithSICPass)&Childrenupto19￡1.00DisabledConcessionarySICPassHolders￡0.00Adult10MultiJourneyTicket￡22.70Vehicles-FaresincludedriverVehiclesuptoandincluding5.50mReturn￡13.60MotorcyclesReturn￡11.00Motorhome5.5m-9m￡20.50Motorhome9m-12m￡23.50Motorhome12m+￡27.00Vehicle(<5.5m)10JourneyTicket￡90.00Motorcycle10JourneyTicket￡72.00*ForYelltoUnst,thefarepayableisthesameastheother“returnfare”routes.HoweverifyourjourneyoriginatedontheMainland(youhavehadtousetwoferriesonthesamedayorafter18：00fromthedaybefore)thenyouwillonlybechargedtheonefareonYell.PleaseretaintheticketyouweresoldontheYellferryforpresentingontheUnstferry.685、Howwillyoupayforyourticketontheferry?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．WithSICPass. D．Allofabove.1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．TheinformationaboveisnoteffectiveonChildren’sDay,2019.B．It’sfreeforthedisabledwithoutanSICpass.C．Thevehiclesfaresvaryinthesizesofthem.D．Youcanseethefareinformationfor3routesinthetable.2、Jack(10yearsold)andhisparentswilltravelfrommainlandtoWhalsayintheircar,howmuchwilltheypay?A．￡12.00 B．￡25.60C．￡20.10 D．￡21.003、Thebestmeaningoftheunderlinedword“return”is________.A．Theactofgiving,puttingorsendingsomethingback.B．Paymentorrewardforsomething.C．Achangebacktoapreviousstate.D．Aticketforajourneyfromoneplacetoanotherandbackagain.4、HowmuchwillbechargedifyougofrommainlandtoYell,thentoUnstonthesameday?A．￡11.00. B．￡5.50.C．￡6.50. D．￡22.70.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）Iusedtobelievepolitenesswasathingofthepast.VeryseldomhaveI1apolitehumanbeinginthismodernsociety.However,Ihadto2mythinking,whenI,withtwoofmygrown-updaughters,camefacetofacewithsuchagentlemaninacoffeeplace.Theplacewas3withcustomersandwehadtoclimbsteepstairstofindanemptytable.4enjoyingcoffeeandsnacks,wewentdownthe5stairs,wheretherewashardlyanyspaceforanotherpersontoeither6orcomedown.JustasIwasinthemiddleofmydescent(下降),agentlemanenteredthemainentrancewhichwas7infrontofthestaircase.IwassureIwouldbe8roughlybythismangoingup.IkeptcomingdownasfastasIcould.Mysmartdaughterswerealreadydown,lookingupatme9,hopingIwouldreachthembeforethestrangerstartedupthestairs,knowingIwasa10sort.11reachingmydaughters,Inoticedthemanstillstandingnearthedoor.Ireachedthemandpassedthe12attheentrancedoorwhichhe13holdingopen.Ilookedbackthinkinghewasstillatthedoor,decidingwhethertogoin14findanotherlesscrowdedplace.IsawhimgoingupthestairsandItoldmydaughtersaboutit.Wethreefelt15thatwedidnoteven16thepolitegentlemanwhowasactually17thedooropenforusladies.We18hiskindness,forsuchwell-manneredpeopleare19tofindthesedays.20Irememberthisgentlemanandpraythattherewillbemorehumanbeingslikehim.1、A．broughtupB．turneddownC．comeacrossD．a(chǎn)ppealedto2、A．changeB．shapeC．confirmD．identify3、A．providedB．equippedC．spottedD．crowded4、A．BeforeB．AfterC．WhenD．Upon5、A．wideB．highC．narrowD．low6、A．turnaroundB．setoffC．reachoutD．goup7、A．rightB．muchC．closelyD．directly8、A．pushedB．injuredC．a(chǎn)rrestedD．denied9、A．worriedlyB．delightedlyC．heartilyD．sadly10、A．genuineB．pessimisticC．dynamicD．nervous11、A．HardlyB．NearlyC．SlightlyD．Previously12、A．daughtersB．waiterC．strangerD．manager13、A．a(chǎn)voidedB．keptC．enjoyedD．resisted14、A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．orD．so15、A．innocentB．sensibleC．jealousD．a(chǎn)shamed16、A．a(chǎn)wardB．remindC．thankD．consult17、A．holdingB．crashingC．seekingD．forcing18、A．distinguishedB．a(chǎn)pplaudedC．commentedD．witnessed19、A．easyB．rareC．unlikelyD．common20、A．IngeneralB．AtlengthC．TillnowD．Byaccident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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Thepickle(泡菜）jarasfarbackasIcanremembersatonthefloorbesidethedresser(梳妝臺）inmyparents’bedroom.Whenhegotreadyforbed,Dadwouldemptyhispocketsandtoss(投擲）hiscoinsintothejarlaidbesidethedresser.Heseemedtobeaccustomed1．doingsuchathing.Whenhetookthecoinstothebank,heoftensaid,“Theseareformyson'scollegefund.Neverwillheworkatthemillallhislifelikemeatall.Ifhe2．(work)likemeinthefuture,hemightnothaveabrightfuture.”Inspiredbymyfather,Iworkedveryhardandstepbystep1improvedmygrades.Tobeadmittedtoagooduniversitywasmyreal3．(motivate).Myparentsandfriendsallsaidcongratulationstomewhenmydreamcametrue.WhenIran4．ofmoneyatcollege,myparentswouldsendsometomeintime.Once,while5．(visit)myparents,Inoticedthatthepicklejarinmyparents’bedroomwasgone.6．(instant)alump(腫塊）roseinmythroatasIstaredatthespotbesidethedresserwherethejarhadalwaysstood.Myfatherthoughtitveryimportantforme7．(receive)agoodhigheducation.ThefirstChristmasafterourdaughterJessicawasborn,wespenttheholidaywithmyparents.Lookingafterourdaughtertookupalotoftimebuttheyhadaffectionforourdaughter.Visitingthemoftencould8．(strength)ourrelationshipwiththem.“Look,”mywifesaidsoftly.Therestoodtheoldpicklejar,thebottomalready9．(cover)withcoins.Iwalkedovertothepicklejar,dugdownintomypocket,andpulledoutafistfulofcoins.Withthestrongemotionchokingme,Ididdropthecoinsintothejar.IlookedupandsawDadwhowascarryingJessica.Oureyeslocked,andIknewhewasfeelingthesameemotionsasIfelt.10．itnotbeenforhissupportandencouragement,Imightnothaveasatisfyingjobnow.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。Thesayingthatpracticemakesperfectmeanthatafteryouhaveplentyofpracticeinwhatyouweredoing，youwillbeperfectinit．Ifyouwantimproveyourstudyandwork，rememberingthatthemostimportantthingishowtoputtheknowledgeyouhavelearnedintopractice．Forexample，whenlearningalanguage，thoughyoucanmakefulluseforyourtalent，practiceisnecessary．Ifyouonlylearngrammarrulesbytheheartanddon’tdoenoughexercise，it’scertainthatyoucan’tunderstandthelanguageperfectly．Butifyourealpractisealot，maybeyouwillunderstandthemmuchbetter．Inthisway，youcanapplythatyouhavelearnedbetter．第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你打算和幾位朋友在暑假進行一次探險旅行。請根據(jù)所給信息，給住在澳洲的朋友戴維發(fā)一封電子郵件介紹這次旅行計劃，并邀請他一起旅行。地點：海南島時間：3月15日-21日主要活動：遠足、爬山、游泳、篝火晚會和潛水等注意事項：請帶好游泳衣和護照注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右（開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)）；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.篝火晚會campfireparty;游泳衣bathingsuitDearDavidHowiseverythinggoing?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、C3、D4、C5、A6、A7、D8、B9、A10、D11、A12、B13、B14、A15、C16、B17、B18、D19、D20、B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、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,a