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英語本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分。滿分120分，考試用時

120分鐘。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、

C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話

后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對

話僅讀一遍。

（）1.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Athome.B.Inarestaurant.C.

Inahotel.

()2.Whatdoestheboymean?

A.NancyhaslefttheTVon.B.HeforgottoturnofftheTV.

C.NancyrememberedturningofftheTV.

()3.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Gotothepostoffice.B.Callthepostoffice.C.Contact

themailcarrier.

()4.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheman?

A.Hardworking.B.Dishonest.C.Humorous.

()5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanisunhappy.B.Thewomanisveryhelpful.C.

Mr.Barkleyisdisappointed.

第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有兒個小題，從題中

所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。

聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽

完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的做答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

()6.Wherearethewoman'schildrenstudying?

A.Ataschoolnearby.B.Ataprivateschool.C.Ata

publicschool.

()7.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisnewhere.B.Sheworksinaschool.C.Shehas

lostherway.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

()8.WhatcanwelearnaboutPamela?

A.Shemustbetheman'spet.B.Shemustbetheman's

friend.

C.Shemustbetheman'sdaughter.

()9.Whatdidthemanusetobe?

A.Adoctor.B.Aboss.C.Aprofessor.

()10.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Toboardatrain.B.Togetonanairplane.C.Tocatch

theearlybus.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

()11.Whatwasthewoman'soriginalplan?

A.Tostudyinalawschool.B.Toworkasa

lawyerabroad.

C.Togoabroadforfurtherstudy.

()12.Whydidthewomanchangehermind?

A.Shefounditwasatricktoher.B.Shefoundit

unwisetogoabroad.

C.Shethoughtitwouldcosthertoomuch.

()13.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?

A.Keepintouch.B.Havedinnertoday.C.Makeacall

tonight.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

()14.Inwhatfielddoesthewomanwanttoworkafter

graduation?

A.Law.B.Medicine.C.Management.

()15.Whatdoesthemanthinkisthekeytoone'ssuccess?

A.Interest.B.Ambitions.C.Abackupplan.

()16.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Shehasn'tfoundajobuptonow.B.Shehas

noamabitionandfeelsdown.

C.Shewillacceptherfather'ssuggestion.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

()17.Whatisthefirstnewsheadlineabout?

A.Streetviolence.B.Personalsafety.C.Student'shealth.

()18.WhydidsomeparentsgatheratschoolsinGlasgow?

A.Toparticipateinschoolactivities.B.Tocall

forbetterprimaryeducation.

C.Topreventtheclose-downofschools.

()19.Whatarethelitterpickersdoing?

A.Collectingprivaterubbish.B.Havingaone-daybreak.

C.Cleaningupafterthemselves.

)20.WhichteamswillplayintheEuropeanCupFinal?

A.ACMilanandBarcelona.B.BarcelonaandLiverpool.

C.LiverpoolandACMilan.

第二部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)單項填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)

請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，

選出最佳選項。

()21.Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare

oneanotherandworkoutamelody.

A.intunewithB.inparallelwithC.incontrasttoD.in

responseto

()22.anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts,Chinais

expectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise.

A.TowitnessB.BeingwitnessedC.WitnessedD.

Havingwitnessed

()23.Attheendofthehistoricarea,Wilmingtondisplayedits

asaworkingportcity:largeware-housesandafewother

datedofficebuildings.

A.achievementB.reputationC.characterD.standard

()24.—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?

一Ofcourse!Iyouearlier.Youmadeitlooksoeasy,

gracefuleven.

A.amwatchingB.waswatchingC.havewatchedD.

hadwatched

()25.Sofar,onlyonemanhasatheorythatseems

tofitallthefacts.

A.comeupwithB.putupwithC.linedupwithD.

caughtupwith

()26.—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday.

——Wewerehopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday.

A.stillB.ratherC.alwaysD.even

()27.Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopular

drama,NirvanainFire,HuGewouldandactivelyseek

newroles.

A.makeamountainoutofamolehillB.havetoomanyirons

inthefire

C.strikewhiletheironishotD.putthecartbeforethehorse

()28.Weworkduringtheweek,butweekendsandeveningsare

usually.

A.vacantB.casualC.emptyD.clear

()29.Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatterit's

directed.Exactly,itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics.

A.whyB.howC.whetherD.where

()30.Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland

thelistofthecountry'sattractions.

A.topB.shapeC.leadD.show

()31.Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshman

yearsIwasn'tapartof.

A.whomB.whenC.thatD.what

()32.ThedeskthatcleansoIcoulddohomework

wasalwayssurroundedwithbowlsofbad

milk,oldmagazinesandsoon.

A.mayhavebeenB.wouldhavebeenC.musthavebeen

D.shouldhavebeen

()33.Hewhethertosetasidetheminordifferences,

thenhedid.

A.debatedB.predictedC.plottedD.calculated

()34.HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth,

whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?

A.unlessB.whenC.whileD.though

()35.—Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.

一.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!

A.YoubetB.YousaiditC.Youdon'tsayD.Youname

it

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個

選項中，選出最佳選項。

Humangrowthisaprocessofexperimentation,trial,anderror

eventuallyleadingtowisdom.Eachtimeyouchoosetotrustyourselfand

takeaction,youcanneverquitebecertainhowthesituationwill36.

Sometimesyouarevictorious,andsometimesyoubecome

disappointed.The37experiments,however,arenolessvaluable

thantheexperimentsthatfinallyprovesuccessful;infact,you38

learnmorefromyourufailures“thanyoudofromyour39.Ifyou

havemadewhatyouthinktobeamistakeorfailedtoliveuptoyourown

40>youwillmostlikelyputupabarrierbetweenyouressenceand

thepartofyouthatisthealleged（聲稱的）wrong-doer.

However,viewingpastactionsas41impliesguiltandblame,

anditisnotpossibletolearnanythingmeaningwhileyouareengagedin

blaming.42>forgivenessisrequiredwhenyouareseverelyjudging

yourself.Forgivenessistheactoferasingan43debt.Therearefour

kindsofforgiveness.

Thefirstisbeginnerforgivenessforyourself.

Thesecondofforgivenessisbeginnerforgivenessforanother.

Thethirdkindofforgivenessis44forgivenessofyourself.

Thisisforseriousmisbehaviors,theonesyoucarrywithdeep45.

Whenyoudosomethingthatviolatesyourownvaluesandprinciples,you

createagapbetweenyourstandardsandyouractual46.

Insuchacase,youneedtoworkveryhardat47yourselffor

thesedeedssothatyoucanclosethisgap.Thisdoesnot48thatyou

shouldrushtoforgiveyourselforshouldn'tfeelregret,49taking

pleasureinthesefeelingsforaprolongedperiodoftimeisnothealthy.

The50andperhapsmostdifficultoneistheadvanced

forgivenessofanother.

Atsometimeofourlife,youmayhavebeenseverelywrongedor

hurtbyanotherpersontosuchadegreethatforgivenessseems51.

However,harboringangerandrevengefantasiesonlykeepsyou

52invictimhood.Undersuchacircumstance,youshouldforce

yourselftoseethebiggerpicture.Bysodoing,youwillbeableto53

thefocusawayfromtheangerandresentment.

Itisonlythroughforgivenessthatyoucanerasewrongdoingand

54thememory.Whenyoucan55releasethesituation,youmay

cometoseeitasanecessarypartofyourgrowth.

()36.A.turnoutB.turnupC.breakupD.breakout

()37.A.importantB.engagedC.failedD.

successful

()38.A.obviouslyB.necessarilyC.continuouslyD.

usually

)39.A.successB.failureC.faultD.benefit

)40.A.abilityB.expectationsC.beliefD.

experiences

)41.A.mistakesB.victoriesC.experimentsD.

fantasies

)42.A.StillB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.However

)43.A.absurdB.originalC.emotionalD.unusual

)44.A.ordinaryB.advancedC.alternativeD.

certain

)45.A.wisdomB.mercyC.injuryD.shame

)46.A.thoughtB.approachC.behaviorD.purpose

)47.A.punishingB.forgivingC.blamingD.

praising

()48.A.meanB.proveC.reflectD.represent

()49.A.andB.orC.butD.so

()50.A.uncertainB.premierC.nextD.last

()51.A.essentialB.valuableC.impossibleD.

unavoidable

)52.A.trappedB.locatedC.lostD.occupied

)53.A.driveB.dragC.putD.shift

)54.A.keepB.refreshC.weakenD.clean

)55.A.naturallyB.finallyC.definitelyD.initially

第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個

選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

5SecretsofWebTravelSites

Bookingatriponanonlinetravelsiteisconvenient,butcomeswith

itsownsetofproblems.

1.Theyknowwho'sonaMacandwho'sonaPCandwho's

goingtospendmore.

Lastyear,UStravelresearchcompanyOrbitztrackedpeople's

onlineactivitiestotestoutwhetherMacusersspendmoreontravelthan

PCusers.Onaverage,MacuserslayoutUS$20-30morepernighton

hotelsandgoformorestars,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Asa

result,onlinetravelsitesshowtheseusersmoreexpensivetraveloptions

first.Toavoidinadvertentlypayingmore,sortresultsbyprice.

2.Theirsoftwaredoesn'talwayshookuptothehotel'ssystem.

Aguaranteedreservationisalmostimpossibletocomebyanywhere

一buttheriskofyourflightorhotelbeingoverbookedincreaseswith

third-partyproviders.Themiddle-man'ssoftwareisn'timmunetosystem

errors,soalwayscallthehotelorairlinetomakesureyourbookingwas

processed.

3.Don'tbefooledbypackages:Often,they'relow-enditems

groupedtogether.

Evernoticehowtravelsitesrecommendahotel,arentalcar,and

tourpackageallinoneclick?Thesedealsusuallyfeaturetravelthatno

onewants,likeflightswithmultiplelayovers.Checkthefineprint.

4.Youcouldmissoutonloyaltypoints.

Third-partyproviderscangetbetweenyouandfrequentflyermiles

orpoints.Manyhotelloyaltyprogrammesdon'trecogniseexternalsites,

othersawardonlyminimumpointsandexcludespecialoffers,likedouble

pointsonhotelstays.

5.Onceyourtripispurchased,you'reonyourown.

Anonlinetravelagencycan'tprovideassistancethesamewayan

agentcanifaflightiscancelledoraroomissubstandard.Basically,when

youarriveattheairportorhotel,you'rejustanotherclientwhobookedat

thelowestrate.

()56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Third-partyproviderscanensureyourreservation.

B.MacusersarelikelytospendmoremoneythanPCusers.

C.Anonlinetravelagencyfunctionsthesameasanagent.

D.Packagesusuallyprovidetravelerswithsatisfactory

programmes.

()57.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toencouragereaderstobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.

B.Tomakeanadvertisementaboutseveraltravelsitesonline.

C.Toconvincereadersnottobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.

D.Towarnreadersofsomeproblemswithbookingtripsonline.

B

Wanttoaddsomehourstoyourday?Ok,youprobablycan'tchange

thefabricoftime.Butanewstudysuggeststhatthewayyoufeelabout

yourgoalcanchangeyourconceptoftimeandthatsomesimple

strategiescouldmakeyoufeellessrushed.

Inaseriesofexperiments,JordanEtkin,aprofessorofmarketingat

Duke,andherco-authors,LoannisEvangelidisandJenniferAaker,

lookedatwhathappenswhenpeopleseetheirgoalsasconflictingwith

oneanother.Inone,theyaskedsomeparticipantstolisttwooftheirgoals

thattheyfeltwereinconflict,andotherssimplytolisttwooftheirgoals.

Thosewhowereforcedtothinkaboutconflictingaimsfeltmoretime

pressurethanthosewhoweren't.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchers

gaveparticipantsasimilarpromptregardinggoalconflict,butthistime

measuredtheiranxietylevelsaswellastheirattitudestowardtime.They

foundthatparticipantswhothoughtaboutconflictinggoalshadmore

anxietythanthosewhodidn't,andthatthis,inturn,ledtofeelingsof

beingshortontime.

“Stressandanxietyandtimepressurearecloselylinkedconcepts,v

D.Etkinexplained.uWhenwefeelmorestressandanxietyinrelation

toourpersonalgoals,thatmanifests（表現(xiàn)）asasenseofhavingless

time.v

Technologicaladvancesthatallowpeopletodolotsofthingsatonce

mayincreasethefeelingofgoalconflict,shesaid.

“Ithinktheeasieritisforustotrytodealwithalotofthesethings

atthesametime,“shesaid,“themoreopportunitythereisforustofeel

thisconflictbetweenourgoals.”

Sheisn'tthefirsttosuggestthatactualbusynessisn'ttheonlything

thatcanmakeusfeelbusy.AttheAtlantic,DerekThompsonwrotethat

“asacountry,we'reworkinglessthanwedidinthe1960sand1980s.”

HeofferedanumberofpossiblereasonssomeAmericansstillfeelso

overworked,including“thefluidness（不固定'性）ofworkandleisure.v

Asheputit:

“Theideathatworkbeginsandendsattheofficeiswrong.Onthe

onehand,flexibilityisnice.Ontheother,mixingworkandleisure

togethercreatesanalways-onexpectationthatmakesithardforwhite-

collarworkerstoescapetheshadowofworkresponsibilities.v

AndBrigidSchultewritesinher2014bookOverwhelmed:Howto

Work,Love,andPlayWhenNoOneHastheTimethatsomeresearchers

believe“timehasnosharpedges.Whatoftenmattersmorethanthe

activitywe'redoingatamomentintime,theyhavefound,ishowwefeel

aboutit.

Ourconceptof.time...is,indeed,,ourreality.”

Fortunately,Dr.Etkinandherteamdidfindwaysofmakingusfeel

betterabouttime一or,atleast,ofreducingthenegativeinfluenceofgoal

conflict.Whenparticipantsperformedabreathingexercisethatreduced

theiranxiety,theimpactofsuchconflictontheirperceptionoftimewas

lesspronounced.Reframinganxietyasexcitement(byreadingthephrase

“Iamexcited!”aloudseveraltimes)hadasimilareffect.

Breathingandrefrainingmaynotsolveeveryone'stimeproblems

一Ms.SchultewritesthatsomeAmericansareindeedworkingmorethan

theyusedto.ShecitestheworkofthesociologistsMichaelHoutand

CarolineHanley,whohave“foundthatworkingparentscombinedputin

13morehoursaweekonthejobin2000thantheydidin1970.That's

676hoursofadditionallypaidworkayearforafamily.Andthat'sontop

alltheunpaidhoursspentcaringforchildrenandkeepingthehouse

together.^^Sometimes,wemayfeelshortontimebecauseweactuallyare.

However,Dr.Etkinbelievesherfindingssuggestwemay“havethe

abilitytoinfluenceourexperienceoftimemorethanwethinkwedo.”

i(We'reallgoingtohavetimesinourliveswhenourgoalsseemto

beinmoreconflictthanothers,“shesaid.Butwithtechniqueslikethe

onesherteamtested,“wereallycanhelpourselvesfeellikewehave

moretime.

()58.Whatmakespeoplefeelrushedtoday?

A.Goalconflict.B.Highpressure.

C.Toomuchexpectation.D.Lackofexercise.

()59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingto

thepassage?

A.Mostpeoplearehavinglessworktodonowadays.

B.Peopleunderalotofstresshaveabettersenseoftime.

C.Technologicaladvancesallowpeopletofeellessstressed.

D.Theflexibilityofworkincreaseswhite-collarworkers'pressure.

()60.Theunderlinedsentence“Ourconceptoftimeis,indeed,

ourreality.vmeans.

A.weshouldmakefulluseoftimeB.wevaluetimemorethan

thewaywelive

C.wecanfeelbetterabouttimeifwewanttoD.wedon'thave

thetimetoenjoylifeinreality

C

“Overtheyearstheunthinkablehasbecomethinkableandtoday

wesenseweareclosetobeingabletoalterhumanheredity(遺傳).”

ThesewerethewordsofDavidBaltimoreoftheCaliforniaInstituteof

Technology,onDecember1st,whenheopenedathree-daymeetingin

Washingtontodiscussthemoralityanduseofhumangeneediting.Dr

Baltimoreisanoldhandatthesesortsofdiscussions,forhewasalsoa

participantintheAsilomarconference,in1975,whichbroughtscientists

togethertodiscussasafewayofusingthethen-newtechnologyof

recombinantDNA,andwhoserecommendationsinfluencedageneration

ofbiotechnologyresearchers.

Fourdecadeson,theneedforasimilarsortofchin-waghas

arisen.TheInternationalSummitonHumanGeneEditinghasbeenheld

bythenationalscientificacademiesofthreecountries一America,Britain

andChina.Theyareparticularlyconcernedaboutwhethergeneediting

shouldbeusedtomakeheritablechangestothehumangermline,

somethingDrBaltimoredescribedasadeepandtroublingquestion.Like

thoseofAsilomar,theconclusionsofthismeetingwillnotbebinding.

Butthehopeisthat,againlikeAsilomar,amixtureofcommonsenseand

peerpressurewillcreateaworldinwhichscientistsaretrustedtoregulate

themselves,ratherthanhavingpoliticiansandcivilservantsdoitforthem.

Themeetingisbeingheldagainstabackdropofrapidscientificadvance.

Since2012researchintoanew,easy-to-useeditingtoolcalledCRISPR-

Cas9hasblossomed.ThistechniqueinvolvesapieceofRNA(achemical

messenger,whichcanbeusedtorecogniseatargetsectionofDNA)and

anenzyme(酶)calledanucleasethatcansnipunwantedgenesoutand

pastenewonesin.

PublicinterestwasarousedinApril,whenChinesescientists

announcedtheyhadeditedgenesinnon-viable（無活力的）human

embryos,andagaininNovemberwhenBritishresearcherssaidtheyhad

successfullytreatedaone-year-oldgirlwhohadleukaemia（白血病）,

usinggene-editedT-cells.T-cellsarepartoftheimmunesystemthat

attack,amongotherthings,tumourcells.TheresearchersalteredT-cells

fromahealthydonortoencouragethemtorecogniseandkillthepatient's

cancer,tomakethemimmunetoherleukaemiadrug,andtoensurethey

didnotattackherhealthycells.

Inanotherrecentdevelopment,afirmcalledEditasMedicine,

whichisbasedinCambridge,Massachusetts,hassaidithopes,in2017,

tostarthumanclinicaltrialsofCRISPR-Cas9asatreatmentforarare

geneticformofblindnessknownasLebercongenitalamaurosis（伯氏先

天性黑蒙）.Thoughothercompaniesarealreadytestinggene-editing

therapies,theseemployolder,clunkierformsofthetechnologythatseem

likelytohavelesscommercialpotential.Moreover,researchersatthe

BroadInstitute,alsoinCambridge,saidthisweekthattheyhadmade

changestoCRISPR-Cas9whichgreatlyreducetherateofeditingerrors

一oneofthemainobstaclestothetechnique'smedicaluse.

Onthesubjectofgerm-lineediting,EricLander,theBroad'shead,

toldthemeetingitwouldbeusefulonlyinrarecasesandsaiditmightbe

agoodideato“exercisecaution“beforemakingpermanentchangesto

thegenepool.Theneedforcautionisadvicethatmightalsobeheeded

bythosepursuingworkinanimalsotherthanpeople,andinplants一

subjectsnotbeingcoveredbythesummit.

()61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCRISPR-Cas9?

A.Ithasfewersideeffects.B.Itcanmodifyhumangene.

C.Itcanprotectimmunesystem.D.Ithaslesscommercial

potential.

()62.Theunderlinedword“chin-wag“inParagraph2canbe

replacedby.

A.discussionB.negotiationC.argumentD.

comparison

()63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Dr.Baltimorestartedhisresearchonmodifyinggenein1975.

B.Scientists'opinionsabouttheuseofgeneeditingareconsistent.

C.CRISPR-Cas9hasbeenappliedtocureLebercongenital

amaurosis.

D.Moreresearchshouldbemadebeforethetechnologycomes

intowideuse.

()64.Thispassageismostprobablya.

A.sciencefictionB.scientificreport

C.conferencesummaryD.commercialadvertisement

D

Beforethelawsitsagatekeeper.Tothisgatekeepercomesaman

fromthecountrywhoaskstogainentryintothelaw.Butthegatekeeper

saysthathecannotgranthimentryatthemoment.Themanthinksabout

itandthenasksifhewillbeallowedtocomeinsometimelateron."Itis

possible,vsaysthegatekeeper,“butnotnow.”①Thegatetothelaw

standsopen,asalways,andthegatekeeperwalkstotheside,sotheman

bendsoverinordertoseethroughthegateintotheinside.Whenthe

gatekeepernoticesthat,helaughsandsays:

“Ifittemptsyousomuch,trygoinginsideinspiteofmyprohibit

ion.Buttakenote.Iampowerful.AndIamonlythemostlowly

gatekeeper.Butfromroomtoroomstandgatekeepers,eachmorep

owerfulthantheother.Icannotendureevenoneglimpseofthethi

rd.”

Themanfromthecountryhasnotexpectedsuchdifficulties:the

lawshouldalwaysbeaccessibleforeveryone,hethinks,butashenow

looksmorecloselyatthegatekeeperinhisfurcoat,athislargepointed

noseandhislong,thin,blackTartar'sbeard,hedecidesthatitwouldbe

bettertowaituntilhegetspermissiontogoinside.Thegatekeepergives

himastoolandallowshimtositdownatthesideinfrontofthegate.

Therehesitsfordaysandyears.Hemakesmanyattemptstobeletin,

andhewearsthegatekeeperoutwithhisrequests.Thegatekeeperoften

interrogateshimbriefly,questioninghimabouthishomelandandmany

otherthings,buttheyareindifferentquestions,thekindgreatmenput,

andattheendhealwaystellshimoncemorethathecannotlethiminside

yet.Theman,whohasequippedhimselfwithmanythingsforhisjourney,

spendseverything,nomatterhowvaluable,towinoverthegatekeeper.

Thelattertakesitallbut,ashedoesso,says,“Iamtakingthisonlyso

thatyoudonotthinkyouhavefailedtodoanything.v②

Duringthemanyyearsthemanobservesthegatekeeperalmost

continuously.Heforgetstheothergatekeepers,andthisfirstoneseemsto

himtheonlybarrierforentryintothelaw.Hecursestheunlucky

circumstance,inthefirstyearsthoughtlesslyandoutloud;later,ashe

growsold,heonlymumblestohimself.Hebecomeschildishand,since

inthelongyearsstudyingthegatekeeperhehasalsocometoknowthe

fleas（跳蚤）inhisfurcollar,heevenasksthefleastohelphimpersuade

thegatekeeper.Finallyhiseyesightgrowsweak,andhedoesnotknow

whetherthingsarereallydarkeraroundhimorwhetherhiseyesare

merelydeceivinghim.Butherecognizesnowinthedarknessarayof

lightwhichbreaksoutofthegatewaytothelaw.Nowhenolongerhas

muchtimetolive.

Beforehisdeathhegathersinhisheadallhisexperiencesofthe

entiretimeupintoonequestionwhichhehasnotyetputtothe

gatekeeper.Hewavestohim,sincehecannolongerliftuphisstiffening

body.Thegatekeeperhastobendwaydowntohim,forthegreat

differencehaschangedthingsconsiderablytothedisadvantageofthe

man.③“Youareinsatiable(不知足的)."aEveryonestrivesafterthe

law,“saystheman,“sohowisitthatinthesemanyyearsnooneexcept

mehasrequestedentry?”Thegatekeeperseesthatthemanisalready

dyingand,inordertoreachhisdiminishingsenseofhearing,heshoutsat

him,“Herenooneelsecangainentry,sincethisentrancewasassigned

onlytoyou.I'mgoingnowtocloseit.”④

()65.Whichcanbestdescribethemanfromthecountry?

A.Bravebutinnocent.B.Loyalbutridiculous.

C.Tolerantbutstubborn.D.Trustworthybutchildish.

()66.Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedsentences?

A.Anyonewhobreaksthelawwillgetseverepunishment.

B.It'snexttoimpossibleforpeopletogainentryintothelaw.

C.Thegatekeepersarepowerfulenoughtodefendthelaw.

D.Allthegatekeeperstakefullresponsibilityforobeyingthelaw.

()67.Thesentence"Whatdoyoustillwanttoknownow?”

asksthegatekeeper,canbeputin.

A.①B.②C.③D.@

()68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thegatekeeperisactuallythesymbolofresponsibility.

B.Alleffortsmadebythemanfromthecountryareinvain.

C.Themanfromthecountryfinallygainsaccessintothelaw.

D.Acloserelationshipisformedbetweenthegatekeeperandthe

man.

()69.Whyisthemanfromthecountryeagertohaveaccessto

thelawcontinuously?

A.Becauseheisanxioustoexplorethenatureoflaw.

B.Becausenoonecangainentryintothelawexcepthim.

C.Becausethegatekeeperpromiseshimentryintothelaw.

D.Becauseheknowshowtotakeadvantageofthegatekeeper.

()70.Whatmaybethetitleofthenovel?

A.BeforethelawB.Abovethelaw

C.Acountryman'slifeD.Agatekeeper'sduty

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