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2016届高三年级第二次模拟考试（二）

英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试用时

120分钟。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、

C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话

后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对

话仅读一遍。

（）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.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有儿个小题，从题中

所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听

完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

()6.Wherearethewoman'schildrenstudying?

A.Ataschoolnearby.B.Ataprivateschool.C.Ata

publicschool.

()7.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisnewhere.B.Sheworksinaschool.C.Shehas

lostherway.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

()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.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

()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.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

()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.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

()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.

第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，

选出最佳选项。

()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

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项。

Humangrowthisaprocessofexperimentation,trial,anderror

eventuallyleadingtowisdom.Eachtimeyouchoosetotrustyourselfand

takeaction,youcanneverquitebecertainhowthesituationwill36.

Sometimesyouarevictorious,andsometimesyoubecome

disappointed.The37experiments,however,arenolessvaluable

thantheexperimentsthatfinallyprovesuccessful;infact,you38

learnmorefromyourufailures“thanyoudofromyour39.Ifyou

havemadewhatyouthinktobeamistakeorfailedtoliveuptoyourown

40>youwillmostlikelyputupabarrierbetweenyouressenceand

thepartofyouthatisthealleged（声称的）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

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项。

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（表现）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(遗传).”

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（无活力的）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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