15．Before the law sits a gatekeeper．To this gatekeeper comes a man from the country who asks to gain entry into the law．But the gatekeeper says that he cannot grant him entry at the moment．The man thinks about it and then asks if he will be allowed to come in sometime later on．"It is possible，"says the gatekeeper，"but not now．"The gate to the law stands open，as always，and the gatekeeper walks to the side，so the man bends over in order to see through the gate into the inside．When the gatekeeper notices that，he laughs and says："If it tempts you so much，try going inside in spite of my prohibition．But take note．I am powerful．And I am only the most lowly gatekeeper．But from room to room stand gatekeepers，each more powerful than the other．I cannot endure even one glimpse of the third．"
The man from the country has not expected such difficulties：the law should always be accessible for everyone，he thinks，but as he now looks more closely at the gatekeeper in his fur coat，at his large pointed nose and his long，thin，black Tartar's beard，he decides that it would be better to wait until he gets permission to go inside．The gatekeeper gives him a stool and allows him to sit down at the side in front of the gate．There he sits for days and years．He makes many attempts to be let in，and he wears the gatekeeper out with his requests．The gatekeeper often interrogates him briefly，questioning him about his homeland and many other things，but they are indifferent questions，the kind great men put，and at the end he always tells him once more that he cannot let him inside yet．The man，who has equipped himself with many things for his journey，spends everything，no matter how valuable，to win over the gatekeeper．The latter takes it all but，as he does so，says，"I am taking this only so that you do not think you have failed to do anything．"
During the many years the man observes the gatekeeper almost continuously．He forgets the other gatekeepers，and this first one seems to him the only barrier for entry into the law．He curses the unlucky circumstance，in the first years thoughtlessly and out loud； later，as he grows old，he only mumbles to himself．He becomes childish and，since in the long years studying the gatekeeper he has also come to know the fléas （ PZ） in his fur collar，he even asks the fleas to help him persuade the gatekeeper．Finally his eyesight grows weak，and he does not know whether things are really darker around him or whether his eyes are merely deceiving him．But he recognizes now in the darkness a ray of light which breaks out of the gateway to the law．Now he no longer has much time to live．
Before his death he gathers in his head all his experiences of the entire time up into one question which he has not yet put to the gatekeeper．He waves to him，since he can no longer lift up his stiffening body．The gatekeeper has to bend way down to him，for the great difference has changed things considerably to the disadvantage of the man．"You are insatiable （不知足的）．"t "Everyone strives after the law，"says the man，"so how is it that in these many years no one except me has requested entry？"The gatekeeper sees that the man is already dying and，in order to reach his diminishing sense of hearing，he shouts at him，"Here no one else can gain entry，since this entrance was assigned only to you．I'm going now to close it．"
65．Which can best describe the man from the country？C
A．Brave but innocent．
B．Loyal but ridiculous．
C．Tolerant but stubborn．
D．Trustworthy but childish．
66．What is the implied meaning of the underlined sentences？B
A．Anyone who breaks the law will get severe punishment．
B．It's next to impossible for people to gain entry into the law．
C．The gatekeepers are powerful enough to defend the law．
D．All the gatekeepers take full responsibility for obeying the law．
67．The sentence"What do you still want to know now？"asks the gatekeeper．can be put inC
A．①B．②C．③D④
68．Which ofthe following is TRUE？B
A．The gatekeeper is actually the symbol of responsibility．
B．All efforts made by the man from the country are in vain．
C．The man from the country finally gains access into the law．
D．A close relationship is formed between the gatekeeper and the man．
69．Why is the man from the country eager to have access to the law continuously？A
A．Because he is anxious to explore the nature of law
B．Because no one can gain entry into the law except him．
C．Because the gatekeeper promises him entry into the law．
D．Because he knows how to take advantage of the gatekeeper．
70．What may be the title of the novel？A
A．Before the law
B．Above the law
C．A countryman's life
D．A gatekeeper's duty．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者主要通過這篇文章向我們講述了老實巴交的鄉下人想要進入法則之門，但一直被守門人阻攔，在法律門前直到死亡，最后也沒有進入大門的故事．
解答 65．C．細節理解題．從本文中的老實巴交的農民的農現：不敢進入大門，被守門人唬住．說明他不勇敢．也看不出荒唐，更看不出值得信賴，而忍耐力十足，且從他一生執意要進入這個大門可以看出這個人的固執，故選C．
66．B．句意推斷題．劃線部分的大意是：如果你這樣感興趣．就努力進去，不必得到我的允許，不過，我提醒你．我力氣很大．而且我只是守門人中最微小的一個．里面穿門過戶，每一座大廳前都有守門人站崗，一個比一個更加強大．就書那第三個守門人把，我都不敢去看一眼他的樣子，可知進入法律的大門這幾乎是不可能的；故選B．
67．C．推理判斷題．前后邏輯有缺失，原文：The gatekeeper has to bend way down to him，for the great difference has changed things considerably to the disadvantage of the man．"You are insatiable （不知足的）"譯文：守門人不得不把身子俯得很低才能聽済他的話，因為他們之間的身高差距増加了很多，鄉下人愈發顯得矮小，"你現在還想知道什么？"守門人問進，"你真是不知滿足．故選C．
68．B．推理判斷題．通讀全文，可知這個鄉下人最終并也進入大門，可知從國人所做的一切努力都是徒勞的；故選B．
69．A．細節理解題．根據第一段第二句To this gatekeeper comes a man from the country who asks to gain entry into the law．可知這個鄉下人要進入大門，目的在于探索里面的世界；故選A．
70．A．主旨大意題．通讀全文，可知文章主要講老實巴交的鄉下人想要進入法則之門，但一直被守門人阻攔，在法律門前直到死亡，最后也沒有進入大門的故事．因此最合適的標題為法律門前；故選A．
點評 考察學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力，做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
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