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Do you know what it means when somebody tells you that he had “a catch-22 experience”?
The phrase “catch-22” comes from a book of the same title by the American writer Joseph Heller published in 1961.Catch-22 is a book of black humor.The author uses silly and even surreal(超现实的)events.It has a non-linear narrative structure(非线性的叙述结构)in which events follow the theme rather than the timing，to give us a very strange picture full of contradictions(矛盾).
The story takes places in a bomber base in Italy during World WarⅡ.The main character, Captain Yossarian wants to leave the war.Unfortunately, every time he completes the number of tasks to be sent home，the number is raised and he is forced to continue fighting.It seems hopeless for him to go home under the very strange rule in this Air Force-catch-22：only when a soldier goes crazy can he be allowed to go home.But he has to go to the hospital to show the doctors that he is crazy.However, if he tells them he is crazy but is obvious healthy, he cannot go home.In short，catch-22 is“heads 1 win，tails I lose.If you can you can’t;and if you can’t，you can.”Whenever you try to behave correctly in a crazy world.There’s a catch(潜在的困难).
During the Vietnam War, the phrase“catch-22”became a popular term for being caught in a no.win，circular dilemma and is now commonly used.The Oxford English Dictionary explains catch.22 as“a set of circumstances in which one requirement，etc，is dependent upon another, which is in turn dependent upon the first.”
72.Which of the following statements is right?
A.Catch-22 is one of Heller’s experiences during World War II.
B.Catch-22 is one of Yossarian’s experiences during the Vietnam War.
C.The events in catch-22 follow the theme.
D.The events in catch-22 follow the timing.
73.Why did Captain Yossarian fail to leave the war?
A.He wasn’t so anxious to leave the war.
B.He didn’t finish his tasks.
C.He was put into a catch.22 situation.
D.He wasn’t mad enough to be sent home.
74.What does the underlined sentence most probably mean?
A.Whenever and however you try, you are unable to reach the goal.
B.You can solve every problem you meet as long as you want to.
C.YOU can’t solve any problem in your life.
D.If you can’t solve all the problems.you can solve none.
75.The phrase“catch-22”came into being ________ _.
A.in World War II B.in the Vietnam War
C.in the 1950s D.in the 1960s
72.C 73.C 74. A 75.D
My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers occupied his hometown ,the thriving city of Tarow, Poland, he refused to obey them and eventually joined the Soviet army to fight for his country’s freedom . “Stand straight, stand tall,” he told himself.
After the war, in 1947, he boarded a boat for Manhattan. He was hungry and suffering from seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was frightened about his future .Still, he marched head-on into the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York . Soon he met other European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way .If they could do it, why couldn’t he? “Stand straight, stand tall,” he would remind himself.
Thanks to the help of a loyal and trusting friend, my grandfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street, New York City .He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work. He was not only trying to learn this tough new business, but also a new language.
To his surprise, the men in neighboring booths—who could have taken advantage of him—offered their help and advice. Within months, my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter, selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if he’d been doing it his whole life.
Stand straight and stand tall.
In later years, my grandfather would take both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings. As he stood with each of them, he thought about their new beginnings, and of the adventures and journeys they would experience together .He also thought about the children who would one day carry on his family name.
I am so proud to be one of those children. Listening to my grandfather’s remarkable experiences has changed the way I view my own life.
56.Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage?
a. My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings.
b. World War II broke out in Europe.
c. My grandfather went to America.
d. My grandfather began to run his diamond business.
e. The men in neighboring booths helped him.
A.b, c, a ,d, e B.b, c,d ,e ,a C.b, c ,e , a ,d D.c, b ,e ,d ,a
57.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.My grandfather was a soldier during World War II.
B.My grandfather went to America by sea.
C.My grandfather had been doing a jewelry business his whole life.
D.My grandfather ran his business successfully.
58.Grandpa probably inspired his grandchildren in time of trouble by saying “ ”.
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed
B.God help those who help themselves
C.Stand straight ,stand tall
D.Practice makes perfect
59.It can be concluded that .
A.Grandpa never lost heart in time of hardships
B.Grandpa never threw doubt upon his fate
C.Grandpa was born to be a businessman
D.Grandpa didn’t live up to his friend’s expectations
56~59BCCA
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