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 War II. 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 I 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 lose-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.”

60. 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.

61. 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.

62. 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

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．”

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．

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．

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．

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

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．”

1. 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．

2.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．

3.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．

4.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

I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They   21   their meal. Took a table near the window and started   22    food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man  23   the food into two halves and carefully placed  24   before his wife.

       He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then  25   the cup down between them. “That  26   old couple！All they can  27   is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. 28   the man began to eat his French fries. I  29   to my feet, went over and said that I was  30   to buy another meal for them. Bet he 31   refused me and said that they made it a   32   to share everything.

         33  ,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there   34   her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink, Again I   35   to buy them something but was refused, When the man finished eating and was   36   his face with a napkin (纸巾).I   37   no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time.  38   being politely refused, I asked the lady   39   ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything,   40   is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.

21. A. served                       B. requested                 C. collected                         D. ordered

22. A. carrying                    B. raking                     C. fetching                          D. bringing

23. A. divided              B. cut                          C. changed                          D. formed     

24. A. it                              B. this                         C. that                                D. one    

25. A. got                           B. settled                     C. set                                 D. turned

26. A. funny                       B. crazy                       C. strange                           D. poor  

27. A. afford                       B. pay                         C. demand                          D. choose      

28. A. While                       B. Since                      C. As                                  D. Until  

29. A. came                        B. struggled                 C. rushed                      D. rose   

30. A. anxious                     B. willing             C. satisfied                          D. quick 

31. A. warmly                     B. proudly                   C. kindly                            D. seriously

32. A. way                          B. habit                       C. case                               D. model

33. A. Surprisingly       B. Sadly                      C. Shockingly                     D. Bitterly

34. A. seeing                       B. noticing                   C. watching                        D. finding

35. A. wanted                      B. asked                      C. planned                          D. attempted

36. A. wiping                      B. touching                  C. bathing                           D. washing

37. A. should                      B. could                      C. might                             D. would

38. A. In                             B. Upon                      C. After                              D. With

39. A. curiously            B. carefully                  C. naturally                  D. plainly

40. A. How                         B. Who                       C. Why                              D. What