15．The team also created repatriation centres from whichidentifiedbodies could be returned home．——青夏教育精英家教网—

12．You've heard it said，"Hurry up and wait!"But learning to wait calmly is an important part of living．In this age of high-speed connections，it helps to remember that the Mayflower made its historic voyage across he Atlantic Ocean at about two miles per hour!How did those early settlers occupy their time as they were waiting to arrive？
I love the story of a passenger on Britain's Imperial Airways，a company that pioneered air travel between England and Australia in the mid-1930s．"If you have time to spare，go by air．"It was the popular expression of the day．Besides，planes were incapable of flying long distances．
One of the very first flights took off from Croydon Airport near London and flew to northern France where it was delayed extensively due to bad weather．When it arrived in the south of France，one of the motors failed and it was necessary to wait for another engine to be shipped by sea from England．There were further long delays along the route in Rome，Cairo，the Middle East，etc，until finally the flight progressed as far as Singapore．
At this point a lady passenger asked the manager in Singapore if he thought the flight would arrive in Australia in the next few weeks because she was expecting a baby shortly．
"My dear lady，"he replied，"you should never have started your trip in that condition．"
She replied，"I didn't．"
Next time you miss a flight，think about her situation and"hurry up and be patient"!The sooner you're patient，the easier you life will become．When you're patient，you can relax and enjoy the ride．
There is great benefit in learning to wait calmly and creatively．We should welcome unexpected delays as a gift of time，which can be used creatively．We can have work or entertainment handy when forced to wait，making the most of your waiting time．
We will never escape delays，but we can use them creatively．Now is the time to hurry up and be patient!
28．Which of the following words can best describe the first air travel in the mid-1930s？B
A．Convenient
B．Slow
C．Dangerous
D．Popular
29．What can we infer from Paragraph 3？B
A．All the passengers had to continue their travel by sea
B．It took a long time to fly from England to Singapore then
C．The plane broke down during the flight to northern France
D．There was only one airline from England to Singapore then
30．Why did the author mention the story of the lady passenger？D
A．To complain about the long delay of the flight
B．To tell people to make full preparation ahead of time
C．To express the author's sympathy for the lady passenger
D．To advise people who meet with flight delays to be patient
31．What would be the best title for the passage？C
A．How to Practice Patience
B．How to make Full Use of Time
C．The Wisdom of Waiting Patiently
D．The Importance of Managing Your Time．

11．It seems that people are gradually losing their smartness as smartphones become increasingly important assistants in their lives．As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains，many people have lost three basic abilities．
The first skill many people have lost is remembering phone numbers．Because phone numbers are stored in smartphone contacts，there3now no need to dial a number or look at it again．This is fine until you need to call someone for help，only to find your phone is not around．
And some people may also have lost their sense．of direction because some apps can guide people anywhere they want．People get so dependent on them that when they cant use their smartphones，they get lost and anxious．
But the worst lost skills may be social ones，meaning that some people are becoming so cially inept （无能的）．People often bury themselves in their smartphones．As we're too absent-minded by what's happening in the virtual （虚拟的） some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes．cant even tell whether a person is happy or not．
Last August，researchers at the University of California，Los Angeles，studied 51students aged 11and 12．who had over five hours'screen time every day．heir task was to tell the emotions，of 48pictures of faces that were happy，sad，angry or scared．
The children made an average of 14.02mistakes at the beginning．But after a rive-day camp without electronic products，they made only 9.41mistakes on average．
Luckily，people still，have a chance to get these abilities back．You should try to keep your parents'numbers in mind for emergencies．You should also pay more attention to street signs and stores，which will help you to draw a mind map and stop you from．getting lost．And the easiest solution to social skill loss is to take a break from electronic products．
32．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies thatD．
A．you are able to turn to others for help
B．others are able to call you anytime and anywhere
C．others are unable to get in touch with you by smartphone
D．you are unable to contact others without your smartphone
33．The experiment shows that without electronic products，one couldA
A．recognize more facial expressions correctly
B．lose the sense of direction frequently
C．tell different emotions immediately
D．tell more pictures of faces easily
34．Overusing smartphones，people will probablyC．
A．have no sense of numbers
B．fail to find their destination
C．lose face-to-face communication skills
D．weaken their senses of hearing and sight
35．What's the writers attitude towards electronic products？B
A．Objective．
B．Critical，
C．Supportive．
D．Optimistic．

10．A group of robbers dug their way into the basement of a bank in Paris and emptied almost 200private safes（保险箱）．
They entered the Credit Lyonnais branch using building （41）equipment （equip） to dig holes and destroy walls （42）on Saturday night．They tied up a security guard and spent （43）the next nine hours robbing the bank．
One investigator described the robbery （44）as a"professional job"．The robbers came in at about 22：00on Saturday （45）and left at 07：00on Sunday．They entered through the basements of the neighbouring building，digging through a series of tunnels and making a hole into a wall of 80cm thick to get into the bank，（46）whichwas having building works at the time．
When they left，the robbers set the place on fire to remove any trace of evidence，（47）switching （switch） on the anti-fire system and flooding the building．（48）Fortunately（fortune），the guard escaped unharmed．
（49）It is difficult to estimate（估计） the total value of what （50）was stolen（steal） as only the bank's clients（储户） know the content of their private safes．

9．High school graduation-the bittersweet feelings are as much a part of me now as they were twenty-one years ago．
As graduation day approached，excitement increased．Being out of high school meant I was finally coming of age．Soon I would be on my own，making my own decisions，doing what I wanted without someone looking over my shoulder and it meant going to school with boys-a welcome change coming from an all-girl high school．There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a college away from home．My mother's idea，on the other hand，was just the opposite．Trying her best not to force her preferences on me，she would subtly ask whether I had considered particular schools-all of which happened to be located in or near my hometown of Chicago．Once it was established that，as long as the expenses would not be too heavy a burden on the family budget，I would be going away anyway，my family's perspective changed．Their concern shifted from whether I was going away to how far．The schools I was considering on the East Coast suddenly looked much more attractive than those in California．But which college I would attend was just one of what seemed like a never-ending list of unknowns：What would college be like？Would I be unbearably lonely not knowing anyone else who was going to the same school？Would the other students like me？Would I make friends easily？Would I miss my family so much that I wouldn't be able to stand it？And what about the work-would I be able to keep up？What if the college I selected turned out to be a horrible mistake？Would I be able to transfer to another school？
Despite months of expectation，nothing could have prepared me for the impact of the actual day．As the familiar melody of"Pomp and Circumstance"echoed in the background，I looked around at the other figures in white caps and gowns as we seriously lined into the hall．Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes，and I was consumed by a rush of sadness．As if in a daze（恍惚），I rose from my seat when I heard my name called and slowly crossed the stage to receive my diploma．As I reached out my hand，I knew that I was reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand-new life．Exciting as the future of a new life seemed，it wasn't easy saying good-bye to the old one-the familiar faces，the familiar routine．I would even miss that chemistry class I wasn't particularly fond of and the long travel each day between home and school that I hated．Good or bad，it was what I knew．
That September，I was fortunate to attend a wonderful university in Providence，Rhode Island．I needn't have worried about liking it．My years there turned out to be some of the best years of my life．And as for friends，some of the friendships I formed there I still treasure today．Years later，financial difficulties forced my high school to close its doors for good．Although going back is impossible，it's comforting to know I can revisit my special memories any time．
67．In this article the author mainly describesA．
A．her mixed feelings during the months leading towards graduation and on the actual graduation day
B．her eagerness to go to a wonderful university far away from home
C．her happiness to be admitted to a wonderful university
D．the great excitement during the months leading up to the big event-the graduation ceremony
68．The author's motherB．
A．did not care very much which college her daughter went to
B．wished that she would study at a college or university close to home
C．was greatly disappointed at her decision to go to a college on the East Coast
D．willingly allowed her to go to a college of her own choice
69．On the actual graduation day，C．
A．the familiar tune"Pomp and Circumstance"brought tears to her eyes
B．she came to realize that she had a passion for her old school
C．reaching out for diploma，she was aware of a new stage in life ahead of her
D．she went through the whole ceremony in a daze
70．The author adopts a（n）D tone in writing this article．
A．indifferent
B．serious
C．matter-of-fact
D．emotional．

8．Why do people feel so rushed？Part of this is a perception （认知） problem．Generally，people in rich countries have more free time than they used to．This is particularly true in Europe，but even in America free time has been inching up．Women's paid work has risen a lot over this period，but their time in unpaid work，like cooking and cleaning，has fallen even more significantly，thanks in part to dishwashers，washing machines and microwaves，and also to the fact that men shift themselves a little more around the house than they used to．
The problem，then，is less how much time people have than how they see it．Ever since a clock was first used at a workplace to record labor hours in the 18th century，time has been understood in relation to money．Once hours are financially quantified （量化），people worry more about wasting，but tend to save or use them more profitably．When economies grow and incomes rise，everyone's time becomes more valuable．And the more valuable something becomes，the rarer it seems．
Once seeing their time in terms of money，people often grow stingy with the former to maximize the latter．Workers who are paid by the hour volunteer less of their time and tend to feel more upset when they are not working．
The relationship between time，money and anxiety is something Gary Becker noticed in America's post-war boom years．"If anything，time is used more carefully today than a century ago，"he noted in 1965．He found that when people are paid more to work，they tend to work longer hours，because working becomes a more profitable use of time．So the rising value of work time puts pressure on all time．Leisure time starts to seem more stressful，as people are forced to use it wisely or not at all．
55．Women's time in unpaid work has fallen partly becauseD．
A．women's leisure time was taken up by heavy housework
B．women become more skilled at household equipment
C．men's ability to support a family has been improved
D．men's involvement in housework has increased
56．From the second paragraph，we learn thatA．
A．more work hours bring in more money
B．The rise of incomes makes time less valuable
C．labor hours were recorded with a clock
D．people haven't realized the value of time
57．The underlined phrase grow stingy with can probably be replaced by"B"．
A．try to accumulate
B．hesitate to spend
C．refuses to delay
D．intend to kill
58．According to Gary Becker，what causes people feel anxious about time？A
A．The increasing value of work time．
B．More and more leisure time．
C．The wrong way of time being spent．
D．People's willingness to work hard．

7．High school graduation-the bittersweet feelings are as much a part of me now as they were twenty-one years ago．
As graduation day approached，excitement increased．Being out of high school meant I was finally coming of age．Soon I would be on my own，making my own decisions，doing what I wanted without someone looking over my shoulder and it meant going to school with boys-a welcome change coming from an all-girl high school．There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a college away from home．My mother's idea，on the other hand，was just the opposite．Trying her best not to force her preferences on me，she would subtly ask whether I had considered particular schools-all of which happened to be located in or near my hometown of Chicago．Once it was established that，as long as the expenses would not be too heavy a burden on the family budget，I would be going away anyway，my family's perspective changed．Their concern shifted from whether I was going away to how far．The schools I was considering on the East Coast suddenly looked much more attractive than those in California．But which college I would attend was just one of what seemed like a never-ending list of unknowns：What would college be like？Would I be unbearably lonely not knowing anyone else who was going to the same school？Would the other students like me？Would I make friends easily？Would I miss my family so much that I wouldn't be able to stand it？And what about the work-would I be able to keep up？What if the college I selected turned out to be a horrible mistake？Would I be able to transfer to another school？
Despite months of expectation，nothing could have prepared me for the impact of the actual day．As the familiar melody of"Pomp and Circumstance"echoed in the background，I looked around at the other figures in white caps and gowns as we seriously lined into the hall．Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes，and I was consumed by a rush of sadness．As if in a daze（恍惚），I rose from my seat when I heard my name called and slowly crossed the stage to receive my diploma．As I reached out my hand，I knew that I was reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand-new life．Exciting as the future of a new life seemed，it wasn't easy saying good-bye to the old one-the familiar faces，the familiar routine．I would even miss that chemistry class I wasn't particularly fond of and the long travel each day between home and school that I hated．Good or bad，it was what I knew．
That September，I was fortunate to attend a wonderful university in Providence，Rhode Island．I needn't have worried about liking it．My years there turned out to be some of the best years of my life．And as for friends，some of the friendships I formed there I still treasure today．Years later，financial difficulties forced my high school to close its doors for good．Although going back is impossible，it's comforting to know I can revisit my special memories any time．
67．In this article the author mainly describesD．
A．the great excitement during the months leading up to the big event-the graduation ceremony
B．her eagerness to go to a wonderful university far away from home
C．her happiness to be admitted to a wonderful university
D．her mixed feelings during the months leading towards graduation and on the actual graduation day
68．The author's motherC．
A．did not care very much which college her daughter went to
B．was greatly disappointed at her decision to go to a college on the East Coast
C．wished that she would study at a college or university close to home
D．willingly allowed her to go to a college of her own choice
69．On the actual graduation day，B．
A．the familiar tune"Pomp and Circumstance"brought tears to her eyes
B．reaching out for diploma，she was aware of a new stage in life ahead of her
C．she came to realize that she had a passion for her old school
D．she went through the whole ceremony in a daze
70．The author adopts a（n）A tone in writing this article．
A．emotional
B．serious
C．matter-of-fact
D．indifferent．

6．Etymology，the study of words and word roots，may sound like the kind of thing done by boring librarians in small，dusty rooms．Yet etymologists actually have a uniquely interesting job．They are in many ways just like archaeologists digging up the physical history of people and events．The special aspect of etymology is that it digs up history，so to speak，through the words and phrases that are left behind．
The English language，in particular，is a great field to explore history through words．As a language，English has an extraordinary number of words．This is partly due to its ability to  adapt foreign words so readily．For example，"English"words such as kindergarten （from German），croissan （from French），and cheetah （from Hindi） have become part of the language with little or no change from their original sounds and spellings．So English-language etymologists have a vast world of words to explore．
Another enjoyable thing about etymology for most word experts is solving word mysteries．No，etymologists do not go around solving murders，like the great detective Sherlock Holmes．What these word experts solve are mysterious origins of some of our most common words
One of the biggest questions English language experts have pursued is how English came to have the phrase OK．Though it is one of the most commonly used expressions，its exact beginning is a puzzle even to this day．Even its spelling is not entirely consistent-unless you spell it Okay，it is hard even to call it a word．
Etymologists have been able to narrow OK's origin down to a likely，although not certain，source．It became widely used around the time of Martin Van Buren's run for president in 1840．His nickname was Old Kinderhook．What troubles word experts about this explanation is that the phrase appeared in some newspapers before Van Buren became well known．It is likely that Van Buren could be called its primary source Etymologists will doubtlessly keep searching for the initial source．However，it is clear that OK's popularity and reputation have topped those of the American president to whom it has been most clearly linked．
63．The author mentions the words like"croissant"in Paragraph 2to indicateA．
A．English has absorbed many words from other foreign languages
B．what English-language etymologists are exploring now
C．words have changed a lot in the two languages
D．the English vocabulary is difficult to the non-English-speaking people
64．The underlined word"pursued"in Paragraph 4meansC．
A．looked upon
B．put in
C．dug up
D．set down
65．We can learn from the passage that etymologistsD．
A．explore the English language as well as the recent events
B．help detectives to solve mysterious murders
C．write interesting stories for some newspapers
D．discover the possible origin of words
66．What is the main purpose of the passage？B
A．To present the history of English words．
B．To introduce the pleasure of the study of words and word roots．
C．To explain the procedure of an etymologist's job．
D．To teach readers how to distinguish English and non-English words．

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