Do You Have the Time? In English，this question has two different meanings. The first one is "Do you know what time it is?" While commonly，this is less frequently used than the simpler question with the same meaning "What time is it? "The other is "Do you have the time（e.g.to do this or that）? "This is a very commonly asked question，whether in American，British，or Australian English. I think the response" I don't have the time" is most commonly used year after year.
Think about how often you（and I）have used this as an explanation of why we couldn't do something，take on a new task，help someone，visit someone，etc. Sometimes it's a statement of fact，and sometimes it's just an excuse.
| A．No one gives you the time. |
| B．After all，it's so convenient as an excuse. |
| C．The key is what criteria you rely on to make decisions. |
| D．The distinction here between them is blurry（模糊不清的）and subjective. |
| E．Actually if we try to rearrange our time，or make a sacrifice，we can make it. |
| F．But it does mean we need to develop a clear approach to time management. |
| G．Be aware it's the world's most common excuse，whether you speak it out or not |
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【推荐1】Interview With God
I dreamed I had an interview with God. “So you would like to interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time,” I said. “My time is eternity.” God smiled, “what questions do you have in mind for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they get bored with childhood; they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. That they lose their health to make money... and then lose their money to restore their health. That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future. That they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived.” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while. And then I asked, “As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn? To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is to let themselves be loved. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.” “Thank you for your time,” I said humbly. “Is there anything else you would like your children to know?” God smiled and said; “Just know that I am here always.”
1. In God’s eyes, a rich man is one who ________.| A．lives a simple life | B．is easy to satisfy |
| C．doesn’t want to be rich | D．gives others a lot |
| A．God does exist in the world. |
| B．He who loves others is sure to be loved by others. |
| C．When one makes a mistake, he should try to find an excuse to forgive himself. |
| D．It is easier to lose a friend than to make a friend. |
| A．invite people to believe in God |
| B．present people’s wrong attitudes to life and give advice on how to live happily |
| C．show what is important in life |
| D．give God’s opinions of humankind and lessons God wants us to learn |
【推荐2】Since I graduated from high school, I’ve worked in the factories surrounding my hometown every summer. However, making the transition (转变) between school and full-time blue-collar work during the break never gets any easier. For a student like me who considers any class before noon to be uncivilized, getting to a factory by 6 o'clock each morning is a torture.
There’re few people as self-confident as a college student who has never been out in the real world. People of my age always seem to overestimate the value of their time and knowledge. In fact, all the classes did not prepare me for my battles with the machine I ran in the plant, which would jam whenever I absent-mindedly put in a part backward or upside down.
The most stressful thing about blue-collar life is knowing your job could disappear overnight. Issues like downsizing (裁员) and overseas relocation always seemed distant to me until my co-worker told me that the unit I was working in would shut down within six months and move to Mexico, where people would work for 60 cents an hour.
After working 12-hour shifts in a factory, the other options have become only too clear. When I’m back at the university, skipping classes and turning in lazy rewrites seem too irresponsible after seeing what I would be doing without school. All the advice and public-service announcements about the value of an education that used to sound stale (out of date) now ring true.
These lessons I’m learning, however valuable, are always tinged (带有) with a sense of guilt. Many people pass their lives in the places I briefly work, spending 30 years where I spend only two months at a time. “The job pays well, but it is very hard,” said one co-worker. “Study hard and keep reading,” she added.
My experiences in the factories have inspired me to make the most of my college years before I enter the real world for good.
1. The underlined word “torture” in Paragraph 1 most probably means__________.| A．Misery | B．Fortune | C．Anxiety | D．Acceptance |
| A．They expect too much from the real world. |
| B．They think too highly of themselves. |
| C．They have little interest in blue-collar life. |
| D．They are confident of their future. |
| A．They do not get good pay. |
| B．They have to work 12-hour shifts. |
| C．They do not have job security. |
| D．They have to move from place to place. |
| A．He learned to be more practical. |
| B．He came to respect blue-collar workers. |
| C．He acquired a sense of urgency. |
| D．He came to appreciate his college education. |
【推荐3】Next week, strangers with a truck will take away everything we own, except the clothes on our backs, the car we will drive, and as much stuff as we can pack into it. It's called moving. Some people do it often. For others, like me, it's a rare experience. In all my adult years, I've moved only three times.
My first husband and I moved into our first house with a bed, our clothes and a few gifts. That was a lifetime ago. Over the years, I filled that house with three children, a few dogs and enough stuff to reach the ceiling.
When the kids grew up, I lost my husband to cancer, and I began to learn about letting go. First, I let go of the idea of being in control. Life isn’t about being in charge of what happens; it's about being in charge of what we do with it. Next, I let go of putting off the things I care most about, like keeping in touch with the people that mean the most to me. I let go of the people whose lives are about anger or hatred, and tried instead to surround myself with those who shine with kindness. Finally, I let go of being alone---I remarried. I eventually moved to a new city with my new husband, and after that move, I promised I'd stop collecting meaningless things. But 12 years later, here I am, still learning about letting go.
Yesterday, while cleaning out a dresser, I found a box filled with old keepsakes. Nothing in that box may mean much to anyone, except me. They are treasures for me because of the memories they preserve. We finally decided to keep them, hold them close and never let them go. We’ll all move someday from this world to the next, but we won't need a truck to do it. We'll take nothing with us and leave behind a memory of the life we lived, the mistakes we made, and all the love and kindness we tried to show. That memory might not be a treasure, but if we're lucky, someone will keep it and hold it close and never let it go.
1. According to paragraph 3, which of the following might the author advise?| A．Never let all the memories go as they are. |
| B．Put off the things that mean the most to you. |
| C．Wherever you go, you should be kind to others. |
| D．Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you deal with it. |
| A．something memorable | B．something expensive |
| C．something unpleasant | D．something beautiful |
| A．To stress the importance of letting the past go. |
| B．To give advice on how to make choices before moving. |
| C．To share how she learned to make important choices in life. |
| D．To explain how our memories can pass on to later generations. |
