【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Language newspaper published in Rome, Italy. Each chapter of the book tells about a reporter or editor working for this paper. Their stories are filled with intelligence and treat personality. Two of the most popular nonfiction books of 2021 were about rock and roll stars. Just kids is by rock singer Patti Smith. It tells about her friendship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and 1970s before they became famous. Life is the autobiography of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. It is an honest and exciting look at the development of rock and roll and the wild times this famous band has experienced. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand tells about a man named Louis Zamperini. She tells about his extraordinary survival story after his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean during World War Two. Stacy Schiff has received great praise for her book Cleopatra: A Life. It tells about one of the most misrepresented and famous women in his story, Cleopatra. She ruled ancient Egypt about 2021 years ago. One critic said Ms. Schiff has brought Cleopatra to life again by unearthing her story from centuries of lies. 28. The following books are related to music EXCEPT____ A. The Imperfectionists B. A Visit from the Goon Squad C. Just kids D. Life 29. If your major is the history of ancient Africa, you may pay attention to____ A. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen B. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand C. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman D. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff book will give you a practical understanding of the USA? A. Life B. Cleopatra: A Life C. Freedom D. A Visit from the Goon Squad 31. The last sentence of the passage implies that_____ A. Stacy Schiff is an archaeologist B. the critic finds the character in the book very real C. the critic speaks highly of Cleopatra in history D. Stacy Schiff tells a story about an imaginary Egyptian queen D I want to talk about the economy. Not “the economy” we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians’ speeches. I want to talk about the real economy, the one we live in day by day. Most people aren’t particularly interested in “the economy”. “Share prices are flying high。 interest rates are soaring。 the Dow Jones Index closed sixtythree points down on ” We hear this and subconsciously switch off. Notice that “the economy” is not the same as the economy, “The economy” is what men in suits play with to make vast personal wealth. The economy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life. We are supposed to be benefiting from all the advantages of a welloff society. So why do we feel tired and stressed? We have no time for anything other than work, which is ridiculous given the number of laborsaving devices in our lives. Our towns bee more and more crowded. We poison our air and seas, and our food is full of chemicals. There’s something wrong here. If times were truly good, then you may think we’d all feel optimistic about the future. Yet the majority of us are deeply worried. More than 90 percent of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and not concerned enough about future generations. The term “economic expansion” suggests something desirable, but expansion simply means spending more money. More spending doesn’t mean that life is getting better. We all know it often means the oppositegreed, crime, poverty, pollution. More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumption. Unless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks down. If we don’t keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate. How do we break the cycle and make some changes? We need to bee far more aware of the results of our actions. We buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world. We create mountains of waste. We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land. The consumption culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behavior. Our main problem is not that we don’t know what to do about it. It is gathering the desire to do it. 32. According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy? A. The Dow Jones Index. B. Increases in interest rates. C. Shopping in a supermarket. D. Skyrocketing share prices. can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that____. A. people are benefiting from a welloff society B. the future generation is a big concern for most people C. the majority of people are optimistic about the future D. people still feel much pressure despite laborsaving devices 34. What is TRUE about economic expansion? A. It may lead to some social problems. B. It guarantees a better life for us. C. It will stop the circulation of money. D. It has only brought desirable effects. 35. The author writes the passage mainly to___. A. suggest a solution for overconsump