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Don’t have plenty of time for reading? If you are interested in nonfiction books, here are good choices for you.
A Room of One’s Own
This essay by English writer Virginia Woolf is based on her several lectures given to two women’s colleges at Cambridge University in 1928.In it, Woolf describes that it’s circumstance not talent alone that allows men to be more successful at writing.Women, in other words, spend so much time cooking, cleaning, and tending to their children that they have no time left for art.To write well, therefore, a woman must have “a room of her own”．While on its surface, this essay appears to be only about writing, it is actually about wealth and class, freedom and imprisonment, and the power struggle between sexes.
The Art of War
Written by ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Zi, The Art of War is widely considered to be one of the best books about military strategy (军事战略) in human history.Consisting of 13 chapters, each dealing with a separate aspect about how to fight a war, the book has been translated into many languages and has thousands of editions.For centuries, it has been used to train military leaders for its detailed study of military strategy and effective leadership.
Letter to My Daughter
This book of essays and poems by Maya Angelou, a respectable American poet, is written for “the daughter she never had”— the millions of women, both young and old, who she considers to be her “family”．From the viewpoint of a caring, older relative, this book contains lessons selected from her own life experiences, including the birth of her only child, a son, as well as the development and loss of friendship.
A Brief History of Time
If you’re short on time, then why not read about, well, the creation of time? This book, first published in 1998 from brilliant scientist and mathematician Stephen Hawking, explores mindbending questions about the creation of the universe, including if and when it will end, and if so, how.Despite its heavy subject matter, Hawking addresses these questions in a way that’s easy to understand, even for those who know little about physics.
1．What can we learn about the four books?
A．A Brief History of Time mainly focuses on the matter of time.
B．Letter to My Daughter is actually a common family letter.
C．The Art of War gives advice on how to be military leaders.
D．A Room of One’s Own is more than about writing.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“While on its surface, this essay ...struggle between sexes.”可知，虽然表面上这篇文章只跟写作有关，但是实际上它是有关财富和社会等级，自由和监禁以及两性之间的权力之争的，故D项正确。
2．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．As a physicist, Hawking is equally famous for writing.
B．Maya devotes herself to fighting for women’s rights.
C．The book by Sun Zi is helpful in policymaking.
D．Woolf looks down upon men in writing.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The Art of War is widely considered ...about how to fight a war”可知，The Art of War对政策的制定有帮助。故C项正确。
3．What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To make comparisons between the four books.
B．To recommend the four books to readers.
C．To make comments on the four books.
D．To promote sales of the four books.
解析：选B 写作意图题。根据第一段“Don’t have plenty of time for reading? If you are interested in nonfiction books, here are good choices for you.”可知，写作本文的目的是向读者介绍文中提到的四本纪实文学作品。故B项正确。
