It’s one of the coldest days of the year in Manhattan, with icy winds keeping most people indoors, but not Esperanza Spalding. The 27-year-old jazz artist is racing all over town. She spent the morning at a photo shoot for DownBeat magazine. Now she’s heading to a recording studio to fine-tune her next album. She rarely tweets, texts, or watches TV. She goes to bed early, gets up early, and practices the bass—her instrument of choice—every day.

Her diligence pays. Since winning the Grammy for Best New Artist last year—besting Justin Bieber and making his fans angry, her new album, Radio Music Society, comes out next month. The album is her fourth, and its 11 tunes are accompanied by short films, shot in New York, Spain, and Oregon.

Spalding became famous the old-fashioned way: No reality shows, She credits her mother, a single parent, with her early interest in the arts, She listened to the “oldies”—Motown and British rock bands from the ’60s and ’70s—because her mother didn’t think the modern stuff was good for her.

She says. “ I’m sure my whole life we were under the poverty line, you know, but I still felt rich. I had a rich upbringing, rich in the sense of a lot of love, a lot of education, nature, music and art, and laughing.” She adds, “It’s not just about the income you make.”

57. From the text, we can know that Spalding often .

A. does some reading　　　　　　　　　 B. works into the night

C. takes some outdoor exercise　　　　　 D. practices playing the bass

58. Why was Spalding able to win the Gammy for Best New Artist?

A. she had a great gift for a jazz music.

B. she devoted herself to music she loves.

C. her mother helped her with jazz music.

D. she beat Justin Bieber and his fans.

59. Spalding’s fourth album, Radio Music Society, was successfully filmed in

A. Manhattan　　 B. Boston　　　 C. Oregon　　　　 D. Washington

60. In Spalding’s eyes, which of the following mean “rich”?

A. leading a full life　　　　　　 B. becoming famous

C. having enough money　　　　 D. living a simple life

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