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WelcometoHolkerHall&

Garden

VisitorInformation

HowtoGettoHolker

Bycar:

Follow 

brownsignsonA590from.J36, 

M6.Approximatetraveltimes:

Windermere—20minutes,Kendal—25minutes,Lancaster—45minutes,Manchester—lhour30minutes

Byrail:

theneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth.LancasterandPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&

airports. 

Openingtimes

Sunday-Friday（closedonSaturday）11:

00am-4;

00pm,30March-2ndNovember.

AdmissionCharges

Hall&

Gardens 

Gardens

Adults:

£

12.00 

8.00

Gropes:

£

9.00

SpecialEvents

ProducersMarket 

13thApril

Joinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.

HolkerGardenFestival 

30thMay

Theeventcelebratesits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsinthegardening.

NationalGardenDay 

28thAugust

Holkeronceagainopensitsgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.

WinterMarket8thNovember

Thisisaneventforallthefamily!

Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggiftswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.

21.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?

A.20minutes. 

B.25minutes. 

C.45minutes. 

D.90minutes.

22.HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppayavisittoHall&

Gardens?

A.£

12.00. 

B.£

9.00. 

C.£

8.00 

D.£

5.50

23.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?

A.ProducersMarket. 

B.HolkerGardenFestival

C.NationalGardenDay. 

D.WinterMarket

B

Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportonriver.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896DawsonCanadawasunmappedwilderness（荒野）.Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897andtwoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.

DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarning.Anavalanche（雪崩）onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,therewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives. 

Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslikefoodandwoodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.Thecitywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeandgotoseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawsonCity-itspresentpopulationis762.

24.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?

A.Itsbusinessculture. 

B.Itssmallpopulation.

C.Itsgeographicalposition. 

D.Itsfavourableclimate.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?

A.Twothirdsofthemstayedthere. 

B.Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.

C.Almosteveryonegaveup. 

D.Halfofthemdied.

26.WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveDawson?

A.Theyfoundthecitytoocrowded. 

B.Theywantedtotrytheirluckelsewhere.

C.Theywereunabletostandthewinter. 

D.Theywereshortoffood.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theriseandfallofacity. 

B.ThegoldrushinCanada.

C.Journeysintothewilderness. 

D.TourisminDawson.

C

Whilefamousforeign,architectsareinvitedtoleadthedesignsoflandmarkbuildingsinChinasuchasthenewCCTVtowerandtheNationalCenterforthePerformingArts,manyexcellentChinesearchitectsaremakinggreateffortstotakethecenterstage.

Theireffortshavebeenprovenfruitful.WangShua49-year-oldChinesearchitect,wonthe2012PritzkerArchitecturePrize-whichisoftenreferredtoastheNobelPrizeinarchitecture--onFebruary28.HeisthefirstChinesecitizentowinthisaward.

WangservesasheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentattheChinaDepartmentattheChinaAcademyofArt（CAA）.HisofficeislocatedattheXiangshancampus（校园）oftheuniversityinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince.Manybuildingsonthecampusarehisoriginalcreations.

ThestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfromthatofmostChineseuniversities.Manyvisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.Thecurves（曲线）ofthebuildingsperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofhills,formingauniqueview.

Wangcollectedmorethan7millionabandonedbricksofdifferentages.Heaskedtheworkerstousetraditionaltechniquestomakethebricksintowalls,roofsandcorridors.ThiscreationattractedalotofattentionthankstoitsmixtureofmodernandtraditionalChineseelements. 

Wang’sworksshowadeepunderstandingofmodernarchitectureandagoodknowledgeoftraditions.Throughsuchabalance,hehadcreatedanewtypeofChinesearchitecture,saidTadaoAndo,thewinnerofthe1995PritzkerPrize.

Wangbelievestraditionsshouldnotbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums.“Thatisonlyevidencethattraditionsonceexisted,“hesaid.

“ManyChinesepeoplehaveamisunderstandingoftraditions.Theythinktraditionmeansoldthingsfromthepast.Infact,traditionalsoreferstothethingsthathavebeendevelopingandthatarestillbeingcreated,“hesaid.

“Today,manyChinesepeoplearelearningWesternstylesandtheoriesratherthanfocusingonChinesetraditions.Manypeopletendtotalkabouttraditionswithoutknowingwhattheyreallyare,"

saidWang.

Thestudyoftraditionsshouldbecombined,withpractice.Otherwise,therecreationoftraditionswouldbeartificialandempty,hesaid. 

28.Wang'

swinningoftheprizemeansthatChinesearchitectsare

A.followingthelatestworldtrend 

B.gettinginternationalrecognition

C.workingharderthaneverbefore 

D.relyingonforeignarchitects

29.WhatimpressedvisitorstotheCAAXiangshancampusmost?

A.Itshillyenvironment. 

B.Itslargesize

C.Itsuniquestyle. 

D.Itsdiversefunctions.

30.WhatmadeWang'

sarchitecturaldesignasuccess？

A.Themixtureofdifferentshapes. 

B.ThebalanceofEastandWest

C.Theuseofpopulartechniques 

D.Theharmonyofoldandnew.

31.WhatshouldwedoaboutChinesetraditionsaccordingtoWang?

A.Spreadthemtotheworld. 

B.Preservethematmuseums.

C.Teachtheminuniversities. 

D.Recreatetheminpractice.

D

Adultsunderstandwhatiffeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects.Whydoweoftenassumethat 

moreismore 

whenitcomestokidsandtheirbelongings?

ThegoodnewsisthatIcanhelpmyownkidslearnearlierthanIdidhowtolivemorewithless.

Ifoundthepre-holidaysagoodtimetoencourageyoungchildrentodonateless-usedthings,anditworked.Becauseofourefforts,ourdaughterGeorgiadiddecidetodonatealargebagoftoystoalittlegirlwhosemotherwasunabletopayforherholidayduetoillness.Shechosetosellafewlargeobjectsthatwerelessoftenusedwhenwepromisedtoputthemoneyintoherschoolfund（基金）（ourkindergartenisseriousaboutbecomingadoctor）. 

Forweeks,I’vebeenthinkingofbigger,deeperquestions.Howdowemakeitahabitforthem?

Andhowdowetrainourselvestohelpthemlivewith,needanduseless?

Yesterday,Isatwithmyson,Shepherd,determinedtotestmyowntheoryonthis.Idecidedtoplaywithhimwithonlyonetoyforaslongasitwouldkeephisinterest.Iexpectedthatonetoywouldkeephisattentionforaboutfiveminutes,tenminutesmax.Ichosearedrubberball-simple,universallyavailable.Wepassedit,hetriedtoputitinhismouth,hetriedbouncingit,rollingit,sittingonit,throwingit.Itwastotally,completelyenoughforhim.BeforeIknewitanhourhadpassedanditwastimetomoveontolunch. 

Webothbecameabsorbedinthesimplicityofplayingtogether.HehadmyfullattentionandIhadhis.Mylittleexperimenttofindjoyinasingleobjectworkedforbothofus. 

32.Whatdothewords“moreismore”inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Themore,thebetter. 

B.Enoughisenough. 

C.Moremoney,moreworries. 

D.Earnmoreandspendmore. 

33.WhatmadeGeorgiaagreetosellsomeofherobjects?

A.Savingupforherholiday. 

B.Raisingmoneyforapoorgirl.

C.Addingthemoneytoherfund. 

D.Givingthemoneytoasickmother. 

34.WhydidtheauthorplaytheballwithShepherd?

A.Totryoutanidea. 

B.Toshowaparent’slove.

C.Totrainhisattention. 

D.Tohelphimstartahobby,.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TakeitorLeaveit. 

B.ALessonfromKids. 

C.LiveMorewithLess. 

D.ThePleasureofGiving. 

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