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A Welcome to Holker Hall Garden 歡迎來到Holker Hall Garden Visitor information 訪客須知 How to Get to Holker 怎么到Holker By car： Follow brown signs on A590 from J36， M6． Approximate travel times： 開車： 從J36, M6 出發沿著A590 h.的棕色標志。 車程大約耗時 Windermere-20 minutes， Kendal-25 minutes， Lancaster-45 minutes， Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes． By rail： the nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth． Lancaster 乘火車： 最近的車站是 乘火車到 and Preston for connections to major cities&airports． 連著主要城市和機場 Opening times 開放時間 Sunday-Friday（closed on Saturday）11： 00 am-4： 00 pm， 星期日到星期五（星期六休息） 上午11點到下午4點 30th March-2nd November． 3月30日到11月2日。 Admission Charges 門票 費用 Hall & Gardens Gardens 大廳和花園 花園 Adults： ￡12.00 ￡8.00 成人 Groups： ￡9.00 ￡5.5 旅游團 Special Events 特別活動 Producers' Market 13th April 生產者集市 4月13日 Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks． Meet the producers and 加入我們來品嘗 當地各種新鮮的食物和飲料。 與生產者見面 get some excellent recipe ideas． 獲得一些極好 的食譜創意。 Holker Garden Festival 30th May Holker 花園節 5月30日 The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of 這一活動以最出色的園藝表演來慶祝它的22周年慶典 gardening， making it one of the most popular events in the gardening． 使它成為園藝中最受歡迎的活動之一。 National Garden Day 28th August 國家花園日 8月28日 Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged． Holker 再次開放花園幫助弱勢群體。 For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide． 只要捐款一點點，你就可以和我們的花園導游一起游覽。 Winter Market 8th November 冬季市場 11月8日 This is an event for all the family． Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts 這是全家的大事， 一邊在各式各樣售賣禮物的商店中漫 步， while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment． 一邊欣賞現場音樂表演和美妙的街頭娛樂活動。 （1）How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester？ D A． 20 minutes． B． 25 minutes． C． 45 minutes． D． 90 minutes （2）How much should a member of a tour group pay a visit to Hall &gardens？ B A．￡12.00． B．￡9.00． C．￡8.00． D．￡5.50． （3）Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show？ D A． Producers' Market． B． Holker Garden Festival． C． National Garden Day． D． Winter Market． ***** B ****** Cities usually have a good reason for being where they are， like a nearby port 城市通常有一個很好的理由存在在它所在的地方。 比如說因為附近有港口 or river．People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and 或河流。 人們在這些地方定居，因為這些地方很容易到達， naturally suited to communications and trade． 而且天生適合通信和貿易。 New York City， for example， is near a large harbour at the mouth of the 比如 紐約 就在哈德遜河口的一個大港口附近 Hudson River． Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million． 300多年來，紐約的人口從800人逐漸增加到800萬人。 But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time． 但并不是所有的城市都在很長一段時間內緩慢發展。 Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight． 有些繁華的城鎮幾乎在一夜之間從無到有。 In 1896， Dawson， Canada， was unmapped wilderness（荒野）． 在1896年，道森市， 加拿大， 還是一片未在地圖上標明的荒野 But gold was discovered there in 1897， and two years later it was one of 但是1987年在那里發現了黃金， 兩年后，它成為西部最大的城市之一， the largest cities in the West， with a population of 30，000． 擁有3萬人口 Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris． 道森沒有 倫敦或巴黎等城市天然的便利條件。 People went there for gold． They travelled over snow-covered mountains are sailed 人們去那只是為了黃金。 他們在積雪覆蓋的山上穿行 航行 hundreds of miles up icy rivers． The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of 穿過數百英里長的冰河。 前往道森的道路上覆蓋著30英尺的積雪 wet snow that could fall without warning． An avalanche（ 雪崩）once closed the 雪會沒有任何征兆的掉落 曾經一次雪崩封閉了這條道路 path， killing 63 people．For many who made it to Dawson， however， the rewards 造成了63人死亡。 對于許多去道森的人來說 無論如何 艱難的旅行帶 were worth the difficult trip． Of the first 20，000 people who dug for gold， 4，000 來的回報是值得的 第一批已經挖到黃金的2萬人，4000人已經成為富翁 got rich． About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives． 其中大約有100人在他們的余生中都很富裕。 But no matter how rich they were， Dawson was never comfortable． Necessities 但是不管他們多么富有 道森的生活并不十分舒服 像食物和木頭 like food and wood were very expensive． But soon， the gold that Dawson 這類生活的必須品 非常昂貴 但是很快 道森的黃金 depended on had all been found． The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in setting down， and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska， they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come． Today， people still come and go- to see where the Canadian gold rush happened． Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City- its present population is 762． （1）What attracted the early settlers to New York City？ A． Its business culture． B． Its small population． C． Its geographical position． D． Its favourable climate （2）What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson？ A． Two-thirds of them stayed there． B． One out of five people got rich． C． Almost everyone gave up． D． Half of them died． （3）What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson？ A．They found the city too crowded． B． They wanted to try their luck elsewhere． C． They were unable to stand the winter． D． They were short of food． （4）What is the text mainly about？ A． The rise and fall of a city． B． The gold rush in Canada． C． Journeys into the wilderness． D． Tourism in Dawson． C While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings 當國外著名建筑師被邀請來中國設計 in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing 像央視CCTV塔和國際表演藝術中心那樣的標志性建筑時 Arts， many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center 許多優秀的中國建筑師 正取得巨大的成就轉移到世界舞臺的中心 stage． Their efforts have been proven fruitful． Wang Shu a 49-year-old Chinese 他們的成果已被證明碩果累累 王書一個49歲的中國 architect， won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture prize -which is often referred to 建筑師，贏得2012年2月28日PZ建筑獎 那是常被人談及的正如建筑界的 as the Nobel Prize in architecture-on February 28． 界的諾貝爾獎 He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award． 他是第一個贏得這個獎項的中國公民 Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Department Wang 擔任藝術主任， 在中國 at the China Academy of Art（CAA）． His office is located at the Xiangshan 在中國美術藝術學院 他的辦公室位于浙江省杭州市的香山校園 campus （校園）of the university in Hangzhou， Zhejiang Province． Many buildings 許多在 on the campus are his original creations． 校園里的建筑 是 他的原創。 The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities． 校園的風格 與大多數中國大學的有很大的差別 Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space 許多參觀的游客被這些復雜的建筑空間和建筑類型所驚嘆 and abundant building types．The curves（曲線） of the buildings perfectly 大量的 這些建筑的曲線線條完美的匹配了 match the rise and fall of hills， forming a unique view． 起伏的群山， 形成了一道獨特的風景。 Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages． Wang 收集了超過7百萬的不同時期的廢棄的磚頭 He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls， 他讓工人們用傳統的技術砌成磚墻 roofs and corridors． This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to 屋頂和走廊 這個創意 吸引了無數的注意力 由于 its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements． 這些中國現代和傳統元素混合的融合 Wang's works show a deep understanding of modern architecture 王的工作展示出對現代建筑的深刻理解 and a good knowledge of traditions． Through such a balance， he had created a new 和對傳統建筑的豐富知識 通過這樣的平衡 他創建了一種全新 type of Chinese architecture， said Tadao Ando， the winner of the 1995 Pritzker 類型的中國建筑 道多說 1995年PZ獎獲獎人 Prize． Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums． 密封 "That is only evidence that traditions once existed，" he said． 證明 "Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions． 不解 They think tradition means old things from the past． In fact， tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created ，"he said． "Today， many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions． Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are，" said Wang． 不知道傳統真實的樣子是什么樣 The study of traditions should be combined with practice． Otherwise， 與....結合 實踐 否則 the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty， he said． 虛假的 空洞的 （1）Wang's winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are A． following the latest world trend B． getting international recognition C． working harder than ever before D． relying on foreign architects （2）What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most？ A． Its hilly environment． B． Its large size． C． Its unique style． D． Its diverse functions． （3）What made Wang's architectural design a success？ A． The mixture of different shapes． B． The balance of East and West． C． The use of popular techniques． D． The harmony of old and new． （4）What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang？ A．Spread them to the world． B． Preserve them at museums． C． Teach them in universities． D． Recreate them in practice． 14． Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects． 成年人 明白 如果被物質淹沒是一種什么樣的感受 Why do we often assume that more is more（objects） when it comes to kids and their belongings？ The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less． 用最簡單的方式開始生活 I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate 捐贈 less-used things， and it worked． Because of our efforts， our daughter Georgia 它起作用了 因為我們的努力 did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother 捐贈 was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness． 請假 因病 She chose to sell a few larger 她選擇賣幾件平時很少用到的-很大 objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her schoo的東西 當時我答應過把錢放到學校基金會里 fund （基金）（our kindergarten is serious about becoming a doctor） 我們的幼兒園是認真的成為一個醫生 For weeks， I've been thinking of bigger， deeper questions． How do we 最近的一些周里，我們想的更大，更深的問題。 我們怎么能 make it a habit for them？ And how do we train ourselves to help them live with， 為他們養成習慣 我們如何訓練我們自己并幫助他們 need， and use less？ Yesterday， I sat with my son， Shepherd， determined to 學會和需要的，用的更少的物品生活 我和兒子做一起 決定 test my own theory on this． I decided to play with him with only one toy for 測試我們對于這件事情的理論。 我決定和他一起玩，只長時間玩一件玩具并且保持，5分，10分，或者更長時間 as long as it would keep his interest． I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes， ten minutes， max． I chose a red rubber ball-simple， universally available． We passed it， he tried to put it in his mouth， he tried bouncing it， rolling it， sitting on it， throwing it． It was totally， 顛那個球 轉它 坐在它的上面 扔它 對他來說，完全夠用 completely enough for him． Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time 到吃午飯的 to move on to lunch． 時間了 We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together． He had my full attention and I had his． My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked 我的小嘗試是通過一個簡單的物體找到了快樂為我們兩個人 for both of us． （1）What do the words"more is more"in paragraph l probably mean？ A． The more， the better． B． Enough is enough． C． More money， more worries． D． Earn more and spend more． （2）What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects？ A． Saving up for her holiday B． Raising money for a poor girl C． Adding the money to her fund D． Giving the money to a sick mother （3）Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd？ A． To try out an idea B． To show a parent's love C． To train his attention D． To help him start a hobby （4）What can be a suitable title for the text？ A． Take it or leave it B． A Lesson from Kids C． Live More with Less D． The Pleasure of Giving 15．Before there was the written word， there was the language of dance． Dance expresses love and hate， joy and sorrow， life and death， and everything else in between． （1） B We dance from Florida to Alaska， from north to south and sea to sea． we dance at weddings， birthdays， office parties and just to fill the time． "I adore dancing，" says Lester Bridges， the owner of a dance studio in lowa． 愛慕舞蹈 一個舞臺工作室的主人 "I can′t imagine doing anything else with my life．" Bridges runs dance classes for all ages． "Teaching dancing is wonderful．（2） D It's great to watch them． For many of them， it's a way of meeting people and having a social life．" （3） A "I can tell you about one young couple，" says Bridges．" They're learning to traditional dances． They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile．（4） F " So， do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better， calmer， healthier？ Andrea Hillier says， " Dance， like the pattern of a beating heart， is life． Even after 像 心臟跳動 的模式 即使在那之后 all these years， I want to get better and better．（5） E I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me I'm alive．" A． So why do we dance？ B． Dance in the U．S． is everywhere． C． If you like dancing outdoors， come to America． D． My older students say it makes them feel young． E． I keep practicing even when I'm extremely tired． F． Dancing seems to change their feeling completely． G． They stayed up all night long singing and dancing． |
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