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Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-Ihour30

minutes.

ByRail:

TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,

LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&

airports.

OpeningTimes

Sunday-Friday（closedonSaturday）11:

00am-4:

00pm,30March-2ndNovember.

AdmissionCharges

Hall&

GardensGardens

Adults:

￡12.00￡8.00

Groups￡9￡5.5

Producers:

Market13thApril

Joinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersand

getsomeexcellentrecipeideas.

HolkerGardenFestival30thMay

Theeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestof

gardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.

NationalGardenDay28thAugust

Holkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmall

donationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.

WinterMarket8thNovember

Thisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.

21.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?

A.20minutes.B.25minutes.

C.45minutes.D.90minutes.

22.HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&

Cardens?

A.￡l2.00.B.B.19.00.C.A8.0D.45.50

23.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?

A.Producers'

Market.B.HolkerGardenFestival.

C.NationalGardenDay.D.WinterMarket.

B

Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyport

orriver.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturally

suitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbour

atthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgraduallyfrom

800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.

Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,wasunmapped

wilderness（荒野）.Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.

DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetof

wetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarming.Anavalanche（雪崩）onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,therewardswereworth

thedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About

100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.

Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslike

foodandwoodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadall

beenfound.Thecitywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettling

down,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawson

Cityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeandgo—toseewherethe

Canadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawsonCity—itspresentpopulationis762.

24.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?

A.Itsbusinessculture.B.Itssmallpopulation.

C.Itsgeographicalposition.D.Itsfavourableclimate.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?

A.Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere.

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

Whilefamousforeignarchitectsareinvitedtoleadthedesignsoflandmark

buildingsinChinasuchasthenewCCTVtowerandtheNationalCenterforthePerforming

Arts,manyexcellentChinesearchitectsaremakinggreateffortstotakethecenter

stage.

Theireffortshavebeenprovenfruitful.WangShu,a49-year-oldChinesearchitect,

wonthe2012PritzkerArchitecturePrize—whichisoftenreferredtoastheNobel

Prizeinarchitecture—onFebruary28.HeisthefirstChinesecitizentowinthis

award.

WangservesasheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentattheChinaAcademyofArt

（CAA）.HisofficeislocatedattheXiangshancampus（校园）oftheuniversityin

Hangzhou,ZhejiangProvince.Manybuildingsonthecampusarehisoriginalcreations.

Thestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfromthatofmos