The Hearst Castle

       Hearst Castle is a palatial park on the central California coast and a National Historic Landmark.It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 until 1947.In 1957 , the Hearst Corporation donated the fortune to the state of California.Since that time it has been maintained as a state historic park where the estate and its considerable collection of art and antiques are open for public tours.Despite its location far from any urban center, the site attracts roughly one million visitors per year.

Guided Tours

       There are several tours which highlight various parts of the castle and gardens.

●Tour One is recommended for first time visitors.It now includes the movie, Hearst Castle Building the Dream.

●Tour Two gives visitors a closer look at the main house's upper floors, Mr.Hearst's private suite, the libraries, and the kitchen.

●Tour Three looks at the Castle's North Wing, guest rooms and guest house Casa Del Monte.

●Tour Four features the impressive gardens and grounds, the largest guesthouse, the wine basement, and the Hidden Terrace.

●The evening tour is a special tour that allows visitors to experience the Castle at night as one of the Hearst's own visitors might have.

Ticket Prices

       Hearst Castle accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.Free day use parking is available for automobiles, motorcycles, tour buses and recreational vehicles.

TOURS

ADULT

Ages 6 – 17

Experience Tour

$24

$12

Tours 2, 3 or 4

$24

$12

Evening tour

$30

$15

       * Children under 6 are free when accompanied by a paying adult.

Reservation Information

       While tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center upon arrival, tour reservations are strongly recommended and may be reserved online now or by calling 1 - 800 - 444 - 4445, see below for times.

Reservation Call Center Hours

Dates

Monday-Friday

Saturday-Sunday

March-September

8AM to 6PM

8AM to 6PM

October-February

9AM to 5PM

9AM to 3PM

       Visit wwwhearstcastleorg for more information.

Who does the Hearst Castle belong to at present?

       A.William Randolph Hearst.    B.Julia Morgan.

       C.The state of California. D.The Hearst Corporation.

If you are quite interested in wine, which tour will you choose?

       A.Tour One.    B.Tour Two.   C.Tour Three.   D.Tour Four.

If a young couple take Tour One with their 5-year-old son, how much will they pay for the tickets?

A.36. B.60.        C.48.    D.75.

Which of the following is the available time to book tickets by phone?

       A.At 8 AM on Monday in February.       B.At 9 AM on Sunday in March.

       C.At 7 PM on Friday in September.       D.At 6 PM on Saturday in October.

Look at the picture. It’s a nice    1    . In the picture you can see a teacher’s     2   on his desk. It’s a Chinese book. There are fifty desks and fifty chairs in the room. There is also a big blackboard. You can see a girl and    3    boys.

  The girl’s    4    is Julia. She is thirteen. The boy with the football is Tom. He likes playing    5   . The other boy is Tony. They    6    the same coats and they are the same age. They look the same. I    7    they are twins. Tom is a    8    boy. A book is in his hand. You    9    see the teacher.   10    is the teacher? He is taking the picture.

A. house        B. station          C. classroom         D. shop

A. backpack     B. basketball       C. book              D. hat

A. one          B. two            C. three              D. four

A. name         B. age            C. brother            D. notebook

A. basketball     B. chess           C. football           D. cards

A. are           B. wear           C. lose              D. is

A. think         B. see             C. look              D. meet

A. dear          B. first            C. lost               D. good

A. aren’t         B. can’t           C. doesn’t            D. be not

A. What         B. How            C. Where            D. When

A woman called Julia lived in the countryside, one year she decided to visit the capital city to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find.

On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar (乞丐). He was holding up a notice, which said, “Blind from birth. Please give generously(慷慨地).”Julia felt sorry for the beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. “Thank you.” he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggar’s bowl. “What have I done wrong?” the beggar said, “Why are you so stingy (吝啬的) today?”

Julia was very surprised at the beggar . “How do you know I haven't given you a dollar?” she said, “If you’re blind you can't know what coin I put into your bowl.” “Ah,” explained the beggar, “The truth is that I'm not blind. I'm just looking after this place for the regular beggar while he’s on holiday.” “On holiday?” Julia said, “And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?” “He goes into the countryside,” the man said, “and takes photographs. He's a very good photographer.”

1.Where was the beggar sitting?

A.In the market.

B.In the busiest part of the city.

C.Outside the shops.

D.Between Julia's hotel and the market.

2.On the first two days, ____.

A.the blind man waited for Julia

B.the blind man demanded money from Julia

C.Julia gave the blind man some money

D.Julia gave him nothing

3. On the third day, the blind man____ .

A.accepted Julia's fifty cents quite happily

B.noticed that Julia had only given him fifty cents

C.refused Julia's fifty cents

D.also received one dollar from Julia

 

Barack Obama

In the past hundred years, the U.S. presidency has turned more and more to the left – not in policy, but in handedness. Barrack Obama is the latest to join a long list of left – handed presidents from the 20th century: James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Henry Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton were all southpaws.

What makes lefties so electable? Some experts think left-handed people have a greater aptitude for language skills, which may help them craft the rhetoric necessary for political office. And as for the bout of recent left-handed presidents, some think it’s because teachers only recently stopped working to convert lefties to rightist at an early age.

Bill Gates

Claiming the nation’s richest man among their number is a source of considerable pride for America’s society of southpaws. In fact, the Microsoft titan and philanthropist(巨头兼慈善家) is one of a surprising number of U.S. business moguls to be left-handed, including Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller and former IBM head Lou Gerstner. But the club seems to be a guys-only fraternity — research suggests that while left-handed men tend to earn more than their right-handed colleagues, there is no similar advantage for women. A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research floated the idea that left-handed men favor "divergent" thinking, a form of creativity in which the brain moves "from conventional knowledge into unexplored association." Maybe that’s what it takes to develop a net worth estimated at $ 57 billion.

Oprah Winfrey

The talk-show queen doesn’t need much more to set her apart from the rest — what with her estimated $ 2.7 billion fortune and a magic ability to sell books just by glancing at them — but she also has the distinction of being a member of the left-handed club. Since men are more likely to be left-handed than women, that makes Oprah doubly impressive. She’s in good company: Other show-business ladies of the left – handed  persuasion include Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie

Marie Curie

Not only was atomic scientist Marie Curie left-handed, but she was the matriarch of a whole family of accomplished, southpaw scientists. Curie, who discovered the principles of radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes, was married to fellow lefty Pierre Curie, who was instrumental in helping Marie’s atomic research and shared one of her Nobel awards. Historians believe their daughter, Irene, was also left-handed. Irene went on to win a Nobel Prize of her own with her husband — who, you guessed it, was also left-handed.

59.The underlined word “southpaws” in the last sentence of Paragraph 1 means_______.

A.people coming from the south B.powerful presidents

C.people who use their left hand D.forceful speakers

60.What makes it so easy for lefties to be elected as presidents according to the passage?

A.Their great gift for foreign language.

B.Their great language skills to make speeches.

C.The need of left – hinders in the political office.

D.Teachers stopping to force them to use their right hand.

61.It can be implied that Bill Gates, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller and Lou Gerstne_______.

A.have creative thinking              B.have formed a special club.

C.earn more money than their wives   D.are wealthy philanthropists

62.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 “She is in good company” means “_______”.

A.she works in a very good company   B.she has many good friends

C.she has got on well with others        D.she is among many female lefties

 

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