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Hearst Castle

Hearst Castle is a park on the central California coast and it is a national historic landmark.It was designed by Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 until 1947.In 1957,the owner donated the fortune to the state of California.Since that time it has been a state historic park where its large 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

●Tour 1 is recommended for first-time visitors.It now includes the movie,Hearst Castle:Building the Dream.

●Tour 2 gives visitors a closer look at the main house’s upper floors,Mr Hearst’s private suite,the libraries,and the kitchen.

●Tour 3 looks at the Castle’s North Wing,guest rooms and guest house Casa del Monte.

●Tour 4 includes the impressive gardens and grounds,the largest guest house,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

Aged 6-17

Tour 1

$24

$12

Tour 2,3 or 4

$24

$12

Evening tour

$30

$15

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

Reservation(预订)Information

While tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center upon arrival,tour reservations can be made online now or by calling 1-800-444-4445.See below for times.

Reservation Call Center Hours

Dates

Monday-Friday

Saturday-Sunday

March-September

8 am to 6 pm

8 am to 6 pm

October-February

9 am to 5 pm

9 am to 3 pm

Visit www.hearstcastle.org for more information.

1.Who does Hearst Castle belong to at present?

A.William Randolph Hearst.

B.Julia Morgan.

C.The Hearst Corporation.

D.The state of California.

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

A.Tour 1. B.Tour 2.

C.Tour 3. D.Tour 4.

3.If a couple take Tour 1 with their 5-year-old son,how much will they pay for the tickets?

A.$36. B.$48.

C.$60. D.$75.

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Encouragement and praise can come in many forms,and some ways are better for children’s development than others.Researchers at the University of Chicago who studied mother-child interactions over the course found that the type of praise children receive affects their attitudes toward challenges later in life.Specifically,praise coming with feedback about their behavior that kids made helped them to deal better with difficult experiences five years later,compared with compliments that focused more on the child himself,like “You’re a good boy.”

“This is something we suspected would be the case based on a lot of experimental research,and it’s exciting to see it plays out in the real world,” says Elizabeth,a professor of psychology at Temple University,who led the study.“Praising the efforts,actions and work of the kid is going to be more beneficial in their long-term persistence and work hard in the future.”

Such “process praise” includes comments such as “You worked really hard” or “You’re doing a great job,” which emphasize the child’s actions.“Person praise” includes comments like “You’re so smart” or “You’re so good,” which focus on a child’s inherent qualities.These distinctions aren’t new in the field of psychology,but exactly how they affect children’s development over the years hasn’t been clear.

As part of the study,researchers visited the homes of more than 50 toddlers between the age of 1 and 3 years old,and filmed their daily interactions with their parents during multiple 90-minute sessions.Five years later,the researchers followed up with the families,using questionnaires to measure the children’s attitudes toward challenges and problem solving.The children who grew up with more process praise were more open to challenge,and could identify more ways of overcoming difficult problems.While person praise didn’t seem to have any negative effect on the children,process praise teaches children that their talents and abilities can be developed and improved,while person praise sends the message that their abilities are fixed and therefore not easily changed.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Praising inspires kids to form good personal quality.

B.Praising kids is tested to be effective in the long run.

C.The process of praising kids experiment is suspected.

D.The praising experiment is carried out in real situation.

2.The underlined word “distinctions” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .

A.condition B.differences

C.exception D.appearance

3.From the last paragraph we can learn that .

A.kids should not be praised too frequently

B.different kids should be praised differently

C.process praise is less effective as we expected

D.kids with process praise tend to be more creative

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To introduce a better way to praise kids.

B.To compare two different praising ways.

C.To predict the result of process praising.

D.To report the way of praising experiment.

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