每小题2分，满分30分 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A Welcome to Holker Hall Gardens Visitor Ination How to Get to Holker By Car Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times 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 and Preston for connections to major cities airports. Opening Times Sunday-Friday closed on Saturday1100 am-400pm, 30th March-2nd November. Admission Charges Hall GardensGardens Adults12.008.00 Groups9.005.50 Special Events Producers’ Market 13th April Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas. Holker Garden Festival 30th May The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening. National Garden Day 28th August Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide. Winter Market 8th November This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment. 1. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester A.20 minutes.B.25 minutes.C.45 minutes.D.90 minutes. 2.How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall Gardens A.l2.00. 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 A. Producers’ Market. B. Holker Garden Festival. C. National Garden Day.D. Winter Market. B Life can be so wonderful, full of adventure and joy. It can also be full of challenges, setbacks 挫折 and heartbreaks. Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desiresthat little something more we want for ourselves and our loved ones. Yet knowing we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do things, up come the old patterns and pitfalls（陷阱） that stopped us from seeking what we wanted in the first place. This tension between what we feel we can have and “what we’re seemingly able to have is the niggling （烦人的）suffering, the anxiety we feel. This is where we usually think its easier to just give up. But were never meant to let go of the part of us that knows we can have more. The intelligence behind that knowing is usthe real us. Its the part that believes in life and its possibilities. If you drop that, you begin to feel a little “dead“ inside because youre dropping “you“. So, if we have this capability but somehow life seems to keep us stuck, how do we break these patterns Decide on a new course and make one decision at a time. This is good advice for a new adventure or just getting through todays challenges. While, deep down, we know we can do it, our mindor the minds of those close to ususually says we cant. That isnt a reason to stop, its just the mind, that little man or woman on your shoulder, trying to talk you out of something again. It has done it many times before. Its all about starting simple and doing it now. Decide and act before overthinking. When you do this you may feel a little, or large, release from the jail of your mind and youll be on your way. 4.It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that we should_____________ . A. slow down and live a simple life B. be careful when we choose to change C. stick to our dreams under any circumstances D. be content with what we already have 5.What is the key to breaking the old patterns A. To focus on every detail. B. To decide and take immediate action. C. To listen to those close to us. D. To think twice before we act. 6.Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph A. Escape from your punishment B. Realization of your dreams. C. Freedom from your tension. D. Reduction of your expectations. 7.What does the author intend to tell us A. Its easier than we think to get what we want. B. Its important to learn to accept sufferings in life. C. Its impractical to change our way of thinking. D. Its harder than we expect to follow a new course. C Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school. It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nine-tenth century, a usual American activity was to sit by the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud. It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion. However, poems were a source of p