Welcome to Holker Hall & Gardens
Visitor Information
How to Get to Holker
By Car: Follow brown signs an A590 from JB6, 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 Preston for connections to major cities & airports.
Opening Times
Sunday-Friday (closed on Saturday)11:00 am-4:00pm,30 March-2nd November.
Admission Charges
| Hall & Gardens | Gardens |
Adults: | £12.00 | £8.00 |
Groups | £9 | £5.5 |
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 celebrate 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 is 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 gifs 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 & Cardens?
A. £12.00. B. £9.00.
C. £8.0 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.
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Dear Peter,
How’s it going? We don’t seen each other for months. I’m writing to tell you that I am planning to go to Zhejiang University next year.
You know, I have been interesting in computer science since my childhood. I have made up my mind to studying computer science in Zhejiang University. I’d to express my sincerely gratitude to you for your help, with which allowed me to improve my English greatly. Your encouraging word promote my confidence and motivate us to work hard. I hope you have chance to come to China in the future so as we can travel around China together.
I look forward to hear from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
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In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay succeeded 1. climbing to the top of Mount Everest, at 11:30 am, on May 29. They were the first people 2.(reach) the top of Mount Everest.
Edmund Hilary was a New Zealand mountaineer, 3. (explore) and philanthropist (慈善家)，and Tenzing Norgay was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. Both of them were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest 4. (lead) by John Hunt in 1953. For this expedition, Hunt selected a group of people who were 5. (experience) in climbing mountains in the whole British Empire. In the group, Edmund Hilary6. (select) from New Zealand, and Tensing Norgay was actually recruited (招收) from India where he lived. Before climbing, the expedition had been organized and planned for months. They made nine camps on their way up, some of 7. have been still used by climbers up to now.
In fact, the first team made 8. to the place which was just 300 feet below the summit, 9. they left on May 26. They actually had already reached the point that no man had reached before. They were forced to leave because of the bad weather and because there were 10. (problem) with their oxygen tanks.
Yassi was a very capable student. She did not have a single day of absence last year. All the teachers knew this and __________ her many times in front of others.
They did not know that Yassi had type II Diabetes（糖尿病）and sometimes fainted. It’s a shame she would not let us tell her life story to her classmates so they would get an __________ of the difficulties she was dealing with while studying.
On a __________ day when I met with Yassi, I __________ she was not like her usual self as she looked __________. She only told me that her father was in a coma（昏迷）. Just before tears rushed to her eyes she __________ the room.
Yassi returned to the room after freshening up, __________ her throat and then said in her weak and disturbed __________, “Please don’t be __________. Mr. Mirsadeghi, if it is __________ to be he will remain in my life and I will make him proud with my __________.”
Her father’s __________ was unstable and fragile, and finally 3 weeks before taking her exams, her father __________.
Yassi was so devoted to her studies that she used her one day annual personal day off to __________ her father’s burial. When I found out that she __________ achieved the highest grade, I was amazed at the __________ she made to reach for the stars to the heavens where her father could be __________ of his daughter.
After the entrance exams, I sat down with Yassi for many hours, asking questions and analyzing her __________ to the topic of her great self-belief and confidence .She said, “I want to save our world, and my father’s __________ should not take away the world of this; the people __________ this; they need this....”
1.A. overlooked B. encouraged C. accelerated D. evaluated
2.A. idea B. expectation C. acquaintance D. owner
3.A. current B. dynamic C. regular D. merry
4.A. urged B. resisted C. objected D. noticed
5.A. troubled B. embarrassed C. adored D. annoyed
6.A. entered B. faded C. exited D. sobbed
7.A. raising B. clearing C. cleaning D. screaming
8.A. look B. appearance C. smile D. voice
9.A. concerned B. surprised C. angry D. sad
10.A. said B. meant C. blessed D. opposed
11.A. growth B. words C. happiness D. grades
12.A. condition B. strength C. treatment D. mood
13.A. put away B. went by C. passed away D. passed by
14.A. interrupt B. attend C. delay D. sign
15.A. usually B. generally C. luckily D. actually
16.A. effort B. contribution C. trouble D. apology
17.A. calm B. relieved C. proud D. happy
18.A. outcome B. response C. option D. compromise
19.A. thought B. goal C. will D. death
20.A. occupy B. obtain C. deserve D. bear
If you thought pilots dimmed（调暗）the lights before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually help save your life in case of a plane emergency.
The dimmed lights before taking off the runway and landing are a flight precaution used to help passengers’ eyes adjust quicker during an emergency escape. “Going from a brightly lit environment to one that’s completely dark would require some time for our eyes to focus and see the escape slide,” Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement. “Since we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of an emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers.”
The phenomenon that your eyes see those strange speckles (小斑点) as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is called dark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 seconds to see best in a dark room. The brighter the lights, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust, which is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your “dark adaptation” time since you haven’t been sitting under fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯) all flight.
Not only does dimming lights add valuable time to the escape process, but it reduces the tension on your eyes if you need to look outside, or see the emergency lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction.” Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential told The Telegraph. “It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, that might affect an escape.” So next time a pilot dims the lights, just know it’s for your safety, even though it creates a gentle atmosphere for your takeoff into the sky.
1.The lights are turned down before takeoff to help passengers_______.
A. escape in time of emergency
B. take a short break
C. create a comfortable atmosphere
D. enjoy themselves
2.Which of the following is True according to Paragragh 2 and 3?
A. Dimming lights is required when accidents happen.
B. Our eyes need some time to adapt to the change of light.
C. Speckles are caused by the use of dimmed lights.
D. It is required for pilots to turn off lights during the flight.
3.What is the function of shortening “dark adaptation” time?
A. Slowing down the landing.
B. Adjusting the plane lights.
C. Keeping passengers calm.
D. Helping the crew judge outside risks.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. A tip to make air travel safer.
B. An emergency event happening on a plane.
C. An explanation of an airline safety measure.
D. A warning message from the pilot.
