【題目】Hearst Castle

Hearst Castle is a park on the central California coast and a National Historical Landmark. It was designed by Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 to 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. Though it's far from any city centre, the site attracts about one million visitors every 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.

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Ticket Prices

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Tours

Adult

Aged 6-- 17

Tour 1

$24

$12

Tour 2, 3 or 4

$24

$12

Evening tour

?? $30

??? $15

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

【1】Where is Hearst Castle?

【2】Who was the designer of Hearst Castle?

【3】What kind of park is Hearst Castle?

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

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

【答案】

【1】It’s on the central California coast

【2】Julia Morgan

【3】It’s a state historic park where its large collection of art and antiques are open for public tours.

【4】Tour 4.

【5】$48

【解析】短文主要介紹了Hearst Castle的特色，以及去Hearst Castle旅游的線路，價(jià)格以及預(yù)訂信息。

【1】根據(jù)短文開頭的句子“Hearst Castle is a park on the central California coast and a National Historical Landmark.”可知，赫斯特城堡是加利福尼亞中部海岸的一個公園。故答案為It’s on the central California coast.??

【2】根據(jù)文中句子“It was designed by Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 to 1947.”可知，它的設(shè)計(jì)者是朱莉婭·摩根，故答案為Julia Morgan.???

【3】根據(jù)文中句子“Since that time it has been a state historic park where its large collection of art and antiques are open for public tours.”可知，它是一個國家歷史公園，那里有大量的藝術(shù)品和古董供公眾參觀。故答案為It’s a state historic park where its large collection of art and antiques are open for public tours.???

【4】根據(jù)文中信息“● Tour 4 includes the impressive gardens and grounds, the largest guest house, the wine basement, and the Hidden Terrace.”可知，對酒感興趣，可選擇第4條旅游線路，答案為Tour 4.

【5】根據(jù)表格中的信息“Tour 1Ticket Prices $24? Aged 6—17 $12”可知，成人票24美元一張，5歲的小孩是免費(fèi)的，故共需支付48美元，答案為$48。

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