Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery
Discover, explore and enjoy award-winning Tullie House, where historic collections, contemporary art and family fun are brought together in one impressive museum and art gallery. There are four fantastic galleries to visit from fine art to interactive fun, so there’s something for everyone!
Open: High Season 1 Apr-31 Oct: Mon to Sat 10.00-17.00,Sun 11.00-17.00.
Low Season 1 Nov-31 Mar: Mon to Sat 10.00-16.30,Sun 12.00-16.30
Town: Carlisle
Dove Cottage & The Wordsworth Museum
Discover William Wordsworth’s inspiration home. Take a tour of his Lakeland cottage, walk through his hillside garden and explore the riches of the collection in the Museum. Visit the shop and relax in the café. Exhibitions, events and family activities throughout the year.
Open: Daily,0.30-17.30(last admission 17.00).
Town: Grasmere
21. Where is the House at Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens open on Sundays in July?
A09.30-17.30B10.30-16.00C11.15-16.00D12.00-16.3022. What can visitors do at Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum?
AEnjoy Romney’s works.BHave some interactive fun.CAttend a famous festivalDLearn the history of a family23. Where should visitors go if they want to explore Wordsworth’s life?
APenrithBKendalCCarlisleDGrasmere
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Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.
Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children at the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition(认知) after controlling for differences in parents’income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.
The researchers analyzed video recording of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age.
“The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate(旋转) and translate shapes,” Levine said in a statement.
The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of the children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than the parents of girls.
The findings were published in the journal Development Science.
24. In which aspect do children benefit from puzzle play?
ABuilding confidence.BDeveloping spatial skillsCLearning self-control.DGaining high-tech knowledge.25. What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment?
AParents’age.BChildren’s imagination .CParents’education.DChild-parent relationship.26. How do boys differ from girls in puzzle play?
AThey play with puzzles more often.BThey tend to talk less during the game.CThey prefer to use more spatial language.DThey are likely to play with tougher puzzles.27. What is the text mainly about?
AA mathematical method.BA scientific studyCA woman psychologist.DA teaching program.
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When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn’t cross your mind. But some ecologists and fashion(时装) enthusiast are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria(海狸鼠).
Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles.“It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur – unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year,” says Cree McCree, project director of Righteous Fur.
