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2015年上海英语高考真题阅读A及参考答案精校版

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Looktomanyofhistory’sculturalsymbols,andthereyou’llfindanancestorofFrosty,thesnowmaninthemovieFrozen.Itappearedonsomeofthefirstpostcards,starredinsomeoftheearliestsilentmovies,andwasthesubjectofacoupleoftheearliestphotos,datingallthewaybacktothe1800s.Idiscoveredevenmoreaboutoneofhumanity’searliestformsoflifeartduringseveralyearsofresearcharoundtheworld.

Forexample,snowmenwereaphenomenonintheMiddleAges,builtwithgreatskillandthought.Atatimeoflimitedmeansofexpression,snowwaslikefreeartsuppliesdroppedfromthesky.Itwasapopularactivityforcouplestoleisurelywalkthroughtowntoviewthetemporaryworksofchillyart.Somewerecreatedbyfamousartists,includinga19-year-oldMichelangelo,whoin1494wasappointedbytherulerofFlorence,Italy,tobuildasnowmaninhismansion’scourtyard.

TheMiracleof1511tookplaceduringsixfreezingweekscalledtheWinterofDeath.ThecityofBrusselswascoveredinsnowmen—animpressivescenethattoldstoriesoneverystreetcorner.Somewerepoliticalinnature,criticizingthechurchandgovernment.Somewereareflectionofpeople’simagination.ForthepeopleofBrussels,thiswasadefiningmomentofartisticfreedom.Atleastuntilspringarrived,bywhichtimetheyweredealingwithdamagingfloods.

Ifyoufeartheheydayofthesnowmanhaspassed,don’tworry:I’velearnedthatsomeexplosivesnowmanhistoryisstillbeingmadetoday.Everyyearsince1818,thepeopleofZurich,Switzerland,celebratethebeginningofspringbyblowingupasnowman.Onthethird