2015年上海英語(yǔ)高考真題閱讀A及參考答案精校版2015年上海英語(yǔ)高考真題閱讀A及參考答案精校版SectionBDirections: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.OnthethirdMondayofApril,theholidaySechselauteniskickedoffwhenacottonsnowmancalledtheBooggisstuffedwithexplosiveandparadedthroughtownbybakersandothertradesmenwhothrowbreadtothecrowds.TheparadeendswiththeBooggbeingplacedona40-footpileoffirewood.AfterthebellsoftheChurchofSt.Peterhaverungsixtimes,representingthepassingofwinter,thepileislit.Whenthesnowmanexplodes,winterisconsideredofficiallyover—thequickeritisburntdown,thelongersummerissaidtobe.66.Accordingtothepassage,whydidsnowmenbecomeaphenomenonintheMiddleAges?A.Peoplethoughtofsnowasholyartsupplies.B.Peoplelongedtoseemasterpiecesofsnow.C.Buildingsnowmenwasawayforpeopletoexpressthemselves.D.Buildingsnowmenhelpedpeopledeveloptheirskillandthought.67.“Theheydayofthesnowman”(paragraph4)meansthetimewhen___________.A.snowmenweremademainlybyartistsB.snowmenenjoyedgreatpopularityC.snowmenwerepoliticallycriticizedD.snowmencauseddamagingfloods68.InZurich,theblowingupoftheBooggsymbolizes__________________.A.thestartoftheparadeB.thecomingofalongersummerC.thepassingofthewinterD.thesuccessoftradesmen69.Whatcanbeconcludedaboutsnowme