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1、八一中学高三第一学期期中模拟练习第三部分：阅读理解ALooktomanyofhistory^culturalsymbols,andthereyou，11findanancestorofFrosty,thesnowmaninthemovieFroten.Itappearedonsomeofthefirstpostcards,starredinsomeoftheearliestsilentmovies,andwasthesubjectofacoupleoftheearliestphotos,dating
2、allthewaybacktothe1800s.Idiscoveredevenmoreaboutoneofhumanity^earliestformsoflifeartduringseveralyearsofresearcharoundtheworld・Forexample,snowmenwereaphenomenonintheMiddleAges,builtwithgreatskillandthought.Atatimeoflimitedmeansofexpression,snowwaslikef
3、reeartsuppliesdroppedfromthesky.Itwasapopularactivityforcouplestoleisurelywalkthroughtowntoviewthetemporaryworksofchillyart.Somewerecreatedbyfamousartists,includinga19-year-oldMichelangelo,whoin1494wasappointedbytherulerofFlorence,Italy,tobuildasnowman
4、inhismansion^courtyard.TheMiracleof1511tookplaceduringsixfreezingworkscalledtheWinterofDeath.ThecityofBrusselswascoveredinsnowmen一animpressivescenethattoldstoriesoneverystreetcomer.Somewerepoliticalinnature,criticizingthechurchandgovernment.Somewereare
5、flectionofpeople'simagination.ForthepeopleofBrussels,thiswasadefiningmomentofdefiningfreedom•Atleastuntilspringarrived,bywhichtimetheyweredealingwithdamagingfloods.Ifyoufeartheheydayofthesnowmanhaspassed,don^tworry:Fvelearnedthatsomeexplosivesnowmanhis
6、toryisstillbeingmadetoday.Everyyearsince1818,thepeopleofZurich,Switzerland,celebratethebeginningofspringbyblowingupasnowman.OnthethirdMondayofApril,theholidaySechselauteniskickedoffwhenacottonsnowmancalledtheBooggisstuffedwithexplosiveandparadedthrough
7、townbybakersandothertradesmenwhothrowbreadtothecrowds.TheparadeendswiththeBooggbeingplacedona40-footpileoffirewood・AfterthebellsoftheChurchofSt.Peterhaverungsixtimes,representingthepassingofwinter,thepileislit.Whenthesnowmanexplodes,winterisconsideredo
8、fficiallyover—thequickeritisburntdown,thelongersummerissaidtobe.41.Accordingtothepassage,whydidsnowmenbecomeaphenomenonintheMiddleAges?A.Peoplethoughtofsnowasholyartsupplies.B.Peoplelongedtoseemasterpiecesofsnow.C・Buildingsnowmenwasaway
