Youarewalkingdownthestreet,mindingyourownbusinesswhenyouseeasnowball.Nobigdeal,right?Exceptthesnowballisastallasyouare.Andweighsaboutaton.DidwementionthatitisJune? That’stheexperiencethousandofLondonershadwhentheycrossedpathswith“SnowballinSummer,”Goldsworthymakessculpture(雕塑)fromallsortsofthingshefindsoutside–leaves,earth,androcks,aswellasiceandsnow.Hewantedtofindouthowbusypeoplewouldreacttoanunexpectedsnowballmeltingintheirmidst. Duringthewinterof2008,herolled13giantsnowballsnearhishomeinScotland.Hefilledeachonewithasurpriseinthecenter–suchasberries,feathers,littlestonesorsheep’swool–whichwouldappearasthesnowmelted.Thefinishedsnowballswerestoredinadeepfreezeuntilsummer,thentransportedtoLondoninrefrigeratedtrucks.AtmidnightonJune21,2008,whilethecityslept,Goldsworthyandhishelpersrolledtheirsnowballsintoplace. Peoplewalkingtoworkorschoolmusthavethoughttheskywasfallingwhentheystumbledacrosssnowballsthesizeofbabyelephants.Someofthemhadneverevenseensnowinreallife,andtheycouldn’thelptouchingthemingreatsurprise.Asthesnowstartedtomelt,thingsgotevenmoreinteresting.Theperfectlyroundsnowballstookondifferentshapesasthestuffinsidebegantopokethrough.Twodayslater,mostofGoldsworthy’ssnowballsweregone,andtheirfillingsscattered.ButLondonerswereleftwithareallygoodstoryaboutthatoddsummerdaywhenthesnowballcame. 小题1:Whatisreallyspecialaboutthesnowballsisthat______________________. |
A.theylieinthestreet |
B.theyareintheshapeofbabyelephants. |
C.theyhaveberries,feathers,littlestonesandfeathersinthem. |
D.theyappearinJune. |
小题2:WhatwasthepurposeofGoldsworthyinmakingthesnowballs?
A.Tofindoutpeople’sreactionstothem |
B.Tocalluppeople’smemoryofthecoldwinter. |
C.Toshowoffhisskillsinsculpture. |
D.Toletpeopleexperiencethecoldwinter. |
小题3:WhydidGoldsworthyandhishelpersrolltheirsnowballsintop