Question

【题目】

If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob（快闪族）. A flash mob, organized with the help of the Internet or other communications networks, is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a period of time, such as coming together to look at the sky, shouting something at the top of their voices for 30 seconds, and then quickly disappear before the police can arrive.

Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been replaced for any reason. Bill Wasik, a senior editor, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May,2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3,2003—after the first try was foiled at Macy's department store. Following this, about 200 people crowded into the hall of the Hyatt hotel, applauding(鼓掌）in one voice for fifteen seconds, and next the mob pretending（假装）to be tourists on a bus trip entered a shoe shop in Soho. Wasik said that he created flash mobs as a social experiment designed to make fun of hipsters(时尚潮人）.

Though flash mobs were firstly regarded as pointless, the idea has already developed for the benefit of political（政治的）and social events. Flash mobbing takes advantage of the effect of communicating information on Websites and by email, and protesters(抗议者）can similarly use it to be involved in political events.

Flash mob gatherings can sometimes surprise people. Such an activity might seem amusing and fantastic, but it also might frighten people who are not clear about what is taking place. Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction. They also have big economic potential（经济潜力）, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.

The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things.

Flash mobs give people an opportunity to come together to create a memory.

【1】The word "foiled" in Paragraph 2 probably means "__________".

A.praisedB.preventedC.confusedD.succeeded

【2】Why did Bill Wasik create the flash mob?

A.To help people make friends.B.To advertise some products.

C.To create some memories.D.To make fun of hipsters.

【3】What can we infer about the flash mob from the passage?

A.It can be made use of in many fields just for fun.

B.It usually breaks up quickly for not having enough time.

C.If the place for the activity is decided, it can't be changed.

D.It gives people the chance to do something unusual together.

【4】Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A.Flash Mob: the Popular Culture

B.Flash Mob: the Political Potential

C.Flash Mob: the Short-term Memory

D.Flash Mob: the Beginning of Information

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍快闪在社会的流行与发展。

【1】

词义猜测题。根据“organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May,2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3,2003”可知此处表示第一次尝试被阻止。foiled相当于prevented。故选B。

【2】

细节理解题。根据第二段“he created flash mobs as a social experiment designed to make fun of hipsters”可知是为了嘲弄时尚潮人。故选D。

【3】

推理判断题。根据第三段“Though flash mobs were firstly regarded as pointless, the idea has already developed for the benefit of political and social events”可知A选项表述错误。根据第一段“quickly disappear before the police can arrive” 可知B选项表述错误。根据第二段“the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been replaced for any reason” 可知C选项表述错误。根据最后一段“Flash mobs give people an opportunity to come together to create a memory” 可知A选项表述正确。故选D。

【4】

标题概括题。文章主要讲述的是快闪的流行和发展。标题可概括为Flash Mob: the Popular Culture。故选A。