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(暴民). Who are they? Are they mobs? Don't be confused by their name. Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disappear.
They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. The messages may be sent to friends, who send to more people. At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some activities such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their voice for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been cancelled for any reason.
Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper's Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3,2003. Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at fashion seekers and stress the cultural atmosphere of wanting to be an insider or part of “the next big thing”.
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing and magical, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. Undoubtedly, flash mob can serve as good political tools and have great potential, such as using 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 from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.
1.What is NOT the feature of the flash mob?
A.It can get together quickly.
B.It can change its place freely.
C.It can do activities suddenly.
D.It can injure people seriously.
2.How do flash mobs inform one another?
①By using the Internet.②By writing letters.③By yelling.④By waving hands.⑤By using mobile phones.
⑥By holding a meeting.
A.③④ B.①⑤ C.②⑥ D.⑤⑥
3.Why did Bill Wasik create the flash mob?
A.To advertise some products.
B.To help people make friends.
C.To laugh at fashion seekers.
D.To create some memories.
4.What can we learn about the flash mob from the passage?
A.Bill Wasik organized the first successful flash mob in May, 2003.
B.People are encouraged to take a more active part in an activity.
C.Flash mobs tend to do something illegal for a short time.
D.Flash mob gathering can frighten all the people present.
1.D
2.B
3.C
4.B
【解析】隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)的快速發(fā)展,出現(xiàn)了一種新型人類:快閃族。本文對(duì)其進(jìn)行了介紹。
1.答案:D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的第一段最后一句“Actually,a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly...and then quickly disappear.”和第二段最后一句“Using mobile phones,the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been cancelled for any reason.”可知,D項(xiàng)不是快閃族的特點(diǎn),故答案選D項(xiàng)。
2.2】答案:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句“They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks.”和第二段最后一句“Using mobile phones...”可知,答案B符合文意。
3.3】答案:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句“Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at fashion seekers...”可知,答案C項(xiàng)符合文意。
4.4】答案:B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段最后一句“Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.”可推知:人們由此被鼓勵(lì)積極參與活動(dòng),故答案B符合文意。
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