FlashMob:ThePopCultureIfyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystation,youdon’tneedtofeelsurprised.Theyareaflashmob.Whoarethey?Aretheymobs(暴民)?小题1:Actually,aflashmob

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Flash Mob: The Pop Culture
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. Who are they? Are they mobs (暴民)?   小题1: 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 separate.
A flash mob is usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. 小题2:  At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some tasks such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive.
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  at Macy’s department store. More than one hundred people stepped onto the ninth floor carpet department of Macy’s department store, gathering around an expensive carpet. Following this flash mob, about 200 people flooded the lounge of the Hyatt hotel and applauded for about fifteen seconds.   小题3:  
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing, but it might also frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. 小题4:  They also have enormous economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.
小题5:  People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson ’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered outside the railway station in Liverpool. They were singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use negative words.
Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.

A．Don’t be confused by their name.

B．People are attracted by the silly and harmless activities.

C．The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.

D．Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change their gathering place.

E.A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.
F.The messages may be forwarded to friends, who forward to more people.
G.Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:F
小题3:E
小题4:G
小题5:C

小题1:A
【试题解析】承接上下文，意为：他们是暴民吗？不要被名字所迷惑。事实上他们是一群这样的人：突然出现在公共场合，在很短的时间内完成一系列不同寻常的事情然后迅速离开，故选A。
小题2:F
【试题解析】承接上下文，一般这种活动都是通过互联网或电子通讯组织好，一拨人提前告知另外一拨人或朋友，在提前决定好的时间来到某个地方进行一番活动，故选F。
小题3:E
【试题解析】承接前文，有明显的时间顺序，前面提到first，following this flash mob，所以这里是A later mob...，故选E。
小题4: G
【试题解析】后面提到经济方面的帮助，该空是政治方面的作用，故选G。
小题5:C
【试题解析】中心句，“快闪”越来越流行，人们可以利用它做很多事情，故选C。