12.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)?(71)A 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.(72)F 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 30seconds.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 2003and 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 200people flooded the lounge of the Hyatt hotel and applauded for about fifteen seconds.(73)E
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.(74)G They also have enormous economic potential,such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.
(75)C 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.
Don't be confused by their name.
People are attracted by the silly and harmless activities.
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.
Using mobile phones,the flash mob can change their gathering place.
A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.
The messages may be forwarded to friends,who forward to more people.
Undoubtedly,flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.

分析 本文主要講述了快閃族的概念,以及他們的所作所為.

解答 AFEGC
71.A  承接上下文,意為:他們是暴民嗎?不要被名字所迷惑.事實上他們是一群這樣的人:突然出現(xiàn)在公共場合,在很短的時間內(nèi)完成一系列不同尋常的事情然后迅速離開,故選A.
72.F  承接上下文,一般這種活動都是通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)或電子通訊組織好,一撥人提前告知另外一撥人或朋友,在提前決定好的時間來到某個地方進行一番活動,故選F.
73.E  承接前文,有明顯的時間順序,前面提到first,following this flash mob,所以這里是A later mob…,故選E.
74.G  后面提到經(jīng)濟方面的幫助,該空是政治方面的作用,故選G.
75. C  中心句,"快閃"越來越流行,人們可以利用它做很多事情,故選C.

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