Question

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 （快閃族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break up．They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network．At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some? distractions（消遣） such as waving their hands and exchanging books, Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive．Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason．

??????? Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, 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 attempt was foiled at Macy's department store．Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters （起時髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere．???????

????? Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people．Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place．Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction．They also have great economic potential, 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．For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson's fans took part in a flash mob to remember him．Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael's famous song "Beat It" together．Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory．

1.The undefined word "foiled" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _????? 。

A．forgotten????????? B．prevented???? C．announced??????? D．confirmed

2.What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?

A．The flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time．

B．Once the place for the activity is determined, it can't be changed．

C．The flash mob can be made use offing many fields just for fun．

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

3.The main purpose of the passage is -

A．to entertain?????????? B．to encourage????

C．to inform????????? D．to persuade

4.The writer's attitude towards the flash mob is

A．negative????????????? C．favorable??? ????????????? B．objective??? ????????????? D．doubtful

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 如果你在街上或者火車站看到一群人唱歌跳舞，你不必驚訝，這是快閃族在活動。快閃族是一群在公共場所突然聚集在一起的人群，做一些不同尋常的事情，然后快速解散。在本文中作者對快閃族進行了一些介紹。

1.B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 - after the first attempt was foiled at Macy's department store．中破折號的作用可知前后句是解釋說明作用，由此判斷他們在成功集會之前曾經(jīng)被阻止過，故B選項正確。

2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章首段They are a flash mob （快閃族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time,? and then quickly break up．可知D選項正確。

3.C推理判斷題。本文主要介紹了快閃族的形成、活動方式以及特點等，屬于說明文范疇，故答案選C。

4.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段作者的用詞shock、frighten以及Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction可知作者對此持反對態(tài)度，選B。

考點：考查社會生活類短文閱讀。