Question

    Outside， it's a cold winter's day． Inside a large shopping center， people are hanging around． But then， without warning， a pop song starts to play loudly． A teenager boy walks lazily to the center of the open space， and dances crazily to the music． He's joined by two of his friends， then some of the old people． Within the space of a few seconds， more than sixty people are dancing to the music - all in time and all in step． At first， onlookers are baffled， then they start smiling and clapping． They now know what they're seeing： a flash mob （快闪）．

According to Wikipedia， the term "flash mob" was created by Bill Wasik， an editor at Harper's Magazine， in 2003． Within a year， the phrase had entered the Concise Oxford English Dictionary． Since then， hundreds - possibly thousands - of flash mobs have been carried out around the world， in almost every kind of public space imaginable!

Each flash mob has its own style， but most flash mobs follow a similar formula （方案）． Often， the organizers search for willing participants using social media． Instructions and dance moves are given through email or video download． There are usually several rehearsals （排练） before the big day．

While it's happening， a few lucky passers-by watch it live． Most people who watch it， however， will see it later online． Some of the most popular flash mobs on YouTube have been watched more than 10million times． A famous example is MP3Experiment Eight， a flash mob that took place in New York City in July 2011 with over 3，500 participants． This event differed from normal flash mobs in that much of it was completely silent - and there were no rehearsals．

Flash mobs provide the participants， onlookers and online viewers with a lot of enjoyment and pleasure． For this reason alone， they're a modern， popular art form that should be celebrated．

1.What does the underlined word "baffled" in Paragraph 1 mean？ ______

A.Excited． B.Puzzled．

C.Satisfied． D.Disappointed．

2.Why does the author mention the Concise Oxford English Dictionary？ ______

A.To argue against Bill Wasik．

B.To compare it with Wikipedia．

C.To explain the meaning of "flash mob"．

D.To show the rapid development of flash mobs．

3.What is special about MP3Experiment Eight？ ______

A.It was played online．

B.It was the earliest flash mob．

C.It was played with no sound．

D.It was most accepted by the audience．

4.What is the author's opinion on flash mobs？ ______

A.Supportive． B.Hopeless．

C.Uncaring． D.Doubtful．

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文阅读。文章介绍了一种新的艺术形式——快闪。根据维基，"快闪"一词是Bill Wasik在2003原创的。不到一年的功夫，这个词就进入到了简明牛津英语词典。 快闪族是都市时尚文化中的一种，是一种现代的通俗的应该被祝贺的艺术形式。

1.词义猜测题。根据第一段倒数第二句At first， onlookers are baffled， then they start smiling and clapping（起初，旁观者们很好奇，之后他们开始露出笑容鼓掌．）可知，baffle是"困惑，迷惑"之意，故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段 According to Wikipedia， the term "flash mob" was created by Bill Wasik， an editor at Harper's Magazine， in 2003． Within a year， the phrase had entered the Concise Oxford English Dictionary（根据维基，"快闪"一词是Bill Wasik在2003原创的．不到一年的功夫，这个词就进入到了简明牛津英语词典）由此判断出，作者之所以提到Concise Oxford English Dictionary是要说明，"快闪"一词发展的如此之快，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段第四五句 A famous example is MP3Experiment Eight， a flash mob that took place in New York City in July 2011 with over 3，500 participants． This event differed from normal flash mobs in that much of it was completely silent （一个著名的例句就是MP3Experiment Eight，它是2011年在纽约出现的．它不同于常规的快闪因为它很多都是完全无声的）可知，MP3Experiment Eight的特殊之处是它是无声的，故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一句 For this reason alone， they're a modern， popular art form that should be celebrated（单单由于这一个原因，他们就是一种现代的通俗的应该被祝贺的艺术形式）由此判断出，作者对"快闪"的态度是支持的，故选A。