哈三中2014高考英语阅读理解学生自选练习（十）及答案.docVIP

哈三中2014高考英语阅读理解学生自选练习（10）及答案 【河北省唐山市2014高考英语一模试题】 If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you dont need to feel surprised．They are a flash mob （快闪族）, 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 Macys department store．Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters （起时髦的人）, 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 Jacksons fans took part in a flash mob to remember him．Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michaels famous song Beat It together．Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory． 24．The undefined word foiled in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _ 。 A．forgotten B．prevented C．announced D．confirmed 25．What can you learn about the fl