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 (赶时髦的人), 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 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.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了快闪族的特征和由来，并介绍了当前流行的快闪族活动。

　　28．The underlined word “foiled” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.

　　A．forgotten B．prevented

　　C．announcedD．confirmed

　　答案：B　词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句可知，比尔·拉西克于2003年5月在曼哈顿组织了第一个快闪族活动，但是快闪族第一次成功地聚在一起是在2003年6月3日。由此可推断比尔·拉西克第一次组织的快闪族活动没有成功，foil意为“被阻止”。故选B项。

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