73. [答案]E

[试题解析]承接前文，有明显的时间顺序，前面提到first，following this flash mob，所以这里是A later mob...，故选E。

72. [答案]F

[试题解析]承接上下文，一般这种活动都是通过互联网或电子通讯组织好，一拨人提前告知另外一拨人或朋友，在提前决定好的时间来到某个地方进行一番活动，故选F。

六．第二节

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。　　 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 　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 　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 30 seconds. 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 2003 and 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 200 people flooded the lounge of the Hyatt hotel and applauded for about fifteen seconds. 　73 　

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 　They also have enormous economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.

75 　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.

A.　　 Don’t be confused by their name.

B.　　　 People are attracted by the silly and harmless activities.

C.　　　 The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.

D.　　 Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change their gathering place.

E.　　　 A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.

F.　　　 The messages may be forwarded to friends, who forward to more people.

G.　　 Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.

71. [答案]A

[试题解析]承接上下文，意为：他们是暴民吗？不要被名字所迷惑。事实上他们是一群这样的人：突然出现在公共场合，在很短的时间内完成一系列不同寻常的事情然后迅速离开，故选A。

70. [答案] have helped　

[试题解析]Susan从本次谈话中已经学会了很多的东西，所以他说：你已经帮助了我。

69. [答案]　 importantly

[试题解析]本句中应该使用副词importantly做状语，修饰整个句子。

68. [答案]　 healthy

[试题解析]固定搭配keep healthy保持健康。形容词healthy放在系动词keep后面形成keep healthy保持健康。

67. [答案] on　 　　

[试题解析]固定搭配on a diet在节食；本句是指我的朋友Mary在节食。

66. [答案] them　　　　　　

[试题解析]本句前面有一个介词短语for the friends，本句表示你想要给他们买礼物。固定搭配buy sb sth买东西给某人。

65. [答案] what　　

[试题解析]本句是一个特殊疑问句。句意：我应该做什么呢？what在句中作为动词do的宾语。

64. [答案]　 but　　　　　　　

[试题解析]句意：谁是能够你不认识但是天天都可以看见的人。上下文之间存在着转折关系，故使用But来连接。