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Passage 3
Flash Mobs
閃聚
A flash mob is where young people suddenly gather in a large group for no apparent reason。 Flash mobs can have hundreds of people。 The people do not all know each other。 But they all meet at the same time， then leave the area quickly。 A flash mob can be held for any reason， but usually just to have some fun。
The people in a flash mob do not know the time or place of the meeting until just minutes before it takes place。 They get the details from a Web site， or by e-mail or as a text message on their wireless phone。
What do people do at flash mobs？ Flash mobbers in a store will all ask for the same product。 On a street， they may sing a song at the same time。 Or shout meaningless words。 Or hug each other。 Or make some kind of noise。 Then， just as quickly as they came， they leave。 It all happens in a flash。
It is said that Flash mobbing started in New York City。 But some say the first ones were in Europe。 However it got started， flash mobbing has become popular around the world。 Flash mobs have been reported in Japan， Britain， Germany， New Zealand， and at many colleges and universities in America。
The founder of the New York mob is known as Bill。 He began with a list of fifty people。 The list grew over time。 Now， international flash mobbers are said to number in the tens of thousands。
Last month， the American cartoonist（漫畫家）Gary Trudeau called for a flash mob。 He told people to gather at the bottom of the Space Needle in Seattle， in the Pacific Northwest。 He told them to link arms， form a circle， jump up and down and cry “The doctor is in！” The purpose of the gathering was to support Howard Dean， one of the presidential candidates（總統候選人） and also a doctor。 About 100 people went， but said it was not a real flash mob since it was not called electronically。 They say flash mobbing shows how computers and the Internet are linking people。
Exercises:
1。 Decide whether the following statements are true or false：
1） A flash mob is usually held for political reasons。
2） The people in a flash mob get in touch with each other through electronic means。
3） Flash mobbing is becoming more and more popular throughout the world。
4） All the people agreed that the gathering organized by Gary Trudeau was a real flash mob。
2。 Answer the following questions：
1） Why is a flash mob so called？
2） Who was the founder of the New York mob？
3） Why was the gathering held at the bottom of Space Needle last month？
Vocabulary Builder:
flash n。 閃光；閃電；一瞬間
mob n。 暴徒；烏合之眾v。 聚眾
apparent adj。 明顯的
detail n。 細節；詳情
wireless adj。 無線的
hug v。 擁抱
founder n。 創始人
electronically adv。 電子地
Notes:
1。 The people in a flash mob do not know the time or place of the meeting until just minutes before it takes place。
閃聚中的人們直到聚會發生的前幾分鐘才知道聚會的時間和地點。
2。 Now， international flash mobbers are said to number in the tens of thousands。
據說，國際閃聚客數量達到數以萬計。
3。 Space Needle in Seattle
太空針塔，位於西雅圖（Seattle），是西雅圖的地標之一。
Key to the exercises:
1： 1） F 2）T 3） T 4） F
2：
1） Because the people come and go suddenly。
2） Bill。
3） To support Howard Dean。
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