阅读理解。
Haveyouheardaboutthewomanwhoputherwetdoginthemicrowave(微波炉)todryitandendedup
cookingherdogbymistake?Ordidyouhearaboutthemanwhodiedathisdeskatworkandnobodyinthe
officenoticedhewasdeadforfivedays?Thesestorieshavetwothingsincommon.Theybotharenottrue
andtheybothareurbanlegends(传闻).
Usuallylegendsarestoriesofeventsfromlongago.Urbanlegendsontheotherhandarestoriesinthe
recentpastperhapsevenlastweek!Urbanlegendsarethattherearemanydifferentversions(版本)ofthe
samestorywithlocalinformationchangedtomakethestoryseemmorereal.TodaytheInternethasbecome
acommonwayforurbanlegendstospreadveryquickly.
Agoodexampleofanurbanlegendisthestoryofthegirlwhowaskilledbyherjeans.Inthe1980sitwas
populartowearverytightjeans.AtthattimeLevi'ssoldspecialjeansthatshrank(缩水)whenyouwashed
them.Accordingtothestoryagirlwantedtomakeherjeanastightaspossiblesosheworetheminthewater.
Unluckilytheyshranksomuchthatthegirldied.InfactthislegendcamefromaLevi'sadvertisementonTV.
IntheTVadamansteppedintothewaterandhistightjeansbecametherightsize.
Howeversomestoriesthatsoundlikeurbanlegendsreallycomefromrealevents.Forexamplethereisa
storyaboutmuggers(抢劫者)usingsnakestorobpeople.Therehavebeenrealreportsaboutthis.Themuggers
holdasnakeinaperson'sfaceandthentaketheperson'smoney.Accordingtothelegendthesemuggersare
verycommonsoyoushouldkeepaneyeoutfor(密切注意)strangerscarryingsnakes.
1.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?
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A.Ittellsreaderssomesurprisingstories.
B.Ittellsreaderswhaturbanlegendsare.
C.Ittellsreadershowtomakeupurbanlegends.
D.IttellsreadersaTVad.
2.Thepassagetellsusthaturbanlegends_____.
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A.usuallytakeplaceinthecountryorinsmalltowns
B.havethesameversionindifferentplaces
C.noneofthemcomefromrealevents
D.areimmediatelyknownbecauseoftheInternet