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2014考研英语阅读习题及答案8

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    Thirty-twopeoplewatchedkittyGenovesebeingkilledrightbeneaththeirwindows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.Notoneevencalledthepolice.Wasthisingunmancruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingaboutone'sfellowman?
    Notso,sayscientistsJohnBarleyandBibFatane.Thesemenwentbeyondtheheadlinestoprobethereasonswhypeopledidn'tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethatisanemergency.
    Supposeyouseeamiddle-agedmanfalltotheside-walk.Ishehavingaheartattack?Isheinacoma(昏迷)fromdiabetes(糖尿病)?Orisheabouttosleepoffadrunk?
    Isthesmokecomingintotheroomfromaleakintheairconditioning?Isitsteampipes?Orisitreallysmokefromafire?It'snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.
    Second,andmoreimportant,thepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelpersonallyresponsible.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp,orthepersonwon'tgetthehelpheneeds.
    Theresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearearound.Theyhadcollegestudentsintobetested.Somecamealone.Somecamewithoneortwoothers.Andsomecameinlargegroups.Thereceptioniststartedthemoffonthetests.Thenshewentintothenextroom.Acurtaindividedthetestingroomandtheroomintowhichshewent.Soonthestudentsheardascream,thenoiseoffilecabinetsfallingandacryforhelp.Allofthishadbeenpre-recordedonatape-recorder.
    Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.Ofthestudentsinpairs,onlytwooutoftenhelped.Ofthestudentsingroups,nonehelped.
    Inotherwords,inagroup,Americansoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.They,themselves,needn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.
    Arepeoplebotheredbysituationswherepeopleareintrouble?Yes.Scientistsfoundthatthepeoplewereemotional,theysweated,theyhadtremblinghands.Theyfelttheotherperson'strouble.Buttheydidnotact.Theywereinagroup.Theiractionswereshapedbytheactionsofthosetheywerewith.
    1.Thepurposeofthispassageis.
    A)toexplainwhypeoplefailtoactinemergencies
    B)toexplainwhenpeoplewilactinemergencies
    C)toexplainwhatpeoplewilldoinemergencies
    D)toexplainhowpeoplefeelinemergencies
    2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
    A)Whenapersontriestohelpothers,hemustbeclearthatthereisarealemergency.
    B)Whenapersontriestohelpothers,heshouldknowwhetherheyareworthhishelp.
    C)Apersonmusttakethefullresponsibilityforthesafetyofthoseinemergenciesifhewantstohelp.
    D)Apersonwithaheartattackneedsthemost.
    3.Theresearchershaveconductedanexperimenttoprovethatpeoplewillactinemergencieswhen.
    A)theyareinpairs
    B)theyareingroups
    C)theyarealone
    D)theyarewiththeirfriends
    4.Themainreasonwhypeoplefailtoactwhentheystaytogetheristhat.
    A)theyareafraidofemergencies
    B)theyarereluctanttogetthemselvesinvolved
    C)otherswillactiftheythemselveshesitate
    D)theydonothaveanydirectresponsibilityforthosewhoneedhelp
    5.Theauthorsuggeststhat.
    A)weshouldn'tblameapersonifhefailstoactinemergencies
    B)apersonmustfeelguiltyifhefailstohelp
    C)peopleshouldberesponsibleforthemselvesinemergencies
    D)whenyouareintrouble,peoplewillhelpyouanyway
    Answer
    1.B2.C3.C4.D5.A
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