题目内容
3.A person named Bernard Jackson today is a free man,but he has many bitter memories.He spent five years in prison after a jury (陪审团) wrongly convicted (判处…有罪) him of raping two women.At Jackson's trial,although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the time of the crime,he was convicted anyway.Why?The jury believed the testimony (证词) of the two victims,who positively identified Jackson as the man who had attacked them.The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the real criminal.Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.For instance,witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people.They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces.The number of people in the group,and whether it is a person or a photograph,my also affect a witness's decision.People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races.The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.
Many people believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people.Psychologists decided to test this idea,and they discovered that it is not true.Two psychologists showed a film of crimes to both police officers and civilians.The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civilians in correctly remembering the details of the crimes.
Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy,courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial.American courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve (决定) court cases.Sometimes it is the only evidence to a crime,such as rape.Furthermore,eyewitness testimony is often correct.Although people do sometimes make mistakes,and convict innocent people,more importantly,eyewitness testimony has rightly convicted a larger number of guilty people.
American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors,and not the judges,to determine the accuracy of the witness's testimony.It is their responsibility to decide if a certain witness could actually see,hear and remember what happened.
50.Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5years'prison becauseA.
A.the victims insisted that he was the attacker
B.the admitted the crime of raping two women
C.the police discovered evidence leading to his guilt
D.the eyewitness proved the victims'testimony
51.The following statements may be the reasons for why sometimes the eyewitness'testimony is not accurate EXCEPTC.
A.the eyewitness is confused by the police's questions
B.the eyewitness is shown photos of many similar faces
C.the eyewitness lacks the professional help from police
D.the eyewitness can't identify people of other races clearly
52.An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead toD.
A.the misunderstanding of the case B.the disbelief in the court
C.the disrespect for the eyewitness D.the conviction of an innocent person
53.Eyewitness testimony is important becauseB.
A.it can be relied on to detect criminals in all cases.
B.it is sometimes the only way to resolve court cases.
C.it is sometimes the only clue for police investigation.
D.it is more reliable than physical evidences to a crime.
54.According to the text,we can infer thatA.
A.eyewitness testimony is valuable,though sometimes incorrect.
B.police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary people
C.crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspects
D.the jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decision.
分析 本文讲述了证人有时候的判断虽然有错误,但是证人的证词还是很重要的.
解答 50-54 ACDBA
50.A 细节理解题.根据T第一段The jury believed the testimony(证词)of the two victims,who positively identified Jackson as the man who had attacked them可知,陪审团相信受害者的证词,受害者坚定地指认Jackson攻击了她们.故选A.
51.C 细节理解题.根据第二段The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them排除A项:They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces排除B;People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races排除D项.可知C项没有提到,故选C.
52.D 细节理解题.根据第四段Although people do sometimes make mistakes,and convict innocent people可知,尽管人们有时会犯错,判处无罪的有罪.故选D.
53.B 推理判断题.根据第四段Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy,courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial.American courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve court cases可知,尽管有不准确的可能性,法庭不可能忽略证人证词来审判.美国法庭几乎完全依靠证人证词来解决案子.故选B.
54.A 推理判断题.根据最后一段可知,证人的证词有时候虽然有错误,但是证人的证词还是很重要的.故选A.
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