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When an emergency situation occurs, observers are more likely to take action if there are few or no other witnesses.This phenomenon is referred to as the bystander effect.
The bystander effect is also called the Genovese effect, which was named after Catherine Kitty Genovese, a.young woman who was murdered on March 13, 1964.Early in the morning, 28-year-old Genovese was returning home from work.As she approached her apartment entrance, she was attacked and stabbed(刺)by a man later identified as Winston Moseley.Despite Genovese]s repeated cries for help , none of the dozen or so people in the nearby apartment building who heard her cries called the police for help .The attach first began at 3:20 , but it was not until 3:50 that someone first contacted the police.
There are two major factors that contribute to the bystander effect.First, the presence of other people creates a diffusion(分散)of responsibility.Because there are other observers, individuals do not feel as much pressure to take action, since the responsibility to take action is thought to be shared among all of those present.
The second reason is the need to behave in correct and socially acceptable ways.When other observers fail to react, individuals often take this as a signal that a response is not needed or not appropriate.Other researchers have found that onlookers are less likely to take action if the situation, is ambiguous^ R^E^?).In the case of Kitty Genovese, many of the 38 witnessing reported that they believed that they were witnessing a " lovers' quarrel" , and did not realize that the young woman was actually being murdered.
The passage seems to suggest that Genovese might not have been murdered if there had been_____.
A.no observer B.fewer observers
C.more observers . D.younger observers
Genovese was murdered .
A.while she was going out B.in her apartment
C.halfway home D.in front of her apartment ?
The underlined word "this" in the last paragraph probably refers to ____.
A.not doing anything to help B.behaving in correct ways
C.taking action D.murdering
We can learn from the passage that Genovese's neighbors didn't lend a hand partly because they ____.
A.were afraid of being attacked by the murderer
B.thought someone else might come to her rescue.
C.didn't get along well with her
D.were sure it was murdering
查看习题详情和答案>>When a dog bites a man, it usually doesn’t make news. However, this saying change when Beijing and several other Chinese cities announced the “Civilized Dog Raising” campaign in November.
The government will require Beijingers to get licenses for their dogs, and will enforce the one-dog, one-family policy. Police say the "one-dog policy" is aimed at reducing the number of dog bites and lowering the risk of rabies. According to the Ministry of Health, rabies has become the top infectious disease in China. Dangerous dogs and dogs taller than 35 centimeters, such as Great Danes, have been banned from urban areas.
Pet owners are also required to clean up their dog's droppings and make sure dogs are leashed (拴着), especially in public areas. Some public areas, such as banks, are closed to dogs entirely.
Dogs are regarded as man's best friend and the history of raising dogs can be traced back to the stone age. It therefore seems sad that dogs are unwelcome in Beijing. But it is not the case that Beijingers dislike dogs. Actually, there are many dog lovers in Beijing. The city now has more than 550,000 registered dogs, up 20 percent from the previous year.
The problem is, actually, about living space. Different from many Westerners, most Beijingers live in urban apartment buildings, not houses in the suburbs. There is very limited open space for walking dogs. The barking, the waste, and unleashed dogs in buildings, elevators and places people gather can cause fear, fights and frustration.
Beijing is not the only city to have a dog problem. Paris, London, New York and Vienna all face similar challenges and have common rules for dogs and their owners.
Which of the following may be a suitable title for the story?
A.Man's Best Friend B.Civilized Dog Raising
C.No Room For Dogs D.When A Dog Bites A Man
What can be inferred from the above passage?
A.If a dog bites a man, it will become an important news item.
B.Rabies is the most serious infectious disease in Beijing.
C.Soon there will be no dangerous dogs or dogs taller than 35 centimetres in Beijing.
D.Beijing has trouble accommodating so many dogs.
According to the passage, what should you NOT do if you are a dog owner in Beijing?
A.Walk your dog in public places.
B.Have more than one dog.
C.Raise your dog in urban apartment buildings.
D.Let your dog bark in places where people gather.
In the writer's opinion, the main cause of the dog problem in Beijing is _____________.
A.the limited living space in urban areas
B.its lack of rules for dogs and their owners
C.Beijingers and westerners having different lifestyles
D.the increasing number of dangerous dogs
查看习题详情和答案>>When an emergency situation occurs, observers are more likely to take action if there are few or no other witnesses. This phenomenon is referred to as the bystander effect.
The bystander effect is also called the Genovese effect, which is named after Catherine “Kitty" Genovese, a young woman who was cruelly murdered on March 13, 1964. Early in the morning, 28-year-old Genovese was returning home from work. As she approached her apartment entrance, she was attacked and stabbed (刺) by a man later identified as Winston Moseley. Despite Genovese's repeated cries for help, none of the dozen or so people in the nearby apartment building who heard her cries called police for help. The attack first began at 3:20, but it was not until 3:50 that someone first contacted police.
Many psychologists were set thinking by the incident, as well as most Americans. As the conclusion, the bystander effect came out and later proved by a series of studies and experiments.
There are two major factors that contribute to the bystander effect. First, the presence of other people creates a division of responsibility. Because there are other observers, individuals do not feel as much pressure to take action, since the responsibility to take action is thought to be shared among all of those present. The second reason is the need to behave in correct and socially acceptable ways. When other observers fail to react, individuals often take this as a signal that a response is not needed or not appropriate.
Other researchers have found that onlookers are less likely to take action if the situation is ambiguous. In the case of Kitty Genovese, many of the 38 witnesses reported that they believed that they were witnessing a "lovers' quarrel", and did not realize that the young woman was actually being murdered.
【小题1】The bystander effect is also called the Genovese effect because a woman surnamed Genovese.
| A.it somehow caused the murder of |
| B.its discovery resulted from the murder of |
| C.it was actually discovered by |
| D.it always makes people think of |
| A.while she was going out | B.in her apartment |
| C.halfway home | D.near her apartment |
| A.They believed in the bystander effect. |
| B.They thought someone else might help her. |
| C.They didn't think they should help. |
| D.They didn't think she needed help. |
| A.wait for sort of a signal |
| B.hesitate and estimate the risk of getting hurt |
| C.want to be sure it's appropriate to react |
| D.wonder if the victim is worth helping |
| A.no | B.fewer | C.more | D.braver |
When a dog bites a man, it usually doesn’t make news. However, this saying change when Beijing and several other Chinese cities announced the “Civilized Dog Raising” campaign in November.
The government will require Beijingers to get licenses for their dogs, and will enforce the one-dog, one-family policy. Police say the "one-dog policy" is aimed at reducing the number of dog bites and lowering the risk of rabies. According to the Ministry of Health, rabies has become the top infectious disease in China. Dangerous dogs and dogs taller than 35 centimeters, such as Great Danes, have been banned from urban areas.
Pet owners are also required to clean up their dog's droppings and make sure dogs are leashed (拴着), especially in public areas. Some public areas, such as banks, are closed to dogs entirely.
Dogs are regarded as man's best friend and the history of raising dogs can be traced back to the stone age. It therefore seems sad that dogs are unwelcome in Beijing. But it is not the case that Beijingers dislike dogs. Actually, there are many dog lovers in Beijing. The city now has more than 550,000 registered dogs, up 20 percent from the previous year.
The problem is, actually, about living space. Different from many Westerners, most Beijingers live in urban apartment buildings, not houses in the suburbs. There is very limited open space for walking dogs. The barking, the waste, and unleashed dogs in buildings, elevators and places people gather can cause fear, fights and frustration.
Beijing is not the only city to have a dog problem. Paris, London, New York and Vienna all face similar challenges and have common rules for dogs and their owners.
【小题1】Which of the following may be a suitable title for the story?
| A.Man's Best Friend | B.Civilized Dog Raising |
| C.No Room For Dogs | D.When A Dog Bites A Man |
| A.If a dog bites a m |
| B.Rabies is the most serious infectious disease in Beijing. |
| C.Soon there will be no dangerous dogs or dogs taller than 35 centimetres in Beijing. |
| D.Beijing has trouble accommodating so many dogs. |
| A.Walk your dog in public places. |
| B.Have more than one dog. |
| C.Raise your dog in urban apartment buildings. |
| D.Let your dog bark in places where people gather. |
| A.the limited living space in urban areas |
| B.its lack of rules for dogs and their owners |
| C.Beijingers and westerners having different lifestyles |
| D.the increasing number of dangerous dogs |
A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what is on the printed text in the actual situation, so much the better.
A charge (指责) made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises (出现) from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.There are also people who are against fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two -- headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so strong that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men trying to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl -friend.
No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.
1.The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is ___________ .
A.repeated without any change B.treated as a joke
C.made some changes by the parent D.set in the present time
2.According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is ________ .
A.in a realistic setting (背景) B.heard for the first time
C.repeated too often D.told in a different way
3.The advantage claimed (提出) for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.
A.makes them less fearful
B.develops their power of memory
C.makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid of
D.encourages them not to have strange beliefs
4.One of the reasons why some people are against fairy tales is that __________.
A.they are full of imagination
B.they just make up the stories which are far from the truth
C.they are not interesting
D.they make teachers of history difficult to teach
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