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Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.
In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely----a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “Creative voice.”
“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”
Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?

A.She had seven brothers.B.She felt herself a nobody.
C.She was too shy to go to school.D.She did not have any good teachers.
【小题2】The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _____.
A.develop her writing styleB.run away from her family
C.make a lot of friendsD.work for a school magazine
【小题3】According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?
A.Her early years in college.B.Her training in the Workshop.
C.Her childhood experienceD.Her feeling of being different.
【小题4】What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?
A.It wasn’t success as it was written in Spanish.
B.It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.
C.It is quite popular among students.
D.It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.

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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 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
【小题2】Genovese was murdered         .  
A.while she was going outB.in her apartment
C.halfway homeD.near her apartment
【小题3】 Which can NOT have been a possible reason for the neighbors NOT offering Genovese help?
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.
【小题4】 Before deciding to offer help, observers may         , according to the psychologists. 
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
【小题5】The article seems to suggest that, if there had been         observers, Genovese might not have been murdered.   
A.noB.fewerC.moreD.braver

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