2013年考研英语的阅读理解练习(八)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 8</p><p> <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="kitty">kitty</span> <span word="Genovese">Genovese</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 32 <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>. <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span>? <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="man">man</span>?</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Barley">Barley</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bib">Bib</span> <span word="Fatane">Fatane</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="act">act</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>.</p><p> <span word="Suppose">Suppose</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>-<span word="walk">walk</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coma">coma</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span>?</p><p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioning">conditioning</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="itsteam">itsteam</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>? <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>.</p><p> <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="betested">betested</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="receptionist">receptionist</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="thetests">thetests</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="thetesting">thetesting</span> <span word="roomand">roomand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scream">scream</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="cabinets">cabinets</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>-<span word="recorder">recorder</span>.</p>
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