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1、 天津市河东区2021高考英语阅读理解冲刺卷之三一、阅读理解（共3题）1.ApersonnamedBernardJacksontodayisafreeman,buthehasmanybittermemories.Hespentfiveyearsinprisonafterajury(陪审团)wronglyconvicted(判处有罪)himofrapingtwowomen.AtJacksonstrial,althoughtwowitnessestestifiedthatJacksonwaswiththeminanotherlocationatthetimeofthecrime,hewasconv
2、ictedanyway.Why?Thejurybelievedthetestimony(证词)ofthetwovictims,whopositivelyidentifiedJacksonasthemanwhohadattackedthem.ThecourteventuallyfreedJacksonafterthepolicefoundtherealcriminal.Manyfactorsinfluencetheaccuracyofeyewitnesstestimony.Forinstance,witnessessometimesseephotographsofseveralsuspectsb
3、eforetheytrytoidentifythepersontheysawinagroupofpeople.Theycanbecomeconfusedbyseeingmanyphotographsofsimilarfaces.Thenumberofpeopleinthegroup,andwhetheritisapersonoraphotograph,mayalsoaffectawitnesssdecision.Peoplesometimeshavedifficultyidentifyingpeopleofotherraces.Thequestionsthepoliceaskwitnesses
4、alsohaveaneffectonthem.Manypeoplebelievethatpoliceofficersaremorereliablethanordinarypeople.Psychologistsdecidedtotestthisidea,andtheydiscoveredthatitisnottrue.Twopsychologistsshowedafilmofcrimestobothpoliceofficersandcivilians.Thepsychologistsfoundnodifferencebetweenthepoliceandtheciviliansincorrec
5、tlyrememberingthedetailsofthecrimes.Despiteallthepossibilitiesforinaccuracy,courtscannotomiteyewitnesstestimonyfromatrial.Americancourtsdependalmostcompletelyoneyewitnesstestimonytoresolve(决定)courtcases.Sometimesitistheonlyevidencetoacrime,suchasrape.Furthermore,eyewitnesstestimonyisoftencorrect.Alt
6、houghpeopledosometimesmakemistakes,andconvictinnocentpeople,moreimportantly,eyewitnesstestimonyhasrightlyconvictedalargernumberofguiltypeople.Americancourtsdependontheabilityofthetwelvejurors,andnotthejudges,todeterminetheaccuracyofthewitnessstestimony.Itistheirresponsibilitytodecideifacertainwitnes
7、scouldactuallysee,hearandrememberwhathappened.50.BernardJacksonwasfoundguiltyandsentenced5yearsprisonbecause_.A.thevictimsinsistedthathewastheattackerB.headmittedthecrimeofrapingtwowomenC.thepolicediscoveredevidenceleadingtohisguiltD.theeyewitnessprovedthevictimstestimony51.Thefollowingstatementsmay
8、bethereasonsforwhysometimestheeyewitnesstestimonyisnotaccurateEXCEPT_.A.theeyewitnessisconfusedbythepolicesquestionsB.theeyewitnessisshownphotosofmanysimilarfacesC.theeyewitnesslackstheprofessionalhelpfrompoliceD.theeyewitnesscantidentifypeopleofotherracesclearly.52.Aninaccurateeyewitnesstestimonyma
9、yleadto_.A.themisunderstandingofthecaseB.thedisbeliefinthecourtC.thedisrespectfortheeyewitnessD.theconvictionofaninnocentperson53.Eyewitnesstestimonyisimportantbecause_.A.itcanbereliedontodetectcriminalsinallcases.B.itissometimestheonlywaytoresolvecourtcases.C.itissometimestheonlyclueforpoliceinvest
10、igation.D.itismorereliablethanphysicalevidencestoacrime.54.Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthat_.A.eyewitnesstestimonyisvaluable,thoughsometimesincorrect.B.policeidentificationismorereliablethanthatoftheordinarypeopleC.crimevictimsoftenfailtogivepositiveidentificationofthesuspectsD.thejuryreliesontheju
11、dgethantheeyewitnessforadecision2.Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality(理性)，butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anyreasonablestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepar
12、tment,manyfamousprofessorsandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.ButthatsnotwhatIdid.Ichosetostudyengineeringinasmallliberal-arts(文科）universitythatdoesntevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewit
13、hflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmyjob.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbycommunicatingwithpeoplewhowerentstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchawisechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandgrown-upbeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.IheadedofftothecollegeandsureIwasgo
14、ingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineeringfactorieswheretheydidntcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalexpertandexcellenthumanistallinone.NowImnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleideascrashedintoreality,asallnobleideasfinallydo.Afterthreeyearsofs
15、trugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcileengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.TherealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydontmixaseasilyasIsupposedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.36.Atpresent,thewriterisstudying_.A.Engineeringatacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment.B.Engineeringinasmallliberal-
