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The murder took place around ten o’ clock p. m. on June 10. Thirty-two people watched Kitty being killed right beneath their win

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问题     The murder took place around ten o’ clock p. m. on June 10. Thirty-two people watched Kitty being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet, none of the 32 helped her. Not even one called the police. Was this inhuman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling for one’ s fellow man?
    "Not so," say scientists Dr. Darley and Dr. Fatane. They’ ve found the reasons why people don’ t act. According to them, a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice there is an emergency.
    Suppose you see u middle-aged man fall onto the ground. Is he having a heart attack, or some other physical trouble? Or is he simply about to sleep off a drunk? So it’ s not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency.
    Second and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel himself responsible. He must feel that he must help.
    The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They asked college students to come in to be "tested". Some came alone, some with one or two others, and some in large groups. When they came in, either alone, in pairs, or in groups, a lady went into the next room. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of something falling and a cry for help. All of this had been prerecorded on a tape-recorder.
    Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped,
    In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn’ t. They do not feel any direct responsibility.
Why didn’t the thirty-two people act to help Kitty according to the passage?
选项 A、Because they were afraid to be killed.
B、Because they were cruel in their hearts.
C、Because they thought others would help.
D、Because they didn’t notice the emergency,
答案C
解析 文章第一段讲述了一个故事：一位女士被杀害，三十二位目击者无人救援。文章第五、第六段的实验中，成群人在一起时，没有人去救援求助者，为什么呢?文章第七段给出了原因——他们都认为别人会出来帮助的。
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