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1、高考英语阅读理解冲刺（3）及答案阅读理解ApersonnamedBernardJacksontodayisafreeman,buthehasmanybittermemories.Hespentfiveyearsinprisonafterajury(陪审团)wronglyconvicted(判处…有罪)himofrapingtwowomen.AtJackson’strial,althoughtwowitnessestestifiedthatJacksonwaswiththeminanotherlocationatthetim
2、eofthecrime,hewasconvictedanyway.Why?Thejurybelievedthetestimony(证词)ofthetwovictims,whopositivelyidentifiedJacksonasthemanwhohadattackedthem.ThecourteventuallyfreedJacksonafterthepolicefoundtherealcriminal.Manyfactorsinfluencetheaccuracyofeyewitnesstestimony.Forin
3、stance,witnessessometimesseephotographsofseveralsuspectsbeforetheytrytoidentifythepersontheysawinagroupofpeople.Theycanbecomeconfusedbyseeingmanyphotographsofsimilarfaces.Thenumberofpeopleinthegroup,andwhetheritisapersonoraphotograph,mayalsoaffectawitness’sdecisio
4、n.Peoplesometimeshavedifficultyidentifyingpeopleofotherraces.Thequestionsthepoliceaskwitnessesalsohaveaneffectonthem.Manypeoplebelievethatpoliceofficersaremorereliablethanordinarypeople.Psychologistsdecidedtotestthisidea,andtheydiscoveredthatitisnottrue.Twopsychol
5、ogistsshowedafilmofcrimestobothpoliceofficersandcivilians.Thepsychologistsfoundnodifferencebetweenthepoliceandtheciviliansincorrectlyrememberingthedetailsofthecrimes.Despiteallthepossibilitiesforinaccuracy,courtscannotomiteyewitnesstestimonyfromatrial.Americancour
6、tsdependalmostcompletelyoneyewitnesstestimonytoresolve(决定)courtcases.Sometimesitistheonlyevidencetoacrime,suchasrape.Furthermore,eyewitnesstestimonyisoftencorrect.Althoughpeopledosometimesmakemistakes,andconvictinnocentpeople,moreimportantly,eyewitnesstestimonyhas
7、rightlyconvictedalargernumberofguiltypeople.Americancourtsdependontheabilityofthetwelvejurors,andnotthejudges,todeterminetheaccuracyofthewitness’stestimony.Itistheirresponsibilitytodecideifacertainwitnesscouldactuallysee,hearandrememberwhathappened.50.BernardJacks
8、onwasfoundguiltyandsentenced5years’prisonbecause________. A.thevictimsinsistedthathewastheattacker B.headmittedthecrimeofrapingtwowomen C.thepolicedisco
