Despitealltheevidencetothecontrary,thewitness_____thathisstorywastrue.
A.stuckoutB.stoodoutC.keptdownD.heldup
AreyoutiredoflookingforloveinalltheusualplacesNowadays,millionsoflonelysinglesarenowgoingonlineinstead.TheWorldWideWebisquicklybecomingtheworld’smostpopularmatchmaker.Withsomanysinglesonline,dozensofdatingsiteslikeYahooPersonalsandMatch.comarehelpingsinglesfindthatspecialsomeone.Aroundtheworld,fromAmericatoChina,loveisnowverymuchonline.
SinglesareflockingtotheInternetmainlybecausetheirbusylifestylesleavethemlittletimetolookforasignificantother.Usingdatingsitesisquickandconvenient.Theycan“meet”alotmorepeopleonlinethantheycouldbyhangingoutataclub.Besides,manysinglessaytheregulardatingscenehasjustledthemfromonebadexperiencetoanotherandarereadytotrysomethingelse.Theyalsoappreciatethefirstdistanceofonlinedating,whichallowsthemtohidethemselvesuntiltheyarereadytomeetsomeonefacetoface.Datingsitesalsomakeiteasytoavoidsomeoneyouarenotinterestedin.Intherealworld,however,ignoringsomeoneyoudon’tlikecanbeembarrassing.
Despitealltheadvantages,onlinedatingalsopresentsitsownsetofproblems.Peoplearen’talwayswhotheyclaimtobeintheironlineprofiles.Forinstance,someonewhotellsyouheis“handsome,successfulandsingle”mightturnouttobehomely,unemployedandmarried.Safetyisanotherconcern.YouarejustaslikelytofindacriminalonlineasyouareMr.orMissRight.
Evenso,supportersofonlinedatingseethingsinapositiveway.Intheiropinion,singlescansafelyplaytheonlinedatinggamewithalittlecommonsense.Onlinedatingexpertsrecommendfollowingafewsafetytips:
Guardyoupersonalinformation.Nevergiveoutyourpersonalinformationonline.Thisincludesyourlastname,phonenumber,homeaddressandplaceofwork.
Watchforredflags.DoanyofthepeopleyourarechattingwithmakedisrespectfulcommentDotheytrytocontrolyouDotheygivefalseinformationaboutthemselvesIfso,forgetthem!
Meetinasafeplace.Whenmeetingsomeoneinperson,chooseapubliclocationwithotherpeoplearound.Followingthesetipsandyoumightbeabletofindthepersonofyourdreams.
Title:Onlinedating
Phenomenon
Singles1.__________tolookforloveonline.
Comparisonsbetweenonlinedatingsitesand
2.__________datingscene
Theycan“meet”morepeoplethantheycouldinthe3.__________world.
The4.__________ofonlinedatingallowsthemtohidethemselvesuntiltheyarereadytomeetsomeonefacetoface.
Theycanavoidsomeonetheyarenotinterestedin.
Somepeopleare5.__________ofthesimilarexperiences.
Youwillfeel6.__________ifyouignoresomeoneyoudon’tlike.
7.__________ofonlinedating
Someoftheinformationmaybe8.__________.
Anotherconcernissafety.
Safetytips
Guardyourpersonalinformation,9.__________yourlastname,phonenumber,homeaddressandplaceofwork.
Chatwiththepeoplewhoarehonestand10.__________.
Despitealltheevidencetothecontrary,thewitness_____thathisstorywastrue.A.stuckoutB.stoodoutC.keptdownD.heldup
WhenIwaseight,myparents,myyoungerbrother,Stewart,andagirlcalledMargoEdwards,whowasatschoolwithus,wentonholidaytoMozambique.Oneday,wetookoutasmallrowingboatwithanoutboardmotoronit,andwentfishingonalagoonataplacecalledSanMartina.
1.
Suddenly,asifoutofnowhere,therewasthisdisturbanceinthewater.Irememberatfirsteveryonethoughtitwasadolphin,butitwasn'tleapinginandoutofthewater,andbeforelongwecouldseethisgreyfinmovingpurposefullytowardsus.
Itthencircledaroundourrowingboat,andIremembermyfathersaying:'Well,Ithinkthat'sashark...'
2.
Mymotherwasscreaming,andfatherwasshoutingobscenitiesatthisthing,whichhewastobash(痛击)backwithoneoftheoars.Ihadneverseenmyparentsinobviousterrorbefore,andthat'ssomethingwhichneverleavesyou.
3.
Mymotherclutchedthethreeofusaroundher.Iremembershehadanavybluerobe,withhugestarfishesandsunflowersonit,andusthreekidsgratefullyhuddledtogetherinsideit.
4.
Assoonaswewereinthefishingboattherewasthisalmosthystericallaughter,andIrememberfeelingverycold,andbeingunabletostoptrembling.
5.
Wealltalkedaboutitcontinually,too,andprobablymadeoutwewerefarbraverthanwewere.Andtherewaslotsofre-enactment(表演).Irememberthatwemademudpools.Oneofuswouldbecrawlingalong,playingtheshark,andtheothersscreamingandshouting:'Killtheshark'.
A．Forthelongesttimethisthingkeptcirclingaroundus,andhittingourrowingboat,whileDadcontinuedfightingitoff,stabbingatitwithhisoar,whichwasprobablytheworstthingtohavedonebecauseitmusthavemadethebeastevenangrierthanitalreadywas.
B．Ourstorywentbacktothetown.Itspreadlikewildfire.Everybodyknewaboutit,andpeopletalkedaboutitendlessly.Myfatherwasregardedasabitofahero:Dadthesharkbasher.Ifhe'dcaughtthething,thenIsupposehewouldhavebeencompletelyheroic.
C．Thesharkbecamealegendinthetownandthereweremanylocalfishermenwhoclaimedtohaveseenitmovingaroundthebay.Butdespiteallthestoriesofsightings,nobodyevermanagedtocatchthething.
D．Itwasearlyeveningwhenthemotorstopped,andwewerestranded(搁浅).Westartedtoshoutinthehopethatsomebodywouldhearus;weknewthesoundcouldtravelbecauseofthewaterbeingveryflatandcalm.
E.Eventually,peopleinafishingboatheardusscreaming,andcamealongside,andafishermantiedourboatuptohis.Hewasverycareful,orheseemedtobe,andheandmyfatherhandedfirstuskids,andthenmother,throughtohisboat,andourrowingboatwastowedbehind.
F.Thismonsterstartedbashingourboat,whichbeganrockingfromsidetoside.Wewerejustterrifiedbecausetheboatwasbynowrockingsomuchwethoughtweweregoingtobetippedintothewaterandbittenupbythisthing.Irememberassumingthatweweregoingtodie.
ApersonnamedBernardJacksontodayisafreeman,buthehasmanybittermemories.Hespentfiveyearsinprisonafterajury(陪审团)wronglyconvicted(判处…有罪)himofrapingtwowomen.AtJackson’strial,althoughtwowitnessestestifiedthatJacksonwaswiththeminanotherlocationatthetimeofthecrime,hewasconvictedanyway.WhyThejurybelievedthetestimony(证词)ofthetwovictims,whopositivelyidentifiedJacksonasthemanwhohadattackedthem.ThecourteventuallyfreedJacksonafterthepolicefoundtherealcriminal.
Manyfactorsinfluencetheaccuracyofeyewitnesstestimony.Forinstance,witnessessometimesseephotographsofseveralsuspectsbeforetheytrytoidentifythepersontheysawinagroupofpeople.Theycanbecomeconfusedbyseeingmanyphotographsofsimilarfaces.Thenumberofpeopleinthegroup,andwhetheritisapersonoraphotograph,mayalsoaffectawitness’sdecision.Peoplesometimeshavedifficultyidentifyingpeopleofotherraces.Thequestionsthepoliceaskwitnessesalsohaveaneffectonthem.
Manypeoplebelievethatpoliceofficersaremorereliablethanordinarypeople.Psychologistsdecidedtotestthisidea,andtheydiscoveredthatitisnottrue.Twopsychologistsshowedafilmofcrimestobothpoliceofficersandcivilians.Thepsychologistsfoundnodifferencebetweenthepoliceandtheciviliansincorrectlyrememberingthedetailsofthecrimes.
Despiteallthepossibilitiesforinaccuracy,courtscannotomiteyewitnesstestimonyfromatrial.Americancourtsdependalmostcompletelyoneyewitnesstestimonytoresolve(决定)courtcases.Sometimesitistheonlyevidencetoacrime,suchasrape.Furthermore,eyewitnesstestimonyisoftencorrect.Althoughpeopledosometimesmakemistakes,andconvictinnocentpeople,moreimportantly,eyewitnesstestimonyhasrightlyconvictedalargernumberofguiltypeople.
Americancourtsdependontheabilityofthetwelvejurors,andnotthejudges,todeterminetheaccuracyofthewitness’stestimony.Itistheirresponsibilitytodecideifacertainwitnesscouldactuallysee,hearandrememberwhathappened.
1.BernardJacksonwasfoundguiltyandsentenced5years’prisonbecause________.
A.thevictimsinsistedthathewastheattacker
B.headmittedthecrimeofrapingtwowomen
C.thepolicediscoveredevidenceleadingtohisguilt
D.theeyewitnessprovedthevictims’testimony
2.Thefollowingstatementsmaybethereasonsforwhysometimestheeyewitness’testimonyisnotaccurateEXCEPT________.
A.theeyewitnessisconfusedbythepolice’squestions
B.theeyewitnessisshownphotosofmanysimilarfaces
C.theeyewitnesslackstheprofessionalhelpfrompolice
D.theeyewitnesscan’tidentifypeopleofotherracesclearly.
3.Aninaccurateeyewitnesstestimonymayleadto________.
A.themisunderstandingofthecase
B.thedisbeliefinthecourt
C.thedisrespectfortheeyewitness
D.theconvictionofaninnocentperson
4.Eyewitnesstestimonyisimportantbecause___________.
A.itcanbereliedontodetectcriminalsinallcases.
B.itissometimestheonlywaytoresolvecourtcases.
C.itissometimestheonlyclueforpoliceinvestigation.
D.itismorereliablethanphysicalevidencestoacrime.
5.Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthat________.
A.eyewitnesstestimonyisvaluable,thoughsometimesincorrect.
B.policeidentificationismorereliablethanthatoftheordinarypeople
C.crimevictimsoftenfailtogivepositiveidentificationofthesuspects
D.thejuryreliesonthejudgethantheeyewitnessforadecision