(2012·上海高考真题)People on a college campus were more likely to give money to the March of Dimes if they were asked for a donation by a disabled woman in a wheelchair than if asked by a nondisabled woman. In another 9 , subway riders in New York saw a man carrying a stick stumble(绊脚) and fall to the floor. Sometimes the victim had a large red birthmark on his 10 ; sometimes he did not. In this situation, the victim was more likely to 11 aid if his face was spotless than if he had an unattractive birthmark. In 12 these and other research findings, two themes are 13 : we are more willing to help people we like for some reason and people we think 14 assistance.
In some situations, those who are physically attractive are more likely to receive aid. 15 , in a field study researchers placed a completed application to graduate school in a telephone box at the airport. The application was ready to be 16 , but had apparently been "lost". The photo attached to the application was sometimes that of a very 17 person and sometimes that of a less attractive person. The measure of helping was whether the individual who found the envelope actually mailed it or not. Results showed that people were more likely to 18 the application if the person in the photo was physically attractive.
The degree of 19 between the potential helper and the person in need is also important. For example, people are more likely to help a stranger who is from the same country rather than a foreigner. In one study, shoppers on a busy street in Scotland were more likely to help a person wearing a(n) 20 T-shirt than a person wearing a T-shirt printed with offensive words.
Whether a person receives help depends in part on the "worth" of the case. For example, shoppers in a supermarket were more likely to give someone. 21 to buy milk rather than to buy cookies, probably because milk is thought more essential for 22 than cookies. Passengers on a New York subway were more likely to help a man who fell to the ground if he appeared to be 23 rather than drunk.
9.A.study B.way C.word D.college
10.A.hand B.arm C.face D.back
11.A.refuse B.beg C.lose D.receive
12.A.challenging B.recording C.understanding D.publishing
13.A.important B.possible C.amusing D.missing
14.A.seek B.deserve C.obtain D.accept
15.A.At first B.Above all C.In addition D.For example
16.A.printed B.mailed C.rewritten D.signed
17.A.talented B.good-looking C.helpful D.hard-working
18.A.send in B.throw away C.fill out D.turn down
19.A.similarity B.friendship C.cooperation D.contact
20.A.expensive B.plain C.cheap D.strange
21.A.time B.instructions C.money D.chances
22.A.shoppers B.research C.children D.health
23.A.talkative B.handsome C.calm D.sick
9.A10.C11.D12.C13.A14.B15.D16.B17.B18.A19.A20.B21.C22.D23.D