事实细节题的目的是考查考生正确把握文中信息的能力。一般来说，这类试题难度不大，只要考生稍加注意，读懂原文，就会迅速地在文章中找出所需的信息。但是考生要注意，在查找信息时，一定要认真理解题意，准确找出问题答案信息的出处，否则就有可能给出错误的答案。事实细节题在阅读理解考试中占的比重较大，其试题的问题方式也没有固定的模式，这一点需要考生们在日常学习中多加注意。例题如下：

　　The murder took pace 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 in human cruelty(狠心) ?Was it lack of feeling for one's fellowman?

　　“Not so，”say scientists Dr.Farley Dr.Fat an e.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(紧急情况) .

　　Suppose you see a 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(醉酒) ?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 into 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 as cream，the noise of something falling and a cry for help.All of this had been pre-recorded on a tape-recorder.

　　Eight out often of the students taking the test alone acted to help.Of the students in pairs，only two out often 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.

　　1.Which of the following is an emergency?

　　A.Someone is falling on the ground. B.Someone is having a heart attack.

　　C.Someone is having a trouble. D.Someone is sleeping off a drunk.

　　2.When a person notices an emergency，he must___before he acts to help.

　　A.feel himself responsible B.call the police

　　C.hear a cry for help D.be with a group

　　3.Americans don't___in a group.

　　A.notice an emergency B.go through two steps before they act

　　C.depend on each other D.feel direct responsibility

　　【答案】1.B 2.A 3.D

　　【解析】1.从文章第二段和第三段可知，只有突发心脏病才是紧急情况的发生。所以答案为B。

　　2.从文章第三段和最后一段的信息可以得出，只有具有责任感的人，才会出来救援。答案只能是A。

　　3.文章最后一段指出，当多人一组在一起时，美国人不会采取救援行动，因为他们没有感到他们有直接的责任。答案为D。