2016高考英语短二轮：阅读理解训练（7）及答案阅读理解练习阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ApersonnamedBernardJacksontodayisafreeman,buthehasmanybittermemories.Hespentfiveyearsinprisonafterajury(陪审团)wronglyconvicted(判处…有罪)himofrapingtwowomen.AtJackson’strial,althoughtwowitnessestestifiedthatJacksonwaswiththeminanotherlocationatthetimeofthecrime,hewasconvictedanyway.Why?Thejurybelievedthetestimony(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.50.BernardJacksonwasfoundguiltyandsentenced5years’prisonbecause________.A.thevictimsinsistedthathewastheattacker