Chinese media and Internet users on Monday condemned a lack of morals in society after a toddler was struck twice by two different vans and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl.
The incident, captured by a surveillance camera and aired by Southern Television Guangdong (TVS), showed the two-year-old girl was knocked down and run over by a white van on a narrow market street on the afternoon of Oct. 13, in Foshan City of Guangdong Province.
The driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.
Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep a. The girl's parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her.
Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the apathy of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have seethed with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public.
But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has bee a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values.
On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose.
Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.
A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma.
Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily mentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.
【小题1】.From the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?A．The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ herB．He/she would be awarded by the government.C．He/she would be condemned by the public.D．He/she would have to worry about liability.【小题2】 Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?A．Nobody helped the girl who was struck twice by two different vans.B．High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China.C．The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time.D．Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera.【小题3】 In recent years, society’s values is believed to be affected by .A．people’s perceptionsB．the apathy of bystandersC．profit and materialismD．the morals of society【小题4】 According to Cao Lin, what is the fundamental reason for not helping the girl?A．The worry of responsibility.B．Lack of laws that exempt role models from responsibility.C．The other two cases mentioned in the article--the case of an 88-year-old man and the case where a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.D．The decline of humanity in society.【小题5】 Where is the article probably taken from?A．A news report.B．A fashion magazine.C．A science fiction.D．An education column.A
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】A 根据第五段High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public可知，在过去如果无私地帮助了别人，就会受到大家的尊重，以他为荣
【小题2】.B 根据第五段High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public可知B正确。
【小题3】.C 根据第六段But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has bee a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values可知，社会的价值观受到了利益和物质的影响。
【小题4】.D 根据最后一段的Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily mentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping可知，人们之所以不帮助是因为害怕承担责任。
【小题5】.A 通读文章可知，该篇是一个新闻报道，介绍了中国的社会价值观受到利益和物质的影响而产生的一系列的扭曲变化。