16．Several recent studies have found that being randomly （随机地） assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood （可能性） of conflict．
Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and compel students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships．
An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher academic success throughout their college careers．Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure．
In a New York Times article，Sam Roakye-the only black student on his freshman year floor-said that"if you're surrounded by whites，you have something to prove．"
Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences．
According to two recent studies，randomly assigned roommates of different race are more likely to experience conflicts so strained that one roommate will move out．
An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester．
Grace Kao，a professor at Penn said she was not surprised by the findings．"This may be the first time that some of these students have interacted，and lived，with someone of a different race，"she said．
At Penn，students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing．
"One of the great things about freshman housing is that，with some exceptions，the process throws you together randomly，"said Undergraduate Assembly chairman Alec Webley．"This is the definition of integration．"
"I've experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down stereotypes and reinforced stereotypes，"said one Penn resident advisor （RA）．The RA of two years added that while some conflicts"provided more multicultural acceptance and melding （融合），"there were also"jarring cultural confrontations．"
The RA said that these conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the same race．
Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations based on any one of the studies，noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studies and explained．
62．What can we learn from some recent studies？D
A．Conflicts between studies of different races are unavoidable．
B．Students of different races are prejudiced against each other．
C．Interracial lodging does more harm than good．
D．Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes．
63．What does Sam Boakye's remark mean？D
A．White students tend to look down upon their black peers．
B．Black students can compete with their white peers academically．
C．lack students feel somewhat embarrassed among white peers during the freshman year．
D．Being surrounded by white peers motivates a black student to work harder to succeed．
64．What does the Indians Univerisity study show？A
A．Interracial roommates are more likely to fall out．
B．Few white students like sharing a room with a black peer．
C．Roommates of different races just don't get along．
D．Assigning students'lodging randomly is not a good policy．
65．What does Grace Kao say about interracial lodging？A
A．It is unscientific to make generalizations about it without further study．
B．Schools should be cautious when making decisions about student lodging．
C．Students'racial background should be considered before lodging is assigned．
D．Experienced resident advisors should be assigned to handle the problems．
分析 本文介绍了在美国很多的大学在分配宿舍的时候，没有考虑到学生的种族，最后导致了很多的问题．
解答 62．D 推理题．根据文章第一段being randomly （随机地） assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood （可能性） of conflict．说明随机分配其宿舍而没有考虑种族，这样的行为会有多种结果，故D项正确．
63．D 细节题．根据文中内容，Sam Roakye-the only black student on his freshman year floor-said that"if you're surrounded by whites，you have something to prove．"由此可知，当黑人学生周围全是白人学生的时候，他需要做很多的事来证明他是优秀的，不比其他人差，结合选项，故选D
64．A 推理题．根据第四段An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester．说明这样的安排导致的室友之间的问题很多，所以这样的安排会失败．故C正确．
65．A 推断题．根据"This may be the first time that some of these students have interacted，and lived，with someone of a different race，"she said．说明很多的人都是第一次遇见这样的情况，所以会出很多问题．故这样的安排不合理．故D正确．
点评 本文是一个科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
