Question

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 force 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 Boakye – 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 races 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(模式化形象) and strengthened 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 resistance."
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 studied and explained.
【小题1】What can we learn from some recent studies?

A．Conflicts between students of different races are unavoidable.

B．Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes.

C．Students of different races are prejudiced against each other.

D．Interracial lodging does more harm than good.

【小题2】What does the Indiana University study show?

A．Few white students like sharing a room with a black peer.

B．Roommates of different races just don't get along.

C．Interracial roommates are more likely to fall out.

D．Assigning students' lodging randomly is not a good policy.

【小题3】What does Alec Webley consider to be the "definition of integration"?

A．The school randomly assigns roommates without regard to race.

B．Students of different races are required to share a room.

C．Interracial lodging is arranged by the school for freshmen.

D．Lodging is assigned to students of different races without exception.

【小题4】What can be inferred from Grace Kao’s saying about interracial lodging?

A．Schools should be cautious when making decisions about student lodging.

B．Students' racial background should be considered before lodging is assigned.

C．Experienced resident advisors should be assigned to handle the problems.

D．It is unscientific to make generalizations about it without further study.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D

解析试题分析：文章介绍大学宿舍里往往会随意的将不同国家不同种族的学生安排在一起住，分析了这样做的利弊及其原因。
【小题1】细节题：从第一段最后句子lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性)of conflict.有利有弊就是B里面说的“有各种各样的结果” 选B。
【小题2】推理题：从第五段的句子：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.跨种族室友的比同种族的室友更容易解散，选C
【小题3】猜词题：从前面的句子：One of the great things about freshman housing is that, with some exceptions, the process throws you together randomly," 可知这里指的是大学不考虑种族随便安排住宿。选A
【小题4】推理题：从文章的最后一段的句子：noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studied and explained.可知 Grace Kao认为不做任何研究就认为这是普遍化是不科学的。选D。
考点：考查社会生活类短文
点评：文章比较难，和题目相关的有的涉及到一些长句的理解，要求考生长句的分析能力，并考查学生的概括能力，题目以推理题居多，考生做题时要多的通过句子看到本质。还有两道题都涉及到难度很大的生词，对学生的词汇量是个挑战，但是，在运用猜词法和结合上下文还是可以做出来的。