Question

Several recent studies have found that being randomly (隨機地) 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.
【小題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.

【小題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.

【小題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.

【小題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

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章介紹大學宿舍里往往會隨意的將不同國家不同種族的學生安排在一起住，分析了這樣做的利弊及其原因。
【小題1】細節題：從第一段最后句子lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性)of conflict.有利有弊就是B里面說的“有各種各樣的結果” 選B。
【小題2】推理題：從第五段的句子：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.跨種族室友的比同種族的室友更容易解散，選C
【小題3】猜詞題：從前面的句子：One of the great things about freshman housing is that, with some exceptions, the process throws you together randomly," 可知這里指的是大學不考慮種族隨便安排住宿。選A
【小題4】推理題：從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認為不做任何研究就認為這是普遍化是不科學的。選D。
考點：考查社會生活類短文
點評：文章比較難，和題目相關的有的涉及到一些長句的理解，要求考生長句的分析能力，并考查學生的概括能力，題目以推理題居多，考生做題時要多的通過句子看到本質。還有兩道題都涉及到難度很大的生詞，對學生的詞匯量是個挑戰，但是，在運用猜詞法和結合上下文還是可以做出來的。