单选题 Paragraph 1 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.
Paragraph 2 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.
Paragraph 3 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.
Paragraph 4 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."
Paragraph 5 Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.
Paragraph 6 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.
Paragraph 7 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.
Paragraph 8 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.
Paragraph 9 At Penn, students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing.
Paragraph 10 "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."
Paragraph 11 "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."
Paragraph 12 The RA said that these conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the same race.
Paragraph 13 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.

单选题 What can we learn from some recent studies?
A.Conflicts between students 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.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] recent studies
回原文阅读第一段。注意第一段首句中的found=题干中的learn from。
D选项中:interracial lodging=roommate of another race;diverse=...but also...;outcomes=lead to。
单选题 What does Sam Boakye's remark mean?
A.White students tend to look down upon their black peers.
B.Black students can compete with their white peers academically.
C.Black 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.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] Sam Boakye
回原文继续阅读,第四段出现该人名,注意这是一名黑人学生,他说:If you're surrounded by whites, you have something to prove. 对应D选项:努力学习,用成功来证明自己。
单选题 What does the Indiana University study show?
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.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Indiana University
回原文继续阅读,第七段出现该校名。
A选项中:more likely=three times as likely as...;fall out(解散)=no longer live together。
单选题 What does Alec Webley consider to be the "definition of integration"?
A.Students of different races are required to share a room.
B.Interracial lodging is arranged by the school for freshmen.
C.Lodging is assigned to students of different races without exception.
D.The school randomly assigns roommates without regard to race.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] Alec Webley
回原文继续阅读,第十段出现该人名。注意考查题干中“definition of integration”的含义,原文中读到:This is the definition of integration. 该题考查This对上文的指代。
回该段前面阅读,注意with some exception,randomly等词,可排除C选项,选出D选项。还可阅读第九段帮助理解。
单选题 What does Grace Kao say about interracial lodging?
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.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Grace Kao
回原文继续阅读,末段出现该人名,注意caution作动词指“警告”。原文说:她警告不要基于这些研究中的任何一个得出结论,关于学生的更多背景特点需要被研究和解释。
对应A选项。注意further study=need to be studied and explained。