(2014韶关一模)广东省韶关市2014届高三调研试题(一)英语Ⅰ 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Freshmen are always fearful when learning they are to live with a roommate of a different race assigned by the computer casually. They are full of __1__ at the uncertainties. Now several studies have found that __2__ a room with a man of another race is a mixture of hope and fear. It decreases __3__ and forces students to make friends with those of different races, meanwhile causes more conflicts.
An Ohio State University study found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher _4__ success at college. Sam Boakye — the only black student on his freshman year floor — said “if you’re __5__ by whites, you have something to prove like a good score in study.”
However, researchers also observed __6__ in this case. According to two recent studies, compared with two white roommates, roommates of different _7 may experience such big conflicts that one has to move out and live __8__.
Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not __9__ by the findings. In her opinion, this may be the first time that some of these students have __10__ with someone of a different race.”
At Penn, students are not asked to mention race when applying for their 11 . In this way, students are thrown together __12__.
“In the past two years, I’ve experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students,” said one Penn resident advisor (RA). To give a better picture, she __13__ that some conflicts provided more multicultural acceptance, but some showed unpleasant differences. Besides, these conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the __14__ race.
Kao said it was __15__ to conclude from any one of the above studies, saying scientists must study more students’ background characteristics.
1. A. disappointment B. expectation C. worry D. ambition
2. A. decorating B. sharing C. managing D. renting
3. A. prejudice B. expense C. dependence D. understanding
4. A. athletic B. economic C. social D. academic
5. A. controlled B. surrounded C. attacked D. blamed
6. A. practices B. chances C. changes D. problems
7. A. positions B. nations C. races D. majors