英语六级(CET6)考试阅读理解预测试题及答案(4)
<p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="Graduating">Graduating</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Mills">Mills</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bowdoin">Bowdoin</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="justifiably">justifiably</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bowdoins">Bowdoins</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recruit">recruit</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> 2003 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brunswick">Brunswick</span>, <span word="Maine">Maine</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="boosted">boosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="freshman">freshman</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="from">from</span> 8% <span word="to">to</span> 13%. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NEWSWEEK">NEWSWEEK</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Bowdoin">Bowdoin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span>. <span word="While">While</span> 9 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="white">white</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="diplomas">diplomas</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 7 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="black">black</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Hilary">Hilary</span> <span word="Pennington">Pennington</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="postsecondary">postsecondary</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span><span word="Melinda">Melinda</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="enrollment">enrollment</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diploma">diploma</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span>, <span word="upper">upper</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> 10<span word="th">th</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="among">among</span> 25- <span word="to">to</span> 34-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 55- <span word="to">to</span> 64-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span><span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="blacks">blacks</span>, <span word="Latinos">Latinos</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whites">whites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asians">Asians</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="low">low</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>.</p>
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