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Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. 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 compel students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships. 单词： decrease 同义词diminish, lessen, reduce, dwindle 这些词的共同含义是“减少，变少”。 decrease: 指逐渐地、不断地减少。 diminish: 侧重大小、数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。 lessen: 普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。 reduce: 普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。 dwindle: 与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。 Prejudice a prejudice against 对---有偏见 vt. 伤害 prejudice your chances of getting this job 妨碍你获得这个工作的机会。 使 ... 存偏见 Her charm prejudiced the judges in her favour. Compel（ sb to） v. 强迫, 迫使, 使不得已 engage in从事,? 参加 be engaged in adj. 忙碌的, 使用中的, 订婚了的 engagement 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 caued by social pressure. See 的用法很特殊 see sth 发现 Academic 拼写 academically 搭配 ---success、achievement social pressure 搭配 under pressure from在压力下,? 被催逼strain, stress, pressure, tension In a New York Times article, Sam Roakye—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 race 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. 句型---be 倍数 as likely as sb to do sth --- 做---事情是---的倍数 比较对象 interracial roommates、two white roommates