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1、2004年武汉大学博士研究生入学考试英语阅读理解试题阅读理解1.Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Opponentsofaffirmativeactionsaythebattleovertheuseofraceincollegeadmissionsishardlyover,despitetheSupremeCourt'srulingMondayupholdingthegoalofadiversestudentbody.Highereducationleadersoverwhelminglyhai
2、ledthedecision,sayingitreaffirmedpoliciesusedbymostselectivecollegesanduniversities.Butsomecriticsraisedthepossibilityofmorelawsuits,andpromisedtocontinuepressuringtheDepartmentofEducation'sOfficeofCivilRightstoinvestigatequestionablepolicies.“We'retalkingaboutadmissionsprograms
3、,scholarships,anyprogram...onlyforminoritiesorinwhichthestandardsusedtojudgeadmissionsaresubstantiallydifferent,”saysLindaChavez,founderandpresidentoftheCenterforEqualOpportunity,aconservativenon-profitgroup.Otherssaythey'lltaketheircasetovoters.“Wehavetoseriouslycontestallthis
4、attheballotbox,”saysUniversityofCaliforniaregentWardCannerly,whohelpedwinvoterapprovalofCalifornia'sProposition209,whichprohibitsconsideringraceorgenderinpubliceducation,hiringandcontracting.Becauseofthatlaw,Monday'srulinghadnopracticalimpactinthestate.“Itmaybetimeforusto...lett
5、he(Michigan)votersdecideiftheywanttouseraceasafactorinadmissions,”ConnerlysaidMonday.Meanwhile,U.S.EducationSecretaryRodPaige,consistentwithPresidentBush'sstanceopposingaffirmativeaction,saidtheDepartmentofEducationwill“continueexaminingandhighlightingeffectiverace-neutralappro
6、achestoensurebroadaccesstoanddiversitywithinourpublicinstitutions”.EvenSupremeCourtJusticeSandraDayO'Connor,inoneoftheopinions,recommendedthatstateslookforlessonsinrace-neutralprogramsbeingtriedinCaliforniaandelsewhere.Whiletherulingsaidadmissionsofficialsmayconsiderraceinthesel
7、ectionprocess,collegesanduniversitiesarenotobligatedtodoso.“Ultimatelyinthedebate,diversityisachoice,notalegalmandate,”saysArthurColeman,aformerDepartmentofEducationofficialwhonowhelpscollegesanduniversitiesensureconstitutionalpolicies.Thepublic,too,remainsconflicted,largelyalo
8、ngraciallines.Accordingtoajanuarypollbythenon-p
