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  3. A. equally B. compensate C. distinction D. given

A. equally B. compensate C. distinction D. given

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问题     A. equally        B. compensate        C. distinction        D. given        E. qualify
    F. fairer         G. concerned         H. admission          I. prove        J. apparent
    K. suggests       L. vary              M. occasionally       N. wiser        O. discrimination
    America is one of many countries where the state gives a leg-up to members of certain racial, ethnic, or other groups by holding them to different standards. The details【C1】________. In some countries, the policy applies only to areas under direct state control, such as public-works contracts or【C2】________ to public universities. In others, private firms are also obliged to take account of the race of their employees, contractors and even owners. But the effects are strikingly similar around the world.
    Many of these policies were put in place with the best of intentions: to【C3】________ for past injustices and purify their legacy. No one can deny that, for example, blacks in America have suffered awful wrongs, and continue to suffer【C4】________. Favouring members of these groups seems like a quick and effective way of making society【C5】________.
    Most of these groups have made great progress. At the same time, the downside of affirmative action has become all too【C6】________. Awarding university places to black students with lower test scores than whites sounds reasonable,【C7】________ the legacy of segregation. But a study found that at some American universities, black applicants who scored 450 points worse than Asians on entrance tests were【C8】________ likely to win a place. That is neither fair on Asians, nor an incentive to blacks to study in high school. The book "Mismatch" produces evidence that【C9】________ affirmative action reduces the number of blacks who【C10】________ as lawyers by placing black students in law schools for which they are ill-prepared, causing many to drop out. Had they attended less demanding schools, they might have graduated. [br] 【C4】
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答案 O
解析 空格应填入名词作动词suffer的宾语。suffer意为“遭受”，因此空格处的词应具有消极色彩。备选名词中的discrimination“歧视”符合要求。词库中的distinction意为“区别”，并不具有消极语义，可排除。
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