Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. B. The low graduation rates of minority students
解析： 全文講的是少數民族學生的畢業率變低的問題，這也是作者對於美國高等教育所擔心的壹個問題，關鍵詞在low graduation rate，其他的proportion，conflict，和academic performance都沒有涉及，故選B。
2. D. its increased enrollment of minority students
解析：答案在整篇文章第壹句話，Bowdoin College的校長引以為豪的是擴招了很多少數民族學生。而不是學校排名，文化遺產繼承，C選項高畢業率與原文不符，故選D。
3. B. The rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one。
解析：答案定位在第四段。原文內容是： …, there is the risk that the rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one. 而D選項說美國將會失去其在高等教育方面的競爭優勢，這壹點原味並未提及，原文只是說美國的低畢業率問題。
4. C. Fifiteen percent
解析：答案在原文第四段最後壹句話。only 15% of African-Americans did so as well。
5. B. they recruit the best students
解析：盡管C選項和D選項是私立高校的措施，但哈佛，耶魯等白種人和黑種人畢業率沒有差別的原因卻在於他們在選撥方面做的出色。根據原文But may have more to do with their ability to select the best students。可知本題答案選B。
6. A. Universities are to blame。
解析：根據原文第6段some critics blame affirmative action, … But a bigger problem may be that …定位到本段最後Amy Wilkins的話，可知答案選A。某些高校只是為了追求金錢，不顧學生畢業，應該受到批評。
7. B. They cannot afford the high tuition。
解析：根據原文第八段最後壹句，可知學生入學後退學，原因在於交不起學費。
8. that they are less qualified
解析：定位到原文第九段中間部分，破折號之後，and also to help minority students overcome the stereotype that they are less qualified。
9. some preparatory courses
解析：定位到原文第十段第三行，… bringing minority onto campus in the summer before freshman year to give them some preparatory courses。
10.be closed
解析：定位到原文最後壹段第壹句。With effort and money, the graduation gap can be closed。