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  3. America is one of many countries where the state gives a leg-up to members of certain racial, ethnic, or other groups【C1】______h

America is one of many countries where the state gives a leg-up to members of certain racial, ethnic, or other groups【C1】______h

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问题     America is one of many countries where the state gives a leg-up to members of certain racial, ethnic, or other groups【C1】______holding them to different standards. The details【C2】______. In some countries, the policy【C3】______only to areas under direct state control, such as public-works contracts or【C4】______to public universities. In others, private firms are also obliged to take【C5】______of the race of their employees, contractors and even owners.【C6】______the effects are strikingly similar around the world.
    Many of these policies were put in place with the best of intentions: to【C7】______for past injustices and purify their legacy. No one can deny that, 【C8】______, blacks in America have suffered awful wrongs, and continue to suffer【C9】______. Favouring members of these groups seems like a quick and effective way of making society【C10】______.
    Most of these groups have made great【C11】______. At the same time, the downside of affirmative action has become all too【C12】______. Awarding university places to black students【C13】______lower test scores than whites sounds reasonable,【C14】______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【C15】______likely to win a place. That is neither fair on Asians, nor a(n) 【C16】______to blacks to study in high school. The book "Mismatch" produces evidence that【C17】______affirmative action reduces the number of blacks who【C18】______as lawyers by placing black students in law schools for which they are【C19】______, causing many to drop out. Had they attended less demanding schools, they might have【C20】______.
【C7】
选项 A、compete
B、complain
C、combat
D、compensate
答案D
解析 冒号前的intentions意为“愿望，期望”，冒号后的内容就是两个美好的愿望：“——过去的不公正”以及“让他们拥有清白的遗产”。D项compensate意为“补偿”，代入句中符合句意。
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