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盛世清北教 中国名校考（保）研考博辅导权威 2011年考研英语一真题阅读Directions: 盛世清北 考研辅导 Part B Directions: [A] No disciplines have seized on professionalism with as much enthusiasm as the humanities. You can, Mr.Menand points out, became a lawyer in three years and a medical doctor in four. But the regular time it takes to get a doctoral degree inthehumanitiesisnineyears.Notsurprisingly,uptohalfofalldoctoralstudents in English drop out before getting their degrees. [B]Hisconcernismainlywiththehumanities:Literature,languages,philosophy andsoon.Thesearedisciplinesthataregoingoutofstyle:22%ofAmericancollege graduates now major in business compared with only 2% in historyand 4% inEnglish. However, many leading American universities want their undergraduates to have a grounding inthebasiccanonof ideasthat every educated person shouldposses. But most find it difficult to agree on what a “general education” should look like. AtHarvard,Mr.Menandnotes, “thegreatbooksarereadbecausetheyhavebeenread” -they form a sort of social glue. [C]Equallyunsurprisingly,onlyabouthalfendupwithprofessorshipsforwhich theyenteredgraduateschool.Therearesimplytoofewposts.Thisispartlybecause universities continue to produce ever more PhDs. But fewer students want to study humanitiessubjects:Englishdepartmentsawardedmorebachelor’sdegreesin1970-71 than they did 20 years later. Fewer students requires fewer teachers. So, at the end of a decade of theses-writing, many humanities students leave the profession to do something for which they have not been trained. [D] One reason why it is hard to design and teach such courses is that they can cutacrosstheinsistencebytopAmericanuniversitiesthatliberal-artseducations and professional education should be kept separate, taught in different schools. Many students experience both varieties. Although more than half of Harvard undergraduatesend