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Unit 11 Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠学习内容 题材 数 建议时间 得分统计 做题备忘 Part A Text 1 /10 Text 2 科普知识 469 /10 Text 3 商业经济 371 /10 Text 4 社会生活 406 /10 Part B 社会生活 606 /10 Part C 科普知识 449 /10 Part A Directions：Read the following texts. Answer the questions blow each text by choosing [A],[B],[C] or [D]. Text 1 Educators are seriously concerned about the high rate of dropouts between the doctor of philosophy candidates and the consequent loss of talent to a nation in need of PhDs. Some have placed the dropouts loss as high as 50 percent. The extent of the loss was, however, largely a matter of expert guessing. Last week a well-rounded study was published. It was based on 22, 000 questionnaires sent to former graduate students who were enrolled in 24 universities and it seemed to show many past fears to be groundless. The dropouts rate was found to be 31 percent, and in most cases the dropouts, while not completing the PhD requirement, went on to productive work. They are not only doing well financially, but, according to the report, are not far below the income levels of those who went on to complete their doctorates. Discussing the study last week, Dr. Tucker said the project was initiated 揵ecause of the concern frequently expressed by graduate faculties and administrators that some of the indivi duals who dropped out of PhD programs were capable of completing the requirement for the degree. Attrition at the PhD level is also thought to be a waste of precious faculty time and a drain on university resources already being used to capacity. Some people expressed the opinion that the shortage of highly trained specialists and college teachers could be reduced by persuading the dropouts to return to graduate schools to complete the PhD.“The results of our research ” Dr. Tucker concluded, “did not support these opinions”. 1. Lack of motivation was the principal reason for dropping out. 2. Most dropouts went as far in their doctoral program as was co