All around the world,lawyers generate mo

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问题 All around the world,lawyers generate more hostility than the members of any other profession—with the possible exception of journalism.But there are few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America.During the decade before the economic crisis,spending on legal services in America grew twice as fast as inflation.The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money,tempting ever more students to pile into law schools.But most law graduates never get a big-firm job.Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.There are many reasons for this.One is the excessive costs of a legal education.There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states:a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject,then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam.This leaves today’s average law-school graduate with$100,000 of debt on top of undergraduate debts.Law-school debt means that many cannot afford to go into government or non-profit work,and that they have to work fearsomely hard.Reforming the system would help both lawyers and their customers.Sensible ideas have been around for a long time,but the state-level bodies that govern the profession have been too conservative to implement them.One idea is to allow people to study law as an undergraduate degree.Another is to let students sit for the bar after only two years of law school.If the bar exam is truly a stern enough test for a would-be lawyer,those who can sit it earlier should be allowed to do so.Students who do not need the extra training could cut their debt mountain by a third.The other reason why costs are so high is the restrictive guild-like ownership structure of the business.Except in the District of Columbia,non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm.This keeps fees high and innovation slow.There is pressure for change from within the profession,but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.In fact,allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers,by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’efficiency.After all,other countries,such as Australia and Britain,have started liberalizing their legal professions.America should follow.a lot of students take up law as their profession due toA.the growing demand from clients.B.the increasing pressure of inflation.C.the prospect of working in big firms.D.the attraction of financial rewards.

选项 A.the growing demand from clients.
B.the increasing pressure of inflation.
C.the prospect of working in big firms.
D.the attraction of financial rewards.

答案 D

解析事实细节根据题干关键词“students”和“take up law as their profession”，我们可以迅速定位到原文第二段第二句“The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money,tempting ever more students to pile into law schools.”即律师界的精英们收入丰厚，从而吸引更多的学生进入法学院。很明显吸引学生学法律的是money，即可直接得出正确答案为D。选项A“客户不断增长的需求”，文中并未提及相关信息，属于无中生有。选项B“通货膨胀不断增长的压力”，定位到原文中出现inflation的句子“During the decade before the economic crisis,spending on legal services in America grew twice as fast as inflation.”即经济危机前十年间，美国法律服务方面开销的增长速度是通货膨胀时期的两倍。这里的inflation（通货膨胀）只是作为一个对比时期，与选项表述的毫无关联。而选项C“在大公司就职的愿景”，回文定位“But most law graduates never get a big-firm job.”即“然而，大多数法律专业的毕业生并未能获得在大公司工作的机会。”选项表述的意思与原文正好相反，故排除。

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All around the world,lawyers generate mo

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