2014年考研英语(一)真题及参考答案(10)

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．

26．a lot of students take up law as their profession due to

[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。该题是因果细节题，考察细节。首先，根据段落定位原则模糊定位，定位到前几段。其次，再精确定位，题干中有关键词“students”“law”“profession”，回到原文寻找相关信息。第一段未发现相关信息，然后到第二段看到“The best lawyers made skyscrapers－full of money， tempting ever more students to pile into law schools．”与题干有重合之处，选项D是该句的同义替换。A、B、C三个选项根据原文个别词汇“clients”“inflation”“big－firm”等进行干扰。注意，第一段的But是个假转折词，并非答案处。

27．Which of the following adds to the costs of legal education in most American states?

[A]Higher tuition fees for undergraduate studies．

[B]Admissions approval from the bar association．

[C]Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in another major．

[D]Receiving training by professional associations．

答案：C。该题是细节题，考察细节。首先根据段落定位原则定位到第三段。其次，根据题干关键词“the costs of legal education”精确定位到第三段第二句话“One is the excessive costs of a legal education．”问题是“which of the following adds to the costs of legal education”，