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1、2014考研英语阅读真题：考研英语（一）第2篇Allaroundtheworld,lawyersgeneratemorehostilitythanthemembersofanyotherprofession—withthepossibleexceptionofjournalism. ButtherearefewplaceswhereclientshavemoregroundsforcomplaintthanAmerica. Duringthedecadebeforetheeconomiccrisis

2、,spendingonlegalservicesinAmericagrewtwiceasfastasinflation. Thebestlawyersmadeskyscrapers-fullofmoney,temptingevermorestudentstopileintolawschools. Butmostlawgraduatesnevergetabig-firmjob. Manyoftheminsteadbecomethekindofnuisance-lawsuitfilerthatmakes

3、thetortsystemacostlynightmare. Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Oneistheexcessivecostsofalegaleducation. ThereisjustonepathforalawyerinmostAmericanstates: afour-yearundergraduatedegreeinsomeunrelatedsubject, thenathree-yearlawdegreeatoneof200lawschoolsauthor

4、izedbytheAmericanBarAssociationandanexpensivepreparationforthebarexam. Thisleavestoday’saveragelaw-schoolgraduatewith$100,000ofdebtontopofundergraduatedebts. Law-schooldebtmeansthattheyhavetoworkfearsomelyhard. Reformingthesystemwouldhelpbothlawyersand

5、theircustomers. Sensibleideashavebeenaroundforalongtime,butthestate-levelbodiesthatgoverntheprofessionhavebeentooconservativetoimplementthem. Oneideaistoallowpeopletostudylawasanundergraduatedegree. Anotheristoletstudentssitforthebarafteronlytwoyearsof

6、lawschool. Ifthebarexamistrulyasternenoughtestforawould-belawyer,thosewhocansititearliershouldbeallowedtodoso. Studentswhodonotneedtheextratrainingcouldcuttheirdebtmountainbyathird. Theotherreasonwhycostsaresohighistherestrictiveguild-likeownershipstru

7、ctureofthebusiness. ExceptintheDistrictofColumbia,non-lawyersmaynotownanyshareofalawfirm. Thiskeepsfeeshighandinnovationslow. Thereispressureforchangefromwithintheprofession, butopponentsofchangeamongtheregulatorsinsistthat keepingoutsidersoutofalawfir

8、misolateslawyersfromthepressuretomakemoneyratherthanserveclientsethically. Infact,allowingnon-lawyerstoownsharesinlawfirmswouldreducecostsandimproveservicestocustomers, byencouraginglawfirmstousetechnologyandtoemployprofessionalmanagers