2. 外语
  3. In most countries a PhD is a basic requirement for a career in academia. It is a(n) 【C1】______to the world of independent resear

In most countries a PhD is a basic requirement for a career in academia. It is a(n) 【C1】______to the world of independent resear

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问题     In most countries a PhD is a basic requirement for a career in academia. It is a(n) 【C1】______to the world of independent research — a kind of intellectual【C2】______, created by an apprentice in close collaboration with a(n) 【C3】______. The requirements to complete one【C4】______enormously between countries, universities and even【C5】______. Some students will first have to spend two years working on a【C6】______degree of diploma. Some will receive a stipend; others will【C7】______their own way. Some PhDs【C8】______only research, some require【C9】______and examinations and some require the student to teach undergraduates. A(n) 【C10】______can be dozens of pages in mathematics, or many hundreds in history. As a result, newly minted PhDs can be as young as their【C11】______20s or world-weary forty-【C12】______.
    One thing many PhD students have in【C13】______is dissatisfaction. Some describe their work【C14】______"slave labor". Seven-day weeks, ten-hour days, low pay and uncertain【C15】______are widespread. You know you are a graduate student,【C16】______one quip, when your office is better decorated than your home and you have a favorite flavor of【C17】______noodles. "It isn’t graduate school itself that is discouraging," says one student, who confesses to rather enjoying the hunt for free pizza. "What’s discouraging is realizing the end point has been pulled out of reach."
    Whining PhD students are nothing new, but there seem to be genuine problems【C18】______the system that produces research doctorates(the practical "professional doctorates" in fields such as law, business and medicine have a more obvious value). There is an oversupply of PhDs. Although a doctorate is【C19】______as training for a job in academia, the number of PhD positions is【C20】______to the number of job openings.
【C20】
选项 A、unrelated
B、uncorrelated
C、proportional
D、coincident
答案A
解析 空格处说“但有很多博士专业的设置与需求却不一致”。A项意为“不相关”，后面接介词to；B项意为“没有联系性”，后面接介词with；C项意为“成比例的”；D项意为“一致的”，后面接介词with。A选项符合原文意思，并且能与后面的介词搭配使用，因此，A选择正确。
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