C

　　(2015·淮安、宿迁、连云港、徐州四市高三第一次调研，B)

　　A report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Commission reveals that，due to a job market which disproportionately rewards graduates in STEM(science，technology，engineering，and

　　mathematics) fields，more and more students are seeking degrees in business and hard­science subjects.

　　Some institutions have responded by cutting budgets in the arts and humanities and directing those

　　funds elsewhere.That’s the wrong thing to do.The humanities—the study of languages，literature，history，philosophy，religion，ethics，etc.—and the arts are vital to our future.We should be investing more funds, more time and more expertise，not less，into these endeavors.

　　What detractors(诋毁者) of the “soft” subjects miss is that the arts and humanities provide an essential framework and context for understanding the wider world.Studying the humanities strengthens the ability to communicate and work with others.It allows students to develop broad intellectual and cultural understanding；it nurtures creativity and deepens participation in public discourse and modern democracy.

　　The commission’s report points out that “at the very moment when China is seeking to adopt our model of broad education in the humanities，social sciences and natural sciences as a stimulus to

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