单选题 Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

• (A) The author compares and contrasts the work of several historians and then discusses areas for possible new research.
• (B) The author presents his thesis, draws on the work of several historians for evidence to support his thesis, and concludes by reiterating his thesis.
• (C) The author describes some features of a historical study and then uses those features to put forth his own argument.
• (D) The author summarizes a historical study, examines two main arguments from the study, and then shows how the arguments are potentially in conflict with one another.
• (E) The author presents the general argument of a historical study, describes the study in more detail, and concludes with a brief judgment of the study's value.