Question

B An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.

Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January,according to UCAS,the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.

Professor John Beath,the president of the society,and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University,said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments— were drawing crowds of 400,rather than the usual 250.

“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors,who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.

University applications rose by 7 % last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump,with people’s renewed interest in careers in the public sector,which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.

A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters,and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on,although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.

Zack Hocking,the head of Child Trust Funds,said, “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty. ”

(   ) 5. Professor John Beath’s lectures are.

   A. given in a traditional way

   B. open to both students and their parents

   C. connected with the present situation

   D. warmly received by economists

(   ) 6. Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their.

   A. greater stability   B. higher pay

   C. fewer applications   D. better reputation

(   ) 7. According to Zack Hocking,the global economic crisis might make the youngsters.

   A. have access to better equipment

   B. wiser in money management

   C. confident about their future careers

   D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds

(   ) 8. What’s the main idea of the text?

   A. Universities have received more applications.

   B. College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.

   C. Economics is attracting an increasing number of students.

    D. Parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.

Answer 1

[文章大意]由于金融危機(jī)，在大學(xué)里越來(lái)越多的人申請(qǐng)讀經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)，所以經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)受到熱捧。同時(shí)公共行業(yè)的專業(yè)也很受學(xué)生的青睞，因?yàn)檫@些行業(yè)的收人在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中更為保險(xiǎn)。

5. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段中的"One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn't traditionally done."可知，Professor John Beath的講座主要是有關(guān)當(dāng)下發(fā)生的一些事情的，與當(dāng)前的形勢(shì)聯(lián)系得很緊密。故選C項(xiàng)。

6. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第五段中的"Nursing saw a 15% jump,with people's renewed interest in careers in the public sector,which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.”可知，公共行業(yè)被看作在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中更加有保障的行業(yè)，所以很多學(xué)生申請(qǐng)公共行業(yè)的專業(yè)來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)。故選A項(xiàng)。

7. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從最后一段中的"It's possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that's fi-nancially wiser..."可知，全球金融危機(jī)可能會(huì)使年輕人在金錢管理方面更為明智。故選B項(xiàng)。

8. C主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了當(dāng)前經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)下，很多人都申請(qǐng)學(xué)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)來(lái)更好地理解金融系統(tǒng)的運(yùn)行模式和職能，即經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)吸引了越來(lái)越多的學(xué)生。故選C項(xiàng)。