11．An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （歸因于）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一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 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 （部門），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．"
46．Professor John Beath's lectures areB．
A．given in a traditional way
B．connected with the present situation
C．open to both students and their parents
D．warmly received by economists
47．Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of theirA．
A．greater stability
B．higher pay
C．fewer applications
D．better reputation
48．In the opinion of most parents，C．
A．economics should be the focus of school teaching
B．more students should be admitted to universities
C．the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened
D．children should solve financial problems themselves
49．According to Hocking，the global economic crisis might make the youngstersA．
A．wiser in money management
B．have access to better equipment
C．confident about their future careers
D．get jobs in Child Trust Funds
50．What's the main idea of the text？B
A．Universities have received more applications．
B．Economics is attracting an increasing number of students．
C．College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty．
D．Parents are concerned with children's subject selection．
分析 文章主要講述了由于金融危機在大學(xué)里越來越多的人申請讀經(jīng)濟學(xué)，經(jīng)濟學(xué)受到熱捧．同時公共行業(yè)的專業(yè)也很受學(xué)生的青睞，因為這些行業(yè)的收入在經(jīng)濟危機中更為保險．
解答 46．B．細節(jié)理解題．從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)當代發(fā)生的一些事情，與當前的形式聯(lián)系的很緊密，故選B．
47．A．細節(jié)理解題．從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)被看成是在經(jīng)濟危機中更加有保障的，所以很多申請公共行業(yè)的專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)．故選A．
48．C．細節(jié)理解題．從A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters，可知，家長們希望老師更多教一些金融方面的知識，故選C．
49．A．細節(jié)理解題．從最后一段It's possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that's financially wiser 可知，全球金融危機可能會使年輕人在金錢管理方面更為明智，故選A．
50．B．主旨大意題．文章主要介紹了當前經(jīng)濟危機下，很多人都申請學(xué)經(jīng)濟學(xué)來更好的理解金融系統(tǒng)的運行模式和職能，即經(jīng)濟學(xué)吸引了越來越多的人，故選B．
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，主旨大意題．做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測．
