鱼向前游泳,主要依靠身体的( ) A.胸鳍和腹鳍 B.尾部和躯干部 C.尾鳍 D.所有鳍 答案:BAn 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 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.”
1.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 economics
2.Incomes in the public sector are more attractive
because of their .
A.greater
stability B.higher pay
C.fewer
applications D.better
reputation
3.In the opinion of most parents .
A.economics
should be the focus of school teaching
B.more students
should be admitted to universities
C.children
should solve financial problems themselves
D.the teaching
of financial matters should be strengthened
4.According to 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
5.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 numbers students.
D.Parents are
concerned with children’s subject selection.