Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomics(经济学)atuniversityisbeingattributedto(归因于)theglobaleconomiccrisis(危机)awakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks. Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuary,accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup. ProfessorJohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst-yearlectureswhichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250. “Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydone.”Headded. Universityapplicationsrose70%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeople’srenewedinterestincareersinthepubicsector(部门),whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis. Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain. ZackHocking,theheadofChildTrustFunds,said:“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequipped(使…有能力)tomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.” 小题1:ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare . |
A.giveninatraditionalway |
B.connectedwiththepresentsituation |
C.opentobothstudentsandtheirparents |
D.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics |
小题2:Careersinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir .A.greaterstabilityB.higherpay