11．An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （归因于）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 （部门），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 文章主要讲述了由于金融危机在大学里越来越多的人申请读经济学，经济学受到热捧．同时公共行业的专业也很受学生的青睐，因为这些行业的收入在经济危机中更为保险．
解答 46．B．细节理解题．从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 的讲座主要是有关当代发生的一些事情，与当前的形式联系的很紧密，故选B．
47．A．细节理解题．从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，公共行业被看成是在经济危机中更加有保障的，所以很多申请公共行业的专业学习．故选A．
48．C．细节理解题．从A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters，可知，家长们希望老师更多教一些金融方面的知识，故选C．
49．A．细节理解题．从最后一段It's possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that's financially wiser 可知，全球金融危机可能会使年轻人在金钱管理方面更为明智，故选A．
50．B．主旨大意题．文章主要介绍了当前经济危机下，很多人都申请学经济学来更好的理解金融系统的运行模式和职能，即经济学吸引了越来越多的人，故选B．
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，主旨大意题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
