An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public 36 for knowledge about how the financial system 37 .
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, 38 UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were 39 up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society, and a 40 lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were 41 crowds of 400, rather than the 42 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics 43 who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to 44 my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t 45 done.” He added.
University applications 46 7% last year. But there were rises 47 average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed 48 in careers in the public sector, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A 49 study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial 50 and almost half said their children had asked them what was 51 , 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 52 will be a generation that’s financially 53 and better equipped to 54 their money through times of economic 55 .”
1.A．concern B．thirst C．sense D．taste
2.A．works B．performs C．serves D．affects
3.A．in terms of B．according to C．on account of D．in spite of
4.A．yet B．once C．also D．still
5.A．outstanding B．inspiring C．convincing D．leading
6.A．catching B．appealing C．drawing D．covering
7.A．usual B．regular C. average D．common
8.A．majors B．interests C．preferences D．standards
9.A．attach B．adapt C．approach D．relate
10.A．generally B．frequently C．traditionally D．originally
11.A．raised B．rose C．fell D．struck
12.A．by B．in C．over D．above
13.A．effect B．focus C．interest D．benefit
14.A．recent B．late C．present D．unique
15.A．matters B．affairs C. events D．issues
16.A．taking up B．going on C．calling up D．keeping on
17.A．overturn B．downturn C．breakthrough D．breakout
18.A．cleverer B．smarter C．brighter D．wiser
19.A．strugglt B．measure C．manage D．earn
20.A．stability B．puzzle C．uncertainty D．recovery
1.B
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.D
6.C
7.A
8.A
9.D
10.C
11.B
12.D
13.C
14.A
15.A
16.B
17.B
18.D
19.C
20.C
【解析】
試題分析：文章大意：文章介紹申請到大學中學習經濟專業的學生的增加被歸因于全球性的經濟危機激起了民眾對于金融系統運作知識的渴望。通過舉例說明這樣的現象的好處。
1.考查名詞和句意理解：A．concern關心，擔心，B．thirst渴望，C．sense 感覺，D．taste品嘗，品味，這句話的意思是：越來越多的學生申請大學經濟系是由于經濟危機喚醒了人們對于金融系統是如何運作的知識的渴望。所以選B
2.考查動詞和句意理解：A．works運作，起作用，B．performs表演，表現，C．serves服務，D．affects影響，這句話的理解同上題，指金融系統的運作，所以選A
3.考查詞組和句意理解：A．in terms of就…而言，B．according to根據，C．on account of因為D．in spite of雖然，句意是：根據UCAS的調查，今年一月份開始的學位課程的申請已經上升了15%。選 B
4.考查副詞和上下文理解：A．yet 然而，B．once 一旦，曾經，C．also也，D．still仍然，上句話說：學位課程的申請已經上升了15%，這句話是申請A水平經濟學的學生也在上升，選C
5.考查形容詞和句意理解：A．outstanding杰出的，B．inspiring激勵人心的，C．convincing 使人相信的， D．leading主要的，這里是介紹John Beath，是協會的主席，是St Andrews 大學的主講師，選D
6.考查動詞和句意理解：A．catching抓住，B．appealing和to搭配，是“吸引”，C．drawing畫，吸引，拉，臨近， D．covering覆蓋，涉及，句意：他的意圖是面向所有的系科的第一年的講座，吸引了400多人。選 C
7.考查形容詞和句意理解：A．usual通常的，B．regular常規的，定期的，C. average平均的， D．common普通的，常見的，這幾個是相似的形容詞，這里強調和平常不一樣，這次的講座吸引400多人，選A
8.考查名詞和句意理解：A．majors主修B．interests興趣，C．preferences偏愛，D．standards水平，majors這里指是主修經濟學的學生，句意：又很多學生不是主修經濟學的，選A
9.考查動詞和詞組搭配：A．attach附上，B．adapt適應，改編，C．approach靠近，處理，D．relate和…有關，relate sth to sth“把…和…聯系起來”，這里是：教授今年的工作是把教學和當代的事件聯系起來，選D
10.考查副詞和句意理解：A．generally普遍地，B．frequently頻繁地，C．traditionally傳統地，D．originally最初地，原始地，這里指教授的教學方法和傳統的方法不一樣，選C
11.考查動詞和句意理解：A．raised舉起，提出，籌集，飼養，B．rose上升，上漲，起身，C．fell下降，跌倒，D．struck敲打，襲擊，句意：去年的大學申請有上升，還有下面的句子：But there were rise average in several subjects 也可以看出答案是B。
12.考查介詞和詞組搭配：A．by相差，B．in在…里面，C．over越過，D．above在…上面，above average在平均值上面，高于平均值，句意：在幾個學科上上升都在平均值以上，選D
13.考查名詞和句意理解：A．effect影響，B．focus聚焦，C．interest興趣，D．benefit利益，句意是：人們對公共部門又有了興趣，這些部門在經濟危機中更加安全，選C
14.考查形容詞：A．recent最近的，B．late最遲的，C．present現在的，在場的，D．unique獨特的，句意：最近的一項調查表明三分之二的父母認為學校應該做更多的事情來教學生關于經濟問題，選A
15.考查名詞：A．matters事情；事態；問題；關于...的事情；物質；重要性B．affairs事務，C. events事件，D．issues問題，（報刊的）期，號，發行物，這里的financial matters是“和經濟有關的事情”，選A
16.考查詞組和句意理解：A．taking up從事，拿起，開始學，B．going on進展，C．calling up喚起， D．keeping on反復，句意：有一半的人說孩子問過現在發生的事情，選B
17.考查動詞和句意理解：A．overturn使）翻倒，B．downturn .（價格或活動）開始下降，衰退，低迷時期C．breakthrough突破，D．breakout爆發，句意：這次的衰退帶來的好處之一是這一代人在經濟上更理智，選B
18.考查形容詞比較級，A．cleverer更聰明，B．smarter更聰明，C．brighter更聰明，D．wiser更理智，這里指孩子在經濟問題上更加理智，不是更聰明，選D
19.考查動詞和句意理解：A．struggle努力，掙扎，B．measure衡量，C．manage設法，管理，D．earn掙得，句意是：這代人在經濟問題上更加理智，能夠管理好自己的錢，選C
20.考查名詞和上下文串聯：A．stability穩定，B．puzzle困惑，C．uncertainty不確定，D．recovery恢復，前面提到：the global economic crisis可知是經濟不確定的時期，選C。
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Tisich called a family meeting. “We’ve had to make a difficult decision,” Mr. Trsich announced. “You see, your mother has been offered a post as codirector of a television station to Chicago, Unfortunately, the station is not here, After thinking long and hard about it, we’ve concluded that the right decision is to move to Chicago.”
Marc looked shocked, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving. “It’s surprising. but exciting!” she said. Marc simply said. “We can’t go - I can’t leave all my friends. I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!”
The Tisichs hoped that by the time they moved in August, Marc would grow more accustomed to the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the news, refusing to pack his belongings.
When the morning of the move arrived. Marc was nowhere to he found. His parents called Tommy Lyons’s house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc. Mrs. Tisich became increasingly concerned, while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so irresponsibly
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started walking over to Tommy’s house , with a faint idea of hiding Lyons’s attic （閣樓） for a few days. But something happened on the way as Marc walked past all the familiar landscape of the neighborhood: the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father often took evening walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who make them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house, wondering if there were any moving cartons （紙板箱） the right size to hold his record collection.
1. The conflict to this story was caused by .
A. Marc and Rachel’s different tempers
B. a quarrel between Tommy Lyons and Marc
C. Marc’s disagreement with his parents about their move
D. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich’s remark of Marc’s irresponsibility
2. Marc and Rachel’s reactions to the move were similar in the way that both were_______.
A. surprised B. angry and upset
C. anxious for more details D. worried about packing
3. The reason for Marc’s going home was that .
A. he did not want to be left behind
B. he realized his family was essential to him
C. he hoped to reach an agreement with his parents
D. he wished to be a more responsible person
4. What would most likely happen next?
A. Marc would bring his records over to the Lyons’s house,
B. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would call the police.
C. Marc would join his family for house moving.
D. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would start searching for Marc.
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