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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 lecture 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 pubic 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.”

1. Professor John Beath’s lectures are          .

A.given in a traditional way

B.connected with the present situation

C.open to both students and their parents

D.warmly received by economics

2.Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their         .

A.better reputation   B.higher pay         C.fewer applications   D.greater stability

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.the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened

D.children should solve financial problems themselves

4.According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters         .

A.get jobs in Child Trust Funds               B.have access to better equipment

C.confident about their future careers         D.wiser in money management

5.What’s the main idea of the text?

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.

 

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  An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.

  The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub(商业中心),where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.

  The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12∶50 p.m.,said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered(使粉碎)nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless(不生锈的)steel rubbish can to pieces.

  One passer-by,identified(确认)only as Zhang,said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.

  Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.

  The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.

  It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

  A. All the injured were taken to a hospital

  B. 8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital

  C. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant

  D. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop

  Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

  A. One passer- by, indentified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.

  B. Some customers in restaurants were injured.

  C. The writer didn’t get to the scene.

  D. All customers in shops got hurt.

  In the last paragraph the underlined word“ speculate” probably means ________.

  A. tell              B. guess

  C. discuss            D. talk

  What of the follwing can be the best title for the passage?

  A. Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin

  B. The Cause of the Explosion

  C. A Terrible Thing

  D. Market Blast Kills 1 ,Injures 21

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Alone in the wilderness. Nothing but jungle. A world of shadow with the rays of light falling like blonde hair from the crowns of the giant trees. Jungle in the midday sun. Everything motionless. Not a sound from sky or earth. Complete silence. Only some coconuts falling, at long intervals, very far away. The world reduced to the soft touch of cool grass along my naked back, and a sweet smell of rich soil and vegetation. Stretched out with closed eyes beside my heavy burden of fruit and firewood, I enjoyed the feeling of fresh blood streaming through every part of my body and fresh jungle air filling every corner of my lungs.

???? Resting motionless, I could see the sun through my closed eyelids, alone in the sky, as lonely as I, and as motionless and silent as everything else. The earth had surely stopped turning and somewhere on this planet there was supposed to be roaring traffic in busy streets. What a crazy, unbelievable thought!

????????????? Another coconut fell, to make the world come to a complete standstill. I had to roll over onto my stomach to feel that at least I could move and make noises. Then I found company. A little brown ant was struggling to find its way with a bit of dry straw through the jungle of leaves and grass below my nose. I wondered if I could give the little fellow a lift with its burden, but it showed not the slightest sign of tiredness and struggled on with all six legs, head first or head last, waving its feelers energetically as if the trip had just started. Who ever saw a tired ant? Tiredness, disagreeable tiredness, is restricted to hunted animals, slaves and modern man. It is as great an effort for an office clerk to walk five blocks with a loaded brief-case as it is for a jungle-dweller to cross a valley with a goat on his back. It is as hard to get up and climb or run when you have been seated for years as it is to get up and walk when you have been in bed for months. The body is strange. Spare it, and you get really tired for almost nothing; use it, and almost nothing makes you really tired.

????????????? I rose to my feet. I had heard a horse neighing down in the valley. Above me, on the open highland plains, there were wild horses. But down in the valley there was never a horse unless there was a man on it. Somebody was making his way up the valley and my wife was alone.

1.What’s the right order of the following events?

I heard a horse neighing down in the valley.

I went to the jungle.

I found an ant carrying a bit of dry straw.

I lay on the ground to have a break.

I picked fruits and chopped firewood.

A. ②③⑤①④????????????? ????????????? B. ⑤③②④①????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. ②⑤④③①????????????? ????????????? D. ⑤④③②①

2.How does the author feel about the ant?

AHe admired its attitude toward work.

BHe was amazed at its tireless efforts.

CHe showed sympathy for the little ant.

DHe was content to have it as a companion.

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author would probably ???????? .

Awork harder than before????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Btalk to the man on the horse

Cmake his way home????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dstay in the valley

4.We can learn from the passage that the author ???????? .

Aenjoyed being alone?????????????

Bexperienced a world of quietness

Cmissed his busy life in the city

Dhad an unforgettable adventure

 

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This morning, as I was getting close to the supermarket, I saw a small   36    gathering around an elderly woman with blood under her face. I stopped and asked if I could   37  . I told her I was certified(授予证书的)in first aid. Then I   38   someone for a first aid kit(工具箱). But she didn’t want help, saying she was fine. But she wasn’t fine. I asked her to   39   with me and we   40   about her routine of getting groceries. People brought out ice packs, water and paper towels from the   41   nearby. I put on the gloves from the first aid kit, and cleaned her up a bit, but   42   I just talked to her and held her hand.

Two   43   happened to be passing by and   44   to help check her out a bit. Finally, after ten minutes the   45   arrived and I talked to the emergency medical team and they   __46  .

I was certified in first aid years back, and I got re-certified a month ago, but I never   47   it once. However, I realized being certified isn’t   48   about providing the aid. I didn’t stop the bleeding. I didn’t   49   to examine her. Mostly it was about providing comfort for people in a difficult   50  . The certification gave me the   51   to do that: to kneel on the sidewalk, holding an old woman’s hand, and to help make those _ 52   few minutes just a little bit better.

If you’re not certified in first aid, I can’t   53   it strongly enough. It takes four hours of your time at your   54   Red Cross. With what you’ll   55   , maybe you’ll be able to help someone like the old lady one day.

1.A. people             B. public C. traffic    D. crowd

2.A. watch out      B. look out         C. help out         D. make out

3.A. paid         B. sent    C. applied D. scolded

4.A. stay          B. walk    C. accompany   D. shop

5.A. looked              B. cared C. talked   D. quarreled

6.A. hospital           B. supermarket         C. station  D. office

7.A. mostly             B. maybe  C. simply   D. extremely

8.A. policemen     B. volunteers     C. clerks    D. doctors

9.A. refused            B. stopped      C. lay         D. woke

10.A. ambulance    B. family   C. driver   D. officer

11.A. operated on    B. turned up  C. ran away        D. took over

12.A. liked                B. noticed     C. used      D. met

13.A. necessarily     B. possibly      C. hopefully       D. commonly

14.A. want                B. teach         C. permit  D. try

15.A. place              B. situation      C. life         D. position

16.A. harm             B. confidence   C. lesson   D. wish

17.A. confusing      B. moving        C. scary     D. friendly

18.A. recommend     B. demand    C. support          D. explain

19.A. formal             B. national     C. local      D. private

20.A. recognize      B. offer   C. allow     D. Learn

 

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