Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedtotheglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisau

　　Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedtotheglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.

　　Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuaryaccordingtoUCAStheUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.

　　ProfessorJohnBeaththepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureratStAndrewsUniversitysaidhisfirst-yearlectures—whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400ratherthantheusual250.

　　“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajorswhowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydone.”Headded.

　　Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jumpwithpeople’srenewedinterestincareersinthepublicsectorwhichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.

　　Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmattersandalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingonalthoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.

　　ZackHockingtheheadofChildTrustFundssaid:“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”

　　【小题1】ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare .

　　A．giveninatraditionalwayB．opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsC．connectedwiththepresentsituationD．warmlyreceivedbyeconomics【小题2】Incomesinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir .A．greaterstabilityB．higherpayC．fewerapplicationsD．betterreputation【小题3】Intheopiniono