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河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（3）及答案阅读理解Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedto（归因于）theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuary,accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.A.spokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.ProfessorjohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst-yearlectures-whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250.“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporary（当代的）eventsinawaythatonehasn’ttraditionallydone.”Headded.Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeople’srenewedinterestincatersinthepubicsector（部门）,whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.A.recentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.ZackHocking,theheadofChildTrustFunds,said:“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”16.ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare.A.giveninatraditionalwayB.connectedwiththepresentsituationC.opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsD.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics17.Incomesinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir.A.greaterstabilityB.higherpayC.fewerapplicationsD.betterreputation18.Intheopinionofmostparents,.A.eccentricsshouldbethefocusofschoolteachingB.morestudentsshouldbeadmittedtouniversitiesC.theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengthened.D.childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselves19.AccordingtoHocking,theglobaleconomiccrisismightmaketheyoungsters.A.wiserinmoneymanagementB.haveaccesstobetterequipmentC.confideabouttheirfuturecareersD.getjobsinChildTrustFunds20.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications.B.EconomicsisattractinganincreasingnumbersstudentsC.collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertaintyD.parentsareconcernedwithchildren’ssubjectselection.【参考答案】16—20、BACAB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）【2014四川省资阳市第一次诊断性考试】AGalaxysawamanandawomanwhocommunicatedwiththesignlanguageatthetrainstationwhenshewasonthewayhomeoneevening.Shenoticedthatthewomanaskedthemanforthedirection.Hetoldherthathedidnotknow.Galaxydecidedtohelpthem.Shehadlearnedthesignlanguagewhensheservedasavolunteerinthedeafandmute(聋哑)school.Thensheshowedthewomanthedirectionandleftheremailaddresstothemincasetheyneededherhelplater.Shereceivedanemailfromthatmanthenextday.Kazrimwashisname.Galaxyrepliedhismailsincerely.Theybothstartedchattingonlinesoonafterandbeganseeingeachother.Althoughtheyonlycommunicatedwiththesignlanguage,itneverbotheredher.Galaxywasfondofhimgradually.Obviously,Kazrimwasthesametoo.HepresentedGalaxywithabunchofsunflowersandaskedhersincerely.“Ar...