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Chinese is your first language,your"mother tongue(舌頭)".For most of you,English is your second language,but in the college entrance exam,English is considered just as important as Chinese-each language is worth 150points.Some educators think this is unrealistic and unfair.
On Oct.22,2013Beijing Municipal Commission of Education(北京市教育委員會(huì)) announced that,from 2016,the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120to 100.Of the 100points,the listening ability scores will add to 50.They also want to allow students to take the English test more than once so that students have a better chance to get higher scores.
Why such a change?It places the importance on Chinese in our study,and cuts students'pressure,said Li Yi,spokesman of the commission.
"The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English,"said Li."Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones."
There is no news that other cities will have the same change.But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams.
For example,Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its gaokao.
But,"Being tested for less points doesn't mean the subject can be taken lightly,"Bai Ping wrote in China Daily.
Wang Jiaming said he understood the change."Chinese,not English,is our mother tongue,"he said."But still,I think English is both interesting and useful."
38.In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016,A.
A.the English scores will be cut down to 100
B.the English listening ability scores will be lowered
C.the points for Chinese will be cut by 20points
D.the points for English will be added by 20points
39.What does Bai Ping think of the reforms?C
A.They make students spend less time on English.
B.They make it harder to get a high score.
C.Studying English is still important for the students.
D.English is both interesting and useful.
40.From the passage,we knowC.
A.from 2016,the English scores will be reduced from 120to100in China
B.reducing the English scores will cut students'pressure and help them learn English better
C.the change allow students to take English tests more than once
D.Shanghai is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its gaokao
41.What is the main purpose of the change?D
A.To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English.
B.To make students learn to read English news on mobile phones.
C.To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam.
D.To make students pay more attention to learning Chinese.