Question

15．Chinese is your first language，your"mother tongue（舌头）"．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（北京市教育委员会） 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．

Answer 1

分析 短文讲述了汉语是你的第一语言，母语，对于绝大多数人来说，英语是你的第二语言，但在高考中，英语被认为同样重要的是中国的每一种语言都是值得150分．一些教育家认为这是不切实际的和不公平的．然后做出了一些改革，从2016，在高中入学考试的英语成绩将从120降低到100．他们还想让学生参加英语考试不止一次，让学生有一个更好的机会得到更高的分数．

解答 答案：38．A  细节理解题．根据第二段第一行句子from 2016，the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120to 100．从2016，在高中入学考试的英语成绩将从120降低到100．可知英语成绩将会减少到100．故选A．
39．C   细节推理题．根据倒数第二段句子But，"Being tested for less points doesn't mean the subject can be taken lightly，"Bai Ping wrote in China Daily．但是少点测试并不意味着主体可以掉以轻心，"白萍在《中国日报》中写道．可知学生学习英语仍然是重要的．故选C．
40．C  细节归纳题．根据第二段第二行句子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．他们还想让学生参加英语考试不止一次，让学生有一个更好的机会得到更高的分数．可知变化允许让学生参加更多的英语考试．故选C．
41．D  主旨归纳题．根据文章整体内容及其第一段句子Chinese is your first language，your"mother tongue（舌头）"．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．汉语是你的母语，你的"母语"．对于绝大多数人来说，英语是你的第二语言，但在高考中，英语被认为同样重要的是中国的每一种语言都是值得150分．一些教育家认为这是不切实际的和不公平的．可知让学生更加注重学习中文．故选D．

点评 在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案．