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    On Oct. 22,Beijing 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 would be reduced from 120 to 100. Of the 100 points,the listening ability scores will increase to 50. Meanwhile,the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150.

     " The change won’t affect me. I feel so lucky because English is my strongest point," said Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School. Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study,and reduces students,pressure,said Li Yi,spokesman of the commission.

    "The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage (实际运用) of English," said Li. .’Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones."

    English has long been the world's most commonly used language. ” Being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly," Bai Ping wrote in China Daily. Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji once said," In a globalizing economy,if you cannot interact with foreigners,how can you be part of the world economy?" Wang Jiaming said he understood the change. "Chinese,not English,is our mother tongue,he said. "But still,I think English is both ihteresting and useful."  

46. In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016,

    A.the English scores will be cut down to 100

   B. the English listening ability scores will be lowered

   C. the pointy for Chinese will be reduced by 30 points

   D. the poihts for chemistry will increase by 20 points 

47. Why does Wang Jiaming feel lucky?

   A. Because he needn’t take the entrance exam.

   B. Because the change won’t affect him.

   C. Because he does well in Chinese.

   D. Because he doesn’t have any pressure before the entrance exam.

48. The main purpose of the change is to .

   A. encourage students to learn how to order meals in English

   B. make students learn to read English news on mobile phones

   C. ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam

   D. make students pay more attention to learning Chinese

49. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. The change makes students spend less time on English.

   B. The change makes it harder for students to get a high score.

   C. Studying English is still important for the students.

   D. English is no longer interesting or useful.

Answer 1

49. A 50. B 51. D 52. C

[阅读B篇短文大意]本文介绍的是一些关于北京中招考试改革的信息。

49. A根据文章第一段的第一句可知A项符合题意。

50. B根据文章第二段的前两句可知B项符合题意。

51. D 根据文章第二段中的” Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study. .. M 可知答案选D.

52. C根据文章最后一段的内容可知C项的表述正确。