2002年6月真题:Isatestofspokennecessary
AtestofspokenEnglishwillbeincludedasanoptionalcomponentoftheCollegeEnglishTest(CET)
Differentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonit
Someprefertohavesuchatest
OtherstendtodeclineanykindoftestofspokenEnglish
Astome,Iagreewiththefirststatement
Ofcourse,atestofspokenEnglishisverydifficulttohandleandthetesttimeisnotlongenoughtofullydisplayparticipants’abilitytospokeninEnglish
Forexample,ifacandidatedrawsatopicwhichheofsheisnotfamiliarwith,it’shardtoshowhisorhercommandofspokenEnglish
Butwithoutsuchatest,somepeoplemaynothavemotivationtopractisespokenEnglish
Thefollowingreasonscanaccountformypreference
Themainreasonisthatsuchatestenhancescollegestudents’awarenessoftheimportanceofspokenEnglish
Agoodexampletoillustrateisthatseveralyearsago,collegestudentsonlystressedreadinga