Topic1ReadingandsummarStepOneCheckthehomeworkStepTwoReadingandtranslatingBeijingeducationauthoritiesplantode-emphasiseEnglishscoresonstandardisedtests,asignthatChina'sobsessionwiththelanguagemaybewaning.北京的教育官员计划降低英语在高校标准入学考试中的重要性，这一举措或标志着中国的英语热开始降温。TheBeijingmunicipalcommissionofeducationplanstoreducetheEnglishsectionoftheall-importantcollegeadmissionstest,theGaokao,from150pointsto100pointsinmajorcitiesby2016,China'sofficialnewswireXinhuareported.据中国官方媒体新华社报道，北京市教育委员会计划减少英语科目在高考中的分值，从150分下降到100分，这一政策将自2016年起在全国主要城市开始实施。ItwillboostthevalueoftheChinesesectionfrom150to180points.Currently,thetestweighsEnglish,Chineseandmathsequally.高考改革还会将语文科目的分值从150分提高到180分。目前，英语、语文和数学三门科目的分值是相同的。Officialshavespuntheproposalasbothapracticaldecisionandamatterofnationalpride."Thechangehighlightsthefundamentalimportanceofmothertongueinthecurriculum,"arepresentativefromthecommissiontoldXinhua.中国官员称此举既是从实际需要出发，又可以弘扬国粹。北京市教育委员会一位发言人对新华社记者说，“这个改革将凸显高中课程中语文学科基础性的重要地位。”教育官员还考虑去掉小学阶段三年级以前的英语课程。目前小学课程中的英语课是从入学第一天就开始的。ShandongandJiangsuprovinces,aswellasShanghai,mayremoveEnglishfromtheGaokaoentirely.PublicconsultationontheproposalbeganonMonday,Xinhuareported.新华社称高考英语改革“仅仅是一个小调整”，并强调英语教育方式的改变并不会减少英语教育的重要性。Summary:TheBeijingmunicipalcommissionofeducationplanstoreducetheEnglishsectionoftheall-importantcollegeadmissionstestfrom150pointsto100pointsinmajorcitiesby2016,whichmaycauseagreatinfluence,Homework:Translatethefollowingpassageandsummarizethewholepassage.themselves.Nottoolongago,skiinghadvirtuallynopartintheAmericansportsscene.ItwaspurelyaEuropeansport.Thenwhencamethe1932WinterOlympicsatLakePlacid,NewYorkAmericansgottheirfirstgoodlookatskiingandmadethehills.TodayskitrainsmakeregularrunsfromThespecialthrillofskiingiswelldescribedbyBuddyWerner.“It’salluptoyou,”hesays.“Noteammatescanhelp.You’realone.It’syouagainstthesnow,themountains,theterrain(地形),yourself.You’reawarrior(勇士).
