英国公民考试不再考常识 改考历史
<p>将于今年3月起实施的新版英国公民考试将不再考查找车站和使用互联网等日常生活知识，而将考查重点放在英国的文化历史成就方面。英国内政部公布的十个样题包括，“哪位将军死于1805年的一场海战，并在伦敦特拉法加广场有他的纪念碑”以及“哪个地标是史前纪念碑且至今仍矗立在威尔特郡”等问题。内政部表示，针对新版考试出版的指导手册内容摒弃了之前那些生活常识，把重点放在作为一个英国人应持的价值观和原则方面；这样做是为了确保外来移民能够融入英国社会。英国移民维权组织则表示新的考试内容有点“像精英公学的入学考试”，称此举是移民政策的倒退。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mundane">Mundane</span>" <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Migrants">Migrants</span>' <span word="Rights">Rights</span> <span word="Network">Network</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="school">school</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="handbook">handbook</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> 45-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attain">attain</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practicalities">practicalities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="include">include</span> "<span word="which">which</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prehistoric">prehistoric</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</span>?" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="admiral">admiral</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1805 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Trafalgar">Trafalgar</span> <span word="Square">Square</span>, <span word="London">London</span>?"</p>
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