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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。 The revised Life in the UK test covers topics as sport, music and history. "Mundane" subjects such as water meters, job interviews and the internet have been stripped out, ministers said. The Migrants' Rights Network said the test was "like an entry examination for an elite public school". The new handbook, on sale from Monday, will form the basis of the modified 45-minute exam being introduced in March, which all those wishing to attain British citizenship must pass. The overhaul of the test is aimed at focusing less on the practicalities of daily living in Britain and more on the nation's culture and past. Ten example questions offered by the Home Office include "which landmark is a prehistoric monument which still stands in the English county of Wiltshire?" and "what is the name of the admiral who died in a sea battle in 1805 and has a monument in Trafalgar Square, London?" | 
