Question

你校同学进行了一场有关高考英语听力测试的讨论。讨论的主题是：高考英语测试中的听力部分该不该取消?请你根据王表中的提示写一篇短文，介绍讨论的情况。

一些同学认为不应该取消1．听是语言的四项基本技能之一，不能忽视；2．听是获取信息的重要途径之；3．国际合作日益增多，听、说能力应加强。

另一些同学则认为应该取消 1．考试中各地收听效果好坏不一，不公平；2．英语教师和语音设备城乡差异过大；3．今后并非人人都要与外国人进行口头交流。

注意：1．文章的起始句已给出。

2．词数：120左右（不包括已给出的起始句）

3．参考词汇：取消cancel 国际合作international cooperation

The students of our school had a discussion about whether listening test in the National Matriculation English Test should be kept or canceled.

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Answer 1

One possible version:
The students of our school had a discussion about whether listening test in the National Matriculation English Test should be kept or canceled. Some students think that listening test should not be canceled. They insist listening is among the four basic skills. We therefore can not ignore it. Besides, listening is one of the important channels for us to get information from the outside world. So it should be strengthened today when international cooperation is becoming more and more frequent. But others don’t agree. They think not everyone has to communicate with foreigners in the future. Moreover, listening test is unfair to the students in the areas where radio signals cannot be picked up effectively. And for certain reasons, there is a big difference in teachers and equipment between the countryside and the city.