试题测试考生在真实语境中准确表达的能力,如:单项选择第8题 – Have scientists found life on Mars? – Not yet, but I think they _____ it some day.(答案:D. will find,话题“宇宙”来源于教材8BM3);分析问题、解决问题的能力:考生要根据英国牛津镇的一份旅游指南(阅读A篇),快速找出The first bus tour上午9:30从哪里出发,一张24-hour family ticket要多少钱,以及游客可以在牛津的Magdalen College干什么等有实际意义的信息。试卷还测试考生综合、分析,再做出正确判断的高阶思维能力,如阅读C篇后:What advantage does tidal energy have? How can we make better use of tidal energy? 阅读D篇后:Which of the following is true about Mr. Twain according to his story? Who could be the person making Mr. Twain dirty? 主观题Why did Mr. Twain finally decide to give up running for Governor?
试卷对考生的综合运用能力也提出了要求。由于教材有关于春节的内容(7AM10),所以让考生写一篇介绍年夜饭的作文并不难,但要在110词左右的篇幅内写出一篇优秀短文实则不容易:考生要判断西方人最可能感兴趣的点,行文要符合西方人的阅读习惯,语言要准确并富有可读性,书写要规范。