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Step One Check the authorities plan to de-emphasise English scores on standardised tests, a sign that China's obsession with the language may be waning.
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。
The Beijing municipal commission of education plans to reduce the English section of the all-important college admissions test, the Gaokao, from 150 points to 100 points in major cities by 2016, China's official newswire Xinhua reported.
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。
It will boost the value of the Chinese section from 150 to 180 points. Currently, the test weighs English, Chinese and maths equally.
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。
Officials the proposal as both a practical decision and a matter of national pride. "The change the curriculum," a representative from the commission told Xinhua.
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。
Shandong and Jiangsu provinces, as well as Shanghai, may remove English from the Gaokao entirely. Public consultation on the proposal began on Monday, Xinhua reported.
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: The Beijing municipal commission of education plans to reduce the
English section of the all-important college admissions test from 150 points to 100 points in major cities by 2016,which may cause a great influence, Homework:
Translate the following passage and summarize the whole passage.
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