台湾雅思跟大陆一样吗？
我是在21世纪初考上台大，当时台大的英语能力测试（简称“TWE”）就是雅思。不过和大陆的雅思考试形式还是略有不同。 听说现在的雅思考试在台湾由雅思官方直接主办，而原来的TWE已经停考了。关于这一点，我曾经很疑惑，因为当初我考TWE的时候，监考老师就告诉我们这是雅思，并且要我们交卷的时候把试卷交给英国大使馆的人（其实就是一个带着英国使馆工作证件的台湾人）；而在我之后的N年之内，到台湾参加托福或GRE考试的同事也都说他们遇到同样的情形。所以可以确定的就是到了2006年以后去台湾考雅思一定是英式雅思。
至于老早以前的TWE，我在网上找到一份题目，仅供参考：
Part I．Reading Comprehension A) Q．What is the main purpose of this article？
B) Q．How do authors know something new about a subject？
C) Q．Do we really understand what it means to be “intelligent”？
D) Q．Does intelligence exist？
E) Q．If you are smart enough， would you want to help others？ F) Q．Is human intelligence the best ？ G) Q．In the past， was mankind smarter than today's youth？ H) Q．Should we continue our efforts toward finding solutions for complex problems？ I) Q．To whom is the author referring to when he says “we”？ J) Q．What does “our species" mean in line 58？ K) Q．Why do people keep on arguing about whether or not humans are smarter than ever before？ L) Q．Are you willing to share your opinions with other people under some circumstances？ M) Q．What can make us wise？ N) Q．Who are the readers of this magazine article？ O) Q．What are the possible causes of low IQ score？ P) Q．What does “pestering him” mean in line 41？ Q) Q．What did the professor do to the student who asked an open-ended question？ R) Q．How many questions would you like to ask in one sitting？ S) Q．How will answering questions online compare with being examined by face-to–face？ T) Q．When should I use WikiAnswers as reference work？ U) Q．From where would you search for the answer to your question？ V) Q．Can someone tell me how to start my own wiki答主？ W) Q．Will Google Answer have any influence on the way students learn？ X) Q．Would you recommend using Internet as a tool for learning？ Y) Q．What kind of questions will be answered by Google Answers？ Z) Q．What information might an anonymous person provide that could save another’s life？