通读2003年全国高考英语学科试卷可以清晰地看出，试卷命题延续了“有利于中学素质教育的推进，有利于高校选拔人才”以及“稳定中求发展”的指导思想，遵循了新的国家英语课程标准和高考说明的“突出考查能力”的原则，即在考查语言知识的同时，更偏重考查综合运用语言的能力 Through reading the 2003 National English Test Paper for the National College Entrance Examination, it can be clearly seen that the paper proposition continues the guiding ideology of “advancement of quality education in middle schools, selection of qualified personnel for colleges and universities” and “stability for stability”, and follows the new national English. The principle of “prominent examination ability” explained in the curriculum standards and the college entrance examination is that, while examining language knowledge, it also emphasizes the ability to comprehensively use the language.