改革現行的高考制度 Reform Our Current College Entrance Examination System
Directions:
A. Title: How To Improve Or Reform Our Current College Entrance Examination System.
B. Time limit: 40 minutes
C. Word limit: about 200 words
D. Your essay should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET II.
E. Your essay should be based on the information given below.
目前我國高考競爭愈演愈烈。每年考生人數近300萬，而錄取率在40%以下，多數考生肯定要落選。這給考生、考生的家庭和學校，乃至整個社會，都造成了很大的壓力，引發了一些社會問題。此外，不同類型或特點的考生用同一模式和難度的試卷，有欠公允；三天的考試成績便決定一個人的未來命運，亦不夠合理。如何解決這些問題，改革現行的高考制度？我的意見是…。
Statistics show that no more than 40% of people who take the college entrance exams pass. Because a college education is regarded as the key to a successful career, this puts enormous pressure on the applicants. It also causes social problems, as those who fail consider that they have disgraced their families.
統計數據表明,不超過40%的人通過參加高考。因爲大學教育被認爲是事業成功的關鍵,這使得申請人有着巨大的壓力。它也會導致社會問題,因爲那些沒考上的人會覺得自己讓家人蒙羞。
It seems to me that the exams are unfair, for three reasons: First, applicants with different abilities are faced with the same type of exam paper, Second, the results of a mere three days of examination affect the applicant’s whole future; and third, applicants who can afford private tutors usually score higher marks than those who are poorer, but perhaps more intelligent.
在我看來,考試是不公平的,原因有三:第一,具有不同能力的申請人卻做着同樣的試卷,第二,短短三天的考試結果卻影響申請人的整個未來;第三,可以負擔得起私人家教的申請人通常分數會比那些貧窮的人更高,但也有可能是他們更聰明。
To improve the system of college entrance exams, I suggest the following steps: the exam papers should be graded to take into account the different levels of ability and the different backgrounds of the applicants; in addition to the actual exam, a complete assessment of the applicant’s educational achievements should be made; and tutoring in examination techniques should be made available to all.
爲了提高大學入學考試製度,我建議以下步驟:制定考試卷子應該考慮到不同能力和不同背景的申請者；此外，除了考試本身，應該制定完整的申請人教育成果評估;有助於考試的技巧應傳授給所有人。
