英语专业四级阅读练习：应试制度的弊端
<p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="marvel">marvel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="educationists">educationists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devise">devise</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="examinations">examinations</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pious">pious</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="examinations">examinations</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knack">knack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aptitude">aptitude</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>-<span word="makers">makers</span>, <span word="examinations">examinations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="none">none</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="fateful">fateful</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="dies">dies</span>. <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="count">count</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="sleepless">sleepless</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measured">measured</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>-<span word="outs">outs</span>: <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="embarked">embarked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span>? <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="students">students</span>?<span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="should">should</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="train">train</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rigidly">rigidly</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="syllabus">syllabus</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>. <span word="Examinations">Examinations</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="motivate">motivate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="widely">widely</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="induce">induce</span> <span word="cramming">cramming</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="deprive">deprive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>. <span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="judged">judged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="despise">despise</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="educated">educated</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="duress">duress</span>.</p>
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