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.
目前我国高考竞争愈演愈烈。每年考生人数近300万，而录取率在40%以下，多数考生肯定要落选。这给考生、考生的家庭和学校，乃至整个社会，都造成了很大的压力，引发了一些社会问题。此外，不同类型或特点的考生用同一模式和难度的试卷，有欠公允；三天的考试成绩便决定一个人的未来命运，亦不够合理。如何解决这些问题，改革现行的高考制度？我的意见是…。
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.
统计数据表明,不超过40%的人通过参加高考。因为大学教育被认为是事业成功的关键,这使得申请人有着巨大的压力。它也会导致社会问题,因为那些没考上的人会觉得自己让家人蒙羞。
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.
在我看来,考试是不公平的,原因有三:第一,具有不同能力的申请人却做着同样的试卷,第二,短短三天的考试结果却影响申请人的整个未来;第三,可以负担得起私人家教的申请人通常分数会比那些贫穷的人更高,但也有可能是他们更聪明。
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.
为了提高大学入学考试制度,我建议以下步骤:制定考试卷子应该考虑到不同能力和不同背景的申请者；此外，除了考试本身，应该制定完整的申请人教育成果评估;有助于考试的技巧应传授给所有人。
