我对考试的看法 My Views on Examinations

Since school comes into being， the test standard has been used to appraise performance of students. So far it is still being used， which may suggest that actually there are some advantages in it. However， it is also highly possible that the test standard is a not ideal way to find out what students have learned and what they haven t. Most school is still using it just because there is no better method to replace it.

In my opinion， the following three points are the critical flaws in the test standard.

One of the most harmful effects on the test method is that it will force us to study just for passing tests， not for acquiring knowledge especially in China. Obviously the final object of education is making us intellective by learning more knowledge. While the test is only a way to examine the level of students studies， it has been deteriorated to a sifter deciding the fate of students. Why can it be called a terrible sifter? Now in the tests， which decide who can enter a higher school， thousands of poor students， who want a splendid future， must prepare for the tests by finishing a great deal of practices. Those practice tests are heavy-laden to them. So in this case， how can they be expected to study to obtain knowledge? To them that are enough if they can reach the level which tests need. In the end what our nation will get， genuine persons with ability or just test robots?

Secondly， tests will bring the examinees great pressure， which can affect their lives. A typical example of this is that most young students have worn glasses even though some of them are still children. For preparing for tests， they must spend a lot of time on doing their homework so that their eyesight becomes worse and worse. And the more time they spend on those， the less time they have for playing and relaxing. Consequently， there is a bad influence on their health.

Thirdly， in fact， test system itself can not veraciously estimate who is better than others because there are many factors impacting the results of test. For instance， someone cheated in test so that his score would be higher than others. Or someone who was too nervous to perform well fell in the test.

Only in spare time and no pressure of tests existent， students can study simply for the fun， for obtaining knowledge and for the things that they are really interested in. But now the test system is the only way to select which one is better， who can reach better school and who can get good job. Then what we can do is to improve the test system or hope that something better will be invented and replace the test system.

由于学校应运而生，测试标准已被用来评估学生的表现。到目前为止它仍然被使用，这可能表明，事实上有一定的优势。然而，它也很有可能测试标准是不理想的方式找出学生学习，他们还没有，大多数学校仍然使用它仅仅是因为没有更好的方法来取代它。

在我看来，以下三点是关键缺陷的测试标准。

一个测试方法上的最有害的影响是，它将迫使我们研究只是通过测试，而不是获取知识特别是在中国。显然，教育的最终目标是使我们的学习更多的知识智力。而测试只是一种检测学生的学习水平，它已经恶化到筛决定命运的学生。为什么它可以被称为一个可怕的筛？现在在测试，以决定谁能进入高等学校，成千上万的贫困学生，谁想要一个美好的未来，必须完成大量的练习准备考试。这些实践检验是对他们沉重。所以在这种情况下，怎么能指望他们研究获得的知识？他们说，如果他们能达到足够的水平测试需要。在结束我们的国家将获得与能力，或是测试机器人的真正的人？

其次，测试将考生的压力很大，这会影响他们的生活。一个典型的例子就是最年轻的学生都戴眼镜虽然仍有孩子。为准备考试，他们必须在做他们的家庭作业，使他们的视力越来越差花很多时间。和他们花更多的时间在那些，他们玩耍和放松的时间少。因此，对他们的健康有不良影响。

再次，事实上，测试系统本身不能准确估计是比别人更好，因为有许多因素影响的试验结果。例如，有人作弊，他的成绩测试会比其他人高。或有人太紧张了测试执行。

只有在课余时间和没有压力的试验存在的，学生可以学习简单的乐趣，获得知识，他们真正感兴趣的东西。但现在的考试系统是选择哪一种更好的唯一途径，能达到更好的学校，谁能找到很好的工作。那么我们能做的是提高测试系统或希望会有更好的发明和取代试验系统。