作文一直可以说是考试的重难点，也是让考生最头疼的内容，作文除了需要我们有一定的词汇积累，也需要我们不间断的练习和总结，练习多了才能熟能生巧，才能下笔成章，下面来一起练习一下这篇英语四级作文吧，希望考生能够更好地为12月份的四六级考试提前做好准备。

    题目要求：　　

　　Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My Views on Examinations. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline below:

　　1)大学都用考试来衡量学生的成绩;

　　2)考生可能带来的副作用;

　　3)我对考试的看法。

   参考范文：　

　　In most colleges and universities the examination is used as a chief means of deciding whether a student succeeds or fails in mastering a particular subject. Although it does the job quite efficiently, its side effects are also enormous.

　　To begin with, examinations lower the standards of teaching. Since teachers are often judged by examination results, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques. No subjects can be taught successfully merely through being approached with intent to take examinations. In addition, the most undesirable effect is that examinations encourage bad study habits. As the examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student is driven to memorize mechanically rather than to think creatively.

　　In fact, few of us admit that examinations can contribute anything really important to the students’ academic development. If that is the case, why cannot we make a change and devise something more efficient and reliable than examinations?