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2015年的四六级考试提前做好准备。

题目要求：　　　　　　　

　　Directions: Write a composition entitled My Views on Examination. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1. 大学都用考试来衡量学生的成缋

　　2. 考试可能带来的副作用

　　3. 我对考试的看法

参考范文：　　　　　　　

　　Sample:

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

　　On the one hand, examinations lower the standards of teaching. Since teachers are often judged by examination results, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques. Nosubjectsjcan.be taught successfullywith jjntenttojtake.examinations. On the other hand, the most undesirable effect is that examinations encourage bad study habits. A　the　examinations corejis the only criterion for his academic performance students 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?

　　【词汇表达亮点】

　　chief adj.主要的 criterion n.标准

　　master v.掌握 mechanically adv.机械地

　　side effect 副作用 creatively adv.创造性地

　　enormous adj.巨大的 contribute to 为 做贡献

　　intent n.意图，意向 devise v. 设计

　　undesirable adj.不良的 reliable adj.可靠的