孰优孰劣：要分数还是要能力？

【内容提示】

当前，应试教育和素质教育是教育界讨论的热点话题。前者的目的是取得高分，考入高一级学校；后者的目的是全面发展，取得能力而适应社会的需要。目的不同，方法也不同，结果也就不同。在应试教育的思想指导下，教学的方法是填鸭式，教师硬灌，学生硬背，考不上大学就什么也不会做了。而在素质教育的思想指导下，教学方法是灵活多样的，把书本知识化为实践技能，学生考不上大学也能从事各种工作。请你就这一问题写一篇文章，比较二者的优劣。下列词语供参考： 1．cramming-duck hand填鸭式手段2．flxibl and varid masurs灵活多变的措施

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Which Is Bttr: To Gt Scors or To Gt Abilitis?

Whn askd such a qustion: Which is bttr, to gt scors or to gt abilitis, many studnts＇ answr lik min would b that to gt abilitis is bttr than to gt scors. To mak it clar, w hav to compar th both sids.

Two diffrnt aims lad to two diffrnt mthods and two diffrnt rsults. If w ar agr to gt good marks, our tachrs would tak a cramming-duck hand to forc us to do much hard work. W hav to larn by hart a lot of liflss knowldg. W hav to rcit many many poms and txts. W hav to carry a havy school-bag. W hav to do much homwork aftr school. All of what w do is mrly for a singl purpos----to pass xaminations. As a rsult w cannot njoy any thing. W hav no fr tim. W hav no holidays. W hav no gams and plays. W hav no plasur. W hav no childhood. In th nd w hav no skills or capabilitis① xcpt som dad knowldg from books. W ar not abl to wash our cloths. W ar not abl to cook mals. W ar not abl to labour in th filds. W ar not abl to oprat machins in th factoris. In a word w cannot do any practical work.

On th othr hand,if w intnd to gain abilitis, our tachrs will tak flxibl and varid masurs in thir taching practic. Thy will provid for all th studnts chancs to shar qual ducation and w studnts ar supposd to njoy all-round② dvlopmnt. Whil w larn knowldg from books, w ar showd how to us computrs, how to mak a radio or rcordr, how to mak xprimnts and rsarchs in scincs; how to play th piano or violin,how to sing or danc, how to draw or paint picturs and portraits;how to prpar a dish or how to mak brad; how to plant trs and grass, how to go in for farming by mans of scintific mthods; how to do businss and how to kp in touch with othrs. All in all, w can play an activ part in our studis. At last w will mastr not only book knowldg, but also th othr thr abilitis----living ability, working ability and mabagabl③ ability. Thus, w will srv th popl bttr.

By comparing th two idas, w can com to a clos that th purpos to gt scors is far wors than th aim to gt vanous abilitis. Only whn w know wll both scintific knowldg and practical skills, can w liv happily and work wondrfully in th socity in th coming futur.

【词语解释】

①capability[?kip+＇bil+ti] n．能力；才能

②all-round[＇&:l＇raund] a．全面的；才能多方面的

③managabl[＇m$nidN+bl] a．可以设法的；应变的

【写法指要】

1）本文是对应试教育和素质教育的优劣对比。通过比较作者最后的结论是：素质教育优于应试教育。全文分四个自然段，第一段提出篇题，第二段写应试教育的目的、方法和结果，第三段与第二段相对，写素质教育的目的、方法和结果，第四段是结论段。

2）本文句法的突出特点是对平行句式的使用。第二段分别用“W hav to…”，“W hav no…”，“W ar not abl to….”平行句说明了应试教育的手段和后果；第三段用五组“… how to….”平行句式强调了全面发展的内容。这样做，增强了对比的效果。