Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of My View on University Ranking. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:
1. 目前高校排名相当盛行
2. 对于这种做法，人们看法不一
3. 我认为……
My View on University Ranking
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My View on University Ranking
For the past year or two, college ranking has become immensely prevalent across the Chinese landscape. A bewildering array of university ranking frequently emerge in various media, ranging from newspapers to magazines to educational sites. It is no exaggeration to say that college ranking has gained considerable public concern currently.
This topic is on the lips of everyone, but their views are far from being equal. A host of individuals supportive of university ranking argue that it can function as an effective channel through which low-ranking universities are able to be well aware of the gap between them and first-class ones. In this case, those middle or low-ranking institutions will strive to progress up the ranking and the overall academic level is bound to be enhanced. Plus, many college-students-would-be are capable of acquiring more useful information about their desired schools. However, other people taking a dim view of university ranking deem that restricted by a wealth of conditions, many college rankings are not objective and even positively misleading. Additionally, a handful of schools with evil intentions fabricate college ranking in efforts to lure high school graduates.
To my way of thinking, we should not overrate this kind of ranking because it cannot serve as the sole criterion to appraise a certain campus. As far as the colleges and universities are concerned, they are supposed to put boosting comprehensive capabilities at the top of the agenda, say, academic fruits and teaching equipments and faculty. Only by doing so can we build first-rated universities progressively.
【译文】
大学排名之我见
过去的一两年里，大学排名在中国变得极其盛行。令人眼花缭乱的各种大学排名经常出现在报纸、杂志、教育网站等各种媒体上。可以毫不夸张地说大学排名最近受到了公众的广泛关注。
这个话题已经备受谈论，但是人们的观点迥然不同。很多人赞同大学排名，他们认为大学排名可以作为一种有效的渠道，排名较低的学校可以通过它更加清楚地认识到它们与一流大学之间的差距。在这种情况下，那些排名中等或较低的大学将会努力提升自己的排名，因此总体的学术水平必然会改善。另外，许多准大学生能够获得自己心仪大学的更多有用信息。然而，对于大学排名持有否定态度的人们认为受许多条件所限，许多大学排名很难做到客观，甚至有些是有很大误导性的。除此之外，一些带有不良目的的学校通过捏造相关排名以吸引高中毕业生。
我认为，我们不应该过度重视这种排名，因为它不能作为评价某所大学的唯一标准。就各个大学而言，他们应该将提高综合实力放在首位，比如学术成果、教学设备和师资。只有这样我们才能逐步建设一流大学。
