单项选择题
In our system of education today, examinations area common feature. Our present education system has often been criticized as too examination-oriented (以考试为导向的). However, one must remember that in offices and other areas of work, examinations still feature clearly. There is no doubt that the fear and influence of examination cause much preparation work. So it therefore appears that examinations whether considered good or bad would stay for a while as a test of human knowledge.
Examinations are meant to test the intellect of a person, how much he knows or how he has learnt from a particular course. It is designed to make students study, which should be their immediate mission in life. In our competitive world of today, examinations have a highly selecting or filtering(筛选) role. In the university, students have to pass annual examinations before they are allowed to continue, or study a harder syllabus (教学大纲). Moreover, for entrance into a university, pre-university examination results would provide a guide as to whether a student has the minimum qualifications necessary.
In offices either government or private ones, examination results show clearly whether a person is fit for promotion. The results indicate how much he knows about the work.
In all these cases, examinations inculcate (灌输) a spirit of hard work and competition. Students or office workers can refresh their mind again and again on what they have learnt. This maintains a certain individual and overall standard of knowledge.
A. although criticized, examinations are still widely used
B. examinations play a bad role in education
C. one should take an argument in favor of examinations
D. examinations serve as a test of human knowledge