四级考前必背作文10篇 Topic 9

Grades and Ability

Do high grades imply excellent ability? Opinions vary from person to person.

Some agree that high grades reflect high intelligence and are thus indicative¹ of one’s ability. Students who do well in exams are therefore always favored in class. Others hold that grades have little to do with one’s ability. They point out that some students who do not well enough in school may also make great achievements.They take Edison for example, saying that Edison was considered not clever by his primary school teacher but became a very famous inventor later.

In my view, grades are important for us students. When people have no other ways to assess ability, they can decide whether we are qualified² for school place or position only from our grades.

Therefore, we must try to achieve high grades in school, even though they are not the only standard for our abilities.

1 indicative   

adj.(of)象征的；陈述的；n.陈述语气

参考例句：

• His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。
• Use the indicative mood to make a sentence.请用陈述语气造句。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。