2004年广州语文中考,出了一道命题作文,题目为“假如再有一次机会”和“我也是富翁”,由学生选择题目后自由发挥。从评卷结果来看,学生整体写作水平不高。是命题作文约束了学生的想象力,还是我们的作文教学出现了问题?当话题作文渐渐成为中考作文的主流时,这种命题作文是逆潮流而动,还是对传统的理性回归?本期两篇文章分别从正反两个方面对中考作文如何真正评价、考核学生的写作能力进行了分析。 In the 2004 Guangzhou Chinese Language Exam, there was a proposition composition entitled “If there is another chance” and “I am also a rich man,” the students can freely play after choosing the topic. From the results of the assessment, students’ overall writing is not high. Is the composition of the proposition constraining the imagination of the students, or is there a problem in our composition teaching? When the topic writing gradually becomes the mainstream of the Chinese test composition, is this proposition composition moving against the tide or is it a rational return to the tradition? This article analyzes how the real performance of the essay in the senior high school entrance examination and assessment of the students’ writing ability is measured in terms of pros and cons.