Is it necessary to recite a lot of ancient Chinese in high school Chinese reading?

I think ancient Chinese is actually a precious cultural heritage. Although it is rarely used in our present life, knowing more about ancient Chinese can increase our personal cultural accomplishment and moral level, so it is beneficial to know more about it.

However, under the present exam-oriented education conditions, as students, we can't study according to our hobbies, and it is very uncomfortable to be forced to remember. Coupled with the rebellion of our specific age group, I don't want to recite it, but there are many things to see. It is not difficult to remember the definition of ancient Chinese if you understand the learned text in context.