Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of traffic jam. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.
1.在現(xiàn)代社會,城市交通問題變得越來越嚴重
2.城市交通問題的表現(xiàn)以及對人們生活的影響
3.解決的方法與措施
Traffic Jam
There is no doubt that traffic congestion becomes a growing worry for the residents of most urban areas. Some major roads are regularly choked with traffic in rush hours. The limited transport capacity contributes largely to the vexing problem. How to solve the headache?.
The existing solutions to traffic jam mainly aim at creating metro bus systems and broadening major roads. Widening the existing roads can solve traffic snarls on some level. Soaring car ownership compounds the chronic annoying problem, so we must sharply reduce the heavy reliance on cars and drive a shift to the mass transportation. It is a cheap and good way. We can create a system of customized bus routes and highlight the development of subways, trolleys and light rail. The effective combination of these solutions will enable the urban areas to possess a smooth traffic.
點評:交通話題一直是四級作文命題話題之一。1990年6月考查過How to solve the problem of Heavy Traffic,1994年1月考題 The World Is Getting Smaller and Smaller也與交通有關(guān),近年來,隨著私家車的日益增多,城市交通擁堵凸顯,出行難越來越成為人們關(guān)注的焦點。