Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Subway Ticket Price Increase . You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words according to the following guidelines:
The subway ticket price in Beijing has been increased.
Some are in favor of it while others are against it.
What’s your opinion?
審題立意
1. 導(dǎo)語解讀:要求考生根據(jù)提供的線索就“地鐵票價上漲”這一話題進行簡述,并提出自己的看法。
2. 文章立意:現(xiàn)有的地鐵價格體系因票價過低迫使政府不得不大量補貼,同時導(dǎo)致地鐵人滿為患,因此北京市政府實施了票價上漲政策,對此,有人贊成,有人反對,我認(rèn)為用多變的票價來解決問題是可行的。
寫作思路
1. 第一段簡要描述政府出臺了提升地鐵票價的政策以削減補貼。
2. 第二段通過對比論證的方式闡述支持方和反對方對于地鐵漲價的不同觀點。
3. 第三段提出我的個人看法并加以論證。
參考范文
On Subway Ticket Price Increase
The Beijing municipal govern-ment has reformed the current low-cost subway ticket system and increased ticket price in order to cut the overall cost of transport subsidies in the city. 1
Such a policy has led to a heated debate, with some supporting the policy, while others say it would be counterproductive. 2 People in favor of the policy said that the reform should be carried out because proper increase of the subway ticket price can ease the great transportation pressure to some extent. 3 However, people against the policy said that rising fares is undesirable because it raises people’s living cost. They said the government should provide other social welfare services to the public, if not, the government should not abandon the subsidy policy. Besides, low subway ticket price can encourage green travel. 3
From my perspective, variable ticket pricing as a solution is feasible. 4 The subway charges passengers according to the lengths of trips. In that way, it is effective to make cuts in the subsidies with proper subway ticket price while Beijing’s public transport system still sees a large number of passengers.
關(guān)于地鐵票價上漲
北京市政府就目前地鐵票務(wù)系統(tǒng)低價情況進行了改革,提升了票價,以全面削減城市交通運輸補貼。
此舉激起熱烈的辯論,有人支持這一舉措,也有人覺得這會事與愿違。贊成此舉的人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該實行這項改革,因為適當(dāng)?shù)靥岣叩罔F票價可以在一定程度上緩解巨大的交通壓力。然而,持反對意見的人則表示價格上漲不是個好事,因為這樣做增加了人們的生活成本。他們表示政府應(yīng)該向公眾提供其他的社會福利,否則,政府就不應(yīng)該拋棄地鐵補貼政策。另外,地鐵低價可以鼓勵綠色出行。
在我看來,用多變的票價來解決問題是可行的。地鐵按里程收費。這樣,合理的地鐵票價既能有效削減政府補貼,又能讓很多乘客依舊使用北京公共交通。
范文點評
1. 開篇簡要描述北京市政府改革現(xiàn)有地鐵票務(wù)體系,提升了票價。
2. 自然過渡,引出提價這一話題激起人們熱烈討論,有人支持,有人反對,緊扣作文話題。
3. 分兩個層次、采用對比論證論述話題,恰如其分,條理清晰,同時也體現(xiàn)了論證方法的多樣性。
4. 末段首句明確表達(dá)自己的觀點:用多變的票價來解決問題是可行的。
要點用法
municipal adj. 市政的,市的
subsidy n. 補貼,補助金
counterproductive adj. 適得其反的,反作用的
in favor of 支持,贊同
rising fares 價格上漲
welfare n. 福利
green travel 綠色出行
variable adj. 多變的
句法點評
1. Such a policy has led to a heated debate, with some cheering the policy, while others say it would be counterproductive.
這里提到某一話題引起人們熱烈的爭論,有人支持,有人反對。這是正反觀點的論述文常用的句式。
2. The subway charges passengers according to the length of the trip.
句中使用了很有用的表達(dá)according to(根據(jù),依據(jù)),表示方式或條件。