大学四级模拟687PartⅠWritingDirections:[Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentittld[ShouldSmokingBeBannedinPbulicPlaces?]Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.]1. 近年来越来越多的公共场所禁烟 2.这项举措在受到拥护的同时也引发了争议 3.你的看法ShouldSmokingBeBannedinPublicPlaces? [1]Inrecentyears,smokinghasbeenbannedinmanypublicplacessuchasshops,restaurants,andevenbusstops.[2]Thisregulationhastriggeredmuchdispute. [3]Ontheonehand,manywelcomethebansincelotsofillnessesanddeathsaresmoking-related,andthisisaverysensiblesteptoimprovepeople'shealthandlivingcondition.[4]Ontheotherhand,however,smokersconsideritisunfairtobansmoking.[5]Itistheirrighttosmoke,andtheyarenotcom-mittinganycrime,sothegovernmentshouldnotbanthat. [6]Inmyview,tobansmokingisalongtermprocess,duringwhicheducationratherthanenforcementismorelikelytobethekeytothesuccess.[7]Banningsmokinginthepublicareasisapolicythatshouldbeimplementedstepbystep.[解析]提出现象,对应提纲中的第1点。 [2]这是一个承上启下的句子,由dispute(争论;辩论)引出下文的两方观点。trigger是亮点词,比cause,bring要生动活泼些,后常跟problem,debate,dispute等。 [3][4]进入提纲第2点,用Ontheonehand-Ontheotherhand…分别阐述“拥护”和“争议”。smokingrelated“与吸烟有关的”,作
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语,表达简洁。 [5]commitcrime“犯罪”,表达准确。 [6]用Inmyview提出自己的观点。这一句是全文最漂亮的句子,上文多是用简单的短句,这一句用了地道的非限制性定语从句.并灵活运用ratherthan,bemorelikelyto以及bethekeytosth.这些语言点,非常地道。 [7]implement是亮点词汇,表示“实施;执行”。stepbystep“一步一步地”。 [写作指南] 这篇作文要求考生结合社会现象论述自己的观点。可如下组织行文结构: 先提出越来越多的公共场所禁烟这个现象,也可顺带提出这个现象的社会背景(最容易想到的是由吸烟引发的健康问题,以及禁烟可给人们营造一种干净、舒适的环境等)。 再指出这一规定引发反响,从拥护和异议这两个角度来说。 最后简要提出自己的观点,可针对上段中说到的拥护和争议,在其间找到一个平衡点,提出自己的观点以及解决办法等。 总的来说,拥护的理由好说,关键是提出什么样的争议。范文是从吸烟者的自由权利遭损害这个角度来说的。 PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning) Low-carbonFuture:WeCanAffordtoGoGreen Tacklingclimatechangewillcostconsumerstheearth.Thosewhocampaignforagreenrevolutionareouttodestroyourwesternlifestyles.Sucharethecriesofopponentsofemissionscuts,andtheirmessagehaspoliticalimpact:anumberofsurveyshavefoundthattheenthusiasmofvotersforpoliciestoreduceclimatechangefallsoffasthepricetagincreases. However,anewmodelling(模型化)exercisesuggeststhatthesefearsarelargelyunfounded.ItprojectsthatradicalcutstotheUK'semissionswillcausebarelynoticeableincreasesinthepriceoffood,drinkandmostothergoodsby2050.Electricityandpetrolcostswillrisesignificantly,butwiththerightpoliciesinplace,saythemodellers,thisneednotleadtobigchangesinourlifestyle. "theseresultsshowthattheglobalprojecttofightclimatechangeisfeasible,"saysAlexBowen,aclimatepolicyexpertattheLondonSchoolofEconomics."It'snotsuchabigaskaspeoplearemakingout." Althoughitisimpossibletopreciselypredictpricesfourdecadesfromnow.theexerciseisoneofthemostdetailedexaminationsyetoftheimpactofclimatechangepoliciesonUKconsumers.Itprovidesausefulroughguidetooureconomicfuture. ThoughitsresultsspeakdirectlytotheUKconsumer,previousresearchhascometosimilarconclusionsfortheUS.InJune,onestudyfoundthatiftheUSweretocutemissionsby50percentby2050,pricesofmostconsumergoodswouldincreasebylessthan5percent.ThefindingsarealsoconsistentwithanalysesbythePewCenteronGlobalClimateChangeinWashingtonDC."Evencuttingemissionsby80percentoverfourdecadeshasaverysmalleffectonconsumersinmostareas,”saysManikRoyofthePewCenter."Thechallengeisnowtoconvinceconsumersandpolicy-makersthatthisisthecase." TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangerecommendsthatwealthynationscuttheiremissionstobetween80and95percentbelow1990levelsby2050inordertoavoidtheworsteffectsofclimatechange.TheUKgovernmentaimstoreduceitscontributionby80percentandleadersoftheotherG8nationshavediscussedfollowingsuit.Tomeetthisgoal,industrieswillhavetocutdownfossilfuelconsumption,andlow-carbonpowersourceswillhavetomassivelyexpand.Companieswillhavetopayincreasinglyhigherpricesfortherighttoemitgreenhousegases. Howwillthisaffecttheaveragecitizen'swallet?Tomeasuretheimpactofthe80percenttargetontheUKpopulation,NewScientistapproachedCambridgeEconometrics,afirmknownforitsmodellingoftheEuropeaneconomy.Thefirmusedhistoriceconomicdatatopredicttheimpactofemissionsreductionsonpricesinover40categoriesofgoodsandservices.Itcomparedtheimpactofthe80percentcutwithabaselinesituationinwhichthegovernmenttakesnoactionotherthanthelimitedemissionsrestrictionsalreadyinplaceasaresultoftheKy-otoprotocol(京都议定书). Mostofthepriceincreasesareaconsequenceofrisingenergycosts,inpartbecausecoalandgasarere-placedbymoreexpensivelow-carbonsources.Thepriceofelectricityisprojectedtobe 15percenthigherin2050comparedwiththebaseline.Intoday'sprices,thatwouldaddaround£5ontotypicalmonthlyhouseholdelectricitybills.Itwillalsoresultinhigherpriceselsewhere,aseveryindustrialsectoruseselectricity. Butelectricityandotherformsofenergymakeuponlyasmallpartofthepriceofmostgoods.Otherfactors-rawmaterials,labourandtaxes-arefarmoreimportant.Theenergythatgoesintoproducingfood,alcoholicdrinksandtobacco,forexample,makesupjust2percentoftheconsumerprice.Formotorvehiclepurchasesandhotelstays,thefigureis1percent.Onlyforenergy-intensiveindustriesdoesthecontributionclimbabove3percent. Asaresult,mostproductscostjustafewpercentmoreby2050.Atcurrentprices,goinglow-carbonisforecasttoaddaround5pencetothepriceofasliceofbreadorapintofbeer.Thepriceofhouseholdappliancessuchaswashingmachinesrisesbyafewpounds. Thereisonemajorexceptiontothepattern.Airlinesdonotcurrentlyhavealow-carbonalternativetojetfuel.Unlessoneisfound,theywillbearthefullburdenofcarbonpricing,andaveragefareswillrisebyatleast140percent--raisingthecostofatypicalLondontoNewYorkreturntripfromaround£350to£840. Achievingtheoverallpictureoflowpricesdoesrequiregovernmentaction.Themodelforecaststhatby2050naturalgasandpetrolwillcost160percentand32percentmorerespectively.Toavoidlargepricerisesinhomeheatingandroadtransportwhilestillhittingthe80percenttarget,theCambridgeresearchershadtobuildtwomajorpoliciesintotheiranalysis.Theyassumedthatfuturegovernmentswillprovidegrantstohelpswitchalldomesticheatingandcookingtoelectricity,andinvestinthebasicfacilitiesneededforelectriccarstoalmostcompletelyreplacepetroleum-fuelledvehicles. BothpolicieshavebeendiscussedinrecentUKgovernmentstrategydocuments,thoughthedetailofhowtheywouldbeimplementedstillneedsfurtherdiscussion.Firmpoliciesmustfollowifambitiousemissionscutsaregoingtobemade,saysChrisThoungofCambridgeEconometrics. Soistacklingclimatechangegoingtobeeasierthanexpected,intermsofconsumercosts?WhiletheCam-bridgeEconometricsmodeliswidelyrespectedandregularlyusedbytheUKgovernment'sclimatechangeadvisers,anyattempttoforecastfourdecadesaheadcanbedivertedfromitsintendedcoursebyunforeseenevents.Thatleadssomeeconomiststoquestionthemodel'sresults. Forexample,companiescouldmovetocountrieswithlessstrictcarbonregulations,pointsoutRichardToloftheEconomicandSocialResearchInstituteinDublin,Ireland.IncomesintheUKwouldfall,makinggoodsrelativelymoreexpensive.Tolalsoquestionswhetheritisreasonabletousehistoricalpricesasabasisforprojectingbeyond2020. Despitethis,theCambridgeEconometricsresults,togetherwithotherrecentstudies,doprovideausefulguideforgovernments,saysMichaelGrubboftheUniversityofCambridge.Theysuggestthattheoverallchallengeisconquerable,evenifmanyofthedetailswillonlybecomeclearinyearstocome.1. Whydoestheenthusiasmofthepolicy-makerstolessenclimatechangedecrease? A.Economicrecessioniswidelyspread. B.Westernlifestylesaredestroyed. C.Thecostofagreenrevolutionrises. D.Theenvironmentisimproved.