However, too many private cars can lead to traffic jams, thus slowing down life and work rather than speeding it up. In addition, automobiles are major polluter s of the atmosphere. And, last but not least, the more cars there are on the roads, the more traffic accidents occur. It seems to me that China, at its present stage of development, should restrict the number of private cars. For one thing, it would be a waste of resources to build a huge automobile industry at a time when only a few people can afford to buy cars. For another, the country must first bring pollution under control before adding to the problem with more cars. 背诵12

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Directions:
A. Title: How To Improve Or Reform Our Current College Entrance Examination System.
B. Time limit: 40 minutes
C. Word limit: about 200 words
D. Your essay should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET Ⅱ.
E. Your essay should be based on the information given below.
目前我国高考竞争愈演愈烈。每年考生人数近300万，而录取率在40%以下，多数考生肯定要 落选。这给考生、考生的家庭和学校，乃至整个社会，都造成了很大压力，引发了一些社会 问题。此外，不同类型或特点的考生用同一模式和难度的试卷，有欠公允；三天的考试成绩 便决定一个人的未来命运，亦不够合理。如何解决这些问题，改革现行的高考制度?我的 意见是…。（看成三点：1 现状 2原因 3建议措施）
背诵13Statistics show that no more than 40% of people who take the college entrance exams pass. Because a college education is regarded as the key to a successful career, this puts enormous pressure on the applicants. It also causes social problems, as those who fail consider that they have disgraced their families.
It seems to me that the exams are unfair, for three reasons: First, applicants with different abilities are faced with the same type of exam paper, second, the results of a mere three days of examination affect the applicant's whole future; and third, applicants who can afford private tutors usually score higher marks than those who are poorer, but perhaps more intelligent.
To improve the system of college entrance exams, I suggest the following steps: the exam papers should be graded to take into account the different levels of ability and the different backgrounds of the applicants; in addition to the actual exam, a complete assessment of the applicant's educational achievements should be made; and tutoring in examination techniques should be made available to all. 背诵13

The man to remember
背诵14 Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. Although I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his special qualities.
First of all, I was impressed from the beginning by his devotion to teaching. Because his lectures were always well=prepared and clearly delivered, students always swarmed into his classroom. His followers also appreciated the fact that he believed in what he taught and that he was always stimulating. (引人入胜的)Furthermore he could be counted on in every class session to explain his ideas in an imaginative way, introducing such aids to student understanding as oil paintings, phonograph records, pieces of sculpture, and guest lecturers. Once he even sang a song in class in order to illustrate a point.