
Passage 1
Alone or together?
Nowadays there’re various ways transportation, so we have many choices when we are going out. We can not only take public transportations such as buses, taxis, trains or subways in some big cities but also choose private transportations including private cars, bicycles, motorcycles and so on. So when we need to go out, we can have different choices depending on the places we are going to. If you want to go to somewhere that is very far, you’d better take a train or a plane, while when you are going to a place near your home, such as going to work, riding a bicycle is a great decision.
Now that there are so many kinds of transportations, what are their characteristics and what occasions are best for them to be used?
Public transportations are always served for all citizens, so the most important point is that they can accommodate many people at the same time. For example, most buses can take more than thirty people, and even more if people squeeze in crazily----just like what most of us usually do. Another important characteristic of public transportation is that they are often cheaper than private transportations, making it more popular among people.
Private transportations, differently, are usually available for few people. As you can see, generally speaking, a private car can only take no more than four people. It is because that they are usually used by a family or a person himself, so too many seat would be a waste and also make the car inconvenient. It brings us to another point of private transportation. They can be really convenient for individual because they are more flexible and people don’t have to wait for a bus or a taxi or run breathlessly to get a train.
When comparing these two kinds of transportations, we can find that they both have many advantages and some disadvantages, too. Public transportations are cheap and it can take people to places that are very far, which cannot be achieved by private transportations. What’s more, as public transportations can accommodate a great number of people, spaces, energy and resources would be saved. But the problem is that public transportations are inconvenient, uncomfortable and there are many unsafe factors such as the fire, explosion and so on. As for private transportations, although they may be a little expensive, they are really convenient for people. But the question is that too many private cars without clear energy may cause a bad air condition.
Then which kind is better? In my opinion, private transportation is better than public transportation. I hold this view for the following reasons.
First, public transportations can be really unsafe. Recently the number of accidents caused by buses is increasing sharply. For there are usually a great deal of people on buses, making them very crowded, accidents like fire and explosion can be very dangerous and usually just a few people in the bus can escape.
Second, private transportations are much more convenient. Most people hates waiting for buses especially when one has something important to do. At this time, a private car or even just a motorcycle would be a great choice. You must be sad if you got late for an important meeting by waiting for a bus.
Thirdly, we shouldn’t stop using private transportations for they pollute the air. To be honest, private cars cause a great pollution. But what we should do is to develop cleaner energy rather than stop using cars. Now that cleaner energies have been founded, why don’t we use them on cars as soon as possible?
So in conclusion, I think private transportations are better. But of course both of them have advantages and disadvantages. What we should do is to make the best use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
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Passage 2
Internet, Bad or Not?
From the time the internet was invented, the world was bound to be different. It seemed to be official.
You can be connected to the internet almost everywhere and every second. In the morning, you wake up and look at your cellphone to see if there are some new massages or not. At the lunchtime, you enjoy your meal and enjoy the funny things from the microblog at the same time. And in the evening, you might chat with a friend that you have never seen, which is called “net friend”. Besides, you send an e-mail to your teacher to submit your homework, which is done absolutely by the information that you found on the internet without thinking. After submitting the work, you smile and say with satisfaction,” the internet is really a good thing!”
Well, is the internet really a good thing? What influences has it brings to us? In my opinion, the internet has great influences on everyone’s life, some of them are good, while others are not that positive. So we have to analyze this question from two sides.
On one hand, the internet can do good to our behavior on several aspects. First, as it shows us what the world is like and we can easily see all kinds of things around the world on the internet, it can make us much more familiar with the world, which benefits to us. Second, the internet makes it more convenient for us to do many things, such as submitting our work, which has been mentioned above. So, we will have more time to do something according to our plan. As a result, the internet can make our life more farctate. Beside, as many people will communicate with strangers on the internet, it may increase people’s ability to communicate with others, so it may make people more outgoing in the real world.
But on the other hand, the internet can be really harmful and it can do harm to our behavior. First, although communicating on the internet may improve our ability of communication theoretically, few can achieve that in fact. A lot of people are rude and irresponsible on the internet because they think that no one knows who they are and so they regard it as a place to release themselves and even curse others just for fun. Second, as there is too much various information on the internet, so many people are indulged in it. As we can see in the canteen of the school, most of the students stick their eyes on the screen of their cellphone while having meal, and after meal they go back their dormitory to continue on the computer. Their lives have been occupied by the internet. Third, the internet makes people become estranged from each other. So the relation between people become worse and worse.
To conclude, the internet has many advantages and disadvantages. It makes it easier for us to learn something but also makes us away from the real world. So we’d better make use of it properly and never abuse it!
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Passage 3
Escape from the modern world
There’s no doubt that nowadays the economy has been rising rapidly and the world has been a greatly developed one, quite different from what it used to be when we were little boys. The living condition of us has been improved, too. Today we can see many places for entertainment, including beautiful parks, all kinds of courts and many other things for people to release themselves. Now that there are so many establishments to relax, are people relaxed enough? No, in fact, most people today are always living under great pressure. They feel stressed for many reasons, some for the difficulties of their works, some for the hardness of the life, some for too many social engagements, and still more just for the noise of the surroundings.
With so much pressure lingering, most people want to escape from the noisy world. They try to go for walk in the parks, play all kinds of balls or play yoga. But many of them find it useless because they still find the surroundings too noisy. Then what’s the best way?
In my opinion, the best way to escape from the pressure is to travel around the mountains and rivers or lakes where there are not so many noisy and crowded people. I hold this idea for the following reasons.
First, we get stressed for that we feel it difficult to do something or we are tired of doing something. Maybe the work that the boss gives you is far beyond your ability, or maybe you can not stand it that you have to smile to all those superiors no matter how much you hate them in fact, all these things make you unhappy. So to relieve the pressure, you’d better do something that can make you happy. Travelling is a good choice.
Second, travelling in the mountains and beside the waters make your body comfortable. To analyze it scientifically, travelling can make one’s heart and lung more energetic. The view of the big green mountains, the clear water and fantastic silence can calm you down, immersing you into a quiet environment where you will forget anything. So you will feel relaxed and all the pressure will be thrown away.
Someone may think that after travelling, the pressure will come back again. Well, listening to some light music is also an excellent choice. It has just the same function as travelling. Listening to light music and be absolutely immersed in it, then you will feel as if you are in another world that only exists in your own mind. In that case, you can just think of things that you like and ignore those you hate.
In a word, to escape from the pressure of the modern world, you can either travel or just listen to light music, both of them will take you to a place that is far from the noise of so many crowded people.
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