一、考試說(shuō)明

　　城市環(huán)境問(wèn)題是今年的新題，最近頻頻出現(xiàn)于各大賽區(qū)的考試中。考生向考官簡(jiǎn)述自己城市的一個(gè)常見(jiàn)環(huán)境問(wèn)題后，在第三部分里會(huì)圍繞環(huán)境污染和保護(hù)的方方面面與其展開(kāi)討論。在真題演練部分我以北京的沙塵暴為例，給出了一個(gè)參考性框架。在話題相關(guān)材料部分，大家可以看到一位印度作家在報(bào)紙上講述印度的白色污染，里面有很多詞組和想法很適合口語(yǔ)和寫(xiě)作。

　　二、真題演練

　　Describe an environmental problem in your country.

　　You should say:

　　what this problem is

　　what the causes of the problem are

　　how this problem affects people

　　and explain how this problem could be solved.

　　參考答案

　　1、點(diǎn)題。Dust storm

　　Problem in northern China

　　Early spring, Strong winds carry sand from Gobi desert. 讓我擔(dān)心

　　2、原因。two major reasons

　　Strong winds,

　　desertification, Overuse of farmland and overgrazing

　　植被破壞，romove tons of topsoil a day.

　　3、影響。Badly.

　　Yellow, poor visibility.

　　戴face masks, respiratory disease. 引發(fā)健康問(wèn)題

　　4、解決。復(fù)雜，簡(jiǎn)單解決方案.

　　最簡(jiǎn)單，Plant trees

　　最好的，turn cultivated land back into grasslands and forests. This is an important measure to control water loss and soil erosion.

　　三、背景閱讀

　　摘自The Hindu, Saturday, Jul 06, 2002

　　Plastic Pollution

　　USHA JESUDASAN

　　Walk down any city street or village road, turn any corner, find a spot at the beach or in a park and you will find mounds and mounds of dirty plastic bags, food wrappings, plastic cups, bottles and cartons lie piled high, or blocking drainage systems and sewers. The road outside our house is littered with flimsy multi-coloured plastic bags. The wind blows these bags into the open gutter. The bags collect and block the gutter which then spills on to the road. Mosquitoes thrive in the stagnant water. Pigs and rats wallow in the slime, carrying disease. The place stinks and the air is polluted. The garbage men refuse to clean the gutters... they are only paid to clear the litter off the streets! So the clutter and slime increases every week.

　　Who is responsible for all this litter and mess and the polluted atmosphere? We are of course! Every one of us. Although each one of us contributes to the problem, none of us is willing to be part of the solution to it. So the Tamil Nadu Government is keen on taking a drastic step to curb the use of plastics and make the roads clean and environmentally safe. The governments desire to introduce a bill that would ban plastic bags and other plastic items is a desperate attempt to control the huge environmental and health hazards that face us today。

　　　一、考試說(shuō)明

　　城市環(huán)境問(wèn)題是今年的新題，最近頻頻出現(xiàn)于各大賽區(qū)的考試中。考生向考官簡(jiǎn)述自己城市的一個(gè)常見(jiàn)環(huán)境問(wèn)題后，在第三部分里會(huì)圍繞環(huán)境污染和保護(hù)的方方面面與其展開(kāi)討論。在真題演練部分我以北京的沙塵暴為例，給出了一個(gè)參考性框架。在話題相關(guān)材料部分，大家可以看到一位印度作家在報(bào)紙上講述印度的白色污染，里面有很多詞組和想法很適合口語(yǔ)和寫(xiě)作。

　　二、真題演練

　　Describe an environmental problem in your country.

　　You should say:

　　what this problem is

　　what the causes of the problem are

　　how this problem affects people

　　and explain how this problem could be solved.

　　參考答案

　　1、點(diǎn)題。Dust storm

　　Problem in northern China

　　Early spring, Strong winds carry sand from Gobi desert. 讓我擔(dān)心

　　2、原因。two major reasons

　　Strong winds,

　　desertification, Overuse of farmland and overgrazing

　　植被破壞，romove tons of topsoil a day.

　　3、影響。Badly.

　　Yellow, poor visibility.

　　戴face masks, respiratory disease. 引發(fā)健康問(wèn)題

　　4、解決。復(fù)雜，簡(jiǎn)單解決方案.

　　最簡(jiǎn)單，Plant trees

　　最好的，turn cultivated land back into grasslands and forests. This is an important measure to control water loss and soil erosion.

　　三、背景閱讀

　　摘自The Hindu, Saturday, Jul 06, 2002

　　Plastic Pollution

　　USHA JESUDASAN

　　Walk down any city street or village road, turn any corner, find a spot at the beach or in a park and you will find mounds and mounds of dirty plastic bags, food wrappings, plastic cups, bottles and cartons lie piled high, or blocking drainage systems and sewers. The road outside our house is littered with flimsy multi-coloured plastic bags. The wind blows these bags into the open gutter. The bags collect and block the gutter which then spills on to the road. Mosquitoes thrive in the stagnant water. Pigs and rats wallow in the slime, carrying disease. The place stinks and the air is polluted. The garbage men refuse to clean the gutters... they are only paid to clear the litter off the streets! So the clutter and slime increases every week.

　　Who is responsible for all this litter and mess and the polluted atmosphere? We are of course! Every one of us. Although each one of us contributes to the problem, none of us is willing to be part of the solution to it. So the Tamil Nadu Government is keen on taking a drastic step to curb the use of plastics and make the roads clean and environmentally safe. The governments desire to introduce a bill that would ban plastic bags and other plastic items is a desperate attempt to control the huge environmental and health hazards that face us today。