Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of

Income Gap. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 有些人认为收入差距的存在是合理的；

2. 有些人认为收入差距的存在是不合理的

3. 收入差距对社会的影响

●审题概述●

议论文，根据题目要求文章可分为三点：收入差距的合理性；收入差距的不合理性；对社会的影响。在叙述第一、二点时，可适当地的展开一两个小点。注意各点之间的衔接，以及论证的逻辑。

● 范文●

Income Gap

○1There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap now. Some people hold that the gap is natural because it ○2reflects different contributions that different people make in their work. ○3In their view, those people with high income work hard and long. Besides, these people bring high ○4efficiency, and create more wealth. Accordingly, they deserve high pay.

○1On the other hand, there are always some people who view this gap negatively. They believe that a lot of crimes happen as a result of this income gap. Some people make so little from their work that they ○2risk taking criminal acts to get rich. In fact, experts have long found out that most cases of crime are directly related to low income. There is ○3another point to ○4back up a negative view against income gap. For most people, income gap may destroy the satisfaction

that they obtain from work.

○1As anything has two sides, so has the problem of income gap. Personally, I believe that this gap may ○2motivate people to compete better in job market. When this gap is growing too

wide, however, our government should make some policies to ○3get rid of its negative consequences.

◇第一段思路点评：

收入差距的合理性

◇语言点提示：

○1 There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap: 直接点题

○2 reflect 意为“反映”

○3 in one’s view 意为“在某人看来”（分析观点时常用词组）

○4 efficiency 意为“效率”

◇第二段思路点评：

收入差距的不合理性

◇语言点提示

○1On the other hand：意为“另一点、另一方面”（提出相反观点，与上文衔接）

○2risk doing something 意为“冒险做某事”

○3another point: 提出另一小点

○4back up 意为“支持”

◇第三段思路点评：

收入差距的影响

◇语言点提示

○1As anything has two sides, so…... 议论文常用句式

○2motivate：意为“激励，刺激”

○3get rid of：意为“摆脱，除去”