Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of traffic jam. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.

1、在现代社会，城市交通问题变得越来越严重

2、城市交通问题的表现以及人们生活的影响

3、解决的方法与措施

四级作文范文一：

Traffic congestion has long been a problem of great concern and complaint in big cities. It has caused a lot of inconvenience to people’s life and work. For example, people have to set off well in advance to get to work on time and come back very late when their work is over.

There are many causes for this problem, but the following may be the most important ones.

The first cause is the great increase in the number of private cars. Cars take up more space but they carry fewer people. Some private car drivers, ignoring traffic regulations, drive only for the sake of their own convenience, blocking the way of other public transportation vehicles. The second cause is the slow and inefficient construction and improvement of the roads and streets. With a large population and numbers of automobiles increasing, some roads still remain unimproved, which will surely lead to problems. The last cause is the insufficient management of the traffic system and the people’s lack of awareness of traffic regulations. Many pedestrians cross the streets even when the traffic lights are against them, which is an obstacle to the flow of traffic.

The problem of traffic congestion is an urgent one because it concerns the safety allofus. Wewillnot resolve it if we only rely on the government. Let all of us act now to solve it.

范文二：

Traffic Jam
There is no doubt that traffic congestion becomes a growing worry for the residents of most urban areas. Some major roads are regularly choked with traffic in rush hours. The limited transport capacity contributes largely to the vexing problem. How to solve the headache?.

The existing solutions to traffic jam mainly aim at creating metro bus systems and broadening major roads. Widening the existing roads can solve traffic snarls on some level. Soaring car ownership compounds the chronic annoying problem, so we must sharply reduce the heavy reliance on cars and drive a shift to the mass transportation. It is a cheap and good way. We can create a system of customized bus routes and highlight the development of subways, trolleys and light rail. The effective combination of these solutions will enable the urban areas to possess a smooth traffic.