2010年6月大学英语四六级考试写作训练题(25)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition onthe topic Education Gap Contributes to Wealth Gap. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1. 下面两幅图所示为我国1984年、1994年、2004年城乡知识差距及收入差距的情况，

　　请描述其变化;

　　2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因及影响(可从城乡经济、就业、文体等方面加以说明);

　　3. 你认为目前应如何缩小城乡之间这种差距。

　　【范文】

　　Education Gap Contributes to Wealth Gap

　　From the first chart, we learn that China rural areas have a far lower proportion of residents with higher education levels than do China urban areas. In particular, there are more than 5 undergraduates in 100 people in the city, contrasted with nearly naught in the countryside. The second chart tells us that there exists a widening wealth gap between China rural and urban populations, with the gap rate rising from 1.9 to 2.9 and to 3.5. It is not difficult for us to come to the conclusion that education gap contributes to wealth gap.

　　As is known to all, the city has many advantages over the countryside in terms of attracting talented people — more job opportunities, cultural activities, sporting events. On the other hand, people with higher education levels enjoy more mobility. Given the information age, mental work is far more profitable than manual work. It is unsurprising but worrying that the wealth gap between city and countryside is widening.

　　The widening wealth gap poses a threat on social stability. The following are two of my suggestions to tackle this problem. Firstly, it time to adopt the policy of free education for all kids and break the evil circle: the poor parents cannot pay for the high education cost for children and their children get poor in the future. Secondly, it is necessary for rural governments to work out some favorable policies to attract funds for establishment of factories in the countryside. The improvement of employment situation will enormously help pull back some intellectuals and lessen the gap.