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1、雅思作文范文大全PrivatecarsvsPublictrafficAstrafficproblemsbecomemoreandmoreseriousinmanycitiesofdevelopedanddevelopingcountries,theirgovernmentshavetotryhardandloadsofmoneyandenergyhavebeenspenttodealwiththem.Firstly,itisnotefficientforthecommuterstousetheirprivatecarstoandbackfromtheirworkplaces.Occasiona
2、llywecanseetheyhavetositonthewheelswastingtimeandfuelinaheavytrafficjam.Atthesametime,throughburningthefossilfuels,greenhousegasCO2,CO1,acidraingasSO2,fumesanddustsarebeingreleasedintotheatmosphere,allofwhichheavilyoverloadtheenvironment.Thirdly,withtheincreaseofprivatecars,theroadtrafficaccidentsar
3、ealsorisedramatically.Forexample,inacitywith5000cars,therewillbeatleast250accidentshappeningeveryday,whichalsoburdenthepublichealthyservices.Onthecontrary,expectedpublictrafficmaybeanidealsolutiontotheseproblems.Forexamplecitybusesandrailwaysarewidelyusedorbeingconstructedbymanycities.Peoplecantakeb
4、useseasily,whichcanbefoundevery10minutesorlessinthepeaktime.Actually,NottinghamTransportCompanyisbuildingitsownlightrailwayinthecity,whichisannouncedbythespeakmanofthecompany,“Itwillbecompletedinthenextyear,theticketswillbeverycompetitiveandatthesametimethetravelwillbeverysafeandcomfortable.”Ontheot
5、herhand,publictraffichaditsowndisadvantages.Usuallyitcannotprovidedoor-to-doorservice.Itisinconvenienttogoshoppingbypublicvehicles.Sometimesyoumustwaitalongtimeforthetrain.Andquitealotofpeopleprefertoenjoydriving.Inconclusion,developingthepublictrafficisausefulapproachtodealwiththesedifficulties.One
6、possibleway,ifnotthebest,istotaxiprivatecarsheavilyandusetheserevenuestoprovidecitizenscheaperpublictrafficservices.therehaslongbeencontroversyoverthelegalityandapparentacceptanceoftobaccoinsociety.someholdthatcigarettesandothertobaccocontainingproductsshouldbebanned,thatis,treatedasnarcotics.person
7、ally,iagreewiththispointofviewforthefollowingreasons:althoughcigarettesdonotofferasintenseaneffectasdrugslikeheroinandcocaine,theyrankhigherinthelevelofdependenceitcreatesintheuser.thousandsofsmokerstrytoridthemselvesofcigarettesbutcannot,becauseofthephysiologicaldependencetheydeveloped,chieflyimput
8、abletoitschemicalnicotine.thisexplainswhysmokerscontinuetheirhabitdespitethenumeroushealthwarnings.furthermore,medicalsciencehasnowprovedbeyondadoubtthatsmokingkills.withalltheothercausesofpreventabledeathssuchasalcohol,illegaldrugs,aids,suicide,roadaccidents,fire,andguns,cigarettesstillaccountformo
9、repreventabledeathsthanallofthosecombined.moredisturbingly,whilsttheuseofheroinisdangeroussolelytotheusers,theuseoftobaccoendangersthosewhoareintheirvicinityaswell.thisphenomenon,knownaspassivesmoking,nullsthecounter-argumentthatputtingonesownhealthatriskthroughsmokingshouldbeuptoonesownindividualch
10、oice.reportshaveshownthattheamountofsecond-handsmokeinhaledbyatypicalnonsmokerisequivalenttoonecigarettesmokedperday,andwhatismore,passivesmokingcanincreaseanonsmokerschanceofgettingcancerbytentothirtytwopercent.therearethosewhowillsaythattheblackmarketcreatedbyoutlawingtobaccowillproducedeadliercig
11、arettesbecausetheproductstandardsofthebootleggersarenotashigh.however,weshouldallbearinmindthatlegalcigarettescauseroughlyfourhundredthousanddeathsayear.itishardtoimaginethelimiteddistributionprovidedbythecriminalunderworldcouldcompetewiththistragicfigure.tosumup,theharmvisiteduponoursocietybytobacc
12、ousageissubstantial.therewillbenosolutionotherthantocontroltobaccomuchinthesamewaythatthegovernmentnowcontrolsdrugswhichcouldallowpeopletoremainattentivetotheseriousnessoftheeffectsofthesesubstances,andhopefullytoprohibittheirusage.Apparently,itwouldseemthattobaccoistotallydifferentsubstancefromdrug
13、s,anditcanbeusedfreedombypublic.Infact,however,ourauthorityshouldmaketobaccoillegalaswellasdrugs,andusingoftobaccoshouldbecontrolledstrictly.Tobaccoonlycanbeusedforresearchandmedicalpurpose.AsfarasIamconcerned,asakindofdope,tobaccohasbeenwidelyusedtohelppatientsalleviatetheirpaininsurgery.Atthesametime,ordinarypeopleshouldnotbeallowedtoaccessitlegallyfortwomainreasons.Amongcountlessfactorswhichinfluencemyinclination,thereisamostconspicuousone:itisharmfulthatsmokersaddicttotobacco.Manydecadesago,scientistshavealreadyfoundthatthereisadefinitelinkbetweensmokingand
