Topic(题目)：
Choose one of the following transportationvehicles and explain why you think it haschanged people's lives.
Automobiles
Bicycles
Airplanes
Use specific reasons and examples to supportyour answer.
Model Essay(范文)：
An airplane is a form of transportation that has changed people's lives. Thanks to theplane, our lives are now faster, more exciting, and more convenient that before.
You cannot deny that a plane is fast. For example, the Concorde flies at supersonic speed. A businessman can leave Paris at 11 a.m. in the morning and arrive in New York at 8 a.m. thesame morning in time for a day's work. Many business people in Europe will fly to London for anoon morning in time for a day's work. Many business people in Europe will fly to London for anoon meeting and then return home to Rome or Madrid for dinner.
It is always exciting to take a plane trip. When you take a trip by plane, you know thatyou might cross many time zones, many oceans, and many countries. When you get off theplane, you could be in a place that speaks a different language. A plane is like a magician'strick. You get in a box and you come out somewhere totally different.
Nothing can beat the convenience of a plane. In the old days, it might take you days todo what the plane can do it an hour. Boats, for example, only leave on certain days of theweek and take a long time to get to their destination. Planes give you the option to leaveseveral times a day and get you to your destination quickly.
Although other forms of transportation may be more comfortable, none has changed theway we do business and live our lives more than the plane. Thanks to the speed, excitement, and convenience of the planes, our lives are richer.
重点单词 全部解释
convenient[kən'vi:njənt]adj. 方便的，便利的
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
transportation[.trænspə'teiʃən]n. 运输，运输系统，运输工具
certain['sə:tn]adj. 确定的，必然的，特定的
pron.
beat[bi:t]v. 打败，战胜，打，敲打，跳动
n. 敲打，
destination[.desti'neiʃən]n. 目的地，终点，景点
option['ɔpʃən]n. 选择权，可选物，优先购买权
v. 给予选
plane[plein]adj. 平的，与飞机有关的
n. 飞机，水平
convenience[kən'vi:njəns]n. 适宜，便利，便利设施，方便的时间，舒适
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