Topic(题目)：
Some people believe that the Earth is beingharmed(damaged) by human activity. Othersthat human activity makes the Earth a betterplace to live. What is your opinion? Use specificreasons and examples to support your answer.
Model Essay(范文)：
The quality of human life has improved greatlyover the past few centuries, but Earth is beingharmed more and more by human activity. As we develop our technology, we demand morefrom our planet. Eventually, this will harm people as well.
Our planet gives us everything we need, but natural resources are not endless. Stripmining devastates whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. Deforestation removes oldgrowth trees that can't be replaced. Too much fishing may harm fish populations to the pointwhere they can't recover. We are too careless in taking what we want without giving anythingback.
There are more people than ever, living longer that ever. So is it any surprise that manyareas suffer from too much development? Anyone living in or near a city has experienced"urban sprawl". There is a new shopping area on every corner and new houses, townhousesand apartments everywhere. Traffic gets worse and worse because planners can't keep up withgrowth. Keeping up with human demand is hard enough. Environmental concerns come in last.
With growth comes pollution. Companies and communities dump waste into water. Landfills are full of trash. Emissions from factories pollute the air. Barrels of industrial wasteand worse, radioactive waste, have no safe place to go. If we're not careful, we can harm
our planet beyond repair.
People need to respect the Earth and try to preserve it. If we don't, what kind of future willwe have?
重点单词 全部解释
eventually[i'ventjuəli]adv. 终于，最后
experienced[iks'piəriənst]adj. 有经验的
strip[strip]n. 长条，条状，脱衣舞
v. 脱衣，剥夺，剥
urban['ə:bən]adj. 城市的，都市的
quality['kwɔliti]n. 品质，特质，才能
adj. 高品质的
preserve[pri'zə:v]v. 保存，保留，维护
n. 蜜饯，禁猎区
deforestation[.di:fɔris'teiʃən]n. 森林开伐，滥伐森林
careless['kɛəlis]adj. 粗心的，疏忽的
n. 不关心的，粗心
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
pollution[pə'lu:ʃən]n. 污染，污染物
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