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2010年真题PARTVIWRITING(45MIN)Recentlynewspapershavereportedthatofficialsinalittle-knownmountainousareacharacteristicsorlocalculturalheritage.Whatisyourviewonthis?Writeanessayofabout400words.Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.Theimportantroleofacity’slocalconditionsintheurbandesignRecentlythereisahotdebateonareportthataforeigndesigncompanyinvitedbyalittle-knownmountainousareainGuiyangprovidedadesignwithoutpayingtoomuchattentiontothecity’suniquecharacteristics.Somepeopleappreciatetheboldinnovationofthedesignbutothersdonotlikeit.Inmyopinion,anyurbandesignshouldtakethecity’soriginalculturalheritageintoaccount.Thedesignersshouldsuittheirdesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.First,acity’sregionalcharacteristicsorlocalculturalheritageareitssymbol,itsidentity.Inamountainousarea,toomanyunconventional,super-futuristicbuildingswillnotbecompatiblewiththecity’slandscapes.Withouttheselandscapes,itisjustanothersocalledmoderncitycomposedofconcreteandsteel.TakeBeijingforexample.Inthepastfewyears,Beijinghasbeenremovingalargenumberofsuchalleystraditionallycalledhutong,inordertomakeitbecomearealinternationalcity.ButwithoutthesehutongscanthiscitystillbecalledBeijing,anancientcapital?Thedisappearanceofhutongsmeansthedisappearanceofaperiodofhistory,acordiallifestyle,andeventhedisappearanceofBeijingitself.ThenBeijingwillloseitsuniqueness.Second,itcanhelpacitysavealotofmoneybysuitingthedesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.Thisisespeciallyimportanttosmallcities,likethisoneinamountainousareanearGuiyang.WeallknowGuiyangisadevelopingcity,notveryrich.Unconventional,super-futuristicbuildingsmeanlargeneedofmoneyinput.Thenmoreburdensmaybeaddedtothiscity,whichwillruncountertothecity’soriginalpurposeofdevelopingitself.Instead,ifconnectionsbetweenacity’scultureandthevariousurbansectors,includinghousing,infrastructureandgovernance,arewellmade,themaximumeconomicbenefitswillbeachieved.Besides,themodernizationshouldbeagradualprocess.Morehaste,lessspeed.Nonetheless,itshouldnotbeoverlookedthattheshortcomingsoffuturistic-styleconstructingoutweighitsadvantagesbrought.Inconclusion,anyurbandesignshouldtakethecity’soriginalculturalheritageintoaccount.Thedesignersshouldsuittheirdesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.Ascientificcitydesignshouldbedependentonthecity’sregionalcharacteristics,onacase-by-casebasis.2011年真题PARTVIWRITINGAccordingtoarecentnewspaperreport,manyfamoussitesofhistoricalinterestinChinahavebegunorareconsideringchargingtouristshigherentryfeesduringpeaktravelseasons.Thishasarousedalotofpublicattentionandalsopublicdebate.Whatisyouropinion?ShouldfamousChinesesitesofhistoricalinterestchargehigherfeesduringpeaktravelseasons?Writeanessayofabout400words.Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.HigherEntryFeesDuringPeakTravelSeasonInrecentyears,peopleinChinahavemoretimeandmoneytovisitfamoussitesofhistoricalinterest,owingtolongerholidaysandhigherincomes.Thesevisits,ontheonehand,canenrichtheirownlifeandbringthesitessubstantialincomes.Ontheotherhand,toomanyvisits,especiallyduringtravelpeakswhentherearemorevisitors,havecausedhugeproblemsinseveralaspects.Inmyopinion,oneeffectivesolutiontothisproblemistochargehigherfeesduringpeaktravelseasons.Foronereason,thosewhoopposehigherfeeshaveignoredtheuniquefeaturesoffamoussitesofhistoricalinterest.Differentfromthecommonparks,thehistoricalspotsnormallyimplyamplehistoricalandculturalvalues.Therelicsinthesespotsaresopreciousandfragilethattheyusuallyneedspecialandprofessionalpreservationandadministration,whichobviouslycostslargeamountsofmoney.Duringpeaktravelseasons,evenmoretouristspayvisitstothehistoricalspots.Suchhugeamountofpeoplearrivingatonehistoricalspotmayprobablyleadtosomeunexpecteddamages.Facingthissituation,thereisnobettermeasurethanraisingtheentryfeestoreducethenumberoftouristsinpeakseasons.Theonlypurposeofcharginghigherentryfeesistostopsomepeople'svisitsduringspecialseasonssoastoachieveabetterprotectionofthevaluablerelics.Withhigherentryfees,somepeoplemaychangetheirplansandgiveuptheirvisits.Hereeconomicmeansareappliedtoconservepreciousthingsatthesitesofhistoricalinterestinanappropriateandsustainableway.Foranotherreason,higherfeeschargedmayeffectivelyreducethenumberoftouristsvisitinghistoricalspotsinpeakseasons,whichisalsogoodtothesafetyofthetourists.Reportsontheaccidentshappeningtotouristsarenotnewtous.Especiallyduringpeakseasons,heavytrafficofpassengersposespotentialthreatstothelifeoftourists.Furthermore,relaxationisalwaysanultimategoalfortourists.Itisalmostimpossibleforanyonetoappreciateanythinginanovercrowdedspotwithaseaofpeoplearound.Anidealholidaymayevenberuinedbythehustleandbustleandendlesswaiting.Inshort,weneedtocontrolthenumberofvisitorsespeciallyduringthepeaktravelseasons,toguaranteeasoundprotectionofhistoricalspotsaswellasthesafetyoftourists.Amongothers,higherentryfeesmaybeasimpleandeffectiveeconomicmeansofregulation,whichshouldbetakenintoaccountbytheauthorities.Asforthetourists,thismaynotbesobadasitso