Unit 45 The Traffic Accidents on Bridge Road
Please write a short article based on the following chart content prompts, briefly describing the occurrence of Bridge from 1991 to 2001
Traffic accident situation on Road. About 120 words are required, the first sentence has been given, and the total number of words is not recorded.
1991----1992 Road not in great use
1992----1993 Nearby road closed: road now in great use
1993----1994 Bus-stop moved 100
1994----1997 No change
1997----1998 Sign: Beware Animals
1998----1999 No Parking signs
1999----2000 Sign: No Rignt Turn
2000----2001 Sign: No Overtaking
The rate of traffic accidents has dropped considerably on Bridge Road in recent years.
"Fan Wen"
The rate① of traffic accidents has dropped considerably on Bridge Road in recent years. According to the statistics② we have in hand, only six accidents took place in 2000. This accident rate is even lower than that of 1991, when the road was not in great use yet.
In 1992, as a nearby road was closed, Bridge Road began to be busy and a lot of accidents followed consequently③. To bring down④ the accident rate, the local government moved the bus-stop 100 yards away from where it had been and reduced⑤ accidents markedly⑥. In the next four years, the accident rate remained more or less⑦ at the same level⑧.
Then, in the years from 1998 onward⑨, the local government put No Parking, No Right Turn and No Overtaking⑩ signs by the road. All these signs have proved to be very effective in reducing traffic accidents.
"Comment:"
(1) Rate: Rate
(2) Statistics: Statistics
(3) consequently: Therefore
(4) Bring down: reduce, decrease
(5) reduced: lower, reduce
(6) Markedly: Easy to see, clear
(7) more or less: More or less
(8) at the same level: The same level
(9) onward: Forward
(10) no overtaking: Overtaking is strictly prohibited
"Reviews:"
This article is an explanatory text that is expanded based on the contents of the chart.
The full text is written around the center of the change in the number of traffic accidents on Bridge Road, and the reasons for this number change are briefly analyzed according to the situational prompts in the instruction.
The author begins by talking about 2000 and 1991, when traffic accidents were the least, and points out that the reason for this is the low utilization of this road. The author then turns his pen sharp and points out that the accident rate in 1992 was high due to the closure of nearby roads. Further noted the measures taken by the Government to change the situation. It continued until 1998, when new initiatives were introduced by local governments that effectively prevented traffic accidents.
The language of this article is relatively simple, and the structure is not too complicated, but it is thoroughly reasoned, and the content of the chart is stated more clearly, giving the reader a clear impression. Source: English Composition High Score Must Memorize Series: Gaokao/ Li Huatian, editor-in-chief, Wuhan University Press, 2005
