2018年12月英语四级真题与答案解析（第三套完整版）

【英语四级作文一真题原文】

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the challenges of living in a big city. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words。

【英语四级作文一参考范文】

Recently the phenomenon of living in a big city has been brought into focus. With the population of dwelling in a big city increasing dramatically for its convenient infrastructure and higher wage level, the challenges have also aroused more and more concerns among the society.

First of all, the most obvious problem is the issue of traffic. In a big cities, traffic jam is quite common everywhere, especially in the rush time. Consequently, a large number of people have to spend much time in commuting. In the second place, with the growth of cars and buses in big cities, air pollution has become another disadvantage, which may do harm to the health of people. Last but not least, people living in a big city tend to endure more pressure of work and life, which may, directly or indirectly, influence their mental health.

So what will be the possible tendency of this situation in the following decades? From my perspective, the number of people living in a big city will keep increasing owing to the truth that people prefer to enjoy the advantage of big city, however,the disadvantages of it should not be ignored.It would be advisable to prepare yourselves well to meet any challenges in the future.

【英语四级参考范文译文】

近年住在大城市的现象已经引起人们的广泛关注，越来越多得人选择住在大城市是因为大城市基础设施健全且工资水平较高，除了好处，住在大城市的挑战也成为人们关注话题。

首先，最明显的问题是交通。在大城市里，到处交通堵塞是很常见的现象，尤其是高峰期。很多人不得不花费大量的时间在通勤上。其次，随着大城市的汽车和公交车数量的增加，空气污染已成为在大城市生活的另一个劣势，这些污染很有可能会危及人们的健康。最后，生活在大城市的人会有承担更多的生活和工作压力，这对他们的心理健康也很不利。

在接下来几年这种现象会保持什么样的趋势呢?在我看来，住在大城市的人口会因享受大城市的便利而不断增加，然而人们也应该注意到生活在大城市的弊端，想要应对各种挑战最 好是自己时刻保持状态良好。