Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Income Gap. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 有些人认为收入差距的存在是合理的；
2. 有些人认为收入差距的存在是不合理的
3. 收入差距对社会的影响
●审题概述●
议论文，根据题目要求文章可分为三点：收入差距的合理性；收入差距的不合理性；对社会的影响。在叙述第一、二点时，可适当地的展开一两个小点。注意各点之间的衔接，以及论证的逻辑。
● 范文●
Income Gap
①There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap now. Some people hold that the gap is natural because it ②reflects different contributions that different people make in their work. ③In their view, those people with high income work hard and long. Besides, these people bring high ④efficiency, and create more wealth. Accordingly, they deserve high pay.
①On the other hand, there are always some people who view this gap negatively. They believe that a lot of crimes happen as a result of this income gap. Some people make so little from their work that they ②risk taking criminal acts to get rich. In fact, experts have long found out that most cases of crime are directly related to low income. There is ③another point to ④back up a negative view against income gap. For most people, income gap may destroy the satisfaction that they obtain from work.
①As anything has two sides, so has the problem of income gap. Personally, I believe that this gap may ②motivate people to compete better in job market. When this gap is growing too wide, however, our government should make some policies to ③get rid of its negative consequences.
◇第一段思路点评：
收入差距的合理性
◇语言点提示：
1 There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap: 直接点题
2 reflect 意为“反映”
3 in one's view 意为“在某人看来”（分析观点时常用词组）
4 efficiency 意为“效率”
◇第二段思路点评：
收入差距的不合理性
◇语言点提示
1. On the other hand：意为“另一点、另一方面”（提出相反观点，与上文衔接）
2. risk doing something 意为“冒险做某事”
3. another point: 提出另一小点
4. back up 意为“支持”
◇第三段思路点评：
收入差距的影响
◇语言点提示
1. As anything has two sides, so……… 议论文常用句式
2. motivate：意为“激励，刺激”
3. get rid of：意为“摆脱，除去”
