四六级

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Nationwide Shortage of Power Supply. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1. 专家预测，自2006年下半年出现的全国范围内的电力短缺目前仍呈不断加剧态势

　　2. 分析全国范围内缺电现象的原因(可从发电设备过于陈旧、高耗能行业的过快发展等方面加以分析)

　　3. 试提供缺电问题解决方案

　　参考范文：

　　According to experts, China is facing a more severe power shortage at present than it did in the second half of the year 2006. In fact, a good number of provincial areas have already imposed power brownouts in the past few months.

　　There is no doubt that accelerating development of power-intensive industrial sectors, the growing pace of urbanization and low energy efficiency should be blamed for the extensive shortage of power supply. Besides, the situation is worsened by slow power construction and inadequate overall power generation.

　　In order to ease the current power shortage, a package of measures should be introduced as soon as possible. Firstly, a nationwide campaign should be launched to educate the public about methods to improve efficiency of energy consumption. Secondly, great efforts should be made to curb wasteful duplications and cut irrational demand in some industries. Thirdly, construction of energy and transport projects should be accelerated to expand power supply. Lastly, it is necessary to optimize energy structure and establish a diversified energy consumption pattern. Only in this way can China’s power shortage ease and finally disappear in the near future.