范文:Population and Birth Control

「要求」

　　当今世界面临人口爆炸的危险，而中国的人口问题显得尤为紧迫。在这种情况下，控制人口无疑成为中国的一项基本国策。请你围绕人口问题写一篇文章，以下面三句话分别作为三段段首的主题句：

　　Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people.

　　Birth control should be a basic policy in our country.

　　There are disadvantages of a family having more children.

　　「范文」

　　Population and Birth Control

　　Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they die. In the next forty years， the world population may double. How can so many people be fed？ What is worse， there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.

　　Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the biggest population in the world. With a high birth rate， the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people's living standard， we must practice birth control.

　　There are disadvantages of a family having more children.　 First of all， as the parents have only limited income in general， they cannot give their children a good breeding in food ， clothing and shelter， let alone education. Second ， child rearing will exhaust the parents， leaving them no time and energy for their work. Last， having more children will increase the burden of the society.

　　「评语」

　　本文分三段论述了人口问题。首先从土地面积、衣、食以及出生率等方面论证了当今世界人口爆炸的严重性。接着，文章从我国人口数量大、人均耕地面积小、谷物增长速度相对缓慢的国情入手，阐明控制人口是我国的一项基本国策。最后，文章举出事例说明一个家庭多子女的不利之处。全文条理清楚，行文简练流畅。人口问题是目前比较热门的话题之一，本文中一些有关的表达方法，值得同学们学习掌握。

　　注意平时的积累，学会多角度思维，有助于深入透彻地写好这类文章。