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Recently newspapers have reported that officials in a little-known mountainous area near Guiyang, Guizhou Province wanted to tur

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问题     Recently newspapers have reported that officials in a little-known mountainous area near Guiyang, Guizhou Province wanted to turn the area into a "central business district" for Guiyang and invited a foreign design company to give it an entirely new look. The design company came up with a blueprint for unconventional, super-futuristic buildings. This triggered off different responses. Some appreciated the bold innovation of the design, but others held that it failed to reflect regional characteristics or local cultural heritage. What is your view on this? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
    In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
    Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
    Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
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答案 An Inappropriate Region Planning Recently a controversy has been aroused over a group of buildings. In order to turn a hilly region into a "central business district" (CBD) , the local officials invited a foreign design company to work on the project. Unexpectedly, a cluster of incomprehensible, super-futuristic buildings came as a total surprise to the local people. Some experts appreciated these eye-catching artistic works, while others regarded them as weird monsters. As far as I am concerned, the planning was a failure, which fails to make best of the region’s advantage and maximize the potential of its local resources. When we design for a region, the distinguishing quality and the local cultural heritage should be taken into account; otherwise, local residents will not appreciate it. To start with, as an icon of a region, the style of buildings should be closely integrated with the region’s characteristic features, but obviously these unconventional buildings are not designed in the light of local conditions. In such a mountainous region, it is crystal clear that super-futuristic buildings are not in harmony with the rustic peace. If the quiet countryside is teeming with all sorts of modern buildings, it will lose its uniqueness and become nothing more than another city of concrete and steel. Moreover, it is easy for a foreign design company to mechanically follow previous foreign patterns without making an intensive on-the-scene investigation and understanding the hidden cultural meanings in the Chinese buildings. As a matter of fact, all the distinctive Chinese buildings are a harmonious blend of local conditions and cultural heritage. For instance, the courtyard dwelling in Beijing, the stone-gated building in Shanghai and house projecting over the water in Chongqing all follow this principle and become well known in the world. On the contrary, these modern buildings fail to reflect the regional characteristics and cultural heritage. Consequently, it cannot earn the recognition of local people. In addition, the planning did not maximize the potential of the area and effectively turned it into "a central business district" as the officials expect. People who are tired of the noise of the city always intend to return to nature, in the hope of seeking the original purity and simplicity. However, they will only feel awkward when they see these so-called " super-futuristic" buildings in the picturesque mountain village. Undoubtedly they are artistic works, but local residents and visitors cannot understand this kind of artistic work. Even if people are willing to appreciate artistic production and go to a central business district, they do not have to go to such a distant hilly area. There are so many famous cities in China, so why do they have to go to a mountainous region to go shopping and do business? It is impossible to turn to this mountainous region to a business district because of lack of market, fund, and good transport service. Therefore, this region does not find an appropriate market niche for it and its potential have not been fully discovered. If it wants to become a business district only through some peculiarly shaped construction, the results will be a disaster. In summary, the regional planning should take its local conditions and cultural heritage into account, and the designers should try to discover the unique features of the region. Inappropriate planning will only reduce the region to an embarrassment instead of being recognized and praised by people.
解析     文章论点鲜明，结构清晰，表达比较清楚。
    首段：交代背景，引出话题：一个山区为了转型成中心商务区，邀请外国设计团队为其进行规划。结果设计者设计出一组新奇的超未来主义的建筑。这一规划引发了众多争论。接着，作者表明态度：地区规划应该发挥其优势，挖掘其潜力。如果不能在建筑中反映当地特色和文化传统，就不会得到群众的认可。首段点题。
    第二段：首先讨论第一个论点：作为地区的标识，建筑物应该符合当地的特色，但是这些新奇的建筑显然没有与当地特色相统一。如果没有具有当地特色的建筑，这个地区将与其他钢筋水泥的城市没有任何区别。接着，作者又指出，外国设计团队很容易忽略当地的实际情况与文化传统，而只是照搬已有的外国模式。事实上，各地的特色建筑与当地的风土人情是分不开的，这些没有反映当地文化的建筑不会得到当地居民的认可。
    第三段：讨论第二个论点：一个山区若要把自己变成商业区是没有找到自己正确的市场定位的表现。到乡村观光的人们大多是想回归自然，返璞归真，如果人们只是想做生意或购物，就无需到这个偏远的地方。而且这里缺乏市场、资金和便利的交通，根本就不具备成为商业区的条件。因此，只依靠一些新奇的建筑来把它变成商业区是不现实的。
    末段：总结全文，得出结论，重申自己的观点：这种不适合自身特色的地区规划只能把自己陷入尴尬的境地，是不会得到民众的赞同的。
    文章结构清晰，内容层次分明。有明确的主题句统领各段，段与段之间的过渡衔接也比较恰当得体。
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