题目内容
目前，家长开车接送孩子上学非常普遍，人们对此褒贬不一，家长们也有自己的看法。
看法1：省时；安全；增加和孩子交流的机会；
看法2：学校周围更加拥挤；容易发生交通事故；更多空气污染；
你的看法：自己的事情自己做；多坐公交车上学；……
要求：
1.短文必须包括所有内容要点，语句通顺、意思连贯；
2.你的看法部分必须适当发挥，补充自己的看法；
3.词数80词左右，短文开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Nowadays it’s common for parents to drive their children to school and back home.
Nowadays, it's common for parents to drive their children to school and back home. A recent survey indicates that the school-run is a controversy. Parents drive their children to school to protect them from danger. Time pressures and fears about street violence and traffic make the school-run seem unavoidable for many parents.
From a more practical point of view, school-runs cause traffic jam at the school drop-off/pick-up area and in the neighbourhood. This situation is more problematic during rush hours. With the ever-increasing traffic volume, the resulting air pollution and traffic damage the health of children who walk to school as well as the school environment.
For those who argue against school-run consider that it is an excessive burden and time consuming adding onto the parents. On the other hand, some parents argue that they can achieve the same degree of quality time with their children by driving them to school. As a matter of fact, while parents need to concentrate on their own driving skills, the concept of quality time spent in a car on the way to school practically does not exist.
As for the children, school-runs deprive them of the chance of being independent. Sometimes, teenager students may even find it embarrassing to be dropped off and picked up by their own parents, like toddlers. Besides, being driven to school means starving the children of exercise and may be jeopardizing their health in their later life. It says that adult levels of fitness and physical exercise tend to be established in childhood.
The School Run - Blessing or Blight? In my opinion, I would prefer going to school by myself. I can take good care of myself. I do not want to be a burden to anyone, particularly my parents.
【解析】
试题分析：这是一篇给材料作文。本文所给材料比较详细，我们要做的就是用正确的英语把这些内容表达出来。动笔前要认真阅读材料，不可遗漏要点，并适当发挥。根据材料内容可知本文主要是一般现在时态，注意时态语时间状语的搭配及主谓一致问题。写作中适当使用连词，注意上下文联系紧密，符合逻辑关系。
【亮点说明】这篇短文使用了大量的固定句式和短语，为文章增色不少。如：as a matter of fact“事实上”；in my opinion“在我看来”；it says that“据说”以及定语从句等复合句的使用。学习中注意总结，牢记一些固定句式及短语，写作时就可以适当引用，使文章的表达更有逻辑性，更富有条理。
考点：话题作文。
