2005年12月考题ShouldfirecrackersandfireworksbeallowedduringtheSpringFestival•ItisthecustominChinatosetofffireworksandfirecrackerstocelebratetheSpringFestival,thecountry'smostimportanttraditionalfestival./•LikeChristmastowesterners,SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfiestaforChinese.Manycelebrationsfollowingdifferentcustomsareheldtomarktheday,amongthemsettingofffireworksandfirecrackersisacommonwayandisbelievedtobeabletobreakthedarknessandscareawaydemonsandbadluck.•However,duringtherecentyears,manycitiesinChinahaveenactedbansonfirecrackersinthecity.Accordingly,ittriggersacontroversyamongcitizens.Inmyopinion,firecrackersandfireworksshouldbeallowedduringtheSpringFestival./Ithinkweshouldholdthecustomofburningfireworksinthespringfestival.For•Firstly,fireworkshavealongstandingtraditioninChina’sSpringFestival.Theyhavebeenpopularforover2,000years,andhavebecomeafestivalessential.Thesoundofit,thesmellofitandtheamazingstunningflashingsightofitmakeusexcitedandbringusthetrueatmosphereofenjoymentoutofsuchimportantholidays.•Secondly,regardedasthemostexcitingevent,especiallytochildrenduringthefestival,settingfirecrackersmeansbidingfarewelltothepastyearandwelcomingtheNewYear.Withoutfireworksandfirecrackers,therewillnotbeanyatmosphereoffestival,andmakepeoplefeelthattheyhavelostsomethingdeeplyaffectedtheirlives.TobanfireworksandfirecrackersinSpringFestivalwillmakemanypeopledistressed.•Thirdly,fireworksandfirecrackersshouldnotbetotallyforbiddenbecauseofsecurityproblemsandenvironmentalpollution.Thedangerbroughtaboutbyfireworkscanbereducedtoalowerdegreeasfarasthegovernmentenhancescrackdownonillegalproductionandincreasespeople’sawarenessofsecurity.Inordertoreduceenvironmentalpollution,thegovernmentcandesignatesomespecificplacesforpeopletoenjoythebeautyandexcitementoffireworksandfirecrackerstogether.Against•IthinkfireworksandfirecrackersshouldbeforbiddenduringSpringFestival.1.Firstly,theyarenoise-makersinthecity.ManypeoplecomplainthatthesoundoffirecrackersaretooloudandnoisyforpeopletohearSpringFestivalTVProgrammesandmanychildrenhavebeenrepeatedlydisturbedinthedreambytheboutsofloudexplosionsinthedeepnight.Itisanextremelyunpleasantexperienceinsuchtimeoftheyear.2.Secondly,fireworksandfirecrackerswillcausegreatpollutiontotheenvironment.Thefumesgeneratingfromthefireworkexplosionswillcauseairpollutionandseriouslyaffecttheairquality.Usuallytheairduringthefirstdayofthenewyearistoochokingtobreath.•Thirdly,thebanonfireworksandfirecrackerscangreatlyreducethedangerbroughtbythem.Inthepastyears,manypeoplearereportedtobeinjuredbyfireworkexplosion.Thedangeroffireisanotherdirectconsequenceofcarelesslightingoffireworksandfirecrackers.•Fourthly,forthosewhothinkthebanonfireworkswillreducetheatmosphereofSpringFestival,theycanusesomeothermethodstomakeupthepity.Forexample,sareplacement,somebuytapeswithfirecrackersoundstolistento,somebreaklittleballoonstogetthesoundtoo,whileothersbuyfirecrackerhandicraftstohanginthelivingroom.•Ofcourse,it’shardforpeopletototallyacceptthebanonfireworksandfirecrackersinashortperiodoftime.ButIdobelievethatwiththeincreasingawarenessofsafetyandenvironmentalprotection,moreandmorepeoplewillwillingabidebythisrule.Nowpeopleareallowedtoplayfireworksinalimitedtimeandlimitedareaisagooddecisionmadebythegovernment.
