2013年12月英语四级作文真题

　　Directions:

　　For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on the picture below. You should start your easy with a brief account of the increasing use of the mobile phone in people’s life and then explain the consequences of of overusing it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

　　People are crossing the street looking at their cell phones and using sticks in order to see.

　　The overusing of cell phones

　　This picture portrays an ironic situation: on the road, stands a man, who is completely concentrating on his cellphone whereas using a stick for direction, which implies the unprecedented popularity or even overusing cell phones nowadays.

新东方赵子凌：2013年12月英语四级真题作文范文

　　As the drawing presents, there is a man walking across the street absorbedly focusing on his cell phone without noticing the surroundings. This sort of phenomenon is not uncommon and rare in some metropolis, especially among the youngsters.

　　What the picture illustrates is the prevailing situation that has long existed in today's China. That is the mobile phone obsession. With the advent of information age, people are becoming increasingly fascinated on the electronic products, especially the cell phones. Not surprisingly, you could easily notice that most of us are obsessed in sending messages, playing online games with their mobile phones. It cannot be denied that this phenomenon may negatively impact the relationship among people, and therefore they will become estranged and isolated.

　　Personally, in view of the overuse of mobile phones, I hold that we individuals should raise the necessary awareness that good relationship are reinforced by sincere and face-to-face communication.