Years ago it was very difficult to travel from one place to another. The journeys were often long, tiring and dangerous. Today the picture has changed. Science has improved transportation and communication facilities a great deal. Traveling has become safer, more enjoyable and above all, more economical.
Traveling—whether within one’s country or abroad—brings many invaluable benefits. People travel for pleasure, business or for education and knowledge. In the world of yesterday most people were only able to read about strange and fascinating places across the mountains and seas. Later, with the coming of the cinema and television, man’s curiosity about faraway places with strange sounding names was further stirred up. Today man’s curiosity can be satisfied in luxurious comfort. There are first-class ships and airplanes to take him where his dreams lie.
We travel to increase our knowledge of the world in which we live. Knowledge obtained from books alone is not enough. New knowledge of different land and peoples enriches our mind and soul. Books generally do not give us a very true picture of lands beyond our shores. Some of them are even misleading.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2. 然后以约120个词就“交通的发展给我们带来什么”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：
（1) 简述从古到今交通方式的变化；
（2) 现代交通给我们带来的好处，如快捷性、舒适性、经济性及帮助我们扩大视野等；
（3) 现代交通给我们带来的一些负面影响；
（4) 你如何评价现代交通？
【写作要求】
1. 可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 标题自定。
3. 答案请写在答题卷的相应位置上。