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四级2011作文预测 来自 The Real-name Train Ticket Purchase System Launched 火车票实名制 　　With the largest population in the world and an underdeveloped railway system, China is notorious for making train tickets particularly hard to purchase for ordinary citizens, especially during the Spring Festival when the railway is the primary means of transportation. As a result, ticket scalpers have proliferated, monopolizing a large quantity of tickets by either hiring people to buy tickets or conspiring with the ticket sellers within the railway stations. As the entire nations outrage over ticket scarcity keeps mounting, the Chinese government has introduced the drastic measure that citizens purchase train tickets with valid personal IDs. The system is designed primarily to crack down on ticket scalpers whose business has developed into a major industry. By allowing each individual to buy only one ticket, the system seeks to make tickets accessible to people in real need, rather than controlled by a small number of profit-seeking and illegal scalpers. However, this reformatory measure, while somewhat easing ticket scarcity, creates new problems. Buyers find the whole buying process troublesome and time-consuming. When boarding the train, the passenger who forgets to bring his valid ID certificate will be denied access to the train. I believe the introduction of each new system is coupled with shortcomings and there must be ways to improve the system as it is enforced. Of course, we look forward to the day when Chinas railway networks are so sufficiently developed that tickets are readily available to anyone at any time. 　1. an underdeveloped railway system 欠发达的铁路系统 　　2. primary means of transportation 主要的交通手段 　　3. ticket scalper 票贩子，黄牛 　　4. conspire with 与……勾结 　　5. drastic measure 重大的举措 　　6. crack down on ticket scalpers 打击倒卖车票的黄牛党 　　7. develop into a major industry 形成一个庞大的产业 　　8. reformatory measure 改革性举措 　　9. ease ticket scarcity 缓解票源紧缺 　　10. troublesome and time-consuming 繁琐、耗时 　　11.