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1、CastingDoubts1SociopoliticsJackProcedureReading---note-taking---paraphrase---summaryListening---note-taking---paraphrase---summaryWritingbasedonmodelProofreadingandimprovementReadingStructureofreadingpassageP1:Topic---ViewpointP2:Support1---detailsandfactsP3:Support2-
2、--detailsandfactsP4:Support3---detailsandfactsAcontentiousissueinAmericanpoliticsiswhetherornottoraisethegasolinetax.Manypeoplesupportitbecausetheybelieveitwillhelptheeconomy.However,theirbeliefsareerroneoussinceraisingthegastaxwoulddefinitelyhavenegativeeffectsonthee
3、conomy.Tobeginwith,anincreaseinthegastaxwoulddisrupttheeconomy.Manypeoplerelyupontheircarstogettowork.Byraisingthegastaxjustafewpercentagepoints,thegovernmentwouldbemakingpeople’scommutestoworkcostmore.Inmanycases,theycannotaffordthisextraexpense.Inaddition,ifpeoplear
4、espendingmoremoneyongasoline,thentheywillspendlessmoneypurchasingotherproducts.SincetheAmericaneconomyrunsonconsumerspending,adecreaseinspendingcouldgreatlydamagetheeconomy.Secondofall,anincreaseinthegasolinetaxwouldhurtthosewithlowincomes.Naturally,itwouldmaketheirga
5、solinemoreexpensive,andthesepeoplesimplydonothavethemoneytheywouldneedtopaythetax.Also,sincemanypeoplewithlowincomesliveinareaswithnopublictransportation,theymightnotbeabletoaffordtogooutorevenmakeittotheirworkplaces.Atbest,theywouldsufferincreasedfinancialhardship.No
6、teRaisingthegasolinetax---abadidea1.WoulddisrupttheeconomyCouldhurtpeople’sfinances---makeitdifficulttoaffordcommutingtoworkPeoplespendlessonotherproducts---coulddamagetheoveralleconomy2.WouldhurtpeoplewithlowincomesGasolinebecomesmoreexpensive---poorpeoplecannotaffor
7、ditNopublictransportation---peoplecannotgettoworkorgooutSummaryforthereadingAlthoughsomepeoplebelievethegovernmentshouldincreasethegasolinetax,itwouldactuallyharmtheeconomy.First,manypeopleusetheircarstodrivetowork.Raisingthegastaxwouldmakethesetripsmoreexpensive.Andt
8、henpeoplewouldspendlessmoneyinbuyingotherproducts.TheAmericaneconomyneedpeopletobuythings,orelseitwillstartgettingbad.Also,a