Study the following set of pictures carefully and write an essay in no less than 150 words

Study the following set of pictures carefully and write an essay in no less than 150 words.

Your essay must be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.

Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:

1. Describe the pictures

2. Deduce the purpose of the artist of the pictures.

3. Suggest counter-measures.

真题分析:

本题的题目是一组图,其中上下两幅图形成了鲜明的对比。考生需要抓住的细节包括年代的差别(分别是19xx年和19xx年,相隔约一个世纪)、渔船数量的差别、海洋中鱼的数量差别。这时只要简单地加以分析就可以发现,画图者的意图是警告人们,如果人类继续无节制地开发自然资源,那么总有一天自然资源将会彻底枯竭,最终威胁到人类自己的生存。考生需要分析画图者的本意,并提出相应的解决措施。 这里需要再次提醒的一点是,在第一段描述图中内容时,要用过去时来说明两个不同年代的情况。

思路拓展: 环境问题是一个涉及内容十分广泛的话题,包括环境污染、沙漠化、森林退化、资源枯竭、全球变暖、生态失衡,同时还与人口增长、经济发展、能源开发等一系列社会问题紧密相连。从根本上来说,这都是由于人类无休止地向地球索取、而没有采取合适的方法来回报地球,造成地球的产能已经无法承受如此巨大的负担。考生在文章中可以提出,要彻底解决环境问题,需要各国政府和全世界每一个人的通力合作,需要唤醒所有人的环境保护意识,用所有可能的措施,包括政治和经济上的合作、全社会的大力倡导、法律的介入等一系列措施来治理这一问题。 范文: The picture unveils a drastic change of ocean ecology during the past century due to the expandingscale of world commercial fishing. There were few fishing ships on the sea in 1900 when an enormous number of fish swam freely; in contrast, in 1995 a large fleet of ships were endeavoring to search for the only fish in the sea.

The tremendous contrast presented by the drawing alarmingly reminds us of the detrimental deterioration of oceanic ecosystem by the greediness of mankind. The industry of commercial fishing had undergone a booming expansion along with the growing public awareness of the merits of seafood, which made fishing unusuallyprofitable. Lacking knowledge regarding the significance of ecological balance, businessmen sent out ships that insatiably chased fishes and thus posed a severe threat to all life in the sea. However, this trend may in turn endanger humankind.

To prevent the exhaustion of ocean resources, governments should unite to work out effective measures against commercial fishing. For instance, there should be limitations on fishing time and location so as to reduce theexploitation of the sea. Moreover, people also call for laws and

regulations that are responsible for punishing excessivefishing. Last but not the least, the public attachment to the importance of balance preservation would play a decisive role in saving ocean species from extinction.

该图显示出20世纪以来由于全球商业捕鱼业的大规模扩张而导致海洋生态系统的巨大变化。19xx年的时候海上只有一艘船,而海里有许许多多鱼儿在自由地遨游;相反,到了19xx年,海上有许多渔船,它们都在努力寻找海里仅剩的一条鱼。

该图所显示出来的巨大反差使我们警醒地意识到人们的贪婪给海洋生态系统造成了巨大的破坏。随着公众意识到了海鲜食品的价值,商业捕鱼也在不断扩张,而且有着十分高的利润率。由于商人们缺少对于生态平衡的认识,他们的渔船无休止地捕鱼,给海洋生物的生存造成了巨大的威胁。但是,这个趋势可能最终会反过来威胁到人类自己的生存。

为了防止海洋资源的枯竭,各个政府必须联合起来,对商业捕鱼采取有效的措施。例如,为了防止过度捕捞,可以限制捕鱼的时间和地点。此外,人们还呼吁制定更多的法律法规来惩罚过度捕捞。最后,公众对于保持生态平衡重要性的认识对于拯救濒临灭绝的海洋生物起到了决定性的作用。

闪光词汇及词组:

expanding: adj. 扩张的 scale: n. 规模 enormous: adj. 巨大的,庞大的 search for: 寻找 detrimental: adj. 有害的 deterioration: n. 退化,变坏

along with: 与......一起 profitable: adj. 有利可图的 insatiably: adv. 不知足地 pose a threat to: 对......造成威胁 endanger: v. 危及 exploitation: n. 开发, call for: 要求 excessive: adj. 过多的,过分的

万能句型:

The picture unveils a drastic change of...

The tremendous contrast presented by the drawing alarmingly reminds us... Lacking knowledge regarding...

(2) Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should:

1) describe the drawing briefly,

2) explain its intended meaning, and then 3) suggest counter-measures. You should write on ANSWER SHEET

范文:

This is a very interesting cartoon, in which two sharks are celebrating the good news that thanks to global warming, the sea water will drown a nearby island in five years where a man is fishing. Hence, the sharks are eager to enjoy a good meal of human flesh.

Though exaggerate a little, the cartoon illuminates a serious fact thatthe unusually rapid speed of sea-level rise, caused by global warming, isdevouring our lands, and for that matter, our lives. A recent report also supported this view byquoting scientists' forecast that island countries like Japan and Indonesia, as well as the numerous islands on the Pacific Ocean, might disappear from our maps forever. The current greenhouse effectremains out of control. We are sad to perceive that the threat fail to arouse enough attention, which is best exemplified by the frustration thatKyoto Protocol confronts.

In my opinion, it is high time for the whole world to form cooperation fighting global warming, because not a single government nor person isexempt from its harm. A series of down-to-earth measures need to be urgently implemented to control the output of carbon dioxide that greatly contributes to global warming.

这是一幅十分有趣的漫画,其中两只鲨鱼在庆贺一个好消息,因为全球变暖,海水五年后就会淹没附近的一个小岛,岛上有一个人在钓鱼。因此,鲨鱼们迫不及待地想吃一餐美味的人肉大餐。

尽管这幅漫画有一些夸张,但是它却指出了一个严重的事实,那就是由于全球变暖导致的海平面反常地迅速上升,海水逐渐吞噬人们生存的土地,威胁到我们的生命。在最近的一份报告中,科学家预测如果温室效应继续处于失控状态的话,那么日本、印度尼西亚等岛国和其他一些太平洋上的小岛都将从我们的地图上消失。可是,令我们心寒的是这个威胁还没有引起足够的重视,最好的一个例证就是《东京协定》一直无法顺利实施。

因此,我认为现在已经到了全世界联合起来共同抗击全球变暖的关键时刻,因为没有任何一个政府和个人能够免受其影响。我们需要尽快采取一些实实在在的措施,以期减少二氧化碳的排放,控制全球变暖的趋势。

thanks to: 由于 hence: adv. 因此 devour: v. 吞噬

for that matter: 对于那件事情,因为那个原因 greenhouse effect: 温室效应 exemplify: v. 举例,例证 Kyoto Protocol: 《东京协定》 exempt: adj. 被免除的 down-to-earth: adj. 实际的,实实在在的 carbon dioxide: n. 二氧化碳 万能句型:

This is a very interesting cartoon, in which... A recent report also supported this view by...We are sad to perceive that... It is high time for...

图画描述法:

As is shown/described in the pictures above, we can see clearly that a flower, with the protection from the heavy rain, grows very well in a green house. But once removed the protection and exposed to the bitter weather, it withers and fades.

In the picture, we can see clearly that all of the men are working together to build a house. Without their combined effort, the house would be unlikely to be completed. This is a kind of teamwork spirit that is highly valued in today’s society.

The primary purpose of this picture lies in the criticism of the moral degradation.

It goes without saying that the drawings aim and serious problem in China: how to educate and cultivate the young. The cartoon features a man who looks fat, wealthy and edacious. What the drawing is trying to express is very conspicuous.

图表描述法:

As is shown in the graph, it can be easily concluded that the past twenty years have seen some ups and downs in China’s growth rate whereas there has been a steady increase in the amount of GDP.

As is shown in the graph, the US population has been increasing dramatically since 1800. It had a much sharper increase from 1940 to 1990, reaching the peak at 250 million.

From the pie chart, we can find that among 5.5 billion people in the world, the smokers almost account for 20 percent of the total population. From the above bar chart, we can learn that the life expectancy in the developing countries rose greatly from 1960 to 1990 with the infant mortality declining sharply.

The key findings taken from the survey are as follows: different people do not use the library in the same way. Their age, education background, and even their sex may affect their choice of library materials they need.

The several points compared in this table calls for our attention.

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