历年真题
1998
Directions:
A. Study the following set of pictures carefully and write an essay in no less than 150 words.
B. Your essay must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET II.
C. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
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Write out the messages conveyed by the cartoon. Give your comments.
【高分范文】
As is symbolically and apparently conveyed in the drawing above, a proud hen is making a promise that eggs she laid are round without any angles and corners and have shells, egg whites and yolks. We are informed that a variety of promises have been arising from all walks of life, however, quite a lot of promises are sheer nonsense.
The idea conveyed by the cartoon is apparent that some people put their duties as their promises in order to acquire immoral benefits. First of all, with the accelerated development of the market economy, some businessmen have to make such false promises for surviving in the fierce competitive surroundings. Furthermore, it is widely accepted that the moral level is declining steeply because the fair competition environment has not been established after the setting of reform and opening policy. For example, manufacturing units guarantee to turn out products of good quality. As a consequence, the intention to make such commitments is nothing but to put on civilized outer clothing to deceive the public.
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