2013考研英语（一）真题大作文：

Part B

52. Directions:

Write an essay of 160-200 words based on t he f olowing drawing. In your essay you should

1) describe the drawing briefly

2) explain its intended meaning, and

3) give your comments

You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET2. (20 points)

参考范文

The picture above describes a boy squatting there and very confused. Before a lot of choices, struggle、entrepreneurship、study、hardworking、 Abandon and so on, what should he choose? He is so upset and depressed.

The picture above does reveal certain social phenomenon, that is, a lot of graduates do not know what they can do after graduating from the universities. In accordance with a combination of latest statistics, a large proportion of graduates feel that their future is full of confusion. Noticeably, such a result has been a focal point in our campus. Take the university where I am studying for example, in a classroom discussion, I used to exchange views with Dr. Wu, my sociology professor, “In china,”he said, “ many graduates f eel c onfused just before graduation. And they fear and conflict to the society; they do not know

what they can do after they leave the campus. Obviously, i it is harmful for the mental stability of the college students. Furthermore, it is damaged to the development of our soceity.

It is urgent that some concrete measures be taken to put this grave situation on hold. For one thing, the authorities of universities are obliged to work out plans to help the graduates. For another thing, the

students themselves are expected to regulate their attitude towards society. Still, a supporting psychological consultation mechanism is supposed to be built up without delay. Only in this way can it benefit for the growth of the youngsters.

第二篇：★★★20xx考研英语作文范文

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2013考研英语作文范文

What a scary and sensational scene it is!

As is vividly depicted in the picture above,

there is a glass of liquid with the Chinese character “酒(wine)” on it.

Beside the wine glass, the car wreck is on the scene with the front badly damaged,

the oil flowing everywhere and the auto safety glass broken into pieces.

The profound meaning of the vivid picture

can be elaborated in terms of the awareness of both security and social responsibility. Firstly, the consciousness of safety should be one of our top priorities.

Life is a one-way journey and you cannot experience it twice.

So life is to be respected and awed. Secondly, to be a responsible member of the society, each of us should bear social responsibility.

We should be always aware that we have no right to claim others’ lives as a result of our careless behavior, leaving their families and relatives with endless deep grief or great living burden.

To sum up, it is imperative that relevant departments should enforce the law at all times and in all places, leaving no gaps of which violators can take advantage.

Besides, the mass media, such as TV, radio and website, should work together to enhance people’s awareness of security and the sense of responsibility to reduce the rate of traffic accident.

From the picture, we can see it is a newly emerging phenomenon that Internet rumors, like scandals of both famous and unknown people,

[00:12.78]fake forecast of earthquakes etc.,

[00:15.79]have become a serious problem in the virtual world.

[00:19.78]With the wide use of the Internet,

[00:22.56]Internet rumors have great influence on the netizens and other people.

[00:27.19]Internet rumors have just the negative influence

[00:31.06]and will definitely result in severe consequences

[00:34.28]if we keep turning a blind eye to them.

[00:36.88]For one thing,

[00:42.09]made-up scandal directly infringe on citizens’ rights,

[00:43.46]affecting their daily life

[00:44.47]and ruining their public image.

[00:46.38]For another,

[00:48.39]the dissemination of such rumors as those about social or natural disasters

[00:52.78]causes panic and disorder in society.

[00:56.43]Finally, the spread of rumors on the Internet

[01:00.35]will undermine the credibility of the net to a point

[01:04.15]that people will no longer trust it in the future.

[01:07.16]Because of the seriousness of Internet rumors,

[01:10.95]some effective measures should be taken before the situation deteriorates.

[01:16.00]Firstly,

[01:18.37]it is imperative that laws and regulations be enacted and enforced

[01:21.78]to stop Internet rumors,

[01:24.06]such as introducing a real-name system

[01:27.04]and calling for control and supervision of the Internet.

[01:30.88]Secondly, people should be educated to distinguish the right from the wrong.

[00:02.26]As is depicted in the picture above,

[00:04.65]the food safety is being endangered by such unhealthy sources as

[00:09.33]dichlorvos, clenbuterol, melamine, drainage oil and Sudan red.

[00:16.50]All these problems of the food safety

[00:19.44]have become the focus of people’s attention.

[00:22.06]From the phenomena,

[00:24.07]we can see that some enterprises are in short of social responsibility.

[00:28.85]The causes of the shortage of responsibility

[00:32.17]or even conscience may be as follows.

[00:35.48]Firstly,

[00:37.16]people’s worship of money has resulted in distorted personality and alienated soul,

[00:43.01]which makes people disregard human life in their desperate pursuit

[00:47.07]for maximum interests.

[00:48.72]Furthermore,

[00:50.31]deficient supervision gives rise to the fearless adventurers

[00:53.91]to pursue as many profits as they can.

[00:56.61]In my opinion,

[00:58.00]there are still more things to be done. Firstly, the government should take effective measures to ensure the quality of products, particularly the food safety as it concerns everyone’s life.

Secondly,

[01:12.62]the illegal traders should be severely punished to increase the cost of their crimes and make them think twice before doing illegal things. Thirdly, we consumers must attach importance to the things we eat

[01:26.53]and develop an awareness of how to protect our legal rights if cheated.

[01:31.17]Only in this way will we be able to build a more secure and harmonious society. As depicted in the picture,

two experts from different websites

[00:05.54]have different opinions

[00:07.31]on the healthy way of eating some kind of fruit.

[00:10.65]One expert insists

[00:13.26]that the fruit should be eaten by removing the skin for good health,

while the other argues

that the fruit should be eaten with the skin for nutrition.

What the picture describes reveals a popular “experts” phenomenon in the society.

The “experts” phenomenon can result in lots of problems.

Take the experts in medicine for example.

On the one hand,

]some fake experts, like Zhang Wuben, Imperial doctor Liu Guangchang,

[00:42.17]cheat many people

[00:44.05]who regard their guidance as the best way to keep in good health,

[00:48.37]so they have bad influence on the society.

[00:51.16]On the other hand,

]once cheated,

people will no longer believe what the real talented experts do

even if they are of great help.

Accordingly,

it’s high time to take some effective measures to deal with the situation. Firstly,

our government should reinforce its supervision

towards the pseudoscience phenomenon.

Furthermore,

as individuals,

we should increase the sense of distinguishing the right from the wrong without being deceived.

[00:05.26]As is indicated in the above picture,

[00:08.59]the emerging term “Shanzhai culture”,

[00:11.53]or Copycat culture, is gaining popularity in China.

[00:16.07]Once used to describe the copying of electronic products,

[00:20.14]the catchphrase has now been applied to

[00:22.81]the cloning of everything that is popular,

[00:25.57]ranging from daily necessity to entertainments, even celebrities.

[00:30.74]Nowadays the phenomenon has stirred a heated debate in China.

[00:35.28]Some people, especially youngsters,

[00:38.39]voice their support for Shanzhai culture,

[00:41.48]believing it adds diversification to orthodox culture

[00:45.75]and brings fun to our lives.

[00:48.05]At the same time, they point out that

it breaks conventional boundary and challenges authority.

Thus, the trend should be encouraged as long as

[00:58.60]it doesn't violate laws and regulations.

[01:01.35]In contrast, others urge a campaign be launched to

[01:05.49]combat the rampant activities,

]which will probably lead to certain consequences.

For one thing,

the copying of brand products is a kind of piracy,

running counter to Intellectual Property Rights;

for another, under the disguise of grass-roots wisdom,

Shanzhai culture proves to be an action lacking creativity

and therefore will hamper our innovation in the long run.

Personally, I side with the latter party.

In spite of its current prosperity,

I am convinced that under no circumstances is Shanzhai culture going to replace what it imitates.

[00:07.16]What the cartoon vividly depicts is

[00:11.20]a government affairs service center,

[00:13.29]which is placed on an antique shelf,

[00:15.79]with its gates closed.

[00:17.54]The caption reads “decoration”.

[00:19.91]It seems to me that

[00:21.73]the cartoonist satirizes

[00:23.41]bureaucracy of some government officials.

[00:26.43]By no means is the phenomenon uncommon in our society.

[00:31.00]Its negative effect is obvious.

[00:33.67]The indifference of some civil servants

[00:36.64]to the appeals from tax-payers

[00:38.73]is eroding citizens' trust.

[00:40.94]Meanwhile, their empty talk and sluggish work

[00:44.31]are disheartening.

[00:45.56]Although the central government

[00:47.42]does formulate some policies for officials

[00:50.14]at various levels to come closer to the people,

[00:54.05]there is still a lag between formulation

[00:57.10]and implementation of these policies.

[01:00.36]Under the current circumstances

[01:02.74]the crucial issue is:

[01:04.89]how to make civil servants more responsible

[01:07.98]to people's problems.

[01:09.66]A feasible solution, as far as I am concerned,

[01:13.66]lies in a more democratic society

[01:16.09]in which people are granted rights to assess

and supervise the government performance.

I firmly believe that it will be an incentive

for civil servants to be better committed to their duty

and more concerned about the well-being of the public.

[00:06.19]As is shown in the above picture,

[00:08.99]a hacker is selling personal information

[00:11.57]he has stolen online.

[00:13.46]In reality, the rampant illegal online deal

[00:17.33]has provoked growing concern about web security.

[00:21.40]It is widely acknowledged that

[00:23.93]network security system in China

[00:25.82]is far from developed.

[00:27.77]Hacking into unprotected computers,

[00:29.89]criminals manage to gather and

[00:32.24]sell others' information such as phone numbers,

[00:35.38]ID numbers, home addresses, car ownership,

[00:39.21]and even bank account numbers.

[00:41.37]In spite of their wrong-doings,

[00:43.47]hackers frequently escape from punishment

[00:45.69]by making use of loopholes in laws.

[00:48.70]So far, web crimes have posed a grave threat

[00:53.11]to people's privacy.

[00:54.44]Therefore, they hamper netizens' enthusiasm

[00:57.79]for online transaction,

[01:00.14]which is supposed to be convenient

[01:02.04]and efficient.

[01:03.45]And this problem will certainly hold back

[01:05.66]the development of the Internet in the long term.

[01:08.40]Is there anything we can do

[01:11.00]to solve the problem? Definitely.

[01:14.13]Above all, it is essential

[01:15.97]for the government departments in charge

[01:18.33]to formulate laws

[01:19.66]to guarantee security of personal information.

[01:23.02]In addition,

[01:24.60]in light of outdated online security infrastructure,

[01:28.03]an effective fraud prevention system

[01:30.94]should be set up.

[01:32.12]Last but not least,

[01:33.81]netizens are advised to attach more importance

[01:37.31]to their privacy

[01:38.52]and be more wary of online crimes.

00:04.74]In the above picture,

[00:07.52]a collection of job-seekers

[00:09.97]with high academic qualifications

[00:11.90]swarm to an employer,

[00:13.94]only to be told that technicians alone

[00:16.91]are in demand.

[00:18.20]What is reflected in the picture

[00:20.11]is an emerging phenomenon-the gap

[00:22.89]between supply and demand of the job market.

[00:25.94]A recent survey indicates that

[00:28.91]jobs related to service and sales account

[00:31.45]for as large as 80%,

[00:34.12]while young men show little interest

[00:37.16]in these “blue-collar” occupations.

[00:39.15]In contrast, the majority of students

[00:42.39]strive to be engaged in

[00:44.40]“white-collar” professions,

[00:45.98]fields offering insufficient job opportunities.

[00:49.32]At the same time, students are liable

[00:52.93]to insulate themselves from the society,

[00:55.41]thus unable to put into practice

[00:58.10]what they have learned from books.

[01:00.69]As a result, when students graduate,

[01:03.18]they get a diploma but little experience

[01:05.85]and capacity, which, however,

[01:08.40]are valued by the employers.

[01:10.47]In my view,

[01:11.93]the solution relies largely

[01:13.62]on the joint efforts of school authorities

[01:16.14]and students themselves.

[01:18.21]On the one hand,

[01:19.85]schools should provide guidance for students,

[01:22.41]encouraging them to incorporate book learning

[01:25.48]into practical skills.

[01:27.30]On the other hand,

[01:29.02]it is advisable for students

[01:30.91]to come down to earth and

[01:32.33]accumulate experience related to their future job.

[01:36.15]Only in this way,

[01:37.71]can they better adapt to the society and

[01:40.10]find a suitable position in it.

[00:03.89]In the illustration above

[00:05.46]we can see a graduate staggering on his way to employment,

[00:09.15]with three overwhelming burdens on his back,

[00:12.56]which are respectively low salary, working experience,

[00:16.51]and household registration.

[00:19.55]As is reflected in this illustration,

[00:22.11]millions of graduates are haunted by gloomy employment prospects.

[00:27.11]On account of the increasing number of school graduates every year,

[00:31.26]some employers are fastidious when they recruit new staff.

[00:35.82]A case in point is they are unwilling to spend time and money training young people

[00:40.99]with no working experience.

[00:43.59]In addition, some offer extremely low salaries to hire the graduates.

[00:49.46]Other unfair terms include that many employers even refuse to accept graduates

[00:55.10]who are not natives there.

[00:57.87]To our relief, however,

[00:59.91]the employment of graduates has become a major concern

[01:03.31]for the government in recent years.

[01:05.88]And laws and policies have been enacted to improve the situation.

[01:10.74]Internship projects, for example,

[01:13.21]are launched to help college students to seek job and gain experience.

[01:18.24]Besides, incentives are provided to encourage employers to recruit fresh graduates.

[01:24.22]Under the circumstances,

[01:25.83]graduates are bound to have more opportunities tomorrow.

[00:03.25]As is vividly depicted in the picture,

[00:06.09]a man is exerting himself to grab money in the air,

[00:09.79]a voluminous book in hand.

[00:12.61]On the book are several big words—academic fraud.

[00:17.84]Obviously the painter intends to condemn the intellectuals

[00:21.98]who barter their honesty for fame or money.

[00:25.75]Recently, mounting negative reports about some prestigious professors

[00:30.86]have aroused public concern over intellectual integrity.

[00:35.51]These professors, in spite of their high reputation,

[00:38.98]are charged with plagiarizing others' research findings

[00:42.79]or inventing scientific data.

[00:45.83]A reliable survey of 180 researchers indicates that

[00:50.13]approximately 60% of them confessed they paid to have papers

[00:54.90]published in academic journals and that 40% of them said

[00:58.96]they once copied others' work.

[01:01.95]To make matters worse,

[01:03.56]scholars lacking in professional integrity exert a bad influence on young students,

[01:09.30]who followed the trend instead of pursuing innovation.

[01:13.18]There is no doubt that this phenomenon has blocked the country's scientific development.

[01:19.93]Therefore it is high time that

[01:22.42]administration concerned took measures to curb the misconducts

[01:26.67]and encourage creativity in academic field.

[01:30.64]Of supreme importance is transparency,

[01:33.96]which enables the government to oversee researchers’ work.

[01:38.41]The eradication of academic dishonesty, I am convinced,

[01:42.18]will clear the obstacles that prevent us from becoming a country of innovation and vitality.

[00:06.08]With the miraculous economic take-off

[00:09.71]brought about by reform and opening-up,

[00:12.41]Chinese cultural market is flourishing

[00:15.46]at an unprecedented rate.

[00:17.85]At the same time,

[00:19.35]an undeniable fact also lies ahead of us—

[00:22.90]the vulgar culture,

[00:24.67]especially in the Internet—is breeding and spreading.

[00:27.98]The issue of vulgar culture has aroused

[00:31.74]wide concern in the public.

[00:33.46]The illustration vividly depicts this phenomenon

[00:37.05]and calls on people to foster resistance

[00:40.27]to vulgar culture through

[00:42.02]the promotion of traditional morality.

[00:44.55]Unhealthy cultural tendency as it is,

[00:48.03]the vulgar culture runs counter

[00:50.87]to the fine Chinese traditional one.

[00:53.87]In the long run,

[00:55.23]it will impede the social progress

[00:57.73]and be unfavorable to the rejuvenation of the nation.

[01:00.81]The vulgar culture does not appear by accident.

[01:04.88]For one thing, some people who lack faith and ideals,

[01:09.80]pursue business interest by fair means or foul.

[01:11.71]For another, the emergence of flippancy and decadence

[01:16.60]among some culturati causes them to give up

[01:20.05]the pursuit of the beauty.

[01:21.94]Therefore, it is imperative for us

[01:24.81]to take drastic measures to resist vulgar culture.

[01:28.48]The government should bring its functions

[01:31.01]into full play and

[01:32.53]the media should stress the enhancement

[01:35.17]of moral integrity.

[01:36.50]Moreover, we should pay more attention to

[01:39.16]cultivating noble values and good morals.

[01:42.87]Only in this way can we succeed

[01:45.54]in resisting vulgar culture in our society.

[00:03.99]As is vividly demonstrated in the drawing,

[00:07.96]a pair of balances rises straight up

[00:10.99]and what it weighs are heavy “house price”

[00:13.62]and light “income”.

[00:15.71]By the side of the balances stands a small man,

[00:18.63]who heaves a deep sigh and says

[00:21.35]when he can afford a house.

[00:23.28]In recent years,

[00:25.50]the problem of “low income and high house price”

[00:27.50]has become a matter of great concern

[00:30.02]of the general public in our society.

[00:32.82]High house prices also lead to

[00:35.43]the emergence of many new social phenomena,

[00:38.30]such as Dwelling Narrowness, Ant Family,

[00:41.53]Mortgage Slaves, Flat Marriage, and so on.

[00:45.69]What is the sticking point

[00:48.13]for exorbitant house prices?

[00:49.92]Firstly, on account of diversities

[00:52.52]in different countries and areas,

[00:54.53]there is no unanimous standard

[00:56.65]to measure house prices.

[00:58.31]Secondly, funds and investment promotion

[01:01.41]adds fuel to the fire.

[01:03.30]Finally, land-based finance,

[01:05.80]which leads to the rise of land prices,

[01:09.05]gives an impetus to high house prices.

[01:11.80]In this case,

[01:13.52]how to maintain balance

[01:15.81]between house price and income?

[01:17.97]First of all,

[01:20.00]the government has laid down corresponding regulations

[01:22.80]and policies to restrain the rise of house prices.

[01:26.35]Besides, the construction of low-rent

[01:29.74]and economically affordable housing

[01:31.64]is also speeded up to promote the steady,

[01:34.87]healthy and sustainable development

[01:36.98]of the real estate market.

[01:39.28]It is firmly believed that in the near future,

[01:42.71]the problem of high house price

[01:45.19]will be satisfactorily settled.

[00:04.45]In the modern society,

[00:06.65]people's material life is much more affluent

[00:10.34]whereas their psychological stress is more severe.

[00:14.17]Confronted with increasingly fierce competition

[00:17.42]from all aspects, such as entrance for a higher school,

[00:21.86]mate selection, job hunting, promotion and earning, etc.,

[00:27.28]more and more people are in the state

[00:30.25]of psychological sub-health.

[00:32.15]As is indicated in the above chart,

[00:34.77]a number of psychological problems,

[00:37.46]like anxiety, perturbation, boredom,

[00:40.99]helplessness and so on, overwhelm many people,

[00:45.06]simply pushing them to the edge of the cliff.

[00:47.91]There are a lot of factors causing

[00:51.28]psychological sub-health, such as mental unbalance,

[00:54.53]interpersonal tension, the lack of external communication

[00:58.76]and stimulation, irregular life, nutritional insufficiency,

[01:04.33]inadequate physical exercise and the like.

[01:07.63]Pessimism and perfunctoriness are always

[01:10.74]ways of people who are in the state of sub-health.

[01:14.12]The sub-health seriously impedes people's daily life,

[01:17.81]even worse, it brings about the tragedy of suicide.

[01:22.12]Fortunately, it has gained great concern

[01:25.30]of the whole society and people are going out of their way

[01:29.28]to tackle this problem.

[01:31.50]Above all, we should keep optimistic,

[01:34.30]independent and confident.

[01:36.41]Next, maitain good interpersonal relationship

[01:39.40]and communicate more with others

[01:42.73]to adjust ourselves to different kinds of situations.

[01:45.97]Finally, we should live regularly

[01:49.22]and strengthen physical exercise.

[01:51.48]Only in this way can we shake off

[01:53.82]psychological sub-health and enjoy a happy life.

In the picture,

[00:02.88]we can see that a man who is farming in a piece of land

[00:06.02]is enclosed by many people stretching out their hands

[00:09.58]with money in the background of high buildings.

[00:12.52]Apparently,

[00:14.22]many people are house developers who are fighting for the crop field.

[00:17.92]The picture mirrors a common social phenomenon

[00:21.35]that the farm land is invaded by the real estate developers

[00:25.75]for the purpose of making profits against farmers’ interests.

[00:29.39]With the development of modern cities,

[00:32.09]more and more people purchase their houses

[00:34.90]so the house prices are soaring quickly,

[00:37.65]which makes the real estate development a good business.

[00:40.90]Due to the shortage of land in cities,

[00:43.83]the real estate developers begin to turn to the farm land

[00:47.17]for the housing development

[00:48.69]so that much farm land is used for such purposes

[00:52.36]and the farmers suffer from the loss of their crop land.

[00:55.98]I think such a trend is quite abnormal and distressing.

[01:00.14]The land resources are very valuable

[01:03.21]and food is what matters to the farmers.

[01:05.88]Therefore, the land resources should be used properly.

[01:09.35]I hope the interests of the farmers should be guaranteed.

[00:02.45]In the picture above,

[00:04.47]two big trees,

[00:05.78]which stand for the environment,

[00:07.88]are burnt to make steamed bread,

[00:10.14]which signifies economic development.

[00:12.87]The implication that the painter means to convey

[00:16.38]is self-evident—

[00:17.87]the environment is being sacrificed for economic development.

[00:22.21]Admittedly, our national economy prospers,

[00:26.43]in spite of the recent slowdown, in these decades.

[00:29.74]It is also true, however,

[00:32.87]that economic prosperity is gained at an enormous cost of the environment.

[00:37.96]According to the findings of a study conducted this year,

[00:41.47]China may need to spend as much as 7.5% of her gross domestic product (GDP)

[00:49.59]on environmental protection by 2030.

[00:53.17]Therefore, we now are confronted with a dilemma—

[00:56.63]how to strike a balance between economy promotion and environmental protection?

[01:02.72]As I see it, in the first place,

[01:05.51]policymakers should do their utmost not only to raise green consciousness nationwide,

[01:10.97]but also to curb those damage to the nature.

[01:15.11]In the second place,

[01:16.62]it is high time that people took advantage of environmentally friendly technology,

[01:21.57]which is characterized by low energy consumption and less pollution.

[01:26.74]As long as we take effective measures,

[01:30.00]irreversible consequences can be avoided and

[01:33.31]a better life of the future generations will be ensured.

[00:04.28]The picture above vividly illustrates the interdependence

[00:07.87]between mankind and other creatures.

[00:11.04]When the man shoots at a wild bird,

[00:13.51]he is ignorant of the danger—a damaging domino effect

[00:17.82]brought about by his disregard for wildlife.

[00:21.61]Recent research indicates that

[00:23.66]each day hundreds of species go extinct or on the verge of extinction,

[00:29.22]and one of its major contributing factors is human activity,

[00:33.68]which comprises expanding human settlement and merciless massacre of animals.

[00:39.15]To our relief,

[00:40.43]with the increase of green consciousness,

[00:43.10]nowadays environmental protection,

[00:45.50]constitutes a significant part on the agenda of many nations,

[00:49.61]including wildlife preservation.

[00:52.69]However, killing has not ceased although painstaking conservation efforts

[00:57.85]have put a stop to slaughter on a large scale.

[01:01.54]Effective measures must be adopted

[01:03.53]before it’s too late to rescue the fragile ecosystem.

[01:07.26]Most important of all,

[01:09.00]more legislative work is needed to confine those human activities

[01:13.01]which are destructive to ecological balance.

[01:16.00]Secondly,

[01:16.91] it is high time we human beings reflected on our relation with other creatures--

[01:22.31]they are not our game but one link on the chain of the ecosystem,

[01:27.15]and the killing of them amounts to committing suicide.

[00:03.42]What we can see are two shocking drawings.

[00:07.06]In the first one, black clouds of exhaust fume are emitted from a high chimney.

[00:12.47]In the second, a signal tower stands instead of the ugly chimney,

[00:17.86]sending out invisible harmful radiation.

[00:21.46]The problem revealed in the drawings has, indeed, aroused nationwide concern.

[00:26.51]Nowadays, some local governments are in hot pursuit of economic development

[00:32.26]in order to increase local people's income.

[00:35.98]At the same time, however,

[00:37.94]their health is being threatened by the worsening environment,

[00:41.27]which is the side effect of blind expansion in economy.

[00:45.52]It has been generally accepted that

[00:47.41]it is unwise to sacrifice people's welfare for short-term interest.

[00:52.14]However, there is no doubt that we cannot put the cart before the horse

[00:56.56]by halting economic progress solely for the sake of our health,

[01:00.91]as development is definitely an irreversible trend.

[01:05.32]As far as I am concerned,

[01:07.17]firstly, it is imperative for governments at all levels

[01:10.29]to put more stress on environmental protection

[01:13.62]so as to ensure the harmonious coexistence of nature and economy.

[01:18.64]Secondly,

[01:19.97]in addition to the strict implementation of laws and regulations concerning environment,

[01:25.44]the government's strengthened awareness of the public well-being

[01:29.12]will contribute to the solution of this issue.

[00:05.42]As is depicted in the cartoon,

[00:08.60]a young man who stands on a skateboard drawn by a dog,

[00:12.60]is moving at great speed in a boulevard.

[00:15.45]This cartoon shows us

[00:17.51]a new lifestyle which is preferred

[00:19.86]by a considerable number of people now—low-carbon life.

[00:24.62]With the miraculous development of science and technology,

[00:28.00]our life is becoming much more comfortable and convenient.

[00:32.08]At the same time,

[00:33.31]an undeniable fact also lies ahead of us—

[00:36.53]the condition of the environment is becoming worse and worse.

[00:41.05]We all know that excessive amount of carbon dioxide emissions

[00:45.29]may produce many serious problems,

[00:48.49]such as polar animals' extinction, sea levels' rising,

[00:52.39]and climate changes.

[00:54.87]Whereas it goes beyond doubt

[00:56.76]that low-carbon lifestyle contributes a lot

[00:59.21]in solving these problems.

[01:00.76]It endows us and our society with a favorable environment,

[01:05.48]which means a lot to our health and life.

[01:08.57]There are a diversity of measures

[01:11.26]we can take so as to lead a low-carbon life.

[01:14.23]For one thing,

[01:15.45]we are expected to use public transportations

[01:18.10]instead of private cars

[01:20.67]that emit a large amount of exhaust gas.

[01:23.49]For another, we can plant more trees

[01:26.42]to absorb carbon dioxide

[01:28.40]and build an environment-friendly society.

[01:31.30]In our daily life, we can use renewable materials,

[01:35.84]and remember to turn off electrical appliances in time.

[01:40.35]After all, low-carbon lifestyle is nothing

[01:43.66]but the best choice for us to lead a convenient

[01:46.79]and healthy life.

[00:04.87]The picture symbolically illustrates

[00:07.80]that the earth we live on is becoming

[00:09.59]more and more miserable and fragile.

[00:11.89]We can see that the earth,

[00:14.26]which is undergoing environmental destruction,

[00:16.63]sandstorm, floods and drought,

[00:18.70]looks like a balloon and is on the verge of burst.

[00:22.26]Nowadays environmental degradation is threatening our life.

[00:25.88]The frequency of disasters is increasing,

[00:29.53]and the number of people who died in such disasters as flood,

[00:33.45]drought, earthquake, mudslide and exceptional diseases

[00:37.54]has risen sharply.

[00:39.18]As we all know,

[00:40.78]the prosperity of industry and economy

[00:43.19]are the indications of human civilization.

[00:45.69]However, with the unprecedented development of human civilization,

[00:50.35]the prosperity of industry and economy

[00:52.96]also brought about serious problems.

[00:55.71]Because of human's uncontrolled urbanization,

[00:59.19]discharge of industrial pollutants, deforestation,

[01:02.97]overuse of pesticide, soot emissions,

[01:06.60]motor vehicle exhaust and so on,

[01:09.17]the earth suffers from soil erosion,

[01:11.64]water and air pollution,

[01:13.59]white pollution and species distinction, etc.

[01:16.46]In order to protect the earth and ourselves,

[01:20.53]it is imperative for us to take drastic actions.

[01:24.10]First of all,

[01:25.42]people should realize the importance

[01:27.43]of environmental conservation

[01:29.31]and make concerted efforts to protect our environment.

[01:32.69]Secondly, the authorities should adopt

[01:35.84]the policy of sustainable development,

[01:38.16]putting prevention in the first place

[01:40.79]and integrating prevention with control.

[01:43.34]Thirdly, the factories should be equipped with devices

[01:47.49]which can prevent them from polluting our planet.

[00:03.40]As is described in the cartoon,

[00:06.30]the field is arid without any kind of living things.

[00:10.48]The purpose of the picture is to show us

[00:13.68]the importance of water.

[00:15.43]It conveys that if the waste of water cannot be ceased,

[00:18.94]the last drip of water in the world would be our tear.

[00:23.09]As the source of all living things

[00:26.21]and the lifeblood of agriculture and industry,

[00:28.98]water is indispensable to our life

[00:32.01]and the development of economy.

[00:34.56]Without water, plants and crops cannot grow,

[00:37.96]factories will be out of operation,

[00:41.04]and business and economy will stagnate.

[00:43.57]Furthermore, all of them will result in a terrible consequence,

[00:48.69]that is, human beings cannot live in the world any longer.

[00:53.22]Though the causes for the lack of water may be complex,

[00:57.70]there are two main factors accounting for it.

[01:00.80]One is the waste of water,

[01:03.22]and the other is the pollution of water.

[01:06.08]To prevent these unacceptable conduct, proper measures,

[01:10.30]including set up the consciousness of saving water,

[01:14.48]make full use of water in our daily life,

[01:17.61]never discharge daily rubbish or industrial wastes

[01:21.87]without any disposal, and so on,

[01:24.54]must be taken and great efforts should be made.

[01:28.34]Only when we treat water as precious as

[01:31.40]it deserves to be treated will we not let

[01:34.11]the last drip of water in the world be our tear. [00:01.99]In this picture,

[00:02.92]the three winners are standing on the victory podium

[00:05.79]reaching a gold Yuanbao as their prize.

[00:08.85]The author is trying to point out an unhealthy trend:

[00:12.10]money is the real power for the participants of all types of competitions.

[00:17.03]At present,

[00:18.80]money is regarded by some people

[00:20.92]as the most important thing in life.

[00:23.27]It is even regarded as the symbol of wealth and social position.

[00:27.33]For example,

[00:28.58]with plenty of money a man can do whatever he wants to.

[00:31.61]He can afford expensive cars and luxurious houses,

[00:35.41]and he can travel around the world

[00:37.91]and visit as many interesting places as he wants to.

[00:41.00]In his eyes, money is everything in life.

[00:44.48]In my opinion,

[00:46.42]we should have the right view on money.

[00:48.40]For one thing, we can’t deny that money is useful.

[00:51.94]We need money to buy food, a house or any other things.

[00:56.14]So money can make us live more comfortably.

[00:59.35]For another, money can not buy everything.

[01:03.57]For instance,

[01:04.40]no matter how much money one has,

[01:06.24]he can not buy good health, happiness or friendship.

[01:10.30]In a word,

[01:11.73]we should treat money properly

[01:13.68]and be the lord of money instead of slave of it. [00:02.33]As is shown in the picture,

[00:03.63]we can see that a young man is sitting on the front of a car

[00:07.58]with the background of RMB symbol and a house,

[00:11.17]while a young woman is running toward the young man

[00:14.29]showing her love to him.

[00:15.98]Apparently,

[00:17.52]this picture reveals a modern view of love.

[00:20.06]It is easy to find that the sense of love has been distorted.

[00:23.60]The majority of people value money more than love.

[00:27.73]Why does this happen?

[00:29.60]Perhaps, there are three reasons.

[00:31.25]First, if one married a wealthy person,

[00:34.00]he / she would not be afraid of losing his / her job

[00:38.21]and would live a comfortable life with new fashion and entertainment.

[00:42.81]Second, it is easier to succeed by marrying a wealthy person.

[00:46.91]With the money after the marriage

[00:52.53]he / she could do what he / she wants to do,

[00:53.83]such as managing a business or traveling around the world.

[00:56.62]Third, the sense of being prosperous by hard work is weakening.

[01:01.04]When one tends to be lazy

[01:03.44]but love can bring a comfortable life,

[01:05.48]he / she will pay more attention to money.

[01:08.45]As far as I am concerned,

[01:10.72]I would like to pursue our happiness and pleasure

[01:13.69]because money does not always go hand in hand with true love.

[01:17.77]So we should take a right attitude toward money and love. [00:01.75]As the picture given depicts,

[00:03.63]there is a chicken in a plate to be served as a dish.

[00:07.26]Over the plate,

[00:08.93]there is a sentence in Chinese which reads

[00:10.94]“I had once achieved success in my time!”

[00:14.09]This picture reveals a message:

[00:17.31]There exists the disparity between the ideal and the reality.

[00:21.77]It is very important that the ideal should be based on the reality.

[00:26.34]Firstly,

[00:28.27]the ideal out of reality is impossible to achieve.

[00:31.31]Secondly,

[00:32.91]with idealistic goals,

[00:34.72]we will find ourselves at a loss in face of the cruel reality.

[00:38.68]Last but not least,

[00:43.04]the impractical ideals will lead to the disappointment and frustration

[00:45.95]instead of the joy of achievement and success.

[00:48.65]To make ideal come true,

[00:50.83]I think that we must base our ideal on reality.

[00:54.23]Furthermore,

[00:55.92]we should keep in mind that no pains no gains,

[00:58.96]and make great efforts and strive for it.

[01:01.67]Hence,

[01:03.02]I firmly believe that if everybody avoids what the picture describes

[01:07.26]through his hard work,

[01:08.38]he is bound to be successful in his life

[01:10.82]and won’t end up in failure.

[00:05.56]In the above picture,

[00:08.28]a boy stumbles over a stone and falls to the ground

[00:11.94]because of his unawareness of it.

[00:14.20]On the side of the picture,

[00:16.50]there stands several words prominently—face the frustrations.

[00:19.95]As far as I am concerned,

[00:24.02]the painter means to remind us that

[00:25.97]we will unavoidably encounter setbacks,

[00:28.85]which are represented by the stone in the picture,

[00:32.37]and the best way is to confront and remove them.

[00:35.56]Life is full of challenges and difficulties to every individual.

[00:40.39]People with strong wills can withstand the test of adversities,

[00:44.56]while others who are not ready for the battle against plight

[00:48.27]do nothing but surrender.

[00:50.06]Take college students for example.

[00:52.39]In addition to increasing competition in the job market,

[00:56.24]complicated personal relationships

[00:58.94]and high expectations from parents

[01:01.20]have imposed on them invisible pressure and anxiety.

[01:05.29]A few students are so overwhelmed by pessimism

[01:08.82]that they put an end to their young lives.

[01:11.94]What a pity!

[01:13.76]They could have avoided the tragedy

[01:16.02]if they had mustered up their courage

[01:17.95]to face and overcome these seemingly insurmountable hardships.

[01:21.62]We grow more mature by learning

[01:24.93]how to handle difficulties.

[01:26.57]And only the mature and unyielding people will survive

[01:30.01]in the harsh reality.