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二、考研英语
ESSAY
写作历年全真试题与范
文
2005
年全真试题
Directions:
Write an essay of 160
–
200 words based on the
following drawing. In your essay, you
should first describe the drawing, then
interpret its meaning, and give your comment on
it.
You should write neatly
on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)
The cartoon symbolically states the
ways that
three sons and a daughter
treat their old, helpless
father. They
each stand in a different corner of a football
field. The eldest son kicks out the father,
who huddles up into a ball. The other
children prepare to ward him off. It is sad to see
none of the
children is willing to
receive their father.
[
图画图表描述段
]
The picture is thought- provoking. What
it illustrates is a common phenomenon in today's
society:
many grown-up
children refuse to support their aging parents.
While they enjoy a
comfortable life,
their parents are neglected and left alone to face
poverty. As these elderly people
have
grown so physically weak that they are not capable
of supporting themselves any longer. I
think these children have betrayed
their own conscience and therefore should be
criticized by the
society.
[
意义阐释段
]
According
to Chinese
culture,
to be kind to one'
s parents is the height of virtue. We owe so
much to our parents in that they not
only gave us life but have done so much in
bringing us up.
It
is not
reasonable against
nature for us
terrorsponsibility of taking care of our parents
when they
are
old.
Further
more,
we
have
the
duty
to
pay
back
their
love
by
making
their
later
years
enjoyable and happy.
[
建议措施段
]
2004
年全真试题
Directions:
Study the
following drawing carefully and write an essay in
which you should
1)
describe the drawing,
2)
interpret its
meaning, and
3)
support your view with examples.
You should write about 200 words neatly
on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)
It is vividly depicted in the cartoon
that
a boy is running along the
racetrack with painstaking
efforts,
sweat pouring downing his face. After a long
journey, he is making the final
spurt(
冲刺
)
toward
the
finishing
line,
with
strong
determination
to
become
the
champion.
It
seems
that
he
could rest for a while to enjoy the
ecstasy of victory.
However,
straight ahead lies a sign which
indicates a new “starting point” and
urges him to continue rushing to the next
destination.
[
图画图
表描述段
]
Undoubtedly the cartoon
conveys the meaning that
life is like
the process of running in which
one
should make constant efforts and never stop making
progress.
Owing to
the
quickening pace
of life, competition
goes increasingly fierce in all walks of life,
stimulating everyone to pursue one
goal
after another.
Once a person
stops making progress,
he
can hardly
maintain his past glory
and
survive
in
this
competitive
world.
As
Deng
Xiaoping,
the
great
Chinese
leader
said,
“Development is the only way.”
No matter how
powerful a
country is,
no matter how
successful
a specific
institution,
it will definitely
seek new development in high speed.
Generally
speaking,
neither a country nor a person can
remain stagnant(
停滞的，迟钝的
).
[
意义阐释段
]
A case in point is
the
successful launching of “Sh
enzhou
Ⅴ
spacecraft”
which sets China in a
high position of
aviation and space flight.
Although
it means a great achievement for us
Chinese,
we are facing new challenges
in the future and need to do further research in
space technology.
Another
illustration
is
closely
related
to
us,
the
examinees.
If
we
pass
this
test
and
are
fortunately admitted by a university,
we shall not stop making efforts.
Instead,
we are confronted
with the challenge of conquering the
difficult graduate courses. We still have to
strive for success
in our future
academic study, employment and career.
On the whole, these examples
effectively
clarify the saying
that
“Destination is another
starting point.”
[
举例论证段
]
范文二：
The drawing vividly shows
a
runner who is arriving at the finishing line that
is also the point that
he has started
from. In the drawing, the runner is running around
the track of a playground. On
both side
of the runner, there are two poles and a line
between them. On the ground there are two
signs that say “ENDING” and “STARTING”.
[
图画图表描述段
]
The painter wants to tell us that, just
like
running, whatever we are doing, we
should never stop
making progress. The
ending point
just means
a
new starting point at which we should set new
goals
and
continue
to
pursue
them.
This
view
is
absolutely
right
in
every
sense.
First
and
foremost,
it
applies
to
individuals
as
in
such
a
competitive
world
everybody
is
trying
to
get
ahead.
Furthermore,
corporation
and
organizations
of
any
kind
should
also
embrace
this
view, for
they act as an
independent person in the market and should always
look ahead for new
opening
and
possibilities
to
enhance
business.
Last
but
not
least,
the
country
on
the
whole
should
move forward in terms of politics,
economy, and culture so that we China as a nation
can
gain sustained respect from other
peoples. [
意义阐释段
]
Examples
to
prove
the
view
are
abundant.
The
most
persuasive
are
the
cases
of
famous
athletes like Fu Mingxia and Deng
Yaping, whose success is gained through non-stop
efforts.
It
goes without
saying that if
they had been content
with being just a regional or national champion
and stopped practicing, they wouldn't
have accomplished so much and become world-famous.
By
contrast,
a
lot
of
people
choose
to
take
a
rest
to
enjoy
their
small
success
and
thus
lose
the
motivation
for
further
achievement.
Similarly,
plenty
of
companies
are
merged
by
bigger
and
more powerful ones just
because they are overjoyed with their small
profits and unaware of the
danger posed
by
more
ambitious
rivals.
In
sum,
keeping
making
progress
s
hould
be
the right
attitude
towards life and work for everybody and even for a
country.
[
举例论证段
]
2003
年全真试题
Direction:
Study the following pictures carefully
and write and write an essay about 200 words based
on the
following:
1.
Describe the
set of drawings and interpret its meaning.
2.
Point out its implications in our life.
The set of
drawings above vividly depicts
the
destiny of a flower in different circumstances.
As
is shown in the first
cartoon,
the flower is placed in a
comfortable greenhouse which shelters it
from the threatening lightening and
storm. With proper temperature, moisture and
fertilizer, the
flower is growing in
full bloom.
On the contrary,
when removed from the greenhouse and
exposed to the driving rain, the flower
soon fades and withers(
枯萎
),
with the petals cast about on
the
grounds. [
图画图表描述段
]
To begin with, the purpose
of the drawings is to show us that
the
flower growing in the
greenhouse cannot
withstand the test of the storm,
yet
the symbolic meanings subtly conveyed
should be taken more seriously.
The delicate flower
is
naturally associated with
young people,
to be specific,
the only
children in our current society; the greenhouse
epitomizes
(
缩影
) parents
doting(
溺爱
) care
and abundant material supplies that can shield the
children from the storms, or
the harsh
reality.
Once
the young
people begin to seek independence and accept
challenges from