1、考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 131 及答案与解析Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 Study the following chart carefully and write an essay in which you should 1)describe the chart briefly, 2)analyze possible reasons for the trend, and 3)give your point of view
2、. You should write 160-200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points) 2 Study the following picture carefully and write an essay of 160-200 words in which you should 1)describe the picture briefly, 2)explain its intended meaning and then 3)give your point of view. 3 Write an essay of 160-200 words b
3、ased on the following drawing. In your essay, you should 1)describe the picture briefly, 2)explain its intended meaning, and then 3)give your comments. 4 Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should 1)describe the picture briefly, 2)explain the intended m
4、eaning and 3)give your point of view. 考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 131 答案与解析Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 【正确答案】 The bar chart shows the number of the applicants for the national entrance examinations for postgraduate schools from 1997 to 2010.
5、With the exception of 2008 and 2009, the corresponding figures display a dominant ascending trend.The trend reflects that more and more college graduates choose to continue their studies after graduation. Of all the reasons accounting for it, such as the growing popularity of certain fields and the
6、expansion of enrollment, misgivings about unemployment are the primary one.It is true that further postgraduate education can postpone ones employment to some extent, but it cannot guarantee a better job. The gap between education background and practical skills has long been recognized, so that som
7、e companies prefer a graduate with three-year work experience to a fresh graduate with Master degree but without any on-site practice. Moreover, postgraduate education is a choice designed for those who are suitably determined to dedicate themselves to academic researches, the choice not being a uni
8、versal one. It is quite predictable that more cases of unemployment will arise provided that the supply of postgraduates exceeds the demand of the job market. A11 in all, the entrance examinations for postgraduate schools are not the sole way to a better life.【试题解析】 本篇作文主题非常贴近考生的现实生活，考生既可以跳出自己的身份评论当
9、前的考研热现象，也可以从自己参加考研的出发点谈谈感想。图表反映出的现象(考研人数总体而言逐年递增)比较容易描述，本文的重点在于怎样写好现象、分析与评论，只要言之成理，无重大语言错误，皆可获得较理想的得分。【知识模块】 大作文2 【正确答案】 What the picture shows is very vivid and impressive. Water flows out of the bucket at its shortest board and the chain tends to break at its most vulnerable ring. Moreover, just a
10、s the words written by an anonymous author, it is the same with peoples development, in which the worst aspect of ones character plays a decisive role. The philosophy indicated here is that overall quality is determined by weaknesses rather than strengths.Nowadays in China, the rich can afford all t
11、he luxuries while the poor can hardly maintain their living. Children from rich families not only receive education in school, but also have tutors at home. In sharp contrast, poor children learn in shabby classrooms if they ever have a chance. However, the poor, like the shortest board of a bucket,
12、 determines the overall level of a countrys development. If their living standard remains rather low, they may become the vulnerable link of a chain, posing potential threat to social stability.Therefore, I think, the poor deserves more attention and aid. Governments should not only focus on prosper
13、 regions or people, but also realize the poor counts a lot.Therefore, I sincerely advocate that the government attach more importance to the poor since they may count more than expected.【试题解析】 图片中有一个木桶和一根铁链，水正不断地从木桶中最短的那块木板流出，而铁链在最脆弱的一环发出“我快不行了”的哀号。图片生动地表明：无论事物本身有多牢固，只要出现一处纰漏，都将触一发而动全身，造成严重后果。即使考生无法
14、在第一时间从图中直观地提炼出此要点，也可从图片下方的标注得到提示。根据题目要求，文章结构可以分为三部分：首先对图画内容进行简单描述，接着点明漫画的寓意，最后表明自己的观点。【知识模块】 大作文3 【正确答案】 Thunderstruck with his mouth widely opened, the man cartooned is stunned by the bag he has bought on the Internet. What is being hyped up as a genuine bag proves to be a fake and substandard one.
15、 Such an unhappy experience of online shopping may have already given many of us an unforgettable lesson. The products sent to us seem never in accordance with the presented pictures or the attractive descriptions on the Internet. Are we too vulnerable? Or is online shopping too deceitful?On the one
16、 hand, do not throw away the apple because of its core. Online shopping, thanks to its low-cost storage and the convenient express delivery service, has made it possible that we can complete a deal anytime without going outdoors. The temporary inadequate supervision is in no position to outweigh its
17、 convenience. On the other hand, remember that the Internet is never a fairy-tale world but another real world.As consumers, we are supposed to check a sellers credit, identify inferior products and choose proper methods of payment on our own. To play safe, wed better shop in those websites of long-
18、established credit standing.【试题解析】 图中一名男性消费者在号称“绝对正版”的某网店订购了一个手提包，待打开寄来的包裹一看竟是假货，当即大吃一惊。图片形象地反映出当前互联网贸易中存在以假乱真、以次充好的现象。根据题目，考生应当首先对图片内容加以阐释，接着表明自己对网上购物的观点。因此，文章结构可以分为：开头解释图片内容，说明消费者在网上购物的过程中上当受骗的现象；第二部分表明观点，说明在网上购物存在弊端，但其优点也不可否认；最后提出个人建议。【知识模块】 大作文4 【正确答案】 The picture gives a vivid description that
19、the same fish, put into two different-sized aquaria, faces different situations. It is the natural leader dominating all the tiny fish in the small aquarium while it becomes a follower subordinated to other bigger fishes in the larger water world. Similarly, we are faced with such circumstances in t
20、he human society and have ever been in a dilemma whether to stick to the familiar conditions or change to a new or even more undesirable setting.The imaginary figure Dumbledore in the movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets said, “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our
21、choices.“ I partly agree with his opinion. More often than not, our lifestyle is determined by the choices we make accumulatively. However, our abilities are never of little influence as saidthey direct the choices we may make.As for me, I would rather choose to be a small fish at first in the bigge
22、r pond, where I exert myself to find and develop and practice my abilities. When time ripe, I would build new frontiersmy own little pond which is to develop into a wider one with my sustained efforts.【试题解析】 图中有两个鱼缸，同样一条吐着 4 个泡泡的鱼在小鱼缸里个头最大，显得尤为突出；而在大鱼缸里则毫不起眼。漫画通过对比反映出人们时常面临的一个两难选择：究竟是“宁做鸡头不做凤尾”，还是甘当陪衬，换得广阔天地呢?这还得看每个人自己的抉择。根据题目要求，文章结构可以分为三部分：首先简单交代图画内容，描述同一条鱼儿在不同鱼缸里的不同境遇；接着点明漫画的寓意在于，不同的选择会带来不同的人生道路和际遇；最后表明自己的观点和选择。【知识模块】 大作文
