1、考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 38 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 picture and write an essay in which you should;1. describe the picture, interpret its meaning;2. point out its implications in our life with examples;3. give
2、 a short conclusion.You should write 160-200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points)2 Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should1. describe the drawing briefly, 2. explain its intended meaning, and then3. give your comments.You should write neatly on
3、 ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points)3 Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay entitled “My View in Piracy“. In the essay you should1. describe the cartoon, 2. give your comments on the picture, and3. suggest your solution to this problem.You should write about 160-200 words neatly on ANSWER
4、SHEET 2.(20 points)4 Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should1. describe the drawing briefly, 2. explain its intended meaning, and then3. give your comments.You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points)考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 38 答案与解析Part BDirections:
5、Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 【正确答案】 Its generally acknowledged that a persons life will be filled up with darkness without ideals, and ideals play a very important role in ones life journey. What a thought-provoking picture: two people are braving
6、the world in their small boat at night, the waves roaring and the stars shining. Inevitably there are dangerous rocks at sea, but with their ideals in mind, they pluck up their courage to forge ahead.What the cartoon symbolically reveals is that ideals, just like stars, can spur us to break through
7、the darkness into our desired goals. Life is unimaginable without ideals. Helen Keller, without i-deals inspired by her dearest teacher Miss Ann Mansfield Sullivan, would not have “ seen“ so many things through mere touch, and hence would not have moved the world by her touching story. In the same w
8、ay, Zhang Haidi, given her poor physical condition, would not have become a well-known writer without her ambition to rival life. With ideals encouraging us, we are moving forward more eagerly and confidently.As dark night is formidable, so is a life void of ideals. Ideals are stars overhead, leadin
9、g us to plough the sea of difficulties. With ideals in mind, we can cure fatal diseases, tame the ocean and we have every reason to believe that the future can be better.【知识模块】 短文写作2 【正确答案】 The above cartoon warns us of a common but often-neglected mistake we often commit: bias. In the picture, a gr
10、oup of people are holding a meeting to find out approaches to certain issues. The chairman of the meeting, who is sitting on the left side of the picture, thinks himself as a hammer to hit a nail with, and treats all the problems raised at the meeting as nails to be hit upon. Clearly, he has become
11、a prisoner of his own experience.Everyone of us tends to believe what we want to believe. A majority of craftsmen think they are more intelligent, more fair-minded and more skilled than the average persons. Part of the reason we view ourselves so favorably is that we use criteria that work to our ad
12、vantage. As economist Thomas Schelling explains, “ Everybody ranks himself high in qualities he values: careful drivers give weight to care, skilled drivers give weight to skill, and those who are polite give weight to courtesy. “ This way everyone ranks high on his own scale.In order to overcome ou
13、r bias and prejudice, we must be aware not only of our conscious thoughts, but also of our unconscious prejudices , bias and habits. A bias recognized is a bias sterilized. As the old saying goes, it is never too late to give up our prejudices.【知识模块】 短文写作3 【正确答案】 In this picture both the buyer and t
14、he seller are satisfactory with the deal: the former is glad because he gets a disk at a much lower price, while the latters enjoyment comes from the profits he makes by selling the pirated product. It seems that the piracy has benefited both sides, hence flood of pirated videodiscs, books, and soft
15、ware in the market. However, we get off on the wrong foot if we only see the surface of this phenomenon.There are many reasons for my position but the following are sufficient. To begin with, piracy is equal to stealing in term of value of the product, which will do harm to the inventors, designers,
16、 producers or writers alike. On the other hand, pirated products will, in the final analysis, incur greater expenses on the part of the customers, as there are no after-sale service. Worst of all, piracy, if not cracked down on, will have serious effects on all walks of life, especially the intellec
17、tual industry. Because of the loss of profits, the investors as well as the producers enthusiasm flags, which will lead to less fund for researches, and shrinkage of the whole industry and bigger unemployment rate.Therefore, it is high time to start the battle against piracy. First of all, stringent
18、 laws and regulations should be made and enough measures for enforcement be taken. Secondly, public awareness against piracy must be enhanced. Otherwise, our prosperous market will disappear and our economic reform will fail.【知识模块】 短文写作4 【正确答案】 The cartoon above depicts with cunning insight the dile
19、mma in which a fresh university graduate, who is anxious for a text message about his job application, is afflicted by spam in his cell phone. What the picture reveals is a problematic situation; junk text messages or spam have become prevalent in our life. According to a recent survey done by Beiji
20、ng University of Communication, all cell phone and email users have received junk messages. Sometimes these messages have swindled them out of a lot of money.There are many reasons why junk messages become rife, but the following three primary causes can help illustrate the concept.Initially, this w
21、ay of sending large numbers of advertising messages by email or cell phone is cheap, the next-best thing to free money. Another major cause for the spam is that the service providers, especially, mobile phone service provider, could make a big profit from these spamming. Finally and most importantly
22、, so far, there are no effective laws or regulations to check this malpractice.Whatever the reasons, the issue has become a pain in the neck in our daily life. Therefore, some drastic measures should be taken to put an end to this problem. On the one hand, our governments should make stricter laws to forbid message senders and service providers to send off junk messages. On the other hand, we should launch a publicizing campaign to call on people to report any malpractice they discover to the authorities. Only through these efforts can we hope to solve the problem.【知识模块】 短文写作
