范文（三）

　　Direction:

　　A. Write an essay that conveys the information in the following cartoon accompanied by your comments.

　　B. Word Limit: about 200 words

　　C. Your eassy should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2

　　營(yíng)生 　　祖上以打獵為生

　　爺爺以賣上等木材為生

　　父親以賣劈柴和柴墩為生 　　兒子以賣根雕原料為生

　　孫子以賣黃沙為生

　　……

　　例文： Preserving Natural Resources

　　Through the changes in the ways of making a living in a family over several generations, the cartoon aims at sounding a warning against man's wasteful use of natural resources and emphasizing the urgent need to preserve these resources.

　　Ever since man appeared on the earth, man's survival has been heavily relied on nature. Almost everything we use in our everyday life comes from nature, ranging from the food we eat, the water we drink, to the wood which is turned into furiture. With the development of technology and population growth, the amount and range of materials used has increased at an alarming rate. However, natural resources are not inexhaustible. Some reserves are already on the brink of exhaustion and there is no hope of replacing them. The widespread water shortage is an example in point. If man continued to squander natural resources with no thought for the future, the later generations would end up selling sand, as is the case in the cartoon, and the whole world would be in a mess.

　　Time is running out. It is up to us to take effective measures before the situation gets out of hand.
 
 

范文（四）

　　Directions:

　　A. Title:Globle Shortage of Fresh Water

　　B. Word Limit: about 200 words

　　C. Your composition should

be based on the Outline given in Chinese below:

　　1. 人們認(rèn)為淡水是取之不盡的（提示：雨水，河水，井水）

　　2. 實(shí)際上淡水是短缺的（提示：人口增加，工業(yè)用水增加，污染嚴(yán)重）

　　3. 我們應(yīng)當(dāng)怎么辦（提示：節(jié)約用水，開發(fā)新水源）

　　例文： Global Shortage of Fresh Water

　　People often think that water will never be used up. There is plenty of water, such as rain, water from the rivers and wells. It seems as if water is always available around us and we never have to worry about water shortage.

　　In fact water is rather limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of population and fast development of industries, water is more needed than before. At the same time, a large amount of water has been polluted and wasted every day. Some big cities in China are facing the problem of water shorage already. There, water supply is controlled and industry has been restrained.

　　What should we do about the water shorage? I think, first, the people should be made aware of the real situation about the water. Everyone should consciously save on water and certain law should be made that no water will be polluted. We have to protect the existing water resources and develop new ones. In this way I believe that our cities will not be thirsty for water in the future.