1、 n. 摩天大楼 piled-up: adj. 叠起来的 explode: v. 爆炸 circumscribe: v. 限制 luxury: n. 奢侈品 rocket: v. 飞速上升 household: n. 家庭 cram: v. 把.装满, 使充塞 living standard: 生活水平 offset: v. 抵消 secure: v. 保障,保护 prosperity: n. 繁荣 planet: n. 行星 万能句型: Basically, what we see in this cartoon is We can deduce from this picture that
2、 the artist is trying to attract our attention to The simple picture is a wake-up call for the whole human race.人无限吃有限 (4) Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should: 1) describe the drawing briefly, 2) explain its intended meaning, and then 3) state yo
3、ur point of view. You should write on ANSWER SHEET 2. 无限吃有限画世界人口盲目增长 范文: It is a very alarming cartoon, in which hundreds of new-born babies are crying for food but there are only two bowls of porridge available. The babies represent human population while the porridge symbolizes global resources, a
4、s indicated by the caption. The drawing aims to alarm us that resources on Earth are far from enough to sustain our exploding population. This message is very true. The 20th century had not only witnessed a huge hike in population, but also the emergence of crises resulting from fighting for restric
5、ted resources. Take crude oil for example, it is so immensely consumed in daily life and industrial production that its role is fundamental in todays global economic and political stage. People of different nations even initiate wars to obtain more oil fields, an activity which can be best exemplifi
6、ed by the complicated scenario in the Middle East. Other examples include more disputes over the sharing of water resources, as well as the lack of food and other necessities in most African countries. Indeed, a large population with limited resources casts a shadow on mankinds future existence in t
7、his planet. Therefore, we must take positive steps with the strength of all human beings to hold back this grim tendency. Sustainable development needs a population with a reasonable exploitation of natural resources. 译文: 这是一张很有警示性的漫画,其中成百上千个新生婴儿们嗷嗷待哺,但是供应他们的却只有两碗粥。很显然,这些婴儿代表了人口数量,而粥则象征了全球资源,正如图中的标题
8、所提示的那样。这幅图意在给我们敲响警钟,即地球上的资源已经无法供应呈爆炸式增长的人口了。 这里传递的信息是非常真实的。过去的20世纪不仅见证了人口数量的迅速增长,同时因为争夺有限资源而导致的危机也开始浮现。以石油为例,由于其在人们的日常生活和工业生产中的巨大消耗量,石油在当今的全球经济和政治舞台中扮演了重要角色。来自不同国家的人们为了争夺油田不惜开战,其的例子就是中东地区复杂的局势。其他的例子包括由于水资源导致的纷争,以及大多数非洲国家的食品和其他生活必需品的匮乏。 实际上,巨大的人口和有限的资源之间的反差给人类将来在这个星球上的生存投上了阴影。因此,我们必须采取正面的措施、集中全人类的力量来
9、阻止这种严峻趋势的发展。一个可持续的发展意味着合理的人口数量和对自然资源的合理开发。 witness: v. 见证,证明 hike: n. 增加 restricted: adj. 有限的 stage: n. 舞台 exemplify: v. 例证,例示 scenario: n. 情形,局势 necessity: n. 必需品 dispute: n. 争论 cast a shadow: 投上阴影 grim: adj. 可怕的, 讨厌的 hold back: 阻止 sustainable development: 可持续发展 It is a very alarming picture, in wh
10、ich This message is very true. The 20th century had witnessed财富与人口 Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should: As is depicted in the picture, compared to the situation in the past, nowadays the total wealth that mankind possesses conspicuously surpasses
11、 that of any time in history. What is more striking is that most of the wealth concentrates in the hands of a small bunch of people. It is quite obvious that the artist wishes to set us thinking about the disparity between the rich and the poor in todays world. On the one hand, it is staggering for
12、us to find in the annual list of the “Worlds Wealthiest People” by Forbes Magazine how the property of the rich keeps aggregating in an unbelievable scale. For instance, the fortune of Bill Gates certainly amounts to, or even exceeds, the annual GDP of an average developing country. On the other han
13、d, the majority of humans have to struggle simply to make ends meet, not to mention those still suffer from hunger in the most less developed countries. It is beyond doubt that the gross discrepancy of wealth distribution, though being a problem long existing in human society, is now developing to a
14、n extreme which may cause chaos. Therefore, the whole world should take this problem into serious consideration. Only through a systematic reform to achieve a more equal society can we prevent the problem from deteriorating. 正如图中描绘的那样,比起以前,现在人类拥有的总财富明显超过了历的任何一个时期。但是,更惊人的是我们的财富集中在了一群非常少的人们手中。 很显然作图者意
15、在唤起人们对于当今世界上不断拉大的贫富差距这一问题的思考。一方面,通过福布斯杂志每年公布的世界富豪榜中,我们惊奇地发现富人们聚集财富的速度和规模令人难以置信。例如,比尔.盖茨的财产必然相当于甚至是超过了一个一般发展中国家的年均国内生产总值。另一方面,大部分人都苦苦地为了家里的收支平衡而奋斗,更不用说在那些最穷的国家中人们还在忍饥挨饿。 毫无疑问,尽管财富分配不均是人类历一个长久的问题,但是现在这种差距正在向极端方向发展,并可能导致根本性的混乱。因此,全世界都应该严肃地思考这个问题。我们只有通过改革来建设一个更加公平的社会,才能够防止这个问题的进一步恶化。 surpass: v. 超过,超越,胜
16、过 disparity: n. 不一致,不同,不等 staggering: adj. 惊人的 Forbes Magazine: 福布斯杂志 property: n. 财产 aggregate: v. 聚集,合计 amount to: 达到 exceed: v. 超过 make ends meet: 收支相抵 not to mention: 更不用说 discrepancy: n. 相差,差异,矛盾 chaos: n. 混乱 What is more striking is that It is quite obvious that the artiest wishes to set us thinking about It is beyond doubt that
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