问答题 1.  Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a  short essay entitled On Food Safety. Your essay should start with a brief introduction of the picture.  You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
   
On Food Safety

   
【正确答案】[范文]
   As is shown in the picture, a woman is surrounded by all kinds of toxic food such as pesticide in the fruits, preservative in canned food, poisonous milk. The problem of food safety has become so serious that we cannot afford to ignore it.
   Why should we pay close attention to food safety? For one thing, food safety concerns the well-being of all the people in the country. Unsafe food does great harm to the health of consumers and even threatens the lives of many people. For another, failure to ensure the safety of food causes damage to the image of our government, especially when such food is exported to other countries. Furthermore, unsafe food can undermine consumers' confidence in the food industry, which may cause disastrous effect to our economy.
   Therefore, it is high time that our government should take all measures to make sure that all the food in our country is safe to eat. The government must strictly carry out food safety standards, and in, pose severe punishment on those who violate them.
【答案解析】 这幅图片反映的是食品安全问题。本文的写作思路如下:
   第一段描述图片,说明目前社会上存在严重的食品安全问题,不容忽视。
   第二段从三个角度分析食品安全问题的重要性:食品安全事关人民的身体健康;食品安全事关政府、国家的国际形象;食品安全事关国家产业竞争力。
   第三段呼吁有关部门采取措施加强食品安全管理,如严格执行食品安全标准,加强市场监管力度,对出现问题的企业从重处罚以起到震慑效果等。
[参考译文] 依图所示,一位女士被各种有毒食品围绕,如残留化学农药的水果,含防腐剂的罐头食品,毒奶粉等。食品安全问题已经变得如此严重,我们绝不可忽视。
   为什么我们要密切关注食品安全?一方面,食品安全事关全体国民的福祉。不安全食品会对消费者的健康造成巨大的伤害,甚至危及许多人的生命。另一方面,在保障食品安全方面的不力也使得政府印象受损,尤其是当这些食品出口到其他国家的时候。此外,不安全食品会挫败消费者对食品产业的信心,可能会对我们的经济造成灾难性的影响。
   因此,政府是时候采取各种措施保证国内的食品安全可吃了。政府应该严格执行食品安全标准,对那些违反安全标准的人实施严厉的惩罚。