问答题
Directions: Write an essay of 160-200
words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should
1) describe the picture briefly,
2) explain its intended
meaning, and then
3) give your point of view.
You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
【正确答案】[1]As a Chinese saying goes, food is the first necessity of the people. No wonder that the woman in the picture is surrounded by all kinds of food. And... Wait! Melamine in the milk, pesticide in the fruits, and preservative in canned confection... The woman turns at a loss which to choose.
The application of overdosed food addictives or even harmful industrial ingredients has been somewhat of an unwritten rule in the food industry. [2]Without sensational media disclosures and tighter regulations by state authorities, the rule would have put more people's health in danger.
[3]Never have concerns over food safety voiced by the public reached such a great extent. Our nerves can hardly stand any more news about seriously melamine-endangered infants. [4]As ordinary consumers, we wish to get our money's worth in exchange for safe and edible food. Fortunately, we are assured that most food producers are law-abiding and have been always making efforts to create sustainable development for their brands and products. [5]Similarly, we are assured that govemrnent sectors concerned do take responsibility for the granting of business licenses and the random inspections for food quality. In this way, we can reassure ourselves that what we take are not poisons.
【答案解析】本幅图片描述一个人被各种各样的食品围绕着,却无所适从,因为每一种食品里都带有影响身体健康的物质。这幅漫画反映出了食品质量安全这一热门的社会话题,食品安全威胁着人们的健康甚至生命,人们究竟该何去何从呢?根据题目要求,文章结构可以分为三部分:首先,简单描述漫画的内容;其次,详细分析漫画的内在含义并对此现象做出解释,即食品添加剂近年来造成了怎样严重的后果;最后,表明自己的观点,并适当提出自己的期望。
[1]谚语开头法。通过“民以食为天”这句谚语,表达食品在中国人日常生活中的地位。接着用Wait!话锋一转,引出文章主题:即有害的食品添加剂使得中国消费者无所适从。
[2]用虚拟语气表明:不安全的食品添加剂如果没有得到曝光,就会影响到更多人的健康和生命。
[4]用As ordinary consumers来表达自己作为普通消费者的观点:希望能买到安全放心的食品。
[5]作者用Similarly将自己的期待从食品生产商过渡到政府,使用be assured,reassure来表明食品生产的规范和政府的监管能让消费者放心。