The purpose of the drawing is to show us that utmost importance should be attached to innovation and creativity. To begin with, innovativeness could be said to be the watchword, or motto, of science. Think about all the innumerable times scientific experiments must be carried out, all the laboratory tests, all the live trials, before a new medicine or vaccine is discovered. In addition, many of today’s business successes can be ascribed to innovation. For instance, at the company where I personally worked, it was only after four years and four tries of different business models that its entrepreneur finally succeeded, and became the chairman of one of the largest Internet companies.

To sum up, in any field of endeavor, whether it is in medicine, engineering or business, it seems necessary to put great emphasis on innovation before one can finally become successful. It is as if life is testing us, testing our innovation and creativity to see if we are really dedicated to our ideals, before life finally rewards us with success.



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这幅图画描绘了一个强壮的人正试图从一块巨石中找出黄金。他用坚定的双手举着一把斧头，试图从绝望之石中开采出希望之金。文字说明显示：“创新才能发展，守业就是退步。”

这幅漫画的目的是告诉我们应该充分重视创新。首先，创新精神可以说是科学研究的信条。想想看，只有在进行了无数次的科学实验、实验测试和活体试验之后，才能发明出一种新药物或新疫苗。其次，创新也是当今许多企业成功的原因。例如，我本人曾在一家公司工作过。这家公司曾经尝试了四种不同的商业模式，历经四年才获得成功。该企业的老总也成了最大互联网公司之一的董事长。

总之，无论是在医学、工程还是商业的任何领域，似乎只有重视创新，才能获得最后的成功。在我们获得成功之前，生活好像是在考验我们，考验我们的创新能力，看看我们是否能专注于自己的理想。





九 人生哲理类：机遇

Directions: 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

3) give your comments.



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As is shown in the picture, a young man lying on the ground, is loafing the day away. Without actually doing anything, he is just dreaming of “opportunity”.

But what accounts for the opportunities in our lives? This question is likely to elicit a variety of responses. To begin with, except mere chance, most opportunities stem from our own attitude and mindset. Opportunities are always around us, waiting for those with courage and enterprise to seize them. What is more, many opportunities are the result of hard work and perseverance. A perfect example is Olympic athletes. Many Olympians are born with superior physiques, but without years of rigorous training, none of them would have realized their potential or have had the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games.

To sum up, it is my view that the number of opportunities each of us has depends on a combination of factors, including chance, our mindset, and perseverance. Only people who are well-prepared can make full use of opportunities and achieve success.



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如图所示，一个年轻人躺在地上，饱食终日。无所事事的他正在梦想着“机遇”的到来。

但是什么决定了我们每个人的人生机遇呢？这个问题也许会有各种不同的答案。首先，除了偶然因素外，大部分机遇都源于个人的态度和心态。机遇处处都在，等待那些有勇气和有进取心的人抓住它们。其次，我们的许多机会更是勤奋和坚持不懈的结果。一个典型的例子就是奥运健儿。许多运动员具有良好的先天条件，但如果没有多年的严格训练，他们无人能够发挥自己的潜质，也不会有机会参加奥运会。

总之，我认为，我们每个人拥有多少机会取决于多种因素，包括偶然因素、我们的心态以及坚持不懈等。只有那些做好准备的人才能充分利用机遇并获得成功。





十 人生哲理类：心态

Directions: 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) give your comments.



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As is depicted in the cartoon, two individuals react totally differently in front of a steep cliff. Shocked by the seemingly insurmountable difficulty, the man on the right imagines he would definitely fall from the dramatic sheer cliff, whereas the person on the left, being confident and optimistic, is sure that he could leap easily to the other side. And below the drawing, there is a topic which says: “mindset”.

Living in a good mood under whatever circumstances is important in at least two ways. For one thing, it can help one foster friendly interpersonal relationship. Instead of treating colleagues or classmates as rivals or opponents, one will try to cooperate with them and benefit from them. One will work harder to keep pace with others or surpass them rather than complaining or getting consumed by jealousy all the time. For another, a good mood can help one put disappointments and frustrations in the right perspective. Thinking that failure is the mother of success, one can well survive the temporary blows and look forward to the bright future. Both friendship and optimism derived from keeping a good mood or mentality are effective outlets for pressures whatsoever.

Thus, we need not only to build a strong body but also keep a good mood in order to face the pressures or challenges of modern society. While most people are aware of the importance of the former, quite a proportion of people fail to recognize the significance of the latter.



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如图所示，在一座陡峭的悬崖面前，两个人反应截然不同。右边的人被这个看似难以克服的困难所吓倒，认为自己必将从陡崖上坠落；而左边的人乐观且自信，确信自己能轻松跃到彼岸。漫画下方有个小标题写道：“心态”。

无论在何种环境下，保持良好的心态都非常重要。它的重要性至少体现在如下两个方面。一方面，它能帮助人们培养良好的人际关系。我们不应把同事或同学当作竞争对手，而应竭力与他们合作并从其身上受益。我们不应始终抱怨或沉于嫉妒，而应加倍努力工作来跟上其他人或者超越他们。另一方面，良好的心态能够帮助人们从正确的角度来看待失望与挫折。我们应该将失败看作成功之母，这样我们就能承受暂时的打击，展望光明的未来。无论面对何种压力，源于保持良好情绪或心态的友谊与乐观都是宣泄压力的有效途径。

因此，我们不仅需要锻炼强健的体魄，还需要保持良好的心态，以便应对现代社会的压力或挑战。尽管大多数人意识到前者的重要性，但仍有很多人未能认识到后者的意义。





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一 社会热点类：心理健康


Modern people are supposed to endure a lot of pressure, from education, career or family. However, not all people can manage to tide them over. It is depicted in the drawing that a young man is ____.

Keeping psychological health under whatever circumstances is important in at least two ways. For one thing, it can help one foster friendly interpersonal relationship. Instead of treating colleagues or classmates as rivals or opponents, one will try to cooperate with them and benefit from them. One will work harder to keep pace with others or surpass them rather than complaining or getting consumed by jealousy all the time. For another, mental fitness can help one put disappointments and frustrations in the right perspective. Thinking that failure is the mother of success, one can well survive the temporary blows and look forward to the bright future. Both friendship and optimism derived from psychological health are effective outlets for pressures whatsoever.

Thus, we need not only to build a strong body but also keep mental fitness in order to face the pressures or challenges of modern society. While most people are aware of the importance of the former, quite a proportion of people fail to recognize the significance of the latter. It is high time that the authorities exerted every effort to educate and guide the youngsters to keep mental fitness.



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现代人必须承受来自教育、职业或家庭的很多压力。然而，并非所有人都能设法克服。如图所示，一名年轻男子_______。

无论在何种情况下都保持心理健康，至少在两个方面非常重要。首先，这能帮助人培养良好的人际关系。我们不应把同事或同学当作竞争对手，而应竭力与他们合作并从其身上受益。我们不应始终抱怨或沉于嫉妒，而应加倍努力工作来跟上其他人或者超越他们。另一方面，心理健康能够帮助人们从正确的角度来看待失望与挫折。我们应该将失败看作成功之母，这样我们就能承受暂时的打击，展望光明的未来。无论面对何种压力，源于心理健康的友谊与乐观都是宣泄压力的有效途径。

因此，我们不仅需要锻炼强健的体魄，还需要保持心理健康，以便应对现代社会的压力或挑战。尽管大多数人意识到前者的重要性，但仍有很多人未能认识到后者的意义。该是当局竭尽全力来教育和引导年轻人保持心理健康的时候了。





二 社会热点类：交通问题


The picture vividly reveals that heavy traffic is becoming increasingly serious all over the world. In the portrayal above, there is ___.

We can deduce from the drawing that the cartoonist is trying to attract our attention to the issue of heavy traffic. First of all, every year men and women crowd into cities in search of employment, a decent living, and the excitement and stimulation of urban life. As people in mounting numbers flood into cities, city services and facilities have been strained to a breaking point. In addition, since in a city with booming industry, land is precious and cannot be extravagantly used by traffic, traffic flows constantly rise to fill whatever scale of roads and highways are provided for them.

It is imperative for us to improve this situation. For one thing, the number of private cars should be limited while more bus routes should be opened up because buses can accommodate more passengers. For another, more streets and roads should be constructed. Since neither of the suggestions can effectively solve the problem, there is an increased awareness that the two solutions may be combined with other possible solutions to produce the best effect.



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这幅漫画生动揭示了交通拥挤正在全世界变得日益严重。在上述漫画中，______。

我们可以从这幅漫画中推断出：画这幅漫画的人正在努力吸引我们关注交通拥挤问题。首先，每年人们涌进城市寻求就业、体面的生活以及都市生活所带来的兴奋感与刺激感。由于越来越多的人涌进城市，城市服务与设施已经被拉张到临界点。此外，由于在工业迅速发展的城市中，土地非常稀有，不能被交通过度利用，因此无论道路和高速公路修建到何种规模，车流总是不断地增加，直至挤满道路。

我们迫切需要改善这种状况。首先，由于公交可以运载更多乘客，我们应该限制私家车的数量，开辟更多公交线路。其次，我们应该修建更多街道和道路。由于这两条建议都不能单独有效解决这个问题，人们越来越意识到为了达到最佳效果，我们可以将这两项建议措施和其他可能的措施结合起来。





三 社会热点类：职业道德


Plagiarizing the works of others and cheating on exams are two unfair tactics used by students in an attempt to attain higher grades. Such actions may be propelled by laziness, lack of self-confidence, academic pressure, or a combination of these factors. As is revealed in the portrayal, _______.

Plagiarism and cheating are wrong because they adversely affect other students, the university, and even the perpetrators themselves. Firstly, students who plagiarize on essays or cheat on exams have an unfair advantage over other students. For instance, it would be extremely unjust for a student who cheats on an exam to obtain a perfect score of 100, while a bright and hard-working student studies for a semester to receive a score of 95. Secondly, plagiarism and cheating on tests are not only unfair to students who do their work independently, but are also detrimental to a university’s reputation and the worth of its diploma. If such dishonest practices become prevalent at an institution of higher learning, this information will eventually reach the news media and the community at large.

In short, students who plagiarize others’ works or cheat on exams end up hurting themselves. Deceitful academic practices may form habitual dishonesty that affects students long after they leave the university, and could have adverse effects in every facet of their life.



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抄袭其他人的作品或考试作弊是学生试图取得高分时采用的两种不公平手段。这些行为可能是由懒惰、缺乏自信、学术压力或这些因素综合导致的。如图所示，_______。

抄袭和作弊会对其他学生、整个大学甚至犯错者自身产生负面影响，因此是错误的。首先，抄袭论文或考试作弊的学生对其他人而言拥有不公平的优势。例如，一名考试作弊的学生获得了100分的完美分数，而一名聪明刻苦的学生学习了一个学期，只获得95分，这是非常不公平的。其次，抄袭和考试作弊不仅对独立完成作业的学生不公平，而且对一所大学的声誉及其毕业证的含金量不利。如果这种不诚信的行为在高等学府中盛行，最终将会被媒体和整个社会所知。

总之，抄袭别人的作品或考试作弊的学生最终将伤害自己。学术欺诈可能形成习惯性欺诈，在学生大学毕业之后也将长期影响学生，并对他们生活的各个方面都有负面影响。





四 社会热点类：爱心/社会公德


It is subtly reflected in the caricature that ______. And below the drawing, there is a caption which says, “_______”

If you have any of the above experiences and remember how you felt doing that, you may agree with me that we should help strangers as much as we can. The first reason why we should help others, friends or strangers is simply that it makes us happy. Most of us have done strangers a good turn once in a while, whether it is giving directions to a lost boy or giving our seats to an elderly lady in a bus. What a great feeling it is to draw a smile on others’ faces! Moreover, helping others makes the world more livable and lovable. If you are thankful for the times that others have helped you, then do your best to pass the kindness on; if you hope to get help from others, offer your hand wherever you can and you’ll end up helping yourself. We should help strangers, for if we don’t, how cold and depressing this world would be?

To sum up, we should be ready to help others because it makes us feel better and makes our society more beautiful. When it comes to strangers, we should still offer what we can though we should be aware of getting cheated.



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如图所示，_______。在漫画下面，有文字说明显示：“_______”

如果你有上述经历并且记得你当时的感觉，你可能会同意我的观点：我们应该尽可能帮助陌生人。我们应该帮助他人（朋友或陌生人）的原因之一是这样做使我们快乐。我们多数人都曾经为陌生人做过好事，无论是给一位迷路的男孩指路还是在公交车上给一位老奶奶让座。让别人微笑是一种多么美好的感觉啊！其次，帮助他人使得这个世界更加宜居可爱。如果你感激别人曾经帮助过你，那么尽力把善意传递下去；如果你希望从他人那里得到帮助，那么尽你所能伸出援手，这样你最终将会帮到自己。我们应该帮助陌生人，如果我们不这样做的话，这个世界将会变得多么冷酷、压抑？

总之，由于帮助他人使我们感觉良好并使社会更加美好，我们应该乐于助人。当遇到陌生人时，尽管我们应该防止受骗，但我们也应尽我们所能为其提供帮助。





五 教育文化类：教育


It is subtly revealed in the portrayal that ______. Obviously, ______. We are informed that ______.

Some driving factors that contribute to the above-mentioned changes may be summarized as follows. First and foremost, China has become particularly active in ______, which leads to the increasing demand of qualified ______. In addition, the development of job market on the whole cannot keep pace with the expansion of college graduates, which obliges a large number of students to stay on campus for another two or three years to get better prepared for their career. Last but not least, working pressure is another reason. Taking all these factors into account, we may predict that with the speedy development of our society, the number of recruitment of ______ will keep growing in the forthcoming decade.

On the other side of the coin, however, this tendency may bring about a good many problems, such as the waste of talent. It is necessary for us to take effective measures to ensure this situation won’t get out of hand, and encourage students to develop practical skills while learning theoretical knowledge, since both of them are the demands of the employers.



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这幅漫画微妙地揭示了______。显而易见，______。我们可以得知：______。

促成上述变化的一些主要原因可以概括如下。首先，中国在______方面已经变得异常活跃，这使得对高素质______的需求增加。此外，就业市场的总体发展无法跟上大学毕业生数量的增加，这迫使很多学生继续在校园里待上两三年的时间，以更好地为就业做好准备。最后，工作压力是另外一个原因。考虑到所有这些因素，我们可以预计：随着社会的迅速发展，______的招生人数在未来十年将会继续增加。

然而另一方面，这种趋势可能会带来很多问题，例如人才的浪费。我们有必要采取有效措施确保这一状况不会失控，同时鼓励学生们在学习理论知识的同时培养自身的实践技能，因为用人单位对这两个方面都有一定的要求。





六 教育文化类：文化交流/传统文化


The cartoon shows that ______. The caption reads “______”

While some would argue that “holding onto the past” is costly or unnecessary, the preservation of historic architecture should be made a priority in China. Even if for no other reason, China’s historic buildings should still be cherished for their rich cultural and educational value. For instance, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace are all treasures of the past, which make up the Chinese people’s identity and serve as a window into China’s history. Another factor that merits their preservation is the aesthetic value they provide to many cities. Specifically, historic buildings tend to be elaborate and beautiful, with intricately detailed ornamentation, vibrant tones and complex yet harmonious colors.

Every time an ancient structure is demolished, a part of history is lost forever. Unfortunately, it is too late to protect the thousands of hutongs in Beijing or Shanghai’s old cities. However, by making the preservation of historic architecture a high priority, there is still hope of holding on to the countless remaining treasures of Chinese history.



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漫画中，______。标题写道：“______”

尽管有些人认为“保留过去”的成本既高昂也没有必要，然而在中国还是应该将保留历史建筑作为优先事项。哪怕只因为其深厚的文化和教育价值，我们也应该爱护古建筑。例如，故宫、天坛和颐和园都是过去留下的财富，是中国人身份的一部分，也是了解中国历史的一扇窗。历史建筑值得保留的另一个原因是，对许多城市而言，它们都极具审美价值。确切地说，古建筑往往都很精美，有着复杂精细的装饰、鲜明的色泽以及复杂但和谐的色彩。

每当一座古建筑被拆除，一部分历史就会永远消失。不幸的是，现在想保护北京的数千条胡同或上海老城都为时已晚。然而，如果优先考虑保护历史建筑，那么保护现存的中国历史上的无数财富还是大有希望的。