问答题Practice 3　 Read the following text(s) and write an essay to　 1) summarize the main points of the text(s),　 2) make clear your own viewpoint, and　 3) justify your stand.　 In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the text(s). If you u

Directions：　　Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should　　（1）Write out the messages conveyed by the cartoon.　　（2）Give your comments

Practice 2　 Directions:　 Read the following text(s) and write an essay to　 1) summarize the main points of the text(s),　 2) make clear your own viewpoint, and　 3) justify your stand.　 In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the text(s). If you use more than three consecutive words from the text(s), use quotation marks (“ ”).　 You should write 160—200 words on the ANSWER SHEET.　 It is all very well to blame traffic congestion, the cost of petrol and the hectic pace of modern lift, but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable. Everybody knows that nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well again to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the drivers seat is completely another awkward and difficult situation.　 You might tolerate the odd mad hog, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a “Be Kind to Other Drivers” campaign; otherwise it may get completely out of hand.　 Road courtesy is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most levelheaded and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to retaliate when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little courtesy goes a long way towards relieving the tensions and frustrations of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it.　 Lorry drivers say they have almost abandoned the practice of signaling cars to overtake when the road is clear, because many of the cars took too long to pass. Their drivers couldn't be bothered to select a lower gear. Others, after overtaking, slowed down again and hogged the road.　 They manufacture them by force, using their direction indicators as a threat rather than a warning. Slanting matches and even punch-ups（打架斗殴）are quite common. It can't be long before we hear of pistols and knives being used: we can then call our dual carriageways, and solve a spelling problem in the process. Driving is essentially a state of mind. However technically skilled a driver may be, he can't be all advanced motorist if he is always arrogant and aggressive.

题目要求：　　The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.　　Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet—you will receive no other paper on which to write. You will have enough space if you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size. Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what you write. Try to write or print so that what you are writing is legible to those readers.　　Important Reminders:　　·A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score of zero.　　·Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for what you write on your answer sheet.　　·An off-topic essay will receive a score of zero.　　·If your essay does not reflect your original and individual work, your test scores maybe canceled.　　You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below.Practice 1　　Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.　　The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers, not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of Consideration.　　—Allan Bloom　　Assignment: What is one important easy and preferred answer that we should resist? That is, what dangerous misconception do people commonly hold? Write an essay in which you answer this question and support your position logically with examples from literature, the arts, history, politics, science and technology, current events, or your experience or observation.

Practice 4Directions:A. Study the following graph carefully and write an essay in 150 words.B. Your essay must be written neatly on ANSWER SHEET.C. Your essay should cover the following points:　1. General situation of crime victims in the U.S.　2. The most frequent victims of crimes and their implications.　3. Your comments.

Directions：　　You are going to graduate from the college and say goodbye to your teacher. Write a letter to your teacher to:　　1. express your gratitude;　　2. summarize all the help and care by your teacher in four years;　　3. promise to repay your teacher's great help.　　You should write about 100 words on answer sheet 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use Li Ming instead. You do not need to write the address.

Practice 3Directions:A. Study the following graphs carefully and write an essay in 150 words.B. Your essay must be written neatly on ANSWER SHEET.C. Your essay should cover these three points:　1. Effect of the country’s growing human population on its wildlife.　2. Possible reasons for the effect.　3. Your suggestions for wildlife protection.

Practice 4　 Read the following text(s) and write an essay to　 1) summarize the main points of the text(s),　 2) make clear your own viewpoint, and　 3) justify your stand.　 In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the text(s). If you use more than three consecutive words from the text(s), use quotation marks (“ ”).　 You should write 160—200 words on the ANSWER SHEET.　 The information and computer technologies have boosted the efficiency and convenience of people’s work and study. Their application in school education has provided teachers and students with new approaches to knowledge and information. There is a heated discussion about whether computers will replace teachers. The following are the supporters’ and opponents’ opinions.　 Supporters:　 With the advanced computer and Internet, children can get the learning material whenever they want.　 Online teaching is becoming more and more popular that students can get planned lessons online. After each class, there is homework for them to do. Both the learning and practice can be done on computers.　 From computers students can learn something that they are interested in so that they won’t be restricted to the subjects that they are taught at school. Therefore, students will have the opportunity to achieve an all-around development.　 Opponents:　 Students need to communicate with teachers and get instructions from them whenever they have troubles in their study. Computers are only cold devices that will affect children’s ability to have face-to-face communication.　 Education is not only about imparting the knowledge, but also being a useful person. So students need to learn some useful values to be a good person which sometimes cannot be easily learned from computers.　 Children who use computer will learn to communicate with machines instead of people. There is a risk that they will be a generation of social illiterates.

Practice 5　 Read the following text(s) and write an essay to　 1) summarize the main points of the text(s),　 2) make clear your own viewpoint, and　 3) justify your stand.　 In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the text(s). If you use more than three consecutive words from the text(s), use quotation marks (“ ”).　 You should write 160—200 words on the ANSWER SHEET.　 Smoking influences citizen’s health and also pollutes our living environment. Recently, Chen Zhu, minister of Health, said that the government should gradually include anti-addiction counseling and drugs in basic medical insurance coverage. Should anti-addiction be covered in medical insurance? The following are the supporters’ and opponents’ opinions.　 Supporters:　 Smoking is now the biggest threat to human health. Through medical insurance to pay for their anti-addition drugs, smokers are more likely to have a try to quit smoking.　 It is hardly possible for smokers to quit smoking by their own efforts. If anti-addiction counseling and drugs are included in basic medical insurance coverage, smokers are more than willing to seek professional doctor for help and thus increase the chance of success.　 Helping smokers keep away from addiction not only benefits the smokers themselves, but also those around them, which is of great potential public health significance. In addition, the cost of using medical insurance to pay for anti-addiction is much lower than that to treat chronic diseases in the future.　 Opponents:　 Looking at the number of people who are smokers versus the great majority who aren't, it's much fairer to put the costs on the backs of those who cause them rather than on the backs of the great majority who don't smoke.　 Anti-addiction drugs are used to prevent  diseases, which is supposed to be paid from the public health or disease control, but not from medical insurance fund.　 If anti-addition is covered in medical insurance, with 270 million smokers in China, how can the insurance bear it? In terms of 3000 RMB per person, we need 810 billion for medical insurance fund, while in 2010, the total income of urban basic medical insurance fund is only 430.9 billion.

Directions：　　Study the following graphs carefully and write an essay in 160-200 words. Your essay should cover these three points:　　（1）effect of the country’s growing human population on its wildlife　　（2）possible reason for the effect　　（3）your suggestion for wildlife protection Your essay must be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.

Practice 1　 Directions:　 Read the following text(s) and write an essay to　 1) summarize the main points of the text(s),　 2) make clear your own viewpoint, and　 3) justify your stand.　 In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the text(s). If you use more than three consecutive words from the text(s), use quotation marks (“ ”).　 You should write 160—200 words on the ANSWER SHEET.　 There was a heated discussion on whether to require every student to wear a uniform. The following are arguments from supporters of uniforms and their competitors.　 Supportive arguments:　 There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person or a seller of identification with a larger, more important concept. They say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms, say in a school, eliminates all envy and competition in the matter of dress, such a poor person who cannot afford good quality clothing is not to be belittled by a wealthy person who wears expensive quality clothing. They also say it is helpful to build up team work ability, enhance the school's entire public image, and boost up the honor of collectiveness by wearing school uniform.　 Opposite arguments:　 Others say no one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demanding to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as all individuals but only lives to function as a part of a whole. If all persons were to wear the same clothing, why would anyone strive to be better? When this happens, all incentive to improve one’s life is removed. Why world parents bother to work hard so that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life that they had? Uniforms also hurt the economy. Right now, billions of dollars are spent on the fashion industry yearly. Thousands of persons are employed in designing, creating and marketing different types of clothing. If everyone were forced to wear uniforms, artistic personnel would be unnecessary. Sales persons would be superfluous as well; why bother to sell the only items that are available?

Practice 2Write an essay in about 150 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should:1. Write out the messages conveyed by the cartoon.2. Give your comments.