[考查要點]
　　考生應根據提示信息（中/英文）寫出一篇150－200詞的短文。提示信息的形式有主題句、寫作提綱、規定情景、圖、表等。寫作時間約為35分鐘。
　　承諾要慎重，不實承諾可能會導致很多社會問題
　　[題目要求]
　　A. Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay in no less than 150 words.
　　B. Your essay should meet the requirements below:
　　OUTLINE:
　　1. Write out the messages conveyed by the cartoon.
　　2. Give your comments. (15 points)
　　【核心詞匯】
　　make premises 做出承諾
　　duties and responsibilities 責任和義務
　　take…as… 把。。。看作。。。
　　absurd and ridiculous 荒謬的，荒唐的
　　come into being 形成
　　widespread empty promises 普遍的空話
　　【參考范文】
　　My view on So-called promises
　　As can seen from the cartoon, a hen is making promises that her eggs are all round and consist of shells, egg whites and yolks. In our daily life, many people, just like the hen, keep making such promises in which they take duties and responsibilities as virtues to be proud of.
　　Such promises, absurd and ridiculous even at the first sight, come into being mainly for two reasons. First, some profit-driven enterprises take advantages of such promises to win people’s trust and understanding——their advertisements are intentionally misleading and their behavior is sheer cheating. Second, some organizations and individuals, obsessed with fame and success, are by all means publicizing their deeds, but actually they just assume their own duty.
　　These widespread empty promises will do great harm to people as well as to the whole society. They will result in a dishonest atmosphere in our society——people will lose mutual trust and become more doubtful. As a result, the economic development of our country will be hindered.外語學習網
　　【黃金模板】
　　As can be seen from the cartoon, … . In our daily life, … .
　　Such…… and … even at the first sight, come into being mainly for two reasons. First (On the one hand), … Second(On the other hand), …
　　These widespread… will do great harm to people as well as to the whole society.
　　【文章結構點評】
　　首段共分兩句，首句將母雞承諾的兩句話簡練地描述了出來，次句立即進行類推（analogy），在日常生活中許多人與這只母雞一樣，把自己的責任當成了引以為傲的美德。
　　次段寫此類承諾形成的原因，在主題句后分兩方面來說。一方面，某些追逐利益的企業利用這樣的承諾來騙取人們的信任和理解，其廣告是故意的誤導，其行為純屬欺詐。另一方面，一些組織與個人為了名聲和成功大肆宣揚本來是自己份內應做的事情。
　　末段寫這些承諾的危害——既危害了人們，又危害了社會。這些承諾會導致社會中不良風氣的產生，人們會失去相互信任，變得更多疑。結果是經濟發展受到了影響。
　　【重點句子分析】
　　首段首句的as can be seen from the cartoon是常用的模板句，make promises表示“承諾”，而sell, egg whine和yolk分別是表示“蛋殼”，“蛋清”和“蛋黃”。次句立即借助插入語just like the hen作一類比，說有些人總是作這樣的承諾。
　　次段首句后兩點來說：第一點中使用了破折號作進一步的說明，profit-driven和take advantage of分別表示“追逐利益的”和“利用”，破折號后的intentionally表示“故意地”，misleading表示“誤導的”，sheer表示“完全的、徹底的”。第二點中使用了插入語obsessed with fame and success是一個過去分詞短語，相當于一個定語從句，be obsessed with意即“著學于。。。的”；by all means表示“利用一切手段”，publicize表示“宣揚”，assume one’s duty表示“承擔責任”，亦可用take on。
　　第三段首句之后有兩句話：前一句中的result in表示“結果是。。。”，mutual trust表示“相互責任”；后一句開頭的as a result起承接上句的作用，其后的hinder表示“阻礙”，亦可用affect。
　　注：以上作文主題及范文來自1998年考研英語真題作文，大家可以用這個來練習一下如何寫圖表作文。

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