公共英語三級寫作模擬試題

　　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) suggest counter-measures.

　　You should write on ANSWER SHEET 2.

　　范文：

　　This is a very interesting cartoon, in which two sharks are celebrating the good news that thanks to global warming, the sea water will drown a nearby island in five years where a man is fishing. Hence, the sharks are eager to enjoy a good meal of human flesh.

　　Though exaggerate a little, the cartoon illuminates a serious fact that the unusually rapid speed of sea-level rise, caused by global warming, is devouring our lands, and for that matter, our lives. A recent report also supported this view by quoting scientists’ forecast that island countries like Japan and Indonesia, as well as the numerous islands on the Pacific Ocean, might disappear from our maps forever. The current greenhouse effect remains out of control. We are sad to perceive that the threat fail to arouse enough attention, which is best exemplified by the frustration that Kyoto Protocol confronts.

　　In my opinion, it is high time for the whole world to form cooperation fighting global warming, because not a single government nor person is exempt from its harm. A series of down-to-earth measures need to be urgently implemented to control the output of carbon dioxide that greatly contributes to global warming.

　　譯文：

　　這是一幅十分有趣的漫畫，其中兩只鯊魚在慶賀一個好消息，因為全球變暖，海水五年后就會淹沒附近的一個小島，島上有一個人在釣魚。因此，鯊魚們迫不及待地想吃一餐美味的人肉大餐。

　　盡管這幅漫畫有一些夸張，但是它卻指出了一個嚴重的事實，那就是由于全球變暖導致的海平面反常地迅速上升，海水逐漸吞噬人們生存的土地，威脅到我們的生命。在最近的一份報告中，科學家預測如果溫室效應繼續(xù)處于失控狀態(tài)的話，那么日本、印度尼西亞等島國和其他一些太平洋上的小島都將從我們的地圖上消失。可是，令我們心寒的是這個威脅還沒有引起足夠的重視，最好的一個例證就是《東京協(xié)定》一直無法順利實施。

　　因此，我認為現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)到了全世界聯(lián)合起來共同抗擊全球變暖的關鍵時刻，因為沒有任何一個政府和個人能夠免受其影響。我們需要盡快采取一些實實在在的措施，以期減少二氧化碳的排放，控制全球變暖的趨勢。

　　閃光詞匯及詞組：

　　thanks to: 由于

　　hence: adv. 因此

　　devour: v. 吞噬

　　for that matter: 對于那件事情，因為那個原因

　　greenhouse effect: 溫室效應

　　exemplify: v. 舉例，例證

　　Kyoto Protocol: 《東京協(xié)定》

　　exempt: adj. 被免除的

　　down-to-earth: adj. 實際的，實實在在的

　　carbon dioxide: n. 二氧化碳

　　萬能句型：

　　This is a very interesting cartoon, in which…

　　A recent report also supported this view by…

　　We are sad to perceive that…

　　It is high time for…