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) state your point of view.
You should write on ANSWER SHEET 2.
范文：
The picture presents an interesting scenario occurring in a kindergarten. Little kids are playing on a teeterboard, on the two sides of which sit three boys opposite just one girl. The teacher, who stands beside, cannot help commenting that the situation would worsen when the children grow up.
The cartoon vividly reflects a serious problem in the composition of China’s population, that is, the number of males outweighs that of females. Such a gap owes principally to a deep-rooted concept in the majority of the Chinese people’s mind that only boys can continue the family bloodline as well as inheriting family honor and property. This is particularly thought in rural areas, thus creating a huge stimulus for residents to give birth to boys through all possible means. Despite the strict implementation of China’s family planning policy, some households never give up the efforts of expecting a boy even if they already have several daughters. Punishment and penalty fail to weaken the strong belief.
The general favor toward the male leads to gender imbalance. It contributes to a series of social problems, especially increasing the male’s difficulty when finding a spouse.
譯文：
這幅圖描繪了在幼兒園發(fā)生的一個有趣場景。幾個小孩子在玩蹺蹺板，一邊是三個男孩、而另一邊是一個女孩。站在旁邊的老師不禁評論道這種失衡的性別比問題在孩子們長大以后就更明顯了。
這幅圖生動地反映了中國人口組成的一個嚴重問題，即男性的人數大大超過了女性的人數。這種差距主要是源于中國大多數人的一種根深蒂固的關鍵，也就是男性能夠繼承家庭的血統、榮譽和財產。這種現象在農村尤其顯著，因此人們有很大的動力通過任何可能的方式生男孩。盡管中國嚴格實施了計劃生育政策，一些家庭盡管已經有了幾個女兒、卻仍然不放棄生男孩的努力。懲罰和罰款都不能削弱他們的堅強信念。
因此，對于男性的普遍偏愛導致了性別失衡。這進一步引起了一系列社會問題，
閃光詞匯及詞組：
teeterboard: n. 蹺蹺板
comment: v. 評論
worsen: v. 使……惡化
outweigh: v. 超過
principal: adj. 主要的
stimulus: n. 刺激，促進因素
household: n. 家庭，家族
penalty: n. 處罰，罰款
spouse: n. 配偶
input: v. 輸入，投入
manpower: n. 人力
curb: v. 控制，約束
萬能句型：
The picture presents an interesting scenario occurring in…
The cartoon vividly reflects a serious problem…
This is particularly thought…
It contributes to…
