(7) 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 cartoon reveals an astonishing scenario in which hundreds of old people are chasing a small bag tagged "retirement fund". The artist tactically drew these humans' heads as bowls, indicating that their retirement life completely depends on this fund. On the other hand, the shrinking bag with a worried face betrays its inability to meet the enormous demand.

  As our society turns gradually towards population aging, a series of severe problems about the retirement fund system emerge owing to the expanding scale of the old. A recent report released by the central government shows that in most of the provinces in China, retirement fund fails to make ends meet-the expenditure always overweighs the income. Moreover, the disparity is becoming larger, which results in the lack of adequate fund and the unbalanced structure of the retirement fund system. More importantly, the current legal mechanism of social insurance is not strong enough to tackle with relevant problems.

  I strongly maintain that the task of supporting the old is of great significance to a stable and healthy society. Government should launch a fundamental reform of the retirement fund by promulgating regulations and measures so as to guarantee the system's efficiency.

译文：

    这幅漫画展现了一个惊人的场景，成百上千的老人们正在追赶一个贴着"养老保险金"的小袋子。作画者别出心裁地将人的头都画成碗的样子，说明了老人们的退休生活完全依靠养老保险金。另一方面，这个不断在缩小的袋子一脸的不高兴，因为他无法满足如此巨大的需求。

    随着我们的社会逐渐趋向老龄化，老年人口的大幅度增长导致了一系列的设计养老保险金制度的问题。一份中央政府最近公布的报道显示，在中国的大部分省份，养老保险金都无法保持收支平衡--支出往往大于收入。这种缺口正在变得越来越大，导致了养老保险金制度中出现资金缺乏和结构不平衡的问题。更重要的是，现有的社会保险法律机制仍然不完善，无法解决相关的一些问题。

    我认为赡养老人的任务对于一个稳定和健康的社会有着重要的意义。政府应该对养老保险金进行根本性的改革，颁布一系列法律法规来保障该体系的效率。这对于建设和谐社会的进程也使不可缺少的。

闪光词汇及词组：

astonishing: adj. 令人惊讶的

chase: v. 追赶

tag: v. 加标签于......

tactically: adv. 有策略地

shrink: v. 收缩，紧缩

betray: v. 泄漏，露出......的迹象

inability: n. 无能，无力

population aging: 人口老龄化

make ends meet: 收支平衡

expenditure: n. 支出

overweigh: v. 超过

disparity: n. 不一致，不等

mechanism: n. 机制

promulgate: v. 颁布，发布，公布

万能句型：

The cartoon reveals an astonishing scenario in which...

I strongly maintain that...

Government should launch a fundamental reform of ... by promulgating regulations and measures so as to guarantee the system's efficiency.

(8) 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.

译文：

    这幅图描绘了在幼儿园发生的一个有趣场景。几个小孩子在玩跷跷板，一边是三个男孩、而另一边是一个女孩。站在旁边的老师不禁评论道这种失衡的性别比问题在孩子们长大以后就更明显了。

    这幅图生动地反映了中国人口组成的一个严重问题，即男性的人数大大超过了女性的人数。这种差距主要是源于中国大多数人的一种根深蒂固的关键，也就是男性能够继承家庭的血统、荣誉和财产。这种现象在农村尤其显著，因此人们有很大的动力通过任何可能的方式生男孩。尽管中国严格实施了计划生育政策，一些家庭尽管已经有了几个女儿、却仍然不放弃生男孩的努力。惩罚和罚款都不能削弱他们的坚强信念。

    因此，对于男性的普遍偏爱导致了性别失衡。这进一步引起了一系列社会问题，

闪光词汇及词组：

teeterboard: n. 跷跷板

comment: v. 评论

worsen: v. 使......恶化

outweigh: v. 超过

principal: adj. 主要的

stimulus: n. 刺激，促进因素

household: n. 家庭，家族

penalty：n. 处罚，罚款

spouse: n. 配偶

input: v. 输入，投入

manpower: n. 人力

curb: v. 控制，约束

万能句型：

The picture presents an interesting scenario occurring in...

The cartoon vividly reflects a serious problem...

This is particularly thought...

It contributes to...