【正文】 fe, their parents are neglected and reduced to utter poverty. It is imperative for us to take drastic measures. To begin with, relevant laws and regulations should be made to severely punish those who shun the responsibilities of caring their parents. In addition, we should cultivate the awareness of the young that respecting the old has always been the traditional virtue of Chinese culture. Only in this way can we curb the current evil phenomenon revealed in the picture. （ 198） 16. Directions: Study the following photos carefully and write an essay in which you should first describe the photos briefly。 As is vividly depicted in the photos above, Beckham, the smart British football superstar, is enjoying a striking popularity among the adolescents. In the first picture, Beckham’s name appears on a young man’s face. The caption indicates that worship for the idol is written on the face. In the second photo, another young man is doing Beckham’s chic hairstyle in a barbershop. We are informed that he is spending 300 yuan imitating his idol’s haircut. Undoubtedly, the pictures have subtly reflected the social phenomenon that idol worship is prevalent among the teenagers nowadays. Beckham represents the image of sport hero whose handsome appearance and unparalleled football skills are passionately adored by all the sports fans. Likewise, several teenage girls won their fame overnight in The 2020 Super Girl Contest in China, which provoked nationwide noisy debates on the value and harm of admiring these idols. Briefly speaking, young people are inclined to idolize the people who excel in appearance, intelligence or talent. Hence, idolatry, the thoughtprovoking social phenomenon, is a doubleedged sword which can exert profound influence on the growth of young people. If we simply worship the idols by imitating their hairstyles or pursuing fashions unreasonably, the obsession will certainly waste us a great deal of money or time, endangering the efficiency of our work. On the contrary, we will lead a positive and fruitful life if we endeavor to improve ourselves by bridging the gap between our models and us. Accordingly, the latter attitude should be adopted to direct our way of life. (254) 17. Directions: Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should first describe the drawing briefly。 then interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and give your point of view. You should write 160200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. 情人節(jié) PK元宵節(jié) 春節(jié)危險(xiǎn) The cartoons vividly depict the current celebration of western and Chinese festivals in China. In picture one, the Lantern Festival is defeated by St. Valentine’s Day on an arena. The captions reads, “The Lantern Festival PK St. Valentine’s Day”. In the second picture, a happy Santa Claus with lots of gifts is running in front of two astonished chinese children with firecrackers and lanterns. We are informed that “ The Spring Festival is in danger”. The purpose of the drawings is to show us that importance should be attached to the issue of festival celebration. On the one hand, western festival celebrations are so collorful that especially the youth cannot resist all the temptation of having one. Just imagine the romantic atmosphere on St. Valentine’s Day, the fun on All Fool’s Day and the ecstasy brought by gifts and games at Christmas. On the other hand, Chinese festivals have their own attractives. Think about the fort of family reunion during Spring Festival and the delicacy of national feelings on many occasions. As for me, some fashionable western festivals are no doubt days to set aside as special. Meanwhile, I cannot。 then interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and give your point of view. You should write 160200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. As is shown in the pictures, trees play a vital role in water and soil conservation. In the left hand picture, people are fleeing from voracious sand dunes because they cut down all the trees. The caption reads, “As the sand advances, we retreat.” In the right hand picture, the people have returned carrying tools, water and samplings for the reforestation of the land. We are informed that, “As we advances, the sand retreats.” It seems that the cartoonist is sending a message about the significance of trees in water and soil conservation and the need for everyone to fight against the danger of the desertification. In fact, what he is saying is if we do not fight against the sand, it will drive us away from the land. If we let this situation go as it is, our environment will suffer a great destruction. The best way to fight back against the greedy desert is made clear in the second picture. There the local people are vigorously setting about the task of planting trees to reclaim the land and make it fertile. The fact that there are three people in the picture, each with a different job suggests that cooperative efforts is one of the keys to success in the battle against soil erosion.（ 215） 19. Directions: 1） Describe the changes indicated in the table. 2） The reasons for the change. 3） Make predictions about the future tendency. Statistics in People’s Daily Expenses in Xi’an 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 (%) Food 66 61 48 41 36 Clothing 9 10 12 15 18 Recreation 4 5 8 9 11 愛上你視頻網(wǎng)： 天天好資料，免費(fèi)下載 Others 21 24 32 35 35 Total 100 100 100 100 `100 What is shown in the table above indicates that dramatic changes have taken place in the daily expenses in Xi’an from 1995 to 1999. The expenses on food have declined by 30% while those on clothing and recreation have increased respectively by 9% and 7%. The statistics of ris