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考研作文范文與預(yù)測(20120212版)

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第一部分：大作文

1)2012年考研英語(一)作文

一、小作文

51.Directions:Someinternationalstudentsarecomingtoyouruniversity.

WritethemanemailinthenameoftheStudents'Unionto

1)extendyourwelcomeand

2)providesomesuggestionsfortheircampuslifehere。

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.Donotsignyour

ownnameattheendoftheletter,Use"LiMing"instead.Donotwritethe

address.(10points).

參考范文：

Dearfriends,

Iampleasedtolearnthatyouwillcometoouruniversitynextmonth.On

behalfoftheStudents'Union,Iamwritingtoextendmywarmestwelcometo

you.

Herearesometipsforyou.First,pleasebringsomewarmclotheswith

you,foritisnowinthemidstofwinterhere.Besides,knowingsomeChinese

customswillbeofgreathelp.Itwillensureyouapleasantstayonourcampus.

Wearelookingforwardtothepleasureofyourjoiningus.Pleasefeelfree

tocontactusifyouhaveanyquestions.

Yourssincerely,

LiMing(102words)

二、大作文

52.Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowing

drawing.Inyouressay,youshould

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)explaintheintendedmeaning,and

3)giveyourcomments.

YourshouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.(20points)

參考范文:

Whilepessimiststendtoseethedarksideoflife,optimiststhebrightside.

Asisportrayedinthedrawing,whenthewineissp川ed,onemancriedin

desperation:"Oh,it'sallruined".Buttheotherwasdashingtorescuethebottle,

rejoicingtoseetherewasstillalittleleft.

Optimistshaveatendencytoperceivethingsinapositiveway,which

contributestotheirsuccess.In1940,astudywasdonewiththegraduatesof

HarvardBusinessSchool.Researchersdevisedapersonalitytestwherethe

graduateswereaskedthequestionslike:Whenbadthingshappentoyou,

whatdoyoudo?Theycollectedthedata,brokethegraduatesintofourgroups

andlookedtoseehowtheyfared35yearslater.Itturnedoutthatonehalfof

themostoptimisticgroupbecamemillionaires,butnotoneofthemost

pessimisticgroupsucceededinlife.Thestudydemonstratesthatanoptimistic

outlookcanbeapowerfulmotivator.

HelenKelleroncesaid,"Optimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievement."

Optimismisapowerweallhavewithinus;itisjustuptoeachofustofindand

useit.(194words)

2）2012年考研英語（二）作文

一、小作文

47.Directions:Supposeyouhavefoundsomethingwrongwiththeelectronic

dictionarythatyouboughtfromanonlinestoretheotherday.Writeanemailto

thecustomerservicecenterto

1)makeacomplaint,and

2)demandapromptsolution.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.Donotsignyour

ownnameattheendoftheletter.Use"ZhangWei"instead.(10points)

參考范文：

DearSirorMadam,

Iamaregularcustomerofyouronlinestore.Iamwritingtoexpressmy

disappointmentwiththeelectronicdictionaryIboughtfromyoutheotherday.

Thereareseveralproblemswiththedictionary.ThemomentIopenedthe

parcel,Idetectedascratchonthescreen.Severalkeysonthekeyboarddo

notwork.Worstofall,itgoesoffeverynowandthen.

Iwouldappreciateitifyoucouldsendmeanewoneofthesamemodel.I

amlookingforwardtoyourreplyatyourearliestconvenience.

Yourssincerely,

ZhangWei(100words)

二、大作文

48.Directions：Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingtable.Inyourwriting,

youshould

1)describethetable,and

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEET2.

(15points)

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滿意度

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440歲16.7%50.0%33.3%

41~50歲0.0%36.0%64.0%

>50歲40.0%50.0%10.0%

參考范文:

Jobsatisfactionvariesgreatlyindifferentagegroups.Asisshowninthe

table,workersages41-50areleastsatisfiedwiththeirjob,with64%

registeringdissatisfaction.However,thoseagedover50aremostsatisfied,for

only10%feelunsatisfied.Asforworkersaged40andyounger,33.3%are

dissatisfied.

Severalfactorsmayshedlightonthedifference.Theemployeesaged

between41and50bearthebruntofworkstress.Itispreciselytheseworkers

whohavetooftenworkovertimeandtravelonbusiness.Nosurpriseworkers

inthisagebracketharborthemostgrievances.Forworkersagedover50,who

arereapingthefruitsoftheirlongservice,lifeiseasyandcomfortable,sothey

tendtobesatisfiedwiththeirwork.Athirdoftheworkersunder40are

dissatisfiedbecausetheyarenotprovidedwithamplescopefortheirpotential.

Middle-agedandyoungworkersaretoovaluableanassetforany

companytoneglect.Thefiguresbodeillforthecompany'sfuture.Soitistime

fortheexecutivestotakeeffectivemeasurestoimprovethesituation.(182

words)

3)考研大作文預(yù)測之一

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.

Inyouressay,youshould:

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3)giveyourcomments

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

寫法1（分析原因）:

NowthereisaseriousconcernthatmanyChinesestudentsneglectthe

studyofChinese.Asisshowninthecartoon,aChineseyoungmanis

presentingabunchofflowerstoaforeignlady,whosymbolizesaforeign

language,buttheChineselady,whorepresentshismothertongue,isgiven

thecoldshoulder.

Thereareseveralfactorsresponsibleforthisawkwardsituation.Themost

importantoneisthebleakjobprospectsforChinesemajors.Statistics

availablesuggestthattheemploymentrateofthosewhomajorinChinese

rankedthelowestat67.3%in2009.Thosewhodidgetajobhadtosettlefora

startingsalaryofabout2,000yuanamonth,halfthatoffinance,computer

scienceorforeignlanguagemajors.Theblamealsorestswiththe

overemphasisplacedonforeignlanguages.Withforeign-languagestudy

takingupanincreasingpercentageoftheirtime,manystudentsfind

themselvesunabletosparethetimetostudyChinese,eveniftheyarewilling

to.

Languageisthecarrierofitsculture.ThepresentneglectofChinesewill

haveseriousconsequencesfortheChineseculture.Toreversetheunhealthy

trend,wemustcryforimmediatemeasuresbeforeitistoolate.(200words)

寫法2（分析影響）:

NowthereisaseriousconcernthatmanyChinesestudentsneglectthe

studyofChinese.Asisshowninthecartoon,aChineseyoungmanis

presentingabunchofflowerstoaforeignlady,whosymbolizesaforeign

language,buttheChineselady,whorepresentshismothertongue,isgiven

thecoldshoulder.

ChinahasfeltthepainfulconsequencesofthepresentneglectofChinese.

First,thetrendhasadverselyaffectedtheChineseproficiencyoftheyounger

generation.ResearchersfromPekingUniversitysurveyed1,200HRmanagers

in2009andfoundthatmorethan60%ratethebasicChineseskillsofyoung

employeesas"poor"or"fair".Moredisturbingly,ithascreatedahostofother

socialproblems.Forinstance,lawsuitsresultingfrommisuseofwordsin

contractsincreased17.5%overthepastdecade,theChineseAcademyof

SocialSciences,aBeijing-basedthink-tank,reportedrecently.Thiswill

inevitablyunderminetheChinesegovernment'seffortstobuildaharmonious

society.

Facedwiththedireconsequencesoftheunhealthytrend,theauthorities

mustmakeconstructiveeffortstoboostthepopularityofChineseamong

youngpeople.Amongotherthings,collegescangrantmoreclassperiodsand

creditstoChinese.(195words)

4)考研大作文預(yù)測之二

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingphoto.

Inyouressay,youshould:

1)describethephotobriefly,

2)explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3)giveyourcomments

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

NowadaysdatingshowsaregainingincreasingpopularityonTVscreen

acrossthecountry.Asthephotoshows,aglamorousline-upof24young

ladiesinJiangsuTV'sIfYouAretheOnearepresentedwithasuitor,whois

subjectedtoabrasivequestions.

Despitetheirhighratings,TVdatingshowshaveraisedmuchconcern

overtheirnegativeimpactonthesociety.First,theprogramspromote

materialismamongChineseyouth.ThelatestexampleinvolvesMaNuo,a

22-year-oldmodelfromBeijingwhoappearedonChina'shottestdatingshow

IfYouAretheOne.Shebluntlyrejectedanofferfromasuitortogofora

bicycleride,sayingthatshewouldratherweepinaBMWcarthanlaughona

bicycle.Second,thedatingshowshaveanadverseinfluenceonthemoral

valuesoftheyounggeneration.ConsiderYanFengjiao,aguestonJiangsu

TV'sdatingprogram,whorecentlybecamethetalkofthetownforpostingher

nudephotosontheInternet.

ThoughTVmatch-makingshowsmakegoodentertainment,it'snotlikely

tofindloveundertheglaringlightsofatelevisionstudio.Timeisoverduefor

thegovernmenttoreinintheTVdatingprogramsthathavegonetoofar.(199

words)

5）考研大作文預(yù)測之三

Directions:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthe

followingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

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Thepastsixyearshavewitnessedanalarmingincreaseinbigfiresin

China.Asthechartsshow,therewere8firesnationwidein2005,causing110

deaths.Yet,alarmingly,19firesbrokeoutin2010,whichclaimed250lives.

AsfarasIcansee,thecausesoffirescanbelistedasfollows.Byfarthe

greatestcauseoffiresiscarelessnessaboutsafetyregulations.Statisticsfrom

arecentsurveyshowthatmishandlingofelectricappliancesisresponsiblefor

46%oftheallthefiresin2010.Thepoorqualityofhouseholdappliancesalso

playsitspart.Anastonishing35%offiresweretracedtofaultydevicessuchas

shoddyelectricblankets,heatersandcookers,accordingtoastudybythe

ShanghaiFireFightingBureau.Finally,manypremises,suchasInternetcafes,

nightclubsordepartmentstoresfocussomuchonprofitsthattheyputfire

preventiononthebackburner.

Dreadfulastheyare,firesarepreventableandsurvivable.Tominimize

theriskoffire,everycityresidenceshouldberequiredtokeepafire

extinguisherandeverycityresidentshouldbetaughttheskillsofself-rescue.

(189words)

6)考研大作文預(yù)測之四

Directions:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthe

followingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

1980-2010年中國在校女大學(xué)生比例(%)

Thepast30yearshaveseenanincreasingpresenceoffemalestudents

oncampusinChina'shighereducation.Asthebargraphindicates,girlsmade

up23%ofthecountry'scollegepopulationin1980,butthepercentagejumped

toslightlyover50%in2010.

Therearepoliticalandsocialfactorscontributingtothisencouraging

progress.First,thegovernmenthasbeentakingpositivestepstoensurethat

girlshaveequalaccesstoeducationalopportunitiesoverthelastgeneration.

Manyschooldistricts,forinstance,tailoredcoursestogirls'interestsand

learningstyles.Soagreaternumberofgirlswerescoringhigherandmoving

ontohigherlearning.Second,thechangedattitudetowardswomenalso

playeditspart.Withreducedpressuretomarryyoungandhavebabiesand

increasedpressuretocompetewithmalesinthelaborforce,moregirlsare

eagertopursuehighereducation.

Women'seducationhasgreatsignificancetothefutureofourcountry.In

orderforthistrendtocontinue,thegovernmentmustredoubleitseffortstoput

girlsonanequalfootingwiththeirmalepeers.(178words)

7)2010年考研英語(一)大作文

Directions:

Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyour

essay,youshould

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)explainitsintendedmeaning,and,

3)giveyourcomments.

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

CulturalintegrationcontributesgreatlytothedevelopmentofChinese

culture.Asisillustratedinthedrawing,justasahotpotisdeliciousand

nutritiouswithavarietyofingredients,byembracingelementsfromother

cultures,theChineseculturehasbecomemorecolorful.

Let'staketheTangDynasty,theheydayofculturalintegrationinthe

Chinesehistory,asanexample.InChang'an,thethencapitalcity,awide

varietyofforeigncommoditiescanbefound,languagesofmanycountriescan

beheard,musicanddanceofexoticstylescanbeenjoyed.Itisthisintegration

thatforgedthemostculturallysplendidperiodinChina.Asimilarexampleis

theAmericanculture.Overthepastthreehundredyears,eachnewgroupof

immigrantsbroughttheirbeliefs,traditionsandcustomstothenewland.This

"melting"ofdifferentculturesformedAmericanculture,themostinfluentialone

intheworld.

IntheInternetera,nocountryisimmunetotheongoingculturalblending.

InordertoenrichandrevitalizetheChineseculture,wemustincorporate

usefulelementsfromothercultures.(175words)

8)2006年考研英語作文

Recentyearshavewitnessedacrazeforworshippingstars.Asisshown

inthefirstphoto,ayoungmansoadmiresBeckhamthathehasthefootball

star'snamewrittenonhisface.Inthesecondphoto,anotheryoungman

spendsasmuchas300yuanforahairstylemodeledonthatofBeckham.

Starobsessionisharmfulorevendisastrous.ConsiderYangLijuan,a

30-year-oldgirlfromLanzhouinNorthwestChina.Shewasadevotedfanof

AndyLau,themostfamousactorintheHongKongshowbusiness.Thegirl

alwayswishestomeetAndydespiteherfamilylivinginpoverty.Herfathersold

theirfarmandhousetofulfillherwish.AftermeetingAndyLauinafanclub

meeting,shewantedtohavedinnerwithhim.HerfatherwrotetoAndyand

beggedhimtomeethisdaughter;otherwise,hewouldcommitsuicide.When

AndyLaurejectedhisrequest,thefather,truetohisword,threwhimselfinto

thesea.

Tragicastheevent,thegeneralpublicwasn'tsympathetictowardsthe

Yangs.Itisblindworshipthatruinedthefamily.Sothoughworshippingstarsin

moderationisOK,don'tletitgetoutofcontrol.(199words)

9）考研大作文預(yù)測之五

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.

Inyouressay,youshould:

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3)giveyourcomments

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

Nowadaysthereisawidespreadconcernthatschoolchildrenaregiven

toomuchhomework.Asisvividlydepictedinthecartoon,aschoolboy,hislegs

shakingandsweatpouringdownhisforehead,istrudginghome,witha

mountainousschoolbagonhisback.

Toomuchhomeworkhurtsschoolchildren,bothphysicallyandmentally.

ConsiderLiuZhiyu,aBeijingUniversitygraduateandmathprodigy,whowent

toLongquanTempletobecomeamonkinJuly,2010.Why?Hisparentshave

beenverystrictwithhimsincehewasalittleboy.Hismotherneverallowed

himtogooutandplay,evenduringtheholidays.Whathecoulddoisstudy

andstudy.Thoughanacademicsuccess,heislonely,unhappyandpoorin

health.Bitterlydisappointedwithlife,heresortedtothetempleforpeaceof

mind.Fromthisstory,wecanseethatsacrificingahappychildhooddoesn't

necessarilyguaranteeabrightfuture.

AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.Itiswidelyhopedthat

educators,parentsandgovernmentofficialsmakejointeffortstorelieve

schoolchildrenoftheirhomeworkloads.(181words)

10）考研大作文預(yù)測之六

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.

Inyouressay,youshould:

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3)giveyourcomments

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

Inrecentyearstherehasbeenacrazeforcertificatesoncampus.Asis

vividlydepictedinthecartoon,ayoungman,thinandwithapairofglasses,is

bendingundertheheavyweightofapileofcertificatesonhisback.

Youmightwonder:What'sbehindthecurrentfad?Moststudentswantto

haveacertificatetoenhancetheiremployability.Withthecompetitioninthe

jobmarketgettingincreasinglyfierce,manystudentsfearthattheywillbeata

disadvantageandhaveahardertimefindingajobiftheydonothaveatleast

onecertificate.Others,however,pursueacertificatetofulfilltheircherished

dream.ConsiderRebeccaZhang,21,asenioratShanghaiUniversity.She

hasbeenaloverofEnglishsincehergirlhood,butsomehowwasenrolledasa

mechanicsmajor.ShestudiedEnglishinhersparetimeandmanagedtogeta

CertificateinAdvancedInterpretationlastyear.

Inmyopinion,thecertificatefeverwillhaveanegativeinfluenceon

collegestudentsifitgetsoutofcontrol.Afterall,whatgoodisacertificateifa

studentignoreshis/heracademiccourses?(190words)

11)1991年考研作文

Wheretolive?intheCityortheCountry

Thereisnoconsensusofopinionamongpeopleastowhichisabetter

placetolive-thecityorthecountry.Whilesomepeopleappreciatethe

conveniencesofthecity,others,however,believethatcountrylifeispeaceful,

simpleandpleasant.

Therearemanyadvantagestolivinginthecity,rangingfromexcellent

educationalresourcestosophisticatedtransportfacilities.Also,shoppingmalls

arealwayswithineasyreach,withawidevarietyofgoodstochoosefrom.In

addition,citylifeismorecolorful,ascityresidentscangotodifferentplacesof

entertainmenttotheirliking.Countrylife,however,hasattractionsofitsown.

Breathingfreshair,listeningtothesongsofbirds,tastinggreenfood,rural

dwellersliveinclosecontactwithNature.What'smore,peopleinthe

countrysidearegenerallyfriendlyandhelpful,instarkcontrasttothecoldness

inbigcities.

However,bothcitylifeandcountrylifehavetheirrespective

disadvantages.Wonderfulasthecityis,itisovercrowded.Countrylife,onthe

otherhand,mayappearmonotonous.Asforme,Iprefertoliveinthecity

becauseitisanidealplaceformycareer.(194words)

12）考研大作文預(yù)測之七

Directions:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthe

followingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

2001-2010年中國汽車銷量(萬輛)

Chinaexperiencedaboominvehiclesalesinthepastdecade.Asis

showninthelinegraph,2.37millionvehiclesweresoldin2001.Thefigurehad

risensteadilyuntil2008,whenautosalessoaredandhit18.06millionunitsin

2010.

Anumberoffactorscanaccountfortheexplosivegrowthinautomobile

sales.First,aftertwodecadesofreformandopening-uppolicy,theChinese

havebecomemoreaffluent.Withtheirwalletsbulging,peopleinincreasing

numberswastednotimeinbuyingtheirfirstcar,joiningmillionsofotherswho,

forthefirsttime,wereabletoenjoyamiddle-classlifestyle.Inthewealthy

suburbsofbigcities,acarisavirtualnecessity.Alsoplayingapartinthe

buyingspreeisChina'sautoreplacementpolicy.Inabidtostimulate

automotiveconsumption,thegovernmentrolledoutthe"oldcarfornew"

subsidyin2008---drasticallyboostingdomesticautospending.

Asidefrompollutingtheenvironment,thecarboomhasalsoincreasedthe

country'sdependenceonimportedoilandthusjeopardizedChina'senergy

security.SoitisadvisableforChinatoslowdownthepaceofpopularizingcars.

(191words)

13)考研大作文預(yù)測之八

Directions:

Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.In

yourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechartand

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

ANNUALVEHICLESALESINCHINAANDTHEUS

Millionvehicles■China?US

TheautosalesinChinaandtheU.S.experiencedoppositetrendsfrom

2004to2010.Asthechartreveals,China'sautosalesstayedat5.1million

unitsin2004,butthefiguresoaredto18.06in2010.Bycontrast,vehiclesales

intheU.S.fellfrom16.9millionunitsto11.5inthesameperiod.

Thedifferencewaslargelyduetotheirdifferentperformanceinthe

economicrecessionwhichbeganin2007.China,withitsstimuluspackage,

hasweatheredtheeconomicslumpmuchbetterthantheU.S.DuetoChinese

government'staxandsubsidypolicies,autosaleshavebeengrowingrapidly

despiterisingoilprices.TheU.S.,however,faredbadlyinthedepression.Its

automarket,alreadyapproachingitssaturationpoint,wasworsenedbythe

economicdecline.Withthejobmarketseverelywounded,andwithconsumer

spendingexpectedtobeweakforaverylongtime,itisnotsurprisingtosee

theAmericanautomotivesalesslip.

ThoughanindicatorofChina'seconomicmight,thepresentcarboomhas

raisedgrowingenvironmentalconcerns.Itishopedthatthegovernmentwill

playapositiveroleinpromotingenvironmentallyfriendlyvehicles.(189words)

14)考研大作文預(yù)測之九

Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,you

should

1)interpretthechartand

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

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Nowadaysthespiralingdivorcerateisgivingcauseforseriousconcernin

China.Asisshowninthechart,1.2millionChinesecouplesbrokeupin2001,

butthefiguremorethandoubledto2.5millionin2009.

Someblametheriseinbrokenmarriagesonthemoviesandtelevision

series,whichhighlightlovetriangle,extramaritalaffairsorevenone-night

stand.Otherspointtheiraccusingfingersattheoversimplifiedlawsand

procedures,whichallowcouplestogettheirdivorcecertificatemoreeasily.But

Ithinktheyonlyskimthesurfaceoftheproblem.Inmyview,therecentsurge

indivorcerateisattributabletothechangesinthemindsetoftheyoung

generation.Typicallysingle-childborninthe1980s,today'stwenty-somethings

aregenerallybettereducated,moreindependenteconomicallyandhave

developedastrongersenseofself,sotheytendtobelesstolerantof

less-than-perfectunions.

Whateverthecause,brokenmarriagesarehavingseriousconsequences

forthesociety.It'stimeforthegovernmenttotakeconcretemeasuresto

rescuemarriagesandrestorepeople'sfaithinmaritalhappiness.(178words)

15)考研大作文預(yù)測之十

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.

Inyouressay,youshould:

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3)giveyourcomments

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

Recentlydeceptivepricingatsomelargesupermarketshasbecomethe

focusofpublicattention.Asisdepictedinthecartoon,ashopperatthe

check-outisscrutinizinghisgiftreceiptand,tohisdismay,findingthathewas

charged19yuanforanitemwhichisadvertisedat9yuan.

Thoughthereisnoquicksolutiontothisproblem,thefollowingmeasures

mightbeworthtrying.First,lawenforcementdepartmentsshouldlaunch

thoroughinvestigationsintosuchillegalpracticesathypermarkets.Any

offendersshouldbefinedheavily,asinthecaseofCarrefour,theFrenchretail

giant,whose11outletswerefined500,000yuaneachforovercharging

customers.Also,shoppersshouldremainvigilanttotheirregularitiesofthe

retailers,nomatterhowrenownedtheymaybe.Obviously,intheirrecentprice

deceptionscandalCarrefourandWal-Marthavetakenadvantageof

customers'trustintheirreputation.

Totackletheproblematitsroot,thegovernmentshouldfurtherstrengthen

pricemonitoringandseverelypunishthesuperstores,domesticallyor

foreign-funded,foundinvolvedinviolatingChina'spricinglaws.(172words)

16)英語大作文預(yù)測之十一

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.

Inyouressay,youshould:

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3)giveyourcomments

Yo