Directions:A.Topic:StudythefollowingcartooncarefullyandwriteanessayonthetopicoflovingourparentsB.Wordlimit:about200wordsC.Youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow:1)Describethecartoonandthemessageconveyed2)Drawaconclusionandgiveyourcommentonthecartoon.Youressaymustbewrittenclearly.Asisvividlydepictsinthecartoon,oldparentsaresittingonthecoachwithdisappointmentandsadness,becausenoonecomesbacktocelebratewiththem.Althoughtheyreceivedalotofpresentsfromtheirchildren,theyfeelverymiserableandhavenoappetite,sincewhattheywantmostisnotsuchmaterialstuffsbutthecareandlovefromtheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Nowadays,youngmenlooksobusyandindependentinmodernsocietythattheywillneverfeelfreetolivewiththeirparents.Theymoveoutandmindtheirownbusinesseveryday.Onusualdays,theywouldnotliketotaketheirtimetovisittheirparentswiththeexcusesofbusyness.Onsomefestivaldays,theyprobablysharealittletimetodropintheirparentsorevenjustsendsomepresentsbutdon’tshowuppersonallylikewhatthecartoonaboveillustrates.Theythinkthatpresentscanrepresenttheirlove,however,totheparents,whoovercamealotofdifficultiestobringthemup,thosestuffarefarawayfromwhattheyreallyhopefor.Withtherapidpaceofeconomicdevelopment,ouroldparentsfeelmoreandmorelonelyandunhappy.Howeverbusywemaybe,weshouldspendmoretimetalkingwiththemandaccompanyingthem,becausetheyoncegaveussomuchselflesslovethatweshouldreturnthemthesamefromthebottomofourheart.(238words)漫画中生动地展示了一对老人带着失望与悲伤坐在椅子上，因为没人回来和他们一起庆祝节日。虽然他们收到了子女的许多礼物，但他们感到非常孤独，也没什么胃口，因为他们最需要的并非这些物质的东西，而是子女们的关爱。在现代社会中，年轻人看起来如此忙碌，以至于无法抽空来陪伴父母。他们大多搬出去独自居住，每天忙于自己的事务。在平常的日子里，他们以忙为借口，不愿意花时间去探望父母。在一些节日，他们可能只留一点时间去看望父母或是如漫画中所示的仅仅送些礼物表示心意而无法与父母团聚。他们认为礼物可以代表他们的爱意，但是，对于含辛茹苦把他们养育大的父母来说，这些礼物远远不是他们所期望的。随着经济的快速发展，年迈的父母们感到越来越孤独与不快。因此，作为子女，无论多忙，我们都应该花时间与父母聊天，陪伴他们，因为他们曾经给了我们无私的爱，我们应当以同样的爱回报父母。Directions:Studythefollowingpictureandwriteanessayentitled“LonelyOldPeople”Intheessayyoushould1)describethepictureandinterpretitsmeaning,and2)giveyouropinionsonthephenomenon.构思第一段：描述：一位老人坐在一面镜子自言自语得说，“子女不在身边，一个人在家怪寂寞的……”。点题：反映当今社会的一大问题：如何照料老人第二段：（分析出现这种现象的原因）1）子女工作学习忙，没有足够的时间和精力照顾老人2)有些人将老人视作负担，不善待老人第三段：（提出建议）1)有老父母的人必须负起照料老人的责任2)政府应该多建老人院3)有更多的组织向老人提供经济、医疗和法律援助结论：让老人幸福安度晚年范文Inthepicture,anoldladyissittinginfrontofamirror.Sheissayingtoherselfinthemirror:“Thechildrenarenotinmycomopany.Ifeelratherlonely.”Thepicturerevealsoneoftheseriousproblemsofourmodernsociety.Withbetterlivingconditionsandbettermedicalcare,peoplecanlivemuchlongerthanbefore.Buthowtotakecareofthemhasbecomeabigproblem,whichwemustcopewithseriously.Itisreportedthattherearemorethan160millionpeopleagedover60inourcountry.Thepercentageofoldpeopleisstillincreasingandmanyfamiliesareconfrontedwithproblemscomingalongwitholdpeople.Thefasttempoofmodernlifehasleftpeoplelittletimeandenergytolookaftertheiroldparents.Ontheotherhand,somepeopletaketheiroldparentsastheirburdenandtreatthembadly.Asaresult,manyoldpeoplefeelneglectedandliveingreatlonelinessandhelplessness,especiallywhentheyaresufferingfrompoorhealth.Somethingshouldbeurgentlydonetohelptheselonelyoldpeople.Firstofall,thosewhohaveoldparentsshouldtaketheresponsibilitytotakegoodcareofthem.Thegovernmentshouldsetupmorenursinghousesforoldpeople,especiallyforthosewhohavenochildrenandwhoarephysicallyandmentallydisabled.Moreimportantly,thereshouldbemoreorganizationsprovidingfinancial,medicalandlegalassistanceforoldpeople.Inaword,specialeffortsshouldbemadetohelpoldpeopletospendtheirlateryearsoftheirlivescomfortablyandmerrily.
