2010年考研经典短文背诵之社会热点类五

第一篇：2010年考研经典短文背诵之社会热点类五

2010年考研经典短文背诵之社会热点类五

范文：

It goes without saying that this picture aims at revealing a current problem: some organizations pose ridiculous conditions when recruiting new hires.In this drawing, a company is only willing to hire those who were born in the year of dog, a requirement that surprises and frightens many job applicants.Even a dog is wondering whether there is a higher possibility for it to be employed than a human.It seems to me that the artist is sending a message about the importance of a fair talent market which is currently absent in our society.Though the drawing is a little exaggerated, it is not rare for us to find in some recruitment advertisements discrimination of age, gender, educational background, and sometimes even height, which is quite humiliating.If we let this situation of physical traits outweighing actual ability to continue, it not only harms many job applicants' confidence and impedes their career path, but also prevents organizations from discovering potential talents.Accordingly, we urgently call for a healthy recruitment market that encourages fair competition.For one thing, employers and their HR need to realize that a just hiring process, in fact, benefits the performance of their organization.For another, relevant regulations should also be enacted and improved so that discrimination in recruitment can be sued and punished.译文： 毫无疑问，这幅图意在揭示一个当今的问题：一些机构在招聘新雇员的时候提出了荒唐的条件。在图中，一个公司只愿意聘用属狗的人，因而吓退了不少求职者。甚至连一只狗都在想也许它比人类有更大的可能性得到这份工作。看起来作画者是想给我们传递这样一个信息，那就是强调现今社会中缺乏一个公平的人才市场。尽管这幅图有点夸张，但是我们却经常能在一些招聘广告中发现各种歧视现象，包括年龄歧视、性别歧视、教育背景歧视，有时甚至还有身高歧视，非常污辱人。如果我们让这种强调身体特征而不是实际能力的情况继续下去的话，不仅会伤害到求职者的信心、阻碍他们的职业发展，而且也让很多机构失去了潜在的人才。

因此，我们呼吁要建立一个健康的鼓励竞争的招聘市场。一方面，雇主和他们的人力资源经理们应该意识到，一个良好的招聘环境实际上有利于他们自己的机构发展。另一方面，我们也要建立相关的法律法规，从而使招聘歧视现象得到诉讼和惩罚。闪光词汇及词组：

ridiculous: adj.荒唐的，荒谬的new hire:新雇员

humiliating: adj.羞辱性的trait: n.特点

accordingly: adv.因此，从而

HR(human resources):人力资源(负责人)sue: v.投诉，提起诉讼 万能句型：

It goes without saying that this picture aims at revealing a current problem… It seems to me that the artist is sending a message about the importance of… Accordingly, we urgently call for… If we let this situation of … continue

第二篇：2010年考研经典短文背诵之社会热点类四

2010年考研经典短文背诵之社会热点类四

范文：

The picture depicts a scenario in which an ancient royal palace is being recklessly torn down.In front of the gate are two stone lions crying and hugging farewell, realizing their inevitable destiny of being destroyed.Besides, in the dust we can vaguely read a sign stating that the site was once deemed a municipal culture relic.The picture sharply addresses the serious conflict of the conflict between urban development and the preservation of historical sites.The issue is especially controversial in China, where there exists rich history, diversified tradition and cultural deposits.Take Beijing as an example, the municipal government is still trapped in the dilemma between constructing more modern buildings and maintaining the prestigious courtyard houses.Moreover, a brief survey on the internet reveals learn numerous tragedies about the irreversible damage to historical sites.In my opinion, a balanced economic development is not necessarily accompanied by the sacrifice of history.On the contrary, historical sites are the memory of our country's glorious past, which can enable citizens' identity with the nation.Therefore, we must work out a win-win strategy to promote economic development while retaining our cultural heritage.Meanwhile, a proper management of these sites can also bring a considerable amount of tourism income.译文：

这幅图描绘了一个古老的王府正在被无情地拆掉的场景。建筑门前的两只石狮子正在拥抱和泣别，因为它们意识到了自己即将被毁掉的命运。此外，在灰尘中我们依稀可以辨认出一块X市级文物的标志。

这幅图尖锐地反映了城市建设和历史遗迹保留之间的冲突问题。这个问题在中国尤其具有争议性，因为中国有着丰富的历史、传统和文化遗迹。以北京为例，其市政府一直处于建设更多的现代大楼和保留著名的四合院之间的矛盾。此外，我们在网上简单地搜索一下就可以找到很多对历史遗迹造成不可逆转破坏的悲剧故事。

我认为，一个健康发展的经济不一定要伴随着历史的牺牲。相反，历史遗迹承载着我们国家光辉的过去，可以增强公民对于国家的认同感。因此，我们必须制定出促进经济发展和保留文化遗产的双赢战略。同时，对于历史遗迹的有效管理也可以带来不菲的旅游收入。闪光词汇及词组：

recklessly: adv.鲁莽地,不顾一切地

tear down:拆掉

farewell: n.辞别，再会

inevitable: adj.不可避免的，必然的vaguely: adv.含糊地，不清楚地

culture relic:文物

controversial: adj.争论的，争议的municipal: adj.市政的

prestigious: adj.享有声望的，声望很高的courtyard house:四合院

identity: n.认同

win-win strategy:双赢战略

retain: v.保留，保持

heritage: n.遗产 万能句型：

The picture depicts a scenario in which…

The picture addresses sharply the serious conflict of… Moreover, a brief survey on the internet reveals…

第三篇：2010年考研经典短文背诵之社会热点类三

2010年考研经典短文背诵之社会热点类三

范文：

In this interesting cartoon, a retailer finds out the reason why sales in his store decrease: customers are too busy talking on their cell phones that they can only spare one hand to hold the stuff they bought.The picture vividly portrays the omnipresence of cell phones, which are playing an important role in our ordinary life.The popularity of cell phones is mushrooming towards every corner of the world.The advantages and convenience brought by cell phones are obvious.First of all, a portable phone immensely facilitates the communication among individuals, as it takes mere seconds to call any cell phone bearer regardless of his location.Moreover, given the more frequent information exchanges, cell phones make businesses much easier.Sometimes a huge order is determined when people are traveling somewhere.However, people should be cautious of the excessive reliance on cell phones.It is not rare to hear complaints from women that their husbands do most of their business on the phone even at home.In my view, the machine is a useful component of our life, but is never the whole of our world.After all, the most effective communication is to spend time with some people who love and care.译文：

在这幅有趣的漫画中，一个零售商发现了他的商店销量下降的原因：因为每个顾客都忙着用手机在通话，他们只能用一只手来拿他们买的东西。这幅图生动地刻画了手机在我们生活中的无所不在，及其重要的作用。手机正在朝世界的每一个角落普及，同时其价格也在不断下降。手机的优点和便利性是显而易见的。首先，这种可以随处携带的电话机大大方便了人们的交流，因为无论对方在何处，只要他有手机我们只要几秒钟就能够给他打电话。此外，手机使信息交流更加频繁，因此能够促进商业的发展。有时候一笔巨大的订单可能在人们的旅途过程中达成的。但是，人们也要警惕对于手机的过度依赖。我们经常可以听到一些主妇们抱怨她们的丈夫即使在家时说的大部分话都是在手机上和别人在交谈。我认为，手机是我们生活的重要组成部分，但不是我们的全部世界。毕竟，最有效的交流还是花时间和我们真正关爱的人谈话。闪光词汇及词组：

stuff: n.东西

omnipresent: adj.无所不在的

mushroom: v.迅速增加，迅速成长

portable: adj.便携的，轻便的immensely: adv.非常，巨大地

facilitate: v.使容易，使便利

bearer: n.携带者

regardless: adj.不管，不顾

excessive: adj.过度的

component: n.组成部分，成分

after all:毕竟 万能句型：

In this interesting cartoon … The picture vividly portrays…

The advantages and convenience brought by … are obvious.However, people should be cautious of… It is not rare to hear…

第四篇：2010年考研经典短文背诵之人生价值类五

2010年考研经典短文背诵之人生价值类五

范文：

As the old Chinese saying goes, only through reading thousands of books can one write fluently.It echoes with this picture in which a book is smiling with a symbolic candlelight on its top, indicating the enlightenment from books.The title of the picture further points out that reading books can enlighten and develop our thoughts with the help of other's thinking.The picture is meant to encourage people to read more books.As far as I am concerned, I think books are a treasury of all knowledge accumulated over thousands of years.Via reading books, we can not only learn what mankind has achieved, but can also be greatly inspired to develop and innovate on the basis of existing knowledge.This universal truth can be particularly proven in the academic field, where reading all previous literature of a specific discipline is of elementary significance to laying the foundation for new discoveries.A brief review of history about famous people with great accomplishments also demonstrates the fundamental importance of book-reading.Karl Marx, for example, had read so many books in the British Library before his writing of new theories that his footprints were left on the ground of the seat where he usually sat.The same principle applies to common people as well, and I am sure everybody can benefit from good books.译文：

中国古语有云：读书破万卷，下笔如有神。这正符合该图中的意境，上面一本带着笑脸的书点燃了其顶部有象征意义的烛光，指明了书本启蒙功能。该图的题目进一步指出了读书就是借助他人的思想开发自己的思想。

这幅图意在鼓励人们读更多的书。我认为，书本就是人类通过几千年世界积累的知识宝库。通过读书，我们不仅可以学到人们已经达到的成就，还可以在已有知识的基础上受到启发，从而进一步地发展和创新。这个普遍的真理尤其适用于学术界，任何一个学科的新发现都需要通过阅读已有文献来奠定基础。

简单地回顾一下历史上有着杰出成就的名人更可以证明读书的重要性。比如卡尔.马克思在提出他的马克思主义理论之前，在大英图书馆中读了非常多的书、以至于他经常坐的那个位置下面都留下了他的脚印。同样的道理也适用于普通人，我相信每一个人都能够从好书中获益。

闪光词汇及词组： symbolic: adj.象征的

enlightenment: n.启蒙，启迪 treasury: n.宝库 accumulate: v.积累 via: prep.通过

inspire: v.鼓舞，激发

on the basis of:在……的基础上 elementary: adj.初步的，基本的

lay the foundation for:为……奠定基础 footprint: n.脚印 万能句型：

As the old Chinese saying goes, only through reading thousands of books can one write fluently.The title of the picture further points out that… The picture is meant to… A brief review of … demonstrates … The same principle applies to…

第五篇：2010年考研经典短文背诵之教育类

2010年考研经典短文背诵之教育类

Directions:

Study the following set of drawings carefully and write an essay in which you should:

1)describe the set of drawings, interpret its meaning, and

2)point out its implications in our life.You should write about 200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.分析：

这又是一组对比的组图，非常简单明了。两张图的大背景都是暴风雨交加的恶劣天气，在左边的图中，花朵在温室中绚烂地开放；而右图中，同样的一朵花在离开了温室之后就黯然凋谢了。组图题为“温室花朵经不起风雨”，考生稍加分析就可以发现该图并不只是谈论花朵，而更是指向了我们平时所说的“祖国的花朵”们，也就是孩子们，这就自然而然地和社会问题联系在了一起。中国在实施了计划生育之后，独生子女们成为了家里的“小皇帝”、“小公主”，受到全家人的百般呵护，从小就在蜜罐中长大。这些孩子们人生道路几乎都是一帆风顺，没有经历过大的困难和挫折，因此一旦离开了父母的保护，就很容易由于经不起各种社会现实的打击而一蹶不振。通过这番分析，我们就可以得出文章的主要论点，即受到过分溺爱的孩子们经不起挫折和逆境。

思路拓展：

独生子女成长的问题在很大程度上牵涉到了中国的教育制度和教育方法等全方位的问题。我们可以联想到现阶段在教育界存在的其他热点问题，如传统灌输教育和素质教育之间的关系、孩子的学习和娱乐之间的关系、学生们的全面发展问题、教育费用和教育负担的问题、教育质量的问题、城乡教育制度差别的问题、教育公平性问题等等。这些问题都是平时政府、民众和媒体非常关注的问题，考生借助自己的大学生活背景也能够了解许多相关的情况。应该说，教育类的话题对于考生说是一个比较熟悉、也相对比较简单容易的话题。

范文：

As the title indicates, “greenhouse flowers cannot survive unpleasant weather”, the set of pictures apparently reminds us that excessive protection only leads to negative results.When a flower blossoms in the greenhouse despite of the external rain and thunder, it withers immediately once being moved out of its cozy haven.Children in China are always compared to “the flowers of our motherland”.It is alarming that a large portion of them are in danger of experiencing a similar misfortune to the flower in the picture.This is partly attributed to the birth of a generation of “only children”, who are quite pampered and spoiled by their parents.Leading a life full of success, love and sweetness, these children are quite ignorant of failure, hardship, and the taste of tears that abound in real life.Therefore, when they leave home, they might be overly sensitive to frustration and easily suffer depression that prevents them from a happy and promising future.This type of child is not what we hope for the future of our country.On the contrary, we need to nurture a generation that is fully prepared for independent life, so that it is ready to confront any challenge, adapt to changes of environment, and survive the heated competition in today’s world.译文：

正如该图的题目所显示的那样，“温室里的花朵经不起风雨”，这组图画清楚地告诉我们过度的保护只会导致负面的结果。当外面打雷下雨的时候，一朵花却能在温室中生机勃勃地开放。可是一旦离开了这个舒适的避难所来到外面的时候，这朵花立刻就凋谢了。

在中国，孩子经常被比作“祖国的花朵”。但是，令人担忧的是很多孩子有可能经历图中花朵的不幸。部分原因可以归结为“独生子女”一代的出生，这些孩子都被他们的父母惯坏了。他们的生活中只充满了成功、爱和甜蜜，而他们都不懂什么是失败、艰难，也很少尝过眼泪的滋味，但是实际生活中却是充满了失败、艰难和眼泪的。因此，他们可能会对挫折过于敏感、也很容易及沉湎于忧郁，使他们在踏入社会以后没有一个幸福和充满前景的未来。

这一类孩子决不是我们国家未来需要的人才。相反，我们需要培育一代能够独立生活的孩子，他们随时准备面对任何挑战、随时适应环境的变化、并能够在现代社会的激烈竞争中生存下来。

闪光词汇及词组：

excessive: adj.过度的，过分的 blossom: v.开花

external: adj.外部的 wither: v.枯萎

cozy: adj.舒适的，安逸的 haven: n.避难所

a large portion of: 很大一部分

misfortune: n.不幸，灾祸

abound in: 富于

nurture: v.教育，养育

万能句型：

The set of pictures apparently reminds us that…

This partly attributes to…

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 points of view.You should write on ANSWER SHEET 2.不对，我的标准答案是2+1=3，扣十分

范文：

As is described in the drawing, a student fails in a knowledge competition simply because his answer to one question, though being 100% correct, is not exactly the same as the so-called standard answer.It is discernable that other students are quite puzzled by why “1+2=3” is wrong while “2+1=3” is right.The drawing reminds its audience of a widespread phenomenon in the area of basic education in China, that is, educators stick blindly to fixed standards without allowing any room of flexibility or variation.Students are required to mechanically remember what is written in the books, but receive no encouragement to question, challenge, and disagree.Consequently, children’s creativity is largely limited or killed, which exerts a detrimental impact on their future development, especially in the current society which puts so much emphasis on creativity, innovation, and inventiveness.As far as I am concerned, there needs to be a comprehensive renovation in the educational system, where new educational concepts, such as to inspire creation, are installed.Only by new teaching methods other than stiff memorization can we cultivate children into talents who will meet the requirements that society demands.Likewise, this new tendency would also benefit educators themselves to realize their own potential.译文：

正如图中描绘的那样，一个学生在一次智力竞赛中的失败仅仅是因为他的答案和所谓的标准答案不是完全一致，尽管他的答案也是完全正确的。我们可以看到其他学生对于为什么1+2=3是错误的而2+1=3是正确的感到十分疑惑。

这幅图实际上是在提醒读者在中国基础教育界存在的一个普遍的负面现象，那就是教育者盲目地坚持标准，而不提供灵活和变化的空间。老师要求学生们机械地背诵书上的知识，但是从来不鼓励学生质疑、提出挑战或者不同见解。因此，孩子们的创造力受到了限制和扼杀，这对于他们的未来发展是有害的，特别是现代社会十分强调创新性和独创性。

我认为需要对教育系统进行一次全面的革新，加入一些新的教育理念，如鼓励创新等。我们只有通过新的教育方法、而不是死记硬背，才能把孩子们培养成为适合社会要求的人才。同样，这种新的趋势对于教育者自身也是有好处的，能够使他们开发自己的潜能。

闪光词汇及词组：

puzzled: adj.困惑的 flexibility: n.灵活性

variation: n.变化

mechanically: adv.机械地

stiff: adj.呆板的

cultivate: v.教育，培养

likewise: adv.同样地

万能句型：

It is discernable that…

The drawing reminds its audience of a widespread phenomenon in the area of…

As far as I am concerned, there needs to…

Only by…can we…

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.拔苗图

范文：

What is delineated in front of us is a pair of parents who are eager to cultivate their little child into a well-rounded person.The poor girl seems to have a quite tight schedule, as her father is teaching her how to paint while her mother is preparing for her violin class.The dullness of the kid’s eyes portrays her unwillingness and dislike to learn so many things after school.The drawing reflects a common phenomenon in China that parents are obsessed with the wish of their child’s future success, which is, though, very understandable.Particularly due to the one-child policy, the only child is the greatest hope of parents and is provided with all the available resources.Meanwhile, we sadly discover that this generation of only children is deprived of what used to be the fun of childhood, like running around, playing various games with friends, and climbing trees, all of which are replaced by numerous tutoring courses and art lessons.Admittedly, an early and diversified education benefits children in exploring their potentials.Nevertheless, I strongly contend that children are entitled to enjoy a happy childhood filled with games and fun, instead of tedious classes.An appropriate extent of freedom can only do kids good, by promoting their comprehensive development both mentally and physically.译文：

呈现在我们面前的是一对急于把他们的小女儿培养成为一个通才的夫妻。这个可怜的小女孩看起来时间表排得满满的，她的父亲正在教她画画，而母亲正在为她准备小提琴课。但是，这个孩子呆滞的双眼却泄漏了她不愿意在放学之后还学这么多东西的心情。

这幅图反映了一个在中国很普遍的现象，即父母们都望子成龙，尽管这是一个我们都能够理解的现象。由于独生子女政策，这些孩子们都是父母最大的希望，父母给了他们一切可以得到的资源。同时，我们却悲哀地发现这一代孩子被剥夺了属于儿童的快乐，如四处乱跑、和小朋友们玩各种游戏、爬树等，这些都被无数的辅导和训练代替了。

我们承认较早的多样化教育有利于开发孩子们的潜能。但是，我强烈地认为孩子们应该拥有一个充满游戏和快乐的童年，而不只是乏味的课程。适度的自由对孩子们是有好处的，可以促进他们身体和智力上的全面发展。

闪光词汇及词组：

well-rounded: adj.多才多艺的tight: adj.紧密的

be obsessed with: 专注于，专心于

understandable: adj.可理解的available: adj.可利用的be deprived of: 被剥夺

tutoring: n.辅导

be entitled to: 有……的资格

tedious: adj.单调乏味的万能句型：

What is delineated in front of us is…

The drawing reflects a common phenomenon…

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.范文：

The picture shows a boy who is crossing a river by stepping on his peasant parents’ heads like stones.The river symbolizes the heavy financial load on rural parents to support their children’s advanced education.As is quoted in the picture, a family in countryside can barely afford a high school student, not to mention a college student.The picture apparently mirrors an increasingly common social phenomenon in China—the hiking cost of education in contrast with the tiny income of the rural population.For one thing, the problem is partially attributed to the present disparity of wealth distribution.Sometimes the college tuition per student equals the annual income of a rural family.For another, colleges and other educational institutions fail to provide financial tools to assist students from poor areas.For example, the application for scholarship and student loan is usually so complicated that the procedure seems to take forever, while students see no trace of money.In my opinion, the government needs to reform the educational system with measures that can show immediate effect.Cutting tuition and other expenses proves to be most beneficial to students.Further, a large-scale reform at the macroeconomic level to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor is a basic solution to this issue.译文：

这幅图一个男孩子正在把他的农民父母的头作为垫脚石来跨过一条河。这条河象征了农村的父母们为了供孩子们接受高等教育所承受的巨大财政负担。正如图中所说的那样，在农村养一个高中生都很困难，更不用说是大学生了。

这很显然反映了在当今中国一个越来越普遍的社会现象——快速增长的教育费用和农村人口的微薄收入之家的差别。一方面，这个问题部分归咎于现有的财富分布不均。有时候一个大学生一年的学费就相当于一个农村家庭一年的收入。另一方面，大学和其他的教育机构没有通过各种各样的融资工具来帮助来自贫困地区的学生。比如说，申请奖学金和贷款的程序都非常复杂、需要花很长时间，而学生们却很难真正拿到钱。

我认为，政府应该改革教育系统，采取一些立竿见影的措施。降低学费和杂费被证明是对学生最有利的。此外，解决这个问题的根本措施在于在宏观经济的层面上进行一个大规模的改革，从而缩小贫富差距。

闪光词汇及词组：

symbolize: v.象征

advanced education: 高等教育

not to mention: 更不用说

hiking: n./ v.提高, 增加

partially: adj.部分地

disparity: n.不一致，不等

wealth distribution: 财富分配

tuition: 学费

equal: 等于

institution: n.公共机构

procedure: n.程序，手续

macroeconomic: adj.宏观经济的bridge the gap: 缩小差距

万能句型：

As is quoted in the picture…

The picture apparently mirrors an increasingly common social phenomenon in China—

In my opinion, the government needs to reform the educational system with measures that can show immediate effect.