Directions:

A. Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay in about 200 words.

B. Your essay must be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET II.

C. Your essay should meet the requirements below:

1. Describe the cartoon and the message conveyed

2. Draw a conclusion and give your comment on the cartoon..

考研英语作文范文：

Indicated above are pictures that show 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 and only in this way can desertification be finally defeated. (225)

　　译文：

如图所示，树木对水土保持起着至关重要的作用。左图中，人们被贪婪的沙丘追赶，因为他们砍伐了所有的树木。标题写着：“沙进我退”。右图中，人们拿着工具、水和树苗回来重新植树造林。我们被告知：“我进沙退”。

我认为，漫画家要告诉我们的是：树木对水土保持的重要性，以及每个人参与抵制沙化威胁的必要性。实际上，他要说的是如果我们不与沙漠做斗争，它会把我们从土地上赶走。如果我们让这种情况继续下去，环境将遭到巨大的破坏。

第二幅图清楚地说明了击退贪婪沙漠的方法。那里的人们正在热情高涨地着手植树造林、收回土地，使它变得肥沃。图中三个人每人干不同的工作，这说明合作努力是成功防止土壤侵蚀的关键之一,只有这样才能战胜沙漠化。