(7) 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.
范文：
The drawing depicts a little girl who wears a pair of thick glass. She is forced to stay in this “ivory tower” which can be explained by the lots of homework in front of her on the desk. Instead of concentrating on study, the poor kid is dreaming of the outdoor sunshine and fields, craving the fun of running wildly outside.
Apparently, the artist aims at a serious problem occurring in the educational circle. That is to say, students bear on their shoulders overwhelming homework despite the country’s campaign for quality education. Such a practice is very harmful. Firstly, too many assignments can only stimulate hatred towards study among students. Secondly, brain labor takes place of physical exercise, which is detrimental to children’s’ health, particularly their eyesight. Last but not least, students’ creativity tends to be repressed due to the humdrum and dull homework.
In my point of view, homework is an indispensable method to help children study, but it is only part of the whole picture. Children deserve outdoor activities, from which they can benefit enormously. Not only do their bodies get adequate movement, their minds can also be greatly improved by an intimate contact with nature.
译文：
这幅图刻画了一个戴着厚眼镜的女孩子。她被迫呆在“象牙塔”中，摆在她面前的是一桌的作业。可是她并没有在集中精力学习，而是想着外面的阳光和田野，渴望在野外疯狂地乱跑。
很清楚作画者意在指责当今教育界中的一个严重问题。虽然我们国家一直倡导素质教育，但是孩子们肩上的作业负担还是非常沉重。这对于孩子们有很多不利影响，主要是以下几个方面。首先，太多的作业会在学生当中引发一种厌学的情绪。其次，脑力劳动取代了身体上的锻炼，对孩子们的健康非常有害，尤其是他们的视力受到很大损害。最后，学生们的创造力在单调乏味的作业压力下受到极大的压抑。
我认为，作业是一种促进孩子们学习的必要方法，但并不是全部的方法。另一方面，孩子们需要进行户外活动，这对他们非常有好处。他们的身体因此得到了充分的运动，同时在与自然的亲密接触中他们的智力也将得到巨大的发展。
闪光词汇及词组：
ivory tower: 象牙塔
outdoor: adj. 户外的，室外的，野外的
wild: adj. 野性的，疯狂的
overwhelming: adj. 压倒性的，许多的
quality education: 素质教育
assignment: n. 课外作业
eyesight: n. 视力，目力
repress: v. 压制
humdrum: adj. 单调的
intimate: adj. 亲密的
万能句型：
Apparently, the artist aims at criticizing a serious problem occurring in…That is to say…
…but it is only part of the picture.
