Directions:

　　A. Study the following two pictures carefully and write and essay of at least 150 words.

　　B. Your essay must be written neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.

　　C. Your essay should meet the requirements below:

　　1. Describe the pictures.

　　2. Deduce the purpose of the drawer of the pictures.

　　3. Suggest counter�瞞easures.

　　A brief History of World Commercial Fishing

　　2000年考研作文是真正意義上的圖畫作文考查的開始，這是繼1998年之后第二次出現圖畫作文，也是之后連續考查圖畫作文的開始。這道題目中所給出的兩張圖片，形成了鮮明的對比：1900年浩瀚的海洋上只有一艘捕魚的船只，魚兒卻很多;到了1995年情況正好相反，船只成群，而魚兒卻只剩一條了。這樣的差別給人的震撼力是巨大的，顯然在多年的商業捕魚之后，漁業資源遭受到了巨大的破壞。題目中給出的提綱共有三點：第一點是描述圖畫，第二點是推斷繪畫者的意圖，第三點給出對策，即解決問題的辦法。考生應該根據提綱來構建文章的三個段落。

　　經典范文賞析

　　A Brief History of World Commercial Fishing

　　This picture shows a drastic change in the world�餾 commercial fishing. The two parts display totally different scenes in 1900 and 1995. In 1900, there were a large number of fish while only one boat was fishing on the ocean. But in 1995 fishing boats increased sharply while only one fish was left. The fish supplies have almost been exhausted by overfishing.

　　Judging from the picture, we can see that within about 100 years, humans have stripped the sea of her generous offerings. If we don�餿 put an end to the trend, then the fish in the ocean could become extinct species in the foreseeable future.

　　Therefore, it is high time we took effective measures to solve this problem. First, we must bring world population under a reasonable control, as overfishing is largely due to the need to fill the additional mouths. Second, every year in the fish�餾 mating season, a "grace period" should be enforced during which the fish are allowed to reproduce themselves. Third, strict laws should be implemented. Last but not least, we should enhance the awareness of the public that the ocean resources are very vital to us. Only when these above mentioned measures are put into practice can we save the fish from disappearing completely.

　　譯文

　　世界商業捕魚簡史

　　這幅圖顯示了世界商業捕魚的一個顯著變化。圖片兩部分顯示了1900和1995兩種不同的情況。1900年海里魚兒很多，但只有一艘漁船在捕魚。但1995年漁船的數量猛增，但魚卻只剩下一條。由于過度捕魚，魚的數量已接近枯竭。