2017年12月英语六级真题答案发布（星火英语版）(2)

　　 With an area of 2,250 square kilometers, Lake Tai or Lake Taihu is the third largest freshwater lake after Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake. The lake in eastern China houses about 90 islands, ranging in size from a few square meters to several square kilometers. The lake is renowned for its unique limestone formations or Taihu stones”, which are often prized as a decorating material for traditional Chinese gardens/are employed to decorate traditional Chinese gardens. The lake is also known for its productive fishing industry. Since the late 1970s, harvesting fish and crabs has been invaluable to people living along the lake and has contributed significantly to the economy of the surrounding area. The lake is home to an extensive ceramics industry, including the Yixing pottery factory, which produces the world-renowned Yixing clay teapots.

　　 点评：

　　 本篇属于地理介绍类题材，多为描述性词汇，句式相对比较简单。

　　 词组表达：

　　 淡水湖：freshwater lake

　　 占地面积：cover an area of

　　 第三大……，仅次于……：the third-largest ..., following/after ...

　　 大小从……到……不等：the size ranges from ... to ...

　　 以……而闻名：be known/famed/famous for ...

　　 中国传统园林：traditional Chinese garden

　　 高产的捕鱼业：productive/prolific fishery

　　 自上世纪70年代后期以来：since the late 1970s

　　 捕捞鱼蟹：catch/harvest fish and crabs

　　 沿湖居民：residents around the lake; people residing around the lake

　　 对……极其重要：be of vital importance/significance for ...; be vitally important for ...

　　 是基地之一：be one of the leading production bases/producers

　　 举世闻名的：world-known; world-renowned

　　 句子重点与难点：

　　 1. “太湖是……，仅次于……”：句子太长，要按照句子宜短不宜长的原则切分；

　　 2. “约有90个岛屿，大小……”：前后都有数字，选择前者作为主句，后面加with作为从属部分，there are ..., with sizes ranging from ... to ...

　　 3. “以太湖石而闻名，太湖石……”：对于名词重复部分，通常采用从句进行省略，be known for Taihu stones, which are used ...

　　 4. “自……以来，……对……极其重要，并……”：注意时态确定，属于典型的现在完成时，后面是并列结构；

　　 5. “是……基地之一，其中……”：看到“其中”首选句式是：of which ...

　　 六级写作一

　　 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying “Help others and you will be helped when you are in need.” You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

　　 Be Ready to Help Others

　　 There goes a saying that “Help others and you will be helped when you are in need”, which indicates a profound significance and value not only in our job but also in our study. Hence, my views are illustrated as follows.

　　 First and foremost, take finishing a job as an instance, one cant do all the jobs and complete all the things by himself, and cooperation and a help are needed. What’s more, to help others means to help ourselves. We cant live in the world alone. When we help others in trouble someday, they will do us a favor in return. On the contrary, if we dont offer a help for someone in need, we wont get a help. Last but not least, helping others is not only a good quality, but also a happy thing. We can get much happiness by helping others.

　　 To sum up, just as a proverb goes, the roses in her hand, the flavor in mine. We should believe that the more we help others, the more benefits we will get in our daily life.

　　 六级写作二

　　 The Importance of Mutual Understanding

　　 As the saying goes, “Seek to understand other, and you will be understood.” The simple saying tells us the importance of mutual understanding. As a matter of fact, mutual understanding is not just a matter of importance, but also of necessity.

　　 On the one hand, mutual understanding lays the foundation for all kinds of interpersonal relationships. The world is full of diversity and people hold different values and faith. Only when we understand each other can we put aside the differences, get along well with each other and keep a long-term relationship. On the other hand, mutual understanding can clear up misapprehensions. Everyone has his own principle when dealing with things. It’s unwise and unfair to judge a person’s behavior according to our own experience. To avoid misunderstanding, we need to put ourselves in others’ shoes.

　　 In conclusion, mutual understanding undoubtedly fosters all relationships. Therefore, we should come to realize the importance of mutual understanding and try hard to create a harmonious world.

　　 六级写作三

　　 On Respect

　　 When it comes to the issue of respects, a majority of people believe that they will respect others in the condition that others show respect to them, and others maintain that they only respect the stronger and richer persons. From my own perspective, all men need to respect others and be respected.

　　 To begin with, everyone is born to be equal. Regardless of ones appearance, social status, health conditions and financial conditions, he has the right to be respected as a member of the society. Moreover, respects, in other word, esteems are crucial to an individual. In terms of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs, when we have solved the problems of surviving and safety, we are eager to achieve the other three needs.

　　 All in all, a healthy society contains respects of each other. A Chinese saying goes, treat other people as you hope they will treat you. Therefore, please show respects to other people and you will be respected.