Part B

Direetions:

Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use your own words.

It seems the nation' s younger citizens are finally favoring the beauty of the natural world over the cries of amateur singers.

The BBC has confirmed that the first three episodes of Planet Earth H have attracted more viewers in the 16 to 34 age group than The X Factor. The best ratings so far were for the second episode, which brought in 1.8 million young viewers compared to The X Factor' s 1.4 million.

The show' s narrator, Sir David Attenborough, credited improvements in technology with the show' s increased success in its second season, which have brought animals close to the viewer and made their environments look real.

"You feel like the camera is with the animals," said producer Mike Gunton. "It' s very active. For example, you see a monkey leaping through the forest. Normally you' ll stand back to film that. But here the monkey almost jumps over your shoulder. The camera is running with it.

Visually, Planet Earth told you to look down on the Earth and see the scale of the planet. What Planet Earth H is doing is saying ' Let' s get ourselves into the lives of the animals, and see it from their perspective. '"

"The music of Hans Zimmer is also a big factor," added Attenborough. "That pleases me enormously. "

Besides technology and music, Attenborough said that viewers are "reconnecting with a planet whose beauty is spoiled and whose health is failing. " He believes that young people are learning that their future is linked to that of the environment.

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【高分范文】

According to BBC, the Planet Earth H is more popular than The X Factor among young people. It succeeds in both technology and music. Af-ter watching the show, many young people realize that the environment has been destroyed and they should protect the environment. In my opinion,three things should be done.

Firstly, saving water. Water is the source of life. No water, no life.

So it' s very important for us to do so. Not only should we protect drinking water and stop polluting it, but also make full use of it. Secondly, saving forests. They are useful, we should stop cutting them down and use recycled paper instead so that we can make our world a green one to live in. Lastly,recycling useful rubbish. Plenty of rubbish can be recycled like cans, paper,bottles, and so on. We can save resources in this way.

In a word, we only have one Earth. We should do what we can do to protect the environment.

【写作点金】

这是一篇总结文章主旨并表达自己观点的作文。首先要明确题目的要求：总结文章内容，再表达自己的观点。这就要求考生首先理解文章的大意，然后在抓住文章中心思想的基础上提出自己的观点。在总结观点的时候，要简明扼要；在表达自己观点的时候，要条理清晰，论述有力。

【高频词句】

destory 摧毁

make full use of sth． 充分利用

cut down 砍倒

recycle 回收

in a word 总的来说