历年大学英语六级作文真题范文：爱的方舟

　　an ark of love

　　The outbreak of SARS caused a great panic all over the world. People at first felt bewildered, and then worried, and finally utterly helpless, because SARS viruses spread so rapidly and were so highly infectious that scientists had not yet time to detect the origin of the disease, let alone to produce a cure and therapy for it. Thousands of sars cases were reported to have developed in a round 26 countries and still more cases were under suspicion. Pessimists thought that it was god's punishment to human beings and human beings could hardly look forward to a narrow escape.

　　In China, the situation was especially serious in April and May. Every day people listened with great tension to the radio broadcast which reported the increasing number of SARS victims and probable cases, initially found in a few provinces and major cities and soon in more areas. Just as people found themselves in a tremendous epidemic turmoil, the CPC committee and the central government timely issued a series of rigorous measures with governments at all levels immediately responding to the call, such as setting aside massive funds, setting in operation tracing, monitoring and registering mechanisms, pasteurizing public surrounding environments, examining fever symptoms, keeping vigilant watch on hard-hit areas. However, of all the measures, the most dynamic and emergent was designating SARS specific hospitals and assembling doctors and nurses.

　　Armed with face masks and wrapped in thick white gowns, the warriors in white worked around the clock, risking their own lives and leaving behind their families and children.

　　For months, they were confined with the patients to the isolated island. Quite a number of them got infected and many died. Those who recovered soon went back to their posts.

　　They said that in the name of nightingale, they would burn themselves to light others. Their heroic deeds and selfless devotion moved people to tears and inspired them to bravely fight against the god of plague. People called them angels in white and the most beloved of the era who were building an ark of love, sailing fearlessly on the rough sea to the harbour of safety.

　　Now, with SARS gradually fading away, people have become more conscious of the importance of health and civilization, and above all, love and unity. SARS is always there, and people have no full idea what other evils there are in pandora's box. However, if people always love each other and always unite as one, there will be no evil that they cannot conquer.