圖表作文（一）

第一節(jié)圖表作文的類型

（一）表作文

表格（Table）可以使大量數(shù)據(jù)系統(tǒng)化，便于閱讀、比較。表格常由

標題（Title）、表頭（Boxhead）（即表格的第一行）、側(cè)目（Stub）（即表格左

邊的第一列）和主體（Body）（即表格的其余部分）等部分組成。

如下表：

HowPeopleSpentTheirHolidays

Year199019952000

Traveling37%51%76%

Stayingathome63%49%24%

Ascanbeseenfromthetable,thepastdecadehave

witnessed/experienceddramaticchangesinthewaypeoplespenttheir

holidaybetween1990and2000.In1990,63%ofpeoplespenttheir

holidaysathome,whilethefiguredroppedconsiderablyto24%in

2000.Itisobviousfromthetablethatpeopletendedtobemoreand

moremobile,andtheywantedtogetentertainmentintheoutsideworld.

(二)圖作文

(1)圓形圖(Piechart)作文

圓形圖也稱為餅狀圖或圓面分割圖。圓形圖比較形象、直觀，各

部分空間大小差別容易分辨，所以常用來表示總量和各分量之間的百

分比關系。整個圓表示總量，楔形塊表示分量。有時圓形圖還有數(shù)值

表，兩者結(jié)合可把各分量表示得更準確、清楚。例如：

Thisisapiechartoftheaverageweeklyexpenditureofafamilyin

GreatBritain.Ascanbeseefromthechart,themainexpenditureofan

averageBritishfamilyisspentonfood,whichaccountsfor25%ofits

totalexpenditure.Thenexttwosignificantexpendingitemsaretransport

andhousing,whichare15%and12%respectively.Ifwetakeinto

accountclothingandfootwear,whichmakesup10%,thefouressentials

oflife,thatis,food,transport,housing,andclothingandfootwear,

amountto62%ofthetotalexpenditure.

(2)曲線圖(Linegraph)作文

曲線圖也稱為線性圖或坐標圖。曲線圖有橫軸和縱軸，通常先看

橫軸所代表的數(shù)量或時間等，再看縱軸所顯示的意義，因而最適合指

示兩個變量之間關系的發(fā)展過程及其趨勢。一般來說，曲線所呈現(xiàn)的

形狀比某一點所代表的變量值更有意義，同時必須找出線條所反映的

最高或最低的變化。

I)如果只有一個主變量，包含三個數(shù)據(jù)，可描述如下：

Fromthechartwecanseeclearlythattheaveragenumberofhours

astudentspendsonInternetperweekhasincreasedfromlessthantwo

hoursin1998tonearlyfourhoursin2000,andthento20hoursin

2004.

II)如果是最常見的兩個主變量，包含三個數(shù)據(jù)，可描述如下：

Fromthechart,wecanseeclearlythatinabigcityinChina,state

ownedhousesdeclinedfrom75%in1990to60%in1995andthento

20%in2000,whileprivatehousesrosefrom25%to40%andthento

80%duringthesameperiod.

(3)條形圖(Bargraph)作文

條形圖也稱為立柱圖或圓柱圖。條形圖由寬度相同但長度不同的

條塊代表不同的量。當要比較幾個項目或量時，常用不同顏色來區(qū)分。

條形圖主要用來表示：(1)同一項目在不同時間的量；(2)同一時間不

同項目的量。閱讀條形圖時，要先看圖例，再看橫軸、縱軸各代表什

么量，每一個刻度所代表的值是多少，最后找出圖中各長條所表示的

數(shù)據(jù)及各長條間的相互關系。例如：

Ascanbeclearlyseenfromtheabovebarchart,therecentdecade

from1995to2005haswitnessedadramaticincreaseinthenumberof

peopleinCityXwhotraveledabroad.Thenumberwasonly10,000in

1995,followedbynearly40,000in2000.Thentheyear2005sawa

boomofover120,000residentstravelingabroad,11timeshigherthan

thenumbertenyearsago.

第二節(jié)圖表作文的出題形式

例1題目：ChangesinPeople'sDiet

Studythefollowingtablecarefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedonthe

informationgiveninthetable.Writethreeparagraphsto:

1.statethechangesinpeople'sdiet(飲食)inthepastfiveyears;

2.givepossiblereasonsfbrthechanges;

3.drawyourownconclusions.

Youshouldquoteasfewfiguresaspossible.

例2題目：CarAccidentsDeclininginWaltonCity

Rememberthatyourcompositionmustbewrittenaccordingtothefollowing

outline;

1.Riseandfalloftherateofcaraccidentsasindicatedbythegraph;

2.Possiblereason(s)fbrthedeclineofcaraccidentsinthecity;

3.Yourpredictionsofwhatwillhappenthisyear.

Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan120wordsandyoushouldquoteasfew

figuresaspossible.

伊13題目：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicHealthGaininDevelopingCountries.Yourcompositionmustbenolessthan

100wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositiononthefollowinginstructions(given

inChinese):

1.以下圖為依據(jù)描述發(fā)展中國家的期望壽命(lifeexpectancy)和嬰兒死亡率

(infantmortality)的變化情況

2.說明引起變化的各種原因

從以上例子可見，圖表作文一般在題目中給出作文的標題和一個

或幾個統(tǒng)計表格、圓形圖、曲線圖或條形圖，有時還用英文或中文提

綱的形式給出提示，要求我們：

1)用文字描述圖表，客觀解釋圖表中所傳遞的信息，并找出某種

規(guī)律或趨勢；

2）就圖表中所反映的某種趨勢或問題分析其原因或后果。

第三節(jié)圖表作文的寫作要領

圖表作文著重說明事實，常常是通過對圖表中所反映的具體數(shù)據(jù)

的說明、分析、比較，對某種事物或現(xiàn)象的事實或變化情況等加以說

明，并提出結(jié)論或看法。因此，圖表作文常常采用議論文體的寫作方

法0

寫好圖表作文，關鍵在于能否讀懂圖表中所提供的信息，把握各

信息間的聯(lián)系，用準確流暢的語言把這一信息表達出來，并就這一信

息發(fā)表自己的看法。

圖表作文的寫作步驟

寫圖表作文時，要注意遵循以下步驟：

1)認真分析圖表含義，弄清圖表所含信息及不同信息間的關系；

2)確定文章的主題思想，構(gòu)思出文章的基本框架，篩選出能說明

圖表主題思想的典型數(shù)據(jù)；

3)編列文章的提綱；

4)根據(jù)文章的提綱，將各段的提綱內(nèi)容擴展成段落，然后將各個

段落組成文章，注意段與段之間的銜接與過渡；

5)檢查與修改。

圖表作文的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)

寫圖表作文時，常采用三段式的謀篇方式：

(1)第一段概述圖表——說明圖表中的數(shù)據(jù)變化反映的問題或趨勢；

(2)第二段分析原因；

(3)第三段展望未來或者提出建議。

圖表作文（二）

一、概述圖表主題時常用的表達法

1、圖表種類：

泛指一份數(shù)據(jù)圖表：achart/diagram/graph/illustration/table

餅圖:piechart

直方圖或柱形圖：bar/columnchart/graph

曲線圖：linechart/curvegraph

流程圖:flowchart/sequencediagram

程序圖：processing/proceduresdiagram

表格圖:diagram/table

2、圖表內(nèi)容：

數(shù)據(jù)：Data/Figures/Numbers/Statistics

卜匕伊1:high/low/great/smallPercentage/Proportion

3、常用動詞：

Demonstrate/Depict/Describe/Exhibit/Indicate/Illustrate

Outline/Reflect/Reveal/Represent/Show/Summarize/PointOut

4、常用句型：

①From/Accordingtothetable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/graph,wecansee/conclude

that(thepastdecadehaswitnesseddramaticchangesinpeople'sdiet).

From/Accordingtothedata/figures/numbers/statistics,wecansee/conclude

that...

②Aswecanseefromthetable/(line/bar)chart/diagiam/graph,(thepastdecade

haswitnesseddramaticchangesinpeople'sdiet).

Aswecanseefromthedata/Egures/numbers/statistics,...

Ascanbeseenfromthetable/(lice/bar)chart/diagiam/graph,...

Ascanbeseenfromthedata/figures/numbers/statistics….

Asisdepicted/described/demonstrated/exhibited/indicated/illustratcd/outlined/

reflected/revealed/shown/summarizedinthetable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/

graph,...

Asisdepicted/described/demonstrated/exhibited/indicated/inustiatcd/outlined/

reflected/revealed/shown/summarizedinthedata/figures/numbers/statistics,...

(3)Thetable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/graphdemonstrates/depicts/describes/exhibits/

indicates/illustrates/outlines/reflects/reveals/represents/shows/summarizes/points

outthat(thepastdecadehaswitnesseddramaticchangesinpeople'sdiet).

Thedata/figures/numbers/statisticsdemonstrate/depict/describe/exhibit/indicate/

illustrate/outlioe/reflect/reveal/represent/show/summarize/poin[outthat...

Thetable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/graphleadsustotheconclusionthat...

Thedata/figures/numbers/statisticsleadustotheconclusionthat...

(4)Thisisatable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/graDh

whichdemonstrates/depicts/describes/cxhibits/indicates/illustrates/outJiees/

reflects/reveals/represents/shows/summarizes/pointsoutthat(thepastdecadehas

witnesseddramaticchangesinpeople'sdiet).

Thisisadata/flgures/numbers/statistics

whichdemonstcates/depicts/describes/exhibits/indicates/illustrates/outliees/

reflects/reveals/eepresents/shows/summarizes/pointsoutthat...

Thisisatable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/graph

demonstrating/depicting/describicg/exhibiting/indicating/illustrating/outlining/

reflecting/ievealing/representing/showing/summarizing/Dointiogoutthat...

Thisisadata/figures/numbers/stetistics

demonstrating/depicting/describicg/exhibiting/indicating/illustrating/outlining/

reflecting/ievealing/representing/showing/summarizing/Dointingoutthat...

⑤Itcanbeseenfromthetable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/graDhthat(thepastdecade

haswitnesseddramaticchangesinpeople'sdiet).

Itcanbeseenfromthedata/figures/nsmbers/statistics...

Itisclearfromthetable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/giaphthat(thepastdecadehas

witnesseddramaticchangesinpeople'sdiet).

Itisclearfromthedata/figures/oumbers/statistics...

Itisapparentfromthetable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/graph...

Itisapparentfromthedata/figures/numbers/statistics...

⑥Thetable/(line/bar)chart/diagram/graphprovidessomeinterestingdata/figures/

numbers/statisticsregarding(dramaticchangesinpeople'sdietduringthepast

decade).

*(Time)experienced/saw/witnessedadramatic/sharpincreasn/decreasrin...

(Time)experienced/saw/witnessedthetrendof/thefluctuationof/thechanging

proportionofA&Bfrom...to.../between...and...

二、描述圖表數(shù)據(jù)時常用的表達法

1、數(shù)據(jù)變化趨勢的表達法

①數(shù)據(jù)在特定期間固定不變：fixedintime

②數(shù)據(jù)在特定期間時而轉(zhuǎn)變：changesovertime

③數(shù)據(jù)的持續(xù)變化：

增加：Ascend/Grow/Increase/Raise/Rise/Goup

激增：Jump/Soar/Surge/ShootUp

減少：Decline/Decrease/Descend/Dip/Drop/Fall/Sink/Godown

劇減:Plummet/Plunge

波動:Fluctuate/Rebound/Undulate/Wave

穩(wěn)定:RemainLevel/Stable/Steadyat、Stabilize/Leveloffat

④表示達到一定數(shù)量的及物動詞或詞組

Hit/Reach/Register/Amountto/Arriveat/Standat

⑤表示占……(后面跟百分數(shù)或數(shù)字)的及物動詞或詞組

Constitute/Represent/Accountfor/Makeup

⑥表示數(shù)據(jù)由某些部分組成的及物動詞或詞組

AComprises/Consistsof/isComposedof/isMadeupof?B,CandD.

⑦表示預測未來趨勢的及物動詞

Forecast/Predict/Project

⑧最常用的兩種表達法：,

動詞+副詞形式(Verb+Adverbform)

形容詞+名詞形式(Adjective+Nounform)

2、數(shù)據(jù)變化程度的表達法

Stable/StablySteady/Steadily平穩(wěn)的

Slight/SlightlySlow/Slowly緩慢的

Moderate/ModeratelyModest/Modestly

Gradual/GraduallyGentle/Gently

Dramatic/DramaticallyDrastic/Drastically劇烈的

Rapid/RapidlySharp/Sharply

Significant/SignificantlySteep/Steeply

Substantial/Substantially實質(zhì)性的

About/Approximately/Around/Roughly/JustOver/JustUnder大約

3、標示時間的表達法

overtheperiodfrom...to...

intheyearsbetween...and...

intheyearsspanningfrom...through...

fromthenon/fromthistimeonwards...

from...to...

4、其它常用詞及詞組

noticeabletrend明顯趨勢

significantchanges顯著變化

distribute/distribution分布,區(qū)別

measuren.尺寸，方法，措施v.估量，調(diào)節(jié)

witness見證?

unequally不相等地，不平均地

respectively分別地

clear/apparent

inthecaseof在...的情況下

intermsof/inrespectof/regarding在...方面，關于

by/incontrast相反，大不相同

duringthesameperiod在同一時期

governmentlegislation/policy政府法律、政策

marketforces市場規(guī)律

technologicaldevelopment/advance科技發(fā)展

personalhabit/taste個人習慣、品味

moral道德的

traditional傳統(tǒng)的

5、常用句型：

①Comparedwith...,wasstillincreased/decreasedby...

②Thefigure/numberof...grew/increased/rosefrom...to...

Thefigure/numberof...decreased/declined/dropped/fellsfrom...to...

Thefigure/numbersharplywentup/downfrom...to...

Thefigure/numberpeaked/reachedapeak/ahighpointat...

Thefigure/numberbottomedout/reachedthebottom/alowpoin[at...

Thefigure/numberremainedlevel/stable/steady/thesameat...

(3)Agrowth/increase/risewasshownin...;thencameasharpgrowth/increase/rise

of...

Adecrease/decline/drop/fall/reductionwasshownin...;thencameasharp

decreasn/declinc/drop/fall/reductiocof...

Aconsiderableincrease/decreaseoccurredfrom...to...

AdecreasedyearbyyearwhileBincreasedsteadily...

④Therewasaverygradual/slight/slow/small/steady/sudden/dramatic/marked/

sharp/rapidgrowth/increase/risein.../comDaredwiththatof...,reachingafigure

of...

Therewasaverygradual/slight/slow/small/steady/suddin/dramatic/marked/

sharp/rapiddecrease/decline/drop/fall/reductionin.../comparedwiththatof...,

reachingafigureof...

⑤Therewasanupward/downwardtrendinthefigure/numberof...

⑥Thepercentage/proportionof...remainedstcady/stayedthesame...

Thepercentage/proportionof...isslightlylarger/smallerthanthatof...

⑦from...to...,therateofincrease/decreaseslowdown/speedup.

@Abesimilarto/thesameasB.

AhassomethingincommonwithB

Thedifference/similaritybetweenAandBliesin...

Therearealotofdifferences/similaritiesbetweenAandB

Thereisnotagreatdealofdifference/similaritybetweenAandB

⑨Abe...timesasmuch/manyasB.

圖表作文(三)

下面是根據(jù)例1的題目要求寫的范文：

(1)Asisshowninthetable,therehavebeengreatchangesin

people'sdietbetween1986and1990.(2)Fromthetable,wecanfind

thatgrain,formerlythemainfoodofmostChinesepeople,isnow

playingalessimportantroleinpeople'sdiet.(3)Andthesamegoesfor

fruitandvegetables.(4)Ontheotherhand,theconsumptionof

high-nutritionfoodsuchmilkandmeathasincreasedrapidly.

(5)Whathascausedthesechanges/Whatliesbehindthe

phenomenon(decrease/fluctuation/increase/trend)?Therearemainly

threereasons.⑹First,peoplearemuchwealthierthanbefore.(7)With

higherincome,theycanaffordtobuynutritiousfoods.(8)Second,people

haverealizedtheimportanceofabalanceddiettotheirhealth.(9)Lackof

certainamountofmeatormilk,forexample,willresultinpoorhealth.

(10)Finally,owingtotheeconomicreform,meatandmilk,whichwere

scarceinthepast,areproducedinlargequantities.

(11)Althoughmilkandmeatareimportanttoone'shealth,eatingtoo

muchrichfoodmayresultinobesityandmanyotherdiseases.

(12)Therefore,peopleshouldnotonlyeatalotofmilkandmeat,butalso

enoughgrain,fruitandvegetableforthesakeoftheirhealth.

下面是根據(jù)例2的題目要求寫的范文：

(l)Fromthegraph,wecanseethatthenumberofcaraccidentsin

Waltoncityfluctuatedduringtheyearof1990.(2)Thefirsttwomonthsof

1990showedanincreasingtrend.(3)Therateroseto32inMarchbutfell

to26inJune.(4)FromJuneon,theratewasrisingagainandreachedthe

peakpointat39inAugust.(5)AfterAugusttheratebegantodecline

remarkably,andeventuallydroppedtothelowestpoint16attheendof

theyear.(6)Therefore,ifsobviousthatcaraccidentinWaltoncity

declinedin1990.

評注：(1)主題句/概述表格反映的內(nèi)容(21⑸反映交通事故的變化情況(6)小結(jié)：

總結(jié)表格數(shù)據(jù)反映的總趨勢

(7)Thereareseveralreasonsforthedecline.(8)First,anewtraffic

lawwasmadeandcameintoforce.(9)Itprovidedthatinsummerevery

carmustbeair-conditioned.(10)Asaresult,thehighestrateinAugust,

whenhumidityandhightemperaturemakedriversimpatientandeasily

leadtocaraccidents,droppedsteadily.(11)Second,newroadswerebuilt

andsomenarrowstreetswerewidened,whichquickenedtheflowof

traffic.(12)FinaUy.thecityadministration/governmentmadegreatefforts

toraisepeople'sawarenessofobservingtrafficrules.

評注：(7)主題句(8)原因/措施一(9)解釋措施一/次要輔助(10)采取措施一后的結(jié)果(11)

原因/措施二(12)原因/措施三

Q3)Withallthesenewmeasures,I'msuretherateofcaraccidentsin

Waltoncitywillgoonfallingthisyear.

評注：(13)總結(jié)：展望未來的情況

作文1

DIRECTIONS:A.Studythefollowinggraphscarefullyandwriteanessayinatleast

150words.B.YouressaymustbewrittenclearlyontheANSWERSHEETILC.

Youressayshouldcoverthesethreepoints:

1.Effectofthecountry9sgrowinghumanpopulationonitswildlife

2.Possiblereasonfortheeffect

3.Yoursuggestionforwildlifeprotection

OVERTIME

【段落類型分析】

第一段第二段第三段

圖畫/圖表描述段原因闡釋段建議措施段

【參考范文一】

Fromthesegraphs,wecandrawaconclusionthat,withthngrowthofhuman

population,thenumberofspecieshasdecreasedrapidlyinAmerica,andsomespecies

haveevenvanished/disappeared/diedoutfromourplanet.

TherearenumerousreasonsaccountingforthephenomenonandIwouldlike

toexploreafewofthemostimportantoneshere.Aboveall,asthehuman

populationgrowsrapidly,anincreasingnumberofpeoplecametolivewheresome

wildspecieshavebeenliving.Thenthesespecieshavetomovetootherplaces.Some

ofthemprobablycannotadapttothenewenvironmentanddie.Inaddition,although

manypeoplelookonthewildlifeastheirfriends,somepeoplemaynotthinkso.They

catchalotofwildanimalsandselltheminordertogetmoremoney.Consequently,

thenaturalbalanceandtheecologicenvironmentaredestroyed.Theclearcuttinghas

becomeincreasinglyserious.Sosomeofthewildlifebecomehomelessandextinct.

Inordertoprotectthewildlife,Ihavesomesuggestions.First,thegovernments

shouldmakelawstopreventthemfrombeingcaughtandkilled.Second,the

governmentsshouldeducatepeopletolovenatureandprotectit.Third,asfor

ourselves,weshouldtakepracticalactionstoprotectourlivingenvironment.(210

words)

【參考范文二】

ThetwochartsshowthattheincreaseintheU.S.populationhasbeen

accompaniedbyacorrespondingdeclineinthenumberofwildlifespecies.Fartoo

manyspecieshavebeenlostalready.Thisposesadangertotheecologicalbalance.

Asthehumanpopulationexpands,wildanimalsinmountingnumbersarehunted

forfood,orbecausetheyarethoughttopresentathreattoman.Butstudiesshowthat

oneoftheprimarycausesofthedisappearanceofwildlifeispollution,whichisoneof

theconsequencesofpopulationgrowthandeconomicdevelopment.Thismakesus

wonderifmenareabletosharethisplanetinharmonywithotherlifeforms.

Inmyopinion,itisimperativeforustotakestepstoreversethedisturbing

trendillustratedinthecharts.Onemeasurewouldbetoforbidthebuildingof

citiesinareaswherewildlifeisthreatenedwithextinction.But,moreimportantly,

menmustlearntostoppollutingtheenvironment,orhehimselfwillbeextinct.(167

words)

【參考范文三】

Asisseenfromthetwographs,itisclearthatwiththerapidgrowthofU.S.

populationfrom1800to1990,thenumberofitswildlifespeciesnolongerexisting

soaredduringthesameperiod.Naturally,wecandrawtheconclusionthatthe

sharpdeclineofwildlifespeciesresultedfromthepopulationgrowth.

Severalreasonsmayaccountforthisphenomenon.Tobeginwith,asthe

populationgrows,peopleconsumemuchmorenaturalresources.Second,withthe

increaseofhumanactivities,modernpeopletakeupmoreandmorespacewhich

exertsagreatinfluenceonotherspecies.Finally,theproblemofpollutionbecomes

moreandmoreseriouswiththedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Moreandmore

animalshavetoadaptthemselvestothedecayingenvironmentormovetoatotally

differentplace,butnotallofthemarefortunateenoughtosurvivethechanges.

Solvingthisproblemcallsfor,aboveall,thegovernment'seffortstocontrol

populationgrowth,todecreaseindustrialpollutionandtoenhancethelawstoforbid

wildlifehunting.Moreover,commoncitizensshouldbeawareofthisecologicalcrisis

andtakeontheresponsibilityofwildlifeprotection.Inaword,onlywhenthe

governmentandthecommonpeoplemakejointeffortscanwehopetofinda

satisfactorysolutiontothisproblem.(216words)

作文2

DIRECTIONS:Thetablebelowgivesinformationaboutchangesinmodesoftravel

inEnglandbetween1985and2000.Summarizetheinformationbyselectingand

reportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.

Averagedistanceinmilestravelledperpersonperyearzbymodeoftravel

19852000

Walking255237

Bicycle5141

Car3,1994,806

Localbus429274

Longdistancebus54124

Train289366

Taxi1342

Other450585

Allmodes4J406,475

【參考范文一】

ThetableindicatesthenumberofmilesbytheaverageEnglishpersonin1985

and2000,usingvariousmeansoftransport.

Thenumberofmileswalked,cycledandtravelledbylocalbusalldecreased.Of

these,thenumberofmilestravelledbylocalbusdecreasedthemost,from429miles

in1985to274milesin2000.

Thenumberofmilestravelledbycar,longdistancebus,trainandtaxiallincreased.

Thenumberofmilesdrivenbycarwas3,199in1985androseby50%to4,806in

2000.Thenumberofmilestravelledbylongdistancebusmorethandoubledfrom54

miles(1985)to124miles(2000).Thenumberofmilesdrivenbytaxitrebledfrom13

miles(1985)to42miles(2000).Theuseofother,unspecified,formsoftransportalso

increased.

Overall,thenumberofmilestravelledbytheaverageEnglishpersonrosefrom

4,740milesin1985to6,475milesin2000,withtheincreaseofcarsaccountingfor

almostallofthatincrease.(173words)

【參考范文二】

ThetabledemonstrateshowdifferentmodesoftravelchangedinEnglandin15

yearsspanningfrom1985to2000.Ingeneral,themodesareclassifiedintotwokinds

intermsofaveragemilestravelledperpersonperyear:oneenjoyedrisingpopularity

whiletheotherdecreasing.

Thetravelmodeswhichgainedpopularityintheperiodincludedcars,longdistance

buses,trains,taxisandothers.Carsremainedtopamongthemodesinthe15years,

withitsaveragemilesincreasingconsiderablyfrom3,199in1985to4,806in2000.

Longdistancebusesandtaxisseemedtobewarmlywelcomedbytravelers,so

averagemilestravelledinthetwomodesalmosttripled.

Travelsbywalking,bicyclesandlocalbuseslosttravelers9favorintheoneanda

halfdecade.Averagetravellingdistancebylocalbusessufferedthebiggestdecrease,

droppingfrom429to274,whilstthenumberofmilesbywalkingandbikesfell

mildlyfrom255to237andfrom51to41respectively.Despitethedecreases,

however,thetotalmilestravelledgrewfrom4,740to6,475.

Inbrief,thetotaltravellingdistanceinthecountrygrewin15yearswhencars,

longdistancebuses,trains,taxisandothermodesoftravelweremorepopularand

walking,bicyclingandlocaltransportationlesspopular.(212words)

作文3

ThelinegraphillustrateshowthenumberofpeopleusingaLondonunderground

stationfluctuatesoverthecourseof16hours(6amto10pm).

Aswecanseefromthegraph,at6amthenumberofpeopleatthestationstandsat

only100.Thenumbershootsupoverthenexttwohours,peakingat400at8am.Then

thenumberdescendsdrasticallyfortwohours,bottomingoutat180at10am.The

periodbetween10o'clockand12o'clockwitnessesamoderategrowthinthenumber

ofpeopleinthestation,withthenumberreaching280atmidday.Numbersinthe

followingtwohoursstabilizeatjustunder300people.Thenthenumberplummetsto

only100from2pmto4pm.Thenthenexttwohoursseeadramaticriseagain,with

6pmregistering380people.After6pm,thenumberdipsagain,reachingthelowest

pointof130at8pm.Theperiodfrom8pmto10pmexperiencesaslightrise,butthen

thenumberofpeopledeclinesagainfrom180at9pmto135at10pm.

Thislinegraphclearlydemonstratesthatrushhoursintheearlymorningandthe

earlyeveningareperiodswhenthestationisusedbythemostpeople.

作文4

ThediagramillustratesinfourstagestherecoveryoftheforestsinYellowstone

NationalParkafteradevastatingforestfire.

Inthefirstpicture,whiletheoldforestsstillexist,theydropbadwoodtothesoil

underthem,whichrendersthesoilmorefertile.Thenlightningandfirestrike,

destroyingtheforestscompletely.Andthegrowthofnewforestsstartsrightatthis

point.Thesecondpicturedemonstratesthatinthefirst50yearsafterthe

devastatingfire,saplingsgrowinbuildwhiledescendinoverallnumber.Inthenext

twocenturies,theyoungtreescontinuetothriveinYellowstone,becauseofthefertile

soilandtheamplesunlight.Then,threehundredyearsafterthefire,thenumberof

treesdeclinetoroughlythesameastheoldforests.

Thesefivepicturesshowusthatittakesaslongasthreecenturiesforadestroyed

foresttofullyrecover.Further,theyvividlyexplaintousthenaturallawof"survival

ofthefittest".Thenumberoftreesthataregioncansupportisnotlimitless,which

meanstheforestsonearthwillnotbeaninexhaustibleresource.

作文5

DIRECTIONS:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofno

lessthan100wordsonIncomeSourcesbetweenChineseandAmericanStudents.

Studythefollowingtablecarefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedonthe

informationgiveninthetable.Writethreeparagraphsto:

1.DescribethedifferencesoftheincomesourcesbetweenChineseandAmerican

students.

2.Analyzepossiblereasonsforthesedifferences.

3.Predicatefuturetendency.

SourceofincomePercentageofTotalIncome

ParentsPart-timejobFellowshiporScholarship

Americanstudents50%35%15%

Chinesestudents90%5%5%

參考范文：IncomeSourcesBetweenChineseStudentsandAmericanStudents

Ascanbeseenfromtheabovetable,incomesourcesofChinesestudentsare

quitedifferentfromthoseofAmericanstudents.InChina,studentsget90%oftheir

moneyfromtheirparentswhileinAmerica,only50%ofstudents9moneyisprovided

byparents.Inaddition,Chinesestudentsearnonly5%oftheirmoneyfromparttime

jobsand5%fromfellowshiporscholarshipwhileincomefromthesetworesources

forAmericanstudentstakesup35%and15%respectivelyoftheirtotalincome.

(Chinesestudents5moneyfromparttimejobandfellowshiporscholarshipplaysa

lessimportant/insignificant/slim/smallrole,whichaccountforonly5%respectively.

AsforAmericanstudents,thesetworesourcestakeup35%and15%respectively,)

Ithinkthereareprobablythreereasonsfortheirdifferences.First,becauseof

theinfluenceofdiffer6ntsocialandfamilyvalues,Chinesestudentshaveformedthe

habitofaskingformoneyfromtheirparentswhileAmericanstudentshavedeveloped

moresenseofbeingfinanciallyindependent.Second,mostChineseparentsdevote

toomuchcaretotheirchildrenandtheywouldrathersaveuptoaffordtheirchildren's

educationrathertha