loading大学英语四级辅导·写作 刘春征
四级作文图表类
——刘春征 2006.3.27
一、图表题的写作结构：
图表题含两大块，第一块是对图表的描述，二、三段和传统的文字型作文是一样的，其实也就是说，图表作文与传统的文字型命题作文相比较，主要是在第一段不一样。
图表题的outlines通常有三点：
描述图表（描述段） 分析原因（分析段） 规定议论方向 未规定议论方向
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好现象 展望美好未来
坏现象 提出解决措施
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(议论段)
二、怎么看图表：
拿到题后先看图表下面的outlines：一看这张图表的主题是什么，二看让你描述的侧重点在哪里。
三、图表题第一段的写法：
1.切忌堆砌数据，而应对图表进行概括和描述（即先概括，再描述）
2.描述什么：
变化趋势类（柱状图，线状图，表格）：着重描述最近的那个数据。 比例类（饼图，表格）：着重描述最大的那个数据。
柱状图graph
线状图 line-graph 表格 table
饼图 pie chart
3.概括句两种写法：
1)先说结论，再说“根据图表?” Students tend to use computers more and more nowadays. Reading this chart,
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we can find that?
Ownership of houses in China has changed greatly in the past decade. In the past, most houses were state-owned. But now, private houses are everywhere. As is shown in the chart above,?
2)直接“根据图表?”，结论
From the table based on a survey we made of the reading preferences of students in an American university in 2002, we learnt that,?
3)“根据图表?”的说法： ①As we can see from According to As shown in As is shown in
As can be seen in the chart that ...
例1.正如曲线所示，最近54年来该国人口飞速增长。 As is shown by the graph, there has been a rapid increase in the population of the country in the past five years.
例2.从表中所给的统计数字可以看出，从1985年到1990年中国的人均收入迅速提高。
From the statistics given in the table it can be seen that the average personal income of the Chinese people increased (grew 、rose) rapidly from 1985 to 1990.
例3.从曲线图可以得出结论，最近5年来中国人口的出生率已经大大下降。 It can be concluded from the graph that there has been a great decline in birth rates in China in the past five years.
②We can see It can be seen
It has been shown from the chart (table) that ...
③The chart (table) shows that
4.描述部分的说法：
1）amount to ? （数量总计） add up to come to sum up to
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例：全部费用合计200美元。
All the expenses (costs) amount to (= add up to) $ 200.
2）increase from ? to ? （数量增减） 表示上升的动词：rise, increase, go up
climb(缓慢上升),soar / boom/ shoot up/ rocket/ jump to（飞速上升） 名词：rise, increase
表示下降的动词：fall, decline, decrease, drop, go down;
名词：fall, decline, decrease, drop
表示平稳的词：remain steady, remain unchanged, not change表示上升趋势：There is (was) an upward trend in (toward)表示下降趋势：There is (was) a downward trend in (toward)
表示到达顶峰：reaches (reached) its peak; reaches its highest point表示降到最低点：reaches (reached) its lowest point
表示增减幅度：sharp，rapid，large，sudden，substantial, enormous,
tremendous, considerable(幅度大)
steady，gradual，slow，slight（幅度小）
注意搭配：动词+副词，形容词+名词
例1.最近几年来这个地区的棉花产量有了迅速增长。
The cotton output in this area has increased rapidly in the past few years.
例2.这个工厂生产的彩电已由1986年的5000台增加到1990年的21000台。
The number of colour TV sets produced by the factory increased (rose , grew , climbed) from 5000 in 1986 to 21000 in 1990.
例3.参加者的人数增加到30万。
The number of participants grew up to 300000 persons = increased , reaching 300000 persons).
例4.这个学校的教职工人数已减少到700人。
The number of teaching staff members in this school has decreased to 700 persons.
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3）A（be）three times/twice as + 形容词 + as B（A是B的几倍） 例：现在我们地区的粮食产量相当于1970年的3倍。
The grain production (= output)in our area now is three times as great as that of 1970.
4）百分比
增减的百分比：上升17％ rise by 17 per cent
占总数的百分比：cover/account for/reach 17 per cent
5）Compared with ? , ?
例：与去年相比，今年13项主要产品的产量都有大幅度增长。
Compared with that of last year, the output of 13 main products this year has increased to a great extent.
历年四六级图表题 2002.6 Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Student Use of Computers. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the chart and the outline given below: 20 __ 18 __ 16 __ 14 __ 12 __ 10 __ 8 __ 6 __ 4 __ 2 __ 1990 1995 2000 year Average number of hours a student spends on the computer per week
1. 上图所示为1990年、1995年、2002年某校大学生使用计算机的情况，请描述其变化；
2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因（可从计算机的用途、价格或社会发展等方面加以说明）；
3. 你认为目前大学生在计算机使用中有什么困难或问题。
Student Use of Computers 范文：
Students tend to use computers more and more nowadays. Reading this chart, we can find that the average number of hours a student spends on the computer per week has increased sharply. In 1990, it was less than 2 hours; and in 1995, it increased to almost 4 hours; while in 2000, the
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