英语四级图表作文讲解及参考范文.docx

1、英语四级图表作文讲解及参考范文英语四级图表作文讲解及参考范文Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How People Spend Their Holidays. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the table and the outline given below: 1、 根据上表，简要描述1990年、1995年、2000年某城市人们度假方式的情况及

2、其变化； 2、 请说明发生这些变化的原因； 3、 得出结论。 第一节 图表作文的出题形式和写作要领一、图表作文常见出题形式图表作文一般在题目中给出作文的标题和一个或几个统计表格、圆形图、曲线图或条形图，有时还用英文或中文提纲的形式给出提示，要求我们：1)用文字描述图表，客观解释图表中所传递的信息，并找出某种规律或趋势;2)就图表中所反映的某种趋势或问题分析其原因或后果。图表作文着重说明事实，常常是通过对图表中所反映的具体数据的说明、分析、比较，对某种事物或现象的事实或变化情况等加以说明，并提出结论或看法。因此，图表作文常常采用议论文体的写作方法。写好图表作文，关键在于能否读懂图表中所提供的信息

3、，把握各信息间的联系，用准确流畅的语言把这一信息表达出来，并就这一信息发表自己的看法。二、图表作文的写作步骤写图表作文时，要注意遵循以下步骤：1)认真分析图表的含义，弄清图表中所含的信息及不同信息间的关系;2)确定文章的主题思想，构思出文章的基本框架，筛选出能说明图表主题思想的典型数据;3)编列文章的提纲;4)根据文章的提纲，将各段的提纲内容扩展成段落，然后将各个段落组成文章，注意段与段之间的衔接与过渡;5)检查与修改。三、图表作文的篇章结构写图表作文时，常采用三段式的陈述方式。文章的第一段往往分析图表中的数据变化反映什么问题或趋势，概述图表所揭示的信息。第二段分析造成这一问题或趋势的原因。第

4、三段则展望未来的情况或提出解决问题的办法或建议。这一结构可以简单地表述为：第一段：概述图表反映的主题思想（总趋势+极端值+特点，时态）第二段：分析产生的原因第三段：展望未来或提出方法或建议重要：第一段： ThepiegraphgivesinformationaboutcheesesalesinthecountryXintheyear1997.Aftercarefullystudyingtheinformationinthegraph,wemaysafelyconcludethat.第二段Agreatmanyfactors(reasons)mighthavecontributedtothisch

5、ange(phenomenon),andhereIwouldliketolayemphasisonthefollowing_:firstsecondly.(next,/inadditointo) 收尾段Givenalltheabovefactors,itissafetoreachtheconclusionthatTakingintoaccountalltheabovefactors,itisreasonabletoreachtheconclusionthat模板一 总的趋势 图表具体描述 剖析图表所揭示的含义 理由一 理由二 理由三 理由四 总结 前景预测As can be seen from

6、 the table, the past decade has witnessed dramatic changes in_. While _. It is obvious from the table that_.What contributed to these changes? I think the reasons are as follows. To start with, _. Secondly, _ . Whats more, _. Last but not lease, _.In conclusion, _. Moreover, _.模板二描述图表 分三方面解释原因 下结论1)

7、 During the period from _to _, _rose from _to _, while _ decreased from _ to _.2) We believe that three reasons can account for this phenomenon. First,_. Second, _. Third, _.3) _.We are happy to see that things are becoming better and better nowadays. We can imagine that _.模板三描述图表 解释图表 补充解释 1) Durin

8、g the period between _ and _, _ declined abruptly from _ to _, while _ increased sharply from _ to _.2) Several reasons can account for this phenomenon. Compared with _ is much cheaper and more convenient_ . Apart from that, _.3) However, there are still a number of people who _, generally for two r

9、easons. On the one hand,_. On the other hand, _.1.图表类型：table 表格; chart 图表; diagram图表或图解，示意图; graph图表, 曲线图; column/ bar chart柱状图; pie graph饼图 2. 描述：show; describe; illustrate; can be seen from; clear; apparent; reveal 显示; represent表现, 描绘 3.内容：figure数字; statistic统计值; statistics 用作复统计, 统计数字资料, 统计表numbe

10、r; percentage; proportion 表示数据 上升：increase, rise, ascend, core, surge, go up, climb, mount, level up 下降: decrease, fall, drop, descend, decline, reduce ,lessen, level, down 平稳: stable, steady, remain steady/stable; /maintain/keep/be the same as/similar to ; little/hardly any /no change 波动: fluctuate

11、, fluctuation, rise and falls, up and down 占: occupy， take up， account for, gain 而: while, however, whereas , on the other hand, actually/in fact 相比: by contract, on the contrary, likewise, compared with 最高点: the highest, the top, the summit, the peak, the most 最低点: bottom, less, least, rock bottom最

12、低点 例句Prices have hit rock bottom. 价格已达最低水平 平均: mean平均值, average 趋势: tendency, trend, inclination 预见: prediction 达到顶峰: mount to 比例：20 per cent , 20% one in three, 1/3 one out of every four， 1/4 有一个稳定的过程: a stable period can be seen 表示 变化程度的词： sudden/suddenly 突然的，意外的 rapid/rapidly 迅速的，飞快的，险峻的 dramatic

13、/dramatically 戏剧性的，生动的 significant/significantly 有意义的，重大的，重要的 sharp/sharply 明显的，急剧的 steep/steeply 急剧升降的 steady/steadily 稳固的，坚定不移的 gradual/gradually 渐进的，逐渐的 slow/slowly 缓慢的，不活跃的 slight/slightly 轻微的、略微地 stable/stably 稳定的 表示范围： fromto betweenand for to 多长时间直到 表示程度： almost adv. 几乎，差不多 nearly adv. 几乎，密切地

14、 approximately adv. 近似的，大约 just over 刚超过 exactly adv. 正确地，严密地 precisely adv. 正好 精确地；清晰地 常用词和短语 significant changes 图中一些较大变化 noticeable trend 明显趋势 during the same period 在同一时期 grow/grew 增长 distribute 分布，区别 unequally 不相等地 pronounced 明显的 average 平均 no doubt 无疑地 corresponding adj. 相应的，通讯的 represent vt.

15、阐述，表现 overall 体上讲 except 除外 in the case of adv. 在的情况下 in contrast 相反，大不相同 in conclusion adv. 最后，总之 in comparison 相比之下 inversely adv. 相反地，倒转地 in general 通常，大体上，一般而言 rang fromto 从到不等 excessive adj. 过多的，过分的，额外 lower v. 降低，跌落 category n. 种类 government policy 政府政策 market forces 市场规律 measure n. 尺寸，方法，措施 v

16、.估量，调节 forecast n. 先见，预见 表示程度的副词： 1.）程度较大： considerably dramatically greatly markedly obviously quickly rapidly sharply significantly suddenly 2） 程度较小： slightly gradually slowly steadily四、图表作文常用的句型1) 总括性描述 As can be seen from/in the chart/diagram/table/graph, great changes have been taking place in

17、. The table shows a three times increase over that of last year. According to /As is shown in the table / figure / chart. It can be seen from the chart / diagram / table / graph / figures / statistics that. It is clear from the table that . The survey shows/suggests that . The two charts above tell

18、us something about .2) 描述具体数据变化 It has increased by three times as compared with that of. A has the highest sales figure in the three departments, followed by B and C. The figure of A is about twice as much as that of B. The rise lasted for two weeks and then began to level off in August. It account

19、s for 30% of the total population. The number of students has reached 500, indicating a rise of 20%, compared to last semester. It picked up speed at the end of this month. The pie charts show the changes on. in some place in 2000. From this year on, there was a gradual declined reduction in the., r

20、eaching a figure of. There are a lot of similarities / differences between. and. It can be drawn from the chart that the proportions of A and B are going down, though the falling level of the latter is a lot lower / higher than that of the former. The increase / decrease is more noticeable during th

21、e second half of the 5-year period. It falls from 50% in 2000 to 30% in 2004, and then the trend reverse, finishing at 58% in 2005. The table shows the changes in the number of.over the period from. to. As can be seen from the graph, the two curves show the fluctuation of.3) 分析原因 There are chiefly t

22、wo reasons for the changes. is mainly caused by This directly relates to the problem of (the worlds food, housing, job shortage ) What caused these changes? . The reasons that caused changes are diverse. On the one hand, .On the other hand, . The rapid growth of owes much to lie in lead to4) 总结归纳 Th

23、rough the analysis, we can draw a conclusion that . In short, . Steps should be taken to . To solve the problem of ., we . From all the facts given above, we can see . Taking the advantages and disadvantages together into consideration, I believe.第二节 图表作文样题与样文举例样题一：How People Spend Their Holidays As

24、 is clearly shown in the table that there was a dramatic change in the way people spent their holidays between 1990 and 2000. Especially, in 1990, 63% of people spent their holidays at home, while the figure decreased considerably to 24% in 2000. There are three reasons for this phenomenon. To begin

25、 with, with the development of market-oriented economy, people earn by far more money than they used to, making it possible for them to afford traveling expenses. In addition, people realize the importance of getting well-informed about the outside world in this modern era to develop their potential

26、. For example, a traveler may encounter or talk with someone of a different cultural background so as to broaden his vision. Last but not least, by traveling outside, people are close to nature, which is not only beneficial to both their health and peace of mind. In short, more and more people take

27、the occasion of holiday to travel outside and relax themselves. As far as I am concerned, I prefer to go traveling instead of staying at home during holidays. On the one hand, I love meeting different people and take in some fresh ideas. On the other hand, it is agreed that the world is becoming a g

28、lobal village. No one could confine himself within his small circle of families or relatives. In brief, I have benefited a lot and will benefit more from traveling during the holidays. 点评：该篇作文属图表作文，命题思路与四级真题图表作文一致，仿真度高。本预测题关于人们旅游度假方式的变化，也是社会热点话题，2006年1月就考过名校校园该不该成为旅游景点话题；2004年6月也是关于旅游景点的介绍。样题二：The P

29、ursuit of A Masters Degreea. 根据下图描述某校毕业生毕业意向的变化 b. 分析选择读研的毕业生数目增加的原因c. 说明选择读研对个人和社会产生的影响It is illustrated in the pie charts that graduates choices after graduation have experienced much change. The number of students choosing to pursue a masters degree and study abroad grows several times over the decade.The reasons of the increasing number of students pursuing a masters degree are as follows. First, with the number of college graduates growing e