Band 7 plus

A glance at the graph provided reveals some striking（显著地，突出的） similarities between the Chinese and US birth rates during the period from 1920 to 2000. It is evident that both nations saw considerable fluctuations in fertility, with lows during the 1940s and highs during the 1950s.

   

Increasing from approximately 10 percent in 1920 to 15 in 1935, China’s birth rate then plunged to(降到) a low of just 5 percent in the 1940s（表述有误）. This was followed by a period of exponential（越来越快的） growth, with fertility（出生率） in the country reaching a peak of 20 percent in 1950. The latter half of the century, however, brought a sustained decline（持续下降） in this figure.

The US birth rate, meanwhile, fluctuated at somewhere between 11 and 13 percent prior to 1940, before（prep.） dropping sharply to less than 5 percent in 1945. The following 5 years saw a rapid climb in this rate, to somewhere in the vicinity of(approximately) 15 percent in 1950, followed by a steady fall.

It is interesting to note that while the birth rates of both countries were comparable until 1950, the gap between the two widened after this time as fertility in China slid away（下跌）.

?       上升（1）——背三个

on a sharp rise(形象) \increase, on a dramatic rise (形象) \increase 迅速上升

on a noticeable\remarkable rise (形象) 明显上升

on an upswing (形象) \upturn 上升

increase modestly\moderately 适度上升

continue to climb (形象) 持续上升

increase slightly 稍稍上升

?       上升（2）

a steady increase 稳步上升

balloon（vi.） (形象) to\jump to (形象) \soar（vi.） (形象) to\skyrocket （vi.） (形象) to 激增到

skyrocket （vi.） (形象) to\shoot up (形象) to \take off 激增到

climb\ascend (形象) to 增加到

grow to\go up to

recover (表下降后再上升)

下降

experience\see (形象) \witness (形象) a rapid decrease  迅速下降

drop steeply (形象)陡然下降

dip (形象) (升前)急降

after an initial drop 在经历的起初的下降之后

on an downswing (形象) \downturn   下降

dive (形象) \slump (形象) \plunge (形象) to\plummet (形象) to 骤跌到；暴跌到

decline\drop\descend\fall 下降

?       持平状态

不升不降

level off

               The numbers of cars have leveled off after last year’s steep rise.

remain constant or steady\stable

reach a plateau ['plæt??] (形象)

stabilize at

?       Be stable

?       曲线震荡

fluctuate with an overall upward trend   有震荡 但总体呈上升趋势                

vary dramatically/considerately   剧烈震荡

fluctuate, fluctuation,

go up and down, ups and downs (形象)

到达顶部

reach a peak (形象), reach the highest  point

The production peaked at 100 million in 1994.

peak(vi.) at

Zenith 顶峰，天顶

到达底部

hit a trough (形象),

bottom out\reach the bottom 降到最低点

touch bottom (形象)

?       曲线图常用表示“幅度”的副词

幅度较小或逐渐变化

    slightly, gradually, slowly, gently, softly, mildly, minimally, modestly, inch by inch, moderately,

         step by step

幅度较大

   sharply, rapidly, dramatically, considerably, greatly, enormously, hugely, immensely, tremendously, extraordinarily, substantially

?       曲线图常用表示“达到”的动词或词组

reach, hit (形象), register ,represent

arrive at , register at, stand at (形象)

amount to                     

   In 1998 the number of car arrived at 19 million.

   1998年小汽车达到1900万．

显示，表明

show, indicate, reveal，illustrate, describe

The table provides some data of…

The table illustrates the changing proportion of A and B from…to…

The bar chart describes the amount of…

The table indicates consumer preferences on…

A glance at the graph provided reveals…

饼图

（范文）Displayed in the chart are the proportions of the meat sold in a supermarket. The meat sold in the supermarket is divided into six types: chicken, pork, beef, lamb, fish and “others”.(可以利用第二句指出图中事物的分类或组别等)

   

As can be seen from the pie chart, chicken, accounting for （占据）40%, is the most popular among the total meat sold; coming up next is pork (at 20%), followed by beef (taking up 18%); and finally come lamb, fish and “others” at 15%, 5% and 2% respectively. “Others” shares the smallest proportion (at only 2%). It should be noted that the sale of pork is half as much as that of chicken. And it is also interesting to note that the sale of chicken is 20 times as much as that of “others”.

It can be concluded that from the pie chart that chicken is most commonly bought meat, followed by pork, beef, lamb, fish and “others”.

?       占有（比例或百分比）

gain the percentage of, take up, make up, account for

occupy, represent, constitute, share

?       如图所示

As can be seen (clearly) from the graph,…

It can be seen from the table that…

As is shown in the bar chart,…

It is apparent that from the information supplied that…

Also evident is the fact that…

表格

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

    The table below shows the hours of leisure time spent in the UK.

    Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

    You should write at least 150 words.

The table represents(表现, 描绘) the number of hours spent annually on different leisure activities in the UK. The survey covered different age groups, posing some evident patterns.

    

第二段：As is shown in the table, teens spend more hours in group activities, with other age groups spending hours in such activities in a descending order till it is only ten hours for people in fifties.

第二段：The hours for individual sports, notably, poses a contrary trendwhere the seniors spend more hours than the younger generations (90 hours for people in fifties versus 40 for teens ).

第二段： As for cinema events, people in their forties, twenties and thirties spend more hours (120, 100 and 80 respectively) than teens and people in fifties.

第二段： As regards(See Tips) hours for TV watching, teens (at 800 hours) far outnumber the other age groups, the least being the number of hours spent by people in fifties (at 40 hours).

第二段： For pub entertainment, the number of hours are in the order of 400 for the age of forties, 300 for thirties, 200 for twenties, 120 for fifties and 20 for teens.

The above figures demonstrate some evident patterns in that teens are more involved in group activities and TV watching, people in twenties, thirties and forties are more interested in cinema and pub entertainment while the seniors prefer (See Tips) individual sports and pub entertainment. The figures well accord with the characteristics of each age group.

?       Tips:关于，就…而论

(对象)

as regards sth\sb

with regard to sth\sb

regarding sth\sb

in regard to sth\sb

with\in respect to sth\sb

（内容）

about sth\sb

concerning sth\sb

concern sth\sb

地图题

 

第二篇：例证法作文范文

1. Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a

composition on the topic: No pains,no gains You should write at least120 words following the outline below in Chinese.

1. 为什么说“不劳就无获”

2. 试举例说明

No pains, no gains

Nearly every civilization has its own equivalent to the proverb “ No pains, no gains.” It means that nothing can be gained without painstaking efforts and that no knowledge or skill can be acquired without sweat or toil. You don’t have to look very far too prove the truth of the proverb. Darwin’s great discovery was not the work of a moment but was preceded by years of patient, arduous observation. Mozart was not an accomplished pianist at the age of eight as the result of watching countless hours of TV. Nor did Edison make himself the greatest inventor in the modern world by spending his spare time on going to parties or bars. His words “Genius is 99 percent perspiration and one percent inspiration ,reveals the secret of thousands of successful men and women. All accomplishments and success come from sustained endeavor.

Although it is an old saying,“ no pains no gains” has its profound and realistic significance in our college studies. To acquire knowledge in a particular field and to attain any academic goals, great exertion and

persistent effort are undoubtedly required because we all know that “No pains, no gains.”

点评：该预测题与四级19xx年1月作文命题类似，属于论证道理性的解释性说明文写作，已有多年未考，值得关注。根据此类作文命题规律，第一段对这一格言所蕴涵的意义做了解释和界定。第二段举例说明了其哲理性;最后一段说明它的现实意义，重述主题

2. My View on Opportunity

What is opportunity? Opportunity is a possibility or premise for a person to succeed in doing something. Everybody will meet some opportunities during his life time. If he grasps one opportunity, maybe he can benefit from it all life long.

We must admit that although everyone is likely to come across some opportunity or other, chances are slim and elusive. Nobody grows up with lot of opportunities all around. So the most important thing to learn is not to miss when it turns up. My uncle lost one of his legs when he was very young. Before the age of twenty, he thought a handicapped person was useless. Even if he stood a chance, he would never try. Actually he was skilled in repairing the radios and TV sets. At the age of 21 an opportunity came round， he suddenly changed his way of thinking and took up a job as a repairman. With his job he has earned a large sum of money. What is

more important, he has a sense of fulfillment thinking he is really useful.

Through the example we can see opportunity is impartial and unbiased to everyone. Whether or not we can find it depends on ourselves. As an old saying goes : Opportunity only visits the ready mind. Let’s get ourselves well equipped and fully prepared to seize hold of every good opportunity that comes to our hands.