图表式作文

图表式作文

图表通过数字、表格等内容传递信息，图表用来传递信息具有清晰、简明、准确等特点。图表作文就是要求考生把图标信息转换成文字信息，然后进行剖析、说明、论证的写作方式。

（1）图表作文的写作要点

? 仔细阅读题目的提示和要求，以及图表的标题，准确理解题意。 ? 认真观察图表，准确描述图表，抓住图表中最主要的数据、变化等，发

掘出图表所传递出的深层次的信息。

? 写作时，所用素材既要紧扣图表信息，又要联系实际，以突出和深化主

题思想。

? 图表作文的结构一般可以分为三部分：第一部分简要描述图表，指出图

表所反映的问题；第二部分联系实际对图标所反映的问题进行说明、分析、归纳、论述。第三部分得出结论或作出评论，有时提出解决问题的办法。

? （2）图表作文中常用的词语

increase, rise, grow, climb, expand, jump, leap, ascend, swell, soar, surge, accumulate; go up, continue its upward trend, gain a momentum, push up, on the rise, on the increase 上升、增加趋势 e.g. From this time onwards, energy demand climbed dramatically from two units of energy in 1999 and is projected to reach seven units in the year 2008. After that, it rose gradually to 5000, and then continued its upward trend more steeply to 15000. Apart from a decline in the 31 to 45 age group, overall, American saw a steady climb after about 21, from 18% to 40%. 下降、减少趋势 decrease, fall, descend, decrease, decline, diminish, dwindle, plunge, plummet, drop, dip, collapse, shrink, slide, slump continue its downward trend, fall off, drop off, take a dip; on the decrease, on the decline, in decline e.g. While woman showed a steady increase, male smokers dropped sharply after 1997, but began a steady increase again after 2004. 动词+steadily/ slightly/ gradually/ moderately/ slowly/ marginally/ 平稳变化 gently remain steady, remain unchanged, remain stable, remain constant, plateau at, level off, stay the same, reach a plateau （3）图表作文中常用的句型

? According to /As is shown in the Table /Figure/Chart... ? It has increased by three times as compared with that of ...

? It can be seen from the chart/diagram/table/graph/figures/statistics that... ? From the table/figures/data/results/information above, it can/may be

seen/concluded/shown/estimated/calculated/inferred that... ? It accounts for 30% of the total population.

? 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...