作文圖表作文要求考生用文字材料把圖表中所提供的信息準確、完整地表達出來。在寫作圖表作文時，首先要仔細觀察并分析圖表，以及題中所給出的有關信息，比如，作文題，英文提綱、英文提示、英語關鍵詞等。在分析圖表時，要抓住與主題有關的信息，要發現數據呈現的規律，要充分利用圖表中的圖形、數據等去說明主題。但是注意不要過多地引用數據，以免造成濫用數據的后果。另外，在寫作圖表作文時可以套用一些常用詞匯或表達方式，這將有助于你寫出較為地道的圖表作文。例如：①As can be seen from the table (graph, form) that...②From the above table it can be seen (concluded) that...③A careful study of the table shows that...④The number (percentage) is 3 times as much as that in 2000.⑤It has decreased (fell, dropped) about twice, compared with (as compared with, as against) that of 2000.⑥In 2001, it increased (went up, rose) from 5 to 15 percent of the total (to 15 percent, by 15 percent).[例1]Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on Changes in People’s Diet. Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the table. Write three paragraphs to:1. State the changes in people’s diet(飲食)in the past five years2. Give possible reasons for the changes3. Draw your own conclusionYou should quote as few figures as possible.

　　[范文] Changes in People’s DietAs can be seen in the table, there have been great changes in people’s diet in the past five years. Grain used to be the Chinese main food, but now it is playing a less important role in people?s diet, while the consumption of some high?energy foods, such as milk and meat, has increased steadily.What caused these changes? I think the reasons are as follows: First,the open policy brings the people opportunities to earn a lot of money.Second,people nowadays pay more attention to the structure of their diet.They are seeking the most reasonable diet structure, which will do good to their health.From the above, we can see that,with the development of the country,the level of the Chinese people’s life has changed in the past five years.I’m sure there will be greater changes in the future.文中第一句話就明確告訴讀者這篇作文是一篇圖表作文。接下來根據圖表分析了在過去的五年中人們的飲食結構都發生了哪些變化，最后預測將來人們的生活水平還會發生更大的變化。盡管在這張圖表中有很多數據，但作者并沒有過多地引用這些數據，而是通過數據把要說明的問題點了出來。[例2]Directions: For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on Income Sources between Chinese and American Students.Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the in formation given in the table. Write three paragraphs to:1. Describe the differences of the income sources between Chinese and American students.2. Analyze possible reasons for these differences.3. Predicate future tendency.

　　[范文]Income Sources Between Chinese Students and American StudentsIncome sources of Chinese students are quite different from those of American students. In China, students get 90% of their money from their parents while in America, only 50% of students` money is provided by parents. In addition, Chinese students earn only 5% of their money from part time jobs and 5% from fellowship or scholarship while income from these two resources for American students takes up 35% and 15% respectively of their total income.I think there are probably three reasons for their differences. First, because of the influence of different social and family values,Chinese students have formed the habit of asking for money from their parents while American students have developed more sense of being financially independent. Second, most Chinese parents devote too much care to their children and they would rather save up to afford their children?s education rather than encourage them to take part?time jobs.But in America, many parents pay more attention to developing the students? ability of self?reliance,so they encourage their children to find part?time job to earn some money by themselves. Third, since America is more developed than China,it is relatively easy for students to find part?time jobs.In China,such opportunities are rather rare.I believe with the development of China, more and more Chinese students will realize and pay more attention to the necessity of self?dependence. In addition, more and more opportunities will be provided for them to take part?time jobs. So more students will go out of the ivory tower to broaden their knowledge and to become the master of their own lives.

　　作者在這篇圖表作文中很好地利用了圖表以及題目中所給的提示，文章結構完整，意思表達清楚，較好地完成了一篇圖表作文所應該表達的內容。