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19. Car Accidents Declining in Walton City
According to the graph, the rise and fall of the rate of car accidents in Walton City varies with
the seasons. From January to March last year it increased by 45%, from March to June it dropped by about half the previous rate; and from June to August there was a steep rise of 50%. After that, however, there was a steady decrease, and this makes us optimistic that car accidents are declining in Walton City.
注:rise 升;fall 降;drop 掉下來(lái);decline 下降;soar v 大幅度上升
rocket v 大幅度上升;previous 以前的,前面的;steep 大幅度的(相當(dāng)于sharp)
steady 穩(wěn)定的,逐步的;At the same time 同時(shí)
圖表題的寫作思路:
1、描述變化
2、說(shuō)明原因
3、總結(jié)
2003年6月
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Changes of the Ownership of Houses.[WTBZ] You should write a t least 150 words, and base your composition on the chart and outline (given in Chinese) below:
1.請(qǐng)描述圖表中房屋產(chǎn)權(quán)的變化。
2.請(qǐng)說(shuō)明房屋產(chǎn)權(quán)變化的原因。
3.請(qǐng)描述房屋產(chǎn)權(quán)變化對(duì)個(gè)人和社會(huì)的影響。
2002年6月
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 150 words , and base your composition on the chart and the outline given below:Average number of hours a student spends on the computer per week
1.上圖所示為1990年、1995年、2000年某校大學(xué)生使用計(jì)算機(jī)的情況,請(qǐng)描述其變化;
2.請(qǐng)說(shuō)明發(fā)生這些變化的原因(可從計(jì)算機(jī)的用途、價(jià)格或社會(huì)發(fā)展等方面加以說(shuō)明);
3. 你認(rèn)為目前大學(xué)生在計(jì)算機(jī)使用中有什么困難或問題。
19. Car Accidents Declining in Walton City
There are three reasons for this improvement. First, new traffic regulations have made
drivers more careful. Second, more people are using bicycles for transportation. Finally, in the later part of the year good weather made the roads safer to drive on.
注:factor;a number of
A number of factors account for the changes, but the following ...