英語四級圖表作文的類型和范文

1、一、 圖表作文的類型二、 圖表作文的出題形式三、 圖表作文的寫作要領(lǐng)四、 圖表作文練習(xí)及其參考范文圖表作文也是四（六）級考試中常見，而且被認(rèn)為是一種較難的作文形式。圖表作文就是把非文字信息（通常為各種圖表表示的數(shù)字信息等）轉(zhuǎn)換成文字信息的一種作文。它要求我們用文字來描述非文字性的圖表或?qū)D表顯示的關(guān)系作解釋說明。下面我們先來看一看圖表作文的類型。第一節(jié) 圖表作文的類型圖表作文可分為兩大類：表作文和圖作文。圖表作文表格（Table ）可以使大量數(shù)據(jù)系統(tǒng)化，便于閱讀、比較。表格常由標(biāo)題（Title ）、表頭（Boxhead ）（表格的第一行）、側(cè)目（Stub ）（表格左邊的第一列）和主體（Body

2、 ）部分（表格的其余部分）等部分組成。如下表：用表格表達的信息具體準(zhǔn)確，而且表格中的各項均按一定規(guī)律排列。閱讀表格時要注意找出表格中各個項目的相互關(guān)系，表格中各個項目的變化規(guī)律。例如，上面的表格中的數(shù)字說明，和1978年相比，1983年大學(xué)入學(xué)的人數(shù)在增加，而小學(xué)的入學(xué)人數(shù)在減少。搞清楚這些變化規(guī)律也就讀懂了表格的內(nèi)容。圖作文圖作文又可分為三種：圓形圖作文、曲線圖作文和條狀圖作文。（1） 圓形圖作文圓形圖（Pie chart）也稱為餅狀圖或圓面分割圖。圓形圖因為比較形象和直觀，各部分空間大小差別容易分辨，所以常用來表示總量和各分量之間的百分比關(guān)系。整個圓表示總量，楔形塊表示分量。有時圓形圖還有

3、數(shù)值表，兩者結(jié)合可把各分量表示得更準(zhǔn)確、清楚。例如：This is a pie chart of the average weekly expenditure of a family in Great Britain. As can be see from the chart, the main expenditure of an average British family is spent on food, which accounts for 25% of its total expenditure. The next twosignificant expending items are

4、 transport and housing, which are 15% and 12% respectively. If we take into account clothing and footwear, which makes up 10%, the four essentials of life, that is, food, transport, housing, and clothing and footwear, amount to 62% of the total expenditure.（2） 曲線圖作文曲線圖（Line graph）也稱為線性圖或坐標(biāo)圖。曲線圖最適合表示

5、兩個變量之間關(guān)系的發(fā)展過程和趨勢。一般來說，曲線所呈現(xiàn)的形狀比某一點所代表的變量的值更有意義。曲線圖有橫軸和縱軸。一般先看橫軸所代表的數(shù)量或時間等，然后再看縱軸所顯示的意義。同時必須找出線條所反映的最高或最低的變化。例如：這個曲線圖的橫軸代表1990年的不同的月份，縱軸代表交通事故的數(shù)量。從交通事故曲線圖上可知，前八個月的交通事故的數(shù)量有升有降。曲線圖在八月份升到了最高點（39），此后一直呈下降的趨勢，十二月份降到了最低點（16）?？梢姡?990年的交通事故的數(shù)量總體上呈下降的趨勢。（3） 條形圖作文條形圖（Bar graph）也稱為立柱圖或圓柱圖。條形圖由寬度相同但長度不同的條塊代表不同的量

6、。當(dāng)要比較幾個項目或量時，常用不同顏色來區(qū)分。條形圖主要用來表示：1）同一項目在不同時間的量；2）同一時間不同項目的量。閱讀條形圖時，要先看圖例，再看橫軸、縱橫各代表什么量，每一個刻度所代表的值是多少，最后找出圖中各長條所表示的數(shù)據(jù)及各長條間的相互關(guān)系。例如：左邊的條形圖的橫軸代表時間，縱軸代表期望壽命（Life Expectancy），這一條形圖想要體現(xiàn)的是同一項目（期望壽命）在不同時間的量。右邊的條形圖的橫軸也是代表時間，縱軸是代表嬰兒的死亡率（Infant Mortality），這一條形圖想要體現(xiàn)的也是同一項目（嬰兒的死亡率）在不同時間的量。左邊的條形圖表明1990年的人均期望壽命比19

7、60年的人均期望壽命長20歲，而1990年的嬰兒死亡率比1960年的嬰兒死亡率下降了50%。第二節(jié) 圖表作文的出題形式我們先來看幾個四（六）級考試中的圖表作文的例子。例1 題目：Ch anges in Peoples Diet (1991年6月四級試題Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the i nformation given in the table. Write three paragraphs to :1. state the changes in peoples diet

8、 (飲食 in the past five years;2. give possible reasons for the changes;3. draw your own conclusions.You should quote as few figures as possible.例2 題目：Car Accidents Declining in Walton City (1991年6月6級試題Remember that your composition must be written according to the following outline;1. Rise and fall of

9、 the rate of car accidents as indicated by the graph;2. Possible reason(s for the decline of car accidents in the city;3. Your predictions of what will happen this year.Your composition should be no less than 120 words and you should quote as few figures as possible.例3 For this part, you are allowed

10、 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Health Gain in Developing Countries. Your composition must be no less than 120 words and you should base your composition on the following instructions (given in Chinese:1. 以下圖為依據(jù)描述發(fā)展中國家的期望壽命（life expectancy）和嬰兒死亡率（infant mortality）的變化情況2. 說明引起變化的各種原因從

11、以上例子可見，圖表作文一般在題目中給出作文的標(biāo)題和一個或幾個統(tǒng)計表格、圓形圖、曲線圖或條形圖，有時還用英文或中文提綱的形式給出提示，要求我們：1）用文字描述圖表，客觀解釋圖表中所傳遞的信息，并找出某種規(guī)律或趨勢；2）就圖表中所反映的某種趨勢或問題分析其原因或后果。第三節(jié) 圖表作文的寫作要領(lǐng)圖表作文著重說明事實，常常是通過對圖表中所反映的具體數(shù)據(jù)的說明、分析、比較，對某種事物或現(xiàn)象的事實或變化情況等加以說明，并提出結(jié)論或看法。因此，圖表作文常常采用議論文體的寫作方法。寫好圖表作文，關(guān)鍵在于能否讀懂圖表中所提供的信息，把握各信息間的聯(lián)系，用準(zhǔn)確流暢的語言把這一信息表達出來，并就這一信息發(fā)表自己的看

12、法。圖表作文的寫作步驟寫圖表作文時，要注意遵循以下步驟：1）認(rèn)真分析圖表的含義，弄清圖表中所含的信息及不同信息間的關(guān)系；2）確定文章的主題思想，構(gòu)思出文章的基本框架，篩選出能說明圖表主題思想的典型數(shù)據(jù)；3）編列文章的提綱；4）根據(jù)文章的提綱，將各段的提綱內(nèi)容擴展成段落，然后將各個段落組成文章，注意段與段之間的銜接與過渡；5）檢查與修改。圖表作文的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)寫圖表作文時，常采用三段式的謀篇方式。文章的第一段往往分析圖表中的數(shù)據(jù)變化反映什么問題或趨勢，概述圖表所揭示的信息。第二段分析造成這一問題或趨勢的原因。第三段則展望未來的情況或提出解決問題的辦法或建議。這一結(jié)構(gòu)可以簡單地表述為：第一段：概述圖表

13、反映的主題思想第二段：分析產(chǎn)生的原因第三段：展望未來或提出方法或建議圖表作文常用的句型（1）常用的開篇句型（即概述圖表內(nèi)容時常用的表達法） According to the table/pie chart/line graph/bar graph, we can see/conclude that 根據(jù)該表/圖，我們可知 The table/graph reveals (shows/indicates/illustrates/ represents/points out that 該表/圖表明 As we can see from the table As can be seen from t

14、he line/bar graph As is shown (illustrated/indicated in the pie chart 如表/圖所示，(2 描述增減變化常用的句型 Compared with is still increased by The number of grew/rose from to An increase is shown in ; then came a sharp increase of In the number remains the same/drops to There was a very slight (small/slow/gradual

15、rise/increase in 1990. There was a very steady (marked/sharp/rapid/sudden/ dramatic drop (decrease/decline/fall/reduction in 1998/compared with that of last year.好，下面我們來看一篇根據(jù)例2的題目要求寫的范文。From the graph, we can see that the number of car accidents in Walton city fluctuated during the year of 1990. The

16、 first two months of 1990 showed an increasing trend. The rate rose to 32 in March but fell to 26 in June. From June on, the rate was rising again and reached the peak point 39 in August. After August the rate began to decline remarkably, and eventually dropped to the lowest point 16 at the end of t

17、he year. Therefore, its obvious that car accident in Walton city declined in 1990.主題句/概述表格反映的內(nèi)容(5反映交通事故的變化情況(6小結(jié)：總結(jié)表格數(shù)據(jù)反映的總趨勢There are several reasons for the decline. First, a new traffic law was made and came into force. It provided that in summer every car must be air-conditioned. As a result, th

18、e highest rate in August, when humidity and high temperature make drivers impatient and easily lead to car accidents, dropped steadily. Second, new roads were built and some narrow streets were widened, which quickened the flow of traffic. Finally, the city administration made great efforts to heigh

19、ten peoples awareness of observing traffic rules.主題句原因/措施一解釋措施一/次要輔助采取措施一后的結(jié)果原因/措施二原因/措施三With all these new measures, Im sure the rate of car accidents in Walton city will go on falling this year.總結(jié)：展望未來的情況小結(jié)：這一講我主要講了圖表作文的類型、出題形式及其寫作要領(lǐng)。下面我們進行寫作練習(xí)。我將給大家一個作文題，請大家根據(jù)這一講的內(nèi)容，在30分鐘內(nèi)完成。大家在寫作的過程中要注意審題，考慮文章的結(jié)

20、構(gòu)、采用的擴展方法、開頭的結(jié)尾的方法以及文章中的過渡等。練習(xí)四：Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition of no less than 120 words on Changes in Peoples Diet. Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the table. Write three paragraphs

21、to:1. state the changes in peoples diet (飲食 in the past five years;2. give possible reasons for the changes;3. draw your own conclusions. You should quote as few figures as possible. As is shown in the table, there have been great changes in people's diet between 1986 and 1990. From the table, we can find that grain, formerly the main food of most Chinese people, is now playing a less important role in people's diet. And the same goes for fruit and vegetables. On the other hand, the consumption of high-nutrition food such milk and meat has increased rapidly. What has ca