Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on people’s preference for different fruits based on the statistics provided in the pie chart below. Please give a brief description of the pie chart first and then make comments on it. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
審題立意
1. 導(dǎo)語(yǔ)解讀：要求考生根據(jù)圖表數(shù)字就“人們對(duì)不同種類(lèi)水果的偏好”這一話(huà)題進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)述，并對(duì)各種水果的喜好占比情況進(jìn)行評(píng)析。
2. 圖表解讀：圖表中提供了人們對(duì)5種不同水果派喜好的占比情況。蘋(píng)果派最受歡迎，南瓜派次之，櫻桃派第三。胡桃派和椰子派不怎么受人喜愛(ài)。
3. 文章立意：圖表中的數(shù)字反映了人們對(duì)不同水果的喜好程度。水果本身特點(diǎn)，如味道、口感及文化因素可能是其主要原因。
寫(xiě)作思路
1. 第一段簡(jiǎn)要描述圖表，然后由數(shù)字得出人們對(duì)不同水果偏好的結(jié)論。
2. 第二、三段為主體段落，通過(guò)不同的數(shù)字占比情況，評(píng)析其背后的原因。
參考范文
Based on the statistics provided in the pie chart, we might conclude that people like apple pie most, then pumpkin pie, next cherry pie, but pecan pie and coconut pie are not so popular. 1 The pie preferences reveal people’s preference for different fruits. 2
The flavor and taste as well as cultural background could account for people’s preference for different fruits. 3 Apple pie is the most popular, making up 36%. The popularity could be attributed to the following reasons: apples are one of the most common fruits, easy to store and available all around the year; traditionally apples symbolize good things, and famous remarks, such as “apple of one’s eye”, “an apple a day keeps doctors away”, can also account for that.
Pumpkin pie takes the second place, making up 30%. As we know, pumpkin is often associated with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other special occasions. The most unpopular fruit pie goes to coconut cream. Maybe because of its light flavor only 3% of the total people like it. Then pecan pie, maybe a little oily, is the last but one, accounting for 8%. Nearly a quarter of people like cherry pie for its sweetness and juice. 4
根據(jù)餅圖中提供的數(shù)據(jù)，我們可以看出人們最喜歡的是蘋(píng)果派，其次是南瓜餅、櫻桃派，但是核桃派和椰奶派不太受歡迎。對(duì)于水果派的偏好可以揭示出人們對(duì)于不同種類(lèi)水果的喜好。
水果的清香、味道和文化背景都是人們喜歡不同水果的原因。蘋(píng)果派占36%，是最受人們歡迎的。其受歡迎的原因可能有以下幾點(diǎn)：蘋(píng)果是最常見(jiàn)的水果，全年可以食用且容易儲(chǔ)存；傳統(tǒng)上，蘋(píng)果象征著美好的事情，還有一些英文中的名言，如“掌上明珠”、“每天吃個(gè)蘋(píng)果，醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)離我”等都能說(shuō)明這一點(diǎn)。
南瓜派位居第二，占30%。眾所周知，南瓜經(jīng)常與感恩節(jié)、圣誕節(jié)以及其他一些特殊的場(chǎng)合聯(lián)系到一起。最不受歡迎的水果派是椰奶派。也許是因?yàn)樗兜赖?，所以只?%的人喜歡。核桃派可能是太油膩而位居倒數(shù)第二，占8%。近四分之一的人因?yàn)闄烟业南闾鸲嘀矚g櫻桃派。
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. 開(kāi)篇簡(jiǎn)要描述圖片中數(shù)字反映出的信息。
2. 由數(shù)字信息揭示水果派的偏好反映了人們對(duì)于不同種類(lèi)水果的喜好。
3. 第二段首句概括性地說(shuō)明人們對(duì)不同種類(lèi)水果的喜好背后的原因。
4. 分幾個(gè)方面分別解釋人們對(duì)各種水果喜好的原因所在，層次分明，邏輯清晰。
要點(diǎn)用法
statistics n. 統(tǒng)計(jì)；統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)
pie chart 餅狀圖
pumpkin n. 南瓜
pecan n. 山核桃
coconut n. 椰子
flavor n. 味道
make up 占；組成
popularity n. 普及，流行
attribute to 歸因于
apple of one’s eye 掌上明珠
take the second place 占第二位
be associated with 與……有關(guān)系
句法點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. Apple pie is the most popular, making up 36%.
此句中make up意為“組成；占……”。另外，account for, occupy是圖表分析中常用的比例占比的表達(dá)。
2. The most unpopular fruit pie goes to coconut cream.
