问答题 WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table shows household spending on various items as a percentage of the total in a Chinese city in 1990 and 2005.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and by making comparisons where relevant
Write at least 150 words.
ITEM
1990
2005
Food
56
43
Clothing
11
6
Household appliances
7
7
Medical services
1
6
Transport and communications
2
9
Recreation,education and culture
12
15
Accommodation
5
8
Other
6
6
TOTAL
100
100
【正确答案】
【答案解析】The table indicates household spending (as percentages of the total) in eight areas in a Chinese city in the years 1990 and 2005.
Spending rose, as a percentage, in four areas—medical services (from 1% to 67o - the largest relative increase), transport and communications (from 27o to 9%), recreation, education and culture (from 12% to 15%) and accommodation (from 5% to 8%). The rise in relative spending on transport ant communications moved that item from the second-smallest one to the third-largest.
Spending remained the same, as a percentage, in two areas. The percentage spent on household appliances remained at 7% and the percentage spent on other items remained at 67.
Spending fell, as a percentage, in two areas—food and clothing. Expenditure on food took over hall (56%) of household spending in 1990. This dropped to 43% in 2005, remaining the largest item Relative expenditure on clothing fell by almost half, from 11% in 1990 to 6% in 2005.
Overall, it can be seen that there was a shift in the way that household income was spent between 1990 and 2005
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