问答题
You are doing a mini research project on Internet users. The following are some useful materials. Write a report of about 200 words. Your report should mainly be made up of two parts. In the first part, you describe the graph. In the second part, you analyze the relevant situation. You should also provide an introduction and conclusion for your report.
The chart below gives information on the percentage of people from three countries using Internet from the years 1999 to 2009.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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The chart below gives information on the percentage of people from three countries using Internet from the years 1999 to 2009.
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【答案解析】
Since the invention of the Internet, it has gained popularity among the general public. How many people have an Internet connection? In the following, some data will be used to illustrate the percentage of people in three countries who used the Internet between 1999 and 2009.
It is clear that the number of Internet users has increased greatly from 1999 to 2009. Overall, more internet users lived in Canada and America in comparison with those in Mexico, and Canada experienced the fastest growth in Internet usage.
In 1999, the number of American people accessing the Internet was about 20% while the figure for Canada was much lower, at about 10%. In 2002, Internet usage in Canada surpassed that in the USA and rose to around 50% of the population. By 2009, Canada became the country with the highest percentage, at almost 100%, followed by America, with about 80%. In the meanwhile, the number of Internet users in Mexico just underwent a steady growth from around 5% in 1999 to 40% in 2009.
Obviously, from the above graph, even though there were more Internet users in America and Canada than in Mexico, the total number of population using the Internet showed an upward trend. It turns out to provide solid evidence that the Internet has been growing increasing popularity. [解析] 所给材料短文描述了什么是互联网，而图表则描述了三个国家使用互联网的人数，因此考生可以将主要焦点定位为：在互联网的使用比例或趋势上，使用图表来做数据论述，充分来论证观点——互联网的普及性。
The Use of the Internet
Since the invention of the Internet, it has gained popularity among the general public. How many people have an Internet connection? In the following, some data will be used to illustrate the percentage of people in three countries who used the Internet between 1999 and 2009.
It is clear that the number of Internet users has increased greatly from 1999 to 2009. Overall, more internet users lived in Canada and America in comparison with those in Mexico, and Canada experienced the fastest growth in Internet usage.
In 1999, the number of American people accessing the Internet was about 20% while the figure for Canada was much lower, at about 10%. In 2002, Internet usage in Canada surpassed that in the USA and rose to around 50% of the population. By 2009, Canada became the country with the highest percentage, at almost 100%, followed by America, with about 80%. In the meanwhile, the number of Internet users in Mexico just underwent a steady growth from around 5% in 1999 to 40% in 2009.
Obviously, from the above graph, even though there were more Internet users in America and Canada than in Mexico, the total number of population using the Internet showed an upward trend. It turns out to provide solid evidence that the Internet has been growing increasing popularity. [解析] 所给材料短文描述了什么是互联网，而图表则描述了三个国家使用互联网的人数，因此考生可以将主要焦点定位为：在互联网的使用比例或趋势上，使用图表来做数据论述，充分来论证观点——互联网的普及性。