问答题
4. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
Underground Railways Systems |
City | Date opened | Kilometres of route | Passengers per year (in millions) |
London | 1863 | 394 | 775 |
Paris | 1900 | 199 | 1191 |
Tokyo | 1927 | 155 | 1927 |
Washington DC | 1976 | 126 | 144 |
Kyoto | 1981 | 11 | 45 |
Los Angeles | 2001 | 28 | 50 |
【正确答案】[范文]
The data given by the table is about the details regarding the underground railway systems in six cities.
London has the oldest underground railway system among the six cities. It was opened in 1863. Paris is the second oldest, in which it was opened in 1900. It was followed by Tokyo, Washington DC and Kyoto. Los Angeles has the newest underground railway system, and was only opened in 2001. In terms of the size, London has the longest route, 394 kms, which is twice as large as the system in Paris. In contrast, Kyoto has the smallest one, only 11 kms, which is 30 times less than that of London.
Interestingly, Tokyo, which only has 155 kilometers of route, serves the most passengers per year, at I927 million passengers. The system in Paris has the second greatest number of passengers, at 1191 million passengers per year. The smallest underground railway system, Kyoto, serves the smallest number of passengers per year as predicted.
In conclusion, the underground railway systems in different cities vary a lot in the size of the system, the number of passengers served per year and in the age of the system.
【答案解析】 1.语言表达
本文罗列了表格中的一些重要数据,其中运用到很多连接词,使文章意群过渡连贯,如in terms of,in contrast,interestingly,in conclusion等。
● Interestingly, Tokyo, which only has 155 kilometers of route, serves the most passengers per year, at 1927 million passengers.
本句用从句作为插入语,巧妙地在一句话中引用两个重要的数据,并用interestingly巧妙转折,说明东京的地铁线路不长,乘客数量却很多。
● In conclusion, the underground railway systems in different cities vary a lot in the size of the system, the number of passengers served per year and in the age of the system.
学会本文尾句高度概括的方法。把三个重要信息点写成并列的名词短语,其中(which is) served per year修饰the number of passengers。
2.逻辑结构
本文是典型的总分总结构的小作文。开篇先paraphrase原题,第二部分开始描述表格的细节,按照从左到右的顺序,引用每一列中最重要的数据。最后一句话对全篇进行了高度概括,说明各个城市地铁在三个方面的数据差异很大。