问答题 Directions:
The graphs below show the change of infant mortality and life expectancy in a country. Write an essay of 150 words. Your essay must be based on the instructions as follows:
1. Describe the graphs.
2. Give some reasons.
3. Predict the future.
【正确答案】
The tendency of infant mortality and life expectancy

Indicated above is a set of graphs showing the tendency of infant mortality and life expectancy in a country for the past 50 years. According to the bar chart on the left, infant mortality declined from about 150 per thousand in 1949 to less than 50 in 2002. In the same period, life expectancy of old people is on the rise. As is illustrated from the bar chart on the right, it has increased from 40 years old to more than 70 years old.
Personally, I believe that two reasons can account for this change. First, medical skills have been greatly improved in the past fifty years. As a result, doctors and nurses can resort to more advanced medical technologies to keep track of children's physical conditions, which will best illustrate the decline of infant mortality. Second, along with the economic growth, people's living standards have become better. In this situation, people are well-fed, and warmly clothed. Under comfortable living conditions, people's life expectancy increased accordingly.
On the basis of the analysis above, it is safe to conclude that certain exciting changes have taken place in this country. I believe that this trend will be going on for a better direction.
【答案解析】[解析] 本篇为根据图表写作题。文章的第一段按要求阐述图表所传达的意义,即婴儿的死亡率在下降,而人的寿命在不断增长。中间段分析这种现象的原因,最后对未来的发展趋势进行预测。