问答题Directions:
Write an essay based on the following chart. In your essay, you should
1) interpret the chart, and
2) give your comments.
You should write about 150 words on the
ANSWER SHEET2.
【正确答案】
【答案解析】[参考范文]
The bar chart given above shows clearly that the life expectancy and infant mortality experienced some changes during the past several years. From 1960 to 1990, the life expectancy increased from 40 years old to roughly 60 years old. During the same period, the rate of infant mortality decreased.
What exactly contribute to this phenomenon? Reasons can be listed as follows: first of all, with the improvement of living and medical standard, elderly people in mounting numbers are placing a high attention on health care, thus people can live longer than ever before. Meanwhile, attributed to the improvement of medical technology, many once-seemingly-incurable diseases could be healed nowadays, which means that fewer infants will suffer from fatal diseases and live a healthy life.
Rising life expectancy and decline of infant mortality is a symbol of social progress and economic development. And this is an irreversible trend. However, it will also bring about some undesirable consequences such as the aging of population and population explosion. Thus, the problem of how to deal with it should be on the agenda.
[解析] 确定题型:图表题
确定主题:30年间人们寿命和婴儿死亡率的变化
确定对象:30年间人们寿命越来越长而婴儿死亡率逐年下降
确定模板:图表题中+因果型(why型)