问答题
1. Look at the following charts carefully and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should start with a brief description of the diagrams and give your comments.
【正确答案】[范文]
Extracurricular Activities and the Time Spent on Them
The bar chart and the pie chart illustrate the main extracurricular activities students commit themselves to and the time they spend on them. Students spend 93 minutes daily on doing homework, which accounts for the biggest share (39%) of their spare time. It is followed by watching TV (46 minutes) and listening to music (34 minutes), representing 19% and 14% respectively. Doing exercise (25 minutes) and using computers (30 minutes) account for a mediocre share, representing 10% and 13%, while students only spend 12 minutes (5%) on doing house chores.
From this finding, it could be deduced that students are, on the one hand, overwhelmed by the excessive study load, which almost squeezes out their spare time that could otherwise be spent on taking exercise or helping with their family chores. On the other hand, students seem to know how to overcome or counteract the stress from study.
To improve the existing extracurricular activities structure, schools and teachers are advised to decrease students' study load, freeing up more time for them to promote physical health and family bonding.
Extracurricular Activities and the Time Spent on Them
The bar chart and the pie chart illustrate the main extracurricular activities students commit themselves to and the time they spend on them. Students spend 93 minutes daily on doing homework, which accounts for the biggest share (39%) of their spare time. It is followed by watching TV (46 minutes) and listening to music (34 minutes), representing 19% and 14% respectively. Doing exercise (25 minutes) and using computers (30 minutes) account for a mediocre share, representing 10% and 13%, while students only spend 12 minutes (5%) on doing house chores.
From this finding, it could be deduced that students are, on the one hand, overwhelmed by the excessive study load, which almost squeezes out their spare time that could otherwise be spent on taking exercise or helping with their family chores. On the other hand, students seem to know how to overcome or counteract the stress from study.
To improve the existing extracurricular activities structure, schools and teachers are advised to decrease students' study load, freeing up more time for them to promote physical health and family bonding.
【答案解析】 柱状图和饼图反映了学生的主要课余活动及其所占的时间比例。由图可知，学生相当一部分的课余时间用于做作业和看电视。根据这一思路，并按照题目要求，全文可以安排如下：
第一段简要描述图表。
第二段指出造成该调查结果的可能原因：学生的学业负担比较大，但是他们懂得抽时间放松。
第三段提出个人建议：学校和教师最好能减轻学生的学习负担，给他们腾出更多的时间去锻炼身体和与维系家人感情。
[参考译文]
柱状图和饼图展示了学生的主要课余活动及它们所占用的时间。学生每天花93分钟来做作业，占了他们课余时间的最大比例(39%)。其次是看电视(46分钟)和听音乐(34分钟)，分别占了19%和14%。学生做运动(25分钟)和用电脑(30分钟)的时间相对较少，分别占了10%和13%，而他们花在做家务的时间最少，每天只有12分钟，占课余时间的5%。
从该发现我们可以推测，学生一方面被过多的学习负担压得喘不过气来，学习几乎挤掉了他们本可以用于做运动或做家务的时间。另一方面，学生似乎懂得如何克服或消除学习压力。
要改善现有的课外活动结构，学校和教师最好能减轻学生的学习负担，让他们有更多的时间锻炼身体和维系家人感情。
第一段简要描述图表。
第二段指出造成该调查结果的可能原因：学生的学业负担比较大，但是他们懂得抽时间放松。
第三段提出个人建议：学校和教师最好能减轻学生的学习负担，给他们腾出更多的时间去锻炼身体和与维系家人感情。
[参考译文]
课余活动及其所花的时间
柱状图和饼图展示了学生的主要课余活动及它们所占用的时间。学生每天花93分钟来做作业，占了他们课余时间的最大比例(39%)。其次是看电视(46分钟)和听音乐(34分钟)，分别占了19%和14%。学生做运动(25分钟)和用电脑(30分钟)的时间相对较少，分别占了10%和13%，而他们花在做家务的时间最少，每天只有12分钟，占课余时间的5%。
从该发现我们可以推测，学生一方面被过多的学习负担压得喘不过气来，学习几乎挤掉了他们本可以用于做运动或做家务的时间。另一方面，学生似乎懂得如何克服或消除学习压力。
要改善现有的课外活动结构，学校和教师最好能减轻学生的学习负担，让他们有更多的时间锻炼身体和维系家人感情。