四级预测作文

四级预测作文（2016.5）

（一）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the chart below, which shows the change in the percentage of readers who have got an experience of reading digital books between 2008 and 2015. You should summarize the chart first and then explain the reasons behind it. You should write at least 120words but no more than 180 words.

As is shown in the graph, the proportion of readers that experienced digital reading has risen constantly for 7 years from 2008 to 2015. On the initial stage, the percentage stayed at 24.5%. After that, it increased smoothly, from 24.6% to 40.3%. The percentage first reached over 50% in 2013, and it then climbed up sharply by 14% and finally reached its summit 64%.

The growth of the ratio reveals a new trend that nowadays people prefer reading in a digital way. Behind the phenomenon are some reasons accounting for it. In the first place, the rapid development of technology brings more digital reading devices and books into our reach, which makes our reading handy and easy. What comes then is that people attach more importance to reading—whether it is reading from screens or from printed materials—as a way to acquire information which represents perhaps the greatest asset in a knowledge economy. In addition, the fast-paced life squeezes our chunks of time into pieces. There is no doubt that portable devices fit this circumstance better.

To summarize, this trend will absolutely continue and our reading habit is bound to change with the advance of technology.

点评：第一段对图表进行了描述。首句概括，接着是对每个阶段的详细描述。第二段深入分析了出现这种现象的原因，即外部原因科技和内部动因人们的求知欲，以及现代社会的碎片化。第三段总结，并作出预测。

initial意为最初的。当图表中表达上升趋势时，可用increase smoothly（平稳上升），climb up sharply（急速上升）来表达。summit为顶峰，峰值。表示比例的单词除了percentage，还有ratio。account for 是表示原因的动词词组。bring sth. into one’s reach表示触手可及。attach importance to sth. 多用于主动和被动语态，表重视。asset 意为财产、资产、有价值的人或物。squeeze表示挤压。chunks of time表示大量的时间。

（二）

Directions: Write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the topic Studying in Colleges or Through Internet. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

As is vividly shown in the cartoon, a man is sitting beside a computer, saying that he believes studying via internet is better while the woman is against his opinion. With the popularity of online course, studying through internet draws our attention to the dilemma between traditional college education and jumped-up online education.

Some people are in favor of studying via internet for its convenience and flexibility. Students can have courses without the restrictions of time and space. Also the flexibility of choosing courses can satisfy various requirements of students whose academic performance differ from each other. Others prefer studying in college because face-to-face courses make it easier for teachers to solve students’ puzzles and pass on more knowledge according to students’ interest. At the same time, students can be more engaged in the class.

All in all, both ways of study bring us different benefits. We should make the most of different ways and have a better command of them. Only in this way can we study more efficiently and achieve a better academic performance.

点评：第一段第一句话对图片进行了概括，第二句话由图画引出本文要讨论的主题。第二段分别从两方面讨论了大学学习和网络学习的优势。最后一段表明态度，即要充分利用二者的优点，将两者结合起来。

draw one’s attention表示吸引某人的注意力。dilemma表示进退维谷，两难境地。in favor of sth. 常用来表示倾向于，前面和系动词搭配使用较多。flexibility表示弹性，灵活性，形容词为flexible，比如My schedule is quite flexible。satisfy表示满足，可以和requirement、interest、needs、desire等表示要求、欲望的宾语搭配。academic performance为固定搭配，表示学习成绩。puzzle意为疑问。pass on 表示传递，后面经常跟的宾语有knowledge、skill。make the most of sth. 表示充分利用某事。

（三）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on whether college graduates should choose to be high-paid manual workers or low-paid white collar workers. You