英语四级作文专项训练

英语四级作文练习

一．统计图表作文描写常用句型及词汇：

1.As we can see from the chart/graph/table/diagram…

2.The chart/graph/table/diagram shows that…

As is shown in…; According to…; As can be seen in…

3.This chart/graph/table/diagram shows a great/sharp/sudden/slow/rapid…increase/drop...

4. To make a generalization; on the whole;in short; in a word; in summary; To sum up; As a result; As a consequence; in general/generally speaking

5. 表示增长、上升的词汇

动词：increase, rise, climb, go up, soar, skyrocket，

副词：sharply, remarkably, obviously, significantly, gradually, slowly

6. 表示下降、减少的词汇decrease, drop, fall, go down, decline

7. 表示持续不变的词汇level off;remain steady/unchanged

8. 表示倍数的词汇

double; triple the number of/the percentage of; four/five times

9. 表示多少的词汇：a little/ much/ a lot more/less than…, over…二．英语四级作文类型

(一)统计图表型

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write

a composition based on the chart given below. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

参考范文

The past years have witnessed a mounting number of Chinese scholars returning from overseas. As is lively illustrated by the column chart, the number of returnees climbed from a mere 69.3 thousand in 2008 to over 272.9 thousand in 2012, at an annual increase rate of around 50%.

A multitude of factors may have led to the tendency revealed by the chart, but the following are the critical ones from my perspective. First and foremost, along with the development of Chinese economy and society, the number of Chinese studying abroad has been soaring in the past years, which has provided an expanding base for the number of returnees. In the second place, the government has enacted a series of preferential policies to attract overseas Chinese scholars back home. Last but not least, the booming economy, science and technology in this country have generated more attractive job opportunities for scholars returning from overseas.

The waves of returnees will definitely contribute to this nation’s development, since they have brought back not only advanced science and technology but also pioneering concepts of education and management. With

more scholars coming back from overseas, and with the concerted efforts ofthe whole nation, we have reasons to expect a faster rejuvenation of this country.

（二）图片评论式作文（图画作文）

对于图画作文，基本可以认为是我们小学时练习的“看图说话”。虽然题目不会给出提纲，但是一般基本的写作思路是固定的：描述图片、阐明观点、给出建议。

第一段，重点描述图画内容。这点在题干中也有强调(with a brief description of the picture)。对图画内容的描述可以饮用图画中人物的对话。简要描述即可，不用发散或挖掘。也就意味着，事实上你若看不懂图画中的“核废物”之，其实没关系，也可以照抄。

第二段，阐明观点。而观点在题干中事实上给得很清楚：the importance of doing small things before undertaking somethingbig. 这进一步说明仔细审清题干比看懂图画中的对话更重要。阐明观点之后的思路与一般的六级英语作文提纲型写作一致，如我们一般在课上所提的，可以先举例说明现象、然后再探讨导致现象的原因以及该现象可能导致的影响等；还可结合数字、研究、名言等进行论证。

末段，除了总结观点外，一般还可以提出建议。这段的写法无论是图画、图表还是提纲写作、甚至格言谚语型写作，都差别不大。

这说明四、六级的出题思路不再拘泥于传统的提纲写作，开始进行多种变化。我们也要对相应的考法做好准备。

但无论哪种考法，最核心的仍然是：仔细审题、清晰思路、不要犯错。四级一贯会在写作题干中包含重要信息甚至观点，因此审题必不可少；各种考法的文章展开方式、各段写法有类似之处，我们要学会融会贯通，以及文章只要没有犯语言错误，即便遣词造句不那么漂亮，分数也不会低。

比起图表作文来，图画作文要更灵活，更富于变化。我们一定要多练习，以达到一看到图画（含图中和图边文字）和提纲（有时有文章标题）就能有效地审题解题，构造出合理的具体段落的目的。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.