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The figure reveals that before 1:00 p.m. there were more radio audiences, while after 1:00 p.m. more people turned to television.

Radio

The data indicated that radio listeners increased substantially before 8:00 am, when the percentage reached to a peak of 27%.

Then, it declined steadily in the following 20 hours, bottoming out at 2% at 4:00 a.m. of the next day.

The period from 4:00 am to 6:00 am saw another slight rise to 4% in radio listeners.

TV

As for TV viewers, The period from 6:00 a.m.to 8:30 a.m. saw a sharp increase , when there was a leveling off at 8% until 10:00 am..

From then on, it generally maintained a sharply upward trend until the peak(45%) was reached at 8:00 p.m., in spite of some small fluctuation.

However, there was a slump thereafter in the percentage. The percentage reached the bottom of 3% at 3:00 a.m, when there was a slight rise afterwards

The general trend was that the percentage of both radio and television audiences rose first and then decrease, while the total number of the latter was bigger than the former. In addition, the prime time for radio and television was 8 am and 8 pm, respectively.

表格

P1

The table demonstrates how different modes of travel changed in England in 15 years spanning from 1985 to 2000.

In general, the modes are classified into two kinds in terms of average miles travelled per person per year: one enjoyed rising popularity while the other decreasing.

P2

The travel modes which gained popularity in the period included cars, long distance buses, trains, taxis and others.

Cars remained top among the modes in the 15 years, with its average miles increasing considerably from 3,199 in 1985 to 4,806 in 2000.

Long distance buses and taxis seemed to be warmly welcomed by travelers, so average miles travelled in the two modes almost tripled

P3

Travels by walking, bicycles and local buses lost travelers’ favor in the one and a half decade. Average travelling distance by local buses suffered the biggest decrease, dropping from 429 to 274, while the number of miles by walking and bikes fell mildly from 255 to 237 and from 51 to 41 respectively.

P4

Overall, the number of miles travelled by the average per person rose from 4,740 miles in 1985 to 6,475 miles in 2000, with the increase of cars accounting for almost all of that increase.

饼图

P1

The following two pie charts illustrate the energy use in the U.S.A.

The two pie charts describe the data of the energy use and the residential energy use in detail in the United States.

P2

It can be seen from the first pie chart that the energy is used for four purposes. Specifically, industry accounts for the largest proportion(41%) of the used energy while demand of transportation makes up 26% of the total need of energy.

The Residential and commercial represent 19% and 14% respectively.

P3

According to the second pie chart, it clearly shows that heating and air conditioning account for the largest proportion (62%) in the residential energy use while the small appliances makes up the least proportion (10%).

The heating water and miscellaneous ( including cooking) constitutes 15% and 13% respectively.

P4

From the chart, we may have a basic understanding of the situation of energy use in the United States.

柱状图

P1

The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.

The bar graph shows the changing patterns in commuting by train, car, tube or bus for commuters in one European city in the years 1960, 1980 and 2000.

P2

The number of people using trains at first rose from just under 20% in 1960 to about 26% in 1980, but then fell back to about 23% in 2000.

P3

Use of the tube was relatively stable, falling from around 27% of commuters in 1960 to 22% in 1980, but climbing back to reach 25% by 2000.

P4

On the other hand, the use of cars increased steadily from just over 5% in 1960 to 23% in 1980, reaching almost 40% by 2000, whereas the popularity of buses has declined since 1960, falling from just under 35% in 1960 to 27% in 1980 and only 15% in 2000.

P5

The graph indicates the growing use of cars for commuting to work between 1960 - 2000, and the continued decline in the popularity of buses from being the most popular mode of transport in 1960 to the least popular in 2000.

地图

The three maps illustrate how the village of Kelsby changed in 1780, 1860 and 2000.

In 1780, Kelsby had only 100 homes. There was a large expanse of woods in the eastern part of the village and four plots of farmland in the centre. In the west was a river flowing from north to south.

The year 1860 saw a doubling of the number of homes, but the size of farmland and woods was