B. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
(1) interpret the following graph.
(2) possible reasons for the phenomenon.
(3) your comments.
C. Your essay must be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
范文：
Chinese Society Will Be Getting More and More Aged
From the figures shown in the graph we can come to the conclusion that the increase of the percentage of the aged is becoming greater and greater. Those at the age of 65 and over made up about 5.5% of the population in 1991 and in 2000 the figure amounted to 7%, and in 2037 it will reach 28%. China now ranks and will still rank the first in the world in the number of the aged.
There may be more than one factor that contributes to this trend. First of all, with Chinas family planning policy, the birth rate has dramatically dropped, which results in a low proportion of youngsters. Secondly, medical care in China has been considerably improved which reduced the mortality rate at birth and increased average life expectancy. Furthermore, by 2010 those who were born in the birth peak years of the 1950s and 1960s will enter their old age, thus accelerating the trend.
In short, China is moving toward an aged nation. If we do not take measures to control the population, some social problems may consequently follow. So the fact that Chinese society is getting more and more aged should arouse peoples attention.
［分析讲解］
(1) 开始段先由图表得出结论： the increase of the percentage of the aged is becoming greater and greater，然后描述图表加以论证。
(2) 中间段通过列举法，分析中国社会老龄化的原因。
(3) 结束段对全文进行总结。
Useful Expressions:
(1) come to the conclusion that
(2) make up
(3) amount to
(4) family planning policy
(5) result in
(6) arouse sb.s attention
Practice 21
Directions:
A. Study the following graph carefully and write an essay in about 200 words.
B. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
(1) interpret the following graphs.
(2) possible reasons for the phenomenon.
(3) your comments.
C. Your essay must be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
范文：
Nowadays, there is a tendency that more Chinese females, especially in some big cities, are choosing the single life. Just as the graphs depict in Beijing, there were more than 1 million singles on record in 2002, up from 200,000 in 1990. Meanwhile, in Shanghai, the number of new couples registering went from 120,000 in 1990, to below 100,000 in 2002.
The growing number of single women in the big cities lies in the following reasons. For one thing, the rapid social development poses both greater challenges and greater opportunities for females. For fear of missing out on career opportunities, many women choose the single life. For another, Chinese women are becoming more aware of a sense of freedom and independence. Some even have greater professional skills, ability, knowledge, or wealth than men. Besides, many men feel threatened by a highlyeducated woman and hesitated to marry such a lady.
Being one of the highlyeducated women, I strongly call for the equality to both the male and the female. On the one hand, women should respect and understand men, no matter at home or at work; on the other hand, men should get rid of the traditional concept that males shouldnt marry a female who is “more capable” than they are. In a word, both men and women should reestimate their respective role in forming a family.
［分析讲解］
(1) 开始段先采用间接法指明大城市中单身女子越来越多的现象具有普遍性，然后描述图表。
(2) 中间段分析产生这一普遍现象的原因。
(3) 结束段提出自己的看法： 未婚男女都应重新审视各自在家庭中扮演的角色。
Useful Expressions:
(1) Nowadays, there is a tendency that more Chinese females, especially in some big cities, are choosing the single life.
(2) Just as the graphs depict in Beijing,...Meanwhile, in Shanghai,...
(3) There were more than 1 million singles on record in 2002, up from 200,000 in 1990.
(4) The number of new couples registering went from 120,000 in 1990, to below 100,000 in 2002.
(5) The growing number of single women in the big cities lies in the following reasons.
(6) The rapid social development poses both greater challenges and greater opportunities for females.
(7) for fear of missing out on career opportunities
(8) are becoming more aware of a sense of freedom and independence
(9) Many men feel threatened by a highlyeducated woman.
(10) Being one of the highlyeducated women, I strongly call for...
(11) On the one hand, women...; on the other hand,...
(12) In a word, both men and women should reestimate their respective role in forming a family.
Practice 22
Directions:
A. Study the following graph carefully and write an essay in about 200 words.
B. Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
(1) interpret the following graph.
(2) possible reasons for the phenomenon.
(3) your comments.
C. Your essay must be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
范文：
Chinas Divorce Rate
In recent years, China has experienced a dramatic increase in divorce rate. As is shown in the chart, during the last decade, the divorce rate has increased by as much as it had in the previous thirty years. For instance, about 9% of people got divorced in 1996, compared with 3% in 1976.
There may be several possible reasons for the increasing divorce rate in Chinese society. First of all, with the improvement of living standard, young people put a higher demand on marriage. They want to have much in common with their lifelong companions. Once they find their passion is over, their marriage is over. Of course, this is an irresponsible attitude toward marriage. Second, legal changes have simplified divorce procedures, and removed barriers to divorce. More and more people, both young and old, are now benefiting from, or even taking the advantage of the new law which for the first time allows a couple to get divorced merely for the absence of love. In addition, the change in personal economic status also facilitates divorce.
Whatever changes lead to the increase of divorce rate in China, the fact and the statistics reflect the change in peoples traditional view of marriage and family life.
［分析讲解］
(1) 开始段采用先得出结论点明中心论点，然后再描述图表的方式。也可反过来，即先描述图表，再得出结论。
(2) 中间段通过列举法解释离婚率上升的原因。
(3) 结束段是对全文的总结。也可提出建议，如怎样对待婚姻中的问题。
Useful Expressions:
(1) a dramatic increase in
(2) As is shown in the chart that...
(3) compare with
(4) First of all,...
(5) with the improvement of
(6) living standard
(7) put a higher demand on
(8) have much in common
(9) benefit from
(10) take the advantage of
(11) for the absence of love
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Provide a Better Life for Senior Citizens
Now we have a growing population of senior citizens. To ensure happy lives for them has become a focus of attention. Our traditional respect of the aged needs updating. They deserve respect, understanding, companion, entertainment and so on.
There are many things to be done to honor senior citizens. In cities, senior citizens should enjoy some privileges, such as special seats on buses, reduced fares for entertainment and traveling, and other benefits. We should do everything to solve their practical problems, to warm their hearts, and to make them happy. In addition, we should find some ways to provide affordable medical health care, which is of vital importance to them. Besides, there should be recreation halls and care- centers for the aged. Most important of all, the state should ensure a decent pension for them, peasants in particular. In the vast countryside, most aged people are financially supported by their sons, whose life is a perpetual struggle against poverty. What can they do if they are childless?
Senior citizens, parents in particular, need our love and deserve the best care. Respecting senior citizens bears vital importance to the family - planning policy in China. If we do our best to honor ourparents and the aged, our children will follow our example.
How to Organize a Picnic
A picnic is a pleasure trip in which food is taken to be eaten somewhere outdoors. It can either inelude or exclude barbecue. It can be on the beach, on the river bank or even in the woods. No matter where it takes place, it brings great joy.
For a picnic to be well organized, you should first prepare the necessary foods, including meat,bread, drinks and so on. Of course the picnic basket should also be taken into consideration. In addition, you should bring with you several disposable pieces of plastic tablecloth, which can serve as the table when spread out on the ground. If you plan to have a barbecue at the same time, you should also prepare a grill and fuel. Generally, the most desirable fuel is charcoal. It is a good fuel to use in the grill because it burns slowly and gives off great heat. You should also bring some slender pointed pieces of bamboo or iron so that small pieces of meat can be strung together for easy cooking.
The material preparation above is necessary, but it is not enough. Another important thing to think about is' how to dispose available manpower for the activity properly. In other words, you should appoint different people to be the leaders in charge of different things so that when the picnic begins, they can have a good cooperation, thus making the activity smooth and pleasant.
There is one more thing which you can never forget. You should always be aware of the need to protect the environment. To achieve this, you should avoid making a fire under the trees that can easily catch fire. At the same time, when the picnic comes to an end, collect the waste and throw it in the rubbish heap.
Information and My Life
As you know, information plays an important role in our modern society. Someone ~ys that ours is a society of information. I agree with him. In fact, information is expanding at an increasing rate. As a member of modern society, I am fully aware of the significance of information to my life. It affects nearly every aspect of my life. Then how to obtain and deal with information seems to be of utmost importance.
As for me, the first way to obtain information is to go to library. Our library is so large that it covers a wide range of subjects. Various kinds of information can be got in it. Information about society, economy, politics and sciences will give you a fresh mind. Of course, library isn' t the only source of information. I can learn much information by other means. Even when talking with my friends I can get a lot of useful information.
But information is so immense that we haven' t ample energy and time to deal deeply with' it. Moreover, some of the information might not be true. So, how to select information is also significant to me. Listen to all, trust only three tenths. To obtain accurate information and to throw off the false part of it should be our goal.
Information should be made full use in my life. Right now, I try to use information mostly on my studies. When I get into society several years later, information will probably become more and more important
How to Keep Fit
A healthy body is very important to every one of us. When you are sick, you feel painful all over your body, have no energy to work; and the only thing you want to do is lying on the bed. When you are healthy, you can eat well, sleep well, sing and jump happily, do all the things you like to enjoy life.
The methods to keep us fit vary. In the morning, you can get up early, go outdoors, breathe the fresh air, and do physical exercises. Running and swimming are extremely helpful to keep one fit. If you are a busy person and have no special time allocated to do these things, there are still some ways useful for to keep fit. The easiest way is to walk to your office instead of riding a bike or taking a bus. You also have to take a routine physical check - up. Your doctor will know the condition of your body most clearly, and he will give you the most valuable advice to keep fit. You should always try to make yourself happy. If you feel happy, you can eat well, sleep well, and your body is sure to be in an excellent condition.
Health is the most valuable possession a person expects in his life. Try every means to keep fit is my advice to the people who want to live a happy life in this beautiful world.
Cinema and Television
A survey has been conducted in the United Kingdom about cinema admissions and television licenses over the period 1957 to 1974. The purpose of the survey was to discover the changes of the popularity of cinema and television in this period.
According to the graph, it can be seen that the trend was towards a decrease in the popularity of the cinema. There was a dramatic fall in the number of cinema admissions from 1957, when about 900 million people went, to 1959, when the attendance figure was roughly 550 million. From 1959 to 1963 the rate of decrease slowed down, the figure for the latter year being about 350 million. From this year on, there was a more gradual reduction in the popularity of the cinema, reaching a figure of about 125 million in 1974.
Therefore, it can be concluded from the graph that over the period 1957 to 1974 the cinema admissions became lower and lower while the television viewing licences became higher and higher owing to the advantages of watching television at home than going out to the cinema though it does not show directly in the graph.
Good Manners
Good manners are very important in the communication of daily life. Everyone likes a person with good manners. But what are good manners? How does one know what should do and what should not do when trying to be a good - mannered person?
Well, here are some common examples. A person with good manners never laughs at a people in trouble. Instead, he (she) always tries to consult or offer help to the person. When he (she) takes a bus and sees an old man or a sick man, he (she) always gives his (her) seat to him. He doesn't interrupt other people when they are talking. He uses a handkerchief when he sneezes or coughs. He does not spite in public places.
Ideas of what are good manners are not always the same in different regions. For example, people in Western countries usually kiss each other to show their greetings, whereas in China, kissing in public is something of unusual and sometimes be regarded as impolite to somebody else. So it is important to know what is regarded as polite and impolite before you go to a region. But remember that it is always right to be kind and helpful to others.
Read Extensively
Reading plays a very important part in human life. Every day we get in touch with reading something. We have a lot of things to read in our lives, such as books, magazines, newspapers, and even adver, tisement papers distributed everywhere. Through reading we can get a lot of useful information, for example, the latest news of our country and the world.
