(二) 曲線圖(LINE GRAPH)

曲線圖常用來表示事物的變化趨勢。常分為帶時間參照和不帶時間參照兩種。曲線圖的特點是信息集中，一目了然。
例：下面的曲線圖是我國2006年不同月份汽車事故分布示意圖，請以“The number of car accidents in 2006”為題寫一篇文章。要求：

1.描述不同月份汽車事故分布(distribution)及總趨勢。

2.描述汽車事故的可能原因和對策。

3.參考詞匯：peak 頂點，高峰。詞數(shù)：100～120 。

【解題分析】

英語曲線圖作文實際是一篇“解說詞”，即通過曲線圖提供的信息，分析圖中數(shù)據(jù)，綜合出文章的主題?？刹扇∪问綄懛ǎ?/p>

第一段：用簡短的幾個句子簡述圖表。

第二段：根據(jù)圖表分類，概括性地描述曲線內容。

第三段：對文章整體內容進行結論性總結。

【提煉要點】

分析曲線圖數(shù)據(jù)信息。從圖中可看出，曲線圖的橫軸代表2006年的不同的月份，縱軸代表交通事故的數(shù)量。從交通事故曲線圖上可知，前八個月的交通事故的數(shù)量有升有降。曲線圖在八月份升到了最高點(39)，此后一直呈下降的趨勢，十二月份降到了最低點(16)?？梢姡?006年的交通事故的數(shù)量總體上呈下降的趨勢。

One possible version

The Number of Car Accidents in 2006

From the graph，we can see that there were two peaks of accidents in 2006. One was in Feb with the number of 32.The other was in August with the number of 39，which was the highest point of the distribution line. From August，the number of car accident had been decreasing till it reached the lowest point of the year in December. Two peaks occurred in spring and summer，the two seasons which had most of the year's rain. Driving tends to be more dangerous in rainy days. Maybe the weather is the most important reason for car accidents. Be careful，when you drive a car in rainy days.

【語言亮點】

①詞匯。如：peak，point，distribution，decrease，? reach，occur，tend to。

②句式。如：賓語從句：we can see that there were two peaks of accidents in 2006.

定語從句：which was the highest point of the distribution line.

狀語從句：...till it reached the lowest point of the year in December.

...when you drive a car in rainy days.?

【技巧點撥】

1.認真觀察坐標系信息，抓住曲線圖變化趨勢，結合提供的時間和數(shù)據(jù)參照尋求切入點。

2.根據(jù)曲線圖的變化過程，盡可能利用所給的文字信息進行分類，比較，總結。

3.寫作過程中不必要將圖中全部數(shù)據(jù)信息加以描述，只需將典型內容作以分析。

4.注意根據(jù)有無時間參照確定整篇文章時態(tài)。

【常用句式】

1.As can be seen from the graph，the line shows that...

2.According to the graph，we can see/conclude that...

3.This is a line graph which describes the trend of...

4.The number sharply went up to...

5.The percentage of...stayed the same between...

6.The figures reached the peaks/bottom...