(二) 曲线图(LINE GRAPH)

曲线图常用来表示事物的变化趋势。常分为带时间参照和不带时间参照两种。曲线图的特点是信息集中，一目了然。
例：下面的曲线图是我国2006年不同月份汽车事故分布示意图，请以“The number of car accidents in 2006”为题写一篇文章。要求：

1.描述不同月份汽车事故分布(distribution)及总趋势。

2.描述汽车事故的可能原因和对策。

3.参考词汇：peak 顶点，高峰。词数：100～120 。

【解题分析】

英语曲线图作文实际是一篇“解说词”，即通过曲线图提供的信息，分析图中数据，综合出文章的主题。可采取三段式写法：

第一段：用简短的几个句子简述图表。

第二段：根据图表分类，概括性地描述曲线内容。

第三段：对文章整体内容进行结论性总结。

【提炼要点】

分析曲线图数据信息。从图中可看出，曲线图的横轴代表2006年的不同的月份，纵轴代表交通事故的数量。从交通事故曲线图上可知，前八个月的交通事故的数量有升有降。曲线图在八月份升到了最高点(39)，此后一直呈下降的趋势，十二月份降到了最低点(16)。可见，2006年的交通事故的数量总体上呈下降的趋势。

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.

【语言亮点】

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

②句式。如：宾语从句：we can see that there were two peaks of accidents in 2006.

定语从句：which was the highest point of the distribution line.

状语从句：...till it reached the lowest point of the year in December.

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

【技巧点拨】

1.认真观察坐标系信息，抓住曲线图变化趋势，结合提供的时间和数据参照寻求切入点。

2.根据曲线图的变化过程，尽可能利用所给的文字信息进行分类，比较，总结。

3.写作过程中不必要将图中全部数据信息加以描述，只需将典型内容作以分析。

4.注意根据有无时间参照确定整篇文章时态。

【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...