新东方系列-新东方2004作文(5)

Directions:
A. Write an essay that conveys the information in the following chart/graph/picture/drawing/cartoon accompanied by your comments.
B. Time limit: 40 minutes
C. Word limit: no less than 150 words
D. Your essay should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET

Labour Force and the Employed Population of Hong Kong
(year-on-year growth rate)

On this graph we can see that the rate of employment in Hong Kong kept pace with the changes in the size of the labor force in the period 1996-1996. This means that as the number of jobs increawd, so did the number of workers, and vice versa. Usually employment depends on the growth or shrinkage of the conomy.
After growing by over 2 percent in the third quarter of 1991, both the rate of employment and size of the labor force dropped sharply to nearly minus 2 percent one year later. In the period 1993 and 1994 both figures rose to a nearly 4 percent growth. In the first quarter of 1996 both achieved a peak of nearly 5 percent, and they have been rising ever since.
This unusual trend, I think, is because of Hong Kong's immigration policy. When the economy is booming, Hong Kong allows more workers from China's mainland to enter and find jobs. When economic growth slows down, it admits fewer immigrants. Besides, when jobs become scarce many people leave to look for work in other parts of China. This explains why the rate of employment and the size of the labor force in Hong Kong are roughly the same.

范文五
Directions:
A. Write an essay that conveys the information in the following chart/graph/picture/drawing/cartoon accompanied by your comments.
B. Time limit: 40 minutues
C: Word limit: no less than 150 words
D: You essey should be written cleary on ANSWER SHEET

Annual Payroll of a U.S. Inc
Bank Number Wages paid
Manager 5 $110,000
Supervisor 25 $350,000
telelr 500 $600,000
Total 530 $1,060,000

The chart shows statistics relating to the payroll of a US bank. The employees are divided into three categories: managers, supervisors and tellers. In the second column we are informed of the numbers of employees in these categories. In the third column are listed the total wages paid annually to the people in each of the three categories.
We can see from these numbers that the most numerous employees are the tellers; the next most numerous are the supervisors; and the fewest are the managers. The statistics also tell us that the best-paid employees are the managers, earning US $22,000 each; following by the supervisors, with US $14,000 each; and lastly, the tellers, taking home US $1,200 each.
Judging by these figures, the lowest-paid empoyees are the most numerous and do the least-skilled jobs, while the highest-paid ones are the least numerous and do the highest-skilled jobs. From this, we can conclude that this bank values skilled and experienced people, as it rewards them with higher salaries.

范文六

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 40 minutes to write a composition on the topic Aging of Population in China. You may refer to the chart below if necessary. You should write about 200 words and base your composition on the out-line (given in Chinese) below:
Trend of Population in China
Period Population aged 60 and above Proportion of total population
1990200320202050 97.19 million136 million230 million410 million 8.8%10.2%15.6%27.4%

1．人口老龄化问题正困扰着中国。
2．人口老龄化带来的问题。
3．应采取怎样的措施，谈谈自己的观点。

Aging of Population in China

Many countries will experience aging populations in the next century because of declining birth and mortality rates. China will soon join their ranks. Accoding to statistics, the aging of China's population will approach its peak by the middle of the next century, with the percentage of the people aged beyond 60 making up 27.4 percent of the total. That means one out of every four people will be elderly.
As for the issue of aging, its situation has been growing increasingly severe in spite of the fact most people are still ignorant of the problems it brings about. Firstly, with families becoming smaller and living pace escalating, it is even graver for families to care for aged members adequntely. Secondly, aging causes a relative decline in working force in that fewer people have to support the increasing aged people. Consequently, the productivity of the whole society is affected to some extent. Thirdly and most importantly, the aging of population in China resulted from the successful implementation of family planning has not been synchronized with national economic progress.
The rapidity of the population's aging has made it more urgent for the adoption of countermeasures. No doubt they key is to build a solid economic foundation. Meanwhile, importance shall be attached to overall social progress by changing the backward situation in social security, welfare and service. What's more, family care and community services shall also be encouraged.

范文七

Write a composition based on the information given in the graph below.

Controlling Cigarrette Smoking
What is clearly indicated in the graph is that we Chinese are consuming more and more cigarrettes, while the westerners are cutting down their smoking. The average cigarrette consumption per person of China in 1991 increased over 50% compared with that in 1980.
Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health and much medical evidence has proved this point. But more and more Chinese tend to smoke. There are several reasons for this. First, smoking doesn't lead to disease immediately. Maybe a man's health is becoming bad in a long period without consciousness. Second, it is hard for a long-standing smoker to give up smoking. Third, the young believe that smoking makes them appear mature and helps them make friends.
Since smoking is no good, we should try our best to control cigarrette smoking. First, we shoul make the young know the danger of smoking. In addition, it is necessary to forbid smoking in the public places by law. Last, the government must control the production of tabacco industry. Only so can we reduce the number of Chinese smokers.

范文八

Directions:
A. Study the following cartton carefully and write and essay in about 200 words.
B. Your essay must be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET II.
C. Your essay should meet the requirements below:
1. Decribe the cartoon and the message conveyed
2. Draw a conclusion and give your comment on the cartoon

Pollution is becoming more and more serious all over the world. As is shown in the cartoon, two cars are giving off waste gas and three people trying to avoid breathing in the poisonous gas by masking their face with their hands. The poisonous gas sent off by factories, domestic appliances and automobiles has made the air unhealthy for people to breathe.
There is no denying that automobiles are indications of civilization, progress and development; nevertheless, automobiles cause the serious problem of air pollution. Scientists have warned that unless effective measures are taken, the problem of pollution will eventually get out of hand. Actually, people are showing a real concern over the problem. For example, there is an increasingly loud voice from the public for firm action against pollution from automobiles.
Indeed, the earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves and for our descendants. In my opinion, we should work out concrete solutions to the problem of pollution from poisonous gas given off by automobiles. For example, the automobiles should be equipped with a device which can dispose of waste gas so as to prevent it from polluting air. Only in this way can we really solve the problem of air pollution caused by automobiles.

范文九

Directions:
A. Write an essay that conveys the information in the following chart/graph/picture/drawing/cartoon accompanied by our comments.
B. Time limit: 40 minitues
C. Word limit: no less than 150 words
D. Your essay should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET.

This picture shows two people reading the announcement on a billboard, and being shocked at the message. This is because the billboard is advertising a "Sale of Dead Bodies." The cartoon is a criticism of the careless use of simplified characters.
Obviously, the advertiser wants to inform people of the sale of something else——not dead bodies! But we don't know what it is, because the three characters which make up the message are used incorrectly. Nowadays too many people not only do not take enough care to write properly, they eve invent their own simplified ways of writing.
Simplifying the old, complicated characters has been a great benefit, enabling people to learn to read to write quickly. But we should stick to the standard simplified characters, make sure that we use them properly, and definitely not make up our own simplified characters. Otherwise, what was intended to make communication easier could result in making it more diffcult.

范文十

Directions:
A. Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay in about 200 words.
B. Your essay must be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET II.
C. Your essay should meet the requirements below:
1. Describe the cartoon and the message conveyed
2. Draw a conclusion and give your comment on the cartoon..

Today, the earth's deserts are spreading and getting larger and desertification is a serious problem facing the world. The major reason for this is irresponsible cutting down of trees. As is shown in the first cartoon, when people cut down trees desert forces on and becomes irrepressible.
People cut down trees for various reasons but they may forget that trees play a vital part in water and soil conservation. Trees can preserve moisture and fertility in the soil, protect soil against erosion and prevent fertile land from becoming desert. Therefore when people cut down all of the trees, the earth lies bare and dry in the hot sun, and desert is inevitable.
Desertification can lead to many other serious problems which may threaten the existence of human beings, such as a reduction of arable land, terrible droughts and famine. In order to prevent desertification, people have to plant trees, as the second cartoon shows. The time when people plant trees is the time when desert retreats. People should not cut down trees any more, as is done in the first cartoon, but rather, they should plant more trees, and only in this way can desertification be finally defeated.

范文十一

Statistics in People's Daily Expenses in Xi'an
YearItem 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Food 66% 61% 48% 41% 36%
Clothing 9% 10% 12% 15% 18%
Recreation 4% 5% 8% 9% 11%
Others 21% 24% 32% 35% 35%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

What is shown in the table above indicates that dramatic changes have taken lace in the people's daily expenses in Xi'an from 1995 to 1999. The expenses on food have declined by 30% while those on clothing and recreation have increased respectivily by 9% and 7%. The statistics of rise and fall seem to exist in isolation but closely related to one another.
There are two factors accounting for these changes. Development in economy is an essential one in the five years. The increased income resulting from economic growth plays an important part in the less expense on food. Hence, a small percentage of total income is enough to cover food expense. Another one is the changes in life style. When foods presents no worry to the average, people begin to focus more of interest on handsome appearance and happy leisure time. As a result of such a shift, spending on clothing and recreation increased year after year.
From the analyses made above, we may come to the conclusion that people's living standards in Xi'an have been constantly improved between 1995 and 1999. With the further growth in economy and more changes in life style, the tendency indicated in the table will continue in the table will continue in the better direction.