简介
图表作文是考研英语写作中较为常见的题型之一，也是难度较大的一种写作题型。这类作文可综合提供题目、数据、图像、提纲，形式多样，但实际上只涉及5个方面：描述图表、指明寓意、分析原因、联系实际、给出建议，而每次考试只是从这5个方面的内容中选出3个结合在一起。从写作类型来看，基本上属于说明文。要求考生围绕题目将有关信息转化为文字形式，考生应该具有一定数据分析和材料归纳的能力，同时会运用一定的写作方法。考研试题一般以三段式写作方法来组织文章，第一段总结归纳信息反映的整体情况，点出主题思想，第二段回答第一段所得出的问题，对数字、数据等做出有条理的分析比较，第三段做出总结或给以简单的评论。
特殊点
图表类写作题一向是中考书面表达中的难点。它不象看图叙事和提示作文那样直观明了，文体多以说明文和议论文为主。考查时要求同学们根据所给的图表、数据等进行分析、研究，阅读其中的文字和说明，弄清各种信息之间的关系，提炼要点，然后组织语言进行写作，必要时还要加入作者自己的观点。
和看图叙事不同的是，写图表作文时对图表和数据内容不必全部描述，只需重点引用能支持观点的一些数据。分析图表时切不可凭空想象，要善于抓住总的规律和趋势。时态方面除特定的时间用过去时外，常用一般现在时。
结构
图表作文的结构通常是三段式：
第一段分析图表中的数据变化反映出的问题或趋势，简要概述图表所揭示的信息；
第二段分析原因；
第三段提出解决问题的办法或建议。
三种形式
3种形式
1.调查图
如20##年河南试验区中考卷关于"学生吸烟情况"的调查图，
20##年包头市关于学生视力下降原因的调查；
2. 表格
如20##年盐城中考卷根据表格设计宣传单饼提出给驾驶员和行人的2条建议；
20##年大连中考卷关于班级去年今年情况对比的表格等；
20##年哈尔滨中考关于压岁钱的使用情况表。
3. 柱图：
如20##年青海中考卷关于"学生上网目的"的调查。
要点：
写作图表作文时应该注意的几个方面：
1. 要对图表作简要的主题介绍。
2. 切忌不加详细分析、罗列数字。要进行横向、纵向的比较，寻找规律性的信息，通过计算找出部分与整体、部分与部分之间的关系，如增减的绝对数字、百分比、分数或倍数等。
3. 分析原因，寻找规律，把握主题。 4 根据分析所得信息得出结论。
(1)考生应仔细研究题目以及提示信息，认清图表中的数字、线条、阴影等部分的变化趋势和走向，抓住其主要特点，然后根据图表所显示的中心信息确定内容层次以及主题句。
(2)考生应该仔细研究图表所给出的大量信息，从中选取最重要，最有代表性的信息，然后根据全文的主旨去组织运用所获取的关键信息。切忌简单地罗列图表所给出的信息。
(3)图表作文一般采用的时态为一般现在时，但如果图表中给出了具体时间参照，考生则应对时态进行相应的调整。
(4)图表作文有一些固定句型和表达法，考生应对此融会贯通。
(5)图表作文可以细分为表格，曲线图、柱形图和饼形图。除了上述共同要点，考生还应了解这四种图在写作方面的不同特点。
—— 表格可以表示多种事物的相互关系，所以考生要对表格中所给出的大量数字进行比较分析，从中找出其变化规律。
—— 曲线图常表示事物的变化趋势，考生应认真观察坐标系所显示的数据信息，并且密切注意交汇在坐标横轴和纵轴上的数字及单位。
—— 柱形图用来表示各种事物的变化情况及相互关系，要求考生通过宽度相等的柱形的高度或长度差别来判断事物的动态发展趋势，因此考生应密切关注坐标线上的刻度单位及图表旁边的提示说明与文字。
—— 饼形图表示各事物在总体中所占的比例及相互关系，旨在要求考生准确理解并阐述一个被分割成大小不等切片的饼形图所传达的信息。考生应清楚掌握部分与整体，部分与部分之间的相互关系，这种关系通常是以百分比的数字形式给出的。
(6)列出各段主题句。考生可以根据所给提纲或已知信息列出每段的主题句，为全文的展开做好铺垫。
(7)围绕主题句完成段落的展开。尽量做到主题明确、条理清楚、文字简练。
(8)检查与修改。对图表作文的检查与修改应着重看文章中所列举的信息是否与图表所显示的信息一致，资料是否恰当
模板句型
As can be seen from/in the chart/diagram/table/graph...
从表格/图形中我们可以看到……
The table shows a three times increase over that of last year.
表格显示比去年上升了3倍。
According to /As is shown in the Table /Figure/Chart...
如表格/图表中显示……
The number is 5 times as much as that of...
此数字是……的5倍。
It has increased by three times as compared with that of ...
同……相比，增长了3倍。
It can be seen from the chart/diagram/table/graph/figures/statistics that...
从表格/图表/数据中我们可以看到……
From the table/figures/data/results/information above, it can/may be seen/concluded/shown/estimated/calculated/inferred that...
从以上的表格/图表/数据/结果/信息中，我们可以看到/总结/预测/计算/得出……
A has the highest sales figure in the three departments, followed by B and C.
在3个部门中，A的销售额最高，其次是B和C。
The figure of A is about twice as much as that of B.
A的数字是B的两倍。
The rise lasted for two weeks and then began to level off in August.
上升两个星期后，8月份开始平稳。
It accounts for 30% of the total population.
占到总人口的30%。
The number of students has reached 500, indicating a rise of 20%, compared to last semester.
学生人数达到500人，与上个学期相比上升了20%。
It picked up speed at the end of this month.
这个月底加快了速度。
The pie charts show the changes on... in some place in 2000.
此饼形图显示了20##年一些地方……的变化。
from this year on，there was a gradual declined reduction in the..., reaching a figure of...
从这年起，……逐渐下降至……
There are a lot of similarities/differences between...and...
……与……之间有许多相似(不同)之处
It can be drawn from the chart that the proportions of A and B are going down, though the falling level of the latter is a lot lower/higher than that of the former.
尽管B的下降速度比A要慢/快，从表中我们可以看到A和B的比例都在下降。
The increase/decrease is more noticeable during the second half of the 5year period.
在5年期限的后半段，增长/降低比较明显。
It falls from 50% in 20## to 30% in 2004, and then the trend reverse, finishing at 58% in 2005.
从20##年的50%降到20##年的30%，然后形势逆转，20##年达到了58%。
The table shows the changes in the number of...over the period from...to...
该表格描述了在……年之……年间……数量的变化。
As can be seen from the graph, the two curves show the fluctuation of...
如图所示，两条曲线描述了……的波动情况。
写作详细指导
图表作文至少包含描述图表与解释原因两个部分，而当前的图表作文大多还有第三个段落。图表作文的规律性很强，不像图画式作文那样富于变化。
1．首段的写作
图表作文有表格（table）、柱形图（bar chart）、饼状图（pie chart）和折线图（diagram）之分，后三种都属于图表的范畴（chart）。不管是chart还是table，都需要进行描述，一般放在文章的第一部分，长度宜适中。描述数据我们要首先看看是几个变量（A），每个变量有几个数据（B），不妨以A*B表示。
如果只有一个变量，有三个数据，可以描述如下：
From the chart we can see clearly that the average number of hours a student spends on Internet per week has increased from less than two hours in 1998 to nearly four hours in 2000, and then to 20 hours in 2004.
如果是最常见的是2*3的情形，可以描述如下：
From the chart, we can see clearly that in a big city in China, stateowned houses declined from 75% in 1990 to 60% in 1995 and then to 20% in 2000, while private houses rose from 25% to 40% and then to 80% during the same period.
这里用了while引起从句来突显对比，是一种非常好的办法，如果用两句话来描述，也完全可以。
如果是1*n（n>3）的情形，将头与尾描述出来即可，比较好的方法就是在句中描述最后一个与第一个相比变化了多少。
碰到多变量、每个变量多数据的情形，大家应首先进行分类，分成上升、下降两类，或者上升、下降、不变三类，这样问题就迎刃而解了。
2．第二段的写作
第二段是解释原因的段落。我们谈谈两个问题。
首先是过渡句这个问题。这里不大可能放在第一段，因为第一段不可能像某些命题作文那样简洁（如只有一句）——例如提纲式作文中的批驳类文章中除第二段首句批驳之外还有首段末句批驳，效果很强烈。
其次就是此段的主题句(topic sentence)的问题。此句或主观或客观，并无拘束，只要上下文风格统一即可。
主观：We believe that three reasons can account for this phenomenon.
I believe that three reasons can account for this phenomenon.
In my mind, the reasons why the overseas students are on the rise are as follows.
主观之变体（使用插入语，突显主语）：Three reasons, we believe, can account for this phenomenon.
Three reasons, I believe, can account for this phenomenon.
Three reasons, I firmly believe, can account for this phenomenon.
注意:插入语的使用属于看似平淡却极富功力的技巧，可以达到很好的效果。
主观之变体（使用插入语）：Three reasons, in my mind, can account for this phenomenon.
客观：Several reasons can account for this phenomenon.
在主题句之后，可以使用连接词分两个、三个或四个方面来写，其中分三个方面来写最为常见。这里就与普通的说明文与议论文一样了——可以由最重要的到最不重要的，也可以由最不重要的到最重要的，也可能平行分布，依具体情况而定，不一而足。
3．第三段的写作
第三段直接写结论的情况已基本没有了。如果这篇文章讲的是一个令人担忧的问题，那么这一段写解决办法的可能性最大。
如果这篇文章讲的是一个好的变化，那么这一段很可能是两种情况——可能写负面的影响或存在的问题，或者写未来趋势或发展方向。
上述均根据具体情况而定。
注意事项
写图表作文，并不是单纯的用语言文字把图表里的所有数字信息一一摊摆，逐条列出，而是利用这些数据，经常还得筛选，将该图表所要说明的主要问题阐述清楚。就这个意义上说，图表作文属于说明文。如果图表信息是用来论证某一观点，则图表作文属于议论文。因此，图表作文在结构处理和写法上与说明文或议论文是相同的。它通常必须
1. 用一个主题句或引言段，综述全图表的中心信息（也就是考生在审阅
图表后形成的结论）。
2. 列举三组左右的相关数据来说明或证实主题句或引言段所提及的要点。
分析产生这一图表结论的原因或联想推测可能引起的后果。
范文
范文： How People Spent Their Holidays
Year 1990 1995 2000
Traveling 37% 51% 76%
Staying at home 63% 49% 24%
1. 上图所示为1990、1995、20##年某城市人们度假方式的情况，请描述其变化：
2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因。
3. 得出结论。
How People Spent Their Holidays
As can be seen from the table, the past decade have witnessed dramatic changes in the way people spent their holiday between 1990 and 2000.In 1990, 63% of people spent their holidays at home, while the figure dropped considerably to 24% in 2000. It is obvious from the table that people tended to be more and more mobile, and they wanted to get entertainment in the outside world.
What contributed to these changes? I think the reasons are as follows. To start with, with the rapid development of economy, people earn by far more money than they used to. Thus, people are able to afford traveling expenses. Secondly, people think it important to get well-informed about the outside world in this new era when everything is on the move. Traveling, of course, is a sure way to achieve this goal. What's more, in this competitive society, people are usually under great stress. However, it is not difficult to find traveling an effective way to relieve people's stress and get relaxation. Last but not least, by traveling outside, people are close to nature, which is not only beneficial to both their health and peace of mind.
In conclusion, people prefer to go traveling rather than stay at home during holidays for a combination of reasons. Moreover, it seems that this trend will last in the foreseeable future.
WRITING TASK 1：
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
- The chart and graph below give information about sales and share prices for Coca-Cola.
- Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
写作范文：
The pie chart shows the worldwide distribution of sales of Coca-Cola in the year 20## and the graph shows the change in share prices between 1996 and 2001.
In the year 2000, Coca-Cola sold a total of 17.1 billion cases of their fizzy drink product worldwide. The largest consumer was North America, where 30.4 per cent of the total volume was purchased. The second largest consumer was Latin America. Europe and Asia purchased 20.5 and 16.4 per cent of the total volume respectively, while Africa and the Middle East remained fairly small consumers at 7 per cent of the total volume of sales.
Since 1996, share prices for Coca-Cola have fluctuated. In that year, shares were valued at approximately $35. Between 1996 and 1997, however, prices rose significantly to $70 per share. They dipped a little in mid-1997 and then peaked at $80 per share in mid-98. From then until 20## their value fell consistently but there was a slight rise in mid-2000.
WRITING TASK 2：
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
- The chart below gives information about global sales of games software, CDs and DVD or video.
- Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
Model answer：
The chart shows the changes in the sales of video material / DVDs, games software and CDs around the world in billions of dollars over a three-year period. It can be seen that the sales of videos / DVDs and games software have increased, while the sales of CDs have gone down slightly.
Between 20## and 2003, the sale of videos and DVDs rose by approximately 13 billion dollars. In 2000, just under 20 billion dollars worth of these items were sold, but in 2003, this figure had risen to a little over 30 billion dollars.
The sales of games software also rose during this period, but less sharply. Sales increased from about 13 billion dollars in 20## to just under 20 billion dollars three years later. By contrast, during the same time period, the sale of CDs fell from 35 billion dollars in 20## to about 32.5 billion dollars in 2003.