Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the graph below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the graph and comment on China’s achievements in urbanization. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 

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参考范文

The line chart explicitly shows the degree of urbanization in China has raised from 19.39% in 1980 to 60.6% in 2019. The degree of urbanization in China started to grow steadily with around a 3% increase every five years from 1980 to 1995, and then at a speed of about 7% every five years until 2010. Since 2010, the growing speed has slowed down.

There are three main reasons for China’s urbanization development. Firstly, the reform and opening-up policy has facilitated the economic development, which inevitably leads to the increase of the urbanization level. Secondly, the government has strengthened the construction of infrastructure to ensure the steady development of urbanization. Finally, a large number of people flow from countries to cities, injecting new vitality into cities and promoting the development of urbanization.

Thus we can conclude that Chinese society develops rapidly after the reform and opening-up policy, which has made great achievements in urbanization and improved the living conditions of residents greatly.

参考译文

该折线图明确显示了中国的城市化程度从1980年的19.39%提高到了2019年的60.6%。中国的城市化程度在1980到1995年期间，每五年增长3%左右，此后直到2010年，每五年的增长速度为7%左右。2010年以来，城市化发展速度有所放缓。

我国城市化发展的主要原因有三个。首先，改革开放政策促进了经济的发展，这必然导致城市化水平的提高。其次，政府加强基础设施的建设，保证了城市化进度稳步发展。最后，大量人口从乡村流向城市，为城市注入新的活力，也促进了城市化的发展。

因此，我们可以得出结论：改革开放后中国社会快速发展，在城市化方面取得了巨大的成就，居民的生活条件也有了很大的改善。

写作指南

        从题干可以看出，本次写作为图表类作文，要求考生对图表信息做简单的描述，然后就中国城市化取得的成就做出评价。从图表中可以看出，中国的城市化水平呈逐年上升的趋势，考生可以先描述图表信息，然后分析我国城市化进程取得重大成就的原因，最后进行总结。

文章大纲

        第一段：描述图表信息，指出中国城市化水平总体呈上升趋势，可按时间段进行具体说明。

        第二段：分析城市化水平上升的原因，可从改革开放、基础设施建设、人口流动等方面进行阐述。

        第三段：进行总结，即改革开放之后中国城市化进程取得了巨大成就。