Part B

48. Directions:

Write an essay based on the following table. In your writing, you should

    1) describe the table, and

    2) give your comments.

You should write at least 150 words.

Write your essay on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

参考范文

The table above gives the information about the survey of staff’s job satisfaction in a certain company. Among the three groups classified by age, employees aged above 50 have the largest percentage of satisfaction, which amounts to 40%; while employees between 41 and 50 years old comes the last, with shocking 0%. Meanwhile, workers in their 40s account for the greatest proportion of dissatisfaction. 50% of those under 40 years old are not clear about job satisfaction.

A great many reasons might have contributed to the differences, but I would like to lay stress on the following two reasons. First, those over 50 years old have accumulated much experience and certain achievements, resulting in higher salaries and positive attitude toward their work. It is no surprising that they are more satisfied with their jobs. On the contrast, owing to the enormous life and financial pressure and the anxiety brought by mid-life crisis, middle-aged people in their forties suffer confusion and disappointment more frequently, which leads to difficulties in enjoying in work.

Taking all the above analysis into consideration, we can evidently reach a conclusion that different age group have different satisfaction levels. The company should figure out strategies to improve the job satisfaction among employees between 41 and 50 years old.

参考译文

上表为A公司员工满意度调查的信息。在三个以年龄划分的人群中，50岁以上的员工中对工作满意的人数占比最多，为40%；而41到50岁的员工满意人数最少，是令人震惊的0%。同时，40岁至50岁的员工不满意占比最大。40岁以下的员工中50%的人并不清楚自己对工作的满意度。

许多原因可能导致了这些差异，但我想强调以下两个原因。首先，那些50岁以上人群已经积累了很多工作经验和一些工作成果，这使他们工资更高，对工作的态度更积极。因此他们对工作更满意不足为奇。与之对比的是，由于巨大的生活和经济压力以及中年危机带来的焦虑感，40多岁的中年员工更加频繁地感到迷茫和失望，这导致他们很难享受工作。

考虑到上述分析，我们可以得出，不同年龄群体的人工作满意度不同的结论。公司应该制定策略提高40多岁的中年员工的满意度。

题目分析

本篇作文属于图表类作文，需要分析数据变化以及数据间的关系。表格涉及两个维度：员工年龄及对应的满意度，由于数据较多，可选取极值（最大值、最小值）进行比较。

文章大纲

第一段：分析数据——满意度最高的是50岁以上人群，满意度最低的是41-50岁人群（同时也是不满意度最高的人群），小于等于40岁的人群中50%的人不清楚。

第二段：分析原因——50岁以上的人已经有一定的工作经验和工作成就，薪水高，心态好；41-50岁人群处于中年危机加之生活、经济压力大，因而对现状不满。

第三段：给出评价——公司应该制定策略提高中年员工的满意度。