Part B

48. Directions:

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

    1) interpret the chart, and

    2) give your comments.

You should write at least 150 words.

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

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参考范文

The column chart above indicates different market shares of automobiles of three brands between 2008 and 2009. During this period, there was a marked jump from 25% to 33% in the market portion of domestic brands, while that of Japanese brands declined significantly by 10% from 35% to 25%. At the same time, the percentage of American brands almost didn’t change.

It’s not difficult to come up with some possible factors to account for this trend. At the top of the list, with the rapid development of our economy and society, more and more people prefer domestic products to foreign ones. What’s more, it is undeniable that domestic cars become competitive and win the confidence of the Chinese customers.

From this graph, we can come to the safe conclusion that the Chinese automakers are doing a good job in outcompeting their Japanese and American counterparts in 2009. And I firmly believe this trend will continue in the years to come.

参考译文

上面的这幅柱状图指出在2008年至2009年期间三种品牌的轿车所占的市场份额。在此期间，中国品牌的市场份额从25%跃居到33%，提高了8%，而日本从35%骤降至25%，下降了10%。与此同时，美国品牌的市场份额几乎没有发生变化。

不难看出影响这一趋势的原因。首先最重要的是，随着我国经济和社会的快速发展，比起外国轿车越来越多的人更喜欢国产轿车。此外，不容否认的是，中国轿车变得具有竞争力，赢得了中国顾客的信心。

从这幅图表我们可以得出结论：中国轿车公司在2009年与日本和美国同行的竞争中脱颖而出，表现良好。我坚信这种趋势在未来将持续下去。

题目分析

本道题目是一篇图表题，其中有三个变量，变化各具特征，因此最好在首段都有所描述。从图片中可知，2009年，中国轿车市场份额超过了日系和美系品牌。考生可就此说明导致这种现象的原因。

文章大纲

第一段：描述三个品牌所占市场份额的变化情况。

第二段：解释发生这一变化的原因（主要围绕国产品牌）。

第三段：指出未来的发展趋势。