【例一】2001年6月四級Passage four
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. when it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). sales went into a slight decline (衰退)when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).
26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will_____.
A) decrease gradually B) remain at the same level
C) become unstable D) improve enormously
第一段中有三個句型可以在圖表作文中應(yīng)用：
1. instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity. 我們可以這樣模仿：the mobile phone has grown rapidly in popularity.
2. sales leveled off. 或者也可以這樣說:sales remained constant / steady / stable / much the same
3. sales went into a slight decline. 或者也可以這樣說: sales declined slightly / 如果下降幅度大可以說sales declined dramatically / substantially / sharply / greatly / hugely.
同學(xué)們可以看一看是否掌握了這些文章的詞匯和擴展詞匯：
life cycle / energy cycle / eternal cycle / business cycle / business circle /
instant coffee/ instant star / the instant / the minute / the moment / instantaneous
introduce a bill
general acceptance / general public / specific /
at one point / on the point / to the point
brand loyalty
become attached to / be detached from
maturity / mature / premature / ripe / sophisticated
【例二】2000年1月四級Passage Two
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.
30. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?
A) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.
B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
C) They are falling out of use in the United States.
D) They are applicable only on broad roads
請用心體會一下initially 這個詞的內(nèi)涵，其實，你一看到這個詞，就必須準(zhǔn)確predict出后面可能會有考點，而且肯定會出現(xiàn)but, however, ultimately 一類的轉(zhuǎn)折、對比詞。答案B)。
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. when it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). sales went into a slight decline (衰退)when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).
26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will_____.
A) decrease gradually B) remain at the same level
C) become unstable D) improve enormously
第一段中有三個句型可以在圖表作文中應(yīng)用：
1. instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity. 我們可以這樣模仿：the mobile phone has grown rapidly in popularity.
2. sales leveled off. 或者也可以這樣說:sales remained constant / steady / stable / much the same
3. sales went into a slight decline. 或者也可以這樣說: sales declined slightly / 如果下降幅度大可以說sales declined dramatically / substantially / sharply / greatly / hugely.
同學(xué)們可以看一看是否掌握了這些文章的詞匯和擴展詞匯：
life cycle / energy cycle / eternal cycle / business cycle / business circle /
instant coffee/ instant star / the instant / the minute / the moment / instantaneous
introduce a bill
general acceptance / general public / specific /
at one point / on the point / to the point
brand loyalty
become attached to / be detached from
maturity / mature / premature / ripe / sophisticated
【例二】2000年1月四級Passage Two
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.
30. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?
A) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.
B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
C) They are falling out of use in the United States.
D) They are applicable only on broad roads
請用心體會一下initially 這個詞的內(nèi)涵，其實，你一看到這個詞，就必須準(zhǔn)確predict出后面可能會有考點，而且肯定會出現(xiàn)but, however, ultimately 一類的轉(zhuǎn)折、對比詞。答案B)。