一、曲線圖描寫練習(xí)1
請將下面的曲線圖用動詞的一般過去時填充。
Speed運動鞋廠2001-2002年銷售情況
The graph shows sales trends for the Speed Sports Shoes Company for years 2001 and 2002.
For the first six months of the period， shoes sales 1） sharply reaching 5，500 by June. However in the second half of the year， the trend 2） with a dramatic fall to 1，250 shoes sales in December.
The first two months of 2002 again show a steep climb to a new peak of 6，500 sales in February. A decline 3） to 4，250 in June， however， the year 4） positively with sales figures rising steadily to reach 10，000 by December.
答案與解析：
1.Doubt is the key to knowledge.懷疑是知識的鑰匙。
答案：rose，解析：rise的過去式，上升，升高，如：Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.過去十年間物價一直在上漲。
2.答案：was reversed，解析：一般過去時的被動語態(tài)，被倒轉(zhuǎn)。根據(jù)圖表顯示，此處應(yīng)為由上升轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)橄陆?，相比前期這是一種顛倒的情況。
3.答案：followed，解析：在此意思為延續(xù)（至……）。比較follow，ensue，succeed這三個詞的用法：follow是常用詞，指繼之而來或繼之而去，如：Spring follows winter.冬去春來。ensue為正式用語，指隨之引起或接著發(fā)生（……的結(jié)果），如：Clouds appeared and rain ensued.云來雨至。而succeed強調(diào)時間、順序上隨之而來、接替某人（物），如：He was not willing to succeed his father as manager of the business.他不愿意繼承父親任公司經(jīng)理。Sharp tools make good work.工欲善其事，必先利其器。
4.答案：finished，解析：意為結(jié)束終止。Finish和complete這兩個動詞都有完成的意思，有時可以互換使用。有時卻有明顯的詞義差異：finish表示過去某個時候著手做的事已經(jīng)做完，或表示對已做完的事進行精密加工。例：The writer has finished （or completed） the novel.如果作為讀者，可以說我已經(jīng)看完這部小說了，用英語表達只能為have finished the novel但如果是文學(xué)系的學(xué)生，老師布置了任務(wù)，要讀完這部小說，那么必須用complete。complete側(cè)重表示做完或完成某工作，特別是一項任務(wù)，或把某工作圓滿結(jié)束。例：The house was completed five moths ago.這座房子是五個月前竣工的。
二、曲線圖描繪練習(xí)2
Below are descriptions of sales data for a TV set company. Draw a graph to match the description.The graph shows sales figures for the FI TV set Company for the years 2002 and 2003.
In the first month of 2002 sales figures climbed dramatically with 4，000 sets being sold by February. Then sales remained steady until June. In July there was a sharp fall to 1，750， but， after this， there was another steep rise to 3，250 in September and then a steady increase which continued right through until the end of 2003. This healthy trend is good news for the company which finished the year with sales of 7，250 after a jump to 8，000 in the previous September.
答案與解析：
根據(jù)文字提示先將給出的數(shù)字所對應(yīng)時間的點找到，之后根據(jù)其它信息指示將所有關(guān)鍵點連接起來即可完成此題。怎么樣，圖例試題也沒那么難吧！
Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪費時間就是掠奪自己。