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 about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

命题解析

1、真题渊源

继2010年考察电信产业、2011年考察汽车产业、2014年考察城乡人口之后，2015年考研英语（二）大作文第四次考察了经济这一话题，涉及居民消费。这也表明经济这一话题仍是英语（二）考生最应该关注的话题。

2、写作方法

从2010年开始，英语（二）大作文只有两点提纲，但最好写成三段，首段描述图表，首句应写总体描述：主题（春节假期花销比例）+对象（我国某市居民）。次句应写细节描述，分别描述占比最高的新年礼物和其次的交通、聚会吃饭与其他。第二段最好写成原因列举，首句可写主题句，承上启下进行过渡。其次具体说明二至三点原因，可写为何新年礼物花销最大或交通、聚会吃饭也占据一些比例。第三段可预测图表发展趋势、进行归纳结论或提出建议措施。

3、核心主题词

　　市民：citizen 　　居民：resident 　　比例：percentage 　　消费：consume; consumption 　　聚会：party;gathering 　　外出吃饭：eating out 　　新年礼物：New Year gifts/presents 　　交通：traffic

参考范文：

　　This pie chart shows where the spending of residents in an unnamed city goes during the spring festival. According to the data given, the money spent on buying gifts for others takes a lion’s share, accounting for 40%. While dinner parties and transportation fares both take away 20% of the whole proportion. 　　As far as I am concerned, it is hardly surprising that gifts make up a significant portion of a person's spending. Due to the great urbanization, most Chinese residents move from their hometowns to work in big cities. During the spring festival, nearly all people will return home to unite with their family. In order to cover the long distance, a large amount of money is spent on transportation. Buying new year gifts for their children, parents or relatives is an important part of the new year celebration. 　　All in all, it can be predicted that buying gifts and transportation will still take up a large share in our expenditure during the Spring Festival.