Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on Changes in People's Diet. Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the table. Write three paragraphs to:
1.state the changes in people's diet (饮食) in the past five years.
2.give possible reasons for the changes.
3.draw your own conclusions.
4.you should quote as few figures as possible.
作文范文
From the chart we can see that during the past five years there have been great changes in people’s diet. The greatest change occurs in grain consumption, which has dropped 4% from 49% in 1986 to 45% in 1990 in total food consumption. The second greatest change is in milk consumption, which increased from 10% in 1986 to 13% in 1990. But on the other hand, two trends can be observed in the consumption of meat and fruit and vegetables. From 1986 to 1989, meat consumption increased from 17% to 23% while that of fruit and vegetables dropped from 24% to 20%. From 1989 to 1990, meat consumption dropped a little to 21%, while that of fruit and vegetables increased a little to 21%.
What has caused the great changes in people’s diet? The main reason, I think, lies in the improvement in people’s income level. With the development of our society, people are becoming richer and richer, which enables them to purchase more nutritious food such as meat and milk. In the meantime, grain consumption in people’s diet consequently dropped.
So from the analysis, we can draw a conclusion that our society is progressing and people are living a better life than ever before. We are now able to purchase more delicious and nutritious food, resulting in an improvement in our health.
参考译文
从图中我们可以看到，在过去的五年里已在人们的饮食习惯发生了巨大的变化。最大的变化发生在粮食消费已下降4%，从49% 1986 45% 1990在食品消费总量。第二最大的变化是在牛奶消费，增加10% 1986 13% 1990。但另一方面，两种趋势可以在肉和水果和蔬菜消费观察。从1986到1989，肉类消费量从17%增加到23%，水果和蔬菜从24%下降到20%。从1989到1990，肉类消费量下降了一点21%，而水果和蔬菜有增加21%。
是什么造成了人们饮食结构的巨大变化？主要的原因，我认为，在于人们收入水平的提高。随着社会的发展，人们越来越富，使他们能够购买更多有营养的食物，如肉类和牛奶。在此期间，人们的饮食粮食消费因此下降。
因此从上述分析，我们可以得出一个结论，我们的社会进步和人们生活比以前更好的生活。我们现在能够购买更多的美味和营养的食物，在我们的健康改善。