【2月7日考生必看】A类小作文2月7日考试高危题--地图题

2015年02月06日 7PLUS英语


You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The diagram below shows the development of the village of Kelsby between 1780 and 2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.


第一段 Introduction

Introduction就是把题目进行改写。原文中的diagram,可以替换成three maps/ illustrations. 原文中的shows,可以改为illustrate/ demonstrate/ indicate等词。宾语development,可以替换成changes,也可以改为宾语从句how the village of Kelsby developed/ changed. 题目中给出的时间比较模糊,可以具体化为in 1780, 1860 and 2000.

【原文】The diagram below shows the development of the village of Kelsby between 1780 and 2000.

【改写】The three maps illustrate how the village of Kelsby changed in 1780, 1860 and 2000.


第二段 the first map ( 1780年的情况)

1780年的情况只涉及到静态的数据,因此只需要用存在句即可表达,不涉及任何变化的单词。但是,考生非常容易把这些元素全部用there be这个句型来表达,从而导致句式单一。表示存在的句型除了there be之外,还有非常简单的have句型,还有lie/ be located/ be situated 这样的结构。另外还有一种倒装句型,比如“桌子上面有一本书”,可以翻译为on the desk is a book.

除此之外,要注意几个元素的顺序问题。这里有四大元素:住宅区homes,树林woods,农场farms,还有一条河流river。理论上只要按照一定的空间顺序(比如顺时针、逆时针,从左到右)都是可以的,但是要考虑家庭数量的变化是导致其它所有变化的根本原因,因此建议先写。

还有就是土地单位的表达,land是不可数名词,因此不能说a land,只能说a piece of land。为了表达更加精确,可以用a plot of land(一小块),a stretch of(一长片),a large expanse of (一大片)。

另外还有注意方位词的表达。地图题中常用的方位词有:in the east/ west/ south/ north of ... ; in the eastern/ western/ southern northern part of ...; 如果是在角落,可以用in the southwestern corner of ... ; 在河流的上/下游:at the lower/ upper reaches of the river; 在河岸:alongside the riverbank, 在河流的南端:at the southern end of the river.


【改写】In 1780, Kelsby had only 100 homes. There was a large expanse of woods in the eastern part of the village and four plots of farmland in the centre. In the west was a river flowing from north to south.


第三段 The Second Map (1860 Map)

这一年的变化并没有时间先后,因此还是按照空间顺序来进行。图上多了一个元素,即道路和桥梁的修建。需要特别注意的是,因为考虑到和上文的呼应,这两个元素一定要放在后面讲,而家庭数量的增加和农场、树林面积的减少应当先讲。这个原则我们简称叫“先拆后建”原则、

第二点是时间的表达问题。上文中刚刚出现过in 1780,这里还是用in 1860的话,句式上就会出现重复。因此可以按照动态图里面学过的表达方法,把年份用作主语,用saw/ witnessed这两个词把数据引出来

第三点是“建”这个词的英文表达。常见的词有build, construct(一般建筑物),erect(高大的建筑物),establish/ set up(无建筑的物体或抽象的机构),pave(道路的修建)。另外,如果涉及到拆除,则需要记住demolish, pull down, knock down 这些单词。需要重点指出的是,这些表示“建”和“拆”的词都应当使用被动语态,这一点和普通流程图是一致的。


【改写】The year 1860 saw a doubling of the number of homes, but the size of farmland and woods was halved. In the same year, a bridge was constructed over the river and a road was paved linking the river to the residences.


第四段 结尾段

首先还是时间的表达,这里可以再换一种结构,比如140 years later/ After 140 years。首先还是“先拆后建”,先说树林农场彻底消失,然后在交代新的元素:学校和操场。要记住的是,道路是不需要交代方位的只需要把起点和终点表达出来即可,用link A to B或者connect A with B这类词组连接。因此,道路的描写应放到学校、操场的后面。


【改写】140 years later, the number of homes more than doubled to 500, but farms and woods completely disappeared. In their places, several school buildings and sports facilities were constructed at the south-eastern corner of the village, which were connected with the residential areas in the north via a newly-build road. Some shops opened up along the river bank and a large stretch of wetland for birds was established at the southern end of the river.


另外提醒

表格题 也还是要注意,大家也要好好准备一下表格题的写法。



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