SWT一直都是PTE考试的重中之重，由于PTE的交叉打分机制，SWT一定程度上也决定着阅读分数的高低。但因为机经命中率比较高，考生往往忽略了练习的重要性，背一遍机经就去考试了。考试的时候如果纯靠回忆，很容易在高度紧张的时候忘记，而且一旦题目稍有变化将会不知所措，大大影响作文成绩。所以在备考阶段，对每篇SWT真题进行透彻的学习和分析，才是正确的复习方法。
以下是高频考题 Plunging Oil Price 的分析，并附上高分参考答案。
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A plunging oil price has dragged UK inflation to zero over recent months. But analysts say the fall in retail prices cannot solely be attributed to oil.
Discount retailers continue to steal market share from established industry giants, taking an increased chunk of both food and non-food markets. And, as retail “the big supermarkets have had to respond to this by bringing down their own ‘rip off’ prices”. The result is a sector-wide fall in prices paid at the till.
The growth of online retailers has also brought prices down, in part due to the case with which customers can compare prices and purchase goods else where if they find an item cheaper on a competitor’s site. Retailers are also reluctant to offer different prices in their physical and online stores, according to retail analyst Richard Hyman, which means shops are forces to cut pieces on the high street.
An ever-expanding range of shops is also to blame, according to Mr. Hyman. “Overcapacity is the biggest of the issues affecting prices,” he says. “In the last 10 years, online alone has added the equivalent of 110m square feet of trading space- that’s roughly equal to 65 additional Westfield London shopping malls. An increasing in supply of retailers, with no increase in demand, has left the industry massively oversupplied.”
第一段：
A plunging oil price has dragged UK inflation to zero over recent months. But analysts say the fall in retail prices cannot solely be attributed to oil.
近几个月来，油价飙升拖累英国通胀率降至零。但分析师表示，零售价格的下跌不能仅仅归因于石油价格。
因此，这段可以总结为：
Fall in retail prices cannot solely be attributed to oil.
第二段：
Discount retailers continue to steal market share from established industry giants, taking an increased chunk of both food and non-food markets. And, as retail “the big supermarkets have had to respond to this by bringing down their own ‘rip off’ prices”. The result is a sector-wide fall in prices paid at the till.
折扣零售商继续从成熟的行业巨头手中夺取市场份额，占据了食品和非食品市场的大量增长。 而且，作为零售业“大型超市不得不通过降低自己的价格来应对这种情况”。结果导致整个行业的价格下跌。
因此，这一段可以概括:
The price of big supermarket and the whole market decrease because discount retailers continue to steal market share.
第三段：
The growth of online retailers has also brought prices down, in part due to the case with which customers can compare prices and purchase goods else where if they find an item cheaper on a competitor’s site. Retailers are also reluctant to offer different prices in their physical and online stores, according to retail analyst Richard Hyman, which means shops are forces to cut pieces on the high street.
网上零售商的增长也降低了价格，部分原因是客户可以比较价格并在其他地方购买商品，如果他们在竞争对手的网站上找到更便宜的商品。 据零售业分析师理查德·海曼（Richard Hyman）称，零售商也不愿意在其实体店和网上商店提供不同的价格，这意味着商店会大量减少实体店的产品。
因此，这一段可以概括:
Online retailers also bring prices down because customers compare prices and choose a cheaper one, although retailers are reluctant to offer different prices and cut pieces in physical stores.
第四段：
An ever-expanding range of shops is also to blame, according to Mr. Hyman. “Overcapacity is the biggest of the issues affecting prices,” he says. “In the last 10 years, online alone has added the equivalent of 110m square feet of trading space- that’s roughly equal to 65 additional Westfield London shopping malls. An increasing in supply of retailers, with no increase in demand, has left the industry massively oversupplied.”
据海曼先生说，不断扩大的商店范围也是罪魁祸首。 “产能过剩是影响价格的最大问题，”他说。 “在过去10年中，仅在网上增加了相当于110平方英尺的交易空间 - 大约相当于65个Westfield London购物中心。零售商供应增加，需求没有增加，使得该行业大量供过于求。“
因此，这一段可以概括:
An ever-expanding range of shops which leads to oversupply is also to blame.
最后附上参考答案：
Fall in retail prices cannot solely be attributed to oil.
The price of big supermarket and the whole market decrease because discount retailers continue to steal market share.
Online retailers also bring prices down because customers compare prices and choose a cheaper one, although retailers are reluctant to offer different prices and cut pieces in physical stores.
An ever-expanding range of shops which leads to oversupply is also to blame.
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