【例一】2001年6月四级Passage　four

　　Questions　26　to　30　are　based　on　the　following　passage.

　　We　can　see　how　the　product　life　cycle　works　by　looking　at　the introduction　of　instant　coffee.　when　it　was　introduced,　most　people　did　not like　it　as　well　as　“regular” coffee　and　it　took　several　years　to　gain general acceptance　(introduction　stage).　At　one　point,　though,　instant　coffee　grew rapidly　in　popularity　and　many　brands　were　introduced　(stage　of　rapid growth).　After　a　while　people　became　attached　to　one　brand　and　sales leveled　off　(stage　of　maturity).　sales　went　into　a　slight　decline　(衰退)when freeze-dried　coffees　were　introduced　(stage　of　decline).

　　26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will_____.

　　A) decrease gradually B) remain at the same level

　　C) become unstable D) improve enormously

　　第一段中有三个句型可以在图表作文中应用：

　　1. instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity. 我们可以这样模仿：the mobile phone has grown rapidly in popularity.

　　2. sales leveled off. 或者也可以这样说:sales remained constant / steady / stable / much the same

　　3. sales went into a slight decline. 或者也可以这样说: sales declined slightly / 如果下降幅度大可以说sales declined dramatically / substantially / sharply / greatly / hugely.

　　同学们可以看一看是否掌握了这些文章的词汇和扩展词汇：

　　life cycle / energy cycle / eternal cycle / business cycle / business circle /

　　instant coffee/ instant star / the instant / the minute / the moment / instantaneous

　　introduce a bill

　　general acceptance / general public / specific /

　　at one point / on the point / to the point

　　brand loyalty

　　become attached to / be detached from

　　maturity / mature / premature / ripe / sophisticated

　　【例二】2000年1月四级Passage Two

　　Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.

　　30. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?

　　A) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.

　　B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.

　　C) They are falling out of use in the United States.

　　D) They are applicable only on broad roads

　　请用心体会一下initially 这个词的内涵，其实，你一看到这个词，就必须准确predict出后面可能会有考点，而且肯定会出现but, however, ultimately 一类的转折、对比词。答案B)。

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