图表类型：

柱状图

作文题目：

Changes of fuel prices in 2 states in USA from 2005 to 2009

写作指导：

柱状图要找到写作出发点，将数据变化呈现出来(high, low, constant, exception)等等

近期考试趋势分析

柱状图是2013年度第五次出现，近期出现柱状图或是线状图的可能性比较大，适当关注其他题型。

作文题目：

As countries develop, their populations tend to live individually or in small family units. In your opinion, what is this cause and what are the effects on society.

题型类别:

解释型议论文

题材类别

社会类

相关旧题：

2012.12.08

In some countries around the world men and women are having children late in life. What are the reasons for this development? What are the effects on society and family life?

写作思路指导：

不少同学误读题目，导致写作跑题。Live individual 意味着不结婚，不和父母住一起；small family units理解为小家庭，可能只有夫妻两人或是一家三口。可从心理、社会和科技角度出发阐述目前这一问题产生的原因和对于个人和社会的影响。

写作指导：

第一段：开头段

背景介绍引入法

第二段：产生的原因

1、城市生活: 流动性大,不稳定

2、养孩子成本上升

3、工作时间长，家庭时间少

4、传统价值观变化

第三步：导致的结果

1、老龄化，劳动力缺乏，医疗开支增加

2、幸福感降低，孤独增加

3、传统文化丢失

范文指导：

In modern society, young people prefer to stay apart from their parents and live alone in a metropolis. Further, they have a tendency of postponing their parenthood until late 30’s or even early 40’s.

This trend may involve some factors and the most rooted one can be modern urbanized lifestyle which features high level of mobility and instability of economic situation. In addition, young people facing enormous competition and stress at workplace, have to focus on their jobs and therefore have little time for their families. Obviously under such circumstance, committing to a serious relationship or starting a family, which means tremendous responsibility and dedication, is not a preferable choice. Also the extended family is no longer a realistic option and is replaced by the nuclear one. The cost increase of raising a child is another barrier to late parenthood, and this is especially obvious in major cities around the world.

This change of lifestyle can have some negative effects on individuals and the society as a whole. Firstly low birthrates can result in an ageing population and a lack of labor force in the future. Medical care service will be in high demand and medical cost will rise significantly.

Living alone without long term and stable relationships is widely thought to be associated with personal sense of happiness, which would reduce an individual’s general satisfaction with life, but increase the sense of isolation.

Traditionally, cultures and values are passed on in family daily life. However, in modern cities, the young generation living away from the older one have little chance to learn any from their parents. Instead, they are being assimilated by globally popular cultures.