Task 1_静态作文.docx

Expressions of percentagesA. nearly half; B. the vast majority; C. a small minority; D. three quarters; E. just under a third; F. roughly one in four85%, 75%, 46%, 31%, 24%, 15%Sentences for comparisonOverall, more students sat examinations in science-related subjects than in arts-related subjects.Overall, students who sat examinations in science-related subjects outnumbered those in arts-related subjects. A higher percentage of students gained top marks in Mathematics than in Chemistry.Science-related subjects were more popular than arts-related subjects.The most popular subject was Mathematics.The highest percentage of students gaining top marks was in Mathematics.Art and design was nearly as popular as Chemistry.The percentage of top marks was quite high in subjects such as Mathematics, which are traditionally regarded as difficult. On the other hand, the percentage of top marks was relatively low in subjects such as HFT, which are commonly regarded as ‘soft’.Whereas 45 per cent of Mathematics candidates gained top marks, only 12 per cent of Media, Film and Television candidates gained top marks.Similar numbers of students sat examinations in Art and Design and in Chemistry.Sixteen per cent of students gained top marks in both Physical Education and Computing.The graph compares the percentage of international and the percentage of UK students gaining second class degrees or better at a major UK university. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features.The bar chart shows the percentage of home and international students in the UK achieving at least a second class degree in eight subjects in 2009.For the UK students, over half of the degrees awarded were second class or better. The largest percentage of good passes was in Art History and Sociology (80 per cent), followed by… () whereasthe lowest was in Information Technology (55 per cent).For international students, the rates were similarly high, though figures for individual subjects diff