2015年1月四六级考试作文预测-01.doc

2015年12月大学英语考试四级作文预测 1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the chart below, which shows the variation in carbon emission from three different fossil fuels from 2000 to 2020. You should first summarize the changing trend of the consumption of the three different fossil fuels and then give some reasons about it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. unit (million tons) 【范文】 From the chart above we see that the carbon emission from coal decreases sharply, from 40 million tons in 2000 to less than 3 million tons in 2020. In 2010, the carbon emission from oil hit 40 million tons but will reduce to 20 million tons in 2020. Besides, the carbon emission from natural gas increases, from 5 million tons in 2000 to 18 million tons in 2020. Many reasons account for the variation in carbon emission. Firstly, people might cut the amount of coal they use and increase the use of natural gas since natural gas is a “cleaner” fuel than coal or oil. Secondly, because of the undertaking of energy-saving project, efforts have been made to raise the efficiency of energy utilization. What’s more, since the earth is getting warmer, large attention has been paid to the importance of environmental protection. 【点评】 文章第一段分析了表格给出的数据，指出三种燃料二氧化碳排放量的变化；第二段分析了导致变化的几点原因：首先是煤使用量减少，其次是能源节约项目提高了燃料的燃烧率；最后是全球变暖使人们意识到环境保护的重要性。 第一段中decreases和reduce均表示“减少”，hit意为“达到”；第二段中account for意为“说明，解释”，Firstly...Secondly...What’s more表示列举，the efficiency of energy utilization意为“能源的使用效率”。 2. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic How to Spend Money Wisely with Credit Card based on the picture below. You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.  【范文】 Credit card offers a convenient way to buy goods but every coin has two sides. From the cartoon above we see that credit card can lead to unmanageable