2018年9月公共英语三级写作范文：图表作文
Directions：
Youshould write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWERSHEET 2.
Below is a table showingdesertification(the spread of desert)in aregion.Look at the table and write an essay of about l20 wordsmaking reference to the following points：
1)the general fiend of desertification inthe region;
2)the causes and effects of desertificationand possible solutions.
【高分范文】
Stop theDesertification
From thetable.we can see that desertification in this region is becoming worse and worse during thepast two decades.From the 1980s to the 2000s，thedesertification area increases from 560square kilometers to 980 squarekilometers.Moreover，the frequency of sand—storms in 2000sreaches twice as many as that in 1980s.
Apart from some natural reasons，the phenomenon is mainlycaused by us human.We cut off trees，overgraze and plant less andless trees. Since we have only one earth，we musttake measures to stop this trend.Firstly，we should not cut trees to make room for building houses.Secondly，we need toplant shelter trees to improve the quality of soil.Finally，we should make sure that everyone has the awareness of protecting the environment.Ifeveryone makes a contribution，I believe the world will become much more beautiful.
【写作点金】
这是一篇图表作文。首先要明确题目的要求：既要描述图表的内容又要说明发生的原因、可能造成的结果，以及解决问题的方法。另外在陈述自己解决问题的方法时，要注意分点列出，有条理，有说服力。
【高频词句】
cut off砍掉，砍伐
make roomfor让出地方给…
takemeasures to do sth.采取措施做某事
from thetable，we can see that…从图表中，我们可以看出…
