Directions

　　Write an essay based on the following chart in your writing, you should

　　1)interpret the chart, and

　　2)give your comments

　　You should write about 150 words.

　　The column chart above illustrates the online shopping transactions and the growth rate in China from 2001 to 2008. During the period, there was a dramatic increase from 0.6 billion in 2001 to 125 billion in 2008 in the transaction. Meanwhile, the growth rate decreased from 200% to 110.4 percent, a decline of about 90%.

　　While online shopping is not without its risks, it offers an excellent alternative to traditional shopping for people. The first reason that e-shopping is so appealing is its relative ease and convenience. For conscientious students with hectic schedules, purchasing items on eBay or Taobao.com is an excellent way to free up valuable time for their studies. The second advantage of online shopping is that it is available 24/7. Being able to shop at any and all hours of the day is not only conducive to the late nights associated with the modern lifestyle, but also means that people no longer have to plan their activities around stores’ opening hours.

　　Despite the advantages to peoples of making purchases online, there are also a few caveats that young people should bear in mind. Firstly, the speed and convenience of e-shopping many encourage frivolous or unnecessary spending by inducing people to buy more than they had initially intended. Secondly, there is a chance that those people who are already introverted may become even more alienated from the outside world.

　　参考译文

　　上述柱状图揭示了2001至2008年中国网购交易额和增长率。在此期间，在交易额方面，从2001年的6亿元急剧增长到2008年的1250亿元。同时，增长率从200%下降到110.4%，下降了90%。

　　尽管网上购物并非零风险，但它相对于传统的购物方式，为人们提供了一个极好的选择。网上购物如此吸引人们的第一个原因就是，它相对地容易和方便。对于有繁忙时间表的细心同学而言，在易趣和淘宝网上购物是一个非常好的方式，可以省下很多学习时间。网购的第二个好处就是购物没有任何时间限制。在一天任何时候都可以买东西，不但对有晚睡习惯的人们有好处，而且也意味着人们不再必须按照商店营业时间来计划自己的活动了。

　　尽管人们在网上购物有很多好处，但年轻人也应该在心里记住几点忠告。首先，网购的快速和方便也常诱导人们很轻率地购买比预计要多得多的不需要的东西。其次，那些本来内向的人们甚至会与外面的世界更加疏远。

　　亮点词汇

　　column chart柱状图 above上述 illustrate揭示 transaction交易额 growth rate增长率 during the period在此期间 dramatic急剧的 meanwhile同时 percent百分比 decline下降 while尽管 without its risk零风险 offer提供 excellent极好的 alternative选择 traditional传统的 e-shopping网上购物 appealing吸引人的 relative相对 ease容易 convenience方便 conscientious细心的 hectic繁忙的 schedule时间表 purchase购买 item物品 eBay易趣网 free up节省 valuable珍贵的 available可获得的 is conducive to有好处 late nights晚睡modern lifestyle现代生活 mean意味着 activity活动 opening hour营业时间 make purchase购物 caveat忠告 speed速度 encourage鼓励 frivolous轻佻的 unnecessary不需要的 spending花费 induce诱导 initially本来 intend计划 introverted内向的 alienated疏远的 outside world外部世界

　　道长点评

　　国内考试写作部分已多次考察与“网络”相关的话题，分别是2007年英语专业四级真题“Is It Wise to Make Friends Online”(是否应该网上交友)，2009年考研写作真题“网络的近与远”，2011年6月四级写作真题“Online Shopping”和2012年6月六级写作真题“The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication”。

　　佳句拓展

　　The third and perhaps biggest draw of e-shopping is that it allows students to find the cheapest possible price at the click of a button.第三个也是最大的诱人之处在于，网购允许人们只要点下按钮就可以找到最便宜的可能售价。

　　Since the 1990s, however, young people in mounting numbers have turned to the net to acquire a range of student essentials from reference book and writing utensils to clothing and electronics.然而自从20世纪90年代开始，越来越多的年轻人开始在网上购买一定品种的学生必需品——从参考书、文具到衣服、电子产品。

　　If taken to an extreme, online shopping may cause shy or reserved students to live even more reclusive lifestyles, to the detriment of both their social and physical well-being.更极端地，网上购物也许会让害羞或矜持的学生以更加封闭的方式生活，这对他们的人际交往与身心健康都有害处。

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